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Rank	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units
1	Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari, Author Harper Perennial, $22.99 (464) 978-0-06-231611-0 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/28/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/04/2019 Average Rank 7.54 [details] Sales history for Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind date, rank 06/11/2018, 3 07/16/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 5 09/03/2018, 6 11/12/2018, 7 12/10/2018, 4 01/07/2019, 3 02/11/2019, 3 03/04/2019, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 26,345 YTD:	May 2018	26,345
2	The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington Brad Meltzer, Author, Josh Mensch, Author Flatiron Books, $29.99 (432) 978-1-250-13033-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 01/21/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/11/2019 Average Rank 9.20 [details] Sales history for The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington date, rank 02/11/2019, 1 03/04/2019, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jan 2019 UNITS SOLD: 26,266 YTD:	Jan 2019	26,266
3	Fascism: A Warning Madeleine Albright, Author Harper Perennial, $17.99 (320) 978-0-06-280220-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/11/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/04/2019 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for Fascism: A Warning date, rank 03/04/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jan 2019 UNITS SOLD: 19,008 YTD:	Jan 2019	19,008
4	The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors Charles Krauthammer, Author, Daniel Krauthammer, Editor Crown Forum, $28.00 (400) 978-1-984825-48-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 12/17/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/07/2019 Average Rank 6.65 [details] Sales history for The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors date, rank 01/07/2019, 1 02/11/2019, 2 03/04/2019, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Dec 2018 UNITS SOLD: 17,884 YTD:	Dec 2018	17,884
5	Licensed to Lie Sidney Powell, Author Sidney Powell, $19.95 (464) 978-1-73276-760-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 02/11/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 03/04/2019 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Licensed to Lie date, rank 03/04/2019, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 14,352 YTD:	Oct 2018	14,352
6	Killing the SS Bill O'Reilly, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (304) 978-1-250-16554-1 Last rank 36 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/10/2018 Average Rank 6.74 [details] Sales history for Killing the SS date, rank 11/12/2018, 2 12/10/2018, 1 01/07/2019, 2 02/11/2019, 4 03/04/2019, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 12,690 YTD:	Oct 2018	12,690
7	Spearhead: The World War II Odyssey of an American Tank Gunner Adam Makos, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (432) 978-0-8041-7672-9 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/04/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2019 Average Rank 9.67 [details] Sales history for Spearhead: The World War II Odyssey of an American Tank Gunner date, rank 03/04/2019, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 12,302 YTD:	Feb 2019	12,302
8	The Library Book Susan Orlean, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.00 (336) 978-1-4767-4018-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 12/10/2018 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 02/11/2019 Average Rank 13.29 [details] Sales history for The Library Book date, rank 12/10/2018, 9 01/07/2019, 9 02/11/2019, 5 03/04/2019, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 11,966 YTD:	Oct 2018	11,966
9	Spygate: The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump Dan Bongino, Author, D C McAllister, Author, Matt Palumbo, With Post Hill Press, $27.00 (272) 978-1-64293-098-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/22/2018 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 03/04/2019 Average Rank 12.33 [details] Sales history for Spygate: The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump date, rank 03/04/2019, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2018 UNITS SOLD: 11,063 YTD:	Oct 2018	11,063
10	The 48 Laws of Power Robert Greene, Author Penguin Putnam, $24.00 (452) 978-0-14-028019-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 02/09/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2015 Average Rank 7.46 [details] Sales history for The 48 Laws of Power date, rank 02/09/2015, 5 03/09/2015, 2 04/20/2015, 6 05/11/2015, 10 08/10/2015, 9 09/14/2015, 8 04/11/2016, 8 05/09/2016, 6 02/13/2017, 8 04/02/2018, 9 04/09/2018, 9 02/11/2019, 7 03/04/2019, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 2000 UNITS SOLD: 8,266 YTD:	Sep 2000	8,266

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For the four-week period ended 2/23/19.