The New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers of 1989
# The New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers of 1989

This is a list of adult nonfiction books that topped The New York Times Nonfiction Best Seller list in 1989.

| Date | Book | Author |
| - | - | - |
| January 1 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| January 8 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| January 15 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| January 22 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| January 29 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| February 5 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| February 12 | Blind Faith | Joe McGinniss |
| February 19 | Blind Faith | Joe McGinniss |
| February 26 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| March 5 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| March 12 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| March 19 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| March 26 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| April 2 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| April 9 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| April 16 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| April 23 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| April 30 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| May 7 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| May 14 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| May 21 | A Woman Named Jackie | C. David Heymann |
| May 28 | A Woman Named Jackie | C. David Heymann |
| June 4 | A Woman Named Jackie | C. David Heymann |
| June 11 | A Woman Named Jackie | C. David Heymann |
| June 18 | A Woman Named Jackie | C. David Heymann |
| June 25 | A Woman Named Jackie | C. David Heymann |
| July 2 | Summer of '49 | David Halberstam |
| July 9 | A Woman Named Jackie | C. David Heymann |
| July 16 | It's Always Something | Gilda Radner |
| July 23 | It's Always Something | Gilda Radner |
| July 30 | It's Always Something | Gilda Radner |
| August 6 | It's Always Something | Gilda Radner |
| August 13 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| August 20 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| August 27 | It's Always Something | Gilda Radner |
| September 3 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| September 10 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| September 17 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| September 24 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| October 1 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| October 8 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| October 15 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| October 22 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| October 29 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| November 5 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| November 12 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| November 19 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| November 26 | My Turn | Nancy Reagan with William Novak |
| December 3 | My Turn | Nancy Reagan with William Novak |
| December 10 | My Turn | Nancy Reagan with William Novak |
| December 17 | My Turn | Nancy Reagan with William Novak |
| December 24 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
| December 31 | All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten | Robert Fulghum |
