National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for August 31, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending August 28, 2016
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo
Amy Schumer, Gallery, $28.00, 9781501139888
Emmy Award-winner Schumer's refreshingly candid and uproariously funny collection of extremely personal and observational essays.		 1/2
2. 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.		 2/33
3. Hillbilly Elegy
J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99, 9780062300546
By a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class.		 4/3
4. 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.		 3/59
5. 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.		 5/94
6. American Heiress
Jeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385536714
A riveting account of the Patty Hearst kidnapping case by the bestselling author of The Nine.		 6/4
7. 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.		 8/18
8. White Trash
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.		 7/9
9. 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.		 11/14
10. Hamilton: The Revolution
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $45.00, 9781455539741
The story of the Broadway musical phenomenon Hamilton.		 9/19
11. Crisis of Character
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.		 10/9
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.		 14/94
13. 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.		 12/26
14. 2 Chairs: The Secret That Changes Everything- Debut
Bob Beaudine, Worthy Publishing, $20.00, 9781617958014
Beaudine offers practical steps to walk courageously, faithfully, and cheerfully through your trouble, whether it is a minor issue or a major crisis.		 /1
15. 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.		 13/28

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