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1 2 18
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr Seuss, Author
Random House , $17.99 (56)
978-0-679-80527-4
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 18
PUB DATE: Jan 1990
UNITS SOLD: 46,845
YTD: 309,410
Jan
1990
46,845
309,410
2 4 2
Night School: A Jack Reacher Novel
Lee Child, Author
Dell, $9.99 (496)
978-0-8041-7882-2
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: May 2017
UNITS SOLD: 34,137
YTD: 67,524
May
2017
34,137
67,524
3 - 1
Fat for Fuel: A Revolutionary Diet to Combat Cancer, Boost Brain Power, and Increase Your Energy
Joseph Mercola, Author
Hay House, $27.99 (368)
978-1-4019-5377-5
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: May 2017
UNITS SOLD: 34,010
YTD: 34,259
May
2017
34,010
34,259
4 1 3
Paula Hawkins, Author
Riverhead Books, $28.00 (400)
978-0-7352-1120-9
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: May 2017
UNITS SOLD: 29,112
YTD: 113,823
May
2017
29,112
113,823
5 9 11
Nicola Yoon, Author
Ember, $10.99 (352)
978-0-553-49667-3
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 11
PUB DATE: Mar 2017
UNITS SOLD: 25,591
YTD: 189,578
Mar
2017
25,591
189,578
6 6 3
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil Degrasse Tyson, Author
W. W. Norton & Company, $18.95 (224)
978-0-393-60939-4
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: May 2017
UNITS SOLD: 23,339
YTD: 102,264
May
2017
23,339
102,264
7 5 4
Sheryl Sandberg, Author, Adam Grant, Author
Knopf Publishing Group, $25.95 (240)
978-1-5247-3268-4
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
PUB DATE: Apr 2017
UNITS SOLD: 21,857
YTD: 199,252
Apr
2017
21,857
199,252
8 7 18
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Author
Anchor Books, $15.95 (320)
978-0-385-49081-8
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 18
PUB DATE: Mar 1998
UNITS SOLD: 21,391
YTD: 225,728
Mar
1998
21,391
225,728
9 - 1
Lee Child, Author
Delacorte Press, $27.00 (432)
978-0-399-59357-4
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
PUB DATE: May 2017
UNITS SOLD: 20,566
YTD: 20,742
May
2017
20,566
20,742
10 3 3
16th Seduction
James Patterson, Author
Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (384)
978-0-316-27403-6
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
PUB DATE: May 2017
UNITS SOLD: 20,239
YTD: 106,567
May
2017
20,239
106,567

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