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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for May 14, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending May 10, 2015
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
The Wright Brothers- Debut David McCullough, S&S, $30.00, 9781476728742 Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner McCullough tells the dramatic story of the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly. |
/1 |
| 2. |
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. |
1/4 |
| 3. |
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. |
2/27 |
| 4. |
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. |
3/9 |
| 5. |
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. |
4/12 |
| 6. |
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. |
5/3 |
| 7. |
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. |
6/31 |
| 8. |
On the Move 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. |
7/2 |
| 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? |
9/4 |
| 10. |
Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich- Debut Peter Schweizer, Harper, $27.99, 9780062369284 A look at the financial dealings of Bill and Hillary Clinton by the author of Throw Them All Out. |
/1 |
| 11. |
It's a Long Story: My Life- Debut Willie Nelson, Little Brown, $30.00, 9780316403559 The definitive autobiography of the legendary Willie Nelson. |
/1 |
| 12. |
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. |
11/28 |
| 13. |
And the Good News Is... Dana Perino, Twelve, $26.00, 9781455584901 Perino reveals the lessons she's learned that have guided her through life, including stories from behind the scenes at the White House with President George W. Bush. |
/2 |
| 14. |
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. |
8/6 |
| 15. |
The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief, and Manipulation- Debut Melissa Rivers, Crown Archetype, $26.00, 9781101903827 Melissa Rivers relates funny, poignant, and irreverent observations, thoughts, and tales about the woman who raised her. |
/1 |
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