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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for January 27, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending January 24, 2016
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 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. |
1/63 |
| 2. |
Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24.00, 9780812993547 Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis in this bold and personal literary exploration of America's racial history. A September 2015 Indie Next List Great Read. |
2/28 |
| 3. |
Spark Joy Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $18.99, 9781607749721 The latest by decluttering guru Marie Kondo, bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. |
3/3 |
| 4. |
When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25.00, 9780812988406 This profoundly moving and exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis is a January 2016 Indie Next List Great Read. |
4/2 |
| 5. |
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain- Debut Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385539289 Bryson's loving and hilarious valentine to his adopted country, Great Britain. |
/1 |
| 6. |
Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right- Debut Jane Mayer, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385535595 Mayer examines a network of exceedingly wealthy people who have extreme libertarian views and a systematic plan to fundamentally alter the American political system. |
/1 |
| 7. |
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. |
9/33 |
| 8. |
Gratitude Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $17.00, 9780451492937 Four essays written by Sacks during the last few months of his life form an ode to the uniqueness of each human being and to gratitude for the gift of life. |
6/9 |
| 9. |
The Name of God Is Mercy Pope Francis, Random House, $26.00, 9780399588631 Pope Francis invites all humanity to an intimate and personal dialogue on the subject of mercy--which has long been the cornerstone of his faith and is now the central teaching of his papacy. |
7/2 |
| 10. |
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. |
5/64 |
| 11. |
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. |
11/26 |
| 12. |
M Train Patti Smith, Knopf, $25.00, 9781101875100 A powerful and deeply moving new book by the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids. |
8/16 |
| 13. |
Notorious RBG Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik, Dey Street, $19.99, 9780062415837 A visually rich, intimate, and unprecedented look at the life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. |
14/13 |
| 14. |
The Sustainable Edge: 15 Minutes a Week to a Richer Entrepreneurial Life- Debut Ron Carson, Scott Ford, Greenleaf, $19.95, 9781626342149 Carson and Ford's book is for business owners who are seeking a fuller, more rewarding work-life balance. |
/1 |
| 15. |
S.P.Q.R: A History of Ancient Rome Mary Beard, Liveright, $35.00, 9780871404237 A sweeping, revisionist history of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists. |
/8 |
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