National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for July 28, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending July 24, 2011
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
Beautiful, subversive, and very funny--a book for parents new, old, and expectant. You probably should not read it to your children!		 2/8
2. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/11
3. 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.		 5/36
4. The Greater Journey
David McCullough, S&S, $37.50, 9781416571766
McCullough's look at adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, architects, and others who set off for Paris between 1830 and 1900, with ambitions to excel in their work.		 4/9
5. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 6/16
6. A Stolen Life
Jaycee Dugard, S&S, $24.99, 9781451629187
The incredible true story of Jaycee Dugard's kidnapping, 18-year imprisonment, and her survival--in Jaycee's own words.		 3/2
7. Nothing Daunted
Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $26, 9781439176580
Wickenden's exhilarating saga about two intrepid young women and their trip to the Colorado wilderness in the summer of 1916.		 14/3
8. Seal Team Six
Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312699451
A fascinating look at a secret unit tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and counterinsurgency.		 8/11
9. Lost in Shangri-La
Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $26.99, 9780061988349
Zuckoff's truly riveting work of narrative nonfiction is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 11/8
10. Reckless Endangerment
Gretchen Morgenson, Joshua Rosner, Times Books, $30, 9780805091205
A revealing look at how the financial crisis emerged from the interplay of Washington, Wall Street, and mortgage lenders.		 7/5
11. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.		 10/20
12. Incognito
David M. Eagleman, Pantheon, $26.95, 9780307377333
Renowned neuroscientist Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries.		 /4
13. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525952244
An adventure travel expert--who's never actually done anything adventurous--tries to recreate the original expedition to Machu Picchu in the Andes.		 /2
14. Absolute Monarchs
John Julius Norwich, Random House, $30, 9781400067152
Norwich's fascinating chronicle of the papacy of the Roman Catholic church.		 9/2
15. Area 51
Annie Jacobsen, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316132947
A new look at the military base never acknowledged by the U.S. government that has captivated imaginations for decades.		 12/10


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