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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	-	1	The Last Man Vince Flynn, Author Atria Books, $27.99 (448) 978-1-4165-9521-2 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/26/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/26/2012 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for The Last Man date, rank 11/26/2012, 1 12/03/2012, 6 12/10/2012, 8 12/17/2012, 8 12/24/2012, 9 12/31/2012, 10 01/07/2013, 9 01/14/2013, 13 01/21/2013, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2012 UNITS SOLD: 72,197 YTD: 72,737	Nov 2012	72,197 72,737
2	-	1	Merry Christmas, Alex Cross James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.99 (323) 978-0-316-21068-3 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/26/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/26/2012 Average Rank 6.64 [details] Sales history for Merry Christmas, Alex Cross date, rank 11/26/2012, 2 12/03/2012, 4 12/10/2012, 7 12/17/2012, 5 12/24/2012, 5 12/31/2012, 5 01/07/2013, 5 01/14/2013, 11 01/21/2013, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2012 UNITS SOLD: 54,717 YTD: 55,311	Nov 2012	54,717 55,311
3	1	4	The Racketeer John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (352) 978-0-385-53514-4 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/05/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/05/2012 Average Rank 6.13 [details] Sales history for The Racketeer date, rank 11/05/2012, 1 11/12/2012, 1 11/19/2012, 1 11/26/2012, 3 12/03/2012, 5 12/10/2012, 5 12/17/2012, 2 12/24/2012, 1 12/31/2012, 1 01/07/2013, 1 01/14/2013, 3 01/21/2013, 7 01/28/2013, 7 02/04/2013, 8 02/11/2013, 10 02/18/2013, 10 02/25/2013, 10 03/04/2013, 13 03/11/2013, 17 03/18/2013, 23 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 44,193 YTD: 274,451	Oct 2012	44,193 274,451
4	2	2	Poseidon's Arrow Clive Cussler, Author, Dirk Cussler, Author Putnam Adult, $28.95 (528) 978-0-399-16292-3 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/19/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/19/2012 Average Rank 12.60 [details] Sales history for Poseidon's Arrow date, rank 11/19/2012, 2 11/26/2012, 4 12/03/2012, 10 12/10/2012, 13 12/17/2012, 16 12/24/2012, 18 12/31/2012, 16 01/07/2013, 19 01/14/2013, 23 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2012 UNITS SOLD: 22,081 YTD: 55,369	Nov 2012	22,081 55,369
5	3	2	Flight Behavior Barbara Kingsolver, Author Harper, $28.99 (448) 978-0-06-212426-5 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/19/2012 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/19/2012 Average Rank 11.56 [details] Sales history for Flight Behavior date, rank 11/19/2012, 3 11/26/2012, 5 12/03/2012, 11 12/10/2012, 12 12/17/2012, 12 12/24/2012, 13 12/31/2012, 13 01/07/2013, 14 01/14/2013, 21 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2012 UNITS SOLD: 17,097 YTD: 37,312	Nov 2012	17,097 37,312
6	5	8	The Casual Vacancy J. K. Rowling, Author Little Brown and Company, $35.00 (512) 978-0-316-22853-4 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/08/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/08/2012 Average Rank 5.57 [details] Sales history for The Casual Vacancy date, rank 10/08/2012, 1 10/15/2012, 1 10/22/2012, 1 10/29/2012, 2 11/05/2012, 2 11/12/2012, 3 11/19/2012, 5 11/26/2012, 6 12/03/2012, 7 12/10/2012, 10 12/17/2012, 10 12/24/2012, 7 12/31/2012, 4 01/07/2013, 4 01/14/2013, 10 01/21/2013, 25 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 15,155 YTD: 426,786	Sep 2012	15,155 426,786
