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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for February 2, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending January 29, 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. |
1/4 |
| 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. |
2/47 |
| 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. |
4/33 |
| 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. |
3/55 |
| 5. | 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. |
7/40 |
| 6. | The Social Animal David Brooks, Random House, $16, 9780812979374 New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens. |
5/4 |
| 7. | 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. |
6/23 |
| 8. | Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef- Debut Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $16, 9780812980882 Hamilton's bestselling culinary memoir is now available in paperback. |
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| 9. | Cleopatra Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946 Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is available in paperback. |
8/21 |
| 10. | 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. |
14/31 |
| 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. |
11/38 |
| 12. | 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. |
9/65 |
| 13. | Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle- Debut The Countess of Carnarvon, et al., Broadway, $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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| 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. |
10/13 |
| 15. | The Book of Awakening Mark Nepo, Conari, $18.95, 9781573241175 Cancer survivor, poet, and philosopher Nepo's book is the result of his journey of the soul, and he inspires others to embark on their own journeys. |
/4 |
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| 19. | The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander, The New Press , $19.95, 9781595586438 Alexander's bold argument that mass incarceration amounts to a devastating system of racial control. |
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