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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2017 YTD
1	2	6	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, $15.99 (368) 978-0-06-236360-2 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 12/19/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/23/2017 Average Rank 5.88 [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 12/19/2016, 15 12/26/2016, 11 01/02/2017, 8 01/09/2017, 4 01/09/2017, 4 01/16/2017, 2 01/23/2017, 2 01/23/2017, 1 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 23,384 2012 YTD: 40,930	Dec 2016	23,384 40,930
2	1	6	A Dog's Purpose: A Novel for Humans W. Bruce Cameron, Author Forge, $14.99 (336) 978-0-7653-8811-7 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 12/19/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/16/2017 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for A Dog's Purpose: A Novel for Humans date, rank 12/19/2016, 10 12/26/2016, 3 01/02/2017, 2 01/09/2017, 2 01/16/2017, 1 01/16/2017, 9 01/23/2017, 3 01/23/2017, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 21,554 2012 YTD: 41,078	Dec 2016	21,554 41,078
3	3	2	Apprentice in Death J D Robb, Author Berkley Books, $7.99 (352) 978-1-101-98799-5 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 01/16/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/16/2017 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for Apprentice in Death date, rank 01/16/2017, 3 01/23/2017, 3 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 14,017 2012 YTD: 27,701	Jan 2017	14,017 27,701
4	4	23	Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely Lysa TerKeurst, Author Thomas Nelson, $16.99 (240) 978-1-4002-0587-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 08/22/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/05/2016 Average Rank 5.53 [details] Sales history for Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely date, rank 08/22/2016, 3 08/22/2016, 2 08/29/2016, 6 08/29/2016, 2 09/05/2016, 6 09/05/2016, 3 09/05/2016, 1 09/12/2016, 8 09/12/2016, 3 09/19/2016, 3 09/26/2016, 4 10/03/2016, 4 10/10/2016, 4 10/10/2016, 1 10/17/2016, 5 10/24/2016, 4 10/31/2016, 6 11/07/2016, 2 11/07/2016, 7 11/14/2016, 8 11/21/2016, 9 11/28/2016, 8 12/05/2016, 7 12/12/2016, 4 12/12/2016, 7 12/19/2016, 17 12/26/2016, 13 01/02/2017, 12 01/09/2017, 6 01/09/2017, 4 01/16/2017, 4 01/23/2017, 4 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 11,701 2012 YTD: 22,971	Aug 2016	11,701 22,971
5	6	2	The Games James Patterson, Author, Mark Sullivan, Author Grand Central Publishing, $15.99 (400) 978-1-4555-8533-5 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/16/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 01/23/2017 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for The Games date, rank 01/16/2017, 6 01/23/2017, 5 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 10,834 2012 YTD: 20,286	Jan 2017	10,834 20,286
6	5	27	The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Author Riverhead Books, $16.00 (336) 978-1-59463-402-4 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 07/25/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/25/2016 Average Rank 1.88 [details] Sales history for The Girl on the Train date, rank 07/25/2016, 2 07/25/2016, 1 08/01/2016, 1 08/01/2016, 1 08/08/2016, 1 08/08/2016, 1 08/15/2016, 2 08/15/2016, 1 08/22/2016, 2 08/22/2016, 1 08/29/2016, 2 08/29/2016, 1 09/05/2016, 2 09/05/2016, 1 09/12/2016, 2 09/12/2016, 1 09/19/2016, 2 09/19/2016, 1 09/26/2016, 3 09/26/2016, 1 10/03/2016, 3 10/03/2016, 1 10/10/2016, 3 10/10/2016, 1 10/17/2016, 1 10/17/2016, 2 10/24/2016, 2 10/24/2016, 1 10/31/2016, 3 10/31/2016, 1 11/07/2016, 7 11/07/2016, 1 11/14/2016, 1 11/21/2016, 2 11/28/2016, 1 12/05/2016, 1 12/12/2016, 2 12/19/2016, 2 12/26/2016, 2 01/02/2017, 1 01/09/2017, 3 01/16/2017, 5 01/23/2017, 6 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Jul 2016 UNITS SOLD: 9,908 2012 YTD: 21,113	Jul 2016	9,908 21,113
