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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	1	2	Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency Bill O'Reilly, Author, Martin Dugard, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (320) 978-1-62779-241-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/05/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2015 Average Rank 5.85 [details] Sales history for Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency date, rank 10/05/2015, 1 10/12/2015, 1 10/19/2015, 1 10/26/2015, 1 11/02/2015, 2 11/09/2015, 2 11/16/2015, 2 11/23/2015, 3 11/30/2015, 2 12/07/2015, 1 12/14/2015, 3 12/21/2015, 1 12/28/2015, 1 01/04/2016, 1 01/11/2016, 4 01/18/2016, 7 01/25/2016, 7 02/01/2016, 11 02/08/2016, 8 02/15/2016, 9 02/22/2016, 6 02/29/2016, 12 03/07/2016, 13 03/14/2016, 21 03/21/2016, 12 03/28/2016, 14 04/04/2016, 14 04/11/2016, 20 06/20/2016, 25 06/27/2016, 9 07/04/2016, 18 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 86,157 YTD: 198,579	Sep 2015	86,157 198,579
2	2	49	The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing Marie Kondo, Author Ten Speed Press, $16.99 (224) 978-1-60774-730-7 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 11/10/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/02/2015 Average Rank 4.93 [details] Sales history for The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing date, rank 11/10/2014, 23 12/22/2014, 22 12/29/2014, 24 01/05/2015, 20 01/12/2015, 6 01/19/2015, 4 01/26/2015, 4 02/02/2015, 5 02/09/2015, 2 02/16/2015, 3 02/23/2015, 4 03/02/2015, 1 03/09/2015, 1 03/16/2015, 1 03/23/2015, 2 03/30/2015, 5 04/06/2015, 2 04/13/2015, 2 04/20/2015, 2 04/27/2015, 4 05/04/2015, 5 05/11/2015, 3 05/18/2015, 3 05/25/2015, 2 06/01/2015, 1 06/08/2015, 1 06/15/2015, 1 06/22/2015, 2 06/29/2015, 3 07/06/2015, 2 07/13/2015, 1 07/20/2015, 1 07/27/2015, 1 08/03/2015, 2 08/10/2015, 1 08/17/2015, 2 08/24/2015, 2 08/31/2015, 2 09/07/2015, 2 09/14/2015, 1 09/21/2015, 1 09/28/2015, 2 10/05/2015, 2 10/12/2015, 2 10/19/2015, 3 10/26/2015, 4 11/02/2015, 5 11/09/2015, 4 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 49 PUB DATE: Oct 2014 UNITS SOLD: 26,593 YTD: 824,842	Oct 2014	26,593 824,842
3	3	2	Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear Elizabeth Gilbert, Author Riverhead Books, $24.95 (288) 978-1-59463-471-0 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/05/2015 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2015 Average Rank 13.67 [details] Sales history for Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear date, rank 10/05/2015, 3 10/12/2015, 3 10/19/2015, 10 10/26/2015, 10 11/02/2015, 7 11/09/2015, 23 11/16/2015, 16 01/11/2016, 21 01/18/2016, 20 01/25/2016, 21 02/15/2016, 25 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 17,747 YTD: 43,491	Sep 2015	17,747 43,491
4	5	3	Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come! Brian Houston, Author Faithwords, $24.00 (272) 978-1-4555-3344-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 09/28/2015 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2015 Average Rank 13.20 [details] Sales history for Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come! date, rank 09/28/2015, 21 10/05/2015, 5 10/12/2015, 4 11/02/2015, 23 04/25/2016, 13 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 15,566 YTD: 38,120	Sep 2015	15,566 38,120
5	4	3	Why Not Me? Mindy Kaling, Author Crown Archetype, $25.00 (240) 978-0-8041-3814-7 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/28/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/28/2015 Average Rank 11.33 [details] Sales history for Why Not Me? date, rank 09/28/2015, 1 10/05/2015, 4 10/12/2015, 5 10/19/2015, 9 10/26/2015, 11 11/02/2015, 17 11/23/2015, 23 12/07/2015, 16 12/14/2015, 16 12/21/2015, 12 12/28/2015, 14 01/04/2016, 14 01/11/2016, 18 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 14,889 YTD: 73,303	Sep 2015	14,889 73,303
