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Most read nonfiction Amazon books last week: Barely any movement

By Alexandria Ingham

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 25: People enter the newly opened Amazon Books on May 25, 2017 in New York City. Amazon.com Inc.'s first New York City bookstore occupies 4,000 square feet in The Shops at Columbus Circle in Manhattan and stocks upwards of 3,000 books. Amazon Books, like the Amazon Go store, does not accept cash and instead lets Prime members use the Amazon app on their smartphone to pay for purchases. Non-members can use a credit or debit card. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 25: People enter the newly opened Amazon Books on May 25, 2017 in New York City. Amazon.com Inc.'s first New York City bookstore occupies 4,000 square feet in The Shops at Columbus Circle in Manhattan and stocks upwards of 3,000 books. Amazon Books, like the Amazon Go store, does not accept cash and instead lets Prime members use the Amazon app on their smartphone to pay for purchases. Non-members can use a credit or debit card. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) /
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There was very little movement on the list of most read nonfiction Amazon books

The first full week of August 2020 didn’t see all that much movement on the list of most read nonfiction Amazon books. What are people reading right now?

The only movement were four books between themselves in the Top 10. There were no new books and no reentries on the list. It’s clear that books about politics and race remain the most important, which isn’t surprising considering the current climate.

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Something to remember is that this list is only made up of U.S. readers. It doesn’t take account of the world’s most read books, which will involve more than just U.S. politics and books focused on race.

The only books that moved were between sixth and ninth places. Untamed by Glennon Doyle moved up a spot to switch places with The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson. Untamed is going to get an adaptation for TV by Bad Robot, but there isn’t a network attached yet.

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow dropped a place, switching places with Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins.

It will be interesting to see if there is more movement on the list next week. It will also be interesting to see what type of movement the most sold list saw. The most read is limited to Kindle Unlimited and Audible, while the most sold list looks at sales on Amazon.com.

Most read nonfiction Amazon books last week: Aug. 2-8

  1. Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump, PH.D (–)
  2. White Fragility by Robin J. Diangelo (–)
  3. The Room Where It Happened by John Bolton (–)
  4. How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi (–)
  5. Becoming by Michelle Obama (–)
  6. Untamed by Glennon Doyle (+1)
  7. The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson (-1)
  8. Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins (+1)
  9. Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow (-1)
  10. Educated by Tara Westover (–)
  11. Atomic Habits by James Clear (–)
  12. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari (–)
  13. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (–)
  14. 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson (–)
  15. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey (–)
  16. First 100 Words by Roger Priddy (–)
  17. If You Tell by Gregg Olsen (–)
  18. Breath by James Nestor (–)
  19. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb (–)
  20. Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell (–)

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