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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	1	4	The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss Anderson Cooper, Author, Gloria Vanderbilt, Author Harper, $27.99 (304) 978-0-06-245494-2 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/18/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/18/2016 Average Rank 8.04 [details] Sales history for The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss date, rank 04/18/2016, 1 04/25/2016, 2 05/02/2016, 1 05/09/2016, 1 05/16/2016, 1 05/23/2016, 2 05/30/2016, 6 06/06/2016, 10 06/13/2016, 14 06/20/2016, 15 06/27/2016, 22 07/04/2016, 7 07/11/2016, 12 07/18/2016, 16 07/25/2016, 21 08/01/2016, 22 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 17,515 YTD: 86,286	Apr 2016	17,515 86,286
2	4	16	When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Author, Abraham Verghese, Foreword by Random House, $25.00 (256) 978-0-8129-8840-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 01/25/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/01/2016 Average Rank 6.02 [details] Sales history for When Breath Becomes Air date, rank 01/25/2016, 4 02/01/2016, 1 02/08/2016, 1 02/15/2016, 1 02/22/2016, 1 02/29/2016, 1 03/07/2016, 3 03/14/2016, 3 03/21/2016, 1 03/28/2016, 1 04/04/2016, 2 04/11/2016, 2 04/18/2016, 7 04/25/2016, 4 05/02/2016, 4 05/09/2016, 2 05/16/2016, 7 05/23/2016, 5 05/30/2016, 5 06/06/2016, 6 06/13/2016, 4 06/20/2016, 4 06/27/2016, 3 07/04/2016, 4 07/11/2016, 5 07/18/2016, 5 07/25/2016, 7 08/01/2016, 7 08/08/2016, 6 08/15/2016, 10 08/22/2016, 6 08/29/2016, 9 09/05/2016, 9 09/12/2016, 3 09/19/2016, 7 09/26/2016, 13 10/03/2016, 13 10/10/2016, 23 01/02/2017, 18 01/09/2017, 16 01/16/2017, 14 01/23/2017, 18 01/30/2017, 19 02/06/2017, 16 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Jan 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,165 YTD: 249,305	Jan 2016	8,165 249,305
3	-	1	The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues Patrick M. Lencioni, Author Jossey-Bass, $25.00 (240) 978-1-119-20959-1 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/09/2016 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/09/2016 Average Rank 18.29 [details] Sales history for The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues date, rank 05/09/2016, 3 05/30/2016, 17 06/06/2016, 23 07/25/2016, 24 08/08/2016, 24 08/29/2016, 16 09/05/2016, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 7,605 YTD: 7,614	Apr 2016	7,605 7,614
4	8	18	The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom Dallas Hartwig, Author, Melissa Hartwig, Author Houghton Mifflin, $30.00 (432) 978-0-544-60971-6 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/04/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/04/2015 Average Rank 9.63 [details] Sales history for The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom date, rank 05/04/2015, 2 05/11/2015, 6 05/18/2015, 13 05/25/2015, 12 06/01/2015, 8 06/08/2015, 7 06/15/2015, 5 06/22/2015, 7 06/29/2015, 14 07/06/2015, 9 07/13/2015, 9 07/20/2015, 8 07/27/2015, 9 08/03/2015, 12 08/10/2015, 10 08/17/2015, 10 08/24/2015, 11 08/31/2015, 13 09/07/2015, 11 09/14/2015, 19 09/21/2015, 19 09/28/2015, 19 10/05/2015, 15 10/12/2015, 15 01/11/2016, 5 01/18/2016, 2 01/25/2016, 10 02/01/2016, 13 02/08/2016, 10 02/15/2016, 8 02/22/2016, 8 02/29/2016, 8 03/07/2016, 8 03/14/2016, 9 03/21/2016, 9 03/28/2016, 8 04/04/2016, 10 04/11/2016, 3 04/18/2016, 11 04/25/2016, 12 05/02/2016, 8 05/09/2016, 4 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Apr 2015 UNITS SOLD: 6,765 YTD: 121,450	Apr 2015	6,765 121,450
5	6	10	Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat Chrissy Teigen, Author, Adeena Sussman, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $29.99 (240) 978-1-101-90391-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/07/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/07/2016 Average Rank 9.38 [details] Sales history for Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat date, rank 03/07/2016, 1 03/14/2016, 1 03/21/2016, 3 03/28/2016, 3 04/04/2016, 4 04/11/2016, 4 04/18/2016, 8 04/25/2016, 7 05/02/2016, 6 05/09/2016, 5 05/16/2016, 10 05/23/2016, 14 05/30/2016, 14 06/06/2016, 17 06/13/2016, 7 06/20/2016, 9 06/27/2016, 19 07/04/2016, 14 07/11/2016, 18 07/18/2016, 12 07/25/2016, 12 08/01/2016, 15 08/08/2016, 13 08/15/2016, 21 08/22/2016, 22 08/29/2016, 21 09/05/2016, 25 12/26/2016, 24 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Feb 2016 UNITS SOLD: 6,760 YTD: 119,809	Feb 2016	6,760 119,809
6	-	1	Deskbound: Standing Up to a Sitting World Kelly Starrett, Author, Glen Cordoza, Author, Juliet Starrett, With, Glen Cordoza, With Victory Belt Publishing, $39.95 (368) 978-1-62860-058-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 6,456 YTD: 6,509	Apr 2016	6,456 6,509
