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New York Times Non-Fiction Bestsellers (1970-2020)

This list encompasses fifty years of every single book to top the renowned New York Times Bestseller List. From How-to's, to comedic memoirs, exposés, tell-alls, cash-ins, and modern classics.
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex: But Were Afraid to Ask (Dr David Reuben)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex: But Were Afraid to Ask
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Dr David Reuben
Up the Organization (By Robert Townsend)
Up the Organization
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By Robert Townsend
The Sensuous Woman (J)
The Sensuous Woman
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J
The Greening of America (Charles A. Reich)
The Greening of America
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Charles A. Reich
Civilisation (Kenneth Clark)
Civilisation
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Kenneth Clark
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
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Dee Brown
The Female Eunuch (Germaine Greer)
The Female Eunuch
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Germaine Greer
Any Woman Can! (David Reuben, M.D)
Any Woman Can!
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David Reuben, M.D
Honor Thy Father (Gay Talese)
Honor Thy Father
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Gay Talese
Eleanor and Franklin (Joseph Lash)
Eleanor and Franklin
10
Joseph Lash
The Game of the Foxes (Ladislas Farago)
The Game of the Foxes
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Ladislas Farago
The Boys of Summer (Roger Kahn)
The Boys of Summer
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Roger Kahn
I'm OK, You're OK (Thomas A. Harris, M.D.)
I'm OK, You're OK
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Thomas A. Harris, M.D.
O Jerusalem! (Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre)
O Jerusalem!
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Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
Harry S. Truman (Margaret Truman)
Harry S. Truman
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Margaret Truman
The Best and the Brightest (David Halberstam)
The Best and the Brightest
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David Halberstam
Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution (Robert C. Atkins)
Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution
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Robert C. Atkins
The Joy of Sex (Alex Comfort)
The Joy of Sex
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Alex Comfort
How to Be Your Own Best Friend (Mildred Newman, Bernard Berkowitz and Jean Owen)
How to Be Your Own Best Friend
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Mildred Newman, Bernard Berkowitz and Jean Owen
Alistair Cooke's America (Alistair Cooke)
Alistair Cooke's America
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Alistair Cooke
Plain Speaking (Merle Miller)
Plain Speaking
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Merle Miller
You Can Profit From a Monetary Crisis (Harry Browne)
You Can Profit From a Monetary Crisis
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Harry Browne
Times to Remember (Rose Kennedy)
Times to Remember
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Rose Kennedy
All the President's Men (Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein)
All the President's Men
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Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
All Things Bright and Beautiful (James Herriot)
All Things Bright and Beautiful
25
James Herriot
The Bermuda Triangle (Charles Berlitz)
The Bermuda Triangle
26
Charles Berlitz
The Palace Guard (Dan Rather and Gary Paul Gates)
The Palace Guard
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Dan Rather and Gary Paul Gates
Breach of Faith (Theodore H. White)
Breach of Faith
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Theodore H. White
Sylvia Porter's Money Book (Sylvia Porter)
Sylvia Porter's Money Book
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Sylvia Porter
Power! (Michael Korda)
Power!
30
Michael Korda
Bring on the Empty Horses (David Niven)
Bring on the Empty Horses
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David Niven
The Relaxation Response (Herbert Benson)
The Relaxation Response
32
Herbert Benson
Winning Through Intimidation (Robert J. Ringer)
Winning Through Intimidation
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Robert J. Ringer
Doris Day: Her Own Story (A. E. Hotchner)
Doris Day: Her Own Story
34
A. E. Hotchner
World of Our Fathers (Irving Howe With Kenneth Libo)
World of Our Fathers
35
Irving Howe With Kenneth Libo
The Final Days (Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein)
The Final Days
36
Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
Passages (Gail Sheehy)
Passages
37
Gail Sheehy
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
38
Alex Haley
Your Erroneous Zones (Wayne Dwyer)
Your Erroneous Zones
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Wayne Dwyer
The Book of Lists (David Wallechinsky, Irving Wallace and Amy Wallace)
The Book of Lists
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David Wallechinsky, Irving Wallace and Amy Wallace
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