National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for February 15, 2017
Based on sales for the week ending February 12, 2017
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062363602
The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space. Now a major motion picture.		 1/10
2. Dark Money
Jane Mayer, Anchor, $17.00, 9780307947901
Mayer examines a network of exceedingly wealthy people with a systematic plan to fundamentally alter the American political system.		 3/3
3. 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.		 2/82
4. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things- Debut
Jenny Lawson, Flatiron, $15.99, 9781250077028
A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea. But terrible ideas are what Lawson does best.		 /1
5. 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.		 4/62
6. Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World- Debut
Adam Grant, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143128854
Grant examines how people can champion new ideas--and how leaders can encourage originality in their organizations.		 /1
7. The Road to Little Dribbling
Bill Bryson, Anchor, $16.95, 9780804172714
Bryson's loving and hilarious valentine to his adopted country, Great Britain.		 6/16
8. The Rainbow Comes and Goes
Anderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt, Harper, $15.99, 9780062454959
A touching and intimate correspondence between Anderson Cooper and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, offering timeless wisdom and a revealing glimpse into their lives.		 13/2
9. S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome
Mary Beard, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631492228
A sweeping, revisionist history of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists.		 5/23
10. The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story- Debut
Diane Ackerman, Norton, $15.95, 9780393354256
The true story of zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who hid hundreds of Polish Jews during WWII, based on Antonina's diaries. Soon to be a major motion picture.		 /1
11. The Trump Survival Guide
Gene Stone, Dey Street, $9.99, 9780062686480
Stone offers guidance and concrete solutions that can be used to make a difference during the Trump presidency.		 8/5
12. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates
Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $17.00, 9780143129431
Recaptures the forgotten war that changed American history with a real-life drama of intrigue, bravery, and battle on the high seas.		 9/17
13. Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20.00, 9780143034759
The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton.		 12/64
14. Modern Romance
Aziz Ansari, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143109259
A hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance by one of this generation's sharpest comedic voices.		 11/33
15. What We Do Now
Dennis Johnson, Valerie Merians (Eds.), Melville House, $15.99, 9781612196596
A collection of passionate manifestos by some of the country's leading progressives provides a blueprint for how progressives can move forward during the presidency of Donald Trump.		 7/4

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