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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
September 13, 2020

1. His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
by Jon Meacham

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer creates a portrait of Representative John Lewis, the late civil rights leader and congressman for Georgia's Fifth Congressional District.
2. Live Free or Die: America (And the World) on the Brink
by Sean Hannity

The Fox News host offers his assessment on what is at stake in the 2020 election.
3. 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.
4. Untamed
by Glennon Doyle

The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
5. 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.
6. Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of the Truth
by Brian Stelter

The CNN anchor and chief media correspondent examines the inner workings of Fox News and its relationship with President Trump.
7. How to Be an Antiracist
by Ibram X. Kendi

A primer for creating a more just and equitable society through identifying and opposing racism. 
8. 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.
9. Educated
by Tara Westover

The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
10. Blitz : Trump Will Smash the Left and Win
by David Horowitz

The author of Big Agenda explains why he thinks President Trump will be re-elected.
11. 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?
12. Becoming
by Michelle Obama

The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband's political ascent.
13.Vesper Flights
by Helen Macdonald

A collection of observational essays by the nature writer on themes of captivity, immigration and freedom.
14. 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.
15. Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History
by Kurt Andersen

The author of Fantasyland looks at the economic, cultural and political forces to which he ascribes the undermining and dismantling of the American middle class.
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A version of this list appears in the September 13, 2020 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 29, 2020.
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