National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for December 19, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 15, 2013
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Hyperbole and a Half
Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $17.99, 9781451666175
Brosh's highly anticipated book showcases her unique voice, wit, and ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. The #1 November 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/7
2. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074
A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things.		 3/38
3. Unlikely Loves
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761174424
A celebration of love between species by the bestselling author of Unlikely Friendships.		 2/11
4. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2014
Old Farmer's Almanac, $7.95, 9781571986030
The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more.		 5/15
5. Orange Is the New Black
Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 9780812986181
Kerman's heartbreaking, hilarious, and at time enraging story of her year incarcerated is the basis of a new Netflix series.		 6/15
6. Quiet
Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.		 7/46
7. The World Almanac and Book of Facts
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $13.99, 9781600571824
The dependable reference guide, updated for 2014.		 4/3
8. How Music Works
David Byrne, McSweeney's, $20, 9781938073533
Byrne's brainy, irresistible, and impassioned argument about music's liberating, life-affirming power.		 9/13
9. 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.		 8/59
10. 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.		 /94
11. Dog Shaming
Pascale Lemire, Three Rivers Press, $15, 9780385349345
Based on the runaway web phenomenon featuring the most hilarious, most shameful, and never-before-seen doggie misdeeds.		 10/3
12. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $10, 9780316078917
Celebrate the holidays with one of the funniest writers of our time.		 13/15
13. The World Until Yesterday
Jared Diamond, Penguin, $18, 9780143124405
Diamond provides a mesmerizing, firsthand picture of the human past as it had been for millions of years and considers what the differences between that past and our present mean for our lives today.		 12/7
14. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $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.		 11/16
15. Awkward Family Holiday Photos
Mike Bender, Doug Chernack, Three Rivers Press, $15, 9780307888136
From the bestselling authors of Awkward Family Photos comes a celebration of those special times when our families embarrass us the most: the holidays.		 14/2
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20. The Monuments Men
Robert M. Edsel, Back Bay, $17, 9780316240055
Edsel's fascinating account of six men and their mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis is now a major motion picture.		  

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