National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for November 19, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending November 15, 2015
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 2/53
2. Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush- Debut
Jon Meacham, Random House, $35.00, 9781400067657
Meacham's intimate and surprising portrait of George Herbert Walker Bush.		 /1
3. The Witches
Stacy Schiff, Little Brown, $32.00, 9780316200608
One of America's great mysteries is unveiled fully for the first time by one of our most acclaimed historians.		 3/3
4. M Train
Patti Smith, Knopf, $25.00, 9781101875100
A powerful and deeply moving new book by the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids.		 1/6
5. Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $24.00, 9780812993547
Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis in this bold and personal literary exploration of America's racial history. A September 2015 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/18
6. My Life on the Road
Gloria Steinem, Random House, $28.00, 9780679456209
Steinem's candid account of her life as a traveler, a listener, and a catalyst for change.		 6/3
7. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History- Debut
Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $27.95, 9781591848066
Recaptures the forgotten war that changed American history with a real-life drama of intrigue, bravery, and battle on the high seas.		 /1
8. Killing Reagan
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30.00, 9781627792417
From the bestselling duo Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard comes Killing Reagan, an epic, page-turning account of the career of President Ronald Reagan that tells the vivid story of his rise to power and the forces of evil that conspired to bring him down.		 5/8
9. Brave Enough
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $16.95, 9781101946909
A collection of quotes--drawn from the wide range of Strayed's writings—that capture her wisdom, courage, and outspoken humor.		 10/3
10. Big Magic
Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $24.95, 9781594634710
Elizabeth Gilbert digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity.		 7/8
11. Being Mortal
Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26.00, 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.		 9/57
12. Why Not Me?
Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, $25.00, 9780804138147
The essays in Kaling's new collection are as hilarious and insightful as they are deeply personal.		 11/9
13. Furiously Happy
Jenny Lawson, Flatiron, $26.99, 9781250077004
Bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea. But terrible ideas are what Jenny does best.		 13/8
14. Notorious RBG
Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik, Dey Street, $19.99, 9780062415837
A visually rich, intimate, and unprecedented look at the life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.		 8/3
15. Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology- Debut
Leah Remini, Rebecca Paley, Ballantine, $27.00, 9781101886960
Troublemaker chronicles Leah Remini's remarkable journey toward emotional and spiritual freedom, both for herself and for her family.		 /1
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21. Year of Yes
Shonda Rhimes, S&S, $24.99, 9781476777092
The creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away With Murder reveals how saying yes changed her life—and how it can change yours, too.		  

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