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    <title>Trade Paperback Nonfiction Bestsellers</title>
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      Trade Paperback Nonfiction list for May 23, 2013, 
      for sales ending May 19, 2013.
      Based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide.           
      For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
      or visit
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        <title>1. Wild</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780307476074&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Cheryl Strayed (Vintage, ISBN: 9780307476074);
	  
	    Last week: 1;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 8
          
	    "A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Wild</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>1</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Cheryl Strayed</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Vintage</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780307476074</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things.</dcdescription>
        
        
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        <title>2. Proof of Heaven</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9781451695199&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Eben Alexander M.D. (S&amp;S, ISBN: 9781451695199);
	  
	    Last week: 2;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 29
          
	    "Noted neurosurgeon Alexander's fascinating account of his return from a very deep coma."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Proof of Heaven</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>2</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Eben Alexander M.D.</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>S&amp;S</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9781451695199</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Noted neurosurgeon Alexander's fascinating account of his return from a very deep coma.</dcdescription>
        
        
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        <title>3. Quiet</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780307352156&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Susan Cain (Broadway, ISBN: 9780307352156);
	  
	    Last week: 3;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 16
          
	    "Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Quiet</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>3</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Susan Cain</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Broadway</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780307352156</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.</dcdescription>
        
        
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        <title>4. Thinking, Fast and Slow</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780374533557&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Daniel Kahneman (FSG, ISBN: 9780374533557);
	  
	    Last week: 5;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 7
          
	    "Kahneman takes readers on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two "systems" that drive the way people think."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Thinking, Fast and Slow</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>4</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Daniel Kahneman</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>FSG</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780374533557</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Kahneman takes readers on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two "systems" that drive the way people think.</dcdescription>
        
        
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	   wol="7"
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        <title>5. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780812981667&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Anna Quindlen (Random House, ISBN: 9780812981667);
	  
	    Last week: 4;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 4
          
	    "Sharp insights and revealing observations that confirm Quindlen's status as America's laureate of real life."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>5</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Anna Quindlen</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Random House</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780812981667</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Sharp insights and revealing observations that confirm Quindlen's status as America's laureate of real life.</dcdescription>
        
        
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	  last="4"
	   wol="4"
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      <xcbl:UnitPriceValue>15</xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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        <title>6. Let's Pretend This Never Happened</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780425261019&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Jenny Lawson (Berkley, ISBN: 9780425261019);
	  
	    Last week: 7;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 11
          
	    "Internet star Jenny Lawson, aka "The Bloggess," makes her literary debut with her "Mostly True Memoir.""
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Let's Pretend This Never Happened</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>6</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Jenny Lawson</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Berkley</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780425261019</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Internet star Jenny Lawson, aka "The Bloggess," makes her literary debut with her "Mostly True Memoir."</dcdescription>
        
        
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	   wol="11"
	  />
        
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        <title>7. Why Does the World Exist?</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780871403599&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Jim Holt (Liveright, ISBN: 9780871403599);
	  
	    Last week: 8;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 7
          
	    "A fascinating look at the riddle of existence from the ancient world to modern times."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Why Does the World Exist?</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>7</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Jim Holt</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Liveright</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780871403599</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>A fascinating look at the riddle of existence from the ancient world to modern times.</dcdescription>
        
        
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	  last="8"
	   wol="7"
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        <title>8. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780307886279&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Mindy Kaling (Three Rivers, ISBN: 9780307886279);
	  
	    Last week: 11;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 33
          
	    "Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>8</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Mindy Kaling</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Three Rivers</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780307886279</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress.</dcdescription>
        
        
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	  last="11"
	   wol="33"
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        <title>9. When Women Were Birds</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9781250024114&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Terry Tempest Williams (Picador, ISBN: 9781250024114);
	  
	    Last week: 9;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 8
          
	    "Williams' lyrical and caring meditation on the mystery of her mother's journals."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>When Women Were Birds</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>9</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Terry Tempest Williams</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Picador</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9781250024114</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Williams' lyrical and caring meditation on the mystery of her mother's journals.</dcdescription>
        
        
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	  last="9"
	   wol="8"
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        <title>10. Bossypants</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780316056878&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Tina Fey (Reagan Arthur Books, ISBN: 9780316056878);
	  
	    Last week: 13;
	  
	    Weeks on List: *
          
	    "Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Bossypants</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>10</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Tina Fey</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Reagan Arthur Books</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780316056878</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.</dcdescription>
        
        
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	   wol="*"
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        <title>11. Escape From Camp 14</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780143122913&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Blaine Harden (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143122913);
	  
	    Last week: 10;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 7
          
	    "A heart-wrenching account of the the only known person born inside a North Korean prison camp to have escaped."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Escape From Camp 14</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>11</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Blaine Harden</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Penguin</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780143122913</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>A heart-wrenching account of the the only known person born inside a North Korean prison camp to have escaped.</dcdescription>
        
        
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	  last="10"
	   wol="7"
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        <title>12. F in Exams</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780811878319&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Richard Benson (Chronicle, ISBN: 9780811878319);
	  
	  
	    Weeks on List: *
          
	    "Students or anyone who has ever had to struggle through a test will have a good laugh."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>F in Exams</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>12</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Richard Benson</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Chronicle</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780811878319</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Students or anyone who has ever had to struggle through a test will have a good laugh.</dcdescription>
        
        
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        <title>13. Unlikely Friendships</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780761159131&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Jennifer S. Holland (Workman, ISBN: 9780761159131);
	  
	  
	    Weeks on List: *
          
	    "A look at amazing friendships between species from around the world documented in a selection of candid photographs."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Unlikely Friendships</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>13</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Jennifer S. Holland</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Workman</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780761159131</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>A look at amazing friendships between species from around the world documented in a selection of candid photographs.</dcdescription>
        
        
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        <title>14. Wreck This Journal</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780399161940&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Keri Smith (Perigree, ISBN: 9780399161940);
	  
	  
	    Weeks on List: 1
          
	    "Readers who've ever wished to, but had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal will discover a new way to escape the fear of the blank page."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Wreck This Journal</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>14</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Keri Smith</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Perigree</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780399161940</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Readers who've ever wished to, but had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal will discover a new way to escape the fear of the blank page.</dcdescription>
        
        
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        <title>15. The Swerve</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780393343403&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Stephen J. Greenblatt (Norton, ISBN: 9780393343403);
	  
	  
	    Weeks on List: 35
          
	    "Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>The Swerve</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>15</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Stephen J. Greenblatt</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Norton</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780393343403</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance.</dcdescription>
        
        
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