New York Times Bestseller List for Fiction and Non-Fiction April 16th 2023

 

New York Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction)

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

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Non-Fiction

Top 10

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.

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) October 15th 2017

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Non-Fiction

Top 10

Week Ending October 15th 2017

10 - Al Franken, Giant of the Senate - Al Franken
(18 weeks on list)

9  -  The Vietnam War - Geoffrey Ward
(9 weeks on list)

8  -  Hillbilly Elegy - J.D. Vance
(62 weeks on list)

7  -  The Paradigm - Jonathan Cahn
(2 weeks on list)
Ancient figures from the Middle East are used to explain the rise and fall of contemporary leaders and events.

6  -  Autobiography of Gucci Mane - Gucci Mane with Neil Martinez-Belkin
(2 weeks on list)
A memoir by the East Atlanta hip-hop artist, who made a comeback.

5  -  Hit Refresh - Satya Nadella 
(Debut)
Microsoft's chief executive discusses changes at the company, advancements in technology and the importance of empathy.

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

3  -  Unbelievable - Katy Tur
(3 weeks on list)

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

1  -  Killing England - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(2 weeks on list)  (#2 last week)
Major events and battles during the Revolutionary War are told from the perspectives of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and others.

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) 02/26/2017

New York Times Bestseller List

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Top 10

Week Ending February 26th 2017

10 - The Undoing Project - Michael Lewis
(10 weeks on list)
How the psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky upended assumptions about the decision making process.

9  -  Hidden Figures - Margot Lee Shetterly
(6 weeks on list)
The black women mathematicians who worked at then segregated NASA.

8  -  Tears We Cannot Stop - Michael Eric Dyson
(4 weeks on list)
A frank and searing discussion of race.

7  -  You Are The Universe - Deepak Chopra and Menas Kafatos
(Debut)
Defining a human universe in which each of us is a co-creator of reality.

6  -  Big Agenda - David Horowitz
(Debut)
A battle plan for the Trump White House

5  -  The Book of Joy - Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
(17 weeks on list)
A discussion between two spiritual leaders about how to find joy in the face of suffering.

4  -  Three Days In January - Bret Baier
(5 weeks on list)
Eisenhower's farewell address and his role in the Kennedy transition.

3  -  The Magnolia Story - Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines
(17 weeks on list)

2  -  Killing The Rising Sun - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(22 weeks on list)

1  -  Hillbilly Elegy - J. D. Vance 
(29 weeks on list)
A Yale law school graduate looks at the struggles of America's white working class through his own childhood in the Rust Belt.

NY Times Bestseller List - NonFiction (October 2nd 2016)

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Non-Fiction

Top 10

Week Ending October 2nd 2016

10 - Forward - Abby Wambach
(Debut)
A memoir by the soccer player, the highest scorer on the US women's national team.

9  -  In Such Good Company - Carol Burnett
(Debut)
Burnett looks back on "The Carol Burnett Show" describing sketches and favorite guest as well as directors, musicians and members of the crew.

8  -  The Upside of Inequality - Edward Conard
(Debut)
A former managing director at Bain Capital argues that the concern about inequality is misguided and will slow growth.

7  -  Between Breaths - Elizabeth Vargas
(Debut)
The co-anchor of "World News Tonight" and "20/20" describes her long struggle with acute anxiety and panic attacks, which she attempted to medicate with alcohol.

6  -  Hillbilly Elegy - J.D. Vance
(8 weeks on list)

5  -  The Hidden Life of Trees - Peter Wohlleben
(Debut)
A forester presents scientific research on the way trees interact with one another.

4  -  Scorched Earth - Michael Savage
(Debut)
The radio host discusses what will happen after the administration of "President Maobama".

3  -  The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo - Amy Schumer
(5 weeks on list)

2  -  Love Warrior - Glennon Doyle Melton
(2 weeks on list)  (#1 last week)
After her husband confesses to multiple infidelities, a woman who has overcome bulimia and alcoholism struggles to grow - so does he.

