National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for April 10, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending April 6, 2014
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074
A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things.		 1/54
2. The Monuments Men
Robert M. Edsel, Back Bay, $17, 9780316240055
Edsel's fascinating account of six men and their mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis is now a major motion picture.		 2/14
3. Quiet
Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.		 7/62
4. Hyperbole and a Half
Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $17.99, 9781451666175
Brosh's highly anticipated book showcases her unique voice, wit, and ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. The #1 November 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/23
5. Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal- Debut
Mary Roach, Norton, $15.95, 9780393348743
The bestselling author of Stiff and Packing for Mars returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry inside, the alimentary canal.		 /1
6. Show Your Work!
Austin Kleon, Workman, $11.95, 9780761178972
The bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist shows how to take that critical next step on a creative journey--getting known.		 5/5
7. The Girls of Atomic City
Denise Kiernan, Touchstone, $16, 9781451617535
Kiernan's book is a fascinating look at a remarkable, almost forgotten chapter of American history.		 6/4
8. The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16, 9780812981605
An exploration into the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.		 12/13
9. The Plantagenets
Dan Jones, Penguin, $18, 9780143124924
A stunning achievement that brings one of the most tumultuous and fascinating periods of British history to life, including the Crusades, the Black Death, and the Hundred Years War.		 13/2
10. 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.		 /74
11. My Beloved World
Sonia Sotomayor, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345804839
An autobiography by the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court.		 10/13
12. The Empathy Exams: Essays- Debut
Leslie Jamison, Graywolf Press, $15, 9781555976712
Jamison's bold and brilliant collection of essays is an April 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
13. Proof of Heaven
Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99, 9781451695199
Noted neurosurgeon Alexander's fascinating account of his return from a very deep coma.		 8/75
14. Orange Is the New Black
Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 9780812986181
Kerman's heartbreaking, hilarious, and at times enraging story of her year incarcerated is the basis of a new Netflix series.		 3/31
15. 12 Years a Slave
Solomon Northup, Penguin, $16, 9780143125419
Northup's harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American history is the basis for the new major motion picture.		 9/10

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