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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2017 YTD
1	-	1	What Happened Hillary Rodham Clinton, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (512) 978-1-5011-7556-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/25/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/25/2017 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for What Happened date, rank 09/25/2017, 1 09/25/2017, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 167,273 2012 YTD: 167,896	Sep 2017	167,273 167,896
2	-	1	Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone Brene Brown, Author Random House, $28.00 (208) 978-0-8129-9584-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/25/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/25/2017 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone date, rank 09/25/2017, 3 09/25/2017, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 42,189 2012 YTD: 42,316	Sep 2017	42,189 42,316
3	-	1	Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History Katy Tur, Author Dey Street Books, $26.99 (304) 978-0-06-268492-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/25/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/25/2017 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History date, rank 09/25/2017, 10 09/25/2017, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 20,963 2012 YTD: 21,024	Sep 2017	20,963 21,024
4	-	1	Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World Max Lucado, Author Thomas Nelson, $22.99 (240) 978-0-7180-9612-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 20,756 2012 YTD: 21,394	Sep 2017	20,756 21,394
5	-	1	Fck, That's Delicious: An Annotated Guide to Eating Well Action Bronson, Author, Gabriele Stabile, Photographer ABRAMS, $27.50 (224) 978-1-4197-2655-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017* UNITS SOLD: 12,145 2012 YTD: 12,186	Sep 2017	12,145 12,186
6	-	1	The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too) Gretchen Rubin, Author Harmony, $24.00 (320) 978-1-5247-6091-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 12,074 2012 YTD: 12,177	Sep 2017	12,074 12,177
7	1	43	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 1 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/26/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/07/2017 Average Rank 8.57 [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 07/31/2017, 5 08/07/2017, 1 08/14/2017, 8 08/14/2017, 2 08/21/2017, 2 08/28/2017, 1 09/04/2017, 2 09/11/2017, 2 09/18/2017, 1 09/25/2017, 7 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 11,382 2012 YTD: 348,862	Sep 2016	11,382 348,862
8	-	1	Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done Jon Acuff, Author Portfolio, $27.00 (208) 978-1-59184-762-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 10,940 2012 YTD: 10,944	Sep 2017	10,940 10,944
9	2	20	Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil Degrasse Tyson, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $18.95 (224) 978-0-393-60939-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/15/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2017 Average Rank 3.45 [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 07/31/2017, 4 08/07/2017, 2 08/14/2017, 5 08/21/2017, 4 08/28/2017, 3 09/04/2017, 3 09/11/2017, 1 09/11/2017, 9 09/18/2017, 2 09/25/2017, 9 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 9,637 2012 YTD: 378,367	May 2017	9,637 378,367
10	4	24	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 4 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/17/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/01/2017 Average Rank 4.96 [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 07/31/2017, 7 08/07/2017, 6 08/14/2017, 8 08/21/2017, 7 08/28/2017, 4 09/04/2017, 1 09/11/2017, 3 09/18/2017, 4 09/25/2017, 10 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,389 2012 YTD: 322,786	Apr 2017	7,389 322,786
11	3	4	The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline Dale Bredesen, Author Avery Publishing Group, $27.00 (320) 978-0-7352-1620-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/04/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline date, rank 09/04/2017, 6 09/11/2017, 6 09/18/2017, 3 09/25/2017, 11 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,332 2012 YTD: 30,272	Aug 2017	6,332 30,272
12	-	1	Half Baked Harvest Cookbook: Recipes from My Barn in the Mountains Tieghan Gerard, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $29.99 (304) 978-0-553-49639-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,987 2012 YTD: 4,997	Sep 2017	4,987 4,997
13	-	1	Unstoppable: My Life So Far Maria Sharapova, Author Sarah Crichton Books, $28.00 (304) 978-0-374-27979-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,959 2012 YTD: 5,007	Sep 2017	4,959 5,007
14	5	2	Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History Kurt Andersen, Author Random House, $30.00 (480) 978-1-4000-6721-3 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/18/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History date, rank 09/18/2017, 5 09/25/2017, 14 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,771 2012 YTD: 11,478	Sep 2017	4,771 11,478
