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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
February 27, 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 Nineties
by Chuck Klosterman

An overview of the cultural and historical impact of the 1990s.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
by Johann Hari

Potential causes for diminishing attention spans and how corporations might raid our attention for profit.
6. Will
by Will Smith with Mark Manson

The actor, producer and musician tells his life story and lessons he learned along the way.
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. Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas
by Jennifer Raff

Using genetic data, an anthropologist traces the lineage of the first people to populate the Americas and the routes that they took.
9. Greenlights
by Matthew McConaughey

The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.
10. 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.
11. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
by Dave Grohl

A memoir by the musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana.
12. Untamed
by Glennon Doyle

The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
13. 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.
14. 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.
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 27, 2022 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending February 12, 2022.
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