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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	1	6	Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America Bill O'Reilly, Author, Martin Dugard, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (304) 978-1-250-27365-9 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/17/2021 Average Rank 2.33 [details] Sales history for Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America date, rank 05/17/2021, 1 05/24/2021, 1 05/31/2021, 3 06/07/2021, 1 06/14/2021, 1 06/21/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 19,198 YTD: 165,568	May 2021	19,198 165,568
2	-	1	Hormone Intelligence: The Complete Natural 6-Week Guide to Balanced Hormones Aviva Romm, Author HarperOne, $28.99 (304) 978-0-06-279621-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 11,007 YTD: 11,007	Jun 2021	11,007 11,007
3	11	11	The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today Shannon Bream, Author Broadside Books, $25.99 (256) 978-0-06-304659-7 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/12/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/10/2021 Average Rank 5.12 [details] Sales history for The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today date, rank 04/12/2021, 2 04/19/2021, 2 04/26/2021, 3 05/03/2021, 5 05/10/2021, 6 05/17/2021, 3 05/24/2021, 7 05/31/2021, 14 06/07/2021, 2 06/14/2021, 11 06/21/2021, 3 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,769 YTD: 274,154	Mar 2021	9,769 274,154
4	3	7	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 3 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/10/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/10/2021 Average Rank 4.20 [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 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,672 YTD: 150,931	Apr 2021	9,672 150,931
5	2	2	How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America Clint Smith III, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (352) 978-0-316-49293-5 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/14/2021 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America date, rank 06/14/2021, 2 06/21/2021, 5 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,244 YTD: 24,043	Jun 2021	8,244 24,043
6	-	1	Skinnytaste Meal Prep: Healthy Make-Ahead Meals and Freezer Recipes to Simplify Your Life: A Cookbook Gina Homolka, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $32.50 (304) 978-0-593-13731-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 09/28/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2020 Average Rank 14.82 [details] Sales history for Skinnytaste Meal Prep: Healthy Make-Ahead Meals and Freezer Recipes to Simplify Your Life: A Cookbook date, rank 09/28/2020, 6 10/05/2020, 15 10/12/2020, 21 10/19/2020, 25 10/26/2020, 22 11/16/2020, 30 01/18/2021, 24 06/21/2021, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,752 YTD: 40,775	Sep 2020	7,752 40,775
7	9	7	The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War Malcolm Gladwell, Author Little Brown and Company, $27.00 (256) 978-0-316-29661-8 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/10/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/10/2021 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War date, rank 05/10/2021, 5 05/17/2021, 8 05/24/2021, 10 05/31/2021, 16 06/07/2021, 11 06/14/2021, 9 06/21/2021, 7 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,709 YTD: 69,693	Apr 2021	7,709 69,693
8	-	1	The Collected Works of Jim Morrison: Poetry, Journals, Transcripts, and Lyrics Jim Morrison, Author, Tom Robbins, Foreword by Harper Design, $50.00 (584) 978-0-06-302897-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,678 YTD: 7,678	Jun 2021	7,678 7,678
9	8	11	The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country Amanda Gorman, Author, Oprah Winfrey, Foreword by Viking Books, $15.99 (32) 978-0-593-46527-1 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/12/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/12/2021 Average Rank 3.94 [details] Sales history for The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country date, rank 04/12/2021, 1 04/19/2021, 1 04/26/2021, 1 05/03/2021, 2 05/10/2021, 2 05/17/2021, 5 05/24/2021, 5 05/31/2021, 9 06/07/2021, 5 06/14/2021, 8 06/21/2021, 9 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,671 YTD: 438,329	Mar 2021	7,671 438,329
10	5	34	Greenlights Matthew McConaughey, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $30.00 (304) 978-0-593-13913-4 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/02/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/02/2020 Average Rank 5.35 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,568 YTD: 291,615	Oct 2020	7,568 291,615
11	-	1	Row the Boat: A Never-Give-Up Approach to Lead with Enthusiasm and Optimism and Improve Your Team and Culture Jon Gordon, Author, P J Fleck, Author Wiley, $23.00 (144) 978-1-119-76629-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,565 YTD: 7,565	Jun 2021	7,565 7,565
12	6	4	The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet John Green, Author Dutton Books, $28.00 (320) 978-0-525-55521-6 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/31/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/31/2021 Average Rank 4.80 [details] Sales history for The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet date, rank 05/31/2021, 1 06/07/2021, 3 06/14/2021, 6 06/21/2021, 12 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,009 YTD: 89,636	May 2021	7,009 89,636
13	7	6	The Premonition: A Pandemic Story Michael Lewis, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $30.00 (320) 978-0-393-88155-4 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 8.50 [details] Sales history for The Premonition: A Pandemic Story date, rank 05/17/2021, 4 05/24/2021, 8 05/31/2021, 15 06/07/2021, 10 06/14/2021, 7 06/21/2021, 13 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,180 YTD: 79,256	May 2021	6,180 79,256
