New York Times Non-Fiction Bestsellers of 2007
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This is a list of adult non-fiction
books that topped The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list in 2007.
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
books that topped The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list in 2007.
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 7 | The Audacity of Hope The Audacity of Hope The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream is the second book written by then-Senator Barack Obama. In the fall of 2006 it became number one on both the New York Times and Amazon.com bestsellers lists after Obama was endorsed by Oprah Winfrey. In the book, Obama expounds on... |
Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... |
| January 14 | The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama |
| January 21 | The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama |
| January 28 | The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama |
| February 4 | The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama |
| February 11 | The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama |
| February 18 | The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama |
| February 25 | The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama |
| March 4 | The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama |
| March 11 | The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama |
| March 18 | In an Instant | Lee and Bob Woodruff |
| March 25 | In an Instant | Lee and Bob Woodruff |
| April 1 | In an Instant | Lee and Bob Woodruff |
| April 8 | In an Instant | Lee and Bob Woodruff |
| April 15 | A Long Way Gone | Ishmael Beah Ishmael Beah Ishmael Beah is a former Sierra Leonean child soldier and the author of the published memoir, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.-Early years:... |
| April 22 | A Long Way Gone | Ishmael Beah |
| April 29 | Einstein | Walter Isaacson Walter Isaacson Walter Isaacson is a writer and biographer. He is the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C. He has been the Chairman and CEO of CNN and the Managing Editor of TIME... |
| May 6 | Einstein | Walter Isaacson |
| May 13 | Einstein | Walter Isaacson |
| May 20 | At the Center of the Storm | George Tenet George Tenet George John Tenet was the Director of Central Intelligence for the United States Central Intelligence Agency, and is Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University.... |
| May 27 | Einstein | Walter Isaacson |
| June 3 | God Is Not Great God Is Not Great God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything is a book by author and journalist Christopher Hitchens criticising religion. It was published in the United Kingdom as God Is Not Great: The Case Against Religion.... |
Christopher Hitchens Christopher Hitchens Christopher Eric Hitchens is an Anglo-American author and journalist whose books, essays, and journalistic career span more than four decades. He has been a columnist and literary critic at The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Slate, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry, and became a media fellow at the... |
| June 10 | The Assault on Reason The Assault on Reason The Assault on Reason is a 2007 book written by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. In the book, Gore argues that there is a trend in U.S. politics toward ignoring facts and analysis when making policy decisions. He heavily criticizes the George W... |
Al Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.... |
| June 17 | The Assault on Reason | Al Gore |
| June 24 | The Reagan Diaries The Reagan Diaries The Reagan Diaries is an edited version of diaries written by President Ronald Reagan while in the White House. The book is edited by Douglas Brinkley, while the full, unedited diaries were published in 2009... |
Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.... |
| July 1 | The Reagan Diaries | Ronald Reagan |
| July 8 | The Diana Chronicles The Diana Chronicles The Diana Chronicles is a 2007 book by Tina Brown on the life and death of Diana, Princess of Wales. It was released June 12, 2007. The work's timing coincided with the increased attention Diana received leading up to the tenth anniversary of her death... |
Tina Brown Tina Brown Tina Brown, Lady Evans, CBE , is a journalist, magazine editor, columnist, talk-show host and author of The Diana Chronicles, a biography of Diana, Princess of Wales. Born a British citizen, she took United States citizenship in 2005 after emigrating in 1984 to edit Vanity Fair... |
| July 15 | The Diana Chronicles | Tina Brown |
| July 22 | Lone Survivor | Marcus Luttrell Marcus Luttrell Marcus Luttrell is a former Petty Officer First Class and United States Navy SEAL. He received the Navy Cross for his actions in 2005 facing Taliban fighters during Operation Red Wing.-Early life:... with Patrick Robinson |
| July 29 | Lone Survivor | Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson |
| August 5 | Quiet Strength | Tony Dungy Tony Dungy Anthony Kevin "Tony" Dungy [DUN-jee] is a former professional American football player and coach in the National Football League. Dungy was head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001, and head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2002 to 2008... with Nathan Whitaker |
