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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for June 14, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending June 10, 2012
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| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | 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. |
2/12 |
| 2. | Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26, 9781400069347 Sharp insights and revealing observations that confirm Quindlen's status as America's laureate of real life. |
5/7 |
| 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. |
3/82 |
| 4. | The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson Robert A. Caro, Knopf, $35, 9780679405078 Book four of Caro's monumental biography of Lyndon Johnson. |
1/6 |
| 5. | American Grown Michelle Obama, Crown, $30, 9780307956026 The story of the White House kitchen garden, from the first planting to the latest harvest. |
4/2 |
| 6. | The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House- Debut Edward Klein, Regnery, $27.95, 9781596987852 Klein's view of the Obama administration's political inner workings. |
/1 |
| 7. | I Am a Pole (and So Can You!) Stephen Colbert, Paul Hildebrandt (Illus.), Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455523429 The inimitable Colbert conquers new territory with his first children's book...for adults! |
10/5 |
| 8. | Imagine Jonah Lehrer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547386072 Lehrer's fascinating and revelatory look at the new science of creativity. |
6/12 |
| 9. | Cronkite Douglas Brinkley, Harper, $34.99, 9780061374265 A biography of the long-time CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite. |
8/2 |
| 10. | 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. |
7/11 |
| 11. | Are You My Mother? Alison Bechdel, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $22, 9780618982509 A brilliant, new graphic memoir by the bestselling author of Fun Home. |
12/6 |
| 12. | It Worked For Me Colin Powell, Harper, $27.99, 9780062135124 The vivid experiences and lessons learned that shaped the career of the four-star general and former Secretary of State. |
9/3 |
| 13. | Killing Lincoln Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070 A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. |
/25 |
| 14. | The Presidents Club Nancy Gibbs, Michael Duffy, S&S, $32.50, 9781439127704 A fascinating look at how U.S. presidents have worked together, and sometimes against each other, in and out of office. |
/4 |
| 15. | 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. |
/28 |