National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for February 20, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending February 16, 2014
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History- Debut
Elizabeth Kolbert, Holt, $28, 9780805092998
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.		 /1
2. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book
Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307977618
A humorous guide to life for grown-ups by a longtime editor of the iconic Little Golden Books.		 1/15
3. Duty
Robert M. Gates, Knopf, $35, 9780307959478
Gates' candid, vividly written account of his experience serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.		 2/5
4. David and Goliath
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29, 9780316204361
In his new bestseller, Gladwell draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.		 3/20
5. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Viking, $28.95, 9780670025817
Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.		 5/36
6. I Am Malala
Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $26, 9780316322409
The remarkable memoir of a young Pakistani girl who refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.		 6/19
7. Things That Matter
Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $28, 9780385349178
A collection of Krauthammer's columns and essays written over the last three decades.		 8/17
8. The Bully Pulpit
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $40, 9781416547860
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Kearns Goodwin's highly anticipated new book is a dynamic history of the first decade of the Progressive era, the tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air.		 13/15
9. HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton- Debut
Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes, Crown, $26, 9780804136754
A mesmerizing story of Hillary Clinton's political rebirth, based on eyewitness accounts from inside her inner circle.		 /1
10. Glitter and Glue
Kelly Corrigan, Ballantine, $26, 9780345532831
Bestselling author Corrigan's thought-provoking memoir examines the bond between mothers and daughters.		 9/2
11. Grain Brain
David Perlmutter, Little Brown, $27, 9780316234801
Perlmutter describes the negative effects that wheat, sugar, and carbs have on the brain, and provides a drug-free remedy.		 7/8
12. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062236678
Patchett's resonant portrait of her life is a November 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.		 10/14
13. Little Failure
Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $27, 9780679643753
Shteyngart's candid, witty, and deeply poignant account of his life so far is a January 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 11/6
14. One Summer: America, 1927
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780767919401
In his latest, Bryson transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in American life.		 14/20
15. All Joy and No Fun
Jennifer Senior, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062072221
Award-winning journalist Senior looks at the effects of children on their parents, and the many ways in which children reshape their parents' lives.		 4/2

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