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
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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21. 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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