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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	1	7	Interesting Stories For Curious People: A Collection of Fascinating Stories About History, Science, Pop Culture and Just About Anything Else You Can T Bill O'Neill, Author Lak Publishing, $11.90 (238) 978-1-64845-044-0 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 11/30/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/21/2020 Average Rank 5.89 [details] Sales history for Interesting Stories For Curious People: A Collection of Fascinating Stories About History, Science, Pop Culture and Just About Anything Else You Can T date, rank 11/30/2020, 13 12/02/2020, 3 12/07/2020, 3 12/14/2020, 3 12/21/2020, 1 12/28/2020, 1 01/04/2021, 1 01/11/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 38,496 YTD: 98,727	Mar 2020	38,496 98,727
2	2	5	Home Body Rupi Kaur, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $16.99 (192) 978-1-4494-8680-8 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/30/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/30/2020 Average Rank 8.74 [details] Sales history for Home Body date, rank 11/30/2020, 1 12/02/2020, 1 12/07/2020, 1 12/14/2020, 2 12/21/2020, 2 12/28/2020, 2 01/04/2021, 2 01/11/2021, 1 01/18/2021, 2 01/25/2021, 3 02/01/2021, 5 02/08/2021, 3 02/15/2021, 5 02/22/2021, 3 03/01/2021, 3 03/08/2021, 5 03/15/2021, 8 03/22/2021, 7 03/29/2021, 6 04/05/2021, 7 04/12/2021, 9 04/19/2021, 17 04/26/2021, 11 05/03/2021, 8 05/10/2021, 11 05/17/2021, 17 05/24/2021, 22 05/31/2021, 18 06/07/2021, 21 09/06/2021, 24 09/13/2021, 21 11/22/2021, 22 11/29/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 26,842 YTD: 154,081	Nov 2020	26,842 154,081
3	22	7	Shuggie Bain: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) Douglas Stuart, Author Grove Press, $17.00 (448) 978-0-8021-4850-6 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/30/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/28/2020 Average Rank 11.62 [details] Sales history for Shuggie Bain: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) date, rank 11/30/2020, 9 12/02/2020, 4 12/07/2020, 4 12/21/2020, 22 12/28/2020, 3 01/04/2021, 13 01/11/2021, 15 01/18/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 12,701 YTD: 38,885	Oct 2020	12,701 38,885
4	5	8	Burn After Writing (Pink) Sharon Jones, Author Tarcherperigee, $14.00 (160) 978-0-593-32991-7 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 11/09/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 11.17 [details] Sales history for Burn After Writing (Pink) date, rank 11/09/2020, 13 11/16/2020, 9 11/23/2020, 12 11/30/2020, 10 12/02/2020, 7 12/07/2020, 7 12/14/2020, 15 12/21/2020, 5 12/28/2020, 4 01/04/2021, 3 01/11/2021, 3 01/18/2021, 3 01/25/2021, 5 02/01/2021, 10 02/08/2021, 8 02/15/2021, 1 02/22/2021, 1 03/01/2021, 1 03/08/2021, 2 03/15/2021, 10 03/22/2021, 9 03/29/2021, 8 04/05/2021, 10 04/12/2021, 5 04/19/2021, 8 04/26/2021, 8 05/03/2021, 10 05/10/2021, 14 05/31/2021, 21 06/07/2021, 23 07/12/2021, 25 07/19/2021, 21 07/26/2021, 24 08/09/2021, 12 08/16/2021, 16 08/23/2021, 9 08/30/2021, 13 09/20/2021, 25 09/27/2021, 22 10/04/2021, 23 10/11/2021, 17 10/18/2021, 25 10/25/2021, 24 11/01/2021, 15 11/08/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 11,505 YTD: 48,735	Oct 2020	11,505 48,735
5	-	1	NYPD Red 6 James Patterson, Author, Marshall Karp, Author Grand Central Publishing, $17.99 (384) 978-1-5387-1388-4 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 12/28/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 12/28/2020 Average Rank 8.60 [details] Sales history for NYPD Red 6 date, rank 12/28/2020, 5 01/04/2021, 8 01/11/2021, 5 01/18/2021, 8 01/25/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,989 YTD: 9,989	Dec 2020	9,989 9,989
