New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers September 1, 2024 1. Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy by Brian Tyler Cohen The YouTube host and podcaster gives his take on the current state of the Republican Party. 2. Men Have Called Her Crazy: A Memoir by Anna Marie Tendler Tendler recounts events surrounding and during her time in a psychiatric hospital. 3. The Art of Power: My Story As America's First Woman Speaker of the House by Nancy Pelosi The representative from California chronicles her journey in politics, including her time as the first woman to serve as speaker of the House. 4. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt A co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children. 5. On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything by Nate Silver The founder of FiveThirtyEight and author of The Signal and the Noise profiles professional risk-takers. 6. What's Next: A Backstage Pass to the West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service by Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack Two cast members of The West Wing share insights into the creation and legacy of the series. 7. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson The author of The Splendid and the Vile portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War. 8. Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law by Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitze An associate justice of the United States Supreme Court questions the amount and complexity of laws in America. 9. Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past by Steve Benen A producer on The Rachel Maddow Show looks at how the Republican Party seeks to rewrite recent history. 10. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity. 11. Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed by Maureen Callahan The author of American Predator puts forward a history of the Kennedy family that describes the abuse of women in its orbit. 12. Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World by Anne Applebaum The Pulitzer-prize winning author elucidates the structures and technologies that bolster autocracies in the 21st century. 13. Grand Prix: An Illustrated History of Formula 1 by Will Buxton; illustrated by Davi Augusto An illustrated history of Formula 1 racing. 14. True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between by Gretchen Whitmer with Lisa Dickey The governor of Michigan recounts defining moments from her life and time in office. 15. Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen The author of Operation Paperclip portrays possible outcomes in the minutes following a nuclear missile launch. ©2024 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 September 1, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 17, 2024. 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