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NYTimes Best Sellers: Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction

Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States.

Most links below are to print books; check Overdrive for eBooks. Book covers provided by Syndetics depending on availability.

Data provided by The New York Times

1

3 weeks on the list

Blood Money

by Peter Schweizer

Harper

The author of “Red-Handed” depicts a scheme involving the Chinese Communist Party’s covert operations in America.

2

120 weeks on the list

Killers of the Flower Moon

by David Grann

Doubleday

The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil.

3

51 weeks on the list

Outlive

by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

Harmony

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

4

47 weeks on the list

The Wager

by David Grann

Doubleday

The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

5

2 weeks on the list

The House of Hidden Meanings

by RuPaul

Dey Street

The multiple Emmy Award-winning producer of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” traces his journey from his childhood in San Diego to becoming a pop culture icon.

6

185 weeks on the list

The Body Keeps the Score

by Bessel van der Kolk

Penguin

How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

7

New this week

Reading Genesis

by Marilynne Robinson

Farrar, Straus & Giroux

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Gilead” illuminates the literary aspects of the Bible’s first book.

8

14 weeks on the list

Oath and Honor

by Liz Cheney

Little, Brown

The former congresswoman from Wyoming recounts how she helped lead the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6. Attack on the United States Capitol.

9

3 weeks on the list

Burn Book

by Kara Swisher

Simon & Schuster

The tech journalist and podcast host gives an overview of the tech industry and the foibles of its founders.

10

15 weeks on the list

American Prometheus

by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

Vintage

A biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2006 and an inspiration for the film “Oppenheimer.”

11

New this week

The Return of Great Powers

by Jim Sciutto

Dutton

The CNN anchor and chief national security analyst examines shifts in the global order, including how they impact technology and the web.

12

2 weeks on the list

Bad Therapy

by Abigail Shrier

Sentinel

Shrier makes her case that the mental health industry has a negative impact on American children.

13

3 weeks on the list

The Trump Indictments

by with an introduction, annotations and supporting materials Melissa Murray and Andrew Weissmann

Norton

Four criminal indictments against the former president.

14

136 weeks on the list

The Boys in the Boat

by Daniel James Brown

Penguin

The story of the American rowers who pursued gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games; the basis of the film.

15

6 weeks on the list

Masters of the Air

by Donald L. Miller

Simon & Schuster

An account of the American Eighth Air Force in World War II; the basis of the TV series.