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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for March 10, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending March 6, 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. |
1/16 |
| 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. |
2/18 |
| 3. | Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef - Debut Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722 Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
| 4. | Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Amy Chua, Penguin, $25.95, 9781594202841 Chua's tale of raising her children in the Chinese tradition is a January 2011 Indie Next List Great Read. |
3/8 |
| 5. | A Widow's Story Joyce Carol Oates, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062015532 Oates' poignant memoir about the unexpected death of her husband is a March Indie Next List Great Read. |
4/3 |
| 6. | Life Keith Richards, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316034388 The long-awaited autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones. |
5/19 |
| 7. | Townie Andre Dubus III, Norton, $25.95, 9780393064667 This candid memoir by the author of The House of Sand and Fog is a March Indie Next List Great Read. |
8/2 |
| 8. | 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. |
6/42 |
| 9. | 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. |
7/20 |
| 10. | The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood - Debut James Gleick, Pantheon, $29.95, 9780375423727 The author of Chaos and Genius shows how information has become the modern era's defining quality. |
/1 |
| 11. | The Hidden Reality Brian Greene, Knopf, $29.95, 9780307265630 A book that takes on the grandest question: Is ours the only universe? |
9/6 |
| 12. | And Furthermore Judi Dench, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312659066 A warm-hearted memoir by the acclaimed actress of stage and screen. |
12/3 |
| 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. |
/6 |
| 14. | The 4-Hour Body Timothy Ferriss, Crown , $27, 9780307463630 Ferriss looks at all things physical, and the tiniest changes that produce the biggest results. |
11/6 |
| 15. | Sh*t My Dad Says Justin Halpern, It Books, $15.99, 9780061992704 Halpern's hilarious and touching portrait of his relationship with his father. |
/36 |
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| 21. | The Wrong War Bing West, Random House, $28, 9781400068739 A Marine combat veteran explains why America can't win the war in Afghanistan but can't afford to lose it either. |
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