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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	1	2	What Happened Hillary Rodham Clinton, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (512) 978-1-5011-7556-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/25/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/25/2017 Average Rank 8.71 [details] Sales history for What Happened date, rank 09/25/2017, 1 10/02/2017, 1 10/09/2017, 2 10/16/2017, 2 10/23/2017, 4 10/30/2017, 7 11/06/2017, 10 11/13/2017, 11 11/20/2017, 18 11/27/2017, 15 12/04/2017, 22 12/11/2017, 18 12/18/2017, 19 12/25/2017, 18 01/01/2018, 14 01/08/2018, 20 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 93,291 YTD: 261,187	Sep 2017	93,291 261,187
2	-	1	Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence Bill O'Reilly, Author, Martin Dugard, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (352) 978-1-62779-064-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/02/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/09/2017 Average Rank 6.67 [details] Sales history for Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence date, rank 10/02/2017, 2 10/09/2017, 1 10/16/2017, 1 10/23/2017, 1 10/30/2017, 5 11/06/2017, 7 11/13/2017, 6 11/20/2017, 11 11/27/2017, 8 12/04/2017, 9 12/11/2017, 6 12/18/2017, 10 12/25/2017, 8 01/01/2018, 5 01/08/2018, 8 01/15/2018, 24 01/29/2018, 21 02/05/2018, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 64,723 YTD: 64,942	Sep 2017	64,723 64,942
3	-	1	The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance Tom Brady, Author Simon & Schuster, $29.99 (320) 978-1-5011-8073-6 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/02/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/02/2017 Average Rank 16.50 [details] Sales history for The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance date, rank 10/02/2017, 3 10/09/2017, 4 10/16/2017, 15 10/23/2017, 25 12/11/2017, 25 12/18/2017, 25 01/01/2018, 19 02/12/2018, 22 02/19/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 45,111 YTD: 45,202	Sep 2017	45,111 45,202
4	2	2	Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone Brene Brown, Author Random House, $28.00 (208) 978-0-8129-9584-8 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/25/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/25/2017 Average Rank 11.38 [details] Sales history for Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone date, rank 09/25/2017, 2 10/02/2017, 4 10/09/2017, 3 10/16/2017, 5 10/23/2017, 7 10/30/2017, 18 11/06/2017, 18 01/15/2018, 25 01/22/2018, 10 01/29/2018, 13 02/05/2018, 14 02/12/2018, 24 02/26/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 28,080 YTD: 70,396	Sep 2017	28,080 70,396
5	-	1	The Paradigm: The Ancient Blueprint That Holds the Mystery of Our Times Jonathan Cahn, Author Frontline, $21.99 (272) 978-1-62999-476-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/02/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/09/2017 Average Rank 8.42 [details] Sales history for The Paradigm: The Ancient Blueprint That Holds the Mystery of Our Times date, rank 10/02/2017, 5 10/09/2017, 6 10/16/2017, 7 10/23/2017, 14 10/30/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 24,529 YTD: 26,545	Sep 2017	24,529 26,545
6	-	1	Principles: Life and Work Ray Dalio, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (592) 978-1-5011-2402-0 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/02/2017 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/02/2017 Average Rank 17.14 [details] Sales history for Principles: Life and Work date, rank 10/02/2017, 6 10/09/2017, 12 10/16/2017, 6 10/23/2017, 12 10/30/2017, 22 11/06/2017, 17 11/27/2017, 22 12/04/2017, 25 12/11/2017, 15 12/18/2017, 21 12/25/2017, 19 01/01/2018, 20 01/08/2018, 14 01/15/2018, 9 01/22/2018, 12 01/29/2018, 12 02/05/2018, 9 02/12/2018, 16 02/19/2018, 16 02/26/2018, 20 03/05/2018, 14 03/12/2018, 19 03/19/2018, 19 03/26/2018, 23 05/28/2018, 25 06/11/2018, 24 07/09/2018, 24 07/23/2018, 19 07/30/2018, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 23,244 YTD: 23,338	Sep 2017	23,244 23,338
7	-	1	The Autobiography of Gucci Mane Gucci Mane, Author, Neil Martinez-Belkin, Author Simon & Schuster, $27.00 (304) 978-1-5011-6532-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/02/2017 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/09/2017 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for The Autobiography of Gucci Mane date, rank 10/02/2017, 7 10/09/2017, 13 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 16,378 YTD: 16,429	Sep 2017	16,378 16,429
