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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	-	1	Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Brene Brown, Author Random House, $28.00 (320) 978-0-399-59252-2 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 12.82 [details] Sales history for Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. date, rank 10/22/2018, 1 10/29/2018, 6 11/05/2018, 6 11/12/2018, 8 11/19/2018, 8 11/26/2018, 13 12/10/2018, 20 12/17/2018, 19 12/24/2018, 23 12/31/2018, 24 01/07/2019, 23 01/14/2019, 15 01/21/2019, 16 01/28/2019, 14 02/04/2019, 11 02/11/2019, 17 02/25/2019, 14 03/18/2019, 24 03/25/2019, 20 04/29/2019, 24 05/06/2019, 18 05/13/2019, 9 05/20/2019, 16 05/27/2019, 13 06/03/2019, 14 06/10/2019, 15 06/17/2019, 14 06/24/2019, 19 07/01/2019, 12 07/08/2019, 11 07/15/2019, 8 07/22/2019, 9 07/29/2019, 9 08/05/2019, 7 08/12/2019, 6 08/19/2019, 3 08/26/2019, 3 09/02/2019, 5 09/09/2019, 6 09/16/2019, 14 09/23/2019, 19 09/30/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 63,823 YTD: 64,017	Oct 2018	63,823 64,017
2	1	2	Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution Tucker Carlson, Author Free Press, $28.00 (256) 978-1-5011-8366-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/15/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2018 Average Rank 8.24 [details] Sales history for Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution date, rank 10/15/2018, 1 10/22/2018, 2 10/29/2018, 1 11/05/2018, 5 11/12/2018, 7 11/19/2018, 7 11/26/2018, 10 12/03/2018, 14 12/10/2018, 19 12/17/2018, 18 12/24/2018, 20 12/31/2018, 18 01/07/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 57,941 YTD: 140,245	Oct 2018	57,941 140,245
3	-	1	Killing the SS Bill O'Reilly, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (304) 978-1-250-16554-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/10/2018 Average Rank 6.88 [details] Sales history for Killing the SS date, rank 10/22/2018, 3 10/29/2018, 2 11/05/2018, 3 11/12/2018, 5 11/19/2018, 5 11/26/2018, 8 12/03/2018, 7 12/10/2018, 7 12/17/2018, 8 12/24/2018, 9 12/31/2018, 8 01/07/2019, 7 01/14/2019, 12 02/04/2019, 23 03/11/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 54,714 YTD: 55,077	Oct 2018	54,714 55,077
4	3	36	Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Rachel Hollis, Author Thomas Nelson, (240p) 978-1-4002-0165-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/12/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/16/2018 Average Rank 4.24 [details] Sales history for Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be date, rank 03/26/2018, 21 04/02/2018, 19 04/09/2018, 18 04/16/2018, 15 04/23/2018, 5 04/30/2018, 5 05/07/2018, 10 05/14/2018, 6 05/21/2018, 7 05/28/2018, 8 06/04/2018, 10 06/11/2018, 10 06/18/2018, 6 06/25/2018, 6 07/02/2018, 7 07/09/2018, 2 07/16/2018, 2 07/23/2018, 1 07/30/2018, 2 08/06/2018, 3 08/13/2018, 2 08/20/2018, 1 08/27/2018, 1 09/03/2018, 1 09/10/2018, 1 09/17/2018, 1 09/24/2018, 2 10/01/2018, 4 10/08/2018, 2 10/15/2018, 3 10/22/2018, 4 10/29/2018, 3 11/05/2018, 2 11/12/2018, 2 11/19/2018, 3 11/26/2018, 5 12/03/2018, 3 12/10/2018, 4 12/17/2018, 4 12/24/2018, 4 12/31/2018, 3 01/07/2019, 2 01/14/2019, 2 01/21/2019, 3 01/28/2019, 2 02/04/2019, 2 02/11/2019, 3 02/18/2019, 2 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 41,488 YTD: 788,684	Feb 2018	41,488 788,684
5	-	1	Skinnytaste One and Done: 140 No-Fuss Dinners for Your Instant Pot(r), Slow Cooker, Sheet Pan, Air Fryer, Dutch Oven, and More Gina Homolka, Author, Heather K Jones, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $30.00 (304) 978-1-5247-6215-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 13.73 [details] Sales history for Skinnytaste One and Done: 140 No-Fuss Dinners for Your Instant Pot(r), Slow Cooker, Sheet Pan, Air Fryer, Dutch Oven, and More date, rank 10/22/2018, 5 10/29/2018, 20 11/05/2018, 25 11/19/2018, 25 12/10/2018, 14 01/14/2019, 14 01/21/2019, 25 05/13/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 40,524 YTD: 40,706	Oct 2018	40,524 40,706
6	-	1	Presidents of War Michael Beschloss, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $35.00 (752) 978-0-307-40960-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 5.80 [details] Sales history for Presidents of War date, rank 10/22/2018, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 30,845 YTD: 31,034	Oct 2018	30,845 31,034
7	2	5	Fear: Trump in the White House Bob Woodward, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (448) 978-1-5011-7551-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/24/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/24/2018 Average Rank 8.29 [details] Sales history for Fear: Trump in the White House date, rank 09/24/2018, 1 10/01/2018, 1 10/08/2018, 1 10/15/2018, 2 10/22/2018, 7 10/29/2018, 8 11/05/2018, 12 11/12/2018, 12 11/19/2018, 13 11/26/2018, 14 12/03/2018, 19 12/10/2018, 23 12/31/2018, 23 01/07/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 26,142 YTD: 828,961	Sep 2018	26,142 828,961
