Copyright © 2017 by The New York Times THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK RE­­VIEW July 30, 2017 Print Hardcover Best Sellers THIS WEEK LAST WEEK WEEKS ON LIST THIS WEEK LAST WEEK HOUSE OF SPIES, by Daniel Silva. (Harper) Gabriel Allon, the 1 Israeli art restorer and spy, now the head of Israel’s secret 1 1 3 CAMINO ISLAND, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) A search for stolen rare manuscripts leads to a Florida island. 6 2 1 3 2 4 5 5 4 DANGEROUS, by Milo Yiannopoulos. (Dangerous Books) The altright provocateur criticizes political correctness. (†) 2 6 6 THE SWAMP, by Eric Bolling. (St. Martin’s) The Fox News host suggests how Donald Trump can fight cronyism. (†) 3 7 7 8 8 Fiction intelligence service, pursues an ISIS mastermind. 2 1 3 2 4 4 5 3 6* 6 7 5 8 8 9 13 MURDER GAMES, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. (Little, Brown) An expert on serial murder becomes involved in the hunt for a New York City killer. INTO THE WATER, by Paula Hawkins. (Riverhead) In this psychological thriller by the author of “The Girl on the Train,” women are found drowned in a river in an English town. USE OF FORCE, by Brad Thor. (Atria/Emily Bestler) The counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is called in when a missing terrorism suspect drowns off the Italian coast. THE IDENTICALS, by Elin Hilderbrand. (Little, Brown) Complications in the lives of identical twins who were raised separately by divorced parents on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. THE DUCHESS, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte) A 19th-century British duke’s daughter, disinherited by her half brothers, flees to Paris to make a new life. A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, by Amor Towles. (Viking) A Russian count undergoes 30 years of house arrest. SEVEN STONES TO STAND OR FALL, by Diana Gabaldon. (Delacorte) A collection of Outlander short fiction. NIGHTS, by Kathy Reichs. (Bantam) Sunday Night, the 10 TWO heroine of a new series from the creator of Temperance Brennan, 3 11 3 5 3 34 3 1 searches for a girl who may have been kidnapped by a cult. 11 9 THE SILENT CORNER, by Dean Koontz. (Bantam) An F.B.I. agent investigates an alarming surge in suicides, including her husband’s. The first in a new series. OF THE TULIP SISTERS, by Susan Mallery. (HQN) 12 SECRETS Sisters reconnect when one returns to their tulip-centered 4 1 hometown. 13 11 TOM CLANCY: POINT OF CONTACT, by Mike Maden. (Putnam) Jack Ryan Jr. helps thwart a global financial crisis. (Tom Clancy died in 2013.) 14* DOWN A DARK ROAD, by Linda Castillo. (St. Martin’s) Kate Burkholder, an Amish-born (but excommunicated) chief of police, believes that an old friend accused of his wife’s murder may be innocent. 15 KISS CARLO, by Adriana Trigiani. (Harper/HarperCollins) Extended Italian-American families work, feud and fall in love in the Philadelphia area in 1949. 15 5 1 Nonfiction ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY, by Neil deGrasse Tyson. (Norton) A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe. REDISCOVERING AMERICANISM, by Mark R. Levin. (Threshold Editions) The radio host argues that the founding fathers would be shocked by the expansion of modern government. (†) HILLBILLY ELEGY, by J. D. Vance. (HarperCollins) A Yale Law School graduate looks at the struggles of America’s white working class through his own childhood. AL FRANKEN, GIANT OF THE SENATE, by Al Franken. (Twelve) A memoir by the Democratic senator from Minnesota and former “Saturday Night Live” writer and performer. UNDERSTANDING TRUMP, by Newt Gingrich. (Center Street) The former House speaker explains the president’s philosophy and political agenda. (†) WEEKS ON LIST 11 3 51 7 5 OPTION B, by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. (Knopf) Insight on facing adversity and building resilience. 12 THE REVOLUTION, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and 9 HAMILTON: Jeremy McCarter. (Grand Central/Melcher Media) The libretto of 40 the award-winning musical, with backstage photos, a production history and interviews with the cast. I CAN’T MAKE THIS UP, by Kevin Hart with Neil Strauss. (37 INK/Atria) The comedian’s personal and professional life. 6 11* EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE, by Bill Nye. (Rodale) Part memoir, part celebration of science and problem-solving. 