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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for March 31, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending March 27, 2011
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Heaven Is for Real Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158 A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven. |
3/11 |
| 2. | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot, Broadway Books, $16, 9781400052189 A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research. |
1/3 |
| 3. | Just Kids Patti Smith, Ecco Press, $16, 9780060936228 Rock icon Smith's memoir of her early years in New York and her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is a 2010 National Book Award winner. |
2/21 |
| 4. | Inside of a Dog Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431 This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think. |
4/26 |
| 5. | The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261 The author chronicles a 12-month journey to follow the wisdom of the ages in a quest to be happier. |
5/4 |
| 6. | The Big Short Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393338829 A highly entertaining look at the U.S. financial crisis by the author of Liar's Poker. |
7/8 |
| 7. | The King's Speech Mark Logue, Peter Conradi, Sterling, $14.95, 9781402786761 The inspiring tale of triumph over adversity is the tie-in to the film in theaters now. |
6/10 |
| 8. | Zeitoun Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387943 The gripping true story of a man who chose to remain in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina to protect his home and business. |
8/41 |
| 9. | The Sweet Life in Paris David Lebovitz, Broadway, $14, 9780767928892 A deliciously funny look at the city of light, cheese, chocolate, and other confections. |
9/4 |
| 10. | What the Dog Saw Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316076203 The best of Gladwell's writing from the New Yorker. |
12/15 |
| 11. | Lunch in Paris Elizabeth Bard, Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316042789 Bard's memoir is her story of falling in love, redefining success, and discovering what it truly means to be at home. |
10/7 |
| 12. | Committed Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $16, 9780143118701 Gilbert's follow-up to her bestseller Eat, Pray, Love. |
11/8 |
| 13. | The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542 A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing. |
13/204 |
| 14. | Dead End Gene Pool Wendy Burden, Gotham, $16, 9781592406067 The great-great-great-great granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt takes a look at the decline of her blue-blooded family. |
15/3 |
| 15. | What to Expect When You're Expecting Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel, Workman, $14.95, 9780761148579 The fourth edition of the classic pregnancy guide. |
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| 17. | Every Day in Tuscany Frances Mayes, Broadway , $15, 9780767929837 Mayes' sequel to Under the Tuscan Sun. |
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