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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	1	2	Old School: Life in the Sane Lane Bill O'Reilly, Author, Bruce Feirstein, Author Henry Holt & Company, $27.00 (192) 978-1-250-13579-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/10/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/10/2017 Average Rank 7.94 [details] Sales history for Old School: Life in the Sane Lane date, rank 04/10/2017, 1 04/17/2017, 1 04/24/2017, 1 05/01/2017, 2 05/08/2017, 6 05/15/2017, 12 05/22/2017, 17 05/29/2017, 18 06/05/2017, 18 06/12/2017, 24 06/26/2017, 18 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2017 UNITS SOLD: 41,262 YTD: 108,796	Mar 2017	41,262 108,796
2	-	1	Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy Anne Lamott, Author Riverhead Books, $20.00 (192) 978-0-7352-1358-6 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/17/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/17/2017 Average Rank 12.33 [details] Sales history for Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy date, rank 04/17/2017, 2 04/24/2017, 4 05/01/2017, 13 05/08/2017, 18 05/15/2017, 16 05/22/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 16,301 YTD: 17,313	Apr 2017	16,301 17,313
3	-	1	The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince Mayte Garcia, Author Hachette Books, $27.00 (304) 978-0-316-46897-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/17/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/17/2017 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince date, rank 04/17/2017, 3 04/24/2017, 13 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 12,189 YTD: 12,556	Apr 2017	12,189 12,556
4	4	37	Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis J D Vance, Author Harper, $27.99 (272) 978-0-06-230054-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 08/08/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/06/2017 Average Rank 6.23 [details] Sales history for Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis date, rank 08/08/2016, 12 08/15/2016, 9 08/22/2016, 4 08/29/2016, 2 09/05/2016, 2 09/12/2016, 2 09/19/2016, 5 09/26/2016, 7 10/03/2016, 7 10/10/2016, 6 10/17/2016, 9 10/24/2016, 9 10/31/2016, 8 11/07/2016, 12 11/14/2016, 9 11/21/2016, 5 11/28/2016, 6 12/05/2016, 9 12/12/2016, 11 12/19/2016, 10 12/26/2016, 9 01/02/2017, 6 01/09/2017, 3 01/16/2017, 3 01/23/2017, 4 01/30/2017, 2 02/06/2017, 1 02/13/2017, 1 02/20/2017, 1 02/27/2017, 2 03/06/2017, 2 03/13/2017, 3 03/20/2017, 4 03/27/2017, 4 04/03/2017, 2 04/10/2017, 4 04/17/2017, 4 04/24/2017, 3 05/01/2017, 10 05/08/2017, 11 05/15/2017, 11 05/22/2017, 10 05/29/2017, 8 06/05/2017, 7 06/12/2017, 6 06/19/2017, 8 06/26/2017, 8 07/03/2017, 4 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 37 PUB DATE: Jun 2016 UNITS SOLD: 12,043 YTD: 228,394	Jun 2016	12,043 228,394
5	-	1	Head Strong: The Bulletproof Plan to Activate Untapped Brain Energy to Work Smarter and Think Faster-In Just Two Weeks Dave Asprey, Author Harper Wave, $27.99 (352) 978-0-06-265241-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 11,479 YTD: 11,490	Apr 2017	11,479 11,490
6	-	1	Tales from the Yawning Portal Wizards RPG Team, Author Wizards of the Coast, $49.95 (248) 978-0-7869-6609-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 10,348 YTD: 10,479	Apr 2017	10,348 10,479
7	2	2	Hashimoto's Protocol: A 90-Day Plan for Reversing Thyroid Symptoms and Getting Your Life Back Izabella Pharmd Wentz, Author HarperOne, $28.99 (384) 978-0-06-257129-8 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/10/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/10/2017 Average Rank 4.67 [details] Sales history for Hashimoto's Protocol: A 90-Day Plan for Reversing Thyroid Symptoms and Getting Your Life Back date, rank 04/10/2017, 2 04/17/2017, 7 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2017 UNITS SOLD: 9,879 YTD: 28,567	Mar 2017	9,879 28,567
