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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2019 YTD
1	1	4	Every Breath Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $15.99 (336) 978-1-5387-2854-3 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for Every Breath date, rank 10/28/2019, 1 11/04/2019, 1 11/11/2019, 1 11/18/2019, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 15,291 YTD: 63,055	Oct 2019	15,291 63,055
2	2	7	The Great Alone Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99 (576) 978-1-250-22953-3 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 1.57 [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 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,797 YTD: 82,525	Sep 2019	8,797 82,525
3	3	5	Redemption David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (464) 978-1-5387-6145-8 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for Redemption date, rank 10/21/2019, 3 10/28/2019, 3 11/04/2019, 3 11/11/2019, 3 11/18/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,207 YTD: 45,379	Oct 2019	7,207 45,379
4	-	1	The Chef James Patterson, Author, Max DiLallo, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (400) 978-1-5387-1486-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,932 YTD: 6,933	Nov 2019	6,932 6,933
5	7	32	The Overstory Richard Powers, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $18.95 (512) 978-0-393-35668-7 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/22/2019 Average Rank 12.33 [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 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,028 YTD: 195,840	Apr 2019	6,028 195,840
6	10	27	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 5.52 [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 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,999 YTD: 264,727	May 2019	5,999 264,727
7	8	25	Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Author Ballantine Books, $17.00 (368) 978-0-425-28470-4 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/01/2019 Average Rank 4.72 [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 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,817 YTD: 280,294	May 2019	5,817 280,294
8	5	6	The 18th Abduction James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (416) 978-1-5387-3159-8 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 4.14 [details] Sales history for The 18th Abduction date, rank 10/14/2019, 2 10/21/2019, 2 10/28/2019, 4 11/04/2019, 4 11/11/2019, 5 11/18/2019, 8 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,675 YTD: 51,518	Oct 2019	5,675 51,518
9	-	1	Taste of Home Copycat Restaurant Favorites: Restaurant Faves Made Easy at Home Taste of Home, Editor Reader's Digest/Taste of Home, $15.99 (256) 978-1-61765-860-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,412 YTD: 5,412	Nov 2019	5,412 5,412
10	-	1	Cracking the AP World History: Modern Exam 2020, Premium Edition: 5 Practice Tests + Complete Content Review + Proven Prep for the New 2020 Exam The Princeton Review, Author Princeton Review, $25.99 (480) 978-0-525-56840-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,135 YTD: 5,138	Nov 2019	5,135 5,138
11	12	7	Doctor Sleep (Media Tie-In, Media Tie-In) Stephen King, Author Gallery Books, $18.00 (544) 978-1-982131-80-7 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Doctor Sleep (Media Tie-In, Media Tie-In) date, rank 10/14/2019, 20 10/21/2019, 21 10/28/2019, 14 11/04/2019, 12 11/11/2019, 12 11/18/2019, 11 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,953 YTD: 29,193	Sep 2019	4,953 29,193
12	9	6	Nine Perfect Strangers Liane Moriarty, Author Flatiron Books, $17.99 (464) 978-1-250-06983-2 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 7.17 [details] Sales history for Nine Perfect Strangers date, rank 10/14/2019, 7 10/21/2019, 5 10/28/2019, 5 11/04/2019, 5 11/11/2019, 9 11/18/2019, 12 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,603 YTD: 36,024	Oct 2019	4,603 36,024
13	17	53	Then She Was Gone Lisa Jewell, Author Atria Books, $16.00 (320) 978-1-5011-5465-2 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 11/19/2018 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 02/04/2019 Average Rank 17.05 [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 10/21/2019, 22 10/28/2019, 24 11/04/2019, 16 11/11/2019, 17 11/18/2019, 13 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 53 PUB DATE: Nov 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,489 YTD: 204,095	Nov 2018	4,489 204,095
14	18	3	Watchmen (2019 Edition) Alan Moore, Author, Dave Gibbons, Illustrator DC Comics, $24.99 (416) 978-1-77950-112-7 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Watchmen (2019 Edition) date, rank 11/04/2019, 11 11/11/2019, 18 11/18/2019, 14 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,478 YTD: 19,487	May 2019	4,478 19,487
15	6	2	Of Blood and Bone: Chronicles of the One, Book 2 Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99 (480) 978-1-250-12300-8 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/11/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 10.50 [details] Sales history for Of Blood and Bone: Chronicles of the One, Book 2 date, rank 11/11/2019, 6 11/18/2019, 15 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,358 YTD: 10,085	Oct 2019	4,358 10,085
16	14	7	A Spark of Light Jodi Picoult, Author Ballantine Books, $17.00 (400) 978-0-345-54500-8 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 9.57 [details] Sales history for A Spark of Light date, rank 10/07/2019, 7 10/14/2019, 5 10/21/2019, 8 10/28/2019, 8 11/04/2019, 9 11/11/2019, 14 11/18/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,317 YTD: 40,406	Sep 2019	4,317 40,406
17	16	23	Official SAT Study Guide 2020 Edition College Board, Author College Board, $29.99 (1300) 978-1-4573-1219-9 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 12.14 [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 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,270 YTD: 169,671	May 2019	4,270 169,671
18	51	2	The Irishman (Movie Tie-In): Frank Sheeran and Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa Charles Brandt, Author Steerforth Press, $17.00 (384) 978-1-58642-247-9 LAST WEEK: 51 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,789 YTD: 6,952	Oct 2019	3,789 6,952
19	19	36	The Woman in the Window A J Finn, Author William Morrow & Company, $16.99 (464) 978-0-06-267842-3 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/18/2019 Average Rank 8.24 [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 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,756 YTD: 353,890	Mar 2019	3,756 353,890
20	23	33	A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Author Penguin Books, $17.00 (496) 978-0-14-311043-9 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/08/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2019 Average Rank 13.21 [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 11/04/2019, 24 11/11/2019, 23 11/18/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,528 YTD: 226,365	Mar 2019	3,528 226,365
21	24	27	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 24 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 09/02/2019 Average Rank 18.83 [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 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,444 YTD: 115,419	May 2019	3,444 115,419
22	22	23	The Outsider Stephen King, Author Gallery Books, $18.99 (576) 978-1-5011-8100-9 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 06/17/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/24/2019 Average Rank 14.32 [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 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,256 YTD: 135,317	Jun 2019	3,256 135,317
23	26	39	Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Trevor Noah, Author Spiegel & Grau, $18.00 (304) 978-0-399-58819-8 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 02/25/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2019 Average Rank 13.40 [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 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 39 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,221 YTD: 222,502	Feb 2019	3,221 222,502
24	-	1	Girl, Woman, Other Bernardine Evaristo, Author Grove Press, Black Cat, $17.00 (464) 978-0-8021-5698-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,208 YTD: 3,208	Nov 2019	3,208 3,208
25	15	27	There There Tommy Orange, Author Vintage, $16.00 (304) 978-0-525-43614-0 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2019 Average Rank 18.09 [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 07/01/2019, 21 07/08/2019, 23 07/15/2019, 22 07/22/2019, 23 08/05/2019, 20 08/12/2019, 21 08/19/2019, 18 08/26/2019, 19 09/02/2019, 16 09/09/2019, 13 09/16/2019, 16 09/23/2019, 18 09/30/2019, 17 10/07/2019, 23 11/11/2019, 15 11/18/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,193 YTD: 128,846	May 2019	3,193 128,846

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