The New York Times: Nonfiction Bestsellers

The top 15 "Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction" titles for 08/23/2025, fetched from The New York Times Books API.

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  • 1 (1). THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin)
    How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
  • 2 (4). 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 (6). THE IDAHO FOUR, James Patterson and Vicky Ward (Little, Brown)
    Investigations into the murders of four University of Idaho students on Nov. 13, 2022.
  • 4 (7). ON POWER, Mark R. Levin (Threshold Editions)
    The Fox News host considers various facets of power and its effect on history.
  • 5 (9). BLACK AF HISTORY, Michael Harriot (Dey Street)
    A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.
  • 6 (15). ABUNDANCE, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson (Avid Reader)
    A New York Times opinion columnist and a staff writer at The Atlantic evaluate obstacles to American progress.
  • 7 (-). COMING UP SHORT, Robert B. Reich (Knopf)
    An economist who served in three presidential administrations gives his perspective on his generation’s impact on democracy, society and the economy.
  • 8 (2). THE FORT BRAGG CARTEL, Seth Harp (Viking)
    An Iraq war veteran and investigative reporter delves into unsolved murders connected to drug trafficking at the Special Operations base.
  • 9 (11). EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS, John Green (Crash Course)
    The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.
  • 10 (8). BORN A CRIME, Trevor Noah (One World)
    A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the former host of “The Daily Show.”
  • 11 (10). ON TYRANNY, Timothy Snyder (Crown)
    Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.
  • 12 (12). THE GLASS CASTLE, Jeannette Walls (Scribner)
    The author recalls how she and her siblings were constantly moved from one bleak place to another.
  • 13 (14). OUTLIVE, Peter Attia with Bill Gifford (Harmony)
    A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
  • 14 (13). A CITY ON MARS, Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith (Penguin)
    The authors of “Soonish” examine the pros and cons of space settlement.
  • 15 (-). WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR, Paul Kalanithi (Random House)
    A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.