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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	1	4	Two by Two Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $27.00 (496) 978-1-4555-2069-5 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/17/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2016 Average Rank 8.06 [details] Sales history for Two by Two date, rank 10/17/2016, 1 10/24/2016, 1 10/31/2016, 1 11/07/2016, 2 11/14/2016, 3 11/21/2016, 4 11/28/2016, 7 12/05/2016, 4 12/12/2016, 5 12/19/2016, 4 12/26/2016, 3 01/02/2017, 3 01/09/2017, 5 01/16/2017, 7 01/23/2017, 6 01/30/2017, 8 02/06/2017, 7 02/13/2017, 7 02/20/2017, 10 02/27/2017, 10 03/06/2017, 14 03/13/2017, 13 03/20/2017, 13 03/27/2017, 18 04/03/2017, 22 04/10/2017, 19 04/17/2017, 22 04/24/2017, 24 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 35,930 YTD: 150,121	Oct 2016	35,930 150,121
2	-	1	Escape Clause John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (400) 978-0-399-16891-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/31/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2016 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for Escape Clause date, rank 10/31/2016, 2 11/07/2016, 5 11/14/2016, 7 11/21/2016, 10 11/28/2016, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 30,060 YTD: 30,433	Oct 2016	30,060 30,433
3	2	2	Small Great Things Jodi Picoult, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (480) 978-0-345-54495-7 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/24/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/24/2016 Average Rank 9.96 [details] Sales history for Small Great Things date, rank 10/24/2016, 2 10/31/2016, 3 11/07/2016, 3 11/14/2016, 5 11/21/2016, 7 11/28/2016, 12 12/05/2016, 7 12/12/2016, 7 12/19/2016, 9 12/26/2016, 7 01/02/2017, 6 01/09/2017, 7 01/16/2017, 9 01/23/2017, 9 01/30/2017, 10 02/06/2017, 10 02/13/2017, 9 02/20/2017, 12 02/27/2017, 14 03/06/2017, 16 03/13/2017, 14 03/20/2017, 17 03/27/2017, 17 04/03/2017, 19 04/10/2017, 16 04/17/2017, 20 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 24,769 YTD: 62,486	Oct 2016	24,769 62,486
4	3	2	Order to Kill Vince Flynn, Author, Kyle Mills, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (400) 978-1-4767-8348-2 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/24/2016 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/24/2016 Average Rank 13.67 [details] Sales history for Order to Kill date, rank 10/24/2016, 3 10/31/2016, 4 11/07/2016, 6 11/14/2016, 6 11/21/2016, 9 11/28/2016, 16 12/05/2016, 19 12/12/2016, 21 12/19/2016, 24 12/26/2016, 24 01/02/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 21,058 YTD: 52,854	Oct 2016	21,058 52,854
5	-	1	The Obsidian Chamber Douglas Preston, Author, Lincoln Child, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (416) 978-1-4555-3691-7 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/31/2016 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/31/2016 Average Rank 11.75 [details] Sales history for The Obsidian Chamber date, rank 10/31/2016, 5 11/07/2016, 9 11/14/2016, 14 11/21/2016, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 15,269 YTD: 15,391	Oct 2016	15,269 15,391
6	-	1	The Secret History of Twin Peaks Mark Frost, Author Flatiron Books, $29.99 (368) 978-1-250-07558-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,380 YTD: 10,467	Oct 2016	8,380 10,467
7	7	6	Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Author Harper, $27.99 (336) 978-0-06-249179-4 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/26/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/26/2016 Average Rank 13.92 [details] Sales history for Commonwealth date, rank 09/26/2016, 1 10/03/2016, 2 10/10/2016, 3 10/17/2016, 5 10/24/2016, 7 10/31/2016, 7 11/07/2016, 10 11/14/2016, 12 11/21/2016, 14 11/28/2016, 22 12/05/2016, 25 12/12/2016, 23 12/19/2016, 21 12/26/2016, 15 01/02/2017, 13 01/09/2017, 15 01/16/2017, 15 01/23/2017, 18 01/30/2017, 15 02/06/2017, 19 02/13/2017, 17 02/20/2017, 20 02/27/2017, 22 03/06/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,363 YTD: 86,046	Sep 2016	8,363 86,046
8	5	5	Home Harlan Coben, Author Dutton Books, $28.00 (400) 978-0-525-95510-8 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/03/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/03/2016 Average Rank 7.78 [details] Sales history for Home date, rank 10/03/2016, 1 10/10/2016, 2 10/17/2016, 3 10/24/2016, 5 10/31/2016, 8 11/07/2016, 11 11/14/2016, 16 11/21/2016, 20 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,096 YTD: 85,701	Sep 2016	8,096 85,701
