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NYTimes Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction

Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States.

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Find THE ANXIOUS GENERATION in LINKcat

#1 47 weeks on the list
 

The Anxious Generation

by Jonathan Haidt | Penguin Press

A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.


Find SOURCE CODE in LINKcat

#2 2 weeks on the list
 

Source Code

by Bill Gates | Knopf

The philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft describes events from his childhood and discovery of computers.


Find THE SIRENS' CALL in LINKcat

#3 3 weeks on the list
 

The Sirens' Call

by Chris Hayes | Penguin Press

The MSNBC host considers the ways in which attention capitalism affects politics and society.


Find THE SERVICEBERRY in LINKcat

#4 13 weeks on the list
 

The Serviceberry

by Robin Wall Kimmerer | Scribner

The author of “Braiding Sweetgrass” illuminates how the gift economy in the natural world works and draws lessons for our economy; with illustrations by John Burgoyne.


Find MELANIA in LINKcat

#5 19 weeks on the list
 

Melania

by Melania Trump | Skyhorse

The first lady describes her work as a fashion model, marriage to Donald Trump and time in the White House.


Find YOU DIDN'T HEAR THIS FROM ME in LINKcat

#6 New this week
 

You Didn't Hear This from Me

by Kelsey McKinney | Grand Central

The host of the Normal Gossip podcast unpacks various aspects of storytelling and gossiping.


Find OUTLIVE in LINKcat

#7 89 weeks on the list
 

Outlive

by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford | Harmony

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.


Find BELIEVE in LINKcat

#8 New this week
 

Believe

by Ross Douthat | Zondervan

A New York Times Opinion columnist sets forth his reasons why he thinks religious faith makes sense of things.


Find FRAMED in LINKcat

#9 18 weeks on the list
 

Framed

by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey | Doubleday

Our criminal justice system viewed through the struggles of 10 wrongfully convicted people to achieve exoneration.


Find BE READY WHEN THE LUCK HAPPENS in LINKcat

#10 20 weeks on the list
 

Be Ready when the Luck Happens

by Ina Garten | Crown

A memoir by the cookbook author and Food Network host known as the Barefoot Contessa.


Find MEMORIAL DAYS in LINKcat

#11 2 weeks on the list
 

Memorial Days

by Geraldine Brooks | Viking

Three years after the sudden death of her partner, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author spent time on a remote island to grieve.


Find ELON MUSK in LINKcat

#12 32 weeks on the list
 

Elon Musk

by Walter Isaacson | Simon & Schuster

The author of “The Code Breaker” traces Musk’s life and summarizes his work on electric vehicles, private space exploration and artificial intelligence.


Find REVENGE OF THE TIPPING POINT in LINKcat

#13 17 weeks on the list
 

Revenge of the Tipping Point

by Malcolm Gladwell | Little, Brown

Through a series of stories, Gladwell explicates the causes of various kinds of epidemics.


Find CONFRONTING THE PRESIDENTS in LINKcat

#14 23 weeks on the list
 

Confronting the Presidents

by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard | St. Martin's

The conservative commentator evaluates the legacies of American presidents.


Find ORIGINAL SINS in LINKcat

#15 New this week
 

Original Sins

by Eve L. Ewing | One World

A cultural organizer examines the ways in which the American school system might create and enforce racial hierarchies.


Data provided by The New York Times