NYT Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for April 28, 2024
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.
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
David Grann
Vintage
9780307742483
0-307-74248-2
The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil. The fledgling F.B.I. intervened, ineffectively.
THINK AGAIN
Adam Grant
Penguin
9781984878120
1-984878-12-3
An examination of the cognitive skills of rethinking and unlearning that could be used to adapt to a rapidly changing world.
THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
Daniel Kahneman
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
9780374533557
0-374-53355-5
When we can and cannot trust our intuitions in making business and personal decisions.
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.
THE BOYS IN THE BOAT
Daniel James Brown
Penguin
9780143125471
0-14-312547-8
The story of the American rowers who pursued gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games; the basis of the film.
MASTERS OF THE AIR
Donald L. Miller
Simon & Schuster
9780743235457
0-7432-3545-2
An account of the American Eighth Air Force in World War II; the basis of the TV series.
POVERTY, BY AMERICA
Matthew Desmond
Crown
9780593239933
0-593-23993-8
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Evicted” examines the ways in which affluent Americans keep poor people poor.
CINEMA SPECULATION
Quentin Tarantino
Harper Perennial
9780063112575
0-06-311257-4
The filmmaker shares his love of cinema with special attention given to key American films of the 1970s.
EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE
Dolly Alderton
Harper Perennial
9780062968791
0-06-296879-3
The British journalist shares stories and observations; the basis of the TV series.
ALL ABOUT LOVE
bell hooks
Morrow
9780060959470
0-06-095947-9
The late feminist icon explores the causes of a polarized society and the meaning of love.
CRYING IN H MART
Michelle Zauner
Vintage
9781984898951
1-984898-95-7
The daughter of a Korean mother and Jewish American father, and leader of the indie rock project Japanese Breakfast, describes creating her own identity after losing her mother to cancer.
THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR ON PALESTINE
Rashid Khalidi
Metropolitan
9781250787651
1-250-78765-3
An account of the history of settler colonialism and resistance, based on untapped archival materials and reports.
THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls
Scribner
9780743247542
0-7432-4754-X
The author recalls how she and her siblings were constantly moved from one bleak place to another.
THE STORYTELLER
Dave Grohl
Dey Street
9780063076105
0-06-307610-1
A memoir by the musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana.