National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for March 29, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending March 25, 2012
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Imagine: How Creativity Works- Debut
Jonah Lehrer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547386072
Lehrer's fascinating and revelatory look at the new science of creativity.
/1
2. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail- Debut
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
/1
3. The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $28, 9781400069286
An exploration into the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.
6/4
4. Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son- Debut
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488412
By turns poignant and funny, honest and touching, Lamott's latest is the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a family.
/1
5. 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.
3/71
6. Quiet
Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.
1/9
7. The Blood Sugar Solution: The UltraHealthy Program for Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and Feeling Great Now!- Debut
Mark Hyman, M.D., Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316127370
Hyman's solutions to weight loss, disease prevention, and feeling better than ever.
/1
8. Revelations
Elaine Pagels, Viking, $27.95, 9780670023349
A startling exploration of the history of the most controversial book of the Bible, by the author of Beyond Belief.
8/3
9. 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.
4/22
10. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558
Boo's brilliant work of narrative nonfiction tells the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in the "unequal city" of Mumbai.
2/7
11. Bringing Up Bébé
Pamela Druckerman, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203336
Druckerman reveals the secrets behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children.
5/7
12. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Jeanette Winterson, Grove Press, $25, 9780802120106
Winterson's memoir of her search for belonging, love, and identity is a March 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
15/2
13. 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.
11/21
14. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, et al., Morrow, $26.99, 9780062082350
An eyewitness account of war by a Navy SEAL who is the most lethal sniper in United States military history.
14/10
15. 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.
10/18
ON THE RISE
20. The Righteous Mind
Jonathan Haidt, Pantheon, $28.95, 9780307377906
Haidt explores the origins of our political divisions and points the way forward to mutual understanding.
 


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