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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for January 24, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending January 20, 2013
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| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | 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. |
1/10 |
| 2. | My Beloved World- Debut Sonia Sotomayor, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307594884 An autobiography by the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court. |
/1 |
| 3. | 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. |
3/22 |
| 4. | The World Until Yesterday Jared M. Diamond, Viking, $36, 9780670024810 Diamond provides a mesmerizing, firsthand picture of the human past as it had been for millions of years -- a past that has mostly vanished -- and considers what the differences between that past and our present mean for our lives today. |
2/3 |
| 5. | 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. |
4/43 |
| 6. | 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. |
5/17 |
| 7. | The Dude and the Zen Master Jeff Bridges, Bernie Glassman, Blue Rider Press, $26.95, 9780399161643 An insightful memoir by the Academy Award-winning actor and his Buddhist teacher. |
8/2 |
| 8. | 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. |
6/10 |
| 9. | 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. |
12/105 |
| 10. | Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief- Debut Lawrence Wright, Knopf, $28.95, 9780307700667 A look into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower. |
/1 |
| 11. | 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. |
7/12 |
| 12. | Killing Kennedy Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805096668 A look at the shocking events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. |
9/15 |
| 13. | 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. |
13/13 |
| 14. | Far From the Tree Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $37.50, 9780743236713 National Book Award-winner Solomon tells the true stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so. |
11/5 |
| 15. | A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II- Debut Adam Makos, Larry Alexander, Berkley, $26.95, 9780425252864 The true story of what has been called the most incredible encounter between enemies in World War II. |
/1 |
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| 19. | The Universe Within Neil Shubin, Pantheon, $25.95, 9780307378439 The bestselling author of Your Inner Fish looks at how the events that formed our solar system billions of years ago are embedded inside us all. |
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