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1	1	21	Becoming Michelle Obama, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $32.50 (400) 978-1-5247-6313-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/26/2018 Average Rank 4.17 [details] Sales history for Becoming date, rank 11/26/2018, 1 12/03/2018, 1 12/10/2018, 1 12/17/2018, 1 12/24/2018, 1 12/31/2018, 1 01/07/2019, 1 01/14/2019, 1 01/21/2019, 1 01/28/2019, 1 02/04/2019, 1 02/11/2019, 1 02/18/2019, 1 02/25/2019, 1 03/04/2019, 2 03/11/2019, 1 03/18/2019, 2 03/25/2019, 2 04/01/2019, 4 04/08/2019, 1 04/15/2019, 1 04/22/2019, 2 04/29/2019, 3 05/06/2019, 1 05/13/2019, 1 05/20/2019, 2 05/27/2019, 2 06/03/2019, 7 06/10/2019, 6 06/17/2019, 7 06/24/2019, 6 07/01/2019, 4 07/08/2019, 4 07/15/2019, 4 07/22/2019, 5 07/29/2019, 5 08/05/2019, 4 08/12/2019, 2 08/19/2019, 2 08/26/2019, 2 09/02/2019, 3 09/09/2019, 2 09/16/2019, 5 09/23/2019, 18 09/30/2019, 19 10/07/2019, 25 10/14/2019, 25 10/21/2019, 24 11/25/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 32,624 YTD: 661,416	Nov 2018	32,624 661,416
2	2	5	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 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/18/2019 Average Rank 7.70 [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 01/27/2020, 14 02/03/2020, 14 02/10/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 26,256 YTD: 340,232	Mar 2019	26,256 340,232
3	-	1	The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty Susan Page, Author Twelve, $32.50 (432) 978-1-5387-1364-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2019 Average Rank 10.33 [details] Sales history for The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty date, rank 04/15/2019, 3 04/22/2019, 8 04/29/2019, 10 05/06/2019, 16 05/13/2019, 17 05/20/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 21,508 YTD: 21,616	Apr 2019	21,508 21,616
4	3	3	The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great Ben Shapiro, Author Broadside Books, $27.99 (288) 978-0-06-285790-3 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/01/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2019 Average Rank 9.11 [details] Sales history for The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great date, rank 04/01/2019, 1 04/08/2019, 3 04/15/2019, 4 04/22/2019, 10 04/29/2019, 16 05/06/2019, 20 05/13/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 16,294 YTD: 85,200	Mar 2019	16,294 85,200
5	4	2	The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life's Direction and Purpose Oprah Winfrey, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (208) 978-1-250-30750-7 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/08/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2019 Average Rank 8.70 [details] Sales history for The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life's Direction and Purpose date, rank 04/08/2019, 4 04/15/2019, 5 04/22/2019, 3 04/29/2019, 7 05/06/2019, 10 05/13/2019, 8 05/20/2019, 12 09/09/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 14,895 YTD: 34,145	Mar 2019	14,895 34,145
6	-	1	A Love Letter Life: Pursue Creatively. Date Intentionally. Love Faithfully. Jeremy Roloff, Author, Audrey Roloff, Author Zondervan, $26.99 (240) 978-0-310-35362-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2019 Average Rank 8.67 [details] Sales history for A Love Letter Life: Pursue Creatively. Date Intentionally. Love Faithfully. date, rank 04/15/2019, 6 04/22/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 13,226 YTD: 13,611	Apr 2019	13,226 13,611
7	-	1	The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions Emily P Freeman, Author Fleming H. Revell Company, $19.99 (256) 978-0-8007-3652-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2019 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions date, rank 04/15/2019, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,787 YTD: 12,023	Apr 2019	11,787 12,023
8	-	1	#imomsohard Kristin Hensley, Author, Jen Smedley, Author HarperOne, $25.99 (288) 978-0-06-285769-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,055 YTD: 9,111	Apr 2019	9,055 9,111
