LibraryAware July 2, 2017

New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers

July 2, 2017

1. Understanding Trump
by Newt Gingrich

The former House speaker explains the president's philosophy and political agenda.

2. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
by Al Franken

A memoir by the Democratic senator from Minnesota and former Saturday Night Live performer.

3. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
by Neil deGrasse Tyson

A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe.

4. I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
by Kevin Hart with Neil Strauss

The comedian's personal and professional life.

5. Theft By Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
by David Sedaris

Excerpts from the writer's diaries, 1977-2002.

6. Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War
by David Fisher

Stories of the Civil War; a companion to the Fox historical docudrama.

7. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
by J.D. Vance

A Yale Law School graduate looks at the struggles of America's white working class through his own childhood.

8. Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
by Roxane Gay

The fiction writer and essayist's memoir about life as a "woman of size."

9. Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy
by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant

Sandberg's experience after her husband's sudden death and Grant's psychological research combine to provide insight on facing adversity and building resilience.

10. Huê 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam
by Mark Bowden

An account of the battle that changed the American approach to Vetnam.

11. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
by David Grann

The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil. The fledgling F.B.I. intervened, ineffectively.

12. The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For
by David McCullough

A collection of speeches by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, focused on American values.

13. Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom
by Thomas E. Ricks

A dual biography of two independent thinkers.

14. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir
by Sherman Alexie

The Indian writer's memoir of his complicated relationship with his mother.

15. Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens
by Eddie Izzard with Laura Zigman

A memoir by the cross-dressing British comedian.

A version of this list appears in the July 2, 2017 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 17, 2017.