National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for February 14, 2018
Based on sales for the week ending February 11, 2018
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Fire and Fury
Michael Wolff, Holt, $30.00, 9781250158062
Wolff tells the inside story of the most controversial presidency of our time.		 1/6
2. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95, 9780393609394
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.		 2/41
3. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, HarperOne, $24.99, 9780062457714
Superstar blogger Manson shows us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.		 3/45
4. Leonardo da Vinci
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35.00, 9781501139154
The bestselling author of Benjamin Franklin brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography.		 4/17
5. The Last Black Unicorn
Tiffany Haddish, Gallery, $26.00, 9781501181825
An unflinching collection of personal essays by the popular stand-up comedian and actress.		 8/7
6. The Monk of Mokha
Dave Eggers, Knopf, $28.95, 9781101947319
The incredible true story of a young Yemeni American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sana'a by civil war.		 7/2
7. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385534246
Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history is a May 2017 Indie Next List Great Read.		 5/32
8. Obama: An Intimate Portrait
Pete Souza, Little Brown, $50.00, 9780316512589
White House photographer Souza's behind-the-scenes images and stories of the presidency of Barack Obama, some published here for the first time.		 /8
9. Principles: Life and Work
Ray Dalio, S&S, $30.00, 9781501124020
Dalio, one of the world's most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the principles that he's developed and used over the past 40 years to create unique results in both life and business.		 9/12
10. How Democracies Die
Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt, Crown, $26.00, 9781524762933
Drawing on decades of research and a wide range of historical and global examples, Levitsky and Ziblatt show how democracies die--and how ours can be saved.		 11/3
11. 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.		 10/76
12. When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $28.00, 9780735210622
Pink unlocks the scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home.		 6/5
13. Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan- Debut
Steve Coll, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9781594204586
Coll tells the epic and enthralling story of America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan since 9/11.		 /1
14. The Book of Joy
The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26.00, 9780399185045
In this unique collaboration, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu offer a reflection on lives filled with pain and turmoil, in the midst of which they discovered a level of peace, courage, and joy that we can all aspire to.		 13/47
15. Feel Free: Essays- Debut
Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9781594206252
A new, heartfelt collection of essays by the bestselling author of Swing Time.		 /1

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