6	-	1	In This Together: My Story Ann Romney, Author Thomas Dunne Books, $27.99 (272) 978-1-250-08397-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/12/2015 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2015 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for In This Together: My Story date, rank 10/12/2015, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 9,415 YTD: 9,432	Sep 2015	9,415 9,432
7	-	1	The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality Phil McGraw, Author Bird Street Books, $26.00 (243) 978-1-939457-31-8 Last rank 49 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/19/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/19/2015 Average Rank 8.46 [details] Sales history for The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality date, rank 01/19/2015, 1 01/26/2015, 1 02/02/2015, 2 02/09/2015, 5 02/16/2015, 1 02/23/2015, 2 03/02/2015, 3 03/09/2015, 2 03/16/2015, 3 03/23/2015, 10 03/30/2015, 8 04/06/2015, 5 04/13/2015, 6 04/20/2015, 23 07/13/2015, 10 10/12/2015, 7 10/19/2015, 14 10/26/2015, 17 11/02/2015, 20 01/25/2016, 25 02/08/2016, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2015 UNITS SOLD: 9,317 YTD: 241,700	Jan 2015	9,317 241,700
8	6	2	Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things Jenny Lawson, Author Flatiron Books, $26.99 (352) 978-1-250-07700-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/05/2015 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2015 Average Rank 11.17 [details] Sales history for Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things date, rank 10/05/2015, 6 10/12/2015, 8 10/19/2015, 18 10/26/2015, 23 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 9,244 YTD: 27,032	Sep 2015	9,244 27,032
9	9	12	Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Author Spiegel & Grau, $24.00 (176) 978-0-8129-9354-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 07/27/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/10/2015 Average Rank 8.20 [details] Sales history for Between the World and Me date, rank 07/27/2015, 2 08/03/2015, 3 08/10/2015, 2 08/17/2015, 3 08/24/2015, 3 08/31/2015, 4 09/07/2015, 4 09/14/2015, 5 09/21/2015, 5 09/28/2015, 5 10/05/2015, 9 10/12/2015, 9 10/19/2015, 16 10/26/2015, 14 11/02/2015, 16 11/09/2015, 20 11/16/2015, 25 11/30/2015, 13 12/07/2015, 11 12/14/2015, 10 12/21/2015, 8 12/28/2015, 7 01/04/2016, 7 01/11/2016, 2 01/18/2016, 3 01/25/2016, 6 02/01/2016, 6 02/08/2016, 5 02/15/2016, 5 02/22/2016, 7 02/29/2016, 7 03/07/2016, 9 03/14/2016, 8 03/21/2016, 6 03/28/2016, 9 04/04/2016, 13 04/11/2016, 13 04/18/2016, 18 04/25/2016, 18 05/02/2016, 14 05/09/2016, 14 05/16/2016, 24 05/23/2016, 15 05/30/2016, 16 06/06/2016, 13 06/13/2016, 13 06/20/2016, 11 06/27/2016, 14 07/04/2016, 5 07/11/2016, 9 07/18/2016, 7 07/25/2016, 5 08/01/2016, 9 08/08/2016, 7 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Jul 2015 UNITS SOLD: 8,541 YTD: 166,336	Jul 2015	8,541 166,336
10	8	6	Rising Strong Brene Brown, Author Spiegel & Grau, $27.00 (352) 978-0-8129-9582-4 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/07/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/07/2015 Average Rank 11.21 [details] Sales history for Rising Strong date, rank 09/07/2015, 1 09/14/2015, 2 09/21/2015, 2 09/28/2015, 3 10/05/2015, 8 10/12/2015, 10 10/19/2015, 12 10/26/2015, 16 11/02/2015, 11 11/09/2015, 25 01/18/2016, 19 01/25/2016, 19 02/01/2016, 25 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Aug 2015 UNITS SOLD: 8,437 YTD: 92,917	Aug 2015	8,437 92,917
