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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	-	1	Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust Ina Garten, Author Clarkson N Potter Publishers, $35.00 (272) 978-0-307-46487-3 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/12/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2012 Average Rank 8.97 [details] Sales history for Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust date, rank 11/12/2012, 1 11/19/2012, 1 11/26/2012, 2 12/03/2012, 2 12/10/2012, 2 12/17/2012, 2 12/24/2012, 2 12/31/2012, 4 01/07/2013, 4 01/14/2013, 3 01/21/2013, 6 01/28/2013, 9 02/04/2013, 11 02/11/2013, 12 02/18/2013, 11 02/25/2013, 14 03/04/2013, 15 03/11/2013, 16 03/18/2013, 21 03/25/2013, 21 04/01/2013, 21 04/08/2013, 18 04/22/2013, 23 04/29/2013, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 65,855 YTD: 67,255	Oct 2012	65,855 67,255
2	1	5	Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot Bill O'Reilly, Author, Meg O'Reilly, Author, Martin Dugard, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.00 (336) 978-0-8050-9666-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/15/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2012 Average Rank 6.80 [details] Sales history for Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot date, rank 10/15/2012, 1 10/22/2012, 1 10/29/2012, 1 11/05/2012, 1 11/12/2012, 2 11/19/2012, 2 11/26/2012, 1 12/03/2012, 1 12/10/2012, 1 12/17/2012, 1 12/24/2012, 1 12/31/2012, 1 01/07/2013, 1 01/14/2013, 2 01/21/2013, 2 01/28/2013, 2 02/04/2013, 4 02/11/2013, 5 02/18/2013, 3 02/25/2013, 2 03/04/2013, 4 03/11/2013, 3 03/18/2013, 5 03/25/2013, 4 04/01/2013, 6 04/08/2013, 7 04/15/2013, 18 04/22/2013, 16 04/29/2013, 19 06/10/2013, 19 06/17/2013, 17 06/24/2013, 7 07/01/2013, 16 07/08/2013, 15 07/15/2013, 18 07/22/2013, 14 07/29/2013, 13 08/05/2013, 13 08/12/2013, 16 08/19/2013, 24 08/26/2013, 25 09/09/2013, 25 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 43,671 YTD: 369,856	Oct 2012	43,671 369,856
3	-	1	The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook Deb Perelman, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $35.00 (336) 978-0-307-59565-2 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/12/2012 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2012 Average Rank 10.90 [details] Sales history for The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook date, rank 11/12/2012, 3 11/19/2012, 6 11/26/2012, 11 12/03/2012, 16 12/10/2012, 9 12/17/2012, 10 12/24/2012, 11 12/31/2012, 11 01/07/2013, 12 01/14/2013, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 21,408 YTD: 21,690	Oct 2012	21,408 21,690
4	2	9	No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden Mark Owen, Author, Kevin Maurer, With Dutton Books, $26.95 (336) 978-0-525-95372-2 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/17/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/17/2012 Average Rank 5.92 [details] Sales history for No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden date, rank 09/17/2012, 1 09/24/2012, 1 10/01/2012, 1 10/08/2012, 1 10/15/2012, 2 10/22/2012, 2 10/29/2012, 2 11/05/2012, 2 11/12/2012, 4 11/19/2012, 3 11/26/2012, 5 12/03/2012, 6 12/10/2012, 5 12/17/2012, 5 12/24/2012, 6 12/31/2012, 5 01/07/2013, 3 01/14/2013, 7 01/21/2013, 7 01/28/2013, 6 02/04/2013, 7 02/11/2013, 13 02/18/2013, 10 02/25/2013, 9 03/04/2013, 13 03/11/2013, 4 03/18/2013, 10 03/25/2013, 16 04/01/2013, 15 04/08/2013, 15 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 16,345 YTD: 687,591	Sep 2012	16,345 687,591
