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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2017 YTD
1	2	3	The Lose Your Belly Diet: Change Your Gut, Change Your Life Travis Stork, Author Ghost Mountain Books, $25.95 (256) 978-1-939457-59-2 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/09/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 1.33 [details] Sales history for The Lose Your Belly Diet: Change Your Gut, Change Your Life date, rank 01/09/2017, 1 01/09/2017, 1 01/16/2017, 2 01/16/2017, 2 01/23/2017, 1 01/23/2017, 1 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 23,763 2012 YTD: 59,979	Dec 2016	23,763 59,979
2	1	2	Food, Health, and Happiness: 115 On-Point Recipes for Great Meals and a Better Life Oprah Winfrey, Author, Lisa Kogan, Not Available Flatiron Books, $35.00 (240) 978-1-250-12653-5 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/16/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/16/2017 Average Rank 2.25 [details] Sales history for Food, Health, and Happiness: 115 On-Point Recipes for Great Meals and a Better Life date, rank 01/16/2017, 1 01/16/2017, 1 01/23/2017, 5 01/23/2017, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 21,136 2012 YTD: 62,343	Jan 2017	21,136 62,343
3	-	1	Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission Bret Baier, Author, Catherine Whitney, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.99 (368) 978-0-06-256903-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 01/23/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/23/2017 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission date, rank 01/23/2017, 7 01/23/2017, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 18,937 2012 YTD: 19,010	Jan 2017	18,937 19,010
4	3	25	Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis J D Vance, Author Harper, $27.99 (272) 978-0-06-230054-6 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 08/08/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/29/2016 Average Rank 6.90 [details] Sales history for Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis date, rank 08/08/2016, 12 08/15/2016, 9 08/22/2016, 4 08/29/2016, 5 08/29/2016, 2 09/05/2016, 2 09/12/2016, 2 09/19/2016, 5 09/26/2016, 7 10/03/2016, 7 10/10/2016, 6 10/17/2016, 9 10/24/2016, 9 10/31/2016, 8 11/07/2016, 12 11/14/2016, 9 11/21/2016, 5 11/28/2016, 6 12/05/2016, 9 12/12/2016, 11 12/19/2016, 10 12/26/2016, 9 01/02/2017, 10 01/02/2017, 6 01/09/2017, 3 01/09/2017, 9 01/16/2017, 3 01/16/2017, 6 01/23/2017, 8 01/23/2017, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Jun 2016 UNITS SOLD: 18,500 2012 YTD: 38,954	Jun 2016	18,500 38,954
5	4	17	Jesus Always: Embracing Joy in His Presence Sarah Young, Author Thomas Nelson, $15.99 (400) 978-0-7180-3950-9 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/10/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2016 Average Rank 4.91 [details] Sales history for Jesus Always: Embracing Joy in His Presence date, rank 10/10/2016, 12 10/17/2016, 3 10/17/2016, 8 10/24/2016, 4 10/31/2016, 4 11/07/2016, 6 11/07/2016, 1 11/14/2016, 4 11/21/2016, 6 11/28/2016, 8 12/05/2016, 1 12/12/2016, 1 12/12/2016, 5 12/19/2016, 5 12/26/2016, 8 12/26/2016, 3 01/02/2017, 8 01/02/2017, 4 01/09/2017, 4 01/09/2017, 1 01/16/2017, 4 01/16/2017, 8 01/23/2017, 5 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 15,412 2012 YTD: 35,638	Oct 2016	15,412 35,638
6	9	18	Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan Bill O'Reilly, Author, Martin Dugard, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (336) 978-1-62779-062-8 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/26/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/26/2016 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan date, rank 09/26/2016, 1 09/26/2016, 1 10/03/2016, 1 10/03/2016, 1 10/10/2016, 2 10/10/2016, 2 10/10/2016, 1 10/17/2016, 1 10/17/2016, 4 10/24/2016, 1 10/24/2016, 1 10/31/2016, 2 10/31/2016, 2 11/07/2016, 4 11/07/2016, 3 11/07/2016, 1 11/14/2016, 5 11/14/2016, 2 11/21/2016, 4 11/21/2016, 1 11/28/2016, 8 11/28/2016, 2 12/05/2016, 2 12/12/2016, 1 12/12/2016, 3 12/12/2016, 1 12/19/2016, 3 12/19/2016, 1 12/26/2016, 2 12/26/2016, 1 01/02/2017, 2 01/02/2017, 1 01/09/2017, 7 01/09/2017, 1 01/16/2017, 9 01/23/2017, 6 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 12,928 2012 YTD: 25,982	Sep 2016	12,928 25,982