9	-	1	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 18.42 [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 01/27/2020, 15 02/03/2020, 18 02/10/2020, 14 02/17/2020, 16 02/24/2020, 16 03/30/2020, 23 04/06/2020, 21 04/13/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,040 YTD: 9,370	Apr 2019	9,040 9,370
10	-	1	Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of "the View" Ramin Setoodeh, Author Thomas Dunne Books, $28.99 (320) 978-1-250-11209-5 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2019 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of "the View" date, rank 04/15/2019, 10 04/22/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,055 YTD: 8,223	Apr 2019	8,055 8,223
11	-	1	Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump Rick Reilly, Author Hachette Books, $27.00 (256) 978-0-316-52808-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2019 Average Rank 15.33 [details] Sales history for Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump date, rank 04/15/2019, 11 04/22/2019, 16 05/27/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,353 YTD: 7,377	Apr 2019	7,353 7,377
12	9	21	It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered Lysa TerKeurst, Author Thomas Nelson, $22.99 (256) 978-0-7180-3985-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 8.92 [details] Sales history for It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered date, rank 11/26/2018, 3 12/03/2018, 6 12/10/2018, 15 12/17/2018, 15 12/24/2018, 16 12/31/2018, 17 01/07/2019, 12 01/14/2019, 4 01/21/2019, 4 01/28/2019, 3 02/04/2019, 3 02/11/2019, 6 02/18/2019, 5 02/25/2019, 5 03/04/2019, 9 03/11/2019, 4 03/18/2019, 7 03/25/2019, 4 04/01/2019, 11 04/08/2019, 9 04/15/2019, 12 04/22/2019, 14 04/29/2019, 21 05/06/2019, 19 05/13/2019, 10 05/20/2019, 19 05/27/2019, 20 06/03/2019, 24 06/10/2019, 20 06/17/2019, 17 06/24/2019, 21 07/01/2019, 15 07/08/2019, 17 07/15/2019, 15 07/22/2019, 11 07/29/2019, 11 08/05/2019, 12 08/12/2019, 8 08/19/2019, 7 08/26/2019, 4 09/02/2019, 4 09/09/2019, 3 09/16/2019, 7 09/23/2019, 12 09/30/2019, 12 10/07/2019, 24 10/14/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,007 YTD: 165,532	Nov 2018	7,007 165,532
13	12	5	The Case for Trump Victor Davis Hanson, Author Basic Books, $30.00 (352) 978-1-5416-7354-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 03/18/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/18/2019 Average Rank 7.88 [details] Sales history for The Case for Trump date, rank 03/18/2019, 3 03/25/2019, 3 04/01/2019, 14 04/08/2019, 12 04/15/2019, 13 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,943 YTD: 56,982	Mar 2019	5,943 56,982
14	-	1	American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race Douglas Brinkley, Author Harper, $35.00 (448) 978-0-06-265506-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2019 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race date, rank 04/15/2019, 14 04/22/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,729 YTD: 5,758	Apr 2019	5,729 5,758
15	10	18	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 15 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 06/04/2018 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2019 Average Rank 17.16 [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 08/20/2018, 25 01/14/2019, 24 02/04/2019, 20 02/11/2019, 21 02/18/2019, 24 02/25/2019, 17 03/04/2019, 18 03/11/2019, 7 03/18/2019, 15 03/25/2019, 14 04/01/2019, 8 04/08/2019, 10 04/15/2019, 15 04/22/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,584 YTD: 69,972	May 2018	5,584 69,972
16	-	1	The Prairie Homestead Cookbook: Simple Recipes for Heritage Cooking in Any Kitchen Jill Winger, Author Flatiron Books, $37.50 (384) 978-1-250-19019-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2019 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for The Prairie Homestead Cookbook: Simple Recipes for Heritage Cooking in Any Kitchen date, rank 04/15/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,467 YTD: 5,483	Apr 2019	5,467 5,483
