National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for May 4, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 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.		 1/16
2. 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.		 5/4
3. 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.		 2/77
4. 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.		 3/4
5. 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.		 4/42
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.		 6/9
7. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike- Debut
Phil Knight, Scribner , $29.00, 9781501135910
Nike founder Knight shares the inside story of one of the world's most iconic and profitable brands.		 /1
8. 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.		 7/78
9. 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.		 8/4
10. The Startup Checklist: 25 Steps to a Scalable, High-Growth Business- Debut
David S. Rose, Wiley, $32.00, 9781119163794
The Startup Checklist provides the concrete steps that will get your new business off to a strong start.		 /1
11. Fascinate: How to Make Your Brand Impossible to Resist- Debut
Sally Hogshead, HarperBusiness, $28.99, 9780062206480
Hundreds of large and small businesses use the Fascinate system to captivate their customers. Why? The answers are in this book.		 /1
12. The Sleep Revolution
Arianna Huffington, Harmony, $26.00, 9781101904008
Huffington shows how our cultural dismissal of sleep as time wasted compromises our health and our decision-making and undermines our lives.		 /2
13. 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.		 9/7
14. Old Age: A Beginner's Guide- Debut
Michael Kinsley, Tim Duggan Books, $18.00, 9781101903766
In this series of essays, Kinsley uses his own battle with Parkinson's disease to unearth answers to questions we are all eventually forced to confront.		 /1
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.		 15/18

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