National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for October 9, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending October 5, 2014
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/19
2. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $16, 9780812974492
An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.		 2/10
3. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074
A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things.		 3/80
4. The Heart of Everything That Is
Bob Drury, Tom Clavin, S&S, $17, 9781451654684
An astonishing biography of the great Sioux warrior-statesman Red Cloud.		 4/5
5. 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.		 5/18
6. Zealot
Reza Aslan, Random House, $18, 9780812981483
A fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography of Jesus by the bestselling author of No god but God.		 6/4
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.		 8/39
8. 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.		 10/43
9. The Smartest Kids in the World
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.		 9/10
10. Bad Feminist
Roxane Gay, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062282712
Gay's collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism is an August 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 11/6
11. Still Foolin' 'Em
Billy Crystal, St. Martin's Griffin, $15.99, 9781250051844
Hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America's favorite comedians, and a look back at his remarkable career.		 7/3
12. 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.		 12/25
13. 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.		 /46
14. The Men Who United the States- Debut
Simon Winchester, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062079619
Winchester's fascinating look at the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the United States from its beginnings.		 /1
15. The Bully Pulpit
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $22, 9781416547877
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Kearns Goodwin's dynamic look at the first decade of the Progressive era, the tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air.		 13/4

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