1 12 12 HUNGER, by Roxane Gay. (Harper/HarperCollins) The fiction writer and essayist’s memoir about life as a “woman of size.” 5 13 11 10 9 KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, by David Grann. (Doubleday) The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil. 13 14* 14 HUE 1968, by Mark Bowden. (Atlantic Monthly) An account of the battle that changed the American approach to Vietnam. 6 15 THEFT BY FINDING, by David Sedaris. (Little, Brown) Excerpts from the writer’s diaries, 1977-2002. 7 10 4 Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 15, which are reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States. Sales are statistically weighted to represent and accurately reflect all outlets proportionally nationwide. Among the categories not actively tracked at this time are: perennial sellers, required classroom reading, textbooks, reference and test preparation guides, e-books available exclusively from a single vendor, journals, workbooks, calorie counters, shopping guides, periodicals and crossword puzzles. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. The New York Times Best Sellers are compiled and archived by The Best-Seller Lists Desk of The New York Times News Department, and are separate from the Culture, Advertising and Business sides of The New York Times Company. More information on rankings and full methodology: www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology. THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK RE­­VIEW Copyright © 2017 by The New York Times July 30, 2017 Combined Print & E-Book Best Sellers LAST THIS WEEK WEEK Fiction WEEKS ON LIST THIS LAST WEEK WEEK HOUSE OF SPIES, by Daniel Silva. (Harper) Gabriel Allon, the 1 Israeli art restorer and spy, now the head of Israel’s secret 1 1 3 CAMINO ISLAND, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) A search for stolen rare manuscripts leads to a Florida island. 6 2 4 3 1 4 5 5 2 intelligence service, pursues an ISIS mastermind 2 1 THE WHISTLER, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) A whistleblower 3 alerts a Florida investigator to judicial corruption involving the 17 Mob and Indian casinos. 4 3 5 6 THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10, by Ruth Ware. (Scout) A travel writer on a cruise is certain she has heard a body thrown overboard, but no one believes her. THE HANDMAID’S TALE, by Margaret Atwood. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Men and women in a dystopian future. The basis of the Hulu series; originally published in 1985. LIFE, by Louise Penny. (St. Martin’s) Penny’s debut novel, 6 STILL published in 2006, introduces Chief Inspector Armand Gamache 25 17 1 5 THE IDENTICALS, by Elin Hilderbrand. (Little, Brown) Complications in the lives of identical twins who were raised by their divorced parents, one on Nantucket, one on Martha’s Vineyard. GAME OF THRONES, by George R. R. Martin. (Bantam) In the 8 Afrozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural 7 10 4 11 12 USE OF FORCE, by Brad Thor. (Atria/Emily Bestler) The counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is called in when a missing terrorism suspect drowns off the Italian coast. MURDER GAMES, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. (Little, Brown) An expert on serial murder becomes involved in the hunt for a New York City killer who leaves a playing card at the crime scene. MILK AND HONEY, by Rupi Kaur. (Andrews McMeel) Poetic approaches to surviving adversity and loss. ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY, by Neil deGrasse Tyson. (Norton) A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the laws that govern the universe. REDISCOVERING AMERICANISM, by Mark R. Levin. (Threshold Editions) The radio host argues that the founding fathers would be shocked by the expansion of modern government. AL FRANKEN, GIANT OF THE SENATE, by Al Franken. (Twelve) A memoir by the Democratic senator from Minnesota and former “Saturday Night Live” writer and performer. DANGEROUS, by Milo Yiannopoulos. (Dangerous Books) The altright provocateur criticizes political correctness. