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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	1	4	Shred: The Revolutionary Diet: 6 Weeks 4 Inches 2 Sizes Ian K Smith, Author St. Martin's Press, $24.99 (268) 978-1-250-03586-8 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/14/2013 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/14/2013 Average Rank 8.36 [details] Sales history for Shred: The Revolutionary Diet: 6 Weeks 4 Inches 2 Sizes date, rank 01/14/2013, 1 01/21/2013, 1 01/28/2013, 1 02/04/2013, 1 02/11/2013, 2 02/18/2013, 1 02/25/2013, 5 03/04/2013, 2 03/11/2013, 2 03/18/2013, 3 03/25/2013, 3 04/01/2013, 7 04/08/2013, 10 04/15/2013, 10 04/22/2013, 11 04/29/2013, 17 06/03/2013, 12 06/10/2013, 14 07/08/2013, 5 07/15/2013, 9 07/22/2013, 22 08/05/2013, 25 09/02/2013, 24 09/09/2013, 24 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Dec 2012 UNITS SOLD: 26,072 YTD: 86,563	Dec 2012	26,072 86,563
2	3	2	My Beloved World Sonia Sotomayor, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $27.95 (336) 978-0-307-59488-4 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 01/28/2013 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/04/2013 Average Rank 9.77 [details] Sales history for My Beloved World date, rank 01/28/2013, 3 02/04/2013, 2 02/11/2013, 4 02/18/2013, 2 02/25/2013, 4 03/04/2013, 9 03/11/2013, 7 03/18/2013, 11 03/25/2013, 18 04/01/2013, 18 04/08/2013, 19 04/22/2013, 25 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2013 UNITS SOLD: 21,804 YTD: 35,680	Jan 2013	21,804 35,680
3	-	1	Francona: The Red Sox Years Terry Francona, Author, Dan Shaughnessy, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), $28.00 (368) 978-0-547-92817-3 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/04/2013 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/04/2013 Average Rank 10.38 [details] Sales history for Francona: The Red Sox Years date, rank 02/04/2013, 3 02/11/2013, 3 02/18/2013, 8 02/25/2013, 8 03/04/2013, 11 03/11/2013, 19 03/18/2013, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2013 UNITS SOLD: 19,356 YTD: 19,692	Jan 2013	19,356 19,692
4	2	17	Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot Bill O'Reilly, Author, Meg O'Reilly, Author, Martin Dugard, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.00 (336) 978-0-8050-9666-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/15/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2012 Average Rank 6.80 [details] Sales history for Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot date, rank 10/15/2012, 1 10/22/2012, 1 10/29/2012, 1 11/05/2012, 1 11/12/2012, 2 11/19/2012, 2 11/26/2012, 1 12/03/2012, 1 12/10/2012, 1 12/17/2012, 1 12/24/2012, 1 12/31/2012, 1 01/07/2013, 1 01/14/2013, 2 01/21/2013, 2 01/28/2013, 2 02/04/2013, 4 02/11/2013, 5 02/18/2013, 3 02/25/2013, 2 03/04/2013, 4 03/11/2013, 3 03/18/2013, 5 03/25/2013, 4 04/01/2013, 6 04/08/2013, 7 04/15/2013, 18 04/22/2013, 16 04/29/2013, 19 06/10/2013, 19 06/17/2013, 17 06/24/2013, 7 07/01/2013, 16 07/08/2013, 15 07/15/2013, 18 07/22/2013, 14 07/29/2013, 13 08/05/2013, 13 08/12/2013, 16 08/19/2013, 24 08/26/2013, 25 09/09/2013, 25 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 13,819 YTD: 60,046	Oct 2012	13,819 60,046
5	13	2	Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief Lawrence Wright, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $28.95 (448) 978-0-307-70066-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 01/28/2013 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 02/04/2013 Average Rank 14.17 [details] Sales history for Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief date, rank 01/28/2013, 13 02/04/2013, 5 02/11/2013, 11 02/18/2013, 12 02/25/2013, 19 03/04/2013, 25 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2013 UNITS SOLD: 8,661 YTD: 14,511	Jan 2013	8,661 14,511
