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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
July 5, 2020

1. How to Be an Antiracist

by
Ibram X. Kendi


A primer for creating a more just and equitable society through identifying and opposing racism. 
2. Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World

by
Chris Wallace with Mitch Weiss


The Fox News Sunday anchor gives an account of the key people involved in and events leading up to America's attack on Hiroshima in 1945.
3. Untamed

by
Glennon Doyle


The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
4. I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness

by
Austin Channing Brown


A black woman who was given a white man's name by her parents shares her journey to finding her own worth and what stands in the way of racial justice.
5. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

by
Erik Larson


An examination of the leadership of the prime minister Winston Churchill.
6. Becoming

by
Michelle Obama


The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband's political ascent.
7. Between the World and Me

by
Ta-Nehisi Coates


Winner of the 2015 National Book Award for nonfiction. A meditation on race in America as well as a personal story, framed as a letter to the author's teenage son.
8. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor

by
Layla F. Saad


Ways to understand and possibly counteract white privilege.
9. Educated

by
Tara Westover


The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
10. The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump

by
Mary Jordan


Based on interviews with over 100 people, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter gives an account of the life of Melania Trump.
11. The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

by
Kobe Bryant


Various skills and techniques used on the court by the late Los Angeles Lakers player.
12. United States of Socialism: Who's Behind It. Why It's Evil. How to Stop It.

by
Dinesh D'Souza


The conservative commentator makes his case that identity politics are woven into what he considers socialism in America.

13. The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency

by
John Dickerson


The CBS News correspondent looks at the work done by previous presidents and how we examine candidates running for the office. 
14. Hood Feminism: Notes From the Women That a Movement Forgot

by
Mikki Kendall


A critique of how today's mainstream feminism overlooks basic needs such as access to food, education, living wages and medical care.
15. Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage

by
Dan Crenshaw


The Texas congressman and former Navy SEAL prescribes ways to overcome adversity.
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A version of this list appears in the July 5, 2020 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 20, 2020.
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