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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	1	4	The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Author Riverhead Books, $26.95 (336) 978-1-59463-366-9 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 01/26/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/02/2015 Average Rank 4.08 [details] Sales history for The Girl on the Train date, rank 01/26/2015, 2 02/02/2015, 1 02/09/2015, 1 02/16/2015, 1 02/23/2015, 1 03/02/2015, 1 03/09/2015, 1 03/16/2015, 1 03/23/2015, 1 03/30/2015, 1 04/06/2015, 1 04/13/2015, 1 04/20/2015, 1 04/27/2015, 2 05/04/2015, 2 05/11/2015, 3 05/18/2015, 2 05/25/2015, 2 06/01/2015, 1 06/08/2015, 2 06/15/2015, 2 06/22/2015, 2 06/29/2015, 2 07/06/2015, 2 07/13/2015, 2 07/20/2015, 1 07/27/2015, 2 08/03/2015, 2 08/10/2015, 2 08/17/2015, 3 08/24/2015, 2 08/31/2015, 2 09/07/2015, 5 09/14/2015, 8 09/21/2015, 6 09/28/2015, 5 10/05/2015, 5 10/12/2015, 8 10/19/2015, 8 10/26/2015, 9 11/02/2015, 11 11/09/2015, 14 11/16/2015, 13 11/23/2015, 14 11/30/2015, 13 12/07/2015, 14 12/14/2015, 12 12/21/2015, 11 12/28/2015, 5 01/04/2016, 5 01/11/2016, 1 01/18/2016, 2 01/25/2016, 3 02/01/2016, 3 02/08/2016, 4 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jan 2015 UNITS SOLD: 42,396 YTD: 130,098	Jan 2015	42,396 130,098
2	2	2	Private Vegas James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (384) 978-0-316-21115-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/09/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/09/2015 Average Rank 8.08 [details] Sales history for Private Vegas date, rank 02/09/2015, 2 02/16/2015, 2 02/23/2015, 4 03/02/2015, 5 03/09/2015, 8 03/16/2015, 9 03/23/2015, 11 03/30/2015, 12 04/06/2015, 15 04/13/2015, 19 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2015 UNITS SOLD: 22,288 YTD: 57,964	Jan 2015	22,288 57,964
3	3	40	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: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 40 PUB DATE: May 2014 UNITS SOLD: 19,198 YTD: 123,959	May 2014	19,198 123,959
4	-	1	The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (448) 978-0-312-57722-3 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 02/16/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/07/2016 Average Rank 11.40 [details] Sales history for The Nightingale date, rank 02/16/2015, 4 02/23/2015, 6 03/02/2015, 4 03/09/2015, 5 03/16/2015, 6 03/23/2015, 9 03/30/2015, 10 04/06/2015, 7 04/13/2015, 10 04/20/2015, 10 04/27/2015, 9 05/04/2015, 12 05/11/2015, 12 05/18/2015, 11 05/25/2015, 13 06/01/2015, 13 06/08/2015, 12 06/15/2015, 12 06/22/2015, 13 06/29/2015, 15 07/06/2015, 17 07/13/2015, 14 07/20/2015, 15 07/27/2015, 14 08/03/2015, 13 08/10/2015, 11 08/17/2015, 10 08/24/2015, 7 08/31/2015, 9 09/07/2015, 11 09/14/2015, 14 09/21/2015, 15 09/28/2015, 17 10/05/2015, 14 10/12/2015, 16 10/19/2015, 18 10/26/2015, 19 11/02/2015, 19 11/23/2015, 22 12/07/2015, 20 12/14/2015, 17 12/21/2015, 14 12/28/2015, 12 01/04/2016, 12 01/11/2016, 12 01/18/2016, 5 01/25/2016, 7 02/01/2016, 7 02/08/2016, 7 02/15/2016, 6 02/22/2016, 9 02/29/2016, 6 03/07/2016, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2015 UNITS SOLD: 18,387 YTD: 18,650	Feb 2015	18,387 18,650
5	-	1	Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances Neil Gaiman, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (352) 978-0-06-233026-0 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 02/16/2015 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 02/16/2015 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances date, rank 02/16/2015, 5 02/23/2015, 11 03/02/2015, 13 03/09/2015, 13 03/16/2015, 23 03/23/2015, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2015 UNITS SOLD: 12,028 YTD: 12,139	Feb 2015	12,028 12,139
6	-	1	Crash & Burn Lisa Gardner, Author Dutton Adult, $27.95 (400) 978-0-525-95456-9 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/16/2015 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/16/2015 Average Rank 13.20 [details] Sales history for Crash & Burn date, rank 02/16/2015, 6 02/23/2015, 10 03/02/2015, 14 03/09/2015, 14 03/16/2015, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2015 UNITS SOLD: 9,375 YTD: 9,709	Feb 2015	9,375 9,709
7	5	16	Gray Mountain John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (384) 978-0-385-53714-8 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/03/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/03/2014 Average Rank 7.42 [details] Sales history for Gray Mountain date, rank 11/03/2014, 1 11/10/2014, 1 11/17/2014, 1 11/24/2014, 2 12/01/2014, 3 12/08/2014, 2 12/15/2014, 2 12/22/2014, 1 12/29/2014, 1 01/05/2015, 1 01/12/2015, 2 01/19/2015, 2 01/26/2015, 4 02/02/2015, 4 02/09/2015, 5 02/16/2015, 7 02/23/2015, 8 03/02/2015, 10 03/09/2015, 10 03/16/2015, 14 03/23/2015, 16 03/30/2015, 16 04/06/2015, 17 04/13/2015, 21 04/20/2015, 24 04/27/2015, 20 05/04/2015, 24 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Oct 2014 UNITS SOLD: 8,131 YTD: 63,999	Oct 2014	8,131 63,999
8	4	4	Saint Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel Dean R. Koontz, Author Bantam, $28.00 (352) 978-0-345-54587-9 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 01/26/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/26/2015 Average Rank 11.36 [details] Sales history for Saint Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel date, rank 01/26/2015, 1 02/02/2015, 3 02/09/2015, 4 02/16/2015, 8 02/23/2015, 9 03/02/2015, 12 03/09/2015, 15 03/16/2015, 20 03/23/2015, 25 03/30/2015, 25 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jan 2015 UNITS SOLD: 7,855 YTD: 56,436	Jan 2015	7,855 56,436
9	6	11	Hope to Die James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-21096-6 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 12/08/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/08/2014 Average Rank 7.67 [details] Sales history for Hope to Die date, rank 12/08/2014, 1 12/15/2014, 1 12/22/2014, 2 12/29/2014, 2 01/05/2015, 2 01/12/2015, 3 01/19/2015, 5 01/26/2015, 7 02/02/2015, 7 02/09/2015, 6 02/16/2015, 9 02/23/2015, 14 03/02/2015, 16 03/09/2015, 16 03/16/2015, 24 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Nov 2014 UNITS SOLD: 4,360 YTD: 46,297	Nov 2014	4,360 46,297
10	-	1	Funny Girl Nick Hornby, Author Riverhead Books, $27.95 (464) 978-1-59420-541-5 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 02/16/2015 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 02/16/2015 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Funny Girl date, rank 02/16/2015, 10 02/23/2015, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,012 YTD: 4,286	Feb 2015	4,012 4,286
11	8	12	The Escape David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (432) 978-1-4555-2119-7 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 12/01/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2014 Average Rank 7.75 [details] Sales history for The Escape date, rank 12/01/2014, 1 12/08/2014, 3 12/15/2014, 4 12/22/2014, 4 12/29/2014, 4 01/05/2015, 6 01/12/2015, 4 01/19/2015, 6 01/26/2015, 8 02/02/2015, 10 02/09/2015, 8 02/16/2015, 11 02/23/2015, 15 03/02/2015, 17 03/09/2015, 18 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Nov 2014 UNITS SOLD: 3,828 YTD: 36,680	Nov 2014	3,828 36,680
12	7	4	Cold Cold Heart Tami Hoag, Author Dutton Adult, $27.95 (368) 978-0-525-95454-5 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 01/26/2015 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 01/26/2015 Average Rank 12.67 [details] Sales history for Cold Cold Heart date, rank 01/26/2015, 5 02/02/2015, 8 02/09/2015, 7 02/16/2015, 12 02/23/2015, 20 03/02/2015, 24 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jan 2015 UNITS SOLD: 3,415 YTD: 24,302	Jan 2015	3,415 24,302
