National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for August 22, 2018
Based on sales for the week ending August 19, 2018
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Calypso
David Sedaris, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316392389
Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris's darkest and warmest book yet--and it just might be his very best.		 1/12
2. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $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.		 2/72
3. Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House- Debut
Omarosa Manigault Newman, Gallery, $28.00, 9781982109707
The former Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison in the Trump White House provides an insightful look into the current administration.		 /1
4. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95, 9780393609394
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.		 3/68
5. Educated (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tara Westover, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590504
Westover's unforgettable memoir about growing up, being kept out of school, leaving her survivalist family, and going on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University. A Winter/Spring 2018 Indies Introduce title and the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for March 2018.		 4/26
6. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9781594204227
Pollan investigates the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences.		 5/14
7. The Soul of America
Jon Meacham, Random House, $30.00, 9780399589812
Pulitzer Prize-winner Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear.		 6/15
8. Unfu*k Yourself
Gary John Bishop, HarperOne, $19.99, 9780062803832
Bishop offers an honest, no-nonsense, tough-love approach to help you move past self-imposed limitations.		 7/12
9. House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia- Debut
Craig Unger, Dutton, $30.00, 9781524743505
Unger offers a comprehensive investigation into the decades-long relationship among Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Russian Mafia.		 /1
10. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28.00, 9780399588174
Noah's compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime coming-of-age memoir--set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed--is a December 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 8/29
11. Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History- Debut
Keith O'Brien, Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28.00, 9781328876645
The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s--and won.		 /1
12. Barracoon
Zora Neale Hurston, Amistad, $24.99, 9780062748201
This newly published work from the author of the American classic Their Eyes Were Watching God brilliantly illuminates the horror and injustices of slavery as it tells the true story of one of the last-known survivors of the Atlantic slave trade.		 12/15
13. 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.		 11/69
14. The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life- Debut
David Quammen, S&S, $30.00, 9781476776620
Science writer Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology can change our understanding of evolution and life's history, with powerful implications for human health and even our own human nature.		 /1
15. Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be- Debut
Rachel Hollis, Thomas Nelson, $22.99, 9781400201655
In her challenging and inspiring new book, Hollis exposes the 20 lies and misconceptions that too often hold us back from living joyfully and productively.		 /1

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