6	5	19	I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak Over Your Life Joel Osteen, Author Faithwords, $21.99 (192) 978-1-4555-1678-0 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/01/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/01/2012 Average Rank 11.91 [details] Sales history for I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak Over Your Life date, rank 10/01/2012, 2 10/08/2012, 3 10/15/2012, 7 10/22/2012, 7 10/29/2012, 8 11/05/2012, 9 11/12/2012, 8 11/19/2012, 4 11/26/2012, 9 12/03/2012, 9 12/10/2012, 9 12/17/2012, 8 12/24/2012, 10 12/31/2012, 9 01/07/2013, 8 01/14/2013, 4 01/21/2013, 9 01/28/2013, 5 02/04/2013, 6 02/11/2013, 10 02/18/2013, 6 02/25/2013, 10 03/04/2013, 8 03/11/2013, 6 03/18/2013, 6 03/25/2013, 6 04/01/2013, 9 04/08/2013, 9 04/15/2013, 17 04/22/2013, 9 04/29/2013, 13 05/06/2013, 20 05/13/2013, 19 05/20/2013, 19 05/27/2013, 19 06/03/2013, 22 06/10/2013, 22 06/17/2013, 23 06/24/2013, 23 07/01/2013, 23 07/08/2013, 23 07/15/2013, 21 07/22/2013, 24 07/29/2013, 11 08/05/2013, 17 08/12/2013, 19 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 8,312 YTD: 37,540	Sep 2012	8,312 37,540
7	6	21	No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden Mark Owen, Author, Kevin Maurer, With Dutton Books, $26.95 (336) 978-0-525-95372-2 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/17/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/17/2012 Average Rank 5.92 [details] Sales history for No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden date, rank 09/17/2012, 1 09/24/2012, 1 10/01/2012, 1 10/08/2012, 1 10/15/2012, 2 10/22/2012, 2 10/29/2012, 2 11/05/2012, 2 11/12/2012, 4 11/19/2012, 3 11/26/2012, 5 12/03/2012, 6 12/10/2012, 5 12/17/2012, 5 12/24/2012, 6 12/31/2012, 5 01/07/2013, 3 01/14/2013, 7 01/21/2013, 7 01/28/2013, 6 02/04/2013, 7 02/11/2013, 13 02/18/2013, 10 02/25/2013, 9 03/04/2013, 13 03/11/2013, 4 03/18/2013, 10 03/25/2013, 16 04/01/2013, 15 04/08/2013, 15 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 8,270 YTD: 36,345	Sep 2012	8,270 36,345
8	-	7	The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life Timothy Ferriss, Author New Harvest, $35.00 (671) 978-0-547-88459-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 12/03/2012 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/03/2012 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life date, rank 12/03/2012, 3 12/10/2012, 7 02/04/2013, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Nov 2012 UNITS SOLD: 7,961 YTD: 12,649	Nov 2012	7,961 12,649
9	7	3	The Plan: Eliminate the Surprising "Healthy" Foods That Are Making You Fat--And Lose Weight Fast Lyn-Genet Recitas, Author Grand Central Publishing, $25.99 (301) 978-1-4555-1548-6 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 01/21/2013 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/21/2013 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for The Plan: Eliminate the Surprising "Healthy" Foods That Are Making You Fat--And Lose Weight Fast date, rank 01/21/2013, 3 01/28/2013, 7 02/04/2013, 9 02/11/2013, 14 02/18/2013, 22 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jan 2013 UNITS SOLD: 7,301 YTD: 30,369	Jan 2013	7,301 30,369
10	12	11	Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Jon Meacham, Author Random House, $35.00 (800) 978-1-4000-6766-4 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 11/26/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/31/2012 Average Rank 8.33 [details] Sales history for Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power date, rank 11/26/2012, 3 12/03/2012, 4 12/10/2012, 3 12/17/2012, 3 12/24/2012, 3 12/31/2012, 2 01/07/2013, 2 01/14/2013, 5 01/21/2013, 11 01/28/2013, 12 02/04/2013, 10 02/11/2013, 16 02/18/2013, 18 02/25/2013, 16 03/04/2013, 19 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Nov 2012 UNITS SOLD: 6,922 YTD: 30,935	Nov 2012	6,922 30,935
11	9	13	Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust Ina Garten, Author Clarkson N Potter Publishers, $35.00 (272) 978-0-307-46487-3 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/12/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2012 Average Rank 8.97 [details] Sales history for Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust date, rank 11/12/2012, 1 11/19/2012, 1 11/26/2012, 2 12/03/2012, 2 12/10/2012, 2 12/17/2012, 2 12/24/2012, 2 12/31/2012, 4 01/07/2013, 4 01/14/2013, 3 01/21/2013, 6 01/28/2013, 9 02/04/2013, 11 02/11/2013, 12 02/18/2013, 11 02/25/2013, 14 03/04/2013, 15 03/11/2013, 16 03/18/2013, 21 03/25/2013, 21 04/01/2013, 21 04/08/2013, 18 04/22/2013, 23 04/29/2013, 22 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 6,626 YTD: 33,866	Oct 2012	6,626 33,866
