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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	1	2	The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music Dave Grohl, Author Dey Street Books, $29.99 (304) 978-0-06-307609-9 Last rank 36 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/18/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/18/2021 Average Rank 11.46 [details] Sales history for The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music date, rank 10/18/2021, 1 10/25/2021, 1 11/01/2021, 3 11/08/2021, 9 11/15/2021, 7 11/22/2021, 5 11/29/2021, 7 12/06/2021, 7 12/13/2021, 5 12/20/2021, 11 12/27/2021, 5 01/03/2022, 4 01/10/2022, 10 01/17/2022, 13 01/24/2022, 21 01/31/2022, 22 02/07/2022, 25 02/14/2022, 23 03/07/2022, 25 03/14/2022, 24 04/11/2022, 12 04/18/2022, 23 06/27/2022, 23 08/08/2022, 29 08/15/2022, 29 09/19/2022, 19 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 31,579 YTD: 94,073	Oct 2021	31,579 94,073
2	-	1	To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant and the Grand Bargain of 1876 Bret Baier, Author Custom House, $28.99 (400) 978-0-06-303954-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/25/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/08/2021 Average Rank 12.29 [details] Sales history for To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant and the Grand Bargain of 1876 date, rank 10/25/2021, 2 11/01/2021, 2 11/08/2021, 13 11/15/2021, 14 11/22/2021, 16 11/29/2021, 22 12/13/2021, 25 12/27/2021, 25 01/03/2022, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 29,052 YTD: 29,052	Oct 2021	29,052 29,052
3	-	1	The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood & Family Ron Howard, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.99 (320) 978-0-06-306524-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/25/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/25/2021 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood & Family date, rank 10/25/2021, 3 11/01/2021, 10 11/08/2021, 16 11/15/2021, 22 11/22/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 21,628 YTD: 21,628	Oct 2021	21,628 21,628
4	2	4	Peril Bob Woodward, Author, Robert Costa, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (512) 978-1-9821-8291-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/04/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/04/2021 Average Rank 7.12 [details] Sales history for Peril date, rank 10/04/2021, 1 10/11/2021, 1 10/18/2021, 2 10/25/2021, 4 11/01/2021, 5 11/08/2021, 12 11/15/2021, 19 11/22/2021, 20 01/17/2022, 21 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 20,247 YTD: 300,559	Sep 2021	20,247 300,559
5	-	1	The Forever Dog: Surprising New Science to Help Your Canine Companion Live Younger, Healthier, and Longer Rodney Habib, Author, Karen Shaw Becker, Author Harper Wave, $27.99 (400) 978-0-06-300260-9 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/25/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/25/2021 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for The Forever Dog: Surprising New Science to Help Your Canine Companion Live Younger, Healthier, and Longer date, rank 10/25/2021, 5 11/01/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 19,895 YTD: 19,895	Oct 2021	19,895 19,895
6	-	1	Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could Adam Schiff, Author Random House, $30.00 (480) 978-0-593-23152-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/25/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/08/2021 Average Rank 8.50 [details] Sales history for Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could date, rank 10/25/2021, 6 11/01/2021, 4 11/08/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 17,208 YTD: 17,208	Oct 2021	17,208 17,208
7	7	14	American Marxism Mark R. Levin, Author Threshold Editions, $28.00 (304) 978-1-5011-3597-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/26/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/26/2021 Average Rank 6.21 [details] Sales history for American Marxism date, rank 07/26/2021, 1 08/02/2021, 1 08/09/2021, 1 08/16/2021, 1 08/23/2021, 1 08/30/2021, 1 09/06/2021, 1 09/13/2021, 1 09/20/2021, 1 09/27/2021, 2 10/04/2021, 3 10/11/2021, 5 10/18/2021, 7 10/25/2021, 7 11/01/2021, 9 11/08/2021, 19 11/15/2021, 20 11/22/2021, 15 11/29/2021, 20 12/06/2021, 22 12/13/2021, 15 12/20/2021, 15 12/27/2021, 16 01/03/2022, 15 01/17/2022, 8 01/24/2022, 6 02/07/2022, 19 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 15,234 YTD: 891,690	Jul 2021	15,234 891,690
