National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for January 31, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending January 27, 2013
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. My Beloved World
Sonia Sotomayor, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307594884
An autobiography by the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
2/2
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.
1/11
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.
3/23
4. Going Clear
Lawrence Wright, Knopf, $28.95, 9780307700667
A look into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower.
10/2
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.
5/44
6. 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.
4/4
7. 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.
6/18
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.
8/11
9. Francona: The Red Sox Years- Debut
Terry Francona, Dan Shaughnessy, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780547928173
The former Red Sox manager opens up for the first time about his tenure in Boston.
/1
10. 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.
7/3
11. Killing Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805096668
A look at the shocking events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
12/16
12. Fat Chance
Robert Lustig, Hudson Street Press, $25.95, 9781594631009
Lustig documents the science and the politics that have led to the pandemic of chronic disease over the last 30 years.
/2
13. A Higher Call
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.
15/2
14. 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.
11/13
15. 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.

ON THE RISE
16. Shred
Ian K. Smith, St. Martin's, $24.99, 9781250035868
Smith's revolutionary diet plan to help people lose 4 inches and 2 sizes in 6 weeks.

9/106


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