National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for April 24, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending April 20, 2014
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $16, 9780812979329
Boo's brilliant work of narrative nonfiction tells the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in the "unequal city" of Mumbai.		 1/2
2. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849922077
A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven.		 5/76
3. The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16, 9780812981605
An exploration into the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.		 /15
4. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074
A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things.		 2/56
5. The Girls of Atomic City
Denise Kiernan, Touchstone, $16, 9781451617535
Kiernan's book is a fascinating look at a remarkable, almost forgotten chapter of American history.		 10/6
6. 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.		 12/77
7. Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16, 9781451621389
Cahalan's astonishing true story of her inexplicable descent into madness and the brilliant, lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn't happen.		 /19
8. Gulp
Mary Roach, Norton, $15.95, 9780393348743
The bestselling author of Stiff and Packing for Mars returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry inside, the alimentary canal.		 3/3
9. The Plantagenets
Dan Jones, Penguin, $18, 9780143124924
A stunning achievement that brings one of the most tumultuous and fascinating periods of British history to life, including the Crusades, the Black Death, and the Hundred Years War.		 8/4
10. 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.		 4/16
11. The Wolf of Wall Street
Jordan Belfort, Bantam, $16, 9780345549334
Belfort's account of greed, power, and excess is now a major motion picture.		 /5
12. Lone Survivor
Marcus Luttrell, Back Bay, $17, 9780316324106
A powerful, almost unbelievable account of a disastrous Navy SEAL mission in Afghanistan.		 /9
13. 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.		 6/25
14. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself- Debut
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992
A collection of Harvard Business Review articles to help you maximize yourself.		 /1
15. 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.		 /72
ON THE RISE
19. Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Michael Moss, Random House, $16, 9780812982190
Pulitzer Prize-winner Moss exposes the story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the obesity epidemic.		  

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