National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for July 2, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending June 28, 2015
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Wright Brothers
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.		 1/8
2. 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.		 2/33
3. Modern Romance
Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95, 9781594206276
A hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance by one of this generation's sharpest comedic voices.		 4/3
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.		 3/15
5. 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.		 5/10
6. 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.		 6/37
7. 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.		 7/18
8. Sick in the Head
Judd Apatow, Random House, $27.00, 9780812997576
A collection of intimate and hilarious conversations with the biggest names in comedy by the writer and director of Knocked Up and the producer of Freaks and Geeks.		 9/2
9. 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.		 12/34
10. American Mojo: Lost and Found--Restoring Our Middle Class Before the World Blows By- Debut
Peter D. Kiernan, Turner, $34.95, 9781630269234
Kiernan focuses on America's greatest challenge--and opportunity: restoring the middle class to its full promise and potential.		 /1
11. Triggers
Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter, Crown Business, $27.00, 9780804141239
World-renowned executive coach Goldsmith examines the environmental and psychological triggers that can derail us at work and in life.		 13/4
12. 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.		 /77
13. 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.		 15/9
14. Gumption
Nick Offerman, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525954675
The star of Parks and Recreation and author of Paddle Your Own Canoe returns with a book that humorously highlights 21 figures from our nation's history.		 8/4
15. Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship- Debut
Robert Kurson, Random House, $28.00, 9781400063369
A thrilling new adventure of danger and deep-sea diving, historic mystery, and suspense by the bestselling author of Shadow Divers.		 /1

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