NYT Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 4, 2024
THE ANXIOUS GENERATION
Jonathan Haidt
Penguin Press
9780593655030
0-593-65503-6
A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.
THE DEMON OF UNREST
Erik Larson
Crown
9780385348744
0-385-34874-6
The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.
JFK JR.
RoseMarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil
Gallery
9781668018514
1-66801-851-9
Twenty-five years after his death, an oral biography of John F. Kennedy Jr.
ASK NOT
Maureen Callahan
Little, Brown
9780316276177
0-316-27617-0
The author of “American Predator” puts forward a history of the Kennedy family that describes the abuse of women in its orbit.
ON CALL
Anthony S. Fauci
Viking
9780593657478
0-593-65747-0
The physician-scientist and immunologist chronicles his six decades of public service, including his work during the AIDS crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic.
THE WAR ON WARRIORS
Pete Hegseth
Broadside
9780063389427
0-06-338942-8
The "Fox & Friends Weekend" host shares his experiences serving in the Army and his views on the current state of the American military.
OUTLIVE
Peter Attia with Bill Gifford
Harmony
9780593236598
0-593-23659-9
A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
NUCLEAR WAR
Annie Jacobsen
Dutton
9780593476093
0-593-47609-3
The author of “Operation Paperclip” portrays possible outcomes in the minutes following a nuclear missile launch.
AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Simon & Schuster
9781982108663
1-982108-66-5
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.
TIGER, TIGER
James Patterson
Little, Brown
9780316438605
0-316-43860-X
The ups and downs in the life and career of the golf champion Tiger Woods.
A WALK IN THE PARK
Kevin Fedarko
Scribner
9781501183058
1-5011-8305-2
The author of “The Emerald Mile” goes with a friend on a journey to hike the Grand Canyon from end to end.
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.
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.
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.
WHAT THIS COMEDIAN SAID WILL SHOCK YOU
Bill Maher
Simon & Schuster
9781668051351
1-66805-135-4
The host of “Real Time With Bill Maher” gives his take on a variety of subjects in American culture and politics.