5	3	8	Guinness World Records (2013) Guinness World Records, Manufactured by Guinness World Records, $28.95 (287) 978-1-904994-87-9 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/24/2012 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/05/2012 Average Rank 6.90 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records (2013) date, rank 09/24/2012, 4 10/01/2012, 4 10/08/2012, 5 10/15/2012, 9 10/22/2012, 6 10/29/2012, 5 11/05/2012, 3 11/12/2012, 5 11/19/2012, 5 11/26/2012, 4 12/03/2012, 5 12/10/2012, 4 12/17/2012, 4 12/24/2012, 4 12/31/2012, 3 01/07/2013, 5 01/14/2013, 12 01/21/2013, 19 02/04/2013, 24 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 11,910 YTD: 89,086	Sep 2012	11,910 89,086
6	-	1	Risky Is the New Safe: The Rules Have Changed... a Rock Opera Randy Gage, Author John Wiley & Sons, $24.95 (143) 978-1-118-48147-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 9,784 YTD: 10,391	Oct 2012	9,784 10,391
7	4	2	Rod: The Autobiography Rod Stewart, Author Crown Archetype, $27.00 (394) 978-0-307-98730-3 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/05/2012 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/05/2012 Average Rank 14.20 [details] Sales history for Rod: The Autobiography date, rank 11/05/2012, 4 11/12/2012, 7 11/19/2012, 14 11/26/2012, 25 12/03/2012, 21 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 9,516 YTD: 21,286	Oct 2012	9,516 21,286
8	9	7	I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak Over Your Life Joel Osteen, Author Faithwords, $21.99 (192) 978-1-4555-1678-0 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/01/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/01/2012 Average Rank 11.91 [details] Sales history for I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak Over Your Life date, rank 10/01/2012, 2 10/08/2012, 3 10/15/2012, 7 10/22/2012, 7 10/29/2012, 8 11/05/2012, 9 11/12/2012, 8 11/19/2012, 4 11/26/2012, 9 12/03/2012, 9 12/10/2012, 9 12/17/2012, 8 12/24/2012, 10 12/31/2012, 9 01/07/2013, 8 01/14/2013, 4 01/21/2013, 9 01/28/2013, 5 02/04/2013, 6 02/11/2013, 10 02/18/2013, 6 02/25/2013, 10 03/04/2013, 8 03/11/2013, 6 03/18/2013, 6 03/25/2013, 6 04/01/2013, 9 04/08/2013, 9 04/15/2013, 17 04/22/2013, 9 04/29/2013, 13 05/06/2013, 20 05/13/2013, 19 05/20/2013, 19 05/27/2013, 19 06/03/2013, 22 06/10/2013, 22 06/17/2013, 23 06/24/2013, 23 07/01/2013, 23 07/08/2013, 23 07/15/2013, 21 07/22/2013, 24 07/29/2013, 11 08/05/2013, 17 08/12/2013, 19 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 9,122 YTD: 79,750	Sep 2012	9,122 79,750
9	-	1	A Gift of Hope: Helping the Homeless Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $20.00 (128) 978-0-345-53136-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/12/2012 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2012 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for A Gift of Hope: Helping the Homeless date, rank 11/12/2012, 9 11/19/2012, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 8,812 YTD: 8,833	Oct 2012	8,812 8,833
10	-	1	Crazy Sexy Kitchen: 150 Plant-Empowered Recipes to Ignite a Mouthwatering Revolution Kris Carr, Author, Chad Sarno, With Hay House, $29.95 (286) 978-1-4019-4104-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 7,611 YTD: 7,626	Oct 2012	7,611 7,626
11	-	1	Bruce Peter A Carlin, Author Touchstone Books, $28.00 (512) 978-1-4391-9182-8 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 11/12/2012 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2012 Average Rank 14.11 [details] Sales history for Bruce date, rank 11/12/2012, 11 11/19/2012, 11 11/26/2012, 17 12/03/2012, 13 12/10/2012, 19 12/17/2012, 11 12/24/2012, 15 12/31/2012, 15 01/07/2013, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 7,011 YTD: 7,400	Oct 2012	7,011 7,400
12	-	1	Young House Love: 243 Ways to Paint, Craft, Update & Show Your Home Some Love Sherry Petersik, Author, John Petersik, Illustrator Artisan Publishers, $25.95 (336) 978-1-57965-478-8 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 11/12/2012 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2012 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Young House Love: 243 Ways to Paint, Craft, Update & Show Your Home Some Love date, rank 11/12/2012, 12 11/19/2012, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2012 UNITS SOLD: 6,699 YTD: 6,917	Nov 2012	6,699 6,917
