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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 Poems & Prayers in LINKcat
#1
1 weeks on the list
by Matthew McConaughey | Crown

The actor and author of “Greenlights” explores elements of belief and reason that make up our lives.

Find Confronting Evil in LINKcat
#2
2 weeks on the list
by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer | St. Martin's

O'Reilly and Hammer profile some of history’s nefarious characters.

Find All The Way To The River in LINKcat
#3
2 weeks on the list
by Elizabeth Gilbert | Riverhead

The author of “Eat, Pray, Love” depicts her journey through a cycle involving self-destructive tendencies.

Find The Book Of Sheen in LINKcat
#4
2 weeks on the list
by Charlie Sheen | Gallery

The actor, known for his roles in “Platoon” and “Two and a Half Men,” shares stories about his life in Hollywood.

Find History Matters in LINKcat
#5
1 weeks on the list
by David McCullough | Simon & Schuster

A posthumous collection of essays by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author on history’s impact on our present and our future; edited by Dorie McCullough Lawson and Michael Hill.

Find We The People in LINKcat
#6
1 weeks on the list
by Jill Lepore | Liveright

The author of “These Truths” examines the history of the U.S. Constitution and challenges its interpretation by the Supreme Court and the theory of originalism.

Find The Anxious Generation in LINKcat
#7
78 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 If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies in LINKcat
#8
1 weeks on the list
by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares | Little, Brown

A warning regarding how machine superintelligence may bring about human extinction.

Find Black Af History in LINKcat
#9
17 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 Why Fascists Fear Teachers in LINKcat
#10
1 weeks on the list
by Randi Weingarten | Thesis

The president of the American Federation of Teachers explains why fascist regimes clamp down on educators and reinforces the importance of teaching critical thinking skills.

Find Night People in LINKcat
#11
1 weeks on the list
by Mark Ronson | Grand Central

The multiple award-winning record producer recounts his time as a D.J. in New York in the 1990s.

Find Dead Center in LINKcat
#12
1 weeks on the list
by Joe Manchin | St. Martin's

The former senator from West Virginia recalls his time in government.

Find Replaceable You in LINKcat
#13
1 weeks on the list
by Mary Roach | Norton

The author of “Fuzz” looks at various efforts to create replacement human body parts.

Find Listening To The Law in LINKcat
#14
2 weeks on the list
by Amy Coney Barrett | Sentinel

The Supreme Court justice explains her approach to interpreting the Constitution and recounts some personal and professional experiences.

Find On Power in LINKcat
#15
7 weeks on the list
by Mark R. Levin | Threshold Editions

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