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Bestseller List for April 26, 2017
Based on sales for the week ending April 23, 2017
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Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. | Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99, 9780062300546 By a former Marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class. |
1/37 |
2. | Hallelujah Anyway Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $20.00, 9780735213586 A powerful exploration of mercy, its limitless (if sometimes hidden) presence, why we ignore it, and how we can embrace it. An April 2017 Indie Next List Great Read. |
2/3 |
3. | Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign- Debut Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes, Crown, $28.00, 9780553447088 A blow-by-blow account of Hillary Clinton's loss in the 2016 presidential election. |
/1 |
4. | Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI- Debut David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385534246 Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history is a May 2017 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
5. | This Fight Is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America's Middle Class- Debut Elizabeth Warren, Metropolitan Books, $28.00, 9781250120618 Senator Warren's inspiring book about why our middle class is under siege and how we can win the fight to save it. |
/1 |
6. | The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For- Debut David McCullough, S&S, $25.00, 9781501174216 McCullough's timely collection of speeches reminds us who we are and helps to guide us as we find our way forward. |
/1 |
7. | The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck Mark Manson, HarperOne, $24.99, 9780062457714 Superstar blogger Manson shows us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. |
3/3 |
8. | The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484 After reading Wohlleben's fascinating book about the complex life of trees, a walk in the woods will never be the same. A September 2016 Indie Next List Great Read. |
6/32 |
9. | The Book of Joy The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26.00, 9780399185045 In this unique collaboration, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu offer a reflection on lives filled with pain and turmoil, in the midst of which they discovered a level of peace, courage, and joy that we can all aspire to. |
4/20 |
10. | 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. |
9/62 |
11. | Get Your Sh*t Together Sarah Knight, Little Brown, $18.99, 9780316505079 Knight's no-holds-barred guide to cutting through the cycle of self-sabotage to get happy and stay that way. |
11/2 |
12. | Unshakeable Tony Robbins, S&S, $26.00, 9781501164583 Robbins provides a step-by-step playbook to transform your financial life and accelerate your path to financial freedom. |
13/8 |
13. | You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth- Debut Jen Sincero, Viking, $25.00, 9780735222977 Sincero combines hilarious personal essays with bite-size concepts that unlock earning potential and get real results. |
/1 |
14. | South and West Joan Didion, Knopf, $21.00, 9781524732790 Two extended excerpts from Didion's never-before-seen notebooks--writings that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer. |
8/7 |
15. | The Stranger in the Woods Michael Finkel, Knopf, $25.95, 9781101875681 Finkel tells the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years. A March 2017 Indie Next List Great Read. |
7/7 |
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