The New York Times: Nonfiction Bestsellers

The top 15 "Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction" titles for 05/11/2024, fetched from The New York Times Books API.

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  • 1 (1). THE DEMON OF UNREST, Erik Larson (Crown)
    The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.
  • 2 (-). YOU NEVER KNOW, Tom Selleck with Ellis Henican (Dey Street)
    The actor charts his journey from his California childhood to success in Hollywood.
  • 3 (-). THE END OF EVERYTHING, Victor Davis Hanson (Basic)
    The author of “The Dying Citizen” and “The Case for Trump” looks at how some societies obliterate their foes.
  • 4 (-). BITS AND PIECES, Whoopi Goldberg (Blackstone)
    The EGOT winner shares personal stories about her mother and older brother and the struggles they faced.
  • 5 (2). THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, 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.
  • 6 (-). COMING HOME, Brittney Griner with Michelle Burford (Knopf)
    The women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist recounts being held captive in Russia.
  • 7 (9). LOVE, MOM, Nicole Saphier (Broadside)
    Fox News anchors and personalities contribute to a collection of reflections on motherhood.
  • 8 (4). AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY, Doris Kearns Goodwin (Simon & Schuster)
    A trove of items collected by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s late husband inspired an appraisal of central figures and pivotal moments of the 1960s.
  • 9 (-). NO GOING BACK, Kristi Noem (Center Street)
    The governor of South Dakota and author of “Not My First Rodeo” gives her take on where the Republican Party is headed.
  • 10 (7). THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin)
    How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
  • 11 (-). THE BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES, Amy Tan (Knopf)
    Essays and drawings by the author of “The Joy Luck Club” and “The Bonesetter's Daughter,” which depict a search for peace through birding.
  • 12 (10). THE WAGER, 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.
  • 13 (13). OUTLIVE, Peter Attia with Bill Gifford (Harmony)
    A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
  • 14 (14). THE LIGHT WE CARRY, Michelle Obama (Crown)
    The former first lady shares personal stories and the tools she uses to deal with difficult situations.
  • 15 (-). THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR ON PALESTINE, Rashid Khalidi (Metropolitan)
    An account of the history of settler colonialism and resistance, based on untapped archival materials and reports.