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Rank	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units
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 7 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 12/17/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/07/2019 Average Rank 4.82 [details] Sales history for The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors date, rank 01/07/2019, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Dec 2018 UNITS SOLD: 238,805 YTD:	Dec 2018	238,805
2	Killing the SS Bill O'Reilly, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (304) 978-1-250-16554-1 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/10/2018 Average Rank 5.47 [details] Sales history for Killing the SS date, rank 11/12/2018, 2 12/10/2018, 1 01/07/2019, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 122,334 YTD:	Oct 2018	122,334
3	Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari, Author Harper Perennial, $22.99 (464) 978-0-06-231611-0 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/28/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/28/2018 Average Rank 6.90 [details] Sales history for Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind date, rank 06/11/2018, 3 07/16/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 5 09/03/2018, 6 11/12/2018, 7 12/10/2018, 4 01/07/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 69,618 YTD:	May 2018	69,618
4	Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution Tucker Carlson, Author Free Press, $28.00 (256) 978-1-5011-8366-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/15/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2018 Average Rank 8.20 [details] Sales history for Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution date, rank 11/12/2018, 1 12/10/2018, 2 01/07/2019, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 59,124 YTD:	Oct 2018	59,124
5	Fear: Trump in the White House Bob Woodward, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (448) 978-1-5011-7551-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/24/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/24/2018 Average Rank 8.29 [details] Sales history for Fear: Trump in the White House date, rank 11/12/2018, 3 12/10/2018, 3 01/07/2019, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 47,026 YTD:	Sep 2018	47,026
6	The Fifth Risk Michael Lewis, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $26.95 (256) 978-1-324-00264-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/15/2018 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/15/2018 Average Rank 12.40 [details] Sales history for The Fifth Risk date, rank 11/12/2018, 5 12/10/2018, 8 01/07/2019, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 38,796 YTD:	Oct 2018	38,796
7	Presidents of War Michael Beschloss, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $35.00 (752) 978-0-307-40960-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 5.80 [details] Sales history for Presidents of War date, rank 11/12/2018, 4 12/10/2018, 5 01/07/2019, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 34,986 YTD:	Oct 2018	34,986
8	21 Lessons for the 21st Century Yuval N Harari, Author Spiegel & Grau, $28.00 (432) 978-0-525-51217-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/17/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/17/2018 Average Rank 11.20 [details] Sales history for 21 Lessons for the 21st Century date, rank 01/07/2019, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 31,691 YTD:	Sep 2018	31,691
9	The Library Book Susan Orlean, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.00 (336) 978-1-4767-4018-8 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 12/10/2018 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 12/10/2018 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for The Library Book date, rank 12/10/2018, 9 01/07/2019, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 31,034 YTD:	Oct 2018	31,034
10	Trump's Enemies: How the Deep State Is Undermining the Presidency Corey R Lewandowski, Author, David N Bossie, Author Center Street, $27.00 (288) 978-1-5460-7622-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 12/10/2018 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 12/10/2018 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Trump's Enemies: How the Deep State Is Undermining the Presidency date, rank 12/10/2018, 7 01/07/2019, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 30,042 YTD:	Nov 2018	30,042

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NPD BookScan, data for the five-week period ended 12/01/2018.