7	7	3	Green Smoothies for Life Jj Smith, Author Atria Books, $16.99 (304) 978-1-5011-0065-9 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/09/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for Green Smoothies for Life date, rank 01/09/2017, 1 01/09/2017, 7 01/16/2017, 7 01/23/2017, 7 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,010 2012 YTD: 16,721	Dec 2016	8,010 16,721
8	11	41	My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry Fredrik Backman, Author Washington Square Press, $16.00 (400) 978-1-5011-1507-3 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 04/18/2016 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 12/26/2016 Average Rank 11.35 [details] Sales history for My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry date, rank 04/18/2016, 15 04/25/2016, 16 05/02/2016, 20 05/09/2016, 24 05/23/2016, 21 05/30/2016, 15 06/06/2016, 13 06/13/2016, 7 06/20/2016, 10 06/27/2016, 11 07/04/2016, 8 07/11/2016, 9 07/18/2016, 8 07/25/2016, 7 08/01/2016, 7 08/08/2016, 8 08/15/2016, 12 08/22/2016, 12 08/29/2016, 10 09/05/2016, 11 09/12/2016, 12 09/19/2016, 16 09/26/2016, 17 10/03/2016, 11 10/10/2016, 12 10/17/2016, 14 10/24/2016, 13 10/31/2016, 11 11/07/2016, 13 11/14/2016, 11 11/21/2016, 11 11/28/2016, 7 12/05/2016, 9 12/12/2016, 7 12/19/2016, 7 12/26/2016, 4 01/02/2017, 9 01/09/2017, 7 01/16/2017, 11 01/23/2017, 8 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 41 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 7,648 2012 YTD: 14,058	Apr 2016	7,648 14,058
9	14	2	Fifty Shades Darker E L James, Author Vintage, $15.95 (560) 978-0-525-43188-6 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 01/16/2017 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 01/23/2017 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for Fifty Shades Darker date, rank 01/16/2017, 14 01/23/2017, 9 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,528 2012 YTD: 13,563	Jan 2017	7,528 13,563
10	10	10	The Instant Pot(r) Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook: Easy Recipes for Fast & Healthy Meals Laurel Randolph, Author Rockridge Press, $14.99 (176) 978-1-62315-612-1 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 08/08/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/12/2016 Average Rank 8.36 [details] Sales history for The Instant Pot(r) Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook: Easy Recipes for Fast & Healthy Meals date, rank 08/08/2016, 21 08/08/2016, 3 09/05/2016, 3 10/10/2016, 10 12/05/2016, 11 12/12/2016, 6 12/12/2016, 1 12/19/2016, 5 12/26/2016, 9 01/02/2017, 14 01/09/2017, 11 01/09/2017, 3 01/16/2017, 10 01/23/2017, 10 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 7,255 2012 YTD: 13,949	Apr 2016	7,255 13,949
11	15	2	The House Husband James Patterson, Author, Duane Swierczynski, With Bookshots, $4.99 (144) 978-0-316-31725-2 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 01/16/2017 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 01/23/2017 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for The House Husband date, rank 01/16/2017, 15 01/23/2017, 11 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,483 2012 YTD: 12,444	Jan 2017	6,483 12,444
12	8	6	Island of Glass Nora Roberts, Author Berkley Books, $17.00 (352) 978-0-425-28012-6 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 12/19/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/19/2016 Average Rank 4.38 [details] Sales history for Island of Glass date, rank 12/19/2016, 4 12/19/2016, 1 12/26/2016, 1 01/02/2017, 3 01/09/2017, 5 01/09/2017, 1 01/16/2017, 8 01/23/2017, 12 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 6,442 2012 YTD: 14,679	Dec 2016	6,442 14,679
