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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for July 16, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending July 12, 2015
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
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. |
1/35 |
| 2. |
The Wright Brothers David McCullough, S&S, $30.00, 9781476728742 Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner McCullough tells the dramatic story of the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly. |
2/10 |
| 3. |
Modern Romance Aziz Ansari, Penguin Press, $28.95, 9781594206276 A hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance by one of this generation's sharpest comedic voices. |
3/5 |
| 4. |
Dead Wake Erik Larson, Crown, $28.00, 9780307408860 Larson's Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster whose intimate details and true meaning have long been obscured by history. A March 2015 Indie Next List Great Read. |
4/17 |
| 5. |
H Is for Hawk Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26.00, 9780802123411 MacDonald's extraordinary blend of nature writing and memoir is a March 2015 Indie Next List Great Read. |
8/20 |
| 6. |
Sick in the Head Judd Apatow, Random House, $27.00, 9780812997576 A collection of intimate and hilarious conversations with the biggest names in comedy by the writer and director of Knocked Up and the producer of Freaks and Geeks. |
6/4 |
| 7. |
Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26.00, 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. |
5/39 |
| 8. |
The Oregon Trail Rinker Buck, S&S, $28.00, 9781451659160 Buck's absorbing account of traveling the length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way--in a covered wagon with a team of mules--is a July 2015 Indie Next List Great Read. |
10/2 |
| 9. |
The Road to Character David Brooks, Random House, $28.00, 9780812993257 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. |
7/12 |
| 10. |
The Quartet Joseph J. Ellis, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385353403 Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian Ellis tells the unexpected story of why the 13 colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. |
9/5 |
| 11. |
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. |
11/36 |
| 12. |
A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety- Debut Jimmy Carter, S&S, $28.00, 9781501115639 Jimmy Carter reflects on his full and happy life with pride, humor, and a few second thoughts. |
/1 |
| 13. |
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. |
13/79 |
| 14. |
Pirate Hunters Robert Kurson, Random House, $28.00, 9781400063369 A thrilling new adventure of danger and deep-sea diving, historic mystery, and suspense by the bestselling author of Shadow Divers. |
/2 |
| 15. |
Once Upon a Time in Russia Ben Mezrich, Atria, $28.00, 9781476771892 Mezrich delivers an epic drama of wealth, rivalry, and betrayal among mega-wealthy Russian oligarchs--and its international repercussions. |
14/2 |
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