New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers May 5, 2024 1. 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. 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. Love, Mom: Inspiring Stories Celebrating Motherhood by Nicole Saphier Fox News anchors and personalities contribute to a collection of reflections on motherhood. 4. Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie The Booker Prize-winning author details the attack on him at the Chautauqua Institution in 2022 and the steps he took to heal from it. 5. Somehow: Thoughts on Love by Anne Lamott Meditations and stories about the transformational power of love by the author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Bird by Bird. 6. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides The author of On Desperate Ground depicts Captain James Cook's final voyage and the controversies surrounding its legacy. 7. Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End by Alua Arthur A death doula portrays some moments experienced by herself and some of her clients as they faced the end of their lives. 8. My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-Wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me by Caleb Carr Carr describes the 17-year relationship he had with a Siberian Forest cat named Masha. 9. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother. 10. 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. 11. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity. 12. Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present by Fareed Zakaria The CNN host draws out lessons for the present polarized era from the 17th-century Netherlands, the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. 13. There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib The MacArthur Foundation fellow and author of Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest reflects on life and success through the lens of basketball. 14. Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen The author of Operation Paperclip portrays possible outcomes in the minutes following a nuclear missle launch. 15. New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West by David E. Sanger with Mary K. Brooks An examination of current struggles America faces with Russia and China. ©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 May 5, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 20, 2024. Home  | Catalog | Contact Us | Frequently Asked Questions