New York Times Nonfiction Bestsellers

The preeminent list of best selling nonfiction in the United States.
Updated December 9, 2025
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107 Days
Kamala Harris
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia
Paper Book
- THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, AND OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD GLOBALLY - This is the ultimate manual for living better and longer. For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the...
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk
Paper Book
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD 'Dr. van der Kolk's masterpiece combines the boundless curiosity of the scientist, the erudition of the scholar, and the passion of the truth teller' Judith Herman, author of Trauma and Recovery
Poems & Prayers
Matthew McConaughey
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann
Paper Book
From the international bestselling author of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE LOST CITY OF Z, a mesmerising story of shipwreck, mutiny and murder, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. On 28th January 1742, a ramshackle vessel of...
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
Paper Book
Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
John Grisham
Paper Book
A fundamental principle of the American legal system is a presumption of innocence, but once someone has been found guilty there is very little room to prove doubt.Framed shares ten true stories of men who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families, wives, and decades...
Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey
Paper Book
From the Academy Award -winning actor, an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction.I've been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping...
Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
Malcolm Gladwell
Paper Book
All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks
Audiobook

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