NYT Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction
Bestseller List for October 8, 2023
THE DEMOCRAT PARTY HATES AMERICA
Mark R. Levin
Threshold Editions
9781501183157
1-5011-8315-X
The Fox News host and author of “American Marxism” argues for the defeat of the Democratic Party.
ELON MUSK
Walter Isaacson
Simon & Schuster
9781982181284
1-982181-28-1
The author of “The Code Breaker” traces Musk’s life and summarizes his work on electric vehicles, private space exploration and artificial intelligence.
ASTOR
Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe
Harper
9780062964700
0-06-296470-4
The authors of “Vanderbilt” chronicle the Astor family’s place in American society from 1793 through 2009.
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
David Grann
Doubleday
9780307742483
0-307-74248-2
The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil.
COUNTING THE COST
Jill Duggar with Derick Dillard and Craig Borlase
Gallery
9781668024447
1-66802-444-6
A behind-the-scenes account of the reality TV series “19 Kids and Counting” and a portrayal of life inside the Duggar family.
OUTLIVE
Peter Attia with Bill Gifford
Harmony
9780593236598
0-593-23659-9
A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
SOCIAL JUSTICE FALLACIES
Thomas Sowell
Basic
9781541603929
1-5416-0392-3
A senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, gives his take on social justice and its advocates.
BLACK AF HISTORY
Michael Harriot
Dey Street
9780358439165
0-358-43916-7
A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.
THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE
Bessel van der Kolk
Penguin
9780143127741
0-14-312774-8
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
THE WAGER
David Grann
Doubleday
9780385534260
0-385-53426-4
The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.
THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF RUDOLF DIESEL
Douglas Brunt
Atria
9781982169909
1-982169-90-7
An account of the disappearance in September 1913 of the man who invented the internal combustion engine.
AMERICAN PROMETHEUS
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Vintage
9780375726262
0-375-72626-8
A biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2006 and an inspiration for the film “Oppenheimer.”
DOPPELGANGER
Naomi Klein
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
9780374610326
0-374-61032-0
The author of “On Fire” and “No Is Not Enough” explores the mirror-worlds of online paranoia and conspiracy theories in a divided culture.
WHY WE LOVE BASEBALL
Joe Posnanski
Dutton
9780593472675
0-593-47267-5
The author of “The Baseball 100” brings to life 50 moments in baseball’s history.
BRAIDING SWEETGRASS
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Milkweed Editions
9781571313560
1-57131-356-7
A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.