National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for January 22, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending January 18, 2015
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Being Mortal
Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26, 9780805095159
Practicing surgeon Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending.		 1/15
2. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781607747307
Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing.		 3/11
3. Yes Please
Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $28.99, 9780062268341
A hilarious and candid book by the popular Saturday Night Live alumna and star of Parks and Recreation.		 2/12
4. Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Roz Chast, Bloomsbury, $28, 9781608198061
Chast's memoir is both comfort and comic relief for anyone experiencing the life-altering loss of elderly parents. A May 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/20
5. Not That Kind of Girl
Lena Dunham, Random House, $28, 9780812994995
A hilarious, wise, and fiercely candid collection of personal essays by the acclaimed creator, producer, and star of HBO's Girls.		 6/16
6. Small Victories
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $22.95, 9781594486296
A collection of new and selected essays by the bestselling author of Stitches and Help, Thanks, Wow.		 5/10
7. Killing Patton
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30, 9780805096682
Killing Patton takes readers inside the final year of WWII and recounts the events surrounding the death of General George S. Patton.		 7/17
8. 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.		 11/63
9. Deep Down Dark
Hector Tobar, FSG, $26, 9780374280604
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tobar tells the story of the miners trapped when the San José mine collapsed outside of Copiapó, Chile, in August 2010.		 8/4
10. 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.		 14/19
11. Money: Master the Game
Tony Robbins, S&S, $28, 9781476757803
Based on extensive research and one-on-one interviews with more than 50 of the most legendary financial experts in the world, Robbins has created a simple, seven-step blueprint that anyone can use for financial freedom.		 9/7
12. The Motivation Manifesto
Brendon Burchard, Hay House, $19.99, 9781401948078
World-renowned high performance trainer Burchard motivates us to free ourselves from fear and take back our lives once and for all.		 /2
13. America's Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight to Fix Our Broken Healthcare System- Debut
Steven Brill, Random House, $28, 9780812996951
Brill's surprising new vision of how we can fix American healthcare so that it stops draining the bank accounts of our families and our businesses--and the federal treasury.		 /1
14. Make It Ahead
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307464880
In her new cookbook, the Barefoot Contessa answers the number one question she receives from cooks: Can I make it ahead?		 10/12
15. Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, Talentsmart, $24.99, 9780974320625
Bradberry and Greaves' revolutionary program to help people identify their "EQ" skills, build these skills into strengths, and enjoy consistent performance in the pursuit of important life objectives.		 /2
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17. Picture Your Prosperity
Ellen Rogin, Lisa Kueng, Portfolio, $27.95, 9781591847397
Rogin and Kueng help you figure out exactly what you need and want from your money, and they show you how to make the smart money decisions that can help turn your vision into reality.		  

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