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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2023 YTD
1	-	1	Elon Musk Walter Isaacson, Author Simon & Schuster, $35.00 (688) 978-1-982181-28-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/25/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/25/2023 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for Elon Musk date, rank 09/25/2023, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 92,560 YTD: 92,560	Sep 2023	92,560 92,560
2	-	1	Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier Arthur C Brooks, Author, Oprah Winfrey, Author Portfolio, $30.00 (272) 978-0-593-54540-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/25/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/25/2023 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier date, rank 09/25/2023, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 62,131 YTD: 62,131	Sep 2023	62,131 62,131
3	-	1	Counting the Cost Jill Duggar, Author, Derick Dillard, With, Craig Borlase, With Gallery Books, $28.99 (288) 978-1-66802-444-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/25/2023 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/25/2023 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Counting the Cost date, rank 09/25/2023, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 31,203 YTD: 31,203	Sep 2023	31,203 31,203
4	-	1	The Art of Home: A Designer Guide to Creating an Elevated Yet Approachable Home Shea McGee, Author Harper Horizon, $39.99 (408) 978-0-7852-3683-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/25/2023 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/25/2023 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for The Art of Home: A Designer Guide to Creating an Elevated Yet Approachable Home date, rank 09/25/2023, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 21,469 YTD: 21,469	Sep 2023	21,469 21,469
5	-	1	The World Central Kitchen Cookbook: Feeding Humanity, Feeding Hope José Andrés, Author, World Central Kitchen, Author, Sam Chapple-Sokol, With, Stephen Colbert, Foreword by Clarkson Potter Publishers, $35.00 (304) 978-0-593-57907-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 13,033 YTD: 13,033	Sep 2023	13,033 13,033
6	-	1	Xoxo, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness Cody Rigsby, Author Ballantine Books, $27.00 (224) 978-0-593-72253-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 10,879 YTD: 10,879	Sep 2023	10,879 10,879
7	-	1	The Gift of Failure: (And I'll Rethink the Title If This Book Fails!) Dan Bongino, Author Liberatio Protocol, $28.99 (224) 979-88-88450-62-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 9,460 YTD: 9,460	Sep 2023	9,460 9,460
8	-	1	Yellowstone: The Official Dutton Ranch Family Cookbook: Delicious Homestyle Recipes from Character and Real-Life Chef Gabriel Gator Guilbeau Gabriel Gator Guilbeau, Author Insight Editions, $34.99 (176) 978-1-64722-833-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 9,189 YTD: 9,189	Sep 2023	9,189 9,189
9	5	25	Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity Peter Attia, Author, Bill Gifford, With Harmony, $30.00 (400) 978-0-593-23659-8 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/10/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/10/2023 Average Rank 3.81 [details] Sales history for Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity date, rank 04/10/2023, 1 04/17/2023, 1 04/24/2023, 1 05/01/2023, 5 05/08/2023, 4 05/15/2023, 8 05/22/2023, 7 05/29/2023, 5 06/05/2023, 3 06/12/2023, 5 06/19/2023, 4 06/26/2023, 4 07/03/2023, 1 07/10/2023, 2 07/17/2023, 4 07/24/2023, 5 07/31/2023, 3 08/07/2023, 4 08/14/2023, 3 08/21/2023, 2 08/28/2023, 1 09/04/2023, 3 09/11/2023, 1 09/18/2023, 5 09/25/2023, 9 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Mar 2023 UNITS SOLD: 8,945 YTD: 336,006	Mar 2023	8,945 336,006
10	1	2	The Josiah Manifesto: The Ancient Mystery & Guide for the End Times Jonathan Cahn, Author Frontline, $28.99 (304) 978-1-63641-332-7 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/18/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2023 Average Rank 5.33 [details] Sales history for The Josiah Manifesto: The Ancient Mystery & Guide for the End Times date, rank 09/18/2023, 1 09/25/2023, 10 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 8,337 YTD: 25,856	Sep 2023	8,337 25,856
11	-	1	First Gen: A Memoir Alejandra Campoverdi, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (288) 978-1-5387-5718-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 7,825 YTD: 7,825	Sep 2023	7,825 7,825
12	-	1	Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me Bernie Taupin, Author Hachette Books, $30.00 (384) 978-0-306-82867-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 7,341 YTD: 7,341	Sep 2023	7,341 7,341
13	7	35	The Creative ACT: A Way of Being Rick Rubin, Author Penguin Press, $30.00 (432) 978-0-593-65288-6 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/30/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/30/2023 Average Rank 6.42 [details] Sales history for The Creative ACT: A Way of Being date, rank 01/30/2023, 2 02/06/2023, 4 02/13/2023, 8 02/20/2023, 11 02/27/2023, 3 03/06/2023, 5 03/13/2023, 5 03/20/2023, 4 03/27/2023, 6 04/03/2023, 6 04/10/2023, 9 04/17/2023, 10 04/24/2023, 9 05/01/2023, 7 05/08/2023, 11 05/15/2023, 12 05/22/2023, 9 05/29/2023, 8 06/05/2023, 4 06/12/2023, 2 06/19/2023, 8 06/26/2023, 8 07/03/2023, 6 07/10/2023, 3 07/17/2023, 5 07/24/2023, 8 07/31/2023, 6 08/07/2023, 5 08/14/2023, 4 08/21/2023, 5 08/28/2023, 4 09/04/2023, 6 09/11/2023, 4 09/18/2023, 7 09/25/2023, 13 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Jan 2023 UNITS SOLD: 6,938 YTD: 350,469	Jan 2023	6,938 350,469
