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National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for March 31, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending March 27, 2011
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.
3/11
2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway Books, $16, 9781400052189
A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research.
1/3
3. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco Press, $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.
2/21
4. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431
This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think.
4/26
5. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
The author chronicles a 12-month journey to follow the wisdom of the ages in a quest to be happier.
5/4
6. The Big Short
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393338829
A highly entertaining look at the U.S. financial crisis by the author of Liar's Poker.
7/8
7. 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.
6/10
8. 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.
8/41
9. The Sweet Life in Paris
David Lebovitz, Broadway, $14, 9780767928892
A deliciously funny look at the city of light, cheese, chocolate, and other confections.
9/4
10. What the Dog Saw
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316076203
The best of Gladwell's writing from the New Yorker.
12/15
11. Lunch in Paris
Elizabeth Bard, Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316042789
Bard's memoir is her story of falling in love, redefining success, and discovering what it truly means to be at home.
10/7
12. Committed
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $16, 9780143118701
Gilbert's follow-up to her bestseller Eat, Pray, Love.
11/8
13. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing.
13/204
14. Dead End Gene Pool
Wendy Burden, Gotham, $16, 9781592406067
The great-great-great-great granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt takes a look at the decline of her blue-blooded family.
15/3
15. What to Expect When You're Expecting
Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel, Workman, $14.95, 9780761148579
The fourth edition of the classic pregnancy guide.
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17. Every Day in Tuscany
Frances Mayes, Broadway , $15, 9780767929837
Mayes' sequel to Under the Tuscan Sun.


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