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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	1	Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide: Prima Official Game Guide (Collector's) Prima Games, Author, David Hodgson, Author, Nick von Esmarch, Author Prima Games, $39.99 (544) 978-0-7440-1631-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/23/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2015 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide: Prima Official Game Guide (Collector's) date, rank 11/23/2015, 1 11/30/2015, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 43,943 YTD: 43,949	Nov 2015	43,943 43,949
2	1	4	The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime: Comfort Classics, Freezer Food, 16-Minute Meals, and Other Delicious Ways to Solve Supper! Ree Drummond, Author William Morrow & Company, $29.99 (400) 978-0-06-222524-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/02/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/02/2015 Average Rank 6.10 [details] Sales history for The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime: Comfort Classics, Freezer Food, 16-Minute Meals, and Other Delicious Ways to Solve Supper! date, rank 11/02/2015, 1 11/09/2015, 1 11/16/2015, 1 11/23/2015, 2 11/30/2015, 1 12/07/2015, 3 12/14/2015, 2 12/21/2015, 2 12/28/2015, 2 01/04/2016, 2 01/11/2016, 1 01/18/2016, 6 01/25/2016, 11 02/01/2016, 14 02/08/2016, 14 02/15/2016, 17 02/22/2016, 12 02/29/2016, 19 03/07/2016, 23 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 33,587 YTD: 260,102	Oct 2015	33,587 260,102
3	2	8	Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency Bill O'Reilly, Author, Martin Dugard, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (320) 978-1-62779-241-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/05/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2015 Average Rank 5.85 [details] Sales history for Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency date, rank 10/05/2015, 1 10/12/2015, 1 10/19/2015, 1 10/26/2015, 1 11/02/2015, 2 11/09/2015, 2 11/16/2015, 2 11/23/2015, 3 11/30/2015, 2 12/07/2015, 1 12/14/2015, 3 12/21/2015, 1 12/28/2015, 1 01/04/2016, 1 01/11/2016, 4 01/18/2016, 7 01/25/2016, 7 02/01/2016, 11 02/08/2016, 8 02/15/2016, 9 02/22/2016, 6 02/29/2016, 12 03/07/2016, 13 03/14/2016, 21 03/21/2016, 12 03/28/2016, 14 04/04/2016, 14 04/11/2016, 20 06/20/2016, 25 06/27/2016, 9 07/04/2016, 18 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 32,273 YTD: 498,677	Sep 2015	32,273 498,677
4	4	2	Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History Brian Kilmeade, Author, Don Yaeger, Author Sentinel, $27.95 (256) 978-1-59184-806-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/16/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2015 Average Rank 7.04 [details] Sales history for Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History date, rank 11/16/2015, 4 11/23/2015, 4 11/30/2015, 3 12/07/2015, 5 12/14/2015, 5 12/21/2015, 4 12/28/2015, 4 01/04/2016, 4 01/11/2016, 3 01/18/2016, 8 01/25/2016, 9 02/01/2016, 12 02/08/2016, 11 02/15/2016, 11 02/22/2016, 10 02/29/2016, 15 03/07/2016, 21 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 31,271 YTD: 66,632	Nov 2015	31,271 66,632
5	-	1	Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush Jon Meacham, Author Random House, $35.00 (896) 978-1-4000-6765-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/23/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2015 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush date, rank 11/23/2015, 5 11/30/2015, 5 12/07/2015, 6 12/14/2015, 8 12/21/2015, 9 12/28/2015, 8 01/04/2016, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 29,451 YTD: 29,736	Nov 2015	29,451 29,736
6	3	2	Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology Leah Remini, Author, Rebecca Paley, Author Ballantine Books, $27.00 (256) 978-1-101-88696-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/16/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2015 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology date, rank 11/16/2015, 3 11/23/2015, 6 11/30/2015, 6 12/07/2015, 10 12/14/2015, 12 12/21/2015, 18 12/28/2015, 24 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 23,614 YTD: 61,478	Nov 2015	23,614 61,478
7	7	11	Guinness World Records (2016) Guinness World Records, Author Guinness World Records, $28.95 (256) 978-1-910561-02-7 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 09/14/2015 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/21/2015 Average Rank 12.04 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records (2016) date, rank 09/14/2015, 11 09/21/2015, 7 09/28/2015, 10 10/05/2015, 12 10/12/2015, 11 10/19/2015, 22 10/26/2015, 22 11/02/2015, 21 11/09/2015, 12 11/16/2015, 7 11/23/2015, 7 11/30/2015, 4 12/07/2015, 4 12/14/2015, 4 12/21/2015, 3 12/28/2015, 3 01/04/2016, 3 01/11/2016, 12 01/18/2016, 24 01/25/2016, 24 02/01/2016, 22 02/08/2016, 24 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 17,122 YTD: 95,562	Sep 2015	17,122 95,562
