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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for May 9, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 5, 2013
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074 A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things. |
1/6 |
| 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. |
2/27 |
| 3. |
Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156 Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves. |
3/14 |
| 4. |
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake Anna Quindlen, Random House, $15, 9780812981667 Sharp insights and revealing observations that confirm Quindlen's status as America's laureate of real life. |
5/2 |
| 5. |
Thinking, Fast and Slow 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. |
4/5 |
| 6. |
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." |
6/9 |
| 7. |
Why Does the World Exist? Jim Holt, Liveright, $16.95, 9780871403599 A fascinating look at the riddle of existence from the ancient world to modern times. |
7/5 |
| 8. |
Control: Exposing the Truth About Guns- Debut Glenn Beck, Threshold Editions, $12, 9781476739878 The bestselling author and conservative talk-show host weighs in on the gun control debate. |
/1 |
| 9. |
The Swerve Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403 Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance. |
11/34 |
| 10. |
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. |
8/10 |
| 11. |
Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
/68 |
| 12. |
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. |
10/5 |
| 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. |
12/31 |
| 14. |
In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853 Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign. |
/51 |
| 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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What My Mother Gave Me Elizabeth Benedict (Ed.), Algonquin , $15.95, 9781616201357 Thirty-one original pieces explore the relationships between mothers and daughters. |
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