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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for November 10, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending November 6, 2011
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| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539 Isaacson's exclusive biography of Steve Jobs is based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years. |
1/2 |
| 2. | Blue Nights-Debut Joan Didion, Knopf, $25, 9780307267672 Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts about having children, illness, and growing old. |
/1 |
| 3. | Killing Lincoln Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070 A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. |
3/6 |
| 4. | Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero- Debut Chris Matthews, S&S, $27.50, 9781451635089 An insightful new biography of John F. Kennedy by the popular talk-show host Chris Matthews. |
/1 |
| 5. | Boomerang Michael Lewis, Norton, $25.95, 9780393081817 Lewis' sadly hilarious investigation points to the reckoning that awaits the greatest and greediest of debtor nations. |
2/5 |
| 6. | 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. |
4/51 |
| 7. | The Time of Our Lives: A Conversation About America- Debut Tom Brokaw, Random House, $26, 9781400064588 Brokaw gives readers a wise, honest, and nourishing vision of American hopefulness in an age of diminished expectations. |
/1 |
| 8. | In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846 Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign. |
5/26 |
| 9. | 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! |
7/23 |
| 10. | Goodnight iPad: A Parody for the Next Generation- Debut Ann Droyd, Blue Rider, $14.95, 9780399158568 This book, which is made of paper, is a reminder for the child in all of us to power down at the end of the day. |
/1 |
| 11. | Rin Tin Tin Susan Orlean, S&S, $26.99, 9781439190135 Orlean's sweeping, powerfully moving account of Rin Tin Tin's journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and international icon is an October Indie Next List Great Read. |
6/6 |
| 12. | No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington- Debut Condoleezza Rice, Crown, $35, 9780307587862 A candid memoir by the former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State. |
/1 |
| 13. | The Swerve Stephen Greenblatt, Norton, $26.95, 9780393064476 Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance. |
10/7 |
| 14. | Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns)- Debut Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, $25, 9780307886262 Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress from NBC's The Office. |
/1 |
| 15. | Food Rules: An Eater's Manual- Debut Michael Pollan, Maira Kalman (Illus.), Penguin Press, $23.95, 9781594203084 Pollan's definitive compendium is brought to colorful life with the addition of Maira Kalman's wonderful illustrations. |
/1 |
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| 16. | The Table Comes First Adam Gopnik, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307593450 Gopnik's latest book begins a delightful, new conversation about the way we now eat. |
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