Demonstrating the breadth of the category, bestselling mind-body-spirit books of 2019 (through July 13) include self-help titles such as Oprah Winfrey’s The Path Made Clear (#2); Michael Pollan’s popular scientific and historical analysis of psychedelic drugs, How to Change Your Mind (#7 in trade paper, #9 in physical audio); and Queen Afua’s Sacred Woman (#14), which explores sacred sexuality as well as Afrocentric spirituality.
The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz’s guide to finding personal freedom using practices based on ancient Toltec wisdom, tops the 2019 bestsellers list 22 years after it was originally published, while Eckhart Tolle takes two spots with his popular titles The Power of Now (#3) and A New Earth (#4). Rounding out the top five is The Secret, Rhonda Byrne’s treatise on the power of positive thinking.
Anne Lamott, the bestselling author of Bird by Bird and Help, Thanks, Wow, comes in at #17 with her recent release, Almost Everything, which PW called a “comforting book of reflections inspired by the current social and political climate” in its review. Two books on witchcraft by Arin Murphy-Hiscock also made the top 25, while guidebooks to tarot decks occupy #11 and #16 on the list.
| Rank | Title | Author | Imprint | ISBN | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Four Agreements | Don Miguel Ruiz | Amber-Allen | 9781878424310 | 167,086 |
| 2 | The Path Made Clear | Oprah Winfrey | Flatiron Books | 9781250307507 | 121,773 |
| 3 | The Power of Now | Eckhart Tolle | New World Library | 9781577314806 | 69,071 |
| 4 | A New Earth | Eckhart Tolle | Penguin | 9780452289963 | 52,522 |
| 5 | The Secret | Rhonda Byrne | Atria | 9781582701707 | 40,883 |
| 6 | The Energy Codes | Sue Morter | Atria | 9781501169304 | 34,544 |
| 7 | How to Change Your Mind (trade paper) | Michael Pollan | Penguin | 9780735224155 | 33,573 |
| 8 | Medical Medium | Anthony William | Hay House | 9781401948290 | 32,254 |
| 9 | How to Change Your Mind (physical audio) | Michael Pollan | Penguin Press | 9781594204227 | 31,957 |
| 10 | Becoming Supernatural | Joe Dispenza | Hay House | 9781401953119 | 29,761 |
| 11 | The Rider Tarot Deck | Arthur Edward Waite | U.S. Games Systems | 9780913866139 | 28,225 |
| 12 | The Green Witch | Arin Murphy-Hiscock | Adams Media | 9781507204719 | 26,396 |
| 13 | The Universe Has Your Back | Gabrielle Bernstein | Hay House | 9781401946555 | 24,272 |
| 14 | Sacred Woman | Queen Afua | One World | 9780345434869 | 23,322 |
| 15 | Only Astrology Book You’ll Ever Need | Joanna Martine Woolfolk | Taylor Trade | 9781589796539 | 21,478 |
| 16 | The Wild Unknown Tarot Deck and Guidebook | Kim Krans | HarperOne | 9780062466594 | 21,226 |
| 17 | Almost Everything | Anne Lamott | Riverhead | 9780525537441 | 19,341 |
| 18 | Stress Less, Accomplish More | Emily Fletcher | Morrow | 9780062747501 | 17,369 |
| 19 | The Seat of the Soul | Gary Zukav | Simon & Schuster | 9781476755403 | 15,588 |
| 20 | Book of Awakening | Mark Nepo | Conari | 9781573241175 | 15,567 |
| 21 | Ask and It Is Given | Esther Hicks | Hay House | 9781401904593 | 15,360 |
| 22 | The Biology of Belief | Bruce H. Lipton | Hay House | 9781401952471 | 14,935 |
| 23 | The Witch’s Book of Self-care | Arin Murphy-Hiscock | Adams Media | 9781507209141 | 14,616 |
| 24 | The Magic | Rhonda Byrne | Atria | 9781451673449 | 14,586 |
| 25 | The Satanic Bible | Anton Lavey | Atria | 9780380015399 | 14,477 |
