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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	1	20	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 1 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 01/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/06/2025 Average Rank 1.43 [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 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 76,075 YTD: 1,398,188	Dec 2024	76,075 1,398,188
2	-	1	The Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook: Seasonal Recipes for Everyday Luxury and Elevated Entertaining Meredith Hayden, Author Ten Speed Press, $35.00 (288) 978-0-593-83595-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for The Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook: Seasonal Recipes for Everyday Luxury and Elevated Entertaining date, rank 05/19/2025, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 43,487 YTD: 43,487	May 2025	43,487 43,487
3	-	1	We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life's 20 Questions Glennon Doyle, Author, Abby Wambach, Author, Amanda Doyle, Author Dial Press, $32.00 (496) 978-0-593-97764-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life's 20 Questions date, rank 05/19/2025, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 36,996 YTD: 36,996	May 2025	36,996 36,996
4	-	1	Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind Nate Bargatze, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (240) 978-1-5387-6846-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 28,708 YTD: 28,708	May 2025	28,708 28,708
5	-	1	Life of Your Dreams: How to Take Your Family, Fun, and Financial Freedom to a Whole 'Notha Level Mark Pentecost, Author Mission Driven Press, $28.00 (240) 978-1-63763-423-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 16,365 YTD: 16,365	May 2025	16,365 16,365
6	6	3	Matriarch: Oprah's Book Club: A Memoir Tina Knowles, Author One World, $35.00 (432) 978-0-593-59740-8 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/05/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/05/2025 Average Rank 5.33 [details] Sales history for Matriarch: Oprah's Book Club: A Memoir date, rank 05/05/2025, 4 05/12/2025, 6 05/19/2025, 6 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 13,044 YTD: 36,134	Apr 2025	13,044 36,134
7	-	1	Tina: The Dog Who Changed the World Niall Harbison, Author Harper Element, $30.00 (320) 978-0-00-872571-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,222 YTD: 10,222	May 2025	10,222 10,222
8	-	1	Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity Eric Topol, Author Simon & Schuster, $32.50 (464) 978-1-6680-6766-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,493 YTD: 9,493	May 2025	9,493 9,493
9	3	3	I Wish Someone Had Told Me . . .: The Best Advice for Building a Great Career and a Meaningful Life Dana Perino, Author Harper, $29.00 (304) 978-0-06-341147-0 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/05/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/05/2025 Average Rank 5.40 [details] Sales history for I Wish Someone Had Told Me . . .: The Best Advice for Building a Great Career and a Meaningful Life date, rank 05/05/2025, 2 05/12/2025, 3 05/19/2025, 9 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,248 YTD: 64,919	Apr 2025	9,248 64,919
10	9	28	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 9 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 11/11/2024 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2025 Average Rank 12.81 [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 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,929 YTD: 112,642	Oct 2024	8,929 112,642
11	4	2	My Next Breath: A Memoir Jeremy Renner, Author Flatiron Books, $29.99 (224) 978-1-250-38353-2 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 8.33 [details] Sales history for My Next Breath: A Memoir date, rank 05/12/2025, 4 05/19/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,507 YTD: 25,297	Apr 2025	8,507 25,297
12	-	1	A Dictionary of Tolkien Deluxe Edition David Day, Author Thunder Bay Press, $19.99 (256) 978-1-6672-0774-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,485 YTD: 8,485	May 2025	8,485 8,485
13	8	3	The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life Suleika Jaouad, Author Random House, $31.00 (304) 978-0-593-73463-6 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/05/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/05/2025 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life date, rank 05/05/2025, 3 05/12/2025, 8 05/19/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,780 YTD: 40,547	Apr 2025	7,780 40,547
14	-	1	Karen: A Brother Remembers Kelsey Grammer, Author Harper Select, $31.99 (456) 978-1-4002-5281-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,306 YTD: 7,306	May 2025	7,306 7,306
15	25	52	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 25 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 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 52 PUB DATE: May 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,304 YTD: 89,479	May 2024	7,304 89,479
16	11	8	Abundance Ezra Klein, Author, Derek Thompson, Author Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (304) 978-1-6680-2348-8 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 03/31/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 04/07/2025 Average Rank 8.44 [details] Sales history for Abundance date, rank 03/31/2025, 5 04/07/2025, 4 04/14/2025, 6 04/21/2025, 11 04/28/2025, 8 05/05/2025, 8 05/12/2025, 11 05/19/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,724 YTD: 96,397	Mar 2025	6,724 96,397
17	-	1	I Regret Almost Everything Keith McNally, Author Gallery Books, $29.99 (320) 978-1-6680-1764-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,730 YTD: 5,730	May 2025	5,730 5,730
18	17	5	Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection John Green, Author Crash Course Books, $28.00 (208) 978-0-525-55657-2 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 04/28/2025 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 05/05/2025 Average Rank 17.50 [details] Sales history for Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection date, rank 04/28/2025, 21 05/05/2025, 14 05/12/2025, 17 05/19/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,440 YTD: 128,168	Mar 2025	5,440 128,168
19	-	1	Generation AI: Why Generation Alpha and the Age of AI Will Change Everything Matt Britton, Author Wiley, $30.00 978-1-394-30885-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,389 YTD: 5,389	May 2025	5,389 5,389
20	-	1	Undeniable: How to Reach the Top and Stay There Cameron Hanes, Author St. Martin's Press, $35.00 (336) 978-1-250-36594-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,260 YTD: 5,260	May 2025	5,260 5,260
21	5	2	The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 Rick Atkinson, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $42.00 (880) 978-0-593-79918-5 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 date, rank 05/12/2025, 5 05/19/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,073 YTD: 21,153	Apr 2025	5,073 21,153
22	-	1	The Kingdom of Cain: Finding God in the Literature of Darkness Andrew Klavan, Author Zondervan, $29.99 (272) 978-0-310-36834-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,988 YTD: 4,988	May 2025	4,988 4,988
23	15	3	How to Giggle: A Guide to Taking Life Less Seriously Hannah Berner, Author, Paige Desorbo, Author S&s/Simon Element, $28.99 (224) 978-1-6680-5600-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/28/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/28/2025 Average Rank 10.60 [details] Sales history for How to Giggle: A Guide to Taking Life Less Seriously date, rank 04/28/2025, 2 05/05/2025, 6 05/12/2025, 15 05/19/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,788 YTD: 56,407	Apr 2025	4,788 56,407
24	14	7	The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More Jefferson Fisher, Author Tarcher, $30.00 (304) 978-0-593-71872-8 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/31/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/31/2025 Average Rank 10.12 [details] Sales history for The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More date, rank 03/31/2025, 2 04/07/2025, 6 04/14/2025, 7 04/21/2025, 13 04/28/2025, 12 05/12/2025, 14 05/19/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,617 YTD: 113,818	Mar 2025	4,617 113,818
25	30	8	Shred Happens: So Easy, So Good: 100+ Protein-Packed Mediterranean Favorites with a Low-Carb Twist; A Cookbook Arash Hashemi, Author Rodale Books, $30.00 (256) 978-0-593-79653-5 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 03/31/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 03/31/2025 Average Rank 15.14 [details] Sales history for Shred Happens: So Easy, So Good: 100+ Protein-Packed Mediterranean Favorites with a Low-Carb Twist; A Cookbook date, rank 03/31/2025, 4 04/07/2025, 12 04/14/2025, 18 04/21/2025, 21 05/05/2025, 20 05/19/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,173 YTD: 60,621	Mar 2025	4,173 60,621

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended May 10, 2025; appearing in the May 19, 2025, print edition of PW