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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for September 8, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 4, 2011
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| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir- Debut Dick Cheney, Threshold Editions, $35, 9781439176191 A memoir by the former vice president. |
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| 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. |
1/17 |
| 3. | Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168 An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. |
2/42 |
| 4. | 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! |
3/14 |
| 5. | 1493 Charles C. Mann, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307265722 A fascinating look at the ecological changes brought about by European vessels that carried thousands of species from the New World to homes across the oceans. |
5/4 |
| 6. | Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
6/22 |
| 7. | Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness Alexandra Fuller, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202995 In Fuller's sequel to Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, she returns to Africa and the story of her unforgettable family. |
4/2 |
| 8. | A Stolen Life Jaycee Dugard, S&S, $24.99, 9781451629187 The incredible true story of Jaycee Dugard's kidnapping, 18-year imprisonment, and her survival--in Jaycee's own words. |
7/8 |
| 9. | 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. |
8/15 |
| 10. | The Eighty-Dollar Champion Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $26, 9780345521088 The heartwarming true story of the plow-horse that won the 1958 National Horse Show is a September Indie Next List Great Read. |
11/2 |
| 11. | Turn Right at Machu Picchu 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. |
10/8 |
| 12. | Prime Time Jane Fonda, Random House, $27, 9781400066971 Fonda's blueprint for living well and for making the most of life, especially the second half of it. |
9/4 |
| 13. | Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens- Debut Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $30, 9781455502776 A collection of essays by the popular political and social commentator. |
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| 14. | 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. |
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| 15. | Just My Type: A Book About Fonts- Debut Simon Garfield, Gotham, $27.50, 9781592406524 A very entertaining and revealing guide to the history of type, and what our favorite fonts say about us. |
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