Best nonfiction books 2017 new york times

The New York Times Best Sellers list for nonfiction books in 2017 was a diverse and fascinating collection of titles. Here are some of the top nonfiction books of 2017, as ranked by the New York Times:

1. "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis" by J.D. Vance (August 2016, but remained on the list throughout 2017)
2. "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari (January 2017)
3. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot (January 2017)
4. "The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History" by Elizabeth Kolbert (January 2017)
5. "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City" by Matthew Desmond (January 2017)
6. "The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds" by Michael Lewis (January 2017)
7. "The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America" by Erik Larson (January 2017)
8. "The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit" by Michael Finkel (February 2017)
9. "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business" by Charles Duhigg (February 2017)
10. "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" by Michelle Alexander (February 2017)

Other notable nonfiction books that made the New York Times Best Sellers list in 2017 include:

• "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry" by Neil deGrasse Tyson (March 2017)
• "The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo" by Amy Schumer (September 2017)
• "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life" by Mark Manson (September 2017)
• "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change" by Stephen Covey (September 2017)
• "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer" by Siddhartha Mukherjee (October 2017)

These books represent a wide range of topics, from science and history to memoir and self-help. They were all highly acclaimed and popular among readers in 2017.