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Bestseller List for June 21, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending June 17, 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. |
1/13 |
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. |
3/83 |
3. | 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. |
4/7 |
4. | Darth Vader and Son Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452106557 Brown's delightful book presents the trials and joys of parenting through the lens of a galaxy far, far away. |
/3 |
5. | Cronkite Douglas Brinkley, Harper, $34.99, 9780061374265 A biography of the long-time CBS Evening News anchor, Walter Cronkite. |
9/3 |
6. | 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. |
12/4 |
7. | 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. |
2/8 |
8. | Killing Lincoln Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070 A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. |
13/26 |
9. | 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. |
10/12 |
10. | Imagine Jonah Lehrer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547386072 Lehrer's fascinating and revelatory look at the new science of creativity. |
8/13 |
11. | 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! |
7/6 |
12. | 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. |
14/5 |
13. | The Amateur Edward Klein, Regnery, $27.95, 9781596987852 Klein's view of the Obama administration's political inner workings. |
6/2 |
14. | My Cross to Bear Gregg Allman, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062112033 An autobiography by the legendary rock musician and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band. |
/3 |
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. |
15/29 |
ON THE RISE | ||
17. | A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver Mark Shriver, Holt, $24, 9780805095302 In his intimate portrait, Shriver uncovers the moral principles that guided his legendary father and applies them to his own life. |
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