NYT Hardcover 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.
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 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.
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.
I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED
Jennette McCurdy
Simon & Schuster
9781982185824
1-982185-82-1
The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.
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.
OF TIME AND TURTLES
Sy Montgomery.
Mariner
9780358458180
0-358-45818-8
The author of "The Soul of an Octopus" presents observations on turtles and reflects on aspects of time and healing.
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Lindsey Nyx Walker
National Geographic
9781426223303
1-4262-2330-7
Science and pop culture intertwine in this exploration of the cosmos, which includes parallel worlds and time travel.
LESLIE F*CKING JONES
Leslie Jones
Grand Central
9781538706497
1-5387-0649-0
A memoir by the comedian who received Emmy and N.A.A.C.P. Award nominations for her work on “Saturday Night Live.”