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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	3	7	The Battle for the American Mind Pete Hegseth, Author Broadside Books, $28.99 (288) 978-0-06-321504-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/27/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/27/2022 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for The Battle for the American Mind date, rank 06/27/2022, 1 07/04/2022, 1 07/11/2022, 1 07/18/2022, 1 07/25/2022, 4 08/01/2022, 3 08/08/2022, 1 08/15/2022, 5 08/22/2022, 10 08/29/2022, 12 09/05/2022, 15 09/12/2022, 24 09/19/2022, 14 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jun 2022 UNITS SOLD: 5,109 YTD: 136,479	Jun 2022	5,109 136,479
2	-	1	The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020 Jonathan Lemire, Author Flatiron Books, $29.99 (320) 978-1-250-81962-8 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/08/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/08/2022 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020 date, rank 08/08/2022, 2 08/15/2022, 11 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2022 UNITS SOLD: 5,056 YTD: 5,056	Jul 2022	5,056 5,056
3	6	35	Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Brené Brown, Author Random House, $30.00 (320) 978-0-399-59255-3 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/13/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/13/2021 Average Rank 5.52 [details] Sales history for Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience date, rank 12/13/2021, 1 12/20/2021, 2 12/27/2021, 1 01/03/2022, 1 01/10/2022, 2 01/17/2022, 1 01/24/2022, 4 01/31/2022, 2 02/07/2022, 2 02/14/2022, 2 02/21/2022, 4 02/28/2022, 4 03/07/2022, 5 03/14/2022, 5 03/21/2022, 5 03/28/2022, 7 04/04/2022, 4 04/11/2022, 3 04/18/2022, 3 04/25/2022, 5 05/02/2022, 3 05/09/2022, 8 05/16/2022, 8 05/23/2022, 5 05/30/2022, 9 06/06/2022, 3 06/13/2022, 6 06/20/2022, 8 06/27/2022, 11 07/04/2022, 12 07/11/2022, 11 07/18/2022, 6 07/25/2022, 7 08/01/2022, 6 08/08/2022, 3 08/15/2022, 3 08/22/2022, 5 08/29/2022, 9 09/05/2022, 11 09/12/2022, 9 09/19/2022, 13 10/03/2022, 24 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,638 YTD: 356,282	Nov 2021	4,638 356,282
4	8	13	Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists Bill O'Reilly, Author, Martin Dugard, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (304) 978-1-250-27925-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/16/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/23/2022 Average Rank 6.13 [details] Sales history for Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists date, rank 05/16/2022, 3 05/23/2022, 1 05/30/2022, 4 06/06/2022, 1 06/13/2022, 3 06/20/2022, 4 06/27/2022, 6 07/04/2022, 5 07/11/2022, 7 07/18/2022, 4 07/25/2022, 5 08/01/2022, 8 08/08/2022, 4 08/15/2022, 9 08/22/2022, 12 08/29/2022, 20 09/05/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: May 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,005 YTD: 173,835	May 2022	4,005 173,835
5	-	1	The College Scam: How America's Universities Are Bankrupting and Brainwashing Away the Future of America's Youth Charlie Kirk, Author Winning Team Publishing, $29.99 (288) 978-1-7355037-3-8 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 08/08/2022 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 08/08/2022 Average Rank 30.33 [details] Sales history for The College Scam: How America's Universities Are Bankrupting and Brainwashing Away the Future of America's Youth date, rank 08/08/2022, 5 08/15/2022, 43 08/15/2022, 43 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,582 YTD: 3,582	Jul 2022	3,582 3,582
6	13	14	Finding Me: A Memoir Viola Davis, Author HarperOne, $28.99 (288) 978-0-06-303732-8 Last rank 38 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/09/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/09/2022 Average Rank 8.39 [details] Sales history for Finding Me: A Memoir date, rank 05/09/2022, 1 05/16/2022, 1 05/23/2022, 2 05/30/2022, 6 06/06/2022, 2 06/13/2022, 4 06/20/2022, 9 06/27/2022, 13 07/04/2022, 14 07/11/2022, 10 07/18/2022, 5 07/25/2022, 9 08/01/2022, 13 08/08/2022, 6 08/15/2022, 8 08/22/2022, 14 08/29/2022, 17 09/05/2022, 20 09/12/2022, 17 09/19/2022, 18 01/02/2023, 25 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Apr 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,345 YTD: 204,076	Apr 2022	3,345 204,076
7	15	3	Defeating Big Government Socialism: Saving America's Future Newt Gingrich, Author Center Street, $29.00 (288) 978-1-5460-0319-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 07/25/2022 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/08/2022 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for Defeating Big Government Socialism: Saving America's Future date, rank 07/25/2022, 8 08/01/2022, 15 08/08/2022, 7 08/15/2022, 20 08/22/2022, 13 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,258 YTD: 12,648	Jul 2022	3,258 12,648