1  -  Killing The Rising Sun - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(Debut)
The host of "The O'Reilly Factor' recounts the final years of World War II.

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) - September 4th 2016

New York Times Bestseller List

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Top 10

Week Ending September 4th 2016

10 - White Trash - Nancy Isenberg
(9 weeks on list)

9  -  Hillary's America - Dinesh D'Souza
(5 weeks on list)

8  -  Liars - Glenn Beck 
(3 weeks on list)

7  -  Crisis of Character - Gary J. Byrne and Grant Schmidt
(8 weeks on list)

6  -  Hamilton : The Revolution - Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
(19 weeks on list)

5  -  Between The World and Me - Ta-Neshis Coates
(58 weeks on list)

4  -  When Breathe Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi
(32 weeks on list)

3  -  Armageddon - Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
(5 weeks on list)

2  -  Hillbilly Elegy - J.D. Vance 
(4 weeks on list)  (Last week at #1)

1  -  The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo - Amy Schumer
(Debut)
Humorous personal essays by the comedian, actor and writer.

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) 01/31/2016

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Non-Fiction

Top 10

Week Ending January 31st 2016

10 - The Only Pirate At The Party - Lindsey Stirling and Brooke Passey
(Debut)
A memoir by the dancing electronic violinist, a social media and YouTube star.

9  -  The Wright Brothers - David McCullough
(32 weeks on list)

8  -  Modern Romance - Aziz Ansari
(21 weeks on list)

7  -  My Life on the Road - Gloria Steinem
(7 weeks on list)

6  -  Being Mortal - Atul Gawande
(57 weeks on list)

5  -  Killing Reagan - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(17 weeks on list)

4  -  Thomas Jefferson and The Tripoli Pirates - Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
(11 weeks on list)

3  -  Between The World And Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates 
(27 weeks on list)

2  -  The Name of God is Mercy - Pope Francis with Andrea Tornielli
(Debut)
In a conversation with a Vatican reporter, the pontiff explores the cornerstone of his faith.

1  -  WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR - PAUL KALANITHI
( DEBUT)
A MEMOIR BY A PHYSICIAN WHO RECEIVED A DIAGNOSIS OF STAGE IV LUNG CANCER AT THE AGE OF 36

NY Times Bestseller List - Non Fiction (10/03/15)

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Non Fiction

Top 10

Week Ending October 4th 2015

10 - Modern Romance - Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg
(14 weeks on list)

9  -  Accidental Saints - Nadia Bolz-Weber
(2 weeks on list)
A comic turned pastor documents encounters with grace and finding divinity in unlikely places.

8  -  Plunder and Deceit - Mark R. Levin 
(7 weeks on list) (6 weeks at #1)

7  - The Wright Brothers - David McCullough
(20 weeks on list)

6  -  Being Mortal - Atul Gawande
(50 weeks on list)

5  -  Killing The Messenger - David Brock
(Debut)
A former right-wing operative describes his transformation and passionately defends Hillary Clinton.

4  -  Fast Girl - Suzy Favor Hamilton
(Debut)
Bipolar disorder drove a former Olympic runner to become a high-prices Las Vegas escort until she received treatment.

3  -  The Art of the Memoir - Mary Karr
(Debut)
The author of "The Liars Club", "Cherry" and "Lit" offers instruction in memoir-writing and discusses her favorite writers' work.

2  -  Between The World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
(10 weeks on list) (last week's #1)

1  -  WHY NOT ME? - MINDY KALING
(DEBUT)
More personal essays from the comedian and actress.

NY Times Bestseller List (Non Fiction) May 24th 2015

New York Times Bestseller List

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Top 10

Week Ending May 24th 2015

10 - Deal - Bill Kreutzmann and Benjy Eisen
(Debut)
An account of the three wild decades of drumming for the Grateful Dead.

