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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	1	3	Texas Ranger James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (368) 978-0-316-55666-8 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/27/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/27/2018 Average Rank 6.91 [details] Sales history for Texas Ranger date, rank 08/27/2018, 1 09/03/2018, 1 09/10/2018, 1 09/17/2018, 3 10/01/2018, 8 10/08/2018, 12 10/15/2018, 17 10/22/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 18,997 YTD: 79,415	Aug 2018	18,997 79,415
2	-	1	The Fall of Gondolin J R R Tolkien, Author, Christopher Tolkien, Editor, Alan Lee, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin, $30.00 (320) 978-1-328-61304-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 09/10/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/10/2018 Average Rank 10.10 [details] Sales history for The Fall of Gondolin date, rank 09/10/2018, 2 09/17/2018, 7 10/01/2018, 13 10/08/2018, 16 10/15/2018, 21 10/22/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 16,226 YTD: 16,340	Aug 2018	16,226 16,340
3	2	13	The President Is Missing Bill Clinton, Author, James Patterson, Author Little, Brown and Company and Knopf, $30.00 (400) 978-0-316-41269-8 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/18/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/18/2018 Average Rank 7.72 [details] Sales history for The President Is Missing date, rank 06/18/2018, 1 06/25/2018, 1 07/02/2018, 1 07/09/2018, 1 07/16/2018, 1 07/23/2018, 1 07/30/2018, 2 08/06/2018, 1 08/13/2018, 1 08/20/2018, 2 08/27/2018, 2 09/03/2018, 2 09/10/2018, 3 09/17/2018, 4 10/01/2018, 11 10/08/2018, 15 10/15/2018, 20 10/22/2018, 23 10/29/2018, 25 11/05/2018, 25 12/03/2018, 22 12/10/2018, 19 12/17/2018, 17 12/24/2018, 20 12/31/2018, 15 01/07/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 14,142 YTD: 592,950	Jun 2018	14,142 592,950
4	3	4	Tailspin Sandra Brown, Author Grand Central Publishing, $27.00 (300) 978-1-4555-7216-8 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 08/20/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/20/2018 Average Rank 7.12 [details] Sales history for Tailspin date, rank 08/20/2018, 1 08/27/2018, 3 09/03/2018, 3 09/10/2018, 4 09/17/2018, 9 10/01/2018, 14 10/08/2018, 20 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 9,032 YTD: 50,304	Aug 2018	9,032 50,304
5	5	15	The Outsider Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (576) 978-1-5011-8098-9 Last rank 50 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/04/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/04/2018 Average Rank 9.71 [details] Sales history for The Outsider date, rank 06/04/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 1 06/18/2018, 2 06/25/2018, 2 07/02/2018, 3 07/09/2018, 4 07/16/2018, 4 07/23/2018, 3 07/30/2018, 4 08/06/2018, 4 08/13/2018, 3 08/20/2018, 4 08/27/2018, 4 09/03/2018, 5 09/10/2018, 5 09/17/2018, 8 10/01/2018, 12 10/08/2018, 14 10/15/2018, 15 10/22/2018, 17 10/29/2018, 18 11/05/2018, 18 11/12/2018, 16 11/19/2018, 22 12/03/2018, 21 12/10/2018, 22 12/17/2018, 19 12/24/2018, 16 12/31/2018, 14 01/07/2019, 17 02/11/2019, 25 02/25/2019, 22 05/27/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,952 YTD: 386,352	May 2018	7,952 386,352
6	4	2	Pieces of Her Karin Slaughter, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (480) 978-0-06-243027-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/03/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/03/2018 Average Rank 10.80 [details] Sales history for Pieces of Her date, rank 09/03/2018, 4 09/10/2018, 6 09/17/2018, 12 10/01/2018, 25 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,946 YTD: 15,027	Aug 2018	5,946 15,027
