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Hardcover Frontlist Nonfiction

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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	-	1	Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic Cookbook Joshua Weissman, Author Alpha Books, $30.00 (272) 978-1-61564-998-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/27/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/27/2021 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic Cookbook date, rank 09/27/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 58,387 YTD: 58,387	Sep 2021	58,387 58,387
2	1	10	American Marxism Mark R. Levin, Author Threshold Editions, $28.00 (304) 978-1-5011-3597-2 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/26/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/26/2021 Average Rank 1.50 [details] Sales history for American Marxism date, rank 07/26/2021, 1 08/02/2021, 1 08/09/2021, 1 08/16/2021, 1 08/23/2021, 1 08/30/2021, 1 09/06/2021, 1 09/13/2021, 1 09/20/2021, 1 09/27/2021, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 22,550 YTD: 814,704	Jul 2021	22,550 814,704
3	-	1	A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life Heather Heying, Author, Bret Weinstein, Author Portfolio, $28.00 (320) 978-0-593-08688-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 09/27/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/27/2021 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life date, rank 09/27/2021, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 17,691 YTD: 17,691	Sep 2021	17,691 17,691
4	-	1	Take Back Your Time: The Guilt-Free Guide to Life Balance Christy Wright, Author, Dave Ramsey, Foreword by Ramsey Press, $19.99 978-1-942121-56-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 16,018 YTD: 16,018	Sep 2021	16,018 16,018
5	4	2	Countdown bin Laden: The Untold Story of the 247-Day Hunt to Bring the MasterMind of 9/11 to Justice Chris Wallace, Author, Mitch Weiss, With Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (368) 978-1-9821-7652-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/20/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/20/2021 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for Countdown bin Laden: The Untold Story of the 247-Day Hunt to Bring the MasterMind of 9/11 to Justice date, rank 09/20/2021, 4 09/27/2021, 5 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 15,814 YTD: 29,854	Sep 2021	15,814 29,854
6	-	1	Once Upon a Chef: Weeknight/Weekend: 70 Quick-Fix Weeknight Dinners + 30 Luscious Weekend Recipes Jennifer Segal, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $32.50 (288) 978-0-593-23183-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,018 YTD: 10,018	Sep 2021	10,018 10,018
7	-	1	Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised Carmelo Anthony, Author Gallery Books, $28.00 (224) 978-1-9821-6059-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,397 YTD: 9,397	Sep 2021	9,397 9,397
8	-	1	Cook Once Dinner Fix: Quick and Exciting Ways to Transform Tonight's Dinner Into Tomorrow's Feast Cassy Joy Garcia, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (304) 978-1-9821-6726-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,609 YTD: 8,609	Sep 2021	8,609 8,609
9	-	1	Provoke: How Leaders Shape the Future by Overcoming Fatal Human Flaws Geoff Tuff, Author, Steven Goldbach, Author Wiley, $29.00 (272) 978-1-119-76447-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,563 YTD: 8,563	Sep 2021	8,563 8,563
10	-	1	You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories Gabrielle Union, Author Dey Street Books, $27.99 (256) 978-0-06-297993-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,418 YTD: 8,418	Sep 2021	8,418 8,418
11	-	1	Guinness World Records 2022 Guinness World Records Limited, Not Available Guinness World Records, $28.95 (256) 978-1-913484-10-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,085 YTD: 8,085	Sep 2021	8,085 8,085
12	-	1	Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law Mary Roach, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $26.95 (320) 978-1-324-00193-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,921 YTD: 7,921	Sep 2021	7,921 7,921
13	-	1	Roadmap to a Brighter Future: Reimagining and Realizing America's Possibilities Paul A Laudicina, Author Matt Holt, $27.00 (256) 978-1-953295-64-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,915 YTD: 6,915	Sep 2021	6,915 6,915
14	-	1	Wildland: The Making of America's Fury Evan Osnos, Author Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00 (400) 978-0-374-28667-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,085 YTD: 6,085	Sep 2021	6,085 6,085
15	-	1	Food Saved Me: My Journey of Finding Health and Hope Through the Power of Food Danielle Walker, Author Tyndale Momentum, $26.99 (336) 978-1-4964-4474-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,655 YTD: 5,655	Sep 2021	5,655 5,655
