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Audiobooks

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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2013 YTD
1	2	4	Fifty Shades of Grey: Fifty Shades Triology Book 1 E L James, Author, Becca Battoe, Read by Random House Audio, $50.00 978-0-385-36016-6 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/25/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/09/2012 Average Rank 2.69 [details] Sales history for Fifty Shades of Grey: Fifty Shades Triology Book 1 date, rank 06/25/2012, 2 07/02/2012, 2 07/09/2012, 1 07/16/2012, 1 07/23/2012, 2 07/30/2012, 2 08/06/2012, 2 08/13/2012, 3 08/20/2012, 2 08/27/2012, 4 09/03/2012, 4 09/10/2012, 4 09/17/2012, 6 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 1,210 2012 YTD: 7,204	Jun 2012	1,210 7,204
2	1	2	Wicked Business Janet Evanovich, Author, Lorelei King, Read by Random House Audio, $32.00 978-0-307-93258-7 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/02/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/02/2012 Average Rank 3.20 [details] Sales history for Wicked Business date, rank 07/02/2012, 1 07/09/2012, 2 07/16/2012, 2 07/23/2012, 4 07/30/2012, 7 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 1,196 2012 YTD: 3,109	Jun 2012	1,196 3,109
3	10	20	I Am Wishes Fulfilled Meditation Wayne W. Dyer, Author, James F. Twyman, Author Hay House, $15.00 978-1-4019-3764-5 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 06/04/2012 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/09/2012 Average Rank 7.91 [details] Sales history for I Am Wishes Fulfilled Meditation date, rank 06/04/2012, 11 06/11/2012, 9 06/25/2012, 7 07/02/2012, 10 07/09/2012, 3 07/16/2012, 8 07/30/2012, 8 08/06/2012, 10 09/03/2012, 6 01/14/2013, 5 03/04/2013, 10 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Mar 2012 UNITS SOLD: 726 2012 YTD: 22,224	Mar 2012	726 22,224
4	4	40	Killing Lincoln (unabr.) Bill O'Reilly, Author, Martin Dugard, Author, Bill O'Reilly, Read by Macmillan Audio, 978-1-4272-1312-9 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/04/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/25/2012 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for Killing Lincoln (unabr.) date, rank 06/04/2012, 3 06/11/2012, 3 06/25/2012, 1 07/02/2012, 4 07/09/2012, 4 07/16/2012, 3 07/23/2012, 5 07/30/2012, 5 08/06/2012, 3 08/13/2012, 7 08/20/2012, 5 08/27/2012, 8 09/03/2012, 7 09/10/2012, 6 09/17/2012, 8 10/08/2012, 8 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 40 PUB DATE: Sep 2011 UNITS SOLD: 627 2012 YTD: 24,897	Sep 2011	627 24,897
5	9	10	10th Anniversary James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author, Carolyn McCormick, Read by Hachette Audio, $14.98 978-1-61113-541-1 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/04/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/04/2012 Average Rank 5.43 [details] Sales history for 10th Anniversary date, rank 06/04/2012, 1 06/11/2012, 2 06/25/2012, 8 07/02/2012, 9 07/09/2012, 5 07/16/2012, 5 07/23/2012, 8 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Jan 2012 UNITS SOLD: 586 2012 YTD: 10,131	Jan 2012	586 10,131
6	5	3	Fifty Shades Darker: Book Two of the Fifty Shades Trilogy E L James, Author, Becca Battoe, Read by Random House Audio, $50.00 978-0-385-36017-3 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 06/25/2012 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/16/2012 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for Fifty Shades Darker: Book Two of the Fifty Shades Trilogy date, rank 06/25/2012, 5 07/02/2012, 5 07/09/2012, 6 07/16/2012, 4 07/23/2012, 7 07/30/2012, 6 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 556 2012 YTD: 2,225	Jun 2012	556 2,225
7	11	17	Worth Dying for Lee Child, Author, Dick Hill, Read by Random House Audio, $14.99 978-0-307-96948-4 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 06/04/2012 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 07/09/2012 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Worth Dying for date, rank 06/04/2012, 8 06/11/2012, 8 06/25/2012, 13 07/02/2012, 11 07/09/2012, 7 07/16/2012, 7 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Jan 2012 UNITS SOLD: 528 2012 YTD: 8,765	Jan 2012	528 8,765
8	3	2	Fifty Shades Freed E L James, Author, Becca Battoe, Read by Random House Audio, $55.00 978-0-385-36018-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/02/2012 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/02/2012 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for Fifty Shades Freed date, rank 07/02/2012, 3 07/09/2012, 8 07/16/2012, 6 07/23/2012, 9 07/30/2012, 9 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 513 2012 YTD: 1,499	Jun 2012	513 1,499
