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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
August 15, 2021

1. American Marxism
by Mark R. Levin

The Fox News host gives his take on the Green New Deal, critical race theory and social activism.
2. I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year
by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker

The Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters examine Trump's final year in office, with a focus on the key players around him.
3. The Authoritarian Moment: How the Left Weaponized America's Institutions Against Dissent
by Ben Shapiro

The conservative commentator describes what he perceives as threats to American business, education and politics.
4. How I Saved the World
by Jesse Watters

The Fox News host recounts his career and prescribes ways to defend against what he considers left-wing radicalism.
5. Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost
by Michael C. Bender

A senior White House reporter for The Wall Street Journal looks at Trump's 2020 campaign and final year in office.
6. Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency
by Michael Wolff

The author of Fire and Fury and Siege portrays events during the final days of Trump's presidency.
7. 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.
8. Greenlights
by Matthew McConaughey

The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.
9. Untamed
by Glennon Doyle

The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
10. This Is Your Mind on Plants
by Michael Pollan

A look at arbitrary beliefs surrounding opium, caffeine and mescaline, which are derived from plants.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
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A version of this list appears in the August 15, 2021 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 31, 2021.
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