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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	-	1	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 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/17/2021 Average Rank 1.50 [details] Sales history for Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America date, rank 05/17/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 45,929 YTD: 45,929	May 2021	45,929 45,929
2	1	2	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 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/10/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/10/2021 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing date, rank 05/10/2021, 1 05/17/2021, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 34,873 YTD: 78,935	Apr 2021	34,873 78,935
3	6	6	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 6 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/12/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/10/2021 Average Rank 4.17 [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 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 33,407 YTD: 216,440	Mar 2021	33,407 216,440
4	-	1	The Premonition: A Pandemic Story Michael Lewis, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $30.00 (320) 978-0-393-88155-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/17/2021 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for The Premonition: A Pandemic Story date, rank 05/17/2021, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 30,895 YTD: 30,895	May 2021	30,895 30,895
5	2	6	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 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/12/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/12/2021 Average Rank 2.45 [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 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 28,232 YTD: 378,126	Mar 2021	28,232 378,126
6	-	1	The Tyranny of Big Tech Josh Hawley, Author Regnery Publishing, $29.99 (200) 978-1-68451-239-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 20,892 YTD: 20,892	May 2021	20,892 20,892
7	8	2	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 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/10/2021 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/17/2021 Average Rank 7.50 [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 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 12,977 YTD: 24,684	Apr 2021	12,977 24,684
8	5	2	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 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/10/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/10/2021 Average Rank 5.33 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 12,749 YTD: 29,612	Apr 2021	12,749 29,612
9	4	3	World Travel: An Irreverent Guide Anthony Bourdain, Author, Laurie Woolever, Author Ecco Press, $35.00 (448) 978-0-06-280279-8 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/03/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/03/2021 Average Rank 3.75 [details] Sales history for World Travel: An Irreverent Guide date, rank 05/03/2021, 1 05/10/2021, 4 05/17/2021, 9 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 12,569 YTD: 80,531	Apr 2021	12,569 80,531
10	-	1	Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering How the Forest Is Wired for Intelligence and Healing Suzanne Simard, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $27.95 (368) 978-0-525-65609-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 12,556 YTD: 12,556	May 2021	12,556 12,556
11	12	29	Greenlights Matthew McConaughey, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $30.00 (304) 978-0-593-13913-4 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/02/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/02/2020 Average Rank 5.12 [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 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 12,135 YTD: 243,466	Oct 2020	12,135 243,466
12	-	1	The Most Beautiful Disaster: How God Makes Miracles Out of Our Mistakes Hope Carpenter, Author Faithwords, $26.00 (240) 978-1-5460-1748-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 12,067 YTD: 12,067	May 2021	12,067 12,067
13	-	1	Persist Elizabeth Warren, Author Metropolitan Books, $27.99 (320) 978-1-250-79924-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,736 YTD: 10,736	May 2021	10,736 10,736
14	-	1	Wellbeing at Work Jim Clifton, Author, Jim Harter, Author Gallup Press, $27.95 (336) 978-1-59562-241-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,228 YTD: 10,228	May 2021	10,228 10,228
15	-	1	The Wreckage of My Presence Casey Wilson, Author Harper, $26.99 (368) 978-0-06-296058-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,163 YTD: 10,163	May 2021	10,163 10,163
16	-	1	How Stella Learned to Talk: The Groundbreaking Story of the World's First Talking Dog Christina Hunger, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (272) 978-0-06-304683-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,729 YTD: 9,729	May 2021	9,729 9,729
17	9	3	Out of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants George W Bush, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $38.00 (208) 978-0-593-13696-6 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/03/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/03/2021 Average Rank 8.50 [details] Sales history for Out of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants date, rank 05/03/2021, 3 05/10/2021, 9 05/17/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,285 YTD: 47,786	Apr 2021	9,285 47,786
18	30	10	Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life Jordan B Peterson, Author Portfolio, $29.00 (432) 978-0-593-08464-9 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 03/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/15/2021 Average Rank 12.90 [details] Sales history for Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life date, rank 03/15/2021, 1 03/22/2021, 4 03/29/2021, 7 04/05/2021, 10 04/12/2021, 14 04/19/2021, 24 04/26/2021, 23 05/03/2021, 22 05/17/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,987 YTD: 143,259	Mar 2021	8,987 143,259
19	13	3	Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (256) 978-0-525-65774-3 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/03/2021 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/03/2021 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Crying in H Mart: A Memoir date, rank 05/03/2021, 7 05/10/2021, 13 05/17/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,118 YTD: 27,647	Apr 2021	8,118 27,647
20	-	1	Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Own Destiny Sadhguru, Author Harmony, $26.99 (288) 978-0-593-23201-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,795 YTD: 25,045	Apr 2021	7,795 25,045
21	-	1	The Heart of Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism Hubert Joly, Author, Caroline Lambert, With Harvard Business Review Press, $30.00 (256) 978-1-64782-038-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,551 YTD: 7,551	May 2021	7,551 7,551
22	-	2	The Secret Is You: How I Empowered 250,000 Women to Find Their Passion and Change Their Lives Chris Cicchinelli, Author Post Hill Press, $25.00 (240) 978-1-64293-713-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 04/26/2021 Highest Rank 19 Highest Rank Date 04/26/2021 Average Rank 20.50 [details] Sales history for The Secret Is You: How I Empowered 250,000 Women to Find Their Passion and Change Their Lives date, rank 04/26/2021, 19 05/17/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,495 YTD: 17,709	Apr 2021	7,495 17,709
23	-	1	Give Them Lala Simon & Schuster, 978-1-9821-8541-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,455 YTD: 7,455	May 2021	7,455 7,455
24	10	3	Don't Drop the MIC: The Power of Your Words Can Change the World T D Jakes, Author Faithwords, $26.00 (464) 978-1-4555-9535-8 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/03/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/10/2021 Average Rank 11.75 [details] Sales history for Don't Drop the MIC: The Power of Your Words Can Change the World date, rank 05/03/2021, 9 05/10/2021, 10 05/17/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,383 YTD: 27,247	Apr 2021	7,383 27,247
25	-	1	How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World Dambisa Moyo, Author Basic Books, $30.00 (304) 978-1-5416-1942-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,369 YTD: 7,369	May 2021	7,369 7,369

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