National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for May 9, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 5, 2013
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls
David Sedaris, Little Brown, $27, 9780316154697
A new collection of hilarious and thought-provoking essays by the bestselling author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames.		 1/2
2. Cooked
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594204210
In his latest bestseller, Pollan reclaims cooking as an act of enjoyment and self-reliance and opens the door to a more nourishing life.		 2/2
3. Lean In
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.		 3/8
4. Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution- Debut
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $32.95, 9780670025442
The bestselling author of Mayflower and In the Heart of the Sea tells the story of battle that ignited the American Revolution.		 /1
5. 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.		 5/37
6. Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir- Debut
Amanda Knox, Harper, $28.99, 9780062217202
Knox tells the story of her murder conviction, four-year imprisonment in Italy, and return home after the conviction was overturned.		 /1
7. Vader's Little Princess
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452118697
Brown's irresistibly funny follow-up to Darth Vader and Son.		 7/2
8. Gulp
Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95, 9780393081572
The bestselling author of Stiff and Packing For Mars returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry inside, the alimentary canal. An April 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/5
9. It's All Good
Gwyneth Paltrow, Grand Central, $32, 9781455522712
The Academy Award-winning actress and bestselling cookbook author's recipes for losing weight, looking good, and feeling more energetic.		 6/5
10. Country Girl: A Memoir- Debut
Edna O'Brien, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316122702
A brilliant memoir by one of the greatest fiction writers of our time.		 /1
11. The Drunken Botanist
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.		 8/8
12. 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.		 11/25
13. VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health . . . for Good- Debut
Mark Bittman, Clarkson Potter, $26, 9780385344746
Bittman introduces a new, flexible, and simply better way of eating that people can really live with.		 /1
14. 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.		 10/16
15. Mom & Me & Mom
Maya Angelou, Random House, $22, 9781400066117
In her latest memoir, Angelou shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother.		 14/4
ON THE RISE
16. Frozen in Time
Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $28.99, 9780062133434
The new book by the bestselling author of Lost in Shangri-La is a May 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.		  

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