Rankings for hardcover books sold in Southern California, as reported by selected bookstores:
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Nonfiction
1. “Untamed,” by Glennon Doyle (Dial Press: $28) The activist explores the joy and peace when we stop striving to meet the expectations of the world.
2. “Hidden Valley Road,” by Robert Kolker (Doubleday: $29.95) A mid-century American family deals with six of their 12 children diagnosed with schizophrenia.
3. “The Splendid and The Vile,” by Erik Larson (Crown: $32) A portrait of Winston Churchill and his defiance during the Blitz.
4. “Korean Dream,” by Preston Jin Hyun Moon (Morgan James: $29.95) An explanation of the Korean unification created through 70 years of division.
5. “The Last Book on the Left,” by Ben Kissel (Houghton Mifflin: $26) A review of history’s most notorious, cold-blooded serial killers.
6. “The Mamba Mentality,” by Kobe Byrant (MCD: $35) Former Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Byrant describes the skills and techniques he used on the court.
7. “Front Row at the Trump Show,” by Jonathan Karl (Dutton: $30) A study of the relationship between Donald Trump and the Media.
8. “Educated,” by Tara Westover (Random House: $28) A young woman raised without schooling by survivalists describes her path to Cambridge University.
9. “The Energy Bus,” by Jon Gordon (Wiley: $23) Ten secrets for approaching life and work with positive, forward-thinking.
10. “To Stop a Warlord,” by Shannon Sedgwick Davis (Spiegel & Grau: $27) The author shares how she collaborated to end the atrocities of warlord Joseph Kony.
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