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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for April 7, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending April 3, 2011
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 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. |
1/12 |
| 2. | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189 A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research. |
2/4 |
| 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. |
3/22 |
| 4. | Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen- Debut Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187 McDougall's fascinating look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running. |
/1 |
| 5. | Inside of a Dog Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431 This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think. |
4/27 |
| 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. |
6/9 |
| 7. | 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. |
5/5 |
| 8. | 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. |
7/11 |
| 9. | 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. |
8/42 |
| 10. | What the Dog Saw Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316076203 The best of Gladwell's writing from the New Yorker. |
10/16 |
| 11. | The Sweet Life in Paris David Lebovitz, Broadway, $14, 9780767928892 A deliciously funny look at the city of light, cheese, chocolate, and other confections. |
9/5 |
| 12. | The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542 A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing. |
13/205 |
| 13. | 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. |
11/8 |
| 14. | The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310 A practical guide to personal freedom, outlining a way of life rooted in traditional Toltec beliefs. |
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| 15. | 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. |
/215 |
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| 17. | Packing for Mars Mary Roach, Norton, $15.95, 9780393339918 A very entertaining look at space travel by the author of Bonk. |
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