7	7	24	Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), (432) 978-0-307-58836-4 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/18/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/09/2012 Average Rank 5.65 [details] Sales history for Gone Girl date, rank 06/18/2012, 3 06/25/2012, 2 07/02/2012, 2 07/09/2012, 1 07/16/2012, 1 07/23/2012, 3 07/30/2012, 3 08/06/2012, 3 08/13/2012, 1 08/20/2012, 1 08/27/2012, 1 09/03/2012, 1 09/10/2012, 1 09/17/2012, 3 09/24/2012, 5 10/01/2012, 4 10/08/2012, 3 10/15/2012, 4 10/22/2012, 4 10/29/2012, 7 11/05/2012, 7 11/12/2012, 8 11/19/2012, 7 11/26/2012, 7 12/03/2012, 8 12/10/2012, 9 12/17/2012, 4 12/24/2012, 3 12/31/2012, 2 01/07/2013, 2 01/14/2013, 1 01/21/2013, 2 01/28/2013, 3 02/04/2013, 4 02/11/2013, 3 02/18/2013, 4 02/25/2013, 4 03/04/2013, 3 03/11/2013, 5 03/18/2013, 8 03/25/2013, 4 04/01/2013, 4 04/08/2013, 5 04/15/2013, 5 04/22/2013, 7 04/29/2013, 8 05/06/2013, 10 05/13/2013, 9 05/20/2013, 10 05/27/2013, 8 06/03/2013, 9 06/10/2013, 9 06/17/2013, 12 06/24/2013, 16 07/01/2013, 16 07/08/2013, 12 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 14,289 YTD: 514,886	Jun 2012	14,289 514,886
8	-	1	Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan, Author Nan A. Talese, $26.95 (320) 978-0-385-53682-0 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/26/2012 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 11/26/2012 Average Rank 19.29 [details] Sales history for Sweet Tooth date, rank 11/26/2012, 8 12/03/2012, 21 12/10/2012, 20 12/17/2012, 21 12/24/2012, 19 12/31/2012, 23 01/07/2013, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2012 UNITS SOLD: 14,217 YTD: 14,384	Nov 2012	14,217 14,384
9	6	5	The Panther Nelson DeMille, Author Grand Central Publishing, $27.99 (640) 978-0-446-58084-7 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/29/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2012 Average Rank 11.77 [details] Sales history for The Panther date, rank 10/29/2012, 1 11/05/2012, 3 11/12/2012, 4 11/19/2012, 6 11/26/2012, 9 12/03/2012, 15 12/10/2012, 16 12/17/2012, 20 12/24/2012, 21 12/31/2012, 21 01/07/2013, 24 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 12,678 YTD: 111,242	Oct 2012	12,678 111,242
10	4	3	The Sins of the Mother Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.00 (354) 978-0-385-34320-6 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/12/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2012 Average Rank 14.73 [details] Sales history for The Sins of the Mother date, rank 11/12/2012, 2 11/19/2012, 4 11/26/2012, 10 12/03/2012, 12 12/10/2012, 19 12/17/2012, 19 12/24/2012, 23 12/31/2012, 20 01/07/2013, 21 01/14/2013, 24 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 12,534 YTD: 56,204	Oct 2012	12,534 56,204
11	-	1	Cross Roads Wm Paul Young, Author, William Paul Young, Author Faithwords, $24.99 (304) 978-1-4555-1604-9 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 11/26/2012 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 01/14/2013 Average Rank 14.06 [details] Sales history for Cross Roads date, rank 11/26/2012, 11 12/03/2012, 9 12/10/2012, 11 12/17/2012, 13 12/24/2012, 15 12/31/2012, 9 01/07/2013, 8 01/14/2013, 5 01/21/2013, 9 01/28/2013, 10 02/04/2013, 12 02/11/2013, 15 02/18/2013, 16 02/25/2013, 22 03/04/2013, 20 03/11/2013, 21 03/25/2013, 25 04/08/2013, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2012 UNITS SOLD: 12,390 YTD: 12,440	Nov 2012	12,390 12,440
12	9	9	Winter of the World: Book Two of the Century Trilogy Ken Follett, Author Dutton Books, $36.00 (960) 978-0-525-95292-3 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/01/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/01/2012 Average Rank 10.92 [details] Sales history for Winter of the World: Book Two of the Century Trilogy date, rank 10/01/2012, 1 10/08/2012, 2 10/15/2012, 3 10/22/2012, 3 10/29/2012, 6 11/05/2012, 9 11/12/2012, 9 11/19/2012, 9 11/26/2012, 12 12/03/2012, 14 12/10/2012, 15 12/17/2012, 11 12/24/2012, 16 12/31/2012, 15 01/07/2013, 13 01/14/2013, 15 01/21/2013, 22 01/28/2013, 20 02/04/2013, 20 02/18/2013, 20 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 10,316 YTD: 227,463	Sep 2012	10,316 227,463
