National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for November 20, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending November 16, 2014
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Yes Please
Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $28.99, 9780062268341
A hilarious and candid book by the popular Saturday Night Live alumna and star of Parks and Recreation.		 1/3
2. 41: A Portrait of My Father- Debut
George W. Bush, Crown, $28, 9780553447781
Our 43rd President's personal biography of his father, George H.W. Bush, the 41st President.		 /1
3. Killing Patton
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30, 9780805096682
Killing Patton takes readers inside the final year of WWII and recounts the events surrounding the death of General George S. Patton.		 2/8
4. Being Mortal
Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26, 9780805095159
Practicing surgeon Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending.		 5/6
5. Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace- Debut
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $22.95, 9781594486296
A collection of new and selected essays by the bestselling author of Stitches and Help, Thanks, Wow.		 /1
6. Make It Ahead
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307464880
In her new cookbook, the Barefoot Contessa answers the number one question she receives from cooks: Can I make it ahead?		 4/3
7. Not That Kind of Girl
Lena Dunham, Random House, $28, 9780812994995
A hilarious, wise, and fiercely candid collection of personal essays by the acclaimed creator, producer, and star of HBO's Girls.		 3/7
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.		 6/54
9. What If?
Randall Munroe, Houghton Mifflin, $24, 9780544272996
From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.		 8/11
10. This Changes Everything
Naomi Klein, S&S, $30, 9781451697384
Klein explains why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core "free market" ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political systems.		 /8
11. Everything I Need to Know About Christmas I Learned From a Little Golden Book
Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780553497359
A delightfully retro holiday companion to the bestseller Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book.		 14/2
12. Plenty More
Yotam Ottolenghi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607746218
The follow-up to London chef Ottolenghi's bestselling and award-winning cookbook Plenty.		 10/5
13. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781607747307
Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing.		 13/2
14. Food: A Love Story
Jim Gaffigan, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780804140416
The latest by the popular comedian and bestselling author of Dad Is Fat.		 9/3
15. The Andy Cohen Diaries: A Deep Look at a Shallow Year- Debut
Andy Cohen, Holt, $26, 9781627792288
A year in the whirlwind life of TV producer and host of Watch What Happens Live, Andy Cohen.		 /1
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18. The Art of Asking
Amanda Palmer, Grand Central, $27, 9781455581085
Rock star and crowdfunding pioneer Palmer's insightful book will inspire readers to rethink their own ideas about asking, giving, art, and love.		  

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