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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2017 YTD
1	1	14	The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Author Gallery/Scout Press, $16.00 (384) 978-1-5011-3295-7 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/24/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/01/2017 Average Rank 3.42 [details] Sales history for The Woman in Cabin 10 date, rank 04/24/2017, 9 04/24/2017, 2 05/01/2017, 6 05/01/2017, 1 05/08/2017, 10 05/08/2017, 1 05/15/2017, 1 05/22/2017, 1 05/29/2017, 1 06/05/2017, 9 06/05/2017, 1 06/12/2017, 1 06/19/2017, 9 06/19/2017, 1 06/26/2017, 7 06/26/2017, 1 07/03/2017, 3 07/03/2017, 1 07/10/2017, 6 07/10/2017, 1 07/17/2017, 3 07/17/2017, 1 07/24/2017, 5 07/24/2017, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 24,020 2012 YTD: 281,361	Apr 2017	24,020 281,361
2	2	20	Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Author Ballantine Books, $17.00 (512) 978-1-101-88308-2 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/13/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/17/2017 Average Rank 2.65 [details] Sales history for Lilac Girls date, rank 03/13/2017, 3 03/20/2017, 5 03/27/2017, 3 04/03/2017, 4 04/10/2017, 4 04/17/2017, 2 04/24/2017, 3 05/01/2017, 3 05/08/2017, 4 05/15/2017, 2 05/22/2017, 2 05/29/2017, 2 06/05/2017, 2 06/12/2017, 2 06/19/2017, 2 06/26/2017, 2 07/03/2017, 2 07/10/2017, 2 07/17/2017, 2 07/24/2017, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Feb 2017 UNITS SOLD: 14,331 2012 YTD: 281,024	Feb 2017	14,331 281,024
3	6	2	Behind Closed Doors B A Paris, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99 (352) 978-1-250-13236-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 07/17/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/24/2017 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for Behind Closed Doors date, rank 07/17/2017, 6 07/24/2017, 3 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 13,219 2012 YTD: 23,440	Jul 2017	13,219 23,440
4	3	15	All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Author Scribner Book Company, $17.00 (544) 978-1-5011-7321-9 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/17/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/17/2017 Average Rank 3.78 [details] Sales history for All the Light We Cannot See date, rank 04/17/2017, 7 04/17/2017, 1 04/24/2017, 8 04/24/2017, 1 05/01/2017, 9 05/01/2017, 2 05/08/2017, 3 05/15/2017, 4 05/22/2017, 3 05/29/2017, 4 06/05/2017, 4 06/12/2017, 3 06/19/2017, 3 06/26/2017, 3 07/03/2017, 3 07/10/2017, 3 07/17/2017, 3 07/24/2017, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 13,033 2012 YTD: 224,548	Apr 2017	13,033 224,548
5	-	1	The Whistler John Grisham, Author Bantam, $17.00 (432) 978-1-101-96767-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 12,836 2012 YTD: 12,893	Jul 2017	12,836 12,893
6	-	1	Never Never James Patterson, Author, Candice Fox, Author Grand Central Publishing, $15.99 (400) 978-1-4789-4477-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 12,168 2012 YTD: 12,270	Jul 2017	12,168 12,270
7	4	7	The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Author Penguin Books, $16.00 (336) 978-0-7352-2110-9 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 06/12/2017 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/03/2017 Average Rank 5.29 [details] Sales history for The Couple Next Door date, rank 06/12/2017, 7 06/19/2017, 6 06/26/2017, 5 07/03/2017, 4 07/10/2017, 4 07/17/2017, 4 07/24/2017, 7 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 11,730 2012 YTD: 81,392	May 2017	11,730 81,392
8	9	9	The Official SAT Study Guide, 2018 Edition The College Board, Author College Board, $28.99 (1280) 978-1-4573-0928-1 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/29/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/29/2017 Average Rank 9.22 [details] Sales history for The Official SAT Study Guide, 2018 Edition date, rank 05/29/2017, 3 06/05/2017, 13 06/12/2017, 12 06/19/2017, 11 06/26/2017, 10 07/03/2017, 9 07/10/2017, 8 07/17/2017, 9 07/24/2017, 8 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 9,957 2012 YTD: 72,125	May 2017	9,957 72,125
