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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	-	1	How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need Bill Gates, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $28.95 (272) 978-0-385-54613-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/01/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/01/2021 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need date, rank 03/01/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 37,184 YTD: 37,184	Feb 2021	37,184 37,184
2	7	4	Just as I Am Cicely Tyson, Author HarperCollins Publishers, $28.99 (288) 978-0-06-293106-1 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/08/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 3.43 [details] Sales history for Just as I Am date, rank 02/08/2021, 1 02/15/2021, 5 02/22/2021, 7 03/01/2021, 2 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 26,873 YTD: 102,914	Jan 2021	26,873 102,914
3	2	2	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 2 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 02/22/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/22/2021 Average Rank 3.50 [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 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 22,452 YTD: 52,615	Feb 2021	22,452 52,615
4	-	1	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 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 03/01/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 03/01/2021 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together date, rank 03/01/2021, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 21,659 YTD: 21,659	Feb 2021	21,659 21,659
5	1	7	Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age Sanjay Gupta, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.00 (336) 978-1-5011-6673-0 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/18/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/22/2021 Average Rank 4.43 [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 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 20,256 YTD: 193,452	Jan 2021	20,256 193,452
6	4	14	A Promised Land Barack Obama, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $45.00 (768) 978-1-5247-6316-9 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/30/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/30/2020 Average Rank 1.60 [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 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 12,238 YTD: 181,713	Nov 2020	12,238 181,713
7	-	1	Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Craig Groeschel, Author Zondervan, $26.99 (256) 978-0-310-36272-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 12,169 YTD: 12,169	Feb 2021	12,169 12,169
8	10	3	Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy Andy Ngo, Author Center Street, $28.00 (320) 978-1-5460-5958-5 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 5.75 [details] Sales history for Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy date, rank 02/15/2021, 1 02/22/2021, 10 03/01/2021, 8 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 11,873 YTD: 49,170	Feb 2021	11,873 49,170
9	8	29	Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Isabel Wilkerson, Author Random House, $32.00 (464) 978-0-593-23025-1 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/17/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/17/2020 Average Rank 6.74 [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 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 11,242 YTD: 97,051	Aug 2020	11,242 97,051
10	5	18	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 3.89 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 11,200 YTD: 122,531	Oct 2020	11,200 122,531
11	9	50	Untamed Glennon Doyle, Author Dial Press, $28.00 (352) 978-1-9848-0125-8 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/23/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2020 Average Rank 5.55 [details] Sales history for Untamed date, rank 03/23/2020, 1 03/30/2020, 2 04/06/2020, 2 04/13/2020, 2 04/20/2020, 2 04/27/2020, 2 05/04/2020, 2 05/11/2020, 3 05/18/2020, 2 05/25/2020, 1 06/01/2020, 1 06/08/2020, 1 06/15/2020, 1 06/22/2020, 3 06/29/2020, 3 07/06/2020, 5 07/13/2020, 3 07/20/2020, 4 07/27/2020, 5 08/03/2020, 6 08/10/2020, 5 08/17/2020, 7 08/24/2020, 6 08/31/2020, 2 09/07/2020, 4 09/14/2020, 2 09/21/2020, 10 09/28/2020, 13 10/05/2020, 13 10/12/2020, 13 10/19/2020, 16 10/26/2020, 11 11/02/2020, 4 11/09/2020, 4 11/16/2020, 7 11/23/2020, 8 11/30/2020, 13 12/02/2020, 15 12/07/2020, 15 12/14/2020, 8 12/21/2020, 9 12/28/2020, 9 01/04/2021, 5 01/11/2021, 3 01/18/2021, 5 01/25/2021, 4 02/01/2021, 6 02/08/2021, 8 02/15/2021, 9 02/22/2021, 9 03/01/2021, 11 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 50 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,313 YTD: 98,973	Mar 2020	9,313 98,973
12	15	2	Between Two Kingdoms Suleika Jaouad, Author Random House, $28.00 (288) 978-0-399-58858-7 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 02/22/2021 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 03/01/2021 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for Between Two Kingdoms date, rank 02/22/2021, 15 03/01/2021, 12 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,892 YTD: 15,912	Feb 2021	8,892 15,912
13	6	3	Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 Ibram X Kendi, Author, Keisha N Blain, Author One World, $32.00 (432) 978-0-593-13404-7 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 date, rank 02/15/2021, 2 02/22/2021, 6 03/01/2021, 13 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,308 YTD: 50,931	Feb 2021	7,308 50,931
14	3	2	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 3 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 02/22/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/22/2021 Average Rank 8.33 [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 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,896 YTD: 63,538	Feb 2021	6,896 63,538