7	7	13	The Magnolia Story Chip Gaines, Author, Joanna Gaines, Author Thomas Nelson, $26.99 (208) 978-0-7180-7918-5 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/31/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/31/2016 Average Rank 3.33 [details] Sales history for The Magnolia Story date, rank 10/31/2016, 1 10/31/2016, 1 11/07/2016, 3 11/07/2016, 2 11/07/2016, 2 11/14/2016, 4 11/14/2016, 1 11/21/2016, 5 11/21/2016, 2 11/28/2016, 4 12/05/2016, 3 12/12/2016, 1 12/12/2016, 4 12/12/2016, 2 12/19/2016, 7 12/19/2016, 3 12/26/2016, 4 12/26/2016, 2 01/02/2017, 6 01/02/2017, 2 01/09/2017, 6 01/09/2017, 1 01/16/2017, 7 01/23/2017, 7 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 12,883 2012 YTD: 28,402	Oct 2016	12,883 28,402
8	5	3	The Princess Diarist Carrie Fisher, Author Blue Rider Press, $26.00 (272) 978-0-399-17359-2 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/09/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 6.20 [details] Sales history for The Princess Diarist date, rank 01/09/2017, 2 01/09/2017, 6 01/16/2017, 5 01/16/2017, 10 01/23/2017, 8 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 12,407 2012 YTD: 30,770	Nov 2016	12,407 30,770
9	6	6	Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers Timothy Ferriss, Author, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Foreword by Houghton Mifflin, $28.00 (673) 978-1-328-68378-6 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 12/19/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/19/2016 Average Rank 6.86 [details] Sales history for Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers date, rank 12/19/2016, 6 12/19/2016, 2 12/26/2016, 10 01/02/2017, 10 01/09/2017, 5 01/16/2017, 6 01/23/2017, 9 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 12,379 2012 YTD: 29,644	Dec 2016	12,379 29,644
10	16	3	Zero Sugar Diet: The 14-Day Plan to Flatten Your Belly, Crush Cravings, and Help Keep You Lean for Life David Zinczenko, Author, Stephen Perrine, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (304) 978-0-345-54798-9 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 01/09/2017 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Zero Sugar Diet: The 14-Day Plan to Flatten Your Belly, Crush Cravings, and Help Keep You Lean for Life date, rank 01/09/2017, 10 01/16/2017, 16 01/23/2017, 10 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 9,569 2012 YTD: 16,435	Dec 2016	9,569 16,435
11	8	6	The Whole30 Cookbook: 150 Delicious and Totally Compliant Recipes to Help You Succeed with the Whole30 and Beyond Melissa Hartwig, Author Houghton Mifflin, $30.00 (320) 978-0-544-85441-3 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 12/19/2016 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 01/16/2017 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for The Whole30 Cookbook: 150 Delicious and Totally Compliant Recipes to Help You Succeed with the Whole30 and Beyond date, rank 12/19/2016, 16 01/09/2017, 11 01/16/2017, 8 01/23/2017, 11 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 9,157 2012 YTD: 24,270	Dec 2016	9,157 24,270
12	-	16	The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate--Discoveries from a Secret World Peter Wohlleben, Author, Tim Flannery, Foreword by Greystone Books, $24.95 (288) 978-1-77164-248-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/26/2016 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 09/26/2016 Average Rank 17.80 [details] Sales history for The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate--Discoveries from a Secret World date, rank 09/26/2016, 6 10/03/2016, 24 10/31/2016, 22 11/21/2016, 25 01/23/2017, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,076 2012 YTD: 10,269	Sep 2016	8,076 10,269
