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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for April 7, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending April 3, 2011
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| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | The Social Animal David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602 New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens. |
2/4 |
| 2. | Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168 The mesmerizing new book by the author of Seabiscuit is a December 2010 Indie Next List Great Read. |
1/20 |
| 3. | Moonwalking With Einstein 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. |
5/4 |
| 4. | Unfamiliar Fishes Sarah Vowell, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594487873 The bestselling author of The Wordy Shipmates retraces the impact of the arrival of New England missionaries in Hawaii in the early 1800s. |
3/2 |
| 5. | Blood, Bones & Butter Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722 Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read. |
4/5 |
| 6. | 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. |
6/22 |
| 7. | 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. |
7/5 |
| 8. | Love Wins Rob Bell, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062049643 Bell presents a vision for discovering a richer understanding of God. |
13/2 |
| 9. | 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. |
11/12 |
| 10. | Moby-Duck 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. |
/2 |
| 11. | Physics of the Future Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385530804 Kaku's exhilarating vision of science in the coming century. |
10/2 |
| 12. | 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. |
9/6 |
| 13. | Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India- Debut Joseph Lelyveld, Knopf , $28.95, 9780307269584 A highly original book about Mahatma Gandhi that deepens our understanding of his achievements and disappointments. |
/1 |
| 14. | Life Keith Richards, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316034388 The long-awaited autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones. |
8/23 |
| 15. | The Dressmaker of Khair Khana Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Harper, $24.99, 9780061732379 An incredible true story of an unlikely entrepreneur who mobilized her community under the Taliban. |
14/3 |
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| 17. | The 17 Day Diet Dr. Mike Moreno, Free Press, $25, 9781451648652 A diet book that helps you figure out the foods and routines that work best with your real lifestyle. |
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