7	5	4	The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur S Vision of the Future Steve Case, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.95 (352) 978-1-5011-3258-2 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 04/18/2016 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 04/18/2016 Average Rank 5.25 [details] Sales history for The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur S Vision of the Future date, rank 04/18/2016, 4 04/25/2016, 5 05/02/2016, 5 05/09/2016, 7 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 6,437 YTD: 39,479	Apr 2016	6,437 39,479
8	2	3	It's All Easy: Delicious Weekday Recipes for the Super-Busy Home Cook Gwyneth Paltrow, Author Grand Central Life & Style, $35.00 (304) 978-1-4555-8421-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/25/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/02/2016 Average Rank 7.57 [details] Sales history for It's All Easy: Delicious Weekday Recipes for the Super-Busy Home Cook date, rank 04/25/2016, 3 05/02/2016, 2 05/09/2016, 8 05/16/2016, 15 05/23/2016, 20 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 6,292 YTD: 31,419	Apr 2016	6,292 31,419
9	3	3	Brave Enough Cheryl Strayed, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $16.95 (160) 978-1-101-94690-9 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 04/25/2016 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/02/2016 Average Rank 11.75 [details] Sales history for Brave Enough date, rank 04/25/2016, 15 05/02/2016, 3 05/09/2016, 9 05/16/2016, 20 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 5,889 YTD: 35,860	Oct 2015	5,889 35,860
10	-	1	Minimalist Baker's Everyday Cooking: 101 Entirely Plant-Based, Mostly Gluten-Free, Easy and Delicious Recipes Dana Shultz, Author Avery Publishing Group, $35.00 (304) 978-0-7352-1096-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,788 YTD: 4,806	Apr 2016	4,788 4,806
11	23	4	Becoming Grandma: The Joys and Science of the New Grandparenting Lesley Stahl, Author Blue Rider Press, $27.00 (288) 978-0-399-16815-4 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 04/18/2016 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/16/2016 Average Rank 13.83 [details] Sales history for Becoming Grandma: The Joys and Science of the New Grandparenting date, rank 04/18/2016, 13 04/25/2016, 21 05/02/2016, 23 05/09/2016, 11 05/16/2016, 5 05/23/2016, 10 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,740 YTD: 16,754	Apr 2016	4,740 16,754
12	10	3	First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies Kate Andersen Brower, Author Harper, $28.99 (400) 978-0-06-243965-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 04/25/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/09/2016 Average Rank 9.83 [details] Sales history for First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies date, rank 04/25/2016, 11 05/02/2016, 10 05/09/2016, 12 05/16/2016, 16 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,609 YTD: 17,124	Apr 2016	4,609 17,124
13	18	4	Lab Girl Hope Jahren, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (304) 978-1-101-87493-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 04/18/2016 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 05/09/2016 Average Rank 16.20 [details] Sales history for Lab Girl date, rank 04/18/2016, 20 04/25/2016, 24 05/02/2016, 18 05/09/2016, 13 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,398 YTD: 15,416	Apr 2016	4,398 15,416
14	14	42	Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Author Spiegel & Grau, $24.00 (176) 978-0-8129-9354-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 07/27/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/10/2015 Average Rank 8.20 [details] Sales history for Between the World and Me date, rank 07/27/2015, 2 08/03/2015, 3 08/10/2015, 2 08/17/2015, 3 08/24/2015, 3 08/31/2015, 4 09/07/2015, 4 09/14/2015, 5 09/21/2015, 5 09/28/2015, 5 10/05/2015, 9 10/12/2015, 9 10/19/2015, 16 10/26/2015, 14 11/02/2015, 16 11/09/2015, 20 11/16/2015, 25 11/30/2015, 13 12/07/2015, 11 12/14/2015, 10 12/21/2015, 8 12/28/2015, 7 01/04/2016, 7 01/11/2016, 2 01/18/2016, 3 01/25/2016, 6 02/01/2016, 6 02/08/2016, 5 02/15/2016, 5 02/22/2016, 7 02/29/2016, 7 03/07/2016, 9 03/14/2016, 8 03/21/2016, 6 03/28/2016, 9 04/04/2016, 13 04/11/2016, 13 04/18/2016, 18 04/25/2016, 18 05/02/2016, 14 05/09/2016, 14 05/16/2016, 24 05/23/2016, 15 05/30/2016, 16 06/06/2016, 13 06/13/2016, 13 06/20/2016, 11 06/27/2016, 14 07/04/2016, 5 07/11/2016, 9 07/18/2016, 7 07/25/2016, 5 08/01/2016, 9 08/08/2016, 7 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 42 PUB DATE: Jul 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,287 YTD: 118,851	Jul 2015	4,287 118,851
15	-	1	Old Age: A Beginner's Guide Michael Kinsley, Author Tim Duggan Books, $22.00 (160) 978-1-101-90376-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,260 YTD: 4,300	Apr 2016	4,260 4,300
