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
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

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