The New York Times: Nonfiction Bestsellers

The top 15 "Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction" titles for 12/20/2025, fetched from The New York Times Books API.

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  • 1 (4). THE LOOK, Michelle Obama with Meredith Koop (Crown)
    A celebration of the former first lady’s evolution in style, featuring more than 200 photographs.
  • 2 (1). 1929, Andrew Ross Sorkin (Viking)
    The New York Times journalist and CNBC host looks at the fight between Washington and Wall Street that fueled a historic crash of the stock market.
  • 3 (2). HOW TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR STUPID, John Kennedy (Broadside)
    The Republican senator from Louisiana shares stories about politics in Washington, D.C., and in his home state.
  • 4 (3). THE GALES OF NOVEMBER, John U. Bacon (Liveright)
    An account of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, an American Great Lakes freighter, 50 years ago.
  • 5 (14). 107 DAYS, Kamala Harris (Simon & Schuster)
    The former vice president recounts her abbreviated campaign to become president in 2024.
  • 6 (-). 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.
  • 7 (9). TO RESCUE THE AMERICAN SPIRIT, Bret Baier with Catherine Whitney (Mariner)
    The Fox News Channel’s chief political anchor chronicles the life and times of Theodore Roosevelt.
  • 8 (10). THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin)
    How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
  • 9 (15). HEART LIFE MUSIC, Kenny Chesney with Holly Gleason (Morrow)
    The country musician recounts events and encounters that shaped his life and career.
  • 10 (8). THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns (Knopf)
    A companion to the PBS series that delves into various facets of the war and the founding of a new form of government.
  • 11 (6). POEMS & PRAYERS, Matthew McConaughey (Crown)
    The actor and author of “Greenlights” explores elements of belief and reason that make up our lives.
  • 12 (7). NOBODY'S GIRL, Virginia Roberts Giuffre (Knopf)
    The late activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors describes her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
  • 13 (-). THE UNCOOL, Cameron Crowe (Avid Reader)
    The journalist and Academy Award-winning filmmaker shares real-life events that inspired “Almost Famous.”
  • 14 (13). CONFRONTING EVIL, Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer (St. Martin's)
    O'Reilly and Hammer profile some of history's nefarious characters.
  • 15 (12). ON TYRANNY, Timothy Snyder (Crown)
    Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.