National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for March 19, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending March 15, 2015
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17, 9780143125471
Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.		 1/42
2. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9781101873441
Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is now a major motion picture.		 2/17
3. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $16, 9780812987119
An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. Now a major motion picture.		 3/19
4. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062376336
Kyle's unforgettable account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences is now a major motion picture.		 4/16
5. 10% Happier
Dan Harris, Dey Street, $15.99, 9780062265432
Nightline anchor Harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable.		 5/11
6. We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95, 9781101911761
The award-winning author of Americanah offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness.		 9/6
7. What the Dog Knows: Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World- Debut
Cat Warren, Touchstone, $16, 9781451667325
Warren's firsthand exploration of the extraordinary abilities and surprising, sometimes life-saving talents of working dogs.		 /1
8. The Sixth Extinction
Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA, $16, 9781250062185
Kolbert's fascinating book about the future of the world blends intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes.		 7/10
9. The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16, 9780812981605
An exploration into the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.		 6/61
10. Uganda Be Kidding Me
Chelsea Handler, Grand Central, $16, 9781455599714
An uproarious collection of travel stories by the bestselling author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea.		 10/3
11. Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16, 9781451621389
Cahalan's astonishing true story of her inexplicable descent into madness and the brilliant, lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn't happen.		 8/65
12. Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds- Debut
Carmine Gallo, St. Martin's Griffin, $15.99, 9781250061539
Gallo's step-by-step method makes it possible for anyone to deliver a presentation that is engaging, persuasive, and memorable.		 /1
13. How to Love
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006884
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh brings his signature clarity, compassion, and humor to the thorny question of how to love.		 15/8
14. The Future of the Mind
Michio Kaku, Anchor, $16, 9780307473349
The bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible tackles the most fascinating and complex object in the known universe: the human brain.		 11/3
15. This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress- Debut
John Brockman, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062374349
Brockman brings together 175 of the world's most brilliant minds to tackle Edge.org's 2014 question: What scientific idea has become a relic blocking human progress?		 /1

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