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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	4	2	Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions Grisham, John, Author, Jim McCloskey, Author Doubleday Books, $30.00 (352) 978-0-385-55044-4 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/28/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 9.61 [details] Sales history for Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions date, rank 10/28/2024, 4 11/04/2024, 1 11/11/2024, 2 11/18/2024, 3 11/25/2024, 3 12/02/2024, 7 12/09/2024, 5 12/16/2024, 8 12/23/2024, 6 12/30/2024, 3 01/06/2025, 4 01/13/2025, 13 01/20/2025, 17 01/27/2025, 18 02/03/2025, 16 02/10/2025, 16 02/17/2025, 20 02/24/2025, 17 03/03/2025, 24 03/10/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 32,959 YTD: 68,745	Oct 2024	32,959 68,745
2	-	1	Brothers Alex Van Halen, Author Harper, $32.00 (240) 978-0-06-326570-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 12.60 [details] Sales history for Brothers date, rank 11/04/2024, 2 11/11/2024, 14 11/18/2024, 19 11/25/2024, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 27,802 YTD: 27,802	Oct 2024	27,802 27,802
3	1	2	War Bob Woodward, Author Simon & Schuster, $32.00 (448) 978-1-6680-5227-3 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/28/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2024 Average Rank 5.71 [details] Sales history for War date, rank 10/28/2024, 1 11/04/2024, 3 11/11/2024, 4 11/18/2024, 7 11/25/2024, 17 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 25,089 YTD: 103,133	Oct 2024	25,089 103,133
4	-	1	Patriot: A Memoir Alexei Navalny, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $35.00 (496) 978-0-593-32096-9 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 11.25 [details] Sales history for Patriot: A Memoir date, rank 11/04/2024, 4 11/11/2024, 13 11/18/2024, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 23,805 YTD: 23,805	Oct 2024	23,805 23,805
5	5	4	The Message Ta-Nehisi Coates, Author One World, $30.00 (256) 978-0-593-23038-1 Last rank 31 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 10.36 [details] Sales history for The Message date, rank 10/14/2024, 3 10/21/2024, 7 10/28/2024, 5 11/04/2024, 5 11/11/2024, 8 11/18/2024, 9 11/25/2024, 18 12/09/2024, 24 01/06/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 22,926 YTD: 100,462	Oct 2024	22,926 100,462
6	-	1	The King Arthur Baking Company Big Book of Bread: 125 Recipes and Techniques for Every Baker (a Cookbook) King Arthur Baking Company, Author S&s/Simon Element, $45.00 (400) 978-1-6680-0974-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 21,547 YTD: 21,547	Oct 2024	21,547 21,547
7	-	1	Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches: A Cookbook Matty Matheson, Author Ten Speed Press, $35.00 (368) 978-1-9848-6215-0 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 17.67 [details] Sales history for Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches: A Cookbook date, rank 11/04/2024, 7 11/11/2024, 20 11/18/2024, 14 12/09/2024, 19 12/16/2024, 21 12/23/2024, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 17,296 YTD: 17,296	Oct 2024	17,296 17,296
8	3	3	Melania Melania Trump, Author Skyhorse Publishing, $40.00 (256) 978-1-5107-8269-3 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/21/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2024 Average Rank 7.11 [details] Sales history for Melania date, rank 10/21/2024, 1 10/28/2024, 3 11/04/2024, 8 11/11/2024, 1 11/18/2024, 1 11/25/2024, 2 12/02/2024, 5 12/09/2024, 7 12/16/2024, 3 12/23/2024, 1 12/30/2024, 2 01/06/2025, 5 01/13/2025, 15 01/20/2025, 22 01/27/2025, 14 02/03/2025, 2 02/10/2025, 4 02/17/2025, 15 02/24/2025, 12 03/03/2025, 20 03/10/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 16,975 YTD: 138,231	Oct 2024	16,975 138,231
9	-	1	Eat Like a Girl: 100+ Delicious Recipes to Balance Hormones, Boost Energy, and Burn Fat Mindy Pelz, Author Hay House LLC, $30.00 (352) 978-1-4019-7944-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 15,797 YTD: 15,797	Oct 2024	15,797 15,797
10	2	3	From Here to the Great Unknown Lisa Marie Presley, Author, Riley Keough, Author Random House, $32.00 (304) 978-0-593-73387-5 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/21/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2024 Average Rank 11.85 [details] Sales history for From Here to the Great Unknown date, rank 10/21/2024, 2 10/28/2024, 2 11/04/2024, 10 11/11/2024, 10 11/18/2024, 11 11/25/2024, 14 12/02/2024, 22 12/09/2024, 16 12/16/2024, 24 12/30/2024, 20 01/06/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 14,998 YTD: 121,168	Oct 2024	14,998 121,168
