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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	2	2	The 20th Victim James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (448) 978-1-5387-1546-8 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/01/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/08/2021 Average Rank 1.50 [details] Sales history for The 20th Victim date, rank 03/01/2021, 2 03/08/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 11,495 YTD: 20,969	Feb 2021	11,495 20,969
2	1	18	Burn After Writing (Pink) Sharon Jones, Author Tarcherperigee, $14.00 (160) 978-0-593-32991-7 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 11/09/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 6.05 [details] Sales history for Burn After Writing (Pink) date, rank 11/09/2020, 13 11/16/2020, 9 11/23/2020, 12 11/30/2020, 10 12/02/2020, 7 12/07/2020, 7 12/14/2020, 15 12/21/2020, 5 12/28/2020, 4 01/04/2021, 3 01/11/2021, 3 01/18/2021, 3 01/25/2021, 5 02/01/2021, 10 02/08/2021, 8 02/15/2021, 1 02/22/2021, 1 03/01/2021, 1 03/08/2021, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,648 YTD: 119,306	Oct 2020	9,648 119,306
3	6	9	Bridgerton [tv Tie-In]: The Duke and I Julia Quinn, Author Avon Books, $16.99 (464) 978-0-06-307890-1 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 01/11/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 6.10 [details] Sales history for Bridgerton [tv Tie-In]: The Duke and I date, rank 01/11/2021, 10 01/18/2021, 5 01/25/2021, 9 02/01/2021, 3 02/08/2021, 7 02/15/2021, 2 02/22/2021, 14 03/01/2021, 6 03/08/2021, 3 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,866 YTD: 63,819	Dec 2020	8,866 63,819
4	4	4	Fair Warning Michael Connelly, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (464) 978-1-5387-3633-3 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/22/2021 Average Rank 3.25 [details] Sales history for Fair Warning date, rank 02/15/2021, 3 02/22/2021, 2 03/01/2021, 4 03/08/2021, 4 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,917 YTD: 36,950	Feb 2021	7,917 36,950
5	3	15	Home Body Rupi Kaur, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $16.99 (192) 978-1-4494-8680-8 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/30/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/30/2020 Average Rank 2.82 [details] Sales history for Home Body date, rank 11/30/2020, 1 12/02/2020, 1 12/07/2020, 1 12/14/2020, 2 12/21/2020, 2 12/28/2020, 2 01/04/2021, 2 01/11/2021, 1 01/18/2021, 2 01/25/2021, 3 02/01/2021, 5 02/08/2021, 3 02/15/2021, 5 02/22/2021, 3 03/01/2021, 3 03/08/2021, 5 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,810 YTD: 73,217	Nov 2020	7,810 73,217
6	5	3	28 Summers Elin Hilderbrand, Author Back Bay Books, $17.99 (448) 978-0-316-42864-4 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 02/22/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 02/22/2021 Average Rank 5.33 [details] Sales history for 28 Summers date, rank 02/22/2021, 5 03/01/2021, 5 03/08/2021, 6 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,492 YTD: 21,081	Feb 2021	7,492 21,081
7	7	4	The Girl from the Channel Islands: A WWII Novel (Original) Jenny Lecoat, Author Graydon House, $17.99 (304) 978-1-5258-0641-4 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for The Girl from the Channel Islands: A WWII Novel (Original) date, rank 02/15/2021, 6 02/22/2021, 6 03/01/2021, 7 03/08/2021, 7 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,211 YTD: 26,544	Feb 2021	6,211 26,544
8	-	1	Camino Winds John Grisham, Author Bantam, $18.00 (336) 978-0-593-15778-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,992 YTD: 5,992	Feb 2021	5,992 5,992
9	10	46	The Step-By-Step Instant Pot Cookbook: 100 Simple Recipes for Spectacular Results -- With Photographs of Every Step Jeffrey Eisner, Author Voracious, $19.99 (272) 978-0-316-46083-5 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/27/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 11.54 [details] Sales history for The Step-By-Step Instant Pot Cookbook: 100 Simple Recipes for Spectacular Results -- With Photographs of Every Step date, rank 04/27/2020, 2 05/04/2020, 10 05/11/2020, 7 05/18/2020, 11 05/25/2020, 19 06/01/2020, 25 07/27/2020, 24 08/03/2020, 19 08/10/2020, 24 08/31/2020, 49 08/31/2020, 49 09/07/2020, 49 10/26/2020, 10 11/02/2020, 7 11/09/2020, 11 11/16/2020, 10 11/23/2020, 6 11/30/2020, 11 12/02/2020, 2 12/07/2020, 2 12/14/2020, 4 12/21/2020, 6 12/28/2020, 6 01/04/2021, 5 01/11/2021, 4 01/18/2021, 6 01/25/2021, 7 02/01/2021, 7 02/08/2021, 1 02/15/2021, 9 02/22/2021, 4 03/01/2021, 10 03/08/2021, 9 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 46 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,922 YTD: 55,753	Apr 2020	4,922 55,753
