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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	3	5	The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz Erik Larson, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $30.00 (592) 978-0-385-34871-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/09/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2020 Average Rank 7.90 [details] Sales history for The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz date, rank 03/09/2020, 1 03/16/2020, 2 03/23/2020, 5 03/30/2020, 3 04/06/2020, 1 04/13/2020, 1 04/20/2020, 3 04/27/2020, 3 05/04/2020, 4 05/11/2020, 5 05/18/2020, 4 05/25/2020, 4 06/01/2020, 6 06/08/2020, 6 06/15/2020, 6 06/22/2020, 5 06/29/2020, 4 07/06/2020, 7 07/13/2020, 6 07/20/2020, 9 07/27/2020, 12 08/03/2020, 13 08/10/2020, 13 08/17/2020, 19 08/24/2020, 15 08/31/2020, 21 09/07/2020, 18 09/14/2020, 22 12/14/2020, 20 12/21/2020, 14 12/28/2020, 14 01/04/2021, 18 01/18/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Feb 2020
2	2	3	Untamed Glennon Doyle, Author Dial Press, $28.00 (352) 978-1-9848-0125-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/23/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2020 Average Rank 5.83 [details] Sales history for Untamed date, rank 03/23/2020, 1 03/30/2020, 2 04/06/2020, 2 04/13/2020, 2 04/20/2020, 2 04/27/2020, 2 05/04/2020, 2 05/11/2020, 3 05/18/2020, 2 05/25/2020, 1 06/01/2020, 1 06/08/2020, 1 06/15/2020, 1 06/22/2020, 3 06/29/2020, 3 07/06/2020, 5 07/13/2020, 3 07/20/2020, 4 07/27/2020, 5 08/03/2020, 6 08/10/2020, 5 08/17/2020, 7 08/24/2020, 6 08/31/2020, 2 09/07/2020, 4 09/14/2020, 2 09/21/2020, 10 09/28/2020, 13 10/05/2020, 13 10/12/2020, 13 10/19/2020, 16 10/26/2020, 11 11/02/2020, 4 11/09/2020, 4 11/16/2020, 7 11/23/2020, 8 11/30/2020, 13 12/02/2020, 15 12/07/2020, 15 12/14/2020, 8 12/21/2020, 9 12/28/2020, 9 01/04/2021, 5 01/11/2021, 3 01/18/2021, 5 01/25/2021, 4 02/01/2021, 6 02/08/2021, 8 02/15/2021, 9 02/22/2021, 9 03/01/2021, 11 03/08/2021, 13 03/15/2021, 11 03/22/2021, 13 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
3	-	1	Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown Anne Glenconner, Author Hachette Books, $28.00 (336) 978-0-306-84636-6 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/06/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/06/2020 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown date, rank 04/06/2020, 3 04/13/2020, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
4	4	4	Find Your Path: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul, and Get Strong with the Fit52 Life Carrie Underwood, Author Dey Street Books, $30.00 (288) 978-0-06-269091-3 Last rank 32 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2020 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Find Your Path: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul, and Get Strong with the Fit52 Life date, rank 03/16/2020, 1 03/23/2020, 4 03/30/2020, 4 04/06/2020, 4 04/13/2020, 12 04/20/2020, 14 04/27/2020, 18 05/04/2020, 22 05/18/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
5	-	1	The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History Andy Greene, Author Dutton Books, $28.00 (432) 978-1-5247-4497-7 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/06/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 04/06/2020 Average Rank 12.33 [details] Sales history for The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History date, rank 04/06/2020, 5 04/13/2020, 13 04/20/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
6	5	8	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: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Feb 2020
7	11	9	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: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Jan 2020
8	9	8	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: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Feb 2020
9	1	2	Explorer's Guide to Wildemount (D&d Campaign Setting and Adventure Book) (Dungeons & Dragons) Wizards RPG Team, Author, Matthew Mercer, Contribution by Wizards of the Coast, $49.95 978-0-7869-6691-2 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 03/30/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/30/2020 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for Explorer's Guide to Wildemount (D&d Campaign Setting and Adventure Book) (Dungeons & Dragons) date, rank 03/30/2020, 1 04/06/2020, 9 04/27/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
10	-	3	The Blueprint: 6 Practical Steps to Lift Your Leadership to New Heights Douglas R Conant, Author Wiley, $25.00 (256) 978-1-119-56002-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 03/23/2020 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 04/06/2020 Average Rank 12.50 [details] Sales history for The Blueprint: 6 Practical Steps to Lift Your Leadership to New Heights date, rank 03/23/2020, 15 04/06/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
