National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for May 22, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2019
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Mueller Report
The Washington Post, Scribner, $15.00, 9781982129736
The findings of the Special Counsel's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, with accompanying analysis by The Washington Post reporters who have covered the story from the beginning.		 1/4
2. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18.00, 9780399588198
Noah's compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime coming-of-age memoir is set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.		 2/12
3. Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062316110
A groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be human.		 3/53
4. How to Change Your Mind- Debut
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155
Pollan investigates the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences.		 /1
5. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16.00, 9780762447695
Sincero helps you understand why you are how you are, how to love what you can't change, how to change what you don't love, and how to start living the kind of life you used to be jealous of.		 4/200
6. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992
A collection of Harvard Business Review articles to help you maximize yourself.		 6/115
7. The Soul of America
Jon Meacham, Random House, $20.00, 9780399589829
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.		 7/3
8. Into the Raging Sea- Debut
Rachel Slade, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062699879
Slade's riveting account of the October 2015 sinking of the container ship El Faro, the worst American shipping disaster in 35 years.		 /1
9. I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Michelle McNamara, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780062319791
A masterful true crime account of the Golden State Killer--the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California for over a decade--from Michelle McNamara, the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case.		 5/12
10. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157978
A collection of Harvard Business Review articles selected to help you maximize your own and your organization's performance.		 10/6
11. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
Ten articles from the Harvard Business Review to help you build your emotional strength and resilience--and to achieve high performance.		 8/61
12. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781633690196
Ten articles from the Harvard Business Review archive selected to help you boost your emotional skills--and your professional success.		 14/126
13. Creative Quest
Questlove, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062670571
Questlove shares his wisdom on the topics of inspiration and originality in this one-of-a-kind guide to living your best creative life.		 15/6
14. White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807047415
DiAngelo explores the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.		 12/22
15. Shoe Dog
Phil Knight, Scribner, $20.00, 9781501135927
Nike founder Knight shares the inside story of one of the world's most iconic and profitable brands.		 11/55

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