National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for May 23, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2013
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074
A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things.		 1/8
2. Proof of Heaven
Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99, 9781451695199
Noted neurosurgeon Alexander's fascinating account of his return from a very deep coma.		 2/29
3. Quiet
Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.		 3/16
4. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $16, 9780374533557
Kahneman takes readers on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two "systems" that drive the way people think.		 5/7
5. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $15, 9780812981667
Sharp insights and revealing observations that confirm Quindlen's status as America's laureate of real life.		 4/4
6. Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Jenny Lawson, Berkley, $16, 9780425261019
Internet star Jenny Lawson, aka "The Bloggess," makes her literary debut with her "Mostly True Memoir."		 7/11
7. Why Does the World Exist?
Jim Holt, Liveright, $16.95, 9780871403599
A fascinating look at the riddle of existence from the ancient world to modern times.		 8/7
8. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279
Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress.		 11/33
9. When Women Were Birds
Terry Tempest Williams, Picador, $15, 9781250024114
Williams' lyrical and caring meditation on the mystery of her mother's journals.		 9/8
10. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 13/70
11. Escape From Camp 14
Blaine Harden, Penguin, $15, 9780143122913
A heart-wrenching account of the the only known person born inside a North Korean prison camp to have escaped.		 10/7
12. 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.		 /75
13. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
A look at amazing friendships between species from around the world documented in a selection of candid photographs.		 /91
14. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigree, $15, 9780399161940
Readers who've ever wished to, but had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal will discover a new way to escape the fear of the blank page.		 /15
15. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403
Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance.		 /35

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