13	8	5	The Bone Bed Patricia D. Cornwell, Author Putnam Adult, $28.95 (480) 978-0-399-15756-1 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/29/2012 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2012 Average Rank 14.27 [details] Sales history for The Bone Bed date, rank 10/29/2012, 3 11/05/2012, 4 11/12/2012, 6 11/19/2012, 8 11/26/2012, 13 12/03/2012, 20 12/10/2012, 22 12/17/2012, 25 12/31/2012, 25 01/07/2013, 25 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 9,350 YTD: 89,419	Oct 2012	9,350 89,419
14	11	3	A Winter Dream Richard Paul Evans, Author Simon & Schuster, $19.99 (266) 978-1-4516-2803-6 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/12/2012 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 11/12/2012 Average Rank 15.29 [details] Sales history for A Winter Dream date, rank 11/12/2012, 5 11/19/2012, 11 11/26/2012, 14 12/03/2012, 17 12/10/2012, 18 12/17/2012, 18 12/24/2012, 24 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 8,983 YTD: 33,721	Oct 2012	8,983 33,721
15	13	11	The Time Keeper Mitch Albom, Author Hyperion Books, $24.99 (240) 978-1-4013-2278-6 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/17/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/17/2012 Average Rank 9.18 [details] Sales history for The Time Keeper date, rank 09/17/2012, 2 09/24/2012, 2 10/01/2012, 3 10/08/2012, 4 10/15/2012, 5 10/22/2012, 6 10/29/2012, 8 11/05/2012, 12 11/12/2012, 13 11/19/2012, 13 11/26/2012, 15 12/03/2012, 13 12/10/2012, 14 12/17/2012, 14 12/24/2012, 12 12/31/2012, 8 01/07/2013, 11 01/14/2013, 20 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 8,134 YTD: 184,001	Sep 2012	8,134 184,001
16	12	4	Angels at the Table: A Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy Christmas Story Debbie Macomber, Author Ballantine Books, $18.00 (228) 978-0-345-52887-2 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/05/2012 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 11/05/2012 Average Rank 15.57 [details] Sales history for Angels at the Table: A Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy Christmas Story date, rank 11/05/2012, 8 11/12/2012, 10 11/19/2012, 12 11/26/2012, 16 12/03/2012, 19 12/10/2012, 21 12/17/2012, 23 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 7,986 YTD: 40,087	Oct 2012	7,986 40,087
17	10	6	NYPD Red James Patterson, Author, Marshall Karp, Author Little Brown and Company, $27.99 (368) 978-0-316-19986-5 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/22/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2012 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for NYPD Red date, rank 10/22/2012, 2 10/29/2012, 5 11/05/2012, 5 11/12/2012, 7 11/19/2012, 10 11/26/2012, 17 12/03/2012, 23 12/10/2012, 25 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 6,107 YTD: 111,231	Oct 2012	6,107 111,231
18	-	1	Dear Life: Stories Alice Munro, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (336) 978-0-307-59688-8 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 11/26/2012 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 11/26/2012 Average Rank 22.20 [details] Sales history for Dear Life: Stories date, rank 11/26/2012, 18 12/03/2012, 22 12/10/2012, 24 12/17/2012, 22 12/24/2012, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2012 UNITS SOLD: 5,079 YTD: 5,137	Nov 2012	5,079 5,137
