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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for February 10, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending February 6, 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. |
1/14 |
| 2. | The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine- Debut Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393338829 A highly entertaining look at the U.S. financial crisis by the author of Liar's Poker. |
/1 |
| 3. | Inside of a Dog Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431 This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think. |
2/19 |
| 4. | What the Dog Saw Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316076203 The best of Gladwell's writing from the New Yorker. |
3/8 |
| 5. | 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. |
4/34 |
| 6. | Committed: A Love Story- Debut Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $16, 9780143118701 Gilbert's follow-up to her bestseller Eat, Pray, Love. |
/1 |
| 7. | 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. |
12/4 |
| 8. | The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542 A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing. |
5/197 |
| 9. | The King's Speech 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. |
7/3 |
| 10. | Unless It Moves the Human Heart: The Craft and Art of Writing- Debut Roger Rosenblatt, Ecco, $13.99, 9780061965616 Rosenblatt's inspiring account of one semester in his "Writing Everything" class. |
/1 |
| 11. | 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. |
8/210 |
| 12. | NurtureShock Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman, Twelve, $14.99, 9780446504133 A new, scientific approach to raising children. |
6/4 |
| 13. | The Checklist Manifesto Atul Gawande, Picador, $15, 9780312430009 Gawande's fascinating look at how to-do lists help people live more successful lives. |
13/4 |
| 14. | Where Men Win Glory Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $15.95, 9780307386045 Krakauer's look at the remarkable life and death of Pat Tillman. |
/26 |
| 15. | 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. |
10/15 |
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| 19. | The Poisoner's Handbook Deborah Blum, Penguin, $16, 9780143118824 Blum's fascinating account of the pioneers of forensic chemistry in early twentieth-century New York. |
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