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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	6	2	The River Murders James Patterson, Author, James O Born, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (448) 978-1-5387-4997-5 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2020 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for The River Murders date, rank 01/20/2020, 6 01/27/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,973 YTD: 19,583	Jan 2020	9,973 19,583
2	4	35	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 5.10 [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 10/21/2019, 6 10/28/2019, 9 11/04/2019, 6 11/11/2019, 8 11/18/2019, 7 11/25/2019, 11 12/02/2019, 7 12/09/2019, 8 12/16/2019, 7 12/23/2019, 6 12/30/2019, 9 01/06/2020, 6 01/13/2020, 3 01/20/2020, 4 01/27/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,142 YTD: 18,916	May 2019	9,142 18,916
3	1	4	7-Day Apple Cider Vinegar Cleanse: Lose Up to 15 Pounds in 7 Days and Turn Your Body Into a Fat-Burning Machine Jj Smith, Author Atria Books, $16.99 (176) 978-1-982118-07-5 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/06/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/06/2020 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for 7-Day Apple Cider Vinegar Cleanse: Lose Up to 15 Pounds in 7 Days and Turn Your Body Into a Fat-Burning Machine date, rank 01/06/2020, 1 01/13/2020, 5 01/20/2020, 1 01/27/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,619 YTD: 20,601	Dec 2019	8,619 20,601
4	-	1	We Hope This Reaches You in Time R H Sin, Author, Samantha King Holmes, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $16.99 (216) 978-1-5248-5576-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,440 YTD: 8,432	Jan 2020	8,440 8,432
5	11	37	Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Author Penguin Books, $17.00 (368) 978-0-7352-2431-5 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 6.32 [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 10/21/2019, 9 10/28/2019, 13 11/04/2019, 7 11/11/2019, 10 11/18/2019, 6 11/25/2019, 13 12/02/2019, 8 12/09/2019, 7 12/16/2019, 10 12/23/2019, 11 12/30/2019, 6 01/06/2020, 7 01/13/2020, 7 01/20/2020, 11 01/27/2020, 5 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 37 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,580 YTD: 14,804	May 2019	7,580 14,804
6	15	2	The Girls with No Names Serena Burdick, Author Park Row, $16.99 (336) 978-0-7783-0873-7 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2020 Average Rank 10.50 [details] Sales history for The Girls with No Names date, rank 01/20/2020, 15 01/27/2020, 6 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,824 YTD: 12,973	Jan 2020	6,824 12,973
7	10	33	Official SAT Study Guide 2020 Edition College Board, Author College Board, $29.99 (1300) 978-1-4573-1219-9 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 12.42 [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 10/21/2019, 11 10/28/2019, 16 11/04/2019, 13 11/11/2019, 16 11/18/2019, 17 11/25/2019, 14 12/02/2019, 23 01/13/2020, 14 01/20/2020, 10 01/27/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,752 YTD: 14,140	May 2019	6,752 14,140
8	5	7	Instant Loss Fast & Easy: 125 Easy Recipes for Your Instant Pot, Air Fryer, and More Brittany Williams, Author Houghton Mifflin, $24.99 (336) 978-0-358-12185-5 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 12/16/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2019 Average Rank 8.60 [details] Sales history for Instant Loss Fast & Easy: 125 Easy Recipes for Your Instant Pot, Air Fryer, and More date, rank 12/16/2019, 2 12/23/2019, 24 01/13/2020, 4 01/20/2020, 5 01/27/2020, 8 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,298 YTD: 16,070	Dec 2019	6,298 16,070
9	13	42	The Overstory Richard Powers, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $18.95 (512) 978-0-393-35668-7 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2019 Average Rank 10.47 [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 10/21/2019, 15 10/28/2019, 7 11/04/2019, 10 11/11/2019, 7 11/18/2019, 5 11/25/2019, 6 12/02/2019, 4 12/09/2019, 4 12/16/2019, 1 12/23/2019, 2 12/30/2019, 2 01/06/2020, 2 01/13/2020, 6 01/20/2020, 13 01/27/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 42 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,008 YTD: 12,894	Apr 2019	6,008 12,894
10	12	3	Celtic Empire Clive Cussler, Author, Dirk Cussler, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $17.00 (480) 978-0-593-08571-4 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 01/13/2020 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2020 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for Celtic Empire date, rank 01/13/2020, 11 01/20/2020, 12 01/27/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,997 YTD: 13,000	Dec 2019	5,997 13,000
11	7	7	The Ultimate Instant Pot cookbook: Foolproof, Quick & Easy 800 Instant Pot Recipes for Beginners and Advanced Users Simon Rush, Author Independently Published, $10.90 (146) 978-1-69945-195-3 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/23/2019 Average Rank 5.25 [details] Sales history for The Ultimate Instant Pot cookbook: Foolproof, Quick & Easy 800 Instant Pot Recipes for Beginners and Advanced Users date, rank 12/23/2019, 1 12/30/2019, 1 01/06/2020, 8 01/13/2020, 1 01/20/2020, 7 01/27/2020, 11 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,933 YTD: 15,307	Oct 2019	5,933 15,307
12	9	37	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 9 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 09/02/2019 Average Rank 18.09 [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 10/21/2019, 24 11/04/2019, 21 11/11/2019, 24 11/18/2019, 21 12/02/2019, 20 01/13/2020, 18 01/20/2020, 9 01/27/2020, 12 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 37 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,924 YTD: 13,595	May 2019	5,924 13,595
