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Bestseller List for February 12, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending February 8, 2015
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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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. |
2/37 |
2. |
Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9781101873441 Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is now a major motion picture. |
1/97 |
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. |
3/14 |
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. |
4/11 |
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. |
5/5 |
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. |
6/6 |
7. |
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. |
11/3 |
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. |
9/60 |
9. |
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. |
8/56 |
10. |
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. |
7/23 |
11. |
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. |
10/36 |
12. |
We Should All Be Feminists- Debut Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95, 9781101911761 The award-winning author of Americanah offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. |
/1 |
13. |
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. |
15/18 |
14. |
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. |
12/4 |
15. |
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood 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. |
13/2 |
ON THE RISE | ||
19. |
My Age of Anxiety Scott Stossel, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307390608 A revelatory and moving account of Stossel's struggles with anxiety, and of the history of efforts by scientists, philosophers, and writers to understand the condition. |
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