National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for July 9, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending July 5, 2015
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 2/34
2. The Wright Brothers
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.		 1/9
3. Modern Romance
Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95, 9781594206276
A hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance by one of this generation's sharpest comedic voices.		 3/4
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.		 4/16
5. 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.		 6/38
6. Sick in the Head
Judd Apatow, Random House, $27.00, 9780812997576
A collection of intimate and hilarious conversations with the biggest names in comedy by the writer and director of Knocked Up and the producer of Freaks and Geeks.		 8/3
7. 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.		 5/11
8. 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.		 7/19
9. The Quartet
Joseph J. Ellis, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385353403
Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian Ellis tells the unexpected story of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew.		 /4
10. The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey- Debut
Rinker Buck, S&S, $28.00, 9781451659160
Buck's absorbing account of traveling the length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way--in a covered wagon with a team of mules--is a July 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
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.		 9/35
12. Primates of Park Avenue- Debut
Wednesday Martin, S&S, $26.00, 9781476762623
Martin's memoir lifts a veil on the exotic, fascinating, and strangely familiar culture of privileged Manhattan motherhood.		 /1
13. 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.		 12/78
14. Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs--A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder- Debut
Ben Mezrich, Atria, $28.00, 9781476771892
Mezrich delivers an epic drama of wealth, rivalry, and betrayal among mega-wealthy Russian oligarchs--and its international repercussions.		 /1
15. Hold Still
Sally Mann, Little Brown, $32.00, 9780316247764
A revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history from acclaimed photographer Sally Mann.		 /5

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