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1	A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America Philip Rucker, Author, Carol Leonnig, Author Penguin Press, $30.00 (480) 978-1-9848-7749-9 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/03/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2020 Average Rank 4.42 [details] Sales history for A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America date, rank 02/10/2020, 1 03/09/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 112,757 YTD:	Jan 2020	112,757
2	Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America's Progressive Elite Peter Schweizer, Author Harper, $29.99 (368) 978-0-06-289790-9 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/03/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2020 Average Rank 6.67 [details] Sales history for Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America's Progressive Elite date, rank 02/10/2020, 2 03/09/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 85,178 YTD:	Jan 2020	85,178
3	Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us Donald Trump Jr, Author Center Street, $30.00 (304) 978-1-5460-8603-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 4.43 [details] Sales history for Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us date, rank 12/09/2019, 1 01/13/2020, 2 02/10/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 22,042 YTD:	Nov 2019	22,042
4	Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari, Author Harper Perennial, $22.99 (464) 978-0-06-231611-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/28/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/04/2019 Average Rank 8.24 [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 03/04/2019, 1 04/08/2019, 5 05/06/2019, 2 06/10/2019, 6 07/08/2019, 6 08/12/2019, 5 09/09/2019, 5 10/07/2019, 5 11/11/2019, 9 01/13/2020, 7 02/10/2020, 4 03/09/2020, 5 06/08/2020, 6 08/10/2020, 10 01/11/2021, 6 02/08/2021, 4 03/08/2021, 5 04/12/2021, 4 05/10/2021, 7 07/12/2021, 10 09/06/2021, 10 01/10/2022, 10 12/12/2022, 9 01/09/2023, 6 02/13/2023, 8 05/15/2023, 10 08/14/2023, 9 09/11/2023, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 16,769 YTD:	May 2018	16,769
5	The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington Brad Meltzer, Author, Josh Mensch, Author Flatiron Books, $17.99 (432) 978-1-250-25767-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 01/27/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 02/10/2020 Average Rank 18.50 [details] Sales history for The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington date, rank 02/10/2020, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 15,169 YTD:	Jan 2020	15,169
6	Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History Brian Kilmeade, Author Sentinel, $28.00 (288) 978-0-525-54053-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 8.41 [details] Sales history for Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History date, rank 12/09/2019, 3 01/13/2020, 1 02/10/2020, 6 03/09/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 14,116 YTD:	Nov 2019	14,116
7	Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump--And Democrats from Themselves Rick Wilson, Author Crown Forum, $28.00 (336) 978-0-593-13758-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/27/2020 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 02/10/2020 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump--And Democrats from Themselves date, rank 02/10/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 11,551 YTD:	Jan 2020	11,551
8	The War on Normal People: The Truth about America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future Andrew Yang, Author Hachette Books, $16.99 (304) 978-0-316-41421-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,487 YTD:	Apr 2019	9,487
9	How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X Kendi, Author One World, $25.00 (160) 978-0-525-50928-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 08/26/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/26/2019 Average Rank 4.61 [details] Sales history for How to Be an Antiracist date, rank 09/09/2019, 1 10/07/2019, 6 02/10/2020, 9 06/08/2020, 8 07/06/2020, 1 08/10/2020, 1 09/07/2020, 2 10/05/2020, 5 11/09/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,200 YTD:	Aug 2019	9,200
10	The Library Book Susan Orlean, Author Simon & Schuster, $16.99 (336) 978-1-4767-4019-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 02/10/2020 Average Rank 16.67 [details] Sales history for The Library Book date, rank 02/10/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,761 YTD:	Oct 2019	7,761

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

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