15	11	46	Magnolia Table, Volume 2: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering Joanna Gaines, Author William Morrow & Company, $35.00 (352) 978-0-06-282018-1 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/20/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/20/2020 Average Rank 7.37 [details] Sales history for Magnolia Table, Volume 2: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering date, rank 04/20/2020, 1 04/27/2020, 1 05/04/2020, 1 05/11/2020, 1 05/18/2020, 1 05/25/2020, 2 06/01/2020, 4 06/08/2020, 4 06/15/2020, 2 06/22/2020, 4 06/29/2020, 5 07/06/2020, 6 07/13/2020, 4 07/20/2020, 5 07/27/2020, 7 08/03/2020, 10 08/10/2020, 8 08/17/2020, 9 08/24/2020, 8 08/31/2020, 11 09/07/2020, 9 09/14/2020, 13 09/21/2020, 19 09/28/2020, 25 11/16/2020, 12 11/23/2020, 12 11/30/2020, 25 12/02/2020, 17 12/07/2020, 17 12/14/2020, 12 12/21/2020, 16 12/28/2020, 11 01/04/2021, 6 01/11/2021, 11 01/18/2021, 8 01/25/2021, 8 02/01/2021, 9 02/08/2021, 13 02/15/2021, 14 02/22/2021, 11 03/01/2021, 15 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 46 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,087 YTD: 66,112	Apr 2020	6,087 66,112
16	-	1	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song Henry Louis Gates, Author Penguin Press, $30.00 (320) 978-1-9848-8033-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,676 YTD: 5,676	Feb 2021	5,676 5,676
17	14	14	Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again Lysa TerKeurst, Author Thomas Nelson, $26.99 (256) 978-0-7180-3987-5 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/30/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2020 Average Rank 8.79 [details] Sales history for Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again date, rank 11/30/2020, 3 12/02/2020, 10 12/07/2020, 10 12/14/2020, 14 12/21/2020, 12 12/28/2020, 22 01/04/2021, 13 01/11/2021, 4 01/18/2021, 6 01/25/2021, 7 02/01/2021, 5 02/08/2021, 9 02/15/2021, 13 02/22/2021, 14 03/01/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,501 YTD: 73,460	Nov 2020	5,501 73,460
18	-	1	The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Author Penguin Press, $27.00 (288) 978-0-525-56068-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,964 YTD: 4,964	Feb 2021	4,964 4,964
19	20	24	Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day Jay Shetty, Author Simon & Schuster, $27.00 (352) 978-1-9821-3448-8 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/21/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/21/2020 Average Rank 15.24 [details] Sales history for Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day date, rank 09/21/2020, 2 09/28/2020, 7 10/05/2020, 7 10/12/2020, 12 10/26/2020, 20 11/02/2020, 15 11/09/2020, 22 11/16/2020, 18 11/23/2020, 24 12/02/2020, 24 12/07/2020, 24 01/04/2021, 24 01/11/2021, 13 01/18/2021, 11 01/25/2021, 10 02/01/2021, 11 02/08/2021, 15 02/15/2021, 18 02/22/2021, 20 03/01/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,148 YTD: 45,160	Sep 2020	4,148 45,160
20	18	36	Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art James Nestor, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (304) 978-0-7352-1361-6 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 06/08/2020 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 06/15/2020 Average Rank 17.57 [details] Sales history for Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art date, rank 06/08/2020, 12 06/15/2020, 9 07/06/2020, 13 07/13/2020, 12 07/20/2020, 23 07/27/2020, 13 08/03/2020, 12 08/10/2020, 14 08/17/2020, 23 08/24/2020, 21 08/31/2020, 20 09/07/2020, 16 09/14/2020, 20 09/21/2020, 22 11/16/2020, 31 01/11/2021, 18 01/18/2021, 15 01/25/2021, 15 02/01/2021, 15 02/08/2021, 21 02/15/2021, 21 02/22/2021, 18 03/01/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,047 YTD: 37,902	May 2020	4,047 37,902
21	19	11	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 19 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 11/23/2020 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 01/11/2021 Average Rank 17.08 [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 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,706 YTD: 32,580	Nov 2020	3,706 32,580
22	23	20	Modern Comfort Food Ina Garten, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $35.00 (272) 978-0-8041-8706-0 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2020 Average Rank 6.75 [details] Sales history for Modern Comfort Food date, rank 10/19/2020, 1 10/26/2020, 1 11/02/2020, 3 11/09/2020, 2 11/16/2020, 3 11/23/2020, 4 11/30/2020, 8 12/02/2020, 5 12/07/2020, 5 12/14/2020, 3 12/21/2020, 4 12/28/2020, 4 01/04/2021, 3 01/11/2021, 6 01/18/2021, 12 01/25/2021, 16 02/01/2021, 16 02/15/2021, 25 02/22/2021, 23 03/01/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,270 YTD: 34,617	Oct 2020	3,270 34,617
23	-	1	Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers Dane C Ortlund, Author Crossway Books, $19.99 (224) 978-1-4335-6613-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,034 YTD: 10,992	Apr 2020	3,034 10,992
24	28	16	Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence Claire Saffitz, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $35.00 (368) 978-1-9848-2696-1 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/02/2020 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 01/11/2021 Average Rank 17.67 [details] Sales history for Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence date, rank 11/02/2020, 8 11/16/2020, 46 12/21/2020, 17 12/28/2020, 19 02/01/2021, 19 03/01/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 2,804 YTD: 22,163	Oct 2020	2,804 22,163
25	17	3	Ancient Remedies: Secrets to Healing with Herbs, Essential Oils, Cbd, and the Most Powerful Natural Medicine in History Josh Axe, Author Little, Brown Spark, $29.00 (304) 978-0-316-49645-2 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 17.67 [details] Sales history for Ancient Remedies: Secrets to Healing with Herbs, Essential Oils, Cbd, and the Most Powerful Natural Medicine in History date, rank 02/15/2021, 11 02/22/2021, 17 03/01/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 2,598 YTD: 17,812	Feb 2021	2,598 17,812

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