The American Booksellers Association’s specialty bestseller lists provide a current snapshot of what’s selling in indie bookstores nationwide.
Here is the Indie Healthy Living Bestseller List, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending January 15, 2022.
1. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780735213616
2. Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982165314
3. Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide
Christopher McDougall, Eric Orton, Knopf, $30, 9781524712341
4. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Matthew Walker, Ph.D., Scribner, $18, 9781501144325
5. The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living
Meik Wiking, Morrow, $19.99, 9780062658807
6. The Seven Circles: Indigenous Teachings for Living Well
Chelsey Luger, Thosh Collins, HarperOne, $29.99, 9780063119208
7. How to Eat (Mindfulness Essentials #2)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006723
8. Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
Esther Perel, Harper Paperbacks, $17.99, 9780060753641
9. Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Mary Roach, Norton, $16.95, 9781324036036
10. The Sleep Prescription: Seven Days to Unlocking Your Best Rest
Aric A. Prather, Ph.D., Penguin Life, $15, 9780143136651
11. How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
Michael Greger, M.D., Gene Stone, Flatiron Books, $35, 9781250066114
12. The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies
Juliet Blankespoor, Harvest, $30, 9780358313380
13. Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
Daniel E. Lieberman, Vintage, $17, 9780525434788
14. The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential
Wim Hof, Sounds True, $18.99, 9781649630209
15. Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar
Jessie Inchauspé, Simon & Schuster, $29.99, 9781982179410
16. Living in the Light: Yoga for Self-Realization
Deepak Chopra, M.D., Sarah Platt-Finger, Harmony, $24, 9780593235423
17. Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Arsenal Pulp Press, $17.95, 9781551527383
18. The Stress Prescription: Seven Days to More Joy and Ease
Elissa Epel, Ph.D., Penguin Life, $15, 9780143136644
19. 52 Ways to Walk: The Surprising Science of Walking for Wellness and Joy, One Week at a Time
Annabel Streets, Putnam, $24, 9780593419953
20. The How Not to Die Cookbook: 100+ Recipes to Help Prevent and Reverse Disease
Michael Greger, M.D., Gene Stone, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250127761
21. Morning Meditations: Simple Practices to Begin Your Day with Joy, Energy, and Intention
Danielle North, Vesna Asanovic (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797215129
22. In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18, 9780143114963
23. Christopher Hobbs’s Medicinal Mushrooms: The Essential Guide: Boost Immunity, Improve Memory, Fight Cancer, and Expand Your Consciousness
Christopher Hobbs L.Ac., AHG, Storey Publishing, $24.95, 9781635861679
24. You Can Heal Your Life
Louise Hay, Hay House, $15.99, 9780937611012
25. Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner’s Guide: 33 Healing Herbs to Know, Grow, and Use
Rosemary Gladstar, Storey Publishing, $14.95, 9781612120058