National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for March 21, 2018
Based on sales for the week ending March 18, 2018
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/139
2. The Silk Roads
Peter Frankopan, Vintage, $20.00, 9781101912379
The epic history of the crossroads of the world--the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization.		 2/16
3. The Stranger in the Woods
Michael Finkel, Vintage, $16.00, 9781101911532
Finkel tells the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years.		 3/4
4. 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.		 4/39
5. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
Ten articles from the Harvard Business Review to help you build your emotional strength and resilience--and to achieve high performance.		 5/2
6. Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?
Alyssa Mastromonaco, Twelve, $15.99, 9781455588237
A funny and insightful political memoir by the former deputy chief of staff to President Obama.		 10/2
7. 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.		 9/61
8. 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.		 7/81
9. 12 Strong
Doug Stanton, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501178511
The true-life account of a U.S. Special Forces team deployed to war-ridden Afghanistan in the weeks following 9/11.		 6/12
10. Everybody Lies
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, Dey Street, $16.99, 9780062390868
A fascinating and witty look at what the vast amounts of information now instantly available to us reveal about ourselves and our world.		 14/2
11. 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.		 8/28
12. If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?
Alan Alda, Random House, $17.00, 9780812989151
Alda tells the fascinating story of his quest to learn how to communicate better and to teach others to do the same.		 15/2
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.		 13/44
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 21st century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness.		 /81
15. A Brief History of Time- Debut
Stephen Hawking, Bantam, $18.00, 9780553380163
A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, told in language we all can understand.		 /1

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