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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2018 YTD
1	-	1	Fascism Madeleine Albright, Author Harper, $26.99 (288) 978-0-06-280218-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/23/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/23/2018 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for Fascism date, rank 04/23/2018, 1 04/23/2018, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 24,583 YTD: 25,607	Apr 2018	24,583 25,607
2	-	1	The Plant Paradox Cookbook Steven R Gundry, Author Harper Wave, $29.99 (256) 978-0-06-284337-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/23/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/23/2018 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for The Plant Paradox Cookbook date, rank 04/23/2018, 2 04/23/2018, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 20,722 YTD: 20,807	Apr 2018	20,722 20,807
3	-	1	The Clean 20: 20 Foods, 20 Days, Total Transformation Ian K Smith, Author St. Martin's Press, $25.99 (288) 978-1-250-18207-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 04/23/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/23/2018 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for The Clean 20: 20 Foods, 20 Days, Total Transformation date, rank 04/23/2018, 4 04/23/2018, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 16,284 YTD: 16,447	Apr 2018	16,284 16,447
4	1	12	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 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/05/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2018 Average Rank 3.30 [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 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Jan 2018 UNITS SOLD: 12,850 YTD: 297,195	Jan 2018	12,850 297,195
5	15	10	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 15 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/12/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/12/2018 Average Rank 11.38 [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 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,393 YTD: 51,298	Feb 2018	8,393 51,298
6	-	1	Our 50-State Border Crisis: How the Mexican Border Fuels the Drug Epidemic in America's Heartland Howard Buffett, Author Hachette Books, $28.00 (288) 978-0-316-47661-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,118 YTD: 23,437	Apr 2018	8,118 23,437
7	2	2	The Rational Bible: Exodus Dennis Prager, Author Regnery Faith, $34.99 (500) 978-1-62157-772-0 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/16/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/16/2018 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for The Rational Bible: Exodus date, rank 04/16/2018, 2 04/23/2018, 7 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,554 YTD: 21,080	Apr 2018	7,554 21,080
8	6	7	I've Been Thinking . . .: Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life Maria Shriver, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $20.00 (240) 978-0-525-52260-7 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/12/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/19/2018 Average Rank 4.73 [details] Sales history for I've Been Thinking . . .: Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life date, rank 03/12/2018, 2 03/12/2018, 6 03/19/2018, 9 03/19/2018, 1 03/26/2018, 4 04/02/2018, 6 04/02/2018, 1 04/09/2018, 8 04/09/2018, 1 04/16/2018, 6 04/23/2018, 8 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,404 YTD: 100,548	Feb 2018	7,404 100,548
9	7	5	Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump Michael Isikoff, Author, David Corn, Author Twelve, $30.00 (352) 978-1-5387-2875-8 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/26/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/26/2018 Average Rank 3.22 [details] Sales history for Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump date, rank 03/26/2018, 1 03/26/2018, 1 04/02/2018, 3 04/02/2018, 2 04/02/2018, 1 04/09/2018, 4 04/09/2018, 1 04/16/2018, 7 04/23/2018, 9 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,713 YTD: 97,746	Mar 2018	6,713 97,746
10	5	3	Giada's Italy: My Recipes for La Dolce Vita Giada de Laurentiis, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $35.00 (288) 978-0-307-98722-8 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/09/2018 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 04/16/2018 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Giada's Italy: My Recipes for La Dolce Vita date, rank 04/09/2018, 9 04/16/2018, 5 04/23/2018, 10 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,701 YTD: 22,562	Mar 2018	6,701 22,562
11	17	5	Killing the Deep State: The Fight to Save President Trump Humanix Books, $29.99 978-1-63006-102-9 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/26/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 04/02/2018 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for Killing the Deep State: The Fight to Save President Trump date, rank 03/26/2018, 8 04/02/2018, 13 04/02/2018, 4 04/09/2018, 20 04/09/2018, 4 04/16/2018, 17 04/23/2018, 11 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,598 YTD: 31,343	Mar 2018	6,598 31,343
12	23	7	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 23 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 03/12/2018 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 03/12/2018 Average Rank 12.33 [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 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,734 YTD: 46,438	Feb 2018	5,734 46,438
13	20	8	Educated: A Memoir Tara Westover, Author Random House, $28.00 (352) 978-0-399-59050-4 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 03/05/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/02/2018 Average Rank 8.18 [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 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,578 YTD: 65,810	Feb 2018	5,578 65,810
