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Bestseller List for April 10, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending April 6, 2014
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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. |
1/54 |
2. |
The Monuments Men Robert M. Edsel, Back Bay, $17, 9780316240055 Edsel's fascinating account of six men and their mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis is now a major motion picture. |
2/14 |
3. |
Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156 Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves. |
7/62 |
4. |
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. |
4/23 |
5. |
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal- Debut Mary Roach, Norton, $15.95, 9780393348743 The bestselling author of Stiff and Packing for Mars returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry inside, the alimentary canal. |
/1 |
6. |
Show Your Work! Austin Kleon, Workman, $11.95, 9780761178972 The bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist shows how to take that critical next step on a creative journey--getting known. |
5/5 |
7. |
The Girls of Atomic City Denise Kiernan, Touchstone, $16, 9781451617535 Kiernan's book is a fascinating look at a remarkable, almost forgotten chapter of American history. |
6/4 |
8. |
The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16, 9780812981605 An exploration into the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. |
12/13 |
9. |
The Plantagenets Dan Jones, Penguin, $18, 9780143124924 A stunning achievement that brings one of the most tumultuous and fascinating periods of British history to life, including the Crusades, the Black Death, and the Hundred Years War. |
13/2 |
10. |
Heaven Is for Real Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158 A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven. |
/74 |
11. |
My Beloved World Sonia Sotomayor, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345804839 An autobiography by the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court. |
10/13 |
12. |
The Empathy Exams: Essays- Debut Leslie Jamison, Graywolf Press, $15, 9781555976712 Jamison's bold and brilliant collection of essays is an April 2014 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
13. |
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. |
8/75 |
14. |
Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 9780812986181 Kerman's heartbreaking, hilarious, and at times enraging story of her year incarcerated is the basis of a new Netflix series. |
3/31 |
15. |
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. |
9/10 |
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