The New York Times © Best Sellers
Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States, sorted by format and genre
Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction for the week of
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New this week
SECRET EMPIRES
The author of “Clinton Cash” describes what some politicians might do to enrich themselves while in office.
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2 weeks on the list
RUSSIAN ROULETTE
Details of the 2016 presidential election, with an emphasis on Russia's possible involvement.
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5 weeks on the list
EDUCATED
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
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12 weeks on the list
FIRE AND FURY
A journalist offers an inside account of the first year of the Trump White House.
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4 weeks on the list
I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK
The late true-crime journalist's search for the serial murderer and rapist known as "the Golden State Killer."
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5 weeks on the list
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
The British cosmologist reviews efforts to create a unified theory of the universe; first published in 1988.
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46 weeks on the list
ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY
A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the laws that govern the universe.
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6 weeks on the list
ENLIGHTENMENT NOW
A case for using reason, science and humanism to counter pessimistic views of Western civilization.
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New this week
PRETTY MESS
A memoir by the star of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."
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41 weeks on the list
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil.
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New this week
THE TRIUMPH OF CHRISTIANITY
The religious studies professor explores how a new religion came to influence Western society.
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15 weeks on the list
OBAMA
More than 300 pictures of the former president by his White House photographer, with behind-the-scenes stories.
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16 weeks on the list
THE LAST BLACK UNICORN
The comedian recounts growing up in South Central Los Angeles and finding success after a period of homelessness.
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32 weeks on the list
BORN A CRIME
A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the host of “The Daily Show.”
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New this week
IN THE SHADOW OF STATUES
A memoir by the mayor who called for the removal of four Confederate monuments in New Orleans.