National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for June 14, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending June 10, 2012
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/12
2. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26, 9781400069347
Sharp insights and revealing observations that confirm Quindlen's status as America's laureate of real life.		 5/7
3. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.		 3/82
4. The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert A. Caro, Knopf, $35, 9780679405078
Book four of Caro's monumental biography of Lyndon Johnson.		 1/6
5. American Grown
Michelle Obama, Crown, $30, 9780307956026
The story of the White House kitchen garden, from the first planting to the latest harvest.		 4/2
6. The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House- Debut
Edward Klein, Regnery, $27.95, 9781596987852
Klein's view of the Obama administration's political inner workings.		 /1
7. I Am a Pole (and So Can You!)
Stephen Colbert, Paul Hildebrandt (Illus.), Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455523429
The inimitable Colbert conquers new territory with his first children's book...for adults!		 10/5
8. Imagine
Jonah Lehrer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547386072
Lehrer's fascinating and revelatory look at the new science of creativity.		 6/12
9. Cronkite
Douglas Brinkley, Harper, $34.99, 9780061374265
A biography of the long-time CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite.		 8/2
10. Drift
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $25, 9780307460981
The popular talk show host examines the political debate about how, when, and where to apply America's strength and power.		 7/11
11. Are You My Mother?
Alison Bechdel, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $22, 9780618982509
A brilliant, new graphic memoir by the bestselling author of Fun Home.		 12/6
12. It Worked For Me
Colin Powell, Harper, $27.99, 9780062135124
The vivid experiences and lessons learned that shaped the career of the four-star general and former Secretary of State.		 9/3
13. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.		 /25
14. The Presidents Club
Nancy Gibbs, Michael Duffy, S&S, $32.50, 9781439127704
A fascinating look at how U.S. presidents have worked together, and sometimes against each other, in and out of office.		 /4
15. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539
Isaacson's exclusive biography of Steve Jobs is based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.		 /28


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