6	6	36	The Step-By-Step Instant Pot Cookbook: 100 Simple Recipes for Spectacular Results -- With Photographs of Every Step Jeffrey Eisner, Author Voracious, $19.99 (272) 978-0-316-46083-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/27/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 11.17 [details] Sales history for The Step-By-Step Instant Pot Cookbook: 100 Simple Recipes for Spectacular Results -- With Photographs of Every Step date, rank 04/27/2020, 2 05/04/2020, 10 05/11/2020, 7 05/18/2020, 11 05/25/2020, 19 06/01/2020, 25 07/27/2020, 24 08/03/2020, 19 08/10/2020, 24 08/31/2020, 49 08/31/2020, 49 09/07/2020, 49 10/26/2020, 10 11/02/2020, 7 11/09/2020, 11 11/16/2020, 10 11/23/2020, 6 11/30/2020, 11 12/02/2020, 2 12/07/2020, 2 12/14/2020, 4 12/21/2020, 6 12/28/2020, 6 01/04/2021, 5 01/11/2021, 4 01/18/2021, 6 01/25/2021, 7 02/01/2021, 7 02/08/2021, 1 02/15/2021, 9 02/22/2021, 4 03/01/2021, 10 03/08/2021, 9 03/15/2021, 14 03/22/2021, 15 03/29/2021, 20 04/05/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,758 YTD: 155,643	Apr 2020	9,758 155,643
7	12	19	The Truths We Hold: An American Journey Kamala Harris, Author Penguin Books, $18.00 (336) 978-0-525-56073-9 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 08/24/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2020 Average Rank 15.44 [details] Sales history for The Truths We Hold: An American Journey date, rank 08/24/2020, 9 08/31/2020, 33 08/31/2020, 33 09/07/2020, 33 10/05/2020, 23 10/12/2020, 21 10/19/2020, 11 10/26/2020, 21 11/23/2020, 1 11/30/2020, 7 12/02/2020, 10 12/07/2020, 10 12/14/2020, 12 12/21/2020, 12 12/28/2020, 7 01/04/2021, 6 02/01/2021, 9 02/08/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,597 YTD: 82,943	Aug 2020	9,597 82,943
8	14	15	The Old Farmer's Almanac 2021, Trade Edition Old Farmer's Almanac, Author Old Farmer's Almanac, $9.95 (304) 978-1-57198-852-2 Last rank 39 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 09/14/2020 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 12/28/2020 Average Rank 16.14 [details] Sales history for The Old Farmer's Almanac 2021, Trade Edition date, rank 09/14/2020, 19 12/14/2020, 16 12/21/2020, 14 12/28/2020, 8 01/04/2021, 10 01/11/2021, 21 01/25/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,534 YTD: 47,105	Sep 2020	9,534 47,105
9	17	16	The Institute Stephen King, Author Gallery Books, $19.99 (576) 978-1-9821-1058-1 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/14/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/21/2020 Average Rank 8.89 [details] Sales history for The Institute date, rank 09/14/2020, 4 09/21/2020, 1 09/28/2020, 1 10/05/2020, 2 10/12/2020, 3 10/19/2020, 4 10/26/2020, 5 11/02/2020, 8 11/09/2020, 9 11/16/2020, 11 11/23/2020, 14 11/30/2020, 21 12/02/2020, 11 12/07/2020, 11 12/14/2020, 18 12/21/2020, 17 12/28/2020, 9 01/04/2021, 4 01/11/2021, 16 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,073 YTD: 102,793	Sep 2020	8,073 102,793
10	15	36	Circe Madeline Miller, Author Back Bay Books, $16.99 (416) 978-0-316-55632-3 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/27/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/08/2020 Average Rank 12.79 [details] Sales history for Circe date, rank 04/27/2020, 5 05/04/2020, 11 05/18/2020, 21 05/25/2020, 18 06/01/2020, 16 06/08/2020, 4 06/15/2020, 6 06/22/2020, 6 06/29/2020, 9 07/06/2020, 9 07/13/2020, 8 07/20/2020, 8 07/27/2020, 10 08/03/2020, 6 08/10/2020, 4 08/17/2020, 13 08/24/2020, 7 08/31/2020, 11 09/07/2020, 11 09/14/2020, 21 09/21/2020, 14 09/28/2020, 15 10/05/2020, 22 10/12/2020, 18 10/19/2020, 25 10/26/2020, 19 11/02/2020, 18 11/09/2020, 18 11/16/2020, 13 11/23/2020, 15 11/30/2020, 14 12/02/2020, 9 12/07/2020, 9 12/14/2020, 11 12/21/2020, 15 12/28/2020, 10 01/04/2021, 9 01/11/2021, 7 01/18/2021, 11 01/25/2021, 16 02/01/2021, 16 02/08/2021, 15 02/15/2021, 15 02/22/2021, 9 03/01/2021, 9 03/08/2021, 10 03/15/2021, 18 03/22/2021, 13 03/29/2021, 14 04/05/2021, 14 04/12/2021, 14 04/19/2021, 22 04/26/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,673 YTD: 175,579	Apr 2020	7,673 175,579
