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Hardcover Fiction: August 14, 2021

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast week's rankWeeks on List
1Billy SummersStephen KingScribner$39.99-1
2Not a Happy FamilyShari LapenaDoubleday Canada$24.9512
3Five Little IndiansMichelle GoodHarperCollins Canada$22.9985
4People We Meet on VacationEmily HenryBerkley$22.0053
5Malibu RisingTaylor Jenkins ReidDoubleday Canada$24.95610
6The Last Thing He Told MeLaura DaveSimon & Schuster$24.99314
7The Paper PalaceMiranda Cowley HellerRiverhead Books$24.0075
8False WitnessKarin SlaughterWilliam Morrow$23.99103
9It Ends with UsColleen HooverAtria Books$22.99-1
10The Midnight LibraryMatt HaigHarper Avenue$21.99-1

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Hardcover Non-Fiction: August 14, 2021

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week's rank
1Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall KimmererMilkweed Editions$26.951
2The Body Keeps the ScoreBessel Van Der KolkPenguin Books$25.009
3I Alone Can Fix ItCarol Leonnig; Philip RuckerPenguin Press$40.002
4What Happened to You?Oprah Winfrey; Bruce D. PerryFlatiron Books$36.996
5Sisters and Spies: Two Remarkable Sisters Who Risked Everything As WWII Special AgentsSusan OttawayHarperElement$12.993
6How to Do the WorkNicole LePeraHarper Wave$23.99-
7UntamedGlennon DoyleThe Dial$37.00-
8On Hitler's MountainIrmgard A. HuntWilliam Morrow$12.995
9Between Two KingdomsSuleika JaouadRandom House$24.004
10The Menopause ManifestoJen GunterRandom House Canada$26.957

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Paperback Fiction: August 14, 2021

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week's rank
1RoyalDanielle SteelDell$11.992
2A Time for MercyJohn GrishamDell$12.991
3BlindsideJames Patterson and James O. BornGrand Central$12.993
4Fair WarningMichael ConnellyGrand Central$12.994
5Faithless in DeathJ.D. RobbSaint Martin's Paperbacks$12.998
6Deliver Us from EvilDavid BaldacciGrand Central Publishing$22.99-
7You Betrayed MeLisa JacksonZebra Books$12.999
8Where the Crawdads SingDelia OwensG.P. Putnam's Sons$24.007
9Loved You FirstNora RobertsSilhouette$11.99-
10The Song of AchillesMadeline MillerEcco$21.005

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Canadian Fiction: August 14, 2021

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week's rank
1Not a Happy FamilyShari LapenaDoubleday Canada$24.951
2Five Little IndiansMichelle GoodHarperCollins Canada$22.992
3Dark RoadsChevy StevensSt. Martin's Press$24.99-
4Every Step She TakesK. L. ArmstrongSeal Books$11.994
5All the Devils Are HereLouise PennyMinotaur Books$12.993
6Tuscan DaughterLisa RochonHarper Avenue$24.996
7The PushAshley AudrainViking$24.957
8You Will Remember MeHannah Mary McKinnonMira$21.99-
9Indians on VacationThomas KingHarperCollins Canada$32.99-
10The Perfect FamilyRobyn HardingSimon & Schuster$24.99-

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Canadian Non-Fiction: August 14, 2021

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week's rank
1The Menopause ManifestoJen GunterRandom House Canada$26.951
2The Bomber MafiaMalcolm GladwellLittle Brown$34.002
3YearbookSeth RogenViking$35.004
412 Rules for LifeJordan B. PetersonRandom House Canada$34.95-
5From the AshesJesse ThistleSimon & Schuster$24.996
6Finding the Mother TreeSuzanne SimardAllen Lane$34.955
7Call Me IndianFred Sasakamoose; Bryan TrottierViking$32.007
8Wilful BlindnessSam Cooper; Charles Burton; Teng BiaoOptimum Publishing International$28.95-
9ValuesMark CarneySignal$39.959
10Beyond OrderJordan B. PetersonRandom House Canada$39.95-

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Juvenile: August 14, 2021

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week's rank
1Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen's Kittycat ClubAnn M. Martin; Katy FarinaGraphix$13.992
2Dog man: Mothering HeightsDav PilkeyGraphix$15.991
3They Both Die at the EndAdam SilveraQuill Tree$14.996
4The Inheritance GamesJennifer Lynn BarnesLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers$14.993
5We Were LiarsE. LockhartEmber$14.997
6Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Spooky StoriesJeff KinneyAmulet Books$17.995
7Wave of the Sea Dragon: A Branches BookTracey West; Matt LoveridgeScholastic$7.99-
8Time for School, Little Blue TruckAlice Schertle; Jill McElmurryHMH Books For Young Readers$24.998
9The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric CarlePenguin Young Readers Group$14.99-
10The Unofficial Ultimate Harry Potter SpellbookMedia Lab BooksTopix Media Lab$19.50-

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Self-Improvement: August 14, 2021

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week's rank
1The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ckMark MansonHarperCollins Canada$23.991
2Rich Dad Poor DadRobert T. KiyosakiPlata$11.993
3The 48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene; Joost ElffersPenguin$35.004
4The Truth About COVID-19Joseph Mercola; Ronnie CumminsChelsea Green Publishing$30.28-
5How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale CarnegiePocket$22.99-
6The Four AgreementsDon Miguel Ruiz and Janet MillsAmber-Allen Publishing$18.957
7The Comfort BookMatt HaigHarper Avenue$24.992
8The Power of NowEckhart TolleNew World Library$23.9510
9Think Like a MonkJay ShettySimon & Schuster$34.995
10The Gifts of ImperfectionBrené BrownHazelden$22.959

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Historical Fiction: August 14, 2021

RankTitleContributorImprint List Price
1RoyalDanielle SteelDell$11.99
2The Song of AchillesMadeline MillerEcco$21.00
3The Forest of Vanishing StarsKristin HarmelGallery Books$24.99
4The Rose CodeKate QuinnWilliam Morrow Paperbacks$24.99
5The Secret Keeper of JaipurAlka JoshiMira$23.99
6The Evening and the MorningKen FollettPenguin$27.00
7The German NurseM. J. HollowsHQ Digital$24.99
8CirceMadeline MillerBack Bay Books$22.99
9Tuscan DaughterLisa RochonHarper Avenue$24.99
10The Warsaw OrphanKelly RimmerGraydon House$22.99

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