The New York Times Best Sellers - August 03., 2025 (Nonfiction)

The NYT Best Sellers - 03 August 2025 (Nonfiction)

01. THE IDAHO FOUR by James Patterson
02. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk
03. THE MISSION by Tim Weiner
04. JFK by J. Randy Taraborrelli
05. BUTLER by Salena Zito
06. ALGOSPEAK by Adam Aleksic
07. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt
08. A MARRIAGE AT SEA by Sophie Elmhirst
09. MARK TWAIN by Ron Chernow
10. THE NINE by Gwen Strauss
11. EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS by John Green
12. ON HER GAME by Christine Brennan
13. ON TYRANNY by Timothy Snyder
14. ABUNDANCE by Ezra Klein
15. NO MORE TEARS by Gardiner Harris

New This Week:

The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy is James Patterson’s major foray into true crime, co-authored with investigative journalist Vicky Ward. The book offers the definitive account of the November 13, 2022, murders of four University of Idaho students in Moscow, Idaho—a crime that shocked the nation and remains the subject of intense public scrutiny. Drawing on more than 300 exclusive interviews, as well as meticulous reporting and forensic analysis, Patterson and Ward shed new light on the case, the investigation, and the aftermath.


The Mission is Pulitzer Prize-winner Tim Weiner’s major follow-up to his acclaimed Legacy of Ashes, offering an in-depth, revealing chronicle of the CIA’s tumultuous journey through the 21st century. This ambitious and meticulously reported work traces the agency’s evolution from a post–Cold War crisis of identity, through the global war on terror, into today's landscape of cyberwar and renewed Great Power conflict. Weiner’s access is unprecedented: he draws on on-the-record interviews with six former CIA directors, the chief of the clandestine service, thirteen station chiefs, and dozens of previously silent operatives.


JFK: Public, Private, Secret is the definitive new biography of John F. Kennedy by acclaimed Kennedy historian J. Randy Taraborrelli. This book presents an in-depth, intimate portrait of America’s 35th president, exploring how JFK’s public triumphs were deeply shaped—and often overshadowed—by his complex private life and relationships, including his legendary family and his marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy.


Algospeak is Adam Aleksic’s engaging and timely exploration of how social media algorithms are revolutionizing the English language—and what this means for modern communication, identity, and culture. As both a professional linguist and a prominent social media influencer known as @etymologynerd, Aleksic harnesses his unique dual perspective to illuminate the mechanisms and consequences of digital-era language change.


The Nine is a gripping nonfiction account by Gwen Strauss that tells the true story of a group of nine young women who joined the French and Dutch Resistance during World War II, were captured by the Nazis, endured the horrors of concentration and labor camps, and executed a daring escape during a death march in 1945.