National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for December 7, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending December 4, 2016
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/17
2. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28.00, 9780399588174
Noah's compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime coming-of-age memoir--set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed--is a December 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/3
3. 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.		 4/12
4. 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.		 7/10
5. Thank You for Being Late
Thomas L. Friedman, FSG, $28.00, 9780374273538
With his trademark vitality, wit, and optimism, Friedman shows that we can overcome the multiple stresses of an age of accelerations--if we slow down, if we dare to be late and use the time to reimagine work, politics, and community.		 2/2
6. Our Revolution
Bernie Sanders, Thomas Dunne Books, $27.00, 9781250132925
Sanders shares his personal experiences from the campaign trail, recounting the details of his historic primary fight and the people who made it possible.		 3/3
7. Settle for More
Megyn Kelly, Harper, $29.99, 9780062494603
A deeply personal and surprising memoir by the anchor of The Kelly File.		 5/3
8. 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.		 10/7
9. 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.		 12/12
10. The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History
Chris Smith, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781455565382
The complete and uncensored history of the award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as told by its correspondents, writers, and host.		 8/2
11. Upstream
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $26.00, 9781594206702
Upstream is a collection of essays in which Mary Oliver reflects on her willingness, as a young child and as an adult, to lose herself within the beauty and mysteries of both the natural world and the world of literature.		 9/8
12. Scrappy Little Nobody
Anna Kendrick, Touchstone, $26.99, 9781501117206
This collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award-nominated actress is a December 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 13/3
13. Cooking for Jeffrey
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9780307464897
Ina's most personal cookbook yet is filled with the recipes her husband, Jeffrey, and their friends request most often, as well as charming stories from Ina and Jeffrey's many years together.		 15/6
14. A Life Well Played
Arnold Palmer, St. Martin's, $22.99, 9781250085948
Palmer's book is a treasure trove of entertaining anecdotes and timeless wisdom that readers--golfers and non-golfers alike--will celebrate and cherish.		 /3
15. 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.		 11/73
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24. Talking as Fast as I Can
Lauren Graham, Ballantine, $28.00, 9780425285176
In this collection of personal essays the star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood reveals stories about life, love, and working as a woman in Hollywood.		  

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