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1	-	1	You Can't Joke about That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together Kat Timpf, Author Broadside Books, $28.99 (256) 978-0-06-327042-8 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/01/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/01/2023 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for You Can't Joke about That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together date, rank 05/01/2023, 1 05/08/2023, 10 05/15/2023, 23 05/22/2023, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 35,331 YTD: 35,331	Apr 2023	35,331 35,331
2	-	1	The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Author Doubleday Books, $30.00 (352) 978-0-385-53426-0 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/01/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2023 Average Rank 6.94 [details] Sales history for The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder date, rank 05/01/2023, 2 05/08/2023, 1 05/15/2023, 3 05/22/2023, 5 05/29/2023, 3 06/05/2023, 2 06/12/2023, 3 06/19/2023, 3 06/26/2023, 3 07/03/2023, 2 07/10/2023, 5 07/17/2023, 6 07/24/2023, 9 07/31/2023, 9 08/07/2023, 3 08/14/2023, 5 08/21/2023, 6 08/28/2023, 5 09/04/2023, 8 09/11/2023, 6 09/18/2023, 12 09/25/2023, 17 10/02/2023, 23 11/20/2023, 25 11/27/2023, 13 12/04/2023, 5 12/11/2023, 7 12/18/2023, 3 12/25/2023, 3 01/01/2024, 2 01/08/2024, 2 01/15/2024, 4 01/22/2024, 5 01/29/2024, 6 02/05/2024, 7 02/12/2024, 4 02/19/2024, 3 02/26/2024, 4 03/04/2024, 7 03/11/2024, 13 03/18/2024, 8 03/25/2024, 9 04/01/2024, 8 04/08/2024, 10 04/15/2024, 11 04/22/2024, 8 04/29/2024, 13 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 35,244 YTD: 35,244	Apr 2023	35,244 35,244
3	-	1	Meals She Eats: A Pcos Diet and Lifestyle Guide for Thriving with Your Diagnosis Tom Sullivan, Author, Rachael Sullivan, Author Alpha Books, $21.99 (192) 978-0-7440-6493-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/01/2023 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/01/2023 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for Meals She Eats: A Pcos Diet and Lifestyle Guide for Thriving with Your Diagnosis date, rank 05/01/2023, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 32,236 YTD: 32,236	Apr 2023	32,236 32,236
4	-	1	Tasting History: Explore the Past Through 4,000 Years of Recipes (a Cookbook) Max Miller, Author, Ann Volkwein, Author S&s/Simon Element, $30.00 (256) 978-1-9821-8618-0 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/01/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2023 Average Rank 9.56 [details] Sales history for Tasting History: Explore the Past Through 4,000 Years of Recipes (a Cookbook) date, rank 05/01/2023, 4 05/08/2023, 14 09/04/2023, 7 09/11/2023, 20 09/18/2023, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 20,160 YTD: 20,160	Apr 2023	20,160 20,160
5	1	4	Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity Peter Attia, Author, Bill Gifford, With Harmony, $30.00 (400) 978-0-593-23659-8 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/10/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/10/2023 Average Rank 8.20 [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: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2023 UNITS SOLD: 15,021 YTD: 113,030	Mar 2023	15,021 113,030
6	-	1	Rachael's Good Eats: Easy, Laid-Back, Nutrient-Rich Recipes Rachael Devaux, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $35.00 (256) 978-1-250-85039-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/01/2023 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2023 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for Rachael's Good Eats: Easy, Laid-Back, Nutrient-Rich Recipes date, rank 05/01/2023, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 9,908 YTD: 9,908	Apr 2023	9,908 9,908
7	9	14	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: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Jan 2023 UNITS SOLD: 8,952 YTD: 171,293	Jan 2023	8,952 171,293
8	-	1	So God Made a Mother: Tender, Proud, Strong, Faithful, Known, Beautiful, Worthy, and Unforgettable--Just Like You Leslie Means, Author, Ashlee Gadd, Afterword by, Amy Weatherly, Foreword by Tyndale Momentum, $22.99 978-1-4964-6468-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/01/2023 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2023 Average Rank 5.33 [details] Sales history for So God Made a Mother: Tender, Proud, Strong, Faithful, Known, Beautiful, Worthy, and Unforgettable--Just Like You date, rank 05/01/2023, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 8,207 YTD: 8,207	Apr 2023	8,207 8,207