14	20	8	World Travel: An Irreverent Guide Anthony Bourdain, Author, Laurie Woolever, Author Ecco Press, $35.00 (448) 978-0-06-280279-8 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/03/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/03/2021 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for World Travel: An Irreverent Guide date, rank 05/03/2021, 1 05/10/2021, 4 05/17/2021, 9 05/24/2021, 12 05/31/2021, 20 06/07/2021, 18 06/14/2021, 20 06/21/2021, 14 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,086 YTD: 111,089	Apr 2021	6,086 111,089
15	25	8	Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (256) 978-0-525-65774-3 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/03/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 13.62 [details] Sales history for Crying in H Mart: A Memoir date, rank 05/03/2021, 7 05/10/2021, 13 05/17/2021, 19 05/24/2021, 15 06/14/2021, 25 06/21/2021, 15 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,859 YTD: 53,855	Apr 2021	5,859 53,855
16	14	45	Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Isabel Wilkerson, Author Random House, $32.00 (464) 978-0-593-23025-1 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/17/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/17/2020 Average Rank 9.35 [details] Sales history for Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents date, rank 08/17/2020, 3 08/24/2020, 4 08/31/2020, 3 09/07/2020, 3 09/14/2020, 3 09/21/2020, 9 09/28/2020, 8 10/05/2020, 8 10/12/2020, 8 10/19/2020, 11 10/26/2020, 4 11/02/2020, 7 11/09/2020, 6 11/16/2020, 6 11/23/2020, 7 11/30/2020, 10 12/02/2020, 14 12/07/2020, 14 12/14/2020, 10 12/21/2020, 7 12/28/2020, 8 01/04/2021, 7 01/11/2021, 5 01/18/2021, 7 01/25/2021, 5 02/01/2021, 4 02/08/2021, 6 02/15/2021, 7 02/22/2021, 8 03/01/2021, 9 03/08/2021, 10 03/15/2021, 12 03/22/2021, 10 03/29/2021, 13 04/05/2021, 11 04/12/2021, 13 04/19/2021, 22 04/26/2021, 17 05/03/2021, 15 05/10/2021, 16 05/24/2021, 20 05/31/2021, 23 06/07/2021, 17 06/14/2021, 14 06/21/2021, 16 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 45 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,826 YTD: 212,859	Aug 2020	5,826 212,859
17	12	5	Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters Steven E Koonin, Author Benbella Books, $24.95 (240) 978-1-950665-79-2 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 06/14/2021 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters date, rank 06/14/2021, 12 06/21/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,811 YTD: 27,282	May 2021	4,811 27,282
18	-	1	How Did I Get Here?: Finding Your Way Back to God When Everything Is Pulling You Away Christine Caine, Author Thomas Nelson, $26.99 (256) 978-1-4002-2656-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,717 YTD: 4,717	Jun 2021	4,717 4,717
19	4	2	After the Fall: Being American in the World We've Made Ben Rhodes, Author Random House, $28.00 (384) 978-1-9848-5605-0 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/14/2021 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for After the Fall: Being American in the World We've Made date, rank 06/14/2021, 4 06/21/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,662 YTD: 14,678	Jun 2021	4,662 14,678
20	17	15	Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know Adam Grant, Author Viking, $28.00 (320) 978-1-9848-7810-6 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 02/22/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/22/2021 Average Rank 13.67 [details] Sales history for Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know date, rank 02/22/2021, 3 03/01/2021, 14 03/08/2021, 4 03/15/2021, 7 03/22/2021, 15 03/29/2021, 20 04/05/2021, 12 04/12/2021, 15 04/19/2021, 23 04/26/2021, 16 05/10/2021, 15 05/24/2021, 16 06/14/2021, 17 06/21/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,537 YTD: 190,209	Feb 2021	4,537 190,209
21	13	2	Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir Ashley C Ford, Author Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $27.99 (304) 978-1-250-30597-8 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 06/14/2021 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir date, rank 06/14/2021, 13 06/21/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,376 YTD: 10,912	Jun 2021	4,376 10,912
22	-	1	Sinatra and Me: In the Wee Small Hours Tony Oppedisano, Author, Mary Jane Ross, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (320) 978-1-9821-5178-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,307 YTD: 4,307	Jun 2021	4,307 4,307
23	33	14	How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self Nicole Lepera, Author Harper Wave, $27.99 (288) 978-0-06-301209-7 Last rank 33 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/22/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/22/2021 Average Rank 13.27 [details] Sales history for How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self date, rank 03/22/2021, 1 03/29/2021, 10 04/05/2021, 2 04/12/2021, 7 04/19/2021, 17 04/26/2021, 18 05/03/2021, 20 05/10/2021, 22 05/24/2021, 25 06/21/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 33 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,170 YTD: 144,646	Mar 2021	4,170 144,646
24	28	27	The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook: From Delicious Dole Whip to Tasty Mickey Pretzels, 100 Magical Disney-Inspired Recipes Ashley Craft, Author Adams Media Corporation, $21.99 (256) 978-1-5072-1451-0 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 11/23/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 14.89 [details] Sales history for The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook: From Delicious Dole Whip to Tasty Mickey Pretzels, 100 Magical Disney-Inspired Recipes date, rank 11/23/2020, 14 12/21/2020, 22 01/04/2021, 22 01/11/2021, 7 01/18/2021, 16 01/25/2021, 25 02/01/2021, 21 02/08/2021, 25 02/22/2021, 19 03/01/2021, 21 03/08/2021, 21 06/21/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,998 YTD: 98,327	Nov 2020	3,998 98,327
25	10	4	Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service Carol Leonnig, Author Random House, $28.00 (544) 978-0-399-58901-0 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/31/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service date, rank 05/31/2021, 5 06/07/2021, 9 06/14/2021, 10 06/21/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,776 YTD: 43,511	May 2021	3,776 43,511

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