The Indie Travel Literature Bestseller List

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For the eight-week period ending July 21, 2009, and based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide.

1.

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307266309

2.

A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767902526

3.

The Geography of Bliss
Eric Weiner, Twelve, $13.99, 9780446698894

4.

Lost on Planet China
J. Maarten Troost, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767922012

5.

Into Thin Air
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $14.95, 9780385494786

6.

That Summer in Sicily
Marlena De Blasi, Ballantine, $14, 9780345497666

7.

1,000 Places to See Before You Die
Patricia Schultz, Workman, $19.95, 9780761104841

8.

1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die
Patricia Schultz, Workman, $19.95, 9780761136910

9.

I'll Never Be French (No Matter What I Do)
Mark Greenside, Free Press, $14.99, 9781416586951

10.

Backcast: Fatherhood, Fly-Fishing, and a River Journey Through the Heart of Alaska
Lou Ureneck, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.95, 9780312384890

11.

Shadow of the Silk Road
Colin Thubron, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061231773

12.

The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious -- and Perplexing -- City
David Lebovitz, Broadway, $24.95, 9780767928885

13.

The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman's Search for the Meaning of Wife
Janna Cawrse Esarey, Touchstone, $15, 9781416589082

14.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060589462

15.

A Course Called Ireland
Tom Coyne, Gotham, $26, 9781592404247

16.

The Places in Between
Rory Stewart, Harvest, $14.95, 9780156031561

17.

In a Sunburned Country
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767903868

18.

We've Always Had Paris ... and Provence
Patricia Wells, Walter Wells, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780060898588

19.

The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific
J. Maarten Troost, Broadway, $14, 9780767915304

20.

Assassination Vacation
Sarah Vowell, S&S, $14, 9780743260046

21.

West of the West
Mark Arax, PublicAffairs, $26.95, 9781586483906

22.

The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America
Bill Bryson, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780060920081

23.

Drink, Play, F@#k: One Man's Search for Anything Across Ireland, Las Vegas, and Thailand
Andrew Gottlieb, Grove Press, $12.95, 9780802170521

24.

Narrow Dog to Indian River
Terry Darlington, Delta, $15, 9780385342094

25.

The Best Travel Writing: True Stories From Around the World
James O'Reilly (Ed.), Travelers' Tales, $17.95, 9781932361629