National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for October 10, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending October 6, 2013
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Killing Jesus
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805098549
The latest by the bestselling authors of Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy.		 1/2
2. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants- Debut
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29, 9780316204361
In his new bestseller, Gladwell draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.		 /1
3. One Summer: America, 1927- Debut
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780767919401
In his latest, Bryson transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in American life.		 /1
4. Zealot
Reza Aslan, Random House, $27, 9781400069224
A fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography of Jesus by the bestselling author of No god but God.		 2/12
5. The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy With Autism- Debut
Naoki Higashida, Random House, $22, 9780812994865
A memoir by a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming 13-year-old boy with autism.		 /1
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.		 9/18
7. Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book
Grumpy Cat, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452126579
Internet sensation Grumpy Cat delivers hilarious grumpiness that puts any bad mood in perspective.		 6/10
8. 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.		 8/59
9. Still Foolin' 'Em
Billy Crystal, Holt, $28, 9780805098204
Hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America's favorite comedians as he turns 65, and a look back at his remarkable career.		 3/4
10. Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked- Debut
Chris Matthews, S&S, $29.95, 9781451695991
Matthews recalls his time as a top aide to Speaker of the House, Tip O'Neill.		 /1
11. 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.		 10/14
12. 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.		 7/30
13. Levels of Life
Julian Barnes, Knopf, $22.95, 9780385350778
The new book by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending is about ballooning, photography, love, and loss, and about putting two things -- and two people -- together and then tearing them apart.		 4/2
14. Empty Mansions
Bill Dedman, Paul Clark Newell, Jr., Ballantine, $28, 9780345534521
A rich mystery of wealth and loss, connecting the Gilded Age opulence of the 19th century with a 21st century battle over a $300 million inheritance.		 /3
15. Guinness World Records 2014
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781908843357
The latest incarnation of the bestselling annual with thousands of new and classic records.		 11/3
ON THE RISE
19. The Story of the Human Body
Daniel Lieberman, Pantheon, $27.95, 9780307379412
Lieberman gives us a lucid and engaging account of how the human body evolved over millions of years.		  

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