National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for October 5, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending October 2, 2016
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Witches
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.		 4/2
2. 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.		 1/4
3. 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.		 2/3
4. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear- Debut
Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $16.00, 9781594634727
Gilbert digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity.		 /1
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.		 3/63
6. M Train
Patti Smith, Vintage, $16.00, 9781101910160
A powerful and deeply moving book by the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids.		 5/6
7. 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.		 8/16
8. 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.		 7/28
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.		 9/122
10. 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.		 6/8
11. Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20.00, 9780143034759
The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton.		 15/46
12. Year of Yes
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.		 13/2
13. Yuge!
G.B. Trudeau, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449481339
Doonesbury creator Trudeau's collection of pieces featuring GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.		 10/6
14. Why Not Me?- Debut
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $16.00, 9780804138161
The essays in Kaling's collection are as hilarious and insightful as they are deeply personal.		 /1
15. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781633690196
Ten articles from the Harvard Business Review archive selected to help you boost your emotional skills--and your professional success.		 /28

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