11	-	1	The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life Jen Gotch, Author Gallery Books, $27.00 (288) 978-1-9821-0881-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
12	8	3	Get Out of Your Own Way: A Skeptic's Guide to Growth and Fulfillment Dave Hollis, Author HarperCollins Leadership, $24.99 (240) 978-1-4002-1542-3 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/23/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2020 Average Rank 12.50 [details] Sales history for Get Out of Your Own Way: A Skeptic's Guide to Growth and Fulfillment date, rank 03/23/2020, 2 03/30/2020, 8 04/06/2020, 12 04/13/2020, 25 04/20/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
13	6	3	The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories from Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $20.00 (208) 978-1-9848-7825-0 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 03/23/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2020 Average Rank 9.40 [details] Sales history for The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories from Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable date, rank 03/23/2020, 3 03/30/2020, 6 04/06/2020, 13 04/13/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
14	-	1	The Universe Always Has a Plan: The 10 Golden Rules of Letting Go Matt Kahn, Author Hay House, $17.99 (176) 978-1-4019-5809-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
15	16	29	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: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Sep 2019
16	-	1	The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It Robert B Reich, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $22.95 (224) 978-0-525-65904-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
17	-	1	Buzz Saw: The Improbable Story of How the Washington Nationals Won the World Series Jesse Dougherty, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.00 (320) 978-1-9821-5226-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
18	14	5	Unknown Valor: A Story of Family, Courage, and Sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima Martha MacCallum, Author Harper, $27.99 (256) 978-0-06-285385-1 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/09/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2020 Average Rank 9.43 [details] Sales history for Unknown Valor: A Story of Family, Courage, and Sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima date, rank 03/09/2020, 2 03/16/2020, 4 03/23/2020, 13 03/30/2020, 14 04/06/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Feb 2020
19	-	1	Smoothie Project: The 28-Day Plan to Feel Happy and Healthy No Matter Your Age Catherine McCord, Author ABRAMS, $24.99 (208) 978-1-4197-4042-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Dec 2019
20	-	1	Overcoming Dyslexia: Completely Revised and Updated Sally Shaywitz, Author, Jonathan Shaywitz, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $35.00 (560) 978-0-385-35032-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
21	23	17	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: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2019
22	-	1	The Shift: Courageously Moving from Season to Season Keion Henderson, Author Worthy Books, $20.00 (224) 978-1-5460-1492-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
23	18	6	The Hope of Glory: Reflections on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross Jon Meacham, Author Convergent Books, $22.00 (144) 978-0-593-23666-6 Last rank 32 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 03/02/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2020 Average Rank 15.78 [details] Sales history for The Hope of Glory: Reflections on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross date, rank 03/02/2020, 21 03/09/2020, 5 03/16/2020, 8 03/23/2020, 19 03/30/2020, 18 04/06/2020, 23 04/27/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Feb 2020
24	25	2	Nothing Fancy Alison Roman, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $32.50 (320) 978-0-451-49701-7 Last rank 36 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 16.62 [details] Sales history for Nothing Fancy date, rank 11/04/2019, 9 12/16/2019, 25 01/27/2020, 17 03/30/2020, 25 04/06/2020, 24 05/11/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Oct 2019
25	27	10	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: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Jan 2020

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NPD BookScan, week 13 of 2020 data through 3/28/2020; PW Issue of April 6, 2020