NYT - Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction

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#1 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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"From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era--a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter"--

2) COUNTING THE COST

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Duggar, Jill

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#2 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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For the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family that captivated the nation on TLC's hit show 19 Kids and Counting. Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are finally ready to share their story, revealing the secrets, manipulation, and intimidation behind the show that remained hidden from their fans.
Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn't possible for them. As a star on the...

3) Killers of the Flower Moon: the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI

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Grann, David

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#3 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 94 week(s).

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • SOON TO BE A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE
“A shocking whodunit…What...

4) Outlive: the science & art of longevity

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Attia, Peter

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#4 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 2. It has been on the list for 25 week(s).

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Drawing on the latest science and challenging mainstream medicine, a visionary physician and leading longevity expert presents a well-founded strategic and tactical approach to extending lifespan while also improving physical, cognitive, and emotional health.

5) The body keeps the score: brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma

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Van der Kolk, Bessel A

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#5 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 3. It has been on the list for 160 week(s).

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An expert on traumatic stress outlines an approach to healing, explaining how traumatic stress affects brain processes and how to use innovative treatments to reactivate the mind's abilities to trust, engage others, and experience pleasure. --Publisher's description.

6) The Wager: a tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder

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Grann, David

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#6 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 7. It has been on the list for 22 week(s).

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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, a mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's...

7) Scattershot: life, music, Elton, and me

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Taupin, Bernie

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#7 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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8) American Prometheus: the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Bird, Kai

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#11 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 8. It has been on the list for 11 week(s).

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J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war, and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress. In this biography twenty-five years in the making, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin capture Oppenheimer's life and times, from his early career to his central role in the Cold War. --From publisher's description....

9) I'm glad my mom died

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McCurdy, Jennette

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#13 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 10. It has been on the list for 58 week(s).

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"Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, "Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn't tint hers?"...

10) The coming wave: technology, power, and the twenty-first century's greatest dilemma

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Suleyman, Mustafa

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#14 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 4. It has been on the list for 2 week(s).

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"We are approaching a critical threshold in the history of our species. Everything is about to change. Soon you will live surrounded by AIs. They will organize your life, operate your business, and run core government services. You will live in a world of DNA printers and quantum computers, engineered pathogens and autonomous weapons, robot assistants and abundant energy. None of us are prepared. As co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind,...

11) Braiding sweetgrass: indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants

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Kimmerer, Robin Wall

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#15 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 12. It has been on the list for 93 week(s).

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"An inspired weaving of indigenous knowledge, plant science, and personal narrative from a distinguished professor of science and a Native American whose previous book, Gathering Moss, was awarded the John Burroughs Medal for outstanding nature writing. As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders,...