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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	-	1	You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance and Living Your Purpose Chani Nicholas, Author HarperOne, $22.99 (256) 978-0-06-284063-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/20/2020 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance and Living Your Purpose date, rank 01/20/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 14,529 YTD: 14,481	Jan 2020	14,529 14,481
2	1	2	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 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/13/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 3.75 [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 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 12,958 YTD: 12,958	Dec 2019	12,958 12,958
3	3	18	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 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 6.26 [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 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,531 YTD: 10,531	Sep 2019	10,531 10,531
4	2	6	The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 Dan Buettner, Author National Geographic Society, $30.00 (304) 978-1-4262-2013-5 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 12/16/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/06/2020 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 date, rank 12/16/2019, 2 12/30/2019, 15 01/06/2020, 1 01/13/2020, 2 01/20/2020, 4 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,178 YTD: 9,178	Dec 2019	9,178 9,178
5	-	1	Ultimate Veg Jamie Oliver, Author Flatiron Books, $35.00 (312) 978-1-250-26288-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,823 YTD: 8,700	Jan 2020	8,823 8,700
6	6	2	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 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/13/2020 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything date, rank 01/13/2020, 6 01/20/2020, 6 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,953 YTD: 6,953	Dec 2019	6,953 6,953
7	7	44	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 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/18/2019 Average Rank 7.05 [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 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 44 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,691 YTD: 6,691	Mar 2019	6,691 6,691
8	4	8	Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice Michelle Obama, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $19.99 (208) 978-0-593-13912-7 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 12/02/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/30/2019 Average Rank 5.22 [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 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,618 YTD: 6,618	Nov 2019	6,618 6,618
9	-	1	Martha Stewart Organizing Martha Stewart, Author Houghton Mifflin, $30.00 (288) 978-1-328-50825-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,607 YTD: 6,595	Jan 2020	6,607 6,595
10	11	5	How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss Michael Greger M D Faclm, Author Flatiron Books, $32.50 (576) 978-1-250-19922-5 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 12/23/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/23/2019 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss date, rank 12/23/2019, 3 01/06/2020, 22 01/13/2020, 11 01/20/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,548 YTD: 6,548	Dec 2019	6,548 6,548
11	-	1	The Self-Care Solution: A Year of Becoming Happier, Healthier, and Fitter--One Month at a Time Jennifer Ashton, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (272) 978-0-06-288542-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,240 YTD: 6,240	Dec 2019	6,240 6,240
12	-	1	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) 978-1-984825-53-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 12/16/2019 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 01/20/2020 Average Rank 13.50 [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 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,013 YTD: 6,013	Dec 2019	6,013 6,013
13	-	1	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 WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,768 YTD: 5,718	Jan 2020	5,768 5,718
14	8	12	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 8 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2019 Average Rank 4.04 [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 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,582 YTD: 5,582	Oct 2019	5,582 5,582
15	-	1	Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How the Body Can Heal Itself William W Li, Author Grand Central Life & Style, $30.00 (304) 978-1-5387-1462-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/01/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2019 Average Rank 9.14 [details] Sales history for Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How the Body Can Heal Itself date, rank 04/01/2019, 3 04/08/2019, 6 04/22/2019, 9 08/12/2019, 9 08/19/2019, 17 01/20/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,096 YTD: 5,096	Mar 2019	5,096 5,096
16	9	13	Live in Grace, Walk in Love: A 365-Day Journey Bob Goff, Author Thomas Nelson, $15.99 978-1-4002-0377-2 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 12.44 [details] Sales history for Live in Grace, Walk in Love: A 365-Day Journey date, rank 10/28/2019, 14 11/04/2019, 18 12/23/2019, 23 01/06/2020, 25 01/13/2020, 9 01/20/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,065 YTD: 5,065	Oct 2019	5,065 5,065
17	-	1	The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired Daniel J Siegel, Author, Tina Payne Bryson, Author Ballantine Books, $27.00 (256) 978-1-5247-9771-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,853 YTD: 4,395	Jan 2020	4,853 4,395
18	10	13	Me Elton John, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (384) 978-1-250-14760-8 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 5.00 [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 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,801 YTD: 4,801	Oct 2019	4,801 4,801
19	21	6	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 18.44 [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 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,780 YTD: 4,780	Apr 2019	4,780 4,780
20	-	1	We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life Laura McKowen, Author New World Library, $25.95 (256) 978-1-60868-654-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,574 YTD: 4,290	Jan 2020	4,574 4,290
21	23	14	The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company Robert Iger, Author Random House, $28.00 (272) 978-0-399-59209-6 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 17.80 [details] Sales history for The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company date, rank 10/07/2019, 8 10/14/2019, 15 10/21/2019, 22 01/13/2020, 23 01/20/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,511 YTD: 4,511	Sep 2019	4,511 4,511
22	13	6	The Skinnytaste Air Fryer Cookbook: The 75 Best Healthy Recipes for Your Air Fryer Gina Homolka, Author, Heather K Jones, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $22.00 (160) 978-1-984825-64-3 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 11.58 [details] Sales history for The Skinnytaste Air Fryer Cookbook: The 75 Best Healthy Recipes for Your Air Fryer date, rank 05/20/2019, 3 05/27/2019, 17 07/29/2019, 16 08/12/2019, 20 09/09/2019, 21 01/13/2020, 13 01/20/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,327 YTD: 4,327	May 2019	4,327 4,327
23	17	13	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: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,281 YTD: 4,281	Oct 2019	4,281 4,281
24	-	1	A New Way to Age: The Most Cutting-Edge Advances in Antiaging Suzanne Somers, Author Gallery Books, $28.00 (448) 978-1-982110-94-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,242 YTD: 4,228	Jan 2020	4,242 4,228
25	-	1	Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World David Epstein, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (352) 978-0-7352-1448-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 06/10/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 19.09 [details] Sales history for Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World date, rank 06/10/2019, 8 06/17/2019, 16 06/24/2019, 22 07/01/2019, 21 08/05/2019, 23 08/12/2019, 22 08/19/2019, 25 08/26/2019, 13 09/02/2019, 16 09/09/2019, 19 01/20/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,236 YTD: 4,236	May 2019	4,236 4,236

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NPD BookScan, week 2 of 2020 data through 1/11/2020; PW Issue of January 20, 2020