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Best Sellers

Hardcover Nonfiction

August 2021

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Week of August 1, 2021

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AMERICAN MARXISM
Mark R. Levin
Cover of AMERICAN MARXISM
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AMERICAN MARXISM

LANDSLIDE
Michael Wolff
Cover of LANDSLIDE
2

LANDSLIDE

HOW I SAVED THE WORLD
Jesse Watters
Cover of HOW I SAVED THE WORLD
3

HOW I SAVED THE WORLD

FRANKLY, WE DID WIN THIS ELECTION
Michael C. Bender
Cover of FRANKLY, WE DID WIN THIS ELECTION
4

FRANKLY, WE DID WIN THIS ELECTION

THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS
Michael Pollan
Cover of THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS
5

THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS

KILLING THE MOB
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING THE MOB
6

KILLING THE MOB

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
Cover of WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
7

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

UNTAMED
Glennon Doyle
Cover of UNTAMED
8

UNTAMED

GREENLIGHTS
Matthew McConaughey
Cover of GREENLIGHTS
9

GREENLIGHTS

CASTE
Isabel Wilkerson
Cover of CASTE
10

CASTE

TREJO
Danny Trejo with Donal Logue
Cover of TREJO
11

TREJO

THE BOMBER MAFIA
Malcolm Gladwell
Cover of THE BOMBER MAFIA
12

THE BOMBER MAFIA

CRYING IN H MART
Michelle Zauner
Cover of CRYING IN H MART
13

CRYING IN H MART

AN UGLY TRUTH
Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang
Cover of AN UGLY TRUTH
14

AN UGLY TRUTH

THINK AGAIN
Adam Grant
Cover of THINK AGAIN
15

THINK AGAIN

Week of August 8, 2021

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AMERICAN MARXISM
Mark R. Levin
Cover of AMERICAN MARXISM
1

AMERICAN MARXISM

I ALONE CAN FIX IT
Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker
Cover of I ALONE CAN FIX IT
2

I ALONE CAN FIX IT

LANDSLIDE
Michael Wolff
Cover of LANDSLIDE
3

LANDSLIDE

HOW I SAVED THE WORLD
Jesse Watters
Cover of HOW I SAVED THE WORLD
4

HOW I SAVED THE WORLD

THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS
Michael Pollan
Cover of THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS
5

THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS

GREENLIGHTS
Matthew McConaughey
Cover of GREENLIGHTS
6

GREENLIGHTS

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
Cover of WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
7

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

UNTAMED
Glennon Doyle
Cover of UNTAMED
8

UNTAMED

CASTE
Isabel Wilkerson
Cover of CASTE
9

CASTE

KILLING THE MOB
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING THE MOB
10

KILLING THE MOB

FRANKLY, WE DID WIN THIS ELECTION
Michael C. Bender
Cover of FRANKLY, WE DID WIN THIS ELECTION
11

FRANKLY, WE DID WIN THIS ELECTION

CRYING IN H MART
Michelle Zauner
Cover of CRYING IN H MART
12

CRYING IN H MART

THE BOMBER MAFIA
Malcolm Gladwell
Cover of THE BOMBER MAFIA
13

THE BOMBER MAFIA

THINK AGAIN
Adam Grant
Cover of THINK AGAIN
14

THINK AGAIN

THE ANTHROPOCENE REVIEWED
John Green
Cover of THE ANTHROPOCENE REVIEWED
15

THE ANTHROPOCENE REVIEWED

Week of August 15, 2021

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AMERICAN MARXISM
Mark R. Levin
Cover of AMERICAN MARXISM
1

AMERICAN MARXISM

I ALONE CAN FIX IT
Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker
Cover of I ALONE CAN FIX IT
2

I ALONE CAN FIX IT

THE AUTHORITARIAN MOMENT
Ben Shapiro
Cover of THE AUTHORITARIAN MOMENT
3

THE AUTHORITARIAN MOMENT

HOW I SAVED THE WORLD
Jesse Watters
Cover of HOW I SAVED THE WORLD
4

HOW I SAVED THE WORLD

FRANKLY, WE DID WIN THIS ELECTION
Michael C. Bender
Cover of FRANKLY, WE DID WIN THIS ELECTION
5

FRANKLY, WE DID WIN THIS ELECTION

LANDSLIDE
Michael Wolff
Cover of LANDSLIDE
6

LANDSLIDE

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
Cover of WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
7

