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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for June 9, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending June 5, 2011
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189 A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research. |
1/13 |
| 2. | 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. |
2/21 |
| 3. | Life Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418 An autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones. |
3/5 |
| 4. | Born to Run Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187 McDougall's fascinating look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running. |
6/10 |
| 5. | Just Kids Patti Smith, Ecco Press, $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. |
5/31 |
| 6. | Empire of the Summer Moon S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061 A vivid historical account of the 40-year battle between the Comanches and white settlers for control of the American West. |
4/4 |
| 7. | F in Exams Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319 Students or anyone who has ever had to struggle through a test will have a good laugh. |
9/9 |
| 8. | Inside of a Dog Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431 This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think. |
8/36 |
| 9. | The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261 The author chronicles a 12-month journey to follow the wisdom of the ages in a quest to be happier. |
7/14 |
| 10. | 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. |
/50 |
| 11. | Medium Raw Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $15.99, 9780061718953 Bourdain's follow-up to his wildly popular Kitchen Confidential. |
13/5 |
| 12. | 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. |
12/18 |
| 13. | War Sebastian Junger, Twelve, $15.99, 9780446556224 Junger's riveting account of a U.S. platoon's 15-month tour of duty in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. |
11/3 |
| 14. | Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food- Debut Paul Greenberg, Penguin , $16, 9780143119463 Greenberg examines the ways fish gets to our dinner tables and how to make sustainable seafood the rule rather than the exception. |
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| 15. | The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival- Debut John Vaillant, Vintage, $15, 9780307389046 Vaillant's beautifully written and informative true story of a man-eating tiger in a remote Russian village. |
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| 18. | The Disappearing Spoon: And Other Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World From the Periodic Table of Elements Sam Kean, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316051637 Kean's highly entertaining and informative history of the Periodic Table. |
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