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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2017 YTD
1	2	42	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 2 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/26/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/07/2017 Average Rank 8.62 [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, 8 08/14/2017, 2 08/21/2017, 2 08/28/2017, 1 09/04/2017, 2 09/11/2017, 2 09/18/2017, 1 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 42 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 12,592 2012 YTD: 337,480	Sep 2016	12,592 337,480
2	1	19	Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil Degrasse Tyson, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $18.95 (224) 978-0-393-60939-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/15/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2017 Average Rank 3.25 [details] Sales history for Astrophysics for People in a Hurry date, rank 05/15/2017, 2 05/15/2017, 1 05/22/2017, 6 05/22/2017, 2 05/29/2017, 6 05/29/2017, 2 06/05/2017, 2 06/05/2017, 1 06/12/2017, 5 06/12/2017, 2 06/19/2017, 5 06/19/2017, 3 06/26/2017, 4 06/26/2017, 3 07/03/2017, 5 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 09/11/2017, 9 09/18/2017, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 12,037 2012 YTD: 368,730	May 2017	12,037 368,730
3	6	3	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 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/04/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 5.00 [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 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 11,229 2012 YTD: 23,940	Aug 2017	11,229 23,940
4	3	23	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 3 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/17/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/01/2017 Average Rank 4.77 [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, 3 05/01/2017, 1 05/08/2017, 3 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, 5 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 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,416 2012 YTD: 315,397	Apr 2017	8,416 315,397
5	-	1	Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History Kurt Andersen, Author Random House, $30.00 (480) 978-1-4000-6721-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,632 2012 YTD: 6,707	Sep 2017	6,632 6,707
6	7	15	Al Franken, Giant of the Senate Al Franken, Author Twelve, $28.00 (416) 978-1-4555-4041-9 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/12/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/12/2017 Average Rank 3.95 [details] Sales history for Al Franken, Giant of the Senate date, rank 06/12/2017, 4 06/12/2017, 1 06/19/2017, 4 06/19/2017, 2 06/26/2017, 3 06/26/2017, 2 07/03/2017, 8 07/03/2017, 2 07/10/2017, 5 07/10/2017, 1 07/17/2017, 5 07/24/2017, 5 07/31/2017, 6 08/07/2017, 4 08/07/2017, 1 08/14/2017, 3 08/21/2017, 5 08/28/2017, 5 09/04/2017, 5 09/04/2017, 3 09/11/2017, 7 09/18/2017, 6 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,662 2012 YTD: 203,893	May 2017	5,662 203,893
7	-	1	It Takes Two: Our Story Jonathan Scott, Author, Drew Scott, Author Houghton Mifflin, $27.00 (304) 978-1-328-77147-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,501 2012 YTD: 5,921	Sep 2017	5,501 5,921
8	4	6	The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left Dinesh D'Souza, Author Regnery Publishing, $29.99 (256) 978-1-62157-348-7 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/14/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/04/2017 Average Rank 3.71 [details] Sales history for The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left date, rank 08/14/2017, 4 08/21/2017, 3 08/28/2017, 2 09/04/2017, 4 09/04/2017, 1 09/11/2017, 4 09/18/2017, 8 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,093 2012 YTD: 58,630	Jul 2017	5,093 58,630
9	10	2	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 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/11/2017 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records 2018: Meet Our Real-Life Superheroes (2018) date, rank 09/11/2017, 10 09/18/2017, 9 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,786 2012 YTD: 9,439	Aug 2017	4,786 9,439
10	11	2	Gracelaced: Discovering Timeless Truths Through Seasons of the Heart Ruth Chou Simons, Author Harvest House Publishers, $29.99 (224) 978-0-7369-6904-8 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 09/11/2017 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 10.50 [details] Sales history for Gracelaced: Discovering Timeless Truths Through Seasons of the Heart date, rank 09/11/2017, 11 09/18/2017, 10 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,227 2012 YTD: 10,478	Sep 2017	4,227 10,478
11	5	5	Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment Robert Wright, Author Simon & Schuster, $27.00 (336) 978-1-4391-9545-1 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 08/21/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/11/2017 Average Rank 9.80 [details] Sales history for Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment date, rank 08/21/2017, 6 08/28/2017, 12 09/04/2017, 15 09/11/2017, 5 09/18/2017, 11 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,979 2012 YTD: 26,689	Aug 2017	3,979 26,689
12	9	19	The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in "Healthy" Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain Steven R Gundry, Author Harper Wave, $27.99 (416) 978-0-06-242713-7 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/08/2017 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 14.67 [details] Sales history for The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in "Healthy" Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain date, rank 05/08/2017, 4 05/15/2017, 25 06/05/2017, 23 07/24/2017, 13 07/31/2017, 13 08/07/2017, 15 08/14/2017, 20 08/21/2017, 13 08/28/2017, 15 09/04/2017, 14 09/11/2017, 9 09/18/2017, 12 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,968 2012 YTD: 111,658	Apr 2017	3,968 111,658
