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Bestseller List for September 20, 2017
Based on sales for the week ending September 17, 2017
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Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. | What Happened- Debut Hillary Rodham Clinton, S&S, $30.00, 9781501175565 Clinton describes what it was like to run against Donald Trump, the mistakes she made, how she has coped with the loss, and how she found the strength to pick herself back up afterward. |
/1 |
2. | Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95, 9780393609394 What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. |
1/20 |
3. | Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone- Debut Brene Brown, Random House, $28.00, 9780812995848 Brown's timely new book challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture. |
/1 |
4. | The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck Mark Manson, HarperOne, $24.99, 9780062457714 Superstar blogger Manson shows us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. |
4/24 |
5. | Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History- Debut Katy Tur, Dey Street, $26.99, 9780062684929 NBC News correspondent Tur's first-hand account of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. |
/1 |
6. | Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99, 9780062300546 By a former Marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class. |
2/58 |
7. | Al Franken, Giant of the Senate Al Franken, Twelve, $28.00, 9781455540419 Franken takes his army of loyal fans along with him from Saturday Night Live to the campaign trail, inside the halls of Congress, and behind the scenes of some of the most dramatic and/or hilarious moments of his new career in politics. |
3/16 |
8. | Why Buddhism Is True Robert Wright, S&S, $27.00, 9781439195451 Wright's book is a journey through psychology, philosophy, and meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness. |
10/6 |
9. | Get Your Sh*t Together Sarah Knight, Little Brown, $18.99, 9780316505079 Knight's no-holds-barred guide to cutting through the cycle of self-sabotage to get happy and stay that way. |
6/22 |
10. | The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484 After reading Wohlleben's fascinating book about the complex life of trees, a walk in the woods will never be the same. A September 2016 Indie Next List Great Read. |
5/53 |
11. | The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26.00, 9780399185045 In this unique collaboration, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu offer a reflection on lives filled with pain and turmoil, in the midst of which they discovered a level of peace, courage, and joy that we can all aspire to. |
9/38 |
12. | Unfu*k Yourself Gary John Bishop, HarperOne, $19.99, 9780062803832 Bishop offers an honest, no-nonsense, tough-love approach to help you move past self-imposed limitations. |
15/3 |
13. | Fantasyland Kurt Andersen, Random House, $30.00, 9781400067213 Andersen's clear-eyed take on the United States in the Trump era. |
7/2 |
14. | Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385534246 Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history is a May 2017 Indie Next List Great Read. |
13/22 |
15. | Make Your Bed William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $18.00, 9781455570249 McRaven's book provides simple wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achieve more, even in life's darkest moments. |
11/19 |
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