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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2017 YTD
1	1	3	Rediscovering Americanism: And the Tyranny of Progressivism Mark R Levin, Author Threshold Editions, $27.00 (272) 978-1-4767-7308-7 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/10/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/10/2017 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for Rediscovering Americanism: And the Tyranny of Progressivism date, rank 07/10/2017, 1 07/10/2017, 1 07/17/2017, 2 07/17/2017, 1 07/24/2017, 9 07/24/2017, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2017 UNITS SOLD: 16,428 2012 YTD: 99,351	Jun 2017	16,428 99,351
2	3	11	Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil Degrasse Tyson, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $18.95 (224) 978-0-393-60939-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/15/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2017 Average Rank 3.05 [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 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 13,840 2012 YTD: 273,924	May 2017	13,840 273,924
3	6	34	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 6 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/26/2016 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/24/2017 Average Rank 10.40 [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 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 11,655 2012 YTD: 228,863	Sep 2016	11,655 228,863
4	2	2	Dangerous Milo Yiannopoulos, Author Dangerous Books, $30.00 (232) 978-0-692-89344-9 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 07/17/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/17/2017 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Dangerous date, rank 07/17/2017, 6 07/17/2017, 2 07/24/2017, 4 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 10,677 2012 YTD: 29,007	Jul 2017	10,677 29,007
5	5	7	Al Franken, Giant of the Senate Al Franken, Author Twelve, $28.00 (416) 978-1-4555-4041-9 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/12/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/12/2017 Average Rank 3.50 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 10,581 2012 YTD: 134,883	May 2017	10,581 134,883
6	4	3	The Swamp: Washington's Murky Pool of Corruption and Cronyism and How Trump Can Drain It Eric Bolling, Author St. Martin's Press, $26.99 (240) 978-1-250-15018-9 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 07/10/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/10/2017 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for The Swamp: Washington's Murky Pool of Corruption and Cronyism and How Trump Can Drain It date, rank 07/10/2017, 8 07/10/2017, 2 07/17/2017, 4 07/24/2017, 6 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2017 UNITS SOLD: 10,253 2012 YTD: 44,435	Jun 2017	10,253 44,435
7	8	15	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 8 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/17/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/01/2017 Average Rank 4.67 [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 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 9,141 2012 YTD: 241,901	Apr 2017	9,141 241,901
8	7	5	Understanding Trump Newt Gingrich, Author, Eric Trump, Foreword by Center Street, $27.00 (368) 978-1-4789-2308-4 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/26/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/26/2017 Average Rank 3.71 [details] Sales history for Understanding Trump date, rank 06/26/2017, 2 06/26/2017, 1 07/03/2017, 3 07/10/2017, 1 07/10/2017, 4 07/17/2017, 7 07/24/2017, 8 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jun 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,917 2012 YTD: 93,978	Jun 2017	7,917 93,978
9	9	6	Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War David Fisher, Author Henry Holt & Company, $35.00 (368) 978-1-250-10984-2 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 06/19/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/10/2017 Average Rank 7.12 [details] Sales history for Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War date, rank 06/19/2017, 7 06/26/2017, 9 06/26/2017, 5 07/03/2017, 6 07/10/2017, 2 07/10/2017, 10 07/17/2017, 9 07/24/2017, 9 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jun 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,957 2012 YTD: 70,115	Jun 2017	6,957 70,115
10	10	12	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 10 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/08/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 4.74 [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 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,649 2012 YTD: 289,986	Apr 2017	6,649 289,986
11	-	1	Steven Universe: Art & Origins Chris McDonnell, Author, Rebecca Sugar, Introduction by, Cartoon Network Enterprises Inc, Author Harry N. Abrams, $29.95 (240) 978-1-4197-2443-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,487 2012 YTD: 6,557	Jul 2017	6,487 6,557
12	-	1	Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age: Prima Collector's Edition Guide Prima Games, Author Prima Games, $39.99 (352) 978-0-7440-1832-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,102 2012 YTD: 6,102	Jul 2017	6,102 6,102
13	27	11	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 27 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/08/2017 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 16.25 [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 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,876 2012 YTD: 78,835	Apr 2017	5,876 78,835
14	11	6	I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons Kevin Hart, Author, Neil Strauss, With Atria Books, $26.99 (400) 978-1-5011-5556-7 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/19/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/19/2017 Average Rank 6.75 [details] Sales history for I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons date, rank 06/19/2017, 3 06/19/2017, 1 06/26/2017, 6 07/03/2017, 8 07/10/2017, 9 07/10/2017, 2 07/17/2017, 11 07/24/2017, 14 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jun 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,554 2012 YTD: 77,527	Jun 2017	5,554 77,527
15	-	1	Everything All at Once: How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap Into Radical Curiosity and Solve Any Problem Bill Nye, Author Rodale Books, $26.99 (384) 978-1-62336-791-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,423 2012 YTD: 5,465	Jul 2017	5,423 5,465
