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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	1	We Who Wrestle with God Jordan B Peterson, Author Portfolio, $35.00 (432) 978-0-593-54253-8 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/02/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2024 Average Rank 12.13 [details] Sales history for We Who Wrestle with God date, rank 12/02/2024, 1 12/09/2024, 3 12/16/2024, 4 12/23/2024, 11 12/30/2024, 9 01/06/2025, 8 01/13/2025, 12 01/20/2025, 16 01/27/2025, 22 02/03/2025, 18 02/10/2025, 12 02/17/2025, 22 02/24/2025, 19 03/10/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 66,869 YTD: 66,869	Nov 2024	66,869 66,869
2	-	1	Cher: The Memoir, Part One Cher, Author Dey Street Books, $36.00 (432) 978-0-06-286310-2 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 12/02/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2024 Average Rank 7.33 [details] Sales history for Cher: The Memoir, Part One date, rank 12/02/2024, 2 12/09/2024, 1 12/16/2024, 1 12/23/2024, 2 12/30/2024, 5 01/06/2025, 3 01/13/2025, 10 01/20/2025, 14 01/27/2025, 16 02/03/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 44,701 YTD: 44,701	Nov 2024	44,701 44,701
3	-	1	Half Baked Harvest Quick & Cozy: A Cookbook Tieghan Gerard, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $32.99 (288) 978-0-593-23257-6 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 12/02/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2024 Average Rank 14.47 [details] Sales history for Half Baked Harvest Quick & Cozy: A Cookbook date, rank 12/02/2024, 3 12/09/2024, 9 12/16/2024, 12 12/23/2024, 12 12/30/2024, 7 01/06/2025, 15 01/13/2025, 19 01/20/2025, 24 02/24/2025, 23 07/21/2025, 10 07/28/2025, 10 08/04/2025, 21 08/11/2025, 22 08/25/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 43,467 YTD: 43,467	Nov 2024	43,467 43,467
4	-	1	The Serviceberry Robin Wall Kimmerer, Author, John Burgoyne, Illustrator Scribner Book Company, $20.00 (96) 978-1-6680-7224-0 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 12/02/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2024 Average Rank 15.79 [details] Sales history for The Serviceberry date, rank 12/02/2024, 4 12/09/2024, 6 12/16/2024, 14 12/23/2024, 9 12/30/2024, 15 01/06/2025, 10 01/13/2025, 6 01/20/2025, 9 01/27/2025, 13 02/03/2025, 8 02/10/2025, 8 02/17/2025, 14 02/24/2025, 10 03/03/2025, 11 03/10/2025, 12 03/17/2025, 24 03/24/2025, 18 03/31/2025, 25 05/05/2025, 25 05/12/2025, 23 06/02/2025, 25 06/09/2025, 25 06/23/2025, 19 07/07/2025, 21 07/14/2025, 16 07/21/2025, 21 08/04/2025, 18 08/11/2025, 21 08/18/2025, 25 08/25/2025, 20 09/01/2025, 17 09/08/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 32,489 YTD: 32,489	Nov 2024	32,489 32,489
5	2	7	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: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 31,428 YTD: 261,593	Oct 2024	31,428 261,593
6	6	28	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: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: May 2024 UNITS SOLD: 16,983 YTD: 354,300	May 2024	16,983 354,300
7	3	6	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: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 13,686 YTD: 134,685	Oct 2024	13,686 134,685
8	20	4	The Backyard Bird Chronicles Amy Tan, Author, David Allen Sibley, Foreword by Knopf Publishing Group, $35.00 (320) 978-0-593-53613-1 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/06/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/30/2024 Average Rank 13.87 [details] Sales history for The Backyard Bird Chronicles date, rank 05/06/2024, 5 05/13/2024, 15 05/20/2024, 19 05/27/2024, 22 06/10/2024, 15 06/17/2024, 22 08/12/2024, 10 08/19/2024, 11 08/26/2024, 19 09/09/2024, 17 11/25/2024, 20 12/02/2024, 8 12/09/2024, 11 12/16/2024, 10 12/23/2024, 3 12/30/2024, 1 01/06/2025, 2 01/13/2025, 8 01/20/2025, 19 01/27/2025, 25 02/03/2025, 13 02/10/2025, 10 02/17/2025, 18 02/24/2025, 11 03/03/2025, 18 03/10/2025, 13 03/24/2025, 17 03/31/2025, 23 04/07/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 11,948 YTD: 100,118	Apr 2024	11,948 100,118
9	10	11	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: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 10,600 YTD: 64,472	Sep 2024	10,600 64,472
10	5	11	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: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 10,499 YTD: 154,513	Sep 2024	10,499 154,513
11	7	35	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: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,735 YTD: 474,713	Mar 2024	9,735 474,713
12	4	2	The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free Pete Hegseth, Author Broadside Books, $30.00 (256) 978-0-06-338942-7 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/17/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/17/2024 Average Rank 5.75 [details] Sales history for The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free date, rank 06/17/2024, 1 06/24/2024, 1 07/08/2024, 10 07/15/2024, 5 07/22/2024, 3 07/29/2024, 6 08/05/2024, 3 08/12/2024, 13 11/25/2024, 4 12/02/2024, 12 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,291 YTD: 165,828	Jun 2024	9,291 165,828
