The New York Times Best Sellers - November 02, 2025 (Nonfiction)

The NYT Best Sellers - 02 November 2025 (Nonfiction)


01. UNDER SIEGE by Eric Trump

02. 1929 by Andrew Ross SorkinViking

03. HOW TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR STUPID by John Kennedy

04. 107 DAYS by Kamala Harris

05. HOSTAGE by Eli Sharabi

06. POEMS & PRAYERS by Matthew McConaughey

07. LAST RITES by Ozzy Osbourne

08. FUTURE BOY by Michael J. Fox

09. VAGABOND by Tim Curry

10. SITTING WITH DOGS by Rocky Kanaka

11. CONFRONTING EVIL by Bill O'Reilly

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

13. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt

14. BORN LUCKY by Leland Vittert

15. THE GALES OF NOVEMBER by John U. Bacon


New this week:


01. UNDER SIEGE by Eric Trump

Under Siege: My Family's Fight to Save Our Nation is Eric Trump's 2025 memoir recounting his life as part of the Trump family, from childhood to leading the Trump Organization amid political campaigns, legal battles, and personal threats, framing these as assaults not just on the family but on America itself.


02. 1929 by Andrew Ross SorkinViking

1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History—and How It Shattered a Nation is Andrew Ross Sorkin's detailed nonfiction chronicle of the 1929 stock market crash, using newly uncovered documents, diaries, and records to examine the greed, naivety, and conflicts among financiers and politicians that led to the Great Depression, with implications for modern financial volatility.


08. FUTURE BOY by Michael J. Fox

Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey through the Space-Time Continuum is Michael J. Fox's poignant 2025 memoir recounting how he juggled two iconic roles in 1985—Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties and Marty McFly in Back to the Future—amid grueling schedules, personal growth, and the film's path to cultural legend status. This 176-page nonfiction work blends heartfelt reflection, humor, and behind-the-scenes stories from the time-travel trilogy, celebrating its 40th anniversary while exploring Fox's "space-time continuum" of exhaustion and triumph.


09. VAGABOND by Tim Curry

Vagabond is Tim Curry's riotous 2025 memoir, a self-portrait of the cult actor's 50-year career from his breakout as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show to voicing Pennywise in It and pivoting to voice work after a near-fatal 2012 stroke, blending behind-the-scenes tales with reflections on resilience and human darkness. This 304-page nonfiction account celebrates Curry's "enigmatic" path as a military "BRAT," boarding school survivor, and versatile performer who redefined character acting across stage, screen, and audiobooks, while candidly addressing his health scares without delving into romantic details.


10. SITTING WITH DOGS by Rocky Kanaka

Sitting with Dogs: Stories of Rescue Dogs Going from Lost to Loved is Rocky Kanaka's 2025 nonfiction collection of heartwarming tales about nine rescue dogs who overcame abandonment, illness, and hardship through kindness, patience, and love, drawing from his experiences as a social media star and advocate visiting shelters to highlight the transformative power of compassion. This 224-page book inspires readers to volunteer or adopt by showing how even short interactions can change lives, without requiring expertise, and features Kanaka's personal journey starting with his first rescue, Flip.