National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for April 27, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending April 24, 2016
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25.00, 9780812988406
This profoundly moving and exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis is a January 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.
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.
2/76
3. Lab Girl
Hope Jahren, Knopf, $26.95, 9781101874936
This illuminating debut memoir by acclaimed scientist Jahren is also a moving portrait of a longtime friendship, and a stunningly fresh look at plants that will forever change how you see the natural world.
6/3
4. Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24.00, 9780812993547
Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis in this bold and personal literary exploration of America's racial history. A September 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.
5/41
5. The Rainbow Comes and Goes
Anderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt, Harper, $27.99, 9780062454942
A touching and intimate correspondence between Anderson Cooper and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, offering timeless wisdom and a revealing glimpse into their lives.
3/3
6. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli, Riverhead, $18.00, 9780399184413
Rovelli's book revealing all the beauty of modern physics in seven short and enlightening lessons is a March 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.
4/8
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.
7/77
8. The Third Wave
Steve Case, S&S, $26.95, 9781501132582
Case, co-founder of AOL, shares a roadmap for how anyone can succeed in a world of rapidly changing technology.
9/3
9. Smarter Faster Better
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $28.00, 9780812993394
Duhigg explores the science of productivity and why managing how you think--rather than what you think--can transform your life.
11/6
10. Lust & Wonder
Augusten Burroughs, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312342036
In his new memoir Burroughs examines what it means to be in love, what it means to be in lust, and what it means to be figuring it all out. An April 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.
/3
11. Hamilton: The Revolution
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $40.00, 9781455539741
The story of the Broadway musical phenomenon Hamilton.
8/2
12. Originals
Adam Grant, Viking, $27.00, 9780525429562
Grant examines how people can champion new ideas--and how leaders can encourage originality in their organizations.
/10
13. It's All Easy: Delicious Weekday Recipes for the Super-Busy Home Cook- Debut
Gwyneth Paltrow, Grand Central Life & Style, $35.00, 9781455584215
Paltrow shares more than 125 of her favorite recipes that can be made in the time it would take to order takeout.
/1
14. Girls & Sex
Peggy Orenstein, Harper, $26.99, 9780062209726
Orenstein offers a clear-eyed picture of the new sexual landscape girls face and reveals how they are negotiating it.
15/4
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.
/17

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