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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for February 3, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending January 30, 2011
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| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168 The mesmerizing new book by the author of Seabiscuit in a December Indie Next List Great Read. |
1/11 |
| 2. | 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. |
2/13 |
| 3. | Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother 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. |
4/3 |
| 4. | 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. |
3/15 |
| 5. | Life Keith Richards, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316034388 The long-awaited autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones. |
5/14 |
| 6. | The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman- Debut Timothy Ferriss, Crown , $27, 9780307463630 Ferriss looks at all things physical, and what are the tiniest changes that produce the biggest results. |
/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. |
9/37 |
| 8. | The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos- Debut Brian Greene, Knopf , $29.95, 9780307265630 A book that takes on the grandest question: Is ours the only universe? |
/1 |
| 9. | 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. |
6/4 |
| 10. | The Investment Answer Gordon Murray, Daniel C. Goldie, Business Plus, $18, 9781455503308 Simple, easy-to-follow, and effective advice for investors. |
10/2 |
| 11. | Bird Cloud Annie Proulx, Scribner, $26, 9780743288804 Pulitzer Prize winner Proulx's new memoir is a January 2011 Indie Next List Great Read. |
7/4 |
| 12. | 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. |
8/12 |
| 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. |
/5 |
| 14. | 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. |
15/17 |
| 15. | 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. |
11/14 |
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| 19. | J.D. Salinger: A Life Kenneth Slawenski, Random House, $27, 9781400069514 A fascinating look at the life of one of the most popular and mysterious figures in American literary history. |
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