9	3	3	Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) William H McRaven, Author Grand Central Publishing, $24.00 (192) 978-1-5387-0794-4 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/17/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/17/2023 Average Rank 13.47 [details] Sales history for Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) date, rank 04/17/2023, 2 04/24/2023, 3 05/01/2023, 9 05/08/2023, 13 05/15/2023, 15 05/22/2023, 16 05/29/2023, 13 06/05/2023, 11 06/12/2023, 8 06/19/2023, 14 06/26/2023, 20 07/03/2023, 13 07/10/2023, 20 07/17/2023, 21 08/21/2023, 24 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 7,762 YTD: 41,554	Apr 2023	7,762 41,554
10	5	37	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: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 37 PUB DATE: Aug 2022 UNITS SOLD: 7,005 YTD: 164,969	Aug 2022	7,005 164,969
11	4	3	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: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 6,344 YTD: 52,550	Sep 2022	6,344 52,550
12	6	4	The Love Stories of the Bible Speak: Biblical Lessons on Romance, Friendship, and Faith Shannon Bream, Author Broadside Books, $30.00 (304) 978-0-06-322605-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/10/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/10/2023 Average Rank 7.73 [details] Sales history for The Love Stories of the Bible Speak: Biblical Lessons on Romance, Friendship, and Faith date, rank 04/10/2023, 3 04/17/2023, 3 04/24/2023, 6 05/01/2023, 12 05/08/2023, 21 05/15/2023, 21 05/22/2023, 13 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,937 YTD: 46,543	Mar 2023	5,937 46,543
13	2	2	Truly Simple: 140 Healthy Recipes for Weekday Cooking Kristin Cavallari, Author Rodale Books, $29.99 (272) 978-0-593-57878-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/24/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/24/2023 Average Rank 6.75 [details] Sales history for Truly Simple: 140 Healthy Recipes for Weekday Cooking date, rank 04/24/2023, 2 05/01/2023, 13 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,895 YTD: 19,951	Apr 2023	5,895 19,951
14	14	15	Spare Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex, Author Random House, $36.00 (416) 978-0-593-59380-6 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/23/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/23/2023 Average Rank 7.39 [details] Sales history for Spare date, rank 01/23/2023, 1 01/30/2023, 1 02/06/2023, 1 02/13/2023, 2 02/20/2023, 1 02/27/2023, 1 03/06/2023, 2 03/13/2023, 2 03/20/2023, 2 03/27/2023, 4 04/03/2023, 5 04/10/2023, 7 04/17/2023, 9 04/24/2023, 14 05/01/2023, 14 05/08/2023, 19 05/15/2023, 16 05/22/2023, 2 05/29/2023, 7 06/05/2023, 14 06/12/2023, 9 06/19/2023, 13 06/26/2023, 25 07/03/2023, 16 07/10/2023, 21 07/17/2023, 18 07/24/2023, 12 07/31/2023, 23 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Jan 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,821 YTD: 1,120,148	Jan 2023	5,821 1,120,148
15	-	1	Adrenal Transformation Protocol: A 4-Week Plan to Release Stress Symptoms and Go from Surviving to Thriving Izabella Wentz, Author Avery Publishing Group, $30.00 (400) 978-0-593-42077-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,537 YTD: 5,537	Apr 2023	5,537 5,537
16	-	1	Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World Gretchen Rubin, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $28.00 (288) 978-0-593-44274-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,487 YTD: 5,487	Apr 2023	5,487 5,487
17	8	4	You're Going to Make It: 50 Morning and Evening Devotions to Unrush Your Mind, Uncomplicate Your Heart, and Experience Healing Today Lysa TerKeurst, Author Thomas Nelson, $26.99 (224) 978-1-4002-3908-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/10/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/10/2023 Average Rank 12.22 [details] Sales history for You're Going to Make It: 50 Morning and Evening Devotions to Unrush Your Mind, Uncomplicate Your Heart, and Experience Healing Today date, rank 04/10/2023, 2 04/17/2023, 4 04/24/2023, 8 05/01/2023, 17 05/08/2023, 18 05/22/2023, 19 06/12/2023, 23 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,292 YTD: 44,582	Mar 2023	5,292 44,582