13	10	9	The Boston Girl Anita Diamant, Author Scribner Book Company, $26.00 (336) 978-1-4391-9935-0 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 12/22/2014 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 02/09/2015 Average Rank 17.92 [details] Sales history for The Boston Girl date, rank 12/22/2014, 18 12/29/2014, 21 01/05/2015, 24 01/12/2015, 23 01/19/2015, 16 01/26/2015, 12 02/02/2015, 11 02/09/2015, 10 02/16/2015, 13 02/23/2015, 21 03/02/2015, 23 03/09/2015, 23 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Dec 2014 UNITS SOLD: 3,291 YTD: 22,719	Dec 2014	3,291 22,719
14	12	5	The Third Target Joel C. Rosenberg, Author Tyndale House Publishers, $26.99 (448) 978-1-4143-3627-5 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 01/19/2015 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 01/19/2015 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for The Third Target date, rank 01/19/2015, 4 01/26/2015, 10 02/02/2015, 13 02/09/2015, 12 02/16/2015, 14 02/23/2015, 17 03/02/2015, 21 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2015 UNITS SOLD: 3,285 YTD: 26,295	Jan 2015	3,285 26,295
15	11	13	Revival Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (416) 978-1-4767-7038-3 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/24/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/24/2014 Average Rank 8.50 [details] Sales history for Revival date, rank 11/24/2014, 1 12/01/2014, 2 12/08/2014, 4 12/15/2014, 3 12/22/2014, 3 12/29/2014, 3 01/05/2015, 3 01/12/2015, 5 01/19/2015, 11 01/26/2015, 13 02/02/2015, 15 02/09/2015, 11 02/16/2015, 15 02/23/2015, 16 03/02/2015, 18 03/09/2015, 20 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Nov 2014 UNITS SOLD: 3,142 YTD: 29,973	Nov 2014	3,142 29,973
16	9	5	Insatiable Appetites Stuart Woods, Author Putnam Adult, $27.95 (320) 978-0-399-16915-1 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 01/19/2015 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/19/2015 Average Rank 8.60 [details] Sales history for Insatiable Appetites date, rank 01/19/2015, 3 01/26/2015, 6 02/02/2015, 9 02/09/2015, 9 02/16/2015, 16 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2015 UNITS SOLD: 3,108 YTD: 33,190	Jan 2015	3,108 33,190
17	14	5	Agenda 21: Into the Shadows Glenn Beck, Author Threshold Editions, $26.99 (336) 978-1-4767-4682-1 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 01/19/2015 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 01/19/2015 Average Rank 14.33 [details] Sales history for Agenda 21: Into the Shadows date, rank 01/19/2015, 9 01/26/2015, 9 02/02/2015, 12 02/09/2015, 14 02/16/2015, 17 02/23/2015, 25 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2015 UNITS SOLD: 2,398 YTD: 21,308	Jan 2015	2,398 21,308
18	20	15	The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones George R. R. Martin, Author, Elio Garcia, Author, Linda Antonssen, Author Bantam, $50.00 (336) 978-0-553-80544-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/10/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/08/2014 Average Rank 9.93 [details] Sales history for The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones date, rank 11/10/2014, 2 11/17/2014, 6 11/24/2014, 10 12/01/2014, 12 12/08/2014, 5 12/15/2014, 7 12/22/2014, 7 12/29/2014, 6 01/05/2015, 7 01/12/2015, 9 01/19/2015, 17 01/26/2015, 18 02/02/2015, 20 02/09/2015, 20 02/16/2015, 18 02/23/2015, 18 03/02/2015, 19 03/09/2015, 22 05/04/2015, 19 06/15/2015, 21 06/22/2015, 24 06/29/2015, 23 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Oct 2014 UNITS SOLD: 2,385 YTD: 22,041	Oct 2014	2,385 22,041