8	5	2	The Fifth Risk Michael Lewis, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $26.95 (256) 978-1-324-00264-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/15/2018 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2018 Average Rank 13.18 [details] Sales history for The Fifth Risk date, rank 10/15/2018, 5 10/22/2018, 8 10/29/2018, 15 11/05/2018, 24 11/12/2018, 24 12/24/2018, 21 05/27/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 15,984 YTD: 40,030	Oct 2018	15,984 40,030
9	4	4	Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits Reese Witherspoon, Author Touchstone Books, $32.00 (288) 978-1-5011-6627-3 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/01/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/01/2018 Average Rank 10.59 [details] Sales history for Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits date, rank 10/01/2018, 2 10/08/2018, 3 10/15/2018, 4 10/22/2018, 9 10/29/2018, 18 11/05/2018, 19 11/12/2018, 15 11/19/2018, 15 11/26/2018, 21 12/03/2018, 10 12/10/2018, 16 12/17/2018, 16 12/24/2018, 12 12/31/2018, 14 01/07/2019, 15 01/14/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 15,499 YTD: 132,931	Sep 2018	15,499 132,931
10	-	1	Spygate: The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump Dan Bongino, Author, D C McAllister, Author, Matt Palumbo, With Post Hill Press, $27.00 (272) 978-1-64293-098-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 03/04/2019 Average Rank 12.33 [details] Sales history for Spygate: The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump date, rank 10/22/2018, 10 02/18/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 12,480 YTD: 12,743	Oct 2018	12,480 12,743
11	6	4	Cravings: Hungry for More Chrissy Teigen, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $29.99 (256) 978-1-5247-5972-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/01/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/01/2018 Average Rank 11.58 [details] Sales history for Cravings: Hungry for More date, rank 10/01/2018, 3 10/08/2018, 4 10/15/2018, 6 10/22/2018, 11 10/29/2018, 22 11/05/2018, 22 11/12/2018, 21 11/19/2018, 23 12/03/2018, 16 12/10/2018, 12 12/17/2018, 14 12/24/2018, 14 12/31/2018, 12 01/07/2019, 8 01/14/2019, 21 02/25/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 12,340 YTD: 114,718	Sep 2018	12,340 114,718
12	8	4	In Pieces Sally Field, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (368) 978-1-5387-6302-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/01/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 8.70 [details] Sales history for In Pieces date, rank 10/01/2018, 5 10/08/2018, 5 10/15/2018, 8 10/22/2018, 12 10/29/2018, 23 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 11,198 YTD: 90,648	Sep 2018	11,198 90,648
13	-	1	Tasty Ultimate: How to Cook Basically Anything (an Official Tasty Cookbook) Tasty, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $29.99 (304) 978-0-525-57586-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 10,998 YTD: 11,019	Oct 2018	10,998 11,019
14	-	1	Overcomer: Finding New Strength in Claiming God's Promises David Jeremiah, Author Thomas Nelson, $24.99 (256) 978-0-7180-7985-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 11.67 [details] Sales history for Overcomer: Finding New Strength in Claiming God's Promises date, rank 10/22/2018, 14 10/29/2018, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 10,827 YTD: 28,262	Oct 2018	10,827 28,262
15	7	2	The Happy Cookbook: A Celebration of the Food That Makes America Smile Steve Doocy, Author, Kathy Doocy, Author William Morrow & Company, $29.99 (272) 978-0-06-283894-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/15/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 11.62 [details] Sales history for The Happy Cookbook: A Celebration of the Food That Makes America Smile date, rank 10/15/2018, 7 10/22/2018, 15 10/29/2018, 7 11/05/2018, 13 11/26/2018, 19 12/03/2018, 12 12/10/2018, 9 12/17/2018, 17 12/24/2018, 17 12/31/2018, 20 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 10,816 YTD: 29,191	Oct 2018	10,816 29,191
16	-	1	Matty Matheson: A Cookbook Matty Matheson, Author ABRAMS, $35.00 (288) 978-1-4197-3245-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 10,710 YTD: 10,805	Oct 2018	10,710 10,805
17	-	1	Mass Hysteria: America's Insanity from 1492 to the Present Michael Savage, Author, Jeff Rovin, Author Center Street, $28.00 (304) 978-1-5460-8293-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for Mass Hysteria: America's Insanity from 1492 to the Present date, rank 10/22/2018, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 10,057 YTD: 10,085	Oct 2018	10,057 10,085
