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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2019 YTD
1	1	4	Unfreedom of the Press Mark R Levin, Author Threshold Editions, $28.00 (272) 978-1-4767-7309-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 1.56 [details] Sales history for Unfreedom of the Press date, rank 06/03/2019, 1 06/10/2019, 2 06/17/2019, 1 06/24/2019, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 34,127 YTD: 233,068	May 2019	34,127 233,068
2	-	1	Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation Jon Meacham, Author, Tim McGraw, Author Random House, $30.00 (320) 978-0-593-13295-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/24/2019 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation date, rank 06/24/2019, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 30,268 YTD: 30,508	Jun 2019	30,268 30,508
3	3	6	The Pioneers David McCullough, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (320) 978-1-5011-6868-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2019 Average Rank 4.77 [details] Sales history for The Pioneers date, rank 05/20/2019, 1 05/27/2019, 4 06/03/2019, 4 06/10/2019, 4 06/17/2019, 3 06/24/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 27,829 YTD: 171,990	May 2019	27,829 171,990
4	5	5	Howard Stern Comes Again Howard Stern, Author Simon & Schuster, $35.00 (560) 978-1-5011-9429-0 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/27/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/27/2019 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for Howard Stern Comes Again date, rank 05/27/2019, 1 06/03/2019, 3 06/10/2019, 3 06/17/2019, 5 06/24/2019, 4 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 25,753 YTD: 249,832	May 2019	25,753 249,832
5	-	1	How to Skimm Your Life The Skimm, Author Ballantine Books, $27.00 (256) 978-1-984820-80-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 06/24/2019 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for How to Skimm Your Life date, rank 06/24/2019, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 23,172 YTD: 37,107	Jun 2019	23,172 37,107
6	6	31	Becoming Michelle Obama, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $32.50 (400) 978-1-5247-6313-8 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/26/2018 Average Rank 2.23 [details] Sales history for Becoming date, rank 11/26/2018, 1 12/03/2018, 1 12/10/2018, 1 12/17/2018, 1 12/24/2018, 1 12/31/2018, 1 01/07/2019, 1 01/14/2019, 1 01/21/2019, 1 01/28/2019, 1 02/04/2019, 1 02/11/2019, 1 02/18/2019, 1 02/25/2019, 1 03/04/2019, 2 03/11/2019, 1 03/18/2019, 2 03/25/2019, 2 04/01/2019, 4 04/08/2019, 1 04/15/2019, 1 04/22/2019, 2 04/29/2019, 3 05/06/2019, 1 05/13/2019, 1 05/20/2019, 2 05/27/2019, 2 06/03/2019, 7 06/10/2019, 6 06/17/2019, 7 06/24/2019, 6 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 11,594 YTD: 867,426	Nov 2018	11,594 867,426
7	7	4	Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations William H McRaven, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (352) 978-1-5387-2974-8 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 6.33 [details] Sales history for Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations date, rank 06/03/2019, 5 06/10/2019, 5 06/17/2019, 8 06/24/2019, 7 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,356 YTD: 61,279	May 2019	11,356 61,279
8	2	3	Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide Karen Kilgariff, Author, Georgia Hardstark, Author Forge, $24.99 (304) 978-1-250-17895-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/10/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide date, rank 06/10/2019, 1 06/17/2019, 2 06/24/2019, 8 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,150 YTD: 93,525	May 2019	10,150 93,525
9	4	2	Siege: Trump Under Fire Michael Wolff, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (352) 978-1-250-25382-8 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/17/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/17/2019 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for Siege: Trump Under Fire date, rank 06/17/2019, 4 06/24/2019, 9 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,146 YTD: 27,943	Jun 2019	10,146 27,943
10	-	1	Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases Dean Ornish, Author, Anne Ornish, Author Ballantine Books, $30.00 (528) 978-0-525-47997-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 01/21/2019 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 06/24/2019 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases date, rank 01/21/2019, 17 01/28/2019, 18 06/24/2019, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,013 YTD: 47,683	Jan 2019	10,013 47,683
11	11	4	Medical Medium Celery Juice: The Most Powerful Medicine of Our Time Healing Millions Worldwide Anthony William, Author Hay House, $19.99 (208) 978-1-4019-5765-0 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 7.20 [details] Sales history for Medical Medium Celery Juice: The Most Powerful Medicine of Our Time Healing Millions Worldwide date, rank 06/03/2019, 2 06/10/2019, 9 06/17/2019, 11 06/24/2019, 11 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,084 YTD: 72,833	May 2019	9,084 72,833
12	10	15	Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals Rachel Hollis, Author HarperCollins Leadership, $27.99 (240) 978-1-4002-0960-6 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/18/2019 Average Rank 4.33 [details] Sales history for Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals date, rank 03/18/2019, 1 03/25/2019, 1 04/01/2019, 2 04/08/2019, 2 04/15/2019, 2 04/22/2019, 4 04/29/2019, 4 05/06/2019, 3 05/13/2019, 2 05/20/2019, 4 05/27/2019, 5 06/03/2019, 9 06/10/2019, 11 06/17/2019, 10 06/24/2019, 12 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,928 YTD: 488,252	Mar 2019	8,928 488,252
