National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for April 18, 2018
Based on sales for the week ending April 15, 2018
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483
Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history.		 1/2
2. 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.		 2/143
3. You Are a Badass at Making Money
Jen Sincero, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735223134
Sincero combines hilarious personal essays with bite-size concepts that unlock earning potential and get real results.		 3/2
4. The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For- Debut
David McCullough, S&S, $16.00, 9781501174193
McCullough's timely collection of speeches reminds us who we are as a country and helps to guide us as we find our way forward.		 /1
5. The Silk Roads
Peter Frankopan, Vintage, $20.00, 9781101912379
The epic history of the crossroads of the world--the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization.		 4/20
6. Invisible Influence
Jonah Berger, S&S, $16.00, 9781476759739
The bestselling author of Contagious explores the subtle, secret influences that affect the decisions we make.		 5/43
7. The Stranger in the Woods
Michael Finkel, Vintage, $16.00, 9781101911532
Finkel tells the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years.		 7/8
8. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992
A collection of Harvard Business Review articles to help you maximize yourself.		 6/65
9. On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.99, 9780804190114
Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the 20th century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience.		 9/55
10. 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.		 8/85
11. Hue 1968
Mark Bowden, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802127907
Bowden's book is the story of the centerpiece of the Tet Offensive and a turning point in the American war in Vietnam.		 13/2
12. The Operator
Robert O'Neill, Scribner, $16.99, 9781501145049
O'Neill recounts his incredible 400-mission career as a SEAL Team Operator.		 14/2
13. Evicted
Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17.00, 9780553447453
Desmond transforms our understanding of extreme poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving a devastating, uniquely American problem.		 /46
14. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes- Debut
Dan Egan, Norton, $17.95, 9780393355550
Egan's compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come.		 /1
15. Meaty: Essays- Debut
Samantha Irby, Vintage, $15.95, 9780525436164
Smart, edgy, hilarious, and unabashedly raunchy, Samantha Irby explodes onto the printed page in her uproarious first collection of essays.		 /1

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