9	7	5	The Storm Clive Cussler, Author, Graham Brown, Author, Scott Brick, Read by Penguin Audiobooks, $39.95 978-1-61176-086-6 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/11/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2012 Average Rank 6.20 [details] Sales history for The Storm date, rank 06/11/2012, 1 06/25/2012, 4 07/02/2012, 7 07/09/2012, 9 07/16/2012, 10 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2012 UNITS SOLD: 495 2012 YTD: 4,809	May 2012	495 4,809
10	6	3	Cowards: What Politicians, Radicals, and the Media Refuse to Say Glenn Beck, Author, Ron McLarty, Read by Simon & Schuster Audio, $29.99 978-1-4423-5554-5 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/25/2012 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/25/2012 Average Rank 6.33 [details] Sales history for Cowards: What Politicians, Radicals, and the Media Refuse to Say date, rank 06/25/2012, 3 07/02/2012, 6 07/09/2012, 10 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 466 2012 YTD: 2,274	Jun 2012	466 2,274
11	12	10	Arctic Drift Clive Cussler, Author, Dirk Cussler, Author, Richard Ferrone, Read by Penguin Audiobooks, $14.95 978-1-61176-055-2 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 06/04/2012 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 06/04/2012 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for Arctic Drift date, rank 06/04/2012, 9 06/11/2012, 14 06/25/2012, 14 07/02/2012, 12 07/09/2012, 11 07/16/2012, 9 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Feb 2012 UNITS SOLD: 407 2012 YTD: 5,597	Feb 2012	407 5,597
12	15	12	Calico Joe John Grisham, Author, Erik Singer, Read by Random House Audio, 978-0-449-01100-3 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 06/04/2012 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 06/25/2012 Average Rank 11.40 [details] Sales history for Calico Joe date, rank 06/04/2012, 13 06/11/2012, 11 06/25/2012, 6 07/02/2012, 15 07/09/2012, 12 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Apr 2012 UNITS SOLD: 396 2012 YTD: 10,298	Apr 2012	396 10,298
13	13	11	The Innocent David Baldacci, Author, Ron McLarty, Read by, Orlagh Cassidy, Read by Hachette Audio, $39.98 978-1-60788-571-9 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 06/04/2012 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 06/04/2012 Average Rank 10.60 [details] Sales history for The Innocent date, rank 06/04/2012, 5 06/11/2012, 7 06/25/2012, 15 07/02/2012, 13 07/09/2012, 13 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Apr 2012 UNITS SOLD: 381 2012 YTD: 10,725	Apr 2012	381 10,725
14	18	10	Mile 81: Includes Bonus Story 'The Dune' Stephen King, Author, Edward Herrmann, Read by, Thomas Sadoski, Read by Simon & Schuster Audio, 978-1-4423-4913-1 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 06/04/2012 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 06/04/2012 Average Rank 15.40 [details] Sales history for Mile 81: Includes Bonus Story 'The Dune' date, rank 06/04/2012, 13 06/11/2012, 15 06/25/2012, 17 07/02/2012, 18 07/09/2012, 14 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Jan 2012 UNITS SOLD: 350 2012 YTD: 9,021	Jan 2012	350 9,021
15	-	1	Bloodline James Rollins, Author, Peter Jay Fernandez, Performed by HarperAudio, $44.99 978-0-06-218935-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 348 2012 YTD: 351	Jun 2012	348 351
16	14	4	Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Imperative Eric Van Lustbader, Author, Holter Graham, Read by Hachette Audio, $34.98 978-1-61113-452-0 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 06/25/2012 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 06/25/2012 Average Rank 13.67 [details] Sales history for Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Imperative date, rank 06/25/2012, 11 07/02/2012, 14 07/09/2012, 16 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 347 2012 YTD: 1,633	Jun 2012	347 1,633
17	25	6	The Devil's Due and Other Stories: The Portal, Disfigured, Empathy, and Epitaph Steve Berry, Author, John Lescroart, Author, M. J. Rose, Author, Daniel Palmer, Author, Michael Palmer, Author, James Siegel, Author Brilliance Corporation, $9.99 978-1-4558-5004-4 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 06/11/2012 Highest Rank 17 Highest Rank Date 07/09/2012 Average Rank 20.33 [details] Sales history for The Devil's Due and Other Stories: The Portal, Disfigured, Empathy, and Epitaph date, rank 06/11/2012, 19 07/02/2012, 25 07/09/2012, 17 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 337 2012 YTD: 2,110	Jun 2012	337 2,110
