New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers July 13, 2025 1. Behind the Badge: Answering the Call to Serve on America's Homefront by Johnny Joey Jones The Fox News military analyst extols the first responders among his friends and family. 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. Mark Twain by Ron Chernow The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer portrays the life and career of the literary celebrity and political pundit. 4. Not My Type: One Woman Vs. a President by E. Jean Carroll The journalist shares moments from her life and the two trials in which she accused President Trump of sexual assault and defamation. 5.  Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson  A New York Times opinion columnist and a staff writer at The Atlantic evaluate obstacles to American progress. 6. Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green The author of The Anthropocene Reviewed chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis. 7. Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson An account of Joe Biden's initial decision to run for re-election in 2024 and its numerous consequences. 8. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity. 9. Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind by Nate Bargatze The Grammy Award-nominated comedian shares snippets from his life and career. 10. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer The author of Braiding Sweetgrass illuminates how the gift economy in the natural world works and draws lessons for our economy; with illustrations by John Burgoyne. 11. Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans. 12. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.  13. This Dog Will Change Your Life by Elias Weiss Friedman with Ben Greenman The photographer known as the Dogist contends that dog ownership can improve your life. 14. Patriot by Alexei Navalny A posthumously published memoir by the late Russian political opposition leader and political prisoner who began writing this after his near-fatal poisoning in 2020.   15. The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 by Rick Atkinson The author of The British Are Coming portrays the middle years of the American Revolution. ©2025 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 July 13, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 28, 2025. National Library and Information Systems Authority 23 Abercromby Street Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago 100509 8686244466 https://www.nalis.gov.tt/