National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for June 21, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending June 17, 2012
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
1/13
2. 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.
3/83
3. The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert A. Caro, Knopf, $35, 9780679405078
Book four of Caro's monumental biography of Lyndon Johnson.
4/7
4. Darth Vader and Son
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452106557
Brown's delightful book presents the trials and joys of parenting through the lens of a galaxy far, far away.
/3
5. Cronkite
Douglas Brinkley, Harper, $34.99, 9780061374265
A biography of the long-time CBS Evening News anchor, Walter Cronkite.
9/3
6. It Worked For Me
Colin Powell, Harper, $27.99, 9780062135124
The vivid experiences and lessons learned that shaped the career of the four-star general and former Secretary of State.
12/4
7. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26, 9781400069347
Sharp insights and revealing observations that confirm Quindlen's status as America's laureate of real life.
2/8
8. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
13/26
9. Drift
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $25, 9780307460981
The popular talk show host examines the political debate about how, when, and where to apply America's strength and power.
10/12
10. Imagine
Jonah Lehrer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547386072
Lehrer's fascinating and revelatory look at the new science of creativity.
8/13
11. I Am a Pole (and So Can You!)
Stephen Colbert, Paul Hildebrandt (Illus.), Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455523429
The inimitable Colbert conquers new territory with his first children's book...for adults!
7/6
12. The Presidents Club
Nancy Gibbs, Michael Duffy, S&S, $32.50, 9781439127704
A fascinating look at how U.S. presidents have worked together, and sometimes against each other, in and out of office.
14/5
13. The Amateur
Edward Klein, Regnery, $27.95, 9781596987852
Klein's view of the Obama administration's political inner workings.
6/2
14. My Cross to Bear
Gregg Allman, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062112033
An autobiography by the legendary rock musician and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band.
/3
15. 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.
15/29
ON THE RISE
17. A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver
Mark Shriver, Holt, $24, 9780805095302
In his intimate portrait, Shriver uncovers the moral principles that guided his legendary father and applies them to his own life.
 


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