10	9	46	Circe Madeline Miller, Author Back Bay Books, $16.99 (416) 978-0-316-55632-3 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/27/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/08/2020 Average Rank 12.30 [details] Sales history for Circe date, rank 04/27/2020, 5 05/04/2020, 11 05/18/2020, 21 05/25/2020, 18 06/01/2020, 16 06/08/2020, 4 06/15/2020, 6 06/22/2020, 6 06/29/2020, 9 07/06/2020, 9 07/13/2020, 8 07/20/2020, 8 07/27/2020, 10 08/03/2020, 6 08/10/2020, 4 08/17/2020, 13 08/24/2020, 7 08/31/2020, 11 09/07/2020, 11 09/14/2020, 21 09/21/2020, 14 09/28/2020, 15 10/05/2020, 22 10/12/2020, 18 10/19/2020, 25 10/26/2020, 19 11/02/2020, 18 11/09/2020, 18 11/16/2020, 13 11/23/2020, 15 11/30/2020, 14 12/02/2020, 9 12/07/2020, 9 12/14/2020, 11 12/21/2020, 15 12/28/2020, 10 01/04/2021, 9 01/11/2021, 7 01/18/2021, 11 01/25/2021, 16 02/01/2021, 16 02/08/2021, 15 02/15/2021, 15 02/22/2021, 9 03/01/2021, 9 03/08/2021, 10 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 46 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,816 YTD: 38,624	Apr 2020	4,816 38,624
11	17	8	A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00 (448) 978-1-63557-556-9 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/08/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 11.33 [details] Sales history for A Court of Thorns and Roses date, rank 03/01/2021, 17 03/08/2021, 11 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,742 YTD: 21,535	Jun 2020	4,742 21,535
12	-	1	Avatar: The Last Airbender--The Rift Omnibus Gene Luen Yang, Author, Gurihiru, Illustrator, Michael Heisler, Illustrator Dark Horse Books, $24.99 (232) 978-1-5067-2171-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,543 YTD: 4,543	Feb 2021	4,543 4,543
13	8	2	The Order Daniel Silva, Author Harper Paperbacks, $17.99 (432) 978-0-06-283496-6 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/01/2021 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 03/01/2021 Average Rank 10.50 [details] Sales history for The Order date, rank 03/01/2021, 8 03/08/2021, 13 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,262 YTD: 9,585	Feb 2021	4,262 9,585
14	-	1	Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun, Vol. 7 Aidairo, Author Yen Press, $13.00 (181) 978-1-9753-1139-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,151 YTD: 4,151	Feb 2021	4,151 4,151
15	16	5	The Body: A Guide for Occupants Bill Bryson, Author Anchor Books, $17.00 (464) 978-0-8041-7272-1 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 02/08/2021 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 03/08/2021 Average Rank 17.60 [details] Sales history for The Body: A Guide for Occupants date, rank 02/08/2021, 23 02/15/2021, 18 02/22/2021, 16 03/01/2021, 16 03/08/2021, 15 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,145 YTD: 20,361	Jan 2021	4,145 20,361
16	13	5	Eight Perfect Murders Peter Swanson, Author William Morrow & Company, $16.99 (304) 978-0-06-283819-3 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 13.75 [details] Sales history for Eight Perfect Murders date, rank 02/15/2021, 13 02/22/2021, 13 03/01/2021, 13 03/08/2021, 16 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,106 YTD: 20,516	Jan 2021	4,106 20,516
17	11	8	The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Author Harper Perennial, $17.00 (352) 978-0-06-296368-0 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 01/18/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/25/2021 Average Rank 6.88 [details] Sales history for The Dutch House date, rank 01/18/2021, 4 01/25/2021, 1 02/01/2021, 4 02/08/2021, 2 02/15/2021, 8 02/22/2021, 8 03/01/2021, 11 03/08/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,091 YTD: 61,854	Jan 2021	4,091 61,854
18	18	3	Masked Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $17.00 (432) 978-0-593-32857-6 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 03/01/2021 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 03/01/2021 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Masked Prey date, rank 03/01/2021, 18 03/08/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,922 YTD: 11,117	Feb 2021	3,922 11,117
