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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for February 2, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending January 29, 2012
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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. |
1/14 |
| 2. | 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. |
3/63 |
| 3. | Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking- Debut Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149 Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves. |
/1 |
| 4. | 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. |
2/10 |
| 5. | Killing Lincoln Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070 A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. |
7/18 |
| 6. | Ameritopia Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $26.99, 9781439173244 The latest by the popular conservative talk show host. |
5/2 |
| 7. | American Sniper 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. |
13/2 |
| 8. | 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. |
9/13 |
| 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! |
11/35 |
| 10. | 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. |
6/12 |
| 11. | In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846 Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign. |
4/38 |
| 12. | Elizabeth the Queen Sally Bedell Smith, Random House, $30, 9781400067893 A fascinating close-up view of the life of Queen Elizabeth II. |
8/3 |
| 13. | The End of Illness 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. |
12/2 |
| 14. | The Obamas Jodi Kantor, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316098755 Kantor's intimate portrait of the president and first lady. |
10/3 |
| 15. | Arguably Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $30, 9781455502776 A collection of essays by the popular political and social commentator. |
/5 |
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| 19. | Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning Gary Marcus, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203176 An inspiring look at the pursuit of music, the mechanics of the mind, and the surprising rewards that come from following one's dreams. |
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