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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 Coming Up Short in LINKcat
#1
1 weeks on the list
by Robert B. Reich | Knopf

An economist who served in three presidential administrations gives his perspective on his generation’s impact on democracy, society and the economy.

Find On Power in LINKcat
#2
2 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 One Nation Always Under God in LINKcat
#3
1 weeks on the list
by Tim Scott | Broadside

The Republican senator from South Carolina depicts the influence Christianity had on some prominent people and institutions.

Find Disney Adults in LINKcat
#4
1 weeks on the list
by AJ Wolfe | Gallery

An exploration of the subculture of loyal fans, composed of grown-ups, of the Disney films, merchandise and theme parks.

Find The Anxious Generation in LINKcat
#5
72 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 The Idaho Four in LINKcat
#6
4 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 The Devil Reached Toward The Sky in LINKcat
#7
1 weeks on the list
by Garrett M. Graff | Avid Reader

The author of “When the Sea Came Alive” provides a narrative account of the people and events involved in and impacted by the creation of the atomic bomb.

Find King Of Kings in LINKcat
#8
1 weeks on the list
by Scott Anderson | Doubleday

The author of “Lawrence in Arabia” weaves together the history of the Iranian revolution.

Find Everything Is Tuberculosis in LINKcat
#9
21 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 Black Af History in LINKcat
#10
11 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 Tonight In Jungleland in LINKcat
#11
1 weeks on the list
by Peter Ames Carlin | Doubleday

The author of “Bruce” portrays the making of Springsteen’s album “Born to Run.”

Find Ghosts Of Hiroshima in LINKcat
#12
1 weeks on the list
by Charles Pellegrino | Blackstone

Firsthand accounts from people affected by the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

Find Breaking The Law in LINKcat
#13
1 weeks on the list
by Alex Marlow | Threshold Editions

The editor in chief of Breitbart News makes his argument that liberals are exploiting the legal system.

Find Abundance in LINKcat
#14
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.

Find Outlive in LINKcat
#15
112 weeks on the list
by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford | Harmony

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.