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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for December 8, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending December 4, 2011
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Unlikely Friendships Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131 A look at amazing friendships between species, collected from around the world and documented in a selection of candid photographs. |
1/25 |
| 2. | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189 A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research. |
2/39 |
| 3. | 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. |
5/47 |
| 4. | At Home Bill Bryson, Anchor, $15.95, 9780767919395 The latest by the bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything. |
4/9 |
| 5. | Cleopatra Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946 Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is available in paperback. |
3/13 |
| 6. | The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012 Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985446 The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more. |
7/12 |
| 7. | F in Exams Richard Benson, Chronicle , $9.95, 9780811878319 Students or anyone who has ever had to struggle through a test will have a good laugh. |
6/34 |
| 8. | Born to Run Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187 McDougall's fascinating look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running. |
8/36 |
| 9. | The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2012- Debut Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600571480 The dependable reference guide, updated for 2012. |
/1 |
| 10. | Empire of the Summer Moon S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061 A vivid historical account of the 40-year battle between the Comanches and white settlers for control of the American West. |
11/30 |
| 11. | Awkward Family Pet Photos Mike Bender, Doug Chernack, Three Rivers, $15, 9780307888129 A hilarious tribute to the unbreakable and sometimes uncomfortable bond between people and their pets. |
13/2 |
| 12. | The Warmth of Other Suns Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $16.95, 9780679763888 Pulitzer Prize-winner Wilkerson's chronicle of the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South in search of a better life. |
10/9 |
| 13. | The Hare With Amber Eyes Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372 At the center of de Waal's memoir is his inherited collection of ornamental Japanese wood and ivory carvings. |
12/16 |
| 14. | I Remember Nothing Nora Ephron, Vintage, $14, 9780307742803 A new collection of funny and insightful essays by the author of I Feel Bad About My Neck. |
9/4 |
| 15. | Just Kids Patti Smith, Ecco, $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. |
15/57 |