National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for June 4, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending May 31, 2015
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Wright Brothers
David McCullough, S&S, $30, 9781476728742
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner McCullough tells the dramatic story of the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly.		 1/4
2. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781607747307
Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing.		 2/30
3. The Road to Character
David Brooks, Random House, $28, 9780812993257
The Road to Character provides an opportunity for us to both rethink our priorities and strive to build rich inner lives marked by humility and moral depth.		 3/7
4. Dead Wake
Erik Larson, Crown, $28, 9780307408860
Larson's Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster whose intimate details and true meaning have long been obscured by history. A March 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/12
5. Being Mortal
Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26, 9780805095159
Practicing surgeon Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending.		 6/34
6. H Is for Hawk
Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $26, 9780802123411
MacDonald's extraordinary blend of nature writing and memoir is a March 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 5/15
7. Very Good Lives
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $15, 9780316369152
Rowling's words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life examine how we can embrace failure and use our imaginations to better both ourselves and others.		 9/7
8. Missoula
Jon Krakauer, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385538732
Krakauer's stark, powerful, and meticulously reported narrative about a series of sexual assaults illuminate the human drama behind the national plague of campus rape.		 7/6
9. On the Move
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385352543
On the Move is the story of a brilliantly unconventional physician and writer--and of the man who has illuminated the many ways that the brain makes us human.		 8/5
10. A Lucky Life Interrupted
Tom Brokaw, Random House, $27, 9781400069699
Brokaw's memoir of a year of dramatic change--a year spent battling cancer and reflecting on a long, happy, and lucky life.		 10/3
11. Yes Please
Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $28.99, 9780062268341
A hilarious and candid book by the popular Saturday Night Live alumna and star of Parks and Recreation.		 13/31
12. The Quartet
Joseph J. Ellis, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385353403
Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian Ellis tells the unexpected story of why the 13 colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew.		 14/2
13. Hold Still
Sally Mann, Little Brown, $32, 9780316247764
A revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history from acclaimed photographer Sally Mann.		 11/3
14. Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts--Becoming the Person You Want to Be- Debut
Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter, Crown Business, $27, 9780804141239
World-renowned executive coach Goldsmith examines the environmental and psychological triggers that can derail us at work and in life.		 /1
15. And the Good News Is...
Dana Perino, Twelve, $26, 9781455584901
Perino reveals the lessons she's learned that have guided her through life, including stories from behind the scenes at the White House with President George W. Bush.		 /4
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18. Gumption
Nick Offerman, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525954675
The star of Parks and Recreation and author of Paddle Your Own Canoe returns with a book that humorously highlights 21 figures from our nation's history.		  

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