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1 2 7
Bill O'Reilly, Author, Meg O'Reilly, Author, Martin Dugard, Author
Henry Holt & Company, $28.00 (336)
978-0-8050-9666-8
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
PUB DATE: Oct 2012
UNITS SOLD: 40,995
YTD: 449,485
Oct
2012
40,995
449,485
2 1 3
Ina Garten, Author
Clarkson N Potter Publishers, $35.00 (272)
978-0-307-46487-3
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: Oct 2012
UNITS SOLD: 36,107
YTD: 143,705
Oct
2012
36,107
143,705
3 - 1
Jon Meacham, Author
Random House, $35.00 (800)
978-1-4000-6766-4
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Nov 2012
UNITS SOLD: 28,823
YTD: 29,138
Nov
2012
28,823
29,138
4 5 10
Guinness World Records (2013)
Guinness World Records, Manufactured by
Guinness World Records, $28.95 (287)
978-1-904994-87-9
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 10
PUB DATE: Sep 2012
UNITS SOLD: 20,107
YTD: 123,861
Sep
2012
20,107
123,861
5 3 11
Mark Owen, Author, Kevin Maurer, With
Dutton Books, $26.95 (336)
978-0-525-95372-2
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 11
PUB DATE: Sep 2012
UNITS SOLD: 17,472
YTD: 722,085
Sep
2012
17,472
722,085
6 - 1
Ray Kurzweil, Author
Viking Books, $27.95 (352)
978-0-670-02529-9
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Nov 2012
UNITS SOLD: 13,472
YTD: 13,563
Nov
2012
13,472
13,563
7 - 1
Rachael Ray, Author
Atria Books, $29.99 (384)
978-1-4516-5972-6
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Nov 2012
UNITS SOLD: 11,083
YTD: 11,141
Nov
2012
11,083
11,141
8 - 1
Anne Lamott, Author
Riverhead Books, $17.95 (112)
978-1-59463-129-0
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Nov 2012
UNITS SOLD: 10,745
YTD: 10,880
Nov
2012
10,745
10,880
9 4 9
Joel Osteen, Author
Faithwords, $21.99 (192)
978-1-4555-1678-0
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 9
PUB DATE: Sep 2012
UNITS SOLD: 10,217
YTD: 105,545
Sep
2012
10,217
105,545
10 7 8
Nate Silver, Author
Penguin Press, $27.95 (534)
978-1-59420-411-1
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
PUB DATE: Sep 2012
UNITS SOLD: 9,866
YTD: 39,327
Sep
2012
9,866
39,327
11 6 3
Deb Perelman, Author
Knopf Publishing Group, $35.00 (336)
978-0-307-59565-2
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: Oct 2012
UNITS SOLD: 7,813
YTD: 38,039
Oct
2012
7,813
38,039
12 8 4
William Manchester, Author, Paul Reid, Author
Little Brown and Company, $40.00 (1232)
978-0-316-54770-3
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
PUB DATE: Nov 2012
UNITS SOLD: 7,780
YTD: 21,844
Nov
2012
7,780
21,844
13 - 1
The Joy of Hate: How to Triumph Over Whiners in the Age of Phony Outrage
Greg Gutfeld, Author
Crown Forum, $26.00 (226)
978-0-307-98696-2
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Nov 2012
UNITS SOLD: 7,716
YTD: 7,740
Nov
2012
7,716
7,740
14 15 4
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Download the Weird
Geoff Tibballs, Text by (Art/Photo Books)
Ripley Publishing, $28.95 (254)
978-1-60991-032-7
LAST WEEK: 15
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
PUB DATE: Sep 2012
UNITS SOLD: 6,393
YTD: 25,878
Sep
2012
6,393
25,878
15 13 7
Stephen Colbert, Author, Richard Dahm, Author, Paul Dinello, Author, Barry Julien, Author, Tom Purcell, Author, Michael Brumm, Author
Grand Central Publishing, $28.99 (240)
978-0-446-58397-8
LAST WEEK: 13
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
PUB DATE: Oct 2012
UNITS SOLD: 6,265
YTD: 68,143
Oct
2012
6,265
68,143
16 - 1
Mike Huckabee, Author
Sentinel, $24.95 (240)
978-1-59523-093-5
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Nov 2012
UNITS SOLD: 6,136
YTD: 6,181
Nov
2012
6,136
6,181
17 11 3
Peter A Carlin, Author
Touchstone Books, $28.00 (512)
978-1-4391-9182-8
LAST WEEK: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: Oct 2012
UNITS SOLD: 5,899
YTD: 18,876
Oct
2012
5,899
18,876
18 - 1
Robert Greene, Author
Viking Books, $28.95 (320)
978-0-670-02496-4
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Nov 2012
UNITS SOLD: 5,746
YTD: 5,791
Nov
2012
5,746
5,791
19 - 1
Andrew Solomon, Author
Scribner Book Company, $37.50 (976)
978-0-7432-3671-3
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Nov 2012
UNITS SOLD: 5,546
YTD: 5,936
Nov
2012
5,546
5,936
20 - 1
Fifty Shades of Chicken: A Parody in a Cookbook
F L Fowler, Author
Clarkson N Potter Publishers, $19.99 (160)
978-0-385-34522-4
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Nov 2012
UNITS SOLD: 5,473
YTD: 5,547
Nov
2012
5,473
5,547
21 - 1
Jake Tapper, Author
Little Brown and Company, $29.99 (688)
978-0-316-18539-4
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Nov 2012
UNITS SOLD: 5,290
YTD: 6,286
Nov
2012
5,290
6,286
22 12 8
Neil Young, Author
Blue Rider Press, $30.00 (512)
978-0-399-15946-6
LAST WEEK: 12
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
PUB DATE: Sep 2012
UNITS SOLD: 4,841
YTD: 64,162
Sep
2012
4,841
64,162
23 - 1
Willie Nelson, Author, Kinky Friedman, Author
William Morrow & Company, $22.99 (192)
978-0-06-219364-3
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: Nov 2012
UNITS SOLD: 4,562
YTD: 4,800
Nov
2012
4,562
4,800
24 21 5
Jesus Today: Experience Hope Through His Presence
Sarah Young, Author
Thomas Nelson Publishers, $15.99 (363)
978-1-4003-2009-7
LAST WEEK: 21
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
PUB DATE: Oct 2012
UNITS SOLD: 4,349
YTD: 17,622
Oct
2012
4,349
17,622
25 14 4
Rod: The Autobiography
Rod Stewart, Author
Crown Archetype, $27.00 (394)
978-0-307-98730-3
LAST WEEK: 14
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
PUB DATE: Oct 2012
UNITS SOLD: 4,139
YTD: 30,621
Oct
2012
4,139
30,621

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Nielsen BookScan, week 46 of 2012, data through 11/18/2012; PW Issue of Nov. 26, 2012
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