The Indie Travel Literature Bestseller List

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Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending July 5, 2015.

1. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9781101873441

2. Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
John Waters, FSG, $15, 9780374535452

3. A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $15.99, 9780767902526

4. The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey
Rinker Buck, S&S, $28, 9781451659160

5. Uganda Be Kidding Me
Chelsea Handler, Grand Central, $16, 9781455599714

6. My Paris Dream: An Education in Style, Slang, and Seduction in the Great City on the Seine
Kate Betts, Spiegel & Grau, $27, 9780679644422

7. Skyfaring: A Journey With a Pilot
Mark Vanhoenacker, Knopf, $25.95, 9780385351812

8. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die
Patricia Schultz, Workman, $21.95, 9780761156864

9. Five Nights in Paris: After Dark in the City of Light
John Baxter, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780062296252

10. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060589462

11. Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage
Alfred Lansing, Basic Books, $16.99, 9780465062881

12. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Plume, $16, 9780452297982

13. Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy
Tim Moore, Pegasus Books, $27.95, 9781605987781

14. Travels With Charley: In Search of America
John Steinbeck, Penguin, $12, 9780140053203

15. West With the Night
Beryl Markham, North Point Press, $16, 9780865477636

16. Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $15, 9781416573166

17. In a Sunburned Country
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $15.99, 9780767903868

18. Nothing Daunted
Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $16, 9781439176597

19. Tracks: A Woman’s Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
Robyn Davidson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780679762874

20. A Passion for Paris
David Downie, St. Martin’s, $26.99, 9781250043153

21. Cabin Fever
Mandy Smith, Plume, $16, 9780147515988

22. An Innocent Abroad: Life-Changing Trips From 35 Great Writers
John Berendt, Dave Eggers, et al., Lonely Planet, $15.99, 9781743603604

23. Travels With Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life
Daniel Klein, Penguin, $14, 9780143126621

24. What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir
Kristin Newman, Three Rivers Press, $14.99, 9780804137607

25. My Venice and Other Essays
Donna Leon, Grove Press, $15, 9780802122803