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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	2	49	The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking about Mel Robbins, Author Hay House LLC, $29.99 (336) 978-1-4019-7136-6 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 01/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/06/2025 Average Rank 2.05 [details] Sales history for The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking about date, rank 01/06/2025, 1 01/13/2025, 1 01/20/2025, 1 01/27/2025, 1 02/03/2025, 1 02/10/2025, 1 02/17/2025, 1 02/24/2025, 1 03/03/2025, 1 03/10/2025, 1 03/17/2025, 1 03/24/2025, 1 03/31/2025, 1 04/07/2025, 1 04/14/2025, 1 04/21/2025, 1 04/28/2025, 1 05/05/2025, 1 05/12/2025, 1 05/19/2025, 1 05/26/2025, 1 06/02/2025, 2 06/09/2025, 1 06/16/2025, 1 06/23/2025, 1 06/30/2025, 1 07/07/2025, 1 07/14/2025, 1 07/21/2025, 1 07/28/2025, 1 08/04/2025, 1 08/11/2025, 1 08/18/2025, 1 08/25/2025, 1 09/01/2025, 1 09/08/2025, 1 09/15/2025, 2 09/22/2025, 2 09/29/2025, 1 10/06/2025, 2 10/13/2025, 2 10/20/2025, 1 10/27/2025, 3 11/03/2025, 2 11/10/2025, 3 11/17/2025, 5 11/24/2025, 1 12/01/2025, 2 12/08/2025, 1 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 49 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 70,240 YTD: 2,551,637	Dec 2024	70,240 2,551,637
2	6	5	The Pioneer Woman Cooks--The Essential Recipes: 125 Greatest Hits, New Twists, and Perfected Classics Ree Drummond, Author William Morrow & Company, $32.50 (384) 978-0-06-327663-5 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/10/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/10/2025 Average Rank 4.71 [details] Sales history for The Pioneer Woman Cooks--The Essential Recipes: 125 Greatest Hits, New Twists, and Perfected Classics date, rank 11/10/2025, 1 11/17/2025, 7 11/24/2025, 3 12/01/2025, 6 12/08/2025, 2 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 26,265 YTD: 120,324	Oct 2025	26,265 120,324
3	1	2	The Miracles Among Us: How God's Grace Plays a Role in Healing Marc Siegel , Author Harper Influence, $29.99 (272) 978-0-06-342628-3 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for The Miracles Among Us: How God's Grace Plays a Role in Healing date, rank 12/01/2025, 1 12/08/2025, 3 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 20,771 YTD: 67,712	Nov 2025	20,771 67,712
4	11	14	Guinness World Records 2026 Guinness World Records, Author Guinness World Records, $29.95 (256) 978-1-913484-75-0 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/08/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 12/08/2025 Average Rank 16.50 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records 2026 date, rank 09/08/2025, 5 09/15/2025, 15 09/22/2025, 25 09/29/2025, 21 10/06/2025, 25 10/13/2025, 22 11/17/2025, 23 11/24/2025, 14 12/01/2025, 11 12/08/2025, 4 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 14,648 YTD: 82,714	Aug 2025	14,648 82,714
5	4	8	How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will John Kennedy, Author Broadside Books, $29.99 (192) 978-0-06-342816-4 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 4.89 [details] Sales history for How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will date, rank 10/20/2025, 8 10/27/2025, 5 11/03/2025, 8 11/10/2025, 5 11/17/2025, 2 11/24/2025, 4 12/01/2025, 4 12/08/2025, 5 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 14,164 YTD: 179,017	Oct 2025	14,164 179,017
6	8	7	1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--And How It Shattered a Nation Andrew Ross Sorkin, Author Viking, $35.00 (592) 978-0-593-29696-7 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 5.89 [details] Sales history for 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--And How It Shattered a Nation date, rank 10/27/2025, 2 11/03/2025, 4 11/10/2025, 8 11/17/2025, 8 11/24/2025, 7 12/01/2025, 8 12/08/2025, 6 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 13,394 YTD: 155,793	Oct 2025	13,394 155,793
7	7	4	The Look Michelle Obama, Author, Meredith Koop, With, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Foreword by Crown Publishing Group (NY), $50.00 (304) 978-0-593-80070-6 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/24/2025 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for The Look date, rank 11/17/2025, 3 11/24/2025, 2 12/01/2025, 7 12/08/2025, 7 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,764 YTD: 78,996	Nov 2025	12,764 78,996
8	3	6	Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $35.00 (400) 978-0-593-49312-0 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/03/2025 Average Rank 4.89 [details] Sales history for Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice date, rank 11/03/2025, 1 11/10/2025, 2 11/17/2025, 6 11/24/2025, 5 12/01/2025, 3 12/08/2025, 8 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,456 YTD: 191,264	Oct 2025	11,456 191,264
9	9	3	The American Revolution: An Intimate History Geoffrey C Ward, Author, Kenneth Burns, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $80.00 (608) 978-0-525-65867-2 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/24/2025 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 11/24/2025 Average Rank 8.67 [details] Sales history for The American Revolution: An Intimate History date, rank 11/24/2025, 8 12/01/2025, 9 12/08/2025, 9 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,796 YTD: 33,137	Nov 2025	10,796 33,137
10	25	6	Puzzle Mania: Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Minis and More! The New York Times Games, Author, Joel Fagliano, Author Authors Equity, $38.00 (272) 979-8-89331-048-1 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 11/03/2025 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 12/08/2025 Average Rank 15.67 [details] Sales history for Puzzle Mania: Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Minis and More! date, rank 11/03/2025, 12 12/01/2025, 25 12/08/2025, 10 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,668 YTD: 43,017	Oct 2025	10,668 43,017
