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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2019 YTD
1	1	2	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 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/18/2019 Average Rank 1.00 [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 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 72,930 YTD: 241,894	Mar 2019	72,930 241,894
2	2	18	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 1.20 [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 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 31,571 YTD: 570,802	Nov 2018	31,571 570,802
3	3	2	The Case for Trump Victor Davis Hanson, Author Basic Books, $30.00 (352) 978-1-5416-7354-0 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 03/18/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/18/2019 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for The Case for Trump date, rank 03/18/2019, 3 03/25/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,931 YTD: 38,994	Mar 2019	11,931 38,994
4	7	18	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 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/10/2018 Average Rank 6.52 [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 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,219 YTD: 142,256	Nov 2018	8,219 142,256
5	13	2	Mostly Sunny: How I Learned to Keep Smiling Through the Rainiest Days Janice Dean, Author Harper, $26.99 (256) 978-0-06-287757-4 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 03/18/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 03/25/2019 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Mostly Sunny: How I Learned to Keep Smiling Through the Rainiest Days date, rank 03/18/2019, 13 03/25/2019, 5 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,033 YTD: 14,401	Mar 2019	8,033 14,401
6	8	5	Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service Gary Sinise, Author, Marcus Brotherton, With Thomas Nelson, $26.99 (272) 978-1-4002-0812-8 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/25/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/25/2019 Average Rank 4.57 [details] Sales history for Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service date, rank 02/25/2019, 2 03/04/2019, 6 03/11/2019, 3 03/18/2019, 8 03/25/2019, 6 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,431 YTD: 77,772	Feb 2019	7,431 77,772
7	-	1	Don't Stop Believin' Olivia Newton-John, Author Gallery Books, $28.00 (352) 978-1-982122-24-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,815 YTD: 7,021	Mar 2019	6,815 7,021
8	-	1	Best Self: Be You, Only Better Mike Bayer, Author Dey Street Books, $26.99 (352) 978-0-06-291173-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 01/21/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 01/21/2019 Average Rank 11.40 [details] Sales history for Best Self: Be You, Only Better date, rank 01/21/2019, 7 01/28/2019, 7 02/04/2019, 13 02/11/2019, 22 03/25/2019, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,662 YTD: 51,412	Jan 2019	6,662 51,412
9	10	4	Spearhead: The World War II Odyssey of an American Tank Gunner Adam Makos, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (432) 978-0-8041-7672-9 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/04/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2019 Average Rank 7.80 [details] Sales history for Spearhead: The World War II Odyssey of an American Tank Gunner date, rank 03/04/2019, 8 03/11/2019, 5 03/18/2019, 10 03/25/2019, 9 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,413 YTD: 36,081	Feb 2019	6,413 36,081
10	14	4	Keto Diet: Your 30-Day Plan to Lose Weight, Balance Hormones, and Reverse Disease Josh Axe, Author Little, Brown Spark, $28.00 (304) 978-0-316-52958-7 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 03/04/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 03/04/2019 Average Rank 9.75 [details] Sales history for Keto Diet: Your 30-Day Plan to Lose Weight, Balance Hormones, and Reverse Disease date, rank 03/04/2019, 5 03/11/2019, 10 03/18/2019, 14 03/25/2019, 10 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,327 YTD: 31,843	Feb 2019	6,327 31,843
11	-	1	Mama's Last Hug: Animal and Human Emotions Frans de Waal, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $27.95 (336) 978-0-393-63506-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,124 YTD: 6,656	Mar 2019	6,124 6,656
12	11	4	The Uninhabitable Earth: What Climate Change Means David Wallace-Wells, Author Tim Duggan Books, $26.00 (256) 978-0-525-57670-9 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 03/04/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2019 Average Rank 12.25 [details] Sales history for The Uninhabitable Earth: What Climate Change Means date, rank 03/04/2019, 17 03/11/2019, 9 03/18/2019, 11 03/25/2019, 12 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,754 YTD: 23,833	Feb 2019	5,754 23,833
13	-	1	Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others Barbara Brown Taylor, Author HarperOne, $25.99 (240) 978-0-06-240656-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,747 YTD: 5,903	Mar 2019	5,747 5,903
14	15	15	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 15 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 06/04/2018 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2019 Average Rank 17.67 [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 06/25/2018, 21 07/02/2018, 17 07/09/2018, 15 07/16/2018, 15 07/23/2018, 13 07/30/2018, 14 08/06/2018, 17 08/13/2018, 20 08/20/2018, 25 01/14/2019, 24 02/04/2019, 20 02/11/2019, 21 02/18/2019, 24 02/25/2019, 17 03/04/2019, 18 03/11/2019, 7 03/18/2019, 15 03/25/2019, 14 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,460 YTD: 46,632	May 2018	5,460 46,632
