Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lists

Select Back Issue:

Hardcover Frontlist Nonfiction

(Click title for review)

Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	1	The Try Guide: The Hidden Power of F*ing Up The Try Guys, Author, Keith Habersberger, Author, Zach Kornfeld, Author, Eugene Lee Yang, Author, Ned Fulmer, Author Dey Street Books, $24.99 (288) 978-0-06-287961-5 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/01/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/01/2019 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for The Try Guide: The Hidden Power of Fing Up date, rank 07/01/2019, 1 07/08/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019* UNITS SOLD: 21,966 YTD: 22,105	Jun 2019	21,966 22,105
2	1	5	Unfreedom of the Press Mark R Levin, Author Threshold Editions, $28.00 (272) 978-1-4767-7309-4 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 4.07 [details] Sales history for Unfreedom of the Press date, rank 06/03/2019, 1 06/10/2019, 2 06/17/2019, 1 06/24/2019, 1 07/01/2019, 2 07/08/2019, 1 07/15/2019, 2 07/22/2019, 2 07/29/2019, 1 08/05/2019, 2 08/12/2019, 1 08/19/2019, 4 08/26/2019, 9 09/02/2019, 12 09/09/2019, 9 09/16/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 21,056 YTD: 254,125	May 2019	21,056 254,125
3	3	7	The Pioneers David McCullough, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (320) 978-1-5011-6868-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2019 Average Rank 6.18 [details] Sales history for The Pioneers date, rank 05/20/2019, 1 05/27/2019, 4 06/03/2019, 4 06/10/2019, 4 06/17/2019, 3 06/24/2019, 3 07/01/2019, 3 07/08/2019, 2 07/15/2019, 1 07/22/2019, 3 07/29/2019, 3 08/05/2019, 3 08/12/2019, 5 08/19/2019, 9 08/26/2019, 8 09/02/2019, 8 09/09/2019, 7 09/16/2019, 9 12/30/2019, 25 01/06/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 15,703 YTD: 187,710	May 2019	15,703 187,710
4	6	32	Becoming Michelle Obama, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $32.50 (400) 978-1-5247-6313-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/26/2018 Average Rank 4.17 [details] Sales history for Becoming date, rank 11/26/2018, 1 12/03/2018, 1 12/10/2018, 1 12/17/2018, 1 12/24/2018, 1 12/31/2018, 1 01/07/2019, 1 01/14/2019, 1 01/21/2019, 1 01/28/2019, 1 02/04/2019, 1 02/11/2019, 1 02/18/2019, 1 02/25/2019, 1 03/04/2019, 2 03/11/2019, 1 03/18/2019, 2 03/25/2019, 2 04/01/2019, 4 04/08/2019, 1 04/15/2019, 1 04/22/2019, 2 04/29/2019, 3 05/06/2019, 1 05/13/2019, 1 05/20/2019, 2 05/27/2019, 2 06/03/2019, 7 06/10/2019, 6 06/17/2019, 7 06/24/2019, 6 07/01/2019, 4 07/08/2019, 4 07/15/2019, 4 07/22/2019, 5 07/29/2019, 5 08/05/2019, 4 08/12/2019, 2 08/19/2019, 2 08/26/2019, 2 09/02/2019, 3 09/09/2019, 2 09/16/2019, 5 09/23/2019, 18 09/30/2019, 19 10/07/2019, 25 10/14/2019, 25 10/21/2019, 24 11/25/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 10,820 YTD: 878,256	Nov 2018	10,820 878,256
5	4	6	Howard Stern Comes Again Howard Stern, Author Simon & Schuster, $35.00 (560) 978-1-5011-9429-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/27/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/27/2019 Average Rank 6.06 [details] Sales history for Howard Stern Comes Again date, rank 05/27/2019, 1 06/03/2019, 3 06/10/2019, 3 06/17/2019, 5 06/24/2019, 4 07/01/2019, 5 07/08/2019, 9 07/15/2019, 7 07/22/2019, 18 07/29/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,581 YTD: 259,452	May 2019	9,581 259,452
6	2	2	Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation Jon Meacham, Author, Tim McGraw, Author Random House, $30.00 (320) 978-0-593-13295-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/24/2019 Average Rank 4.75 [details] Sales history for Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation date, rank 06/24/2019, 2 07/01/2019, 6 07/08/2019, 6 07/15/2019, 3 07/22/2019, 8 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,223 YTD: 39,738	Jun 2019	9,223 39,738
