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Bestseller List for May 21, 2015
Based on sales for the week ending May 17, 2015
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. |
The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17, 9780143125471 Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. |
1/51 |
2. |
Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9781101873441 Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is now a major motion picture. |
3/26 |
3. |
David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18, 9780316204378 Gladwell draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us. |
2/6 |
4. |
Talk Like TED Carmine Gallo, St. Martin's Griffin, $15.99, 9781250061539 Gallo's step-by-step method makes it possible for anyone to deliver a presentation that is engaging, persuasive, and memorable. |
8/10 |
5. |
What the Dog Knows Cat Warren, Touchstone, $16, 9781451667325 Warren's firsthand exploration of the extraordinary abilities and surprising, sometimes life-saving talents of working dogs. |
6/10 |
6. |
The Opposite of Loneliness Marina Keegan, Scribner, $15, 9781476753911 An affecting and hope-filled posthumous collection of essays by a talented young Yale graduate whose title essay captured the world's attention in 2012 and turned her into an icon for her generation. |
4/5 |
7. |
We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95, 9781101911761 The award-winning author of Americanah offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. |
9/15 |
8. |
The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA, $16, 9781250062185 Kolbert's fascinating book about the future of the world blends intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes. |
12/18 |
9. |
Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes, and Politics- Debut Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $16, 9780385349192 A collection of Krauthammer's columns and essays written over the last three decades. |
/1 |
10. |
10% Happier Dan Harris, Dey Street, $15.99, 9780062265432 Nightline anchor Harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable. |
5/20 |
11. |
Tibetan Peach Pie Tom Robbins, Ecco, $15.99, 9780062267412 Written with the big-hearted comedy and mesmerizing linguistic invention for which Robbins is known, Tibetan Peach Pie is an invitation into the private world of a literary legend. |
7/5 |
12. |
Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $16, 9780812987119 An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. Now a major motion picture. |
10/28 |
13. |
The Lady in Gold Anne-Marie O'Connor, Vintage, $17.95, 9781101873120 O'Connor's brilliant account of Gustav Klimt's 1907 masterpiece stolen by Nazis during World War II. |
11/4 |
14. |
Flash Boys Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95, 9780393351590 The bestselling author of The Big Short returns to Wall Street to report on a high-tech predator stalking the equity markets. |
13/8 |
15. |
How to Love Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006884 Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh brings his signature clarity, compassion, and humor to the thorny question of how to love. |
14/16 |
ON THE RISE | ||
16. |
The Arsenal of Democracy A.J. Baime, Mariner, $14.95, 9780544483873 Baime's dramatic narrative of how the Ford Motor Company went from making automobiles to producing the airplanes that would mean the difference between winning and losing World War II. |
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