14	21	50	Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil Degrasse Tyson, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $18.95 (224) 978-0-393-60939-4 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/15/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2017 Average Rank 7.79 [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 10/02/2017, 11 10/09/2017, 11 10/16/2017, 12 10/23/2017, 13 10/30/2017, 20 11/06/2017, 25 11/20/2017, 25 11/27/2017, 20 12/04/2017, 18 12/11/2017, 12 12/18/2017, 13 12/25/2017, 10 01/01/2018, 8 01/08/2018, 7 01/15/2018, 7 01/22/2018, 4 01/29/2018, 4 02/05/2018, 6 02/12/2018, 9 02/19/2018, 11 02/26/2018, 5 03/05/2018, 6 03/12/2018, 11 03/19/2018, 10 03/26/2018, 11 04/02/2018, 12 04/09/2018, 16 04/16/2018, 21 04/23/2018, 14 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 50 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,496 YTD: 114,303	May 2017	5,496 114,303
15	9	4	Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends Peter Schweizer, Author Harper, $28.99 (336) 978-0-06-256936-3 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/02/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/02/2018 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends date, rank 04/02/2018, 1 04/02/2018, 1 04/02/2018, 3 04/09/2018, 3 04/09/2018, 3 04/16/2018, 9 04/23/2018, 15 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,175 YTD: 59,437	Mar 2018	5,175 59,437
16	3	2	Factfulness Hans Rosling, Author, Anna Rosling Ronnlund, Author, Ola Rosling, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (320) 978-1-250-10781-7 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/16/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/16/2018 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for Factfulness date, rank 04/16/2018, 3 04/23/2018, 16 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,022 YTD: 13,557	Apr 2018	5,022 13,557
17	12	7	Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? Mark Hyman, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (320) 978-0-316-33886-8 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/12/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/12/2018 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? date, rank 03/12/2018, 1 03/12/2018, 5 03/19/2018, 4 03/26/2018, 5 04/02/2018, 4 04/09/2018, 12 04/16/2018, 12 04/23/2018, 17 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,953 YTD: 98,750	Feb 2018	4,953 98,750
18	25	3	Embraced: 100 Devotions to Know God Is Holding You Close Lysa TerKeurst, Author Thomas Nelson, $19.99 (256) 978-1-4003-1029-6 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/02/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/09/2018 Average Rank 11.80 [details] Sales history for Embraced: 100 Devotions to Know God Is Holding You Close date, rank 04/02/2018, 7 04/09/2018, 2 04/09/2018, 7 04/16/2018, 25 04/23/2018, 18 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,877 YTD: 27,555	Mar 2018	4,877 27,555
19	-	1	Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Our Illusion of Control Barbara Ehrenreich, Author Twelve, $27.00 (256) 978-1-4555-3591-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,309 YTD: 4,361	Apr 2018	4,309 4,361
20	19	3	Why Fit in When You're Meant to Stand Out: A Guide to Getting the Life You Deserve Chrissy Metz, Author Dey Street Books, $26.99 (256) 978-0-06-283787-5 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/09/2018 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 04/09/2018 Average Rank 14.67 [details] Sales history for Why Fit in When You're Meant to Stand Out: A Guide to Getting the Life You Deserve date, rank 04/09/2018, 5 04/16/2018, 19 04/23/2018, 20 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,202 YTD: 22,736	Mar 2018	4,202 22,736
21	10	3	Tiger Woods Jeff Benedict, Author, Armen Keteyian, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (512) 978-1-5011-2642-0 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/09/2018 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 04/09/2018 Average Rank 13.67 [details] Sales history for Tiger Woods date, rank 04/09/2018, 10 04/16/2018, 10 04/23/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,178 YTD: 19,097	Mar 2018	4,178 19,097
22	4	3	Dear Madam President Jennifer Palmieri, Author Grand Central Publishing, $23.00 (208) 978-1-5387-1345-7 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 04/09/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 04/16/2018 Average Rank 10.67 [details] Sales history for Dear Madam President date, rank 04/09/2018, 6 04/16/2018, 4 04/23/2018, 22 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,093 YTD: 22,818	Mar 2018	4,093 22,818
23	22	6	The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi Kathie Lee Gifford, Author, with Jason Sobel Thomas Nelson, (240p) 978-0-7852-1596-7 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/19/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/02/2018 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi date, rank 03/19/2018, 3 03/26/2018, 10 03/26/2018, 2 04/02/2018, 8 04/02/2018, 1 04/09/2018, 11 04/09/2018, 1 04/16/2018, 22 04/23/2018, 23 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Mar 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,078 YTD: 58,067	Mar 2018	4,078 58,067
24	-	1	Everyday Holy: Finding a Big God in the Little Moments Melanie Shankle, Author Zondervan, $17.99 (224) 978-0-310-34668-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,014 YTD: 4,206	Apr 2018	4,014 4,206
25	37	15	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 37 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/08/2017 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 17.70 [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 02/19/2018, 23 02/26/2018, 22 03/05/2018, 22 03/12/2018, 21 03/19/2018, 23 03/26/2018, 20 04/23/2018, 25 LAST WEEK: 37 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,950 YTD: 54,548	Apr 2017	3,950 54,548

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NBD BookScan, week 16 of 2018, data through 04/13/2018; PW Issue of April 23, 2018