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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for March 17, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending March 12, 2011
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| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement - Debut David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602 New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens. |
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| 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. |
1/17 |
| 3. | Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything - Debut Joshua Foer, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594202292 Foer's unlikely journey to becoming U.S. Memory Champion explores the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives. |
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| 4. | 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. |
2/19 |
| 5. | Blood, Bones & Butter Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722 Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read. |
3/2 |
| 6. | The Information James Gleick, Pantheon, $29.95, 9780375423727 The author of Chaos and Genius shows how information has become the modern era's defining quality. |
10/2 |
| 7. | Life Keith Richards, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316034388 The long-awaited autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones. |
6/20 |
| 8. | 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. |
4/9 |
| 9. | 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. |
7/3 |
| 10. | A Widow's Story Joyce Carol Oates, Ecco Press, $27.99, 9780062015532 Oates' poignant memoir about the unexpected death of her husband is a March Indie Next List Great Read. |
5/4 |
| 11. | 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. |
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| 12. | And Furthermore Judi Dench, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312659066 A warm-hearted memoir by the acclaimed actress of stage and screen. |
12/4 |
| 13. | Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them - Debut Donovan Hohn, Viking, $27.95, 9780670022199 When Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he embarked on an accidental odyssey in search of how it happened. |
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| 14. | 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. |
9/21 |
| 15. | The Money Class: Learn to Create Your New American Dream - Debut Suze Orman, Spiegel & Grau, $26, 9781400069736 The financial guru's take on using personal finance to achieve the American Dream. |
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| 16. | The Company We Keep Robert Baer, Dayna Baer, Crown Publishing Group, $26, 9780307588142 The true story of two former CIA agents trying to regain a normal life together. |
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