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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

5 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.

2

77 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

143 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.

4

19 weeks on the list

Spare

by Prince Harry

Random House

The Duke of Sussex details his struggles with the royal family, loss of his mother, service in the British Army and marriage to Meghan Markle.

5

8 weeks on the list

Outlive

by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

Harmony

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

6

2 weeks on the list

The Daddy Diaries

by Andy Cohen

Holt

The host and executive producer of “Watch What Happens Live” juggles fatherhood and his career.

7

New this week

Quietly Hostile

by Samantha Ir

Vintage

A new collection of essays detailing personal and professional experiences by the author of “Wow, No Thank You."

8

New this week

King: a Life

by Jonathan Eig

Farrar, Straus & Giroux

A biography of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., which includes new archival material and reflections from some who worked, lived and fought with him.

9

41 weeks on the list

I'm Glad My Mom Died

by Jennette McCurdy

Simon & Schuster

The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.

10

26 weeks on the list

The Light We Carry

by Michelle Obama

Crown

The former first lady shares personal stories and the tools she uses to deal with difficult situations.

11

61 weeks on the list

Crying in H Mart

by Michelle Zauner

Vintage

The daughter of a Korean mother and Jewish American father, and leader of the indie rock project Japanese Breakfast, describes creating her own identity after losing her mother to cancer.

12

New this week

The Shadow Docket

by Stephen Vladeck

Basic

The legal scholar examines the Supreme Court’s authority to issue emergency rulings and the potential consequences of doing so.

13

3 weeks on the list

Look for Me There

by Luke Russert

Harper Horizon

The Emmy Award–winning journalist details how he grieved for his late father and sought to make his own way.

14

New this week

The World

by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Knopf

The historian chronicles the world’s great dynasties through the prism of family ties in a single narrative.

15

78 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.