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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2017 YTD
1	2	2	Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook Tony Robbins, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.00 (256) 978-1-5011-6458-3 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 03/13/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/20/2017 Average Rank 2.25 [details] Sales history for Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook date, rank 03/13/2017, 5 03/13/2017, 2 03/20/2017, 1 03/20/2017, 1 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2017 UNITS SOLD: 39,278 2012 YTD: 68,450	Feb 2017	39,278 68,450
2	1	2	Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors George W Bush, Author, Laura Bush, Foreword by, Peter Pace, Foreword by Crown Publishing Group (NY), $35.00 (192) 978-0-8041-8976-7 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/13/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/13/2017 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors date, rank 03/13/2017, 2 03/13/2017, 1 03/20/2017, 3 03/20/2017, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2017 UNITS SOLD: 30,297 2012 YTD: 71,443	Feb 2017	30,297 71,443
3	30	2	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: The Complete Official Guide Collector's Edition Piggyback, Author Piggyback, $39.99 (368) 978-1-911015-22-2 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 03/20/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/20/2017 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: The Complete Official Guide Collector's Edition date, rank 03/20/2017, 4 03/20/2017, 3 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2017 UNITS SOLD: 28,009 2012 YTD: 31,024	Mar 2017	28,009 31,024
4	3	33	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 1 Highest Rank Date 02/06/2017 Average Rank 6.07 [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 01/30/2017, 9 01/30/2017, 2 02/06/2017, 7 02/06/2017, 1 02/13/2017, 6 02/13/2017, 1 02/20/2017, 8 02/20/2017, 1 02/27/2017, 8 02/27/2017, 2 03/06/2017, 2 03/13/2017, 3 03/20/2017, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: Jun 2016 UNITS SOLD: 14,188 2012 YTD: 176,409	Jun 2016	14,188 176,409
5	4	26	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 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/26/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/26/2016 Average Rank 2.72 [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 01/30/2017, 4 02/06/2017, 3 02/13/2017, 8 02/13/2017, 2 02/13/2017, 2 02/20/2017, 2 02/27/2017, 3 03/06/2017, 3 03/06/2017, 2 03/13/2017, 4 03/20/2017, 5 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 11,489 2012 YTD: 137,538	Sep 2016	11,489 137,538
6	-	1	The Little Things: Why You Really Should Sweat the Small Stuff Andy Andrews, Author Thomas Nelson, $17.99 (160) 978-0-7180-7732-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,933 2012 YTD: 9,078	Mar 2017	8,933 9,078
7	23	11	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 23 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/09/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 7.21 [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 01/30/2017, 6 02/06/2017, 10 02/13/2017, 16 02/20/2017, 8 02/27/2017, 7 03/06/2017, 16 03/13/2017, 23 03/20/2017, 7 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,693 2012 YTD: 119,442	Dec 2016	8,693 119,442
8	7	21	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 3.88 [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 01/30/2017, 7 02/06/2017, 6 02/13/2017, 6 02/13/2017, 2 02/20/2017, 4 02/27/2017, 4 03/06/2017, 7 03/06/2017, 1 03/13/2017, 7 03/20/2017, 8 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,065 2012 YTD: 108,336	Oct 2016	8,065 108,336
9	-	1	Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story Steven Curtis Chapman, Author, Ken Abraham, Author Fleming H. Revell Company, $22.99 (448) 978-0-8007-2688-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,920 2012 YTD: 8,790	Mar 2017	7,920 8,790
10	13	16	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 13 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/26/2016 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 09/26/2016 Average Rank 14.08 [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 01/30/2017, 18 02/06/2017, 13 02/13/2017, 12 02/20/2017, 12 02/27/2017, 12 03/06/2017, 13 03/13/2017, 13 03/20/2017, 10 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 7,323 2012 YTD: 60,846	Sep 2016	7,323 60,846
11	8	25	Jesus Always: Embracing Joy in His Presence Sarah Young, Author Thomas Nelson, $15.99 (400) 978-0-7180-3950-9 Last rank 8 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 01/30/2017, 5 02/06/2017, 5 02/13/2017, 1 02/13/2017, 4 02/20/2017, 3 02/27/2017, 5 03/06/2017, 5 03/06/2017, 2 03/13/2017, 8 03/20/2017, 11 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 7,301 2012 YTD: 118,312	Oct 2016	7,301 118,312
12	10	8	Big Agenda: President Trump's Plan to Save America David Horowitz, Author Humanix Books, $26.99 (208) 978-1-63006-087-9 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 02/13/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/06/2017 Average Rank 8.71 [details] Sales history for Big Agenda: President Trump's Plan to Save America date, rank 02/13/2017, 15 02/20/2017, 7 02/27/2017, 6 03/06/2017, 8 03/06/2017, 3 03/13/2017, 10 03/20/2017, 12 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,133 2012 YTD: 55,618	Jan 2017	7,133 55,618
