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This week’s non-fiction bestsellers, with what they actually teach

Each learning links to its source.

New York Times Best Sellers list of October 18, 2026 · updated October 9, 2026

Cover of THE STEPS#1

THE STEPS

Sylvester Stallone

1 week on list
Cover of SWAN SONG#2

SWAN SONG

Charles Spencer

2 weeks on list
Cover of THE AMERICAN WAY OF KILLING#3

THE AMERICAN WAY OF KILLING

Malcolm Gladwell

1 week on list
Cover of THE CAULDRON#4

THE CAULDRON

Simon Sebag Montefiore

1 week on list
Cover of WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO RIGHT?#5

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO RIGHT?

Danny Meyer

1 week on list
Cover of FICTIONAL SELVES#6

FICTIONAL SELVES

Kyle MacLachlan

1 week on list
Cover of THIS CURSED BEAUTIFUL LAND#7

THIS CURSED BEAUTIFUL LAND

Evan Gershkovich

1 week on list
Cover of ROLL THE CALLS#8

ROLL THE CALLS

Ari Emanuel

2 weeks on list
Cover of WORK IN PROGRESS#9

WORK IN PROGRESS

Devon Rodriguez

1 week on list
Cover of THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE#10

THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE

Bessel van der Kolk

315 weeks on list
Cover of THE PERILOUS FIGHT#11

THE PERILOUS FIGHT

Colin Kaepernick with Nick Chiles

3 weeks on list
Cover of A FABULOUS DEBT#12

A FABULOUS DEBT

Robin Wigglesworth

1 week on list
Cover of MAN IN THE MIRROR#13

MAN IN THE MIRROR

Anand Giridharadas

1 week on list
Cover of BABE: ELABORATIO#14

BABE: ELABORATIO

Harry Connick Jr

1 week on list
Cover of REGIME CHANGE#15

REGIME CHANGE

Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan

15 weeks on list
Cover of BEHIND THE CASTLE WALLS#16

BEHIND THE CASTLE WALLS

Bob Chapek with Don Yaeger

1 week on list
Cover of NO LAND TO STAND ON#17

NO LAND TO STAND ON

Mahmoud Khalil

1 week on list