13	13	39	In a Dark, Dark Wood Ruth Ware, Author Gallery/Scout Press, $16.00 (352) 978-1-5011-1233-1 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 05/02/2016 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 08/01/2016 Average Rank 12.14 [details] Sales history for In a Dark, Dark Wood date, rank 05/02/2016, 19 05/09/2016, 21 05/30/2016, 20 06/06/2016, 17 06/13/2016, 12 06/20/2016, 8 06/27/2016, 10 07/04/2016, 9 07/11/2016, 11 07/18/2016, 12 07/25/2016, 9 08/01/2016, 6 08/08/2016, 7 08/15/2016, 11 08/22/2016, 10 08/29/2016, 8 09/05/2016, 10 09/12/2016, 11 09/19/2016, 13 09/26/2016, 11 10/03/2016, 10 10/10/2016, 10 10/17/2016, 9 10/24/2016, 7 10/31/2016, 8 11/07/2016, 12 11/14/2016, 14 11/21/2016, 13 11/28/2016, 9 12/05/2016, 12 12/12/2016, 15 12/19/2016, 23 12/26/2016, 22 01/02/2017, 16 01/09/2017, 8 01/16/2017, 13 01/23/2017, 13 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 39 PUB DATE: Apr 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,995 2012 YTD: 12,080	Apr 2016	5,995 12,080
14	17	2	Hidden: A Mitchum Story James Patterson, Author, James O Born, With Bookshots, $4.99 (144) 978-0-316-31726-9 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 01/16/2017 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 01/23/2017 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for Hidden: A Mitchum Story date, rank 01/16/2017, 17 01/23/2017, 14 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,902 2012 YTD: 10,850	Jan 2017	5,902 10,850
15	25	2	The Official ACT Prep Guide, 2016 - 2017 (2016-2017) Act, Author Wiley, $32.95 (696) 978-1-119-22541-6 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 08/01/2016 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 08/22/2016 Average Rank 18.20 [details] Sales history for The Official ACT Prep Guide, 2016 - 2017 (2016-2017) date, rank 08/01/2016, 23 08/08/2016, 22 08/15/2016, 17 08/22/2016, 13 08/29/2016, 13 09/05/2016, 15 09/12/2016, 15 09/19/2016, 22 09/26/2016, 14 10/03/2016, 19 10/10/2016, 18 10/17/2016, 22 10/24/2016, 20 01/16/2017, 25 01/23/2017, 15 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,459 2012 YTD: 9,364	May 2016	5,459 9,364
16	12	21	The Girl on the Train (Movie Tie-In) Paula Hawkins, Author Riverhead Books, $16.00 (336) 978-0-7352-1215-2 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/05/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/12/2016 Average Rank 6.18 [details] Sales history for The Girl on the Train (Movie Tie-In) date, rank 09/05/2016, 5 09/12/2016, 7 09/12/2016, 2 09/19/2016, 4 09/26/2016, 9 09/26/2016, 2 10/03/2016, 6 10/03/2016, 2 10/10/2016, 6 10/10/2016, 2 10/17/2016, 2 10/17/2016, 7 10/24/2016, 10 10/24/2016, 2 10/31/2016, 10 10/31/2016, 2 11/07/2016, 3 11/14/2016, 3 11/21/2016, 5 11/28/2016, 4 12/05/2016, 4 12/12/2016, 9 12/19/2016, 16 12/26/2016, 10 01/02/2017, 4 01/09/2017, 9 01/16/2017, 12 01/23/2017, 16 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,285 2012 YTD: 11,505	Aug 2016	5,285 11,505
17	39	5	Air Fry Everything: Foolproof Recipes for Fried Favorites and Easy Fresh Ideas by Blue Jean Chef, Meredith Laurence Meredith Laurence, Author Walah!, $21.95 (300) 978-0-9827540-4-7 LAST WEEK: 39 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,278 2012 YTD: 7,894	Dec 2016	5,278 7,894
18	16	32	What to Expect When You're Expecting (Revised) Heidi Murkoff, Author, Sharon Mazel, Author Workman Publishing, $15.95 (656) 978-0-7611-8748-6 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 06/13/2016 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 06/13/2016 Average Rank 20.62 [details] Sales history for What to Expect When You're Expecting (Revised) date, rank 06/13/2016, 8 07/25/2016, 23 08/22/2016, 25 08/29/2016, 25 09/05/2016, 21 09/12/2016, 22 10/03/2016, 20 10/17/2016, 25 10/24/2016, 21 10/31/2016, 23 11/07/2016, 20 11/14/2016, 24 11/21/2016, 24 01/09/2017, 15 01/16/2017, 16 01/23/2017, 18 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: May 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,019 2012 YTD: 10,045	May 2016	5,019 10,045
19	-	1	Silence Shusaku Endo, Author, William Johnston, Translator, Martin Scorsese, Foreword by Picador USA, $16.00 (256) 978-1-250-08227-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,852 2012 YTD: 5,576	Jan 2017	4,852 5,576
