National Indie Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction

Bestseller List for November 8, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending November 4, 2012
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust- Debut
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307464873
Garten's latest is an infinitely practical cookbook that home cooks will turn to again and again.
/1
2. Killing Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805096668
A look at the shocking events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
1/4
3. I Could Pee on This
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.
15/11
4. 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.
4/32
5. No Easy Day
Mark Owen, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525953722
A first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid by a Navy SEAL who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments.
3/8
6. America Again
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99, 9780446583978
Colbert's hilarious follow-up to I Am America (And So Can You!).
2/4
7. Waging Heavy Peace
Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30, 9780399159466
An insightful view of the personal life and musical creativity of legendary musician Neil Young.
5/5
8. The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook- Debut
Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35, 9780307595652
A collection of celebrated food blogger Perelman's recipes for any night of the week, or for the most special of occasions.
/1
9. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
13/40
10. Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
Timothy Egan, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780618969029
Egan tells the riveting story behind the most famous photographs in Native American history and the brilliant man who created them.
8/2
11. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965- Debut
William Manchester, Paul Reid, Little Brown, $40, 9780316547703
An unparalleled portrait of the brilliant, flawed, and dynamic leader, Winston Churchill.
/1
12. Elsewhere: A Memoir- Debut
Richard Russo, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959539
Bestselling novelist Russo's memoir is a November 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
/1
13. The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594204111
Silver examines the world of prediction and how everything from the health of the global economy to the ability to fight terrorism are dependent on the quality of predictions.
14/2
14. How Music Works
David Byrne, McSweeney's, $32, 9781936365531
Byrne's brainy, irresistible, and impassioned argument about music's liberating, life-affirming power.
10/9
15. The End of Your Life Book Club
Will Schwalbe, Knopf, $25, 9780307594037
Schwalbe's moving memoir of loss and love is an October 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
6/4
ON THE RISE
16. Bruce
Peter Ames Carlin, Touchstone, $28, 9781439191828
Carlin's sweeping biography of rock legend Bruce Springsteen.
 


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