National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for May 22, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending May 18, 2014
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Thomas Piketty, Belknap Press, $39.95, 9780674430006
Piketty analyzes a unique collection of economic data from twenty countries, and his findings will transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of thought about wealth and inequality.		 5/4
2. Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain- Debut
Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062218339
The bestselling authors of Freakonomics take us inside their thought process and teach us all to think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally-to think, that is, like a Freak.		 /1
3. Flash Boys
Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95, 9780393244663
The bestselling author of The Big Short returns to Wall Street to report on a high-tech predator stalking the equity markets.		 3/7
4. 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.		 2/28
5. Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises- Debut
Timothy Geithner, Crown, $35, 9780804138598
Geithner's memoir takes readers behind the scenes of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.		 /1
6. No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the Nsa, and the U.S. Surveillance State- Debut
Glenn Greenwald, Metropolitan, $27, 9781627790734
Greenwald's account of meeting NSA contractor Edward Snowden, and his revelations about the agency's widespread, systemic overreach.		 /1
7. A Fighting Chance
Elizabeth Warren, Metropolitan , $28, 9781627790529
Warren tells her inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really works-and really doesn't.		 1/4
8. Congratulations, by the Way
George Saunders, Random House, $14, 9780812996272
Powerful, funny, and wise, Congratulations, by the way is an inspiring message from one of today's most influential and original writers.		 6/4
9. Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Roz Chast, Bloomsbury, $28, 9781608198061
Chast's memoir is both comfort and comic relief for anyone experiencing the life-altering loss of elderly parents. A May 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/2
10. Finding Me
Michelle Knight, Weinstein Books, $24.99, 9781602862562
Michelle Knight's heartbreaking account of her kidnapping, decade-long ordeal, and escape with two other victims in May 2013.		 10/2
11. 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.		 9/33
12. The Closer
Mariano Rivera, Little Brown, $28, 9780316400732
A memoir by legendary New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera.		 7/2
13. Thrive
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.		 11/8
14. 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.		 13/49
15. 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.		 15/11
ON THE RISE
17. If This Isn't Nice, What Is?
Kurt Vonnegut, Seven Stories Press, $21.95, 9781609805913
A collection of Vonnegut's celebrated commencement addresses.		  

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