7	31	21	Circe Madeline Miller, Author Lee Boudreaux Books, $27.00 (400) 978-0-316-55634-7 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/23/2018 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 04/23/2018 Average Rank 18.63 [details] Sales history for Circe date, rank 04/23/2018, 7 04/30/2018, 11 05/07/2018, 10 05/14/2018, 15 05/21/2018, 17 05/28/2018, 15 06/04/2018, 17 06/11/2018, 18 07/02/2018, 25 07/09/2018, 22 07/16/2018, 19 07/23/2018, 23 07/30/2018, 24 08/06/2018, 20 08/13/2018, 22 08/20/2018, 24 08/27/2018, 25 09/10/2018, 7 09/17/2018, 14 12/24/2018, 21 12/31/2018, 21 01/07/2019, 22 01/14/2019, 17 01/21/2019, 16 01/28/2019, 23 02/11/2019, 11 02/18/2019, 19 02/25/2019, 14 03/04/2019, 16 03/11/2019, 24 03/18/2019, 24 03/25/2019, 22 04/01/2019, 21 04/08/2019, 25 04/15/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 31 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,761 YTD: 81,725	Apr 2018	4,761 81,725
8	-	1	Magic Triumphs Ilona Andrews, Author Ace Books, $26.00 (352) 978-0-425-27071-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,528 YTD: 4,650	Aug 2018	4,528 4,650
9	20	13	There There Tommy Orange, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (304) 978-0-525-52037-5 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 06/18/2018 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 07/16/2018 Average Rank 15.93 [details] Sales history for There There date, rank 06/18/2018, 7 06/25/2018, 9 07/02/2018, 7 07/09/2018, 8 07/16/2018, 6 07/23/2018, 9 07/30/2018, 11 08/06/2018, 11 08/13/2018, 11 08/20/2018, 18 08/27/2018, 21 09/03/2018, 20 09/10/2018, 9 09/17/2018, 15 10/01/2018, 23 12/17/2018, 22 12/24/2018, 19 12/31/2018, 18 01/07/2019, 19 01/14/2019, 19 01/28/2019, 16 02/04/2019, 19 02/11/2019, 17 02/18/2019, 23 02/25/2019, 20 03/04/2019, 24 04/01/2019, 24 04/08/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,365 YTD: 73,796	Jun 2018	4,365 73,796
10	6	7	Cottage by the Sea Debbie Macomber, Author Ballantine Books, $27.00 (352) 978-0-399-18125-2 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 07/30/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/06/2018 Average Rank 6.18 [details] Sales history for Cottage by the Sea date, rank 07/30/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 5 08/13/2018, 4 08/20/2018, 6 08/27/2018, 6 09/03/2018, 6 09/10/2018, 10 09/17/2018, 16 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,280 YTD: 67,237	Jul 2018	4,280 67,237
11	12	51	Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Author Penguin Press, $27.00 (352) 978-0-7352-2429-2 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/25/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/19/2018 Average Rank 10.70 [details] Sales history for Little Fires Everywhere date, rank 09/25/2017, 10 10/02/2017, 10 10/09/2017, 10 10/16/2017, 12 10/23/2017, 13 10/30/2017, 13 11/06/2017, 18 11/13/2017, 19 11/20/2017, 15 11/27/2017, 16 12/04/2017, 17 12/11/2017, 15 12/18/2017, 12 12/25/2017, 8 01/01/2018, 9 01/08/2018, 5 01/15/2018, 4 01/22/2018, 4 01/29/2018, 6 02/05/2018, 4 02/12/2018, 5 02/19/2018, 9 02/26/2018, 8 03/05/2018, 7 03/12/2018, 5 03/19/2018, 3 03/26/2018, 4 04/02/2018, 6 04/09/2018, 7 04/16/2018, 6 04/23/2018, 10 04/30/2018, 3 05/07/2018, 3 05/14/2018, 8 05/21/2018, 8 05/28/2018, 8 06/04/2018, 9 06/11/2018, 10 06/18/2018, 17 06/25/2018, 19 07/02/2018, 15 07/09/2018, 13 07/16/2018, 14 07/23/2018, 15 07/30/2018, 15 08/06/2018, 15 08/13/2018, 14 08/20/2018, 17 08/27/2018, 15 09/03/2018, 12 09/10/2018, 11 09/17/2018, 19 10/01/2018, 17 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 51 PUB DATE: Sep 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,228 YTD: 249,743	Sep 2017	4,228 249,743
