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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	2	4	Rogue Lawyer John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (352) 978-0-385-53943-2 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/02/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/02/2015 Average Rank 6.03 [details] Sales history for Rogue Lawyer date, rank 11/02/2015, 1 11/09/2015, 1 11/16/2015, 2 11/23/2015, 1 11/30/2015, 3 12/07/2015, 4 12/14/2015, 2 12/21/2015, 1 12/28/2015, 1 01/04/2016, 1 01/11/2016, 2 01/18/2016, 3 01/25/2016, 5 02/01/2016, 4 02/08/2016, 6 02/15/2016, 7 02/22/2016, 7 02/29/2016, 7 03/07/2016, 10 03/14/2016, 10 03/21/2016, 17 03/28/2016, 24 04/04/2016, 17 04/11/2016, 21 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 46,167 YTD: 289,099	Oct 2015	46,167 289,099
2	1	2	The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: Stories Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (512) 978-1-5011-1167-9 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/16/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/16/2015 Average Rank 8.41 [details] Sales history for The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: Stories date, rank 11/16/2015, 1 11/23/2015, 2 11/30/2015, 4 12/07/2015, 5 12/14/2015, 4 12/21/2015, 4 12/28/2015, 4 01/04/2016, 3 01/11/2016, 5 01/18/2016, 8 01/25/2016, 11 02/01/2016, 15 02/08/2016, 13 02/15/2016, 13 02/22/2016, 11 02/29/2016, 12 03/07/2016, 15 03/14/2016, 16 03/21/2016, 23 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 37,428 YTD: 97,397	Nov 2015	37,428 97,397
3	3	2	The Crossing Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (400) 978-0-316-22588-5 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/16/2015 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/16/2015 Average Rank 12.75 [details] Sales history for The Crossing date, rank 11/16/2015, 3 11/23/2015, 3 11/30/2015, 9 12/07/2015, 8 12/14/2015, 14 12/21/2015, 15 12/28/2015, 18 01/04/2016, 16 01/11/2016, 19 01/18/2016, 20 01/25/2016, 24 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 29,358 YTD: 81,204	Nov 2015	29,358 81,204
4	4	5	See Me Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $27.00 (496) 978-1-4555-2061-9 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/26/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/26/2015 Average Rank 9.19 [details] Sales history for See Me date, rank 10/26/2015, 1 11/02/2015, 2 11/09/2015, 2 11/16/2015, 4 11/23/2015, 4 11/30/2015, 5 12/07/2015, 6 12/14/2015, 6 12/21/2015, 3 12/28/2015, 3 01/04/2016, 4 01/11/2016, 3 01/18/2016, 4 01/25/2016, 8 02/01/2016, 10 02/08/2016, 9 02/15/2016, 8 02/22/2016, 10 02/29/2016, 10 03/07/2016, 13 03/14/2016, 12 03/21/2016, 16 03/28/2016, 16 04/04/2016, 10 04/11/2016, 14 04/18/2016, 24 04/25/2016, 24 05/02/2016, 25 05/09/2016, 23 05/16/2016, 19 05/23/2016, 23 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 25,891 YTD: 233,344	Oct 2015	25,891 233,344
5	-	1	The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto Mitch Albom, Author Harper, $25.99 (512) 978-0-06-229441-8 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/23/2015 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2015 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto date, rank 11/23/2015, 5 11/30/2015, 10 12/07/2015, 9 12/14/2015, 10 12/21/2015, 10 12/28/2015, 8 01/04/2016, 9 01/11/2016, 8 01/18/2016, 11 01/25/2016, 14 02/01/2016, 20 02/08/2016, 20 02/15/2016, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 19,716 YTD: 20,001	Nov 2015	19,716 20,001
6	-	1	The Promise Robert Crais, Author Putnam Adult, $27.95 (320) 978-0-399-16149-0 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/23/2015 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2015 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for The Promise date, rank 11/23/2015, 6 11/30/2015, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 16,841 YTD: 16,986	Nov 2015	16,841 16,986
7	-	1	Crimson Shore Douglas Preston, Author, Lincoln Child, Author Grand Central Publishing, $27.00 (368) 978-1-4555-2592-8 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/23/2015 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2015 Average Rank 13.33 [details] Sales history for Crimson Shore date, rank 11/23/2015, 7 11/30/2015, 12 12/07/2015, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 15,573 YTD: 15,683	Nov 2015	15,573 15,683
8	6	3	The Immortal Nicholas Glenn Beck, Author Mercury Ink, $26.99 (336) 978-1-4767-9884-4 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/09/2015 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2015 Average Rank 11.11 [details] Sales history for The Immortal Nicholas date, rank 11/09/2015, 6 11/16/2015, 6 11/23/2015, 8 11/30/2015, 11 12/07/2015, 13 12/14/2015, 9 12/21/2015, 13 12/28/2015, 16 01/04/2016, 18 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 10,965 YTD: 39,223	Oct 2015	10,965 39,223
