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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	1	The Book of Life Deborah Harkness, Author Viking Books, $28.95 (576) 978-0-670-02559-6 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/28/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/28/2014 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for The Book of Life date, rank 07/28/2014, 1 08/04/2014, 4 08/11/2014, 5 08/18/2014, 6 08/25/2014, 11 09/01/2014, 12 09/08/2014, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2014 UNITS SOLD: 51,647 YTD: 52,902	Jul 2014	51,647 52,902
2	-	1	The Heist Daniel Silva, Author Harper, $27.99 (475) 978-0-06-232005-6 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 07/28/2014 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/28/2014 Average Rank 6.91 [details] Sales history for The Heist date, rank 07/28/2014, 2 08/04/2014, 3 08/11/2014, 4 08/18/2014, 3 08/25/2014, 7 09/01/2014, 9 09/08/2014, 13 09/15/2014, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2014 UNITS SOLD: 44,255 YTD: 44,885	Jul 2014	44,255 44,885
3	2	4	Invisible James Patterson, Author, David Ellis, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (432) 978-0-316-40534-8 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/07/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/07/2014 Average Rank 5.62 [details] Sales history for Invisible date, rank 07/07/2014, 1 07/14/2014, 1 07/21/2014, 2 07/28/2014, 3 08/04/2014, 5 08/11/2014, 7 08/18/2014, 5 08/25/2014, 9 09/01/2014, 11 09/08/2014, 15 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jun 2014 UNITS SOLD: 18,479 YTD: 125,349	Jun 2014	18,479 125,349
4	1	2	Act of War: A Thriller Brad Thor, Author Atria Books, $27.99 (368) 978-1-4767-1712-8 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 07/21/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/21/2014 Average Rank 9.25 [details] Sales history for Act of War: A Thriller date, rank 07/21/2014, 1 07/28/2014, 4 08/04/2014, 6 08/11/2014, 8 08/18/2014, 12 08/25/2014, 16 09/01/2014, 23 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2014 UNITS SOLD: 17,485 YTD: 47,200	Jul 2014	17,485 47,200
5	3	5	Top Secret Twenty-One: A Stephanie Plum Novel Janet Evanovich, Author Bantam, $28.00 (352) 978-0-345-54292-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/30/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/30/2014 Average Rank 6.76 [details] Sales history for Top Secret Twenty-One: A Stephanie Plum Novel date, rank 06/30/2014, 1 07/07/2014, 2 07/14/2014, 2 07/21/2014, 3 07/28/2014, 5 08/04/2014, 7 08/11/2014, 10 08/18/2014, 13 08/25/2014, 13 09/01/2014, 18 09/08/2014, 22 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jun 2014 UNITS SOLD: 14,696 YTD: 200,098	Jun 2014	14,696 200,098
6	-	1	Cut and Thrust Stuart Woods, Author Putnam Adult, $26.95 (320) 978-0-399-16911-3 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 07/28/2014 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 07/28/2014 Average Rank 15.20 [details] Sales history for Cut and Thrust date, rank 07/28/2014, 6 08/04/2014, 12 08/11/2014, 15 08/18/2014, 19 08/25/2014, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2014 UNITS SOLD: 12,692 YTD: 12,804	Jul 2014	12,692 12,804
7	4	2	Power Play Catherine Coulter, Author Putnam Adult, $26.95 (416) 978-0-399-15734-9 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 07/21/2014 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/21/2014 Average Rank 12.33 [details] Sales history for Power Play date, rank 07/21/2014, 4 07/28/2014, 7 08/04/2014, 11 08/11/2014, 13 08/18/2014, 18 08/25/2014, 21 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2014 UNITS SOLD: 12,210 YTD: 32,267	Jul 2014	12,210 32,267
8	6	7	Mr. Mercedes Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (448) 978-1-4767-5445-1 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/16/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/16/2014 Average Rank 8.88 [details] Sales history for Mr. Mercedes date, rank 06/16/2014, 1 06/23/2014, 2 06/30/2014, 2 07/07/2014, 4 07/14/2014, 4 07/21/2014, 6 07/28/2014, 8 08/04/2014, 8 08/11/2014, 11 08/18/2014, 14 08/25/2014, 15 09/01/2014, 17 09/08/2014, 20 09/15/2014, 24 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jun 2014 UNITS SOLD: 11,559 YTD: 233,336	Jun 2014	11,559 233,336
9	20	2	California Edan Lepucki, Author Little Brown and Company, $26.00 (400) 978-0-316-25081-8 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 07/21/2014 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 07/28/2014 Average Rank 16.67 [details] Sales history for California date, rank 07/21/2014, 20 07/28/2014, 9 08/04/2014, 21 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2014 UNITS SOLD: 11,493 YTD: 15,768	Jul 2014	11,493 15,768
