NYT - Hardcover Nonfiction

1) The small and the mighty: twelve unsung Americans who changed the course of history, from the founding to the civil rights movement

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McMahon, Sharon

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#1 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-10-13. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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"From America's favorite government teacher, a heartfelt, inspiring portrait of twelve ordinary Americans whose courage formed the character of our country"--

2) Confronting the presidents: no spin assessments from Washington to Biden

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O'Reilly, Bill

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#3 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-10-13. Last week it was ranked 2. It has been on the list for 3 week(s).

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"Every American president, from Washington to Biden: Their lives, policies, foibles, and legacies, assessed with clear-eyed authority and wit. Authors of the acclaimed Killing books, the #1 bestselling narrative history series in the world, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard begin a new direction with Confronting the Presidents. From Washington to Jefferson, Lincoln to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Kennedy to Nixon, Reagan to Obama and Biden, the 45 United...

3) The anxious generation: how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness

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Haidt, Jonathan

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#4 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-10-13. Last week it was ranked 4. It has been on the list for 27 week(s).

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After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s, with rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rising sharply. The author lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time, and then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults....

4) Something lost, something gained: reflections on life, love, and liberty

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Clinton, Hillary Rodham

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#6 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-10-13. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 2 week(s).

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A former senator and presidential candidate offers her candid views on life and love, politics, liberty, democracy, the threats we face and the future within our reach.

5) The barn: the secret history of a murder in Mississippi

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Thompson, Wright

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#7 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-10-13. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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"A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till that lays bare how forces from around the world converged on the Mississippi Delta in the long lead-up to the crime, and how the truth was erased for so long"--

6) Lovely one: a memoir

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Jackson, Ketanji Brown

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#9 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-10-13. Last week it was ranked 9. It has been on the list for 4 week(s).

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"With this unflinching account, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invites readers into her life and world, tracing her family's ascent from segregation to her confirmation on America's highest court within the span of one generation. Named 'Ketanji Onyika,' meaning 'Lovely One,' based on a suggestion from her aunt, a Peace Corps worker stationed in West Africa, Justice Jackson learned from her educator parents to take pride in her heritage since birth....

7) Outlive: the science & art of longevity

Author

Attia, Peter

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#13 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-10-13. It has been on the list for 78 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.

8) The Demon of Unrest: a Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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Larson, Erik

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#14 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-10-13. It has been on the list for 21 week(s).

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War in this “riveting reexamination of a nation in tumult” (Los Angeles Times).

“A feast of historical insight and narrative verve . . . This is Erik Larson at his best, enlivening even a thrice-told tale...