9	5	3	Depraved Heart: A Scarpetta Novel Patricia D. Cornwell, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.99 (480) 978-0-06-232540-2 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/09/2015 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2015 Average Rank 15.45 [details] Sales history for Depraved Heart: A Scarpetta Novel date, rank 11/09/2015, 3 11/16/2015, 5 11/23/2015, 9 11/30/2015, 14 12/07/2015, 19 12/14/2015, 21 12/21/2015, 22 12/28/2015, 24 01/04/2016, 24 01/11/2016, 20 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 10,666 YTD: 47,657	Oct 2015	10,666 47,657
10	7	6	The Survivor Vince Flynn, Author, Kyle Mills, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (400) 978-1-4767-8345-1 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/19/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2015 Average Rank 12.20 [details] Sales history for The Survivor date, rank 10/19/2015, 1 10/26/2015, 2 11/02/2015, 4 11/09/2015, 4 11/16/2015, 7 11/23/2015, 10 11/30/2015, 17 12/07/2015, 17 12/14/2015, 20 12/21/2015, 21 12/28/2015, 23 01/04/2016, 20 01/11/2016, 25 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 9,676 YTD: 136,961	Oct 2015	9,676 136,961
11	16	2	The Japanese Lover Isabel Allende, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (320) 978-1-5011-1697-1 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 11/16/2015 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2015 Average Rank 18.80 [details] Sales history for The Japanese Lover date, rank 11/16/2015, 16 11/23/2015, 11 11/30/2015, 22 12/07/2015, 23 12/14/2015, 22 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 8,335 YTD: 15,693	Nov 2015	8,335 15,693
12	9	4	Career of Evil Robert Galbraith, Author Mulholland Books, $28.00 (512) 978-0-316-34993-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/02/2015 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/02/2015 Average Rank 10.30 [details] Sales history for Career of Evil date, rank 11/02/2015, 3 11/09/2015, 8 11/16/2015, 9 11/23/2015, 12 11/30/2015, 24 12/07/2015, 25 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 8,076 YTD: 57,921	Oct 2015	8,076 57,921
13	10	7	The Murder House James Patterson, Author, David Ellis, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (480) 978-0-316-41098-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/12/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2015 Average Rank 11.33 [details] Sales history for The Murder House date, rank 10/12/2015, 1 10/19/2015, 3 10/26/2015, 3 11/02/2015, 6 11/09/2015, 7 11/16/2015, 10 11/23/2015, 13 11/30/2015, 23 12/07/2015, 22 12/14/2015, 24 12/21/2015, 25 12/28/2015, 25 01/04/2016, 25 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 7,899 YTD: 146,539	Sep 2015	7,899 146,539
14	13	44	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: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 44 PUB DATE: Jan 2015 UNITS SOLD: 7,861 YTD: 1,216,249	Jan 2015	7,861 1,216,249
15	12	11	The Girl in the Spider's Web: A Lisbeth Salander Novel, Continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series David Lagercrantz, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $27.95 (400) 978-0-385-35428-8 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/14/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/14/2015 Average Rank 8.31 [details] Sales history for The Girl in the Spider's Web: A Lisbeth Salander Novel, Continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series date, rank 09/14/2015, 1 09/21/2015, 2 09/28/2015, 1 10/05/2015, 2 10/12/2015, 2 10/19/2015, 4 10/26/2015, 5 11/02/2015, 8 11/09/2015, 9 11/16/2015, 12 11/23/2015, 15 11/30/2015, 18 12/07/2015, 15 12/14/2015, 18 12/21/2015, 17 12/28/2015, 15 01/04/2016, 14 01/11/2016, 16 01/18/2016, 21 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 7,418 YTD: 238,201	Sep 2015	7,418 238,201
16	14	18	Go Set a Watchman Harper Lee, Author Harper, $27.99 (288) 978-0-06-240985-0 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/27/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/27/2015 Average Rank 8.26 [details] Sales history for Go Set a Watchman date, rank 07/27/2015, 1 08/03/2015, 1 08/10/2015, 1 08/17/2015, 1 08/24/2015, 1 08/31/2015, 1 09/07/2015, 2 09/14/2015, 5 09/21/2015, 3 09/28/2015, 4 10/05/2015, 4 10/12/2015, 6 10/19/2015, 7 10/26/2015, 7 11/02/2015, 10 11/09/2015, 13 11/16/2015, 14 11/23/2015, 16 11/30/2015, 15 12/07/2015, 10 12/14/2015, 11 12/21/2015, 12 12/28/2015, 9 01/04/2016, 6 01/11/2016, 9 01/18/2016, 13 01/25/2016, 17 02/01/2016, 22 02/08/2016, 23 02/22/2016, 20 02/29/2016, 15 03/07/2016, 5 03/14/2016, 9 03/21/2016, 13 03/28/2016, 18 04/04/2016, 12 04/11/2016, 17 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Jul 2015 UNITS SOLD: 7,370 YTD: 1,481,207	Jul 2015	7,370 1,481,207