14	-	1	Simply Symon Suppers: Recipes and Menus for Every Week of the Year: A Cookbook Michael Symon, Author, Douglas Trattner, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $35.00 (352) 978-0-593-57968-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 6,067 YTD: 6,067	Sep 2023	6,067 6,067
15	-	1	To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery Neil Tyson, Author National Geographic Society, $30.00 (320) 978-1-4262-2330-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,219 YTD: 5,219	Sep 2023	5,219 5,219
16	-	1	I Could Nosh: Classic Jew-Ish Recipes Revamped for Every Day Jake Cohen, Author Harvest Publications, $35.00 (304) 978-0-06-323970-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,214 YTD: 5,214	Sep 2023	5,214 5,214
17	12	22	The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Author Doubleday Books, $30.00 (352) 978-0-385-53426-0 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/01/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2023 Average Rank 5.46 [details] Sales history for The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder date, rank 05/01/2023, 2 05/08/2023, 1 05/15/2023, 3 05/22/2023, 5 05/29/2023, 3 06/05/2023, 2 06/12/2023, 3 06/19/2023, 3 06/26/2023, 3 07/03/2023, 2 07/10/2023, 5 07/17/2023, 6 07/24/2023, 9 07/31/2023, 9 08/07/2023, 3 08/14/2023, 5 08/21/2023, 6 08/28/2023, 5 09/04/2023, 8 09/11/2023, 6 09/18/2023, 12 09/25/2023, 17 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,129 YTD: 250,847	Apr 2023	5,129 250,847
18	-	1	Guinness World Records 2024 Guinness World Records, Author Guinness World Records, $29.95 (256) 978-1-913484-37-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,038 YTD: 5,038	Sep 2023	5,038 5,038
19	-	1	Pilgrim: 25 Ways God's Character Leads Us Onward Ruth Chou Simons, Author Harvest House Publishers, $34.99 (256) 978-0-7369-8292-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,573 YTD: 4,573	Sep 2023	4,573 4,573
20	13	8	Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s B Dylan Hollis, Author Alpha Books, $32.00 (256) 978-0-7440-8004-9 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/07/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/07/2023 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s date, rank 08/07/2023, 1 08/14/2023, 1 08/21/2023, 4 08/28/2023, 2 09/04/2023, 5 09/11/2023, 7 09/18/2023, 13 09/25/2023, 20 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jul 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,512 YTD: 188,411	Jul 2023	4,512 188,411
21	-	1	The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-First Century's Greatest Dilemma Mustafa Suleyman, Author, Michael Bhaskar, With Crown Publishing Group (NY), $30.00 (320) 978-0-593-59395-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,300 YTD: 14,563	Sep 2023	4,300 14,563
22	-	1	Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World Naomi Klein, Author Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00 (416) 978-0-374-61032-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,134 YTD: 4,134	Sep 2023	4,134 4,134
23	-	1	Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point Steven Levitsky, Author, Daniel Ziblatt, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $28.00 (352) 978-0-593-44307-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,094 YTD: 4,094	Sep 2023	4,094 4,094
24	9	2	Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad: The Perspective Shift That Could Completely Change the Way You Mother Abbie Halberstadt, Author, Lindsay Long, Artist Harvest House Publishers, $19.99 (240) 978-0-7369-8675-5 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 09/18/2023 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2023 Average Rank 16.50 [details] Sales history for Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad: The Perspective Shift That Could Completely Change the Way You Mother date, rank 09/18/2023, 9 09/25/2023, 24 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,288 YTD: 9,541	Sep 2023	3,288 9,541
25	16	3	The Automation Mindset: Learning to Embrace Automation as a Vehicle for Innovation and Growth Vijay Tella, Author Wiley, $28.00 (256) 978-1-119-89875-7 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 09/11/2023 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 09/11/2023 Average Rank 16.33 [details] Sales history for The Automation Mindset: Learning to Embrace Automation as a Vehicle for Innovation and Growth date, rank 09/11/2023, 8 09/18/2023, 16 09/25/2023, 25 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,233 YTD: 12,411	Aug 2023	3,233 12,411

For analysis of this week's lists, click here.

To download a printable PDF of our overall top 10 bestsellers, click here.

Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Sep. 16, 2023; appearing in the Sep. 25, 2023, print edition of PW

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