. New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers August 1, 2021 1. American Marxism by Mark R. Levin The Fox News host gives his take on the Green New Deal, critical race theory and social activism. 2. Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency by Michael Wolff The author of Fire and Fury and Siege portrays events during the final days of Trump's presidency. 3. How I Saved the World by Jesse Watters The Fox News host recounts his career and prescribes ways to defend against what he considers left-wing radicalism. 4.Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost by Michael C. Bender A senior White House reporter for The Wall Street Journal looks at Trump's 2020 campaign and final year in office. 5. This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan A look at arbitrary beliefs surrounding opium, caffeine and mescaline, which are derived from plants. 6. Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard  The 10th book in the conservative commentator's Killing series looks at organized crime in the United States during the 20th century. 7. What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey An approach to dealing with trauma that shifts an essential question used to investigate it. 8. Untamed by Glennon Doyle The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice. 9. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years. 10. 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. 11. Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood by Danny Trejo with Donal Logue The screen actor describes how his past, which includes heroin addition and prison time, has informed some of his roles. 12. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell A look at the key players and outcomes of precision bombing during World War II. 13. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner The daughter of a Korean mother and Jewish-American father, and leader of the indie rock project Japanese Breakfast, describes creating her own identity after losing her mother to cancer. 14. An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang Two investigative journalists for The New Your Times look at Facebook's fall from grace. 15. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant An examination of the cognitive skills of rethinking and unlearning that could be used to adapt to a rapidly changing world. © 2021  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 August 1, 2021 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 17, 2021. Home  | Catalog | Contact Us | Frequently Asked Questions