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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for June 23, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending June 19, 2011
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | 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. |
1/15 |
| 2. | 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. |
2/23 |
| 3. | Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930 The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not. |
4/2 |
| 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. |
3/12 |
| 5. | Empire of the Summer Moon S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061 A vivid historical account of the 40-year battle between the Comanches and white settlers for control of the American West. |
7/6 |
| 6. | Life Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418 An autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones. |
8/7 |
| 7. | 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. |
6/33 |
| 8. | 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. |
5/11 |
| 9. | Inside of a Dog Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431 This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think. |
9/38 |
| 10. | Unlikely Friendships: 50 Remarkable Stories From the Animal Kingdom- Debut Jennifer Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131 A look at amazing friendships between species, collected from around the world and documented in a selection of candid photographs. |
/1 |
| 11. | 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. |
10/16 |
| 12. | The Wave Susan Casey, Anchor, $15.95, 9780767928854 A fascinating look at colossal rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out. |
15/2 |
| 13. | The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World From the Periodic Table of the Elements- Debut Sam Kean, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316051637 Kean's highly entertaining and informative history of the Periodic Table. |
/1 |
| 14. | Thank You Notes Jimmy Fallon, Grand Central, $12, 9780892967414 In Fallon's first book to come from his TV show, he expresses his gratitude for everything from the light bulb he's too lazy to replace to the F12 button on his computer's keyboard. |
/2 |
| 15. | Four Fish Paul Greenberg, Penguin, $16, 9780143119463 Greenberg examines the ways fish gets to our dinner tables and how to make sustainable seafood the rule rather than the exception. |
14/3 |
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| 21. | Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition Daniel Okrent, Scribner, $17, 9780743277044 A history of prohibition in the U.S. from 1920 to 1933. |
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