8	7	20	The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Mark Manson, Author HarperOne, $24.99 (224) 978-0-06-245771-4 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/26/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/07/2017 Average Rank 8.60 [details] Sales history for The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life date, rank 09/26/2016, 10 01/09/2017, 24 01/16/2017, 15 01/23/2017, 17 01/30/2017, 18 02/06/2017, 13 02/13/2017, 12 02/20/2017, 12 02/27/2017, 12 03/06/2017, 13 03/13/2017, 13 03/20/2017, 10 03/27/2017, 9 04/03/2017, 10 04/10/2017, 7 04/17/2017, 8 04/24/2017, 5 05/01/2017, 11 05/08/2017, 12 05/15/2017, 13 05/22/2017, 7 05/29/2017, 7 06/05/2017, 6 06/12/2017, 7 06/19/2017, 9 06/26/2017, 10 07/03/2017, 7 07/10/2017, 6 07/17/2017, 6 07/24/2017, 3 07/31/2017, 5 08/07/2017, 1 08/14/2017, 2 08/21/2017, 2 08/28/2017, 1 09/04/2017, 2 09/11/2017, 2 09/18/2017, 1 09/25/2017, 7 10/02/2017, 9 10/09/2017, 9 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,210 YTD: 92,779	Sep 2016	8,210 92,779
9	-	1	Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World William H McRaven, Author Grand Central Publishing, $18.00 (144) 978-1-4555-7024-9 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/17/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/01/2017 Average Rank 10.50 [details] Sales history for Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World date, rank 04/17/2017, 9 04/24/2017, 8 05/01/2017, 1 05/08/2017, 2 05/15/2017, 4 05/22/2017, 3 05/29/2017, 4 06/05/2017, 2 06/12/2017, 4 06/19/2017, 4 06/26/2017, 4 07/03/2017, 5 07/10/2017, 8 07/17/2017, 8 07/24/2017, 7 07/31/2017, 7 08/07/2017, 6 08/14/2017, 8 08/21/2017, 7 08/28/2017, 4 09/04/2017, 1 09/11/2017, 3 09/18/2017, 4 09/25/2017, 10 10/02/2017, 13 10/09/2017, 14 10/16/2017, 22 10/30/2017, 19 11/13/2017, 21 11/27/2017, 17 12/04/2017, 21 12/11/2017, 17 12/18/2017, 18 12/25/2017, 17 01/01/2018, 16 01/08/2018, 17 01/15/2018, 16 01/22/2018, 11 01/29/2018, 8 02/05/2018, 10 02/12/2018, 14 02/19/2018, 13 02/26/2018, 11 03/05/2018, 16 03/12/2018, 14 03/19/2018, 14 03/26/2018, 16 04/02/2018, 18 04/09/2018, 21 04/30/2018, 20 05/07/2018, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,916 YTD: 7,939	Apr 2017	7,916 7,939
10	6	30	Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan Bill O'Reilly, Author, Martin Dugard, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (336) 978-1-62779-062-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/26/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/26/2016 Average Rank 3.38 [details] Sales history for Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan date, rank 09/26/2016, 1 10/03/2016, 1 10/10/2016, 2 10/17/2016, 1 10/24/2016, 1 10/31/2016, 2 11/07/2016, 3 11/14/2016, 2 11/21/2016, 1 11/28/2016, 2 12/05/2016, 2 12/12/2016, 1 12/19/2016, 1 12/26/2016, 1 01/02/2017, 1 01/09/2017, 7 01/16/2017, 9 01/23/2017, 6 01/30/2017, 4 02/06/2017, 3 02/13/2017, 2 02/20/2017, 2 02/27/2017, 3 03/06/2017, 3 03/13/2017, 4 03/20/2017, 5 03/27/2017, 5 04/03/2017, 6 04/10/2017, 6 04/17/2017, 10 04/24/2017, 7 05/01/2017, 16 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 7,882 YTD: 175,200	Sep 2016	7,882 175,200
11	-	1	Nevertheless: A Memoir Alec Baldwin, Author Harper, $28.99 (288) 978-0-06-240970-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,622 YTD: 9,884	Apr 2017	7,622 9,884
12	3	2	How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life Lilly Singh, Author Ballantine Books, $26.00 (336) 978-0-425-28646-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/10/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 10.83 [details] Sales history for How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life date, rank 04/10/2017, 3 04/17/2017, 12 04/24/2017, 15 05/01/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,292 YTD: 23,990	Mar 2017	7,292 23,990
13	5	6	Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook Tony Robbins, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.00 (256) 978-1-5011-6458-3 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 03/13/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/20/2017 Average Rank 5.90 [details] Sales history for Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook date, rank 03/13/2017, 2 03/20/2017, 1 03/27/2017, 2 04/03/2017, 1 04/10/2017, 5 04/17/2017, 13 04/24/2017, 10 05/01/2017, 19 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Feb 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,080 YTD: 116,411	Feb 2017	7,080 116,411
