National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for May 5, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2011
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 1/4
2. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
The mesmerizing new book by the author of Seabiscuit is a December 2010 Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/24
3. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.		 4/8
4. 20 Years Younger: Look Younger, Feel Younger, Be Younger!- Debut
Bob Greene, Little Brown , $27.99, 9780316133784
Greene's practical, science-based plan for helping people look and feel their best as they age.		 /1
5. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722
Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/9
6. Love Wins
Rob Bell, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062049643
Bell presents a vision for discovering a richer understanding of God.		 11/6
7. The Dukan Diet
Pierre Dukan, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307887962
The international bestselling diet book is now available in the U.S.		 5/2
8. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $30, 9781439107959
Mukherjee's comprehensive history of cancer is a November Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/8
9. Stories I Only Tell My Friends- Debut
Rob Lowe, Holt , $26, 9780805093292
A wryly funny autobiography by the popular television and film actor.		 /1
10. Malcolm X
Manning Marable, Viking, $30, 9780670022205
Marable's sweeping biography of the legendary African-American activist.		 8/4
11. The 17 Day Diet
Dr.Mike Moreno, Free Press, $25, 9781451648652
A diet book that helps you figure out the foods and routines that work best with your lifestyle.		 /3
12. Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects- Debut
Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $18.95, 9781565129603
Stewart's darkly comical look at more than 100 of our worst entomological foes.		 /1
13. Moonwalking With Einstein
Joshua Foer, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594202292
Foer's unlikely journey to becoming U.S. Memory Champion explores the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives.		 7/8
14. 1861: The Civil War Awakening- Debut
Adam Goodheart, Knopf, $28.95, 9781400040155
Goodheart's original and thought-provoking look at the beginning of the Civil War.		 /1
15. The Best Advice I Ever Got
Katie Couric, Random House, $26, 9780812992779
Couric reflects on the good advice that has helped guide her personal and professional life.		 14/3
ON THE RISE
22. Fire Season
Philip Connors, Ecco , $24.99, 9780061859366
This remarkable account of one of the last fire lookouts in America is an April Indie Next List Great Read.


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