12	7	5	Paradox Catherine Coulter, Author Gallery Books, $27.99 (448) 978-1-5011-3812-6 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 08/13/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/13/2018 Average Rank 9.14 [details] Sales history for Paradox date, rank 08/13/2018, 2 08/20/2018, 5 08/27/2018, 7 09/03/2018, 7 09/10/2018, 12 09/17/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,980 YTD: 39,227	Jul 2018	3,980 39,227
13	32	14	Shelter in Place Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (432) 978-1-250-16159-8 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/11/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2018 Average Rank 11.31 [details] Sales history for Shelter in Place date, rank 06/11/2018, 2 06/18/2018, 3 06/25/2018, 4 07/02/2018, 5 07/09/2018, 6 07/16/2018, 10 07/23/2018, 10 07/30/2018, 16 08/06/2018, 17 08/13/2018, 19 08/20/2018, 22 08/27/2018, 24 09/10/2018, 13 09/17/2018, 22 LAST WEEK: 32 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,827 YTD: 133,452	May 2018	3,827 133,452
14	10	7	The Other Woman Daniel Silva, Author Harper, $28.99 (496) 978-0-06-283482-9 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/30/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/30/2018 Average Rank 5.20 [details] Sales history for The Other Woman date, rank 07/30/2018, 1 08/06/2018, 3 08/13/2018, 5 08/20/2018, 7 08/27/2018, 8 09/03/2018, 10 09/10/2018, 14 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,508 YTD: 84,296	Jul 2018	3,508 84,296
15	9	3	Feared: A Rosato & Dinunzio Novel Lisa Scottoline, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (352) 978-1-250-09959-4 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 08/27/2018 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 08/27/2018 Average Rank 9.67 [details] Sales history for Feared: A Rosato & Dinunzio Novel date, rank 08/27/2018, 5 09/03/2018, 9 09/10/2018, 15 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,355 YTD: 15,829	Aug 2018	3,355 15,829
16	-	1	The Bookshop of Yesterdays Amy Meyerson, Author Park Row Books, $26.99 (336) 978-0-7783-1984-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,304 YTD: 11,701	Jun 2018	3,304 11,701
16	28	9	Spymaster: A Thriller Brad Thor, Author Atria Books, $27.99 (336) 978-1-4767-8941-5 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/16/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/16/2018 Average Rank 8.30 [details] Sales history for Spymaster: A Thriller date, rank 07/16/2018, 2 07/23/2018, 4 07/30/2018, 7 08/06/2018, 7 08/13/2018, 6 08/20/2018, 11 08/27/2018, 17 09/10/2018, 16 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,304 YTD: 84,439	Jul 2018	3,304 84,439
18	13	35	The Woman in the Window A J Finn, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (448) 978-0-06-267841-6 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/15/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/15/2018 Average Rank 11.02 [details] Sales history for The Woman in the Window date, rank 01/15/2018, 1 01/22/2018, 1 01/29/2018, 1 02/05/2018, 1 02/12/2018, 3 02/19/2018, 2 02/26/2018, 2 03/05/2018, 3 03/12/2018, 3 03/19/2018, 5 03/26/2018, 3 04/02/2018, 7 04/09/2018, 8 04/16/2018, 7 04/23/2018, 13 04/30/2018, 9 05/07/2018, 6 05/14/2018, 9 05/21/2018, 11 05/28/2018, 11 06/04/2018, 13 06/11/2018, 12 06/18/2018, 20 06/25/2018, 20 07/02/2018, 19 07/09/2018, 15 07/16/2018, 12 07/23/2018, 13 07/30/2018, 14 08/06/2018, 13 08/13/2018, 12 08/20/2018, 15 08/27/2018, 16 09/03/2018, 13 09/10/2018, 18 09/17/2018, 20 10/01/2018, 19 10/08/2018, 21 10/22/2018, 25 12/31/2018, 23 01/07/2019, 23 01/14/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Jan 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,268 YTD: 304,206	Jan 2018	3,268 304,206