7	12	16	Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals Rachel Hollis, Author HarperCollins Leadership, $27.99 (240) 978-1-4002-0960-6 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/18/2019 Average Rank 7.70 [details] Sales history for Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals date, rank 03/18/2019, 1 03/25/2019, 1 04/01/2019, 2 04/08/2019, 2 04/15/2019, 2 04/22/2019, 4 04/29/2019, 4 05/06/2019, 3 05/13/2019, 2 05/20/2019, 4 05/27/2019, 5 06/03/2019, 9 06/10/2019, 11 06/17/2019, 10 06/24/2019, 12 07/01/2019, 7 07/08/2019, 5 07/15/2019, 5 07/22/2019, 7 07/29/2019, 7 08/05/2019, 5 08/12/2019, 4 08/19/2019, 6 08/26/2019, 7 09/02/2019, 6 09/09/2019, 4 09/16/2019, 8 09/23/2019, 22 12/02/2019, 20 12/09/2019, 24 12/30/2019, 24 01/06/2020, 16 01/13/2020, 7 01/20/2020, 7 01/27/2020, 14 02/03/2020, 14 02/10/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,014 YTD: 497,286	Mar 2019	9,014 497,286
8	8	4	Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide Karen Kilgariff, Author, Georgia Hardstark, Author Forge, $24.99 (304) 978-1-250-17895-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/10/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 9.74 [details] Sales history for Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide date, rank 06/10/2019, 1 06/17/2019, 2 06/24/2019, 8 07/01/2019, 8 07/08/2019, 10 07/15/2019, 11 07/22/2019, 16 07/29/2019, 13 08/05/2019, 17 08/12/2019, 16 08/19/2019, 18 09/02/2019, 19 09/09/2019, 15 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,998 YTD: 101,535	May 2019	7,998 101,535
9	11	5	Medical Medium Celery Juice: The Most Powerful Medicine of Our Time Healing Millions Worldwide Anthony William, Author Hay House, $19.99 (208) 978-1-4019-5765-0 Last rank 35 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 12.76 [details] Sales history for Medical Medium Celery Juice: The Most Powerful Medicine of Our Time Healing Millions Worldwide date, rank 06/03/2019, 2 06/10/2019, 9 06/17/2019, 11 06/24/2019, 11 07/01/2019, 9 07/08/2019, 13 07/15/2019, 12 07/22/2019, 14 07/29/2019, 12 08/05/2019, 14 08/12/2019, 11 08/19/2019, 14 08/26/2019, 23 09/02/2019, 22 09/09/2019, 16 09/23/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,099 YTD: 79,935	May 2019	7,099 79,935
10	7	5	Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations William H McRaven, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (352) 978-1-5387-2974-8 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 10.09 [details] Sales history for Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations date, rank 06/03/2019, 5 06/10/2019, 5 06/17/2019, 8 06/24/2019, 7 07/01/2019, 10 07/08/2019, 18 07/15/2019, 17 07/22/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,340 YTD: 67,627	May 2019	6,340 67,627
11	5	2	How to Skimm Your Life The Skimm, Author Ballantine Books, $27.00 (256) 978-1-9848-2080-8 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 06/24/2019 Average Rank 10.60 [details] Sales history for How to Skimm Your Life date, rank 06/24/2019, 5 07/01/2019, 11 07/08/2019, 16 07/15/2019, 13 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,068 YTD: 43,182	Jun 2019	6,068 43,182
