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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2018 YTD
1	-	1	Trump's America: The Truth about Our Nation's Great Comeback Newt Gingrich, Author Center Street, $27.00 (352) 978-1-5460-7706-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/18/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/18/2018 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for Trump's America: The Truth about Our Nation's Great Comeback date, rank 06/18/2018, 3 06/18/2018, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 30,529 YTD: 30,593	Jun 2018	30,529 30,593
2	2	7	Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering Joanna Gaines, Author, Marah Stets, Author William Morrow & Company, $29.99 (336) 978-0-06-282015-0 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/07/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/07/2018 Average Rank 1.69 [details] Sales history for Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering date, rank 05/07/2018, 1 05/07/2018, 1 05/07/2018, 1 05/14/2018, 2 05/14/2018, 1 05/21/2018, 1 05/21/2018, 1 05/28/2018, 1 05/28/2018, 1 06/04/2018, 3 06/04/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 4 06/11/2018, 2 06/18/2018, 4 06/18/2018, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 30,203 YTD: 604,126	Apr 2018	30,203 604,126
3	3	2	Calypso David Sedaris, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (288) 978-0-316-39238-9 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/11/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2018 Average Rank 5.25 [details] Sales history for Calypso date, rank 06/11/2018, 6 06/11/2018, 3 06/18/2018, 9 06/18/2018, 3 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 17,698 YTD: 40,745	May 2018	17,698 40,745
4	5	5	The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels Jon Meacham, Author Random House, $30.00 (416) 978-0-399-58981-2 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/21/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2018 Average Rank 3.22 [details] Sales history for The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels date, rank 05/21/2018, 2 05/21/2018, 2 05/28/2018, 5 05/28/2018, 2 06/04/2018, 5 06/04/2018, 3 06/11/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 5 06/18/2018, 4 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 12,187 YTD: 112,797	May 2018	12,187 112,797
5	7	4	How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us about Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence Michael Pollan, Author Penguin Press, $28.00 (480) 978-1-59420-422-7 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/28/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/28/2018 Average Rank 5.83 [details] Sales history for How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us about Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence date, rank 05/28/2018, 6 05/28/2018, 3 06/04/2018, 10 06/04/2018, 4 06/11/2018, 7 06/18/2018, 5 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 12,034 YTD: 61,289	May 2018	12,034 61,289
6	10	18	Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Rachel Hollis, Author Thomas Nelson, (240p) 978-1-4002-0165-5 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/12/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/07/2018 Average Rank 8.72 [details] Sales history for Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be date, rank 03/12/2018, 3 03/26/2018, 21 04/02/2018, 19 04/02/2018, 5 04/09/2018, 18 04/09/2018, 5 04/16/2018, 15 04/23/2018, 5 04/30/2018, 5 05/07/2018, 10 05/07/2018, 2 05/14/2018, 6 05/21/2018, 7 05/28/2018, 8 06/04/2018, 10 06/11/2018, 2 06/11/2018, 10 06/18/2018, 6 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 11,789 YTD: 126,180	Feb 2018	11,789 126,180
7	8	20	12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos Jordan B Peterson, Author Random House Canada, $25.95 (448) 978-0-345-81602-3 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/05/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2018 Average Rank 4.14 [details] Sales history for 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos date, rank 02/05/2018, 2 02/05/2018, 2 02/12/2018, 4 02/12/2018, 3 02/19/2018, 2 02/19/2018, 1 02/26/2018, 5 02/26/2018, 2 03/05/2018, 1 03/05/2018, 8 03/12/2018, 3 03/19/2018, 2 03/26/2018, 3 04/02/2018, 10 04/02/2018, 3 04/09/2018, 3 04/09/2018, 1 04/16/2018, 6 04/16/2018, 1 04/23/2018, 4 04/30/2018, 3 05/07/2018, 9 05/07/2018, 4 05/14/2018, 4 05/21/2018, 5 05/28/2018, 7 06/04/2018, 7 06/11/2018, 8 06/18/2018, 7 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Jan 2018 UNITS SOLD: 11,364 YTD: 408,193	Jan 2018	11,364 408,193
8	4	3	The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations John McCain, Author, Mark Salter, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (288) 978-1-5011-7800-9 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/04/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/04/2018 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations date, rank 06/04/2018, 4 06/04/2018, 2 06/11/2018, 2 06/11/2018, 10 06/11/2018, 4 06/18/2018, 8 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 11,048 YTD: 60,298	May 2018	11,048 60,298
9	-	1	The World as It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House Benjamin J Rhodes, Author Random House, $30.00 (480) 978-0-525-50935-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 10,338 YTD: 10,386	Jun 2018	10,338 10,386
10	-	1	Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency Dan Abrams, Author, David Fisher, Author Hanover Square Press, $26.99 (368) 978-1-335-42469-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 9,256 YTD: 9,312	Jun 2018	9,256 9,312
11	-	1	The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row Anthony Ray Hinton, Author, Bryan Stevenson, Introduction by, Lara Love Hardin, Author St. Martin's Press, $26.99 (288) 978-1-250-20579-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,959 YTD: 8,960	Jun 2018	8,959 8,960
