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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	1	Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living Shauna Niequist, Author Zondervan, $22.99 (240) 978-0-310-34299-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 08/22/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/22/2016 Average Rank 7.70 [details] Sales history for Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living date, rank 08/22/2016, 1 08/29/2016, 3 09/05/2016, 5 09/12/2016, 5 09/19/2016, 6 09/26/2016, 12 10/03/2016, 17 10/10/2016, 22 09/04/2017, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 20,788 YTD: 20,859	Aug 2016	20,788 20,859
2	2	4	Hillary's America Dinesh D'Souza, Author Regnery Publishing, $29.99 (256) 978-1-62157-347-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/01/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/01/2016 Average Rank 6.06 [details] Sales history for Hillary's America date, rank 08/01/2016, 2 08/08/2016, 2 08/15/2016, 2 08/22/2016, 2 08/29/2016, 5 09/05/2016, 4 09/12/2016, 7 09/19/2016, 12 09/26/2016, 19 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jul 2016 UNITS SOLD: 11,737 YTD: 72,430	Jul 2016	11,737 72,430
3	1	2	Liars: How Progressives Exploit Our Fears for Power and Control Glenn Beck, Author Threshold Editions, $27.00 (320) 978-1-4767-9885-1 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 08/15/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/15/2016 Average Rank 6.86 [details] Sales history for Liars: How Progressives Exploit Our Fears for Power and Control date, rank 08/15/2016, 1 08/22/2016, 3 08/29/2016, 4 09/05/2016, 12 09/12/2016, 17 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 11,510 YTD: 32,868	Aug 2016	11,510 32,868
4	9	3	Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis J D Vance, Author Harper, $27.99 (272) 978-0-06-230054-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 08/08/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/06/2017 Average Rank 6.23 [details] Sales history for Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis date, rank 08/08/2016, 12 08/15/2016, 9 08/22/2016, 4 08/29/2016, 2 09/05/2016, 2 09/12/2016, 2 09/19/2016, 5 09/26/2016, 7 10/03/2016, 7 10/10/2016, 6 10/17/2016, 9 10/24/2016, 9 10/31/2016, 8 11/07/2016, 12 11/14/2016, 9 11/21/2016, 5 11/28/2016, 6 12/05/2016, 9 12/12/2016, 11 12/19/2016, 10 12/26/2016, 9 01/02/2017, 6 01/09/2017, 3 01/16/2017, 3 01/23/2017, 4 01/30/2017, 2 02/06/2017, 1 02/13/2017, 1 02/20/2017, 1 02/27/2017, 2 03/06/2017, 2 03/13/2017, 3 03/20/2017, 4 03/27/2017, 4 04/03/2017, 2 04/10/2017, 4 04/17/2017, 4 04/24/2017, 3 05/01/2017, 10 05/08/2017, 11 05/15/2017, 11 05/22/2017, 10 05/29/2017, 8 06/05/2017, 7 06/12/2017, 6 06/19/2017, 8 06/26/2017, 8 07/03/2017, 4 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2016 UNITS SOLD: 10,709 YTD: 26,783	Jun 2016	10,709 26,783
5	3	7	Crisis of Character: A White House Secret Service Officer Discloses His Firsthand Experience with Hillary, Bill, and How They Operate Gary J Byrne, Author Center Street, $27.00 (304) 978-1-4555-6887-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 07/11/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/11/2016 Average Rank 5.71 [details] Sales history for Crisis of Character: A White House Secret Service Officer Discloses His Firsthand Experience with Hillary, Bill, and How They Operate date, rank 07/11/2016, 1 07/18/2016, 1 07/25/2016, 1 08/01/2016, 1 08/08/2016, 1 08/15/2016, 3 08/22/2016, 5 08/29/2016, 8 09/05/2016, 11 09/12/2016, 13 09/19/2016, 17 09/26/2016, 24 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jun 2016 UNITS SOLD: 9,663 YTD: 195,513	Jun 2016	9,663 195,513
6	10	31	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: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Jan 2016 UNITS SOLD: 9,090 YTD: 367,815	Jan 2016	9,090 367,815
7	4	7	Armageddon: How Trump Can Beat Hillary Dick Morris, Author, Eileen McGann, Author Humanix Books, $24.99 (224) 978-1-63006-058-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 07/11/2016 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/08/2016 Average Rank 10.39 [details] Sales history for Armageddon: How Trump Can Beat Hillary date, rank 07/11/2016, 22 07/18/2016, 22 07/25/2016, 16 08/01/2016, 4 08/08/2016, 3 08/15/2016, 4 08/22/2016, 7 08/29/2016, 6 09/05/2016, 6 09/12/2016, 9 09/19/2016, 13 09/26/2016, 18 10/03/2016, 15 10/10/2016, 21 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jun 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,481 YTD: 47,430	Jun 2016	8,481 47,430