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner) The author 6 recalls a bizarre childhood. Originally published in 2005 and the 7 6 8 9 3 9 11 3 10 7 11 12 13 5 47 forces are mustering. Basis of the HBO series. 9 HILLBILLY ELEGY, by J. D. Vance. (HarperCollins) A Yale Law School graduate looks at the struggles of the white working class through the story of his own childhood. WEEKS ON LIST 51 11 3 7 2 47 basis of a forthcoming movie. of the Sûreté du Québec. 7 Nonfiction 27 THE SWAMP, by Eric Bolling. (St. Martin’s) The Fox News host suggests how Donald Trump can fight corruption and cronyism in Washington. OPTION B, by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. (Knopf) Sandberg’s experience after her husband’s sudden death and Grant’s psychological research combine to provide insight on facing adversity and building resilience. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, by David Grann. (Doubleday) The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil. UNDERSTANDING TRUMP, by Newt Gingrich. (Center Street) The former House speaker explains the president’s philosophy and political agenda. HUE 1968, by Mark Bowden. (Atlantic Monthly) An account of the Tet offensive battle that was a turning point in the American war in Vietnam. I CAN’T MAKE THIS UP, by Kevin Hart with Neil Strauss. (37 INK/Atria) The comedian’s personal and professional life. 3 12 13 5 6 THE GUNSLINGER, by Stephen King. (Pocket Books) The first 12 volume of the Dark Tower series, originally published in 1989. 1 12 NIGHTS, by Kathy Reichs. (Bantam) Sunday Night, the 13 TWO heroine of a new series from the creator of Temperance Brennan, 1 THE REVOLUTION, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and 13 HAMILTON: Jeremy McCarter. (Grand Central/Melcher Media) The libretto of 31 BORN A CRIME, by Trevor Noah. (Spiegel & Grau) A memoir 14 about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the 20 searches for a girl who may have been kidnapped by a cult. 14 10 INTO THE WATER, by Paula Hawkins. (Riverhead) In this psychological thriller by the author of “The Girl on the Train,” drowned women are found in an English river town. OF THE TULIP SISTERS, by Susan Mallery. (HQN) Two 15 SECRETS sisters reconnect in their tulip-centered hometown. 11 1 6 the Grammy-, Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, annotated by its creator, along with backstage photos and interviews. comedian, now the host of “The Daily Show.” ALL AT ONCE, by Bill Nye. (Rodale) Part memoir, 15 EVERYTHING part celebration of science and problem-solving. 1 Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 15, which are reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States. Sales are statistically weighted to represent and accurately reflect all outlets proportionally nationwide. E-book rankings reflect sales from leading online vendors of e-books in a variety of popular e-reader formats. Titles are included regardless of whether they are published in both print and electronic formats or just one format. Publisher credits for e-books are listed under the corporate publishing name instead of by publisher’s division. Among the categories not actively tracked at this time are: perennial sellers, required classroom reading, textbooks, reference and test preparation guides, e-books available exclusively from a single vendor, journals, workbooks, calorie counters, shopping guides, periodicals and crossword puzzles. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. The New York Times Best Sellers are compiled and archived by The Best-Seller Lists Desk of The New York Times News Department, and are separate from the Culture, Advertising and Business sides of The New York Times Company. More information on rankings and full methodology: www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology. Copyright © 2017 by The New York Times THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK RE­­VIEW July 30, 2017 Print Paperback Best Sellers THIS WEEK Paperback Trade Fiction WEEKS ON LIST THIS WEEK Paperback Nonfiction WEEKS ON LIST THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10, by Ruth Ware. (Scout) THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner) (†) 1 14 1 382 MILK AND HONEY, by Rupi Kaur. (Andrews McMeel) ON