New York Times Best Nonfiction Books

1.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating β€” 710,403 ratings
2.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating β€” 4,073,485 ratings
3.
The Holy Bible: King James Version
The Holy Bible: King James Version
by: Anonymous
4.44 avg rating β€” 308,880 ratings
4.
A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time 4.21 avg rating β€” 467,049 ratings
5.
The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 739,844 ratings
6.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,165,714 ratings
7.
All the President’s Men
All the President’s Men 4.18 avg rating β€” 56,976 ratings
8.
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend 4.23 avg rating β€” 167,146 ratings
9.
The Prince
The Prince 3.84 avg rating β€” 371,429 ratings
10.
The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style 4.18 avg rating β€” 86,240 ratings
11.
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War 3.89 avg rating β€” 45,341 ratings
12.
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking 3.93 avg rating β€” 284,997 ratings
13.
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration 4.48 avg rating β€” 113,293 ratings
14.
Homage to Catalonia
Homage to Catalonia 4.09 avg rating β€” 68,328 ratings
15.
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 3.75 avg rating β€” 206,251 ratings
16.
Cleopatra: A Life
Cleopatra: A Life 3.73 avg rating β€” 121,461 ratings
17.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4.34 avg rating β€” 310,144 ratings
18.
Marie Antoinette: The Journey
Marie Antoinette: The Journey 3.94 avg rating β€” 38,047 ratings
19.
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Slouching Towards Bethlehem 4.19 avg rating β€” 78,758 ratings
20.
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith 4.01 avg rating β€” 220,450 ratings
21.
On Photography
On Photography 3.88 avg rating β€” 54,156 ratings
21.
Mein Leben
Mein Leben 4.38 avg rating β€” 1,125 ratings
23.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 4.26 avg rating β€” 551,022 ratings
24.
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon 3.90 avg rating β€” 106,831 ratings
25.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating β€” 285,196 ratings
26.
Hiroshima
Hiroshima 4.04 avg rating β€” 86,443 ratings
27.
Personal History: A Memoir
Personal History: A Memoir 4.09 avg rating β€” 24,451 ratings
28.
I Will Bear Witness 1933-41: A Diary of the Nazi Years
I Will Bear Witness 1933-41: A Diary of the Nazi Years 4.33 avg rating β€” 2,887 ratings
28.
I Will Bear Witness 1942-45 A Diary of the Nazi Years
I Will Bear Witness 1942-45 A Diary of the Nazi Years 4.38 avg rating β€” 1,266 ratings
30.
Dispatches
Dispatches 4.22 avg rating β€” 21,215 ratings
31.
The White Album
The White Album 4.03 avg rating β€” 47,347 ratings
32.
Mythologies
Mythologies 4.08 avg rating β€” 16,795 ratings
33.
Moneyball
Moneyball 4.27 avg rating β€” 141,361 ratings
33.
A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy 4.13 avg rating β€” 40,910 ratings
35.
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families 4.22 avg rating β€” 35,956 ratings
36.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring 4.05 avg rating β€” 53,321 ratings
37.
The Gathering Storm (The Second World War, #1)
The Gathering Storm (The Second World War, #1) 4.38 avg rating β€” 7,488 ratings
38.
Family, Sex and Marriage in England 1500-1800 (Abridged, no footnotes)
Family, Sex and Marriage in England 1500-1800 (Abridged, no footnotes) 3.68 avg rating β€” 212 ratings
39.
Ways of Seeing
Ways of Seeing 3.93 avg rating β€” 418,877 ratings
40.
Deeper Into Movies: Film Writings, 1969-1972
Deeper Into Movies: Film Writings, 1969-1972 4.32 avg rating β€” 165 ratings
40.
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea 4.12 avg rating β€” 117,725 ratings
42.
On Being Ill
On Being Ill 3.98 avg rating β€” 2,782 ratings
43.
A Civil Action
A Civil Action 3.99 avg rating β€” 16,814 ratings
44.
The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes
The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes 4.05 avg rating β€” 3,164 ratings
45.
