Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lists

Select Back Issue:

Hardcover Frontlist Nonfiction

(Click title for review)

Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	-	1	Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir Ina Garten, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $34.00 (320) 978-0-593-79989-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir date, rank 10/14/2024, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 74,139 YTD: 74,139	Oct 2024	74,139 74,139
2	-	1	Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering Malcolm Gladwell, Author Little Brown and Company, $32.00 (368) 978-0-316-57580-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering date, rank 10/14/2024, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 30,299 YTD: 30,299	Oct 2024	30,299 30,299
3	-	1	The Message Ta-Nehisi Coates, Author One World, $30.00 (256) 978-0-593-23038-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for The Message date, rank 10/14/2024, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 30,242 YTD: 30,242	Oct 2024	30,242 30,242
4	-	1	The Coming Golden Age: 31 Ways to Be Kingdom Ready David Jeremiah, Author Thomas Nelson, $29.99 (240) 978-0-7852-5238-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 17,271 YTD: 17,271	Oct 2024	17,271 17,271
5	-	1	Black Saturday: An Unfiltered Account of the October 7th Attack on Israel and the War in Gaza Trey Yingst, Author Harper Influence, $32.00 (288) 978-0-06-342005-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 16,623 YTD: 16,623	Oct 2024	16,623 16,623
6	3	21	Good Energy: Fix Your Metabolism to Feel Better Today and Prevent Disease Tomorrow Casey Means, Author, Calley Means, With Avery Publishing Group, $32.00 (400) 978-0-593-71264-1 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/27/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/27/2024 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Good Energy: Fix Your Metabolism to Feel Better Today and Prevent Disease Tomorrow date, rank 05/27/2024, 1 06/03/2024, 8 06/10/2024, 3 06/17/2024, 14 06/24/2024, 15 07/08/2024, 17 07/15/2024, 13 07/22/2024, 16 08/05/2024, 19 08/12/2024, 22 08/26/2024, 15 09/02/2024, 1 09/09/2024, 4 09/16/2024, 2 09/23/2024, 1 09/30/2024, 2 10/07/2024, 3 10/14/2024, 6 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: May 2024 UNITS SOLD: 14,084 YTD: 261,068	May 2024	14,084 261,068
7	4	4	Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden Bill O'Reilly, Author, Martin Dugard, Author St. Martin's Press, $35.00 (368) 978-1-250-34641-4 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/23/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2024 Average Rank 5.43 [details] Sales history for Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden date, rank 09/23/2024, 2 09/30/2024, 5 10/07/2024, 4 10/14/2024, 7 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 12,116 YTD: 80,189	Sep 2024	12,116 80,189
8	-	1	Salt Hank: A Five Napkin Situation (a Cookbook) Henry Laporte, Author S&s/Simon Element, $35.00 (288) 978-1-6680-2548-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 11,759 YTD: 11,759	Oct 2024	11,759 11,759
9	13	5	The Dragon's Prophecy: Israel, the Dark Resurrection, and the End of Days Jonathan Cahn, Author Frontline, $28.99 (304) 978-1-63641-399-0 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/16/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2024 Average Rank 6.67 [details] Sales history for The Dragon's Prophecy: Israel, the Dark Resurrection, and the End of Days date, rank 09/16/2024, 1 09/23/2024, 5 09/30/2024, 11 10/07/2024, 13 10/14/2024, 9 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 11,068 YTD: 107,305	Sep 2024	11,068 107,305
10	6	3	Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food Dolly Parton, Author, Rachel Parton George, Author Ten Speed Press, $35.00 (272) 978-1-9848-6316-4 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/30/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2024 Average Rank 4.75 [details] Sales history for Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food date, rank 09/30/2024, 1 10/07/2024, 6 10/14/2024, 10 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 10,144 YTD: 75,668	Sep 2024	10,144 75,668
11	9	28	The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Jonathan Haidt, Author Penguin Press, $30.00 (400) 978-0-593-65503-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 04/08/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/08/2024 Average Rank 4.19 [details] Sales history for The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness date, rank 04/08/2024, 1 04/15/2024, 4 04/22/2024, 2 04/29/2024, 1 05/06/2024, 1 05/13/2024, 7 05/20/2024, 4 05/27/2024, 5 06/03/2024, 4 06/10/2024, 2 06/17/2024, 3 06/24/2024, 3 07/08/2024, 4 07/15/2024, 1 07/22/2024, 2 07/29/2024, 1 08/05/2024, 1 08/12/2024, 2 08/19/2024, 2 08/26/2024, 7 09/02/2024, 3 09/09/2024, 1 09/16/2024, 5 09/23/2024, 7 09/30/2024, 7 10/07/2024, 9 10/14/2024, 11 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,953 YTD: 393,605	Mar 2024	9,953 393,605
12	16	3	Does This Taste Funny?: Recipes Our Family Loves Stephen Colbert, Author, Evie McGee Colbert, Author Celadon Books, $35.00 (336) 978-1-250-85999-0 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/30/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2024 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for Does This Taste Funny?: Recipes Our Family Loves date, rank 09/30/2024, 4 10/07/2024, 16 10/14/2024, 12 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,731 YTD: 37,849	Sep 2024	9,731 37,849
13	-	1	Heal Your Gut, Save Your Brain: The Five Pillars of Enhancing Your Gut and Optimizing Your Cognitive Health Partha Nandi, Author Mayo Clinic Press, $28.99 (256) 979-8-88770-179-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,327 YTD: 9,327	Oct 2024	9,327 9,327