12	15	3	Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook (Slow Cooker Bonus Edition) (Bonus Binder) Weight Watchers, Author John Wiley & Sons, $29.99 (448) 978-1-118-47653-6 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 01/14/2013 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 02/04/2013 Average Rank 16.83 [details] Sales history for Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook (Slow Cooker Bonus Edition) (Bonus Binder) date, rank 01/21/2013, 14 01/28/2013, 15 02/04/2013, 12 02/11/2013, 19 02/18/2013, 25 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2012 UNITS SOLD: 5,174 YTD: 23,517	Dec 2012	5,174 23,517
13	10	8	The Virgin Diet: Drop 7 Foods, Lose 7 Pounds, Just 7 Days J J Virgin, Author, Jj Virgin, Author Harlequin, $25.95 (336) 978-0-373-89271-6 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 12/10/2012 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 12/10/2012 Average Rank 15.25 [details] Sales history for The Virgin Diet: Drop 7 Foods, Lose 7 Pounds, Just 7 Days date, rank 12/10/2012, 6 01/14/2013, 13 01/21/2013, 8 01/28/2013, 10 02/04/2013, 13 02/11/2013, 21 02/18/2013, 24 03/18/2013, 16 03/25/2013, 20 04/01/2013, 13 04/08/2013, 17 08/26/2013, 22 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Dec 2012 UNITS SOLD: 4,698 YTD: 26,545	Dec 2012	4,698 26,545
14	25	4	To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth about Moving Others Daniel H. Pink, Author Riverhead Books, $26.95 (272) 978-1-59448-715-6 Last rank 38 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/14/2013 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 01/14/2013 Average Rank 19.83 [details] Sales history for To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth about Moving Others date, rank 01/14/2013, 8 01/21/2013, 23 01/28/2013, 25 02/04/2013, 14 02/11/2013, 25 02/25/2013, 24 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Dec 2012 UNITS SOLD: 4,660 YTD: 22,505	Dec 2012	4,660 22,505
15	24	15	Jesus Today: Experience Hope Through His Presence Sarah Young, Author Thomas Nelson Publishers, $15.99 (363) 978-1-4003-2009-7 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 11/12/2012 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 09/09/2013 Average Rank 19.41 [details] Sales history for Jesus Today: Experience Hope Through His Presence date, rank 11/12/2012, 20 11/19/2012, 21 11/26/2012, 24 12/17/2012, 21 01/14/2013, 17 01/21/2013, 22 01/28/2013, 24 02/04/2013, 15 02/11/2013, 18 02/18/2013, 19 02/25/2013, 23 03/04/2013, 18 03/11/2013, 20 03/18/2013, 19 03/25/2013, 24 04/01/2013, 20 04/08/2013, 20 04/29/2013, 23 07/08/2013, 21 07/15/2013, 23 07/22/2013, 20 07/29/2013, 15 08/05/2013, 16 08/12/2013, 15 08/19/2013, 15 08/26/2013, 17 09/02/2013, 15 09/09/2013, 14 09/16/2013, 24 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 4,358 YTD: 17,078	Oct 2012	4,358 17,078
16	19	5	Wheat Belly Cookbook: 150 Recipes to Help You Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health William Davis, Author Rodale Press, $27.99 (322) 978-1-60961-936-7 Last rank 43 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 01/07/2013 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 01/07/2013 Average Rank 16.45 [details] Sales history for Wheat Belly Cookbook: 150 Recipes to Help You Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health date, rank 01/07/2013, 7 01/14/2013, 11 01/21/2013, 10 01/28/2013, 19 02/04/2013, 16 02/11/2013, 17 02/18/2013, 15 02/25/2013, 22 03/04/2013, 20 03/11/2013, 23 06/10/2013, 21 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Dec 2012 UNITS SOLD: 4,353 YTD: 24,571	Dec 2012	4,353 24,571
17	14	4	The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? Jared M Diamond, Author Viking Books, $36.00 (512) 978-0-670-02481-0 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/14/2013 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 01/14/2013 Average Rank 14.40 [details] Sales history for The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? date, rank 01/14/2013, 6 01/21/2013, 12 01/28/2013, 14 02/04/2013, 17 02/11/2013, 23 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Dec 2012 UNITS SOLD: 4,282 YTD: 26,224	Dec 2012	4,282 26,224
18	8	5	The End of Diabetes Joel Fuhrman, Author HarperOne, $26.99 (320) 978-0-06-221997-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 01/21/2013 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 01/28/2013 Average Rank 14.25 [details] Sales history for The End of Diabetes date, rank 01/21/2013, 13 01/28/2013, 8 02/04/2013, 18 06/17/2013, 18 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Dec 2012 UNITS SOLD: 4,060 YTD: 20,225	Dec 2012	4,060 20,225