11	33	2	The Stand (Movie Tie-In Edition) Stephen King, Author Anchor Books, $18.00 (1200) 978-0-593-31401-2 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 12/28/2020 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 01/04/2021 Average Rank 13.25 [details] Sales history for The Stand (Movie Tie-In Edition) date, rank 12/28/2020, 11 01/04/2021, 7 01/11/2021, 13 01/18/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 33 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,550 YTD: 11,920	Dec 2020	7,550 11,920
12	20	7	Fuck Off, Coronavirus, I'm Coloring: Self-Care for the Self-Quarantined, A Humorous Adult Swear Word Coloring Book During COVID-19 Pandemic Dare You Stamp Co, Author Appleseed Press, $13.95 (114) 978-1-60464-191-2 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 12/21/2020 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 12/28/2020 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for Fuck Off, Coronavirus, I'm Coloring: Self-Care for the Self-Quarantined, A Humorous Adult Swear Word Coloring Book During COVID-19 Pandemic date, rank 12/21/2020, 20 12/28/2020, 12 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,403 YTD: 39,805	Mar 2020	7,403 39,805
13	9	3	The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2021 Sarah Janssen, Author World Almanac Books, $15.99 (1008) 978-1-5107-6139-1 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 12/14/2020 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2020 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2021 date, rank 12/14/2020, 7 12/21/2020, 9 12/28/2020, 13 01/04/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,287 YTD: 23,776	Dec 2020	7,287 23,776
14	11	6	Texas Outlaw James Patterson, Author, Andrew Bourelle, With Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (480) 978-1-5387-1871-1 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/23/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/30/2020 Average Rank 8.25 [details] Sales history for Texas Outlaw date, rank 11/23/2020, 5 11/30/2020, 2 12/02/2020, 5 12/07/2020, 5 12/14/2020, 8 12/21/2020, 11 12/28/2020, 14 01/04/2021, 16 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,270 YTD: 43,625	Nov 2020	7,270 43,625
15	10	4	Hillbilly Elegy [movie Tie-In]: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis J D Vance, Author Harper Paperbacks, $17.99 (288) 978-0-06-304598-9 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 12/02/2020 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2020 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Hillbilly Elegy [movie Tie-In]: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis date, rank 12/02/2020, 12 12/07/2020, 12 12/14/2020, 6 12/21/2020, 10 12/28/2020, 15 01/04/2021, 12 01/11/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,259 YTD: 28,572	Nov 2020	7,259 28,572
16	21	13	Choose Joy: A Coloring Book of Gratitude and Wonder Ink & Willow, Author Ink & Willow, $14.99 (96) 978-0-593-23220-0 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 11/16/2020 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 01/04/2021 Average Rank 17.56 [details] Sales history for Choose Joy: A Coloring Book of Gratitude and Wonder date, rank 11/16/2020, 21 11/23/2020, 16 11/30/2020, 23 12/02/2020, 14 12/07/2020, 14 12/14/2020, 22 12/21/2020, 21 12/28/2020, 16 01/04/2021, 11 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,130 YTD: 44,186	Sep 2020	7,130 44,186
17	16	10	The 19th Christmas James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (384) 978-1-5387-1594-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/26/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/02/2020 Average Rank 6.94 [details] Sales history for The 19th Christmas date, rank 10/26/2020, 3 11/02/2020, 1 11/09/2020, 1 11/16/2020, 1 11/23/2020, 4 11/30/2020, 5 12/02/2020, 8 12/07/2020, 8 12/14/2020, 13 12/21/2020, 16 12/28/2020, 17 01/04/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,865 YTD: 78,390	Oct 2020	6,865 78,390
18	3	3	The Meateater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival Steven Rinella, Author Random House, $25.00 (304) 978-0-593-12969-2 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/14/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2020 Average Rank 11.20 [details] Sales history for The Meateater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival date, rank 12/14/2020, 1 12/21/2020, 3 12/28/2020, 18 01/04/2021, 15 01/11/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,457 YTD: 55,679	Dec 2020	6,457 55,679
