National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for March 28, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending March 24, 2013
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead- Debut
Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385349949
Sandberg examines why women's progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root causes, and offers compelling, common sense ideas to empower women to achieve their full potential.		 /1
2. 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.		 2/30
3. 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.		 1/9
4. 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.		 3/18
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.		 4/51
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.		 5/25
7. Detroit: An American Autopsy
Charlie LeDuff, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594205347
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff looks at his hometown of Detroit for clues to its fate, his family's, and his own.		 6/5
8. Salt Sugar Fat
Michael Moss, Random House, $28, 9781400069804
Pulitzer Prize-winner Moss exposes the story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the obesity epidemic.		 7/3
9. Life Code
Phillip C. McGraw, Bird Street Books, $26, 9780985462734
Dr. Phil McGraw tells readers the ugly truth about the users, abusers, and overall "bad guys" we all have in our lives.		 10/5
10. 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.		 15/111
11. The Future
Al Gore, Random House, $30, 9780812992946
A frank and clear-eyed assessment of six critical drivers of global change in the decades to come, by the former vice president and author of An Inconvenient Truth.		 9/7
12. The Drunken Botanist- Debut
Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $19.95, 9781616200466
Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, transformed into alcohol over the centuries.		 /1
13. Whitey Bulger
Kevin Cullen, Shelley Murphy, Norton, $26.95, 9780393087727
An unforgettable look at the gangster career of Whitey Bulger, and the epic manhunt for him.		 12/3
14. Out of Order
Sandra Day O'Connor, Random House, $26, 9780812993929
O'Connor provides a fascinating look at the history and evolution of the United States Supreme Court.		 13/2
15. Wheat Belly
William Davis, Rodale, $25.99, 9781609611545
A renowned cardiologist explains how eliminating wheat from our diets can prevent fat storage and reverse many health problems.		 /4
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20. Vegetable Literacy
Deborah Madison, Ten Speed Press, $40, 9781607741916
Madison reveals the relationships between vegetables, edible flowers, and herbs, and how understanding these connections can help home cooks see everyday vegetables in new light.		  

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