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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2018 YTD
1	1	2	The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump Gregg Jarrett, Author Broadside Books, $28.99 (352) 978-0-06-287274-6 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/06/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/06/2018 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump date, rank 08/06/2018, 1 08/06/2018, 1 08/06/2018, 1 08/13/2018, 1 08/13/2018, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 31,209 YTD: 104,562	Jul 2018	31,209 104,562
2	3	26	Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Rachel Hollis, Author Thomas Nelson, (240p) 978-1-4002-0165-5 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/12/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/16/2018 Average Rank 6.32 [details] Sales history for Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be date, rank 03/12/2018, 3 03/26/2018, 21 04/02/2018, 19 04/02/2018, 5 04/09/2018, 18 04/09/2018, 5 04/16/2018, 15 04/23/2018, 5 04/30/2018, 5 05/07/2018, 10 05/07/2018, 2 05/14/2018, 6 05/21/2018, 7 05/28/2018, 8 06/04/2018, 10 06/11/2018, 2 06/11/2018, 10 06/18/2018, 6 06/25/2018, 6 07/02/2018, 7 07/09/2018, 10 07/09/2018, 2 07/16/2018, 9 07/16/2018, 2 07/16/2018, 1 07/23/2018, 2 07/23/2018, 1 07/30/2018, 5 07/30/2018, 2 08/06/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 1 08/13/2018, 2 08/13/2018, 2 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 30,509 YTD: 287,520	Feb 2018	30,509 287,520
3	2	3	Liars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy Jeanine Pirro, Author Center Street, $27.00 (288) 978-1-5460-8342-9 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 07/30/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/30/2018 Average Rank 2.14 [details] Sales history for Liars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy date, rank 07/30/2018, 2 07/30/2018, 1 08/06/2018, 2 08/06/2018, 2 08/06/2018, 2 08/13/2018, 3 08/13/2018, 3 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 23,334 YTD: 94,786	Jul 2018	23,334 94,786
4	4	15	Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering Joanna Gaines, Author, Marah Stets, Author William Morrow & Company, $29.99 (336) 978-0-06-282015-0 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/07/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/07/2018 Average Rank 2.88 [details] Sales history for Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering date, rank 05/07/2018, 1 05/07/2018, 1 05/07/2018, 1 05/14/2018, 2 05/14/2018, 1 05/21/2018, 1 05/21/2018, 1 05/28/2018, 1 05/28/2018, 1 06/04/2018, 3 06/04/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 4 06/11/2018, 2 06/18/2018, 4 06/18/2018, 2 06/25/2018, 4 06/25/2018, 1 07/02/2018, 6 07/02/2018, 2 07/09/2018, 6 07/09/2018, 1 07/16/2018, 7 07/16/2018, 1 07/16/2018, 1 07/23/2018, 5 07/23/2018, 2 07/30/2018, 8 07/30/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 7 08/06/2018, 4 08/06/2018, 1 08/13/2018, 8 08/13/2018, 4 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 15,860 YTD: 767,160	Apr 2018	15,860 767,160
5	-	1	The Gutfeld Monologues: Classic Rants from the Five Greg Gutfeld, Author Threshold Editions, $27.00 (304) 978-1-5011-9072-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 13,399 YTD: 13,934	Jul 2018	13,399 13,934
6	-	1	The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Author, Jon Meacham, Foreword by Spiegel & Grau, $22.00 (144) 978-1-984801-88-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 12,959 YTD: 12,995	Jul 2018	12,959 12,995
7	-	1	Death of a Nation: Plantation Politics and the Making of the Democratic Party Dinesh D’Souza All Points, (336p) 978-1-250-16377-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 9,844 YTD: 10,149	Jul 2018	9,844 10,149
8	5	28	12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos Jordan B Peterson, Author Random House Canada, $25.95 (448) 978-0-345-81602-3 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/05/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2018 Average Rank 4.38 [details] Sales history for 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos date, rank 02/05/2018, 2 02/05/2018, 2 02/12/2018, 4 02/12/2018, 3 02/19/2018, 2 02/19/2018, 1 02/26/2018, 5 02/26/2018, 2 03/05/2018, 1 03/05/2018, 8 03/12/2018, 3 03/19/2018, 2 03/26/2018, 3 04/02/2018, 10 04/02/2018, 3 04/09/2018, 3 04/09/2018, 1 04/16/2018, 6 04/16/2018, 1 04/23/2018, 4 04/30/2018, 3 05/07/2018, 9 05/07/2018, 4 05/14/2018, 4 05/21/2018, 5 05/28/2018, 7 06/04/2018, 7 06/11/2018, 8 06/18/2018, 7 06/25/2018, 5 07/02/2018, 8 07/09/2018, 5 07/16/2018, 4 07/23/2018, 3 07/30/2018, 4 08/06/2018, 5 08/13/2018, 8 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Jan 2018 UNITS SOLD: 9,705 YTD: 495,621	Jan 2018	9,705 495,621
