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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 |
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| 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 |