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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for September 15, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 11, 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. |
1/27 |
| 2. | Cleopatra: A Life- Debut Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946 Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is now in paperback. |
/1 |
| 3. | Unlikely Friendships Jennifer S. 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. |
3/13 |
| 4. | 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. |
2/35 |
| 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. |
4/18 |
| 6. | The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $18, 9781439170915 Mukherjee's comprehensive history of cancer is now in paperback. |
9/5 |
| 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. |
6/45 |
| 8. | 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. |
7/14 |
| 9. | 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. |
10/22 |
| 10. | 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. |
5/24 |
| 11. | Let's Take the Long Way Home Gail Caldwell, Random House, $14, 9780812979114 Caldwell's heartwarming memoir of her friendship with author Caroline Knapp. |
8/5 |
| 12. | 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. |
11/28 |
| 13. | The Hare With Amber Eyes Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372 At the center of de Waal's memoir is his inherited collection of ornamental Japanese wood and ivory carvings. |
14/4 |
| 14. | The Devil in the White City Erik Larson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375725609 As the subtitle says, "murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America." |
12/206 |
| 15. | Life Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418 An autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones. |
13/19 |
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| 18. | Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. Sam Wasson, Harper Perennial, $13.99, 9780061774164 Wasson's fascinating look at Audrey Hepburn and the filming of Breakfast at Tiffany's. |
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