Rachel Maddow joins Ta-Nehisi Coates atop Publishers Weekly best-sellers list

The MSNBC host jumps to the top of the nonfiction list with her book, subtitled ‘Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth.’

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Rachel Maddow.

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HARDCOVER FICTION
  1. “The Water Dancer” by Ta-Nehisi Coates (One World)
  2. “The Institute” by Stephen King (Scribner)
  3. “Bloody Genius” by John Sandford (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
  4. “The Dutch House” by Ann Patchett (Harper)
  5. “The Testaments” by Margaret Atwood (Nan A. Talese)
  6. “Vince Flynn: Lethal Agent” by Kyle Mills (Atria/Emily Bestler Books)
  7. “Full Throttle” by Joe Hill (William Morrow)
  8. “Cilka’s Journey” by Heather Morris (St. Martin’s Press)
  9. “A Mrs. Miracle Christmas” by Debbie Macomber (Ballantine)
  10. “The Oracle” by Jonathan Cahn (Charisma House)
  11. “Killer Instinct” by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (Little, Brown)
  12. “The Girl Who Lived Twice” by David Lagercrantz (Knopf)
  13. “Imaginary Friend” by Stephen Shbosky (Grand Central Publishing)
  14. “The Titanic Secret” by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
  15. “A Well-Behaved Woman” by Therese Anne Fowler (St. Martin’s Press)
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
  1. “Blowout” by Rachel Maddow (Crown Publishing)
  2. “The Book of Gutsy Women” by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton (Simon & Schuster)
  3. “The United States of Trump” by Bill O’Reilly (Henry Holt and Co.)
  4. “Talking to Strangers” by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown)
  5. “Stillness is the Key” by Ryan Holiday (Portfolio)
  6. “Inside Out” by Demi Moore (Harper)
  7. “Where Do I Begin?” by Elvis Duran (Atria)
  8. “Over the Top” by Jonathan Van Ness (HarperOne)
  9. “Metahuman” by Deepak Chopra (Harmony)
  10. “Face It” by Debbie Harry (Dey Street)
  11. “When Life Gives You Pears” by Jeannie Gaffigan (Grand Central Publishing)
  12. “Fair Play” by Eve Rodsky (G.P. Putnamn’s Sons)
  13. “Shut Up and Listen” by Tilman Fertitta (Harper Collins Leadership)
  14. “Rhythms of Renewal” by Rebekah Lyons (Zondervan)
  15. “The Ride of a Lifetime” by Robert Iger (Random House)
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