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NYT Nonfiction Best Sellers

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1. Everything is Tuberculosis

John Green

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Rating: ★★★★☆ A soft, strange cover with a loud, outrageous title that makes you stop and ask, “Wait, is my couch tuberculosis?”

2. Abundance

Derek Thompson

Ezra Klein

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Rating: ★★☆☆☆ A quietly earnest cover that hints at global solutions — but fails to make us curious enough to open the book.

3. The Tears of Things

Richard Rohr

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Rating: ★★★☆☆ It piqued our interest, but the bait-and-switch from outrage to existential grief leaves us unsure of what we’re in for.

4. I’ll Have What She’s Having

Chelsea Handler

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Rating: ★★☆☆☆ A glitzy, chaotic cover that screams Chelsea Handler first and a book title second—if you love her, you’re in; if not, there’s nothing here to make you want to pick the book up.

5. The Art of the SNL Portrait

mary ellen matthews

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Rating: ★★★★☆ A bold, eye-catching cover that immediately grabs our attention with its surreal humor—though the illustration style makes us wonder if it truly represents the photography inside.

6. The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel van der Kolk

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Rating: ★★☆☆☆ It might be a life changing book, but nothing on its cover suggests that. 

7. The Anxious Generation

Jonathan Heidt

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Rating: ★★★★ An unsettling but striking cover that pulls you in with anxiety-inducing imagery and a subtitle that packs a punch.

8. I QUIT

Jess Marion - Sarah Carson & Shawn Carson

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JABBIC Rating: ★★★★★  "I QUIT" offers a clear promise of the book's approach and methodology to quitting smoking.

9. Witchcraft For Wayward Girls

Grady Hendrix

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Rating: ★★★★★ With witchcraft, rebellion, and mysterious retro vibes, the cover gives off the impression of a fun and highly engaging read.