National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for January 20, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending January 16, 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.		 1/11
2. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
The mesmerizing new book by the author of Seabiscuit in a December Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/9
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.		 3/13
4. Life
Keith Richards, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316034388
The long-awaited autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones.		 4/12
5. Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
Karen Armstrong, Knopf, $22.95, 9780307595591
Armstrong's latest is a practical book about how we can help make the world a more compassionate place.		 14/2
6. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother- Debut
Amy Chua, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202841
Chua's tale of raising her children in the Chinese tradition is a January 2011 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
7. 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.		 6/35
8. 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.		 5/10
9. Bird Cloud
Annie Proulx, Scribner, $26, 9780743288804
Pulitzer Prize winner Proulx's new memoir is a January 2011 Indie Next List Great Read.		 7/2
10. Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses- Debut
Claire Dederer, FSG, $26, 9780374236441
Dederer's witty and heartfelt book about yoga and its impact on her life.		 /1
11. 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).		 9/17
12. 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.		 8/12
13. 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.		 10/15
14. Decision Points
George W. Bush, Crown, $35, 9780307590619
President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life.		 11/10
15. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $30, 9781439107959
Mukherjee's comprehensive history of cancer is a November Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/4


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