12	18	35	Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Brene Brown, Author Random House, $28.00 (320) 978-0-399-59252-2 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 12.82 [details] Sales history for Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. date, rank 10/22/2018, 1 10/29/2018, 6 11/05/2018, 6 11/12/2018, 8 11/19/2018, 8 11/26/2018, 13 12/10/2018, 20 12/17/2018, 19 12/24/2018, 23 12/31/2018, 24 01/07/2019, 23 01/14/2019, 15 01/21/2019, 16 01/28/2019, 14 02/04/2019, 11 02/11/2019, 17 02/25/2019, 14 03/18/2019, 24 03/25/2019, 20 04/29/2019, 24 05/06/2019, 18 05/13/2019, 9 05/20/2019, 16 05/27/2019, 13 06/03/2019, 14 06/10/2019, 15 06/17/2019, 14 06/24/2019, 19 07/01/2019, 12 07/08/2019, 11 07/15/2019, 8 07/22/2019, 9 07/29/2019, 9 08/05/2019, 7 08/12/2019, 6 08/19/2019, 3 08/26/2019, 3 09/02/2019, 5 09/09/2019, 6 09/16/2019, 14 09/23/2019, 19 09/30/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,840 YTD: 128,945	Oct 2018	5,840 128,945
13	-	1	Dungeons & Dragons Acquisitions Incorporated Hc (D&d Campaign Accessory Hardcover Book) Wizards RPG Team, Author Wizards of the Coast, $49.95 978-0-7869-6690-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,810 YTD: 5,870	Jun 2019	5,810 5,870
14	16	6	Everything Is Fcked: A Book about Hope Mark Manson, Author Harper, $26.99 (288) 978-0-06-288843-3 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/27/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/27/2019 Average Rank 12.50 [details] Sales history for Everything Is Fcked: A Book about Hope date, rank 05/27/2019, 3 06/03/2019, 11 06/10/2019, 7 06/17/2019, 13 06/24/2019, 16 07/01/2019, 14 07/08/2019, 12 07/15/2019, 10 07/22/2019, 13 07/29/2019, 14 08/05/2019, 13 08/12/2019, 15 08/19/2019, 13 08/26/2019, 18 09/02/2019, 11 09/09/2019, 10 09/16/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,694 YTD: 61,120	May 2019	5,694 61,120
15	21	32	It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered Lysa TerKeurst, Author Thomas Nelson, $22.99 (256) 978-0-7180-3985-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 8.92 [details] Sales history for It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered date, rank 11/26/2018, 3 12/03/2018, 6 12/10/2018, 15 12/17/2018, 15 12/24/2018, 16 12/31/2018, 17 01/07/2019, 12 01/14/2019, 4 01/21/2019, 4 01/28/2019, 3 02/04/2019, 3 02/11/2019, 6 02/18/2019, 5 02/25/2019, 5 03/04/2019, 9 03/11/2019, 4 03/18/2019, 7 03/25/2019, 4 04/01/2019, 11 04/08/2019, 9 04/15/2019, 12 04/22/2019, 14 04/29/2019, 21 05/06/2019, 19 05/13/2019, 10 05/20/2019, 19 05/27/2019, 20 06/03/2019, 24 06/10/2019, 20 06/17/2019, 17 06/24/2019, 21 07/01/2019, 15 07/08/2019, 17 07/15/2019, 15 07/22/2019, 11 07/29/2019, 11 08/05/2019, 12 08/12/2019, 8 08/19/2019, 7 08/26/2019, 4 09/02/2019, 4 09/09/2019, 3 09/16/2019, 7 09/23/2019, 12 09/30/2019, 12 10/07/2019, 24 10/14/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,983 YTD: 228,350	Nov 2018	4,983 228,350
16	9	3	Siege: Trump Under Fire Michael Wolff, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (352) 978-1-250-25382-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/17/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/17/2019 Average Rank 11.60 [details] Sales history for Siege: Trump Under Fire date, rank 06/17/2019, 4 06/24/2019, 9 07/01/2019, 16 07/08/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,525 YTD: 32,471	Jun 2019	4,525 32,471
17	-	1	The Cruise Control Diet: Automate Your Diet and Conquer Weight Loss Forever Jorge Cruise, Author, Jason Fung, Introduction by Ballantine Books, $28.00 (176) 978-0-525-61869-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,506 YTD: 24,383	Apr 2019	4,506 24,383
18	19	9	The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World Melinda Gates, Author Flatiron Books, $26.99 (288) 978-1-250-31357-7 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/06/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2019 Average Rank 13.81 [details] Sales history for The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World date, rank 05/06/2019, 2 05/13/2019, 3 05/20/2019, 6 05/27/2019, 11 06/03/2019, 17 06/10/2019, 14 06/17/2019, 9 06/24/2019, 18 07/01/2019, 18 07/15/2019, 19 07/29/2019, 20 08/05/2019, 22 09/02/2019, 24 09/09/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,456 YTD: 88,166	Apr 2019	4,456 88,166
