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Hardcover Frontlist Nonfiction

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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2019 YTD
1	1	7	The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier: 120 Fantastic Favorites for Everyday Eating Ree Drummond, Author William Morrow & Company, $29.99 (400) 978-0-06-256137-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2019 Average Rank 3.44 [details] Sales history for The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier: 120 Fantastic Favorites for Everyday Eating date, rank 11/04/2019, 1 11/11/2019, 1 11/18/2019, 4 11/25/2019, 3 12/02/2019, 4 12/09/2019, 1 12/16/2019, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 43,162 YTD: 286,780	Oct 2019	43,162 286,780
2	-	1	The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 Dan Buettner, Author National Geographic Society, $30.00 (304) 978-1-4262-2013-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 29,042 YTD: 29,043	Dec 2019	29,042 29,043
3	2	14	Guinness World Records 2020 Guinness World Records, Author Guinness World Records, $28.95 (256) 978-1-912286-83-6 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2019 Average Rank 9.67 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records 2020 date, rank 09/16/2019, 22 11/11/2019, 18 11/18/2019, 13 11/25/2019, 11 12/02/2019, 2 12/09/2019, 2 12/16/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 29,025 YTD: 151,472	Sep 2019	29,025 151,472
4	3	8	Me Elton John, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (384) 978-1-250-14760-8 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Me date, rank 10/28/2019, 1 11/04/2019, 2 11/11/2019, 5 11/18/2019, 7 11/25/2019, 7 12/02/2019, 6 12/09/2019, 3 12/16/2019, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 23,097 YTD: 229,182	Oct 2019	23,097 229,182
5	5	3	Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice Michelle Obama, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $19.99 (208) 978-0-593-13912-7 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 12/02/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2019 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice date, rank 12/02/2019, 5 12/09/2019, 5 12/16/2019, 5 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 22,862 YTD: 66,868	Nov 2019	22,862 66,868
6	9	5	Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History Brian Kilmeade, Author Sentinel, $28.00 (288) 978-0-525-54053-3 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 5.88 [details] Sales history for Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History date, rank 11/18/2019, 2 11/25/2019, 4 12/02/2019, 8 12/09/2019, 9 12/16/2019, 6 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 22,257 YTD: 110,688	Nov 2019	22,257 110,688
7	11	8	I Really Needed This Today: Words to Live by Hoda Kotb, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $24.00 (384) 978-0-7352-1741-6 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for I Really Needed This Today: Words to Live by date, rank 10/28/2019, 2 11/04/2019, 7 11/11/2019, 12 11/18/2019, 14 11/25/2019, 14 12/02/2019, 11 12/09/2019, 11 12/16/2019, 7 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 16,247 YTD: 136,852	Oct 2019	16,247 136,852
8	6	3	A Warning Anonymous, Author Twelve, $30.00 (272) 978-1-5387-1846-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 12/02/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2019 Average Rank 3.80 [details] Sales history for A Warning date, rank 12/02/2019, 1 12/09/2019, 6 12/16/2019, 8 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 15,950 YTD: 121,846	Nov 2019	15,950 121,846
9	4	5	Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us Donald Trump Jr, Author Center Street, $30.00 (304) 978-1-5460-8603-1 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 3.44 [details] Sales history for Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us date, rank 11/18/2019, 1 11/25/2019, 1 12/02/2019, 3 12/09/2019, 4 12/16/2019, 9 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 15,831 YTD: 185,503	Nov 2019	15,831 185,503
10	8	13	Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (304) 978-0-316-47852-6 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 6.44 [details] Sales history for Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know date, rank 09/23/2019, 1 09/30/2019, 1 10/07/2019, 3 10/14/2019, 4 10/21/2019, 3 10/28/2019, 8 11/04/2019, 12 11/11/2019, 9 11/18/2019, 6 11/25/2019, 10 12/02/2019, 10 12/09/2019, 8 12/16/2019, 10 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 15,413 YTD: 313,388	Sep 2019	15,413 313,388
11	-	1	Fancy AF Cocktails: Drink Recipes from a Couple of Professional Drinkers Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Author Houghton Mifflin, $22.00 (192) 978-0-358-17171-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 15,045 YTD: 15,045	Dec 2019	15,045 15,045
12	20	4	With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace Nikki R Haley, Author St. Martin's Press, $29.99 (272) 978-1-250-26655-2 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/25/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2019 Average Rank 9.67 [details] Sales history for With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace date, rank 11/25/2019, 2 12/02/2019, 15 12/09/2019, 20 12/16/2019, 12 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 13,512 YTD: 61,510	Nov 2019	13,512 61,510
13	12	8	The Body: A Guide for Occupants Bill Bryson, Author Doubleday Books, $30.00 (448) 978-0-385-53930-2 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 16.14 [details] Sales history for The Body: A Guide for Occupants date, rank 10/28/2019, 11 11/04/2019, 19 11/11/2019, 25 11/25/2019, 20 12/02/2019, 13 12/09/2019, 12 12/16/2019, 13 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 13,490 YTD: 74,473	Oct 2019	13,490 74,473