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

GREENLIGHTS
Matthew McConaughey
Cover of GREENLIGHTS
8

GREENLIGHTS

UNTAMED
Glennon Doyle
Cover of UNTAMED
9

UNTAMED

THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS
Michael Pollan
Cover of THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS
10

THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS

KILLING THE MOB
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING THE MOB
11

KILLING THE MOB

CASTE
Isabel Wilkerson
Cover of CASTE
12

CASTE

THINK AGAIN
Adam Grant
Cover of THINK AGAIN
13

THINK AGAIN

CRYING IN H MART
Michelle Zauner
Cover of CRYING IN H MART
14

CRYING IN H MART

THE BOMBER MAFIA
Malcolm Gladwell
Cover of THE BOMBER MAFIA
15

THE BOMBER MAFIA

Week of August 22, 2021

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AMERICAN MARXISM
Mark R. Levin
Cover of AMERICAN MARXISM
1

AMERICAN MARXISM

HERE, RIGHT MATTERS
Alexander Vindman
Cover of HERE, RIGHT MATTERS
2

HERE, RIGHT MATTERS

I ALONE CAN FIX IT
Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker
Cover of I ALONE CAN FIX IT
3

I ALONE CAN FIX IT

THE AUTHORITARIAN MOMENT
Ben Shapiro
Cover of THE AUTHORITARIAN MOMENT
4

THE AUTHORITARIAN MOMENT

HOW I SAVED THE WORLD
Jesse Watters
Cover of HOW I SAVED THE WORLD
5

HOW I SAVED THE WORLD

THE PREMONITION
Michael Lewis
Cover of THE PREMONITION
6

THE PREMONITION

GREENLIGHTS
Matthew McConaughey
Cover of GREENLIGHTS
7

GREENLIGHTS

KILLING THE MOB
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING THE MOB
8

KILLING THE MOB

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
Cover of WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
9

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

UNTAMED
Glennon Doyle
Cover of UNTAMED
10

UNTAMED

CASTE
Isabel Wilkerson
Cover of CASTE
11

CASTE

CRYING IN H MART
Michelle Zauner
Cover of CRYING IN H MART
12

CRYING IN H MART

PUTTING IT TOGETHER
James Lapine
Cover of PUTTING IT TOGETHER
13

PUTTING IT TOGETHER

ALL THE FREQUENT TROUBLES OF OUR DAYS
Rebecca Donner
Cover of ALL THE FREQUENT TROUBLES OF OUR DAYS
14

ALL THE FREQUENT TROUBLES OF OUR DAYS

THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS
Michael Pollan
Cover of THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS
15

THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS

Week of August 29, 2021

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AMERICAN MARXISM
Mark R. Levin
Cover of AMERICAN MARXISM
1

AMERICAN MARXISM

THE LONG SLIDE
Tucker Carlson
Cover of THE LONG SLIDE
2

THE LONG SLIDE

GIANNIS
Mirin Fader
Cover of GIANNIS
3

GIANNIS

I ALONE CAN FIX IT
Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker
Cover of I ALONE CAN FIX IT
4

I ALONE CAN FIX IT

HERE, RIGHT MATTERS
Alexander Vindman
Cover of HERE, RIGHT MATTERS
5

HERE, RIGHT MATTERS

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
Cover of WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
6

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

GREENLIGHTS
Matthew McConaughey
Cover of GREENLIGHTS
7

GREENLIGHTS

BREATHE
Rickson Gracie with Peter Maguire
8

BREATHE

THE AUTHORITARIAN MOMENT
Ben Shapiro
Cover of THE AUTHORITARIAN MOMENT
9

THE AUTHORITARIAN MOMENT

HOW I SAVED THE WORLD
Jesse Watters
Cover of HOW I SAVED THE WORLD
10

HOW I SAVED THE WORLD

UNTAMED
Glennon Doyle
Cover of UNTAMED
11

UNTAMED

CRYING IN H MART
Michelle Zauner
Cover of CRYING IN H MART
12

CRYING IN H MART

THE BOMBER MAFIA
Malcolm Gladwell
Cover of THE BOMBER MAFIA
13

THE BOMBER MAFIA

CASTE
Isabel Wilkerson
Cover of CASTE
14

CASTE

KILLING THE MOB
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING THE MOB
15

KILLING THE MOB

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.