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Hardcover Frontlist Nonfiction

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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2019 YTD
1	-	1	Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us Donald Trump Jr, Author Center Street, $30.00 (304) 978-1-5460-8603-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 1.50 [details] Sales history for Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us date, rank 11/18/2019, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 70,730 YTD: 70,730	Nov 2019	70,730 70,730
2	-	1	Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History Brian Kilmeade, Author Sentinel, $28.00 (288) 978-0-525-54053-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History date, rank 11/18/2019, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 32,673 YTD: 32,683	Nov 2019	32,673 32,683
3	-	1	Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family Mitch Albom, Author Harper, $23.99 (208) 978-0-06-295239-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family date, rank 11/18/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 30,678 YTD: 30,681	Nov 2019	30,678 30,681
4	1	3	The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier: 120 Fantastic Favorites for Everyday Eating Ree Drummond, Author William Morrow & Company, $29.99 (400) 978-0-06-256137-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2019 Average Rank 2.57 [details] Sales history for The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier: 120 Fantastic Favorites for Everyday Eating date, rank 11/04/2019, 1 11/11/2019, 1 11/18/2019, 4 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 28,548 YTD: 160,109	Oct 2019	28,548 160,109
5	-	1	Acid for the Children: A Memoir Flea Grand Central, (400p) 978-1-4789-8351-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 21,320 YTD: 21,321	Nov 2019	21,320 21,321
6	9	9	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 9 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 5.57 [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 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 20,038 YTD: 258,512	Sep 2019	20,038 258,512
7	5	4	Me Elton John, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (384) 978-1-250-14760-8 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 3.88 [details] Sales history for Me date, rank 10/28/2019, 1 11/04/2019, 2 11/11/2019, 5 11/18/2019, 7 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 19,476 YTD: 146,737	Oct 2019	19,476 146,737
8	-	1	Grit & Grace: Train the Mind, Train the Body, Own Your Life Tim McGraw, Author Harper Wave, $29.99 (288) 978-0-06-291593-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 17,279 YTD: 17,281	Nov 2019	17,279 17,281
9	8	6	The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience Hillary Rodham Clinton, Author, Chelsea Clinton, Author Simon & Schuster, $35.00 (464) 978-1-5011-7841-2 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 7.75 [details] Sales history for The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience date, rank 10/14/2019, 2 10/21/2019, 8 10/28/2019, 15 11/04/2019, 14 11/11/2019, 8 11/18/2019, 9 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 17,023 YTD: 100,623	Oct 2019	17,023 100,623
10	3	6	Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth Rachel Maddow, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $30.00 (432) 978-0-525-57547-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 4.18 [details] Sales history for Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth date, rank 10/14/2019, 1 10/21/2019, 1 10/28/2019, 5 11/04/2019, 10 11/11/2019, 3 11/18/2019, 10 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 14,514 YTD: 199,026	Oct 2019	14,514 199,026
11	2	2	The Beautiful Ones Prince, Author Spiegel & Grau, $30.00 (288) 978-0-399-58965-2 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/11/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 5.67 [details] Sales history for The Beautiful Ones date, rank 11/11/2019, 2 11/18/2019, 11 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 12,458 YTD: 47,865	Oct 2019	12,458 47,865
12	7	4	Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators Ronan Farrow, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (464) 978-0-316-48663-7 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators date, rank 10/28/2019, 3 11/04/2019, 3 11/11/2019, 7 11/18/2019, 12 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,709 YTD: 93,228	Oct 2019	9,709 93,228
