National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for May 21, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending May 17, 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.		 1/51
2. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9781101873441
Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is now a major motion picture.		 3/26
3. David and Goliath
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18, 9780316204378
Gladwell draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.		 2/6
4. Talk Like TED
Carmine Gallo, St. Martin's Griffin, $15.99, 9781250061539
Gallo's step-by-step method makes it possible for anyone to deliver a presentation that is engaging, persuasive, and memorable.		 8/10
5. What the Dog Knows
Cat Warren, Touchstone, $16, 9781451667325
Warren's firsthand exploration of the extraordinary abilities and surprising, sometimes life-saving talents of working dogs.		 6/10
6. The Opposite of Loneliness
Marina Keegan, Scribner, $15, 9781476753911
An affecting and hope-filled posthumous collection of essays by a talented young Yale graduate whose title essay captured the world's attention in 2012 and turned her into an icon for her generation.		 4/5
7. 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.		 9/15
8. 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.		 12/18
9. Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes, and Politics- Debut
Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $16, 9780385349192
A collection of Krauthammer's columns and essays written over the last three decades.		 /1
10. 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.		 5/20
11. Tibetan Peach Pie
Tom Robbins, Ecco, $15.99, 9780062267412
Written with the big-hearted comedy and mesmerizing linguistic invention for which Robbins is known, Tibetan Peach Pie is an invitation into the private world of a literary legend.		 7/5
12. 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.		 10/28
13. The Lady in Gold
Anne-Marie O'Connor, Vintage, $17.95, 9781101873120
O'Connor's brilliant account of Gustav Klimt's 1907 masterpiece stolen by Nazis during World War II.		 11/4
14. Flash Boys
Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95, 9780393351590
The bestselling author of The Big Short returns to Wall Street to report on a high-tech predator stalking the equity markets.		 13/8
15. 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.		 14/16
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16. The Arsenal of Democracy
A.J. Baime, Mariner, $14.95, 9780544483873
Baime's dramatic narrative of how the Ford Motor Company went from making automobiles to producing the airplanes that would mean the difference between winning and losing World War II.		  

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