8	-	1	E.R. Nurses: True Stories from America's Greatest Unsung Heroes James Patterson, Author, Matthew Eversmann, Author, Chris Mooney, With Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (304) 978-0-7595-5426-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/25/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 12/13/2021 Average Rank 11.43 [details] Sales history for E.R. Nurses: True Stories from America's Greatest Unsung Heroes date, rank 10/25/2021, 8 11/01/2021, 7 11/08/2021, 24 11/15/2021, 17 11/22/2021, 13 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 14,893 YTD: 14,893	Oct 2021	14,893 14,893
9	-	1	The Beatles: Get Back The Beatles, Author, Peter Jackson, Foreword by, Hanif Kureishi, Introduction by, John Harris, Editor, Ethan Russell, Photographer, Linda McCartney, Photographer Callaway Arts & Entertainment, $60.00 (240) 978-0-935112-96-2 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/25/2021 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 10/25/2021 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for The Beatles: Get Back date, rank 10/25/2021, 9 12/13/2021, 21 12/20/2021, 20 12/27/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 14,757 YTD: 14,757	Oct 2021	14,757 14,757
10	4	2	Taste: My Life Through Food Stanley Tucci, Author Gallery Books, $28.00 (304) 978-1-9821-6801-8 Last rank 35 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/18/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/08/2021 Average Rank 14.95 [details] Sales history for Taste: My Life Through Food date, rank 10/18/2021, 4 10/25/2021, 10 11/01/2021, 16 11/08/2021, 22 11/15/2021, 21 11/22/2021, 17 11/29/2021, 17 12/06/2021, 13 12/13/2021, 19 12/20/2021, 16 12/27/2021, 14 01/03/2022, 16 01/10/2022, 23 01/17/2022, 24 01/24/2022, 24 02/14/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 14,707 YTD: 38,077	Oct 2021	14,707 38,077
11	-	1	Rigged: How the Media, Big Tech, and the Democrats Seized Our Elections Mollie Hemingway, Author Regnery Publishing, $29.99 (448) 978-1-68451-259-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 10/25/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 11/08/2021 Average Rank 11.67 [details] Sales history for Rigged: How the Media, Big Tech, and the Democrats Seized Our Elections date, rank 10/25/2021, 11 11/01/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 13,990 YTD: 13,990	Oct 2021	13,990 13,990
12	-	1	Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide Cecily Wong, Author, Dylan Thuras, Author, Atlas Obscura, Author Workman Publishing, $39.95 (448) 978-1-5235-0219-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/25/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/08/2021 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide date, rank 10/25/2021, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 13,953 YTD: 13,953	Oct 2021	13,953 13,953
13	-	1	It's Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness Seth Wickersham, Author Liveright Publishing Corporation, $30.00 (528) 978-1-63149-823-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 13,777 YTD: 13,777	Oct 2021	13,777 13,777
14	-	1	The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen Joanne Lee Molinaro, Author Avery Publishing Group, $35.00 (336) 978-0-593-08427-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 10/25/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 11/08/2021 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen date, rank 10/25/2021, 14 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 13,694 YTD: 13,694	Oct 2021	13,694 13,694
15	5	2	Where Do We Go from Here?: Strategic Living for Stressful Times David Jeremiah, Author Thomas Nelson, $26.99 (240) 978-0-7852-2419-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/18/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/08/2021 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Where Do We Go from Here?: Strategic Living for Stressful Times date, rank 10/18/2021, 5 10/25/2021, 15 11/01/2021, 14 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 13,209 YTD: 35,935	Oct 2021	13,209 35,935
16	9	4	Vanderbilt: the Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty Anderson Cooper, Author, Katherine Howe, Author Harper, $28.99 (384) 978-0-06-296461-8 Last rank 45 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/04/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/04/2021 Average Rank 8.80 [details] Sales history for Vanderbilt: the Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty date, rank 10/04/2021, 2 10/11/2021, 3 10/18/2021, 9 10/25/2021, 16 11/01/2021, 18 01/10/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 12,907 YTD: 95,668	Sep 2021	12,907 95,668
