The New York Times © Best Sellers
Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States, sorted by format and genre
Paperback Nonfiction for the week of
1
15 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.
2
29 weeks on the list
BEING MORTAL
The surgeon and New Yorker writer considers how doctors fail patients at the end of life, and how they can do better.
3
15 weeks on the list
HORSE SOLDIERS
Special Forces soldiers fought the Taliban on horseback shortly after 9/11. The basis of the movie "12 Strong."
4
164 weeks on the list
THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
When we can and cannot trust our intuitions in making business and personal decisions.
5
28 weeks on the list
EVICTED
How poor people repeatedly lose their homes while landlords profit.
6
98 weeks on the list
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
A biography of the first Treasury secretary and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Originally published in 2004 and the basis of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical.
7
96 weeks on the list
JUST MERCY
A law professor and MacArthur grant recipient’s memoir of his decades of work to free innocent people condemned to death.
8
109 weeks on the list
THE POWER OF HABIT
An examination of the science behind habits, how we form them and break them.
9
417 weeks on the list
THE GLASS CASTLE
The author recalls a bizarre childhood. Originally published in 2005 and the basis of the movie.
10
246 weeks on the list
OUTLIERS
Why some people succeed — it has to do with luck and opportunities as well as talent.
11
153 weeks on the list
QUIET
How introverts are undervalued in our society.
12
3 weeks on the list
DODGE CITY
This history of the “wickedest town in the West,” featuring Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson.
13
6 weeks on the list
THE SILK ROADS
A history of the Central Asian trade routes linking Europe and China offers a new approach to understanding the movement of ideas and goods that shape global civilization.
14
19 weeks on the list
THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE TRIPOLI PIRATES
The war against the Barbary pirates in 1801. Co-written by one of the hosts of "Fox & Friends."
15
3 weeks on the list
THE RADIUM GIRLS
A group of female factory workers get a nickname from the effects of radium paint used at their jobs. Years later, their illnesses are the grounds for a fight for workers' rights.