National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for June 12, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending June 8, 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's analysis of a unique collection of economic data from 20 countries will transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of thought about wealth and inequality.		 1/7
2. 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.		 2/31
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.		 5/9
4. Think Like a Freak
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.		 3/4
5. Tibetan Peach Pie
Tom Robbins, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062267405
Written with the big-hearted comedy and mesmerizing linguistic invention for which Robbins is known, Tibetan Peach Pie is an invitation into the private world of a literary legend.		 4/2
6. 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.		 6/7
7. 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.		 10/36
8. Stress Test
Timothy F. Geithner, Crown, $35, 9780804138598
Geithner's memoir takes readers behind the scenes of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.		 7/4
9. 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.		 8/7
10. 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.		 11/5
11. 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.		 /139
12. The Closer
Mariano Rivera, Little Brown, $28, 9780316400732
A memoir by legendary New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera.		 13/5
13. One Nation
Ben Carson, M.D., Candy Carson, Sentinel, $25.95, 9781595231123
Carson's ideas to help the people of our country work together to solve the nation's problems.		 12/2
14. No Place to Hide
Glenn Greenwald, Metropolitan, $27, 9781627790734
Greenwald's account of meeting NSA contractor Edward Snowden, and his revelations about the agency's widespread, systemic overreach.		 9/4
15. Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America- Debut
John Waters, FSG, $26, 9780374298630
Waters' travelogue is a wickedly funny celebration of America's weird, astonishing, and generous citizenry.		 /1
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18. How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
Jordan Ellenberg, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594205224
The Freakonomics of math—Ellenberg unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands.		  

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