The New York Times Best Sellers - October 26, 2025 (Nonfiction)

The NYT Best Sellers - 26 October 2025 (Nonfiction)


01. HOW TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR STUPID by John Kennedy

02. LAST RITES by Ozzy Osbourne

03. 107 DAYS by Kamala Harris

04. HOSTAGE by Eli Sharabi

05. POEMS & PRAYERS by Matthew McConaughey

06. THE GALES OF NOVEMBER by John U. Bacon

07. TOLD YOU SO by Mayci Neeley

08. DEAR NEW YORK by Brandon Stanton ***Not Available***

09. CONFRONTING EVIL by Bill O'Reilly

10. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt

11. MISUNDERSTOOD by Allen Iverson

12. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk

13. IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM by Enes Kanter Freedom

14. AWAKE by Jen Hatmak

15. TRULY by Lionel Richie


08. DEAR NEW YORK by Brandon Stanton ***Not Available***


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01. HOW TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR STUPID by John Kennedy

How to Test Negative for Stupid serves as Louisiana Senator John Kennedy's witty, no-nonsense takedown of Washington politics, blending folksy anecdotes from his Senate tenure and Louisiana roots with sharp critiques of elite partisanship, bureaucracy, and the "ridiculousness" of Beltway culture.


02. LAST RITES by Ozzy Osbourne

Last Rites chronicles Ozzy Osbourne's harrowing final years, starting with his 2018 farewell tour triumph derailed by a thumb infection escalating to near-total paralysis, multiple surgeries, a Parkinson's diagnosis, and a "descent into hell" that forced him offstage amid addiction relapses and family strains.


04. HOSTAGE by Eli Sharabi

Hostage recounts Eli Sharabi's abduction from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, 2023, during the Hamas attack, where he was dragged away from his British wife Lianne and daughters Noiya and Yahel, enduring 491 days of captivity in Gaza's tunnels marked by starvation, beatings, isolation, and psychological torment from his captors.


06. THE GALES OF NOVEMBER by John U. Bacon

The Gales of November marks the 50th anniversary of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald's sinking on November 10, 1975, during a catastrophic storm on Lake Superior, recounting the ship's role as the largest and most profitable freighter on the Great Lakes amid America's post-WWII economic boom, while exploring the perilous conditions of freshwater shipping that claimed all 29 crew members.


07. TOLD YOU SO by Mayci Neeley

Told You So is Mayci Neeley's raw memoir detailing her journey from a strict Mormon upbringing in California to navigating temptations at Brigham Young University on a tennis scholarship, where she grappled with alcohol, an abusive relationship, and an unexpected pregnancy at 19 that led to expulsion and profound personal challenges.


11. MISUNDERSTOOD by Allen Iverson

Misunderstood chronicles Allen Iverson's raw journey from a poverty-stricken childhood in Virginia's projects, marked by violence and incarceration, to his stardom as the No. 1 NBA draft pick, Georgetown protégé under John Thompson, and culture-shifting Philadelphia 76ers icon who fused basketball, hip-hop, and street style to redefine the league in the 1990s and 2000s.


13. IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM by Enes Kanter Freedom

In the Name of Freedom recounts Enes Kanter Freedom's transformation from a Turkish basketball prodigy dreaming of the NBA to a global human rights activist, detailing his outspoken criticism of the Erdogan regime that led to his father's arrest, his passport revocation, and statelessness, forcing him to seek asylum in the U.S..