Nonfiction Best Sellers: NYT

Michelle Obama
The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.

Tara Westover
The daughter of survivalists leaves home for university.

David Wallace-Wells
How climate-related crises may cause food shortages, refugee emergencies and other catastrophes.

Frans de Waal
The death of a chimpanzee matriarch frames a broader look into the world of animal and human emotions.

John Carreyrou
The rise and fall of the biotech startup Theranos.

Andrew G McCabe
The former deputy director of the F.B.I. describes major events of his career and the ways the agency works to protect Americans.

Patrick Radden Keefe
A look at the conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles.

Victor Davis Hanson
A defense stating that the current president adopted several traditional conservative positions.

Adam Makos
An American tank gunner faces enemies in Cologne, Germany, during World War II.

Gary Sinise with Marcus Brotherton
The Oscar-nominated actor describes how he has entertained troops and helped veterans.

Janice Dean
The "Fox & Friends" meteorologist describes overcoming sexist bosses and health issues.

Olivia Newton-John
The Grammy Award-winner discusses her success in music and movies, and how she contended with recurrent breast cancer.

Lynne Olson
A 31-year-old French mother led an intelligence organization that worked against Hitler and the Gestapo.

Mary Pipher
Reflections on the ageism, misogyny and loss that women might encounter as they grow older.

Toni Morrison
A collection of essays and speeches written over four decades, including a eulogy for James Baldwin and the author's Nobel lecture.