13	-	1	Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $15.00 (80) 978-1-5247-3313-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,962 2012 YTD: 6,993	Mar 2017	6,962 6,993
14	-	1	Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Harvest, and Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms Erin Benzakein, Author, Julie Chai, Author, Michele M Waite, Photographer Chronicle Books, $29.95 (308) 978-1-4521-4576-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,732 2012 YTD: 6,758	Mar 2017	6,732 6,758
15	9	4	This Life I Live: One Man's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever Rory Feek, Author Thomas Nelson, $24.99 (240) 978-0-7180-9019-7 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/27/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/27/2017 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for This Life I Live: One Man's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever date, rank 02/27/2017, 2 02/27/2017, 1 03/06/2017, 4 03/06/2017, 2 03/13/2017, 9 03/20/2017, 15 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,658 2012 YTD: 49,769	Feb 2017	6,658 49,769
16	-	1	Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love Rachel Macy Stafford, Author Zondervan, $22.99 (336) 978-0-310-34674-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,371 2012 YTD: 6,461	Mar 2017	6,371 6,461
17	16	14	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 16 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 12/19/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/19/2016 Average Rank 8.38 [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 01/30/2017, 8 02/06/2017, 10 02/06/2017, 2 02/13/2017, 3 02/20/2017, 9 02/27/2017, 10 03/06/2017, 11 03/13/2017, 16 03/20/2017, 17 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 6,315 2012 YTD: 98,220	Dec 2016	6,315 98,220
18	-	1	Younger: A Breakthrough Program to Reset Your Genes, Reverse Aging, and Turn Back the Clock 10 Years Sara Gottfried, Author HarperOne, $27.99 (368) 978-0-06-231627-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,143 2012 YTD: 6,152	Mar 2017	6,143 6,152
19	-	1	The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit Michael Finkel, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $25.95 (224) 978-1-101-87568-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,942 2012 YTD: 6,021	Mar 2017	5,942 6,021
20	12	25	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 12 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 11/14/2016 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 02/27/2017 Average Rank 14.21 [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 01/30/2017, 11 02/06/2017, 11 02/13/2017, 10 02/20/2017, 10 02/27/2017, 8 03/06/2017, 9 03/13/2017, 12 03/20/2017, 20 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,930 2012 YTD: 73,655	Sep 2016	5,930 73,655
21	5	3	The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts Nintendo, Created by Dark Horse Books, $39.99 (424) 978-1-5067-0335-0 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/06/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/06/2017 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts date, rank 03/06/2017, 1 03/06/2017, 1 03/13/2017, 5 03/20/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,463 2012 YTD: 44,869	Feb 2017	5,463 44,869
22	-	1	South and West: From a Notebook Joan Didion, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $21.00 (144) 978-1-5247-3279-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,238 2012 YTD: 5,270	Mar 2017	5,238 5,270
23	21	16	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 21 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 12/05/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 15.25 [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 01/30/2017, 21 02/06/2017, 22 02/13/2017, 18 02/13/2017, 4 02/20/2017, 20 02/27/2017, 18 03/06/2017, 21 03/06/2017, 7 03/13/2017, 21 03/20/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,190 2012 YTD: 46,210	Nov 2016	5,190 46,210
24	6	3	Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond Hashtags of Race, Crime and Politics for a Better America David Clarke, Author, Nancy French, Contribution by, Sean Hannity, Not Available Worthy Publishing, $21.99 (272) 978-1-61795-857-1 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 03/13/2017 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 03/13/2017 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond Hashtags of Race, Crime and Politics for a Better America date, rank 03/13/2017, 6 03/20/2017, 24 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,077 2012 YTD: 19,972	Feb 2017	5,077 19,972
25	46	22	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 46 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/24/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/24/2016 Average Rank 11.76 [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 01/30/2017, 24 02/13/2017, 3 03/06/2017, 6 03/20/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: 46 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,731 2012 YTD: 36,328	Oct 2016	4,731 36,328

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Nielsen BookScan, week 11 of 2017, data through 3/12/2017; PW Issue of Mar. 20, 2017