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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2019 YTD
1	1	7	The Mueller Report The Washington Post, Author Scribner Book Company, $15.00 (720) 978-1-982129-73-6 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/06/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2019 Average Rank 3.41 [details] Sales history for The Mueller Report date, rank 05/06/2019, 1 05/13/2019, 2 05/20/2019, 1 05/27/2019, 1 06/03/2019, 1 06/10/2019, 1 06/17/2019, 1 06/24/2019, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 17,602 YTD: 222,163	Apr 2019	17,602 222,163
2	2	4	Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Author Ballantine Books, $17.00 (368) 978-0-425-28470-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 2.25 [details] Sales history for Before We Were Yours date, rank 06/03/2019, 3 06/10/2019, 2 06/17/2019, 2 06/24/2019, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 16,836 YTD: 63,313	May 2019	16,836 63,313
3	3	6	Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Author Penguin Books, $17.00 (368) 978-0-7352-2431-5 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for Little Fires Everywhere date, rank 05/20/2019, 4 05/27/2019, 3 06/03/2019, 2 06/10/2019, 3 06/17/2019, 3 06/24/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 14,932 YTD: 83,049	May 2019	14,932 83,049
4	7	2	The Outsider Stephen King, Author Gallery Books, $18.99 (576) 978-1-5011-8100-9 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 06/17/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/24/2019 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for The Outsider date, rank 06/17/2019, 7 06/24/2019, 4 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 12,569 YTD: 22,508	Jun 2019	12,569 22,508
5	5	41	The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris, Author Harper Paperbacks, $16.99 (272) 978-0-06-279715-5 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 09/17/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/08/2018 Average Rank 3.24 [details] Sales history for The Tattooist of Auschwitz date, rank 09/17/2018, 2 09/24/2018, 2 10/01/2018, 2 10/08/2018, 1 10/15/2018, 3 10/22/2018, 1 10/29/2018, 1 11/05/2018, 1 11/12/2018, 1 11/19/2018, 1 11/26/2018, 1 12/03/2018, 1 12/10/2018, 1 12/17/2018, 1 12/24/2018, 1 12/31/2018, 2 01/07/2019, 1 01/14/2019, 1 01/21/2019, 1 01/28/2019, 1 02/04/2019, 1 02/11/2019, 1 02/18/2019, 1 02/25/2019, 1 03/04/2019, 1 03/11/2019, 1 03/18/2019, 2 03/25/2019, 3 04/01/2019, 4 04/08/2019, 4 04/15/2019, 5 04/22/2019, 3 04/29/2019, 2 05/06/2019, 3 05/13/2019, 5 05/20/2019, 5 05/27/2019, 5 06/03/2019, 5 06/10/2019, 6 06/17/2019, 5 06/24/2019, 5 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 41 PUB DATE: Sep 2018 UNITS SOLD: 11,810 YTD: 341,490	Sep 2018	11,810 341,490
6	-	1	The President Is Missing James Patterson, Author, Bill Clinton, Author Grand Central Publishing, $17.99 (528) 978-1-5387-1383-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,601 YTD: 11,787	Jun 2019	11,601 11,787
7	4	3	Long Road to Mercy David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (448) 978-1-5387-6153-3 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/10/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for Long Road to Mercy date, rank 06/10/2019, 4 06/17/2019, 4 06/24/2019, 7 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,277 YTD: 34,933	May 2019	11,277 34,933
8	8	15	The Woman in the Window A J Finn, Author William Morrow & Company, $16.99 (464) 978-0-06-267842-3 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/18/2019 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for The Woman in the Window date, rank 03/18/2019, 1 03/25/2019, 1 04/01/2019, 2 04/08/2019, 2 04/15/2019, 3 04/22/2019, 2 04/29/2019, 3 05/06/2019, 4 05/13/2019, 6 05/20/2019, 6 05/27/2019, 6 06/03/2019, 6 06/10/2019, 7 06/17/2019, 8 06/24/2019, 8 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,138 YTD: 212,580	Mar 2019	9,138 212,580
