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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	1	Vacuuming in the Nude: And Other Ways to Get Attention Peggy Rowe, Author, Mike Rowe, Foreword by Forefront Books, $26.00 (240) 978-1-63763-099-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/29/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/29/2022 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Vacuuming in the Nude: And Other Ways to Get Attention date, rank 08/29/2022, 1 09/05/2022, 10 09/12/2022, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2022 UNITS SOLD: 14,693 YTD: 14,693	Aug 2022	14,693 14,693
2	1	2	I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy, Author Simon & Schuster, $27.99 (320) 978-1-9821-8582-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 08/22/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/22/2022 Average Rank 5.74 [details] Sales history for I'm Glad My Mom Died date, rank 08/22/2022, 1 08/29/2022, 2 09/05/2022, 2 09/12/2022, 1 09/19/2022, 1 09/26/2022, 1 10/03/2022, 1 10/10/2022, 2 10/17/2022, 3 10/24/2022, 2 10/31/2022, 2 11/07/2022, 2 11/14/2022, 7 11/21/2022, 6 11/28/2022, 8 12/05/2022, 5 12/12/2022, 6 12/19/2022, 5 12/26/2022, 5 01/02/2023, 4 01/09/2023, 2 01/16/2023, 2 01/23/2023, 5 01/30/2023, 6 02/06/2023, 6 02/13/2023, 6 02/20/2023, 13 02/27/2023, 8 03/06/2023, 9 03/13/2023, 7 03/20/2023, 6 03/27/2023, 7 04/03/2023, 8 04/10/2023, 10 04/17/2023, 7 04/24/2023, 5 05/01/2023, 10 05/08/2023, 15 05/15/2023, 17 05/22/2023, 11 05/29/2023, 10 06/05/2023, 7 06/12/2023, 6 06/19/2023, 9 06/26/2023, 9 07/03/2023, 7 07/10/2023, 6 07/17/2023, 8 07/24/2023, 10 07/31/2023, 12 08/07/2023, 8 08/14/2023, 6 08/21/2023, 7 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2022 UNITS SOLD: 8,950 YTD: 50,637	Aug 2022	8,950 50,637
3	-	1	America, a Redemption Story: Choosing Hope, Creating Unity Tim Scott, Author Thomas Nelson, $28.99 (256) 978-1-4002-3649-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 08/29/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/29/2022 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for America, a Redemption Story: Choosing Hope, Creating Unity date, rank 08/29/2022, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2022 UNITS SOLD: 7,946 YTD: 24,029	Aug 2022	7,946 24,029
4	-	1	Diana, William & Harry James Patterson, Author, Chris Mooney, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (400) 978-0-7595-5422-1 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/29/2022 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/29/2022 Average Rank 10.50 [details] Sales history for Diana, William & Harry date, rank 08/29/2022, 4 09/05/2022, 9 09/12/2022, 6 09/19/2022, 12 09/26/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2022 UNITS SOLD: 7,805 YTD: 7,805	Aug 2022	7,805 7,805
5	-	1	Political Prisoner: Persecuted, Prosecuted, But Not Silenced Paul Manafort, Author Skyhorse Publishing, $32.50 (432) 978-1-5107-7242-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2022 UNITS SOLD: 6,340 YTD: 6,340	Aug 2022	6,340 6,340
6	-	1	Half Homemade, Fully Delicious: An in the Kitchen with David Cookbook from Qvc's Resident Foodie David Venable, Author Ballantine Books, $32.00 (288) 978-0-593-35796-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/08/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/08/2021 Average Rank 5.31 [details] Sales history for Half Homemade, Fully Delicious: An in the Kitchen with David Cookbook from Qvc's Resident Foodie date, rank 11/08/2021, 1 11/15/2021, 1 12/06/2021, 17 02/07/2022, 17 03/07/2022, 11 07/04/2022, 2 07/11/2022, 2 08/29/2022, 6 09/05/2022, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,019 YTD: 52,378	Oct 2021	6,019 52,378
7	-	1	For You When I Am Gone: Twelve Essential Questions to Tell a Life Story Steve Leder, Author Avery Publishing Group, $27.00 (240) 978-0-593-42155-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2022 UNITS SOLD: 5,947 YTD: 12,232	Jun 2022	5,947 12,232
8	-	1	Flip-Flops and Fortunes: Buy Your Life Back Through Real Estate Investing and Passive Income Strategies Brady Johns, Author Matt Holt, $25.00 (200) 978-1-63774-178-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2022 UNITS SOLD: 5,691 YTD: 5,691	Aug 2022	5,691 5,691
9	5	38	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: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 38 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,128 YTD: 372,745	Nov 2021	5,128 372,745
10	3	2	Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe David Maraniss, Author Simon & Schuster, $29.99 (608) 978-1-4767-4841-2 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 08/22/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/22/2022 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe date, rank 08/22/2022, 3 08/29/2022, 10 09/05/2022, 13 09/12/2022, 14 09/19/2022, 21 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,958 YTD: 10,526	Aug 2022	4,958 10,526
11	2	3	Unlock Your Potential: The Ultimate Guide for Creating Your Dream Life in the Modern World Jeff Lerner, Author Matt Holt, $28.00 (256) 978-1-63774-174-0 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/15/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/15/2022 Average Rank 4.67 [details] Sales history for Unlock Your Potential: The Ultimate Guide for Creating Your Dream Life in the Modern World date, rank 08/15/2022, 1 08/22/2022, 2 08/29/2022, 11 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,180 YTD: 17,703	Aug 2022	4,180 17,703
