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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2019 YTD
1	-	1	Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead Jim Mattis, Author, Bing West, Author Random House, $28.00 (320) 978-0-8129-9683-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2019 Average Rank 1.50 [details] Sales history for Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead date, rank 09/16/2019, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 51,100 YTD: 51,163	Sep 2019	51,100 51,163
2	-	1	How to: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems Randall Munroe, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (320) 978-0-525-53709-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2019 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for How to: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems date, rank 09/16/2019, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 28,604 YTD: 29,037	Sep 2019	28,604 29,037
3	1	2	Radicals, Resistance, and Revenge: The Left's Plot to Remake America Jeanine Pirro, Author Center Street, $28.00 (320) 978-1-5460-8518-8 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/09/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/09/2019 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for Radicals, Resistance, and Revenge: The Left's Plot to Remake America date, rank 09/09/2019, 1 09/16/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 13,410 YTD: 40,484	Aug 2019	13,410 40,484
4	-	1	There's No Plan B for Your A-Game: Be the Best in the World at What You Do Bo Eason, Author St. Martin's Press, $26.99 (272) 978-1-250-21082-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,249 YTD: 9,249	Sep 2019	9,249 9,249
5	2	43	Becoming Michelle Obama, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $32.50 (400) 978-1-5247-6313-8 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/26/2018 Average Rank 2.45 [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 07/01/2019, 4 07/08/2019, 4 07/15/2019, 4 07/22/2019, 5 07/29/2019, 5 08/05/2019, 4 08/12/2019, 2 08/19/2019, 2 08/26/2019, 2 09/02/2019, 3 09/09/2019, 2 09/16/2019, 5 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,743 YTD: 984,886	Nov 2018	8,743 984,886
6	-	1	Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments Emily Jensen, Author, Laura Wifler, Author Harvest House Publishers, $18.99 (224) 978-0-7369-7622-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,645 YTD: 7,646	Sep 2019	7,645 7,646
7	3	43	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 3 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/10/2018 Average Rank 8.98 [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 07/01/2019, 15 07/08/2019, 17 07/15/2019, 15 07/22/2019, 11 07/29/2019, 11 08/05/2019, 12 08/12/2019, 8 08/19/2019, 7 08/26/2019, 4 09/02/2019, 4 09/09/2019, 3 09/16/2019, 7 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,954 YTD: 295,097	Nov 2018	6,954 295,097
8	4	28	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 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/18/2019 Average Rank 4.91 [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 07/01/2019, 7 07/08/2019, 5 07/15/2019, 5 07/22/2019, 7 07/29/2019, 7 08/05/2019, 5 08/12/2019, 4 08/19/2019, 6 08/26/2019, 7 09/02/2019, 6 09/09/2019, 4 09/16/2019, 8 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,972 YTD: 580,093	Mar 2019	5,972 580,093
9	7	18	The Pioneers David McCullough, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (320) 978-1-5011-6868-0 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2019 Average Rank 4.93 [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 07/01/2019, 3 07/08/2019, 2 07/15/2019, 1 07/22/2019, 3 07/29/2019, 3 08/05/2019, 3 08/12/2019, 5 08/19/2019, 9 08/26/2019, 8 09/02/2019, 8 09/09/2019, 7 09/16/2019, 9 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,774 YTD: 288,541	May 2019	5,774 288,541
10	8	4	How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X Kendi, Author One World, $25.00 (160) 978-0-525-50928-8 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 08/26/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/26/2019 Average Rank 5.17 [details] Sales history for How to Be an Antiracist date, rank 08/26/2019, 1 09/02/2019, 2 09/09/2019, 8 09/16/2019, 10 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,545 YTD: 33,953	Aug 2019	5,545 33,953
11	-	1	Hurricanes: A Memoir (Original) Rick Ross, Author, Neil Martinez-Belkin, Author Hanover Square Press, $27.99 (352) 978-1-335-99928-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,310 YTD: 5,312	Sep 2019	5,310 5,312
