New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers May 8, 2022 1. Freezing Order: A True Story of 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. 2. Hello, Molly! A Memoir by Molly Shannon The comedic actor shares stories of family tragedy and her years as a star of Saturday Night Live. 3. 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. 4. Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain The author of Quiet suggests ways to embrace loss and suffering within ourselves and others. 5. Playing With Myself by Randy Rainbow A memoir by the three-time Emmy-nominated comedian known for his online musical and political satires. 6. 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. 7. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl A memoir by the musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana. 8. Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life by Delia Ephron The author and screenwriter describes losing her sister and husband to cancer, finding love again and receiving a leukemia diagnosis. 9. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years. 10. What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey An approach to dealing with trauma that shifts an essential question used to investigate it. 11. From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks A columnist for The Atlantic espouses ways to shift priorities and habits to overcome waning abilities in later life. 12. What We Wish Were True: Reflections on Nurturing Life and Facing Death by Tallu Schuyler Quinn Reflections by the late founder of the Nashville Food Project on the themes of life and death. 13. Deaf Utopia: A Memoir and a Love Letter to a Way of Life by Nyle DiMarco with Robert Siebert The actor and reality TV personality shares his story of being half of a pair of deaf twins born to a multigenerational deaf family. 14. Untamed by Glennon Doyle The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice. 15. Recessional: The Death of Free Speech and the Cost of a Free Lunch by David Mamet The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright lambastes liberal politics, cancel culture and other things he finds objectionable. ©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 May 8, 2022 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 23, 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