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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	2	6	Unfreedom of the Press Mark R Levin, Author Threshold Editions, $28.00 (272) 978-1-4767-7309-4 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 4.07 [details] Sales history for Unfreedom of the Press date, rank 06/03/2019, 1 06/10/2019, 2 06/17/2019, 1 06/24/2019, 1 07/01/2019, 2 07/08/2019, 1 07/15/2019, 2 07/22/2019, 2 07/29/2019, 1 08/05/2019, 2 08/12/2019, 1 08/19/2019, 4 08/26/2019, 9 09/02/2019, 12 09/09/2019, 9 09/16/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 13,623 YTD: 267,751	May 2019	13,623 267,751
2	3	8	The Pioneers David McCullough, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (320) 978-1-5011-6868-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2019 Average Rank 6.18 [details] Sales history for The Pioneers date, rank 05/20/2019, 1 05/27/2019, 4 06/03/2019, 4 06/10/2019, 4 06/17/2019, 3 06/24/2019, 3 07/01/2019, 3 07/08/2019, 2 07/15/2019, 1 07/22/2019, 3 07/29/2019, 3 08/05/2019, 3 08/12/2019, 5 08/19/2019, 9 08/26/2019, 8 09/02/2019, 8 09/09/2019, 7 09/16/2019, 9 12/30/2019, 25 01/06/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 13,403 YTD: 201,112	May 2019	13,403 201,112
3	-	1	The Peach Truck Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes for All Things Peach Stephen K Rose, Author, Jessica N Rose, Author Scribner Book Company, $28.00 (288) 978-1-5011-9267-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/08/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2019 Average Rank 3.67 [details] Sales history for The Peach Truck Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes for All Things Peach date, rank 07/08/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,770 YTD: 11,941	Jun 2019	11,770 11,941
4	4	33	Becoming Michelle Obama, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $32.50 (400) 978-1-5247-6313-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/26/2018 Average Rank 4.17 [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 01/28/2019, 1 02/04/2019, 1 02/11/2019, 1 02/18/2019, 1 02/25/2019, 1 03/04/2019, 2 03/11/2019, 1 03/18/2019, 2 03/25/2019, 2 04/01/2019, 4 04/08/2019, 1 04/15/2019, 1 04/22/2019, 2 04/29/2019, 3 05/06/2019, 1 05/13/2019, 1 05/20/2019, 2 05/27/2019, 2 06/03/2019, 7 06/10/2019, 6 06/17/2019, 7 06/24/2019, 6 07/01/2019, 4 07/08/2019, 4 07/15/2019, 4 07/22/2019, 5 07/29/2019, 5 08/05/2019, 4 08/12/2019, 2 08/19/2019, 2 08/26/2019, 2 09/02/2019, 3 09/09/2019, 2 09/16/2019, 5 09/23/2019, 18 09/30/2019, 19 10/07/2019, 25 10/14/2019, 25 10/21/2019, 24 11/25/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 10,357 YTD: 888,611	Nov 2018	10,357 888,611
5	7	17	Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals Rachel Hollis, Author HarperCollins Leadership, $27.99 (240) 978-1-4002-0960-6 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/18/2019 Average Rank 7.70 [details] Sales history for Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals date, rank 03/18/2019, 1 03/25/2019, 1 04/01/2019, 2 04/08/2019, 2 04/15/2019, 2 04/22/2019, 4 04/29/2019, 4 05/06/2019, 3 05/13/2019, 2 05/20/2019, 4 05/27/2019, 5 06/03/2019, 9 06/10/2019, 11 06/17/2019, 10 06/24/2019, 12 07/01/2019, 7 07/08/2019, 5 07/15/2019, 5 07/22/2019, 7 07/29/2019, 7 08/05/2019, 5 08/12/2019, 4 08/19/2019, 6 08/26/2019, 7 09/02/2019, 6 09/09/2019, 4 09/16/2019, 8 09/23/2019, 22 12/02/2019, 20 12/09/2019, 24 12/30/2019, 24 01/06/2020, 16 01/13/2020, 7 01/20/2020, 7 01/27/2020, 14 02/03/2020, 14 02/10/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,523 YTD: 505,809	Mar 2019	8,523 505,809
6	6	3	Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation Jon Meacham, Author, Tim McGraw, Author Random House, $30.00 (320) 978-0-593-13295-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/24/2019 Average Rank 4.75 [details] Sales history for Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation date, rank 06/24/2019, 2 07/01/2019, 6 07/08/2019, 6 07/15/2019, 3 07/22/2019, 8 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,472 YTD: 47,209	Jun 2019	7,472 47,209
7	-	1	The Sixth Man: A Memoir Andre Iguodala, Author Blue Rider Press, $28.00 (320) 978-0-525-53398-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 07/08/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2019 Average Rank 10.75 [details] Sales history for The Sixth Man: A Memoir date, rank 07/08/2019, 7 07/15/2019, 14 07/22/2019, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,344 YTD: 7,441	Jun 2019	7,344 7,441
8	-	1	Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force Dan Schilling, Author, Lori Longfritz, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (400) 978-1-5387-2965-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 07/08/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2019 Average Rank 14.67 [details] Sales history for Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force date, rank 07/08/2019, 8 07/15/2019, 20 07/22/2019, 15 07/29/2019, 25 08/05/2019, 11 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,042 YTD: 7,129	Jun 2019	7,042 7,129
