National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for May 7, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending May 3, 2015
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Road to Character
David Brooks, Random House, $28.00, 9780812993257
The Road to Character provides an opportunity for us to rethink our priorities, and strive to build rich inner lives marked by humility and moral depth.		 1/3
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.		 3/26
3. Dead Wake
Erik Larson, Crown, $28.00, 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.		 2/8
4. H Is for Hawk
Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26.00, 9780802123411
MacDonald's extraordinary blend of nature writing and memoir is a March 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/11
5. Missoula
Jon Krakauer, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385538732
Krakauer's stark, powerful, and meticulously reported narrative about a series of sexual assaults illuminate the human drama behind the national plague of campus rape.		 /2
6. Being Mortal
Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26.00, 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.		 5/30
7. On the Move: A Life- Debut
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385352543
On the Move is the story of a brilliantly unconventional physician and writer—and of the man who has illuminated the many ways that the brain makes us human.		 /1
8. Between You & Me
Mary Norris, Norton, $24.95, 9780393240184
This boisterous language book as full of life as it is of practical advice is an April 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/5
9. Very Good Lives
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $15.00, 9780316369152
Rowling's words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life. How can we embrace failure? And how can we use our imagination to better both ourselves and others?		 10/3
10. The Motivation Manifesto
Brendon Burchard, Hay House, $19.99, 9781401948078
World-renowned high performance trainer Burchard motivates us to free ourselves from fear and take back our lives once and for all.		 /10
11. 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.		 9/27
12. Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Real West
Bill O'Reilly, David Fisher, Holt, $32.00, 9781627795074
A fascinating and eye-opening look at the truth behind the Western legends we all think we know.		 8/3
13. Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland- Debut
Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Viking, $28.95, 9780525427650
Two women kidnapped by infamous Cleveland school-bus driver Ariel Castro share the stories of their abductions, captivity, and dramatic escape.		 /1
14. 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.		 15/76
15. The Real-Life MBA
Jack Welch, Suzy Welch, HarperBusiness, $29.99, 9780062362803
An essential guide for everyone in business today that explores the most pressing challenges related to creating winning strategies, leading and managing others, and building a thriving career.		 14/3

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