National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for September 13, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending September 9, 2012
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden- Debut
Mark Owen, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525953722
A first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid by a Navy SEAL who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments.
/1
2. 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.
1/25
3. Mortality
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $22.99, 9781455502752
Hitchens, who died in December 2011, poignantly describes the torments of illness and how disease transforms experience and changes our relationship to the world around us.
8/2
4. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585
In this hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek poetry, Marciuliano helps cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans.
2/4
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.
3/95
6. Dearie
Bob Spitz, Knopf, $29.95, 9780307272225
An entertaining and in-depth new biography of Julia Child.
4/5
7. 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.
6/15
8. Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story
D.T. Max, Viking, $27.95, 9780670025923
Max's biography of one of the most influential writers of his generation, David Foster Wallace.
10/2
9. Double Cross
Ben Macintyre, Crown, $26, 9780307888754
Macintyre tells the intriguing story of the grand final deception of WWII and of the extraordinary spies who achieved it.
5/6
10. Paris: A Love Story
Kati Marton, S&S, $24, 9781451691542
Marton narrates an impassioned and romantic story of love, loss, and life after loss.
7/4
11. Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health- Debut
William Davis, Rodale, $25.99, 9781609611545
A renowned cardiologist explains how eliminating wheat from our diets can prevent fat storage and reverse many health problems.
/1
12. The Amateur
Edward Klein, Regnery, $27.95, 9781596987852
Klein's view of the Obama administration's political inner workings.
15/14
13. Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon a Project, Read Samuel Johnson, and My Other Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life- Debut
Gretchen Rubin, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307886781
By the bestselling author of The Happiness Project, a new project to make home a happier place.
/1
14. The Party Is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted- Debut
Mike Lofgren, Viking, $25.95, 9780670026265
Lofgren's caustic look at what passes for business as usual in Washington today.
/1
15. How Music Works
David Byrne, McSweeney's, $32, 9781936365531
Byrne's brainy, irresistible, and impassioned argument about music's liberating, life-affirming power.
11/2
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21. The Secret Race
Tyler Hamilton, Daniel Coyle, Bantam, $28, 9780345530417
An insightful look at the world of professional cycling and the doping issue surrounding the sport.
 


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