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New York Times
Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
April 28, 2019
1. Life Will Be the Death of Me...and You, Too!
by
Chelsea Handler
The comedian chronicles going into therapy and becoming an advocate for change.
2. Becoming
by
Michelle Obama
The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband's political ascent.
3. Educated: A Memoir
by
Tara Westover
The daughter of survivalists leaves home for university.
4. The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty
by
Susan Page
A biography of the former first lady Barbara Bush, based on interviews and her private diaries.
5. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
by
Lori Gottlieb
A psychotherapist gains unexpected insights when she becomes another therapist's patient.
6. Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing
by
Robert A. Caro
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer shares insights into his craft.
7. The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great
by
Ben Shapiro
The conservative political commentator reflects upon what he considers most impactful to Western civilization.
8. Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump
by
Rick Reilly
A sportswriter handicaps the current president's character, based on how he plays golf.
9. Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
by
Emily Bazelon
Issues created by mass incarceration and our criminal justice system are explored through the cases of two young people.
10. Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir
by
Ruth Reichl
A memoir by the former restaurant critic of
The New York Times
and editor in chief of
Gourmet
.
11. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
by
John Carreyrou
The rise and fall of the biotech startup Theranos.
12. American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race
by
Douglas Brinkley
The development of NASA and the space race against the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
13. Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of The View
by
Ramin Setoodeh
A behind-the-scenes look at the daytime talk show
The View.
14. Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
by
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
The fight for Reconstruction's promise, the terror ignited by Jim Crow segregation and its modern reverberations.
15. Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America
by
Jared Cohen
The stories of eight men who became president without being elected because their predecessors died in office.
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A version of this list appears in the April 28, 2019 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 13, 2019.
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