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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	1	The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path Emma Heming Willis, Author Open Field, $30.00 (272) 978-0-593-83394-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/22/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/22/2025 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path date, rank 09/22/2025, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 29,455 YTD: 29,455	Sep 2025	29,455 29,455
2	2	38	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 1.49 [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 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 38 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 29,303 YTD: 2,152,150	Dec 2024	29,303 2,152,150
3	-	1	Confronting Evil: Assessing the Worst of the Worst Bill O'Reilly, Author, Josh Hammer, Author St. Martin's Press, $32.00 (304) 978-1-250-37404-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/22/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/22/2025 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Confronting Evil: Assessing the Worst of the Worst date, rank 09/22/2025, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 27,213 YTD: 27,213	Sep 2025	27,213 27,213
4	-	1	All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation Elizabeth Gilbert, Author Riverhead Books, $35.00 (400) 978-0-593-54098-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/22/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/22/2025 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation date, rank 09/22/2025, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 21,936 YTD: 21,936	Sep 2025	21,936 21,936
5	-	1	Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution Amy Coney Barrett, Author Sentinel, $32.00 (304) 978-0-593-42186-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/22/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/22/2025 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution date, rank 09/22/2025, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 15,409 YTD: 15,409	Sep 2025	15,409 15,409
6	-	1	The Book of Sheen: A Memoir Charlie Sheen, Author Gallery Books, $35.00 (368) 978-1-6680-7528-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 14,547 YTD: 14,547	Sep 2025	14,547 14,547
7	-	1	Invisible ADHD: Proven Mood and Life Management for Smart Yet Scattered Women Shanna Pearson, Author, Daniel G Amen, Introduction by Flatiron Books, $30.99 (320) 978-1-250-89162-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,918 YTD: 12,918	Sep 2025	12,918 12,918
8	-	1	Shot Ready Stephen Curry, Author One World, $50.00 (432) 978-0-593-59729-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,986 YTD: 11,986	Sep 2025	11,986 11,986
9	42	2	The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook 2001-2026: Every Recipe and Product Rating from the Most-Watched Cooking Show on Public Tvincludes th America's Test Kitchen, Author America's Test Kitchen, $50.00 (1120) 978-1-954210-46-2 LAST WEEK: 42 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,850 YTD: 13,458	Sep 2025	11,850 13,458
10	-	1	The Heart of the Homestead: Cultivating a Spirit of Simple Living Through Homemaking, Recipes, and Family Ruthann Zimmerman, Author Ten Peaks Press, $32.99 (224) 978-0-7369-8976-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,703 YTD: 9,703	Sep 2025	9,703 9,703
11	1	2	The Avatar Jonathan Cahn, Author Frontline, $28.99 (304) 978-1-63641-520-8 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 5.33 [details] Sales history for The Avatar date, rank 09/15/2025, 1 09/22/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,634 YTD: 40,506	Sep 2025	9,634 40,506
12	-	1	How to Be Free: A Proven Guide to Escaping Life's Hidden Prisons Shaka Senghor, Author Authors Equity, $30.00 (304) 979-8-89331-051-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,490 YTD: 7,490	Sep 2025	7,490 7,490
13	-	1	Hungry Happens: Mediterranean: 100 Healthy, Simple Recipes: A Cookbook Stella Drivas, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $35.00 (256) 978-0-593-80041-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,583 YTD: 6,583	Sep 2025	6,583 6,583
14	-	1	Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds John Fugelsang, Author Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, $29.99 (304) 978-1-6680-6689-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,848 YTD: 5,992	Aug 2025	5,848 5,992
15	8	46	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 8 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 11/11/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/14/2025 Average Rank 9.73 [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 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 46 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,594 YTD: 248,887	Oct 2024	5,594 248,887
16	7	2	It Doesn't Have to Hurt: Your Smart Guide to a Pain-Free Life Sanjay Gupta, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (400) 978-1-6680-1447-9 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for It Doesn't Have to Hurt: Your Smart Guide to a Pain-Free Life date, rank 09/15/2025, 7 09/22/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,568 YTD: 13,544	Sep 2025	5,568 13,544
17	3	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 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 8.67 [details] Sales history for Sally's Baking 101: Foolproof Recipes from Easy to Advanced date, rank 09/15/2025, 3 09/22/2025, 17 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,177 YTD: 33,613	Sep 2025	5,177 33,613
18	-	1	A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap Rob Reiner, Author, Christopher Guest, With, Michael McKean, With, Harry Shearer, With Gallery Books, $35.00 (288) 978-1-6680-7914-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,161 YTD: 5,161	Sep 2025	5,161 5,161
19	-	1	The Flipside: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear Into Your Superpower Michelle Mace Curran, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (272) 978-1-5387-6810-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,141 YTD: 5,141	Sep 2025	5,141 5,141
20	-	1	Shadow Cell: An Insider Account of America's New Spy War Andrew Bustamante, Author, Jihi Bustamante, Author Little Brown and Company, $32.00 (272) 978-0-316-57214-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,895 YTD: 4,895	Sep 2025	4,895 4,895
21	6	2	Mission Driven: The Path to a Life of Purpose Mike Hayes, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (256) 978-0-306-83651-0 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for Mission Driven: The Path to a Life of Purpose date, rank 09/15/2025, 6 09/22/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,739 YTD: 14,234	Sep 2025	4,739 14,234
22	-	1	Eternally Electric: The Message in My Music Debbie Gibson, Author Gallery Books, $30.00 (320) 978-1-6680-5676-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,478 YTD: 4,478	Sep 2025	4,478 4,478
23	-	1	Art Work: On the Creative Life Sally Mann, Author Abrams Press, $35.00 (272) 978-1-4197-8071-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,133 YTD: 4,133	Sep 2025	4,133 4,133
24	5	2	Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics) Ben Shapiro, Author Threshold Editions, $30.00 (256) 978-1-6680-9788-5 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics) date, rank 09/15/2025, 5 09/22/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,100 YTD: 20,274	Sep 2025	4,100 20,274
25	15	3	Guinness World Records 2026 Guinness World Records, Author Guinness World Records, $29.95 (256) 978-1-913484-75-0 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/08/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/08/2025 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records 2026 date, rank 09/08/2025, 5 09/15/2025, 15 09/22/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,010 YTD: 12,722	Aug 2025	4,010 12,722

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Sept. 13, 2025; appearing in the Sept. 22, 2025, print edition of PW