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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2019 YTD
1	1	9	Becoming Michelle Obama, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $32.50 (400) 978-1-5247-6313-8 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/26/2018 Average Rank 1.00 [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 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 103,660 YTD: 103,660	Nov 2018	103,660 103,660
2	-	1	Everyday Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth--And How You Can Too Chris Hogan, Author, Dave Ramsey, Foreword by Ramsey Press, $24.99 (272) 978-0-9774895-2-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/21/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/21/2019 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for Everyday Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth--And How You Can Too date, rank 01/21/2019, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2019 UNITS SOLD: 75,560 YTD: 75,560	Jan 2019	75,560 75,560
3	2	49	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 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/12/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/16/2018 Average Rank 4.53 [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 03/26/2018, 21 04/02/2018, 19 04/09/2018, 18 04/16/2018, 15 04/23/2018, 5 04/30/2018, 5 05/07/2018, 10 05/14/2018, 6 05/21/2018, 7 05/28/2018, 8 06/04/2018, 10 06/11/2018, 10 06/18/2018, 6 06/25/2018, 6 07/02/2018, 7 07/09/2018, 2 07/16/2018, 2 07/23/2018, 1 07/30/2018, 2 08/06/2018, 3 08/13/2018, 2 08/20/2018, 1 08/27/2018, 1 09/03/2018, 1 09/10/2018, 1 09/17/2018, 1 09/24/2018, 2 10/01/2018, 4 10/08/2018, 2 10/15/2018, 3 10/22/2018, 4 10/29/2018, 3 11/05/2018, 2 11/12/2018, 2 11/19/2018, 3 11/26/2018, 5 12/03/2018, 3 12/10/2018, 4 12/17/2018, 4 12/24/2018, 4 12/31/2018, 3 01/07/2019, 2 01/14/2019, 2 01/21/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 49 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 41,023 YTD: 41,023	Feb 2018	41,023 41,023
4	4	9	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 4 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/10/2018 Average Rank 8.29 [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 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 22,020 YTD: 22,020	Nov 2018	22,020 22,020
5	3	47	Educated: A Memoir Tara Westover, Author Random House, $28.00 (352) 978-0-399-59050-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 03/05/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/03/2018 Average Rank 9.20 [details] Sales history for Educated: A Memoir date, rank 03/05/2018, 4 03/12/2018, 6 03/19/2018, 7 03/26/2018, 7 04/02/2018, 10 04/09/2018, 13 04/16/2018, 20 04/23/2018, 13 04/30/2018, 14 05/07/2018, 13 05/14/2018, 8 05/21/2018, 9 05/28/2018, 11 06/04/2018, 12 06/11/2018, 14 06/18/2018, 16 06/25/2018, 18 07/02/2018, 15 07/09/2018, 9 07/16/2018, 6 07/23/2018, 7 07/30/2018, 6 08/06/2018, 6 08/13/2018, 9 08/20/2018, 9 08/27/2018, 8 09/03/2018, 6 09/10/2018, 5 09/17/2018, 6 09/24/2018, 6 10/01/2018, 11 10/08/2018, 15 10/15/2018, 18 10/22/2018, 24 11/12/2018, 19 11/19/2018, 17 11/26/2018, 16 12/03/2018, 21 12/10/2018, 18 12/17/2018, 9 12/24/2018, 7 12/31/2018, 7 01/07/2019, 5 01/14/2019, 3 01/21/2019, 5 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 47 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 19,106 YTD: 19,106	Feb 2018	19,106 19,106
6	-	1	The Clean Plate: Eat, Reset, Heal Gwyneth Paltrow, Author Grand Central Life & Style, $35.00 (288) 978-1-5387-3046-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/21/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 01/21/2019 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for The Clean Plate: Eat, Reset, Heal date, rank 01/21/2019, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2019 UNITS SOLD: 18,517 YTD: 18,517	Jan 2019	18,517 18,517
7	-	1	Best Self: Be You, Only Better Mike Bayer, Author Dey Street Books, $26.99 (352) 978-0-06-291173-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2019 UNITS SOLD: 16,342 YTD: 16,342	Jan 2019	16,342 16,342
8	5	10	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 5 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/19/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/19/2018 Average Rank 3.83 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 12,017 YTD: 12,017	Nov 2018	12,017 12,017
9	-	1	The Truths We Hold: An American Journey Kamala Harris, Author Penguin Press, $30.00 (336) 978-0-525-56071-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,509 YTD: 10,509	Jan 2019	10,509 10,509
10	-	1	The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington Brad Meltzer, Author, Josh Mensch, Author Flatiron Books, $29.99 (432) 978-1-250-13033-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,439 YTD: 10,439	Jan 2019	10,439 10,439
11	7	6	The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors Charles Krauthammer, Author, Daniel Krauthammer, Editor Crown Forum, $28.00 (400) 978-1-984825-48-3 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 12/17/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/07/2019 Average Rank 4.82 [details] Sales history for The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors date, rank 12/17/2018, 2 12/24/2018, 2 12/31/2018, 4 01/07/2019, 4 01/14/2019, 7 01/21/2019, 11 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2018 UNITS SOLD: 10,016 YTD: 10,016	Dec 2018	10,016 10,016
