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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	-	1	The Pioneers David McCullough, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (320) 978-1-5011-6868-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2019 Average Rank 6.18 [details] Sales history for The Pioneers date, rank 05/20/2019, 1 05/27/2019, 4 06/03/2019, 4 06/10/2019, 4 06/17/2019, 3 06/24/2019, 3 07/01/2019, 3 07/08/2019, 2 07/15/2019, 1 07/22/2019, 3 07/29/2019, 3 08/05/2019, 3 08/12/2019, 5 08/19/2019, 9 08/26/2019, 8 09/02/2019, 8 09/09/2019, 7 09/16/2019, 9 12/30/2019, 25 01/06/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 38,413 YTD: 38,770	May 2019	38,413 38,770
2	1	26	Becoming Michelle Obama, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $32.50 (400) 978-1-5247-6313-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/26/2018 Average Rank 4.17 [details] Sales history for Becoming date, rank 11/26/2018, 1 12/03/2018, 1 12/10/2018, 1 12/17/2018, 1 12/24/2018, 1 12/31/2018, 1 01/07/2019, 1 01/14/2019, 1 01/21/2019, 1 01/28/2019, 1 02/04/2019, 1 02/11/2019, 1 02/18/2019, 1 02/25/2019, 1 03/04/2019, 2 03/11/2019, 1 03/18/2019, 2 03/25/2019, 2 04/01/2019, 4 04/08/2019, 1 04/15/2019, 1 04/22/2019, 2 04/29/2019, 3 05/06/2019, 1 05/13/2019, 1 05/20/2019, 2 05/27/2019, 2 06/03/2019, 7 06/10/2019, 6 06/17/2019, 7 06/24/2019, 6 07/01/2019, 4 07/08/2019, 4 07/15/2019, 4 07/22/2019, 5 07/29/2019, 5 08/05/2019, 4 08/12/2019, 2 08/19/2019, 2 08/26/2019, 2 09/02/2019, 3 09/09/2019, 2 09/16/2019, 5 09/23/2019, 18 09/30/2019, 19 10/07/2019, 25 10/14/2019, 25 10/21/2019, 24 11/25/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 36,065 YTD: 794,186	Nov 2018	36,065 794,186
3	-	1	The Skinnytaste Air Fryer Cookbook: The 75 Best Healthy Recipes for Your Air Fryer Gina Homolka, Author, Heather K Jones, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $22.00 (160) 978-1-9848-2564-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 10.79 [details] Sales history for The Skinnytaste Air Fryer Cookbook: The 75 Best Healthy Recipes for Your Air Fryer date, rank 05/20/2019, 3 05/27/2019, 17 07/29/2019, 16 08/12/2019, 20 09/09/2019, 21 01/13/2020, 13 01/20/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 24,710 YTD: 24,876	May 2019	24,710 24,876
4	2	10	Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals Rachel Hollis, Author HarperCollins Leadership, $27.99 (240) 978-1-4002-0960-6 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/18/2019 Average Rank 7.70 [details] Sales history for Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals date, rank 03/18/2019, 1 03/25/2019, 1 04/01/2019, 2 04/08/2019, 2 04/15/2019, 2 04/22/2019, 4 04/29/2019, 4 05/06/2019, 3 05/13/2019, 2 05/20/2019, 4 05/27/2019, 5 06/03/2019, 9 06/10/2019, 11 06/17/2019, 10 06/24/2019, 12 07/01/2019, 7 07/08/2019, 5 07/15/2019, 5 07/22/2019, 7 07/29/2019, 7 08/05/2019, 5 08/12/2019, 4 08/19/2019, 6 08/26/2019, 7 09/02/2019, 6 09/09/2019, 4 09/16/2019, 8 09/23/2019, 22 12/02/2019, 20 12/09/2019, 24 12/30/2019, 24 01/06/2020, 16 01/13/2020, 7 01/20/2020, 7 01/27/2020, 14 02/03/2020, 14 02/10/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 20,265 YTD: 437,113	Mar 2019	20,265 437,113
5	-	1	It's the Manager: Gallup Finds the Quality of Managers and Team Leaders Is the Single Biggest Factor in Your Organization's Long-Term Su Jim Clifton, Author, Jim Harter, Author Gallup Press, $34.00 (448) 978-1-59562-224-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 17,377 YTD: 17,385	May 2019	17,377 17,385
6	3	3	The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World Melinda Gates, Author Flatiron Books, $26.99 (288) 978-1-250-31357-7 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/06/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2019 Average Rank 13.81 [details] Sales history for The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World date, rank 05/06/2019, 2 05/13/2019, 3 05/20/2019, 6 05/27/2019, 11 06/03/2019, 17 06/10/2019, 14 06/17/2019, 9 06/24/2019, 18 07/01/2019, 18 07/15/2019, 19 07/29/2019, 20 08/05/2019, 22 09/02/2019, 24 09/09/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 16,208 YTD: 47,455	Apr 2019	16,208 47,455
7	-	1	The Rational Bible: Genesis Dennis Prager, Author Regnery Faith, $39.99 (520) 978-1-62157-898-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for The Rational Bible: Genesis date, rank 05/20/2019, 7 05/27/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 13,132 YTD: 13,215	May 2019	13,132 13,215