9	12	12	A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Author Penguin Books, $17.00 (496) 978-0-14-311043-9 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/08/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2019 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for A Gentleman in Moscow date, rank 04/08/2019, 5 04/15/2019, 2 04/22/2019, 1 04/29/2019, 5 05/06/2019, 6 05/13/2019, 7 05/20/2019, 14 05/27/2019, 15 06/03/2019, 9 06/10/2019, 9 06/17/2019, 12 06/24/2019, 9 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,453 YTD: 124,300	Mar 2019	8,453 124,300
10	10	9	The Mister E L James, Author Vintage, $16.95 (512) 978-1-984898-32-6 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/29/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/29/2019 Average Rank 5.08 [details] Sales history for The Mister date, rank 04/29/2019, 1 05/06/2019, 2 05/13/2019, 3 05/20/2019, 2 05/27/2019, 2 06/03/2019, 4 06/10/2019, 8 06/17/2019, 10 06/24/2019, 10 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,146 YTD: 208,934	Apr 2019	8,146 208,934
11	29	46	The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up James Rallison, Author Tarcherperigee, $16.00 (240) 978-0-14-313180-9 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 08/13/2018 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 01/07/2019 Average Rank 18.17 [details] Sales history for The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up date, rank 08/13/2018, 12 11/19/2018, 20 11/26/2018, 16 12/03/2018, 11 12/10/2018, 21 12/24/2018, 25 12/31/2018, 21 01/07/2019, 9 01/14/2019, 11 01/28/2019, 17 02/04/2019, 15 02/11/2019, 20 02/18/2019, 21 02/25/2019, 19 03/04/2019, 21 03/11/2019, 25 04/01/2019, 18 04/08/2019, 22 04/15/2019, 24 04/22/2019, 22 04/29/2019, 14 05/06/2019, 23 06/24/2019, 11 LAST WEEK: 29 WEEKS ON LIST: 46 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,244 YTD: 96,558	Jul 2018	7,244 96,558
12	18	18	Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Trevor Noah, Author Spiegel & Grau, $18.00 (304) 978-0-399-58819-8 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 02/25/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 02/25/2019 Average Rank 14.36 [details] Sales history for Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood date, rank 02/25/2019, 5 03/04/2019, 13 03/11/2019, 16 03/18/2019, 18 03/25/2019, 16 04/01/2019, 13 04/08/2019, 14 04/15/2019, 18 04/22/2019, 12 04/29/2019, 17 05/06/2019, 15 05/13/2019, 21 05/20/2019, 25 05/27/2019, 19 06/03/2019, 22 06/10/2019, 16 06/17/2019, 18 06/24/2019, 12 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,096 YTD: 102,180	Feb 2019	7,096 102,180
13	13	7	The Death of Mrs. Westaway Ruth Ware, Author Gallery/Scout Press, $16.99 (416) 978-1-5011-5625-0 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 05/13/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 10.29 [details] Sales history for The Death of Mrs. Westaway date, rank 05/13/2019, 13 05/20/2019, 8 05/27/2019, 8 06/03/2019, 7 06/10/2019, 10 06/17/2019, 13 06/24/2019, 13 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,600 YTD: 58,126	Apr 2019	6,600 58,126
14	26	11	The Overstory Richard Powers, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $18.95 (512) 978-0-393-35668-7 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 04/29/2019 Average Rank 15.78 [details] Sales history for The Overstory date, rank 04/15/2019, 19 04/29/2019, 9 05/06/2019, 12 05/13/2019, 17 05/20/2019, 19 05/27/2019, 17 06/03/2019, 17 06/10/2019, 18 06/24/2019, 14 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,597 YTD: 64,486	Apr 2019	6,597 64,486
15	6	2	Calypso David Sedaris, Author Back Bay Books, $17.99 (272) 978-0-316-39242-6 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/17/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 06/17/2019 Average Rank 10.50 [details] Sales history for Calypso date, rank 06/17/2019, 6 06/24/2019, 15 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,539 YTD: 17,005	Jun 2019	6,539 17,005
16	17	4	The Clockmaker's Daughter Kate Morton, Author Washington Square Press, $17.00 (496) 978-1-4516-4941-3 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 15.25 [details] Sales history for The Clockmaker's Daughter date, rank 06/03/2019, 15 06/10/2019, 13 06/17/2019, 17 06/24/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,458 YTD: 26,435	May 2019	6,458 26,435
