NY Times Bestselling Non-Fiction List (April 24th 2024)

 

New York Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction)

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) 06/09/2019

New York Times Bestseller List

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Week Ending June 9th 2019

10 - The Moment of Lift - Melinda Gates
(5 weeks on list)

9  -  The British Are Coming - Rick Atkinson
(2 weeks on list)
The Pulitzer Prize winning historian and journalist begins his Revolution Trilogy with the events from 1775 to 1777.

8  -  Furious Hours - Case Cep
(3 weeks on list)

7  -  The Second Mountain - David Brooks
(6 weeks on list)

6  -  Becoming - Michelle Obama
(28 weeks on list)

5  -  Educated - Tara Westover
(66 weeks on list)

4  -  Sea Stories - William H. McRaven
(Debut)
A memoir by the retired four-star Navy admiral, including the capture of Saddam Hussein and the raid to kill Osama Bin Laden.

3  -  The Pioneers - David McCullough
(3 weeks on list)  (1 week at #1)

2  -  Howard Stern Comes Again - Howard Stern
(2  weeks on list) (last week at #1)
The radio interviewer delves into some of his favorite on-air conversations from the past four decades of his career.

1  -  Unfreedom of the Press - Mark R. Levin
(Debut)
The conservative commentator and radio host makes his case that the press is aligned with political ideology.

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) May 26th 2019

New York Times Bestseller List

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Week Ending May 26th 2019

10 - Where the Light Enters - Jill Biden
(Debut)
The former second lady's challenges in being a mother, educator and political spouse.

9  -  Every Tool's A Hammer - Adam Savage
(Debut)
The star of "MythBusters" shares his tools for creativity.

8  -  Lake of the Ozarks - Bill Geist
(Debut)
Coming of age anecdotes set in a 1960s Midwestern summer vacation destination.

7  -  No Walls and The Recurring Dream - Ani DiFranco
(Debut)
A memoir by the Grammy Award winning folk and alternative rock musician.

6  -  Furious Hours - Casey Cep
(Debut)
Harper Lee's work on the true-crime story about a rural preacher accused of murdering five of his family members in the 1970s.

5  -  The Second Mountain - David Brooks
(4 weeks on list)

4  -  The Moment of Lift - Melinda Gates
(3 weeks on list)

3  -  Educated - Tara Westover
(64 weeks on list)

2  -  Becoming - Michelle Obama
(26 weeks on list)

1  -  The Pioneers - David McCullough 
(Debut)
The Pulitzer Prize winning historian tells the story of the settling of the Northwest Territory through five main characters.

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) October 28th 2018

New York Times Bestseller List

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Week Ending October 28th 2018

10 - Good and Mad - Rebecca Traister
(2 weeks on list)

9  -  Educated - Tara Westover
(34 weeks on list)

8  -  Thirst - Scott Harrison
(2 weeks on list)

7  -  In Pieces - Sally Field
(4 weeks on list)

6  -  Leadership - Doris Kearns Goodwin
(4 weeks on list)

5  -  The Fifth Risk - Michael Lewis(2 weeks on list)

4  -  Fear - Bob Woodward
(5 weeks on list)

3  -  Presidents of War - Michael Beschloss
(Debut)
How American Presidents waged wars and expanded the power of the executive branch.

2  -  Ship of Fools - Tucker Carlson
(2 weeks on list)  (#1 last week)

1  -  Killing The SS - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(Debut)
A look at the postwar manhunt for members of Hitler's inner circle.

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) October 7th 2018

New York Times Bestseller List

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Week Ending October 7th 2018

10 - Accessory To War - Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang
(2 weeks on list)

9  -  Astrophysics For People In A Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson 
(72 weeks on list)

8  -  The Russia Hoax - Gregg Jarrett 
(9 weeks on list)

7  -  The Deep State - Jason Chaffetz
(Debut)
The former Republican congressman alleges that parts of the federal bureaucracy try to undermine President Trump.

6  -  21 Lessons for the 21st Century - Yuval Noah Harari
(3 weeks on list)

5  -  Educated - Tara Westover
(31 weeks on list)

4  -  These Truths - Jill Lepore
(Debut)
An investigation of truth in America traced through its interwining histories of politics, law, technology and journalism.  

