National Indie Bestsellers

Bestseller List for December 5, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2013
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Hyperbole and a Half
Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $17.99, 9781451666175
Brosh's highly anticipated book showcases her unique voice, wit, and ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. The #1 November 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/5
2. Unlikely Loves
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761174424
A celebration of love between species by the bestselling author of Unlikely Friendships.		 2/9
3. Orange Is the New Black
Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 9780812986181
Kerman's heartbreaking, hilarious, and at time enraging story of her year incarcerated is the basis of a new Netflix series.		 5/13
4. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074
A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things.		 3/36
5. Quiet
Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.		 4/44
6. World Almanac and Book of Facts 2014- Debut
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $13.99, 9781600571824
The dependable reference guide, updated for 2014.		 /1
7. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2014
Old Farmer's Almanac, $7.95, 9781571986030
The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more.		 7/13
8. 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.		 6/57
9. How Music Works
David Byrne, McSweeney's, $20, 9781938073533
Byrne's brainy, irresistible, and impassioned argument about music's liberating, life-affirming power.		 8/11
10. The World Until Yesterday
Jared Diamond, Penguin, $18, 9780143124405
Diamond provides a mesmerizing, firsthand picture of the human past as it had been for millions of years and considers what the differences between that past and our present mean for our lives today.		 10/5
11. Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16, 9781451621389
Cahalan's astonishing true story of her inexplicable descent into madness and the brilliant, lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn't happen.		 12/17
12. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power- Debut
Jon Meacham, Random House, $20, 9780812979480
A magnificent biography of Thomas Jefferson by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion.		 /1
13. 12 Years a Slave
Solomon Northup, Penguin, $16, 9780143125419
Northup's harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American history is the basis for the new major motion picture.		 9/4
14. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
A look at amazing friendships between species from around the world documented in a selection of candid photographs.		 /93
15. Far From the Tree
Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $21.50, 9780743236720
National Book Award-winner Solomon tells the true stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so.		 14/9

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