8	-	1	The Latte Factor: Why You Don't Have to Be Rich to Live Rich David Bach, Author, John David Mann, Author Atria Books, $20.00 (160) 978-1-9821-2023-8 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2019 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for The Latte Factor: Why You Don't Have to Be Rich to Live Rich date, rank 05/20/2019, 8 05/27/2019, 9 06/03/2019, 15 06/10/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,616 YTD: 11,744	May 2019	11,616 11,744
9	-	1	Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It Adam Savage, Author Atria Books, $27.00 (320) 978-1-9821-1347-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2019 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It date, rank 05/20/2019, 9 06/17/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,472 YTD: 10,724	May 2019	10,472 10,724
10	-	1	The Greatest You: Face Reality, Release Negativity, and Live Your Purpose Trent Shelton, Author, Lou Aronica, With Thomas Nelson, $24.99 (240) 978-1-4002-0793-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,886 YTD: 10,800	May 2019	9,886 10,800
11	4	4	The Committed Life: The Joy of Giving Yourself Away David Brooks, Author Random House, $28.00 (320) 978-0-8129-9326-4 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/29/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/29/2019 Average Rank 13.76 [details] Sales history for The Committed Life: The Joy of Giving Yourself Away date, rank 04/29/2019, 2 05/06/2019, 4 05/13/2019, 4 05/20/2019, 11 05/27/2019, 12 06/03/2019, 12 06/10/2019, 12 06/17/2019, 18 06/24/2019, 20 07/01/2019, 22 07/15/2019, 23 07/22/2019, 20 07/29/2019, 23 08/12/2019, 14 09/02/2019, 13 09/09/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,244 YTD: 70,505	Apr 2019	9,244 70,505
12	8	7	The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life's Direction and Purpose Oprah Winfrey, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (208) 978-1-250-30750-7 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/08/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2019 Average Rank 8.70 [details] Sales history for The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life's Direction and Purpose date, rank 04/08/2019, 4 04/15/2019, 5 04/22/2019, 3 04/29/2019, 7 05/06/2019, 10 05/13/2019, 8 05/20/2019, 12 09/09/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,942 YTD: 99,342	Mar 2019	8,942 99,342
13	-	1	How We Love Is How We Live Common, Author, Tracy McMillan, With Atria Books, $26.00 (256) 978-1-5011-3315-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,513 YTD: 8,616	May 2019	8,513 8,616
14	-	1	You Are Next: Never Miss Another Miracle from God! Samuel Rodriguez, Author Charisma House, $22.99 (240) 978-1-62999-591-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,406 YTD: 8,536	May 2019	8,406 8,536
15	-	1	Furious Hours: Harper Lee and an Unfinished Story of Race, Religion, and Murder in the Deep South Casey N Cep, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (304) 978-1-101-94786-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 16.40 [details] Sales history for Furious Hours: Harper Lee and an Unfinished Story of Race, Religion, and Murder in the Deep South date, rank 05/20/2019, 15 05/27/2019, 24 06/03/2019, 16 06/10/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,187 YTD: 8,581	May 2019	8,187 8,581
16	9	29	Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Brene Brown, Author Random House, $28.00 (320) 978-0-399-59252-2 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2018 Average Rank 12.82 [details] Sales history for Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. date, rank 10/22/2018, 1 10/29/2018, 6 11/05/2018, 6 11/12/2018, 8 11/19/2018, 8 11/26/2018, 13 12/10/2018, 20 12/17/2018, 19 12/24/2018, 23 12/31/2018, 24 01/07/2019, 23 01/14/2019, 15 01/21/2019, 16 01/28/2019, 14 02/04/2019, 11 02/11/2019, 17 02/25/2019, 14 03/18/2019, 24 03/25/2019, 20 04/29/2019, 24 05/06/2019, 18 05/13/2019, 9 05/20/2019, 16 05/27/2019, 13 06/03/2019, 14 06/10/2019, 15 06/17/2019, 14 06/24/2019, 19 07/01/2019, 12 07/08/2019, 11 07/15/2019, 8 07/22/2019, 9 07/29/2019, 9 08/05/2019, 7 08/12/2019, 6 08/19/2019, 3 08/26/2019, 3 09/02/2019, 5 09/09/2019, 6 09/16/2019, 14 09/23/2019, 19 09/30/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,828 YTD: 88,600	Oct 2018	7,828 88,600
17	-	1	No Walls and the Recurring Dream: A Memoir Ani Difranco, Author Viking, $28.00 (320) 978-0-7352-2517-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 17.33 [details] Sales history for No Walls and the Recurring Dream: A Memoir date, rank 05/20/2019, 17 05/27/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,505 YTD: 8,633	May 2019	7,505 8,633