15	6	16	Al Franken, Giant of the Senate Al Franken, Author Twelve, $28.00 (416) 978-1-4555-4041-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/12/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/12/2017 Average Rank 4.43 [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 07/31/2017, 6 08/07/2017, 4 08/07/2017, 1 08/14/2017, 3 08/21/2017, 5 08/28/2017, 5 09/04/2017, 5 09/04/2017, 3 09/11/2017, 7 09/18/2017, 6 09/25/2017, 15 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,747 2012 YTD: 208,640	May 2017	4,747 208,640
16	9	3	Guinness World Records 2018: Meet Our Real-Life Superheroes (2018) Guinness World Records, Author Guinness World Records, $28.95 (256) 978-1-910561-72-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/11/2017 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 11.67 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records 2018: Meet Our Real-Life Superheroes (2018) date, rank 09/11/2017, 10 09/18/2017, 9 09/25/2017, 16 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,428 2012 YTD: 13,867	Aug 2017	4,428 13,867
17	7	2	It Takes Two: Our Story Jonathan Scott, Author, Drew Scott, Author Houghton Mifflin, $27.00 (304) 978-1-328-77147-6 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/18/2017 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for It Takes Two: Our Story date, rank 09/18/2017, 7 09/25/2017, 17 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,231 2012 YTD: 10,152	Sep 2017	4,231 10,152
18	14	52	Jesus Always: Embracing Joy in His Presence Sarah Young, Author Thomas Nelson, $15.99 (400) 978-0-7180-3950-9 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/10/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2016 Average Rank 9.77 [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 07/31/2017, 16 08/07/2017, 13 08/07/2017, 3 08/14/2017, 13 08/21/2017, 16 08/28/2017, 13 09/04/2017, 11 09/04/2017, 5 09/11/2017, 12 09/18/2017, 14 09/25/2017, 18 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 52 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,842 2012 YTD: 228,603	Oct 2016	3,842 228,603
19	8	7	The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left Dinesh D'Souza, Author Regnery Publishing, $29.99 (256) 978-1-62157-348-7 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/14/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/04/2017 Average Rank 5.62 [details] Sales history for The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left date, rank 08/14/2017, 4 08/21/2017, 3 08/28/2017, 2 09/04/2017, 4 09/04/2017, 1 09/11/2017, 4 09/18/2017, 8 09/25/2017, 19 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,783 2012 YTD: 62,413	Jul 2017	3,783 62,413
20	-	1	Christopher Kimball's Milk Street: The New Home Cooking Christopher Kimball, Author Little Brown and Company, $40.00 (336) 978-0-316-43728-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,760 2012 YTD: 3,764	Sep 2017	3,760 3,764
21	-	1	Unshakeable Trust: Find the Joy of Trusting God at All Times, in All Things Joyce Meyer, Author Faithwords, $24.00 (240) 978-1-4555-6006-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,661 2012 YTD: 3,703	Sep 2017	3,661 3,703
22	12	20	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 12 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/08/2017 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 15.23 [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 07/31/2017, 13 08/07/2017, 15 08/14/2017, 20 08/21/2017, 13 08/28/2017, 15 09/04/2017, 14 09/11/2017, 9 09/18/2017, 12 09/25/2017, 22 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,567 2012 YTD: 115,225	Apr 2017	3,567 115,225
23	11	6	Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment Robert Wright, Author Simon & Schuster, $27.00 (336) 978-1-4391-9545-1 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 08/21/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/11/2017 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment date, rank 08/21/2017, 6 08/28/2017, 12 09/04/2017, 15 09/11/2017, 5 09/18/2017, 11 09/25/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,536 2012 YTD: 30,225	Aug 2017	3,536 30,225
24	16	21	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 16 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/08/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 7.13 [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 07/31/2017, 11 08/07/2017, 8 08/07/2017, 2 08/14/2017, 11 08/21/2017, 14 08/28/2017, 10 09/04/2017, 9 09/04/2017, 5 09/11/2017, 14 09/18/2017, 16 09/25/2017, 24 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,043 2012 YTD: 329,009	Apr 2017	3,043 329,009
25	15	2	The Vietnam War: An Intimate History Geoffrey C. Ward, Author, Ken Burns, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $60.00 (640) 978-0-307-70025-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 09/18/2017 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 20.00 [details] Sales history for The Vietnam War: An Intimate History date, rank 09/18/2017, 15 09/25/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 2,974 2012 YTD: 6,402	Sep 2017	2,974 6,402

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NBD BookScan, week 38 of 2017, data through 9/17/2017; PW Issue of Sept. 25, 2017