9	6	24	Educated: A Memoir Tara Westover, Author Random House, $28.00 (352) 978-0-399-59050-4 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 03/05/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/02/2018 Average Rank 8.90 [details] Sales history for Educated: A Memoir date, rank 03/05/2018, 4 03/12/2018, 6 03/12/2018, 6 03/19/2018, 7 03/26/2018, 7 04/02/2018, 10 04/02/2018, 2 04/09/2018, 13 04/09/2018, 2 04/16/2018, 20 04/23/2018, 13 04/30/2018, 14 05/07/2018, 13 05/07/2018, 2 05/14/2018, 8 05/21/2018, 9 05/28/2018, 11 06/04/2018, 12 06/11/2018, 4 06/11/2018, 14 06/18/2018, 16 06/25/2018, 18 07/02/2018, 15 07/09/2018, 9 07/16/2018, 6 07/16/2018, 5 07/23/2018, 7 07/30/2018, 6 08/06/2018, 6 08/06/2018, 2 08/13/2018, 9 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,302 YTD: 174,102	Feb 2018	8,302 174,102
10	9	4	Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man Lynn Vincent, Author, Sara Vladic, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.00 (320) 978-1-5011-3594-1 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 07/23/2018 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 08/06/2018 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man date, rank 07/23/2018, 9 07/30/2018, 9 08/06/2018, 9 08/06/2018, 8 08/13/2018, 10 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,232 YTD: 27,685	Jul 2018	7,232 27,685
11	8	10	Calypso David Sedaris, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (288) 978-0-316-39238-9 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/11/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2018 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Calypso date, rank 06/11/2018, 6 06/11/2018, 3 06/18/2018, 9 06/18/2018, 3 06/25/2018, 9 06/25/2018, 3 07/02/2018, 6 07/09/2018, 4 07/16/2018, 3 07/23/2018, 6 07/30/2018, 7 08/06/2018, 8 08/13/2018, 11 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,571 YTD: 123,338	May 2018	5,571 123,338
12	12	13	The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels Jon Meacham, Author Random House, $30.00 (416) 978-0-399-58981-2 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/21/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2018 Average Rank 5.32 [details] Sales history for The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels date, rank 05/21/2018, 2 05/21/2018, 2 05/28/2018, 5 05/28/2018, 2 06/04/2018, 5 06/04/2018, 3 06/11/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 5 06/18/2018, 4 06/25/2018, 4 07/02/2018, 11 07/09/2018, 6 07/16/2018, 5 07/16/2018, 2 07/23/2018, 8 07/30/2018, 8 08/06/2018, 12 08/06/2018, 4 08/13/2018, 12 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,598 YTD: 181,465	May 2018	4,598 181,465
13	11	15	The Plant Paradox Cookbook Steven R Gundry, Author Harper Wave, $29.99 (256) 978-0-06-284337-1 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/23/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/23/2018 Average Rank 7.55 [details] Sales history for The Plant Paradox Cookbook date, rank 04/23/2018, 2 04/23/2018, 2 04/30/2018, 9 06/25/2018, 10 07/02/2018, 12 07/09/2018, 8 07/16/2018, 7 07/23/2018, 4 07/30/2018, 5 08/06/2018, 11 08/13/2018, 13 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,489 YTD: 110,944	Apr 2018	4,489 110,944
14	19	23	I've Been Thinking . . .: Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life Maria Shriver, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $20.00 (240) 978-0-525-52260-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/12/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/19/2018 Average Rank 8.96 [details] Sales history for I've Been Thinking . . .: Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life date, rank 03/12/2018, 2 03/12/2018, 6 03/19/2018, 9 03/19/2018, 1 03/26/2018, 4 04/02/2018, 6 04/02/2018, 1 04/09/2018, 8 04/09/2018, 1 04/16/2018, 6 04/23/2018, 8 04/30/2018, 6 05/07/2018, 12 05/07/2018, 5 05/14/2018, 10 05/21/2018, 8 05/28/2018, 14 06/04/2018, 21 06/11/2018, 4 06/11/2018, 21 07/09/2018, 10 07/16/2018, 13 07/16/2018, 4 07/23/2018, 15 07/30/2018, 20 08/06/2018, 19 08/06/2018, 3 08/13/2018, 14 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,384 YTD: 178,638	Feb 2018	4,384 178,638
15	-	1	Go Team Venture!: The Art and Making of the Venture Bros. Cartoon Network, Author, Jackson Publick, Author, Doc Hammer, Author, Patton Oswalt, Introduction by, Ken Plume, Author Dark Horse Books, $39.99 (376) 978-1-5067-0487-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,359 YTD: 4,387	Jul 2018	4,359 4,387
16	14	31	Unfuk Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life Gary John Bishop, Author HarperOne, $19.99 (224) 978-0-06-280383-2 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 07/16/2018 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 08/06/2018 Average Rank 17.40 [details] Sales history for Unfuk Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life date, rank 07/16/2018, 20 07/23/2018, 16 07/30/2018, 21 08/06/2018, 14 08/13/2018, 16 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,282 YTD: 94,652	Aug 2017	4,282 94,652
