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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	2	11	So You Want to Talk about Race Ijeoma Oluo, Author Seal Press (CA), $16.99 (256) 978-1-58005-882-7 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/15/2020 Average Rank 4.41 [details] Sales history for So You Want to Talk about Race date, rank 10/07/2019, 21 06/08/2020, 14 06/15/2020, 1 06/22/2020, 1 06/29/2020, 1 07/06/2020, 1 07/13/2020, 1 07/20/2020, 1 07/27/2020, 2 08/03/2020, 2 08/10/2020, 2 08/17/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,663 YTD: 259,856	Sep 2019	8,663 259,856
2	-	1	Chiquis Keto: the 21-Day Starter Kit For Taco, Tortilla, and Tequila Lovers Chiquis Rivera, Author Atria Books, $18.00 (224) 978-1-9821-3372-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,777 YTD: 7,777	Aug 2020	7,777 7,777
3	1	4	Cajun Justice James Patterson, Author, Tucker Axum III, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (432) 978-1-5387-5236-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/27/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/03/2020 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for Cajun Justice date, rank 07/27/2020, 3 08/03/2020, 1 08/10/2020, 1 08/17/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jul 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,726 YTD: 42,386	Jul 2020	7,726 42,386
4	8	11	The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Anniversary) Michelle Alexander, Author New Press, $18.99 (352) 978-1-62097-193-2 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 06/08/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/15/2020 Average Rank 6.45 [details] Sales history for The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Anniversary) date, rank 06/08/2020, 9 06/15/2020, 2 06/22/2020, 2 06/29/2020, 3 07/06/2020, 11 07/13/2020, 9 07/20/2020, 14 07/27/2020, 4 08/03/2020, 5 08/10/2020, 8 08/17/2020, 4 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,290 YTD: 107,489	Jan 2020	7,290 107,489
5	12	28	Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: 7th Edition, 2020 Copyright American Psychological Association, Author American Psychological Association (APA), $31.99 (428) 978-1-4338-3216-1 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 02/10/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 08/17/2020 Average Rank 14.55 [details] Sales history for Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: 7th Edition, 2020 Copyright date, rank 02/10/2020, 8 02/17/2020, 22 05/04/2020, 25 05/18/2020, 13 05/25/2020, 11 06/01/2020, 13 06/08/2020, 11 06/15/2020, 25 06/22/2020, 15 08/10/2020, 12 08/17/2020, 5 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,571 YTD: 89,963	Oct 2019	6,571 89,963
6	5	6	The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead, Author Anchor Books, $15.95 (224) 978-0-345-80434-1 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/13/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/20/2020 Average Rank 4.17 [details] Sales history for The Nickel Boys date, rank 07/13/2020, 3 07/20/2020, 2 07/27/2020, 5 08/03/2020, 4 08/10/2020, 5 08/17/2020, 6 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,714 YTD: 43,267	Jun 2020	5,714 43,267
7	11	2	The Long Call Ann Cleeves, Author Minotaur Books, $16.99 (400) 978-1-250-20445-5 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 08/10/2020 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 08/17/2020 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for The Long Call date, rank 08/10/2020, 11 08/17/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,523 YTD: 9,752	Jul 2020	5,523 9,752
8	-	1	Let Me Go: Abused and Afraid, She Has Nothing to Live for Casey Watson, Author Harper Element, $7.99 (320) 978-0-00-837557-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,305 YTD: 5,305	Aug 2020	5,305 5,305
9	10	25	Normal People Sally Rooney, Author Hogarth Press, $17.00 (304) 978-1-9848-2218-5 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/02/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/25/2020 Average Rank 6.77 [details] Sales history for Normal People date, rank 03/02/2020, 8 03/09/2020, 7 03/16/2020, 3 03/23/2020, 3 03/30/2020, 4 04/06/2020, 7 04/13/2020, 5 04/20/2020, 7 04/27/2020, 15 05/04/2020, 7 05/11/2020, 2 05/18/2020, 2 05/25/2020, 1 06/01/2020, 1 06/08/2020, 1 06/15/2020, 4 06/22/2020, 5 06/29/2020, 10 07/06/2020, 10 07/13/2020, 7 07/20/2020, 11 07/27/2020, 14 08/03/2020, 15 08/10/2020, 10 08/17/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,976 YTD: 202,628	Feb 2020	4,976 202,628
10	9	11	This Tender Land William Kent Krueger, Author Atria Books, $17.00 (464) 978-1-4767-4930-3 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/08/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/08/2020 Average Rank 13.55 [details] Sales history for This Tender Land date, rank 06/08/2020, 3 06/15/2020, 14 06/22/2020, 20 06/29/2020, 16 07/06/2020, 22 07/13/2020, 20 07/20/2020, 15 07/27/2020, 12 08/03/2020, 8 08/10/2020, 9 08/17/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,884 YTD: 48,227	May 2020	4,884 48,227
11	-	1	Permission to Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success Marc Brackett, Author Celadon Books, $17.99 (304) 978-1-250-21283-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,830 YTD: 4,830	Aug 2020	4,830 4,830
