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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	1	The Woman in Me Britney Spears, Author Gallery Books, $32.99 (288) 978-1-6680-0904-8 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/06/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/06/2023 Average Rank 5.83 [details] Sales history for The Woman in Me date, rank 11/06/2023, 1 11/13/2023, 1 11/20/2023, 1 11/27/2023, 1 12/04/2023, 1 12/11/2023, 1 12/18/2023, 2 12/25/2023, 2 01/01/2024, 3 01/08/2024, 5 01/15/2024, 5 01/22/2024, 9 01/29/2024, 14 02/05/2024, 17 02/12/2024, 17 02/19/2024, 14 02/26/2024, 13 03/04/2024, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 417,947 YTD: 417,947	Oct 2023	417,947 417,947
2	-	1	The Pioneer Woman Cooks–Dinner's Ready Ree Drummond, Author William Morrow & Company, $32.50 (400) 978-0-06-296284-3 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/06/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/13/2023 Average Rank 7.33 [details] Sales history for The Pioneer Woman Cooks–Dinner's Ready date, rank 11/06/2023, 2 11/13/2023, 4 11/20/2023, 6 11/27/2023, 10 12/04/2023, 2 12/11/2023, 5 12/18/2023, 7 12/25/2023, 8 01/01/2024, 5 01/08/2024, 8 01/15/2024, 18 01/22/2024, 14 01/29/2024, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 37,831 YTD: 37,831	Oct 2023	37,831 37,831
3	-	1	Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things Adam Grant, Author Viking, $32.00 (304) 978-0-593-65314-2 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/06/2023 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/06/2023 Average Rank 15.96 [details] Sales history for Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things date, rank 11/06/2023, 3 11/13/2023, 9 11/20/2023, 13 11/27/2023, 20 12/04/2023, 21 12/18/2023, 23 12/25/2023, 19 01/01/2024, 15 01/08/2024, 14 01/15/2024, 7 01/22/2024, 10 01/29/2024, 15 02/05/2024, 18 02/12/2024, 14 02/19/2024, 13 02/26/2024, 15 03/04/2024, 19 03/11/2024, 24 03/18/2024, 25 05/06/2024, 20 07/29/2024, 21 08/05/2024, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 33,998 YTD: 33,998	Oct 2023	33,998 33,998
4	-	1	How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen David Brooks, Author Random House, $30.00 (352) 978-0-593-23006-0 Last rank 40 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/06/2023 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/06/2023 Average Rank 14.70 [details] Sales history for How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen date, rank 11/06/2023, 4 11/13/2023, 7 11/20/2023, 14 11/27/2023, 15 12/04/2023, 14 12/11/2023, 13 12/18/2023, 16 12/25/2023, 16 01/01/2024, 14 01/08/2024, 12 01/15/2024, 10 01/22/2024, 4 01/29/2024, 9 02/05/2024, 4 02/12/2024, 10 02/19/2024, 8 02/26/2024, 9 03/04/2024, 15 03/11/2024, 21 03/18/2024, 23 04/01/2024, 23 04/08/2024, 24 06/10/2024, 23 07/29/2024, 22 08/05/2024, 24 08/19/2024, 20 09/09/2024, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 23,692 YTD: 23,692	Oct 2023	23,692 23,692
5	-	1	Romney: A Reckoning McKay Coppins, Author Scribner, $32.50 (416) 978-1-9821-9620-2 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/06/2023 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 11/06/2023 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for Romney: A Reckoning date, rank 11/06/2023, 5 11/13/2023, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 17,990 YTD: 17,990	Oct 2023	17,990 17,990
6	-	1	If You Would Have Told Me: A Memoir John Stamos, Author Henry Holt & Company, $29.99 (352) 978-1-250-89097-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/06/2023 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/06/2023 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for If You Would Have Told Me: A Memoir date, rank 11/06/2023, 6 11/13/2023, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 17,560 YTD: 17,560	Oct 2023	17,560 17,560
7	1	2	Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism Rachel Maddow, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $32.00 (416) 978-0-593-44451-1 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/30/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/30/2023 Average Rank 7.47 [details] Sales history for Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism date, rank 10/30/2023, 1 11/06/2023, 7 11/13/2023, 8 11/20/2023, 4 11/27/2023, 8 12/04/2023, 7 12/11/2023, 3 12/18/2023, 14 12/25/2023, 15 01/01/2024, 12 01/08/2024, 9 01/15/2024, 14 01/22/2024, 20 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 17,202 YTD: 64,882	Oct 2023	17,202 64,882
8	-	1	How to Win at Chess: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond Levy Rozman, Author Ten Speed Press, $24.99 (272) 978-1-9848-6207-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 16,349 YTD: 16,349	Oct 2023	16,349 16,349
