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Top 10 Overall

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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2018 YTD
1	1	4	Becoming Michelle Obama, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $32.50 (400) 978-1-5247-6313-8 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/26/2018 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for Becoming date, rank 11/26/2018, 1 11/26/2018, 1 12/03/2018, 1 12/03/2018, 1 12/10/2018, 1 12/10/2018, 1 12/10/2018, 1 12/17/2018, 1 12/17/2018, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 440,766 YTD: 1,968,736	Nov 2018	440,766 1,968,736
2	3	6	The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #13) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $13.95 (224) 978-1-4197-2743-6 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/12/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 1.50 [details] Sales history for The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #13) date, rank 11/12/2018, 1 11/19/2018, 2 11/19/2018, 1 11/26/2018, 2 11/26/2018, 1 11/26/2018, 1 12/03/2018, 2 12/03/2018, 1 12/10/2018, 3 12/10/2018, 1 12/17/2018, 2 12/17/2018, 1 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 98,032 YTD: 859,645	Oct 2018	98,032 859,645
3	4	10	The Wonky Donkey Craig Smith, Author, Katz Cowley, Illustrator Scholastic Paperbacks, $7.99 (24) 978-0-545-26124-1 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/15/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2018 Average Rank 2.42 [details] Sales history for The Wonky Donkey date, rank 10/15/2018, 1 10/15/2018, 1 10/22/2018, 3 10/22/2018, 1 10/29/2018, 1 10/29/2018, 1 11/05/2018, 2 11/05/2018, 1 11/12/2018, 4 11/19/2018, 6 11/19/2018, 1 11/26/2018, 4 11/26/2018, 1 12/03/2018, 7 12/03/2018, 3 12/10/2018, 4 12/10/2018, 1 12/17/2018, 3 12/17/2018, 1 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: May 2010 UNITS SOLD: 91,317 YTD: 745,897	May 2010	91,317 745,897
4	-	1	The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors Charles Krauthammer, Author, Daniel Krauthammer, Editor Crown Forum, $28.00 (400) 978-1-984825-48-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 12/17/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/17/2018 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors date, rank 12/17/2018, 4 12/17/2018, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2018 UNITS SOLD: 72,732 YTD: 73,050	Dec 2018	72,732 73,050
5	5	5	Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave Joanna Gaines, Author Harper Design, $40.00 (352) 978-0-06-280197-5 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/19/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/19/2018 Average Rank 3.40 [details] Sales history for Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave date, rank 11/19/2018, 3 11/19/2018, 2 11/26/2018, 3 11/26/2018, 2 12/03/2018, 6 12/03/2018, 2 12/10/2018, 5 12/10/2018, 3 12/17/2018, 5 12/17/2018, 3 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 56,514 YTD: 331,313	Nov 2018	56,514 331,313
6	-	1	Queen of Air and Darkness Cassandra Clare, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.99 (720) 978-1-4424-6843-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 12/17/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/17/2018 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Queen of Air and Darkness date, rank 12/17/2018, 6 12/17/2018, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2018 UNITS SOLD: 48,055 YTD: 48,774	Dec 2018	48,055 48,774
7	6	35	Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Rachel Hollis, Author Thomas Nelson, (240p) 978-1-4002-0165-5 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/12/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/16/2018 Average Rank 4.71 [details] Sales history for Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be date, rank 03/12/2018, 3 03/26/2018, 21 04/02/2018, 19 04/02/2018, 5 04/09/2018, 18 04/09/2018, 5 04/16/2018, 15 04/23/2018, 5 04/30/2018, 5 05/07/2018, 10 05/07/2018, 2 05/14/2018, 6 05/21/2018, 7 05/28/2018, 8 06/04/2018, 10 06/11/2018, 2 06/11/2018, 10 06/18/2018, 6 06/25/2018, 6 07/02/2018, 7 07/09/2018, 10 07/09/2018, 2 07/16/2018, 9 07/16/2018, 2 07/16/2018, 1 07/23/2018, 2 07/23/2018, 1 07/30/2018, 5 07/30/2018, 2 08/06/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 1 08/13/2018, 2 08/13/2018, 2 08/20/2018, 1 08/20/2018, 1 08/27/2018, 1 08/27/2018, 1 09/03/2018, 1 09/03/2018, 1 09/03/2018, 1 09/10/2018, 2 09/10/2018, 1 09/17/2018, 2 09/17/2018, 1 09/24/2018, 3 09/24/2018, 2 10/01/2018, 4 10/01/2018, 4 10/08/2018, 2 10/08/2018, 2 10/15/2018, 4 10/15/2018, 3 10/22/2018, 5 10/22/2018, 4 10/29/2018, 5 10/29/2018, 3 11/05/2018, 6 11/05/2018, 2 11/12/2018, 8 11/12/2018, 2 11/12/2018, 1 11/19/2018, 8 11/19/2018, 3 11/26/2018, 5 12/03/2018, 10 12/03/2018, 3 12/10/2018, 6 12/10/2018, 4 12/10/2018, 1 12/17/2018, 7 12/17/2018, 4 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 47,962 YTD: 1,097,123	Feb 2018	47,962 1,097,123
8	15	6	Whose Boat Is This Boat?: Comments That Don't Help in the Aftermath of a Hurricane The Staff of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Author Simon & Schuster, $14.99 (24) 978-1-982121-08-2 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/19/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/19/2018 Average Rank 4.29 [details] Sales history for Whose Boat Is This Boat?: Comments That Don't Help in the Aftermath of a Hurricane date, rank 11/19/2018, 1 11/19/2018, 1 11/26/2018, 4 12/03/2018, 5 12/10/2018, 6 12/17/2018, 8 12/17/2018, 5 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 43,749 YTD: 352,736	Nov 2018	43,749 352,736
9	8	7	The Reckoning John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (368) 978-0-385-54415-3 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/05/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/05/2018 Average Rank 3.67 [details] Sales history for The Reckoning date, rank 11/05/2018, 1 11/05/2018, 1 11/12/2018, 2 11/12/2018, 1 11/19/2018, 5 11/19/2018, 2 11/26/2018, 9 12/03/2018, 5 12/10/2018, 7 12/10/2018, 1 12/17/2018, 9 12/17/2018, 1 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 42,196 YTD: 406,172	Oct 2018	42,196 406,172
10	9	33	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 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/07/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/07/2018 Average Rank 5.05 [details] Sales history for Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering date, rank 05/07/2018, 1 05/07/2018, 1 05/07/2018, 1 05/14/2018, 2 05/14/2018, 1 05/21/2018, 1 05/21/2018, 1 05/28/2018, 1 05/28/2018, 1 06/04/2018, 3 06/04/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 4 06/11/2018, 2 06/18/2018, 4 06/18/2018, 2 06/25/2018, 4 06/25/2018, 1 07/02/2018, 6 07/02/2018, 2 07/09/2018, 6 07/09/2018, 1 07/16/2018, 7 07/16/2018, 1 07/16/2018, 1 07/23/2018, 5 07/23/2018, 2 07/30/2018, 8 07/30/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 7 08/06/2018, 4 08/06/2018, 1 08/13/2018, 8 08/13/2018, 4 08/20/2018, 9 08/20/2018, 4 08/27/2018, 9 08/27/2018, 5 09/03/2018, 5 09/03/2018, 1 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 11/12/2018, 6 11/19/2018, 6 11/26/2018, 9 12/03/2018, 4 12/10/2018, 9 12/10/2018, 5 12/10/2018, 2 12/17/2018, 10 12/17/2018, 6 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 42,066 YTD: 1,164,904	Apr 2018	42,066 1,164,904

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