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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2017 YTD
1	-	1	Two by Two Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $15.99 (512) 978-1-4555-2068-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/14/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/14/2017 Average Rank 1.50 [details] Sales history for Two by Two date, rank 08/14/2017, 2 08/14/2017, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 21,922 2012 YTD: 22,129	Aug 2017	21,922 22,129
2	1	17	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 3.23 [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 07/31/2017, 4 07/31/2017, 1 08/07/2017, 4 08/07/2017, 1 08/14/2017, 3 08/14/2017, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 21,523 2012 YTD: 345,154	Apr 2017	21,523 345,154
3	2	2	Truly Madly Guilty Liane Moriarty, Author Flatiron Books, $16.99 (544) 978-1-250-06980-1 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 08/07/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/07/2017 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Truly Madly Guilty date, rank 08/07/2017, 7 08/07/2017, 2 08/14/2017, 3 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 16,350 2012 YTD: 35,337	Jul 2017	16,350 35,337
4	3	23	Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly, Author Ballantine Books, $17.00 (512) 978-1-101-88308-2 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/13/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/17/2017 Average Rank 2.96 [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 07/31/2017, 9 07/31/2017, 2 08/07/2017, 3 08/14/2017, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Feb 2017 UNITS SOLD: 14,036 2012 YTD: 323,712	Feb 2017	14,036 323,712
5	-	1	The Medical Examiner James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Bookshots, $4.99 (144) 978-0-316-50482-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 13,887 2012 YTD: 14,009	Aug 2017	13,887 14,009
6	14	4	The Glass Castle: A Memoir Jeannette Walls, Author Scribner Book Company, $17.00 (320) 978-1-5011-7158-1 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 07/31/2017 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 08/14/2017 Average Rank 11.33 [details] Sales history for The Glass Castle: A Memoir date, rank 07/31/2017, 14 08/07/2017, 14 08/14/2017, 6 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 13,564 2012 YTD: 29,921	Jul 2017	13,564 29,921
7	4	4	The Whistler John Grisham, Author Bantam, $17.00 (432) 978-1-101-96767-6 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 07/24/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/31/2017 Average Rank 5.80 [details] Sales history for The Whistler date, rank 07/24/2017, 5 07/31/2017, 10 07/31/2017, 3 08/07/2017, 4 08/14/2017, 7 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 11,955 2012 YTD: 51,854	Jul 2017	11,955 51,854
8	7	10	The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Author Penguin Books, $16.00 (336) 978-0-7352-2110-9 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 06/12/2017 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/03/2017 Average Rank 5.70 [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 07/31/2017, 5 08/07/2017, 7 08/14/2017, 8 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 11,042 2012 YTD: 115,089	May 2017	11,042 115,089
9	5	5	Behind Closed Doors B A Paris, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99 (352) 978-1-250-13236-9 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 07/17/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/24/2017 Average Rank 5.40 [details] Sales history for Behind Closed Doors date, rank 07/17/2017, 6 07/24/2017, 3 07/31/2017, 4 08/07/2017, 5 08/14/2017, 9 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 11,024 2012 YTD: 61,408	Jul 2017	11,024 61,408
10	6	18	All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Author Scribner Book Company, $17.00 (544) 978-1-5011-7321-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/17/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/17/2017 Average Rank 4.29 [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 07/31/2017, 6 08/07/2017, 6 08/14/2017, 10 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 10,560 2012 YTD: 258,526	Apr 2017	10,560 258,526
11	8	4	Never Never James Patterson, Author, Candice Fox, Author Grand Central Publishing, $15.99 (400) 978-1-4789-4477-5 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 07/24/2017 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 07/24/2017 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Never Never date, rank 07/24/2017, 6 07/31/2017, 7 08/07/2017, 8 08/14/2017, 11 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 8,097 2012 YTD: 40,992	Jul 2017	8,097 40,992
12	9	12	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 9.33 [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 07/31/2017, 8 08/07/2017, 9 08/14/2017, 12 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,985 2012 YTD: 97,832	May 2017	7,985 97,832
13	10	4	The Chemist Stephenie Meyer, Author Back Bay Books, $16.99 (528) 978-0-316-38784-2 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 07/24/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/07/2017 Average Rank 8.80 [details] Sales history for The Chemist date, rank 07/24/2017, 10 07/31/2017, 9 08/07/2017, 10 08/07/2017, 2 08/14/2017, 13 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,249 2012 YTD: 32,847	Jul 2017	7,249 32,847