13	7	5	America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't: Now in 3-D High-Def Depthiness! [With 3-D Glasses] Stephen Colbert, Author, Richard Dahm, Author, Paul Dinello, Author, Barry Julien, Author, Tom Purcell, Author, Michael Brumm, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.99 (240) 978-0-446-58397-8 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/15/2012 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2012 Average Rank 8.29 [details] Sales history for America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't: Now in 3-D High-Def Depthiness! [With 3-D Glasses] date, rank 10/15/2012, 4 10/22/2012, 4 10/29/2012, 3 11/05/2012, 7 11/12/2012, 13 11/19/2012, 13 11/26/2012, 15 12/03/2012, 10 12/10/2012, 8 12/17/2012, 6 12/24/2012, 5 12/31/2012, 6 01/07/2013, 6 01/14/2013, 16 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 5,816 YTD: 56,584	Oct 2012	5,816 56,584
14	11	6	Waging Heavy Peace Neil Young, Author Blue Rider Press, $30.00 (512) 978-0-399-15946-6 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/08/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/08/2012 Average Rank 12.57 [details] Sales history for Waging Heavy Peace date, rank 10/08/2012, 2 10/15/2012, 8 10/22/2012, 8 10/29/2012, 10 11/05/2012, 11 11/12/2012, 14 11/19/2012, 12 11/26/2012, 22 12/03/2012, 19 12/10/2012, 16 12/17/2012, 13 12/24/2012, 12 12/31/2012, 12 01/07/2013, 17 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 5,079 YTD: 53,959	Sep 2012	5,079 53,959
15	-	1	The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today Thomas E. Ricks, Author Penguin Press, $36.00 (576) 978-1-59420-404-3 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 11/12/2012 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2012 Average Rank 16.50 [details] Sales history for The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today date, rank 11/12/2012, 15 11/19/2012, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 4,566 YTD: 4,614	Oct 2012	4,566 4,614
16	31	2	Ripley's Believe It or Not! Download the Weird Geoff Tibballs, Text by (Art/Photo Books) Ripley Publishing, $28.95 (254) 978-1-60991-032-7 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 11/12/2012 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 12/31/2012 Average Rank 14.67 [details] Sales history for Ripley's Believe It or Not! Download the Weird date, rank 11/12/2012, 16 11/19/2012, 15 11/26/2012, 14 12/03/2012, 15 12/10/2012, 17 12/17/2012, 16 12/24/2012, 13 12/31/2012, 10 01/07/2013, 16 LAST WEEK: 31 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 4,492 YTD: 14,663	Sep 2012	4,492 14,663
17	10	4	Who I Am: A Memoir Peter Townshend, Author, Pete Townshend, Author Harper, $32.50 (544) 978-0-06-212724-2 Last rank 39 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/22/2012 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2012 Average Rank 13.83 [details] Sales history for Who I Am: A Memoir date, rank 10/22/2012, 3 10/29/2012, 6 11/05/2012, 10 11/12/2012, 17 11/19/2012, 24 12/03/2012, 23 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 4,038 YTD: 37,484	Oct 2012	4,038 37,484
18	-	1	Assassin's Creed III - The Complete Official Guide - Collector's Edition Piggyback, Author Prima Games, $34.99 (336) 978-0-307-89546-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,580 YTD: 3,582	Oct 2012	3,580 3,582
19	14	4	The Science of Good Cooking: Master 50 Simple Concepts to Enjoy a Lifetime of Success in the Kitchen Editors at Cook's Illustrated Magazine, Editor Cook's Illustrated, $40.00 (504p) 978-1-933615-98-1 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 10/22/2012 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 11/05/2012 Average Rank 20.33 [details] Sales history for The Science of Good Cooking: Master 50 Simple Concepts to Enjoy a Lifetime of Success in the Kitchen date, rank 10/22/2012, 24 10/29/2012, 17 11/05/2012, 14 11/12/2012, 19 11/19/2012, 19 12/10/2012, 20 12/17/2012, 23 12/24/2012, 25 01/14/2013, 22 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,199 YTD: 17,432	Oct 2012	3,199 17,432
