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Current Top Ten Non-Fiction Books & eBooks
As reported by the New York Times®
1. This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today
Hardcover
by Chrissy MetzIn This is Me, Chrissy Metz shares her story with a raw honesty that will leave readers both surprised but also inspired. Infused with the same authenticity she brings to her starring role, Chrissy’s This is Me is so much more than your standard Hollywood memoir or collection of personal essays.
2. A Brief History of Time
Hardcover
by Stephen HawkingA landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?
3. Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump
Hardcover
by Michael Isikoff and David CornRUSSIAN ROULETTE is a story of political skullduggery unprecedented in American history. It weaves together tales of international intrigue, cyber espionage, and superpower rivalry. After U.S.-Russia relations soured, as Vladimir Putin moved to reassert Russian strength on the global stage, Moscow trained its best hackers and trolls on U.S. political targets and exploited WikiLeaks to disseminate information that could affect the 2016 election.
4. Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World
Hardcover
by Jennifer PalmieriDEAR MADAM PRESIDENT is an empowering letter from former Hillary Clinton Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri to the first woman president, and by extension, to all women working to succeed in any field.
5. Tiger Woods
Hardcover
by Jeff Benedict and Armen KeteyianBased on years of reporting and interviews with more than 250 people from every corner of Tiger Woods’s life — many of whom have never spoken about him on the record before—a sweeping, revelatory, and defining biography of an American icon.
6. Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends
Hardcover
by Peter SchweizerNow Peter Schweizer explains how a new corruption has taken hold, involving larger sums of money than ever before. Stuffing tens of thousands of dollars into a freezer has morphed into multibillion-dollar equity deals done in the dark corners of the world.
7. Educated: A Memoir
Hardcover
by Tara WestoverTara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her “head-for-the-hills” bag. In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged metal in her father’s junkyard.
8. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Paperback
by Timothy SnyderThe Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy. Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience.
9. I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
Hardcover
by Michelle McNamaraA masterful true crime account of the Golden State Killer—the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California for over a decade—from Michelle McNamara, the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case.
10. All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row
Hardcover
by James Patterson and Alex Abramovich with Mike HarvkeyAaron Hernandez was a college All-American who became the youngest player in the NFL and later reached the Super Bowl. His every move as a tight end with the New England Patriots played out the headlines, yet he led a secret life--one that ended in a maximum-security prison. What drove him to go so wrong, so fast?
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