11	7	24	Good Energy: Fix Your Metabolism to Feel Better Today and Prevent Disease Tomorrow Casey Means, Author, Calley Means, With Avery Publishing Group, $32.00 (400) 978-0-593-71264-1 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/27/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/27/2024 Average Rank 9.96 [details] Sales history for Good Energy: Fix Your Metabolism to Feel Better Today and Prevent Disease Tomorrow date, rank 05/27/2024, 1 06/03/2024, 8 06/10/2024, 3 06/17/2024, 14 06/24/2024, 15 07/08/2024, 17 07/15/2024, 13 07/22/2024, 16 08/05/2024, 19 08/12/2024, 22 08/26/2024, 15 09/02/2024, 1 09/09/2024, 4 09/16/2024, 2 09/23/2024, 1 09/30/2024, 2 10/07/2024, 3 10/14/2024, 6 10/21/2024, 10 10/28/2024, 7 11/04/2024, 11 11/11/2024, 6 11/18/2024, 6 11/25/2024, 6 12/02/2024, 6 12/09/2024, 14 12/16/2024, 13 12/23/2024, 15 12/30/2024, 10 01/06/2025, 13 01/13/2025, 4 01/20/2025, 6 01/27/2025, 9 02/03/2025, 5 02/10/2025, 6 02/17/2025, 10 02/24/2025, 5 03/03/2025, 10 03/10/2025, 9 03/17/2025, 20 03/24/2025, 14 03/31/2025, 22 04/07/2025, 17 04/14/2025, 23 05/05/2025, 19 05/12/2025, 25 05/19/2025, 15 05/26/2025, 10 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: May 2024 UNITS SOLD: 13,161 YTD: 304,666	May 2024	13,161 304,666
12	-	1	Dinner for Vampires Bethany Joy Lenz, Author Simon & Schuster, $29.99 (320) 978-1-6680-6730-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 12,873 YTD: 12,873	Oct 2024	12,873 12,873
13	13	7	Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden Bill O'Reilly, Author, Martin Dugard, Author St. Martin's Press, $35.00 (368) 978-1-250-34641-4 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/23/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2024 Average Rank 10.41 [details] Sales history for Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden date, rank 09/23/2024, 2 09/30/2024, 5 10/07/2024, 4 10/14/2024, 7 10/21/2024, 15 10/28/2024, 13 11/04/2024, 13 11/11/2024, 9 11/18/2024, 5 11/25/2024, 5 12/02/2024, 10 12/09/2024, 12 12/16/2024, 11 12/23/2024, 8 12/30/2024, 13 01/06/2025, 14 01/13/2025, 18 01/20/2025, 21 02/24/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 12,864 YTD: 111,825	Sep 2024	12,864 111,825
14	8	4	Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering Malcolm Gladwell, Author Little Brown and Company, $32.00 (368) 978-0-316-57580-5 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 12.53 [details] Sales history for Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering date, rank 10/14/2024, 2 10/21/2024, 6 10/28/2024, 8 11/04/2024, 14 11/11/2024, 3 11/18/2024, 10 11/25/2024, 9 12/02/2024, 19 12/09/2024, 15 12/16/2024, 17 12/23/2024, 17 12/30/2024, 14 01/06/2025, 11 01/13/2025, 14 01/20/2025, 25 02/03/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 12,644 YTD: 78,105	Oct 2024	12,644 78,105
15	6	4	Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir Ina Garten, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $34.00 (320) 978-0-593-79989-5 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 9.75 [details] Sales history for Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir date, rank 10/14/2024, 1 10/21/2024, 3 10/28/2024, 6 11/04/2024, 15 11/11/2024, 7 11/18/2024, 8 11/25/2024, 13 12/02/2024, 14 12/09/2024, 13 12/16/2024, 7 12/23/2024, 4 12/30/2024, 4 01/06/2025, 6 01/13/2025, 16 01/20/2025, 10 01/27/2025, 17 02/03/2025, 19 02/10/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 12,187 YTD: 129,873	Oct 2024	12,187 129,873
16	-	1	American Heroes: From the #1 Bestselling Authors of Walk in My Combat Boots James Patterson, Author, Matt Eversmann, Author, Tim Malloy, With Little Brown and Company, $32.50 (384) 978-0-316-40720-5 Last rank 44 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2024 Average Rank 18.20 [details] Sales history for American Heroes: From the #1 Bestselling Authors of Walk in My Combat Boots date, rank 11/04/2024, 16 11/11/2024, 12 11/18/2024, 16 11/25/2024, 25 12/09/2024, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 11,327 YTD: 11,327	Oct 2024	11,327 11,327
17	9	31	The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Jonathan Haidt, Author Penguin Press, $30.00 (400) 978-0-593-65503-0 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 04/08/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/08/2024 Average Rank 5.96 [details] Sales history for The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness date, rank 04/08/2024, 1 04/15/2024, 4 04/22/2024, 2 04/29/2024, 1 05/06/2024, 1 05/13/2024, 7 05/20/2024, 4 05/27/2024, 5 06/03/2024, 4 06/10/2024, 2 06/17/2024, 3 06/24/2024, 3 07/08/2024, 4 07/15/2024, 1 07/22/2024, 2 07/29/2024, 1 08/05/2024, 1 08/12/2024, 2 08/19/2024, 2 08/26/2024, 7 09/02/2024, 3 09/09/2024, 1 09/16/2024, 5 09/23/2024, 7 09/30/2024, 7 10/07/2024, 9 10/14/2024, 11 10/21/2024, 8 10/28/2024, 9 11/04/2024, 17 11/11/2024, 11 11/18/2024, 4 11/25/2024, 7 12/02/2024, 11 12/09/2024, 17 12/16/2024, 16 12/23/2024, 10 12/30/2024, 11 01/06/2025, 12 01/13/2025, 3 01/20/2025, 4 01/27/2025, 5 02/03/2025, 3 02/10/2025, 3 02/17/2025, 5 02/24/2025, 2 03/03/2025, 6 03/10/2025, 6 03/17/2025, 9 03/24/2025, 6 03/31/2025, 12 04/07/2025, 7 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 10,621 YTD: 434,313	Mar 2024	10,621 434,313
