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National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for July 25, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending July 21, 2013
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 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. |
1/13 |
| 2. |
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. |
2/19 |
| 3. |
This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral -- Plus Plenty of Valet Parking! -- in America's Gilded Capital- Debut Mark Leibovich, Blue Rider, $27.95, 9780399161308 Leibovich's stunning and often very funny look at our nation's capital. |
/1 |
| 4. |
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth- Debut Reza Aslan, Random House, $27, 9781400069224 A fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography of Jesus by the bestselling author of No god but God. |
/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. |
3/48 |
| 6. |
The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Viking, $28.95, 9780670025817 Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. |
5/7 |
| 7. |
William Shakespeare's Star Wars Ian Doescher, Quirk, $14.95, 9781594746376 Doescher's parody is a retelling of George Lucas's epic Star Wars in the style of the immortal Bard of Avon. |
4/3 |
| 8. |
Vader's Little Princess Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452118697 Brown's irresistibly funny follow-up to Darth Vader and Son. |
6/13 |
| 9. |
Darth Vader and Son Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452106557 Brown's delightful book presents the trials and joys of parenting through the lens of a galaxy far, far away. |
11/32 |
| 10. |
I Wear the Black Hat Chuck Klosterman, Scribner, $25, 9781439184493 Klosterman provides serious popular culture criticism that is instantly accessible and really, really funny. |
9/2 |
| 11. |
The Unwinding George Packer, FSG, $27, 9780374102418 The bestselling author of The Assassin's Gate tells the story of the United States over the past three decades in an utterly original way. |
7/9 |
| 12. |
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. |
10/13 |
| 13. |
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. |
14/18 |
| 14. |
The Guns at Last Light Rick Atkinson, Holt, $40, 9780805062908 This magnificent conclusion to Atkinson's acclaimed Liberation Trilogy follows The Day of Battle. |
15/10 |
| 15. |
Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $28, 9781400064168 An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. |
8/123 |
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| 22. |
Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations Peter Evans, Ava Gardner, S&S, $26, 9781451627695 In this candid memoir, Peter Evans describes his late-night conversations with the legendary Hollywood star of the '40s and '50s, Ava Gardner. |
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