19	16	28	Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty, Author Amy Einhorn Books, $26.95 (460) 978-0-399-16706-5 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 08/11/2014 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/18/2014 Average Rank 16.69 [details] Sales history for Big Little Lies date, rank 08/11/2014, 6 08/18/2014, 4 08/25/2014, 6 09/01/2014, 5 09/08/2014, 4 09/15/2014, 12 09/22/2014, 15 09/29/2014, 17 10/06/2014, 12 10/13/2014, 13 10/20/2014, 18 10/27/2014, 22 11/24/2014, 24 01/12/2015, 19 01/19/2015, 20 01/26/2015, 20 02/02/2015, 21 02/09/2015, 16 02/16/2015, 19 03/02/2015, 22 03/09/2015, 19 03/16/2015, 25 03/30/2015, 22 04/06/2015, 23 04/27/2015, 25 05/04/2015, 25 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Jul 2014 UNITS SOLD: 2,369 YTD: 16,805	Jul 2014	2,369 16,805
20	13	3	First Frost Sarah Addison Allen, Author St. Martin's Press, $25.99 (304) 978-1-250-01983-7 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/02/2015 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/02/2015 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for First Frost date, rank 02/02/2015, 6 02/09/2015, 13 02/16/2015, 20 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jan 2015 UNITS SOLD: 2,345 YTD: 12,012	Jan 2015	2,345 12,012
21	50	5	Descent Tim Johnston, Author Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, $25.95 (384) 978-1-61620-304-7 LAST WEEK: 50 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2015 UNITS SOLD: 2,087 YTD: 8,412	Jan 2015	2,087 8,412
22	21	17	Leaving Time Jodi Picoult, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (416) 978-0-345-54492-6 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/27/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2014 Average Rank 10.58 [details] Sales history for Leaving Time date, rank 10/27/2014, 1 11/03/2014, 2 11/10/2014, 7 11/17/2014, 7 11/24/2014, 7 12/01/2014, 9 12/08/2014, 6 12/15/2014, 11 12/22/2014, 8 12/29/2014, 8 01/05/2015, 8 01/12/2015, 10 01/19/2015, 19 01/26/2015, 21 02/02/2015, 22 02/09/2015, 21 02/16/2015, 22 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Oct 2014 UNITS SOLD: 2,083 YTD: 18,611	Oct 2014	2,083 18,611
23	-	1	The Sculptor Scott McCloud, Author First Second, $29.99 (496) 978-1-59643-573-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 02/16/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2015 Average Rank 12.50 [details] Sales history for The Sculptor date, rank 02/16/2015, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2015 UNITS SOLD: 2,082 YTD: 2,122	Feb 2015	2,082 2,122
24	17	10	Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect Mark Greaney, Author, Tom Clancy, Joint Author Putnam Adult, $29.95 (688) 978-0-399-17335-6 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 12/15/2014 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 12/15/2014 Average Rank 12.58 [details] Sales history for Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect date, rank 12/15/2014, 5 12/22/2014, 5 12/29/2014, 5 01/05/2015, 5 01/12/2015, 7 01/19/2015, 10 01/26/2015, 11 02/02/2015, 14 02/09/2015, 17 02/16/2015, 24 02/23/2015, 23 03/02/2015, 25 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Dec 2014 UNITS SOLD: 2,041 YTD: 26,698	Dec 2014	2,041 26,698
25	15	3	Burned: A Fever Novel Karen Marie Moning, Author Delacorte Press, $27.00 (512) 978-0-385-34441-8 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 02/02/2015 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 02/02/2015 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Burned: A Fever Novel date, rank 02/02/2015, 5 02/09/2015, 15 02/16/2015, 25 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jan 2015 UNITS SOLD: 1,709 YTD: 13,628	Jan 2015	1,709 13,628

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