National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for April 28, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending April 24, 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.		 1/3
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.		 2/23
3. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722
Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/8
4. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.		 3/7
5. The Dukan Diet: 2 Steps to Lose the Weight, 2 Steps to Keep It Off Forever- Debut
Pierre Dukan, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307887962
The international bestselling diet book is now available in the U.S.		 /1
6. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $30, 9781439107959
Mukherjee's comprehensive history of cancer is a November Indie Next List Great Read.		 /7
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.		 7/7
8. Malcolm X
Manning Marable, Viking, $30, 9780670022205
Marable's sweeping biography of the legendary African-American activist.		 6/3
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.		 9/5
10. My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness- Debut
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.		 /1
11. Love Wins
Rob Bell, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062049643
Bell presents a vision for discovering a richer understanding of God.		 12/5
12. 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.		 8/25
13. I'm Over All That
Shirley MacLaine, Atria, $22, 9781451607291
A new memoir by the award-winning actress and bestselling author.		 5/2
14. The Best Advice I Ever Got
Katie Couric, Random House, $26, 9780812992779
Couric reflects on the good advice that has helped guide her personal and professional life.		 11/2
15. Idea Man: A Memoir by the Co-founder of Microsoft- Debut
Paul Allen, Portfolio, $27.95, 9781591843825
Allen's fascinating account of the early years of Microsoft.		 /1
ON THE RISE
19. Reading My Father
Alexandra Styron, Scribner, $25, 9781416591795
William Styron's youngest child explores the life of her fascinating and difficult father in this May Indie Next List Great Read.


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