National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for September 6, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending September 2, 2012
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign.		 1/18
2. How to Be a Woman
Caitlin Moran, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062124296
With humor and insight, Moran shows why female rights and empowerment are essential not only for women, but also for society itself.		 2/6
3. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 3/35
4. 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.		 6/78
5. 1493
Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307278241
A fascinating look at the ecological changes brought about by European vessels that carried thousands of species from the New World to homes across the oceans.		 4/6
6. Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307949332
A collection of advice columns from the once-anonymous online columnist at The Rumpus, now revealed as Cheryl Strayed, author of the bestselling memoir Wild.		 5/8
7. To Heaven and Back
Mary C. Neal, Waterbrook, $14.99, 9780307731715
A kayak accident during a South American adventure takes one woman to heaven and back to life again.		 9/7
8. That Used to Be Us
Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum, Picador, $16, 9781250013729
An exploration of the American condition today and a rousing manifesto for American renewal.		 10/2
9. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Plume, $16, 9780452297982
An adventure travel expert--who's never actually done anything adventurous--tries to recreate the original expedition to Machu Picchu in the Andes.		 8/19
10. I Remember Nothing
Nora Ephron, Vintage, $14, 9780307742803
A collection of funny and insightful essays by the author of I Feel Bad About My Neck.		 11/15
11. 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.		 /50
12. 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.		 7/64
13. I Feel Bad About My Neck
Nora Ephron, Vintage, $14, 9780307276827
Funny, funny comic relief, on being a woman of "a certain age," from the honest and smart Ephron.		 /19
14. Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens- Debut
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $18, 9781455502783
A collection of essays by the late political and social commentator.		 /1
15. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
Alexandra Fuller, Penguin, $15, 9780143121343
In the sequel to Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, Fuller returns to Africa and the story of her unforgettable family.		 /9


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