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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	1	A Warning Anonymous, Author Twelve, $30.00 (272) 978-1-5387-1846-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 12/02/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2019 Average Rank 6.67 [details] Sales history for A Warning date, rank 12/02/2019, 1 12/09/2019, 6 12/16/2019, 8 12/23/2019, 17 12/30/2019, 10 01/06/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 88,303 YTD: 88,303	Nov 2019	88,303 88,303
2	11	12	Guinness World Records 2020 Guinness World Records, Author Guinness World Records, $28.95 (256) 978-1-912286-83-6 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2019 Average Rank 8.64 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records 2020 date, rank 09/16/2019, 22 11/11/2019, 18 11/18/2019, 13 11/25/2019, 11 12/02/2019, 2 12/09/2019, 2 12/16/2019, 3 12/23/2019, 2 12/30/2019, 2 01/06/2020, 4 01/13/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 37,808 YTD: 95,696	Sep 2019	37,808 95,696
3	1	3	Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us Donald Trump Jr, Author Center Street, $30.00 (304) 978-1-5460-8603-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 4.43 [details] Sales history for Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us date, rank 11/18/2019, 1 11/25/2019, 1 12/02/2019, 3 12/09/2019, 4 12/16/2019, 9 12/23/2019, 11 12/30/2019, 7 01/06/2020, 8 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 34,904 YTD: 149,971	Nov 2019	34,904 149,971
4	3	5	The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier: 120 Fantastic Favorites for Everyday Eating Ree Drummond, Author William Morrow & Company, $29.99 (400) 978-0-06-256137-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2019 Average Rank 7.37 [details] Sales history for The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier: 120 Fantastic Favorites for Everyday Eating date, rank 11/04/2019, 1 11/11/2019, 1 11/18/2019, 4 11/25/2019, 3 12/02/2019, 4 12/09/2019, 1 12/16/2019, 1 12/23/2019, 1 12/30/2019, 1 01/06/2020, 2 01/13/2020, 8 01/20/2020, 14 01/27/2020, 18 02/03/2020, 17 02/10/2020, 25 02/24/2020, 19 05/11/2020, 23 05/18/2020, 7 05/25/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 26,086 YTD: 213,023	Oct 2019	26,086 213,023
5	-	1	Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice Michelle Obama, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $19.99 (208) 978-0-593-13912-7 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 12/02/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/30/2019 Average Rank 12.05 [details] Sales history for Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice date, rank 12/02/2019, 5 12/09/2019, 5 12/16/2019, 5 12/23/2019, 5 12/30/2019, 3 01/06/2020, 3 01/13/2020, 4 01/20/2020, 8 01/27/2020, 16 02/03/2020, 15 02/10/2020, 22 02/17/2020, 24 02/24/2020, 10 03/02/2020, 18 03/09/2020, 23 03/30/2020, 22 05/18/2020, 6 05/25/2020, 7 06/01/2020, 13 06/08/2020, 18 06/22/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 24,644 YTD: 24,644	Nov 2019	24,644 24,644
6	7	6	Me Elton John, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (384) 978-1-250-14760-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 5.90 [details] Sales history for Me date, rank 10/28/2019, 1 11/04/2019, 2 11/11/2019, 5 11/18/2019, 7 11/25/2019, 7 12/02/2019, 6 12/09/2019, 3 12/16/2019, 4 12/23/2019, 4 12/30/2019, 4 01/06/2020, 5 01/13/2020, 10 01/20/2020, 18 01/27/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 23,923 YTD: 185,092	Oct 2019	23,923 185,092
7	-	1	Eberron: Rising from the Last War (D&d Campaign Setting and Adventure Book) Wizards RPG Team, Author Wizards of the Coast, $49.95 978-0-7869-6689-9 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 12/02/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2019 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Eberron: Rising from the Last War (D&d Campaign Setting and Adventure Book) date, rank 12/02/2019, 7 12/09/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 21,522 YTD: 21,522	Nov 2019	21,522 21,522
8	4	3	Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History Brian Kilmeade, Author Sentinel, $28.00 (288) 978-0-525-54053-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 8.41 [details] Sales history for Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History date, rank 11/18/2019, 2 11/25/2019, 4 12/02/2019, 8 12/09/2019, 9 12/16/2019, 6 12/23/2019, 6 12/30/2019, 5 01/06/2020, 7 01/13/2020, 14 01/27/2020, 25 02/24/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 16,831 YTD: 73,168	Nov 2019	16,831 73,168