11	12	5	Guinness World Records (2016) Guinness World Records, Author Guinness World Records, $28.95 (256) 978-1-910561-02-7 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 09/14/2015 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/21/2015 Average Rank 12.04 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records (2016) date, rank 09/14/2015, 11 09/21/2015, 7 09/28/2015, 10 10/05/2015, 12 10/12/2015, 11 10/19/2015, 22 10/26/2015, 22 11/02/2015, 21 11/09/2015, 12 11/16/2015, 7 11/23/2015, 7 11/30/2015, 4 12/07/2015, 4 12/14/2015, 4 12/21/2015, 3 12/28/2015, 3 01/04/2016, 3 01/11/2016, 12 01/18/2016, 24 01/25/2016, 24 02/01/2016, 22 02/08/2016, 24 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 6,670 YTD: 33,666	Sep 2015	6,670 33,666
12	-	1	Frankie Avalon's Italian Family Cookbook: From Mom's Kitchen to Mine and Yours Frankie Avalon, Author, Rick Rodgers, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $24.99 (224) 978-1-250-05913-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 6,026 YTD: 6,083	Oct 2015	6,026 6,083
13	-	1	Where I Am: Heaven, Eternity, and Our Life Beyond Graham Billy, Author HarperCollins, $22.99 (256) 978-0-7180-4222-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 10/12/2015 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2015 Average Rank 19.50 [details] Sales history for Where I Am: Heaven, Eternity, and Our Life Beyond date, rank 10/12/2015, 13 10/19/2015, 17 10/26/2015, 24 12/07/2015, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 5,899 YTD: 6,164	Sep 2015	5,899 6,164
14	-	1	It's Your Move: My Million Dollar Method for Taking Risks with Confidence and Succeeding at Work and Life Josh Altman, Author HarperOne, $25.99 (256) 978-0-06-236925-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 5,021 YTD: 5,133	Sep 2015	5,021 5,133
15	15	24	The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom Dallas Hartwig, Author, Melissa Hartwig, Author Houghton Mifflin, $30.00 (432) 978-0-544-60971-6 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/04/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/04/2015 Average Rank 9.63 [details] Sales history for The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom date, rank 05/04/2015, 2 05/11/2015, 6 05/18/2015, 13 05/25/2015, 12 06/01/2015, 8 06/08/2015, 7 06/15/2015, 5 06/22/2015, 7 06/29/2015, 14 07/06/2015, 9 07/13/2015, 9 07/20/2015, 8 07/27/2015, 9 08/03/2015, 12 08/10/2015, 10 08/17/2015, 10 08/24/2015, 11 08/31/2015, 13 09/07/2015, 11 09/14/2015, 19 09/21/2015, 19 09/28/2015, 19 10/05/2015, 15 10/12/2015, 15 01/11/2016, 5 01/18/2016, 2 01/25/2016, 10 02/01/2016, 13 02/08/2016, 10 02/15/2016, 8 02/22/2016, 8 02/29/2016, 8 03/07/2016, 8 03/14/2016, 9 03/21/2016, 9 03/28/2016, 8 04/04/2016, 10 04/11/2016, 3 04/18/2016, 11 04/25/2016, 12 05/02/2016, 8 05/09/2016, 4 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Apr 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,860 YTD: 174,481	Apr 2015	4,860 174,481
16	-	1	My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life Ruth Reichl, Author Random House, $30.00 (352) 978-1-4000-6998-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,808 YTD: 5,080	Sep 2015	4,808 5,080
17	-	1	Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few Robert B. Reich, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (304) 978-0-385-35057-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,734 YTD: 4,831	Sep 2015	4,734 4,831
18	14	7	For the Love: Fighting for Grace in a World of Impossible Standards Jen Hatmaker, Author Thomas Nelson, $22.99 (224) 978-0-7180-3182-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/31/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/31/2015 Average Rank 8.70 [details] Sales history for For the Love: Fighting for Grace in a World of Impossible Standards date, rank 08/31/2015, 1 09/07/2015, 5 09/14/2015, 7 09/21/2015, 6 09/28/2015, 9 10/05/2015, 14 10/12/2015, 18 02/22/2016, 15 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Aug 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,721 YTD: 80,089	Aug 2015	4,721 80,089