13	14	5	Prayer Journal for Women: 52 Week Scripture, Devotional & Guided Prayer Journal Shannon Roberts, Author, Paige Tate & Co, Author PCG Publishing Group, LLC, $9.95 (230) 978-1-941325-82-7 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 12/09/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for Prayer Journal for Women: 52 Week Scripture, Devotional & Guided Prayer Journal date, rank 12/30/2019, 4 01/06/2020, 11 01/13/2020, 2 01/20/2020, 14 01/27/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,449 YTD: 12,143	Mar 2019	5,449 12,143
14	-	1	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 6 Akira Himekawa, Author Viz Media, $9.99 (160) 978-1-974711-63-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,273 YTD: 5,240	Jan 2020	5,273 5,240
15	17	46	The Woman in the Window A J Finn, Author William Morrow & Company, $16.99 (464) 978-0-06-267842-3 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/18/2019 Average Rank 9.43 [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 10/21/2019, 17 10/28/2019, 19 11/04/2019, 15 11/11/2019, 19 11/18/2019, 19 11/25/2019, 21 12/02/2019, 6 12/09/2019, 11 12/16/2019, 22 12/23/2019, 22 12/30/2019, 12 01/06/2020, 4 01/13/2020, 8 01/20/2020, 17 01/27/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 46 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,035 YTD: 10,527	Mar 2019	5,035 10,527
16	18	14	Every Breath Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $15.99 (336) 978-1-5387-2854-3 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 4.29 [details] Sales history for Every Breath date, rank 10/28/2019, 1 11/04/2019, 1 11/11/2019, 1 11/18/2019, 1 11/25/2019, 2 12/02/2019, 1 12/09/2019, 1 12/16/2019, 4 12/23/2019, 4 12/30/2019, 5 01/06/2020, 5 01/13/2020, 10 01/20/2020, 18 01/27/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,987 YTD: 10,168	Oct 2019	4,987 10,168
17	-	1	The Outsider (Media Tie-In) Stephen King, Author Gallery Books, $18.99 (576) 978-1-982148-24-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,900 YTD: 4,900	Jan 2020	4,900 4,900
18	21	48	Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Trevor Noah, Author Spiegel & Grau, $18.00 (304) 978-0-399-58819-8 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 02/25/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2019 Average Rank 13.87 [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 10/21/2019, 19 10/28/2019, 23 11/04/2019, 22 11/18/2019, 23 12/02/2019, 13 12/23/2019, 20 12/30/2019, 15 01/06/2020, 12 01/13/2020, 23 01/20/2020, 21 01/27/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 48 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,692 YTD: 9,062	Feb 2019	4,692 9,062
19	30	2	The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington Brad Meltzer, Author, Josh Mensch, Author Flatiron Books, $17.99 (432) 978-1-250-25767-3 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,299 YTD: 7,643	Jan 2020	4,299 7,643
20	8	2	The Dirty, Lazy, Keto Cookbook: Bend the Rules to Lose the Weight! Stephanie Laska, Author, William Laska, Author Adams Media Corporation, $19.99 (224) 978-1-5072-1230-1 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 01/20/2020 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for The Dirty, Lazy, Keto Cookbook: Bend the Rules to Lose the Weight! date, rank 01/20/2020, 8 01/27/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,287 YTD: 12,682	Jan 2020	4,287 12,682
21	16	3	The Wives (Original) Tarryn Fisher, Author Graydon House, $16.99 (352) 978-1-5258-0978-1 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 01/13/2020 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 15.33 [details] Sales history for The Wives (Original) date, rank 01/13/2020, 9 01/20/2020, 16 01/27/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,183 YTD: 9,750	Dec 2019	4,183 9,750
22	56	33	The Outsider Stephen King, Author Gallery Books, $18.99 (576) 978-1-5011-8100-9 Last rank 56 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 06/17/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/24/2019 Average Rank 15.18 [details] Sales history for The Outsider date, rank 06/17/2019, 7 06/24/2019, 4 07/01/2019, 5 07/08/2019, 5 07/15/2019, 5 07/22/2019, 9 07/29/2019, 14 08/05/2019, 14 08/12/2019, 13 08/19/2019, 17 08/26/2019, 22 09/02/2019, 23 09/09/2019, 21 09/16/2019, 18 09/23/2019, 16 09/30/2019, 21 11/04/2019, 14 11/11/2019, 22 11/18/2019, 22 12/09/2019, 17 12/30/2019, 23 01/27/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: 56 WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,986 YTD: 6,221	Jun 2019	3,986 6,221
23	32	3	We Must Be Brave Frances Liardet, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $17.00 (480) 978-0-7352-1887-1 LAST WEEK: 32 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,925 YTD: 7,141	Dec 2019	3,925 7,141
24	22	17	The Great Alone Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99 (576) 978-1-250-22953-3 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 6.29 [details] Sales history for The Great Alone date, rank 10/07/2019, 1 10/14/2019, 1 10/21/2019, 1 10/28/2019, 2 11/04/2019, 2 11/11/2019, 2 11/18/2019, 2 11/25/2019, 4 12/02/2019, 2 12/09/2019, 2 12/16/2019, 5 12/23/2019, 5 12/30/2019, 10 01/06/2020, 9 01/13/2020, 13 01/20/2020, 22 01/27/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,755 YTD: 8,008	Sep 2019	3,755 8,008
25	19	7	The Cornwalls Vanish (Previously Published as the Cornwalls Are Gone) James Patterson, Author, Brendan DuBois, With Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (352) 978-1-5387-3157-4 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 12/16/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 12/23/2019 Average Rank 14.57 [details] Sales history for The Cornwalls Vanish (Previously Published as the Cornwalls Are Gone) date, rank 12/16/2019, 12 12/23/2019, 7 12/30/2019, 14 01/06/2020, 13 01/13/2020, 12 01/20/2020, 19 01/27/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,620 YTD: 8,193	Dec 2019	3,620 8,193

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