The top 15 "Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction" titles for 10/17/2026, fetched from The New York Times Books API.

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• 1 (-). IN THE SHADOW OF EIGHT, Collin Gosselin with Allie Kingsley Baker (Grand Central)
  A dark tell-all by one of the sextuplets from the reality TV series “Jon & Kate Plus 8.”
• 2 (-). OUT OF THE SHADOWS, Jay Stratton (Morrow)
  A former senior U.S. intelligence official gives his account of investigations into unidentified anomalous phenomena and non-human intelligent life.
• 3 (-). VIBE, Adam Grant (Viking)
  The author of “Think Again” delves into what might reinforce the strengths or exacerbate the weaknesses of bonds within relationships.
• 4 (1). ONE HELLUVA RIDE, Michael Douglas with Shane Salerno and Michael Fleming Jr (Grand Central)
  The Hollywood icon shares stories about his career and relationships.
• 5 (2). BLOCKERS, Michael Lewis (Norton)
  The author of “The Fifth Risk” tells the story of President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency through the lens of six public servants.
• 6 (-). UNITING THE STATES, Brian Kilmeade (Morrow)
  A co-host of “Fox & Friends” portrays contributions made by six key people around the time of the formation of our country.
• 7 (3). THE STEPS, Sylvester Stallone (Morrow)
  The Hollywood icon describes the challenges he encountered during his childhood and the start of his career.
• 8 (4). SWAN SONG, Charles Spencer (Penguin Press)
  The ninth Earl Spencer shares personal stories about his sister, Diana, from childhood through her untimely death.
• 9 (6). THE AMERICAN WAY OF KILLING, Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown)
  Gladwell examines why there are so many homicides in the United States and what stops us from fixing this issue.
• 10 (-). THE GAME, Peter King (Norton)
  The rise of the National Football League over the last four decades told through the stories of some of the players, teams, coaches and controversies.
• 11 (-). ETHEL KENNEDY, Kerry Kennedy (HarperOne)
  The daughter of Ethel Kennedy depicts her mother’s working-class background, marriage to Robert F. Kennedy and work in human rights.
• 12 (13). SLEEPING BEAUTIES, David Byrne (Penguin Press)
  The co-founder of Talking Heads and multidisciplinary artist shares insights on how innovations get reawakened.
• 13 (12). THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin)
  How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
• 14 (-). LOOKING FOR TERRY, Terry Bradshaw with David Fisher (Harper Select)
  The Hall of Fame quarterback who became a N.F.L. broadcaster describes personal difficulties he encountered.
• 15 (15). FAMILY OF SPIES, Christine Kuehn (Celadon)
  The story of a family that worked as Japanese and Nazi spies during World War II.