Paperback Nonfiction

by Old Farmer's Almanac (Old Farmer's Almanac, ISBN: 9781961793682); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 11 "The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more all presented in the inimitably useful and humorous way it has done since 1792."

by Timothy Snyder (Crown, ISBN: 9780804190114); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: * "Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the 20th century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience."

by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions, ISBN: 9781571313560); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: * "Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices."

by Oliver Burkeman (Picador, ISBN: 9781250397676); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 6 "A liberating, invigorating journey toward a more meaningful life--a journey that begins not with fantasies of the ideal existence but with the reality in which we actually find ourselves."

by bell hooks (Morrow, ISBN: 9780060959470); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: * "All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering."

by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay Books, ISBN: 9780316581509); Last week: 11; Weeks on List: 7 "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 Senator Bernie Sanders (Crown, ISBN: 9798217089161); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 4 "Sanders breaks down the unprecedented crises we face today in Trump's America, as Trump undermines democracy at every turn--and how we can effectively fight back."

by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D. (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143127741); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: * "van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing."

by David Brooks (Random House Trade Paperbacks, ISBN: 9780593230077); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 4 "A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives."

by David Grann (Vintage, ISBN: 9780307742490); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: 38 "The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by David Grann, one of our greatest nonfiction writers."