13	11	17	The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World Dalai Lama, Author, Desmond Tutu, Author, Douglas Carlton Abrams, Author Avery Publishing Group, $26.00 (352) 978-0-399-18504-5 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 11/14/2016 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 16.27 [details] Sales history for The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World date, rank 11/14/2016, 23 11/21/2016, 13 11/28/2016, 16 12/05/2016, 24 12/12/2016, 20 12/19/2016, 20 12/26/2016, 17 01/02/2017, 13 01/09/2017, 9 01/16/2017, 11 01/23/2017, 13 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,050 2012 YTD: 18,158	Sep 2016	8,050 18,158
14	10	6	The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds Michael Lewis, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $28.95 (320) 978-0-393-25459-4 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 12/19/2016 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 12/19/2016 Average Rank 7.67 [details] Sales history for The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds date, rank 12/19/2016, 9 12/19/2016, 4 12/26/2016, 9 12/26/2016, 4 01/02/2017, 7 01/09/2017, 8 01/09/2017, 4 01/16/2017, 10 01/23/2017, 14 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 7,858 2012 YTD: 18,517	Dec 2016	7,858 18,517
15	12	2	The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story Douglas Preston, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (336) 978-1-4555-4000-6 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 01/16/2017 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 01/16/2017 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story date, rank 01/16/2017, 12 01/23/2017, 15 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,444 2012 YTD: 15,768	Jan 2017	7,444 15,768
16	19	8	Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations Thomas L. Friedman, Author Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28.00 (496) 978-0-374-27353-8 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 12/05/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations date, rank 12/05/2016, 8 12/12/2016, 3 12/12/2016, 14 12/19/2016, 17 12/26/2016, 18 01/02/2017, 15 01/09/2017, 18 01/09/2017, 2 01/16/2017, 19 01/23/2017, 16 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 6,209 2012 YTD: 12,367	Nov 2016	6,209 12,367
17	15	8	The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Mark Manson, Author HarperOne, $24.99 (224) 978-0-06-245771-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/26/2016 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 09/26/2016 Average Rank 16.50 [details] Sales history for The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life date, rank 09/26/2016, 10 01/09/2017, 24 01/16/2017, 15 01/23/2017, 17 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,790 2012 YTD: 12,755	Sep 2016	5,790 12,755
18	14	53	When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi, Author, Abraham Verghese, Foreword by Random House, $25.00 (256) 978-0-8129-8840-6 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 01/25/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/01/2016 Average Rank 5.57 [details] Sales history for When Breath Becomes Air date, rank 01/25/2016, 4 02/01/2016, 3 02/01/2016, 1 02/08/2016, 3 02/08/2016, 1 02/08/2016, 1 02/15/2016, 4 02/15/2016, 1 02/22/2016, 3 02/22/2016, 1 02/29/2016, 3 02/29/2016, 1 03/07/2016, 3 03/07/2016, 1 03/14/2016, 3 03/21/2016, 1 03/28/2016, 1 04/04/2016, 2 04/11/2016, 2 04/11/2016, 1 04/18/2016, 7 04/25/2016, 4 05/02/2016, 4 05/09/2016, 2 05/09/2016, 2 05/16/2016, 7 05/23/2016, 5 05/30/2016, 5 06/06/2016, 6 06/13/2016, 4 06/13/2016, 4 06/20/2016, 4 06/27/2016, 3 07/04/2016, 4 07/11/2016, 2 07/11/2016, 5 07/18/2016, 5 07/25/2016, 7 08/01/2016, 7 08/08/2016, 6 08/08/2016, 3 08/15/2016, 10 08/22/2016, 6 08/29/2016, 9 09/05/2016, 9 09/05/2016, 4 09/12/2016, 3 09/19/2016, 7 09/26/2016, 13 10/03/2016, 13 10/10/2016, 23 10/10/2016, 7 11/07/2016, 8 01/02/2017, 18 01/09/2017, 16 01/09/2017, 9 01/16/2017, 14 01/23/2017, 18 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 53 PUB DATE: Jan 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,686 2012 YTD: 13,125	Jan 2016	5,686 13,125
