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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	-	1	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 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/12/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/12/2021 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country date, rank 04/12/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 214,667 YTD: 214,667	Mar 2021	214,667 214,667
2	-	1	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 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/12/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/12/2021 Average Rank 2.50 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 84,364 YTD: 84,364	Mar 2021	84,364 84,364
3	-	1	Seeing Beautiful Again: 50 Devotions to Find Redemption in Every Part of Your Story Lysa TerKeurst, Author Thomas Nelson, $24.99 (288) 978-1-4002-1891-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 22,435 YTD: 22,435	Mar 2021	22,435 22,435
4	-	1	Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole Tiffany Aliche, Author Harmony, $24.00 (304) 978-0-593-23274-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 18,479 YTD: 18,479	Mar 2021	18,479 18,479
5	-	1	Violence. Speed. Momentum. Disrespect, Author Gallery Books, $27.00 (256) 978-1-9821-5387-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 15,154 YTD: 15,154	Mar 2021	15,154 15,154
6	4	4	The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race Walter Isaacson, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (592) 978-1-9821-1585-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 03/22/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/12/2021 Average Rank 3.86 [details] Sales history for The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race date, rank 03/22/2021, 3 03/29/2021, 2 04/05/2021, 4 04/12/2021, 6 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 12,831 YTD: 99,785	Mar 2021	12,831 99,785
7	2	4	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 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/22/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/22/2021 Average Rank 4.20 [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 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 11,924 YTD: 94,701	Mar 2021	11,924 94,701
8	-	1	Everybody Fights: So Why Not Be Good at It Kim Holderness, Author, Penn Holderness, Author Thomas Nelson, $26.99 (256) 978-0-7852-3572-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 11,400 YTD: 11,400	Mar 2021	11,400 11,400
9	1	3	Eat Better, Feel Better: My Recipes for Wellness and Healing, Inside and Out Giada de Laurentiis, Author Rodale Books, $32.50 (272) 978-0-593-13843-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 03/29/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/05/2021 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for Eat Better, Feel Better: My Recipes for Wellness and Healing, Inside and Out date, rank 03/29/2021, 3 04/05/2021, 1 04/12/2021, 9 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 11,066 YTD: 56,865	Mar 2021	11,066 56,865
10	8	4	Everything Will Be Okay: Life Lessons for Young Women (from a Former Young Woman) Dana Perino, Author Twelve, $28.00 (256) 978-1-5387-3708-8 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/22/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/22/2021 Average Rank 6.60 [details] Sales history for Everything Will Be Okay: Life Lessons for Young Women (from a Former Young Woman) date, rank 03/22/2021, 2 03/29/2021, 11 04/05/2021, 8 04/12/2021, 10 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 11,025 YTD: 84,060	Mar 2021	11,025 84,060
11	5	24	Greenlights Matthew McConaughey, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $30.00 (304) 978-0-593-13913-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/02/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/02/2020 Average Rank 4.38 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 10,637 YTD: 195,906	Oct 2020	10,637 195,906
12	-	1	The Beauty of Living Twice Sharon Stone, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (256) 978-0-525-65676-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,201 YTD: 8,201	Mar 2021	8,201 8,201
13	11	35	Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Isabel Wilkerson, Author Random House, $32.00 (464) 978-0-593-23025-1 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/17/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/17/2020 Average Rank 7.45 [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 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,589 YTD: 150,080	Aug 2020	7,589 150,080
14	10	5	Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life Jordan B Peterson, Author Portfolio, $29.00 (432) 978-0-593-08464-9 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 03/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/15/2021 Average Rank 7.00 [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 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,000 YTD: 113,424	Mar 2021	7,000 113,424
15	12	8	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 12 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 02/22/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/22/2021 Average Rank 10.89 [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 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,975 YTD: 118,100	Feb 2021	6,975 118,100
16	-	1	Risk Forward: Embrace the Unknown and Unlock Your Hidden Genius Victoria Labalme, Author Hay House Business, $24.99 (176) 978-1-4019-6180-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,882 YTD: 6,882	Mar 2021	6,882 6,882
17	27	7	The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together Heather McGhee, Author One World, $27.00 (240) 978-0-525-50956-1 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 03/01/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 03/01/2021 Average Rank 9.83 [details] Sales history for The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together date, rank 03/01/2021, 4 03/08/2021, 8 03/22/2021, 5 03/29/2021, 19 04/12/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,275 YTD: 69,860	Feb 2021	6,275 69,860
18	19	8	Walk in My Combat Boots: True Stories from America's Bravest Warriors James Patterson, Author, Chris Mooney, With Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (416) 978-0-316-42909-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 02/22/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/22/2021 Average Rank 8.50 [details] Sales history for Walk in My Combat Boots: True Stories from America's Bravest Warriors date, rank 02/22/2021, 2 03/01/2021, 3 03/08/2021, 3 03/15/2021, 9 03/22/2021, 14 03/29/2021, 17 04/05/2021, 19 04/12/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,865 YTD: 103,710	Feb 2021	5,865 103,710
19	15	20	A Promised Land Barack Obama, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $45.00 (768) 978-1-5247-6316-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/30/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/30/2020 Average Rank 3.89 [details] Sales history for A Promised Land date, rank 11/30/2020, 1 12/02/2020, 1 12/07/2020, 1 12/14/2020, 1 12/21/2020, 1 12/28/2020, 1 01/04/2021, 1 01/11/2021, 1 01/18/2021, 1 01/25/2021, 1 02/01/2021, 1 02/08/2021, 2 02/15/2021, 4 02/22/2021, 4 03/01/2021, 6 03/08/2021, 9 03/15/2021, 14 03/22/2021, 17 03/29/2021, 15 04/05/2021, 15 04/12/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,809 YTD: 228,849	Nov 2020	5,809 228,849
20	14	13	Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age Sanjay Gupta, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.00 (336) 978-1-5011-6673-0 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/18/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/22/2021 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age date, rank 01/18/2021, 2 01/25/2021, 2 02/01/2021, 2 02/08/2021, 3 02/15/2021, 3 02/22/2021, 1 03/01/2021, 5 03/08/2021, 7 03/15/2021, 13 03/22/2021, 12 03/29/2021, 12 04/05/2021, 14 04/12/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,759 YTD: 245,685	Jan 2021	5,759 245,685
21	20	3	This Is the Fire Don Lemon, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (160) 978-0-316-25757-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/29/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/29/2021 Average Rank 9.20 [details] Sales history for This Is the Fire date, rank 03/29/2021, 1 04/05/2021, 20 04/12/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,038 YTD: 40,991	Mar 2021	5,038 40,991
22	-	1	Rock Me on the Water: 1974-The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics Ronald Brownstein, Author Harper, $29.99 (448) 978-0-06-289921-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,029 YTD: 6,031	Mar 2021	5,029 6,031
23	16	3	Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself Nedra Glover Tawwab, Author Tarcherperigee, $26.00 (304) 978-0-593-19209-2 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 03/29/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 03/29/2021 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself date, rank 03/29/2021, 6 04/05/2021, 16 04/12/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,969 YTD: 24,782	Mar 2021	4,969 24,782
24	-	1	The Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries Revealing the Mind Behind the Universe Stephen C Meyer, Author HarperOne, $29.99 (560) 978-0-06-207150-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,893 YTD: 4,893	Mar 2021	4,893 4,893
25	-	1	Stick Together: A Simple Lesson to Build a Stronger Team Jon Gordon, Author, Kate Leavell, Author Wiley, $17.00 (128) 978-1-119-76260-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,810 YTD: 4,810	Mar 2021	4,810 4,810

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