The New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers of 1932
# The New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers of 1932

This is a list of adult nonfiction books that topped The New York Times Nonfiction Best Seller list in 1932. When the list began in 1931 though 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area.

| Date | Book | Author |
| - | - | - |
| January 4 | The Epic of America | James Truslow Adams |
| January 11 | The Epic of America | James Truslow Adams |
| January 18 | The Epic of America | James Truslow Adams |
| January 25 | The Epic of America | James Truslow Adams |
| February 1 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| February 8 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| February 15 | A Fortune to Share | Vash Young |
| February 22 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| February 29 | The Story of My Life | Clarence Darrow |
| March 7 | The Story of My Life | Clarence Darrow |
| March 14 | Once A Grand Duke | Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia |
| March 21 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| March 28 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| April 4 | The Epic of America | James Truslow Adams |
| April 11 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| April 18 | Recovery | Arthur Salter, 1st Baron Salter |
| April 25 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| May 2 | Recovery | Arthur Salter, 1st Baron Salter |
| May 9 | Recovery | Arthur Salter, 1st Baron Salter |
| May 16 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| May 23 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| May 30 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| June 6 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| June 13 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| June 20 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| June 27 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| July 4 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| July 11 | A New Way to Better Golf | Alex J. Morrison |
| July 18 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| July 25 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| August 1 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| August 8 | What We Live By | Ernest Dimnet |
| August 15 | What We Live By | Ernest Dimnet |
| August 22 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| August 29 | What We Live By | Ernest Dimnet |
| September 5 | A Princess in Exile | Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890–1958) |
| September 12 | More Merry-Go-Round | Anonymous. (Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen .) |
| September 19 | More Merry-Go-Round | Anonymous. (Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen .) |
| September 26 | More Merry-Go-Round | Anonymous. (Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen .) |
| October 3 | More Merry-Go-Round | Anonymous. (Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen .) |
| October 10 | Death in the Afternoon | Ernest Hemingway |
| October 17 | Death in the Afternoon | Ernest Hemingway |
| October 24 | Death in the Afternoon | Ernest Hemingway |
| October 31 | Van Loon's Geography | Hendrik Willem van Loon |
| November 7 | The March of Democracy | James Truslow Adams |
| November 14 | The March of Democracy | James Truslow Adams |
| November 21 | The March of Democracy | James Truslow Adams |
| November 28 | Van Loon's Geography | Hendrik Willem van Loon |
| December 5 | Van Loon's Geography | Hendrik Willem van Loon |
| December 12 | Van Loon's Geography | Hendrik Willem van Loon |
| December 19 | Van Loon's Geography | Hendrik Willem van Loon |
| December 26 | Van Loon's Geography | Hendrik Willem van Loon |