16	10	21	What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing Oprah Winfrey, Author, Bruce D Perry, Author Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $28.99 (304) 978-1-250-22318-0 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/10/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/10/2021 Average Rank 6.96 [details] Sales history for What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing date, rank 05/10/2021, 1 05/17/2021, 2 05/24/2021, 4 05/31/2021, 7 06/07/2021, 4 06/14/2021, 3 06/21/2021, 4 06/28/2021, 5 07/05/2021, 7 07/12/2021, 8 07/19/2021, 12 07/26/2021, 7 08/02/2021, 7 08/09/2021, 8 08/16/2021, 12 08/23/2021, 11 08/30/2021, 6 09/06/2021, 7 09/13/2021, 9 09/20/2021, 10 09/27/2021, 16 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,287 YTD: 234,638	Apr 2021	5,287 234,638
17	7	3	The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Official Cookbook & Entertaining Guide Kim Laidlaw, Author, Jody Revenson, Author, Caroline Hall, Author Insight Editions, $29.99 (192) 978-1-64722-157-7 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/13/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/13/2021 Average Rank 7.75 [details] Sales history for The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Official Cookbook & Entertaining Guide date, rank 09/13/2021, 2 09/20/2021, 7 09/27/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,278 YTD: 29,878	Aug 2021	5,278 29,878
18	6	2	The Perfect Day to Boss Up: A Hustler's Guide to Building Your Empire (Original) Rick Ross, Author Hanover Square Press, $27.99 (304) 978-1-335-52252-8 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/20/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 09/20/2021 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for The Perfect Day to Boss Up: A Hustler's Guide to Building Your Empire (Original) date, rank 09/20/2021, 6 09/27/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,179 YTD: 13,303	Sep 2021	5,179 13,303
19	24	8	The Truth about Covid-19: Exposing the Great Reset, Lockdowns, Vaccine Passports, and the New Normal Joseph Mercola, Author, Ronnie Cummins, Author, Robert F Kennedy, Foreword by Chelsea Green Publishing Company, $24.95 (224) 978-1-64502-088-2 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/10/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/16/2021 Average Rank 11.36 [details] Sales history for The Truth about Covid-19: Exposing the Great Reset, Lockdowns, Vaccine Passports, and the New Normal date, rank 05/10/2021, 8 05/17/2021, 7 05/24/2021, 22 08/16/2021, 2 08/23/2021, 3 08/30/2021, 7 09/06/2021, 12 09/13/2021, 15 09/20/2021, 24 09/27/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,751 YTD: 101,659	Apr 2021	4,751 101,659
20	16	2	Taking Paris: The Epic Battle for the City of Lights Martin Dugard, Author Dutton Caliber, $30.00 (400) 978-0-593-18308-3 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 09/20/2021 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 09/20/2021 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Taking Paris: The Epic Battle for the City of Lights date, rank 09/20/2021, 16 09/27/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,675 YTD: 9,181	Sep 2021	4,675 9,181
21	2	2	The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream David M Rubenstein, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (416) 978-1-9821-6573-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/20/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/20/2021 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream date, rank 09/20/2021, 2 09/27/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,660 YTD: 19,657	Sep 2021	4,660 19,657
22	-	1	Antoni: Let's Do Dinner Antoni Porowski, Author Houghton Mifflin, $30.00 (272) 978-0-358-39532-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,504 YTD: 4,504	Sep 2021	4,504 4,504
23	17	48	Greenlights Matthew McConaughey, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $30.00 (304) 978-0-593-13913-4 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/02/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/02/2020 Average Rank 6.07 [details] Sales history for Greenlights date, rank 11/02/2020, 1 11/09/2020, 1 11/16/2020, 4 11/23/2020, 2 11/30/2020, 4 12/02/2020, 2 12/07/2020, 2 12/14/2020, 2 12/21/2020, 2 12/28/2020, 2 01/04/2021, 2 01/11/2021, 2 01/18/2021, 4 01/25/2021, 3 02/01/2021, 3 02/08/2021, 4 02/15/2021, 6 02/22/2021, 5 03/01/2021, 10 03/08/2021, 6 03/15/2021, 8 03/22/2021, 8 03/29/2021, 8 04/05/2021, 5 04/12/2021, 11 04/19/2021, 14 04/26/2021, 13 05/03/2021, 10 05/10/2021, 12 05/17/2021, 11 05/24/2021, 9 05/31/2021, 12 06/07/2021, 6 06/14/2021, 5 06/21/2021, 10 06/28/2021, 3 07/05/2021, 4 07/12/2021, 5 07/19/2021, 6 07/26/2021, 9 08/02/2021, 8 08/09/2021, 10 08/16/2021, 11 08/23/2021, 13 08/30/2021, 8 09/06/2021, 10 09/13/2021, 8 09/20/2021, 17 09/27/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 48 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,411 YTD: 378,549	Oct 2020	4,411 378,549
24	-	1	Amplifiers: How Great Leaders Magnify the Power of Teams, Increase the Impact of Organizations, and Turn Up the Volume on Positive Tom Finegan, Author Wiley, $26.00 (272) 978-1-119-79455-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,296 YTD: 4,296	Sep 2021	4,296 4,296
25	-	1	Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy Nathaniel Philbrick, Author Viking, $30.00 (400) 978-0-525-56217-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,173 YTD: 4,173	Sep 2021	4,173 4,173

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NPD BookScan, week 38 of 2021 data through 9/18/2021; PW Issue of September 27, 2021

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