8	3	2	Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History Katy Tur, Author Dey Street Books, $26.99 (304) 978-0-06-268492-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/25/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/09/2017 Average Rank 9.12 [details] Sales history for Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History date, rank 09/25/2017, 3 10/02/2017, 8 10/09/2017, 7 10/16/2017, 17 10/23/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 15,035 YTD: 36,059	Sep 2017	15,035 36,059
9	7	44	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: 44 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 11,521 YTD: 360,383	Sep 2016	11,521 360,383
10	4	2	Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World Max Lucado, Author Thomas Nelson, $22.99 (240) 978-0-7180-9612-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/25/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/09/2017 Average Rank 11.24 [details] Sales history for Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World date, rank 09/25/2017, 4 10/02/2017, 10 10/09/2017, 10 10/16/2017, 13 10/23/2017, 10 10/30/2017, 13 11/06/2017, 15 11/13/2017, 10 11/20/2017, 16 11/27/2017, 21 12/04/2017, 16 01/08/2018, 24 01/15/2018, 21 01/22/2018, 13 01/29/2018, 10 02/05/2018, 8 02/12/2018, 15 02/19/2018, 15 02/26/2018, 13 03/05/2018, 11 03/12/2018, 18 03/19/2018, 20 03/26/2018, 24 05/28/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 10,569 YTD: 31,963	Sep 2017	10,569 31,963
11	9	21	Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil Degrasse Tyson, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $18.95 (224) 978-0-393-60939-4 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/15/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2017 Average Rank 8.77 [details] Sales history for Astrophysics for People in a Hurry date, rank 05/15/2017, 1 05/22/2017, 2 05/29/2017, 2 06/05/2017, 1 06/12/2017, 2 06/19/2017, 3 06/26/2017, 3 07/03/2017, 1 07/10/2017, 3 07/17/2017, 3 07/24/2017, 2 07/31/2017, 4 08/07/2017, 2 08/14/2017, 5 08/21/2017, 4 08/28/2017, 3 09/04/2017, 3 09/11/2017, 1 09/18/2017, 2 09/25/2017, 9 10/02/2017, 11 10/09/2017, 11 10/16/2017, 12 10/23/2017, 13 10/30/2017, 20 11/06/2017, 25 11/20/2017, 25 11/27/2017, 20 12/04/2017, 18 12/11/2017, 12 12/18/2017, 13 12/25/2017, 10 01/01/2018, 8 01/08/2018, 7 01/15/2018, 7 01/22/2018, 4 01/29/2018, 4 02/05/2018, 6 02/12/2018, 9 02/19/2018, 11 02/26/2018, 5 03/05/2018, 6 03/12/2018, 11 03/19/2018, 10 03/26/2018, 11 04/02/2018, 12 04/09/2018, 16 04/16/2018, 21 04/23/2018, 14 04/30/2018, 15 05/07/2018, 17 05/14/2018, 17 05/21/2018, 25 05/28/2018, 17 06/04/2018, 18 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 10,523 YTD: 388,890	May 2017	10,523 388,890
12	-	1	High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way Brendon Burchard, Author Hay House, $26.99 (175) 978-1-4019-5285-3 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/02/2017 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 10/02/2017 Average Rank 19.33 [details] Sales history for High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way date, rank 10/02/2017, 12 10/09/2017, 21 10/16/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,856 YTD: 8,903	Sep 2017	8,856 8,903
13	10	25	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: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,245 YTD: 330,031	Apr 2017	7,245 330,031
14	-	1	Tomb of Annihilation Wizards RPG Team, Author Wizards of the Coast, $49.95 978-0-7869-6610-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,152 YTD: 7,201	Sep 2017	7,152 7,201
15	11	5	The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline Dale Bredesen, Author Avery Publishing Group, $27.00 (320) 978-0-7352-1620-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/04/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 12.44 [details] Sales history for The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline date, rank 09/04/2017, 6 09/11/2017, 6 09/18/2017, 3 09/25/2017, 11 10/02/2017, 15 10/09/2017, 15 10/16/2017, 24 10/30/2017, 11 01/08/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,571 YTD: 35,843	Aug 2017	5,571 35,843
