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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for June 23, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending June 19, 2011
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	Hardcover Nonfiction	Last Week/ Weeks on List
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.	2/6
2.	The Greater Journey 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.	1/4
3.	Go the Fk to Sleep** Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250 Beautiful, subversive, and very funny--a book for parents new, old, and expectant. You probably should not read it to your children!	5/3
4.	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.	4/31
5.	Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.	3/11
6.	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.	7/6
7.	The Social Animal David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602 New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.	8/15
8.	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.	6/5
9.	*Sht My Dad Says** Justin Halpern, It Books, $15.99, 9780061992704 Halpern's hilarious and touching portrait of his relationship with his father.	/37
10.	Those Guys Have All the Fun James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316043007 An interesting look at the soaring and stormy history of ESPN.	14/4
11.	On China Henry Kissinger, Penguin Press, $36, 9781594202711 Kissinger traces the evolution of the relationship between the U.S. and China over the past 60 years.	/3
12.	The Psychopath Test Jon Ronson, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594488016 Ronson investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies them.	9/4
13.	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!	10/6
14.	Lost in Shangri-La Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $26.99, 9780061988349 Zuckoff's truly riveting work of narrative nonfiction is a May Indie Next List Great Read.	/3
15.	Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? Steven Tyler, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061767890 A rollicking new memoir by the lead singer of Aerosmith.	13/7
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21.	This I Believe: On Fatherhood Dan Gediman, et al., Jossey-Bass, $19.95, 9780470876473 Compelling stories of fatherhood from the popular NPR radio show, This I Believe.

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