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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2019 YTD
1	1	2	The Great Alone Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99 (576) 978-1-250-22953-3 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for The Great Alone date, rank 10/07/2019, 1 10/14/2019, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 15,493 YTD: 29,261	Sep 2019	15,493 29,261
2	-	1	The 18th Abduction James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (416) 978-1-5387-3159-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,967 YTD: 10,973	Oct 2019	10,967 10,973
3	-	1	My Hero Academia, Vol. 21 Kohei Horikoshi, Author Viz Media, $9.99 (200) 978-1-974709-50-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,111 YTD: 10,123	Oct 2019	10,111 10,123
4	-	1	Embrace Your Weird: A Guided Journal for Facing Your Fears and Unleashing Creativity Felicia Day, Author Gallery Books, $17.00 (256) 978-1-982113-22-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,728 YTD: 8,734	Oct 2019	8,728 8,734
5	7	2	A Spark of Light Jodi Picoult, Author Ballantine Books, $17.00 (400) 978-0-345-54500-8 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for A Spark of Light date, rank 10/07/2019, 7 10/14/2019, 5 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,486 YTD: 14,645	Sep 2019	7,486 14,645
6	4	20	Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Author Ballantine Books, $17.00 (368) 978-0-425-28470-4 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/01/2019 Average Rank 4.26 [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 07/01/2019, 1 07/08/2019, 1 07/15/2019, 1 07/22/2019, 1 07/29/2019, 2 08/05/2019, 1 08/12/2019, 1 08/19/2019, 4 08/26/2019, 4 09/02/2019, 4 09/09/2019, 4 09/16/2019, 3 09/23/2019, 5 09/30/2019, 4 10/07/2019, 4 10/14/2019, 6 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,038 YTD: 251,108	May 2019	7,038 251,108
7	-	1	Nine Perfect Strangers Liane Moriarty, Author Flatiron Books, $17.99 (464) 978-1-250-06983-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,810 YTD: 6,814	Oct 2019	6,810 6,814
8	6	4	Liar Liar James Patterson, Author, Candice Fox, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (384) 978-1-5387-3072-0 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2019 Average Rank 6.25 [details] Sales history for Liar Liar date, rank 09/23/2019, 8 09/30/2019, 3 10/07/2019, 6 10/14/2019, 8 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,358 YTD: 28,628	Sep 2019	6,358 28,628
9	9	6	The Whole Truth David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (496) 978-1-5387-0114-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/09/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2019 Average Rank 5.67 [details] Sales history for The Whole Truth date, rank 09/09/2019, 5 09/16/2019, 2 09/23/2019, 4 09/30/2019, 5 10/07/2019, 9 10/14/2019, 9 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,325 YTD: 47,429	Aug 2019	6,325 47,429
10	10	22	Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Author Penguin Books, $17.00 (368) 978-0-7352-2431-5 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 4.73 [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 07/01/2019, 2 07/08/2019, 3 07/15/2019, 3 07/22/2019, 3 07/29/2019, 3 08/05/2019, 5 08/12/2019, 2 08/19/2019, 5 08/26/2019, 5 09/02/2019, 5 09/09/2019, 6 09/16/2019, 8 09/23/2019, 7 09/30/2019, 9 10/07/2019, 10 10/14/2019, 10 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,928 YTD: 238,252	May 2019	5,928 238,252
11	3	10	It (Media Tie-In) Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $19.99 (1184) 978-1-982127-79-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 08/19/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 9.67 [details] Sales history for It (Media Tie-In) date, rank 08/19/2019, 20 08/26/2019, 15 09/02/2019, 15 09/09/2019, 11 09/16/2019, 9 09/23/2019, 1 09/30/2019, 2 10/07/2019, 3 10/14/2019, 11 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Jul 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,901 YTD: 67,807	Jul 2019	5,901 67,807
12	11	5	The Paris Orphan Natasha Lester, Author Forever, $16.99 (480) 978-1-5387-6489-3 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 9.40 [details] Sales history for The Paris Orphan date, rank 09/16/2019, 12 09/23/2019, 6 09/30/2019, 6 10/07/2019, 11 10/14/2019, 12 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,721 YTD: 33,591	Sep 2019	5,721 33,591
13	17	34	Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Trevor Noah, Author Spiegel & Grau, $18.00 (304) 978-0-399-58819-8 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 02/25/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2019 Average Rank 12.59 [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 07/01/2019, 10 07/08/2019, 14 07/15/2019, 14 07/22/2019, 13 07/29/2019, 17 08/05/2019, 11 08/12/2019, 9 08/19/2019, 9 08/26/2019, 7 09/02/2019, 6 09/09/2019, 7 09/16/2019, 13 09/23/2019, 13 09/30/2019, 13 10/07/2019, 17 10/14/2019, 13 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,397 YTD: 205,027	Feb 2019	5,397 205,027
14	8	18	Official SAT Study Guide 2020 Edition College Board, Author College Board, $29.99 (1300) 978-1-4573-1219-9 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 11.38 [details] Sales history for Official SAT Study Guide 2020 Edition date, rank 06/24/2019, 22 07/01/2019, 22 07/08/2019, 17 07/15/2019, 19 07/22/2019, 10 07/29/2019, 5 08/05/2019, 10 08/12/2019, 10 08/26/2019, 10 09/02/2019, 10 09/09/2019, 9 09/16/2019, 6 09/23/2019, 3 09/30/2019, 7 10/07/2019, 8 10/14/2019, 14 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,199 YTD: 148,304	May 2019	5,199 148,304
