Memorial Hall Library
New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
January 28, 2024

1. Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
by Liz Cheney

The former congresswoman from Wyoming recounts how she helped lead the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the United States Capitol.
2. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
by David Grann

The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.
3. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity
by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
4. The Woman in Me
by Britney Spears

The Grammy Award-winning pop star details her personal and professional experiences, including the years she spent under a conservatorship overseen by her father.
5. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
by Matthew Perry

The late actor, known for playing Chandler Bing on Friends, shares stories from his childhood and his struggles with sobriety.
6. Elon Musk
by Walter Isaacson 

The author of The Code Breaker traces Musk's life and summarizes his work on electric vehicles, private space exploration and artificial intelligence.
7. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
by Tim Alberta

The author of American Carnage looks at divisions within the American evangelical movement.
8. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
by Rachel Maddow

The MSNBC host and co-author of Bag Man details a campaign to overthrow the U.S. government and install authoritarian rule prior to and during our involvement in World War II.
9. I'm Glad My Mom Died
by Jennette McCurdy

The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.
10. The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-First Century's Greatest Dilemma
by Mustafa Suleyman with Michael Bhaskar 

A co-founder of the A.I. company DeepMind posits how new technology might affect the global order and our daily lives.
11. My Name is Barbra
by Barbra Streisand

The EGOT winner chronicles her journey in show business and reveals details about some of her personal relationships.
12. Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality
by Brian Kilmeade

The Fox News host gives an account of the relationship between President Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington.
13. The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments
by Hadley Vlahos

A hospice nurse shares some of her most impactful experiences and questions some of society's beliefs around end-of-life care.
14. Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
by Henry Winkler with James Kaplan

The Emmy Award-winning actor shares how playing roles such as the Fonz and his struggles with dyslexia affected his life.
15. What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey

An approach to dealing with trauma that shifts an essential question used to investigate it.
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A version of this list appears in the January 28, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending January 13, 2024.
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