17	8	2	Avenue of Mysteries John Irving, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.00 (448) 978-1-4516-6416-4 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/16/2015 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 11/16/2015 Average Rank 19.40 [details] Sales history for Avenue of Mysteries date, rank 11/16/2015, 8 11/23/2015, 17 11/30/2015, 25 12/07/2015, 24 12/14/2015, 23 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 7,135 YTD: 19,350	Nov 2015	7,135 19,350
18	-	1	The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition Neil Gaiman, Author, Jh Williams, Illustrator Vertigo, $24.99 (224) 978-1-4012-4896-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 11/23/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2015 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition date, rank 11/23/2015, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2015 UNITS SOLD: 6,612 YTD: 6,630	Nov 2015	6,612 6,630
19	11	6	A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms George R. R. Martin, Author, Gary Gianni, Illustrator Bantam, $30.00 (368) 978-0-345-53348-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/19/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2015 Average Rank 10.20 [details] Sales history for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms date, rank 10/19/2015, 2 10/26/2015, 4 11/02/2015, 9 11/09/2015, 11 11/16/2015, 11 11/23/2015, 19 12/07/2015, 18 12/14/2015, 19 12/21/2015, 19 12/28/2015, 17 01/04/2016, 15 01/11/2016, 22 01/18/2016, 25 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 6,214 YTD: 81,873	Oct 2015	6,214 81,873
20	15	3	A Banquet of Consequences Elizabeth George, Author Viking, $28.95 (592) 978-0-525-95433-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/09/2015 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2015 Average Rank 11.40 [details] Sales history for A Banquet of Consequences date, rank 11/09/2015, 5 11/16/2015, 15 11/23/2015, 20 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 5,303 YTD: 27,970	Oct 2015	5,303 27,970
21	18	3	After Alice Gregory Maguire, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (288) 978-0-06-054895-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 11/09/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/14/2015 Average Rank 12.17 [details] Sales history for After Alice date, rank 11/09/2015, 19 11/16/2015, 18 11/23/2015, 21 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 5,001 YTD: 16,885	Oct 2015	5,001 16,885
22	27	41	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: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 41 PUB DATE: Feb 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,519 YTD: 257,326	Feb 2015	4,519 257,326
23	20	8	Come Rain or Come Shine Jan Karon, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $27.95 (304) 978-0-399-16745-4 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/05/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2015 Average Rank 10.70 [details] Sales history for Come Rain or Come Shine date, rank 10/05/2015, 1 10/12/2015, 3 10/19/2015, 5 10/26/2015, 8 11/02/2015, 13 11/09/2015, 21 11/16/2015, 20 11/23/2015, 23 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,490 YTD: 97,556	Sep 2015	4,490 97,556
23	25	4	Welcome to Night Vale Joseph Fink, Author, Jeffrey Cranor, Author Harper Perennial, $19.99 (416) 978-0-06-235142-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/02/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2015 Average Rank 10.11 [details] Sales history for Welcome to Night Vale date, rank 11/02/2015, 5 11/09/2015, 15 11/16/2015, 25 11/23/2015, 23 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,490 YTD: 35,536	Oct 2015	4,490 35,536
25	22	4	The Lake House Kate Morton, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (512) 978-1-4516-4932-1 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/02/2015 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 11/02/2015 Average Rank 18.50 [details] Sales history for The Lake House date, rank 11/02/2015, 7 11/09/2015, 20 11/16/2015, 22 11/23/2015, 25 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 4,216 YTD: 27,607	Oct 2015	4,216 27,607

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Nielsen BookScan, week 46 of 2015, data through 11/15//2015; PW Issue of Nov. 23, 2015