New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
August 30, 2020

Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
by Mary L. Trump

The clinical psychologist gives her assessment of events and patterns inside her family and how they shaped President Trump.
 
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
by Isabel Wilkerson

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.
 
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Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Gamily
by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's journey from courtship to their decision to step away from their royal lives.
 How to Be an Antiracist
by Ibram X. Kendi

A primer for creating a more just and equitable society through identifying and opposing racism. 
 
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 Untamed
by Glennon Doyle

The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
 
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The Answer Is...: Reflections on My Life
by Alex Trebek

Who is the Canadian-American game show host whose pronunciation of the word "genre" has been shared widely on social media?
 
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Becoming
by Michelle Obama

The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband's political ascent.
 
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 Educated
by Tara Westover

The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
 
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Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Winner of the 2015 National Book Award for nonfiction. A meditation on race in America as well as a personal story, framed as a letter to the author's teenage son.
 
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The Splendid and The Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
by Erik Larson

An examination of the leadership of the prime minister Winston Churchill.
 
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The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir
by John Bolton

The former national security advisor gives his account of the 17 months he spent working for President Trump.
 
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A version of this list appears in the August 30, 2020 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 15, 2020.