National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for April 17, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending April 14, 2019
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138
Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations--and whose story inspires us to do the same.		 1/22
2. 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.		 2/60
3. 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.		 3/106
4. Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and you too!- Debut
Chelsea Handler, Spiegel & Grau, $27.00, 9780525511779
Handler's memoir keeps readers laughing, even as it inspires us to look within and ask ourselves what really matters in our own lives.		 /1
5. Calm the F*ck Down
Sarah Knight, Little Brown, $19.99, 9780316529150
A guide to taming anxiety and taking back control of your life, by the bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck.		 7/15
6. Say Nothing
Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385521314
Award-winning New Yorker staff writer Keefe presents a stunning and intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.		 4/7
7. Girl, Stop Apologizing
Rachel Hollis, HarperCollins Leadership, $24.99, 9781400209606
In her new book, Hollis challenges women everywhere to stop talking themselves out of their dreams and learn how to own who they are and what they want.		 6/5
8. The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life's Direction and Purpose- Debut
Oprah Winfrey, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250307507
Oprah shares a guide for activating your deepest vision of yourself, offering the framework for creating not just a life of success, but one of significance.		 /1
9. The Matriarch
Susan Page, Twelve, $32.50, 9781538713648
A vivid and insightful biography of former First Lady Barbara Bush.		 5/2
10. Save Me the Plums
Ruth Reichl, Random House, $27.00, 9781400069996
Trailblazing food writer and beloved restaurant critic Ruth Reichl chronicles her groundbreaking tenure as editor-in-chief of Gourmet. An April 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.		 15/2
11. Working- Debut
Robert A. Caro, Knopf, $25.00, 9780525656340
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Caro provides an unprecedented gathering of vivid, candid, and deeply revealing recollections about his experiences researching and writing his acclaimed books.		 /1
12. 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.		 10/90
13. Bad Blood
John Carreyrou, Knopf, $27.95, 9781524731656
The riveting story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron is a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley.		 9/17
14. Dreyer's English
Benjamin Dreyer, Random House, $25.00, 9780812995701
Chockful of advice, insider wisdom, and fun facts, this book will prove to be invaluable to everyone who wants to shore up their writing skills, and is an utter treat for anyone who simply revels in language.		 11/10
15. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836
A visionary new master class in cooking that distills decades of professional experience into just four simple elements. Winner of the 2018 James Beard Award for Best General Cookbook.		 13/14

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