National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for April 21, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending April 17, 2011
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 1/2
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.		 2/22
3. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.		 3/6
4. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722
Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/7
5. I'm Over All That: And Other Confessions- Debut
Shirley MacLaine, Atria , $22, 9781451607291
A new memoir by the award-winning actress and bestselling author.		 /1
6. Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Manning Marable, Viking, $30, 9780670022205
Marable's sweeping biography of the legendary African-American activist.		 4/2
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.		 7/6
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.		 8/24
9. 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.		 5/4
10. The 17 Day Diet
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.		 9/2
11. The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons From Extraordinary Lives- Debut
Katie Couric, Random House, $26, 9780812992779
Couric reflects on the good advice that has helped guide her personal and professional life.		 /1
12. Love Wins
Rob Bell, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062049643
Bell presents a vision for discovering a richer understanding of God.		 10/4
13. Physics of the Future
Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385530804
Kaku's exhilarating vision of science in the coming century.		 /3
14. 63 Documents the Government Doesn't Want You to Read- Debut
Jesse Ventura, Dick Russell, Skyhorse, $24.95, 9781616082260
Ventura sheds new light on documents now in the public domain that the government would prefer stay under wraps.		 /1
15. All That Is Bitter and Sweet
Ashley Judd, Ballantine, $26, 9780345523617
A memoir by the award-winning actor and humanitarian.		 12/2
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18. My Father's Daughter
Gwyneth Paltrow, Grand Central, $30, 9780446557313
The award-winning actress and avid foodie shares a collection of recipes and photographs celebrating the joy of preparing food for loved ones.


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