18	24	22	The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times Michelle Obama, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $32.50 (336) 978-0-593-23746-5 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/28/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/28/2022 Average Rank 6.71 [details] Sales history for The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times date, rank 11/28/2022, 1 12/05/2022, 1 12/12/2022, 1 12/19/2022, 1 12/26/2022, 1 01/02/2023, 1 01/09/2023, 1 01/16/2023, 1 01/23/2023, 2 01/30/2023, 4 02/06/2023, 5 02/13/2023, 7 02/20/2023, 10 02/27/2023, 7 03/06/2023, 12 03/13/2023, 11 03/20/2023, 11 04/03/2023, 15 04/10/2023, 23 04/17/2023, 23 04/24/2023, 24 05/01/2023, 18 05/08/2023, 5 05/15/2023, 4 05/22/2023, 4 05/29/2023, 9 06/05/2023, 17 06/12/2023, 14 06/19/2023, 22 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Nov 2022 UNITS SOLD: 5,027 YTD: 155,357	Nov 2022	5,027 155,357
19	-	1	The Wisdom of Morrie: Living and Aging Creatively and Joyfully Morrie Schwartz, Author, Rob Schwartz, Author, Rob Schwartz, Editor Blackstone Publishing, $25.99 (274p) 979-8-200-81345-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,007 YTD: 5,007	Apr 2023	5,007 5,007
20	13	3	Built to Move: The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully Kelly Starrett, Author, Juliet Starrett, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $28.00 (336) 978-0-593-53480-9 Last rank 32 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/17/2023 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 04/17/2023 Average Rank 15.25 [details] Sales history for Built to Move: The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully date, rank 04/17/2023, 5 04/24/2023, 13 05/01/2023, 20 07/10/2023, 23 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,502 YTD: 21,304	Apr 2023	4,502 21,304
21	16	5	Poverty, by America Matthew Desmond, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $28.00 (304) 978-0-593-23991-9 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/03/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/03/2023 Average Rank 16.25 [details] Sales history for Poverty, by America date, rank 04/03/2023, 2 04/10/2023, 8 04/17/2023, 12 04/24/2023, 16 05/01/2023, 21 05/08/2023, 25 06/05/2023, 24 08/21/2023, 22 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,257 YTD: 40,472	Mar 2023	4,257 40,472
22	-	1	Your Super Life: 100+ Delicious, Plant-Based Recipes Made with Nature's Most Powerful Superfoods Michael Kuech, Author, Kristel de Groot, Author Harvest Publications, $32.50 (320) 978-0-06-323675-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,898 YTD: 3,898	Apr 2023	3,898 3,898
23	-	1	When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives Heather Mac Donald, Author DW Books, $28.99 (320) 978-1-956007-16-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 05/01/2023 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2023 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives date, rank 05/01/2023, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,641 YTD: 3,641	Apr 2023	3,641 3,641
24	17	2	I Swear: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan Katie Porter, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $28.00 (288) 978-0-593-44398-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 04/24/2023 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2023 Average Rank 15.67 [details] Sales history for I Swear: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan date, rank 04/24/2023, 17 05/01/2023, 24 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,149 YTD: 6,973	Apr 2023	3,149 6,973
25	29	3	Final Battle: The Next Election Could Be the Last David Horowitz, Author Humanix Books, $27.99 (256) 978-1-63006-224-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 01/23/2023 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2023 Average Rank 14.57 [details] Sales history for Final Battle: The Next Election Could Be the Last date, rank 01/23/2023, 16 01/30/2023, 22 04/17/2023, 22 05/01/2023, 25 LAST WEEK: 29 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jan 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,147 YTD: 36,800	Jan 2023	3,147 36,800

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Apr. 22, 2023; appearing in the May 1, 2023, print edition of PW