National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for September 28, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending September 25, 2016
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome
Mary Beard, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631492228
A sweeping, revisionist history of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists.		 1/3
2. The Road to Character
David Brooks, Random House, $18.00, 9780812983418
The Road to Character provides an opportunity for us to rethink our priorities and strive to build rich inner lives marked by humility and moral depth.		 3/2
3. 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.		 6/62
4. The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem- Debut
Stacy Schiff, Back Bay , $18.99, 9780316200592
One of America's great mysteries is unveiled fully for the first time by one of our most acclaimed historians.		 /1
5. M Train
Patti Smith, Vintage, $16.00, 9781101910160
A powerful and deeply moving book by the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids.		 2/5
6. Sully
Chesley B. Sullenberger, III, Jeffrey Zaslow, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062561206
An inspirational autobiography by one of the most captivating American heroes of our time, Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger.		 4/7
7. 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.		 8/27
8. Modern Romance
Aziz Ansari, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143109259
A hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance by one of this generation's sharpest comedic voices.		 5/15
9. 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.		 11/121
10. Yuge!
G.B. Trudeau, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449481339
Doonesbury creator Trudeau's collection of pieces featuring GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.		 7/5
11. 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.		 9/22
12. 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.		 10/21
13. Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person- Debut
Shonda Rhimes, S&S, $16.00, 9781476777122
The creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away With Murder reveals how saying yes changed her life--and how it can change yours, too.		 /1
14. My Life on the Road
Gloria Steinem, Random House, $18.00, 9780345408167
Steinem's candid account of her life as a traveler, a listener, and a catalyst for change.		 13/5
15. Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20.00, 9780143034759
The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton.		 12/45

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