New York Times Bestsellers - Nonfiction
| This Week | Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction | Weeks On List | |
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| HOW TO AVOID A CLIMATE DISASTER, by Bill Gates. A prescription for what business, governments and individuals can do to work toward zero emissions. |
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| JUST AS I AM, by Cicely Tyson with Michelle Burford. The late iconic actress describes how she worked to change perceptions of Black women through her career choices. |
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| THE SUM OF US, by Heather McGhee. The chair of the board of the racial justice organization Color of Change analyzes the impact of racism on the economy. |
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| WALK IN MY COMBAT BOOTS, by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann with Chris Mooney. A collection of interviews with troops who fought overseas. |
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| CASTE, by Isabel Wilkerson. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today. |
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| A PROMISED LAND, by Barack Obama. In the first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama offers personal reflections on his formative years and pivotal moments through his first term. |
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| BETWEEN TWO KINGDOMS, by Suleika Jaouad. The writer of the New York Times column “Life, Interrupted” chronicles her fight with cancer and an impactful road trip. |
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| GREENLIGHTS, by Matthew McConaughey. The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years. |
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| UNTAMED, by Glennon Doyle. The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice. |
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| THINK AGAIN, by Adam Grant. An examination of the cognitive skills of rethinking and unlearning that could be used to adapt to a rapidly changing world. |
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| THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, by Bessel van der Kolk. How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery. |
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| FOUR HUNDRED SOULS, by edited Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain. A compendium featuring 90 writers covering 400 years of African-American history. |
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| THE DAUGHTERS OF KOBANI, by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon. In 2014, a group of all-female Kurdish militia faced off against ISIS in a small town in Syria. |
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| THE BLACK CHURCH, by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The companion book to the PBS series that provides a look at five centuries of the meaning and functions of the Black church in America. |
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| UNMASKED, by Andy Ngo. A former writer for the online magazine Quillette gives his perspective on the activist movement antifa. |
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