12	10	10	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: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Jun 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,831 YTD: 147,809	Jun 2022	3,831 147,809
13	7	2	Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure Rinker Buck, Author Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, $32.50 (320) 978-1-5011-0637-8 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 08/22/2022 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/12/2022 Average Rank 13.83 [details] Sales history for Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure date, rank 08/22/2022, 7 08/29/2022, 13 09/05/2022, 16 09/12/2022, 19 09/19/2022, 23 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,057 YTD: 6,902	Aug 2022	3,057 6,902
14	-	1	The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest Edward Chancellor, Author Atlantic Monthly Press, $28.00 (416) 978-0-8021-6006-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,868 YTD: 2,868	Aug 2022	2,868 2,868
15	11	21	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: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Mar 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,800 YTD: 230,046	Mar 2022	2,800 230,046
16	16	46	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: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 46 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 2,750 YTD: 135,128	Oct 2021	2,750 135,128
17	14	17	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: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Apr 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,663 YTD: 213,190	Apr 2022	2,663 213,190
18	38	2	Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian Ellen Jovin, Author Mariner Books, $24.00 (384) 978-0-358-27815-3 LAST WEEK: 38 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,641 YTD: 6,070	Jul 2022	2,641 6,070
19	8	2	The Destructionists: The Twenty-Five Year Crack-Up of the Republican Party Dana Milbank, Author Doubleday Books, $30.00 (368) 978-0-385-54813-7 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 08/22/2022 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 08/22/2022 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for The Destructionists: The Twenty-Five Year Crack-Up of the Republican Party date, rank 08/22/2022, 8 08/29/2022, 19 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,509 YTD: 6,143	Aug 2022	2,509 6,143
20	12	16	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: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: May 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,469 YTD: 182,608	May 2022	2,469 182,608
21	39	3	There Are Moms Way Worse Than You: Irrefutable Proof That You Are Indeed a Fantastic Parent Glenn Boozan, Author, Priscilla Witte, Illustrator Workman Publishing, $14.95 (64) 978-1-5235-1564-6 Last rank 39 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 05/02/2022 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 08/15/2022 Average Rank 15.67 [details] Sales history for There Are Moms Way Worse Than You: Irrefutable Proof That You Are Indeed a Fantastic Parent date, rank 05/02/2022, 16 08/15/2022, 10 08/29/2022, 21 LAST WEEK: 39 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,354 YTD: 25,202	Mar 2022	2,354 25,202
22	20	26	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: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Feb 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,274 YTD: 110,138	Feb 2022	2,274 110,138
23	21	14	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: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: May 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,254 YTD: 65,637	May 2022	2,254 65,637
24	18	11	The Power of One More Ed Mylett, Author Wiley, $25.00 (256) 978-1-119-81536-5 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/13/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/13/2022 Average Rank 7.92 [details] Sales history for The Power of One More date, rank 06/13/2022, 1 06/20/2022, 2 06/27/2022, 5 07/04/2022, 3 07/11/2022, 9 07/18/2022, 2 07/25/2022, 2 08/01/2022, 1 08/15/2022, 12 08/22/2022, 18 08/29/2022, 24 09/12/2022, 20 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Jun 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,176 YTD: 151,054	Jun 2022	2,176 151,054
25	35	3	Chase the Fun: 100 Days to Discover Fun Right Where You Are Annie F Downs, Author Fleming H. Revell Company, $18.99 (222) 978-0-8007-3876-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 08/15/2022 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 08/15/2022 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for Chase the Fun: 100 Days to Discover Fun Right Where You Are date, rank 08/15/2022, 7 08/29/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: 35 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,062 YTD: 7,138	Aug 2022	2,062 7,138

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Source: NPD BookScan, for the week ended Aug. 20, 2022; appearing in the Aug. 29, 2022, print edition of PW.