National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for June 2, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 29, 2011
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| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846 Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign is a May Indie Next List Great Read. |
1/3 |
| 2. | Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
2/8 |
| 3. | 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. |
3/28 |
| 4. | The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris- Debut David McCullough, S&S, $37.50, 9781416571766 McCullough's look at adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, architects, and others who set off for Paris between 1830 and 1900 with ambitions to excel in their work. |
/1 |
| 5. | Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me Chelsea Handler, et al., Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446584715 Friends, family members, and co-workers of Chelsea Handler tell all! |
5/3 |
| 6. | The Social Animal David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602 New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens. |
9/12 |
| 7. | Seal Team Six Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312699451 A fascinating look at a secret unit tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and counterinsurgency. |
11/3 |
| 8. | Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN- Debut James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316043007 An interesting look at the soaring and stormy history of ESPN. |
/1 |
| 9. | Area 51 Annie Jacobsen, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316132947 A new look at the military base never acknowledged by the U.S. government, but has captivated imaginations for decades. |
4/2 |
| 10. | A Singular Woman Janny Scott, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594487972 An unprecedented look into the life of the mother of President Obama. |
8/4 |
| 11. | Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? Steven Tyler, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061767890 A rollicking new memoir by the lead singer of Aerosmith. |
7/4 |
| 12. | Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet- Debut John Bradshaw, Basic Books, $25.99, 9780465019441 Bradshaw offers extraordinary insight into the question of how we really ought to treat our dogs. |
/1 |
| 13. | The Psychopath Test Jon Ronson, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594488016 Ronson investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies them. |
6/2 |
| 14. | Blood, Bones & Butter Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722 Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read. |
13/13 |
| 15. | To End All Wars Adam Hochschild, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780618758289 A fascinating new look at World War I by the author of King Leopold's Ghost. |
10/2 |
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| 20. | Reckless Endangerment Gretchen Morgenson, Joshua Rosner, Times Books, $30, 9780805091205 A revealing look at how the financial crisis emerged from the interplay of Washington, Wall Street, and mortgage lenders. |
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