National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for September 18, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending September 14, 2014
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. What If?
Randall Munroe, Houghton Mifflin, $24, 9780544272996
From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.		 1/2
2. What I Know for Sure
Oprah Winfrey, Flatiron, $24.99, 9781250054050
A collection of O, The Oprah Magazine's widely popular "What I Know for Sure" columns, revised and updated.		 2/2
3. 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.		 3/45
4. 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi- Debut
Mitchell Zuckoff, Twelve, $28, 9781455582273
The harrowing, true account of the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi.		 /1
5. World Order- Debut
Henry Kissinger, Penguin Press, $36, 9781594206146
Drawing on his experience as one of the foremost statesmen of the modern era, Kissinger offers a deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and global disorder.		 /1
6. In the Kingdom of Ice
Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535373
The bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers returns with white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and survival in the Gilded Age. An August 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/6
7. The Organized Mind
Daniel J. Levitin, Dutton, $27.95, 9780525954187
In his new book, bestselling author Levitin shifts his keen insights from your brain on music to your brain in a sea of details.		 6/4
8. 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.		 5/50
9. Think Like a Freak
Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062218339
The bestselling authors of Freakonomics take us inside their thought process and teach us all to think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally-to think, that is, like a Freak.		 7/18
10. Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success: Discovering Your Gift and the Way to Life's Riches- Debut
Steve Harvey, Amistad Press, $25.99, 9780062220325
The bestselling author of Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man tells you how to achieve your dreams using the gifts you already have.		 /1
11. Diary of a Mad Diva
Joan Rivers, Berkley, $26.95, 9780425269022
A no-holds-barred, delightfully vicious, and always hilarious look at the everyday life of Joan Rivers.		 14/2
12. Flash Boys
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.		 9/23
13. Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion- Debut
Sam Harris, S&S, $26, 9781451636017
Harris' new book is a guide to meditation as a rational spiritual practice informed by neuroscience and psychology.		 /1
14. The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life- Debut
Chris Guillebeau, Harmony, $25, 9780385348843
Guillebeau's remarkable book shows how anyone can bring meaning into their life by undertaking a quest.		 /1
15. A Spy Among Friends
Ben Macintyre, Crown, $27, 9780804136631
Macintyre's fascinating look at the greatest spy in history, who rose to head Britain's counterintelligence against the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War--while he was secretly working for the enemy.		 8/7

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