9	6	3	Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family Mitch Albom, Author Harper, $23.99 (208) 978-0-06-295239-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2019 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family date, rank 11/18/2019, 3 11/25/2019, 6 12/02/2019, 9 12/09/2019, 10 12/16/2019, 17 12/23/2019, 13 12/30/2019, 16 01/06/2020, 12 01/13/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 13,482 YTD: 59,585	Nov 2019	13,482 59,585
10	10	11	Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (304) 978-0-316-47852-6 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 11.02 [details] Sales history for Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know date, rank 09/23/2019, 1 09/30/2019, 1 10/07/2019, 3 10/14/2019, 4 10/21/2019, 3 10/28/2019, 8 11/04/2019, 12 11/11/2019, 9 11/18/2019, 6 11/25/2019, 10 12/02/2019, 10 12/09/2019, 8 12/16/2019, 10 12/23/2019, 10 12/30/2019, 6 01/06/2020, 6 01/13/2020, 3 01/20/2020, 3 01/27/2020, 5 02/03/2020, 5 02/10/2020, 9 02/17/2020, 8 02/24/2020, 7 03/02/2020, 12 03/09/2020, 15 03/16/2020, 21 03/23/2020, 22 03/30/2020, 16 04/06/2020, 15 04/13/2020, 19 04/20/2020, 23 04/27/2020, 22 05/04/2020, 18 06/08/2020, 23 06/15/2020, 20 06/22/2020, 18 06/29/2020, 23 07/06/2020, 15 07/13/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 12,223 YTD: 282,343	Sep 2019	12,223 282,343
11	14	6	I Really Needed This Today: Words to Live by Hoda Kotb, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $24.00 (384) 978-0-7352-1741-6 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 11.14 [details] Sales history for I Really Needed This Today: Words to Live by date, rank 10/28/2019, 2 11/04/2019, 7 11/11/2019, 12 11/18/2019, 14 11/25/2019, 14 12/02/2019, 11 12/09/2019, 11 12/16/2019, 7 12/23/2019, 9 12/30/2019, 11 01/06/2020, 15 01/13/2020, 17 01/20/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,230 YTD: 110,272	Oct 2019	9,230 110,272
12	-	1	The Plant Paradox Family Cookbook: 80 Ways to Feed a Crowd Using Your Instant Pot, Slow Cooker, or Dutch Oven Steven R Gundry MD, Author Harper Wave, $29.99 (416) 978-0-06-291183-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,016 YTD: 9,017	Nov 2019	9,016 9,017
13	20	6	The Body: A Guide for Occupants Bill Bryson, Author Doubleday Books, $30.00 (448) 978-0-385-53930-2 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 12/30/2019 Average Rank 14.45 [details] Sales history for The Body: A Guide for Occupants date, rank 10/28/2019, 11 11/04/2019, 19 11/11/2019, 25 11/25/2019, 20 12/02/2019, 13 12/09/2019, 12 12/16/2019, 13 12/23/2019, 12 12/30/2019, 8 01/06/2020, 11 01/13/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,687 YTD: 52,064	Oct 2019	8,687 52,064
14	5	4	The Plot Against the President: The True Story of How Congressman Devin Nunes Uncovered the Biggest Political Scandal in U.S. History Lee Smith, Author Center Street, $28.00 (368) 978-1-5460-8502-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/11/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 6.80 [details] Sales history for The Plot Against the President: The True Story of How Congressman Devin Nunes Uncovered the Biggest Political Scandal in U.S. History date, rank 11/11/2019, 4 11/25/2019, 5 12/02/2019, 14 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,520 YTD: 55,119	Oct 2019	8,520 55,119
15	2	2	With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace Nikki R Haley, Author St. Martin's Press, $29.99 (272) 978-1-250-26655-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/25/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2019 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace date, rank 11/25/2019, 2 12/02/2019, 15 12/09/2019, 20 12/16/2019, 12 12/23/2019, 20 12/30/2019, 12 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,289 YTD: 41,318	Nov 2019	8,289 41,318
16	15	6	The Way I Heard It: True Tales for the Curious Mind with a Short Attention Span Mike Rowe, Author Gallery Books, $27.00 (224) 978-1-9821-3085-5 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 14.36 [details] Sales history for The Way I Heard It: True Tales for the Curious Mind with a Short Attention Span date, rank 10/28/2019, 6 11/04/2019, 6 11/11/2019, 20 11/18/2019, 20 11/25/2019, 15 12/02/2019, 16 12/09/2019, 14 12/16/2019, 20 12/23/2019, 14 12/30/2019, 14 01/06/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,225 YTD: 74,133	Oct 2019	8,225 74,133