3  -  Leadership - Doris Kearns Goodwin
(Debut)
The challenges that shaped the leadership abilities of four presidents : Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson.

2  -  In Pieces - Sally Field
(Debut)
A memoir by the two-time Academy Award and three-time Emmy Award winner.

1  -  Fear - Bob Woodward
(2 weeks on list)  (2 weeks at #1)
Based on hours of interviews with sources, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist describes debates and decision-making within the Trump White House.

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) September 16th 2018

New York Times Bestseller List

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Week Ending September 16th 2018

10 - Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
(84 weeks on list)

9  -  House of Trump, House of Putin - Craig Unger
(3 weeks on list)

8  -  Winners Take All - Anand Giridharadas 
(Debut)
The former New York Times columnist examines the new gilded age and the failures of modern philanthropy.

7  -  Astrophysics for People in a Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson 
(69 weeks on list)

6  -  Liars, Leakers and Liberals - Jeanine Pirro 
(7 weeks on list)

5  -  Unhinged - Omarosa 
(3 weeks on list)

4  -  Aware - Daniel Siegel 
(Debut)
A look at the science that supports the effectiveness of meditation. 

3  -  Educated - Tara Westover 
(28 weeks on list)

2  -  The Russia Hoax - Gregg Jarrett
(6 weeks on list)

1  -  The Restless Wave - John McCain and Mark Salter
(5th week on list)
A memoir by the recently deceased Republican senator from Arizona.

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) March 25th 2018

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Week Ending March 25th 2018

10 - The Future of Humanity - Michio Kaku
(3 weeks on list)
The physicist describes how humans might develop civilization in outer space and possibly become immortal.

9  -  Unmasked - Andrew Lloyd Webber 
(Debut)
A memoir by the musical theater composer and impresario, whose works include "The Phantom of the Opera", "Cats" and "Evita".

8  -  The Last Black Unicorn - Tiffany Haddish
(13 weeks on list)

7  -  Bachelor Nation - Amy Kaufman 
(Debut)
An insider look at the Bachelor franchise and its effect on society.

6  -  Obama - Pete Souza
(13 weeks on list)

5  -  Astrophysics For People In A Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson
(45 weeks on list)

4  -  Enlightenment Now - Steve Pinker
(4 weeks on list)
A case for using reason, science and humanism to counter pessimistic views of western civilization.

3  -  Educated - Tara Westover 
(3 weeks on list)
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.

2  -  I'll Be Gone in the Dark - Michelle McNamara 
(2 weeks on list)
The late true-crime journalist's search for the serial murderer and rapist known as "the Golden State killer".

1  -  Fire and Fury - Michael Wolff
(10 weeks on list)  (10 consecutive weeks at #1)
A journalist offers an inside account of the first year of the Trump White House.

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) October 22nd 2017

New York Times Bestseller List

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Week Ending October 22nd 2017

10 - Recovery - Russell Brand 
(Debut)
The actor and comedian describes his various addictions and how he was able to move away from them.

9  -  From Here To Eternity - Caitlin Doughty 
(Debut)
An American undertaker chronicles the diversity of death practices around the globe, the better to argue for changes at home.

8  -  The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump - edited by Brandy X. Lee
(Debut)
27 psychiatrists and mental health experts give their assessments of the President.

7  -  Martin Luther - Eric Metaxas 
(Debut)
A biography of the monk whose writings sparked the Protestant Reformation.

6  -  Unbelievable - Katy Tur
(4 weeks on list)

5  -  The Four - Scott Galloway 
(Debut)
A study of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google, with suggestions on applying these companies strategies to your own business or career.

4  -  Astrophysics For People In A Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson
(23 weeks on list)

3  -  What Happened - Hillary Clinton
(4 weeks on list)

2  -  We Were Eight Years In Power - Ta-Nehisi Coates
(Debut)
A series of essays that cover each year of the Obama administration, the writer's own journey and the echoes of the American history in modern times.

1  -  Killing England - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(3 weeks on list)  (2nd week at #1)
Major events and battles during the Revolutionary War are told from several perspectives.