10	5	5	Silkworm Robert Galbraith, Author Mulholland Books, $28.00 (464) 978-0-316-20687-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/30/2014 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/07/2014 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Silkworm date, rank 06/30/2014, 4 07/07/2014, 3 07/14/2014, 3 07/21/2014, 5 07/28/2014, 10 08/04/2014, 10 08/11/2014, 12 08/18/2014, 16 08/25/2014, 17 09/01/2014, 20 09/08/2014, 24 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jun 2014 UNITS SOLD: 10,411 YTD: 87,535	Jun 2014	10,411 87,535
11	8	39	The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (784) 978-0-316-05543-7 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/04/2013 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2013 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for The Goldfinch date, rank 11/04/2013, 2 11/11/2013, 5 11/18/2013, 8 11/25/2013, 8 12/02/2013, 8 12/09/2013, 10 12/16/2013, 9 12/23/2013, 7 12/30/2013, 7 01/06/2014, 7 01/13/2014, 2 01/20/2014, 3 01/27/2014, 3 02/03/2014, 3 02/10/2014, 2 02/17/2014, 2 02/24/2014, 4 03/03/2014, 4 03/10/2014, 6 03/17/2014, 7 03/24/2014, 8 03/31/2014, 5 04/07/2014, 5 04/14/2014, 7 04/21/2014, 6 04/28/2014, 3 05/05/2014, 4 05/12/2014, 4 05/19/2014, 7 05/26/2014, 4 06/02/2014, 6 06/09/2014, 7 06/16/2014, 8 06/23/2014, 7 06/30/2014, 6 07/07/2014, 7 07/14/2014, 7 07/21/2014, 8 07/28/2014, 11 08/04/2014, 9 08/11/2014, 9 08/18/2014, 11 08/25/2014, 10 09/01/2014, 10 09/08/2014, 10 09/15/2014, 14 09/22/2014, 19 09/29/2014, 20 10/06/2014, 18 10/13/2014, 19 10/27/2014, 20 11/03/2014, 23 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 39 PUB DATE: Oct 2013 UNITS SOLD: 8,501 YTD: 322,049	Oct 2013	8,501 322,049
12	7	3	The City Dean R. Koontz, Author Bantam, $28.00 (398) 978-0-345-54593-0 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 07/14/2014 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 07/14/2014 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for The City date, rank 07/14/2014, 5 07/21/2014, 7 07/28/2014, 12 08/04/2014, 14 08/11/2014, 17 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2014 UNITS SOLD: 6,978 YTD: 29,732	Jul 2014	6,978 29,732
13	9	6	Written in My Own Heart's Blood Diana Gabaldon, Author Delacorte Press, $35.00 (825) 978-0-385-34443-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/23/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/23/2014 Average Rank 9.20 [details] Sales history for Written in My Own Heart's Blood date, rank 06/23/2014, 1 06/30/2014, 3 07/07/2014, 5 07/14/2014, 6 07/21/2014, 9 07/28/2014, 13 08/04/2014, 15 08/11/2014, 16 08/18/2014, 21 08/25/2014, 19 09/01/2014, 22 09/08/2014, 25 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jun 2014 UNITS SOLD: 6,929 YTD: 153,768	Jun 2014	6,929 153,768
14	-	1	Wayfaring Stranger James Lee Burke, Author Simon & Schuster, $27.99 (448) 978-1-4767-1079-2 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 07/28/2014 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 07/28/2014 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for Wayfaring Stranger date, rank 07/28/2014, 14 08/04/2014, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2014 UNITS SOLD: 6,206 YTD: 6,582	Jul 2014	6,206 6,582
15	10	5	All Fall Down Jennifer Weiner, Author Atria Books, $26.99 (416) 978-1-4516-1778-8 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 06/30/2014 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 06/30/2014 Average Rank 12.14 [details] Sales history for All Fall Down date, rank 06/30/2014, 5 07/07/2014, 6 07/14/2014, 8 07/21/2014, 10 07/28/2014, 15 08/04/2014, 17 08/11/2014, 24 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jun 2014 UNITS SOLD: 5,978 YTD: 48,713	Jun 2014	5,978 48,713
16	-	1	Sight Unseen Iris Johansen, Author, Roy Johansen, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (324) 978-1-250-02052-9 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 07/28/2014 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 07/28/2014 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Sight Unseen date, rank 07/28/2014, 16 08/04/2014, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2014 UNITS SOLD: 5,492 YTD: 5,534	Jul 2014	5,492 5,534
17	-	1	Seconds: A Graphic Novel Bryan Lee O'Malley, Author Ballantine Books, $25.00 (336) 978-0-345-52937-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 07/28/2014 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/11/2014 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Seconds: A Graphic Novel date, rank 07/28/2014, 17 08/04/2014, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2014 UNITS SOLD: 5,099 YTD: 5,115	Jul 2014	5,099 5,115