18	-	1	A Healthier Home Cook: Whole Food Recipes, Techniques, and Tips for Families That Want to Eat a Little Less Toxic Shawna Holman, Author Fair Winds Press (MA), $25.00 (176) 978-0-7603-8865-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,011 YTD: 7,011	Oct 2024	7,011 7,011
19	12	2	Sonny Boy: A Memoir Al Pacino, Author Penguin Press, $35.00 (400) 978-0-593-65511-5 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/28/2024 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2024 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for Sonny Boy: A Memoir date, rank 10/28/2024, 12 11/04/2024, 19 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,904 YTD: 17,651	Oct 2024	6,904 17,651
20	15	6	Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food Dolly Parton, Author, Rachel Parton George, Author Ten Speed Press, $35.00 (272) 978-1-9848-6316-4 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/30/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2024 Average Rank 11.82 [details] Sales history for Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food date, rank 09/30/2024, 1 10/07/2024, 6 10/14/2024, 10 10/21/2024, 14 10/28/2024, 15 11/04/2024, 20 11/11/2024, 18 11/18/2024, 17 11/25/2024, 15 12/02/2024, 17 12/09/2024, 4 12/16/2024, 9 12/23/2024, 7 12/30/2024, 8 01/06/2025, 16 01/13/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,894 YTD: 100,819	Sep 2024	6,894 100,819
21	-	1	Propaganda Wars: How the Global Elite Control What You See, Think, and Feel Glenn Beck, Author, Justin Haskins, With Forefront Books, $30.00 (272) 978-1-63763-389-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,829 YTD: 6,829	Oct 2024	6,829 6,829
22	22	3	I Want to Trust You, But I Don't: Moving Forward When You're Skeptical of Others, Afraid of What God Will Allow, and Doubtful of Your Own Discernment Lysa TerKeurst, Author Thomas Nelson, $29.99 (256) 978-1-4002-1182-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/21/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2024 Average Rank 20.40 [details] Sales history for I Want to Trust You, But I Don't: Moving Forward When You're Skeptical of Others, Afraid of What God Will Allow, and Doubtful of Your Own Discernment date, rank 10/21/2024, 5 10/28/2024, 22 11/04/2024, 22 11/11/2024, 25 01/13/2025, 17 01/20/2025, 18 01/27/2025, 23 02/03/2025, 17 02/10/2025, 19 02/17/2025, 25 03/10/2025, 19 03/17/2025, 25 03/24/2025, 25 07/21/2025, 20 07/28/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,890 YTD: 32,128	Oct 2024	5,890 32,128
23	19	8	The Dragon's Prophecy: Israel, the Dark Resurrection, and the End of Days Jonathan Cahn, Author Frontline, $28.99 (304) 978-1-63641-399-0 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/16/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2024 Average Rank 13.45 [details] Sales history for The Dragon's Prophecy: Israel, the Dark Resurrection, and the End of Days date, rank 09/16/2024, 1 09/23/2024, 5 09/30/2024, 11 10/07/2024, 13 10/14/2024, 9 10/21/2024, 20 10/28/2024, 19 11/04/2024, 23 11/11/2024, 24 11/18/2024, 22 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,706 YTD: 128,049	Sep 2024	5,706 128,049
24	28	7	Guinness World Records 2025 Guinness World Records, Author Guinness World Records, $29.95 (256) 978-1-913484-56-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 09/23/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2024 Average Rank 12.33 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records 2025 date, rank 09/23/2024, 19 10/14/2024, 24 11/04/2024, 24 11/11/2024, 17 11/18/2024, 12 11/25/2024, 10 12/02/2024, 9 12/09/2024, 8 12/16/2024, 5 12/23/2024, 5 12/30/2024, 6 01/06/2025, 9 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,642 YTD: 32,395	Sep 2024	5,642 32,395
25	-	1	Bulletproof: The Truth about the Assassination Attempts on Donald Trump Jack Posobiec, Author, Joshua Lisec, Author, Donald Trump, Foreword by Skyhorse Publishing, $32.99 (264) 978-1-5107-8336-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,065 YTD: 5,065	Oct 2024	5,065 5,065

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Oct. 25, 2024; appearing in the Nov. 4, 2024, print edition of PW