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Bestseller List for August 23, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending August 19, 2012
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Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. | 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. |
1/22 |
2. | 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. |
2/92 |
3. | Dearie Bob Spitz, Knopf, $29.95, 9780307272225 An entertaining and in-depth new biography of Julia Child. |
5/2 |
4. | Darth Vader and Son Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452106557 Brown's delightful book presents the trials and joys of parenting through the lens of a galaxy far, far away. |
4/12 |
5. | Double Cross Ben Macintyre, Crown, $26, 9780307888754 Macintyre tells the intriguing story of the grand final deception of WWII and of the extraordinary spies who achieved it. |
3/3 |
6. | The Amateur Edward Klein, Regnery, $27.95, 9781596987852 Klein's view of the Obama administration's political inner workings. |
9/11 |
7. | I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats- Debut Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585 In this hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek poetry, Marciuliano helps cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans. |
/1 |
8. | 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! |
8/50 |
9. | Let's Pretend This Never Happened Jenny Lawson, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $25.95, 9780399159015 Internet star Jenny Lawson, aka "The Bloggess," makes her literary debut. |
10/15 |
10. | 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. |
15/16 |
11. | Killing Lincoln Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070 A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. |
11/34 |
12. | Paris: A Love Story- Debut Kati Marton, S&S, $24, 9781451691542 Marton narrates an impassioned and romantic story of love, loss, and life after loss. |
/1 |
13. | Monkey Mind Daniel Smith, S&S, $25, 9781439177303 Smith's honest and witty memoir of living with the disease of anxiety is a July 2012 Indie Next List Great Read. |
6/5 |
14. | Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26, 9781400069347 Sharp insights and revealing observations that confirm Quindlen's status as America's laureate of real life. |
7/17 |
15. | Quiet Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149 Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves. |
12/28 |
ON THE RISE | ||
22. | Teach Your Children Well Madeline Levine, Harper, $26.99, 9780061824746 Levine confronts the real issues behind the way we push some of our kids to the breaking point while dismissing the talents and interests of many others. |
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