New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers July 29, 2018 1. Calypso by David Sedaris A collection of comedic stories on mortality, middle age and a beach house dubbed the Sea Section. 2. Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover The daughter of survivalists leaves home for university. 3. The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels by Jon Meacham The present political climate is contextualized through the lens of difficult moments in American history. 4. How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan A personal account of how psychedelics might help the mentally ill and people dealing with everyday challenges. 5. Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man by Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic A newly researched look into the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the story of the survivors and the fight to exonerate the court-martialed skipper. 6. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe. 7. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou The rise and fall of the biotech startup Theranos. 8. The Plot to Destroy Democracy : How Putin and His Spies are Undermining America and Dismantling the West by Malcolm Nance The former U.S. intelligence officer describes the tools and techniques used by Vladimir Putin to affect the 2016 election. 9. Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston A previously unpublished, first-person account of a man who was enslaved 50 years after the slave trade was banned. 10. I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara A search for the "Golden State Killer." 11. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Ana Rosling Ronnlund A look at our biases and how the world is in a better state than we might think. 12. Trump's America: The Truth About Our Nation's Great Comeback by Newt Gingrich The former speaker of the House's views on the achievements of and obstacles facing the current administration. 13. The Case Against Impeaching Trump by Alan Dershowitz Arguments from the noted lawyer and political commentator. 14. Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward The former secretary of state examines the legacy of fascism in the 20th century and its potential revival. 15. How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice from White People by D. L. Hughley and Doug Moe A satirical distillation of advice white people have given black people to survive everyday activities. 9© 2018 All rights reserved by New York Times Syndication Sales Corp. This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.   A version of this list appears in the July 29, 2018 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 14, 2018. Downtown Branch  60 Worsley Street Painswick Branch  48 Dean Avenue 705-728-1010   |   barrielibrary.ca