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NYTimes Best Sellers: Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction

New York Times API Dev Portal, opens in a new windowAuthoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States. Find more lists of chart-topping books on our New York Times Best Seller Lists page.

Most links below are to print books; check Overdrive for eBooks. Book covers provided by Syndetics depending on availability.

Find The Body Keeps The Score in LINKcat
#1
256 weeks on the list
by Bessel van der Kolk | Penguin

How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

Find The Fort Bragg Cartel in LINKcat
#2
1 weeks on the list
by Seth Harp | Viking

An Iraq war veteran and investigative reporter delves into unsolved murders connected to drug trafficking at the Special Operations base.

Find Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything in LINKcat
#3
1 weeks on the list
by Alyson Stoner | St. Martin's

The actor and dancer recounts childhood fame, past traumas and the search for stability.

Find The Anxious Generation in LINKcat
#4
73 weeks on the list
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 Cudi in LINKcat
#5
1 weeks on the list
by Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi | Simon & Schuster

The Grammy Award–winning artist describes obstacles he encountered during his career.

Find The Idaho Four in LINKcat
#6
5 weeks on the list
by James Patterson and Vicky Ward | Little, Brown

Investigations into the murders of four University of Idaho students on Nov. 13, 2022.

Find On Power in LINKcat
#7
3 weeks on the list
by Mark R. Levin | Threshold Editions

The Fox News host considers various facets of power and its effect on history.

Find Born A Crime in LINKcat
#8
97 weeks on the list
by Trevor Noah | One World

A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the former host of “The Daily Show.”

Find Black Af History in LINKcat
#9
7 weeks on the list
by Michael Harriot | Dey Street

A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.

Find On Tyranny in LINKcat
#10
62 weeks on the list
by Timothy Snyder | Crown

Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.

Find Everything Is Tuberculosis in LINKcat
#11
20 weeks on the list
by John Green | Crash Course

The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.

Find The Glass Castle in LINKcat
#12
63 weeks on the list
by Jeannette Walls | Scribner

The author recalls how she and her siblings were constantly moved from one bleak place to another.

Find A City On Mars in LINKcat
#13
3 weeks on the list
by Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith | Penguin

The authors of “Soonish” examine the pros and cons of space settlement.

Find Outlive in LINKcat
#14
98 weeks on the list
by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford | Harmony

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

Find Abundance in LINKcat
#15
21 weeks on the list
by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson | Avid Reader

A New York Times opinion columnist and a staff writer at The Atlantic evaluate obstacles to American progress.