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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2017 YTD
1	-	1	Obama: An Intimate Portrait Pete Souza, Author, Barack Obama, Foreword by Little Brown and Company, $50.00 (352) 978-0-316-51258-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/20/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for Obama: An Intimate Portrait date, rank 11/20/2017, 3 11/20/2017, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2017 UNITS SOLD: 76,219 2012 YTD: 77,342	Nov 2017	76,219 77,342
2	-	1	Inventing Joy: Dare to Build a Brave & Creative Life Joy Mangano, Author, Alex Tresniowski, With Simon & Schuster, $26.00 (304) 978-1-5011-7620-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/20/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for Inventing Joy: Dare to Build a Brave & Creative Life date, rank 11/20/2017, 5 11/20/2017, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2017 UNITS SOLD: 42,945 2012 YTD: 42,954	Nov 2017	42,945 42,954
3	1	3	The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It!: Simple, Scrumptious Recipes for Crazy Busy Lives Ree Drummond, Author William Morrow & Company, $29.99 (400) 978-0-06-222526-9 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/06/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/06/2017 Average Rank 2.29 [details] Sales history for The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It!: Simple, Scrumptious Recipes for Crazy Busy Lives date, rank 11/06/2017, 2 11/06/2017, 1 11/06/2017, 1 11/13/2017, 2 11/13/2017, 1 11/20/2017, 6 11/20/2017, 3 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 41,780 2012 YTD: 191,391	Oct 2017	41,780 191,391
4	-	1	Medical Medium Thyroid Healing: The Truth Behind Hashimoto's, Graves', Insomnia, Hypothyroidism, Thyroid Nodules & Epstein-Barr Anthony William, Author Hay House, $27.99 (304) 978-1-4019-4836-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/20/2017 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2017 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for Medical Medium Thyroid Healing: The Truth Behind Hashimoto's, Graves', Insomnia, Hypothyroidism, Thyroid Nodules & Epstein-Barr date, rank 11/20/2017, 9 11/20/2017, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2017 UNITS SOLD: 34,264 2012 YTD: 34,367	Nov 2017	34,264 34,367
5	9	4	The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-Changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations Oprah Winfrey, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (240) 978-1-250-13806-4 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/30/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/30/2017 Average Rank 8.40 [details] Sales history for The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-Changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations date, rank 10/30/2017, 6 10/30/2017, 3 11/06/2017, 19 11/13/2017, 9 11/20/2017, 5 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 27,578 2012 YTD: 81,363	Oct 2017	27,578 81,363
6	2	4	Leonardo Da Vinci Walter Isaacson, Author Simon & Schuster, $35.00 (576) 978-1-5011-3915-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/30/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/30/2017 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for Leonardo Da Vinci date, rank 10/30/2017, 2 10/30/2017, 1 11/06/2017, 4 11/06/2017, 2 11/06/2017, 1 11/13/2017, 6 11/13/2017, 2 11/20/2017, 6 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 26,877 2012 YTD: 141,726	Oct 2017	26,877 141,726
7	4	2	Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit Chris Matthews, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.99 (416) 978-1-5011-1186-0 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/06/2017 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/13/2017 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit date, rank 11/06/2017, 9 11/13/2017, 10 11/13/2017, 4 11/20/2017, 7 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 21,364 2012 YTD: 43,744	Oct 2017	21,364 43,744
8	7	4	Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff Chip Gaines, Author Thomas Nelson, $24.99 (208) 978-0-7852-1630-8 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/30/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/30/2017 Average Rank 5.20 [details] Sales history for Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff date, rank 10/30/2017, 3 10/30/2017, 2 11/06/2017, 6 11/13/2017, 7 11/20/2017, 8 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 16,231 2012 YTD: 94,540	Oct 2017	16,231 94,540
