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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for March 19, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending March 15, 2015
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania- Debut Erik Larson, Crown, $28, 9780307408860 Larson's Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster whose intimate details and true meaning have long been obscured by history. A March 2015 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
| 2. |
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781607747307 Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing. |
1/19 |
| 3. |
Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26, 9780805095159 Practicing surgeon Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending. |
2/23 |
| 4. |
Yes Please Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $28.99, 9780062268341 A hilarious and candid book by the popular Saturday Night Live alumna and star of Parks and Recreation. |
3/20 |
| 5. |
H Is for Hawk Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26, 9780802123411 MacDonald's extraordinary blend of nature writing and memoir is a March 2015 Indie Next List Great Read. |
4/4 |
| 6. |
Girl in a Band Kim Gordon, Dey Street, $27.99, 9780062295897 A memoir by the founding member of Sonic Youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women. |
7/3 |
| 7. |
What If? Randall Munroe, Houghton Mifflin, $24, 9780544272996 From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. |
8/27 |
| 8. |
Killing Patton Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30, 9780805096682 Killing Patton takes readers inside the final year of WWII and recounts the events surrounding the death of General George S. Patton. |
6/25 |
| 9. |
Every Day I Fight- Debut Stuart Scott, Larry Platt, Blue Rider, $26.95, 9780399174063 The fearless, intimate, and inspiring story behind ESPN anchor Stuart Scott's unrelenting fight against cancer. |
/1 |
| 10. |
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. |
9/70 |
| 11. |
Not That Kind of Girl Lena Dunham, Random House, $28, 9780812994995 A hilarious, wise, and fiercely candid collection of personal essays by the acclaimed creator, producer, and star of HBO's Girls. |
5/24 |
| 12. |
Leaving Before the Rains Come Alexandra Fuller, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594205866 An unforgettable new memoir by the bestselling author of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight. |
10/7 |
| 13. |
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, Talentsmart, $24.99, 9780974320625 Bradberry and Greaves' revolutionary program to help people identify their "EQ" skills, build these skills into strengths, and enjoy consistent performance in the pursuit of important life objectives. |
11/10 |
| 14. |
Believer David Axelrod, Penguin Press, $35, 9781594205873 A powerful and inspiring memoir enlivened by the charm and candor of one of the greatest political strategists in recent American history. |
12/5 |
| 15. |
Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography Laura Ingalls Wilder, South Dakota State Historical Society, $39.95, 9780984504176 Hidden away since the 1930s, Laura Ingalls Wilder's never-before-published autobiography reveals the true stories of her pioneering life. |
/3 |
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| 20. |
Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis Robert D. Putnam, S&S, $28, 9781476769899 A groundbreaking examination of why fewer Americans today have the opportunity for upward mobility. |
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