National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for September 12, 2018
Based on sales for the week ending September 9, 2018
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Educated (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tara Westover, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590504
Westover's unforgettable memoir about growing up, being kept out of school, leaving her survivalist family, and going on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University. A Winter/Spring 2018 Indies Introduce title and the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for March 2018.		 3/29
2. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $24.99, 9780062457714
Superstar blogger Manson shows us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.		 1/75
3. Calypso
David Sedaris, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316392389
Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris's darkest and warmest book yet--and it just might be his very best.		 4/15
4. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95, 9780393609394
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.		 2/71
5. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century- Debut
Yuval Noah Harari, Spiegel & Grau, $28.00, 9780525512172
The bestselling author of Sapiens turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues.		 /1
6. Unfu*k Yourself
Gary John Bishop, HarperOne, $19.99, 9780062803832
Bishop offers an honest, no-nonsense, tough-love approach to help you move past self-imposed limitations.		 6/15
7. The Restless Wave
John McCain, Mark Salter, S&S, $30.00, 9781501178009
In this candid new political memoir, Senator John McCain reflects on his life--and what matters most.		 5/7
8. Small Fry- Debut
Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Grove Press, $26.00, 9780802128232
A frank, smart, and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs.		 /1
9. Girl, Wash Your Face
Rachel Hollis, Thomas Nelson, $22.99, 9781400201655
In her challenging and inspiring new book, Hollis exposes the 20 lies and misconceptions that too often hold us back from living joyfully and productively.		 7/4
10. The Soul of America
Jon Meacham, Random House, $30.00, 9780399589812
Pulitzer Prize-winner Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear.		 9/18
11. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9781594204227
Pollan investigates the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences.		 8/17
12. Unhinged
Omarosa Manigault Newman, Gallery, $28.00, 9781982109707
The former Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison in the Trump White House provides an insightful look into the current administration.		 10/4
13. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28.00, 9780399588174
Noah's compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime coming-of-age memoir--set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed--is a December 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.		 13/32
14. The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers- Debut
Maxwell King, Abrams Press, $30.00, 9781419727726
The first full-length biography of Fred Rogers tells the story of an utterly unique and enduring American icon. A September 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
15. Fly Girls
Keith O'Brien, Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28.00, 9781328876645
The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s--and won.		 11/4

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