14	18	11	The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America Bill O'Reilly, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.00 (320) 978-1-250-23722-4 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America date, rank 10/07/2019, 2 10/14/2019, 3 10/21/2019, 6 10/28/2019, 13 11/04/2019, 16 11/11/2019, 13 11/18/2019, 17 11/25/2019, 17 12/02/2019, 18 12/09/2019, 18 12/16/2019, 14 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 12,593 YTD: 159,157	Sep 2019	12,593 159,157
15	-	1	Michael Symon's Fix It with Food: More Than 125 Recipes to Address Autoimmune Issues and Inflammation Michael Symon, Author, Douglas Trattner, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $30.00 (256) 978-1-984825-53-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 12,391 YTD: 12,391	Dec 2019	12,391 12,391
16	30	10	The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience Hillary Rodham Clinton, Author, Chelsea Clinton, Author Simon & Schuster, $35.00 (464) 978-1-5011-7841-2 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 8.40 [details] Sales history for The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience date, rank 10/14/2019, 2 10/21/2019, 8 10/28/2019, 15 11/04/2019, 14 11/11/2019, 8 11/18/2019, 9 12/16/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,959 YTD: 126,869	Oct 2019	11,959 126,869
17	10	5	Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family Mitch Albom, Author Harper, $23.99 (208) 978-0-06-295239-4 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2019 Average Rank 7.57 [details] Sales history for Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family date, rank 11/18/2019, 3 11/25/2019, 6 12/02/2019, 9 12/09/2019, 10 12/16/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,491 YTD: 83,083	Nov 2019	11,491 83,083
18	16	8	Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years Julie Andrews, Author, Emma Walton Hamilton, With Hachette Books, $30.00 (320) 978-0-316-34925-3 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2019 Average Rank 14.57 [details] Sales history for Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years date, rank 10/28/2019, 10 11/04/2019, 22 12/02/2019, 19 12/09/2019, 16 12/16/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,941 YTD: 60,001	Oct 2019	10,941 60,001
19	19	10	Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth Rachel Maddow, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $30.00 (432) 978-0-525-57547-4 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 7.69 [details] Sales history for Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth date, rank 10/14/2019, 1 10/21/2019, 1 10/28/2019, 5 11/04/2019, 10 11/11/2019, 3 11/18/2019, 10 11/25/2019, 18 12/02/2019, 17 12/09/2019, 19 12/16/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,895 YTD: 232,026	Oct 2019	10,895 232,026
20	14	8	The Way I Heard It: True Tales for the Curious Mind with a Short Attention Span Mike Rowe, Author Gallery Books, $27.00 (224) 978-1-982130-85-5 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 14.62 [details] Sales history for The Way I Heard It: True Tales for the Curious Mind with a Short Attention Span date, rank 10/28/2019, 6 11/04/2019, 6 11/11/2019, 20 11/18/2019, 20 11/25/2019, 15 12/02/2019, 16 12/09/2019, 14 12/16/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,870 YTD: 92,530	Oct 2019	10,870 92,530
21	-	1	One Day at Disney: Meet the People Who Make the Magic Across the Globe Bruce Steele, Author, Bob Iger, Foreword by Disney Editions, $50.00 (224) 978-1-368-05224-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,317 YTD: 10,317	Dec 2019	10,317 10,317
22	21	4	Ripley's Believe It or Not! Beyond the Bizarre Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Compiled by Ripley Publishing, $28.95 (256) 978-1-60991-242-0 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 12/09/2019 Highest Rank 21 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2019 Average Rank 21.50 [details] Sales history for Ripley's Believe It or Not! Beyond the Bizarre date, rank 12/09/2019, 21 12/16/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,811 YTD: 34,398	Aug 2019	9,811 34,398
23	25	4	Joy of Cooking Irma S. Rombauer, Author, Marion Rombauer Becker, Author, Ethan Becker, Author, John Becker, Author, Megan Scott, Author Scribner Book Company, $40.00 (1152) 978-1-5011-6971-7 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/25/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2019 Average Rank 15.75 [details] Sales history for Joy of Cooking date, rank 11/25/2019, 9 12/09/2019, 25 12/16/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,742 YTD: 32,267	Nov 2019	9,742 32,267
24	22	6	The Beautiful Ones Prince, Author Spiegel & Grau, $30.00 (288) 978-0-399-58965-2 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/11/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 13.38 [details] Sales history for The Beautiful Ones date, rank 11/11/2019, 2 11/18/2019, 11 11/25/2019, 19 12/02/2019, 22 12/09/2019, 22 12/16/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,254 YTD: 77,072	Oct 2019	9,254 77,072
25	37	7	Nothing Fancy Alison Roman, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $32.50 (320) 978-0-451-49701-7 Last rank 37 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 11.25 [details] Sales history for Nothing Fancy date, rank 11/04/2019, 9 12/16/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 37 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,845 YTD: 47,590	Oct 2019	8,845 47,590

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NPD BookScan, week 50 of 2019, data through 12/07/2019; PW Issue of December 16, 2019