The opening sentences of the 10 books at the the top of the New York Times non-fiction best-seller list:
The Donald J. Trump administration will be remembered as among the most tumultuous in American history. Future historians will record the volatility of the president’s decision-making . . .
—A Warning, by Anonymous
I’M NOT MAD. Look, everyone is called a traitor once or twice in their lives, right? Everyone gets falsely accused. . . .
—Triggered, by Donald Trump Jr.
It was my mum who introduced me to Elvis Presley. Every Friday, after work, she would pick up her wages, stop off on the way home. . . .
—Me, by Elton John
Sam Houston’s wounds healed slowly. He underwent several surgeries to repair his arm and thigh. But the young man’s subsequent rise to power and prominence. . . .
—Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers, by Brian Kilmeade
When I was a kid, my aspirations were simple. I wanted a dog. I wanted a house that had stairs in it. . . .
—Becoming, by Michelle Obama
In July 2015, a young African-American woman named Sandra Bland drove from her hometown of Chicago to a little town west of Houston, Texas. She was interviewing for a job. . . .
—Talking to Strangers, by Malcolm Gladwell
I’m standing on the red railway car that sits abandoned next to the barn. The wind soars, whipping my hair across my face and pushing a chill down the open neck of my shirt. The gales are strong this close to the mountain. . . .
—Educated, by Tara Westover
“Why aren’t you writing, Mister Mitch?” Chika is lying on the carpet in my office. She flips onto her back. She plays with her fingers. She comes here in the early morning. . . .
—Finding Chika, by Mitch Albom
Long ago, when I was a junior high school student in Iowa, I remember being taught by a biology teacher that all the chemicals that make up a human body could be bought in a hardware store for $5.00 or something like that. I don’t recall the actual sum. It might have been $2.97. . . .
—The Body, by Bill Bryson
On August 22, 2017, I boarded a flight to Vienna, Austria. It was a flight that almost didn’t happen. . . .
—With All Due Respect, by Nikki R. Haley
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