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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for April 19, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending April 15, 2012
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| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Drift Rachel Maddow, Crown, $25, 9780307460981 The popular talk show host examines the political debate about how, when, and where to apply America's strength and power. |
1/3 |
| 2. | Wild Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736 Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read. |
2/4 |
| 3. | Imagine Jonah Lehrer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547386072 Lehrer's fascinating and revelatory look at the new science of creativity. |
3/4 |
| 4. | Some Assembly Required Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488412 By turns poignant and funny, honest and touching, Lamott's latest is the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a family. |
9/4 |
| 5. | The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, Random House, $28, 9781400069286 An exploration into the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. |
4/7 |
| 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. |
7/74 |
| 7. | The Social Conquest of Earth- Debut Edward Osborne Wilson, Liveright, $27.95, 9780871404138 Wilson's groundbreaking new look at the origin of the human condition and why it resulted in our domination of the Earth. |
/1 |
| 8. | 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. |
8/25 |
| 9. | Quiet Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149 Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves. |
6/12 |
| 10. | A Natural Woman: A Memoir- Debut Carole King, Grand Central, $27.99, 9781455512614 King takes us from her early beginnings in Brooklyn, to her remarkable success as one of the world's most acclaimed songwriting and performing talents of all time. |
/1 |
| 11. | The Big Miss Hank Haney, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307985989 Haney's candid and insightful account of his tumultuous six-years coaching Tiger Woods. |
10/3 |
| 12. | Bringing Up Bébé Pamela Druckerman, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203336 Druckerman reveals the secrets behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children. |
/9 |
| 13. | Revelations Elaine Pagels, Viking, $27.95, 9780670023349 A startling exploration of the history of the most controversial book of the Bible, by the author of Beyond Belief. |
/4 |
| 14. | Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection- Debut A.J. Jacobs, S&S, $26, 9781416599074 Jacobs' hilarious story of his quest to become the healthiest man on Earth is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
| 15. | The Blood Sugar Solution Mark Hyman, M.D., Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316127370 Hyman's solutions to weight loss, disease prevention, and feeling better than ever. |
13/3 |
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| 19. | Mrs. Kennedy and Me Clint Hill, Gallery, $26, 9781451648447 A memoir by the former Secret Service agent assigned to guard Jacqueline Kennedy. |
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