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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for August 30, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending August 26, 2012
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853 Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign. |
1/17 |
| 2. | How to Be a Woman Caitlin Moran, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062124296 With humor and insight, Moran shows why female rights and empowerment are essential not only for women, but also for society itself. |
4/5 |
| 3. | Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
2/34 |
| 4. | 1493 Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307278241 A fascinating look at the ecological changes brought about by European vessels that carried thousands of species from the New World to homes across the oceans. |
3/5 |
| 5. | Tiny Beautiful Things Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307949332 A collection of advice columns from the once-anonymous online columnist at The Rumpus, now revealed as Cheryl Strayed, author of the bestselling memoir Wild. |
5/7 |
| 6. | 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. |
8/77 |
| 7. | 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. |
7/63 |
| 8. | Turn Right at Machu Picchu Mark Adams, Plume, $16, 9780452297982 An adventure travel expert--who's never actually done anything adventurous--tries to recreate the original expedition to Machu Picchu in the Andes. |
6/18 |
| 9. | To Heaven and Back Mary C. Neal, Waterbrook, $14.99, 9780307731715 A kayak accident during a South American adventure takes one woman to heaven and back to life again. |
14/6 |
| 10. | That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back- Debut Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum, Picador, $16, 9781250013729 An exploration of the American condition today and a rousing manifesto for American renewal. |
/1 |
| 11. | I Remember Nothing Nora Ephron, Vintage, $14, 9780307742803 A collection of funny and insightful essays by the author of I Feel Bad About My Neck. |
10/14 |
| 12. | The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself- Debut Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger, $16.95, 9781572245372 Spiritual teacher Singer explores the question of who we are and concludes that our identity is to be found in our consciousness. |
/1 |
| 13. | Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain- Debut David M. Eagleman, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307389923 Renowned neuroscientist Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries. |
/1 |
| 14. | 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. |
12/62 |
| 15. | 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. |
15/59 |