16	-	1	The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors Dan Jones, Author Viking, $30.00 (448) 978-0-525-42830-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 10/02/2017 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 11/06/2017 Average Rank 15.67 [details] Sales history for The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors date, rank 10/02/2017, 16 10/09/2017, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,508 YTD: 5,558	Sep 2017	5,508 5,558
17	25	3	The Vietnam War: An Intimate History Geoffrey C. Ward, Author, Ken Burns, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $60.00 (640) 978-0-307-70025-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 09/18/2017 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/09/2017 Average Rank 16.20 [details] Sales history for The Vietnam War: An Intimate History date, rank 09/18/2017, 15 09/25/2017, 25 10/02/2017, 17 10/09/2017, 18 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,280 YTD: 11,682	Sep 2017	5,280 11,682
18	14	3	Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History Kurt Andersen, Author Random House, $30.00 (480) 978-1-4000-6721-3 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/18/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 12.33 [details] Sales history for Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History date, rank 09/18/2017, 5 09/25/2017, 14 10/02/2017, 18 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,063 YTD: 16,541	Sep 2017	5,063 16,541
19	15	17	Al Franken, Giant of the Senate Al Franken, Author Twelve, $28.00 (416) 978-1-4555-4041-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/12/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/12/2017 Average Rank 5.73 [details] Sales history for Al Franken, Giant of the Senate date, rank 06/12/2017, 1 06/19/2017, 2 06/26/2017, 2 07/03/2017, 2 07/10/2017, 5 07/17/2017, 5 07/24/2017, 5 07/31/2017, 6 08/07/2017, 4 08/14/2017, 3 08/21/2017, 5 08/28/2017, 5 09/04/2017, 5 09/11/2017, 7 09/18/2017, 6 09/25/2017, 15 10/02/2017, 19 10/09/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,551 YTD: 213,191	May 2017	4,551 213,191
20	-	1	The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans: How to Decode Their Behavior, Develop Unshakable Trust, and Raise a Respectable Adult Josh Shipp, Author Harper Wave, $26.99 (336) 978-0-06-265406-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,507 YTD: 4,521	Sep 2017	4,507 4,521
21	8	2	Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done Jon Acuff, Author Portfolio, $27.00 (208) 978-1-59184-762-5 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 09/25/2017 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 09/25/2017 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done date, rank 09/25/2017, 8 10/02/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,435 YTD: 15,379	Sep 2017	4,435 15,379
22	-	1	Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days Chris Guillebeau, Author Crown Business, $25.00 (272) 978-1-5247-5884-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,378 YTD: 4,619	Sep 2017	4,378 4,619
23	-	1	A Mind at Home with Itself: How Asking Four Questions Can Free Your Mind, Open Your Heart, and Turn Your World Around Byron Katie, Author, Stephen Mitchell, Author HarperOne, $27.99 (336) 978-0-06-265160-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,186 YTD: 4,208	Sep 2017	4,186 4,208
24	16	4	Guinness World Records 2018: Meet Our Real-Life Superheroes (2018) Guinness World Records, Author Guinness World Records, $28.95 (256) 978-1-910561-72-0 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/11/2017 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 12/18/2017 Average Rank 11.31 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records 2018: Meet Our Real-Life Superheroes (2018) date, rank 09/11/2017, 10 09/18/2017, 9 09/25/2017, 16 10/02/2017, 24 11/13/2017, 24 11/20/2017, 14 11/27/2017, 6 12/04/2017, 8 12/11/2017, 5 12/18/2017, 4 12/25/2017, 6 01/01/2018, 6 01/08/2018, 15 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,170 YTD: 18,037	Aug 2017	4,170 18,037
25	18	53	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: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 53 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,133 YTD: 232,736	Oct 2016	4,133 232,736

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