16	11	17	Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Author, Marie Kondao, Author Ten Speed Press, $18.99 (304) 978-1-60774-972-1 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/18/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/18/2016 Average Rank 7.96 [details] Sales history for Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up date, rank 01/18/2016, 1 01/25/2016, 2 02/01/2016, 2 02/08/2016, 2 02/15/2016, 2 02/22/2016, 2 02/29/2016, 3 03/07/2016, 4 03/14/2016, 6 03/21/2016, 4 03/28/2016, 4 04/04/2016, 7 04/11/2016, 5 04/18/2016, 14 04/25/2016, 16 05/02/2016, 11 05/09/2016, 16 05/16/2016, 25 08/22/2016, 25 08/29/2016, 23 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Jan 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,146 YTD: 208,423	Jan 2016	4,146 208,423
17	21	9	Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Carlo Rovelli, Author Riverhead Books, $18.00 (96) 978-0-399-18441-3 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 03/14/2016 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 04/04/2016 Average Rank 17.64 [details] Sales history for Seven Brief Lessons on Physics date, rank 03/14/2016, 15 03/21/2016, 19 04/04/2016, 9 04/11/2016, 10 04/25/2016, 20 05/02/2016, 21 05/09/2016, 17 05/30/2016, 20 06/06/2016, 19 06/13/2016, 21 06/20/2016, 23 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Mar 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,090 YTD: 38,163	Mar 2016	4,090 38,163
18	-	1	Changing Normal: How I Helped My Husband Beat Cancer Marilu Henner, Author Gallery Books, $26.00 (288) 978-1-4767-9394-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,819 YTD: 3,829	Apr 2016	3,819 3,829
19	12	4	The Longevity Book: The Science of Aging, the Biology of Strength, and the Privilege of Time Cameron Diaz, Author, Sandra Bark, Author Harper Wave, $27.99 (272) 978-0-06-237518-6 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 04/18/2016 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 04/18/2016 Average Rank 13.40 [details] Sales history for The Longevity Book: The Science of Aging, the Biology of Strength, and the Privilege of Time date, rank 04/18/2016, 6 04/25/2016, 8 05/02/2016, 12 05/09/2016, 19 05/16/2016, 22 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,405 YTD: 27,348	Apr 2016	3,405 27,348
20	30	28	The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science J Kenji Lopez-Alt, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $49.95 (938) 978-0-393-08108-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/05/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2015 Average Rank 11.07 [details] Sales history for The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science date, rank 10/05/2015, 7 12/07/2015, 21 12/14/2015, 11 12/21/2015, 13 12/28/2015, 13 01/04/2016, 13 01/11/2016, 15 01/18/2016, 23 02/08/2016, 19 02/15/2016, 23 04/04/2016, 20 04/11/2016, 21 05/09/2016, 20 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 3,328 YTD: 49,159	Sep 2015	3,328 49,159
21	15	8	Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business Charles Duhigg, Author Random House, $28.00 (400) 978-0-8129-9339-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 03/21/2016 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 03/21/2016 Average Rank 12.29 [details] Sales history for Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business date, rank 03/21/2016, 7 03/28/2016, 7 04/04/2016, 8 04/11/2016, 9 04/18/2016, 19 05/02/2016, 15 05/09/2016, 21 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Mar 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,185 YTD: 38,852	Mar 2016	3,185 38,852
22	-	1	Color with Music Wild about Cats Media Newbourne, Author Newbourne Media, $12.98 (48) 978-1-988137-14-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,177 YTD: 4,684	Apr 2016	3,177 4,684
23	27	18	Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence (Deluxe) Sarah Young, Author Thomas Nelson, $19.99 (400) 978-0-7180-4282-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 04/04/2016 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/13/2016 Average Rank 12.11 [details] Sales history for Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence (Deluxe) date, rank 04/04/2016, 18 04/11/2016, 16 05/09/2016, 23 06/06/2016, 18 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 2,995 YTD: 45,327	Nov 2015	2,995 45,327
24	-	1	Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? Frans de Waal, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $27.95 (320) 978-0-393-24618-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,977 YTD: 3,373	Apr 2016	2,977 3,373
25	-	1	The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet: How to Beat Diabetes Fast (and Stay Off Medication) Michael Mosley, Author Atria Books, $24.99 (256) 978-1-5011-1122-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,973 YTD: 5,617	Mar 2016	2,973 5,617

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Nielsen BookScan, week 18 of 2016, data through 5/1/2016; PW Issue of May 9, 2016