Hardcover Nonfiction

1. 5 weeks on the list

   THE ANXIOUS GENERATION

   by 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.

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   Ranked 2 last week

2. 2 weeks on the list

   AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY

   by Doris Kearns Goodwin

   Simon & Schuster

   A trove of items collected by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s late husband inspired an appraisal of central figures and pivotal moments of the 1960s.

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   Ranked 1 last week

3. 2 weeks on the list

   KNIFE

   by Salman Rushdie

   Random House

   The Booker Prize-winning author details the attack on him at the Chautauqua Institution in 2022 and the steps he took to heal from it.

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   Ranked 4 last week

4. 3 weeks on the list

   THE WIDE WIDE SEA

   by Hampton Sides

   Doubleday

   The author of “On Desperate Ground” depicts Captain James Cook’s final voyage and the controversies surrounding its legacy.

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   Ranked 6 last week

5. New this week

   SHAKESPEARE: THE MAN WHO PAYS THE RENT

   by Judi Dench with Brendan O'Hea

   St. Martin's

   Through a series of conversations, the award-winning actress describes her work on Shakespearean roles over her long career.

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6. 2 weeks on the list

   LOVE, MOM

   by Nicole Saphier

   Broadside

   Fox News anchors and personalities contribute to a collection of reflections on motherhood.

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   Ranked 3 last week

7. 53 weeks on the list

   THE WAGER

   by David Grann

   Doubleday

   The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

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   Ranked 10 last week

8. 5 weeks on the list

   AGE OF REVOLUTIONS

   by Fareed Zakaria

   Norton

   The CNN host draws out lessons for the present polarized era from the 17th-century Netherlands, the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution.

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   Ranked 12 last week

9. 3 weeks on the list

   SOMEHOW

   by Anne Lamott

   Riverhead

   Meditations and stories about the transformational power of love by the author of “Dusk, Night, Dawn” and “Bird by Bird.”

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   Ranked 5 last week

10. 57 weeks on the list

    OUTLIVE

    by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

    Harmony

    A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

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    Ranked 11 last week

11. 81 weeks on the list

    I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED

    by Jennette McCurdy

    Simon & Schuster

    The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.

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    Ranked 9 last week

12. 4 weeks on the list

    NUCLEAR WAR

    by Annie Jacobsen

    Dutton

    The author of “Operation Paperclip” portrays possible outcomes in the minutes following a nuclear missile launch.

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    Ranked 14 last week

13. New this week

    THE WORK OF ART

    by Adam Moss

    Penguin Press

    The former editor of New York magazine and The New York Times Magazine engages in conversations with creators working in a variety of disciplines.

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14. New this week

    BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS

    by Cheslie Kryst and April Simpkins

    Forefront

    The mother of the former Miss USA picks up her narrative after she died by suicide.

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15. 2 weeks on the list

    READING THE CONSTITUTION

    by Stephen Breyer

    Simon & Schuster

    A former associate justice of the Supreme Court puts forth his philosophy for interpreting the Constitution.

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