Using the Library | Catalog/Account | eContent |  Research | Services | Events | About Us New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers May 19, 2019 1. Becoming by Michelle Obama The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband's political ascent. 2. Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover The daughter of survivalists leaves home for university. 34. The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life by David Brooks A New York Times Op-Ed columnist espouses having an outward focus to attain a meaningful life. 4. The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates The philanthropist shares stories of empowering women to improve society. 5. Life Will Be the Death of Me...and You, Too! by Chelsea Handler The comedian chronicles going into therapy and becoming an advocate for change. 6. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb A psychotherapist gains unexpected insights when she becomes another therapist's patient. 7. The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty by Susan Page A biography of the former first lady Barbara Bush, based on interviews and her private diaries. 8. Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future by Pete Buttigieg A memoir by the current mayor of South Bend, Ind., and the first openly gay Democratic candidate to run for president of the United States. 9. Nanaville : Adventures in Grandparenting by Anna Quindlen The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist observes the joys of being a grandmother. 10. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou The rise and fall of the biotech startup Theranos. 11. America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization by Graham Hancock The author of Magicians of the Gods makes his case about the origins of civilizations. 12. Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America by Jared Cohen The stories of eight men who became president without being elected because their predecessors died in office. 13. Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 by Mitchell Zuckoff A minute-by-minute account of the events of 9/11 interwoven with stories from victims and survivors. 14. From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke A black American woman marries a Sicilian man, and finds solace in food and family after tragedy strikes. 15. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell The true story of a Baltimore socialite who joined a spy organization during World War II and became essential to the French Resistance. © 2019  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 19, 2019 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending May 4, 2019. Subscribe to other newsletters | View newsletter archives | Readers' Club on library website