Top 21 Titles of 2021: Adult Non-Fiction

Here, the top circulating titles in the adult non-fiction category from 2021 (in descending order). 

1. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
2. Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
3. Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope by Nicholas D. Kristof
4. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
5. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat
6. Why We Sleep by Matthew P. Walker
7. Talking to Strangers by Malcom Gladwell
8. The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
9. How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
10. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
11. How Not to Die by Michael Greger
12. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
13. Dare to Lead by Brené Brown
14. Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave by Joanna Gaines
15. Lifespan: Why We Age – and Why Don't Have To by David A. Sinclair
16. 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
17. Atomic Habits by James Clear
18. The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll
19. The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
20. The Blue Zones Kitchen by Dan Buettner
21. The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

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