9 Bestselling Nonfiction Books for November/December - 2016

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#1

Book cover of Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Hidden Figures

by Margot Lee Shetterly

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#2

Book cover of F*ck Feelings: One Shrink’s Practical Advice for Managing All Life’s Impossible Problems by Michael Bennett and Sarah Bennett

F*ck Feelings

by Michael Bennett and Sarah Bennett

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#7

Book cover of ESSENCE The Obamas: The White House Years by Editors of Essence Magazine

ESSENCE The Obamas

by Editors of Essence Magazine

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#9

Book cover of Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times in Today’s New York by Zadie Smith, Junot Diaz, Teju Cole, John Freeman, and others…

Tales of Two Cities

by Zadie Smith, et al.

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We collect our bestselling titles from all our sales channels. The majority of our sales come from this website and our in-person events. We also include sales generated through our affiliate relationships, including Bookshop.org, Libro.fm (audiobooks), Black History 365 Education, and Amazon.com*.

We aggregate all formats of a book sold (print, ebook, and audio) into one format, usually the most popular print format

*For a few years, we actively boycotted Amazon but have discontinued this practice, as many of our authors have made their books exclusively available from Amazon. While we discourage giving Amazon the exclusive right to sell a book, we do not want this to be a reason to exclude an author from our site. Amazon also has an effective monopoly on eBooks and out-of-print books, which we highlight on this site.


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