9  -  Dead Wake - Erik Larson
(9 weeks on list)

8  -  Hope - Amanda Berry and Gina Dejesus with Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan
(2 weeks on list) (#1 last week)
Two of the women abducted and abused by a Cleveland school bus driver until they escaped after 10 years, tell their story.

7 -  American Wife - Taya Kyle with Jim DeFelice
(Debut)
The widow of Chris Kyle, of "American Sniper" fame, describes her life after his death.

6  -  The Book of Joan - Melissa Rivers
(Debut)
A memoir of life, often uproarious, with the comedian Joan Rivers, written by her daughter.

5  -  It's A Long Story - Willie Nelson and David Ritz
(Debut)
The country music star discusses his life's journey, from selling encyclopedias to professional fame.

4  -  And The Good News is... - Dana Perino
(3 weeks on list)

3  -  The Road To Character - David Brooks
(4 weeks on list)

2  -  Clinton Cash - Peter Schweizer
(Debut)
An examination of donations made to the Clinton Foundation by foreign entities.

1  -  THE WRIGHT BROTHERS - DAVID MCCULLOUGH
(DEBUT)
THE STORY OF THE BICYCLE MECHANICS FROM OHIO WHO USHERED IN THE AGE OF FLIGHT.

NY Times Bestseller List (Non Fiction) 02/15/2015

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Non-Fiction Top 10

Week Ending February 15th 2015

10 - Deep Down Dark - Hector Tobar
(7 weeks on list)
An account, based on interviews, of the experience of the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days in 2010 and, incredibly, rescued.

9  -  Not That Kind of Girl - Lena Dunham
(18 weeks on list)

8  -  Ghettoside - Jill Leovy 
(Debut)
The investigation of a young black man's murder in 2007 raises questions about race and the criminal justice system.

7  -  What If? - Randall Munroe 
(22 weeks on list)

6  -  The Reaper - Nichols Irving with Gary Brozek
(Debut)
A memoir by a deadly special operations sniper deployed to Afghanistan.

5  -  Killing Patton - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(19 weeks on list)

4  -  God, Guns, Grits and Gravy - Mike Huckabee
(2 weeks on list0
The former Arkansas governor offers his take on our fractious American culture.

3  - Yes Please - Amy Poehler
(14 weeks on list)

2  -  Pioneer Girl - Laura Ingalls Wilder
(Debut)
The writer's autobiography, the source of her Little House on the Prairie books, completed in 1930 and never published is annotated by a biographer.

1  -  Being Mortal - Atul Gawande
(17 weeks on list) (3 consecutive weeks at #1)
The surgeon and New Yorker writer considers how doctors fail patients at the end of life, and offers suggestions for how they can do better.

NY Times Bestseller List (NonFiction) 10/26/2014

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Non Fiction

Week Ending October 26th 2014

10 - 13 Hours - Mitchell Zuckoff 
(5 weeks on list)

9  -  Jesus On Trial - David Limbaugh
(4 weeks on list)

8  -  Rocks - Joe Perry with David Ritz
(Debut)
A memoir by the Aerosmith guitarist and songwriter.

7 -  What If? - Randall Munroe
(6 weeks on list)

6  -  Worthy Fights - Leon Panetta
(Debut)
The writer's experience in the Obama administration as director of the C.I.A. and secretary of defense.

5  -  Stop The Coming Civil War - Michael Savage
(Debut)
The radio host urges true patriots to save the country from the machinations of the left.

4  -  The Innovators - Walter Isaacson 
(Debut)
Studies of the people who created computers and the Internet, beginning in the 1840s

3  -  Being Mortal - Atul Gawande
(Debut)
The surgeon and New Yorker writer considers how doctors fail patients at the end of life,  and how they can do better.

2  - Not That Kind of Girl - Lena Dunham
(2 weeks on list)

1  -  Killing Patton - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(3 weeks on list) (3rd week at #1)
The host of "The O'Reilly Factor" recounts the death of Gen. George S. Patton in December 1945.

