The New York Times: Nonfiction Bestsellers
The top 15 "Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction" titles for 04/13/2024, fetched from The New York Times Books API.
- 1 (-). SOMEHOW, Anne Lamott (Riverhead)
Meditations and stories about the transformational power of love by the author of “Dusk, Night, Dawn” and “Bird by Bird.” - 2 (1). 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. - 3 (-). THE WIDE WIDE SEA, Hampton Sides (Doubleday)
The author of “On Desperate Ground” depicts Captain James Cook’s final voyage and the controversies surrounding its legacy. - 4 (8). I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED, Jennette McCurdy (Simon & Schuster)
The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother. - 5 (3). THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin)
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery. - 6 (2). AGE OF REVOLUTIONS, Fareed Zakaria (Norton)
The CNN host draws out lessons for the present polarized era from the 17th-century Netherlands, the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. - 7 (5). 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. - 8 (-). THE AGE OF MAGICAL OVERTHINKING, Amanda Montell (Atria/One Signal)
The linguist and podcast host examines cognitive biases and coping mechanisms used in our current information age. - 9 (12). OUTLIVE, Peter Attia with Bill Gifford (Harmony)
A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity. - 10 (9). KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, David Grann (Doubleday)
The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil. - 11 (-). THE SECRET LIVES OF BOOKSELLERS AND LIBRARIANS, James Patterson and Matt Eversmann with Chris Mooney (Little, Brown)
Profiles of the workers who connect people with books. - 12 (4). NUCLEAR WAR, Annie Jacobsen (Dutton)
The author of “Operation Paperclip” portrays possible outcomes in the minutes following a nuclear missile launch. - 13 (-). BURN BOOK, Kara Swisher (Simon & Schuster)
The tech journalist and podcast host gives an overview of the tech industry and the foibles of its founders. - 14 (6). SOCIOPATH, Patric Gagne (Simon & Schuster)
Gagne, who was diagnosed as a sociopath when she was in college, reconnects with someone from her past who helps her chart her future. - 15 (14). GET IT TOGETHER, Jesse Watters (Broadside)
The Fox News host gives his take on some people whose political views differ from the ones to which he subscribes.