8	5	2	Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again Donald J. Trump, Author Threshold Editions, $25.00 (208) 978-1-5011-3796-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/16/2015 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2015 Average Rank 11.60 [details] Sales history for Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again date, rank 11/16/2015, 5 11/23/2015, 8 11/30/2015, 8 12/07/2015, 8 12/14/2015, 7 12/21/2015, 7 12/28/2015, 10 01/04/2016, 10 01/11/2016, 9 01/18/2016, 17 01/25/2016, 20 02/01/2016, 18 02/08/2016, 20 02/15/2016, 22 02/22/2016, 18 02/29/2016, 24 03/07/2016, 17 03/14/2016, 22 05/23/2016, 11 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 16,287 YTD: 44,147	Nov 2015	16,287 44,147
9	9	3	The Witches: Salem, 1692 Stacy Schiff, Author Little Brown and Company, $32.00 (512) 978-0-316-20060-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/09/2015 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 01/11/2016 Average Rank 10.79 [details] Sales history for The Witches: Salem, 1692 date, rank 11/09/2015, 6 11/16/2015, 9 11/23/2015, 9 11/30/2015, 10 12/07/2015, 14 12/14/2015, 15 12/21/2015, 15 12/28/2015, 15 01/04/2016, 17 01/11/2016, 16 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 11,075 YTD: 42,501	Oct 2015	11,075 42,501
10	6	6	A More Perfect Union: What We the People Can Do to Reclaim Our Constitutional Liberties Ben Carson, Author, Candy Carson, Author Sentinel, $26.95 (256) 978-1-59184-804-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/19/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2015 Average Rank 6.25 [details] Sales history for A More Perfect Union: What We the People Can Do to Reclaim Our Constitutional Liberties date, rank 10/19/2015, 2 10/26/2015, 3 11/02/2015, 3 11/09/2015, 5 11/16/2015, 6 11/23/2015, 10 11/30/2015, 22 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 10,801 YTD: 163,828	Oct 2015	10,801 163,828
11	-	1	Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person Shonda Rhimes, Author Simon & Schuster, $24.99 (336) 978-1-4767-7709-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 11/23/2015 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2015 Average Rank 15.30 [details] Sales history for Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person date, rank 11/23/2015, 11 11/30/2015, 12 12/07/2015, 19 12/14/2015, 25 12/28/2015, 23 01/11/2016, 22 01/18/2016, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 10,512 YTD: 10,564	Nov 2015	10,512 10,564
12	-	1	The Emmaus Code: Finding Jesus in the Old Testament David Limbaugh, Author Regnery Publishing, $27.99 (256) 978-1-62157-415-6 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 11/23/2015 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2015 Average Rank 18.25 [details] Sales history for The Emmaus Code: Finding Jesus in the Old Testament date, rank 11/23/2015, 12 11/30/2015, 15 12/14/2015, 21 12/21/2015, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 9,642 YTD: 9,779	Nov 2015	9,642 9,779
13	12	6	The Power of I Am: Two Words That Will Change Your Life Today Joel Osteen, Author Faithwords, $26.00 (300) 978-0-89296-996-8 Last rank 48 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/19/2015 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2015 Average Rank 12.86 [details] Sales history for The Power of I Am: Two Words That Will Change Your Life Today date, rank 10/19/2015, 5 10/26/2015, 5 11/02/2015, 6 11/09/2015, 10 11/16/2015, 12 11/23/2015, 13 11/30/2015, 14 12/07/2015, 17 12/14/2015, 14 12/21/2015, 19 12/28/2015, 12 01/04/2016, 8 01/11/2016, 13 01/18/2016, 25 02/15/2016, 20 02/22/2016, 23 04/11/2016, 14 07/11/2016, 19 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 9,532 YTD: 78,654	Oct 2015	9,532 78,654
14	-	1	Medical Medium: Secrets Behind Chronic and Mystery Illness and How to Finally Heal Anthony William, Author Hay House, $26.99 (392) 978-1-4019-4829-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 9,355 YTD: 9,377	Nov 2015	9,355 9,377
15	11	4	Binge Tyler Oakley, Author Gallery Books, $24.00 (320) 978-1-5011-1769-5 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/02/2015 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/02/2015 Average Rank 13.58 [details] Sales history for Binge date, rank 11/02/2015, 4 11/09/2015, 8 11/16/2015, 11 11/23/2015, 15 11/30/2015, 16 12/07/2015, 12 12/14/2015, 18 12/21/2015, 21 12/28/2015, 22 01/04/2016, 19 01/11/2016, 10 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 9,159 YTD: 71,915	Oct 2015	9,159 71,915
16	-	1	Timeless Beauty: Over 100 Tips, Secrets, and Shortcuts to Looking Great Christie Brinkley, Author Grand Central Life & Style, $30.00 (208) 978-1-4555-8794-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 8,259 YTD: 8,282	Nov 2015	8,259 8,282