14	-	1	The Dolls James Patterson, Author, Kecia Bal, With Bookshots, $4.99 (144) 978-0-316-46977-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,244 2012 YTD: 7,323	Aug 2017	7,244 7,323
15	12	27	All the Missing Girls Megan Miranda, Author Simon & Schuster, $16.00 (400) 978-1-5011-0797-9 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 02/13/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 07/17/2017 Average Rank 9.15 [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 07/31/2017, 10 08/07/2017, 12 08/14/2017, 15 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,667 2012 YTD: 229,366	Jan 2017	6,667 229,366
16	13	6	Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture Joshua Levine, Author William Morrow & Company, $16.99 (368) 978-0-06-274030-4 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 07/10/2017 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 08/07/2017 Average Rank 12.86 [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 07/31/2017, 12 08/07/2017, 13 08/07/2017, 6 08/14/2017, 16 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jun 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,607 2012 YTD: 36,369	Jun 2017	6,607 36,369
17	15	15	The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99 (592) 978-1-250-08040-0 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/08/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2017 Average Rank 7.13 [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 07/31/2017, 11 08/07/2017, 15 08/14/2017, 17 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,600 2012 YTD: 164,819	Apr 2017	6,600 164,819
18	-	1	My Hero Academia, Volume 9 Kohei Horikoshi, Author Viz Media, $9.99 (192) 978-1-4215-9340-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,620 2012 YTD: 5,460	Aug 2017	4,620 5,460
19	26	52	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 9.08 [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 07/31/2017, 20 08/07/2017, 2 08/14/2017, 19 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 52 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,339 2012 YTD: 193,836	Aug 2016	4,339 193,836
20	18	14	Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Author Harper Perennial, $16.99 (336) 978-0-06-249183-1 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/15/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2017 Average Rank 11.00 [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 07/31/2017, 15 08/07/2017, 18 08/14/2017, 20 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,242 2012 YTD: 104,176	May 2017	4,242 104,176
21	22	9	The Official ACT Prep Guide, 2018 (Book + Bonus Online Content) ACT, Author Wiley, $32.95 (720) 978-1-119-38689-6 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 08/07/2017 Highest Rank 21 Highest Rank Date 08/14/2017 Average Rank 21.50 [details] Sales history for The Official ACT Prep Guide, 2018 (Book + Bonus Online Content) date, rank 08/07/2017, 22 08/14/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: May 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,215 2012 YTD: 34,965	May 2017	4,215 34,965
22	19	16	The Handmaid's Tale (Movie Tie-In) Margaret Atwood, Author Anchor Books, $15.95 (336) 978-0-525-43500-6 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/08/2017 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2017 Average Rank 12.67 [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 07/31/2017, 16 08/07/2017, 19 08/14/2017, 22 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Apr 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,185 2012 YTD: 100,132	Apr 2017	4,185 100,132
23	23	23	On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Author Tim Duggan Books, $7.99 (128) 978-0-8041-9011-4 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 03/20/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/10/2017 Average Rank 12.37 [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 07/31/2017, 19 08/07/2017, 23 08/07/2017, 7 08/14/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Feb 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,122 2012 YTD: 161,824	Feb 2017	4,122 161,824
24	21	2	Chasing Excellence: A Story about Building the World's Fittest Athletes Ben Bergeron, Author Lioncrest Publishing, $15.99 (202) 978-1-61961-728-5 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 08/07/2017 Highest Rank 21 Highest Rank Date 08/07/2017 Average Rank 22.50 [details] Sales history for Chasing Excellence: A Story about Building the World's Fittest Athletes date, rank 08/07/2017, 21 08/14/2017, 24 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,105 2012 YTD: 8,287	Jul 2017	4,105 8,287
25	16	6	Behold the Dreamers (Oprah's Book Club) Imbolo Mbue, Author Random House Trade, $17.00 (416) 978-0-525-50971-4 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 07/10/2017 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 07/10/2017 Average Rank 13.00 [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 07/31/2017, 13 08/07/2017, 16 08/14/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jun 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,071 2012 YTD: 45,589	Jun 2017	4,071 45,589

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NBD BookScan, week 32 of 2017, data through 8/6/2017; PW Issue of Aug. 14, 2017