9	5	24	All the Missing Girls Megan Miranda, Author Simon & Schuster, $16.00 (400) 978-1-5011-0797-9 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 02/13/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 07/17/2017 Average Rank 8.75 [details] Sales history for All the Missing Girls date, rank 02/13/2017, 7 02/20/2017, 7 02/27/2017, 7 03/06/2017, 8 03/13/2017, 8 03/20/2017, 12 03/27/2017, 10 04/03/2017, 9 04/10/2017, 9 04/17/2017, 10 04/24/2017, 10 05/01/2017, 7 05/08/2017, 9 05/15/2017, 14 05/22/2017, 11 05/29/2017, 11 06/05/2017, 9 06/12/2017, 10 06/19/2017, 9 06/26/2017, 7 07/03/2017, 6 07/10/2017, 6 07/17/2017, 5 07/24/2017, 9 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,734 2012 YTD: 207,682	Jan 2017	8,734 207,682
10	-	1	The Chemist Stephenie Meyer, Author Back Bay Books, $16.99 (528) 978-0-316-38784-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,485 2012 YTD: 8,557	Jul 2017	8,485 8,557
11	8	12	The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99 (592) 978-1-250-08040-0 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/08/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 5.33 [details] Sales history for The Nightingale date, rank 05/08/2017, 2 05/15/2017, 3 05/22/2017, 4 05/29/2017, 5 06/05/2017, 5 06/12/2017, 6 06/19/2017, 4 06/26/2017, 4 07/03/2017, 5 07/10/2017, 7 07/17/2017, 8 07/24/2017, 11 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,428 2012 YTD: 144,036	Apr 2017	8,428 144,036
12	7	3	Behold the Dreamers (Oprah's Book Club) Imbolo Mbue, Author Random House Trade, $17.00 (416) 978-0-525-50971-4 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 07/10/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 07/10/2017 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Behold the Dreamers (Oprah's Book Club) date, rank 07/10/2017, 5 07/17/2017, 7 07/24/2017, 12 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,266 2012 YTD: 30,402	Jun 2017	8,266 30,402
13	10	3	Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture Joshua Levine, Author William Morrow & Company, $16.99 (368) 978-0-06-274030-4 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 07/10/2017 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 07/17/2017 Average Rank 14.33 [details] Sales history for Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture date, rank 07/10/2017, 20 07/17/2017, 10 07/24/2017, 13 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,754 2012 YTD: 15,870	Jun 2017	5,754 15,870
14	12	20	On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Author Tim Duggan Books, $7.99 (128) 978-0-8041-9011-4 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 03/20/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/10/2017 Average Rank 11.39 [details] Sales history for On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century date, rank 03/20/2017, 20 03/27/2017, 18 04/03/2017, 19 04/03/2017, 8 04/10/2017, 1 04/17/2017, 9 04/24/2017, 17 05/01/2017, 19 05/08/2017, 22 05/08/2017, 5 05/15/2017, 17 05/22/2017, 20 05/29/2017, 6 06/05/2017, 6 06/05/2017, 2 06/12/2017, 4 06/19/2017, 5 06/26/2017, 8 07/03/2017, 11 07/10/2017, 3 07/10/2017, 16 07/17/2017, 12 07/24/2017, 14 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Feb 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,643 2012 YTD: 149,423	Feb 2017	5,643 149,423
15	14	11	Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Author Harper Perennial, $16.99 (336) 978-0-06-249183-1 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/15/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2017 Average Rank 9.18 [details] Sales history for Commonwealth date, rank 05/15/2017, 5 05/22/2017, 5 05/29/2017, 8 06/05/2017, 7 06/12/2017, 8 06/19/2017, 8 06/26/2017, 9 07/03/2017, 12 07/10/2017, 10 07/17/2017, 14 07/24/2017, 15 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,179 2012 YTD: 90,722	May 2017	5,179 90,722
16	11	13	The Handmaid's Tale (Movie Tie-In) Margaret Atwood, Author Anchor Books, $15.95 (336) 978-0-525-43500-6 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/08/2017 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2017 Average Rank 11.08 [details] Sales history for The Handmaid's Tale (Movie Tie-In) date, rank 05/08/2017, 8 05/15/2017, 7 05/22/2017, 7 05/29/2017, 10 06/05/2017, 10 06/12/2017, 13 06/19/2017, 12 06/26/2017, 13 07/03/2017, 14 07/10/2017, 12 07/17/2017, 11 07/24/2017, 16 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,033 2012 YTD: 86,980	Apr 2017	5,033 86,980
17	-	1	The Complete Make-Ahead Cookbook: From Appetizers to Desserts-500 Recipes You Can Make in Advance America's Test Kitchen, Author America's Test Kitchen, $29.95 (432) 978-1-940352-88-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,828 2012 YTD: 11,456	Jul 2017	4,828 11,456
