New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers August 25, 2024 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law by Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitze An associate justice of the United States Supreme Court questions the amount and complexity of laws in America. 4. Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed by Maureen Callahan The author of American Predator puts forward a history of the Kennedy family that describes the abuse of women in its orbit. 5. 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. 6. All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way by Fred Trump The nephew of Donald Trump explains how he came to terms with his family's complex legacy and worked to protect his wife and children. 7. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity. 8. Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World by Anne Applebaum The Pulitzer-prize winning author elucidates the structures and technologies that bolster autocracies in the 21st century. 9. The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss A professor of history at James Madison University depicts the role bookstores have played in American cultural life. 10. Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen The author of Operation Paperclip portrays possible outcomes in the minutes following a nuclear missile launch. 11. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance A Yale Law School graduate and 2024 Republican vice presidential nominee looks at the struggles of the white working class through the story of his own childhood. 12. Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest by Fawn Weaver A portrayal of the bond between Jack Daniel and the African American distiller Nearest Green. 13. Just Add Water: My Swimming Life by Katie Ledecky A memoir by the seven-time Olympic gold medalist and 21-time world champion swimmer. 14. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events. 15. Catherine, the Princess of Wales: A Biography of the Future Queen by Robert Jobson A biography of Kate Middleton by the royal editor of the London Evening Standard. ©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 August 25, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 10, 2024. Home  | Catalog | Contact Us | Frequently Asked Questions