National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for September 22, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 18, 2011
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Cleopatra: A Life
Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946
Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is available in paperback.		 2/2
2. 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.		 1/28
3. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
A look at amazing friendships between species, collected from around the world and documented in a selection of candid photographs.		 3/14
4. 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.		 4/36
5. 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.		 5/19
6. 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.		 7/46
7. 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.		 10/25
8. 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.		 9/23
9. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not.		 8/15
10. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $18, 9781439170915
Mukherjee's comprehensive history of cancer is now in paperback.		 6/6
11. Let's Take the Long Way Home
Gail Caldwell, Random House, $14, 9780812979114
Caldwell's heartwarming memoir of her friendship with author Caroline Knapp.		 11/6
12. 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.		 12/29
13. Life
Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418
An autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones.		 15/20
14. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372
At the center of de Waal's memoir is his inherited collection of ornamental Japanese wood and ivory carvings.		 13/5
15. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012- Debut
Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985446
The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more.		 /1


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