NYT Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Updated August 7, 2025
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On Power
Levin, Mark R.
The eight-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, radio host, and Fox News star Mark R. Levin delivers a profound analysis of the philosophy and structure of power and the critical impact of liberty on our collective future. Throughout history, from ancient...

2

The Idaho Four :
Patterson, James/ Ward, Vicky
Paper Book
Instant #1 New York Times bestseller! "A mesmerizing read and a great detective story, yet sadly all true... With their book The Idaho Four, James Patterson and Vicky Ward have written perhaps the definitive account of the murders--a disturbing, necessary...

3

The anxious generation :
Haidt, Jonathan.
Paper Book
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Book of 2024 * A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book * One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2024 * A TIME 100 Must-Read Book of 2024 * Named a Best Book of 2024 by the...

4

Everything is tuberculosis :
Green, John,
Paper Book
Instant #1 New York Times bestseller! * #1 Washington Post bestseller! * #1 Indie Bestseller! * USA Today Bestseller! John Green, acclaimed author and passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the...

5

Gwyneth : the biography
Odell, Amy
"Amy Odell's dishy, often delicious Gwyneth: The Biography charts how Paltrow grew from winsome ingenue to influencer executrix." --The Washington Post New York Times bestselling author Amy Odell takes readers inside the world of one of the...

6

Abundance
Klein, Ezra/ Thompson, Derek
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A terrific book...Powerful and persuasive." --Fareed Zakaria "Spectacular...Offers a comprehensive indictment of the current problems and a clear path forward...Klein and Thompson usher in a mood shift. They inspire hope and enlarge...

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Outlive :
Attia, Peter.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD * A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary...

8

Black AF history :
Harriot, Michael.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE * AMAZON'S TOP 20 HISTORY BOOKS OF 2023 * B&N BEST OF EDUCATIONAL HISTORY * THE ROOT'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 * CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023 From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly...

9

Being Jewish after the destruction of Gaza :
Beinart, Peter
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A bold, urgent appeal from the acclaimed columnist and political commentator, addressing one of the most important issues of our time "At this painful moment, Peter Beinart's voice is more vital than ever. His reach is broad--from the tragedy of...

10

The serviceberry :
Kimmerer, Robin Wall.
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world....

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Mark Twain
Chernow, Ron.
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times Bestseller! "Comprehensive, enthralling . . . Mark Twain flows like the Mississippi River, its prose propelled by Mark Twain's own exuberance." --The Boston Globe "Chernow writes with such ease and clarity . . . For all its...

12

One day, everyone will have always been against this /
El Akkad, Omar,
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 PALESTINE BOOK AWARDS * From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values "[A] bracing memoir and...

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Big Dumb Eyes :
Bargatze, Nate
Paper Book
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A #1 TORONTO STAR BESTSELLER AN INSTANT USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER  A GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER From one of the hottest stand-up comedians, Nate...

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A marriage at sea :
Elmhirst, Sophie,
"This is nonfiction that reads like fiction - the best kind. Elmhirst's retelling is a triumph, second only to the seemingly impossible feat of Maurice and Maralyn themselves. You won't be able to put it down." - USA Today "Remarkable... I found myself, alternately, holding my...

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