. New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers July 18, 2021 1. (Re)Born in the USA: An Englishman's Love Letter to His Chosen Home by Roger Bennett The soccer commentator describes how he embraced American popular culture while growing up in Liverpool. 2. Nightmare Scenario: inside the Trump Administration's Response to the Pandemic That Changed History by Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta Two Washington Post journalists give an account of the Trump administration's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. 3. Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard  The 10th book in the conservative commentator's Killing series looks at organized crime in the United States during the 20th century. 4. Untamed by Glennon Doyle The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice. 5. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years. 6. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell A look at the key players and outcomes of precision bombing during World War II. 7. 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. 8. What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey An approach to dealing with trauma that shifts an essential question used to investigate it. 9. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green A collection of personal essays that review different facets of the human-centered planet. 10. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner The daughter of a Korean mother and Jewish-American father, and leader of the indie rock project Japanese Breakfast, describes creating her own identity after losing her mother to cancer. 11. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith A staff writer at The Atlantic explores the legacy of slavery and its imprint on centuries of American history. 12. The Premonition by Michael Lewis Stories of skeptics who went against the official response of the Trump administration to the outbreak of Covid-19. The profiles include a local public-health officer and a group of doctors nicknamed the Wolverines. 13. Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm by Robin DiAngelo The ways white progressives may cause daily harm to people of color. 14. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant An examination of the cognitive skills of rethinking and unlearning that could be used to adapt to a rapidly changing world. 15. The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump's America by Adam Serwer A journalist for The Atlantic examines the historic forces that fed the intentions of the Trump administration. © 2021  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 18, 2021 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 3, 2021. Home  | Catalog | Contact Us | Frequently Asked Questions