National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for April 19, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending April 15, 2012
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Drift
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $25, 9780307460981
The popular talk show host examines the political debate about how, when, and where to apply America's strength and power.
1/3
2. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
2/4
3. Imagine
Jonah Lehrer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547386072
Lehrer's fascinating and revelatory look at the new science of creativity.
3/4
4. Some Assembly Required
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488412
By turns poignant and funny, honest and touching, Lamott's latest is the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a family.
9/4
5. The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $28, 9781400069286
An exploration into the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.
4/7
6. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.
7/74
7. The Social Conquest of Earth- Debut
Edward Osborne Wilson, Liveright, $27.95, 9780871404138
Wilson's groundbreaking new look at the origin of the human condition and why it resulted in our domination of the Earth.
/1
8. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539
Isaacson's exclusive biography of Steve Jobs is based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.
8/25
9. Quiet
Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.
6/12
10. A Natural Woman: A Memoir- Debut
Carole King, Grand Central, $27.99, 9781455512614
King takes us from her early beginnings in Brooklyn, to her remarkable success as one of the world's most acclaimed songwriting and performing talents of all time.
/1
11. The Big Miss
Hank Haney, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307985989
Haney's candid and insightful account of his tumultuous six-years coaching Tiger Woods.
10/3
12. Bringing Up Bébé
Pamela Druckerman, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203336
Druckerman reveals the secrets behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children.
/9
13. Revelations
Elaine Pagels, Viking, $27.95, 9780670023349
A startling exploration of the history of the most controversial book of the Bible, by the author of Beyond Belief.
/4
14. Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection- Debut
A.J. Jacobs, S&S, $26, 9781416599074
Jacobs' hilarious story of his quest to become the healthiest man on Earth is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
/1
15. The Blood Sugar Solution
Mark Hyman, M.D., Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316127370
Hyman's solutions to weight loss, disease prevention, and feeling better than ever.
13/3
ON THE RISE
19. Mrs. Kennedy and Me
Clint Hill, Gallery, $26, 9781451648447
A memoir by the former Secret Service agent assigned to guard Jacqueline Kennedy.
 


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