The 22 Bestselling Adult Nonfiction Books for 2016

This page highlights 22 books, published in 2016, that made our Bestsellers List.

Note: We carry over bestseller status for out of print versions of books to new editions, so the punlication year may not reflect the year the book was orignally published.

35 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson

The Mis-Education of the Negro

by Carter G. Woodson

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3 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual by Luvvie Ajayi

I’m Judging You

by Luvvie Ajayi

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3 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of Social Action, Advocacy and Agents of Change by Ruby M. Gourdine and Annie W. Brown

Social Action, Advocacy and Agents of Change

by Ruby M. Gourdine and Annie W. Brown

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2 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of Guide to Literary Agents 2017: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting an Agent by Chuck Sambuchino

Guide to Literary Agents 2017

by Chuck Sambuchino

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2 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of Fifty-Five Unemployed and Faking Normal: Your Guide to a Better <strike>Retirement</strike> Life by Elizabeth White

Fifty-Five Unemployed and Faking Normal

by Elizabeth White

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2 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of Honoring Professor William Leo Hansberry (1894-1965): An Intellectual Libation For The Architect Of America’s African Studies Department by Kaba Hiawatha Kamene

Honoring Professor William Leo Hansberry (1894-1965)

by Kaba Hiawatha Kamene

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2 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Hidden Figures

by Margot Lee Shetterly

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2 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime

by Trevor Noah

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1 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of Seven Days of Change: A Flash Devotional by Adrienne Thompson

Seven Days of Change

by Adrienne Thompson

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1 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Gratitude: 101 Stories about How Being Thankful Can Change Your Life by Amy Newmark and Deborah Norville

Chicken Soup for the Soul

by Amy Newmark and Deborah Norville

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1 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of ESSENCE The Obamas: The White House Years by Editors of Essence Magazine

ESSENCE The Obamas

by Editors of Essence Magazine

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1 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2017: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes by Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe

The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2017

by Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe

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1 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of Small Business: Start A Business: 10 Proven Steps to Becoming an Entrepreneur and Creating A Successful Small Business by Jerry Kershen

Small Business

by Jerry Kershen

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1 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation

by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

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1 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America by Lerone Bennett

Before the Mayflower

by Lerone Bennett

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1 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of Stokely: A Life by Peniel E. Joseph

Stokely

by Peniel E. Joseph

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1 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of Satan’s Sex Scandal: Exposing the Conspiracy to Destroy the Black Church by R. Renee

Satan’s Sex Scandal

by R. Renee

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1 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of 50 for Your Future: Lessons from Down the Road by Tavis Smiley

50 for Your Future

by Tavis Smiley

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1 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of The Covenant with Black America - Ten Years Later by Tavis Smiley

The Covenant with Black America - Ten Years Later

by Tavis Smiley

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1 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of The Little Book of Confidence: Cool. Calm. Collected (The Little Books) by Tiddy Rowan

The Little Book of Confidence

by Tiddy Rowan

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1 Time 2016 Bestseller Book cover of The Little Book of Quiet: Finding a Mindful Balance (Little Books) by Tiddy Rowan

The Little Book of Quiet

by Tiddy Rowan

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