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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for January 26, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending January 22, 2012
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
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| 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. |
2/46 |
| 3. | 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. |
3/54 |
| 4. | 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. |
4/32 |
| 5. | The Social Animal David Brooks, Random House, $16, 9780812979374 New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens. |
7/3 |
| 6. | 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. |
8/22 |
| 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. |
6/39 |
| 8. | Cleopatra Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946 Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is available in paperback. |
5/20 |
| 9. | 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. |
11/64 |
| 10. | 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. |
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| 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. |
9/37 |
| 12. | At Home Bill Bryson, Anchor, $15.95, 9780767919395 The latest by the bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything. |
14/16 |
| 13. | 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. |
13/43 |
| 14. | 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. |
12/30 |
| 15. | Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother- Debut Amy Chua, Penguin, $16, 9780143120582 Chua's bestselling tale of raising her children in the Chinese tradition is available in paperback. |
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| 17. | Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey The Countess of Carnarvon, et al., Broadway Books, $15.99, 9780770435622 The story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life inspiration and setting for the Emmy Award-winning PBS program Downton Abbey. |
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