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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 The Idaho Four in LINKcat
#1
1 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 Algospeak in LINKcat
#2
1 weeks on the list
by Adam Aleksic | Knopf

A linguist and content creator known as the “Etymology Nerd” delineates the impact of internet algorithms on language and communication.

Find The Mission in LINKcat
#3
1 weeks on the list
by Tim Weiner | Mariner

The author of “Legacy of Ashes” chronicles changes and struggles at the Central Intelligence Agency in the 21st century.

Find Butler in LINKcat
#4
2 weeks on the list
by Salena Zito | Center Street

A firsthand account of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump during an open-air campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024.

Find The Anxious Generation in LINKcat
#5
69 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 Jfk in LINKcat
#6
1 weeks on the list
by J. Randy Taraborrelli | St. Martin's

The author of “Jackie” provides a portrait of the public and private sides of President John F. Kennedy.

Find Mark Twain in LINKcat
#7
10 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 Everything Is Tuberculosis in LINKcat
#8
18 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 On Her Game in LINKcat
#9
2 weeks on the list
by Christine Brennan | Scribner

A sports columnist for USA Today profiles the ascendance of the sports and cultural icon Caitlin Clark.

Find Abundance in LINKcat
#10
18 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 Black Af History in LINKcat
#11
8 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 A Marriage At Sea in LINKcat
#12
2 weeks on the list
by Sophie Elmhirst | Riverhead

In 1972, an incident with a breaching whale turns a couple’s dream of sailing on a boat into a monthslong struggle for survival on a raft.

Find Outlive in LINKcat
#13
109 weeks on the list
by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford | Harmony

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

Find Behind The Badge in LINKcat
#14
5 weeks on the list
by Johnny Joey Jones | Fox News

The Fox News military analyst extols the first responders among his friends and family.

Find 2024 in LINKcat
#15
2 weeks on the list
by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf | Penguin Press

Journalists from The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post examine the most recent presidential election campaign.