15	14	27	The Overstory Richard Powers, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $18.95 (512) 978-0-393-35668-7 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/22/2019 Average Rank 13.04 [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 07/01/2019, 12 07/08/2019, 13 07/15/2019, 13 07/22/2019, 4 07/29/2019, 12 08/05/2019, 12 08/12/2019, 11 08/19/2019, 10 08/26/2019, 12 09/02/2019, 12 09/09/2019, 10 09/16/2019, 11 09/23/2019, 12 09/30/2019, 11 10/07/2019, 14 10/14/2019, 15 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,198 YTD: 168,459	Apr 2019	5,198 168,459
16	15	31	The Woman in the Window A J Finn, Author William Morrow & Company, $16.99 (464) 978-0-06-267842-3 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/18/2019 Average Rank 6.75 [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 07/01/2019, 9 07/08/2019, 9 07/15/2019, 7 07/22/2019, 8 07/29/2019, 8 08/05/2019, 7 08/12/2019, 6 08/19/2019, 7 08/26/2019, 6 09/02/2019, 7 09/09/2019, 8 09/16/2019, 10 09/23/2019, 9 09/30/2019, 12 10/07/2019, 15 10/14/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,061 YTD: 334,151	Mar 2019	5,061 334,151
17	-	1	Becoming Us: Using the Enneagram to Create a Thriving Gospel-Centered Marriage Beth McCord, Author, Jeff McCord, Author Morgan James Publishing, $24.99 (264) 978-1-64279-416-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,848 YTD: 4,848	Oct 2019	4,848 4,848
18	16	3	Winter in Paradise Elin Hilderbrand, Author Back Bay Books, $16.99 (336) 978-0-316-43553-6 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 09/30/2019 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2019 Average Rank 16.67 [details] Sales history for Winter in Paradise date, rank 09/30/2019, 16 10/07/2019, 16 10/14/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,659 YTD: 13,581	Sep 2019	4,659 13,581
19	-	1	The Library Book Susan Orlean, Author Simon & Schuster, $16.99 (336) 978-1-4767-4019-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,472 YTD: 4,477	Oct 2019	4,472 4,477
20	28	2	Doctor Sleep (Media Tie-In, Media Tie-In) Stephen King, Author Gallery Books, $18.00 (544) 978-1-982131-80-7 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,065 YTD: 6,955	Sep 2019	4,065 6,955
21	18	48	Then She Was Gone Lisa Jewell, Author Atria Books, $16.00 (320) 978-1-5011-5465-2 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 11/19/2018 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 02/04/2019 Average Rank 16.87 [details] Sales history for Then She Was Gone date, rank 11/19/2018, 11 11/26/2018, 12 12/03/2018, 12 12/10/2018, 19 01/07/2019, 19 01/14/2019, 18 01/21/2019, 23 01/28/2019, 21 02/04/2019, 10 02/11/2019, 14 02/18/2019, 19 02/25/2019, 15 03/04/2019, 15 03/11/2019, 19 03/18/2019, 20 03/25/2019, 21 04/01/2019, 16 04/08/2019, 19 04/15/2019, 17 04/22/2019, 15 04/29/2019, 18 05/06/2019, 22 05/13/2019, 24 07/01/2019, 20 07/08/2019, 15 07/15/2019, 11 07/22/2019, 12 07/29/2019, 13 08/05/2019, 16 08/12/2019, 15 08/19/2019, 15 08/26/2019, 20 09/02/2019, 21 09/16/2019, 15 09/23/2019, 15 09/30/2019, 15 10/07/2019, 18 10/14/2019, 21 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 48 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,031 YTD: 184,780	Nov 2018	4,031 184,780
22	19	22	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 rank 19 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 09/02/2019 Average Rank 17.79 [details] Sales history for The Official ACT Prep Guide 2019-2020, (Book + 5 Practice Tests + Bonus Online Content) (2019-2020) date, rank 06/24/2019, 24 07/22/2019, 22 07/29/2019, 23 08/05/2019, 23 08/12/2019, 18 08/19/2019, 19 08/26/2019, 14 09/02/2019, 9 09/09/2019, 14 09/16/2019, 14 09/23/2019, 14 09/30/2019, 14 10/07/2019, 19 10/14/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,012 YTD: 99,242	May 2019	4,012 99,242
23	84	2	Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive, Live Happy: 101 Stories about Creating Your Best Life Amy Newmark, Author, Deborah Norville, Author Chicken Soup for the Soul, $14.95 (352) 978-1-61159-992-3 LAST WEEK: 84 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,444 YTD: 4,776	Sep 2019	3,444 4,776
24	22	28	A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Author Penguin Books, $17.00 (496) 978-0-14-311043-9 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/08/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2019 Average Rank 12.30 [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 07/01/2019, 11 07/08/2019, 12 07/15/2019, 10 07/22/2019, 14 07/29/2019, 15 08/05/2019, 15 08/12/2019, 14 08/19/2019, 13 08/26/2019, 16 09/02/2019, 18 09/09/2019, 19 09/16/2019, 17 09/23/2019, 17 09/30/2019, 20 10/07/2019, 22 10/14/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,413 YTD: 209,774	Mar 2019	3,413 209,774
25	24	8	The Warning James Patterson, Author, Robison Wells, With Grand Central Publishing, $15.99 (336) 978-1-5387-1496-6 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 08/26/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/26/2019 Average Rank 11.38 [details] Sales history for The Warning date, rank 08/26/2019, 3 09/02/2019, 3 09/09/2019, 3 09/16/2019, 4 09/23/2019, 10 09/30/2019, 19 10/07/2019, 24 10/14/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,282 YTD: 55,165	Aug 2019	3,282 55,165

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NPD BookScan, week 41 of 2019, data through 10/5/2019; PW Issue of October 14, 2019