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Rank	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units
1	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 06/08/2015, 1 07/13/2015, 1 08/10/2015, 2 09/14/2015, 5 10/12/2015, 6 01/11/2016, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2015 UNITS SOLD: 110,929 YTD:	May 2015	110,929
2	American Sniper [Movie Tie-In Edition]: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History Chris Kyle, Author, Scott McEwen, Author, Jim DeFelice, Author William Morrow & Company, $15.99 (416) 978-0-06-237633-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 12/08/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/26/2015 Average Rank 4.23 [details] Sales history for American Sniper [Movie Tie-In Edition]: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History date, rank 01/12/2015, 7 02/09/2015, 1 03/09/2015, 1 04/20/2015, 1 05/11/2015, 1 06/08/2015, 2 07/13/2015, 2 08/10/2015, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Nov 2014 UNITS SOLD: 47,826 YTD:	Nov 2014	47,826
3	I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban Malala Yousafzai, Author, Christina Lamb, With Back Bay Books, $16.00 (368) 978-0-316-32242-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/15/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/22/2015 Average Rank 9.68 [details] Sales history for I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban date, rank 07/13/2015, 3 08/10/2015, 3 09/14/2015, 4 10/12/2015, 3 11/09/2015, 5 12/14/2015, 4 01/11/2016, 3 02/08/2016, 3 03/07/2016, 6 04/11/2016, 6 05/09/2016, 9 07/11/2016, 6 08/08/2016, 10 09/05/2016, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jun 2015 UNITS SOLD: 47,191 YTD:	Jun 2015	47,191
4	It's a Long Story: My Life Willie Nelson, Author, David Ritz, With Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (400) 978-0-316-40355-9 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/18/2015 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/13/2015 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for It's a Long Story: My Life date, rank 06/08/2015, 7 07/13/2015, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2015 UNITS SOLD: 30,957 YTD:	May 2015	30,957
5	And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side Dana Perino, Author Twelve, $26.00 (256) 978-1-4555-8490-1 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/04/2015 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/04/2015 Average Rank 7.29 [details] Sales history for And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side date, rank 05/11/2015, 3 06/08/2015, 3 07/13/2015, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2015 UNITS SOLD: 28,823 YTD:	Apr 2015	28,823
6	A Work in Progress: A Memoir Connor Franta, Author Atria/Keywords Press, $16.99 (224) 978-1-4767-9161-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/04/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/04/2015 Average Rank 9.67 [details] Sales history for A Work in Progress: A Memoir date, rank 05/11/2015, 2 06/08/2015, 8 07/13/2015, 6 08/10/2015, 8 09/14/2015, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2015 UNITS SOLD: 28,428 YTD:	Apr 2015	28,428
7	In Real Life: My Journey to a Pixelated World Joey Graceffa, Author Atria/Keywords Press, $16.00 (272) 978-1-4767-9430-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/01/2015 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/01/2015 Average Rank 15.77 [details] Sales history for In Real Life: My Journey to a Pixelated World date, rank 07/13/2015, 7 08/10/2015, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2015 UNITS SOLD: 25,308 YTD:	May 2015	25,308
8	Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny Holly Madison, Author Dey Street Books, $25.99 (352) 978-0-06-237210-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 07/06/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/06/2015 Average Rank 8.21 [details] Sales history for Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny date, rank 07/13/2015, 8 08/10/2015, 4 09/14/2015, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jun 2015 UNITS SOLD: 23,504 YTD:	Jun 2015	23,504
9	Primates of Park Avenue: A Memoir Wednesday Martin, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.00 (256) 978-1-4767-6262-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 06/15/2015 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 06/15/2015 Average Rank 8.67 [details] Sales history for Primates of Park Avenue: A Memoir date, rank 07/13/2015, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jun 2015 UNITS SOLD: 21,321 YTD:	Jun 2015	21,321
10	American Wife: A Memoir of Love, War, Faith, and Renewal Taya Kyle, Author, Jim DeFelice, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (304) 978-0-06-239808-6 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/18/2015 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/08/2015 Average Rank 11.36 [details] Sales history for American Wife: A Memoir of Love, War, Faith, and Renewal date, rank 06/08/2015, 4 07/13/2015, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2015 UNITS SOLD: 19,870 YTD:	May 2015	19,870

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For the 4-week period ended 12-30-23

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