17	18	8	Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth Rachel Maddow, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $30.00 (432) 978-0-525-57547-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 9.20 [details] Sales history for Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth date, rank 10/14/2019, 1 10/21/2019, 1 10/28/2019, 5 11/04/2019, 10 11/11/2019, 3 11/18/2019, 10 11/25/2019, 18 12/02/2019, 17 12/09/2019, 19 12/16/2019, 19 12/23/2019, 16 12/30/2019, 20 01/06/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,513 YTD: 214,325	Oct 2019	7,513 214,325
18	17	9	The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America Bill O'Reilly, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.00 (320) 978-1-250-23722-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 10.55 [details] Sales history for The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America date, rank 10/07/2019, 2 10/14/2019, 3 10/21/2019, 6 10/28/2019, 13 11/04/2019, 16 11/11/2019, 13 11/18/2019, 17 11/25/2019, 17 12/02/2019, 18 12/09/2019, 18 12/16/2019, 14 12/23/2019, 15 12/30/2019, 17 01/06/2020, 14 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,258 YTD: 139,200	Sep 2019	7,258 139,200
19	43	6	Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years Julie Andrews, Author, Emma Walton Hamilton, With Hachette Books, $30.00 (320) 978-0-316-34925-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 15.36 [details] Sales history for Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years date, rank 10/28/2019, 10 11/04/2019, 22 12/02/2019, 19 12/09/2019, 16 12/16/2019, 18 12/23/2019, 19 12/30/2019, 19 01/06/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 43 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,585 YTD: 41,644	Oct 2019	6,585 41,644
20	50	37	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: 50 WEEKS ON LIST: 37 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,524 YTD: 623,454	Mar 2019	6,524 623,454
21	25	3	Acid for the Children: A Memoir Flea, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (400) 978-1-4555-3053-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 11/25/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2019 Average Rank 17.67 [details] Sales history for Acid for the Children: A Memoir date, rank 11/25/2019, 25 12/02/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,236 YTD: 32,664	Nov 2019	6,236 32,664
22	19	4	The Beautiful Ones Prince, Author Spiegel & Grau, $30.00 (288) 978-0-399-58965-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/11/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 13.80 [details] Sales history for The Beautiful Ones date, rank 11/11/2019, 2 11/18/2019, 11 11/25/2019, 19 12/02/2019, 22 12/09/2019, 22 12/16/2019, 24 01/06/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,178 YTD: 61,263	Oct 2019	6,178 61,263
23	37	3	The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution Gregory Zuckerman, Author Portfolio, $30.00 (416) 978-0-7352-1798-0 Last rank 37 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 19.50 [details] Sales history for The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution date, rank 11/18/2019, 16 12/02/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 37 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,528 YTD: 18,042	Nov 2019	5,528 18,042
24	36	3	The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off!: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion Gloria Steinem, Author, Samantha Dion Baker, Illustrator Random House, $22.00 (192) 978-0-593-13268-5 LAST WEEK: 36 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,294 YTD: 16,147	Oct 2019	5,294 16,147
25	45	3	Mobituaries Mo Rocca, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.99 (352) 978-1-5011-9762-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 14.80 [details] Sales history for Mobituaries date, rank 11/18/2019, 18 12/02/2019, 25 12/30/2019, 13 LAST WEEK: 45 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,136 YTD: 16,693	Nov 2019	5,136 16,693

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NPD BookScan, week 48 of 2019, data through 11/23/2019; PW Issue of December 2, 2019