| August 12 | Lone Survivor | Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson |
| August 19 | It's All About Him | Denise Jackson with Ellen Vaughn |
| August 26 | You Can Run But You Can't Hide | Duane Chapman Duane Chapman Duane Lee "Dog" Chapman, Sr. is an American bounty hunter and a former bail bondsman. He stars in Dog the Bounty Hunter, a weekly reality television program which is broadcast on the A&E Network , FOX8 and GO! , OLN and A&E Network , MAX and RTL II .Chapman claims he has made more than 6,000... with Laura Morton |
| September 2 | You Can Run But You Can't Hide | Duane Chapman with Laura Morton |
| September 9 | Quiet Strength | Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker |
| September 16 | Wonderful Tonight Wonderful Tonight "Wonderful Tonight" is a song written by Eric Clapton. It was included on Clapton's 1977 album Slowhand and released as a single the following year. Clapton wrote the song about Pattie Boyd, and it is mentioned in her autobiographical book Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me... |
Pattie Boyd Pattie Boyd Patricia Anne "Pattie" Boyd is an English model and photographer, and the former wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton... with Penny Junor Penny Junor Penny Junor is an English journalist and author.-Education:Junor was educated at the independent Benenden School in Kent and read History at St Andrew's University, but left in her second year to get married.... |
| September 23 | Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World is a 2007 book by former United States President Bill Clinton. It was published by Knopf in September 2007. With an initial print run of 750,000 copies, it debuted at the top of the New York Times Best Seller list in its first week. It was announced that... |
Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... |
| September 30 | Power to the People Power to the People (book) Power to the People is the third book written by conservative radio show host Laura Ingraham. The book was published in 2007 by Regnery Publishing, and details Laura's views on the current political and cultural climate, including illegal immigration, the war against Islamofascism, the Supreme... |
Laura Ingraham Laura Ingraham Laura Anne Ingraham is an American radio host, author, and conservative political commentator. Her nationally syndicated talk show, The Laura Ingraham Show, airs throughout the United States on Talk Radio Network... |
| October 7 | The Age of Turbulence The Age of Turbulence The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World is a 2007 memoir written by former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan. Published on September 17, 2007, the book debuted at the top of the New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover nonfiction.-Overview:The first half of The Age of... |
Alan Greenspan Alan Greenspan Alan Greenspan is an American economist who served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006. He currently works as a private advisor and provides consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC... |
| October 14 | The Age of Turbulence | Alan Greenspan |
| October 21 | My Grandfather's Son My Grandfather's Son My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir is the 2007 memoir of Clarence Thomas, an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.The book spans all of Thomas's life to the present, beginning with his early childhood in the Deep South and his mother's decision to send him and his brother to be raised... |
Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Succeeding Thurgood Marshall, Thomas is the second African American to serve on the Court.... |
| October 28 | I Am America (And So Can You!) I Am America (And So Can You!) I Am America is a 2007 satirical bestseller book by American comedian Stephen Colbert and the writers of The Colbert Report. It was released on October 9, 2007, with the audiobook edition released several days earlier. The book is loosely structured around the fictional life story of Stephen... |
Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits.Colbert originally studied to be an... |
| November 4 | I Am America (And So Can You!) | Stephen Colbert |
| November 11 | I Am America (And So Can You!) | Stephen Colbert |
| November 18 | I Am America (And So Can You!) | Stephen Colbert |
| November 25 | I Am America (And So Can You!) | Stephen Colbert |
| December 2 | I Am America (And So Can You!) | Stephen Colbert |
| December 9 | An Inconvenient Book An Inconvenient Book An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems is a 2007 political narrative written and edited by conservative commentator Glenn Beck-Explanation of the book's title:... |
Glenn Beck Glenn Beck Glenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host. He hosts the Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks... and Kevin Balfe |
| December 16 | I Am America (And So Can You!) | Stephen Colbert |
| December 23 | I Am America (And So Can You!) | Stephen Colbert |
| December 30 | I Am America (And So Can You!) | Stephen Colbert |