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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 |
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| 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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