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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	1	Open Book Jessica Simpson, Author Dey Street Books, $27.99 (304) 978-0-06-289996-5 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2020 Average Rank 7.87 [details] Sales history for Open Book date, rank 02/17/2020, 1 02/24/2020, 1 03/02/2020, 2 03/09/2020, 7 03/16/2020, 9 03/23/2020, 7 03/30/2020, 5 04/06/2020, 6 04/13/2020, 10 04/20/2020, 10 04/27/2020, 16 05/04/2020, 19 05/18/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 59,360 YTD: 59,360	Feb 2020	59,360 59,360
2	1	3	A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America Philip Rucker, Author, Carol Leonnig, Author Penguin Press, $30.00 (480) 978-1-9848-7749-9 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/03/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2020 Average Rank 4.42 [details] Sales history for A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America date, rank 02/03/2020, 1 02/10/2020, 1 02/17/2020, 2 02/24/2020, 2 03/02/2020, 3 03/09/2020, 10 03/16/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 15,712 YTD: 128,469	Jan 2020	15,712 128,469
3	2	3	Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America's Progressive Elite Peter Schweizer, Author Harper, $29.99 (368) 978-0-06-289790-9 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/03/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2020 Average Rank 6.67 [details] Sales history for Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America's Progressive Elite date, rank 02/03/2020, 2 02/10/2020, 2 02/17/2020, 3 02/24/2020, 3 03/02/2020, 6 03/09/2020, 11 03/16/2020, 18 04/06/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 13,632 YTD: 98,810	Jan 2020	13,632 98,810
4	7	2	Why We're Polarized Ezra Klein, Author Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, $28.00 (336) 978-1-4767-0032-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 02/10/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2020 Average Rank 9.60 [details] Sales history for Why We're Polarized date, rank 02/10/2020, 7 02/17/2020, 4 02/24/2020, 9 03/02/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,222 YTD: 14,719	Jan 2020	8,222 14,719
5	-	1	Chasing Vines: Finding Your Way to an Immensely Fruitful Life Beth Moore, Author Tyndale Momentum, $26.99 (320) 978-1-4964-4082-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2020 Average Rank 11.67 [details] Sales history for Chasing Vines: Finding Your Way to an Immensely Fruitful Life date, rank 02/17/2020, 5 02/24/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,166 YTD: 8,166	Feb 2020	8,166 8,166
6	3	2	Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts Jennie Allen, Author Waterbrook Press, $23.99 (256) 978-1-60142-964-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 02/10/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2020 Average Rank 9.63 [details] Sales history for Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts date, rank 02/10/2020, 3 02/17/2020, 6 02/24/2020, 4 03/02/2020, 7 03/09/2020, 9 03/16/2020, 11 03/23/2020, 8 03/30/2020, 11 04/06/2020, 7 04/13/2020, 8 04/20/2020, 11 04/27/2020, 17 05/04/2020, 10 05/11/2020, 7 05/18/2020, 15 05/25/2020, 9 06/01/2020, 8 06/08/2020, 10 06/15/2020, 8 06/22/2020, 10 06/29/2020, 14 07/06/2020, 12 07/13/2020, 16 07/20/2020, 13 07/27/2020, 19 08/03/2020, 15 08/10/2020, 15 08/17/2020, 20 08/24/2020, 16 08/31/2020, 19 09/07/2020, 14 09/14/2020, 14 09/21/2020, 23 10/05/2020, 24 11/16/2020, 45 01/11/2021, 23 01/18/2021, 9 01/25/2021, 12 02/01/2021, 14 02/08/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,645 YTD: 25,978	Jan 2020	7,645 25,978
7	-	1	Dangerous Prayers: Because Following Jesus Was Never Meant to Be Safe Craig Groeschel, Author Zondervan, $22.99 (192) 978-0-310-34312-7 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2020 Average Rank 10.88 [details] Sales history for Dangerous Prayers: Because Following Jesus Was Never Meant to Be Safe date, rank 02/17/2020, 7 02/24/2020, 8 03/16/2020, 17 03/30/2020, 9 04/06/2020, 8 04/13/2020, 15 04/20/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,580 YTD: 7,580	Feb 2020	7,580 7,580
8	9	22	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: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,666 YTD: 38,736	Sep 2019	6,666 38,736
9	-	1	Leadership Is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say--And What You Don't L David Marquet, Author Portfolio, $27.00 (352) 978-0-7352-1753-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,386 YTD: 6,386	Feb 2020	6,386 6,386
10	-	1	It Takes What It Takes: How to Manage Negativity, Thrive in Chaos, and Conquer Any Goal Trevor Moawad, Author HarperOne, $27.99 (352) 978-0-06-294712-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,154 YTD: 6,154	Feb 2020	6,154 6,154
11	5	4	Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual Jocko Willink, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (320) 978-1-250-22684-6 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/27/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2020 Average Rank 8.56 [details] Sales history for Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual date, rank 01/27/2020, 1 02/03/2020, 3 02/10/2020, 5 02/17/2020, 11 02/24/2020, 12 03/02/2020, 15 03/09/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,455 YTD: 66,747	Jan 2020	4,455 66,747
