National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for May 22, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2019
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Pioneers
David McCullough, S&S, $30.00, 9781501168680
Pulitzer Prize-winner McCullough tells of the settling of the Northwest Territory by dauntless pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would come to define our country.		 2/2
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.		 3/65
3. 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.		 1/27
4. Howard Stern Comes Again- Debut
Howard Stern, S&S, $35.00, 9781501194290
In his new book, Stern reveals his favorite interviews given over a four-decade career in radio, and between the lines offers his definitive autobiography, a magnum opus of confession and personal exploration.		 /1
5. The Second Mountain
David Brooks, Random House, $28.00, 9780812993264
Brooks explores what it takes to lead a meaningful life in a self-centered world.		 5/5
6. 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.		 6/111
7. The Moment of Lift
Melinda Gates, Flatiron Books, $26.99, 9781250313577
Gates' powerful book is a timely and necessary call to action for women's empowerment.		 4/4
8. Upheaval
Jared Diamond, Little Brown, $35.00, 9780316409131
Pulitzer Prize-winner Diamond's new theory of how and why some nations recover from trauma and others don't.		 10/2
9. Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope- Debut
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062888433
With his usual mix of erudition and humor, Manson takes us by the collar and challenges us to be more honest with ourselves and connected with the world in ways we probably haven't considered before.		 /1
10. Furious Hours
Casey Cep, Knopf, $26.95, 9781101947869
Cep unravels the mystery surrounding Harper Lee's first and only work of nonfiction, and the shocking true crimes at the center of it. A May 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.		 7/2
11. 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.		 11/20
12. 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.		 9/7
13. The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777- Debut
Rick Atkinson, Holt, $40.00, 9781627790437
Atkinson's extraordinary first volume of his new trilogy about the American Revolution.		 /1
14. Stop Doing That Sh*t: End Self-Sabotage and Demand Your Life Back- Debut
Gary John Bishop, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062871848
Bishop reveals how you can break free of destructive thoughts and behavior to live the life you always knew you wanted but could never quite seem to have.		 /1
15. 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.		 14/21

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