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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	3	41	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 1 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2020 Average Rank 5.90 [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 02/03/2020, 2 02/10/2020, 2 02/17/2020, 3 02/24/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 41 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 10,800 YTD: 52,876	May 2019	10,800 52,876
2	2	4	One Good Deed David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (464) 978-1-5387-5058-2 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/03/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2020 Average Rank 1.50 [details] Sales history for One Good Deed date, rank 02/03/2020, 1 02/10/2020, 1 02/17/2020, 2 02/24/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,886 YTD: 45,566	Jan 2020	9,886 45,566
3	-	1	Unsolved James Patterson, Author, David Ellis, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (480) 978-1-5387-3163-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,645 YTD: 8,645	Feb 2020	8,645 8,645
4	4	39	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 5.00 [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 02/03/2020, 4 02/10/2020, 4 02/17/2020, 4 02/24/2020, 4 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 39 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,661 YTD: 50,148	May 2019	7,661 50,148
5	-	1	The Populist's Guide to 2020: A New Right and New Left are Rising Krystal Ball, Author, Saagar Enjeti, Author Strong Arm Press, $19.99 (244) 978-1-947492-45-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,831 YTD: 6,959	Feb 2020	6,831 6,959
6	-	1	Summer of '69 Elin Hilderbrand, Author Back Bay Books, $16.99 (448) 978-0-316-42000-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,793 YTD: 6,793	Feb 2020	6,793 6,793
7	6	23	The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Kim Michele Richardson, Author Sourcebooks Landmark, $15.99 (320) 978-1-4926-7152-7 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/10/2020 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/10/2020 Average Rank 6.33 [details] Sales history for The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek date, rank 02/10/2020, 6 02/17/2020, 6 02/24/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,990 YTD: 27,668	May 2019	5,990 27,668
8	5	37	Official SAT Study Guide 2020 Edition College Board, Author College Board, $29.99 (1300) 978-1-4573-1219-9 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 11.63 [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 02/03/2020, 6 02/10/2020, 7 02/17/2020, 5 02/24/2020, 8 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 37 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,979 YTD: 40,403	May 2019	5,979 40,403
9	7	2	Outfox Sandra Brown, Author Grand Central Publishing, $15.99 (448) 978-1-4789-1687-1 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2020 Average Rank 8.50 [details] Sales history for Outfox date, rank 02/17/2020, 8 02/24/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,864 YTD: 11,406	Feb 2020	5,864 11,406
10	11	5	The Outsider (Media Tie-In) Stephen King, Author Gallery Books, $18.99 (576) 978-1-982148-24-9 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 01/27/2020 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2020 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for The Outsider (Media Tie-In) date, rank 01/27/2020, 17 02/03/2020, 9 02/10/2020, 13 02/17/2020, 16 02/24/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,692 YTD: 25,805	Jan 2020	5,692 25,805
11	9	46	The Overstory Richard Powers, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $18.95 (512) 978-0-393-35668-7 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2019 Average Rank 10.30 [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 02/03/2020, 7 02/10/2020, 9 02/17/2020, 7 02/24/2020, 11 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 46 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,430 YTD: 35,545	Apr 2019	5,430 35,545
12	-	1	Sisters by Choice (Original) Susan Mallery, Author Mira Books, $16.99 (336) 978-0-7783-0939-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,313 YTD: 5,313	Feb 2020	5,313 5,313
13	8	6	The River Murders James Patterson, Author, James O Born, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (448) 978-1-5387-4997-5 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2020 Average Rank 7.17 [details] Sales history for The River Murders date, rank 01/20/2020, 6 01/27/2020, 1 02/03/2020, 5 02/10/2020, 5 02/17/2020, 13 02/24/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,973 YTD: 44,955	Jan 2020	4,973 44,955
14	16	18	Every Breath Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $15.99 (336) 978-1-5387-2854-3 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 6.73 [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 02/03/2020, 13 02/10/2020, 20 02/17/2020, 23 02/24/2020, 14 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,590 YTD: 28,129	Oct 2019	4,590 28,129
15	-	1	Neon Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $17.00 (416) 978-0-593-08573-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,383 YTD: 4,383	Feb 2020	4,383 4,383
16	19	50	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 10.00 [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 02/03/2020, 15 02/10/2020, 21 02/17/2020, 15 02/24/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 50 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,324 YTD: 27,298	Mar 2019	4,324 27,298
17	15	7	Celtic Empire Clive Cussler, Author, Dirk Cussler, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $17.00 (480) 978-0-593-08571-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 01/13/2020 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2020 Average Rank 13.14 [details] Sales history for Celtic Empire date, rank 01/13/2020, 11 01/20/2020, 12 01/27/2020, 10 02/03/2020, 11 02/10/2020, 14 02/17/2020, 17 02/24/2020, 17 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,102 YTD: 31,507	Dec 2019	4,102 31,507
18	20	7	To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret Jedidiah Jenkins, Author Convergent Books, $17.00 (352) 978-1-5247-6140-0 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 02/10/2020 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 02/10/2020 Average Rank 14.67 [details] Sales history for To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret date, rank 02/17/2020, 19 02/24/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,912 YTD: 19,299	Dec 2019	3,912 19,299
19	22	37	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 15.92 [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 02/03/2020, 16 02/10/2020, 24 02/17/2020, 21 02/24/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 37 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,828 YTD: 21,805	Jun 2019	3,828 21,805
20	10	41	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 10 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 09/02/2019 Average Rank 17.46 [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 02/03/2020, 12 02/10/2020, 15 02/17/2020, 9 02/24/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 41 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,820 YTD: 31,656	May 2019	3,820 31,656
21	13	7	High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life Tiffany Jenkins, Author Harmony, $15.99 (384) 978-0-593-13593-8 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 11/25/2019 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2020 Average Rank 18.67 [details] Sales history for High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life date, rank 11/25/2019, 25 02/17/2020, 10 02/24/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,760 YTD: 15,441	Jun 2019	3,760 15,441
22	21	52	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 14.28 [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 02/03/2020, 23 02/10/2020, 23 02/17/2020, 20 02/24/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 52 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,491 YTD: 23,673	Feb 2019	3,491 23,673
23	30	7	We Must Be Brave Frances Liardet, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $17.00 (480) 978-0-7352-1887-1 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 01/27/2020 Highest Rank 23 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2020 Average Rank 23.00 [details] Sales history for We Must Be Brave date, rank 01/27/2020, 23 02/24/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,466 YTD: 20,279	Dec 2019	3,466 20,279
24	14	2	The Scent Keeper Erica Bauermeister, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99 (320) 978-1-250-62262-4 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2020 Average Rank 17.50 [details] Sales history for The Scent Keeper date, rank 02/17/2020, 11 02/24/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,466 YTD: 7,672	Feb 2020	3,466 7,672
25	17	6	The Girls with No Names Serena Burdick, Author Park Row, $16.99 (336) 978-0-7783-0873-7 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2020 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for The Girls with No Names date, rank 01/20/2020, 15 01/27/2020, 6 02/03/2020, 8 02/10/2020, 12 02/17/2020, 18 02/24/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,458 YTD: 31,467	Jan 2020	3,458 31,467

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