New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers June 19, 2022 1. Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris The humorist portrays personal and public upheavals of his life in its seventh decade and the world in the time of a pandemic. 2. Finding Me by Viola Davis The multiple award-winning actress describes the difficulties she encountered before claiming her sense of self and achieving professional success. 3. Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard The 11th book in the conservative commentator's Killing series gives an account of the global war against terrorists. 4. Here's the Deal: A Memoir by Kellyanne Conway The former senior counselor in President Trump's White House gives her account of her time in politics. 5. The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor -- the Truth and the Turmoil by Tina Brown This follow-up to The Diana Chronicles details how the royal family reinvented itself after the death of Princess Diana. 6. The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey Two stars of The Office celebrate the comedy series and their friendship. 7. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner The daughter of a Korean mother and Jewish-American father, and leader of the indie rock project Japanese Breakfast, describes creating her own identity after losing her mother to cancer. 8. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard The story of the hardships encountered during 19th-century expeditions in Africa, and the complicated partnerships behind them. 9. Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington by James Kirchick How cultural and political anxiety over gay people affected presidential administrations during the 20th century and created a decades-long witch hunt. 10. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years. 11. Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar by Alan Shipnuck An unauthorized biography of the golf champion Phil Mickelson. 12. Created Equal: The Painful Past, Confusing Present, and Hopeful Future of Race in America by Ben Carson with Candy Carson The former secretary of Housing and Urban Development gives his analysis of race relations in America. 13. The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America--and How to Undo His Legacy by David Gelles A reporter for The New York Times argues that Jack Welch, the late chief executive of General Electric, ushered in the cutthroat era of American capitalism. 14. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstein (editors) Viewing America's entanglement with slavery and its legacy, in essays adapted and expanded from The New York Times Magazine. 15. Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath by Bill Browder The author of Red Notice tells his story of becoming Vladimir Putin's enemy by uncovering a $230 million tax refund scheme. ©2022 All rights reserved by New York Times Syndication Sales Corp. This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.   A version of this list appears in the June 19, 2022 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 4, 2022. Atlantic County Library System | 40 Farragut Avenue, Mays Landing, NJ 08330 Phone: (609) 625-2776 | www.atlanticlibrary.org        Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, Maureen Kern, Chairwoman