17	10	2	The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America Victor Davis Hanson, Author Basic Books, $30.00 (448) 978-1-5416-4753-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/18/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/08/2021 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America date, rank 10/18/2021, 10 10/25/2021, 17 11/01/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 12,018 YTD: 27,054	Oct 2021	12,018 27,054
18	6	3	Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom Tabitha Brown, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (288) 978-0-06-308028-7 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/11/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/11/2021 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom date, rank 10/11/2021, 2 10/18/2021, 6 10/25/2021, 18 11/01/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 11,756 YTD: 53,787	Sep 2021	11,756 53,787
19	8	2	Jesus Listens: Daily Devotional Prayers of Peace, Joy, and Hope Sarah Young, Author Thomas Nelson, $19.99 (400) 978-1-4002-1558-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/18/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/08/2021 Average Rank 12.46 [details] Sales history for Jesus Listens: Daily Devotional Prayers of Peace, Joy, and Hope date, rank 10/18/2021, 8 10/25/2021, 19 11/01/2021, 13 11/08/2021, 15 11/15/2021, 6 11/22/2021, 7 11/29/2021, 11 12/06/2021, 11 12/13/2021, 10 12/20/2021, 7 12/27/2021, 7 01/03/2022, 7 01/10/2022, 8 01/17/2022, 5 01/24/2022, 10 01/31/2022, 12 02/07/2022, 11 02/14/2022, 16 02/21/2022, 17 02/28/2022, 15 03/07/2022, 12 03/14/2022, 19 03/21/2022, 20 03/28/2022, 21 04/04/2022, 16 04/11/2022, 24 04/25/2022, 17 05/02/2022, 22 05/16/2022, 20 05/30/2022, 25 06/06/2022, 25 07/11/2022, 23 07/18/2022, 15 07/25/2022, 22 08/01/2022, 23 08/08/2022, 11 08/15/2022, 14 08/22/2022, 16 08/29/2022, 16 09/05/2022, 17 09/12/2022, 21 09/19/2022, 22 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 11,580 YTD: 27,654	Oct 2021	11,580 27,654
20	14	5	Guinness World Records 2022 Guinness World Records Limited, Not Available Guinness World Records, $28.95 (256) 978-1-913484-10-1 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 09/27/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/22/2021 Average Rank 10.60 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records 2022 date, rank 09/27/2021, 11 10/04/2021, 9 10/11/2021, 12 10/18/2021, 14 10/25/2021, 20 11/01/2021, 12 11/08/2021, 17 11/15/2021, 12 11/22/2021, 6 11/29/2021, 9 12/06/2021, 6 12/13/2021, 6 12/20/2021, 9 12/27/2021, 8 01/03/2022, 8 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,975 YTD: 45,035	Sep 2021	9,975 45,035
21	13	2	There Is Nothing for You Here: Opportunity in an Age of Decline Fiona Hill, Author Houghton Mifflin, $30.00 (320) 978-0-358-57431-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 10/18/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/08/2021 Average Rank 13.33 [details] Sales history for There Is Nothing for You Here: Opportunity in an Age of Decline date, rank 10/18/2021, 13 10/25/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,692 YTD: 19,452	Oct 2021	9,692 19,452
22	-	1	The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human Nature Robert Greene, Author Viking, $25.00 (400) 978-0-593-29921-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,661 YTD: 8,661	Oct 2021	8,661 8,661
23	-	1	Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside Nick Offerman, Author Dutton Books, $28.00 (352) 978-1-101-98469-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,077 YTD: 8,077	Oct 2021	8,077 8,077
24	16	3	The High 5 Habit: Take Control of Your Life with One Simple Habit Mel Robbins, Author Hay House, $24.99 (264) 978-1-4019-6212-8 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/11/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/11/2021 Average Rank 13.60 [details] Sales history for The High 5 Habit: Take Control of Your Life with One Simple Habit date, rank 10/11/2021, 4 10/18/2021, 16 10/25/2021, 24 11/01/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,639 YTD: 34,948	Sep 2021	6,639 34,948
25	-	1	You Are Stronger Than You Think: Unleash the Power to Go Bigger, Go Bold, and Go Beyond What Limits You Joel Osteen, Author Faithwords, $26.00 (240) 978-1-5460-4176-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 10/25/2021 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 11/08/2021 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for You Are Stronger Than You Think: Unleash the Power to Go Bigger, Go Bold, and Go Beyond What Limits You date, rank 10/25/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,433 YTD: 6,433	Oct 2021	6,433 6,433

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NPD BookScan, week 42 of 2021 data through 10/16/2021; PW Issue of October 25, 2021