12	-	1	Long Range C J Box, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $17.00 (384) 978-0-525-53826-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,692 YTD: 4,692	Aug 2020	4,692 4,692
13	4	17	Circe Madeline Miller, Author Back Bay Books, $16.99 (416) 978-0-316-55632-3 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/27/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/08/2020 Average Rank 9.62 [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 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,647 YTD: 92,127	Apr 2020	4,647 92,127
14	7	8	The Rescue Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $9.99 (384) 978-1-5387-0305-2 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/29/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/06/2020 Average Rank 5.12 [details] Sales history for The Rescue date, rank 06/29/2020, 4 07/06/2020, 2 07/13/2020, 2 07/20/2020, 3 07/27/2020, 6 08/03/2020, 3 08/10/2020, 7 08/17/2020, 14 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,438 YTD: 65,475	Jun 2020	4,438 65,475
15	-	1	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, Vol. 15, Volume 15 Koyoharu Gotouge, Author Viz Media, $9.99 (192) 978-1-9747-1478-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,425 YTD: 4,425	Aug 2020	4,425 4,425
16	-	1	The Orphan Collector Ellen Marie Wiseman, Author Kensington Publishing Corporation, $16.99 (304) 978-1-4967-1586-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,385 YTD: 4,385	Aug 2020	4,385 4,385
17	-	1	Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before a Game of Thrones (a Targaryen History) George R R Martin, Author, Doug Wheatley, Illustrator Bantam, $22.00 (752) 978-1-5247-9630-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,037 YTD: 4,037	Aug 2020	4,037 4,037
18	-	1	The Umbrella Academy Volume 3: Hotel Oblivion Gerard Way, Author, Gabriel Ba, Illustrator Dark Horse Books, $19.99 (216) 978-1-5067-1142-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/30/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2019 Average Rank 6.67 [details] Sales history for The Umbrella Academy Volume 3: Hotel Oblivion date, rank 09/30/2019, 1 08/17/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,008 YTD: 13,120	Sep 2019	4,008 13,120
19	-	1	The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern, Author Anchor Books, $16.95 (592) 978-1-101-97138-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,946 YTD: 3,946	Aug 2020	3,946 3,946
20	16	12	Rand McNally 2021 Large Scale Road Atlas Rand McNally, Author Rand McNally, $19.95 (264) 978-0-528-02244-9 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 06/22/2020 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 08/03/2020 Average Rank 18.22 [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 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,605 YTD: 40,580	May 2020	3,605 40,580
21	14	12	Beach Read Emily Henry, Author Berkley Books, $16.00 (384) 978-1-9848-0673-4 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 06/01/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/10/2020 Average Rank 13.93 [details] Sales history for Beach Read date, rank 06/01/2020, 7 06/08/2020, 20 06/15/2020, 7 06/22/2020, 16 06/29/2020, 18 07/06/2020, 19 07/13/2020, 14 07/20/2020, 18 07/27/2020, 15 08/03/2020, 17 08/10/2020, 14 08/17/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,575 YTD: 48,726	May 2020	3,575 48,726
22	13	10	Hush James Patterson, Author, Candice Fox, Author Grand Central Publishing, $17.99 (384) 978-1-5387-5113-8 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/15/2020 Average Rank 8.10 [details] Sales history for Hush date, rank 06/15/2020, 3 06/22/2020, 3 06/29/2020, 8 07/06/2020, 8 07/13/2020, 6 07/20/2020, 4 07/27/2020, 7 08/03/2020, 7 08/10/2020, 13 08/17/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,512 YTD: 70,820	Jun 2020	3,512 70,820
23	75	2	A Spark of Light Jodi Picoult, Author Ballantine Books, $17.00 (400) 978-0-345-54500-8 Last rank 75 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 15.46 [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 11/25/2019, 24 12/02/2019, 21 12/09/2019, 19 12/30/2019, 24 01/06/2020, 23 08/17/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 75 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,381 YTD: 48,246	Sep 2019	3,381 48,246
24	19	11	The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz: A True Story of Family and Survival Jeremy Dronfield, Author Harper Paperbacks, $17.99 (464) 978-0-06-301929-4 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 06/22/2020 Average Rank 18.30 [details] Sales history for The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz: A True Story of Family and Survival date, rank 06/15/2020, 11 06/22/2020, 10 06/29/2020, 23 07/06/2020, 21 07/13/2020, 15 07/20/2020, 19 07/27/2020, 20 08/03/2020, 21 08/10/2020, 19 08/17/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,337 YTD: 39,567	May 2020	3,337 39,567
25	3	2	Intimations: Six Essays Zadie Smith, Author Penguin Books, $10.95 (112) 978-0-593-29761-2 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 08/10/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/10/2020 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for Intimations: Six Essays date, rank 08/10/2020, 3 08/17/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,212 YTD: 10,553	Jul 2020	3,212 10,553

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NPD BookScan, week 32 of 2020 data through 8/8/2020; PW Issue of August 17, 2020