8	-	1	Modern Asian Baking at Home: Essential Sweet and Savory Recipes for Milk Bread, Mooncakes, Mochi, and More; Inspired by the Subtle Asian Baking Com Kat Lieu, Author Quarry Books, $24.99 (176) 978-0-7603-7428-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,205 YTD: 3,205	Jul 2022	3,205 3,205
9	22	3	The Return: Trump's Big 2024 Comeback Dick Morris, Author Humanix Books, $27.99 (256) 978-1-63006-207-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 07/25/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/12/2022 Average Rank 10.73 [details] Sales history for The Return: Trump's Big 2024 Comeback date, rank 07/25/2022, 18 08/01/2022, 22 08/08/2022, 9 08/15/2022, 13 08/22/2022, 9 09/12/2022, 13 09/19/2022, 7 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,129 YTD: 9,294	Jul 2022	3,129 9,294
10	5	2	Bake: My Best Ever Recipes for the Classics Paul Hollywood, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $35.00 (256) 978-1-63557-929-1 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 08/01/2022 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 08/01/2022 Average Rank 11.25 [details] Sales history for Bake: My Best Ever Recipes for the Classics date, rank 08/01/2022, 5 08/08/2022, 10 08/15/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,552 YTD: 7,888	Jul 2022	2,552 7,888
11	23	43	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: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 2,492 YTD: 126,920	Oct 2021	2,492 126,920
12	7	3	Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission Mark Leibovich, Author Penguin Press, $29.00 (352) 978-0-593-29631-8 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/25/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/25/2022 Average Rank 9.40 [details] Sales history for Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission date, rank 07/25/2022, 3 08/01/2022, 7 08/08/2022, 12 08/15/2022, 22 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,348 YTD: 16,102	Jul 2022	2,348 16,102
13	2	2	Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel (Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Book) Wizards RPG Team, Author Wizards of the Coast, $49.95 (224) 978-0-7869-6799-5 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/01/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/01/2022 Average Rank 19.75 [details] Sales history for Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel (Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Book) date, rank 08/01/2022, 2 08/08/2022, 13 08/15/2022, 32 08/15/2022, 32 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,289 YTD: 9,412	Jul 2022	2,289 9,412
14	-	1	Bold: Moving Forward in Faith, Not Fear Sean Feucht, Author Salem Books, $27.99 (208) 978-1-68451-367-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,246 YTD: 2,246	Jul 2022	2,246 2,246
15	19	18	Half Baked Harvest Every Day: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals Tieghan Gerard, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $29.99 (288) 978-0-593-23255-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/11/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/11/2022 Average Rank 9.96 [details] Sales history for Half Baked Harvest Every Day: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals date, rank 04/11/2022, 1 04/18/2022, 2 04/25/2022, 2 05/02/2022, 4 05/09/2022, 11 05/16/2022, 9 05/23/2022, 8 05/30/2022, 13 06/06/2022, 7 06/13/2022, 9 06/20/2022, 17 06/27/2022, 18 07/04/2022, 18 07/11/2022, 18 07/18/2022, 10 07/25/2022, 12 08/01/2022, 19 08/08/2022, 15 08/15/2022, 4 08/22/2022, 11 08/29/2022, 15 09/05/2022, 21 09/19/2022, 17 12/05/2022, 19 12/12/2022, 16 12/19/2022, 14 12/26/2022, 11 01/02/2023, 13 01/09/2023, 18 01/16/2023, 20 03/27/2023, 11 04/03/2023, 23 04/10/2023, 22 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Mar 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,200 YTD: 219,948	Mar 2022	2,200 219,948
16	16	8	Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, Ufc Warriors, and Myself Tim Kennedy, Author, Nick Palmisciano, Author Atria Books, $30.00 (416) 978-1-9821-9091-0 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/20/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/20/2022 Average Rank 11.55 [details] Sales history for Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, Ufc Warriors, and Myself date, rank 06/20/2022, 3 06/27/2022, 15 07/04/2022, 15 07/11/2022, 6 07/18/2022, 8 07/25/2022, 17 08/01/2022, 16 08/08/2022, 16 08/15/2022, 21 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jun 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,200 YTD: 46,446	Jun 2022	2,200 46,446
