Hardcover Nonfiction

by Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.) (Scribner, ISBN: 9781668072240); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 7 "A bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world. The #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2024."

by Ta-Nehisi Coates (One World, ISBN: 9780593230381); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 14 "The bestselling author of Between the World and Me travels the world to explore how the stories we tell--and the ones we don't--shape our realities."

by Ina Garten (Crown, ISBN: 9780593799895); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 14 "In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten--aka the Barefoot Contessa--shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table."

by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown and Company, ISBN: 9780316575805); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 14 "Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand-new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light."

by Rick Rubin (Penguin Press, ISBN: 9780593652886); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: * "From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us."

by James Clear (Avery, ISBN: 9780735211292); Last week: 13; Weeks on List: * "James Clear reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results."

by Jonathan Haidt (Penguin Press, ISBN: 9780593655030); Weeks on List: 32 "From bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood."

by Erik Larson (Crown, ISBN: 9780385348744); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 36 "Larson brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War--a slow-burning crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick."

by Hampton Sides (Doubleday, ISBN: 9780385544764); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: 22 "From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day."

by Yuval Noah Harari (Random House, ISBN: 9780593734223); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 17 "From the bestselling author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world."