New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers March 2, 2025 1. 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. 2. Source Code: My Beginnings by Bill Gates The philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft describes events from his childhood and discovery of computers. 3. The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource by Chris Hayes The MSNBC host considers the ways in which attention capitalism affects politics and society. 4. 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. 7. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity. 9. Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey Our criminal justice system viewed through the struggles of 10 wrongfully convicted people to achieve exoneration. 10. Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten A memoir by the cookbook author and Food Network host known as the Barefoot Contessa. 11. Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks Three years after the sudden death of her partner, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author spent time on a remote island to grieve. 12. Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson The author of The Code Breaker traces Musk's life and summarizes his work on electric vehicles, private space exploration and artificial intelligence. 13. Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering by Malcolm Gladwell Through a series of stories, Gladwell explicates the causes of various kinds of epidemics. 15. Original Sins: The Miseducation of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing A cultural organizer examines the ways in which the American school system might create and enforce racial hierarchies. ©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 This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.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 March 2, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending February 15, 2025. Elgin County Library 450 Sunset Drive St. Thomas, Ontario N5R 5V1 519-631-1460 x 148 https://www.elgincounty.ca/library