National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for April 14, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending April 10, 2011
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Bossypants- Debut
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 /1
2. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
The mesmerizing new book by the author of Seabiscuit is a December 2010 Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/21
3. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.		 1/5
4. Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention- Debut
Manning Marable, Viking, $30, 9780670022205
Marable's sweeping biography of the legendary African-American activist.		 /1
5. Unfamiliar Fishes
Sarah Vowell, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594487873
The bestselling author of The Wordy Shipmates retraces the impact of the arrival of New England missionaries in Hawaii in the early 1800s.		 4/3
6. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722
Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 5/6
7. Moonwalking With Einstein
Joshua Foer, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594202292
Foer's unlikely journey to becoming U.S. Memory Champion explores the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives.		 3/5
8. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316001922
Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is a November Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/23
9. The 17 Day Diet: A Doctor's Plan Designed for Rapid Results- Debut
Dr.Mike Moreno, Free Press, $25, 9781451648652
A diet book that helps you figure out the foods and routines that work best with your lifestyle.		 /1
10. Love Wins
Rob Bell, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062049643
Bell presents a vision for discovering a richer understanding of God.		 8/3
11. The Information
James Gleick, Pantheon, $29.95, 9780375423727
The author of Chaos and Genius shows how information has become the modern era's defining quality.		 7/6
12. All That Is Bitter and Sweet: A Memoir- Debut
Ashley Judd, Ballantine , $26, 9780345523617
A memoir by the award-winning actor and humanitarian.		 /1
13. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Amy Chua, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202841
Chua's tale of raising her children in the Chinese tradition is a January 2011 Indie Next List Great Read.		 9/13
14. Townie
Andre Dubus III, Norton, $25.95, 9780393064667
This candid memoir by the author of The House of Sand and Fog is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/7
15. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Harper, $24.99, 9780061732379
An incredible true story of an unlikely entrepreneur who mobilized her community under the Taliban.		 15/4
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18. A Covert Affair
Jennet Conant, S&S, $28, 9781439163528
Conant's stunning account of Julia and Paul Child's experiences as members of the OSS during World War II is an April Indie Next List Great Read.


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