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Hardcover Frontlist Nonfiction

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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	-	1	The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music Dave Grohl, Author Dey Street Books, $29.99 (304) 978-0-06-307609-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/18/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/18/2021 Average Rank 1.50 [details] Sales history for The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music date, rank 10/18/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 62,494 YTD: 62,494	Oct 2021	62,494 62,494
2	1	3	Peril Bob Woodward, Author, Robert Costa, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (512) 978-1-9821-8291-5 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/04/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/04/2021 Average Rank 1.86 [details] Sales history for Peril date, rank 10/04/2021, 1 10/11/2021, 1 10/18/2021, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 28,589 YTD: 280,312	Sep 2021	28,589 280,312
3	-	1	I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House Stephanie Grisham, Author Harper, $28.99 (352) 978-0-06-314293-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/18/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/18/2021 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House date, rank 10/18/2021, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 23,855 YTD: 23,855	Oct 2021	23,855 23,855
4	-	1	Taste: My Life Through Food Stanley Tucci, Author Gallery Books, $28.00 (304) 978-1-9821-6801-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/18/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/18/2021 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for Taste: My Life Through Food date, rank 10/18/2021, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 23,370 YTD: 23,370	Oct 2021	23,370 23,370
5	-	1	Where Do We Go from Here?: Strategic Living for Stressful Times David Jeremiah, Author Thomas Nelson, $26.99 (240) 978-0-7852-2419-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 22,726 YTD: 22,726	Oct 2021	22,726 22,726
6	2	2	Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom Tabitha Brown, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (288) 978-0-06-308028-7 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/11/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/11/2021 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom date, rank 10/11/2021, 2 10/18/2021, 6 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 17,271 YTD: 42,031	Sep 2021	17,271 42,031
7	5	13	American Marxism Mark R. Levin, Author Threshold Editions, $28.00 (304) 978-1-5011-3597-2 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/26/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/26/2021 Average Rank 2.25 [details] Sales history for American Marxism date, rank 07/26/2021, 1 08/02/2021, 1 08/09/2021, 1 08/16/2021, 1 08/23/2021, 1 08/30/2021, 1 09/06/2021, 1 09/13/2021, 1 09/20/2021, 1 09/27/2021, 2 10/04/2021, 3 10/11/2021, 5 10/18/2021, 7 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 16,917 YTD: 876,456	Jul 2021	16,917 876,456
8	-	1	Jesus Listens: Daily Devotional Prayers of Peace, Joy, and Hope Sarah Young, Author Thomas Nelson, $19.99 (400) 978-1-4002-1558-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 16,074 YTD: 16,074	Oct 2021	16,074 16,074
9	3	3	Vanderbilt: the Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty Anderson Cooper, Author, Katherine Howe, Author Harper, $28.99 (384) 978-0-06-296461-8 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/04/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/04/2021 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Vanderbilt: the Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty date, rank 10/04/2021, 2 10/11/2021, 3 10/18/2021, 9 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 15,428 YTD: 82,760	Sep 2021	15,428 82,760
10	-	1	The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America Victor Davis Hanson, Author Basic Books, $30.00 (448) 978-1-5416-4753-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 15,037 YTD: 15,037	Oct 2021	15,037 15,037
11	-	1	A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020) David Sedaris, Author Little Brown and Company, $32.00 (560) 978-0-316-55879-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 11,291 YTD: 11,291	Oct 2021	11,291 11,291
12	-	1	Play Nice But Win: A Ceo's Journey from Founder to Leader Michael Dell, Author, James Kaplan, Author Portfolio, $28.00 (336) 978-0-593-08774-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,274 YTD: 10,274	Oct 2021	10,274 10,274
13	-	1	There Is Nothing for You Here: Opportunity in an Age of Decline Fiona Hill, Author Houghton Mifflin, $30.00 (320) 978-0-358-57431-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,760 YTD: 9,760	Oct 2021	9,760 9,760
