National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for March 5, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending March 1, 2015
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17, 9780143125471
Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
1/40
2. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9781101873441
Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is now a major motion picture.
2/15
3. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $16, 9780812987119
An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. Now a major motion picture.
3/17
4. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062376336
Kyle's unforgettable account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences is now a major motion picture.
4/14
5. The Sixth Extinction
Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA, $16, 9781250062185
Kolbert's fascinating book about the future of the world blends intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes.
5/8
6. 10% Happier
Dan Harris, Dey Street, $15.99, 9780062265432
Nightline anchor Harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable.
6/9
7. The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16, 9780812981605
An exploration into the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.
7/59
8. Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16, 9781451621389
Cahalan's astonishing true story of her inexplicable descent into madness and the brilliant, lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn't happen.
8/63
9. The Heart of Everything That Is
Bob Drury, Tom Clavin, S&S, $17, 9781451654684
An astonishing biography of the great Sioux warrior-statesman Red Cloud.
11/26
10. Uganda Be Kidding Me- Debut
Chelsea Handler, Grand Central, $16, 9781455599714
An uproarious collection of travel stories by the bestselling author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea.
/1
11. How to Love
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006884
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh brings his signature clarity, compassion, and humor to the thorny question of how to love.
10/6
12. The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver, Penguin, $17, 9780143125082
Silver examines the world of prediction and how everything from the health of the global economy to the ability to fight terrorism are dependent on the quality of predictions.
14/3
13. The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind- Debut
Michio Kaku, Anchor, $16, 9780307473349
The bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible tackles the most fascinating and complex object in the known universe: the human brain.
/1
14. We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95, 9781101911761
The award-winning author of Americanah offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness.
9/4
15. Bad Feminist
Roxane Gay, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062282712
Gay's collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism is an August 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.
13/20

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