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New York Times Non-Fiction Bestsellers: July 1969 to July 2019

The weekly New York Times Non-Fiction Bestsellers each decade from the Apollo 11 moon landing to the present (exact dates of the lists below). Perhaps a better guide to our changing concerns and interests than the Fiction Bestseller list? (Click on the link to go to the Fiction equivalent.)
01-10: July 20, 1969
11-25: July 22, 1979
26-40: July 23, 1989
41-55: July 18, 1999
56-70: July 19, 2009
71-85: July 21, 2019
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The Peter Principle (Laurence J. Peter)
The Peter Principle
1
Laurence J. Peter
Jennie (Ralph G. Martin)
Jennie
2
Ralph G. Martin
Between Parent and Teenager (Haim G. Ginott)
Between Parent and Teenager
3
Haim G. Ginott
The Kingdom and the Power (Gay Talese)
The Kingdom and the Power
4
Gay Talese
Ernest Hemingway (Carlos Baker)
Ernest Hemingway
5
Carlos Baker
The 900 Days: The Siege of Lenningrad (Harrison Salisbury)
The 900 Days: The Siege of Lenningrad
6
Harrison Salisbury
Miss Craig's 21-Day Shape-Up Program for Men and Women (Marjorie Craig)
Miss Craig's 21-Day Shape-Up Program for Men and Women
7
Marjorie Craig
The Money Game (Adam Smith)
The Money Game
8
Adam Smith
The Joys of Yiddish (Leo Rosten)
The Joys of Yiddish
9
Leo Rosten
A Long Row of Candles (Cyrus Leo Sulzberger)
A Long Row of Candles
10
Cyrus Leo Sulzberger
Cruel Shoes (Steve Martin)
Cruel Shoes
11
Steve Martin
The Complete Scarsdale Diet (Herman Tarnower)
The Complete Scarsdale Diet
12
Herman Tarnower
The Bronx Zoo (Sparky Lyle and Peter Golenbock)
The Bronx Zoo
13
Sparky Lyle and Peter Golenbock
The Pritikin Program for Diet and Exercise (Nathan Pritikin)
The Pritikin Program for Diet and Exercise
14
Nathan Pritikin
The Powers That Be (David Halberstam)
The Powers That Be
15
David Halberstam
How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years (Howard J. Ruff)
How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years
16
Howard J. Ruff
The Medusa and the Snail (Lewis Thomas)
The Medusa and the Snail
17
Lewis Thomas
Broca's Brain (Carl Sagan)
Broca's Brain
18
Carl Sagan
Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest
19
By Myself (Lauren Bacall)
By Myself
20
Lauren Bacall
To Set the Record Straight (John J. Sirica)
To Set the Record Straight
21
John J. Sirica
The Complete Book of Running (JAMES FIXX)
The Complete Book of Running
22
JAMES FIXX
The White Album (Joan Didion)
The White Album
23
Joan Didion
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
24
A Time to Heal (Gerald R. Ford)
A Time to Heal
25
Gerald R. Ford
It's Always Something (Gilda Radner)
It's Always Something
26
Gilda Radner
The Good Times (Russell Baker)
The Good Times
27
Russell Baker
A Woman Named Jackie (C. David Heymann)
A Woman Named Jackie
28
C. David Heymann
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (Robert Fulghum)
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
29
Robert Fulghum
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
30
Stephen Hawking
Summer of '49 (David Halberstam)
Summer of '49
31
David Halberstam
Love and Marriage (Bill Cosby)
Love and Marriage
32
Bill Cosby
The Andy Warhol Diaries
The Andy Warhol Diaries
33
Dave Barry Slept Here (Dave Barry)
Dave Barry Slept Here
34
Dave Barry
The Bridesmaids (Judith Balaban Quine)
The Bridesmaids
35
Judith Balaban Quine
About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior (David Hackworth)
About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior
36
David Hackworth
Great Plains (Ian Frazier)
Great Plains
37
Ian Frazier
Citizens - Simon Schama
Citizens - Simon Schama
38
Papa, My Father: A Celebration of Dads (Leo F. Buscaglia)
Papa, My Father: A Celebration of Dads
39
Leo F. Buscaglia
The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw (Patrick F McManus)
The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw
40
Patrick F McManus
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