15	9	4	The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump Andrew G McCabe, Author St. Martin's Press, $29.99 (288) 978-1-250-20757-9 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/04/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/04/2019 Average Rank 5.71 [details] Sales history for The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump date, rank 03/04/2019, 1 03/11/2019, 2 03/18/2019, 9 03/25/2019, 15 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,222 YTD: 103,213	Feb 2019	5,222 103,213
16	17	7	Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style Benjamin Dreyer, Author Random House, $25.00 (320) 978-0-8129-9570-1 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 02/11/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/25/2019 Average Rank 13.29 [details] Sales history for Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style date, rank 02/11/2019, 14 02/18/2019, 20 02/25/2019, 4 03/04/2019, 10 03/11/2019, 12 03/18/2019, 17 03/25/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jan 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,128 YTD: 50,249	Jan 2019	5,128 50,249
17	20	47	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 20 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/07/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/07/2018 Average Rank 6.41 [details] Sales history for Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering date, rank 05/07/2018, 1 05/14/2018, 1 05/21/2018, 1 05/28/2018, 1 06/04/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 2 06/18/2018, 2 06/25/2018, 1 07/02/2018, 2 07/09/2018, 1 07/16/2018, 1 07/23/2018, 2 07/30/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 4 08/13/2018, 4 08/20/2018, 4 08/27/2018, 5 09/03/2018, 5 09/10/2018, 4 09/17/2018, 4 09/24/2018, 4 10/01/2018, 10 10/08/2018, 11 10/15/2018, 10 10/22/2018, 20 10/29/2018, 21 11/05/2018, 16 11/12/2018, 10 11/19/2018, 6 11/26/2018, 9 12/03/2018, 4 12/10/2018, 5 12/17/2018, 6 12/24/2018, 6 12/31/2018, 5 01/07/2019, 6 01/14/2019, 8 01/21/2019, 14 01/28/2019, 15 02/04/2019, 15 02/11/2019, 18 02/18/2019, 21 02/25/2019, 10 03/04/2019, 13 03/11/2019, 11 03/18/2019, 20 03/25/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 47 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,627 YTD: 56,737	Apr 2018	4,627 56,737
18	18	19	Medical Medium Liver Rescue: Answers to Eczema, Psoriasis, Diabetes, Strep, Acne, Gout, Bloating, Gallstones, Adrenal Stress, Fatigue, Fatty Liver, Anthony William, Author Hay House, $34.99 978-1-4019-5440-6 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/12/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 14.41 [details] Sales history for Medical Medium Liver Rescue: Answers to Eczema, Psoriasis, Diabetes, Strep, Acne, Gout, Bloating, Gallstones, Adrenal Stress, Fatigue, Fatty Liver, date, rank 11/12/2018, 1 11/19/2018, 9 11/26/2018, 15 12/10/2018, 24 12/17/2018, 13 01/14/2019, 10 01/21/2019, 21 01/28/2019, 20 02/04/2019, 16 02/11/2019, 10 02/18/2019, 17 02/25/2019, 19 03/04/2019, 16 03/11/2019, 13 03/18/2019, 18 03/25/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,518 YTD: 53,466	Oct 2018	4,518 53,466
19	12	3	Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Patrick Radden Keefe, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (464) 978-0-385-52131-4 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/11/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2019 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland date, rank 03/11/2019, 8 03/18/2019, 12 03/25/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,267 YTD: 16,031	Feb 2019	4,267 16,031
20	24	21	Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Brene Brown, Author Random House, $28.00 (320) 978-0-399-59252-2 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 13.95 [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 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,959 YTD: 49,839	Oct 2018	3,959 49,839
21	27	2	Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler Lynne Olson, Author Random House, $30.00 (384) 978-0-8129-9476-6 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,899 YTD: 7,566	Mar 2019	3,899 7,566
22	23	19	Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave Joanna Gaines, Author Harper Design, $40.00 (352) 978-0-06-280197-5 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/19/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/19/2018 Average Rank 6.74 [details] Sales history for Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave date, rank 11/19/2018, 2 11/26/2018, 2 12/03/2018, 2 12/10/2018, 3 12/17/2018, 3 12/24/2018, 3 12/31/2018, 2 01/07/2019, 3 01/14/2019, 5 01/21/2019, 8 01/28/2019, 5 02/04/2019, 6 02/11/2019, 11 02/18/2019, 12 02/25/2019, 7 03/04/2019, 12 03/11/2019, 15 03/18/2019, 23 03/25/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,867 YTD: 73,678	Nov 2018	3,867 73,678
23	-	1	Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life Mallory Smith, Author Spiegel & Grau, $26.00 (320) 978-1-984855-42-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,665 YTD: 3,744	Mar 2019	3,665 3,744
24	16	9	Women Rowing North: Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing as We Age Mary Pipher, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $30.00 (320) 978-1-63286-960-9 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 01/28/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2019 Average Rank 16.57 [details] Sales history for Women Rowing North: Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing as We Age date, rank 01/28/2019, 19 02/11/2019, 16 02/18/2019, 15 02/25/2019, 20 03/11/2019, 6 03/18/2019, 16 03/25/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Jan 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,446 YTD: 43,730	Jan 2019	3,446 43,730
25	35	2	The Book of Signs: 31 Undeniable Harbingers of the Apocalypse David Jeremiah, Author Thomas Nelson, $26.99 (384) 978-0-7852-2954-4 LAST WEEK: 35 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,333 YTD: 6,376	Mar 2019	3,333 6,376

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NPD BookScan, week 11 of 2019, data through 03/16/2019; PW Issue of March 25, 2019