12	6	51	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 6 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/05/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2018 Average Rank 6.81 [details] Sales history for 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos date, rank 02/05/2018, 2 02/12/2018, 3 02/19/2018, 1 02/26/2018, 2 03/05/2018, 1 03/12/2018, 3 03/19/2018, 2 03/26/2018, 3 04/02/2018, 3 04/09/2018, 1 04/16/2018, 1 04/23/2018, 4 04/30/2018, 3 05/07/2018, 4 05/14/2018, 4 05/21/2018, 5 05/28/2018, 7 06/04/2018, 7 06/11/2018, 8 06/18/2018, 7 06/25/2018, 5 07/02/2018, 8 07/09/2018, 5 07/16/2018, 4 07/23/2018, 3 07/30/2018, 4 08/06/2018, 5 08/13/2018, 8 08/20/2018, 8 08/27/2018, 7 09/03/2018, 3 09/10/2018, 8 09/17/2018, 7 09/24/2018, 9 10/01/2018, 13 10/08/2018, 16 10/15/2018, 20 11/19/2018, 19 12/17/2018, 22 12/24/2018, 19 12/31/2018, 19 01/07/2019, 11 01/14/2019, 6 01/21/2019, 12 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 51 PUB DATE: Jan 2018 UNITS SOLD: 9,633 YTD: 9,633	Jan 2018	9,633 9,633
13	43	2	I've Been Thinking . . . the Journal: Inspirations, Prayers, and Reflections for Your Meaningful Life Maria Shriver, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $18.00 (240) 978-1-984878-02-1 LAST WEEK: 43 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,311 YTD: 8,311	Dec 2018	8,311 8,311
14	8	38	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 8 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/07/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/07/2018 Average Rank 5.30 [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 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 38 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,051 YTD: 8,051	Apr 2018	8,051 8,051
15	-	1	The Greenprint: Plant-Based Diet, Best Body, Better World Marco Borges, Author, Jay-Z, Introduction by, Beyonce, Introduction by Harmony, $27.99 (304) 978-1-984823-10-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,607 YTD: 7,607	Dec 2018	7,607 7,607
16	15	13	Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Brene Brown, Author Random House, $28.00 (320) 978-0-399-59252-2 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 12.87 [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 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,283 YTD: 7,283	Oct 2018	7,283 7,283
17	-	1	Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases Dean Ornish, Author, Anne Ornish, Author Ballantine Books, $30.00 (528) 978-0-525-47997-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,948 YTD: 6,948	Jan 2019	6,948 6,948
18	-	1	5 Ingredients: Quick & Easy Food Jamie Oliver, Author Flatiron Books, $35.00 (320) 978-1-250-30388-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,496 YTD: 6,496	Jan 2019	6,496 6,496
19	36	2	The Martha Manual: How to Do (Almost) Everything Martha Stewart, Author Houghton Mifflin, $35.00 (400) 978-1-328-92732-3 LAST WEEK: 36 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,310 YTD: 6,310	Jan 2019	6,310 6,310
20	-	1	Beyond Blessed: God's Perfect Plan to Overcome All Financial Stress Robert Morris, Author, Dave Ramsey, Foreword by Faithwords, $22.00 (272) 978-1-5460-1009-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,265 YTD: 6,265	Jan 2019	6,265 6,265
21	10	10	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 10 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/12/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 12.25 [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 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,179 YTD: 6,179	Oct 2018	6,179 6,179
22	18	13	The Library Book Susan Orlean, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.00 (336) 978-1-4767-4018-8 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 12/10/2018 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 12/10/2018 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for The Library Book date, rank 01/14/2019, 18 01/21/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,746 YTD: 5,746	Oct 2018	5,746 5,746
23	22	6	You Are a Badass Every Day Jen Sincero, Author Viking, $20.00 (224) 978-0-525-56164-4 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 01/14/2019 Highest Rank 22 Highest Rank Date 01/14/2019 Average Rank 22.50 [details] Sales history for You Are a Badass Every Day date, rank 01/14/2019, 22 01/21/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,709 YTD: 5,709	Dec 2018	5,709 5,709
24	16	9	Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones James Clear, Author Avery Publishing Group, $27.00 (320) 978-0-7352-1129-2 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/29/2018 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2018 Average Rank 16.33 [details] Sales history for Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones date, rank 10/29/2018, 9 01/14/2019, 16 01/21/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,527 YTD: 5,527	Oct 2018	5,527 5,527
25	14	14	Skinnytaste One and Done: 140 No-Fuss Dinners for Your Instant Pot(r), Slow Cooker, Sheet Pan, Air Fryer, Dutch Oven, and More Gina Homolka, Author, Heather K Jones, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $30.00 (304) 978-1-5247-6215-5 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 14.60 [details] Sales history for Skinnytaste One and Done: 140 No-Fuss Dinners for Your Instant Pot(r), Slow Cooker, Sheet Pan, Air Fryer, Dutch Oven, and More date, rank 10/22/2018, 5 10/29/2018, 20 11/05/2018, 25 11/19/2018, 25 12/10/2018, 14 01/14/2019, 14 01/21/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,403 YTD: 5,403	Oct 2018	5,403 5,403

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NPD BookScan, week 2 of 2019, data through 01/12/2019; PW Issue of January 21, 2019