NYTimes Best Sellers: Paperback Nonfiction

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

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

Humphries and Bystrianyk argue that medical interventions might not increase lifespans or prevent premature deaths.

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

A reassessment of events surrounding the murders committed by Charles Manson’s followers.

Essays and drawings by the author of “The Joy Luck Club” and “The Bonesetter's Daughter,” which depict a search for peace through birding.

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

An exploration of 10 pillars of fascist politics and the ways democratic societies might be susceptible to fascism.

A founder of the A.I. company DeepMind posits how new technology might affect the global order and our daily lives.

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

When we can and cannot trust our intuitions in making business and personal decisions.

A contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine depicts the interconnected living system of our planet and its inhabitants.

A medium details potential ways the deceased may speak to us through everyday events.

The author of “The Dressmakers of Auschwitz” portrays how four Jewish girls during the Holocaust all had sweaters that affected their lives.

The late feminist icon explores the causes of a polarized society and the meaning of love.