New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers August 18, 2024 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity. 7. True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between by Gretchen Whitmer with Lisa Dickey The governor of Michigan recounts defining moments from her life and time in office. 8. On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service by Anthony Fauci The physician-scientist and immunologist chronicles his six decades of public service, including his work during the AIDS crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic. 9. The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free by Pete Hegseth The Fox & Friends Weekend host shares his experiences serving in the Army and his views on the current state of the American military. 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. 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. 12. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin A trove of items collected by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian's late husband inspired an appraisal of central figures and pivotal moments of the 1960s. 13. 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. 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. JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography by RoseMarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil Twenty-five years after his death, an oral biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. ©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 18, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 3, 2024. Home  | Catalog | Contact Us | Frequently Asked Questions