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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	-	1	Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone Diana Gabaldon, Author Delacorte Press, $36.00 (928) 978-1-101-88568-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/06/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/06/2021 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone date, rank 12/06/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 182,941 YTD: 182,941	Nov 2021	182,941 182,941
2	-	1	The Becoming: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 2 Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (464) 978-1-250-27270-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 12/06/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/06/2021 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for The Becoming: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 2 date, rank 12/06/2021, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 42,364 YTD: 42,364	Nov 2021	42,364 42,364
3	-	1	Fear No Evil James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-49914-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 12/06/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/06/2021 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for Fear No Evil date, rank 12/06/2021, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 36,845 YTD: 36,845	Nov 2021	36,845 36,845
4	1	6	The Judge's List John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (368) 978-0-385-54602-7 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/01/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/01/2021 Average Rank 3.08 [details] Sales history for The Judge's List date, rank 11/01/2021, 1 11/08/2021, 1 11/15/2021, 2 11/22/2021, 2 11/29/2021, 1 12/06/2021, 4 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 36,013 YTD: 322,368	Oct 2021	36,013 322,368
5	4	9	The Wish Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (400) 978-1-5387-2862-8 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/11/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/11/2021 Average Rank 3.12 [details] Sales history for The Wish date, rank 10/11/2021, 1 10/18/2021, 2 10/25/2021, 2 11/01/2021, 2 11/08/2021, 3 11/15/2021, 6 11/22/2021, 4 11/29/2021, 4 12/06/2021, 5 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 30,835 YTD: 354,882	Sep 2021	30,835 354,882
6	3	4	The Stranger in the Lifeboat Mitch Albom, Author Harper, $23.99 (224) 978-0-06-288834-1 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/15/2021 Average Rank 3.71 [details] Sales history for The Stranger in the Lifeboat date, rank 11/15/2021, 1 11/22/2021, 1 11/29/2021, 3 12/06/2021, 6 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 28,197 YTD: 173,564	Nov 2021	28,197 173,564
7	-	1	The Christmas Promise Richard Paul Evans, Author Gallery Books, $21.99 (224) 978-1-9821-7742-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 22,730 YTD: 22,730	Nov 2021	22,730 22,730
8	-	1	Flying Angels Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (288) 978-1-9848-2155-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 22,119 YTD: 22,119	Nov 2021	22,119 22,119
9	2	2	The New Atlee Pine Thriller David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (432) 978-1-5387-1972-5 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/29/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/29/2021 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for The New Atlee Pine Thriller date, rank 11/29/2021, 2 12/06/2021, 9 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 19,876 YTD: 60,959	Nov 2021	19,876 60,959
10	6	8	The Lincoln Highway Amor Towles, Author Viking, $30.00 (416) 978-0-7352-2235-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/18/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/18/2021 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for The Lincoln Highway date, rank 10/18/2021, 1 10/25/2021, 3 11/01/2021, 3 11/08/2021, 4 11/15/2021, 8 11/22/2021, 8 11/29/2021, 6 12/06/2021, 10 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 19,254 YTD: 216,483	Oct 2021	19,254 216,483
11	5	3	The Dark Hours Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-48564-7 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/22/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/22/2021 Average Rank 6.25 [details] Sales history for The Dark Hours date, rank 11/22/2021, 3 11/29/2021, 5 12/06/2021, 11 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 16,483 YTD: 87,303	Nov 2021	16,483 87,303
12	19	7	State of Terror Hillary Rodham Clinton, Author, Louise Penny, Author Simon & Schuster/St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (320) 978-1-9821-7367-8 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/25/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/25/2021 Average Rank 8.44 [details] Sales history for State of Terror date, rank 10/25/2021, 1 11/01/2021, 4 11/08/2021, 5 11/15/2021, 10 11/22/2021, 16 11/29/2021, 19 12/06/2021, 12 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 14,699 YTD: 141,706	Oct 2021	14,699 141,706
13	10	17	Billy Summers Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (528) 978-1-9821-7361-6 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/16/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/16/2021 Average Rank 6.13 [details] Sales history for Billy Summers date, rank 08/16/2021, 1 08/23/2021, 1 08/30/2021, 2 09/06/2021, 2 09/13/2021, 2 09/20/2021, 3 09/27/2021, 5 10/04/2021, 7 10/11/2021, 9 10/18/2021, 8 10/25/2021, 10 11/01/2021, 12 11/08/2021, 11 11/15/2021, 14 11/22/2021, 9 11/29/2021, 10 12/06/2021, 13 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 14,557 YTD: 374,940	Aug 2021	14,557 374,940
14	9	4	Game On, 28 Janet Evanovich, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (320) 978-1-9821-5487-5 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/15/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/15/2021 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Game On, 28 date, rank 11/15/2021, 4 11/22/2021, 7 11/29/2021, 9 12/06/2021, 14 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 14,445 YTD: 97,816	Nov 2021	14,445 97,816
