New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers June 8, 2025 1. Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson An account of Joe Biden's initial decision to run for re-election in 2024 and its numerous consequences. 2. Uncommon Favor: Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, and the Life Lessons I Learned from All Three by Dawn Staley The three-time Olympic gold medalist and six-time W.N.B.A. All-Star, who is the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team, describes obstacles she encountered on and off the court. 3. Mark Twain by Ron Chernow The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer portrays the life and career of the literary celebrity and political pundit. 4. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt A co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children. 5. Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company by Patrick McGee A journalist depicts the development of Apple's supply chain and its increasingly precarious relationship with China. 6. Who Knew by Barry Diller The businessman charts his career from the mail room at William Morris to the heights of the entertainment industry and beyond. 7. Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind by Nate Bargatze The Grammy Award-nominated comedian shares snippets from his life and career. 8. Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson  A New York Times opinion columnist and a staff writer at The Atlantic evaluate obstacles to American progress. 9. Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane The author of Underland explores flowing waters in Ecuador, India and Canada. 10. Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green The author of The Anthropocene Reviewed chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis. 11. The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 by Rick Atkinson The author of The British Are Coming portrays the middle years of the American Revolution. 12. My Next Breath by Jeremy Renner The Academy Award-nominated actor tells the story of the accident he had with a snowplow and his efforts to recover from it. 13. Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us by Anna Malaika Tubbs The author of The Three Mothers gives an overview of the history of American patriarchy. 14. Matriarch by Tina Knowles with Kevin Carr O'Leary The businesswoman, who is the mother of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Solange Knowles, traces her life's journey. 15. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity. ©2025 All rights reserved by New York Times Syndication Sales Corp. This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.   A version of this list appears in the June 8, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending May 24, 2025. Huntington Beach Public Library Central Library 7111 Talbert Avenue Huntington Beach, California 92648 714.842.4481 www.hbpl.org