There are 185 books in the New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers 2017 list. Here are the 30 books ranked from 121 to 150.
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121. Note To Self
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by: Connor Franta Release date: Apr 18, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The internet personality discloses his struggles with depression and other issues in short essays and diarylike entries.
122. You Don’t Look Your Age … And Other Fairy Tales
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by: Sheila Nevins Release date: May 02, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A TV producer’s miscellaney about women and work, family and aging.
123. Jackie’s Girl
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by: Kathy McKeon Release date: May 09, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Recollections from Jackie Kennedy’s longtime assistant.
124. Teammate
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by: David Ross , Don Yaeger Release date: May 09, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A life in baseball, by the (now retired) Chicago Cubs catcher.
125. Rising Star
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by: David J Garrow Release date: May 09, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A critical biography of Barack Obama, particularly focusing on his formative years.
126. Papi
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by: David Ortiz , Michael Holley Release date: May 16, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Looking back on 14 years with the Red Sox.
127. Do I Make Myself Clear?
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by: Harold Evans Release date: Jan 10, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Advice on writing well from a noted editor.
128. Coach Wooden And Me
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by: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Release date: Jun 06, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A life-changing 50-year friendship that began during Abdul-Jabbar’s student days at U.C.L.A.
129. Dark Money
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by: Jane Mayer Release date: Jan 19, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
An account of how the Koch brothers and other super-wealthy donors deployed their money to change American politics.
130. Churchill And Orwell
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by: Thomas E Ricks Release date: Jan 01, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A dual biography of two independent thinkers.
131. The New Jim Crow
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by: Michelle Alex, er Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A law professor on the “war on drugs” and its role in the disproportionate incarceration of Black men.
132. Written Out Of History
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by: Mike Lee Release date: Jan 01, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Early Americans who warned against a central government, by the Republican senator from Utah.
133. We Are Never Meeting In Real Life
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by: Samantha Ir Release date: Jan 01, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A blogger’s second book of essays.
134. If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look On My Face?
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by: Alan Alda Release date: Jan 01, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The actor’s efforts to help people learn to communicate more effectively.
135. The Bright Hour
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by: Nina Riggs Release date: Jun 06, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
An account of a woman’s struggle with metastatic breast cancer.
136. No Is Not Enough
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by: Naomi Klein Release date: Jun 13, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Klein describes Trump’s “corporate coup” and offers suggestions for how to oppose him.
137. Everybody Lies
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by: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz Release date: May 09, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
What big data — the information now available online — reveals about people’s attitudes and behavior.
138. Everything All At Once
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by: Bill Nye Release date: Jul 11, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Part memoir, part celebration of science and problem-solving.
139. Conscience Of A Conservative
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by: Jeff Flake Release date: Aug 01, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The Arizona senator defends traditional conservative values, says the movement has lost its way and calls for a return to principle.
140. What Made Maddy Run
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by: Kate Fagan Release date: Aug 01, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The story behind the suicide of Madison Holleran, a student athlete at the University of Pennsylvania.
141. Diana
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by: Andrew Morton Release date: Dec 01, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A biography of the Princess of Wales, who died at the age of 36 in 1997. Originally published in 1992.
142. Hail To The Chin
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by: Bruce Campbell , Craig Sanborn Release date: Aug 15, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The self-described B-movie actor evaluates his quality of life, moves to Oregon and enjoys further adventures.
143. Helga’s Diary
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by: Helga Weiss Release date: Apr 22, 2013 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The daily accounts by a Jewish schoolgirl from Prague, who survived the concentration camps in Terezín and Auschwitz.
144. Life 3.0
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by: Max Tegmark Release date: Jan 01, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
An M.I.T. professor delves into the conveniences and problems generated by artificial intelligence.
145. Evicted
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by: Matthew Desmond Release date: Jan 01, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
How poor people repeatedly lose their homes while landlords profit.
146. It Takes Two
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by: Jonathan Scott , Drew Scott Release date: Sep 05, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The identical twins and reality TV stars trace their ascent from their upbringing in Vancouver, B.C., through personal setbacks to building careers together.
147. Unstoppable
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by: Maria Sharapova , Rich Cohen Release date: Sep 12, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A memoir by the Russian-American Grand Slam tennis champion and Olympic medalist.
148. The Templars
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by: Dan Jones Release date: Sep 19, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A narrative history of a religious order formed after the First Crusade.
149. The Vietnam War
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by: Geoffrey C Ward Release date: Jan 01, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A companion to the PBS series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that looks at the events and the legacy of the war.
150. Hit Refresh
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by: Satya Nadella , Greg Shaw , Jill Tracie Nichols Release date: Nov 15, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Microsoft’s chief executive discusses changes at the company, advancements in technology and the importance of empathy.
Last updated on December 18, 2021
