National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for May 14, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending May 10, 2015
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Wright Brothers- Debut
David McCullough, S&S, $30.00, 9781476728742
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner McCullough tells the dramatic story of the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly.		 /1
2. The Road to Character
David Brooks, Random House, $28.00, 9780812993257
The Road to Character provides an opportunity for us to rethink our priorities, and strive to build rich inner lives marked by humility and moral depth.		 1/4
3. 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.		 2/27
4. Dead Wake
Erik Larson, Crown, $28.00, 9780307408860
Larson's Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster whose intimate details and true meaning have long been obscured by history. A March 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/9
5. H Is for Hawk
Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26.00, 9780802123411
MacDonald's extraordinary blend of nature writing and memoir is a March 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/12
6. Missoula
Jon Krakauer, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385538732
Krakauer's stark, powerful, and meticulously reported narrative about a series of sexual assaults illuminate the human drama behind the national plague of campus rape.		 5/3
7. Being Mortal
Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26.00, 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.		 6/31
8. On the Move
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385352543
On the Move is the story of a brilliantly unconventional physician and writer--and of the man who has illuminated the many ways that the brain makes us human.		 7/2
9. Very Good Lives
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $15.00, 9780316369152
Rowling's words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life. How can we embrace failure? And how can we use our imagination to better both ourselves and others?		 9/4
10. Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich- Debut
Peter Schweizer, Harper, $27.99, 9780062369284
A look at the financial dealings of Bill and Hillary Clinton by the author of Throw Them All Out.		 /1
11. It's a Long Story: My Life- Debut
Willie Nelson, Little Brown, $30.00, 9780316403559
The definitive autobiography of the legendary Willie Nelson.		 /1
12. 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.		 11/28
13. And the Good News Is...
Dana Perino, Twelve, $26.00, 9781455584901
Perino reveals the lessons she's learned that have guided her through life, including stories from behind the scenes at the White House with President George W. Bush.		 /2
14. Between You & Me
Mary Norris, Norton, $24.95, 9780393240184
This boisterous language book as full of life as it is of practical advice is an April 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 8/6
15. The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief, and Manipulation- Debut
Melissa Rivers, Crown Archetype, $26.00, 9781101903827
Melissa Rivers relates funny, poignant, and irreverent observations, thoughts, and tales about the woman who raised her.		 /1

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