TYRANNY, by Timothy Snyder. (Tim Duggan) 2 66 2 20 THE HANDMAID’S TALE, by Margaret Atwood. (Anchor) DUNKIRK, by Joshua Levine. (Morrow/HarperCollins) 3 23 3* 2 LILAC GIRLS, by Martha Hall Kelly. (Ballantine) THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE, by Diane Ackerman. (Norton) 4 20 4 50 ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, by Anthony Doerr. (Scribner) THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY, by Erik Larson. (Vintage) 5 15 5 344 THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR, by Shari Lapena. (Penguin) ALEXANDER HAMILTON, by Ron Chernow. (Penguin) 6 7 6 83 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, by B. A. Paris. (St. Martin’s Griffin) HIDDEN FIGURES, by Margot Lee Shetterly. (Morrow/ 7 2 7 32 HarperCollins) A MAN CALLED OVE, by Fredrik Backman. (Washington Square) JUST MERCY, by Bryan Stevenson. (Spiegel & Grau) 8 81 8 69 THE WHISTLER, by John Grisham. (Bantam) NO IS NOT ENOUGH, by Naomi Klein. (Haymarket) 9 1 9 5 BEHOLD THE DREAMERS, by Imbolo Mbue. (Random House) OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown) 10 3 10 236 Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 15, which are reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States. Sales are statistically weighted to represent and accurately reflect all outlets proportionally nationwide. Among the categories not actively tracked at this time are: perennial sellers, required classroom reading, textbooks, reference and test preparation guides, e-books available exclusively from a single vendor, journals, workbooks, calorie counters, shopping guides, periodicals and crossword puzzles. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. The New York Times Best Sellers are compiled and archived by The Best-Seller Lists Desk of The New York Times News Department, and are separate from the Culture, Advertising and Business sides of The New York Times Company. More information on rankings and full methodology: www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology. Copyright © 2017 by The New York Times THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK RE­­VIEW July 30, 2017 Children’s Best Sellers THIS WEEK Middle Grade Hardcover WEEKS ON LIST THIS WEEK Young Adult Hardcover WEEKS ON LIST WONDER, by R. J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity THE HATE U GIVE, by Angie Thomas. (Balzer & Bray) A 16-year 1 101 1 20 starts school. (Ages 8 to 12) old girl sees a police officer kill her friend. (Ages 14 and up) THE DARK PROPHECY, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) ONE OF US IS LYING, by Karen M. McManus. (Delacorte) For five 2 11 2 4 Lester, a.k.a. Apollo, summons the help of demigods to restore an students, a detour into detention ends in murder. (Ages 14 to 18) Oracle. (Ages 9 to 12) 29 DOG MAN UNLEASHED, by Dav Pilkey. (Scholastic) Only one 3 hybrid hero can foil the criminally minded, again. (Ages 7 to 9) LORD OF SHADOWS, by Cassandra Clare. (Margaret K. 3 8 McElderry) Caught between the faerie courts and the laws of the Clave. (Ages 14 to 17) THE HIDDEN ORACLE, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) Apollo ONCE AND FOR ALL, by Sarah Dessen. (Viking) Can the harder 4 47 4 6 sets out to restore his tarnished reputation. (Ages 12 to 17) hearted Louna reform the more romantically casual Ambrose? 6 MIDDLE SCHOOL MAYHEM, by Rachel Renée Russell. (Simon 5 & Schuster) Max is trapped in the school with three bumbling thieves. (Ages 8 to 12) (Ages 12 to 16) CRAZY HOUSE, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. 5 8 (Jimmy Patterson) The wrong twin’s on death row. (Ages 14 to 17) DOG MAN, by Dav Pilkey. (Scholastic) A dog’s head is combined BECAUSE YOU LOVE TO HATE ME, edited by Ameriie. 6 46 6 1 with a policeman’s body to create this hybrid supercop hound. (Bloomsbury) Thirteen writers reimagine the origin story of famous (Ages 7 to 9) villains . (Ages 14 to 17) GOOD NIGHT STORIES FOR REBEL GIRLS, by Elena Favilli and THIS IS WHERE IT ENDS, by Marieke Nijkamp. (Sourcebooks 7 3 7 56 Francesca Cavallo. (Timbuktu Labs) Fairy tale versions of the lives Fire) An act of violence parsed from four perspectives. (Ages 14 of 100 influential women. (Ages 7 and up) and up) POTTYMOUTH AND STOOPID, by James Patterson and Chris LADY MIDNIGHT, by Cassandra Clare. (Margaret K. McElderry) 8 5 8 51 Grabenstein. Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin. (Jimmy Patterson) Two Shadowhunters grapple with occult murders and first love. (Ages middle schoolers try to thwart bullies with humor. (Ages 8 to 12) 13 to 17) THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON, by Kelly Barnhill. ALEX AND ELIZA, by Melissa de la Cruz. (Putnam) As the 9 28 9 14 (Algonquin) A sacrificial girl is saved by a good witch. (Ages 10 Revolution unfolds, Eliza Schuyler meets a man named Hamilton. to 14) (Ages 12 to 16) WOMEN IN SCIENCE, by Rachel Ignotofsky. (Ten Speed) Fifty THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR, by Nicola Yoon. (Delacorte) The story 10 36 10 35 women who have transformed science and technology. (Ages 8 of a girl, a boy, budding love and the universe. (Ages 12 to 17) to 12) Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 15, which are reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States. Sales are statistically weighted to represent and accurately reflect all outlets proportionally nationwide. Among the categories not actively tracked at this time are: perennial sellers, required classroom reading, textbooks, reference and test preparation guides, e-books available exclusively from a single vendor, journals, workbooks, calorie counters, shopping guides, periodicals and crossword puzzles. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. The New York Times Best Sellers are compiled and archived by The Best-Seller Lists Desk of The New York Times News Department, and are separate from the Culture, Advertising and Business sides of The New York Times Company. More information on rankings and full methodology: www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology. Copyright © 2017 by The New York Times THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK RE­­VIEW July 30, 2017 Children’s Best Sellers THIS WEEK Picture Books WEEKS ON LIST THIS WEEK Series WEEKS ON LIST SHE PERSISTED, by Chelsea Clinton. Illustrated by Alexandra LAND OF STORIES, by Chris Colfer. Illustrated by Brandon 1 7 1 34 Boiger. (Philomel) Bringing to life 13 American women who Dorman. (Little, Brown) Fairy tales and classic stories collide. changed the world. (Ages 4 to 8) (Ages 8 to 12) WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A PROBLEM?, by Kobi Yamada. HARRY POTTER, by J. K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his 2 11 2 434 Illustrated by Mae Besom. (Compendium) Problems can be conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up) lessons in disguise. (Ages 4 to 8) 16 WE ARE IN A BOOK!, written and illustrated by Mo Willems. 3 (Hyperion) Gerald and Piggie ponder their existence on the page. (Ages 4 to 8) THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE, by Emily Winfield 4 94 Martin. (Random House) A celebration of future possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7) DRAGONS LOVE TACOS, by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Daniel 5 178 Salmieri. (Dial) What to serve your dragon-guests. (Ages 3 to 5) CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS, written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey. 3 75 (Scholastic) Boys and their principal fight evil. (Ages 7 to 10) MERCY WATSON, by Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Chris Van 4 5 Dusen. (Candlewick) The adventures of an irrepressible adopted pig. (Ages 6 to 9) DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. 5 435 (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12) 1 MOTHER BRUCE, by Ryan T. Higgins. (Disney-Hyperion) Bruce DESCENDANTS, by Melissa de la Cruz. (Disney-Hyperion) A 6 8 three-pronged prize pits teams against each other. (Ages 8 to 12) 51 WAITING IS NOT EASY!, by Mo Willems. (Hyperion) Impatient DORK DIARIES, by Rachel Renée Russell. (Simon & Schuster) 7 215 Nikki Maxwell navigates the halls of middle school. (Ages 9 to 13) 11 DRAGONS LOVE TACOS 2, by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney 8 437 Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12) 6 7 8 the Bear acquires a flock of goslings. (Ages 3 to 5) Gerald has to wait for Piggie’s promised surprise. (Ages 2 to 7) (Dial) Heading