National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for February 17, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending February 14, 2016
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Big Short
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393353150
The highly entertaining look at the U.S. financial crisis by the author of Liar's Poker is now a major motion picture.		 1/9
2. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143125471
Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.		 2/89
3. The Mindfulness Coloring Book
Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95, 9781615192823
A fun and unique pocket-size coloring book designed to channel stress into relaxing, creative accomplishments.		 6/29
4. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16.00, 9780762447695
Sincero helps you understand why you are how you are, how to love what you can't change, how to change what you don't love, and how to start living the kind of life you used to be jealous of.		 4/30
5. Missoula
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $16.95, 9780804170567
Krakauer's stark, powerful, and meticulously reported narrative about a series of sexual assaults illuminates the human drama behind the national plague of campus rape.		 3/4
6. 13 Hours
Mitchell Zuckoff, Twelve, $16.99, 9781455538447
The harrowing, true account of the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi. Now a major motion picture.		 8/7
7. Yes Please
Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $16.99, 9780062268358
A hilarious and candid book by the popular Saturday Night Live alumna and star of Parks and Recreation.		 /23
8. 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.		 15/19
9. Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20.00, 9780143034759
The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton.		 9/13
10. Lost Ocean
Johanna Basford, Penguin, $16.95, 9780143108993
Basford invites color-inners of all ages to discover an enchanting underwater world hidden in the depths of the sea.		 7/15
11. In the Heart of the Sea
Nathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143126812
Philbrick's National Book Award-winning account of the true events behind Moby Dick is now a major motion picture.		 11/13
12. The Happiness Project (Revised Edition)
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $15.99, 9780062414854
Rubin's inspiring account of her quest to live a happier life, now updated with new material.		 10/6
13. David and Goliath
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.00, 9780316204378
Gladwell draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.		 14/44
14. We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95, 9781101911761
The award-winning author of Americanah offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the 21st century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness.		 13/33
15. #Girlboss
Sophia Amoruso, Portfolio, $16.00, 9781591847939
Amoruso's fascinating story shows success is about trusting your instincts and following your gut, knowing which rules to follow and which to break.		 12/16
ON THE RISE
18. Bernie
Ted Rall, Seven Stories Press, $16.95, 9781609806989
Rall's biography of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, told in graphic-novel form.		  

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