8	5	18	Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda, Author, Jeffrey Seller, Author, Jeremy McCarter, Author Grand Central Publishing, $40.00 (224) 978-1-4555-3974-1 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/25/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/25/2016 Average Rank 9.67 [details] Sales history for Hamilton date, rank 04/25/2016, 1 05/02/2016, 9 05/16/2016, 3 05/23/2016, 1 05/30/2016, 3 06/06/2016, 4 06/13/2016, 2 06/20/2016, 2 06/27/2016, 2 07/04/2016, 2 07/11/2016, 4 07/18/2016, 4 07/25/2016, 4 08/01/2016, 5 08/08/2016, 4 08/15/2016, 5 08/22/2016, 8 08/29/2016, 10 09/05/2016, 10 09/12/2016, 8 09/19/2016, 8 09/26/2016, 17 10/03/2016, 18 10/10/2016, 19 10/31/2016, 23 11/07/2016, 18 11/14/2016, 16 11/21/2016, 11 11/28/2016, 15 12/05/2016, 13 12/12/2016, 13 12/19/2016, 15 12/26/2016, 13 01/02/2017, 11 01/09/2017, 19 02/20/2017, 24 02/27/2017, 24 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 7,170 YTD: 211,768	Apr 2016	7,170 211,768
9	7	12	Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Patriots David Fisher, Author Henry Holt & Company, $35.00 (464) 978-1-62779-789-4 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/06/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/06/2016 Average Rank 5.17 [details] Sales history for Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Patriots date, rank 06/06/2016, 1 06/13/2016, 1 06/20/2016, 1 06/27/2016, 1 07/04/2016, 1 07/11/2016, 2 07/18/2016, 2 07/25/2016, 2 08/01/2016, 6 08/08/2016, 5 08/15/2016, 7 08/22/2016, 9 08/29/2016, 11 09/05/2016, 16 09/12/2016, 25 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 6,100 YTD: 219,126	May 2016	6,100 219,126
10	12	15	Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Angela Duckworth, Author Scribner Book Company, $28.00 (352) 978-1-5011-1110-5 Last rank 32 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/16/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/16/2016 Average Rank 9.43 [details] Sales history for Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance date, rank 05/16/2016, 2 05/23/2016, 4 05/30/2016, 4 06/06/2016, 2 06/13/2016, 3 06/20/2016, 3 06/27/2016, 4 07/04/2016, 3 07/11/2016, 6 07/18/2016, 6 07/25/2016, 8 08/01/2016, 11 08/08/2016, 9 08/15/2016, 12 08/22/2016, 10 08/29/2016, 13 09/05/2016, 14 09/12/2016, 15 09/19/2016, 22 09/26/2016, 23 10/10/2016, 24 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,888 YTD: 117,655	May 2016	4,888 117,655
11	-	1	Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency James Andrew Miller, Author Custom House, $32.50 (752) 978-0-06-244137-9 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 08/22/2016 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 08/22/2016 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency date, rank 08/22/2016, 11 08/29/2016, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,811 YTD: 5,204	Aug 2016	4,811 5,204
12	11	2	American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst Jeffrey Toobin, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (384) 978-0-385-53671-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 08/15/2016 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 09/05/2016 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst date, rank 08/15/2016, 11 08/22/2016, 12 08/29/2016, 14 09/05/2016, 17 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,764 YTD: 10,949	Aug 2016	4,764 10,949
13	-	1	Run Fast. Eat Slow.: Nourishing Recipes for Athletes Shalane Flanagan, Author, Elyse Kopecky, Author Rodale Books, $24.99 (256) 978-1-62336-681-0 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 08/22/2016 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 08/22/2016 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for Run Fast. Eat Slow.: Nourishing Recipes for Athletes date, rank 08/22/2016, 13 08/29/2016, 20 09/05/2016, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,270 YTD: 4,567	Aug 2016	4,270 4,567
14	-	1	Clinton Cash: A Graphic Novel Chuck Dixon, Author, Brett R Smith, Not Available, Sergio Cariello, Not Available, Peter Schweizer, Not Available Regnery Publishing, $19.99 (112) 978-1-62157-545-0 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 08/22/2016 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 08/22/2016 Average Rank 20.00 [details] Sales history for Clinton Cash: A Graphic Novel date, rank 08/22/2016, 14 08/29/2016, 22 09/05/2016, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,872 YTD: 4,532	Aug 2016	3,872 4,532
15	13	4	Art of Coloring: Disney Animals: 100 Images to Inspire Creativity and Relaxation Catherine Saunier-Talec, Author, Disney Book Group, Author Disney Editions, $15.99 (128) 978-1-4847-5839-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 08/01/2016 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/01/2016 Average Rank 13.43 [details] Sales history for Art of Coloring: Disney Animals: 100 Images to Inspire Creativity and Relaxation date, rank 08/01/2016, 3 08/08/2016, 8 08/15/2016, 13 08/22/2016, 15 08/29/2016, 18 09/05/2016, 19 09/12/2016, 18 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jul 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,864 YTD: 28,350	Jul 2016	3,864 28,350
