New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers 2020

There are 24 books listed as #1 best seller in New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers 2020. Untamed written by Glennon Doyle is listed as the #1 best seller for 9 weeks.

There are 180 books in the New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers 2020 list. Untamed written by Glennon Doyle is in this list for 40 weeks.

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#1 New York Times Best Sellers 2020

1. Untamed

Weeks listed as #1: 9

by: Glennon Doyle
Release date: Mar 10, 2020
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The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.

2. The Splendid And The Vile

Weeks listed as #1: 5

by: Erik Larson
Release date: Jan 01, 2020
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An examination of the leadership of the prime minister Winston Churchill.

3. A Promised Land

Weeks listed as #1: 4

by: Barack Obama
Release date: Nov 17, 2020
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In the first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama offers personal reflections on his formative years and pivotal moments through his first term.

4. Educated

Weeks listed as #1: 4

by: Tara Westover
Release date: Jan 01, 2018
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The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.

5. The Room Where It Happened

Weeks listed as #1: 3

by: John Bolton
Release date: Mar 17, 2020
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The former national security advisor gives his account of the 17 months he spent working for President Trump.

6. Too Much And Never Enough

Weeks listed as #1: 3

by: Mary L Trump
Release date: Jul 14, 2020
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The clinical psychologist gives her assessment of events and patterns inside her family and how they shaped President Trump.

7. Live Free Or Die

Weeks listed as #1: 2

by: Sean Hannity
Release date: Aug 04, 2020
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The Fox News host offers his assessment on what is at stake in the 2020 election.

8. White Fragility

Weeks listed as #1: 2

by: Robin DiAngelo
Release date: Jun 26, 2018
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Historical and cultural analyses on what causes defensive moves by white people and how this inhibits cross-racial dialogue.

9. Rage

Weeks listed as #1: 2

by: Bob Woodward
Release date: Sep 15, 2020
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Based on 17 on-the-record interviews with President Trump and other reporting, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist details the president’s perspective on multiple crises.

10. Humans

Weeks listed as #1: 2

by: Br on Stanton
Release date: Oct 06, 2020
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Photos and stories of people from over 40 countries collected by the creator of “Humans of New York.”

11. Greenlights

Weeks listed as #1: 2

by: Matthew McConaughey
Release date: Oct 20, 2020
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The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.

12. Open Book

Weeks listed as #1: 2

by: Jessica Simpson Kevin Carr O’Leary
Release date: Nov 05, 2019
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The singer, actress and fashion designer discloses times of success, trauma and addiction.

13. The Mamba Mentality

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Kobe Bryant
Release date: Oct 23, 2018
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The former Los Angeles Lakers player describes various skills and techniques he used on the court.

14. Caste

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Isabel Wilkerson
Release date: Aug 04, 2020
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.

15. Just Mercy

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Bryan Stevenson
Release date: Oct 21, 2014
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A civil rights lawyer and MacArthur grant recipient’s memoir of his decades of work to free innocent people condemned to death.

16. His Truth Is Marching On

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Jon Meacham
Release date: Aug 25, 2020
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer creates a portrait of Representative John Lewis, the late civil rights leader and congressman for Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District.

17. Melania And Me

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Stephanie Winston Wolkoff
Release date: Sep 01, 2020
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The former director of special events at Vogue describes parting ways with the First Lady after being made the scapegoat for inauguration finance irregularities.

18. Disloyal

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Michael Cohen
Release date: Sep 08, 2020
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An account of President Trump’s business empire, political campaign and presidential administration by his former personal attorney.

19. The Meaning Of Mariah Carey

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Mariah Carey Michaela Angela Davis
Release date: Sep 29, 2020
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The career highlights, public life and private struggles of the singer and songwriter.

20. Clanlands

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Sam Heughan Graham McTavish
Release date: Nov 03, 2020
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The stars of “Outlander” use various means of travel to explore Scotland.

21. How To Be An Antiracist

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Ibram X. Kendi
Release date: Aug 13, 2019
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A primer for creating a more just and equitable society through identifying and opposing racism.

22. A Very Stable Genius

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Philip Rucker Carol Leonnig
Release date: Jan 21, 2020
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists use firsthand accounts to chart patterns of behavior within the Trump administration.

23. Profiles In Corruption

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Peter Schweizer
Release date: Jan 20, 2020
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The author of “Clinton Cash” gives his evaluations of members of the Democratic Party.

24. Hidden Valley Road

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Robert Kolker
Release date: Apr 07, 2020
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From 1945 to 1965, a family in Colorado had 12 children, six of whom went on to develop schizophrenia.

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