Speak, Memory
Speak, Memory 4.08 avg rating β€” 17,396 ratings
46.
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean 4.04 avg rating β€” 11,332 ratings
46.
Optimal Living 360: Smart Decision Making for a Balanced Life
Optimal Living 360: Smart Decision Making for a Balanced Life 3.23 avg rating β€” 122 ratings
46.
What I Did On My Midlife Crisis Vacation
What I Did On My Midlife Crisis Vacation 3.82 avg rating β€” 33 ratings
46.
At Death Do Us Part: A Grieving Widower Heals After Losing his Wife to Breast Cancer
At Death Do Us Part: A Grieving Widower Heals After Losing his Wife to Breast Cancer 4.26 avg rating β€” 69 ratings
50.
The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks
The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks 4.01 avg rating β€” 7,051 ratings
50.
Bad Feminist
Bad Feminist 3.92 avg rating β€” 117,718 ratings
52.
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival 4.07 avg rating β€” 18,590 ratings
52.
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing 3.42 avg rating β€” 10,424 ratings
54.
The Emperor: Downfall of An Autocrat
The Emperor: Downfall of An Autocrat 4.08 avg rating β€” 8,970 ratings
55.
The Complete Essays
The Complete Essays 4.23 avg rating β€” 21,557 ratings
56.
The Forever War
The Forever War 4.13 avg rating β€” 11,315 ratings
57.
Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling With D.H. Lawrence
Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling With D.H. Lawrence 4.03 avg rating β€” 2,346 ratings
58.
The Great War and Modern Memory
The Great War and Modern Memory 4.13 avg rating β€” 6,077 ratings
59.
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments 4.14 avg rating β€” 52,667 ratings
59.
Mexico: Biography of Power
Mexico: Biography of Power 4.27 avg rating β€” 638 ratings
61.
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx 4.26 avg rating β€” 13,312 ratings
61.
The Human Condition
The Human Condition 4.20 avg rating β€” 9,181 ratings
63.
Regarding the Pain of Others
Regarding the Pain of Others 4.10 avg rating β€” 20,926 ratings
64.
Transit Maps of the World: The World's First Collection of Every Urban Train Map on Earth
Transit Maps of the World: The World's First Collection of Every Urban Train Map on Earth 4.25 avg rating β€” 855 ratings
65.
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
by: Tommy Lee
4.14 avg rating β€” 48,138 ratings
66.
Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights 4.14 avg rating β€” 65,045 ratings
66.
London Journal, 1762 - 1763
London Journal, 1762 - 1763 3.85 avg rating β€” 679 ratings
68.
Parallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages
Parallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages 4.04 avg rating β€” 1,480 ratings
69.
The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens
The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens 3.74 avg rating β€” 1,774 ratings
70.
Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey
Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,486 ratings
71.
Fermat's Enigma
Fermat's Enigma 4.30 avg rating β€” 32,758 ratings
72.
Twelve Who Ruled: The Year of the Terror in the French Revolution
Twelve Who Ruled: The Year of the Terror in the French Revolution 4.12 avg rating β€” 966 ratings
73.
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character 4.27 avg rating β€” 213,226 ratings
74.
Surprised by Sin: The Reader in Paradise Lost
Surprised by Sin: The Reader in Paradise Lost 4.11 avg rating β€” 148 ratings
75.
Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football
Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football 4.05 avg rating β€” 3,507 ratings
75.
Dear Theo
Dear Theo 4.17 avg rating β€” 18,800 ratings
77.
A Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers
A Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers 4.17 avg rating β€” 9,141 ratings
78.
A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph 4.28 avg rating β€” 23,178 ratings
79.
Burning the Days: Recollection
Burning the Days: Recollection 4.03 avg rating β€” 1,035 ratings
80.
The Arcades Project
The Arcades Project 4.44 avg rating β€” 3,037 ratings
81.
Twiggy and Justin
Twiggy and Justin 3.91 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
82.
Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age
Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age 4.08 avg rating β€” 2,992 ratings