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August 2021 Nonfiction Bestsellers

1

Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual

Luvvie Ajayi Jones

Products / Penguin Life

2

Passion to Purpose: A Seven-Step Journey to Shed Self-Doubt, Find Inspiration, and Change Your Life (and the World) for the Better

Amy McLaren

Products / Hay House

3

The Science and Technology of Growing Young: An Insider's Guide to the Breakthroughs That Will Dramatically Extend Our Lifespan . . . and What You Can Do

Sergey Young

Products / Benbella Books

4

All in: An Autobiography

Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard, Maryanne Vollers

Products / Knopf Publishing Group

5

Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine

6

The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life

Lisa Miller

Products / Random House

7

All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis

Products / One World

8

Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America

Stacey Abrams

Products / Henry Holt & Company

9

Kill Shot: A Shadow Industry, a Deadly Disease

Jason Dearen

Products / Avery Publishing Group

10

Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory

Claudio Saunt

Products / W. W. Norton & Company

11

Never Enough: A Navy Seal Commander on Living a Life of Excellence, Agility, and Meaning

Mike Hayes

Products / Celadon Books

12

The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values

Brian Christian

Products / W. W. Norton & Company

13

The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World

Jamil Zaki

Products / Crown Publishing Group (NY)

14

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

Products / Knopf Publishing Group

15

The Operator: Firing the Shots That Killed Osama Bin Laden and My Years as a Seal Team Warrior

Robert O'Neill

Products / Scribner Book Company

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