New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers September 29, 2024 1. Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard The conservative commentator evaluates the legacies of American presidents. 2. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari The author of Sapiens delves into how societies and political systems have used information and gives a warning about artificial intelligence. 3. 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. 4. Lovely One by Ketanji Brown Jackson The first Black woman ever confirmed to the Supreme Court traces her family's history and her personal ascent. 5. Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir by Mary L. Trump The author of Too Much and Never Enough and The Reckoning portrays the dynamics within her family. 6. The Art of Power: My Story As America's First Woman Speaker of the House by Nancy Pelosi The representative from California chronicles her journey in politics, including her time as the first woman to serve as speaker of the House. 7. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson The author of The Splendid and the Vile portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War. 8. The Highest Calling: Conversations on the American Presidency by David M. Rubenstein Conversations with journalists, historians and former presidents on the American presidency. 9. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity. 10. Reagan: His Life and Legend by Max Boot A biography of the 40th president of the United States. 11. I Used to Like You Until... : (How Binary Thinking Divides Us) by Kat Timpf The co-host of Gutfeld! and Fox News analyst shares her opinions on binary thinking. 12. Upworthy: Good People by Gabriel Reilich and Lucia Knell A collection of stories highlighting human kindness from the social media platform Upworthy. 13. Armed With Good Intentions by Wallace "Wallo267" Peeples with Raquel De Jesus The entrepreneur and podcast host describes his time in the prison system and journey to success. 14. Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs by Luis Elizondo The former head of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program shares insights on unidentified anomalous phenomena. 15. America's Deadliest Election: The Cautionary Tale of the Most Violent Election in American History by Dana Bash with David Fisher The CNN chief political correspondent considers the election of 1872 and draws parallels to today's politics. ©2024 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 September 29, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 14, 2024. Home  | Catalog | Contact Us | Frequently Asked Questions