National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for April 3, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending March 30, 2014
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/21
2. Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder- Debut
Arianna Huffington, Harmony, $26, 9780804140843
Huffington's impassioned and compelling case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in today's world.		 /1
3. A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power- Debut
Jimmy Carter, S&S, $28, 9781476773957
President Carter addresses the suffering inflicted upon women and girls by a false interpretation of carefully selected religious texts and a growing tolerance of violence and warfare.		 /1
4. The Sixth Extinction
Elizabeth Kolbert, Holt, $28, 9780805092998
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.		 2/7
5. 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.		 3/42
6. Uganda Be Kidding Me
Chelsea Handler, Grand Central, $27, 9781455599738
An uproarious collection of travel stories by the bestselling author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea.		 5/4
7. Grain Brain
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.		 7/14
8. 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.		 6/26
9. William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back- Debut
Ian Doescher, Quirk, $14.95, 9781594747151
Doescher's parody saga that began with the interstellar bestseller William Shakespeare's Star Wars continues with this merry re-imagining of George Lucas' enduring classic The Empire Strikes Back.		 /1
10. 10% Happier
Dan Harris, It Books, $25.99, 9780062265425
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.		 /2
11. The Future of the Mind
Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385530828
The bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible tackles the most fascinating and complex object in the known universe: the human brain.		 4/5
12. How About Never--Is Never Good for You?: My Life in Cartoons- Debut
Bob Mankoff, Holt, $32.50, 9780805095906
A memoir in cartoons by the longtime cartoon editor of The New Yorker.		 /1
13. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $28, 9781400064168
An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.		 10/136
14. The Story of the Jews
Simon Schama, Ecco, $39.99, 9780060539184
Schama details the story of the Jewish experience, tracing it across three millennia, from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the New World, and to the modern day.		 8/2
15. 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.		 /34

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