17	15	5	Target: Alex Cross James Patterson, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (432) 978-1-5387-1376-1 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/27/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 11.17 [details] Sales history for Target: Alex Cross date, rank 05/27/2019, 9 06/03/2019, 10 06/10/2019, 12 06/17/2019, 15 06/24/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,442 YTD: 36,189	May 2019	6,442 36,189
18	14	7	The Mueller Report: The Final Report of the Special Counsel Into Donald Trump, Russia, and Collusion Robert S Mueller, Author, Special Counsel U S Department of Justice, Author, Alan Dershowitz, Introduction by Skyhorse Publishing, $12.99 (480) 978-1-5107-5016-6 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/13/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2019 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for The Mueller Report: The Final Report of the Special Counsel Into Donald Trump, Russia, and Collusion date, rank 05/13/2019, 1 05/20/2019, 7 05/27/2019, 12 06/03/2019, 16 06/10/2019, 5 06/17/2019, 14 06/24/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,327 YTD: 91,632	Apr 2019	6,327 91,632
19	20	6	There There Tommy Orange, Author Vintage, $16.00 (304) 978-0-525-43614-0 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 14.67 [details] Sales history for There There date, rank 05/20/2019, 12 05/27/2019, 14 06/03/2019, 8 06/10/2019, 15 06/17/2019, 20 06/24/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,908 YTD: 42,404	May 2019	5,908 42,404
20	23	50	White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism Robin DiAngelo, Author, Michael Eric Dyson, Foreword by Beacon Press, $16.00 (192) 978-0-8070-4741-5 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 11/26/2018 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 02/11/2019 Average Rank 22.67 [details] Sales history for White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism date, rank 11/26/2018, 25 01/28/2019, 23 02/04/2019, 19 02/11/2019, 18 02/18/2019, 24 02/25/2019, 21 03/04/2019, 25 03/25/2019, 25 05/13/2019, 25 06/10/2019, 24 06/17/2019, 23 06/24/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 50 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,966 YTD: 89,738	Jun 2018	4,966 89,738
21	22	5	An Unwanted Guest Shari Lapena, Author Penguin Books, $16.00 (320) 978-0-525-55764-7 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 19 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 20.50 [details] Sales history for An Unwanted Guest date, rank 06/03/2019, 20 06/10/2019, 19 06/17/2019, 22 06/24/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,800 YTD: 25,346	May 2019	4,800 25,346
22	27	3	Official SAT Study Guide 2020 Edition College Board, Author College Board, $29.99 (1300) 978-1-4573-1219-9 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,710 YTD: 32,591	May 2019	4,710 32,591
23	30	4	Pieces of Her Karin Slaughter, Author William Morrow & Company, $16.99 (496) 978-0-06-288309-4 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 06/10/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Pieces of Her date, rank 06/10/2019, 22 06/24/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,609 YTD: 18,557	May 2019	4,609 18,557
24	31	6	The Official ACT Prep Guide 2019-2020, (Book + 5 Practice Tests + Bonus Online Content) (2019-2020) ACT, Author Wiley, $34.95 (1008) 978-1-119-58050-8 LAST WEEK: 31 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,360 YTD: 25,154	May 2019	4,360 25,154
25	21	6	Shelter in Place Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99 (464) 978-1-250-16160-4 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/27/2019 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Shelter in Place date, rank 05/20/2019, 9 05/27/2019, 7 06/03/2019, 11 06/10/2019, 14 06/17/2019, 21 06/24/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,332 YTD: 43,752	May 2019	4,332 43,752

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NPD BookScan, week 25 of 2019, data through 06/22/2019; PW Issue of June 24, 2019