16	18	8	White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America Nancy Isenberg, Author Viking, $28.00 (480) 978-0-670-78597-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 07/04/2016 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 08/08/2016 Average Rank 11.38 [details] Sales history for White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America date, rank 07/04/2016, 8 07/11/2016, 16 07/18/2016, 8 07/25/2016, 10 08/01/2016, 12 08/08/2016, 14 08/15/2016, 18 08/22/2016, 16 08/29/2016, 12 09/05/2016, 15 09/12/2016, 19 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jun 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,805 YTD: 31,265	Jun 2016	3,805 31,265
17	14	15	Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Phil Knight, Author, Philip H Knight, Author Scribner Book Company, $29.00 (400) 978-1-5011-3591-0 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/09/2016 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/09/2016 Average Rank 12.29 [details] Sales history for Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike date, rank 05/16/2016, 9 05/23/2016, 7 05/30/2016, 8 06/06/2016, 9 06/13/2016, 10 06/20/2016, 12 06/27/2016, 11 07/04/2016, 11 07/11/2016, 13 07/18/2016, 15 07/25/2016, 14 08/01/2016, 16 08/08/2016, 15 08/15/2016, 14 08/22/2016, 17 08/29/2016, 19 09/05/2016, 20 09/12/2016, 24 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,642 YTD: 95,966	Apr 2016	3,642 95,966
18	-	1	Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial Rabia Chaudry, Author St. Martin's Press, $26.99 (416) 978-1-250-08710-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,608 YTD: 3,687	Aug 2016	3,608 3,687
19	19	2	The Making of Donald Trump David Cay Johnston, Author Melville House Publishing, $24.99 (288) 978-1-61219-632-9 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 08/15/2016 Highest Rank 17 Highest Rank Date 08/29/2016 Average Rank 18.33 [details] Sales history for The Making of Donald Trump date, rank 08/15/2016, 19 08/22/2016, 19 08/29/2016, 17 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,594 YTD: 6,736	Aug 2016	3,594 6,736
20	28	12	Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging Sebastian Junger, Author Twelve, $22.00 (160) 978-1-4555-6638-9 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 06/06/2016 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 06/06/2016 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging date, rank 06/06/2016, 5 06/13/2016, 6 06/20/2016, 10 06/27/2016, 12 07/04/2016, 9 07/11/2016, 7 07/18/2016, 11 07/25/2016, 20 08/01/2016, 20 08/08/2016, 18 08/22/2016, 20 08/29/2016, 24 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,587 YTD: 51,874	May 2016	3,587 51,874
21	16	7	Wake Up America: The Nine Virtues That Made Our Nation Great--And Why We Need Them More Than Ever Eric Bolling, Author St. Martin's Press, $25.99 (240) 978-1-250-11250-7 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/11/2016 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/11/2016 Average Rank 9.25 [details] Sales history for Wake Up America: The Nine Virtues That Made Our Nation Great--And Why We Need Them More Than Ever date, rank 07/11/2016, 3 07/18/2016, 3 07/25/2016, 6 08/01/2016, 10 08/08/2016, 11 08/15/2016, 16 08/22/2016, 21 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jun 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,868 YTD: 45,273	Jun 2016	2,868 45,273
22	21	25	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: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Feb 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,650 YTD: 183,032	Feb 2016	2,650 183,032
23	6	2	Spartan Fit!: 30 Days. Transform Your Mind. Transform Your Body. Commit to Grit. Joe De Sena, Author, Jeff O'Connell, Author, John Durant, Author Houghton Mifflin, $24.00 (256) 978-0-544-43960-3 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 08/15/2016 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 08/15/2016 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Spartan Fit!: 30 Days. Transform Your Mind. Transform Your Body. Commit to Grit. date, rank 08/15/2016, 6 08/22/2016, 23 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,635 YTD: 11,419	Aug 2016	2,635 11,419
24	-	1	It's Not Okay: Turning Heartbreak Into Happily Never After Andi Dorfman, Author Gallery Books, $25.00 (320) 978-1-5011-3246-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 05/30/2016 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 05/30/2016 Average Rank 20.67 [details] Sales history for It's Not Okay: Turning Heartbreak Into Happily Never After date, rank 05/30/2016, 18 06/06/2016, 20 08/22/2016, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,561 YTD: 17,710	May 2016	2,561 17,710
25	27	32	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: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Jan 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,504 YTD: 241,431	Jan 2016	2,504 241,431

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Nielsen BookScan, week 33 of 2016, data through 8/14/2016; PW Issue of Aug 22, 2016