14	8	25	The Magnolia Story Chip Gaines, Author, Joanna Gaines, Author Thomas Nelson, $26.99 (208) 978-0-7180-7918-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/31/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/31/2016 Average Rank 8.06 [details] Sales history for The Magnolia Story date, rank 10/31/2016, 1 11/07/2016, 2 11/14/2016, 1 11/21/2016, 2 11/28/2016, 4 12/05/2016, 3 12/12/2016, 2 12/19/2016, 3 12/26/2016, 2 01/02/2017, 2 01/09/2017, 6 01/16/2017, 7 01/23/2017, 7 01/30/2017, 7 02/06/2017, 6 02/13/2017, 6 02/20/2017, 4 02/27/2017, 4 03/06/2017, 7 03/13/2017, 7 03/20/2017, 8 03/27/2017, 8 04/03/2017, 7 04/10/2017, 8 04/17/2017, 14 04/24/2017, 9 05/01/2017, 14 05/08/2017, 20 05/15/2017, 15 05/22/2017, 5 05/29/2017, 19 06/05/2017, 15 06/12/2017, 17 06/19/2017, 21 07/03/2017, 19 07/10/2017, 20 07/17/2017, 20 07/24/2017, 24 07/31/2017, 19 08/07/2017, 21 08/14/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 6,577 YTD: 138,529	Oct 2016	6,577 138,529
15	12	12	Big Agenda: President Trump's Plan to Save America David Horowitz, Author Humanix Books, $26.99 (208) 978-1-63006-087-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 02/13/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/06/2017 Average Rank 10.73 [details] Sales history for Big Agenda: President Trump's Plan to Save America date, rank 02/13/2017, 15 02/20/2017, 7 02/27/2017, 6 03/06/2017, 8 03/13/2017, 10 03/20/2017, 12 03/27/2017, 12 04/03/2017, 16 04/10/2017, 12 04/17/2017, 15 04/24/2017, 14 05/01/2017, 18 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,862 YTD: 78,797	Jan 2017	5,862 78,797
16	-	1	Ballplayer Chipper Jones, Author, Carroll Rogers Walton, Author, Bobby Cox, Foreword by Dutton Books, $27.00 (384) 978-1-101-98440-6 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 04/17/2017 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 04/24/2017 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for Ballplayer date, rank 04/17/2017, 16 04/24/2017, 11 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,233 YTD: 5,958	Apr 2017	5,233 5,958
17	10	4	Trump's War: The Fight to Make America First Again Michael Savage, Author Center Street, $27.00 (304) 978-1-4789-7667-7 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 03/27/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/27/2017 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for Trump's War: The Fight to Make America First Again date, rank 03/27/2017, 1 04/03/2017, 3 04/10/2017, 10 04/17/2017, 17 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,938 YTD: 41,568	Mar 2017	4,938 41,568
18	17	29	Jesus Always: Embracing Joy in His Presence Sarah Young, Author Thomas Nelson, $15.99 (400) 978-0-7180-3950-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/10/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2016 Average Rank 9.53 [details] Sales history for Jesus Always: Embracing Joy in His Presence date, rank 10/10/2016, 12 10/17/2016, 3 10/24/2016, 4 10/31/2016, 4 11/07/2016, 6 11/14/2016, 4 11/21/2016, 6 11/28/2016, 8 12/05/2016, 1 12/12/2016, 5 12/19/2016, 5 12/26/2016, 3 01/02/2017, 4 01/09/2017, 4 01/16/2017, 4 01/23/2017, 5 01/30/2017, 5 02/06/2017, 5 02/13/2017, 4 02/20/2017, 3 02/27/2017, 5 03/06/2017, 5 03/13/2017, 8 03/20/2017, 11 03/27/2017, 16 04/03/2017, 18 04/10/2017, 17 04/17/2017, 18 04/24/2017, 12 05/01/2017, 20 05/15/2017, 18 05/22/2017, 14 05/29/2017, 22 06/05/2017, 21 06/12/2017, 23 06/19/2017, 24 07/03/2017, 24 07/10/2017, 22 07/17/2017, 25 07/24/2017, 23 07/31/2017, 16 08/07/2017, 13 08/14/2017, 13 08/21/2017, 16 08/28/2017, 13 09/04/2017, 11 09/11/2017, 12 09/18/2017, 14 09/25/2017, 18 10/02/2017, 25 10/09/2017, 22 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,671 YTD: 137,103	Oct 2016	4,671 137,103
19	-	1	Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life Sally Bedell Smith, Author Random House, $32.00 (624) 978-1-4000-6790-9 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 04/17/2017 Highest Rank 19 Highest Rank Date 04/17/2017 Average Rank 19.50 [details] Sales history for Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life date, rank 04/17/2017, 19 04/24/2017, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,551 YTD: 4,607	Apr 2017	4,551 4,607
