National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for February 5, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending February 1, 2015
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9781101873441
Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is now a major motion picture.		 1/97
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.		 3/36
3. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $16, 9780812987119
An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. Now a major motion picture.		 2/27
4. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062376336
Kyle's unforgettable account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences is now a major motion picture.		 4/10
5. The Sixth Extinction
Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA, $16, 9781250062185
Kolbert's fascinating book about the future of the world blends intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes.		 5/4
6. 10% Happier
Dan Harris, Dey Street, $15.99, 9780062265432
Nightline anchor Harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable.		 6/5
7. 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.		 9/22
8. 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.		 7/55
9. 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.		 8/59
10. 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.		 10/35
11. How to Love
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006884
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh brings his signature clarity, compassion, and humor to the thorny question of how to love.		 14/2
12. Alan Turing: The Enigma
Andrew Hodges, Princeton University Press, $16.95, 9780691164724
This acclaimed biography of the founder of computer science inspired the film The Imitation Game.		 12/3
13. All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood- Debut
Jennifer Senior, Ecco, $15.99, 9780062072245
Award-winning journalist Senior looks at the effects of children on their parents, and the many ways in which children reshape their parents' lives.		 /1
14. 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.		 11/27
15. 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.		 15/17

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