18	11	2	The Girls of August Anne Rivers Siddons, Author Grand Central Publishing, $27.00 (223) 978-0-446-52795-8 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 07/21/2014 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 07/21/2014 Average Rank 18.40 [details] Sales history for The Girls of August date, rank 07/21/2014, 11 07/28/2014, 18 08/04/2014, 19 08/11/2014, 21 08/18/2014, 23 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2014 UNITS SOLD: 4,964 YTD: 11,932	Jul 2014	4,964 11,932
19	-	1	BK OF LIFE SIGNED HARKNESS D VIKING , 978-0-525-42780-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2014 UNITS SOLD: 4,901 YTD: 4,954	Jul 2014	4,901 4,954
20	-	1	Shots Fired: Stories from Joe Pickett Country C. J. Box, Author Putnam Adult, $26.95 (288) 978-0-399-15858-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2014 UNITS SOLD: 4,825 YTD: 5,131	Jul 2014	4,825 5,131
21	13	11	All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Author Scribner Book Company, $27.00 (544) 978-1-4767-4658-6 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 05/19/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/12/2015 Average Rank 8.67 [details] Sales history for All the Light We Cannot See date, rank 05/19/2014, 13 05/26/2014, 13 06/02/2014, 10 06/09/2014, 8 06/16/2014, 16 06/23/2014, 13 06/30/2014, 14 07/07/2014, 12 07/14/2014, 13 07/21/2014, 13 07/28/2014, 21 08/04/2014, 16 08/11/2014, 14 08/18/2014, 17 08/25/2014, 14 09/01/2014, 15 09/08/2014, 14 09/15/2014, 18 09/22/2014, 17 09/29/2014, 14 10/06/2014, 8 10/13/2014, 12 10/20/2014, 11 10/27/2014, 12 11/03/2014, 13 11/10/2014, 17 11/17/2014, 12 11/24/2014, 12 12/01/2014, 16 12/08/2014, 12 12/15/2014, 6 12/22/2014, 6 12/29/2014, 7 01/05/2015, 4 01/12/2015, 1 01/19/2015, 1 01/26/2015, 3 02/02/2015, 2 02/09/2015, 3 02/16/2015, 3 02/23/2015, 3 03/02/2015, 2 03/09/2015, 3 03/16/2015, 4 03/23/2015, 2 03/30/2015, 3 04/06/2015, 4 04/13/2015, 4 04/20/2015, 2 04/27/2015, 3 05/04/2015, 4 05/18/2015, 3 05/25/2015, 3 06/01/2015, 3 06/08/2015, 3 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: May 2014 UNITS SOLD: 4,711 YTD: 64,170	May 2014	4,711 64,170
22	17	8	The Vacationers Emma Straub, Author Riverhead Books, $26.95 (304) 978-1-59463-157-3 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 06/16/2014 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 07/14/2014 Average Rank 19.38 [details] Sales history for The Vacationers date, rank 06/16/2014, 22 06/23/2014, 23 06/30/2014, 18 07/07/2014, 16 07/14/2014, 15 07/21/2014, 17 07/28/2014, 22 08/04/2014, 22 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: May 2014 UNITS SOLD: 3,732 YTD: 31,696	May 2014	3,732 31,696
23	22	28	The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd, Author Viking Books, $27.95 (384) 978-0-670-02478-0 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/20/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/20/2014 Average Rank 10.91 [details] Sales history for The Invention of Wings date, rank 01/20/2014, 1 01/27/2014, 1 02/03/2014, 1 02/10/2014, 1 02/17/2014, 1 02/24/2014, 3 03/03/2014, 3 03/10/2014, 5 03/17/2014, 6 03/24/2014, 5 03/31/2014, 6 04/07/2014, 6 04/14/2014, 8 04/21/2014, 9 04/28/2014, 8 05/05/2014, 11 05/12/2014, 9 05/19/2014, 10 05/26/2014, 15 06/02/2014, 16 06/09/2014, 13 06/16/2014, 21 06/23/2014, 24 07/07/2014, 21 07/14/2014, 23 07/21/2014, 22 07/28/2014, 23 08/04/2014, 25 08/11/2014, 25 08/25/2014, 25 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Jan 2014 UNITS SOLD: 3,320 YTD: 255,850	Jan 2014	3,320 255,850
24	18	12	Unlucky 13 James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (416) 978-0-316-21129-1 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 05/12/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2014 Average Rank 7.59 [details] Sales history for Unlucky 13 date, rank 05/12/2014, 23 05/19/2014, 1 05/26/2014, 1 06/02/2014, 2 06/09/2014, 3 06/16/2014, 2 06/23/2014, 4 06/30/2014, 8 07/07/2014, 10 07/14/2014, 14 07/21/2014, 18 07/28/2014, 24 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: May 2014 UNITS SOLD: 3,311 YTD: 203,576	May 2014	3,311 203,576
25	16	9	The One & Only Emily Giffin, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (432) 978-0-345-54688-3 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/02/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/02/2014 Average Rank 9.10 [details] Sales history for The One & Only date, rank 06/02/2014, 1 06/09/2014, 4 06/16/2014, 4 06/23/2014, 8 06/30/2014, 9 07/07/2014, 9 07/14/2014, 9 07/21/2014, 16 07/28/2014, 25 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: May 2014 UNITS SOLD: 3,281 YTD: 100,058	May 2014	3,281 100,058

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Nielsen BookScan, week 29 of 2014, data through 7/20/2014; PW Issue of July 28, 2014