12	-	1	Your Body in Balance: The New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health Neal D Barnard, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (352) 978-1-5387-4742-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,374 YTD: 4,374	Feb 2020	4,374 4,374
13	28	4	Michael Symon's Fix It with Food: More Than 125 Recipes to Address Autoimmune Issues and Inflammation Michael Symon, Author, Douglas Trattner, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $30.00 (256) 978-1-9848-2553-7 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 12/16/2019 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 01/20/2020 Average Rank 13.33 [details] Sales history for Michael Symon's Fix It with Food: More Than 125 Recipes to Address Autoimmune Issues and Inflammation date, rank 12/16/2019, 15 01/20/2020, 12 02/17/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,252 YTD: 18,276	Dec 2019	4,252 18,276
14	-	1	Brother & Sister: A Memoir Diane Keaton, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $25.95 (176) 978-0-451-49450-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2020 Average Rank 16.33 [details] Sales history for Brother & Sister: A Memoir date, rank 02/17/2020, 14 02/24/2020, 15 03/02/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,181 YTD: 4,181	Feb 2020	4,181 4,181
15	-	1	When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains Ariana Neumann, Author Scribner Book Company, $28.00 (336) 978-1-9821-0637-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2020 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains date, rank 02/17/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,005 YTD: 4,005	Feb 2020	4,005 4,005
16	14	10	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: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,972 YTD: 21,904	Apr 2019	3,972 21,904
17	-	1	Praying Women: How to Pray When You Don't Know What to Say Sheila Walsh, Author Baker Books, $22.99 (208) 978-0-8010-7802-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,833 YTD: 3,833	Feb 2020	3,833 3,833
18	10	6	The Defined Dish Wholesome Weeknights: Whole30 Endorsed, 100 Real Food Recipes That Work for Everyday Life Alex Snodgrass, Author, Melissa Hartwig, Foreword by Houghton Mifflin, $30.00 (304) 978-0-358-00441-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/13/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 11.35 [details] Sales history for The Defined Dish Wholesome Weeknights: Whole30 Endorsed, 100 Real Food Recipes That Work for Everyday Life date, rank 01/13/2020, 1 01/20/2020, 2 01/27/2020, 6 02/03/2020, 7 02/10/2020, 10 02/17/2020, 18 02/24/2020, 17 03/02/2020, 22 03/09/2020, 24 04/20/2020, 24 05/11/2020, 15 05/18/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,417 YTD: 36,069	Dec 2019	3,417 36,069
19	20	4	Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness David Perlmutter, Author, Austin Perlmutter, Author, Kristin Loberg, With Little, Brown Spark, $28.00 (304) 978-0-316-45332-5 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 01/27/2020 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2020 Average Rank 16.60 [details] Sales history for Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness date, rank 01/27/2020, 7 02/03/2020, 16 02/10/2020, 20 02/17/2020, 19 02/24/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,401 YTD: 18,047	Jan 2020	3,401 18,047
20	-	1	The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood Sam Wasson, Author Flatiron Books, $28.99 (416) 978-1-250-30182-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,323 YTD: 3,323	Feb 2020	3,323 3,323
21	17	6	Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything Bj Fogg, Author, Doug Abrams, Author Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28.00 (288) 978-0-358-00332-8 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/13/2020 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything date, rank 01/13/2020, 6 01/20/2020, 6 01/27/2020, 13 02/03/2020, 10 02/10/2020, 17 02/17/2020, 21 02/24/2020, 23 03/02/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,275 YTD: 24,822	Dec 2019	3,275 24,822
22	35	2	The Walk: Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life Adam Hamilton, Author Abingdon Press, $19.99 (176) 978-1-5018-9118-2 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2020 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for The Walk: Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life date, rank 02/17/2020, 22 02/24/2020, 13 03/02/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 35 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,181 YTD: 10,916	Dec 2019	3,181 10,916
23	-	1	Cool Beans: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking with the World's Most Versatile Plant-Based Protein, with 125 Recipes [a Cookbook] Joe Yonan, Author Ten Speed Press, $30.00 (240) 978-0-399-58148-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,134 YTD: 3,134	Feb 2020	3,134 3,134
24	22	12	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: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,094 YTD: 22,220	Nov 2019	3,094 22,220
25	23	5	Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives Daniel J Levitin, Author Dutton Books, $30.00 (528) 978-1-5247-4418-2 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2020 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives date, rank 01/20/2020, 13 01/27/2020, 10 02/03/2020, 19 02/10/2020, 23 02/17/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 2,951 YTD: 22,243	Jan 2020	2,951 22,243

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NPD BookScan, week 6 of 2020 data through 2/8/2020; PW Issue of February 17, 2020