9	5	7	Howard Stern Comes Again Howard Stern, Author Simon & Schuster, $35.00 (560) 978-1-5011-9429-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/27/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/27/2019 Average Rank 6.06 [details] Sales history for Howard Stern Comes Again date, rank 05/27/2019, 1 06/03/2019, 3 06/10/2019, 3 06/17/2019, 5 06/24/2019, 4 07/01/2019, 5 07/08/2019, 9 07/15/2019, 7 07/22/2019, 18 07/29/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,836 YTD: 265,295	May 2019	5,836 265,295
10	8	5	Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide Karen Kilgariff, Author, Georgia Hardstark, Author Forge, $24.99 (304) 978-1-250-17895-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/10/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 9.74 [details] Sales history for Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide date, rank 06/10/2019, 1 06/17/2019, 2 06/24/2019, 8 07/01/2019, 8 07/08/2019, 10 07/15/2019, 11 07/22/2019, 16 07/29/2019, 13 08/05/2019, 17 08/12/2019, 16 08/19/2019, 18 09/02/2019, 19 09/09/2019, 15 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,697 YTD: 107,232	May 2019	5,697 107,232
11	12	36	Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Brene Brown, Author Random House, $28.00 (320) 978-0-399-59252-2 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 12.82 [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 01/28/2019, 14 02/04/2019, 11 02/11/2019, 17 02/25/2019, 14 03/18/2019, 24 03/25/2019, 20 04/29/2019, 24 05/06/2019, 18 05/13/2019, 9 05/20/2019, 16 05/27/2019, 13 06/03/2019, 14 06/10/2019, 15 06/17/2019, 14 06/24/2019, 19 07/01/2019, 12 07/08/2019, 11 07/15/2019, 8 07/22/2019, 9 07/29/2019, 9 08/05/2019, 7 08/12/2019, 6 08/19/2019, 3 08/26/2019, 3 09/02/2019, 5 09/09/2019, 6 09/16/2019, 14 09/23/2019, 19 09/30/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,681 YTD: 134,626	Oct 2018	5,681 134,626
12	14	7	Everything Is Fcked: A Book about Hope Mark Manson, Author Harper, $26.99 (288) 978-0-06-288843-3 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/27/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/27/2019 Average Rank 12.50 [details] Sales history for Everything Is Fcked: A Book about Hope date, rank 05/27/2019, 3 06/03/2019, 11 06/10/2019, 7 06/17/2019, 13 06/24/2019, 16 07/01/2019, 14 07/08/2019, 12 07/15/2019, 10 07/22/2019, 13 07/29/2019, 14 08/05/2019, 13 08/12/2019, 15 08/19/2019, 13 08/26/2019, 18 09/02/2019, 11 09/09/2019, 10 09/16/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,501 YTD: 66,626	May 2019	5,501 66,626
13	9	6	Medical Medium Celery Juice: The Most Powerful Medicine of Our Time Healing Millions Worldwide Anthony William, Author Hay House, $19.99 (208) 978-1-4019-5765-0 Last rank 35 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 12.76 [details] Sales history for Medical Medium Celery Juice: The Most Powerful Medicine of Our Time Healing Millions Worldwide date, rank 06/03/2019, 2 06/10/2019, 9 06/17/2019, 11 06/24/2019, 11 07/01/2019, 9 07/08/2019, 13 07/15/2019, 12 07/22/2019, 14 07/29/2019, 12 08/05/2019, 14 08/12/2019, 11 08/19/2019, 14 08/26/2019, 23 09/02/2019, 22 09/09/2019, 16 09/23/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,401 YTD: 85,336	May 2019	5,401 85,336
14	-	1	This Is Not a T-Shirt Bobby Hundreds, Author MCD, $27.00 (304) 978-0-374-27579-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,074 YTD: 5,078	Jun 2019	5,074 5,078
15	-	1	The Man Who Sold America: Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story Joy-Ann Reid, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (256) 978-0-06-288010-9 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 07/08/2019 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2019 Average Rank 22.00 [details] Sales history for The Man Who Sold America: Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story date, rank 07/08/2019, 15 07/15/2019, 24 07/22/2019, 25 07/29/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,790 YTD: 4,837	Jun 2019	4,790 4,837
16	11	3	How to Skimm Your Life The Skimm, Author Ballantine Books, $27.00 (256) 978-1-9848-2080-8 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 06/24/2019 Average Rank 10.60 [details] Sales history for How to Skimm Your Life date, rank 06/24/2019, 5 07/01/2019, 11 07/08/2019, 16 07/15/2019, 13 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,594 YTD: 47,777	Jun 2019	4,594 47,777