19	21	11	Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers Anne Lamott, Author Riverhead Books, $17.95 (112) 978-1-59463-129-0 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/26/2012 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 12/17/2012 Average Rank 13.15 [details] Sales history for Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers date, rank 11/26/2012, 8 12/03/2012, 8 12/10/2012, 13 12/17/2012, 7 12/24/2012, 7 12/31/2012, 7 01/07/2013, 9 01/14/2013, 15 01/21/2013, 16 01/28/2013, 21 02/04/2013, 19 02/11/2013, 20 02/18/2013, 21 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Nov 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,674 YTD: 20,207	Nov 2012	3,674 20,207
20	20	6	A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II Adam Makos, Author, Larry Alexander, Author Berkley Publishing Group, $26.95 (400) 978-0-425-25286-4 Last rank 33 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 01/07/2013 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2013 Average Rank 20.54 [details] Sales history for A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II date, rank 01/07/2013, 23 01/14/2013, 23 01/28/2013, 20 02/04/2013, 20 03/04/2013, 22 03/25/2013, 19 04/01/2013, 25 04/08/2013, 21 04/15/2013, 16 04/22/2013, 14 04/29/2013, 15 05/06/2013, 24 06/24/2013, 25 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,617 YTD: 15,137	Dec 2012	3,617 15,137
21	-	1	The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus Adam Hamilton, Author Abingdon Press, $18.99 (173) 978-1-4267-5251-3 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 02/04/2013 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 02/18/2013 Average Rank 16.25 [details] Sales history for The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus date, rank 02/04/2013, 21 02/11/2013, 15 02/18/2013, 9 02/25/2013, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,608 YTD: 12,402	Dec 2012	3,608 12,402
22	-	1	Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch: Prima Official Game Guide Prima Games, Author, Howard Grossman, Author Prima Games, $39.99 (400) 978-0-307-89598-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2013 UNITS SOLD: 3,415 YTD: 3,416	Jan 2013	3,415 3,416
23	18	3	My Share of the Task General Stanley McChrystal, Author, Stanley A McChrystal, Author Portfolio, $29.95 (464) 978-1-59184-475-4 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 01/21/2013 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 01/21/2013 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for My Share of the Task date, rank 01/21/2013, 5 01/28/2013, 18 02/04/2013, 23 02/11/2013, 22 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jan 2013 UNITS SOLD: 3,306 YTD: 19,722	Jan 2013	3,306 19,722
24	29	20	Guinness World Records (2013) Guinness World Records, Manufactured by Guinness World Records, $28.95 (287) 978-1-904994-87-9 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/24/2012 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/05/2012 Average Rank 6.90 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records (2013) date, rank 09/24/2012, 4 10/01/2012, 4 10/08/2012, 5 10/15/2012, 9 10/22/2012, 6 10/29/2012, 5 11/05/2012, 3 11/12/2012, 5 11/19/2012, 5 11/26/2012, 4 12/03/2012, 5 12/10/2012, 4 12/17/2012, 4 12/24/2012, 4 12/31/2012, 3 01/07/2013, 5 01/14/2013, 12 01/21/2013, 19 02/04/2013, 24 LAST WEEK: 29 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,277 YTD: 18,009	Sep 2012	3,277 18,009
25	28	3	The Dude and the Zen Master: The Life of an Eccentric in an Age of Change Jeff Bridges, Author, Bernie Glassman, Author Blue Rider Press, $26.95 (288) 978-0-399-16164-3 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 01/21/2013 Highest Rank 20 Highest Rank Date 01/21/2013 Average Rank 22.50 [details] Sales history for The Dude and the Zen Master: The Life of an Eccentric in an Age of Change date, rank 01/21/2013, 20 02/04/2013, 25 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jan 2013 UNITS SOLD: 3,113 YTD: 11,140	Jan 2013	3,113 11,140

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Nielsen BookScan, week 4 of 2013, data through 1/27/2013; PW Issue of Feb. 4, 2013