12	6	8	A Higher Loyalty James Comey, Author Flatiron Books, $32.99 (304) 978-1-250-19245-5 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/30/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/30/2018 Average Rank 4.33 [details] Sales history for A Higher Loyalty date, rank 04/30/2018, 1 04/30/2018, 1 05/07/2018, 3 05/07/2018, 2 05/07/2018, 1 05/14/2018, 6 05/14/2018, 2 05/21/2018, 6 05/21/2018, 3 05/28/2018, 8 05/28/2018, 5 06/04/2018, 8 06/11/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 6 06/18/2018, 12 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,757 YTD: 562,203	Apr 2018	7,757 562,203
13	19	10	Factfulness Hans Rosling, Author, Anna Rosling Ronnlund, Author, Ola Rosling, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (320) 978-1-250-10781-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/16/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/16/2018 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Factfulness date, rank 04/16/2018, 3 04/23/2018, 16 06/04/2018, 14 06/11/2018, 19 06/18/2018, 13 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,726 YTD: 46,095	Apr 2018	7,726 46,095
14	-	1	The Whole Smiths Good Food Cookbook: Delicious Real Food Recipes for All Year Long Michelle Smith, Author Houghton Mifflin, $30.00 (304) 978-1-328-91509-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,607 YTD: 7,698	Jun 2018	7,607 7,698
15	9	5	Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" Zora Neale Hurston, Author Amistad Press, $25.99 (208) 978-0-06-274820-1 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/21/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2018 Average Rank 6.86 [details] Sales history for Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" date, rank 05/21/2018, 7 05/21/2018, 4 05/28/2018, 6 06/04/2018, 5 06/11/2018, 2 06/11/2018, 9 06/18/2018, 15 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,955 YTD: 66,468	May 2018	6,955 66,468
16	14	16	Educated: A Memoir Tara Westover, Author Random House, $28.00 (352) 978-0-399-59050-4 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 03/05/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/02/2018 Average Rank 9.19 [details] Sales history for Educated: A Memoir date, rank 03/05/2018, 4 03/12/2018, 6 03/12/2018, 6 03/19/2018, 7 03/26/2018, 7 04/02/2018, 10 04/02/2018, 2 04/09/2018, 13 04/09/2018, 2 04/16/2018, 20 04/23/2018, 13 04/30/2018, 14 05/07/2018, 13 05/07/2018, 2 05/14/2018, 8 05/21/2018, 9 05/28/2018, 11 06/04/2018, 12 06/11/2018, 4 06/11/2018, 14 06/18/2018, 16 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,511 YTD: 115,364	Feb 2018	6,511 115,364
17	12	4	Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire Bret Baier, Author, Catherine Whitney, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.99 (368) 978-0-06-274836-2 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/28/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2018 Average Rank 8.67 [details] Sales history for Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire date, rank 05/28/2018, 7 05/28/2018, 4 06/04/2018, 9 06/11/2018, 3 06/11/2018, 12 06/18/2018, 17 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,444 YTD: 43,978	May 2018	6,444 43,978
18	-	1	The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row Anthony Ray Hinton, Author, Bryan Stevenson, Introduction by, Lara Love Hardin, Author St. Martin's Press, $26.99 (272) 978-1-250-12471-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,334 YTD: 12,017	Mar 2018	6,334 12,017
19	-	3	5 Day Weekend: Freedom to Make Your Life and Work Rich with Purpose Nik Halik, Author, Garrett B. Gunderson, Author Bard Press, $24.99 (320) 978-1-885167-81-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,827 YTD: 26,008	Mar 2018	5,827 26,008
20	15	15	I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer Michelle McNamara, Author, Gillian Flynn, Introduction by Harper, $27.99 (352) 978-0-06-231978-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 03/12/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/07/2018 Average Rank 11.07 [details] Sales history for I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer date, rank 03/12/2018, 5 03/19/2018, 8 03/26/2018, 10 04/02/2018, 16 04/16/2018, 23 04/23/2018, 12 04/30/2018, 18 05/07/2018, 7 05/07/2018, 3 05/14/2018, 3 05/21/2018, 6 05/28/2018, 9 06/04/2018, 11 06/11/2018, 15 06/18/2018, 20 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,482 YTD: 131,770	Feb 2018	5,482 131,770
21	11	3	Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence James R Clapper, Author, Trey Brown, Author Viking, $30.00 (432) 978-0-525-55864-4 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/04/2018 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 06/04/2018 Average Rank 11.25 [details] Sales history for Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence date, rank 06/04/2018, 6 06/11/2018, 7 06/11/2018, 11 06/18/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,343 YTD: 25,837	May 2018	5,343 25,837
22	-	1	What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation about Race in America Michael Eric Dyson, Author St. Martin's Press, $24.99 (304) 978-1-250-19941-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,302 YTD: 5,428	Jun 2018	5,302 5,428
23	-	1	Unti Harris Faulkner Harris Faulkner, Author Harper, $26.99 (336) 978-0-06-269751-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,817 YTD: 4,832	Jun 2018	4,817 4,832
24	1	2	D&d Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes Wizards RPG Team, Author Wizards of the Coast, $49.95 (256) 978-0-7869-6624-0 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/11/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2018 Average Rank 9.33 [details] Sales history for D&d Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes date, rank 06/11/2018, 3 06/11/2018, 1 06/18/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,777 YTD: 40,937	May 2018	4,777 40,937
25	16	3	Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup John Carreyrou, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $27.95 (352) 978-1-5247-3165-6 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 06/04/2018 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 06/04/2018 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup date, rank 06/04/2018, 13 06/11/2018, 16 06/18/2018, 25 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,598 YTD: 15,824	May 2018	4,598 15,824

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NPD BookScan, week 24 of 2018, data through 06/08/2018; PW Issue of June 18, 2018