19	27	7	The Round House Louise Erdrich, Author Harper, $26.99 (336) 978-0-06-206524-7 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 10/15/2012 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 10/22/2012 Average Rank 19.78 [details] Sales history for The Round House date, rank 10/15/2012, 20 10/22/2012, 15 10/29/2012, 18 11/05/2012, 23 11/12/2012, 21 11/26/2012, 19 12/03/2012, 18 12/10/2012, 17 12/17/2012, 17 12/24/2012, 17 12/31/2012, 17 01/07/2013, 20 01/14/2013, 22 01/21/2013, 21 01/28/2013, 24 02/04/2013, 21 02/11/2013, 23 02/18/2013, 23 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 4,915 YTD: 22,225	Oct 2012	4,915 22,225
20	14	4	Back to Blood Tom Wolfe, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (720) 978-0-316-03631-3 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/05/2012 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/05/2012 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Back to Blood date, rank 11/05/2012, 6 11/12/2012, 12 11/19/2012, 14 11/26/2012, 20 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 4,774 YTD: 36,175	Oct 2012	4,774 36,175
21	33	10	The Yellow Birds Kevin Powers, Author Little Brown and Company, $24.99 (240) 978-0-316-21936-5 Last rank 33 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 09/24/2012 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 11/05/2012 Average Rank 20.67 [details] Sales history for The Yellow Birds date, rank 09/24/2012, 25 11/05/2012, 16 11/26/2012, 21 LAST WEEK: 33 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,956 YTD: 23,742	Sep 2012	3,956 23,742
22	16	5	The Twelve (Book Two of the Passage Trilogy) Justin Cronin, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (592) 978-0-345-50498-2 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/29/2012 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2012 Average Rank 12.33 [details] Sales history for The Twelve (Book Two of the Passage Trilogy) date, rank 10/29/2012, 4 11/05/2012, 11 11/12/2012, 14 11/19/2012, 16 11/26/2012, 22 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,803 YTD: 57,421	Oct 2012	3,803 57,421
23	17	5	The Secret Keeper Kate Morton, Author Atria Books, $26.99 (484) 978-1-4391-5280-5 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/29/2012 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 10/29/2012 Average Rank 16.40 [details] Sales history for The Secret Keeper date, rank 10/29/2012, 9 11/05/2012, 15 11/12/2012, 18 11/19/2012, 17 11/26/2012, 23 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,583 YTD: 28,128	Oct 2012	3,583 28,128
24	19	4	The Bridge Karen Kingsbury, Author Howard Books, $19.99 (272) 978-1-4516-4701-3 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 11/05/2012 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 11/05/2012 Average Rank 18.60 [details] Sales history for The Bridge date, rank 11/05/2012, 10 11/12/2012, 15 11/19/2012, 19 11/26/2012, 24 12/03/2012, 25 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,555 YTD: 23,004	Oct 2012	3,555 23,004
25	20	10	A Wanted Man Lee Child, Author Delacorte Press, $28.00 (416) 978-0-385-34433-3 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/24/2012 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/24/2012 Average Rank 9.85 [details] Sales history for A Wanted Man date, rank 09/24/2012, 1 10/01/2012, 2 10/08/2012, 5 10/15/2012, 6 10/22/2012, 7 10/29/2012, 11 11/05/2012, 14 11/12/2012, 19 11/19/2012, 20 11/26/2012, 25 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 3,092 YTD: 159,498	Sep 2012	3,092 159,498

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Nielsen BookScan, week 46 of 2012, data through 11/18/2012; PW Issue of Nov. 26, 2012

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