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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for May 30, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 26, 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. |
1/9 |
| 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. |
2/30 |
| 3. |
Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156 Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves. |
3/17 |
| 4. |
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. |
4/8 |
| 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." |
6/12 |
| 6. |
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279 Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress. |
8/34 |
| 7. |
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. |
5/5 |
| 8. |
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. |
7/8 |
| 9. |
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo- Debut Tom Reiss, Broadway, $16, 9780307382474 A stunning look at the life of General Alex Dumas. |
/1 |
| 10. |
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. |
11/8 |
| 11. |
Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
10/71 |
| 12. |
Wreck This Journal Keri Smith, Perigree, $15, 9780399161940 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. |
14/16 |
| 13. |
Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies- Debut Ben Macintyre, Broadway, $15, 9780307888778 Macintyre tells the intriguing story of the final grand deception of WWII and the extraordinary spies who achieved it. |
/1 |
| 14. |
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. |
12/76 |
| 15. |
Midnight in Peking Paul French, Paul French, Penguin, $16, 9780143123361 Historian and China expert French uncovers the truth behind a notorious murder and offers a rare glimpse of the last days of colonial Peking. |
/2 |