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September 2023 Nonfiction Bestsellers

1

Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad

Matthew F Delmont

Products / Viking

2

Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

Arthur C Brooks, Oprah Winfrey

Products / Portfolio

3

Right at Home: How Good Design Is Good for the Mind: An Interior Design Book

Bobby Berk

Products / Clarkson Potter Publishers

4

First Gen: A Memoir

Alejandra Campoverdi

Products / Grand Central Publishing

5

Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph

Sheila Johnson

Products / Simon & Schuster.

6

Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals from My Table to Yours

Adeena Sussman

Products / Avery Publishing Group

7

Be Kind: A 52-Week Journal for Practicing Kindness

Houston Kraft

Products / S&s/Simon Element.

8

Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-And What We Can Do about It

Jennifer Breheny Wallace

Products / Portfolio

9

The Creative ACT: A Way of Being

Rick Rubin

Products / Penguin Press

10

Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal

Bettina L Love

Products / St. Martin's Press

11

Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things

Dan Ariely

Products / Harper

12

Notes for the Journey Within: Essentials of the Art of Living

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Products / Greenleaf Book Group Press

13

Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World

Devorah Heitner

Products / Tarcherperigee

14

The Faith Code: A Future-Proof Framework for a Life of Meaning and Impact

Terry Brisbane, Rusty Rueff

Products / Morehouse Publishing.

15

It's on Me: Accept Hard Truths, Discover Your Self, and Change Your Life

Sara Kuburic

Products / Dial Press

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