National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for March 17, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending March 12, 2011
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement - Debut
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.
/1
2. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
The mesmerizing new book by the author of Seabiscuit in a December Indie Next List Great Read.
1/17
3. Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything - Debut
Joshua Foer, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594202292
Foer's unlikely journey to becoming U.S. Memory Champion explores the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives.
/1
4. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316001922
Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is a November Indie Next List Great Read.
2/19
5. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722
Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read.
3/2
6. The Information
James Gleick, Pantheon, $29.95, 9780375423727
The author of Chaos and Genius shows how information has become the modern era's defining quality.
10/2
7. Life
Keith Richards, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316034388
The long-awaited autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones.
6/20
8. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Amy Chua, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202841
Chua's tale of raising her children in the Chinese tradition is a January 2011 Indie Next List Great Read.
4/9
9. Townie
Andre Dubus, III, Norton, $25.95, 9780393064667
This candid memoir by the author of The House of Sand and Fog is a March Indie Next List Great Read.
7/3
10. A Widow's Story
Joyce Carol Oates, Ecco Press, $27.99, 9780062015532
Oates' poignant memoir about the unexpected death of her husband is a March Indie Next List Great Read.
5/4
11. Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
Karen Armstrong, Knopf, $22.95, 9780307595591
Armstrong's latest is a practical book about how we can help make the world a more compassionate place.
/9
12. And Furthermore
Judi Dench, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312659066
A warm-hearted memoir by the acclaimed actress of stage and screen.
12/4
13. Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them - Debut
Donovan Hohn, Viking, $27.95, 9780670022199
When Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he embarked on an accidental odyssey in search of how it happened.
/1
14. Autobiography of Mark Twain
Mark Twain, University of California Press, $34.95, 9780520267190
Volume one of Mark Twain's uncensored autobiography, in its entirety and exactly as he left it.
9/21
15. The Money Class: Learn to Create Your New American Dream - Debut
Suze Orman, Spiegel & Grau, $26, 9781400069736
The financial guru's take on using personal finance to achieve the American Dream.
/1
ON THE RISE
16. The Company We Keep
Robert Baer, Dayna Baer, Crown Publishing Group, $26, 9780307588142
The true story of two former CIA agents trying to regain a normal life together.
 


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