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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for April 11, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending April 7, 2013
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074 A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things. |
1/2 |
| 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. |
2/23 |
| 3. |
Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156 Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves. |
3/10 |
| 4. |
Thinking, Fast and Slow- Debut Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $16, 9780374533557 Kahneman takes readers on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two "systems" that drive the way people think. |
/1 |
| 5. |
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." |
4/5 |
| 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. |
6/6 |
| 7. |
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. |
5/5 |
| 8. |
The Swerve Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403 Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance. |
11/30 |
| 9. |
Escape From Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey From North Korea to Freedom in the West- Debut 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. |
/1 |
| 10. |
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. |
9/21 |
| 11. |
Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
7/65 |
| 12. |
Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story- Debut Jim Holt, Liveright, $16.95, 9780871403599 A fascinating look at the riddle of existence from the ancient world to modern times. |
/1 |
| 13. |
In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853 Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign. |
12/48 |
| 14. |
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279 Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress. |
13/27 |
| 15. |
ObamaCare Survival Guide Nick J. Tate, Humanix, $19.95, 9780893348625 Written in plain, easy-to-read language, Tate's book makes the health care law simple to understand. |
/3 |
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| 19. |
Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $16, 9781594486678 By turns poignant and funny, honest and touching, Lamott's book is the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a family. |
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