14	12	4	Guinness World Records 2022 Guinness World Records Limited, Not Available Guinness World Records, $28.95 (256) 978-1-913484-10-1 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 09/27/2021 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 10/04/2021 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records 2022 date, rank 09/27/2021, 11 10/04/2021, 9 10/11/2021, 12 10/18/2021, 14 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,410 YTD: 35,060	Sep 2021	9,410 35,060
15	-	1	The Human Element: Overcoming the Resistance That Awaits New Ideas Loran Nordgren, Author, David Schonthal, Author Wiley, $27.00 (256) 978-1-119-76504-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,192 YTD: 9,192	Oct 2021	9,192 9,192
16	4	2	The High 5 Habit: Take Control of Your Life with One Simple Habit Mel Robbins, Author Hay House, $24.99 (264) 978-1-4019-6212-8 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/11/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/11/2021 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for The High 5 Habit: Take Control of Your Life with One Simple Habit date, rank 10/11/2021, 4 10/18/2021, 16 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,813 YTD: 28,309	Sep 2021	7,813 28,309
17	-	1	Beat Bobby Flay: Conquer the Kitchen with 100+ Battle-Tested Recipes: A Cookbook Bobby Flay, Author, Stephanie Banyas, Author, Sally Jackson, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $32.50 (256) 978-0-593-23238-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,024 YTD: 7,024	Oct 2021	7,024 7,024
18	9	3	Crazy Faith: It's Only Crazy Until It Happens Michael Todd, Author Waterbrook Press, $26.00 (224) 978-0-593-23919-3 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/04/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/18/2021 Average Rank 7.80 [details] Sales history for Crazy Faith: It's Only Crazy Until It Happens date, rank 10/04/2021, 4 10/11/2021, 9 10/18/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,779 YTD: 39,106	Sep 2021	6,779 39,106
19	7	2	Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir Stevie Van Zandt, Author Hachette Books, $31.00 (416) 978-0-306-92542-9 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/11/2021 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 10/11/2021 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir date, rank 10/11/2021, 7 10/18/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,725 YTD: 19,943	Sep 2021	6,725 19,943
20	6	2	Trisha's Kitchen: Easy Comfort Food for Friends and Family Trisha Yearwood, Author, Garth Brooks, Foreword by Houghton Mifflin, $30.00 (288) 978-0-358-56737-0 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/11/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/18/2021 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Trisha's Kitchen: Easy Comfort Food for Friends and Family date, rank 10/11/2021, 6 10/18/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,498 YTD: 19,993	Sep 2021	6,498 19,993
21	27	4	A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life Heather Heying, Author, Bret Weinstein, Author Portfolio, $28.00 (320) 978-0-593-08688-9 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 09/27/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/27/2021 Average Rank 10.67 [details] Sales history for A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life date, rank 09/27/2021, 3 10/18/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,286 YTD: 30,980	Sep 2021	6,286 30,980
22	13	2	Bourdain: The Oral Biography Laurie Woolever, Author Ecco Press, $28.99 (384) 978-0-06-290910-7 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 10/11/2021 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 10/11/2021 Average Rank 17.50 [details] Sales history for Bourdain: The Oral Biography date, rank 10/11/2021, 13 10/18/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,796 YTD: 14,595	Sep 2021	5,796 14,595
23	20	4	Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic Cookbook Joshua Weissman, Author Alpha Books, $30.00 (272) 978-1-61564-998-3 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/27/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/27/2021 Average Rank 10.17 [details] Sales history for Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic Cookbook date, rank 09/27/2021, 1 10/04/2021, 15 10/11/2021, 20 10/18/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,467 YTD: 75,701	Sep 2021	5,467 75,701
24	-	1	A Confederacy of Dumptys: Portraits of American Scoundrels in Verse John Lithgow, Author Chronicle Prism, $22.95 (112) 978-1-7972-0947-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,314 YTD: 5,314	Oct 2021	5,314 5,314
25	-	1	The Shift: 7 Powerful Mindset Changes for Lasting Weight Loss Gary Foster, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (288) 978-1-250-27775-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,268 YTD: 5,268	Oct 2021	5,268 5,268

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NPD BookScan, week 41 of 2021 data through 10/9/2021; PW Issue of October 18, 2021

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