National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for August 29, 2018
Based on sales for the week ending August 26, 2018
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Educated (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tara Westover, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590504
Westover's unforgettable memoir about growing up, being kept out of school, leaving her survivalist family, and going on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University. A Winter/Spring 2018 Indies Introduce title and the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for March 2018.		 5/27
2. Calypso
David Sedaris, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316392389
Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris's darkest and warmest book yet--and it just might be his very best.		 1/13
3. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $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.		 2/73
4. 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.		 4/69
5. Unhinged
Omarosa Manigault Newman, Gallery, $28.00, 9781982109707
The former Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison in the Trump White House provides an insightful look into the current administration.		 3/2
6. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9781594204227
Pollan investigates the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences.		 6/15
7. House of Trump, House of Putin
Craig Unger, Dutton, $30.00, 9781524743505
Unger offers a comprehensive investigation into the decades-long relationship among Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Russian Mafia.		 9/2
8. The Soul of America
Jon Meacham, Random House, $30.00, 9780399589812
Pulitzer Prize-winner Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear.		 7/16
9. Unfu*k Yourself
Gary John Bishop, HarperOne, $19.99, 9780062803832
Bishop offers an honest, no-nonsense, tough-love approach to help you move past self-imposed limitations.		 8/13
10. The Chapo Guide to Revolution: A Manifesto Against Logic, Facts, and Reason- Debut
Chapo Trap House, et al., Touchstone, $25.00, 9781501187285
The creators of the cult-hit podcast Chapo Trap House deliver an entertaining manifesto for everyone who feels politically, culturally, and economically alienated.		 /1
11. 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.		 10/30
12. Girl, Wash Your Face
Rachel Hollis, Thomas Nelson, $22.99, 9781400201655
In her challenging and inspiring new book, Hollis exposes the 20 lies and misconceptions that too often hold us back from living joyfully and productively.		 15/2
13. Dopesick
Beth Macy, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316551243
Macy's masterful book takes us into the epicenter of America's twenty-plus year struggle with opioid addiction.		 /2
14. Fly Girls
Keith O'Brien, Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28.00, 9781328876645
The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s--and won.		 11/2
15. 12 Rules for Life
Jordan B. Peterson, Random House, $25.95, 9780345816023
What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.		 /22

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