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National Indie Bestsellers
Bestseller List for July 12, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending July 8, 2012
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853 Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign. |
1/10 |
| 2. | Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
2/27 |
| 3. | Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness Alexandra Fuller, Penguin, $15, 9780143121343 In the sequel to Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, Fuller returns to Africa and the story of her unforgettable family. |
7/2 |
| 4. | Turn Right at Machu Picchu Mark Adams, Plume, $16, 9780452297982 An adventure travel expert--who's never actually done anything adventurous--tries to recreate the original expedition to Machu Picchu in the Andes. |
5/11 |
| 5. | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189 A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research. |
4/70 |
| 6. | I Remember Nothing Nora Ephron, Vintage, $14, 9780307742803 A collection of funny and insightful essays by the author of I Feel Bad About My Neck. |
3/7 |
| 7. | The Eighty-Dollar Champion Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $16, 9780345521095 The heartwarming true story of the plow-horse that won the 1958 National Horse Show. |
9/6 |
| 8. | Destiny of the Republic Candice Millard, Anchor, $16, 9780767929714 Millard's fascinating account of the shooting of President James A. Garfield four months after his inauguration and a nation in turmoil. |
12/3 |
| 9. | Unlikely Friendships Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131 A look at amazing friendships between species, collected from around the world and documented in a selection of candid photographs. |
6/56 |
| 10. | Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930 The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not. |
11/45 |
| 11. | I Feel Bad About My Neck Nora Ephron, Vintage, $13, 9780307276827 Funny, funny comic relief, on being a woman of "a certain age," from the honest and smart Ephron. |
10/12 |
| 12. | The Greater Journey David McCullough, S&S, $20, 9781416571773 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. |
15/8 |
| 13. | F in Exams Richard Benson, Chronicle , $9.95, 9780811878319 Students or anyone who has ever had to struggle through a test will have a good laugh. |
8/56 |
| 14. | Steal Like an Artist Austin Kleon, Workman, $10.95, 9780761169253 Kleon's book provides a positive message, illustrations, and exercises to help put readers directly in touch with their artistic side. |
/5 |
| 15. | The Devil in the White City Erik Larson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375725609 As the subtitle says, "murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America." |
13/210 |