National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for March 27, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending March 23, 2014
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book
Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307977618
A humorous guide to life for grown-ups by a longtime editor of the iconic Little Golden Books.		 1/20
2. The Sixth Extinction
Elizabeth Kolbert, Holt, $28, 9780805092998
Kolbert's fascinating book about the future of the world blends intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes.		 2/6
3. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Viking, $28.95, 9780670025817
Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.		 3/41
4. The Future of the Mind
Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385530828
The bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible tackles the most fascinating and complex object in the known universe: the human brain.		 8/4
5. Uganda Be Kidding Me
Chelsea Handler, Grand Central, $27, 9781455599738
An uproarious collection of travel stories by the bestselling author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea.		 7/3
6. David and Goliath
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29, 9780316204361
In his new bestseller, Gladwell draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.		 5/25
7. Grain Brain
David Perlmutter, Little Brown, $27, 9780316234801
Perlmutter describes the negative effects that wheat, sugar, and carbs have on the brain, and provides a drug-free remedy.		 6/13
8. The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words 1000 BC-1492 AD- Debut
Simon Schama, Ecco , $39.99, 9780060539184
Schama details the story of the Jewish experience, tracing it across three millennia, from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the New World, and to the modern day.		 /1
9. The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet
Mark Hyman, Little Brown, $28, 9780316230025
Hyman's revolutionary new weight-loss program, based on his bestseller, The Blood Sugar Solution.		 9/4
10. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $28, 9781400064168
An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.		 10/135
11. I Am Malala
Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $26, 9780316322409
The remarkable memoir of a young Pakistani girl who refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.		 /23
12. Dancing Fish and Ammonites- Debut
Penelope Lively, Viking, $26.95, 9780670016556
Dancing Fish and Ammonites traces the arc of Lively's life, stretching from her early childhood in Cairo to boarding school in England to the sweeping social changes of Britain's twentieth century.		 /1
13. Blood Will Out
Walter Kirn, Liveright, $25.95, 9780871404510
Kirn's one-of-a-kind account of being duped by a grifter-turned-murderer is a March 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/2
14. The Body Book
Cameron Diaz, HarperWave, $25.99, 9780062252746
Diaz's book provides tools for women to build a healthier body now, so they can live joyfully in it for years to come.		 /4
15. Astoria
Peter Stark, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062218292
The thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an epic, now forgotten, three-year journey to forge an American empire on the Pacific Coast.		 14/2

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