National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for October 31, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending October 27, 2013
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. David and Goliath
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29, 9780316204361
In his new bestseller, Gladwell draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.		 1/4
2. The Reason I Jump
Naoki Higashida, Random House, $22, 9780812994865
A memoir by a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming 13-year-old boy with autism.		 5/4
3. Killing Jesus
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805098549
The latest by the bestselling authors of Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy.		 2/5
4. One Summer: America, 1927
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780767919401
In his latest, Bryson transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in American life.		 4/4
5. I Am Malala
Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $26, 9780316322409
The remarkable memoir of a young Pakistani girl who refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.		 3/3
6. 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.		 8/3
7. The Men Who United the States
Simon Winchester, Harper, $29.99, 9780062079602
Winchester's fascinating look at the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the United States from its beginnings.		 6/2
8. Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics- Debut
Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $28, 9780385349178
A collection of Krauthammer's columns and essays written over the last three decades.		 /1
9. Zealot
Reza Aslan, Random House, $27, 9781400069224
A fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography of Jesus by the bestselling author of No god but God.		 7/15
10. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585
In this hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek poetry, Marciuliano helps cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans.		 9/62
11. Guinness World Records 2014
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781908843357
The latest incarnation of the bestselling annual with thousands of new and classic records.		 10/6
12. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Viking, $28.95, 9780670025817
Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.		 11/21
13. Johnny Carson- Debut
Henry Bushkin, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780544217621
Bushkin's revealing and incisive account of the King of Late Night at the height of his fame and power.		 /1
14. Lean In
Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385349949
Sandberg examines why women's progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root causes, and offers compelling, common sense ideas to empower women to achieve their full potential.		 /32
15. Tip and the Gipper
Chris Matthews, S&S, $29.95, 9781451695991
Matthews recalls his time as a top aide to Speaker of the House, Tip O'Neill.		 12/4
ON THE RISE
18. Wheelmen
Reed Albergotti, Vanessa O'Connell, Gotham, $27.50, 9781592408481
Albergotti and O'Connell's in-depth look at the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.		  

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