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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	1	Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America Maggie Haberman, Author Penguin Press, $30.00 (480) 978-0-593-29734-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/17/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2022 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America date, rank 10/17/2022, 1 10/24/2022, 1 10/31/2022, 10 11/07/2022, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 56,798 YTD: 56,798	Oct 2022	56,798 56,798
2	-	1	Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future Yung Pueblo, Author Harmony, $24.00 (288) 978-0-593-23317-7 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/17/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2022 Average Rank 15.42 [details] Sales history for Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future date, rank 10/17/2022, 2 10/24/2022, 9 10/31/2022, 17 11/07/2022, 25 11/14/2022, 25 11/21/2022, 21 01/09/2023, 11 01/16/2023, 12 01/23/2023, 15 01/30/2023, 21 02/06/2023, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 37,558 YTD: 37,558	Oct 2022	37,558 37,558
3	2	9	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: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Aug 2022 UNITS SOLD: 28,066 YTD: 281,047	Aug 2022	28,066 281,047
4	3	2	Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity Bill O'Reilly, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (304) 978-1-250-28330-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/10/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/14/2022 Average Rank 12.17 [details] Sales history for Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity date, rank 10/10/2022, 3 10/17/2022, 4 10/24/2022, 5 10/31/2022, 9 11/07/2022, 7 11/14/2022, 15 11/21/2022, 18 11/28/2022, 22 12/05/2022, 25 12/12/2022, 18 12/19/2022, 20 12/26/2022, 18 01/02/2023, 18 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 18,367 YTD: 43,289	Sep 2022	18,367 43,289
5	1	2	Live Wire Kelly Ripa, Author Dey Street Books, $28.99 (304) 978-0-06-307330-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/10/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2022 Average Rank 7.12 [details] Sales history for Live Wire date, rank 10/10/2022, 1 10/17/2022, 5 10/24/2022, 8 10/31/2022, 14 11/07/2022, 19 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 17,436 YTD: 52,695	Sep 2022	17,436 52,695
6	-	1	The World of the End David Jeremiah, Author Thomas Nelson, $28.99 (240) 978-0-7852-5199-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/17/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/14/2022 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for The World of the End date, rank 10/17/2022, 6 10/24/2022, 7 10/31/2022, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 16,909 YTD: 16,909	Oct 2022	16,909 16,909
7	-	1	Cooking from the Spirit: Easy, Delicious, and Joyful Plant-Based Inspirations Tabitha Brown, Author William Morrow & Company, $30.00 (272) 978-0-06-308032-4 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/17/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/14/2022 Average Rank 10.75 [details] Sales history for Cooking from the Spirit: Easy, Delicious, and Joyful Plant-Based Inspirations date, rank 10/17/2022, 7 10/24/2022, 17 01/23/2023, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 16,244 YTD: 16,244	Oct 2022	16,244 16,244
8	-	1	The Stay-At-Home Chef Family Favorites Cookbook Rachel Farnsworth, Author Alpha Books, $32.00 (320) 978-0-7440-6359-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/17/2022 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 11/14/2022 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for The Stay-At-Home Chef Family Favorites Cookbook date, rank 10/17/2022, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 14,383 YTD: 14,383	Oct 2022	14,383 14,383
9	-	1	Preppy Kitchen: Recipes for Seasonal Dishes and Simple Pleasures (a Cookbook) John Kanell, Author S&s/Simon Element, $32.50 (320) 978-1-9821-7837-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/17/2022 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/14/2022 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for Preppy Kitchen: Recipes for Seasonal Dishes and Simple Pleasures (a Cookbook) date, rank 10/17/2022, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 11,717 YTD: 11,717	Oct 2022	11,717 11,717
10	5	3	Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization Neil Degrasse Tyson, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.99 (288) 978-1-250-86150-4 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/03/2022 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/03/2022 Average Rank 12.80 [details] Sales history for Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization date, rank 10/03/2022, 4 10/10/2022, 5 10/17/2022, 10 10/31/2022, 23 12/19/2022, 22 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 8,830 YTD: 39,177	Sep 2022	8,830 39,177
11	17	2	Adrift: America in 100 Charts Scott Galloway, Author Portfolio, $29.00 (256) 978-0-593-54240-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 10/10/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/14/2022 Average Rank 11.75 [details] Sales history for Adrift: America in 100 Charts date, rank 10/10/2022, 17 10/17/2022, 11 10/24/2022, 16 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 7,012 YTD: 13,718	Sep 2022	7,012 13,718
12	13	5	The Return of the Gods Jonathan Cahn, Author Frontline, $28.99 (304) 978-1-63641-142-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/19/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2022 Average Rank 12.89 [details] Sales history for The Return of the Gods date, rank 09/19/2022, 2 09/26/2022, 7 10/03/2022, 6 10/10/2022, 13 10/17/2022, 12 10/24/2022, 22 10/31/2022, 20 11/07/2022, 22 11/14/2022, 22 11/21/2022, 23 02/13/2023, 24 04/17/2023, 14 04/24/2023, 4 05/01/2023, 11 05/08/2023, 20 05/15/2023, 18 05/22/2023, 20 05/29/2023, 24 06/05/2023, 21 06/12/2023, 11 06/19/2023, 19 07/03/2023, 18 07/10/2023, 24 07/17/2023, 24 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 6,976 YTD: 77,568	Sep 2022	6,976 77,568