13	-	1	Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative Keke Palmer, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (256) 978-1-250-37251-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,163 YTD: 9,163	Nov 2024	9,163 9,163
14	13	8	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: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,953 YTD: 167,898	Oct 2024	8,953 167,898
15	-	1	The Exorcist Files: True Stories about the Reality of Evil and How to Defeat It Carlos Martins, Author Faithwords, $28.00 (256) 978-1-5460-0765-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,692 YTD: 8,692	Nov 2024	8,692 8,692
16	-	1	Keep It Simple, Y'All: Easy Dinners from Your Barefoot Neighbor: A Cookbook Matthew Bounds, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $29.99 (144) 979-8-217-03415-4 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 12/02/2024 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 07/21/2025 Average Rank 17.20 [details] Sales history for Keep It Simple, Y'All: Easy Dinners from Your Barefoot Neighbor: A Cookbook date, rank 12/02/2024, 16 07/21/2025, 9 08/25/2025, 25 09/01/2025, 20 09/08/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,933 YTD: 7,933	Nov 2024	7,933 7,933
17	15	10	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: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,481 YTD: 127,332	Sep 2024	7,481 127,332
18	-	1	A Certain Idea of America: Selected Writings Peggy Noonan, Author Portfolio, $31.00 (352) 978-0-593-85477-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,386 YTD: 7,386	Nov 2024	7,386 7,386
19	9	8	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: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,329 YTD: 119,332	Oct 2024	7,329 119,332
20	11	2	Dawn's Early Light: Burning Down Washington to Save America Kevin Roberts, Author Broadside Books, $32.00 (272) 978-0-06-335350-3 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 11/25/2024 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2024 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for Dawn's Early Light: Burning Down Washington to Save America date, rank 11/25/2024, 11 12/02/2024, 20 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,573 YTD: 15,529	Nov 2024	6,573 15,529
21	-	1	Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit Henry a Kissinger, Author, Eric Schmidt, Author, Craig Mundie, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (272) 978-0-316-58129-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,202 YTD: 6,202	Nov 2024	6,202 6,202
22	14	7	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: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,200 YTD: 152,539	Oct 2024	6,200 152,539
23	1	2	Martha: The Cookbook: 100 Favorite Recipes with Lessons and Stories from My Kitchen Martha Stewart, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $40.00 (304) 978-0-593-13920-2 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/25/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2024 Average Rank 14.57 [details] Sales history for Martha: The Cookbook: 100 Favorite Recipes with Lessons and Stories from My Kitchen date, rank 11/25/2024, 1 12/02/2024, 23 12/09/2024, 20 12/16/2024, 22 01/13/2025, 11 01/20/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,879 YTD: 32,484	Nov 2024	5,879 32,484
24	27	4	Don't Believe Everything You Think (Expanded Edition): Why Your Thinking Is the Beginning & End of Suffering Joseph Nguyen, Author Authors Equity, $22.00 (192) 979-8-89331-015-3 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 11/11/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/14/2025 Average Rank 10.65 [details] Sales history for Don't Believe Everything You Think (Expanded Edition): Why Your Thinking Is the Beginning & End of Suffering date, rank 11/11/2024, 15 12/02/2024, 24 12/09/2024, 21 12/16/2024, 20 12/23/2024, 19 12/30/2024, 19 01/06/2025, 17 01/13/2025, 7 01/20/2025, 7 01/27/2025, 10 02/03/2025, 12 02/10/2025, 13 02/17/2025, 11 02/24/2025, 8 03/03/2025, 7 03/10/2025, 7 03/17/2025, 13 03/24/2025, 11 03/31/2025, 15 04/07/2025, 10 04/14/2025, 11 04/21/2025, 16 04/28/2025, 14 05/05/2025, 7 05/12/2025, 9 05/19/2025, 10 05/26/2025, 8 06/02/2025, 8 06/09/2025, 4 06/16/2025, 9 06/23/2025, 4 06/30/2025, 5 07/07/2025, 3 07/14/2025, 2 07/21/2025, 3 07/28/2025, 4 08/04/2025, 3 08/11/2025, 4 08/18/2025, 4 08/25/2025, 5 09/01/2025, 2 09/08/2025, 4 09/15/2025, 8 09/22/2025, 15 09/29/2025, 15 10/06/2025, 15 10/13/2025, 16 10/20/2025, 11 10/27/2025, 17 11/03/2025, 21 11/10/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,360 YTD: 20,340	Oct 2024	5,360 20,340
25	-	1	The Next Step: 50 Devotions to Find Your Way Forward Sadie Robertson Huff, Author Thomas Nelson, $26.99 (224) 978-1-4002-2859-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,309 YTD: 5,309	Nov 2024	5,309 5,309

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Nov. 23, 2024; appearing in the Dec. 2, 2024, print edition of PW