19	32	40	The Official ACT Prep Guide 2020 - 2021, (Book + 5 Practice Tests + Bonus Online Content) (2021 Edition, Revised and Updated) ACT, Author Wiley, $38.95 (976) 978-1-119-68576-0 Last rank 32 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 08/24/2020 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 02/01/2021 Average Rank 19.06 [details] Sales history for The Official ACT Prep Guide 2020 - 2021, (Book + 5 Practice Tests + Bonus Online Content) (2021 Edition, Revised and Updated) date, rank 08/24/2020, 22 08/31/2020, 20 08/31/2020, 20 09/07/2020, 20 09/21/2020, 24 09/28/2020, 20 10/05/2020, 20 10/12/2020, 20 11/09/2020, 21 11/16/2020, 23 01/18/2021, 14 01/25/2021, 15 02/01/2021, 11 02/08/2021, 12 02/15/2021, 24 02/22/2021, 19 03/08/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 32 WEEKS ON LIST: 40 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,812 YTD: 33,281	Apr 2020	3,812 33,281
20	15	8	Firefly Lane Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99 (512) 978-1-250-78797-2 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 02/22/2021 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 02/22/2021 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Firefly Lane date, rank 02/22/2021, 10 03/01/2021, 15 03/08/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,771 YTD: 25,534	Dec 2020	3,771 25,534
21	14	27	The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition (Anniversary) Stephen R Covey, Author, Sean Covey, Contribution by, Jim Collins, Foreword by Simon & Schuster, $18.99 (464) 978-1-9821-3727-4 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 08/10/2020 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 03/01/2021 Average Rank 33.81 [details] Sales history for The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition (Anniversary) date, rank 08/10/2020, 25 08/31/2020, 89 08/31/2020, 89 09/07/2020, 89 10/05/2020, 15 11/09/2020, 23 11/16/2020, 18 11/23/2020, 20 01/04/2021, 24 01/25/2021, 20 02/01/2021, 24 02/08/2021, 25 02/15/2021, 23 02/22/2021, 22 03/01/2021, 14 03/08/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,657 YTD: 29,098	May 2020	3,657 29,098
22	25	41	Rand McNally 2021 Large Scale Road Atlas Rand McNally, Author Rand McNally, $19.95 (264) 978-0-528-02244-9 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 06/22/2020 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 08/31/2020 Average Rank 15.81 [details] Sales history for Rand McNally 2021 Large Scale Road Atlas date, rank 06/22/2020, 19 06/29/2020, 19 07/06/2020, 18 07/13/2020, 17 07/20/2020, 24 07/27/2020, 18 08/03/2020, 13 08/10/2020, 16 08/17/2020, 20 08/24/2020, 15 08/31/2020, 7 09/07/2020, 7 09/14/2020, 12 09/21/2020, 12 09/28/2020, 9 10/05/2020, 12 10/12/2020, 7 10/19/2020, 15 10/26/2020, 15 11/02/2020, 17 11/09/2020, 15 11/16/2020, 17 11/23/2020, 22 01/25/2021, 12 02/01/2021, 22 03/01/2021, 25 03/08/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 41 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,562 YTD: 27,216	May 2020	3,562 27,216
23	19	5	The Only Good Indians Stephen Graham Jones, Author Gallery / Saga Press, $16.99 (336) 978-1-9821-3646-8 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 02/08/2021 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 18.60 [details] Sales history for The Only Good Indians date, rank 02/08/2021, 16 02/15/2021, 17 02/22/2021, 18 03/01/2021, 19 03/08/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,273 YTD: 19,651	Jan 2021	3,273 19,651
24	33	4	Code Name Hélène Ariel Lawhon, Author Anchor Books, $16.00 (496) 978-0-525-56549-9 LAST WEEK: 33 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,185 YTD: 12,011	Feb 2021	3,185 12,011
25	26	9	The House in the Cerulean Sea Tj Klune, Author Tor Books, $18.99 (416) 978-1-250-21731-8 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/11/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 13.57 [details] Sales history for The House in the Cerulean Sea date, rank 01/11/2021, 8 01/18/2021, 10 01/25/2021, 13 02/01/2021, 14 02/08/2021, 22 03/08/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,132 YTD: 30,692	Dec 2020	3,132 30,692

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