National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for January 24, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending January 20, 2013
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Help, Thanks, Wow
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95, 9781594631290
Lamott writes about three simple prayers she believes are essential to coming through tough times and the hardships of daily life.		 1/10
2. My Beloved World- Debut
Sonia Sotomayor, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307594884
An autobiography by the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court.		 /1
3. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585
In this hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek poetry, Marciuliano helps cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans.		 3/22
4. The World Until Yesterday
Jared M. Diamond, Viking, $36, 9780670024810
Diamond provides a mesmerizing, firsthand picture of the human past as it had been for millions of years -- a past that has mostly vanished -- and considers what the differences between that past and our present mean for our lives today.		 2/3
5. 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.		 4/43
6. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558
Boo's brilliant work of narrative nonfiction tells the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in the "unequal city" of Mumbai.		 5/17
7. The Dude and the Zen Master
Jeff Bridges, Bernie Glassman, Blue Rider Press, $26.95, 9780399161643
An insightful memoir by the Academy Award-winning actor and his Buddhist teacher.		 8/2
8. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Jon Meacham, Random House, $35, 9781400067664
Pulitzer Prize-winner Meacham's magnificent biography of Thomas Jefferson is a December 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/10
9. 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.		 12/105
10. Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief- Debut
Lawrence Wright, Knopf, $28.95, 9780307700667
A look into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower.		 /1
11. Barefoot Contessa Foolproof
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307464873
Garten's latest is an infinitely practical cookbook that home cooks will turn to again and again.		 7/12
12. Killing Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805096668
A look at the shocking events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.		 9/15
13. The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594204111
Silver examines the world of prediction and how everything from the health of the global economy to the ability to fight terrorism are dependent on the quality of predictions.		 13/13
14. Far From the Tree
Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $37.50, 9780743236713
National Book Award-winner Solomon tells the true stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so.		 11/5
15. A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II- Debut
Adam Makos, Larry Alexander, Berkley, $26.95, 9780425252864
The true story of what has been called the most incredible encounter between enemies in World War II.		 /1
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19. The Universe Within
Neil Shubin, Pantheon, $25.95, 9780307378439
The bestselling author of Your Inner Fish looks at how the events that formed our solar system billions of years ago are embedded inside us all.		  


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