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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 |
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1. | Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
1/3 |
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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