Publishers Weekly - February 1, 2016

Section Head Facts & Figures 2015

RANK 2015 UNI TS SOLD

1 The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime, Ree Drummond, 569,925

Morrow

2 Thug Kitchen, Michelle Davis, Rodale 217,739

3 Make It Ahead, Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter 121,697

4 The Skinnytaste Cookbook, Gina Homolka, Clarkson Potter 117,832

5 The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier, 115,535

Ree Drummond, Morrow

6 Inspiralized, Ali Maffucci, Clarkson Potter 114,576

7 Blue Jean Chef: Delicious Under Pressure, 114,147

Meredith Laurence, Walah!

8 The Food Lab, J. Kenji López-Alt, Norton 110,543

9 The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays, 96,726

Ree Drummond, Morrow

10 Franklin Barbecue, Aaron Franklin, Ten Speed 94,230

NONFICTION Food

RANK 2015 UNITS SOLD

1 Killing Reagan, O’Reilly/Dugard, Holt 851,980

2 Dead Wake, Erik Larson, Crown 333,989

3 Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates, 291,245 Brian Kilmeade, Penguin/Sentinel

4 Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Liars, David Fisher, Holt 282,133

5 Plunder and Deceit, Mark R. Levin, S&S/Threshold 195,418

6 A More Perfect Union, Ben Carson, Penguin/Sentinel 194,502

7 It Is About Islam, Glenn Beck, S&S/Threshold 167,759

8 The Devil in the White City, Erik Larson, Vintage 162,479

9 Crippled America, Donald J. Trump, S&S/Threshold 155,306

10 The Witches, Stacy Schiff, Little, Brown 119,672

NONFICTION
History/Political Science

RANK 2015 UNI TS SOLD

1 Jesus Calling, Sarah Young, Thomas Nelson 545,217

2 Fervent, Priscilla Shirer, B&H 164,740

3 The Power of I Am, Joel Osteen, Hachette/Faith Words 162,800

4 I Am a Church Member, Thom S. Rainer, B&H 150,064

5 For the Love, Jen Hatmaker, Thomas Nelson 130,429

6 The Battle Plan for Prayer, Stephen Kendrick, B&H 127,327

7 The Mystery of the Shemitah, Jonathan Cahn, Frontline 105,113

8 The Best Yes, Lysa Terkeurst, Thomas Nelson 99,146

9 Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, HarperOne 92,199

10 Jesus Calling (large print), Sarah Young, Thomas Nelson 90,793

NONFICTION Religion

RANK 2015 UNITS SOLD

1 Strengths Finder 2.0, Tom Rath, Gallup 528,506

2 Total Money Makeover, Dave Ramsey, Thomas Nelson 214,439

3 Get What’s Yours, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Simon & Schuster 170,574

4 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick M. Lencioni, 148,744 Jossey-Bass

5 Money: Master the Game, Anthony Robbins, Simon & Schuster 140,360

6 Emotional Intelligence 2.0, Travis Bradberry, Talentsmart 129,401

7 The Energy Bus, Jon Gordon, Wiley, 123,299

8 Crucial Conversations, Patterson et al., McGraw-Hill 107,621

9 Start with Why, Simon Sinek, Penguin/Portfolio 99,077

10 Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink, St. Martin’s 92,285

NONFICTION
Business/Economics

The business category saw unit sales up 3% in 2015 over the previous year, with established authors (Anthony Robbins, Dave Ramsey) doing a lot of the heavy lifting, alongside category classics such as Strengths Finder, Crucial Conversation Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, and Emotional Intelligence.

The category saw a 13% gain in 2015, with titles from conservative imprints dominating the top 10 list. Bill O’Reilly, Ben Carson, Glenn Beck, Brian Kilmeade, Mark R. Levin, and Donald Trump are the household names who have right-leaning category bestsellers. Outside the political arena, Erik Larson claimed two spots, and Pulitzer-winner Stacy Schiff took the #10 spot with The Witches.

One of the big stories out of the religion category in 2015 was the success of books related to the movie War Room.

Fervent (#2 on the list) and The Battle Plan for Prayer

(#6) are both companion books to the ;lm. Other titles that helped to push a 13% gain in the category were various editions of Jesus Calling, Joel Osteen’s The Power of I Am, and Lifeway CEO Thom S. Rainer’s I Am a Church Member.

Last year’s bestselling cookbooks support the notion that the category is platform driven: Food Network star Ree Drummond claimed three of the top 10 spots; Ina Garten took another.