13	-	1	The Last Arrow: Save Nothing for the Next Life Erwin Raphael McManus, Author Waterbrook Press, $22.99 (224) 978-1-60142-953-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,905 2012 YTD: 4,085	Sep 2017	3,905 4,085
14	12	51	Jesus Always: Embracing Joy in His Presence Sarah Young, Author Thomas Nelson, $15.99 (400) 978-0-7180-3950-9 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/10/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2016 Average Rank 9.63 [details] Sales history for Jesus Always: Embracing Joy in His Presence date, rank 10/10/2016, 12 10/17/2016, 3 10/17/2016, 8 10/24/2016, 4 10/31/2016, 4 11/07/2016, 6 11/07/2016, 1 11/14/2016, 4 11/21/2016, 6 11/28/2016, 8 12/05/2016, 1 12/12/2016, 1 12/12/2016, 5 12/19/2016, 5 12/26/2016, 8 12/26/2016, 3 01/02/2017, 8 01/02/2017, 4 01/09/2017, 4 01/09/2017, 1 01/16/2017, 4 01/16/2017, 8 01/23/2017, 5 01/30/2017, 5 02/06/2017, 5 02/13/2017, 1 02/13/2017, 4 02/20/2017, 3 02/27/2017, 5 03/06/2017, 5 03/06/2017, 2 03/13/2017, 8 03/20/2017, 11 03/27/2017, 16 04/03/2017, 18 04/03/2017, 3 04/10/2017, 17 04/17/2017, 18 04/24/2017, 12 05/01/2017, 20 05/08/2017, 4 05/15/2017, 18 05/22/2017, 14 05/29/2017, 22 06/05/2017, 21 06/05/2017, 2 06/12/2017, 23 06/19/2017, 24 07/03/2017, 24 07/10/2017, 3 07/10/2017, 22 07/17/2017, 25 07/24/2017, 23 07/31/2017, 16 08/07/2017, 13 08/07/2017, 3 08/14/2017, 13 08/21/2017, 16 08/28/2017, 13 09/04/2017, 11 09/04/2017, 5 09/11/2017, 12 09/18/2017, 14 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 51 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,661 2012 YTD: 224,761	Oct 2016	3,661 224,761
15	-	1	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 WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,404 2012 YTD: 3,428	Sep 2017	3,404 3,428
16	14	20	Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy Sheryl Sandberg, Author, Adam Grant, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $25.95 (240) 978-1-5247-3268-4 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/08/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 6.55 [details] Sales history for Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy date, rank 05/08/2017, 1 05/08/2017, 1 05/08/2017, 1 05/15/2017, 5 05/15/2017, 2 05/22/2017, 5 05/22/2017, 1 05/29/2017, 7 05/29/2017, 3 06/05/2017, 3 06/05/2017, 1 06/12/2017, 5 06/19/2017, 6 06/26/2017, 9 07/03/2017, 10 07/10/2017, 7 07/10/2017, 3 07/17/2017, 10 07/24/2017, 10 07/31/2017, 11 08/07/2017, 8 08/07/2017, 2 08/14/2017, 11 08/21/2017, 14 08/28/2017, 10 09/04/2017, 9 09/04/2017, 5 09/11/2017, 14 09/18/2017, 16 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,278 2012 YTD: 325,966	Apr 2017	3,278 325,966
17	-	1	When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake Tim Larkin, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (304) 978-0-316-35464-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,107 2012 YTD: 3,113	Sep 2017	3,107 3,113
18	16	21	Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (352) 978-0-385-53424-6 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/01/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/05/2017 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI date, rank 05/01/2017, 5 05/08/2017, 10 05/08/2017, 9 05/15/2017, 5 05/22/2017, 9 05/29/2017, 9 06/05/2017, 8 06/05/2017, 1 06/12/2017, 10 06/19/2017, 15 06/26/2017, 14 07/03/2017, 12 07/10/2017, 4 07/10/2017, 12 07/17/2017, 13 07/24/2017, 18 07/31/2017, 14 08/07/2017, 14 08/07/2017, 8 08/14/2017, 15 08/21/2017, 11 08/28/2017, 18 09/04/2017, 13 09/04/2017, 5 09/11/2017, 16 09/18/2017, 18 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,062 2012 YTD: 138,036	Apr 2017	3,062 138,036
19	30	4	Together Is Better: A Little Book of Inspiration Simon Sinek, Author Portfolio, $22.00 (160) 978-1-59184-785-4 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 01/23/2017 Highest Rank 19 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 21.50 [details] Sales history for Together Is Better: A Little Book of Inspiration date, rank 01/23/2017, 23 02/20/2017, 23 09/04/2017, 21 09/18/2017, 19 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,042 2012 YTD: 62,871	Sep 2016	3,042 62,871
20	-	1	Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions Stephen Colbert, Author, The Staff of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Author Simon & Schuster, $19.99 (208) 978-1-5011-6900-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,015 2012 YTD: 3,031	Sep 2017	3,015 3,031
21	-	1	Picturing Prince: An Intimate Portrait Steve Parke, Author Cassell, $24.99 (240) 978-1-84403-969-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,984 2012 YTD: 3,062	Sep 2017	2,984 3,062
22	21	51	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: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 51 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,858 2012 YTD: 167,242	Sep 2016	2,858 167,242
23	15	5	Of Mess and Moxie: Wrangling Delight Out of This Wild and Glorious Life Jen Hatmaker, Author Thomas Nelson, $22.99 (224) 978-0-7180-3184-8 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 08/21/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/21/2017 Average Rank 8.43 [details] Sales history for Of Mess and Moxie: Wrangling Delight Out of This Wild and Glorious Life date, rank 08/21/2017, 6 08/21/2017, 1 08/28/2017, 6 09/04/2017, 7 09/04/2017, 1 09/11/2017, 15 09/18/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,666 2012 YTD: 37,125	Aug 2017	2,666 37,125
24	-	1	Destiny 2: Prima Collector's Edition Guide Prima Games, Author Prima Games, $39.99 (352) 978-0-7440-1848-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,558 2012 YTD: 2,563	Sep 2017	2,558 2,563
25	-	1	Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook Alice Waters, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $27.00 (320) 978-0-307-71828-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,463 2012 YTD: 2,499	Sep 2017	2,463 2,499

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NBD BookScan, week 37 of 2017, data through 9/10/2017; PW Issue of Sept. 18, 2017