National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for January 26, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending January 22, 2012
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
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.		 1/13
2. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $30, 9780374275631
Kahneman takes readers on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two "systems" that drive the way people think.		 4/9
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.		 2/62
4. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign.		 6/37
5. Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America- Debut
Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $26.99, 9781439173244
The latest by the popular conservative talk show host.		 /1
6. Catherine the Great
Robert K. Massie, Random House, $35, 9780679456728
Pulitzer Prize-winner Massie's extraordinary story of the obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and became one of the most remarkable and powerful women in history.		 5/11
7. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.		 7/17
8. Elizabeth the Queen
Sally Bedell Smith, Random House, $30, 9781400067893
A fascinating close-up view of the life of Queen Elizabeth II.		 10/2
9. Goodnight iPad
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.		 8/12
10. The Obamas
Jodi Kantor, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316098755
Kantor's intimate portrait of the president and first lady.		 3/2
11. 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!		 9/34
12. The End of Illness- Debut
David B. Agus, M.D., Free Press, $26, 9781451610178
A bold call for all of us to become our own personal health advocates, and a dramatic departure from orthodox thinking.		 /1
13. American Sniper- Debut
Chris Kyle, et al., Morrow, $26.99, 9780062082350
An eyewitness account of war by a Navy SEAL who is the most lethal sniper in United States military history.		 /1
14. Distrust That Particular Flavor- Debut
William Gibson, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399158438
A collection of essays and articles by the groundbreaking author of Neuromancer.		 /1
15. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $26.95, 9780393064476
Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance.		 13/16


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