National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for January 5, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending January 1, 2012
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $30, 9780374275631
Kahneman takes readers on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two "systems" that drive the way people think.		 6/6
2. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539
Isaacson's exclusive biography of Steve Jobs is based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.		 1/10
3. Catherine the Great
Robert K. Massie, Random House, $35, 9780679456728
Pulitzer Prize-winner Massie's extraordinary story of the obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and became one of the most remarkable and powerful women in history.		 4/8
4. 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.		 2/59
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.		 5/34
6. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $26.99, 9780393064476
Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance.		 10/13
7. 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!		 8/31
8. Boomerang
Michael Lewis, Norton, $25.95, 9780393081817
Lewis' sadly hilarious investigation points to the reckoning that awaits the greatest and greediest of debtor nations.		 12/13
9. Goodnight iPad
Ann Droyd, Blue Rider, $14.95, 9780399158568
This book, which is made of paper, is a reminder for the child in all of us to power down at the end of the day.		 15/9
10. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.		 3/14
11. Then Again
Diane Keaton, Random House, $26, 9781400068784
An insightful autobiography by the Academy Award-winning actress.		 9/7
12. Blue Nights
Joan Didion, Knopf, $25, 9780307267672
Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts about having children, illness, and growing old.		 /6
13. A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor, Viking, $45, 9780670022700
An original history of humanity told through things we have made, from the renowned director of the British Museum.		 11/6
14. Guinness World Records 2012
Guinness, $28.95, 9781904994671
The latest incarnation of the bestselling annual with thousands of new and classic records.		 /2
15. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, $25, 9780307886262
Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress from NBC's The Office.		 /3


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