National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for October 12, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2016
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen, S&S, $32.50, 9781501141515
In his insightful memoir Springsteen demonstrates the same honesty, humor, and originality found in his songs.		 1/2
2. Killing the Rising Sun
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30.00, 9781627790628
Killing the Rising Sun details the final moments of World War II like never before.		 2/4
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.		 3/9
4. 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.		 4/8
5. Hero of the Empire
Candice Millard, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385535731
Millard's thrilling narrative of Winston Churchill's extraordinary and little-known exploits during the Boer War is an October 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/3
6. 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.		 5/39
7. Designing Your Life
Bill Burnett, Dave Evans, Knopf, $24.95, 9781101875322
Burnett and Evans show us how design thinking can help us create a life that is meaningful and fulfilling, regardless of who or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are.		 12/3
8. Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25.00, 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.		 7/65
9. The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484
After reading Wohlleben's fascinating book about the complex life of trees, a walk in the woods will never be the same. A September 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 8/4
10. My Own Words- Debut
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $30.00, 9781501145247
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's first book since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993 is a witty, engaging, and serious collection of writings and speeches.		 /1
11. Atlas Obscura
Joshua Foer, et al., Workman, $35.00, 9780761169086
Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 700 of the strangest and most curious places in the world.		 13/2
12. 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.		 10/100
13. Is This the End?: Signs of God's Providence in a Disturbing New World- Debut
David Jeremiah, Thomas Nelson, $24.99, 9780718079864
Jeremiah explains how God's hand is still at work for mankind in a world that seems more fractured every day.		 /1
14. Love Warrior
Glennon Doyle Melton, Flatiron, $25.99, 9781250075727
In her highly anticipated new memoir Melton tells the story of her journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage.		 9/5
15. 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.		 14/24
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17. Time Travel: A History
James Gleick, Pantheon, $26.95, 9780307908797
A mind-bending exploration of time travel by the bestselling author of The Information and Chaos.		  

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