into the past for the seed of a taco tree. (Ages 3 to 5) MIGHTY, MIGHTY CONSTRUCTION SITE, by Sherri Duskey 9 10 Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld. (Chronicle) The vehicles make a building rise. (Ages 2 to 5) ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST, by Andrea Beaty. Illustrated by David 10 41 Roberts. (Abrams) A girl emerges with a love of science. (Ages 5 WHO WAS/IS . . . ?, by Jim Gigliotti and others; various 9 17 illustrators. (Grosset & Dunlap) Biographies unlock legendary lives. (Ages 8 to 11) SERAFINA, by Robert Beatty. (Disney-Hyperion) Plucky, quirky 10 2 and courageous, Serafina struggles to harness her powers before it’s too late. (Ages 8 to 12) to 7) Picture Book rankings include hardcover sales only. Series rankings include all print and e-book sales. Sales are statistically weighted to represent and accurately reflect all outlets proportionally nationwide. Among the categories not actively tracked at this time are: perennial sellers, required classroom reading, textbooks, reference and test preparation guides, e-books available exclusively from a single vendor, journals, workbooks, calorie counters, shopping guides, periodicals and crossword puzzles. The New York Times Best Sellers are compiled and archived by The Best-Seller Lists Desk of The New York Times News Department, and are separate from the Culture, Advertising and Business sides of The New York Times Company. More information on rankings and full methodology: www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology. Copyright © 2017 by The New York Times THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK RE­­VIEW July 30, 2017 Advice, How-To and Misc. and Monthly Best Sellers THIS WEEK Advice, How-to and Miscellaneous WEEKS ON LIST THIS WEEK Business THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A ----------, by Mark Manson. 1 1 31 (HarperOne/HarperCollins) (†) THE MAGNOLIA STORY, by Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines with Mark Dagostino. (W Publishing/Thomas Nelson) YOU ARE A BADASS, by Jen Sincero. (Running Press) 2 2 79 OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown) MAKE YOUR BED, by William H. McRaven. (Grand Central) 3 3 15 GRIT, by Angela Duckworth. (Scribner) THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman. (Northfield) 4 4 209 TOOLS OF TITANS, by Tim Ferriss. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) (†) THE PLANT PARADOX, by Steven R. Gundry. (Harper Wave/ 5 5 6 HarperCollins) THINKING, FAST AND SLOW, by Daniel Kahneman. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) THE WHOLE30, by Melissa Hartwig. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) 6 6 92 (†) SHOE DOG, by Phil Knight. (Scribner) THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP, by Marie Kondo. 7 7 135 (Ten Speed) THE POWER OF HABIT, by Charles Duhigg. (Random House) THE LOSE YOUR BELLY DIET, by Travis Stork. (Ghost Mountain) 8 8 14 ORIGINALS, by Adam Grant. (Penguin) THUG KITCHEN, by the staff of Thug Kitchen. (Rodale) (†) 9 9 60 LEADERS EAT LAST, by Simon Sinek. (Portfolio) UNINVITED, by Lysa TerKeurst. (Thomas Nelson) (†) 10 10 30 GET YOUR ------ TOGETHER, by Sarah Knight. (Little, Brown) The category Advice, How-To, and Miscellaneous Best Sellers includes both print and e-book sales. The titles ranked in these monthly Best-Seller Lists are selected by the Best-Seller List editors from among all adult nonfiction print and e-book titles reported to The New York Times during June. Sales are statistically weighted to represent and accurately reflect all outlets proportionally nationwide. Among the categories not actively tracked at this time are: perennial sellers, required classroom reading, textbooks, reference and test preparation guides, e-books available exclusively from a single vendor, journals, workbooks, calorie counters, shopping guides, periodicals and crossword puzzles. An asterisk (*) indicates that a title’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the title ranked above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. The New York Times Best Sellers are compiled and archived by The Best-Seller Lists Desk of The New York Times News Department, and are separate from the Culture, Advertising and Business sides of The New York Times Company. More information on rankings and full methodology: www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology. Copyright © 2017 by The New York Times THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK RE­­VIEW July 30, 2017 Monthly Best Sellers THIS WEEK Science THIS WEEK Sports and Fitness 1 ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY, by Neil deGrasse Tyson. (Norton) 1 PAPI, by David Ortiz with Michael Holley. