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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for September 20, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending September 16, 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. |
1/20 |
| 2. | The Swerve Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403 Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance. |
3/2 |
| 3. | Arguably Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $18, 9781455502783 A collection of essays by the late political and social commentator. |
4/3 |
| 4. | Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World- Debut Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343441 Lewis' sadly hilarious investigation points to the reckoning that awaits the greatest and greediest of debtor nations. |
/1 |
| 5. | 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. |
2/8 |
| 6. | Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
5/37 |
| 7. | 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. |
8/80 |
| 8. | 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. |
6/10 |
| 9. | 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. |
7/8 |
| 10. | The Old Farmer's Almanac 2013- Debut Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985736 The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more. |
/1 |
| 11. | 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. |
10/66 |
| 12. | 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. |
9/21 |
| 13. | 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. |
12/9 |
| 14. | F for Effort! Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9781452113227 A brand-new compendium of hilarious and inventive wrong test answers and homework hiccups. |
15/2 |
| 15. | 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. |
13/64 |