National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for December 27, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 23, 2012
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Jon Meacham, Random House, $35, 9781400067664
Pulitzer Prize-winner Meacham's magnificent biography of Thomas Jefferson is a December 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/6
2. Help, Thanks, Wow
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95, 9781594631290
Lamott writes about three simple prayers she believes are essential to coming through tough times and the hardships of daily life.		 2/6
3. Barefoot Contessa Foolproof
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307464873
Garten's latest is an infinitely practical cookbook that home cooks will turn to again and again.		 3/8
4. America Again
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99, 9780446583978
Colbert's hilarious follow-up to I Am America (And So Can You!).		 4/11
5. Killing Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805096668
A look at the shocking events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.		 5/11
6. 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.		 8/39
7. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585
In this hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek poetry, Marciuliano helps cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans.		 7/18
8. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.		 12/47
9. Waging Heavy Peace
Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30, 9780399159466
An insightful view of the personal life and musical creativity of legendary musician Neil Young.		 9/12
10. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558
Boo's brilliant work of narrative nonfiction tells the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in the "unequal city" of Mumbai.		 6/13
11. The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35, 9780307595652
A collection of celebrated food blogger Perelman's recipes for any night of the week, or for the most special occasions.		 10/8
12. The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594204111
Silver examines the world of prediction and how everything from the health of the global economy to the ability to fight terrorism are dependent on the quality of predictions.		 11/9
13. The Patriarch
David Nasaw, Penguin Press, $40, 9781594203763
Nasaw tells the full story of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the 20th century's most famous political dynasty.		 13/3
14. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
William Manchester, Paul Reid, Little Brown, $40, 9780316547703
An unparalleled portrait of the brilliant, flawed, and dynamic leader, Winston Churchill.		 14/8
15. Guinness World Records 2013
Guinness, $28.95, 9781904994879
The latest incarnation of the bestselling annual with thousands of new and classic records.		 /8


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