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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for January 27, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending January 23, 2011
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Just Kids Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228 Rock icon Smith's memoir of her early years in New York and her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is a 2010 National Book Award winner. |
1/12 |
| 2. | Inside of a Dog Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431 This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think. |
2/17 |
| 3. | What the Dog Saw Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316076203 The best of Gladwell's writing from the New Yorker. |
4/6 |
| 4. | Zeitoun Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387943 The gripping true story of a man who chose to remain in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina to protect his home and business. |
3/32 |
| 5. | The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542 A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing. |
6/195 |
| 6. | Three Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $16, 9780143038252 An American's effort to open 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. |
11/208 |
| 7. | The Book of Awakening Mark Nepo, Conari, $18.95, 9781573241175 Cancer survivor, poet, and philosopher Nepo's book is the result of his journey of the soul, and he inspires others to embark on their own journeys. |
5/2 |
| 8. | Stones Into Schools Greg Mortenson, Penguin, $16, 9780143118237 Mortenson follows up Three Cups of Tea with an account of his ongoing efforts to establish schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. |
14/13 |
| 9. | Taking the Leap Pema Chodron, Shambhala, $14, 9781590308431 This book gives readers insights and practices to immediately put to use and improve their way of living. |
7/4 |
| 10. | NurtureShock Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman, Twelve, $14.99, 9780446504133 A new, scientific approach to raising children. |
10/2 |
| 11. | Heaven Is for Real Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158 A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven. |
/2 |
| 12. | Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $16, 9780143118428 The author's yearlong search for spiritual meaning. |
15/30 |
| 13. | Food Rules Michael Pollan, Penguin, $11, 9780143116387 A guide to eating wisely by the bestselling author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food. |
/39 |
| 14. | The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates- Debut Wes Moore, Spiegel & Grau, $15, 9780385528207 The dramatic story of two young black men raised in inner-city neighborhoods by single mothers. |
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| 15. | The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy- Debut Mark Logue, Peter Conradi, Sterling, $14.95, 9781402786761 The inspiring tale of triumph over adversity is the tie-in to the film in theaters now. |
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