18	-	1	Sneezing Jesus: How God Redeems Our Humanity Brian Hardin, Author NavPress Publishing Group, $14.99 (160) 978-1-63146-740-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,750 2012 YTD: 5,068	Jul 2017	4,750 5,068
19	26	49	Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely Lysa TerKeurst, Author Thomas Nelson, $16.99 (240) 978-1-4002-0587-5 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 08/22/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/05/2016 Average Rank 8.85 [details] Sales history for Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely date, rank 08/22/2016, 3 08/22/2016, 2 08/29/2016, 6 08/29/2016, 2 09/05/2016, 6 09/05/2016, 3 09/05/2016, 1 09/12/2016, 8 09/12/2016, 3 09/19/2016, 3 09/26/2016, 4 10/03/2016, 4 10/10/2016, 4 10/10/2016, 1 10/17/2016, 5 10/24/2016, 4 10/31/2016, 6 11/07/2016, 2 11/07/2016, 7 11/14/2016, 8 11/21/2016, 9 11/28/2016, 8 12/05/2016, 7 12/12/2016, 4 12/12/2016, 7 12/19/2016, 17 12/26/2016, 13 01/02/2017, 12 01/09/2017, 6 01/09/2017, 4 01/16/2017, 4 01/23/2017, 4 01/30/2017, 3 02/06/2017, 3 02/13/2017, 2 02/13/2017, 4 02/20/2017, 8 02/27/2017, 9 03/06/2017, 10 03/06/2017, 4 03/13/2017, 15 03/20/2017, 16 03/27/2017, 15 04/03/2017, 15 04/03/2017, 2 04/10/2017, 15 04/17/2017, 18 04/24/2017, 16 05/01/2017, 15 05/08/2017, 15 05/08/2017, 3 05/15/2017, 21 05/22/2017, 15 06/05/2017, 19 06/05/2017, 3 06/12/2017, 22 06/19/2017, 17 06/26/2017, 19 07/03/2017, 23 07/10/2017, 2 07/10/2017, 24 07/24/2017, 19 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 49 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,518 2012 YTD: 181,581	Aug 2016	4,518 181,581
20	13	15	The Nest Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Author Ecco Press, $16.99 (368) 978-0-06-241422-9 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 04/17/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 04/24/2017 Average Rank 11.40 [details] Sales history for The Nest date, rank 04/17/2017, 8 04/24/2017, 5 05/01/2017, 5 05/08/2017, 5 05/15/2017, 9 05/22/2017, 8 05/29/2017, 13 06/05/2017, 11 06/12/2017, 14 06/19/2017, 13 06/26/2017, 14 07/03/2017, 18 07/10/2017, 15 07/17/2017, 13 07/24/2017, 20 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,509 2012 YTD: 111,428	Apr 2017	4,509 111,428
21	16	8	Cross the Line James Patterson, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (400) 978-1-4555-8531-1 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/05/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/10/2017 Average Rank 8.30 [details] Sales history for Cross the Line date, rank 06/05/2017, 3 06/05/2017, 7 06/12/2017, 5 06/19/2017, 7 06/26/2017, 6 07/03/2017, 8 07/10/2017, 1 07/10/2017, 9 07/17/2017, 16 07/24/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,481 2012 YTD: 69,368	May 2017	4,481 69,368
22	-	1	Love Her Wild: Poems Atticus, Author Atria Books, $17.99 (240) 978-1-5011-7123-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,477 2012 YTD: 4,789	Jul 2017	4,477 4,789
23	21	4	News of the World Paulette Jiles, Author William Morrow & Company, $15.99 (240) 978-0-06-240921-8 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 07/03/2017 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 07/03/2017 Average Rank 18.25 [details] Sales history for News of the World date, rank 07/03/2017, 10 07/10/2017, 19 07/17/2017, 21 07/24/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jun 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,358 2012 YTD: 20,153	Jun 2017	4,358 20,153
24	-	1	Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood Marjorie Liu, Author, Sana Takeda, Artist Image Comics, $16.99 (152) 978-1-5343-0041-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,204 2012 YTD: 4,427	Jul 2017	4,204 4,427
25	-	1	Instant Pot(r) Obsession: The Ultimate Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook for Cooking Everything Fast Janet A Zimmerman, Author Sonoma Press, $17.99 (264) 978-1-943451-58-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/08/2017 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 13.33 [details] Sales history for Instant Pot(r) Obsession: The Ultimate Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook for Cooking Everything Fast date, rank 05/08/2017, 6 06/05/2017, 9 07/24/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,174 2012 YTD: 32,371	Mar 2017	4,174 32,371

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