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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for April 4, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending March 31, 2013
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail- Debut Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074 A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things. |
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| 2. |
Proof of Heaven Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99, 9781451695199 Noted neurosurgeon Alexander's fascinating account of his return from a very deep coma. |
1/22 |
| 3. |
Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156 Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves. |
2/9 |
| 4. |
Let's Pretend This Never Happened Jenny Lawson, Berkley, $16, 9780425261019 Internet star Jenny Lawson, aka "The Bloggess," makes her literary debut with her "Mostly True Memoir." |
3/4 |
| 5. |
Drift Rachel Maddow, Broadway, $15, 9780307460998 The popular talk show host examines the political debate about how, when, and where to apply America's strength and power. |
4/4 |
| 6. |
America the Beautiful Ben Carson, Zondervan, $14.99, 9780310330912 Carson shows how we as a nation can learn from the past in order to chart a better course for the future. |
5/5 |
| 7. |
Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
6/64 |
| 8. |
Wreck This Journal Keri Smith, Perigee, $13.95, 9780399533464 Readers who've ever wished to, but had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal will discover a new way to escape the fear of the blank page. |
15/14 |
| 9. |
How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449410247 A hilarious offering of cat comics from TheOatmeal.com. |
8/20 |
| 10. |
When Women Were Birds Terry Tempest Williams, Picador, $15, 9781250024114 Williams' lyrical and caring meditation on the mystery of her mother's journals. |
10/4 |
| 11. |
The Swerve Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403 Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance. |
7/29 |
| 12. |
In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853 Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign. |
9/47 |
| 13. |
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279 Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress. |
12/26 |
| 14. |
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. |
/89 |
| 15. |
The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310 A practical guide to personal freedom, outlining a way of life rooted in traditional Toltec beliefs. |
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Escape From Camp 14 Blaine Harden, Penguin, $15, 9780143122913 A heart wrenching account of the the only known person born inside a North Korean prison camp to have escaped. |
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