National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for November 21, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2013
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Things That Matter
Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $28, 9780385349178
A collection of Krauthammer's columns and essays written over the last three decades.		 5/4
2. The Bully Pulpit
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $40, 9781416547860
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Kearns Goodwin's highly anticipated new book is a dynamic history of the first decade of the Progressive era, the tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air.		 4/2
3. 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.		 1/7
4. 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.		 2/6
5. Stitches
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95, 9781594632587
Lamott's wise and compassionate exploration of how we can make sense of life's chaos.		 6/3
6. Double Down
Mark Halperin, John Heilemann, Penguin Press, $29.95, 9781594204401
The bestselling authors of Game Change take the reader into back rooms and closed-door meetings, laying bare the secret history of the 2012 presidential campaign.		 3/2
7. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062236678
Patchett's resonant portrait of her life is a November 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.		 11/2
8. 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.		 9/6
9. 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.		 8/7
10. Killing Jesus
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805098549
The latest by the bestselling authors of Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy.		 7/8
11. The Death of Santini
Pat Conroy, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385530903
A powerful and intimate memoir by the beloved author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini.		 10/3
12. 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.		 12/7
13. 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.		 13/5
14. Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers- Debut
David Perlmutter, Little Brown, $27, 9780316234801
Perlmutter describes the negative effects that wheat, sugar, and carbs have on the brain, and provides a drug-free remedy.		 /1
15. 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.		 14/65

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