19	11	4	An Unwanted Guest Shari Lapena, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00 (320) 978-0-525-55762-3 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 08/20/2018 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 08/20/2018 Average Rank 14.60 [details] Sales history for An Unwanted Guest date, rank 08/20/2018, 9 08/27/2018, 9 09/03/2018, 11 09/10/2018, 19 09/17/2018, 25 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,080 YTD: 18,049	Aug 2018	3,080 18,049
20	18	30	The Great Alone Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (448) 978-0-312-57723-0 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/19/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2018 Average Rank 11.26 [details] Sales history for The Great Alone date, rank 02/19/2018, 1 02/26/2018, 1 03/05/2018, 1 03/12/2018, 1 03/19/2018, 1 03/26/2018, 2 04/02/2018, 3 04/09/2018, 4 04/16/2018, 5 04/23/2018, 8 04/30/2018, 8 05/07/2018, 8 05/14/2018, 10 05/21/2018, 10 05/28/2018, 12 06/04/2018, 11 06/11/2018, 13 06/18/2018, 18 06/25/2018, 21 07/02/2018, 20 07/09/2018, 17 07/16/2018, 16 07/23/2018, 21 07/30/2018, 13 08/06/2018, 18 08/13/2018, 16 08/20/2018, 20 08/27/2018, 20 09/03/2018, 18 09/10/2018, 20 09/17/2018, 24 10/08/2018, 25 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,067 YTD: 279,430	Feb 2018	3,067 279,430
21	-	1	Battle Born Sherrilyn Kenyon, Author Tor Books, $27.99 (352) 978-1-250-10268-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 3,028 YTD: 3,053	Aug 2018	3,028 3,053
22	15	30	An American Marriage (Oprah Book Club) Tayari Jones, Author Algonquin Books, $26.95 (320) 978-1-61620-877-6 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 02/19/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/26/2018 Average Rank 15.86 [details] Sales history for An American Marriage (Oprah Book Club) date, rank 02/19/2018, 8 02/26/2018, 3 03/05/2018, 4 03/12/2018, 4 03/19/2018, 9 03/26/2018, 7 04/02/2018, 12 04/09/2018, 13 04/16/2018, 14 04/23/2018, 21 04/30/2018, 21 05/07/2018, 20 05/28/2018, 23 06/04/2018, 20 06/11/2018, 22 07/23/2018, 25 07/30/2018, 22 08/06/2018, 25 09/03/2018, 15 09/10/2018, 22 01/14/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: Feb 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,990 YTD: 133,402	Feb 2018	2,990 133,402
23	-	1	Walking Shadows: A Decker/Lazarus Novel Faye Kellerman, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (384) 978-0-06-242498-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,749 YTD: 2,790	Aug 2018	2,749 2,790
24	44	20	The Fallen David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (432) 978-1-5387-6139-7 Last rank 44 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/30/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/30/2018 Average Rank 7.40 [details] Sales history for The Fallen date, rank 04/30/2018, 1 05/07/2018, 1 05/14/2018, 2 05/21/2018, 2 05/28/2018, 3 06/04/2018, 3 06/11/2018, 7 06/18/2018, 6 06/25/2018, 5 07/02/2018, 6 07/09/2018, 9 07/16/2018, 7 07/23/2018, 12 07/30/2018, 18 08/06/2018, 19 09/10/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: 44 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,714 YTD: 241,537	Apr 2018	2,714 241,537
25	14	8	The Good Fight Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (304) 978-1-101-88412-6 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/23/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/23/2018 Average Rank 9.56 [details] Sales history for The Good Fight date, rank 07/23/2018, 2 07/30/2018, 5 08/06/2018, 6 08/13/2018, 7 08/20/2018, 12 08/27/2018, 12 09/03/2018, 14 09/10/2018, 25 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 2,656 YTD: 69,141	Jul 2018	2,656 69,141

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NPD BookScan, week 36 of 2018, data through 09/02/2018; PW Issue of September 10, 2018