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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for December 15, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending December 11, 2011
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | 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. |
1/26 |
| 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. |
2/40 |
| 3. | At Home Bill Bryson, Anchor, $15.95, 9780767919395 The latest by the bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything. |
4/10 |
| 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. |
3/48 |
| 5. | The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2012 Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600571480 The dependable reference guide, updated for 2012. |
9/2 |
| 6. | The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012 Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985446 The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more. |
6/13 |
| 7. | 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. |
8/37 |
| 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. |
7/35 |
| 9. | Cleopatra Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946 Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is available in paperback. |
5/14 |
| 10. | Awkward Family Pet Photos Mike Bender, Doug Chernack, Three Rivers, $15, 9780307888129 A hilarious tribute to the unbreakable and sometimes uncomfortable bond between people and their pets. |
11/3 |
| 11. | 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. |
10/31 |
| 12. | Holidays on Ice David Sedaris, Back Bay, $10, 9780316078917 Celebrate the holidays with one of the funniest writers of our time. |
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| 13. | 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. |
15/58 |
| 14. | The Warmth of Other Suns Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $16.95, 9780679763888 Pulitzer Prize-winner Wilkerson's chronicle of the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South in search of a better life. |
12/10 |
| 15. | 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. |
13/17 |
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| 23. | The Best of the Rejection Collection Matthew Diffee, Workman, $13.95, 9780761165781 293 cartoons that were too dumb, too dark, or too naughty for the New Yorker. |
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