14	14	4	Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI Yuval Noah Harari, Author Random House, $35.00 (512) 978-0-593-73422-3 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/23/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2024 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI date, rank 09/23/2024, 3 09/30/2024, 10 10/07/2024, 14 10/14/2024, 14 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,899 YTD: 43,489	Sep 2024	7,899 43,489
15	2	2	Truths: The Future of America First Vivek Ramaswamy, Author Threshold Editions, $29.99 (224) 978-1-6680-7843-3 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Truths: The Future of America First date, rank 10/07/2024, 2 10/14/2024, 15 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,866 YTD: 29,657	Sep 2024	7,866 29,657
16	1	2	The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement Sharon McMahon, Author Thesis, $32.00 (304) 978-0-593-54167-8 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 6.67 [details] Sales history for The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement date, rank 10/07/2024, 1 10/14/2024, 16 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,188 YTD: 59,737	Sep 2024	7,188 59,737
17	-	1	Taylor Swift Holly C Corbett, Contribution by, Beatrice Forman, Contribution by, Maura K Johnson, Contribution by, Scott Raab, Contribution by, Carissa Rosenberg, Contribution by, Annie Zaleski, Contribution by Hearst Home, $22.00 (144) 978-1-958395-68-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,840 YTD: 6,840	Oct 2024	6,840 6,840
18	7	3	Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty Hillary Rodham Clinton, Author Simon & Schuster, $29.99 (336) 978-1-6680-1723-4 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/30/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2024 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty date, rank 09/30/2024, 3 10/07/2024, 7 10/14/2024, 18 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,118 YTD: 46,095	Sep 2024	6,118 46,095
19	5	2	What in the World?!: A Southern Woman's Guide to Laughing at Life's Unexpected Curveballs and Beautiful Blessings Leanne Morgan, Author Convergent Books, $27.00 (240) 978-0-593-59439-1 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for What in the World?!: A Southern Woman's Guide to Laughing at Life's Unexpected Curveballs and Beautiful Blessings date, rank 10/07/2024, 5 10/14/2024, 19 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,831 YTD: 22,367	Sep 2024	5,831 22,367
20	-	3	America's Deadliest Election: The Cautionary Tale of the Most Violent Election in American History (Original) Dana Bash, Author, David Fisher, With Hanover Square Press, $32.99 (320) 978-1-335-08107-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 09/16/2024 Highest Rank 20 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2024 Average Rank 20.00 [details] Sales history for America's Deadliest Election: The Cautionary Tale of the Most Violent Election in American History (Original) date, rank 09/16/2024, 20 10/14/2024, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,063 YTD: 12,255	Sep 2024	5,063 12,255
21	19	8	What Happens Next: A Traveler's Guide Through the End of This Age Max Lucado, Author Thomas Nelson, $29.99 (256) 978-1-4002-6000-3 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 08/26/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/26/2024 Average Rank 13.11 [details] Sales history for What Happens Next: A Traveler's Guide Through the End of This Age date, rank 08/26/2024, 3 09/02/2024, 5 09/09/2024, 5 09/16/2024, 10 09/23/2024, 17 09/30/2024, 23 10/07/2024, 19 10/14/2024, 21 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Aug 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,665 YTD: 60,874	Aug 2024	4,665 60,874
22	12	3	The Third Gilmore Girl Kelly Bishop, Author Gallery Books, $28.99 (288) 978-1-6680-2377-8 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/30/2024 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2024 Average Rank 12.25 [details] Sales history for The Third Gilmore Girl date, rank 09/30/2024, 6 10/07/2024, 12 10/14/2024, 22 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,425 YTD: 31,634	Sep 2024	4,425 31,634
23	23	23	The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and the Facts Mary Claire Haver, Author Rodale Books, $28.00 (288) 978-0-593-79625-2 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/13/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2024 Average Rank 12.09 [details] Sales history for The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and the Facts date, rank 05/13/2024, 2 05/20/2024, 6 05/27/2024, 6 06/03/2024, 6 06/10/2024, 16 06/17/2024, 12 06/24/2024, 14 07/08/2024, 14 07/15/2024, 8 07/22/2024, 10 07/29/2024, 11 08/05/2024, 7 08/12/2024, 8 08/19/2024, 10 08/26/2024, 14 09/02/2024, 17 09/09/2024, 12 09/16/2024, 11 09/23/2024, 20 09/30/2024, 24 10/07/2024, 23 10/14/2024, 23 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,406 YTD: 172,760	Apr 2024	4,406 172,760
24	26	4	Guinness World Records 2025 Guinness World Records, Author Guinness World Records, $29.95 (256) 978-1-913484-56-9 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 09/23/2024 Highest Rank 19 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2024 Average Rank 21.50 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records 2025 date, rank 09/23/2024, 19 10/14/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,396 YTD: 17,369	Sep 2024	4,396 17,369
25	8	2	Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror Jack Carr, Author, James M Scott, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (432) 978-1-6680-2435-5 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 16.50 [details] Sales history for Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror date, rank 10/07/2024, 8 10/14/2024, 25 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,365 YTD: 16,861	Sep 2024	4,365 16,861

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 Oct. 4, 2024; appearing in the Oct. 14, 2024, print edition of PW