13	6	2	Healing Through Words Rupi Kaur, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $24.99 (320) 978-1-5248-7326-4 Last rank 34 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/10/2022 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2022 Average Rank 17.38 [details] Sales history for Healing Through Words date, rank 10/10/2022, 6 10/17/2022, 13 10/24/2022, 19 10/31/2022, 16 11/07/2022, 18 11/14/2022, 17 11/21/2022, 16 11/28/2022, 21 12/05/2022, 20 01/02/2023, 19 01/09/2023, 21 01/16/2023, 17 02/13/2023, 23 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 6,524 YTD: 19,126	Sep 2022	6,524 19,126
14	20	4	Guinness World Records 2023 Guinness World Records, Author Guinness World Records, $29.95 (256) 978-1-913484-20-0 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 09/26/2022 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 12/19/2022 Average Rank 12.82 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records 2023 date, rank 09/26/2022, 22 10/03/2022, 19 10/10/2022, 20 10/17/2022, 14 10/24/2022, 18 10/31/2022, 13 11/07/2022, 10 11/14/2022, 10 11/21/2022, 10 11/28/2022, 10 12/05/2022, 7 12/12/2022, 7 12/19/2022, 4 12/26/2022, 4 01/02/2023, 5 01/09/2023, 20 01/16/2023, 25 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 6,181 YTD: 23,805	Sep 2022	6,181 23,805
15	19	2	Jacques Pépin Art of the Chicken: A Master Chef's Paintings, Stories, and Recipes of the Humble Bird Jacques Pepin, Author Harvest Publications, $30.00 (256) 978-0-358-65451-3 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 10/10/2022 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2022 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for Jacques Pépin Art of the Chicken: A Master Chef's Paintings, Stories, and Recipes of the Humble Bird date, rank 10/10/2022, 19 10/17/2022, 15 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 5,729 YTD: 11,747	Sep 2022	5,729 11,747
16	-	1	Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors Tom Bower, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (464) 978-1-6680-2208-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 5,627 YTD: 5,627	Oct 2022	5,627 5,627
17	14	4	Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be Becky Kennedy, Author Harper Wave, $28.99 (336) 978-0-06-315948-8 Last rank 35 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/26/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/26/2022 Average Rank 12.17 [details] Sales history for Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be date, rank 09/26/2022, 3 10/03/2022, 7 10/10/2022, 14 10/17/2022, 17 10/31/2022, 22 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 5,121 YTD: 49,029	Sep 2022	5,121 49,029
18	11	2	Come On, Man!: The Truth about Joe Biden's Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Presidency Joe Concha, Author Broadside Books, $28.99 (272) 978-0-06-327612-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 10/10/2022 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 11/14/2022 Average Rank 12.33 [details] Sales history for Come On, Man!: The Truth about Joe Biden's Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Presidency date, rank 10/10/2022, 11 10/17/2022, 18 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,938 YTD: 14,363	Sep 2022	4,938 14,363
19	-	1	Don't Text Your Ex Happy Birthday: And Other Advice on Love, Sex, and Dating Nick Viall, Author Abrams Image, $24.99 (224) 978-1-4197-5549-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,706 YTD: 4,706	Oct 2022	4,706 4,706
20	7	2	Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control Ryan Holiday, Author Portfolio, $25.00 (304) 978-0-593-19169-9 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/10/2022 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2022 Average Rank 17.33 [details] Sales history for Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control date, rank 10/10/2022, 7 10/17/2022, 20 10/24/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,537 YTD: 16,912	Sep 2022	4,537 16,912
21	26	4	What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Randall Munroe, Author Riverhead Books, $30.00 (368) 978-0-525-53711-3 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/26/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/26/2022 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions date, rank 09/26/2022, 2 10/03/2022, 8 10/17/2022, 21 12/12/2022, 23 12/19/2022, 21 12/26/2022, 16 01/02/2023, 17 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,414 YTD: 49,960	Sep 2022	4,414 49,960
22	30	4	The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture Gabor Maté, Author, Daniel Maté, With Avery Publishing Group, $30.00 (576) 978-0-593-08388-8 Last rank 35 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 09/26/2022 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 09/26/2022 Average Rank 18.80 [details] Sales history for The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture date, rank 09/26/2022, 12 10/03/2022, 16 10/17/2022, 22 10/24/2022, 24 11/14/2022, 20 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,389 YTD: 26,064	Sep 2022	4,389 26,064
23	-	1	Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America Cody Keenan, Author Mariner Books, $29.99 (304) 978-0-358-65189-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,126 YTD: 4,126	Oct 2022	4,126 4,126
24	16	3	The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 Peter Baker, Author, Susan Glasser, Author Doubleday Books, $30.00 (544) 978-0-385-54653-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/03/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2022 Average Rank 10.80 [details] Sales history for The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 date, rank 10/03/2022, 3 10/10/2022, 16 10/17/2022, 24 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,983 YTD: 35,093	Sep 2022	3,983 35,093
25	23	4	Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships Nina Totenberg, Author Simon & Schuster, $27.99 (256) 978-1-9821-8808-5 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 09/26/2022 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2022 Average Rank 13.80 [details] Sales history for Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships date, rank 09/26/2022, 8 10/03/2022, 9 10/10/2022, 23 10/17/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,977 YTD: 32,656	Sep 2022	3,977 32,656

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Source: NPD BookScan, for the week ended Oct. 08, 2022; appearing in the Oct. 17, 2022, print edition of PW.