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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for July 14, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending July 10, 2011
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Go the F**k 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!
1/6
2. 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.
2/9
3. 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.
4/7
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.
3/34
5. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.
5/14
6. 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.
13/3
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.
11/9
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.
6/8
9. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.
8/18
10. 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.
7/6
11. The Psychopath Test
Jon Ronson, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594488016
Ronson investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies them.
10/7
12. Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West- Debut
Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $26, 9781439176580
Wickenden's exhilarating saga about two intrepid young women and their trip to the Colorado wilderness in the summer of 1916.
/1
13. Plenty
Yotam Ottolenghi, Chronicle, $35, 9781452101248
Ottolenghi presents 120 great vegetarian recipes featuring fresh combinations that will delight readers and eaters looking for a new take on vegetables.
9/2
14. Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time- Debut
Mark Adams, Dutton , $26.95, 9780525952244
An adventure travel expert--who's never actually done anything adventurous--tries to recreate the original expedition to Machu Picchu in the Andes.
/1
15. 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!
15/9
ON THE RISE
19. The Story of Charlotte's Web: E.B. White's Eccentric Life in Nature and the Birth of an American Classic
Michael Sims, Walker & Company, $25, 9780802777546
Sims shows how E.B. White's childhood friendship with animals helped him write one of the most enduring and popular


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