National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for July 6, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending July 3, 2016
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25.00, 9780812988406
This profoundly moving and exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis is a January 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/25
2. Grunt
Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95, 9780393245448
Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries--panic, exhaustion, heat, and noise--and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them.		 2/4
3. Tribe
Sebastian Junger, Twelve, $22.00, 9781455566389
Junger explores what we can learn from tribal societies about loyalty, belonging, and the eternal human quest for meaning.		 4/6
4. 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.		 6/86
5. Shoe Dog
Phil Knight, Scribner, $29.00, 9781501135910
Nike founder Knight shares the inside story of one of the world's most iconic and profitable brands.		 5/10
6. Hamilton: The Revolution
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $45.00, 9781455539741
The story of the Broadway musical phenomenon Hamilton.		 8/11
7. Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24.00, 9780812993547
Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis in this bold and personal literary exploration of America's racial history. A September 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 11/51
8. But What If We're Wrong?
Chuck Klosterman, Blue Rider, $26.00, 9780399184123
Klosterman's fascinating new book visualizes the contemporary world as it will appear to those who'll perceive it as the distant past.		 13/4
9. The Gene
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $32.00, 9781476733500
Mukherjee animates the quest to understand human heredity and its surprising influence on our lives, personalities, identities, fates, and choices.		 3/7
10. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli, Riverhead, $18.00, 9780399184413
Rovelli's book revealing all the beauty of modern physics in seven short and enlightening lessons is a March 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 10/18
11. Grit
Angela Duckworth, Scribner, $28.00, 9781501111105
Psychologist Duckworth shows that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls "grit."		 12/9
12. 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.		 15/87
13. White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America- Debut
Nancy Isenberg, Viking, $28.00, 9780670785971
We acknowledge racial injustice as an ugly stain on our nation's history. With Isenberg's new book, we will have to face the truth about the enduring, malevolent nature of class as well.		 /1
14. Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, Talentsmart, $24.99, 9780974320625
Bradberry and Greaves' revolutionary program to help people identify their "EQ" skills, build these skills into strengths, and enjoy consistent performance in the pursuit of important life objectives.		 /22
15. Crisis of Character: A White House Secret Service Officer Discloses His Firsthand Experience With Hillary, Bill, and How They Operate- Debut
Gary J. Byrne, Center Street, $27.00, 9781455568871
Former Secret Service officer Byrne reveals what he observed of Hillary Clinton's character and the culture inside the White House while protecting the First Family.		 /1

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