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) 2 HIDDEN FIGURES, by Margot Lee Shetterly. (HarperCollins) 2 THE BOYS IN THE BOAT, by Daniel James Brown. (Penguin) 3 SAPIENS, by Yuval Noah Harari. (Harper) 3 COACH WOODEN AND ME, by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. (Grand Central) 4 WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR, by Paul Kalanithi. (Random House) 4 SHOE DOG, by Phil Knight. (Scribner) 5 THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot. (Broadway) 5 TEAMMATE, by David Ross with Don Yaeger. (Hachette Books) 6 THINKING, FAST AND SLOW, by Daniel Kahneman. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) 6 UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House) 7 HOMO DEUS, by Yuval Noah Harari. (Harper/HarperCollins) 7 THE SECRETS OF MY LIFE, by Caitlyn Jenner with Buzz Bissinger. (Grand Central) 8 THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES, by Peter Wohlleben. (Greystone) 8 A LIFE WELL PLAYED, by Arnold Palmer. (St. Martin’s) 9 THE POWER OF HABIT, by Charles Duhigg. (Random House) 9 BUT SERIOUSLY, by John McEnroe. (Little, Brown) 10 QUIET, by Susan Cain. (Broadway) 10 SHAKEN, by Tim Tebow. (Waterbrook) The category Advice, How-To, and Miscellaneous Best Sellers includes both print and e-book sales. The titles ranked in these monthly Best-Seller Lists are selected by the Best-Seller List editors from among all adult nonfiction print and e-book titles reported to The New York Times during June. Sales are statistically weighted to represent and accurately reflect all outlets proportionally nationwide. Among the categories not actively tracked at this time are: perennial sellers, required classroom reading, textbooks, reference and test preparation guides, e-books available exclusively from a single vendor, journals, workbooks, calorie counters, shopping guides, periodicals and crossword puzzles. An asterisk (*) indicates that a title’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the title ranked above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. The New York Times Best Sellers are compiled and archived by The Best-Seller Lists Desk of The New York Times News Department, and are separate from the Culture, Advertising and Business sides of The New York Times Company. More information on rankings and full methodology: www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology. Copyright © 2017 by The New York Times THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK RE­­VIEW July 30, 2017 Editors’ Choice / Staff Picks From the Book Review THE HOME THAT WAS OUR COUNTRY:A Memoir of Syria, by Alia Malek. (Nation Books, $27.99.) This Syrian-American journalist moved to Damascus in 2011 to renovate a family apartment. Her insightful reporting on the war’s effects on the population and her account of her grandmother’s life create a history of Syria. WE CROSSED A BRIDGE AND IT TREMBLED: Voices From Syria, by Wendy Pearlman. (Custom House/ HarperCollins, $24.99.) A politics professor collects accounts of refugees in the Middle East and Europe. She foregrounds the extraordinary heroism of ordinary Syrians, both those who are trapped in the country and those who struggle to make new lives. THE CHANGELING, by Victor LaValle. (Spiegel & Grau, $28.) In this modern-day fairy tale, set in New York City, a young father encounters “the old kind” of evil. The anxieties of modern parenting and the rigors of survival in urban America all have their place in this strange and wonderful new novel. HUNGER:A Memoir of (My) Body, by Roxane Gay. (Harper/HarperCollins, $25.99.) The essayist and THERE YOUR HEART LIES, by Mary Gordon. (Pantheon, $26.95.) The heroine of this exceptional novelist tells how shewas gangraped at 12 and subsequently gained weight to protect