9	8	5	Grant Ron Chernow, Author Penguin Press, $40.00 (1104) 978-1-59420-487-6 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/23/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/23/2017 Average Rank 6.14 [details] Sales history for Grant date, rank 10/23/2017, 7 10/23/2017, 2 10/30/2017, 6 11/06/2017, 8 11/06/2017, 3 11/13/2017, 8 11/20/2017, 9 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 16,036 2012 YTD: 92,005	Oct 2017	16,036 92,005
10	3	3	Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny Brian Kilmeade, Author, Don Yaeger, Author Sentinel, $28.00 (288) 978-0-7352-1323-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/06/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/06/2017 Average Rank 5.83 [details] Sales history for Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny date, rank 11/06/2017, 7 11/06/2017, 4 11/06/2017, 2 11/13/2017, 9 11/13/2017, 3 11/20/2017, 10 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 15,118 2012 YTD: 65,736	Oct 2017	15,118 65,736
11	6	8	Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence Bill O'Reilly, Author, Martin Dugard, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (352) 978-1-62779-064-2 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/02/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/09/2017 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence date, rank 10/02/2017, 2 10/02/2017, 2 10/09/2017, 1 10/09/2017, 1 10/09/2017, 1 10/16/2017, 5 10/16/2017, 1 10/23/2017, 5 10/23/2017, 1 10/30/2017, 5 11/06/2017, 7 11/06/2017, 1 11/13/2017, 6 11/20/2017, 11 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 14,047 2012 YTD: 284,646	Sep 2017	14,047 284,646
12	-	1	Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-Ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the White House Donna Brazile, Author Hachette Books, $28.00 (288) 978-0-316-47851-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2017 UNITS SOLD: 13,742 2012 YTD: 13,835	Nov 2017	13,742 13,835
13	5	3	Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life Jenna Bush Hager, Author, Barbara Pierce Bush, Author, Laura Bush, Foreword by Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (256) 978-1-5387-1141-5 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/06/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/06/2017 Average Rank 6.20 [details] Sales history for Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life date, rank 11/06/2017, 6 11/06/2017, 3 11/06/2017, 4 11/13/2017, 5 11/20/2017, 13 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 13,309 2012 YTD: 63,762	Oct 2017	13,309 63,762
14	24	11	Guinness World Records 2018: Meet Our Real-Life Superheroes (2018) Guinness World Records, Author Guinness World Records, $28.95 (256) 978-1-910561-72-0 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/11/2017 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2017 Average Rank 16.17 [details] Sales history for Guinness World Records 2018: Meet Our Real-Life Superheroes (2018) date, rank 09/11/2017, 10 09/18/2017, 9 09/25/2017, 16 10/02/2017, 24 11/13/2017, 24 11/20/2017, 14 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 12,215 2012 YTD: 54,954	Aug 2017	12,215 54,954
15	-	1	What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism Dan Rather, Author, Elliot Kirschner, Author Algonquin Books, $22.95 (256) 978-1-61620-782-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2017 UNITS SOLD: 11,504 2012 YTD: 11,944	Nov 2017	11,504 11,944
16	10	9	Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World Max Lucado, Author Thomas Nelson, $22.99 (240) 978-0-7180-9612-0 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/25/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/09/2017 Average Rank 9.36 [details] Sales history for Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World date, rank 09/25/2017, 4 10/02/2017, 10 10/09/2017, 10 10/09/2017, 1 10/16/2017, 13 10/23/2017, 10 10/30/2017, 13 11/06/2017, 15 11/06/2017, 1 11/13/2017, 10 11/20/2017, 16 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 9,906 2012 YTD: 99,360	Sep 2017	9,906 99,360