17	15	33	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 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 8.92 [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 01/28/2019, 3 02/04/2019, 3 02/11/2019, 6 02/18/2019, 5 02/25/2019, 5 03/04/2019, 9 03/11/2019, 4 03/18/2019, 7 03/25/2019, 4 04/01/2019, 11 04/08/2019, 9 04/15/2019, 12 04/22/2019, 14 04/29/2019, 21 05/06/2019, 19 05/13/2019, 10 05/20/2019, 19 05/27/2019, 20 06/03/2019, 24 06/10/2019, 20 06/17/2019, 17 06/24/2019, 21 07/01/2019, 15 07/08/2019, 17 07/15/2019, 15 07/22/2019, 11 07/29/2019, 11 08/05/2019, 12 08/12/2019, 8 08/19/2019, 7 08/26/2019, 4 09/02/2019, 4 09/09/2019, 3 09/16/2019, 7 09/23/2019, 12 09/30/2019, 12 10/07/2019, 24 10/14/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,582 YTD: 232,932	Nov 2018	4,582 232,932
18	10	6	Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations William H McRaven, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (352) 978-1-5387-2974-8 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 10.09 [details] Sales history for Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations date, rank 06/03/2019, 5 06/10/2019, 5 06/17/2019, 8 06/24/2019, 7 07/01/2019, 10 07/08/2019, 18 07/15/2019, 17 07/22/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,573 YTD: 72,197	May 2019	4,573 72,197
19	47	10	Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and You Too! Chelsea Handler, Author Spiegel & Grau, $27.00 (256) 978-0-525-51177-9 Last rank 47 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/22/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2019 Average Rank 10.73 [details] Sales history for Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and You Too! date, rank 04/22/2019, 1 04/29/2019, 5 05/06/2019, 9 05/13/2019, 12 05/20/2019, 22 05/27/2019, 15 06/10/2019, 25 07/08/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: 47 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,399 YTD: 130,820	Apr 2019	4,399 130,820
20	32	3	More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) Elaine Welteroth, Author Viking, $26.00 (336) 978-0-525-56158-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2019 Average Rank 14.33 [details] Sales history for More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) date, rank 06/24/2019, 13 07/08/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 32 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,754 YTD: 15,085	Jun 2019	3,754 15,085
21	-	1	Crushing: God Turns Pressure Into Power T D Jakes, Author Faithwords, $25.00 (272) 978-1-4555-9537-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 04/29/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2019 Average Rank 11.80 [details] Sales history for Crushing: God Turns Pressure Into Power date, rank 04/29/2019, 6 05/06/2019, 11 05/13/2019, 13 05/20/2019, 23 07/08/2019, 21 07/15/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,457 YTD: 59,908	Apr 2019	3,457 59,908
22	23	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 12 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/29/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/17/2022 Average Rank 9.01 [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 01/28/2019, 23 02/04/2019, 19 02/11/2019, 24 02/25/2019, 24 03/11/2019, 25 07/01/2019, 23 07/08/2019, 22 07/15/2019, 21 07/22/2019, 19 07/29/2019, 15 08/05/2019, 16 08/12/2019, 13 08/19/2019, 12 08/26/2019, 15 09/02/2019, 15 09/09/2019, 14 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,382 YTD: 84,739	Oct 2018	3,382 84,739
23	1	2	The Try Guide: The Hidden Power of F*ing Up The Try Guys, Author, Keith Habersberger, Author, Zach Kornfeld, Author, Eugene Lee Yang, Author, Ned Fulmer, Author Dey Street Books, $24.99 (288) 978-0-06-287961-5 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/01/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/01/2019 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for The Try Guide: The Hidden Power of Fing Up date, rank 07/01/2019, 1 07/08/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2019* UNITS SOLD: 2,844 YTD: 24,949	Jun 2019	2,844 24,949
24	16	4	Siege: Trump Under Fire Michael Wolff, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (352) 978-1-250-25382-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/17/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/17/2019 Average Rank 11.60 [details] Sales history for Siege: Trump Under Fire date, rank 06/17/2019, 4 06/24/2019, 9 07/01/2019, 16 07/08/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,736 YTD: 35,208	Jun 2019	2,736 35,208
25	30	13	Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Lori Gottlieb, Author Houghton Mifflin, $28.00 (464) 978-1-328-66205-7 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2019 Average Rank 18.42 [details] Sales history for Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed date, rank 04/15/2019, 9 04/22/2019, 12 04/29/2019, 14 05/06/2019, 14 05/13/2019, 15 07/08/2019, 25 07/15/2019, 25 07/29/2019, 21 08/05/2019, 25 08/12/2019, 21 08/19/2019, 23 08/26/2019, 25 09/02/2019, 14 09/09/2019, 12 01/13/2020, 21 01/20/2020, 19 01/27/2020, 15 02/03/2020, 18 02/10/2020, 14 02/17/2020, 16 02/24/2020, 16 03/30/2020, 23 04/06/2020, 21 04/13/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,727 YTD: 67,755	Apr 2019	2,727 67,755

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