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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for October 27, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending October 23, 2011
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| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Boomerang Michael Lewis, Norton, $25.95, 9780393081817 Lewis' sadly hilarious investigation points to the reckoning that awaits the greatest and greediest of debtor nations. |
1/3 |
| 2. | Killing Lincoln Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070 A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. |
2/4 |
| 3. | Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168 An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. |
3/49 |
| 4. | Go the F**k to Sleep Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250 Beautiful, subversive, and very funny--a book for parents new, old, and expectant. You probably should not read it to your children! |
5/21 |
| 5. | In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846 Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign. |
4/24 |
| 6. | That Used to Be Us Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum, FSG, $28, 9780374288907 An exploration of the American condition today and a rousing manifesto for American renewal. |
7/7 |
| 7. | Rin Tin Tin Susan Orlean, S&S, $26.99, 9781439190135 Orlean's sweeping, powerfully moving account of Rin Tin Tin's journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and international icon is an October Indie Next List Great Read. |
8/4 |
| 8. | The Swerve Stephen Greenblatt, Norton, $26.95, 9780393064476 Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance. |
6/5 |
| 9. | Destiny of the Republic Candice Millard, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385526265 Millard's fascinating account of the shooting of President James A. Garfield four months after his inauguration and a nation in turmoil. |
11/5 |
| 10. | Jacqueline Kennedy Caroline Kennedy, Michael Beschloss, Hyperion, $60, 9781401324254 In 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy recorded seven historic interviews about her life with John F. Kennedy, which for the first time can be read and heard in this illustrated book and CD set. |
9/6 |
| 11. | Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
15/29 |
| 12. | Seriously... I'm Kidding Ellen DeGeneres, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446585026 A memoir by the popular comedian and talk-show host. |
10/3 |
| 13. | Van Gogh: The Life- Debut Steven Naifeh, Gregory White Smith, Random House, $40, 9780375507489 Naifeh and Smith's vivid new biography of Van Gogh brings a completely new and sympathetic understanding of the unique artistic genius. |
/1 |
| 14. | Hemingway's Boat Paul Hendrickson, Knopf, $30, 9781400041626 Hendrickson offers a fascinating look at the years 1934 to 1961--from Hemingway's pinnacle as the reigning monarch of American letters until his suicide. |
14/2 |
| 15. | The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity- Debut Jeffrey D. Sachs, Random House, $27, 9781400068418 Sachs presents a road map for prosperity founded on America's deepest values and a true understanding of the 21st-century world economy. |
/1 |
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| 17. | The Puppy Diaries Jill Abramson, Times Books, $22, 9780805093421 An instructive and very entertaining chronicle of a puppy's first year, by the executive editor of the New York Times. |
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