9	4	4	Woman of God James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (400) 978-0-316-27402-9 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/10/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2016 Average Rank 7.83 [details] Sales history for Woman of God date, rank 10/10/2016, 1 10/17/2016, 2 10/24/2016, 4 10/31/2016, 9 11/07/2016, 14 11/14/2016, 17 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 7,815 YTD: 56,548	Sep 2016	7,815 56,548
10	8	3	Twelve Days of Christmas: A Christmas Novel Debbie Macomber, Author Ballantine Books, $20.00 (288) 978-0-553-39173-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/17/2016 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2016 Average Rank 11.44 [details] Sales history for Twelve Days of Christmas: A Christmas Novel date, rank 10/17/2016, 4 10/24/2016, 8 10/31/2016, 10 11/07/2016, 13 11/14/2016, 13 11/21/2016, 16 11/28/2016, 24 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 6,711 YTD: 28,109	Oct 2016	6,711 28,109
11	13	14	The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Author Gallery/Scout Press, $26.00 (352) 978-1-5011-3293-3 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 08/01/2016 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/08/2016 Average Rank 14.10 [details] Sales history for The Woman in Cabin 10 date, rank 08/01/2016, 6 08/08/2016, 4 08/15/2016, 6 08/22/2016, 6 08/29/2016, 5 09/05/2016, 4 09/12/2016, 5 09/19/2016, 8 09/26/2016, 8 10/03/2016, 7 10/10/2016, 7 10/17/2016, 9 10/24/2016, 13 10/31/2016, 11 11/07/2016, 12 11/14/2016, 11 11/21/2016, 13 11/28/2016, 23 12/05/2016, 24 12/12/2016, 24 12/26/2016, 25 01/02/2017, 24 01/09/2017, 19 01/16/2017, 22 01/23/2017, 23 01/30/2017, 19 02/06/2017, 24 03/06/2017, 23 03/13/2017, 24 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Jul 2016 UNITS SOLD: 6,530 YTD: 129,492	Jul 2016	6,530 129,492
12	9	8	The Book of Mysteries Jonathan Cahn, Author Frontline, $21.99 (384) 978-1-62998-941-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/19/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2016 Average Rank 9.63 [details] Sales history for The Book of Mysteries date, rank 09/19/2016, 4 09/26/2016, 7 10/03/2016, 10 10/10/2016, 5 10/17/2016, 11 10/24/2016, 9 10/31/2016, 12 11/07/2016, 16 11/14/2016, 15 11/21/2016, 18 11/28/2016, 20 12/05/2016, 22 12/12/2016, 25 01/09/2017, 20 01/16/2017, 18 01/23/2017, 14 01/30/2017, 17 02/06/2017, 17 02/13/2017, 15 02/20/2017, 17 02/27/2017, 18 03/06/2017, 21 03/13/2017, 20 03/20/2017, 19 03/27/2017, 16 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 6,181 YTD: 65,846	Sep 2016	6,181 65,846
13	10	3	Today Will Be Different Maria Semple, Author Little Brown and Company, $27.00 (336) 978-0-316-40343-6 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/17/2016 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2016 Average Rank 13.60 [details] Sales history for Today Will Be Different date, rank 10/17/2016, 7 10/24/2016, 10 10/31/2016, 13 11/07/2016, 17 11/14/2016, 21 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,605 YTD: 23,320	Oct 2016	5,605 23,320
14	14	3	The Trespasser Tana French, Author Viking, $27.00 (464) 978-0-670-02633-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/17/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2016 Average Rank 9.71 [details] Sales history for The Trespasser date, rank 10/17/2016, 6 10/24/2016, 14 10/31/2016, 14 11/07/2016, 21 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,908 YTD: 23,382	Oct 2016	4,908 23,382
15	11	12	The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Author Doubleday Books, $26.95 (336) 978-0-385-54236-4 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 08/22/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/29/2016 Average Rank 12.62 [details] Sales history for The Underground Railroad date, rank 08/22/2016, 2 08/29/2016, 1 09/05/2016, 1 09/12/2016, 3 09/19/2016, 5 09/26/2016, 6 10/03/2016, 4 10/10/2016, 6 10/17/2016, 10 10/24/2016, 11 10/31/2016, 15 11/07/2016, 20 11/14/2016, 23 11/21/2016, 22 11/28/2016, 18 12/05/2016, 16 12/12/2016, 15 12/19/2016, 8 12/26/2016, 4 01/02/2017, 4 01/09/2017, 3 01/16/2017, 4 01/23/2017, 3 01/30/2017, 4 02/06/2017, 3 02/13/2017, 5 02/20/2017, 6 02/27/2017, 9 03/06/2017, 12 03/13/2017, 9 03/20/2017, 11 03/27/2017, 19 04/03/2017, 21 04/10/2017, 17 04/17/2017, 23 04/24/2017, 12 05/01/2017, 14 05/08/2017, 13 05/15/2017, 16 05/22/2017, 20 05/29/2017, 24 06/05/2017, 25 06/12/2017, 22 07/03/2017, 23 07/10/2017, 25 08/14/2017, 25 08/21/2017, 22 08/28/2017, 22 09/04/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,791 YTD: 156,421	Aug 2016	4,791 156,421
16	-	1	Paris for One and Other Stories Jojo Moyes, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $25.00 (288) 978-0-7352-2107-9 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 10/31/2016 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 10/31/2016 Average Rank 21.33 [details] Sales history for Paris for One and Other Stories date, rank 10/31/2016, 16 11/07/2016, 23 11/14/2016, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,724 YTD: 4,769	Oct 2016	4,724 4,769
