National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for April 10, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending April 6, 2014
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt- Debut
Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95, 9780393244663
The bestselling author of The Big Short returns to Wall Street to report on a high-tech predator stalking the equity markets.		 /1
2. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book
Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307977618
A humorous guide to life for grown-ups by a longtime editor of the iconic Little Golden Books.		 1/22
3. A Call to Action
Jimmy Carter, S&S, $28, 9781476773957
President Carter addresses the suffering inflicted upon women and girls by a false interpretation of carefully selected religious texts and a growing tolerance of violence and warfare.		 3/2
4. Thrive
Arianna Huffington, Harmony, $26, 9780804140843
Huffington's impassioned and compelling case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in today's world.		 2/2
5. 10% Happier
Dan Harris, It Books, $25.99, 9780062265425
Nightline anchor Harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable.		 10/3
6. The Sixth Extinction
Elizabeth Kolbert, Holt, $28, 9780805092998
Kolbert's fascinating book about the future of the world blends intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes.		 4/8
7. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Viking, $28.95, 9780670025817
Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.		 5/43
8. The Story of the Jews
Simon Schama, Ecco, $39.99, 9780060539184
Schama details the story of the Jewish experience, tracing it across three millennia, from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the New World, and to the modern day.		 14/3
9. David and Goliath
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29, 9780316204361
In his new bestseller, Gladwell draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.		 8/27
10. The Doctor's Diet- Debut
Travis Stork, M.D., Bird Street, $25.95, 9781939457035
Stork's flexible and workable diet plan to help readers lose weight, restore health, prevent disease, and ultimately add years to their lives.		 /1
11. Grain Brain
David Perlmutter, Little Brown, $27, 9780316234801
Perlmutter describes the negative effects that wheat, sugar, and carbs have on the brain, and provides a drug-free remedy.		 7/15
12. Uganda Be Kidding Me
Chelsea Handler, Grand Central, $27, 9781455599738
An uproarious collection of travel stories by the bestselling author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea.		 6/5
13. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $28, 9781400064168
An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.		 13/137
14. How About Never--Is Never Good for You?
Bob Mankoff, Holt, $32.50, 9780805095906
A memoir in cartoons by the longtime cartoon editor of The New Yorker.		 12/2
15. The Future of the Mind
Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385530828
The bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible tackles the most fascinating and complex object in the known universe: the human brain.		 11/6
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20. Don't Hurt People and Don't Take Their Stuff
Matt Kibbe, Morrow, $23.99, 9780062308252
Kibbe makes a stand for individual liberty and shows us what we must do to preserve our freedom.		  

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