Using the Library | Catalog/Account | eContent |  Research | Services | Events | About Us New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers August 5, 2018 1. Liars, Leakers and Liberals by Jeanine Pirro The legal analyst and Fox News host argues in favor of President Trump. 2. Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover The daughter of survivalists leaves home for university. 3. Calypso by David Sedaris A collection of comedic stories on mortality, middle age and a beach house dubbed the Sea Section. 4. The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels by Jon Meacham The present political climate is contextualized through the lens of difficult moments in American history. 5. Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man by Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic A newly researched look into the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the story of the survivors and the fight to exonerate the court-martialed skipper. 6. How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan A personal account of how psychedelics might help the mentally ill and people dealing with everyday challenges. 7. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe. 8. The Plot to Destroy Democracy : How Putin and His Spies are Undermining America and Dismantling the West by Malcolm Nance The former U.S. intelligence officer describes the tools and techniques used by Vladimir Putin to affect the 2016 election. 9. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou The rise and fall of the biotech startup Theranos. 10. The Death of Truth by Michiko Kakutani The former New York Times chief book critic examines the cultural forces that have chipped away at reason and common values. 11. From the Corner of the Oval: A Memoir by Beck Dorey-Stein A memoir by a woman who went from working many part-time jobs to becoming one of President Obama's stenographers. 12. Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward The former secretary of state examines the legacy of fascism in the 20th century and its potential revival. 13. From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia by Michael McFaul The former U.S. Ambassador to Russia details how the Kremlin sought to discredit him after Putin's rise to power. 14. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Ana Rosling Ronnlund A look at our biases and how the world is in a better state than we might think. 15. I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara A search for the "Golden State Killer." © 2018 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 5, 2018 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 21, 2018. Subscribe to other newsletters | View newsletter archives | Readers' Club on library website