17	24	11	Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse (Dungeons & Dragons Book) Wizards RPG Team, Author Wizards of the Coast, $49.95 (288) 978-0-7869-6787-2 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/30/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/30/2022 Average Rank 16.29 [details] Sales history for Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse (Dungeons & Dragons Book) date, rank 05/30/2022, 2 06/06/2022, 5 06/13/2022, 10 06/20/2022, 20 06/27/2022, 21 07/11/2022, 25 07/18/2022, 19 07/25/2022, 19 08/01/2022, 24 08/08/2022, 17 08/15/2022, 15 08/22/2022, 21 08/29/2022, 23 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: May 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,164 YTD: 58,726	May 2022	2,164 58,726
18	-	1	The Whiteboard Daily Book of Cues: A Visual Guide to Efficient Movement for Coaches, Trainers and Athletes Karl Eagleman, Author Victory Belt Publishing, $55.95 (400) 978-1-62860-145-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,146 YTD: 2,146	Jul 2022	2,146 2,146
19	31	23	Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World Jennie Allen, Author Waterbrook Press, $25.00 (256) 978-0-593-19338-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/07/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/07/2022 Average Rank 14.82 [details] Sales history for Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World date, rank 03/07/2022, 1 03/14/2022, 12 03/21/2022, 8 03/28/2022, 12 04/04/2022, 13 04/11/2022, 18 04/18/2022, 24 04/25/2022, 23 05/02/2022, 23 06/13/2022, 23 06/20/2022, 24 07/18/2022, 24 07/25/2022, 23 08/08/2022, 19 08/15/2022, 17 08/22/2022, 20 08/29/2022, 22 09/05/2022, 23 09/12/2022, 23 09/19/2022, 24 LAST WEEK: 31 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Feb 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,053 YTD: 103,505	Feb 2022	2,053 103,505
20	20	9	Happy-Go-Lucky David Sedaris, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (304) 978-0-316-39245-7 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/13/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/13/2022 Average Rank 13.18 [details] Sales history for Happy-Go-Lucky date, rank 06/13/2022, 2 06/20/2022, 6 06/27/2022, 9 07/04/2022, 8 07/11/2022, 12 07/18/2022, 12 07/25/2022, 16 08/01/2022, 20 08/08/2022, 20 08/15/2022, 16 08/22/2022, 24 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: May 2022 UNITS SOLD: 1,916 YTD: 63,928	May 2022	1,916 63,928
21	11	3	They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency Malcolm Nance, Author St. Martin's Press, $29.99 (320) 978-1-250-27900-2 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 07/25/2022 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 08/08/2022 Average Rank 23.67 [details] Sales history for They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency date, rank 07/25/2022, 11 08/01/2022, 11 08/08/2022, 21 08/15/2022, 47 08/15/2022, 47 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2022 UNITS SOLD: 1,855 YTD: 10,986	Jul 2022	1,855 10,986
22	12	8	James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (368) 978-0-316-39753-7 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/20/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/20/2022 Average Rank 10.25 [details] Sales history for James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life date, rank 06/20/2022, 1 06/27/2022, 4 07/04/2022, 6 07/11/2022, 13 07/18/2022, 9 07/25/2022, 13 08/01/2022, 12 08/08/2022, 22 08/15/2022, 27 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jun 2022 UNITS SOLD: 1,840 YTD: 70,699	Jun 2022	1,840 70,699
23	21	7	I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays Tom Segura, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (272) 978-1-5387-0463-9 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/27/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/27/2022 Average Rank 15.67 [details] Sales history for I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays date, rank 06/27/2022, 3 07/04/2022, 10 07/11/2022, 15 07/18/2022, 17 07/25/2022, 24 08/01/2022, 21 08/08/2022, 23 08/15/2022, 23 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jun 2022 UNITS SOLD: 1,818 YTD: 41,761	Jun 2022	1,818 41,761
24	-	3	Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland Kristi Noem, Author Twelve, $30.00 (288) 978-1-5387-0705-0 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/11/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/15/2022 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland date, rank 07/11/2022, 3 07/18/2022, 7 08/08/2022, 24 08/15/2022, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2022 UNITS SOLD: 1,805 YTD: 31,407	Jun 2022	1,805 31,407
25	-	1	Pretty Good House Michael Maines, Author, Daniel Kolbert, Author, Emily Mottram, Author, Christopher Briley, Author Taunton Press, $34.99 (256) 978-1-64155-165-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2022 UNITS SOLD: 1,684 YTD: 1,684	Jul 2022	1,684 1,684

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Source: NPD BookScan, for the week ended July 30, 2022; appearing in the Aug. 08, 2022, print edition of PW.