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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	-	1	Explorer's Guide to Wildemount (D&d Campaign Setting and Adventure Book) (Dungeons & Dragons) Wizards RPG Team, Author, Matthew Mercer, Contribution by Wizards of the Coast, $49.95 978-0-7869-6691-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 03/30/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/30/2020 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for Explorer's Guide to Wildemount (D&d Campaign Setting and Adventure Book) (Dungeons & Dragons) date, rank 03/30/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 26,589 YTD: 26,589	Mar 2020	26,589 26,589
2	1	2	Untamed Glennon Doyle, Author Dial Press, $28.00 (352) 978-1-984801-25-8 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/23/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2020 Average Rank 2.25 [details] Sales history for Untamed date, rank 03/23/2020, 1 03/30/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 25,344 YTD: 93,793	Mar 2020	25,344 93,793
3	5	4	The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz Erik Larson, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $30.00 (592) 978-0-385-34871-3 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/09/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2020 Average Rank 3.78 [details] Sales history for The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz date, rank 03/09/2020, 1 03/16/2020, 2 03/23/2020, 5 03/30/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 18,488 YTD: 118,829	Feb 2020	18,488 118,829
4	4	3	Find Your Path: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul, and Get Strong with the Fit52 Life Carrie Underwood, Author Dey Street Books, $30.00 (288) 978-0-06-269091-3 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2020 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for Find Your Path: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul, and Get Strong with the Fit52 Life date, rank 03/16/2020, 1 03/23/2020, 4 03/30/2020, 4 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 10,741 YTD: 81,408	Mar 2020	10,741 81,408
5	7	7	Open Book Jessica Simpson, Author Dey Street Books, $27.99 (304) 978-0-06-289996-5 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2020 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Open Book date, rank 02/17/2020, 1 02/24/2020, 1 03/02/2020, 2 03/09/2020, 7 03/16/2020, 9 03/23/2020, 7 03/30/2020, 5 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,236 YTD: 124,862	Feb 2020	8,236 124,862
6	3	2	The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories from Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $20.00 (208) 978-1-984878-25-0 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 03/23/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2020 Average Rank 4.33 [details] Sales history for The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories from Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable date, rank 03/23/2020, 3 03/30/2020, 6 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,447 YTD: 32,125	Mar 2020	6,447 32,125
7	-	1	Marketing Made Simple: A Step-By-Step Storybrand Guide for Any Business Donald Miller, Author, J J Peterson, Author HarperCollins Leadership, $22.99 (240) 978-1-4002-0379-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,326 YTD: 6,326	Mar 2020	6,326 6,326
8	2	2	Get Out of Your Own Way: A Skeptic's Guide to Growth and Fulfillment Dave Hollis, Author HarperCollins Leadership, $24.99 (240) 978-1-4002-1542-3 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/23/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2020 Average Rank 4.33 [details] Sales history for Get Out of Your Own Way: A Skeptic's Guide to Growth and Fulfillment date, rank 03/23/2020, 2 03/30/2020, 8 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,236 YTD: 32,550	Mar 2020	5,236 32,550
9	27	7	Dangerous Prayers: Because Following Jesus Was Never Meant to Be Safe Craig Groeschel, Author Zondervan, $22.99 (192) 978-0-310-34312-7 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2020 Average Rank 8.60 [details] Sales history for Dangerous Prayers: Because Following Jesus Was Never Meant to Be Safe date, rank 02/17/2020, 7 02/24/2020, 8 03/16/2020, 17 03/30/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,639 YTD: 29,015	Feb 2020	4,639 29,015
10	-	1	The Genius Life: Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary Max Lugavere, Author Harper Wave, $28.99 (256) 978-0-06-289281-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,438 YTD: 4,438	Mar 2020	4,438 4,438
11	8	8	Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts Jennie Allen, Author Waterbrook Press, $23.99 (256) 978-1-60142-964-3 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 02/10/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2020 Average Rank 6.55 [details] Sales history for Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts date, rank 02/10/2020, 3 02/17/2020, 6 02/24/2020, 4 03/02/2020, 7 03/09/2020, 9 03/16/2020, 11 03/23/2020, 8 03/30/2020, 11 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,431 YTD: 66,173	Jan 2020	4,431 66,173
12	12	3	John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial (Original) Dan Abrams, Author, David Fisher, Author Hanover Square Press, $28.99 (352) 978-1-335-01592-1 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2020 Average Rank 12.67 [details] Sales history for John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial (Original) date, rank 03/16/2020, 14 03/23/2020, 12 03/30/2020, 12 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,329 YTD: 14,999	Mar 2020	4,329 14,999
13	-	1	The Art of Cuphead Studio Mdhr, Author Dark Horse Books, $39.99 (264) 978-1-5067-1320-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,496 YTD: 3,496	Mar 2020	3,496 3,496
