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Trade Paperback Nonfiction Bestsellers
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction list for May 17, 2012,
for sales ending May 13, 2012.
Based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide.
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1. In the Garden of Beasts
by Erik Larson (Broadway, ISBN: 9780307408853);
Last week: 1;
Weeks on List: 2
"Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign."
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2. Bossypants
by Tina Fey (Reagan Arthur Books, ISBN: 9780316056878);
Last week: 2;
Weeks on List: 19
"Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock."
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3. Unlikely Friendships
by Jennifer S. Holland (Workman, ISBN: 9780761159131);
Last week: 3;
Weeks on List: 48
"A look at amazing friendships between species, collected from around the world and documented in a selection of candid photographs."
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4. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
by Mark Adams (Plume, ISBN: 9780452297982);
Last week: 4;
Weeks on List: 3
"An adventure travel expert--who's never actually done anything adventurous--tries to recreate the original expedition to Machu Picchu in the Andes."
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5. Then Again
by Diane Keaton (Random House, ISBN: 9780812980950);
Last week: 10;
Weeks on List: 2
"An insightful autobiography by the Academy Award-winning actress."
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6. Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from Storycorps
by Dave Isay (Ed.) (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143118800);
Weeks on List: 1
"Mom looks across a diversity of experience to offer an entirely original portrait of motherhood."
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7. Nothing Daunted
by Dorothy Wickenden (Scribner, ISBN: 9781439176597);
Last week: 12;
Weeks on List: 3
"Wickenden's exhilarating saga about two intrepid young women and their trip to the Colorado wilderness in the summer of 1916."
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8. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot (Broadway, ISBN: 9781400052189);
Last week: 5;
Weeks on List: *
"A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research."
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9. Heaven Is for Real
by Todd Burpo (Thomas Nelson, ISBN: 9780849946158);
Last week: 8;
Weeks on List: *
"A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven."
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10. Moonwalking With Einstein
by Joshua Foer (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143120537);
Last week: 7;
Weeks on List: 11
"Foer's unlikely journey to becoming U.S. Memory Champion explores the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives."
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11. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
by The Countess of Carnarvon (Broadway, ISBN: 9780770435622);
Last week: 11;
Weeks on List: 16
"The story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life inspiration and setting for the Emmy Award-winning PBS program Downton Abbey."
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12. F in Exams
by Richard Benson (Chronicle, ISBN: 9780811878319);
Last week: 14;
Weeks on List: 48
"Students or anyone who has ever had to struggle through a test will have a good laugh."
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13. The Happiness Project
by Gretchen Rubin (Harper, ISBN: 9780061583261);
Last week: 9;
Weeks on List: *
"The author chronicles a 12-month journey to follow the wisdom of the ages in a quest to be happier."
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14. The Hare With Amber Eyes
by Edmund de Waal (Picador, ISBN: 9780312569372);
Last week: 6;
Weeks on List: 38
"At the center of de Waal's memoir is his inherited collection of ornamental Japanese wood and ivory carvings."
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15. Born to Run
by Christopher McDougall (Vintage, ISBN: 9780307279187);
Last week: 13;
Weeks on List: 51
"McDougall's fascinating look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running."
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