Using the Library | Catalog/Account | eContent |  Research | Services | Events | About Us New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers July 1, 2018 1. Calypso by David Sedaris A collection of comedic stories on mortality, middle age and a beach house dubbed the Sea Section. 2. 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. 3. Trump's America: The Truth About Our Nation's Great Comeback by Newt Gingrich The former speaker of the House's views on the achievements of and obstacles facing the current administration. 4. The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton and Lara Love Hardin A wrongfully imprisoned man on death row becomes a beacon to his fellow inmates. 5. The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights and Other Appreciations by John McCain and Mark Salter A memoir by the Republican senator from Arizona. 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. Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency by Dan Abrams and David Fisher The 1859 courtroom battle in which Abraham Lincoln defended the murderer of his protégé. 8. Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire by Bret Baier  and Catherine Whitney The Fox News anchor describes Ronald Reagan's 1988 visit to the Soviet capital. 9. The World As It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House by Ben Rhodes A memoir by the former speechwriter and deputy national security advisor to President Obama. 10. A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership by James Comey The former F.B.I. director recounts cases and personal events that shaped his outlook on justice. 11. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Ronnlund A look at our biases and how the world is in a better state than we might think. 12. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe. 13. What Truth Sounds Like: RFK, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America by Michael Eric Dyson The outcomes from a meeting between James Baldwin and other prominent artists, and Robert F. Kennedy. 14. Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston A previously unpublished, first-person account of a man who was enslaved 50 years after the slave trade was banned. 15. Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover The daughter of survivalists leaves home for university. © 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 July 1, 2018 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 16, 2018. Subscribe to other newsletters | View newsletter archives | Readers' Club on library website