19	18	52	Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Atul Gawande, Author Metropolitan Books, $26.00 (282) 978-0-8050-9515-9 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/20/2014 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2015 Average Rank 11.13 [details] Sales history for Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End date, rank 10/20/2014, 9 10/27/2014, 7 11/03/2014, 6 11/10/2014, 11 11/17/2014, 14 11/24/2014, 13 12/01/2014, 8 12/08/2014, 17 12/15/2014, 13 12/22/2014, 14 12/29/2014, 17 01/05/2015, 16 01/12/2015, 13 01/19/2015, 8 01/26/2015, 7 02/02/2015, 6 02/09/2015, 6 02/16/2015, 5 02/23/2015, 5 03/02/2015, 4 03/09/2015, 4 03/16/2015, 2 03/23/2015, 4 03/30/2015, 7 04/06/2015, 8 04/13/2015, 5 04/20/2015, 10 04/27/2015, 9 05/04/2015, 14 05/11/2015, 12 05/18/2015, 20 05/25/2015, 21 06/01/2015, 19 06/08/2015, 17 06/15/2015, 14 06/22/2015, 14 06/29/2015, 18 07/06/2015, 14 07/13/2015, 11 07/20/2015, 13 07/27/2015, 12 08/03/2015, 10 08/10/2015, 11 08/17/2015, 11 08/24/2015, 9 08/31/2015, 5 09/07/2015, 9 09/14/2015, 14 09/21/2015, 12 09/28/2015, 14 10/05/2015, 18 10/12/2015, 19 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 52 PUB DATE: Oct 2014 UNITS SOLD: 4,578 YTD: 252,674	Oct 2014	4,578 252,674
20	11	9	Plunder and Deceit Mark R. Levin, Author Threshold Editions, $27.00 (256) 978-1-4516-0630-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 08/17/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/17/2015 Average Rank 5.21 [details] Sales history for Plunder and Deceit date, rank 08/17/2015, 1 08/24/2015, 1 08/31/2015, 3 09/07/2015, 3 09/14/2015, 4 09/21/2015, 3 09/28/2015, 7 10/05/2015, 11 10/12/2015, 20 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Aug 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,523 YTD: 168,411	Aug 2015	4,523 168,411
21	-	1	Better: How I Let Go of Control, Held on to Hope, and Found Joy in My Darkest Hour Amy Robach, Author Ballantine Books, $27.00 (256) 978-0-553-39298-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,382 YTD: 4,386	Sep 2015	4,382 4,386
22	-	1	Unlikeable: The Problem with Hillary Edward Klein, Author Regnery Publishing, $29.99 (256) 978-1-62157-378-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,153 YTD: 4,241	Sep 2015	4,153 4,241
23	17	22	The Wright Brothers David McCullough, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (368) 978-1-4767-2874-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/18/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/18/2015 Average Rank 6.33 [details] Sales history for The Wright Brothers date, rank 05/18/2015, 1 05/25/2015, 1 06/01/2015, 2 06/08/2015, 2 06/15/2015, 2 06/22/2015, 1 06/29/2015, 1 07/06/2015, 3 07/13/2015, 2 07/20/2015, 2 07/27/2015, 3 08/03/2015, 4 08/10/2015, 4 08/17/2015, 5 08/24/2015, 7 08/31/2015, 9 09/07/2015, 7 09/14/2015, 15 09/21/2015, 10 09/28/2015, 16 10/05/2015, 17 10/12/2015, 23 12/14/2015, 20 12/21/2015, 14 12/28/2015, 11 01/04/2016, 15 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: May 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,128 YTD: 354,022	May 2015	4,128 354,022
24	-	1	Cabin Porn: Inspiration for Your Quiet Place Somewhere Zach Klein, Author, Noah Kalina, Photographer, Residents of Beaver Brook, With, Steven Leckart, With Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (336) 978-0-316-37821-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,076 YTD: 4,123	Sep 2015	4,076 4,123
25	-	1	Brunch at Bobby's: 140 Recipes for the Best Part of the Weekend Bobby Flay, Author, Stephanie Banyas, Author, Sally Jackson, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $29.99 (256) 978-0-385-34589-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 3,883 YTD: 3,906	Sep 2015	3,883 3,906

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Nielsen BookScan, week 41 of 2015, data through 10/4//2015; PW Issue of Oct. 12, 2015