National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for June 1, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending May 29, 2016
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Barbarian Days
William Finnegan, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143109396
A deeply rendered self-portrait of a lifelong surfer by the acclaimed New Yorker writer. Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for autobiography.		 3/5
2. The Wright Brothers
David McCullough, S&S, $17.00, 9781476728759
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner McCullough tells the dramatic story of the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly.		 1/4
3. Dead Wake
Erik Larson, Broadway, $17.00, 9780307408877
The enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania by the bestselling author of The Devil in the White City.		 2/10
4. H Is for Hawk
Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16.00, 9780802124739
H Is for Hawk is a genre-defying debut from one of our most unique and transcendent voices.		 4/15
5. 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.		 5/45
6. Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20.00, 9780143034759
The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton.		 6/28
7. 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.		 7/104
8. Killing Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, St. Martin's Griffin, $15.99, 9781250092335
A look at the shocking events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.		 11/3
9. When to Rob a Bank: ...and 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants- Debut
Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062385802
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe.		 /1
10. Contagious
Jonah Berger, S&S, $16.00, 9781451686586
Wharton marketing professor Berger explains why certain products and ideas become popular.		 9/4
11. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.00, 9781451697728
Montgomery explores the world of the octopus--a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature--and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. A National Book Award finalist.		 12/7
12. The Quartet
Joseph J. Ellis, Vintage, $16.00, 9780804172486
Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian Ellis tells the unexpected story of why the 13 colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew.		 8/3
13. 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.		 /35
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.		 13/47
15. 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.		 /48
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16. Straight to Hell
John Lefevre, Grove Press, $16.00, 9780802125217
Full of shocking lawlessness, boyish antics, and win-at-all-costs schemes, this is the definitive take on the excessive world of finance.		  

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