17	23	6	We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy Ta-Nehisi Coates, Author One World, $28.00 (400) 978-0-399-59056-6 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/16/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/16/2017 Average Rank 11.83 [details] Sales history for We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy date, rank 10/16/2017, 8 10/16/2017, 3 10/23/2017, 5 10/30/2017, 15 11/13/2017, 23 11/20/2017, 17 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 9,092 2012 YTD: 73,913	Oct 2017	9,092 73,913
18	11	9	What Happened Hillary Rodham Clinton, Author Simon & Schuster, $30.00 (512) 978-1-5011-7556-5 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/25/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/25/2017 Average Rank 4.73 [details] Sales history for What Happened date, rank 09/25/2017, 1 09/25/2017, 1 10/02/2017, 1 10/02/2017, 1 10/09/2017, 3 10/09/2017, 2 10/09/2017, 1 10/16/2017, 7 10/16/2017, 2 10/23/2017, 4 10/30/2017, 7 11/06/2017, 10 11/06/2017, 2 11/13/2017, 11 11/20/2017, 18 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,319 2012 YTD: 408,332	Sep 2017	8,319 408,332
19	-	1	God's Wisdom for Navigating Life: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Book of Proverbs Timothy Keller, Author, Kathy Keller, Author Viking, $20.00 (400) 978-0-7352-2209-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,556 2012 YTD: 7,568	Nov 2017	7,556 7,568
20	13	3	Blessed in the Darkness: How All Things Are Working for Your Good Joel Osteen, Author Faithwords, $26.00 (304) 978-1-4555-3432-6 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 11/06/2017 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 11/06/2017 Average Rank 13.25 [details] Sales history for Blessed in the Darkness: How All Things Are Working for Your Good date, rank 11/06/2017, 11 11/06/2017, 9 11/13/2017, 13 11/20/2017, 20 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,382 2012 YTD: 26,203	Oct 2017	7,382 26,203
21	-	1	The Wonder of the Greatest Gift: An Interactive Family Celebration of Advent Ann Voskamp, Author Tyndale House Publishers, $34.99 978-1-4964-2799-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,170 2012 YTD: 7,488	Nov 2017	7,170 7,488
22	-	1	Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics Lawrence O'Donnell, Author Penguin Press, $28.00 (496) 978-0-399-56314-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,003 2012 YTD: 7,036	Nov 2017	7,003 7,036
23	19	4	Endurance: A Year in Space, a Lifetime of Discovery Scott Kelly, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $29.95 (400) 978-1-5247-3159-5 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/30/2017 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/06/2017 Average Rank 15.60 [details] Sales history for Endurance: A Year in Space, a Lifetime of Discovery date, rank 10/30/2017, 8 11/06/2017, 22 11/06/2017, 6 11/13/2017, 19 11/20/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,966 2012 YTD: 33,912	Oct 2017	6,966 33,912
24	-	1	You Can't Spell America Without Me: The Really Tremendous Inside Story of My Fantastic First Year as President Donald J. Trump (a So-Called Parody) Alec Baldwin, Author, Kurt Andersen, Author Penguin Press, $29.00 (288) 978-0-525-52199-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,794 2012 YTD: 6,832	Nov 2017	6,794 6,832
25	26	28	Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil Degrasse Tyson, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $18.95 (224) 978-0-393-60939-4 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/15/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2017 Average Rank 6.03 [details] Sales history for Astrophysics for People in a Hurry date, rank 05/15/2017, 2 05/15/2017, 1 05/22/2017, 6 05/22/2017, 2 05/29/2017, 6 05/29/2017, 2 06/05/2017, 2 06/05/2017, 1 06/12/2017, 5 06/12/2017, 2 06/19/2017, 5 06/19/2017, 3 06/26/2017, 4 06/26/2017, 3 07/03/2017, 5 07/03/2017, 1 07/10/2017, 3 07/17/2017, 3 07/24/2017, 2 07/31/2017, 4 08/07/2017, 2 08/14/2017, 5 08/21/2017, 4 08/28/2017, 3 09/04/2017, 3 09/11/2017, 1 09/11/2017, 9 09/18/2017, 2 09/25/2017, 9 10/02/2017, 11 10/09/2017, 11 10/16/2017, 12 10/23/2017, 13 10/30/2017, 20 11/06/2017, 25 11/20/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,359 2012 YTD: 442,259	May 2017	6,359 442,259

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NBD BookScan, week 46 of 2017, data through 11/12/2017; PW Issue of November, 20 2017