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We’ve collected the hardcover books debuting on Indiebound’s Indie Bestseller List for the week ending May 15, 2011–a sneak peek at the books everybody will be talking about next month.
(Debuted at #1) In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson: “Suffused with the tense atmosphere of the period, and with unforgettable portraits of the bizarre Göring and the expectedly charming–yet wholly sinister–Goebbels, In the Garden of Beasts lends a stunning, eyewitness perspective on events as they unfold in real time, revealing an era of surprising nuance and complexity.”
(Debuted at #4) Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me by Chelsea Handler: “It’s no lie: Chelsea Handler loves to smoke out ‘dumbassness,’ the condition people suffer from that allows them to fall prey to her brand of complete and utter nonsense. Friends, family, co-workers–they’ve all been tricked by Chelsea into believing stories of total foolishness and into behaving like total fools. Luckily, they’ve lived to tell the tales and, for the very first time, write about them.”
(Debuted at #11) Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker & illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld: “As the sun sets behind the big construction site, all the hardworking trucks get ready to say goodnight. One by one, Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator finish their work and lie down to rest—so they’ll be ready for another day of rough and tough construction play!”