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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 |
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| 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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