18	19	20	Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting Wayne W. Dyer, Author Hay House, 978-1-4019-3731-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 06/04/2012 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2012 Average Rank 19.20 [details] Sales history for Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting date, rank 06/04/2012, 25 06/11/2012, 16 06/25/2012, 18 07/02/2012, 19 07/09/2012, 18 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Mar 2012 UNITS SOLD: 326 2012 YTD: 11,593	Mar 2012	326 11,593
19	29	6	Gone Fishing and Other Stories Gregg Hurwitz, Author, Heather Graham, Author, David Dun, Author, Alex Kava, Author, James Patterson, Editor, Mel Foster, Read by Brilliance Corporation, $9.99 978-1-4558-5005-1 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 06/11/2012 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2012 Average Rank 18.50 [details] Sales history for Gone Fishing and Other Stories date, rank 06/11/2012, 18 07/09/2012, 19 LAST WEEK: 29 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 319 2012 YTD: 2,042	Jun 2012	319 2,042
20	20	3	The Third Gate Lincoln Child, Author, Johnathan McClain, Read by Random House Audio, $35.00 978-0-307-87714-7 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 06/25/2012 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 06/25/2012 Average Rank 16.33 [details] Sales history for The Third Gate date, rank 06/25/2012, 9 07/02/2012, 20 07/09/2012, 20 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 309 2012 YTD: 1,298	Jun 2012	309 1,298
21	22	13	Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Seth Grahame-Smith, Author, Scott Holst, Read by Hachette Audio, $17.98 978-1-61113-215-1 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 07/02/2012 Highest Rank 21 Highest Rank Date 07/09/2012 Average Rank 21.50 [details] Sales history for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter date, rank 07/02/2012, 22 07/09/2012, 21 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Apr 2012 UNITS SOLD: 308 2012 YTD: 3,795	Apr 2012	308 3,795
22	16	7	Stolen Prey John Sandford, Author, Richard Ferrone, Read by Penguin Audiobooks, $39.95 978-1-61176-066-8 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/04/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/04/2012 Average Rank 10.80 [details] Sales history for Stolen Prey date, rank 06/04/2012, 2 06/11/2012, 4 06/25/2012, 10 07/02/2012, 16 07/09/2012, 22 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: May 2012 UNITS SOLD: 303 2012 YTD: 4,698	May 2012	303 4,698
23	30	10	Beverly Hills Dead Stuart Woods, Author, Tony Roberts, Read by Penguin Audiobooks, $14.95 978-1-61176-060-6 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 06/04/2012 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 06/04/2012 Average Rank 20.33 [details] Sales history for Beverly Hills Dead date, rank 06/04/2012, 16 06/11/2012, 22 07/09/2012, 23 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Feb 2012 UNITS SOLD: 300 2012 YTD: 3,635	Feb 2012	300 3,635
24	32	10	Einstein: His Life and Universe Walter Isaacson, Author, Edward Herrmann, Read by Simon & Schuster Audio, $14.99 978-1-4423-4806-6 Last rank 32 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 06/04/2012 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 06/04/2012 Average Rank 16.33 [details] Sales history for Einstein: His Life and Universe date, rank 06/04/2012, 12 06/11/2012, 13 07/09/2012, 24 LAST WEEK: 32 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Nov 2011 UNITS SOLD: 280 2012 YTD: 6,196	Nov 2011	280 6,196
25	37	6	The Athens Solution and Other Stories: The Tuesday Club, Interlude at Duane's, the Powder Monkey, and Kill Zone Brad Thor, Author, Katherine Neville, Author, F. Paul Wilson, Author, Ted Bell, Author, Robert Liparulo, Author Brilliance Corporation, $9.99 978-1-4558-5003-7 Last rank 37 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 06/11/2012 Highest Rank 23 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2012 Average Rank 24.00 [details] Sales history for The Athens Solution and Other Stories: The Tuesday Club, Interlude at Duane's, the Powder Monkey, and Kill Zone date, rank 06/11/2012, 23 07/09/2012, 25 LAST WEEK: 37 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 278 2012 YTD: 1,742	Jun 2012	278 1,742

For analysis of this week's lists, click here.

Nielsen BookScan, week 26 of 2012, data through 07/01/2012; PW Issue of July 9, 2012