17	23	25	100 Days to Brave: Devotions for Unlocking Your Most Courageous Self Annie F Downs, Author Zondervan, $16.99 (240) 978-0-310-08962-9 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 02/05/2018 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 07/16/2018 Average Rank 14.83 [details] Sales history for 100 Days to Brave: Devotions for Unlocking Your Most Courageous Self date, rank 02/05/2018, 9 03/12/2018, 8 06/04/2018, 23 06/11/2018, 7 06/11/2018, 17 07/09/2018, 25 07/16/2018, 5 07/23/2018, 20 07/30/2018, 19 08/06/2018, 23 08/06/2018, 5 08/13/2018, 17 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,181 YTD: 88,583	Oct 2017	4,181 88,583
18	13	12	How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us about Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence Michael Pollan, Author Penguin Press, $28.00 (480) 978-1-59420-422-7 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/28/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/28/2018 Average Rank 9.29 [details] Sales history for How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us about Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence date, rank 05/28/2018, 6 05/28/2018, 3 06/04/2018, 10 06/04/2018, 4 06/11/2018, 7 06/18/2018, 5 06/25/2018, 12 07/02/2018, 13 07/09/2018, 7 07/16/2018, 8 07/23/2018, 12 07/30/2018, 12 08/06/2018, 13 08/13/2018, 18 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,117 YTD: 111,773	May 2018	4,117 111,773
19	21	35	Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win Jocko Willink, Author, Leif Babin, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (352) 978-1-250-18386-6 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 12/04/2017 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 07/30/2018 Average Rank 20.50 [details] Sales history for Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win date, rank 12/04/2017, 23 01/22/2018, 20 02/05/2018, 22 02/12/2018, 18 02/19/2018, 21 02/26/2018, 24 03/05/2018, 18 03/12/2018, 25 04/02/2018, 23 04/30/2018, 24 05/28/2018, 19 07/16/2018, 21 07/23/2018, 17 07/30/2018, 13 08/06/2018, 21 08/13/2018, 19 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Nov 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,874 YTD: 112,432	Nov 2017	3,874 112,432
20	17	11	Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup John Carreyrou, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $27.95 (352) 978-1-5247-3165-6 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 06/04/2018 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 06/04/2018 Average Rank 16.91 [details] Sales history for Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup date, rank 06/04/2018, 13 06/11/2018, 16 06/18/2018, 25 06/25/2018, 21 07/02/2018, 17 07/09/2018, 15 07/16/2018, 15 07/23/2018, 13 07/30/2018, 14 08/06/2018, 17 08/13/2018, 20 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,694 YTD: 51,540	May 2018	3,694 51,540
21	7	2	The Briefing: Politics, the Press, and the President Sean Spicer, Author Regnery Publishing, $28.99 (256) 978-1-62157-814-7 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 08/06/2018 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 08/06/2018 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for The Briefing: Politics, the Press, and the President date, rank 08/06/2018, 7 08/13/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,429 YTD: 11,424	Jul 2018	3,429 11,424
22	20	4	The Case Against Impeaching Trump Alan Dershowitz, Author Hot Books, $21.99 (160) 978-1-5107-4228-4 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 07/23/2018 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 07/23/2018 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for The Case Against Impeaching Trump date, rank 07/23/2018, 10 08/06/2018, 20 08/06/2018, 10 08/13/2018, 22 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,129 YTD: 16,864	Jul 2018	3,129 16,864
23	15	6	Trump's America: The Truth about Our Nation's Great Comeback Newt Gingrich, Author Center Street, $27.00 (352) 978-1-5460-7706-0 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/18/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/18/2018 Average Rank 7.60 [details] Sales history for Trump's America: The Truth about Our Nation's Great Comeback date, rank 06/18/2018, 3 06/18/2018, 1 06/25/2018, 5 06/25/2018, 2 07/02/2018, 9 07/16/2018, 11 07/16/2018, 1 08/06/2018, 15 08/06/2018, 6 08/13/2018, 23 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,121 YTD: 99,597	Jun 2018	3,121 99,597
24	18	4	My Diarrhe Miranda Sings, Author Gallery Books, $24.99 (224) 978-1-5011-9216-6 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 07/23/2018 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 07/23/2018 Average Rank 14.25 [details] Sales history for My Diarrhe date, rank 07/23/2018, 5 07/30/2018, 10 08/06/2018, 18 08/13/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,015 YTD: 22,577	Jul 2018	3,015 22,577
25	-	1	The Heart of the Shaman: Stories and Practices of the Luminous Warrior Alberto Villoldo, Author Hay House, $19.99 (192) 978-1-4019-5298-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,740 YTD: 2,799	Jul 2018	2,740 2,799

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