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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	1	Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America Maggie Haberman, Author Penguin Press, $30.00 (480) 978-0-593-29734-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/17/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2022 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America date, rank 10/17/2022, 1 10/24/2022, 6 11/14/2022, 1 12/12/2022, 5 01/09/2023, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 56,798 YTD: 56,798	Oct 2022	56,798 56,798
2	2	71	It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, Author Atria Books, $16.00 (384) 978-1-5011-1036-8 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 08/15/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/06/2021 Average Rank 3.85 [details] Sales history for It Ends with Us date, rank 08/09/2021, 4 08/16/2021, 7 08/23/2021, 4 08/30/2021, 5 09/06/2021, 3 09/13/2021, 1 09/20/2021, 5 09/27/2021, 6 10/04/2021, 9 10/25/2021, 9 11/01/2021, 9 11/08/2021, 10 01/03/2022, 10 01/10/2022, 4 01/17/2022, 2 01/24/2022, 4 01/31/2022, 3 02/07/2022, 5 02/14/2022, 6 02/21/2022, 6 02/28/2022, 3 03/07/2022, 1 03/14/2022, 6 03/21/2022, 5 03/28/2022, 3 04/04/2022, 3 04/11/2022, 6 04/18/2022, 7 04/25/2022, 3 05/02/2022, 4 05/09/2022, 3 05/16/2022, 9 05/23/2022, 3 05/30/2022, 2 06/06/2022, 3 06/13/2022, 2 06/20/2022, 1 06/27/2022, 3 07/04/2022, 2 07/11/2022, 2 07/18/2022, 2 07/25/2022, 2 08/01/2022, 2 08/08/2022, 1 08/15/2022, 1 08/22/2022, 1 08/29/2022, 1 09/05/2022, 1 09/12/2022, 1 09/19/2022, 3 09/26/2022, 2 10/03/2022, 2 10/10/2022, 2 10/17/2022, 2 10/24/2022, 2 10/31/2022, 3 11/07/2022, 4 11/14/2022, 4 11/21/2022, 3 11/28/2022, 5 12/05/2022, 4 12/12/2022, 6 12/19/2022, 5 12/26/2022, 4 01/02/2023, 3 01/09/2023, 3 01/16/2023, 3 01/23/2023, 3 01/30/2023, 3 02/06/2023, 2 02/13/2023, 1 02/20/2023, 2 02/27/2023, 3 03/06/2023, 4 03/13/2023, 6 03/20/2023, 3 03/27/2023, 3 04/03/2023, 3 04/10/2023, 5 04/17/2023, 5 04/24/2023, 5 05/01/2023, 7 05/08/2023, 5 05/22/2023, 7 05/29/2023, 6 06/05/2023, 6 06/12/2023, 5 06/19/2023, 6 06/26/2023, 5 07/03/2023, 3 07/10/2023, 2 07/17/2023, 4 07/24/2023, 7 07/31/2023, 4 08/07/2023, 6 08/14/2023, 6 08/21/2023, 6 08/28/2023, 7 09/11/2023, 10 06/03/2024, 5 07/15/2024, 9 07/22/2024, 8 07/29/2024, 3 08/05/2024, 3 08/12/2024, 4 08/19/2024, 1 08/26/2024, 1 09/02/2024, 2 09/09/2024, 3 09/16/2024, 2 09/23/2024, 8 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 71 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 44,183 YTD: 1,970,923	Aug 2016	44,183 1,970,923
3	3	44	Verity Colleen Hoover, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (336) 978-1-5387-2473-6 Last rank 34 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 11/22/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/03/2022 Average Rank 4.43 [details] Sales history for Verity date, rank 01/10/2022, 10 01/17/2022, 7 01/24/2022, 7 01/31/2022, 7 02/07/2022, 8 02/21/2022, 9 02/28/2022, 5 03/07/2022, 4 03/14/2022, 8 03/21/2022, 7 03/28/2022, 5 04/04/2022, 4 04/25/2022, 9 05/02/2022, 8 05/09/2022, 7 05/23/2022, 7 05/30/2022, 6 06/06/2022, 6 06/13/2022, 5 06/20/2022, 5 06/27/2022, 4 07/04/2022, 6 07/11/2022, 4 07/18/2022, 3 07/25/2022, 3 08/01/2022, 3 08/08/2022, 3 08/15/2022, 3 08/22/2022, 3 08/29/2022, 2 09/05/2022, 2 09/12/2022, 2 09/19/2022, 2 09/26/2022, 3 10/03/2022, 3 10/10/2022, 3 10/17/2022, 3 10/24/2022, 3 10/31/2022, 4 11/07/2022, 7 11/14/2022, 10 11/21/2022, 7 11/28/2022, 10 12/05/2022, 6 12/26/2022, 10 01/02/2023, 8 01/09/2023, 9 01/16/2023, 5 01/23/2023, 5 01/30/2023, 6 02/06/2023, 7 02/13/2023, 10 02/20/2023, 8 02/27/2023, 6 03/06/2023, 7 04/03/2023, 8 05/29/2023, 10 06/05/2023, 9 06/12/2023, 8 06/19/2023, 9 06/26/2023, 10 07/03/2023, 7 07/10/2023, 9 07/17/2023, 9 07/31/2023, 7 08/26/2024, 12 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 44 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 37,830 YTD: 1,559,894	Oct 2021	37,830 1,559,894