11	17	10	107 Days Kamala Harris, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (320) 978-1-6682-1165-6 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 9.23 [details] Sales history for 107 Days date, rank 10/06/2025, 1 10/13/2025, 1 10/20/2025, 6 10/27/2025, 4 11/03/2025, 13 11/10/2025, 12 11/17/2025, 18 11/24/2025, 21 12/01/2025, 17 12/08/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,170 YTD: 313,564	Sep 2025	10,170 313,564
12	26	11	Poems & Prayers Matthew McConaughey, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $29.00 (208) 978-1-9848-6210-5 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/29/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/29/2025 Average Rank 9.09 [details] Sales history for Poems & Prayers date, rank 09/29/2025, 2 10/06/2025, 3 10/13/2025, 4 10/20/2025, 7 10/27/2025, 8 11/03/2025, 15 11/10/2025, 13 11/24/2025, 24 12/08/2025, 12 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,093 YTD: 170,125	Sep 2025	10,093 170,125
13	-	1	Rosalina's Storybook Nintendo, Created by Dark Horse Books, $24.99 (112) 978-1-5067-5490-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,172 YTD: 8,172	Nov 2025	8,172 8,172
14	16	4	Heart Life Music Kenny Chesney, Author, Holly Gleason, Author William Morrow & Company, $32.50 (320) 978-0-06-342310-7 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/17/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Heart Life Music date, rank 11/17/2025, 1 11/24/2025, 18 12/01/2025, 16 12/08/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,495 YTD: 90,278	Nov 2025	7,495 90,278
15	5	2	The Greatest Sentence Ever Written Walter Isaacson, Author Simon & Schuster, $20.00 (80) 978-1-9821-8131-4 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for The Greatest Sentence Ever Written date, rank 12/01/2025, 5 12/08/2025, 15 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,311 YTD: 22,445	Nov 2025	7,311 22,445
16	24	8	Strong Ground: The Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit Brené Brown, Author Random House, $32.00 (448) 978-1-9848-5574-9 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 17.38 [details] Sales history for Strong Ground: The Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit date, rank 10/13/2025, 7 10/20/2025, 14 10/27/2025, 12 11/03/2025, 18 11/17/2025, 25 11/24/2025, 23 12/01/2025, 24 12/08/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,136 YTD: 137,482	Sep 2025	7,136 137,482
17	30	3	Taylor Swift: Unofficial Search-And-Find Biographies Gus Morais, Author Cider Mill Press, $19.99 (32) 978-1-4003-4920-3 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,912 YTD: 21,810	Oct 2025	6,912 21,810
18	12	2	Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They're Too Much Cynthia Erivo, Author Flatiron Books, $28.99 (208) 978-1-250-42832-5 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They're Too Much date, rank 12/01/2025, 12 12/08/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,819 YTD: 15,642	Nov 2025	6,819 15,642
19	13	4	Notes on Being a Man Scott Galloway, Author Simon & Schuster, $29.00 (288) 978-1-6680-8435-9 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/17/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 10.40 [details] Sales history for Notes on Being a Man date, rank 11/17/2025, 4 11/24/2025, 9 12/01/2025, 13 12/08/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,719 YTD: 57,358	Nov 2025	6,719 57,358
20	18	8	The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald John U Bacon, Author Liveright Publishing Corporation, $35.00 (432) 978-1-324-09464-7 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 11/24/2025 Average Rank 18.20 [details] Sales history for The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald date, rank 10/20/2025, 16 10/27/2025, 25 11/24/2025, 12 12/01/2025, 18 12/08/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,477 YTD: 47,974	Oct 2025	6,477 47,974
21	20	11	Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love: A Cookbook Samin Nosrat, Author, Aya Brackett, Photographer Random House, $45.00 (464) 978-1-9848-5778-1 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/29/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/29/2025 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love: A Cookbook date, rank 09/29/2025, 3 10/06/2025, 9 10/13/2025, 8 10/20/2025, 24 12/01/2025, 20 12/08/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,976 YTD: 80,193	Sep 2025	5,976 80,193
22	38	3	The Overthinker's Guide to Making Decisions: How to Make Decisions Without Losing Your Mind Joseph Nguyen, Author Authors Equity, $22.00 (192) 979-8-89331-066-5 LAST WEEK: 38 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,947 YTD: 12,756	Nov 2025	5,947 12,756
23	-	1	Countdown to Riches: 21 Days of Wealth-Attracting Habits Rhonda Byrne, Author HarperOne, $24.99 (208) 978-0-06-347862-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,429 YTD: 5,429	Nov 2025	5,429 5,429
24	21	6	To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower Bret Baier, Author Mariner Books, $32.99 (400) 978-0-06-336075-4 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/03/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/03/2025 Average Rank 13.14 [details] Sales history for To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower date, rank 11/03/2025, 3 11/10/2025, 7 11/17/2025, 15 11/24/2025, 15 12/01/2025, 21 12/08/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,387 YTD: 74,237	Oct 2025	5,387 74,237
25	40	2	Sally's Baking 101: Foolproof Recipes from Easy to Advanced Sally McKenney, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $32.99 (288) 978-0-593-58196-4 Last rank 40 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 12.75 [details] Sales history for Sally's Baking 101: Foolproof Recipes from Easy to Advanced date, rank 09/15/2025, 3 09/22/2025, 17 12/08/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 40 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,266 YTD: 65,760	Sep 2025	5,266 65,760

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Nov. 29, 2025; appearing in the Dec. 8, 2025, print edition of PW