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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

New this week

The Sirens' Call

by Chris Hayes

Penguin Press

The MSNBC host considers the ways in which attention capitalism affects politics and society.

2

36 weeks on the list

On Tyranny

by Timothy Snyder

Crown

Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.

3

112 weeks on the list

Hillbilly Elegy

by JD Vance

Harper

The vice president, in a memoir written shortly after graduating from Yale Law School, looks at the struggles of the white working class through the story of his own childhood.

4

45 weeks on the list

The Anxious Generation

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.

5

17 weeks on the list

Melania

by Melania Trump

Skyhorse

The first lady describes her work as a fashion model, marriage to Donald Trump and time in the White House.

6

228 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

11 weeks on the list

The Serviceberry

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.

8

4 weeks on the list

The House of My Mother

by Shari Franke

Gallery

Franke gives an account of abuse within her family, who gained a following with their YouTube channel “8 Passengers.”

9

New this week

The Harder I Fight the More I Love You

by Neko Case

Grand Central

The Grammy Award nominee describes her life’s journey from an impoverished childhood to international acclaim.

10

New this week

Superagency

by Reid Hoffman and Greg Beato

Authors Equity

An overview of the pluses and minuses of artificial intelligence.

11

18 weeks on the list

Be Ready when the Luck Happens

by Ina Garten

Crown

A memoir by the cookbook author and Food Network host known as the Barefoot Contessa.

12

10 weeks on the list

Nexus

by Yuval Noah Harari

Random House

The author of “Sapiens” delves into how societies and political systems have used information and gives a warning about artificial intelligence.

13

82 weeks on the list

Greenlights

by Matthew McConaughey

Crown

The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.

14

82 weeks on the list

Outlive

by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

Harmony

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

15

101 weeks on the list

Braiding Sweetgrass

by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Milkweed Editions

A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.