New York Times Bestseller (Non Fiction) 10/12/2014

The #1 book on the New York Times Bestseller List for the week ending October 12th 2014

Killing Patton - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

(Debut)

NY Times Bestseller List (Non Fiction) June 15th 2014

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Non Fiction

Week Ending June 15th 2014
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10 - Flash Boys - Michael Lewis
(9 weeks on list)

9  -  No Place To Hide - Glenn Greenwald
(3 weeks on list)

8  -  A Fighting Chance - Elizabeth Warren
(6 weeks on list)

7  -  Tibetan Peach Pie - Tom Robbins
(Debut)
The author of novels like "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" and "Another Roadside Attraction"  recalls his colorful life.

6  -  Finding Me - Michelle Knight and Michelle Burford
(4 weeks on list)

5  -  Stress Test - Timothy F Geithner
(3 weeks on list)

4  -  Think Like a Freak - Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
(3 weeks on list)

3  -  The Closer - Mariano Rivera with Wayne Coffey
(4 weeks on list)

2  -  Capital In The Twenty-First Century - Thomas Piketty
(8 weeks on list)

1  -  One Nation - Ben Carson with Candy Carson
(2 weeks on list) (2nd week at #1)
Carson, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon, now a Fox News contributor, offers solutions to problems in health and education based on capitalism, not government.

NY Times Bestseller List - NonFiction (12/29/2013)

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Nonfiction 

Week Ending December 29th 2013

10 - Si-Cology 1 - Si Robertson and Mark Schlabach
(15 weeks on list)

9  -  Let Me Off At The Top - Ron Burgundy
(4 weeks on list)
A "memoir" in the voice of Will Ferrell's anchorman character.

8  -  I Am Malala - Malala Yousafzai
(10 weeks on list)

7  -  Humans of New York - Brandon Stanton
(9 weeks on list)

6  -  Miracles and Massacres - Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe and Hannah Beck
(4 weeks on list)

5  -  The Bully Pulpit - Doris Kearns Goodwin
(6 weeks on list)

4  -  David and Goliath - Malcolm Gladwell
(11 weeks on list)

3  -  George Washington's Secret Six - Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
(6 weeks on list)

2  -  Killing Jesus - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(12 weeks on list)

1  -  Things That Matter - Charles Krauthammer
(8 weeks on list)
Three decades worth of essays from the conservative columnist

NY Times Bestseller List - Hardback Non Fiction (10/06/2013)

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Non Fiction

Week Ending October 6th 2013

10 - Reign of Error - Diane Ravitch
(Debut)
An education scholar denounces what she claims is an effort by foundations, individual billionaires and hedge fund managers to destroy public education.

9  -  Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir - Linda Ronstadt
(Debut)
The singer looks back on her life and career

8  -  Empty Mansions - Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell Jr.
(2 weeks on list)
The eccentric life of the reclusive heiress Huguette Clark, who died at the age of 104 in 2011.

7  -  Grain Brain - David Perlmutter w/Kristin Loberg
(Debut)
The deleterious effect of carbohydrates on the brain and how to reverse it.

6  -  Liberty Amendments - Mark R. Levin 
(6 weeks on list)

5  -  Happy Happy Happy - Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach
(20 weeks on list)

4  -  Zealot - Rezaa Aslan 
(10 weeks on list)

3  -  Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell
(28 weeks on list)

2  -  Still Foolin' 'Em - Billy Crystal
(2 weeks on list)
The 65 year old comedian's reminiscences and his complaints about aging.

1  -  Si - Cology 1 - Si Robertson with Mark Schlabach
(3 weeks on list)

NY Times Bestseller List - Hardcover NonFiction

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardcover Non Fiction

Week Ending September 1st 2013

10 - These Few Precious Days - Christopher Andersen
(2 weeks on list)
The marriage of Jack and Jackie Kennedy, with emphasis on its final year.

