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August 2022 Nonfiction Bestsellers

1

Just Try One Bite

Adam Mansbach, Camila Alves McConaughey

Dial Books

2

America, a Redemption Story: Choosing Hope, Creating Unity

Tim Scott

Thomas Nelson

3

Radical Curiosity: Questioning Commonly Held Beliefs to Imagine Flourishing Futures

Seth Goldenberg

Crown Publishing Group (NY)

4

Swerve or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing

Kyle Petty, Ellis Henican

St. Martin's Press

5

Permission to Dream

Chris Gardner

Amistad Press

6

The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades

Judith C. Hochman, Natalie Wexler, Doug Lemov

Jossey-Bass

7

Illegally Yours: A Memoir

Rafael Agustin

Grand Central Publishing

8

Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe

Mike Massimino

Crown Archetype

9

Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less

Alex Epstein

Portfolio

10

Real Life, Real Love: Life Lessons on Joy, Pain & the Magic That Holds Us Together

Dj Envy, Gia Casey

Harry N. Abrams

11

Speak: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

Tunde Oyeneyin

Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster

12

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

One World

13

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Angela Duckworth

Scribner Book Company

14

Dear Freedom Writer: Stories of Hardship and Hope from the Next Generation

The Freedom Writers, Erin Gruwell

Crown Publishing Group (NY)

15

Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life

Mallory Smith

Random House

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