14	13	4	Unknown Valor: A Story of Family, Courage, and Sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima Martha MacCallum, Author Harper, $27.99 (256) 978-0-06-285385-1 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/09/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2020 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Unknown Valor: A Story of Family, Courage, and Sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima date, rank 03/09/2020, 2 03/16/2020, 4 03/23/2020, 13 03/30/2020, 14 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,039 YTD: 36,337	Feb 2020	3,039 36,337
15	-	1	Faith, Family & the Feast: Recipes to Feed Your Crew from the Grill, Garden, and Iron Skillet Kent Rollins, Author, Shannon Rollins, Author Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30.00 (272) 978-0-358-12449-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,014 YTD: 3,014	Mar 2020	3,014 3,014
16	22	28	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 22 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 8.00 [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 12/23/2019, 10 12/30/2019, 6 01/06/2020, 6 01/13/2020, 3 01/20/2020, 3 01/27/2020, 5 02/03/2020, 5 02/10/2020, 9 02/17/2020, 8 02/24/2020, 7 03/02/2020, 12 03/09/2020, 15 03/16/2020, 21 03/23/2020, 22 03/30/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,887 YTD: 61,812	Sep 2019	2,887 61,812
17	-	1	How to Be an Artist Jerry Saltz, Author Riverhead Books, $22.00 (144) 978-0-593-08646-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 2,691 YTD: 2,691	Mar 2020	2,691 2,691
18	19	5	The Hope of Glory: Reflections on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross Jon Meacham, Author Convergent Books, $22.00 (144) 978-0-593-23666-6 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 03/02/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2020 Average Rank 13.43 [details] Sales history for The Hope of Glory: Reflections on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross date, rank 03/02/2020, 21 03/09/2020, 5 03/16/2020, 8 03/23/2020, 19 03/30/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 2,628 YTD: 29,486	Feb 2020	2,628 29,486
19	-	1	Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism Anne Case, Author, Angus Deaton, Author Princeton University Press, $29.95 (288) 978-0-691-19078-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 2,610 YTD: 2,610	Mar 2020	2,610 2,610
20	11	4	The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50+: Winning Strategies to Make Your Money Last a Lifetime Suze Orman, Author Hay House, $26.99 (320) 978-1-4019-5992-0 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 03/09/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2020 Average Rank 9.80 [details] Sales history for The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50+: Winning Strategies to Make Your Money Last a Lifetime date, rank 03/09/2020, 3 03/16/2020, 6 03/23/2020, 11 03/30/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 2,372 YTD: 33,080	Feb 2020	2,372 33,080
21	6	3	The Maga Doctrine: The Only Ideas That Will Win the Future Charlie Kirk, Author Broadside Books, $27.99 (256) 978-0-06-297468-6 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2020 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for The Maga Doctrine: The Only Ideas That Will Win the Future date, rank 03/16/2020, 3 03/23/2020, 6 03/30/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 2,173 YTD: 37,781	Mar 2020	2,173 37,781
22	35	18	Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice Michelle Obama, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $19.99 (208) 978-0-593-13912-7 Last rank 35 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 12/02/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/30/2019 Average Rank 11.59 [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 12/23/2019, 5 12/30/2019, 3 01/06/2020, 3 01/13/2020, 4 01/20/2020, 8 01/27/2020, 16 02/03/2020, 15 02/10/2020, 22 02/17/2020, 24 02/24/2020, 10 03/02/2020, 18 03/09/2020, 23 03/30/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: 35 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,037 YTD: 39,968	Nov 2019	2,037 39,968
23	49	16	Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Lori Gottlieb, Author Houghton Mifflin, $28.00 (464) 978-1-328-66205-7 Last rank 49 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2019 Average Rank 18.05 [details] Sales history for Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed date, rank 04/15/2019, 9 04/22/2019, 12 04/29/2019, 14 05/06/2019, 14 05/13/2019, 15 07/08/2019, 25 07/15/2019, 25 07/29/2019, 21 08/05/2019, 25 08/12/2019, 21 08/19/2019, 23 08/26/2019, 25 09/02/2019, 14 09/09/2019, 12 01/13/2020, 21 01/20/2020, 19 01/27/2020, 15 02/03/2020, 18 02/10/2020, 14 02/17/2020, 16 02/24/2020, 16 03/30/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 49 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 1,939 YTD: 35,740	Apr 2019	1,939 35,740
24	23	3	The End of Mental Illness: How Neuroscience Is Transforming Psychiatry and Helping Prevent or Reverse Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Adhd, Addiction Daniel Amen, Author Tyndale Momentum, $25.99 (352) 978-1-4964-3815-7 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2020 Average Rank 19.67 [details] Sales history for The End of Mental Illness: How Neuroscience Is Transforming Psychiatry and Helping Prevent or Reverse Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Adhd, Addiction date, rank 03/16/2020, 12 03/23/2020, 23 03/30/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: 1,901 YTD: 11,208	Mar 2020	1,901 11,208
25	-	1	Nothing Fancy Alison Roman, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $32.50 (320) 978-0-451-49701-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Nothing Fancy date, rank 11/04/2019, 9 12/16/2019, 25 01/27/2020, 17 03/30/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 1,882 YTD: 22,793	Oct 2019	1,882 22,793

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NPD BookScan, week 12 of 2020 data through 3/21/2020; PW Issue of March 30, 2020