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Rank	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units
1	The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington Brad Meltzer, Author, Josh Mensch, Author Flatiron Books, $29.99 (432) 978-1-250-13033-4 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 01/21/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/11/2019 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington date, rank 02/11/2019, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jan 2019 UNITS SOLD: 45,910 YTD:	Jan 2019	45,910
2	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 1 Highest Rank Date 01/07/2019 Average Rank 6.27 [details] Sales history for The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors date, rank 01/07/2019, 1 02/11/2019, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Dec 2018 UNITS SOLD: 37,322 YTD:	Dec 2018	37,322
3	Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari, Author Harper Perennial, $22.99 (464) 978-0-06-231611-0 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/28/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/28/2018 Average Rank 6.83 [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 02/11/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 34,301 YTD:	May 2018	34,301
4	Killing the SS Bill O'Reilly, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (304) 978-1-250-16554-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/10/2018 Average Rank 6.24 [details] Sales history for Killing the SS date, rank 11/12/2018, 2 12/10/2018, 1 01/07/2019, 2 02/11/2019, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 20,143 YTD:	Oct 2018	20,143
5	The Library Book Susan Orlean, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.00 (336) 978-1-4767-4018-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 12/10/2018 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 02/11/2019 Average Rank 14.17 [details] Sales history for The Library Book date, rank 12/10/2018, 9 01/07/2019, 9 02/11/2019, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 19,419 YTD:	Oct 2018	19,419
6	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 11.29 [details] Sales history for 21 Lessons for the 21st Century date, rank 01/07/2019, 8 02/11/2019, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 11,682 YTD:	Sep 2018	11,682
7	The 48 Laws of Power Robert Greene, Author Penguin Putnam, $24.00 (452) 978-0-14-028019-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 02/09/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2015 Average Rank 7.25 [details] Sales history for The 48 Laws of Power date, rank 02/09/2015, 5 03/09/2015, 2 04/20/2015, 6 05/11/2015, 10 08/10/2015, 9 09/14/2015, 8 04/11/2016, 8 05/09/2016, 6 02/13/2017, 8 04/02/2018, 9 04/09/2018, 9 02/11/2019, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 2000 UNITS SOLD: 10,740 YTD:	Sep 2000	10,740
8	Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny Brian Kilmeade, Author, Don Yaeger, Author Sentinel, $17.00 (304) 978-0-7352-1324-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/05/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2018 Average Rank 8.60 [details] Sales history for Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny date, rank 12/10/2018, 6 02/11/2019, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 9,410 YTD:	Oct 2018	9,410
9	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 8.24 [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 02/11/2019, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 8,203 YTD:	Oct 2018	8,203
10	The Constitution of the United States, with Index, and the Declaration of Independence National Center for Constitutional Studies, Manufactured by National Center for Constitutional Studies, $1.50 (46) 978-0-88080-144-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/20/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/05/2016 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for The Constitution of the United States, with Index, and the Declaration of Independence date, rank 10/20/2014, 8 09/14/2015, 9 10/12/2015, 8 02/08/2016, 10 03/07/2016, 8 05/09/2016, 9 09/05/2016, 1 10/10/2016, 4 11/07/2016, 6 12/12/2016, 4 02/13/2017, 6 03/06/2017, 4 04/03/2017, 10 10/09/2017, 5 04/02/2018, 7 04/09/2018, 7 05/07/2018, 10 02/11/2019, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jan 2005 UNITS SOLD: 7,025 YTD:	Jan 2005	7,025

For analysis of this week's lists, click here.

To download a printable PDF of our overall top 10 bestsellers, click here.

Note: NPD BookScan flagged ‘Cali'flour Kitchen’ (#5 food & drink) and ‘Out of the Gobi’ (#5 biography & memoir) for significant bulk sales during at least one week of the Dec. 30, 2018–Jan. 26, 2019 period.