herself. Her memoir is an intellectually rigorous and deeply moving exploration of the ways trauma, stories and desire construct our reality. new novel is a 92-year-old widow who defied her wealthy Catholic family to become a nurse during the Spanish Civil War. In the present, the woman forms a bond with her granddaughter, who has come to live with her. HENRY DAVID THOREAU: A Life, by Laura Dassow Walls. (University of Chicago, $35.) This new life of THE GREAT NADAR: The Man Behind the Camera, by Adam Begley. (Tim Duggan, $28.) This biography Thoreau, in time for his 200th birthday, paints a moving portrait of a brilliant, complex man. One of the book’s pleasures is the way it transports us back to America in the first half of the 19th century. THE ISLAMIC ENLIGHTENMENT. The Struggle Between Faith and Reason: 1798 to Modern Times, by Christopher de Bellaigue. (Liveright, $35.) This fascinating study of Middle Eastern scholars and political figures who grappled with reform and modernization in the 19th and 20th centuries reveals the multiplicity of Muslim identities and loyalties. of Félix Tournachon, known as Nadar, a 19thcentury French photographer who was one of the art’s greatest portraitists, is the first to appear in English. QUIET UNTIL THE THAW, by Alexandra Fuller. (Penguin Press, $25.) This ardent and original novel dives deep into Lakota culture and history. Many of the events it describes are rooted in history, and it culminates in the 1973 siege at Wounded Knee. The full reviews of these and other recent books are on the web: nytimes.com/books. Paperback Row HOW EVERYTHING BECAME WAR AND THE MILITARY BECAME EVERYTHING: Tales From the Pentagon, by Rosa Brooks. (Simon & Schuster, $17.) As a former high-ranking Pentagon official, Brooks was, as she put it, “part of a vast bureaucratic death-dealing enterprise.” In her book — equal parts memoir and history — she charts the United States’ shift in military strategy, accompanied by an uncomfortable blurring of boundaries between peace and war. THE INSEPARABLES, by Stuart Nadler. (Back Bay/ Little, Brown, $15.99.) In this wise and witty novel, three generations of women suffer indignities in a time of increased scrutiny: Henrietta, widowed and desperate to improve her finances, has approved the reissue of the book she wrote decades earlier (and has regretted ever since); her daughter, Oona; and her granddaughter, Lydia, reeling and humiliated after a nude photo of her circulated among her classmates. JACKSON, 1964: And Other Dispatches From Fifty Years of Reporting on Race in America, by Calvin Trillin. (Random House, $18.) As a reporter, PINPOINT: How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds, by Greg Milner. (Norton, $16.95.) first for Time and now The New Yorker, Trillin has covered over five decades of the civil rights movement and its aftermath. His book comprises essays and reporting from across the country, standing as a reminder of the progress that has, and has not, been made. Milner examines how the Global Positioning System, better known as GPS, soared from its military origins to become a staple of everyday life, with a focus on its success as an engineering and technical marvel. Along with history, Milner looks at practical considerations that spring from knowing our exact location. THE SUNLIGHT PILGRIMS, by Jenni Fagan. (Hogarth, $16.) At the outset of Fagan’s novel, it’s 2020 HEROES OF THE FRONTIER, by Dave Eggers. (Vintage, $16.95.) Fleeing suburban life, a woman and the residents of a fictional Scottish town are bracing for an unthinkably cold winter. The story centers on three characters: Dylan, a hapless Londoner; a woman, Constance; and her transgendered child, Stella, whose transition depends on getting the hormones she needs. Stella’s inner turmoil matches the impending storm; our reviewer, Marisa Silver, praised how “ordinary, even banal, life dramas unfold while the existential noose is tightening.” brings along her two children on a road trip to Alaska. The children, Ana and Paul, soulful and intelligent, form the novel’s emotional core; our reviewer, Barbara Kingsolver, called them “a dynamic duo who command us to pay attention to the objects we find in our path, and stop pretending we already know the drill.” Joumana Khatib