20	9	2	Paleo Cooking with Your Instant Pot: 80 Incredible Gluten- And Grain-Free Recipes Made Twice as Delicious in Half the Time Jennifer Robins, Author Page Street Publishing, $21.99 (192) 978-1-62414-354-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 01/16/2017 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 01/16/2017 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Paleo Cooking with Your Instant Pot: 80 Incredible Gluten- And Grain-Free Recipes Made Twice as Delicious in Half the Time date, rank 01/16/2017, 9 01/23/2017, 20 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,627 2012 YTD: 12,564	Jan 2017	4,627 12,564
21	20	43	The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Author Broadway Books, $16.00 (416) 978-0-553-41879-8 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 04/11/2016 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 10/24/2016 Average Rank 16.47 [details] Sales history for The Little Paris Bookshop date, rank 04/11/2016, 21 04/25/2016, 19 05/02/2016, 15 05/09/2016, 14 05/16/2016, 15 05/23/2016, 19 05/30/2016, 13 06/06/2016, 15 06/13/2016, 15 06/20/2016, 15 06/27/2016, 15 07/04/2016, 13 07/11/2016, 13 07/18/2016, 11 07/25/2016, 13 08/01/2016, 11 08/08/2016, 12 08/15/2016, 23 08/22/2016, 23 08/29/2016, 20 09/12/2016, 24 09/19/2016, 24 10/10/2016, 24 10/17/2016, 11 10/24/2016, 10 10/31/2016, 13 11/07/2016, 15 11/14/2016, 17 11/21/2016, 17 11/28/2016, 15 12/05/2016, 17 12/12/2016, 17 12/19/2016, 22 12/26/2016, 19 01/02/2017, 13 01/09/2017, 12 01/16/2017, 20 01/23/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Mar 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,937 2012 YTD: 8,409	Mar 2016	3,937 8,409
22	21	31	Diary of an Oxygen Thief Anonymous, Author Gallery Books, $14.99 (160) 978-1-5011-5785-1 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 07/04/2016 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 21.31 [details] Sales history for Diary of an Oxygen Thief date, rank 07/04/2016, 22 07/18/2016, 24 08/01/2016, 25 08/15/2016, 25 08/22/2016, 18 08/29/2016, 19 09/05/2016, 20 09/12/2016, 20 09/19/2016, 23 10/10/2016, 25 10/17/2016, 21 10/24/2016, 19 10/31/2016, 25 01/09/2017, 12 01/16/2017, 21 01/23/2017, 22 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Jun 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,935 2012 YTD: 8,379	Jun 2016	3,935 8,379
23	26	3	The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living and Eating Well Every Day The Editors at America's Test Kitchen, Editor America's Test Kitchen, $29.95 (440) 978-1-940352-64-0 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 01/09/2017 Highest Rank 23 Highest Rank Date 01/23/2017 Average Rank 23.50 [details] Sales history for The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living and Eating Well Every Day date, rank 01/09/2017, 24 01/23/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,781 2012 YTD: 7,351	Dec 2016	3,781 7,351
24	19	3	Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook, Smartpoints Edition: Over 500 Delicious Recipes for the Healthy Cook's Kitchen Weight Watchers, Author Houghton Mifflin, $29.99 (464) 978-0-544-94075-8 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 01/16/2017 Highest Rank 19 Highest Rank Date 01/16/2017 Average Rank 21.50 [details] Sales history for Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook, Smartpoints Edition: Over 500 Delicious Recipes for the Healthy Cook's Kitchen date, rank 01/16/2017, 19 01/23/2017, 24 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,779 2012 YTD: 8,626	Dec 2016	3,779 8,626
25	37	3	Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology Leah Remini, Author, Rebecca Paley, Author Ballantine Books, $17.00 (272) 978-1-101-88698-4 LAST WEEK: 37 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,604 2012 YTD: 6,358	Sep 2016	3,604 6,358

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