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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for May 12, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 8, 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. |
1/17 |
| 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. |
2/9 |
| 3. | 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. |
3/27 |
| 4. | Born to Run Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187 McDougall's fascinating look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running. |
4/6 |
| 5. | Inside of a Dog Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431 This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think. |
7/32 |
| 6. | Life- Debut Keith Richards, James Fox, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418 An autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones. |
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| 7. | F in Exams Richard Benson, Chronicle , $9.95, 9780811878319 Students or anyone who has ever had to struggle through a test will have a good laugh. |
6/5 |
| 8. | 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. |
5/10 |
| 9. | Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook- Debut Anthony Bourdain, Ecco , $15.99, 9780061718953 Bourdain's follow-up to his wildly popular Kitchen Confidential. |
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| 10. | Super Natural Every Day Heidi Swanson, Ten Speed Press, $23, 9781580082778 Swanson helps us make nutritionally packed meals part of our daily repertoire with a collection of nearly 100 of her go-to recipes. |
11/2 |
| 11. | The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of Little Bighorn- Debut Nathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $18, 9780143119609 National Book Award-winner Philbrick's fascinating look at Custer's unexpected defeat at Little Bighorn. |
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| 12. | 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. |
10/47 |
| 13. | 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. |
8/14 |
| 14. | The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542 A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing. |
14/210 |
| 15. | The Sweet Life in Paris David Lebovitz, Broadway, $14, 9780767928892 A deliciously funny look at the city of light, cheese, chocolate, and other confections. |
15/10 |
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| 17. | The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival John Vaillant, Vintage, $15, 9780307389046 Vaillant's beautifully written and informative true story of a man-eating tiger in a remote Russian village. |
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