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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for January 6, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending January 2, 2011
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316001922
Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is a November Indie Next List Great Read.
5/9
2. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
The mesmerizing new book by the author of Seabiscuit is a December Indie Next List Great Read.
1/7
3. Autobiography of Mark Twain
Mark Twain, University of California Press, $34.95, 9780520267190
Volume one of Mark Twain's uncensored autobiography, in its entirety and exactly as he left it.
2/11
4. Life
Keith Richards, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316034388
The long-awaited autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones.
3/10
5. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Book)
Jon Stewart, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446579223
The latest from the authors of America (The Book).
4/15
6. I Remember Nothing
Nora Ephron, Knopf, $22.95, 9780307595607
A new collection of funny and insightful essays by the author of I Feel Bad About My Neck.
8/8
7. At Home
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780767919388
The latest by the bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything is an October Indie Next List Great Read.
7/13
8. Decision Points
George W. Bush, Crown, $35, 9780307590619
President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life.
6/8
9. Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That?
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307238764
The bestselling author and Food Network star is back with a collection of her easiest recipes ever.
9/10
10. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Crown, $26, 9781400052172
A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research.
14/33
11. Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet
Jennifer Homans, Random House, $35, 9781400060603
A beautifully written cultural history of the art of ballet.
/2
12. Sh*t My Dad Says
Justin Halpern, It Books, $15.99, 9780061992704
Halpern's hilarious and touching portrait of his relationship with his father.
10/32
13. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $30, 9781439107959
Mukherjee's comprehensive history of cancer is a November Indie Next List Great Read.
/2
14. Atlantic
Simon Winchester, Harper, $27.99, 9780061702587
Winchester's breathtaking saga of the Atlantic Ocean is a November Indie Next List Great Read.
13/9
15. Simple Times
Amy Sedaris, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446557030
Amy Sedaris' hilarious follow-up to her bestseller I Like You.
12/5


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