13	18	10	Guinness World Records 2020 Guinness World Records, Author Guinness World Records, $28.95 (256) 978-1-912286-83-6 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 17.67 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records 2020 date, rank 09/16/2019, 22 11/11/2019, 18 11/18/2019, 13 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,570 YTD: 46,803	Sep 2019	9,570 46,803
14	12	4	I Really Needed This Today: Words to Live by Hoda Kotb, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $24.00 (384) 978-0-7352-1741-6 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 7.60 [details] Sales history for I Really Needed This Today: Words to Live by date, rank 10/28/2019, 2 11/04/2019, 7 11/11/2019, 12 11/18/2019, 14 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,522 YTD: 92,606	Oct 2019	9,522 92,606
15	-	1	The Adventurous Eaters Club: Fuss-Free Family Meals Kids Will Love and Parents Will, Too Misha Collins, Author, Vicki Collins, Author HarperOne, $29.99 (256) 978-0-06-287688-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,421 YTD: 9,421	Nov 2019	9,421 9,421
16	-	1	The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution Gregory Zuckerman, Author Portfolio, $30.00 (416) 978-0-7352-1798-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,711 YTD: 8,711	Nov 2019	8,711 8,711
17	13	7	The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America Bill O'Reilly, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.00 (320) 978-1-250-23722-4 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 7.82 [details] Sales history for The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America date, rank 10/07/2019, 2 10/14/2019, 3 10/21/2019, 6 10/28/2019, 13 11/04/2019, 16 11/11/2019, 13 11/18/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,435 YTD: 123,810	Sep 2019	8,435 123,810
18	-	1	Mobituaries Mo Rocca, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.99 (352) 978-1-5011-9762-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,246 YTD: 8,246	Nov 2019	8,246 8,246
19	-	1	League of Legends: Realms of Runeterra (Official Companion) Riot Games, Author Voracious, $30.00 (256) 978-0-316-49732-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,141 YTD: 8,141	Nov 2019	8,141 8,141
20	20	4	The Way I Heard It: True Tales for the Curious Mind with a Short Attention Span Mike Rowe, Author Gallery Books, $27.00 (224) 978-1-982130-85-5 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for The Way I Heard It: True Tales for the Curious Mind with a Short Attention Span date, rank 10/28/2019, 6 11/04/2019, 6 11/11/2019, 20 11/18/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,979 YTD: 57,492	Oct 2019	7,979 57,492
21	-	1	You Are Awesome: How to Navigate Change, Wrestle with Failure, and Live an Intentional Life Neil Pasricha, Author Gallery Books, $24.99 (288) 978-1-982135-88-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,320 YTD: 7,320	Nov 2019	7,320 7,320
22	-	1	Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America Scott Adams, Author Portfolio, $27.00 (256) 978-0-593-08352-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,942 YTD: 6,942	Nov 2019	6,942 6,942
23	6	2	Half Baked Harvest Super Simple: 150 Recipes for Instant, Overnight, Meal-Prepped, and Easy Comfort Foods Tieghan Gerard, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $29.99 (304) 978-0-525-57707-2 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 11/11/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Half Baked Harvest Super Simple: 150 Recipes for Instant, Overnight, Meal-Prepped, and Easy Comfort Foods date, rank 11/11/2019, 6 11/18/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,855 YTD: 26,879	Oct 2019	6,855 26,879
24	16	2	Guilty by Reason of Insanity: Why the Democrats Must Not Win David Limbaugh, Author Regnery Publishing, $28.99 (256) 978-1-62157-988-5 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 11/11/2019 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 20.00 [details] Sales history for Guilty by Reason of Insanity: Why the Democrats Must Not Win date, rank 11/11/2019, 16 11/18/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,596 YTD: 15,829	Oct 2019	6,596 15,829
25	15	3	Three Days at the Brink: Fdr's Daring Gamble to Win World War II Bret Baier, Author, Catherine Whitney, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.99 (368) 978-0-06-290568-0 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 13.75 [details] Sales history for Three Days at the Brink: Fdr's Daring Gamble to Win World War II date, rank 11/04/2019, 8 11/11/2019, 15 11/18/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,571 YTD: 32,849	Oct 2019	6,571 32,849

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NPD BookScan, week 46 of 2019, data through 11/9/2019; PW Issue of November 18, 2019