National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for March 10, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending March 6, 2011
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
Rock icon Smith's memoir of her early years in New York and her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is a 2010 National Book Award winner.		 1/18
2. The King's Speech
Mark Logue, Peter Conradi, Sterling, $14.95, 9781402786761
The inspiring tale of triumph over adversity is the tie-in to the film in theaters now.		 4/7
3. The Big Short
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393338829
A highly entertaining look at the U.S. financial crisis by the author of Liar's Poker.		 2/5
4. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431
This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think.		 5/23
5. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158
A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven.		 3/8
6. The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun - Debut
Gretchen Rubin, Harper , $14.99, 9780061583261
The author chronicles her 12-month journey following the wisdom of the ages in a quest to be happier.		 /1
7. Zeitoun
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387943
The gripping true story of a man who chose to remain in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina to protect his home and business.		 6/38
8. Committed
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $16, 9780143118701
Gilbert's follow-up to her bestseller Eat, Pray, Love.		 7/5
9. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing.		 9/201
10. What the Dog Saw
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316076203
The best of Gladwell's writing from the New Yorker.		 10/12
11. Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $16, 9780143038252
An American's effort to open 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan.		 12/214
12. The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious--and Perplexing--City - Debut
David Lebovitz, Broadway, $14, 9780767928892
A deliciously funny look at the city of light, cheese, chocolate, and other confections.		 /1
13. NurtureShock
Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman, Twelve, $14.99, 9780446504133
A new, scientific approach to raising children.		 8/8
14. Lunch in Paris
Elizabeth Bard, Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316042789
Bard's memoir is her story of falling in love, redefining success, and discovering what it truly means to be at home.		 11/4
15. Taking the Leap
Pema Chodron, Shambhala, $14, 9781590308431
This book gives readers insights and practices to immediately put to use and improve their way of living.		 15/9
ON THE RISE
22. Dead End Gene Pool
Wendy Burden, Gotham, $16, 9781592406067
The great-great-great-great granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt takes a look at the decline of her blue-blooded family.		  


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