17	11	3	Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law Preet Bharara, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $27.95 (368) 978-0-525-52112-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 04/01/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/08/2019 Average Rank 8.60 [details] Sales history for Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law date, rank 04/01/2019, 6 04/08/2019, 11 04/15/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,176 YTD: 26,592	Mar 2019	5,176 26,592
18	-	1	The Contentment Journal Rachel Cruze, Author Ramsey Press, $19.99 (192) 978-1-942121-10-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,068 YTD: 5,177	Apr 2019	5,068 5,177
19	-	1	Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir Ruth Reichl, Author Random House, $28.00 (288) 978-1-4000-6999-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2019 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir date, rank 04/15/2019, 19 04/22/2019, 22 04/29/2019, 19 05/06/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,680 YTD: 4,888	Apr 2019	4,680 4,888
20	17	50	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 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/07/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/07/2018 Average Rank 6.09 [details] Sales history for Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering date, rank 05/07/2018, 1 05/14/2018, 1 05/21/2018, 1 05/28/2018, 1 06/04/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 2 06/18/2018, 2 06/25/2018, 1 07/02/2018, 2 07/09/2018, 1 07/16/2018, 1 07/23/2018, 2 07/30/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 4 08/13/2018, 4 08/20/2018, 4 08/27/2018, 5 09/03/2018, 5 09/10/2018, 4 09/17/2018, 4 09/24/2018, 4 10/01/2018, 10 10/08/2018, 11 10/15/2018, 10 10/22/2018, 20 10/29/2018, 21 11/05/2018, 16 11/12/2018, 10 11/19/2018, 6 11/26/2018, 9 12/03/2018, 4 12/10/2018, 5 12/17/2018, 6 12/24/2018, 6 12/31/2018, 5 01/07/2019, 6 01/14/2019, 8 01/21/2019, 14 01/28/2019, 15 02/04/2019, 15 02/11/2019, 18 02/18/2019, 21 02/25/2019, 10 03/04/2019, 13 03/11/2019, 11 03/18/2019, 20 03/25/2019, 17 04/08/2019, 17 04/15/2019, 20 05/06/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 50 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,660 YTD: 70,188	Apr 2018	4,660 70,188
21	-	1	The Unwinding of the Miracle Julie Yip-Williams, Author Random House, $27.00 (256) 978-0-525-51135-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 02/18/2019 Highest Rank 21 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2019 Average Rank 23.00 [details] Sales history for The Unwinding of the Miracle date, rank 02/18/2019, 25 04/15/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,567 YTD: 15,673	Feb 2019	4,567 15,673
22	14	7	Spearhead: The World War II Odyssey of an American Tank Gunner Adam Makos, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (432) 978-0-8041-7672-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/04/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/08/2019 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Spearhead: The World War II Odyssey of an American Tank Gunner date, rank 03/04/2019, 8 03/11/2019, 5 03/18/2019, 10 03/25/2019, 9 04/01/2019, 19 04/08/2019, 14 04/15/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,398 YTD: 50,649	Feb 2019	4,398 50,649
23	28	6	Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Patrick Radden Keefe, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (464) 978-0-385-52131-4 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/11/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2019 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland date, rank 03/11/2019, 8 03/18/2019, 12 03/25/2019, 19 04/15/2019, 23 01/13/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,328 YTD: 27,231	Feb 2019	4,328 27,231
24	-	1	Dear Universe: 200 Mini-Meditations for Instant Manifestations Sarah Prout, Author Houghton Mifflin, $20.00 (288) 978-1-328-60430-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,313 YTD: 4,547	Apr 2019	4,313 4,547
25	-	1	Exceptional You!: 7 Ways to Live Encouraged, Empowered, and Intentional Victoria Osteen, Author Faithwords, $24.00 (240) 978-1-5460-1062-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,303 YTD: 4,367	Apr 2019	4,303 4,367

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NPD BookScan, week 14 of 2019, data through 04/06/2019; PW Issue of April 15, 2019