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Bestseller List for September 12, 2018
Based on sales for the week ending September 9, 2018
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Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. |
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. |
3/29 |
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. |
1/75 |
3. |
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. |
4/15 |
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. |
2/71 |
5. |
21 Lessons for the 21st Century- Debut Yuval Noah Harari, Spiegel & Grau, $28.00, 9780525512172 The bestselling author of Sapiens turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues. |
/1 |
6. |
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. |
6/15 |
7. |
The Restless Wave John McCain, Mark Salter, S&S, $30.00, 9781501178009 In this candid new political memoir, Senator John McCain reflects on his life--and what matters most. |
5/7 |
8. |
Small Fry- Debut Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Grove Press, $26.00, 9780802128232 A frank, smart, and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs. |
/1 |
9. |
Girl, Wash Your Face 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. |
7/4 |
10. |
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. |
9/18 |
11. |
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. |
8/17 |
12. |
Unhinged 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. |
10/4 |
13. |
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. |
13/32 |
14. |
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers- Debut Maxwell King, Abrams Press, $30.00, 9781419727726 The first full-length biography of Fred Rogers tells the story of an utterly unique and enduring American icon. A September 2018 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
15. |
Fly Girls 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. |
11/4 |
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