4	-	1	Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future Yung Pueblo, Author Harmony, $24.00 (288) 978-0-593-23317-7 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/17/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2022 Average Rank 15.42 [details] Sales history for Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future date, rank 10/17/2022, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 37,558 YTD: 37,558	Oct 2022	37,558 37,558
5	7	5	Fairy Tale Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $32.50 (608) 978-1-6680-0217-9 Last rank 36 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/19/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/19/2022 Average Rank 7.98 [details] Sales history for Fairy Tale date, rank 09/19/2022, 1 09/26/2022, 4 10/03/2022, 4 10/10/2022, 7 10/17/2022, 5 10/24/2022, 8 10/31/2022, 8 11/28/2022, 9 12/05/2022, 9 01/02/2023, 10 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 31,558 YTD: 289,294	Sep 2022	31,558 289,294
6	-	1	Righteous Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.95 (416) 978-0-593-42247-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/17/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/14/2022 Average Rank 10.20 [details] Sales history for Righteous Prey date, rank 10/17/2022, 6 11/14/2022, 1 12/12/2022, 5 01/09/2023, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 30,522 YTD: 30,522	Oct 2022	30,522 30,522
7	9	9	I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy, Author Simon & Schuster, $27.99 (320) 978-1-9821-8582-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 08/22/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/22/2022 Average Rank 5.74 [details] Sales history for I'm Glad My Mom Died date, rank 08/22/2022, 5 09/12/2022, 7 09/12/2022, 1 09/19/2022, 8 09/26/2022, 6 10/03/2022, 6 10/10/2022, 1 10/10/2022, 9 10/17/2022, 7 10/24/2022, 9 10/31/2022, 9 11/14/2022, 1 12/12/2022, 4 01/09/2023, 8 01/09/2023, 2 02/13/2023, 3 03/13/2023, 2 04/10/2023, 3 05/15/2023, 2 06/05/2023, 3 07/03/2023, 3 08/14/2023, 3 09/11/2023, 3 10/09/2023, 6 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Aug 2022 UNITS SOLD: 28,066 YTD: 281,047	Aug 2022	28,066 281,047
8	-	1	Mad Honey Jodi Picoult, Author, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Author Ballantine Books, $29.99 (464) 978-1-9848-1838-6 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/17/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2022 Average Rank 12.50 [details] Sales history for Mad Honey date, rank 10/17/2022, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 27,511 YTD: 27,511	Oct 2022	27,511 27,511
9	8	3	Dreamland Nicholas Sparks, Author Random House, $28.99 (384) 978-0-593-44955-4 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/03/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/03/2022 Average Rank 8.47 [details] Sales history for Dreamland date, rank 10/03/2022, 1 10/10/2022, 8 10/17/2022, 9 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 26,985 YTD: 136,239	Sep 2022	26,985 136,239
10	12	41	Ugly Love Colleen Hoover, Author Atria Books, $16.99 (324) 978-1-4767-5318-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 08/09/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/16/2022 Average Rank 5.44 [details] Sales history for Ugly Love date, rank 01/24/2022, 9 01/31/2022, 8 06/06/2022, 8 06/13/2022, 8 06/20/2022, 6 06/27/2022, 7 07/04/2022, 8 07/11/2022, 6 07/18/2022, 4 07/25/2022, 4 08/01/2022, 4 08/08/2022, 4 08/15/2022, 4 08/22/2022, 4 08/29/2022, 4 09/05/2022, 6 09/12/2022, 5 09/19/2022, 6 09/26/2022, 7 10/03/2022, 8 10/17/2022, 10 10/24/2022, 7 10/31/2022, 7 11/07/2022, 9 12/05/2022, 7 01/09/2023, 10 01/16/2023, 8 01/23/2023, 9 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 41 PUB DATE: Aug 2014 UNITS SOLD: 25,274 YTD: 1,149,949	Aug 2014	25,274 1,149,949

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Source: NPD BookScan, for the week ended Oct. 08, 2022; appearing in the Oct. 17, 2022, print edition of PW.