National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for June 8, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending June 5, 2016
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25.00, 9780812988406
This profoundly moving and exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis is a January 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/21
2. The View From the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction- Debut
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $26.99, 9780062262264
Gaiman's enthralling collection of nonfiction essays on a myriad of topics--from art and artists to dreams, myths, and memories--is a June 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
3. The Gene
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $32.00, 9781476733500
Mukherjee animates the quest to understand human heredity and its surprising influence on our lives, personalities, identities, fates, and choices.		 2/3
4. 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.		 4/82
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.		 7/47
6. Shoe Dog
Phil Knight, Scribner, $29.00, 9781501135910
Nike founder Knight shares the inside story of one of the world's most iconic and profitable brands.		 3/6
7. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli, Riverhead, $18.00, 9780399184413
Rovelli's book revealing all the beauty of modern physics in seven short and enlightening lessons is a March 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 5/14
8. Tribe
Sebastian Junger, Twelve, $22.00, 9781455566389
Junger explores what we can learn from tribal societies about loyalty, belonging, and the eternal human quest for meaning.		 8/2
9. Hamilton: The Revolution
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $40.00, 9781455539741
The story of the Broadway musical phenomenon Hamilton.		 12/7
10. Valiant Ambition
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30.00, 9780525426783
Philbrick's new book is a surprising account of the middle years of the American Revolution and the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold. A May 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 11/4
11. Grit
Angela Duckworth, Scribner, $28.00, 9781501111105
Psychologist Duckworth shows that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls "grit."		 6/5
12. The Rainbow Comes and Goes
Anderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt, Harper, $27.99, 9780062454942
A touching and intimate correspondence between Anderson Cooper and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, offering timeless wisdom and a revealing glimpse into their lives.		 10/9
13. 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.		 14/83
14. Joy on Demand: The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within- Debut
Chade-Meng Tan, HarperOne, $26.99, 9780062378859
Learning to cultivate joy is the fundamental secret to success, and this book shows us how anyone can access this source of happiness.		 /1
15. The Code of the Extraordinary Mind
Vishen Lakhiani, Rodale, $26.99, 9781623367084
This book teaches you how to create new rules for your life so you can define success on your own terms.		 /2
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18. Self Made
Nely Galán, Spiegel & Grau, $25.00, 9780812989755
Galán inspires women to blaze a trail of financial self-reliance and become self-made.		  

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