17	24	3	My Life on the Road Gloria Steinem, Author Random House, $28.00 (304) 978-0-679-45620-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 11/09/2015 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2015 Average Rank 16.75 [details] Sales history for My Life on the Road date, rank 11/09/2015, 18 11/16/2015, 24 11/23/2015, 17 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 8,215 YTD: 23,893	Oct 2015	8,215 23,893
18	22	8	Ripley's Believe It or Not! Eye-Popping Oddities Geoff Tibballs, Author, Various, Author, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Compiled by Ripley Publishing, $28.95 (256) 978-1-60991-136-2 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 11/16/2015 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 12/07/2015 Average Rank 12.50 [details] Sales history for Ripley's Believe It or Not! Eye-Popping Oddities date, rank 11/16/2015, 22 11/23/2015, 18 11/30/2015, 11 12/07/2015, 9 12/14/2015, 9 12/21/2015, 10 12/28/2015, 9 01/04/2016, 12 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 7,892 YTD: 32,832	Sep 2015	7,892 32,832
19	17	3	Wildflower Drew Barrymore, Author Dutton Books, $28.00 (320) 978-1-101-98379-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 11/09/2015 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2015 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for Wildflower date, rank 11/09/2015, 14 11/16/2015, 17 11/23/2015, 19 11/30/2015, 25 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 7,779 YTD: 25,228	Oct 2015	7,779 25,228
20	10	3	Government Zero: No Borders, No Language, No Culture Michael Savage, Author Center Street, $27.00 (368) 978-1-4555-3611-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/09/2015 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2015 Average Rank 9.62 [details] Sales history for Government Zero: No Borders, No Language, No Culture date, rank 11/09/2015, 3 11/16/2015, 10 11/23/2015, 20 11/30/2015, 17 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 7,576 YTD: 45,335	Oct 2015	7,576 45,335
21	8	4	Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win Jocko Willink, Author, Leif Babin, Author St. Martin's Press, $26.99 (320) 978-1-250-06705-0 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/02/2015 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 11/02/2015 Average Rank 19.31 [details] Sales history for Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win date, rank 11/02/2015, 8 11/09/2015, 9 11/16/2015, 8 11/23/2015, 21 11/30/2015, 20 12/07/2015, 20 12/14/2015, 24 02/01/2016, 23 02/08/2016, 25 02/29/2016, 21 06/13/2016, 24 08/01/2016, 25 09/05/2016, 23 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 6,976 YTD: 49,583	Oct 2015	6,976 49,583
22	13	3	Lights Out: A Cyberattack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath Ted Koppel, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $26.00 (272) 978-0-553-41996-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 11/09/2015 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2015 Average Rank 15.71 [details] Sales history for Lights Out: A Cyberattack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath date, rank 11/09/2015, 16 11/16/2015, 13 11/23/2015, 22 11/30/2015, 18 12/07/2015, 25 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 6,439 YTD: 24,698	Oct 2015	6,439 24,698
23	31	9	Why Not Me? Mindy Kaling, Author Crown Archetype, $25.00 (240) 978-0-8041-3814-7 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/28/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/28/2015 Average Rank 11.33 [details] Sales history for Why Not Me? date, rank 09/28/2015, 1 10/05/2015, 4 10/12/2015, 5 10/19/2015, 9 10/26/2015, 11 11/02/2015, 17 11/23/2015, 23 12/07/2015, 16 12/14/2015, 16 12/21/2015, 12 12/28/2015, 14 01/04/2016, 14 01/11/2016, 18 LAST WEEK: 31 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 6,408 YTD: 116,981	Sep 2015	6,408 116,981
24	21	2	Strong Looks Better Naked Khloe Kardashian, Author Regan Arts, $26.99 (256) 978-1-942872-48-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 11/16/2015 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2015 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for Strong Looks Better Naked date, rank 11/16/2015, 21 11/23/2015, 24 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 6,385 YTD: 13,568	Nov 2015	6,385 13,568
25	35	6	M Train Patti Smith, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $25.00 (272) 978-1-101-87510-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/19/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2015 Average Rank 12.43 [details] Sales history for M Train date, rank 10/19/2015, 6 10/26/2015, 6 11/02/2015, 15 11/09/2015, 24 11/23/2015, 25 LAST WEEK: 35 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 6,363 YTD: 54,790	Oct 2015	6,363 54,790

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Nielsen BookScan, week 46 of 2015, data through 11/15//2015; PW Issue of Nov. 23, 2015