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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
February 20, 2022

1. Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win
by  Peter Schweizer

The author of Profiles in Corruption portrays a conspiracy of how the Chinese government might infiltrate American institutions.
2. 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.
3. The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
by Daniel H. Pink

A look at four core regrets and potential strategies to make them a positive force.
4. Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm
by Dan Charnas

The life, work and cultural influence of the late hip-hop producer J Dilla.
5. How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
by Michael Schur

The creator of The Good Place incorporates works by various philosophers to examine ethical questions and moral issues.
6. 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.
7. The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation
by Rosemary Sullivan

New technology was used to investigate who revealed the location of Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis.
8. Will
by Will Smith with Mark Manson

The actor, producer and musician tells his life story and lessons he learned along the way.
9. Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today
by Valerie Bertinelli

The actress and TV personality describes her personal setbacks and difficult journey to self-acceptance.
10. South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
by Imani Perry

A wide-ranging collection of stories and histories based in the American South that also illuminate the country as a whole.
11. Greenlights
by Matthew McConaughey

The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.
12. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
by Dave Grohl

A memoir by the musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana.
13. Taste: My Life Through Food
by Stanley Tucci

The award-winning actor reflects on his career, Italian-American heritage, meals and mishaps.
14. Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
by Jamie Raskin

The Maryland congressman describes leading the impeachment effort against the former president shortly after his son's death by suicide and the insurrection at the Capitol.
15. The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health
by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

The anti-vaccine advocate gives his take on the chief medical advisor to the president.
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A version of this list appears in the February 20, 2022 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending February 5, 2022.
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