18	-	1	Lake of the Ozarks: My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America Bill Geist, Author Grand Central Publishing, $27.00 (288) 978-1-5387-2980-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,128 YTD: 7,163	May 2019	7,128 7,163
19	10	26	It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered Lysa TerKeurst, Author Thomas Nelson, $22.99 (256) 978-0-7180-3985-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 8.92 [details] Sales history for It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered date, rank 11/26/2018, 3 12/03/2018, 6 12/10/2018, 15 12/17/2018, 15 12/24/2018, 16 12/31/2018, 17 01/07/2019, 12 01/14/2019, 4 01/21/2019, 4 01/28/2019, 3 02/04/2019, 3 02/11/2019, 6 02/18/2019, 5 02/25/2019, 5 03/04/2019, 9 03/11/2019, 4 03/18/2019, 7 03/25/2019, 4 04/01/2019, 11 04/08/2019, 9 04/15/2019, 12 04/22/2019, 14 04/29/2019, 21 05/06/2019, 19 05/13/2019, 10 05/20/2019, 19 05/27/2019, 20 06/03/2019, 24 06/10/2019, 20 06/17/2019, 17 06/24/2019, 21 07/01/2019, 15 07/08/2019, 17 07/15/2019, 15 07/22/2019, 11 07/29/2019, 11 08/05/2019, 12 08/12/2019, 8 08/19/2019, 7 08/26/2019, 4 09/02/2019, 4 09/09/2019, 3 09/16/2019, 7 09/23/2019, 12 09/30/2019, 12 10/07/2019, 24 10/14/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,072 YTD: 197,743	Nov 2018	7,072 197,743
20	-	1	Where the Light Enters: Building a Family, Discovering Myself Jill Biden, Author Flatiron Books, $27.00 (224) 978-1-250-18232-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,020 YTD: 7,052	May 2019	7,020 7,052
21	17	6	The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty Susan Page, Author Twelve, $32.50 (432) 978-1-5387-1364-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2019 Average Rank 10.33 [details] Sales history for The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty date, rank 04/15/2019, 3 04/22/2019, 8 04/29/2019, 10 05/06/2019, 16 05/13/2019, 17 05/20/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,749 YTD: 58,503	Apr 2019	6,749 58,503
22	12	5	Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and You Too! Chelsea Handler, Author Spiegel & Grau, $27.00 (256) 978-0-525-51177-9 Last rank 47 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/22/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2019 Average Rank 10.73 [details] Sales history for Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and You Too! date, rank 04/22/2019, 1 04/29/2019, 5 05/06/2019, 9 05/13/2019, 12 05/20/2019, 22 05/27/2019, 15 06/10/2019, 25 07/08/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,393 YTD: 106,586	Apr 2019	6,393 106,586
23	13	4	Crushing: God Turns Pressure Into Power T D Jakes, Author Faithwords, $25.00 (272) 978-1-4555-9537-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 04/29/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2019 Average Rank 11.80 [details] Sales history for Crushing: God Turns Pressure Into Power date, rank 04/29/2019, 6 05/06/2019, 11 05/13/2019, 13 05/20/2019, 23 07/08/2019, 21 07/15/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,241 YTD: 40,611	Apr 2019	6,241 40,611
24	37	27	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 37 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/19/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/19/2018 Average Rank 7.36 [details] Sales history for Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave date, rank 11/19/2018, 2 11/26/2018, 2 12/03/2018, 2 12/10/2018, 3 12/17/2018, 3 12/24/2018, 3 12/31/2018, 2 01/07/2019, 3 01/14/2019, 5 01/21/2019, 8 01/28/2019, 5 02/04/2019, 6 02/11/2019, 11 02/18/2019, 12 02/25/2019, 7 03/04/2019, 12 03/11/2019, 15 03/18/2019, 23 03/25/2019, 22 05/20/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 37 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,162 YTD: 101,568	Nov 2018	6,162 101,568
25	11	4	Next Level Basic: The Definitive Basic Bitch Handbook Stassi Schroeder, Author Gallery Books, $27.00 (240) 978-1-9821-1246-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 04/29/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/29/2019 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Next Level Basic: The Definitive Basic Bitch Handbook date, rank 04/29/2019, 1 05/06/2019, 8 05/13/2019, 11 05/20/2019, 25 02/03/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,139 YTD: 58,947	Apr 2019	6,139 58,947

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