19	36	38	The Bible in 52 Weeks: A Yearlong Bible Study for Women Kimberly D Moore, Author Rockridge Press, $14.99 (208) 978-1-64152-815-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 56 Initial Date 08/31/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/08/2024 Average Rank 17.95 [details] Sales history for The Bible in 52 Weeks: A Yearlong Bible Study for Women date, rank 08/31/2020, 56 08/31/2020, 56 09/07/2020, 56 12/28/2020, 19 01/04/2021, 21 01/11/2021, 14 01/18/2021, 18 01/25/2021, 8 02/01/2021, 13 02/08/2021, 11 02/15/2021, 19 02/22/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 36 WEEKS ON LIST: 38 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,076 YTD: 80,257	Feb 2020	6,076 80,257
20	19	17	A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II Sonia Purnell, Author Penguin Books, $18.00 (368) 978-0-7352-2531-2 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 04/20/2020 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 06/08/2020 Average Rank 24.53 [details] Sales history for A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II date, rank 04/20/2020, 15 04/27/2020, 25 05/04/2020, 16 05/11/2020, 15 05/18/2020, 14 05/25/2020, 12 06/01/2020, 17 06/08/2020, 19 08/31/2020, 61 08/31/2020, 61 09/07/2020, 61 09/14/2020, 14 09/21/2020, 17 09/28/2020, 23 12/21/2020, 19 12/28/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,998 YTD: 99,398	Mar 2020	5,998 99,398
21	18	4	The Diplomat's Wife (Reissue) Pam Jenoff, Author Park Row, $16.99 (384) 978-0-7783-8937-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 12/02/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/11/2021 Average Rank 14.57 [details] Sales history for The Diplomat's Wife (Reissue) date, rank 12/02/2020, 13 12/07/2020, 13 12/14/2020, 10 12/21/2020, 18 12/28/2020, 21 01/04/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,920 YTD: 23,080	Nov 2020	5,920 23,080
22	-	1	Racism and anti-Racism in the World: before and after 1945 Kathleen Brush, Author R. R. Bowker, $7.99 (100) 978-0-9828823-5-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,733 YTD: 6,159	Aug 2020	5,733 6,159
23	13	3	The Chicken Sisters Kj Dell'antonia, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $16.00 (352) 978-0-593-08514-1 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 12/14/2020 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2020 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for The Chicken Sisters date, rank 12/14/2020, 9 12/21/2020, 13 12/28/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,652 YTD: 19,833	Dec 2020	5,652 19,833
24	-	1	Instant Pot Miracle Healthy Cookbook: More Than 100 Easy Healthy Meals for Your Favorite Kitchen Device Urvashi Pitre, Author Houghton Mifflin, $22.99 (288) 978-0-358-41318-9 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 12/28/2020 Highest Rank 20 Highest Rank Date 01/04/2021 Average Rank 22.33 [details] Sales history for Instant Pot Miracle Healthy Cookbook: More Than 100 Easy Healthy Meals for Your Favorite Kitchen Device date, rank 12/28/2020, 24 01/04/2021, 20 01/11/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,551 YTD: 5,551	Dec 2020	5,551 5,551
25	41	9	Millie Marotta's Woodland Wild Millie Marotta, Author Lark Books (NC), $16.95 (96) 978-1-4547-1118-6 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 12/28/2020 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 01/04/2021 Average Rank 21.50 [details] Sales history for Millie Marotta's Woodland Wild date, rank 12/28/2020, 25 01/04/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 41 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,293 YTD: 24,866	Oct 2020	5,293 24,866

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NPD BookScan, week 51 of 2020 data through 12/19/2020; PW Issue of December 28, 2020