15	14	9	Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (656) 978-1-9821-6843-8 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/11/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/11/2021 Average Rank 7.25 [details] Sales history for Cloud Cuckoo Land date, rank 10/11/2021, 2 10/18/2021, 3 10/25/2021, 4 11/01/2021, 6 11/08/2021, 6 11/15/2021, 9 11/22/2021, 13 11/29/2021, 14 12/06/2021, 15 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 14,324 YTD: 192,686	Sep 2021	14,324 192,686
16	7	5	Better Off Dead: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author, Andrew Child, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (400) 978-1-9848-1850-8 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/08/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/08/2021 Average Rank 6.67 [details] Sales history for Better Off Dead: A Jack Reacher Novel date, rank 11/08/2021, 2 11/15/2021, 5 11/22/2021, 6 11/29/2021, 7 12/06/2021, 16 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 13,181 YTD: 137,602	Oct 2021	13,181 137,602
17	-	1	Berserk Deluxe Volume 9 Kentaro Miura, Author, Kentaro Miura, Illustrator, Duane Johnson, Translator Dark Horse Manga, $49.99 (656) 978-1-5067-1792-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,971 YTD: 10,971	Nov 2021	10,971 10,971
18	8	2	Clive Cussler's the Devil's Sea Dirk Cussler, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (432) 978-0-593-41964-9 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/29/2021 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 11/29/2021 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Clive Cussler's the Devil's Sea date, rank 11/29/2021, 8 12/06/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,892 YTD: 29,931	Nov 2021	10,892 29,931
19	15	30	The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, Author Simon & Schuster, $0.00 (320p) 978-1-5011-7134-5 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/12/2021 Average Rank 6.64 [details] Sales history for The Last Thing He Told Me date, rank 05/17/2021, 3 05/24/2021, 9 05/31/2021, 5 06/07/2021, 3 06/14/2021, 3 06/21/2021, 4 06/28/2021, 3 07/05/2021, 2 07/12/2021, 1 07/19/2021, 4 07/26/2021, 2 08/02/2021, 3 08/09/2021, 1 08/16/2021, 2 08/23/2021, 2 08/30/2021, 5 09/06/2021, 3 09/13/2021, 7 09/20/2021, 7 09/27/2021, 6 10/04/2021, 10 10/11/2021, 12 10/18/2021, 9 10/25/2021, 8 11/01/2021, 9 11/08/2021, 10 11/15/2021, 16 11/22/2021, 14 11/29/2021, 15 12/06/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,834 YTD: 458,605	May 2021	10,834 458,605
20	11	3	Never Ken Follett, Author Viking, $36.00 (816) 978-0-593-30001-5 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/22/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 11/22/2021 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Never date, rank 11/22/2021, 5 11/29/2021, 11 12/06/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,594 YTD: 49,678	Nov 2021	10,594 49,678
21	12	2	Tom Clancy Chain of Command Marc Cameron, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.95 (512) 978-0-593-18816-3 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 11/29/2021 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 11/29/2021 Average Rank 16.50 [details] Sales history for Tom Clancy Chain of Command date, rank 11/29/2021, 12 12/06/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,575 YTD: 25,034	Nov 2021	10,575 25,034
22	18	11	Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.99 (448) 978-1-250-22025-7 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/27/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/27/2021 Average Rank 7.93 [details] Sales history for Apples Never Fall date, rank 09/27/2021, 1 10/04/2021, 1 10/11/2021, 3 10/18/2021, 6 10/25/2021, 5 11/01/2021, 7 11/08/2021, 7 11/15/2021, 12 11/22/2021, 17 11/29/2021, 18 12/06/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,414 YTD: 195,266	Sep 2021	8,414 195,266
23	28	30	Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (496) 978-0-593-13520-4 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 12.38 [details] Sales history for Project Hail Mary date, rank 05/17/2021, 4 05/24/2021, 4 05/31/2021, 3 06/07/2021, 4 06/14/2021, 7 06/21/2021, 9 06/28/2021, 9 07/05/2021, 9 07/12/2021, 13 07/19/2021, 12 07/26/2021, 14 08/02/2021, 17 08/09/2021, 15 08/16/2021, 22 08/23/2021, 14 08/30/2021, 23 09/06/2021, 21 09/13/2021, 14 09/20/2021, 18 09/27/2021, 19 10/04/2021, 24 10/11/2021, 23 10/25/2021, 21 11/08/2021, 24 11/22/2021, 25 12/06/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,754 YTD: 237,624	May 2021	7,754 237,624
24	22	43	The Four Winds Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (464) 978-1-250-17860-2 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 10.91 [details] Sales history for The Four Winds date, rank 02/15/2021, 1 02/22/2021, 1 03/01/2021, 2 03/08/2021, 1 03/15/2021, 2 03/22/2021, 2 03/29/2021, 2 04/05/2021, 1 04/12/2021, 2 04/19/2021, 1 04/26/2021, 3 05/03/2021, 3 05/10/2021, 4 05/17/2021, 7 05/24/2021, 8 05/31/2021, 9 06/07/2021, 11 06/14/2021, 9 06/21/2021, 10 06/28/2021, 10 07/05/2021, 8 07/12/2021, 10 07/19/2021, 10 07/26/2021, 16 08/02/2021, 15 08/09/2021, 13 08/16/2021, 23 08/23/2021, 18 08/30/2021, 21 09/06/2021, 18 09/13/2021, 22 09/20/2021, 25 09/27/2021, 24 10/04/2021, 25 10/11/2021, 25 10/18/2021, 25 11/08/2021, 22 11/22/2021, 20 11/29/2021, 22 12/06/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,728 YTD: 663,849	Feb 2021	7,728 663,849
25	17	3	The Sentence Louise Erdrich, Author Harper, $28.99 (416) 978-0-06-267112-7 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 11/22/2021 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 11/22/2021 Average Rank 17.67 [details] Sales history for The Sentence date, rank 11/22/2021, 11 11/29/2021, 17 12/06/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,583 YTD: 33,732	Nov 2021	7,583 33,732

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Source: NPD BookScan, for the week ended Nov. 27, 2021; appearing in the Dec. 6, 2021, print edition of PW.

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