18	15	4	Leadership in Turbulent Times Doris Kearns Goodwin, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (352) 978-1-4767-9592-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/01/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for Leadership in Turbulent Times date, rank 10/01/2018, 6 10/08/2018, 10 10/15/2018, 15 10/22/2018, 18 10/29/2018, 24 11/12/2018, 22 11/19/2018, 14 11/26/2018, 25 12/10/2018, 25 12/17/2018, 21 12/24/2018, 13 12/31/2018, 16 01/07/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 9,979 YTD: 60,151	Sep 2018	9,979 60,151
19	13	13	Liars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy Jeanine Pirro, Author Center Street, $27.00 (288) 978-1-5460-8342-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 07/30/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/30/2018 Average Rank 7.15 [details] Sales history for Liars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy date, rank 07/30/2018, 1 08/06/2018, 2 08/13/2018, 3 08/20/2018, 3 08/27/2018, 6 09/03/2018, 7 09/10/2018, 6 09/17/2018, 12 09/24/2018, 11 10/01/2018, 15 10/08/2018, 20 10/15/2018, 13 10/22/2018, 19 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 9,764 YTD: 191,798	Jul 2018	9,764 191,798
20	10	25	Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering Joanna Gaines, Author, Marah Stets, Author William Morrow & Company, $29.99 (336) 978-0-06-282015-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/07/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/07/2018 Average Rank 6.09 [details] Sales history for Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering date, rank 05/07/2018, 1 05/14/2018, 1 05/21/2018, 1 05/28/2018, 1 06/04/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 2 06/18/2018, 2 06/25/2018, 1 07/02/2018, 2 07/09/2018, 1 07/16/2018, 1 07/23/2018, 2 07/30/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 4 08/13/2018, 4 08/20/2018, 4 08/27/2018, 5 09/03/2018, 5 09/10/2018, 4 09/17/2018, 4 09/24/2018, 4 10/01/2018, 10 10/08/2018, 11 10/15/2018, 10 10/22/2018, 20 10/29/2018, 21 11/05/2018, 16 11/12/2018, 10 11/19/2018, 6 11/26/2018, 9 12/03/2018, 4 12/10/2018, 5 12/17/2018, 6 12/24/2018, 6 12/31/2018, 5 01/07/2019, 6 01/14/2019, 8 01/21/2019, 14 01/28/2019, 15 02/04/2019, 15 02/11/2019, 18 02/18/2019, 21 02/25/2019, 10 03/04/2019, 13 03/11/2019, 11 03/18/2019, 20 03/25/2019, 17 04/08/2019, 17 04/15/2019, 20 05/06/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 9,670 YTD: 999,305	Apr 2018	9,670 999,305
21	-	1	Cole and Sav: Our Surprising Love Story Thomas Nelson, Author Thomas Nelson, $22.99 (240) 978-0-7852-2290-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 12.67 [details] Sales history for Cole and Sav: Our Surprising Love Story date, rank 10/22/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,587 YTD: 9,176	Oct 2018	8,587 9,176
22	-	1	Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin, Artist Reel Art Press, $69.95 (400) 978-1-909526-50-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,405 YTD: 8,545	Oct 2018	8,405 8,545
23	12	2	Jesus Is Risen: Paul and the Early Church David Limbaugh, Author Regnery Publishing, $28.99 (320) 978-1-62157-704-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/15/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Jesus Is Risen: Paul and the Early Church date, rank 10/15/2018, 12 10/22/2018, 23 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,141 YTD: 17,381	Oct 2018	8,141 17,381
24	18	34	Educated: A Memoir Tara Westover, Author Random House, $28.00 (352) 978-0-399-59050-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 03/05/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/03/2018 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for Educated: A Memoir date, rank 03/05/2018, 4 03/12/2018, 6 03/19/2018, 7 03/26/2018, 7 04/02/2018, 10 04/09/2018, 13 04/16/2018, 20 04/23/2018, 13 04/30/2018, 14 05/07/2018, 13 05/14/2018, 8 05/21/2018, 9 05/28/2018, 11 06/04/2018, 12 06/11/2018, 14 06/18/2018, 16 06/25/2018, 18 07/02/2018, 15 07/09/2018, 9 07/16/2018, 6 07/23/2018, 7 07/30/2018, 6 08/06/2018, 6 08/13/2018, 9 08/20/2018, 9 08/27/2018, 8 09/03/2018, 6 09/10/2018, 5 09/17/2018, 6 09/24/2018, 6 10/01/2018, 11 10/08/2018, 15 10/15/2018, 18 10/22/2018, 24 11/12/2018, 19 11/19/2018, 17 11/26/2018, 16 12/03/2018, 21 12/10/2018, 18 12/17/2018, 9 12/24/2018, 7 12/31/2018, 7 01/07/2019, 5 01/14/2019, 3 01/21/2019, 5 01/28/2019, 4 02/04/2019, 4 02/11/2019, 4 02/18/2019, 3 02/25/2019, 3 03/04/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,796 YTD: 236,065	Feb 2018	7,796 236,065
25	42	2	Joy's Simple Food Remedies: Tasty Cures for Whatever's Ailing You Joy Bauer, Author Hay House, $25.99 (288) 978-1-4019-5567-0 LAST WEEK: 42 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,231 YTD: 10,906	Oct 2018	7,231 10,906

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