National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for October 18, 2017
Based on sales for the week ending October 15, 2017
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Being Mortal
Atul Gawande, Picador USA, $16.00, 9781250076229
Practicing surgeon Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending.		 1/6
2. Rogue Heroes
Ben Macintyre, Broadway, $16.00, 9781101904183
By the bestselling author of A Spy Among Friends--the untold story of one of WWII's most important secret military units.		 4/7
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.		 3/117
4. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501171581
A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing. Now a major motion picture.		 2/13
5. Invisible Influence
Jonah Berger, S&S, $16.00, 9781476759739
The bestselling author of Contagious explores the subtle, secret influences that affect the decisions we make.		 6/17
6. On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.99, 9780804190114
Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the 20th century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience.		 5/31
7. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781633690196
Ten articles from the Harvard Business Review archive selected to help you boost your emotional skills--and your professional success.		 7/61
8. Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission That Changed the War in the Pacific- Debut
Bob Drury, Tom Clavin, S&S, $17.00, 9781476774862
The dramatic story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his crew who fly their lone B-17 into the teeth of the Japanese Empire in 1943 and engage in the longest dogfight in history, and change the momentum of the War in the Pacific.		 /1
9. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992
A collection of Harvard Business Review articles to help you maximize yourself.		 9/41
10. The Lost City of the Monkey God
Douglas Preston, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455540013
Preston's book is an eyewitness account of one of the great discoveries of the 21st century.		 12/5
11. The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo
Amy Schumer, Gallery, $16.00, 9781501139895
Emmy Award-winner Schumer's refreshingly candid and uproariously funny collection of extremely personal and observational essays.		 11/10
12. On Trails
Robert Moor, S&S, $16.00, 9781476739236
A wondrous exploration of how trails help us understand the world--from invisible ant trails to hiking paths that span continents, from interstate highways to the Internet.		 8/15
13. Evicted
Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17.00, 9780553447453
Desmond transforms our understanding of extreme poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving a devastating, uniquely American problem.		 14/32
14. The Genius of Birds
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $17.00, 9780399563126
Ackerman delivers an extraordinary story that will give readers a new appreciation for the exceptional talents of birds and let them discover what birds can reveal about our changing world.		 13/27
15. Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen, S&S, $19.99, 9781501141522
In his insightful memoir Springsteen demonstrates the same honesty, humor, and originality found in his songs.		 10/5

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