19	-	1	Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within Taylor R Marshall, Author Crisis Publications, $24.95 (224) 978-1-62282-846-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,912 YTD: 5,275	May 2019	3,912 5,275
20	14	6	The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 Rick Atkinson, Author Henry Holt & Company, $40.00 (800) 978-1-62779-043-7 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/27/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 date, rank 05/27/2019, 6 06/03/2019, 19 06/10/2019, 13 06/17/2019, 15 06/24/2019, 14 07/01/2019, 20 07/15/2019, 16 07/22/2019, 21 09/09/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,702 YTD: 44,932	May 2019	3,702 44,932
21	22	4	Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World David Epstein, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (352) 978-0-7352-1448-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 06/10/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 19.09 [details] Sales history for Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World date, rank 06/10/2019, 8 06/17/2019, 16 06/24/2019, 22 07/01/2019, 21 08/05/2019, 23 08/12/2019, 22 08/19/2019, 25 08/26/2019, 13 09/02/2019, 16 09/09/2019, 19 01/20/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,672 YTD: 26,043	May 2019	3,672 26,043
22	20	10	The Committed Life: The Joy of Giving Yourself Away David Brooks, Author Random House, $28.00 (320) 978-0-8129-9326-4 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/29/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/29/2019 Average Rank 13.76 [details] Sales history for The Committed Life: The Joy of Giving Yourself Away date, rank 04/29/2019, 2 05/06/2019, 4 05/13/2019, 4 05/20/2019, 11 05/27/2019, 12 06/03/2019, 12 06/10/2019, 12 06/17/2019, 18 06/24/2019, 20 07/01/2019, 22 07/15/2019, 23 07/22/2019, 20 07/29/2019, 23 08/12/2019, 14 09/02/2019, 13 09/09/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,467 YTD: 108,056	Apr 2019	3,467 108,056
23	32	8	Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones James Clear, Author Avery Publishing Group, $27.00 (320) 978-0-7352-1129-2 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/29/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/17/2022 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones date, rank 10/29/2018, 9 01/14/2019, 16 01/21/2019, 24 01/28/2019, 23 02/04/2019, 19 02/11/2019, 24 02/25/2019, 24 03/11/2019, 25 07/01/2019, 23 07/08/2019, 22 07/15/2019, 21 07/22/2019, 19 07/29/2019, 15 08/05/2019, 16 08/12/2019, 13 08/19/2019, 12 08/26/2019, 15 09/02/2019, 15 09/09/2019, 14 LAST WEEK: 32 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,433 YTD: 81,357	Oct 2018	3,433 81,357
24	-	1	Total Rethink: Why Entrepreneurs Should ACT Like Revolutionaries David McCourt, Author Wiley, $25.00 (240) 978-1-119-56535-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,361 YTD: 3,362	Jun 2019	3,361 3,362
25	-	1	Elderhood: Redefining Medicine, Life, and Aging in America Louise Aronson, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $30.00 (400) 978-1-62040-546-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,277 YTD: 4,917	Jun 2019	3,277 4,917

For analysis of this week's lists, click here.

To download a printable PDF of our overall top 10 bestsellers, click here.

NPD BookScan, week 26 of 2019, data through 06/29/2019; PW Issue of July 1, 2019