13	-	1	More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) Elaine Welteroth, Author Viking, $26.00 (336) 978-0-525-56158-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,534 YTD: 8,552	Jun 2019	8,534 8,552
14	15	5	The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 Rick Atkinson, Author Henry Holt & Company, $40.00 (800) 978-1-62779-043-7 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/27/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 date, rank 05/27/2019, 6 06/03/2019, 19 06/10/2019, 13 06/17/2019, 15 06/24/2019, 14 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,437 YTD: 41,230	May 2019	7,437 41,230
15	12	3	Every Man a Hero: A Memoir of D-Day, the First Wave at Omaha Beach, and a World at War Ray Lambert, Author, Jim DeFelice, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (320) 978-0-06-293748-3 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 06/10/2019 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 06/17/2019 Average Rank 16.67 [details] Sales history for Every Man a Hero: A Memoir of D-Day, the First Wave at Omaha Beach, and a World at War date, rank 06/10/2019, 23 06/17/2019, 12 06/24/2019, 15 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,225 YTD: 19,081	May 2019	7,225 19,081
16	13	5	Everything Is Fcked: A Book about Hope Mark Manson, Author Harper, $26.99 (288) 978-0-06-288843-3 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/27/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/27/2019 Average Rank 9.67 [details] Sales history for Everything Is Fcked: A Book about Hope date, rank 05/27/2019, 3 06/03/2019, 11 06/10/2019, 7 06/17/2019, 13 06/24/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,780 YTD: 55,415	May 2019	6,780 55,415
17	-	1	The Enemy of the People: A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth in America Jim Acosta, Author Harper, $27.99 (368) 978-0-06-291612-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,737 YTD: 6,767	Jun 2019	6,737 6,767
18	9	8	The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World Melinda Gates, Author Flatiron Books, $26.99 (288) 978-1-250-31357-7 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/06/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2019 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World date, rank 05/06/2019, 2 05/13/2019, 3 05/20/2019, 6 05/27/2019, 11 06/03/2019, 17 06/10/2019, 14 06/17/2019, 9 06/24/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,013 YTD: 83,710	Apr 2019	6,013 83,710
19	14	34	Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Brene Brown, Author Random House, $28.00 (320) 978-0-399-59252-2 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 14.50 [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 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,011 YTD: 123,101	Oct 2018	6,011 123,101
20	18	9	The Committed Life: The Joy of Giving Yourself Away David Brooks, Author Random House, $28.00 (320) 978-0-8129-9326-4 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/29/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/29/2019 Average Rank 10.20 [details] Sales history for The Committed Life: The Joy of Giving Yourself Away date, rank 04/29/2019, 2 05/06/2019, 4 05/13/2019, 4 05/20/2019, 11 05/27/2019, 12 06/03/2019, 12 06/10/2019, 12 06/17/2019, 18 06/24/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,055 YTD: 104,590	Apr 2019	5,055 104,590
21	17	31	It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered Lysa TerKeurst, Author Thomas Nelson, $22.99 (256) 978-0-7180-3985-1 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/10/2018 Average Rank 9.33 [details] Sales history for It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered date, rank 11/26/2018, 3 12/03/2018, 6 12/10/2018, 15 12/17/2018, 15 12/24/2018, 16 12/31/2018, 17 01/07/2019, 12 01/14/2019, 4 01/21/2019, 4 01/28/2019, 3 02/04/2019, 3 02/11/2019, 6 02/18/2019, 5 02/25/2019, 5 03/04/2019, 9 03/11/2019, 4 03/18/2019, 7 03/25/2019, 4 04/01/2019, 11 04/08/2019, 9 04/15/2019, 12 04/22/2019, 14 04/29/2019, 21 05/06/2019, 19 05/13/2019, 10 05/20/2019, 19 05/27/2019, 20 06/03/2019, 24 06/10/2019, 20 06/17/2019, 17 06/24/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,903 YTD: 223,361	Nov 2018	4,903 223,361
22	16	3	Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World David Epstein, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (352) 978-0-7352-1448-4 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 06/10/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 15.33 [details] Sales history for Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World date, rank 06/10/2019, 8 06/17/2019, 16 06/24/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,900 YTD: 22,371	May 2019	4,900 22,371
23	20	5	The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II Alex Kershaw, Author Dutton Caliber, $30.00 (464) 978-0-451-49005-6 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 06/17/2019 Highest Rank 20 Highest Rank Date 06/17/2019 Average Rank 21.50 [details] Sales history for The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II date, rank 06/17/2019, 20 06/24/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,899 YTD: 18,757	May 2019	4,899 18,757
24	-	1	Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Volume 3 Square Enix, Author Dark Horse Books, $39.99 (336) 978-1-5067-0801-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,759 YTD: 4,831	Jun 2019	4,759 4,831
25	-	1	One Giant Leap: The Untold Story of How We Flew to the Moon Charles Fishman, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.00 (416) 978-1-5011-0629-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,376 YTD: 4,434	Jun 2019	4,376 4,434

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NPD BookScan, week 25 of 2019, data through 06/22/2019; PW Issue of June 24, 2019