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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for May 12, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 8, 2011
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| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
1/5 |
| 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. |
2/25 |
| 3. | A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother- Debut Janny Scott, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594487972 An unprecedented look into the life of the mother of President Obama. |
/1 |
| 4. | Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?- Debut Steven Tyler, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061767890 A rollicking new memoir by the lead singer of Aerosmith. |
/1 |
| 5. | The Social Animal David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602 New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens. |
3/9 |
| 6. | Stories I Only Tell My Friends Rob Lowe, Holt, $26, 9780805093292 A wryly funny autobiography by the popular television and film actor. |
9/2 |
| 7. | The Dukan Diet Pierre Dukan, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307887962 The international bestselling diet book is now available in the U.S. |
7/3 |
| 8. | If You Ask Me: And of Course You Won't- Debut Betty White, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399157530 A funny and sweet memoir by the popular actress and animal welfare advocate. |
/1 |
| 9. | Blood, Bones & Butter Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722 Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read. |
5/10 |
| 10. | 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. |
/26 |
| 11. | Wicked Bugs Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $18.95, 9781565129603 Stewart's darkly comical look at more than 100 of our worst entomological foes. |
12/2 |
| 12. | Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II- Debut Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $26.99, 9780061988349 Zuckoff's truly riveting work of narrative nonfiction is a May Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
| 13. | 20 Years Younger Bob Greene, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316133784 Greene's practical, science-based plan for helping people look and feel their best as they age. |
4/2 |
| 14. | The Best Advice I Ever Got Katie Couric, Random House, $26, 9780812992779 Couric reflects on the good advice that has helped guide her personal and professional life. |
15/4 |
| 15. | My Father's Daughter Gwyneth Paltrow, Grand Central, $30, 9780446557313 The award-winning actress and avid foodie shares a collection of recipes and photographs celebrating the joy of preparing food for loved ones. |
/2 |
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| 16. | This Is a Book Demetri Martin, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446539708 Humorous essays and and conceptual pieces by the comedian and star of Comedy Central's Important Things With Demetri Martin. |
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