9  -  Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls - David Sedaris
(17 weeks on list)

8  -  Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand
(142 weeks on list)

7  -  Lawrence In Arabia - Scott Anderson
(2 weeks on list)
A history of the Arab revolt against the Turks in World War I focuses on T.E. Lawrence and other
international adventurers.

6  -  This Town - Mark Leibovich
(5 weeks on list)

5  -  Happy, Happy, Happy - Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach
(15 weeks on list)

4  -  Infiltrated - Jay W. Richards
(2nd week on list)
An argument that financial reformers have infiltrated American institutions and are waging war against free enterprise.

3  -  Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg and Nell Scovell
(23 weeks on list)

2  -  Zealot - Reza Aslan
(5 weeks on list)  (last week at #1)

1  -  Liberty Amendments - Mark Levin
(DEBUT)
The talk radio host and president of the Landmark Legal Foundation offers 11 proposals for returning to America's founding principles.

New York Times Bestseller List - NonFiction April 13th 2013

NY Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending April 13th 2013

10 - Those Angry Days - Lynne Olson
(Debut)
The Debate over American entry into World War II.

9  -  Higher Call - Adam Makos and Larry Alexander
(11 weeks on list)

8  -  Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand
(124 weeks)

7  -  Soundtrack of My Life - Clive Davis w/Anthony DeCurtis
(6 weeks)

6  -  No Easy Day - Mark Owen w/Kevin Maurer
(30 weeks)

5  -  My Beloved World - Sonia Sotomayor
(11 weeks)

4  -  Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(26 weeks)

3  -  Sum It Up - Pat Summitt w/Sally Jenkins
(4 weeks)

2  -  Salt Sugar Fat - Michael Moss
(5 weeks)

1  -  Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg w/Nell Scovell
(3 weeks on list and 3 consecutive weeks at #1)

New York Times Bestseller List - NonFiction 03/10/2013

NY Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending March 10th 2013

10 - Damn Few - Rorke Denver and Ellis Henican
(Debut)
An officer in the Nave SEALS describes the training program he runs.

9  -  No Easy Day - Mark Owen
(25 weeks on list)

8  -  America The Beautiful - Ben C. Carson And Candy Carson
(Debut)
A doctor explores what makes America great.

7  -  Francona - Terry Francona and Dan Shaughnessy
(5 weeks on list)

6  -  Coolidge - Amity Shlaes
(2nd week on list)
This biography reclaims the 30th Presidetn of the US as a conservative hero.

5  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(74 weeks on list)

4  -  Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(21 weeks on list)

3  -  My Beloved World - Sonia Sotomayor
(6 weeks on list)

2  -  The Soundtrack of My Life - Clive Davis with Anthony DeCurtis
(Debut)
A memoir by the powerful music company executive.

1  -  American Sniper - Chris Kyle
(25 weeks on list)
A member of he Navy SEALs, recently shot to death in Texas, discusses his childhood, marriage and battlefield experiences.

New York Times Bestseller List Non Fiction 02/03/2013

NY Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending 02/03/2013

10 - Total Frat Move - W.R. Bolen
(Debut)
Fraternity humor

9  -  To Sell is Human - Daniel H Pink
(Debut)
Insights from social science about how to move others.

8  -  Thomas Jefferson - Jon Meacham
(10 weeks on list)

7  -  The World Until Yesterday - Jared Diamond
(3 weeks on list)

6  -  A Higher Call - Adam Makos w/Larry Alexander
(4 weeks on list)

5  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(69 weeks on list)

4  -  No Easy Day - Mark Owen w/Kevin Maurer
(20 weeks on list)

3  -  Going Clear - Lawrence Wright 
(Debut)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author examines the world of Scientology

2  -  Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(16 weeks on list)

1  -  My Beloved World - Sonia Sotomayor
(DEBUT)
The Supreme Court justice recalls growing up in the Bronx, attending Princeton, working for the Manhattan District Attorney's office and becoming a federal judge.