9	9	4	The Great Disappearance: 31 Ways to Be Rapture Ready David Jeremiah, Author Thomas Nelson, $29.99 (320) 978-0-7852-5224-5 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/16/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/13/2023 Average Rank 9.06 [details] Sales history for The Great Disappearance: 31 Ways to Be Rapture Ready date, rank 10/16/2023, 6 10/23/2023, 12 10/30/2023, 9 11/06/2023, 9 11/13/2023, 6 11/20/2023, 3 11/27/2023, 4 12/04/2023, 4 12/11/2023, 8 12/18/2023, 8 12/25/2023, 10 01/01/2024, 20 01/08/2024, 21 01/15/2024, 19 01/22/2024, 21 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 14,771 YTD: 59,727	Oct 2023	14,771 59,727
10	7	3	Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life Arnold Schwarzenegger, Author Penguin Press, $28.00 (288) 978-0-593-65595-5 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/23/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/23/2023 Average Rank 11.12 [details] Sales history for Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life date, rank 10/23/2023, 1 10/30/2023, 7 11/06/2023, 10 11/13/2023, 10 11/20/2023, 8 11/27/2023, 18 12/04/2023, 8 12/11/2023, 17 12/25/2023, 21 01/01/2024, 21 01/08/2024, 17 01/15/2024, 21 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 11,329 YTD: 65,829	Oct 2023	11,329 65,829
11	8	5	Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts Bill O'Reilly, Author, Martin Dugard, Author St. Martin's Press, $32.00 (304) 978-1-250-28332-0 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/09/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/09/2023 Average Rank 10.95 [details] Sales history for Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts date, rank 10/09/2023, 2 10/16/2023, 5 10/23/2023, 4 10/30/2023, 8 11/06/2023, 11 11/13/2023, 11 11/20/2023, 16 11/27/2023, 24 12/04/2023, 13 12/11/2023, 19 12/18/2023, 22 12/25/2023, 18 01/01/2024, 17 01/08/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 10,688 YTD: 104,253	2000	10,688 104,253
12	-	6	Elon Musk Walter Isaacson, Author Simon & Schuster, $35.00 (688) 978-1-9821-8128-4 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/25/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/25/2023 Average Rank 9.57 [details] Sales history for Elon Musk date, rank 09/25/2023, 1 10/02/2023, 2 10/09/2023, 4 10/16/2023, 7 10/23/2023, 5 11/06/2023, 12 11/13/2023, 12 11/20/2023, 9 11/27/2023, 17 12/04/2023, 9 12/11/2023, 10 12/18/2023, 12 12/25/2023, 11 01/01/2024, 9 01/08/2024, 11 01/15/2024, 13 01/22/2024, 13 01/29/2024, 17 02/05/2024, 21 02/12/2024, 24 02/19/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 9,050 YTD: 219,600	2000	9,050 219,600
13	-	1	Basics with Babish: Recipes for Screwing Up, Trying Again, and Hitting It Out of the Park (a Cookbook) Andrew Rea, Author S&s/Simon Element, $40.00 (512) 978-1-9821-6753-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 8,840 YTD: 8,840	2000	8,840 8,840
14	-	1	The Chutney Life: 100 Easy-To-Make Indian-Inspired Recipes Palak Patel, Author ABRAMS, $35.00 (272) 978-1-4197-6439-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 8,335 YTD: 8,335	2000	8,335 8,335
15	-	1	Cooking Con Claudia: 100 Authentic, Family-Style Mexican Recipes Claudia Regalado, Author Alpha Books, $32.00 (240) 978-0-7440-8388-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 8,106 YTD: 8,106	2000	8,106 8,106
16	10	6	The Democrat Party Hates America Mark R Levin, Author Threshold Editions, $30.00 (400) 978-1-5011-8315-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/02/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/02/2023 Average Rank 8.82 [details] Sales history for The Democrat Party Hates America date, rank 10/02/2023, 1 10/09/2023, 3 10/16/2023, 4 10/23/2023, 3 10/30/2023, 10 11/06/2023, 16 11/13/2023, 13 12/11/2023, 20 12/25/2023, 23 01/01/2024, 25 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 7,746 YTD: 232,650	2000	7,746 232,650
17	2	5	Enough Cassidy Hutchinson, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (384) 978-1-6680-2828-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/09/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/09/2023 Average Rank 5.10 [details] Sales history for Enough date, rank 10/09/2023, 1 10/16/2023, 10 10/23/2023, 2 10/30/2023, 2 11/06/2023, 17 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 7,709 YTD: 121,506	2000	7,709 121,506
18	3	2	Worthy Jada Pinkett Smith, Author Dey Street Books, $32.00 (304) 978-0-06-332068-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/30/2023 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/30/2023 Average Rank 8.50 [details] Sales history for Worthy date, rank 10/30/2023, 3 11/06/2023, 18 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 7,519 YTD: 29,300	2000	7,519 29,300