16	17	4	The Lose Your Belly Diet: Change Your Gut, Change Your Life Travis Stork, Author Ghost Mountain Books, $25.95 (256) 978-1-939457-59-2 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/09/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 10.15 [details] Sales history for The Lose Your Belly Diet: Change Your Gut, Change Your Life date, rank 01/09/2017, 1 01/09/2017, 1 01/16/2017, 2 01/16/2017, 2 01/23/2017, 1 01/23/2017, 1 01/30/2017, 6 02/06/2017, 10 02/13/2017, 16 02/20/2017, 8 02/27/2017, 7 03/06/2017, 16 03/13/2017, 23 03/20/2017, 7 03/27/2017, 13 05/29/2017, 24 07/03/2017, 18 07/10/2017, 14 07/17/2017, 17 07/24/2017, 16 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,256 2012 YTD: 171,937	Dec 2016	5,256 171,937
17	15	5	Hunger Roxane Gay, Author Harper: A Memoir of (My) Body, $25.99 (320) 978-0-06-236259-9 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 06/26/2017 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 06/26/2017 Average Rank 14.40 [details] Sales history for Hunger date, rank 06/26/2017, 11 07/03/2017, 14 07/10/2017, 15 07/17/2017, 15 07/24/2017, 17 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jun 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,325 2012 YTD: 29,014	Jun 2017	4,325 29,014
18	13	13	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 13 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/01/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/05/2017 Average Rank 9.62 [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 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,264 2012 YTD: 106,672	Apr 2017	4,264 106,672
19	21	5	You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir Sherman Alexie, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (432) 978-0-316-27075-5 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 06/26/2017 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 07/03/2017 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir date, rank 06/26/2017, 20 07/03/2017, 13 07/10/2017, 17 07/17/2017, 21 07/24/2017, 19 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jun 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,979 2012 YTD: 23,597	Jun 2017	3,979 23,597
20	14	6	Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam Mark Bowden, Author Atlantic Monthly Press, $30.00 (608) 978-0-8021-2700-6 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 06/19/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 07/10/2017 Average Rank 12.29 [details] Sales history for Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam date, rank 06/19/2017, 11 06/26/2017, 12 07/03/2017, 11 07/10/2017, 5 07/10/2017, 13 07/17/2017, 14 07/24/2017, 20 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jun 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,918 2012 YTD: 39,369	Jun 2017	3,918 39,369
21	12	7	Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) David Sedaris, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (640) 978-0-316-15472-7 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/12/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/12/2017 Average Rank 9.25 [details] Sales history for Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) date, rank 06/12/2017, 6 06/12/2017, 3 06/19/2017, 5 06/26/2017, 7 07/03/2017, 9 07/10/2017, 11 07/17/2017, 12 07/24/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,818 2012 YTD: 84,975	May 2017	3,818 84,975
22	16	35	Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Trevor Noah, Author Spiegel & Grau, $28.00 (304) 978-0-399-58817-4 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 11/28/2016 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 11/28/2016 Average Rank 18.50 [details] Sales history for Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood date, rank 11/28/2016, 12 12/05/2016, 12 12/12/2016, 18 12/19/2016, 18 12/26/2016, 16 01/02/2017, 14 01/09/2017, 20 01/16/2017, 22 01/23/2017, 24 01/30/2017, 20 02/06/2017, 21 02/13/2017, 21 02/20/2017, 21 02/27/2017, 15 03/06/2017, 12 03/13/2017, 20 04/10/2017, 19 06/12/2017, 21 06/19/2017, 22 06/26/2017, 22 07/03/2017, 17 07/10/2017, 19 07/17/2017, 16 07/24/2017, 22 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,743 2012 YTD: 105,733	Nov 2016	3,743 105,733
23	25	43	Jesus Always: Embracing Joy in His Presence Sarah Young, Author Thomas Nelson, $15.99 (400) 978-0-7180-3950-9 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/10/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2016 Average Rank 9.26 [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 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,368 2012 YTD: 193,487	Oct 2016	3,368 193,487
24	20	39	The Magnolia Story Chip Gaines, Author, Joanna Gaines, Author Thomas Nelson, $26.99 (208) 978-0-7180-7918-5 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/31/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/31/2016 Average Rank 7.33 [details] Sales history for The Magnolia Story date, rank 10/31/2016, 1 10/31/2016, 1 11/07/2016, 3 11/07/2016, 2 11/07/2016, 2 11/14/2016, 4 11/14/2016, 1 11/21/2016, 5 11/21/2016, 2 11/28/2016, 4 12/05/2016, 3 12/12/2016, 1 12/12/2016, 4 12/12/2016, 2 12/19/2016, 7 12/19/2016, 3 12/26/2016, 4 12/26/2016, 2 01/02/2017, 6 01/02/2017, 2 01/09/2017, 6 01/09/2017, 1 01/16/2017, 7 01/23/2017, 7 01/30/2017, 7 02/06/2017, 6 02/13/2017, 6 02/13/2017, 2 02/20/2017, 4 02/27/2017, 4 03/06/2017, 7 03/06/2017, 1 03/13/2017, 7 03/20/2017, 8 03/27/2017, 8 04/03/2017, 7 04/03/2017, 2 04/10/2017, 8 04/17/2017, 14 04/24/2017, 9 05/01/2017, 14 05/08/2017, 20 05/08/2017, 3 05/15/2017, 15 05/22/2017, 5 05/29/2017, 19 06/05/2017, 15 06/05/2017, 4 06/12/2017, 17 06/19/2017, 21 07/03/2017, 19 07/10/2017, 20 07/17/2017, 20 07/24/2017, 24 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 39 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,139 2012 YTD: 209,764	Oct 2016	3,139 209,764
25	23	43	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 23 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 11/14/2016 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 02/27/2017 Average Rank 16.79 [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 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,081 2012 YTD: 144,967	Sep 2016	3,081 144,967

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