19	13	9	Settle for More Megyn Kelly, Author Harper, $29.99 (352) 978-0-06-249460-3 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/28/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/28/2016 Average Rank 7.21 [details] Sales history for Settle for More date, rank 11/28/2016, 4 11/28/2016, 1 12/05/2016, 4 12/12/2016, 2 12/12/2016, 9 12/12/2016, 4 12/19/2016, 8 12/26/2016, 7 01/02/2017, 9 01/02/2017, 5 01/09/2017, 13 01/09/2017, 3 01/16/2017, 13 01/23/2017, 19 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,389 2012 YTD: 13,418	Nov 2016	5,389 13,418
20	38	3	Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race Margot Lee Shetterly, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (368) 978-0-06-236359-6 Last rank 38 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/19/2016 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 09/19/2016 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race date, rank 09/19/2016, 10 01/23/2017, 20 LAST WEEK: 38 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,098 2012 YTD: 8,858	Sep 2016	5,098 8,858
21	17	14	Skinnytaste Fast and Slow: Knockout Quick-Fix and Slow Cooker Recipes Gina Homolka, Author, Heather K Jones, Author Clarkson Potter Publishers, $30.00 (304) 978-0-553-45960-9 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/24/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/24/2016 Average Rank 10.92 [details] Sales history for Skinnytaste Fast and Slow: Knockout Quick-Fix and Slow Cooker Recipes date, rank 10/24/2016, 4 10/24/2016, 2 10/31/2016, 6 11/07/2016, 11 11/07/2016, 2 11/14/2016, 12 11/21/2016, 12 11/28/2016, 20 12/12/2016, 3 12/12/2016, 25 01/09/2017, 7 01/16/2017, 17 01/23/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,067 2012 YTD: 11,708	Oct 2016	5,067 11,708
22	26	3	The Case Against Sugar Gary Taubes, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (368) 978-0-307-70164-0 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,952 2012 YTD: 10,013	Dec 2016	4,952 10,013
23	27	2	Together Is Better: A Little Book of Inspiration Simon Sinek, Author Portfolio, $22.00 (160) 978-1-59184-785-4 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,664 2012 YTD: 9,597	Sep 2016	4,664 9,597
24	22	9	Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Trevor Noah, Author Spiegel & Grau, $28.00 (304) 978-0-399-58817-4 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 11/28/2016 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 11/28/2016 Average Rank 17.33 [details] Sales history for Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood date, rank 11/28/2016, 12 12/05/2016, 12 12/12/2016, 18 12/19/2016, 18 12/26/2016, 16 01/02/2017, 14 01/09/2017, 20 01/16/2017, 22 01/23/2017, 24 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,616 2012 YTD: 9,950	Nov 2016	4,616 9,950
25	18	7	Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between) Lauren Graham, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (224) 978-0-425-28517-6 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 12/12/2016 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/12/2016 Average Rank 12.89 [details] Sales history for Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between) date, rank 12/12/2016, 8 12/12/2016, 3 12/19/2016, 12 12/26/2016, 14 01/02/2017, 17 01/09/2017, 14 01/09/2017, 5 01/16/2017, 18 01/23/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,555 2012 YTD: 10,809	Nov 2016	4,555 10,809

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Nielsen BookScan, week 3 of 2017, data through 1/15/2017; PW Issue of Jan. 23, 2017