19	13	31	Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity Peter Attia, Author, Bill Gifford, With Harmony, $30.00 (400) 978-0-593-23659-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/10/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/10/2023 Average Rank 8.21 [details] Sales history for Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity date, rank 04/10/2023, 1 04/17/2023, 1 04/24/2023, 1 05/01/2023, 5 05/08/2023, 4 05/15/2023, 8 05/22/2023, 7 05/29/2023, 5 06/05/2023, 3 06/12/2023, 5 06/19/2023, 4 06/26/2023, 4 07/03/2023, 1 07/10/2023, 2 07/17/2023, 4 07/24/2023, 5 07/31/2023, 3 08/07/2023, 4 08/14/2023, 3 08/21/2023, 2 08/28/2023, 1 09/04/2023, 3 09/11/2023, 1 09/18/2023, 5 09/25/2023, 9 10/02/2023, 11 10/09/2023, 14 10/16/2023, 17 10/23/2023, 16 10/30/2023, 13 11/06/2023, 19 11/13/2023, 19 11/20/2023, 24 11/27/2023, 22 12/04/2023, 22 12/11/2023, 14 12/18/2023, 17 12/25/2023, 12 01/01/2024, 11 01/08/2024, 10 01/15/2024, 8 01/22/2024, 3 01/29/2024, 7 02/05/2024, 10 02/12/2024, 9 02/19/2024, 5 02/26/2024, 5 03/04/2024, 8 03/11/2024, 12 03/18/2024, 11 03/25/2024, 4 04/01/2024, 11 04/08/2024, 14 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 7,012 YTD: 381,724	2000	7,012 381,724
20	12	3	To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment Bret Baier, Author Mariner Books, $32.50 (400) 978-0-06-303958-2 Last rank 38 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/23/2023 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/13/2023 Average Rank 12.38 [details] Sales history for To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment date, rank 10/23/2023, 6 10/30/2023, 12 11/06/2023, 20 11/13/2023, 23 01/15/2024, 16 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 6,451 YTD: 30,761	2000	6,451 30,761
21	-	1	The Next Chapter: Making Peace with Hard Memories, Finding Hope All Around Me, and Clearing Space for Good Things to Come Jana Kramer, Author HarperOne, $28.99 (304) 978-0-06-328869-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 6,374 YTD: 6,374	2000	6,374 6,374
22	17	41	The Creative ACT: A Way of Being Rick Rubin, Author Penguin Press, $30.00 (432) 978-0-593-65288-6 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/30/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/30/2023 Average Rank 8.48 [details] Sales history for The Creative ACT: A Way of Being date, rank 01/30/2023, 2 02/06/2023, 4 02/13/2023, 8 02/20/2023, 11 02/27/2023, 3 03/06/2023, 5 03/13/2023, 5 03/20/2023, 4 03/27/2023, 6 04/03/2023, 6 04/10/2023, 9 04/17/2023, 10 04/24/2023, 9 05/01/2023, 7 05/08/2023, 11 05/15/2023, 12 05/22/2023, 9 05/29/2023, 8 06/05/2023, 4 06/12/2023, 2 06/19/2023, 8 06/26/2023, 8 07/03/2023, 6 07/10/2023, 3 07/17/2023, 5 07/24/2023, 8 07/31/2023, 6 08/07/2023, 5 08/14/2023, 4 08/21/2023, 5 08/28/2023, 4 09/04/2023, 6 09/11/2023, 4 09/18/2023, 7 09/25/2023, 13 10/02/2023, 13 10/09/2023, 13 10/16/2023, 19 10/23/2023, 18 10/30/2023, 17 11/06/2023, 22 11/13/2023, 20 11/20/2023, 21 11/27/2023, 21 12/04/2023, 10 12/11/2023, 12 12/18/2023, 11 12/25/2023, 7 01/01/2024, 8 01/08/2024, 6 01/15/2024, 2 01/22/2024, 2 01/29/2024, 5 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 41 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 6,196 YTD: 392,347	2000	6,196 392,347
23	-	1	Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World Mary Beard, Author Liveright Publishing Corporation, $37.95 (512) 978-0-87140-422-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 6,181 YTD: 6,181	2000	6,181 6,181
24	-	1	The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments Hadley Vlahos, Author Ballantine Books, $27.00 (224) 978-0-593-49993-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/26/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/26/2023 Average Rank 13.59 [details] Sales history for The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments date, rank 06/26/2023, 2 07/03/2023, 8 07/10/2023, 8 07/17/2023, 10 07/24/2023, 13 07/31/2023, 21 08/07/2023, 17 08/14/2023, 16 08/21/2023, 15 08/28/2023, 17 09/04/2023, 21 11/06/2023, 24 02/12/2024, 18 03/25/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 6,090 YTD: 82,486	2000	6,090 82,486
25	4	2	Forever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well Gabrielle Lyon, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (352) 978-1-6680-0787-7 Last rank 48 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/30/2023 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/30/2023 Average Rank 15.67 [details] Sales history for Forever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well date, rank 10/30/2023, 4 11/06/2023, 25 11/20/2023, 18 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: 2000 UNITS SOLD: 5,904 YTD: 25,127	2000	5,904 25,127

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Oct. 28, 2023; appearing in the Nov. 6, 2023, print edition of PW