17	-	1	The Christmas Town Donna Vanliere, Author St. Martin's Press, $16.99 (240) 978-1-250-01067-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 10/31/2016 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2016 Average Rank 14.14 [details] Sales history for The Christmas Town date, rank 10/31/2016, 17 11/07/2016, 22 11/14/2016, 24 11/21/2016, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,232 YTD: 4,410	Oct 2016	4,232 4,410
18	47	2	A Game of Thrones (Illustrated) George R. R. Martin, Author, John Hodgman, Foreword by Bantam, $50.00 (896) 978-0-553-80804-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 10/31/2016 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2016 Average Rank 10.50 [details] Sales history for A Game of Thrones (Illustrated) date, rank 10/31/2016, 18 LAST WEEK: 47 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,220 YTD: 5,390	Oct 2016	4,220 5,390
19	12	2	Precious and Grace Alexander McCall Smith, Author Pantheon Books, $25.95 (240) 978-1-101-87135-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/24/2016 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2016 Average Rank 11.25 [details] Sales history for Precious and Grace date, rank 10/24/2016, 12 10/31/2016, 19 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,970 YTD: 11,117	Oct 2016	3,970 11,117
20	16	6	Pirate Clive Cussler, Author, Robin Burcell, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (400) 978-0-399-18397-3 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/26/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/26/2016 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for Pirate date, rank 09/26/2016, 2 10/03/2016, 3 10/10/2016, 4 10/17/2016, 12 10/24/2016, 16 10/31/2016, 20 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,955 YTD: 53,742	Sep 2016	3,955 53,742
21	6	2	Crimson Death Laurell K. Hamilton, Author Berkley Books, $28.00 (576) 978-1-101-98773-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/24/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2016 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Crimson Death date, rank 10/24/2016, 6 10/31/2016, 21 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,870 YTD: 14,723	Oct 2016	3,870 14,723
22	15	3	Winter Storms Elin Hilderbrand, Author Little Brown and Company, $26.00 (256) 978-0-316-26117-3 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/17/2016 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2016 Average Rank 17.60 [details] Sales history for Winter Storms date, rank 10/17/2016, 8 10/24/2016, 15 10/31/2016, 22 11/07/2016, 19 11/21/2016, 24 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,614 YTD: 17,485	Oct 2016	3,614 17,485
23	-	1	Pharaoh: A Novel of Ancient Egypt Wilbur A Smith, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.99 (416) 978-0-06-227648-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,545 YTD: 3,779	Oct 2016	3,545 3,779
24	20	8	Rushing Waters Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (336) 978-0-345-53109-4 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/12/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2016 Average Rank 9.09 [details] Sales history for Rushing Waters date, rank 09/12/2016, 2 09/19/2016, 2 09/26/2016, 5 10/03/2016, 8 10/10/2016, 10 10/17/2016, 14 10/24/2016, 20 10/31/2016, 24 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,267 YTD: 86,590	Aug 2016	3,267 86,590
25	17	7	A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Author Viking, $27.00 (480) 978-0-670-02619-7 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 09/19/2016 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 13.81 [details] Sales history for A Gentleman in Moscow date, rank 09/19/2016, 12 09/26/2016, 15 10/03/2016, 14 10/10/2016, 13 10/17/2016, 16 10/24/2016, 17 10/31/2016, 25 11/14/2016, 19 11/21/2016, 21 11/28/2016, 25 12/19/2016, 23 12/26/2016, 21 01/02/2017, 21 01/09/2017, 22 01/16/2017, 19 01/23/2017, 15 01/30/2017, 16 02/06/2017, 14 02/13/2017, 14 02/20/2017, 16 02/27/2017, 16 03/06/2017, 15 03/13/2017, 12 03/20/2017, 8 03/27/2017, 9 04/03/2017, 10 04/10/2017, 10 04/17/2017, 13 04/24/2017, 14 05/01/2017, 9 05/08/2017, 7 05/15/2017, 10 05/22/2017, 11 05/29/2017, 12 06/05/2017, 11 06/12/2017, 13 06/19/2017, 15 06/26/2017, 13 07/03/2017, 16 07/10/2017, 14 07/17/2017, 11 07/24/2017, 7 07/31/2017, 8 08/07/2017, 9 08/14/2017, 7 08/21/2017, 9 08/28/2017, 9 09/04/2017, 8 09/11/2017, 9 09/18/2017, 14 09/25/2017, 15 10/02/2017, 15 10/09/2017, 15 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,056 YTD: 35,306	Sep 2016	3,056 35,306

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Nielsen BookScan, week 43 of 2016, data through 10/23/2016; PW Issue of Oct. 31, 2016