National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for August 7, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending August 3, 2014
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption- Debut
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $16, 9780812974492
An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.		 /1
2. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17, 9780143125471
Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.		 1/10
3. Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17, 9780316154703
A collection of hilarious and thought-provoking essays by the bestselling author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames.		 2/9
4. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074
A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things.		 5/71
5. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $16, 9780812979329
Boo's brilliant work of narrative nonfiction tells the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in the "unequal city" of Mumbai.		 3/16
6. Orange Is the New Black
Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 9780812986181
Kerman's heartbreaking, hilarious, and at times enraging story of her year incarcerated is the basis of the Netflix series.		 4/40
7. The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16, 9780812981605
An exploration into the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.		 7/30
8. One Summer: America, 1927
Bill Bryson, Anchor, $16.95, 9780767919418
Bryson transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in American life.		 8/9
9. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849922077
A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven.		 6/91
10. Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16, 9781451621389
Cahalan's astonishing true story of her inexplicable descent into madness and the brilliant, lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn't happen.		 9/34
11. The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way- Debut
Amanda Ripley, S&S, $15.99, 9781451654431
Through the compelling stories of three American teenagers living abroad in the world's top-notch schools, Ripley explains how these systems cultivate the "smartest" kids on the planet.		 /1
12. Lawrence in Arabia
Scott Anderson, Anchor, $17.95, 9780307476418
Anderson's thrilling and revelatory narrative is about one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history -- the Arab Revolt and the secret "great game" to control the Middle East.		 10/8
13. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not.		 /71
14. Quiet
Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.		 14/72
15. Thinking in Numbers
Daniel Tammet, Back Bay, $16, 9780316187367
Tammet shares his unique insights and delight in the way numbers, fractions, and equations underpin all our lives.		 12/2

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