National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for March 15, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending March 10, 2012
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.
1/10
2. Moonwalking With Einstein
Joshua Foer, Penguin, $16, 9780143120537
Foer's unlikely journey to becoming U.S. Memory Champion explores the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives.
5/2
3. 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.
4/53
4. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622
The story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life inspiration and setting for the Emmy Award-winning PBS program Downton Abbey.
3/7
5. 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.
2/39
6. 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.
6/61
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.
10/29
8. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $16, 9780812980882
Hamilton's bestselling culinary memoir is now available in paperback.
7/7
9. 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.
8/46
10. 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.
13/71
11. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness- Debut
Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $19.95, 9781595586438
Alexander's bold argument that mass incarceration amounts to a devastating system of racial control.
/1
12. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946
Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is available in paperback.
11/27
13. The Magic- Debut
Rhonda Byrne, Atria , $12.99, 9781451673449
The latest by the internationally bestselling author of The Secret.
/1
14. 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.
14/44
15. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $16, 9780812979374
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.
9/10
ON THE RISE
18. 1861: The Civil War Awakening
Adam Goodheart, Vintage, $16, 9781400032198
Goodheart's original and thought-provoking look at the beginning of the Civil War.
 


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