20	-	3	Jesus Today: Experience Hope Through His Presence Sarah Young, Author Thomas Nelson Publishers, $15.99 (363) 978-1-4003-2009-7 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 11/12/2012 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 09/09/2013 Average Rank 19.41 [details] Sales history for Jesus Today: Experience Hope Through His Presence date, rank 11/12/2012, 20 11/19/2012, 21 11/26/2012, 24 12/17/2012, 21 01/14/2013, 17 01/21/2013, 22 01/28/2013, 24 02/04/2013, 15 02/11/2013, 18 02/18/2013, 19 02/25/2013, 23 03/04/2013, 18 03/11/2013, 20 03/18/2013, 19 03/25/2013, 24 04/01/2013, 20 04/08/2013, 20 04/29/2013, 23 07/08/2013, 21 07/15/2013, 23 07/22/2013, 20 07/29/2013, 15 08/05/2013, 16 08/12/2013, 15 08/19/2013, 15 08/26/2013, 17 09/02/2013, 15 09/09/2013, 14 09/16/2013, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,195 YTD: 9,399	Oct 2012	3,195 9,399
21	6	2	Bouchon Bakery Thomas Keller, Author, Sebastien Rouxel, Author Artisan Publishers, $50.00 (400) 978-1-57965-435-1 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/05/2012 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/05/2012 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for Bouchon Bakery date, rank 11/05/2012, 6 11/12/2012, 21 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,175 YTD: 11,839	Oct 2012	3,175 11,839
22	-	1	Celebrate: A Year of Festivities for Families and Friends Pippa Middleton, Author Viking Books, $50.00 (399) 978-0-670-02635-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,158 YTD: 3,337	Oct 2012	3,158 3,337
23	18	6	The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-But Some Don't Nate Silver, Author Penguin Press, $27.95 (534) 978-1-59420-411-1 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 10/08/2012 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 11/19/2012 Average Rank 14.07 [details] Sales history for The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-But Some Don't date, rank 10/08/2012, 17 10/22/2012, 17 10/29/2012, 21 11/05/2012, 18 11/12/2012, 23 11/19/2012, 7 11/26/2012, 10 12/03/2012, 7 12/10/2012, 11 12/17/2012, 15 12/24/2012, 9 12/31/2012, 8 01/07/2013, 10 01/14/2013, 24 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,036 YTD: 22,049	Sep 2012	3,036 22,049
24	15	9	How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character Paul Tough, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), $27.00 (256) 978-0-547-56465-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 09/17/2012 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 10/08/2012 Average Rank 15.11 [details] Sales history for How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character date, rank 09/17/2012, 13 09/24/2012, 14 10/01/2012, 15 10/08/2012, 11 10/15/2012, 13 10/22/2012, 12 10/29/2012, 19 11/05/2012, 15 11/12/2012, 24 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 2,978 YTD: 42,808	Sep 2012	2,978 42,808
25	23	4	Heaven Changes Everything: Living Every Day with Eternity in Mind Todd Burpo, Author, Sonja Burpo, Author Thomas Nelson Publishers, $15.99 (223) 978-0-8499-4841-1 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 10/22/2012 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2012 Average Rank 21.00 [details] Sales history for Heaven Changes Everything: Living Every Day with Eternity in Mind date, rank 10/22/2012, 18 10/29/2012, 18 11/05/2012, 23 11/12/2012, 25 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 2,797 YTD: 15,680	Oct 2012	2,797 15,680

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Nielsen BookScan, week 44 of 2012, data through 11/4/2012; PW Issue of Nov. 12, 2012

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