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NYTimes Best Sellers: Hardcover 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 Original Sin in LINKcat
#1
2 weeks on the list
by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson | Penguin Press

An account of Joe Biden’s initial decision to run for re-election in 2024 and its numerous consequences.

Find The Anxious Generation in LINKcat
#2
62 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 Mark Twain in LINKcat
#3
3 weeks on the list
by Ron Chernow | Penguin Press

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer portrays the life and career of the literary celebrity and political pundit.

Find Abundance in LINKcat
#4
11 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.

Find Big Dumb Eyes in LINKcat
#5
4 weeks on the list
by Nate Bargatze | Grand Central

The Grammy Award-nominated comedian shares snippets from his life and career.

Find Uncommon Favor in LINKcat
#6
2 weeks on the list
by Dawn Staley | Atria/Black Privilege

The three-time Olympic gold medalist and six-time W.N.B.A. All-Star, who is the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team, describes obstacles she encountered on and off the court.

Find Apple In China in LINKcat
#7
2 weeks on the list
by Patrick McGee | Scribner

A journalist depicts the development of Apple’s supply chain and its increasingly precarious relationship with China.

Find Everything Is Tuberculosis in LINKcat
#8
11 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 Fate Of The Day in LINKcat
#9
5 weeks on the list
by Rick Atkinson | Crown

The author of “The British Are Coming” portrays the middle years of the American Revolution.

Find My Next Breath in LINKcat
#10
5 weeks on the list
by Jeremy Renner | Flatiron

The Academy Award-nominated actor tells the story of the accident he had with a snowplow and his efforts to recover from it.

Find Outlive in LINKcat
#11
103 weeks on the list
by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford | Harmony

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

Find The Serviceberry in LINKcat
#12
25 weeks on the list
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 Steve Martin Writes The Written Word in LINKcat
#13
1 weeks on the list
by Steve Martin | Grand Central

The comedian brings together previously and newly published words he wrote such as “strudel,” “Filofax” and “socks.”

Find Remember Us in LINKcat
#14
1 weeks on the list
by Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter | Harper Horizon

The authors of “The Monuments Men” document the stories of a dozen people who lived during World War II.

Find Empire Of Ai in LINKcat
#15
1 weeks on the list
by Karen Hao | Penguin Press

An examination of the disruptions made and resources taken by artificial intelligence.