National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for February 3, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending January 31, 2016
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Big Short
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393353150
The highly entertaining look at the U.S. financial crisis by the author of Liar's Poker is now a major motion picture.
1/8
2. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143125471
Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
2/88
3. 13 Hours
Mitchell Zuckoff, Twelve, $16.99, 9781455538447
The harrowing, true account of the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi. Now a major motion picture.
3/6
4. Lost Ocean
Johanna Basford, Penguin, $16.95, 9780143108993
Basford invites color-inners of all ages to discover an enchanting underwater world hidden in the depths of the sea.
7/14
5. The Mindfulness Coloring Book
Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95, 9781615192823
A fun and unique pocket-size coloring book designed to channel stress into relaxing, creative accomplishments.
6/28
6. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16.00, 9780762447695
Sincero helps you understand why you are how you are, how to love what you can't change, how to change what you don't love, and how to start living the kind of life you used to be jealous of.
8/29
7. Missoula
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $16.95, 9780804170567
Krakauer's stark, powerful, and meticulously reported narrative about a series of sexual assaults illuminates the human drama behind the national plague of campus rape.
9/3
8. Yes Please
Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $16.99, 9780062268358
A hilarious and candid book by the popular Saturday Night Live alumna and star of Parks and Recreation.
5/22
9. Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20.00, 9780143034759
The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton.
4/12
10. In the Heart of the Sea
Nathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143126812
Philbrick's National Book Award-winning account of the true events behind Moby Dick is now a major motion picture.
11/12
11. The Happiness Project (Revised Edition)
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $15.99, 9780062414854
Rubin's inspiring account of her quest to live a happier life, now updated with new material.
10/5
12. 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 21st century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness.
/32
13. David and Goliath
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.00, 9780316204378
Gladwell draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.
13/43
14. #Girlboss
Sophia Amoruso, Portfolio, $16.00, 9781591847939
Amoruso's fascinating story shows success is about trusting your instincts and following your gut, knowing which rules to follow and which to break.
/15
15. The Mindfulness Coloring Book: Volume Two
Emma Farrarons (Illus.), Experiment, $9.95, 9781615193028
Seventy more gorgeous scenes from the bestselling author of The Mindfulness Coloring Book.
12/13

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