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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 Anxious Generation in LINKcat
#1
74 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 On Power in LINKcat
#2
4 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 The Idaho Four in LINKcat
#3
6 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 Everything Is Tuberculosis in LINKcat
#4
23 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
#5
13 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 Abundance in LINKcat
#6
23 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 Coming Up Short in LINKcat
#7
3 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 Outlive in LINKcat
#8
114 weeks on the list
by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford | Harmony

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

Find Cudi in LINKcat
#9
2 weeks on the list
by Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi | Simon & Schuster

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

Find When Breath Becomes Air in LINKcat
#10
73 weeks on the list
by Paul Kalanithi | Random House

A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.

Find Baldwin in LINKcat
#11
1 weeks on the list
by Nicholas Boggs | Farrar, Straus & Giroux

A biography examining the personal relationships that impacted the life and work of the writer and civil rights activist.

Find The Serviceberry in LINKcat
#12
29 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 The Fort Bragg Cartel in LINKcat
#13
2 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 The Last Line Of Defense in LINKcat
#14
1 weeks on the list
by Eric Schmitt | Broadside

The Republican senator from Missouri puts forward his strategies for defeating liberals in court.

Find Disney Adults in LINKcat
#15
2 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.