20	16	29	The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World Dalai Lama, Author, Desmond Tutu, Author, Douglas Carlton Abrams, Author Avery Publishing Group, $26.00 (352) 978-0-399-18504-5 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 11/14/2016 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 02/27/2017 Average Rank 17.90 [details] Sales history for The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World date, rank 11/14/2016, 23 11/21/2016, 13 11/28/2016, 16 12/05/2016, 24 12/12/2016, 20 12/19/2016, 20 12/26/2016, 17 01/02/2017, 13 01/09/2017, 9 01/16/2017, 11 01/23/2017, 13 01/30/2017, 11 02/06/2017, 11 02/13/2017, 10 02/20/2017, 10 02/27/2017, 8 03/06/2017, 9 03/13/2017, 12 03/20/2017, 20 03/27/2017, 14 04/03/2017, 14 04/10/2017, 16 04/17/2017, 20 04/24/2017, 19 05/01/2017, 22 05/22/2017, 23 05/29/2017, 25 06/05/2017, 20 06/12/2017, 19 06/19/2017, 20 07/03/2017, 20 07/10/2017, 21 07/17/2017, 23 07/24/2017, 25 07/31/2017, 22 08/07/2017, 20 08/14/2017, 24 08/21/2017, 25 08/28/2017, 25 09/04/2017, 22 09/11/2017, 21 09/18/2017, 22 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,456 YTD: 93,355	Sep 2016	4,456 93,355
21	-	1	Crazy Is My Superpower: How I Triumphed by Breaking Bones, Breaking Hearts, and Breaking the Rules A J Mendez Brooks, Author Crown Archetype, $25.00 (288) 978-0-451-49666-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,249 YTD: 4,881	Apr 2017	4,249 4,881
22	15	18	The Whole30 Cookbook: 150 Delicious and Totally Compliant Recipes to Help You Succeed with the Whole30 and Beyond Melissa Hartwig, Author Houghton Mifflin, $30.00 (320) 978-0-544-85441-3 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 12/19/2016 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 01/16/2017 Average Rank 15.06 [details] Sales history for The Whole30 Cookbook: 150 Delicious and Totally Compliant Recipes to Help You Succeed with the Whole30 and Beyond date, rank 12/19/2016, 16 01/09/2017, 11 01/16/2017, 8 01/23/2017, 11 01/30/2017, 9 02/06/2017, 12 02/13/2017, 11 02/20/2017, 11 02/27/2017, 11 03/06/2017, 15 03/13/2017, 17 03/27/2017, 24 04/03/2017, 19 04/10/2017, 15 04/17/2017, 22 04/24/2017, 23 05/01/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,082 YTD: 90,393	Dec 2016	4,082 90,393
23	-	1	The Empath's Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People Judith Orloff, Author Sounds True, $22.95 (288) 978-1-62203-657-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,024 YTD: 4,314	Apr 2017	4,024 4,314
24	14	6	Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors George W Bush, Author, Laura Bush, Foreword by, Peter Pace, Foreword by Crown Publishing Group (NY), $35.00 (192) 978-0-8041-8976-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/13/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/13/2017 Average Rank 8.18 [details] Sales history for Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors date, rank 03/13/2017, 1 03/20/2017, 2 03/27/2017, 3 04/03/2017, 8 04/10/2017, 14 04/17/2017, 24 04/24/2017, 22 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Feb 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,989 YTD: 103,780	Feb 2017	3,989 103,780
25	21	18	Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers Timothy Ferriss, Author, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Foreword by Houghton Mifflin, $28.00 (673) 978-1-328-68378-6 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 12/19/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/19/2016 Average Rank 10.37 [details] Sales history for Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers date, rank 12/19/2016, 2 12/26/2016, 10 01/02/2017, 10 01/09/2017, 5 01/16/2017, 6 01/23/2017, 9 01/30/2017, 8 02/06/2017, 2 02/13/2017, 3 02/20/2017, 9 02/27/2017, 10 03/06/2017, 11 03/13/2017, 16 03/20/2017, 17 03/27/2017, 17 04/10/2017, 21 04/17/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,662 YTD: 114,628	Dec 2016	3,662 114,628

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Nielsen BookScan, week 15 of 2017, data through 4/9/2017; PW Issue of Apr. 17, 2017