12	-	1	The Illusion of Money: Why Chasing Money Is Stopping You from Receiving It Kyle Cease, Author Hay House, $19.99 (192) 978-1-4019-5744-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,162 YTD: 5,162	Sep 2019	5,162 5,162
13	-	1	Overtime: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football John U Bacon, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.99 (400) 978-0-06-288694-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,112 YTD: 5,114	Sep 2019	5,112 5,114
14	6	46	Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Brene Brown, Author Random House, $28.00 (320) 978-0-399-59252-2 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 12.57 [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 07/01/2019, 12 07/08/2019, 11 07/15/2019, 8 07/22/2019, 9 07/29/2019, 9 08/05/2019, 7 08/12/2019, 6 08/19/2019, 3 08/26/2019, 3 09/02/2019, 5 09/09/2019, 6 09/16/2019, 14 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 46 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,071 YTD: 199,959	Oct 2018	5,071 199,959
15	-	1	Proof of Conspiracy: How Trump's International Collusion Is Threatening American Democracy Seth Abramson, Author St. Martin's Press, $29.99 (400) 978-1-250-25671-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,752 YTD: 4,755	Sep 2019	4,752 4,755
16	-	1	Power Grab: The Liberal Scheme to Undermine Trump, the Gop, and Our Democracy Jason Chaffetz, Author Broadside Books, $27.99 (272) 978-0-06-294442-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,398 YTD: 4,417	Sep 2019	4,398 4,417
17	-	1	Bigger Bolder Baking: A Fearless Approach to Baking Anytime, Anywhere Gemma Stafford, Author Houghton Mifflin, $30.00 (320) 978-1-328-54632-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,302 YTD: 4,303	Sep 2019	4,302 4,303
18	5	3	Thank You for My Service Mat Best, Author, Ross Patterson, Author, Nils Parker, Author Bantam, $28.00 (224) 978-1-5247-9649-5 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/02/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/02/2019 Average Rank 6.20 [details] Sales history for Thank You for My Service date, rank 09/02/2019, 1 09/09/2019, 5 09/16/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,180 YTD: 36,842	Aug 2019	4,180 36,842
19	-	1	Grown and Flown: How to Support Your Teen, Stay Close as a Family, and Raise Independent Adults Lisa Heffernan, Author, Mary Dell Harrington, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (352) 978-1-250-18894-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,898 YTD: 3,901	Sep 2019	3,898 3,901
20	-	1	The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education Ainsley Arment, Author HarperOne, $25.99 (256) 978-0-06-291651-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,879 YTD: 3,879	Sep 2019	3,879 3,879
21	-	1	Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors from My Israeli Kitchen Adeena Sussman, Author, Michael Solomonov, Foreword by Avery Publishing Group, $35.00 (368) 978-0-525-53345-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,795 YTD: 3,795	Sep 2019	3,795 3,795
22	-	1	Guinness World Records 2020 Guinness World Records, Author Guinness World Records, $28.95 (256) 978-1-912286-83-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,776 YTD: 3,785	Sep 2019	3,776 3,785
23	-	1	Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber Mike Isaac, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $27.95 (320) 978-0-393-65224-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,769 YTD: 3,779	Sep 2019	3,769 3,779
24	10	17	Everything Is Fcked: A Book about Hope Mark Manson, Author Harper, $26.99 (288) 978-0-06-288843-3 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/27/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/27/2019 Average Rank 12.50 [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 07/01/2019, 14 07/08/2019, 12 07/15/2019, 10 07/22/2019, 13 07/29/2019, 14 08/05/2019, 13 08/12/2019, 15 08/19/2019, 13 08/26/2019, 18 09/02/2019, 11 09/09/2019, 10 09/16/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,618 YTD: 108,519	May 2019	3,618 108,519
25	9	16	Unfreedom of the Press Mark R Levin, Author Threshold Editions, $28.00 (272) 978-1-4767-7309-4 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 4.07 [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 07/01/2019, 2 07/08/2019, 1 07/15/2019, 2 07/22/2019, 2 07/29/2019, 1 08/05/2019, 2 08/12/2019, 1 08/19/2019, 4 08/26/2019, 9 09/02/2019, 12 09/09/2019, 9 09/16/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,569 YTD: 360,039	May 2019	3,569 360,039

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NPD BookScan, week 37 of 2019, data through 09/14/2019; PW Issue of September 16, 2019