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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	8	15	Burn After Writing (Pink) Sharon Jones, Author Tarcherperigee, $14.00 (160) 978-0-593-32991-7 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 11/09/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 11.17 [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 03/15/2021, 10 03/22/2021, 9 03/29/2021, 8 04/05/2021, 10 04/12/2021, 5 04/19/2021, 8 04/26/2021, 8 05/03/2021, 10 05/10/2021, 14 05/31/2021, 21 06/07/2021, 23 07/12/2021, 25 07/19/2021, 21 07/26/2021, 24 08/09/2021, 12 08/16/2021, 16 08/23/2021, 9 08/30/2021, 13 09/20/2021, 25 09/27/2021, 22 10/04/2021, 23 10/11/2021, 17 10/18/2021, 25 10/25/2021, 24 11/01/2021, 15 11/08/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 36,521 YTD: 68,680	Oct 2020	36,521 68,680
2	7	6	Bridgerton [tv Tie-In]: The Duke and I Julia Quinn, Author Avon Books, $16.99 (464) 978-0-06-307890-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 01/11/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 8.67 [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 03/15/2021, 7 03/22/2021, 5 03/29/2021, 7 04/05/2021, 11 04/12/2021, 11 04/19/2021, 21 04/26/2021, 16 05/03/2021, 22 05/10/2021, 17 05/17/2021, 14 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 11,882 YTD: 44,118	Dec 2020	11,882 44,118
3	-	1	Fair Warning Michael Connelly, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (464) 978-1-5387-3633-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/22/2021 Average Rank 7.60 [details] Sales history for Fair Warning date, rank 02/15/2021, 3 02/22/2021, 2 03/01/2021, 4 03/08/2021, 4 03/15/2021, 15 03/22/2021, 11 03/29/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,342 YTD: 10,342	Feb 2021	10,342 10,342
4	-	1	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, Vol. 20, Volume 20 Koyoharu Gotouge, Author Viz Media, $9.99 (192) 978-1-9747-2097-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, Vol. 20, Volume 20 date, rank 02/15/2021, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,992 YTD: 7,992	Feb 2021	7,992 7,992
5	3	12	Home Body Rupi Kaur, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $16.99 (192) 978-1-4494-8680-8 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/30/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/30/2020 Average Rank 8.74 [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 03/15/2021, 8 03/22/2021, 7 03/29/2021, 6 04/05/2021, 7 04/12/2021, 9 04/19/2021, 17 04/26/2021, 11 05/03/2021, 8 05/10/2021, 11 05/17/2021, 17 05/24/2021, 22 05/31/2021, 18 06/07/2021, 21 09/06/2021, 24 09/13/2021, 21 11/22/2021, 22 11/29/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,726 YTD: 48,521	Nov 2020	7,726 48,521
6	-	1	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 19 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 10.83 [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 03/15/2021, 19 03/22/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,515 YTD: 7,515	Feb 2021	7,515 7,515
7	61	2	The Perfect Marriage: a completely gripping psychological suspense Jeneva Rose, Author Bloodhound Books, $11.99 (342) 978-1-913419-65-3 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 15.67 [details] Sales history for The Perfect Marriage: a completely gripping psychological suspense date, rank 02/15/2021, 7 02/22/2021, 17 03/01/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 61 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,394 YTD: 9,676	Jul 2020	7,394 9,676
8	2	5	The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Author Harper Perennial, $17.00 (352) 978-0-06-296368-0 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 01/18/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/25/2021 Average Rank 8.78 [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 03/22/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,249 YTD: 46,552	Jan 2021	7,249 46,552
9	1	43	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 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/27/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 11.17 [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 03/15/2021, 14 03/22/2021, 15 03/29/2021, 20 04/05/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,539 YTD: 38,588	Apr 2020	6,539 38,588
10	-	1	Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 8, Volume 8 Gege Akutami, Author Viz Media, $9.99 (192) 978-1-9747-1871-9 Last rank 45 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 03/08/2021 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 8, Volume 8 date, rank 02/15/2021, 10 06/14/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,489 YTD: 6,489	Feb 2021	6,489 6,489
11	-	1	Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3, Volume 3 Tatsuki Fujimoto, Author Viz Media, $9.99 (192) 978-1-9747-0995-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 12/12/2022 Average Rank 12.57 [details] Sales history for Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3, Volume 3 date, rank 02/15/2021, 11 06/07/2021, 12 11/22/2021, 25 12/06/2021, 12 01/10/2022, 15 01/31/2022, 17 02/07/2022, 17 02/14/2022, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,972 YTD: 5,972	Feb 2021	5,972 5,972
12	6	4	Blindside James Patterson, Author, James O Born, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (400) 978-1-5387-6439-8 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/25/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 01/25/2021 Average Rank 10.67 [details] Sales history for Blindside date, rank 01/25/2021, 6 02/01/2021, 6 02/08/2021, 6 02/15/2021, 12 02/22/2021, 12 03/01/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,716 YTD: 29,050	Jan 2021	5,716 29,050
13	35	2	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: 35 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,729 YTD: 7,435	Jan 2021	4,729 7,435
14	10	2	The Last Trial Scott Turow, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (464) 978-1-5387-4809-1 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 02/08/2021 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 16.33 [details] Sales history for The Last Trial date, rank 02/08/2021, 10 02/15/2021, 14 02/22/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,638 YTD: 9,227	Jan 2021	4,638 9,227
15	15	43	Circe Madeline Miller, Author Back Bay Books, $16.99 (416) 978-0-316-55632-3 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/27/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/08/2020 Average Rank 12.79 [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 03/15/2021, 18 03/22/2021, 13 03/29/2021, 14 04/05/2021, 14 04/12/2021, 14 04/19/2021, 22 04/26/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,590 YTD: 23,455	Apr 2020	4,590 23,455
16	-	1	Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: A Workbook for Survivors and Therapists Janina Fisher, Author Pesi Publishing & Media, $29.99 (109) 978-1-68373-348-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,586 YTD: 4,586	Feb 2021	4,586 4,586
17	16	2	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: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,401 YTD: 8,603	Jan 2021	4,401 8,603
18	23	2	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: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,391 YTD: 7,976	Jan 2021	4,391 7,976
19	11	45	The Bible in 52 Weeks: A Yearlong Bible Study for Women Kimberly D Moore, Author Rockridge Press, $14.99 (208) 978-1-64152-815-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 56 Initial Date 08/31/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/08/2024 Average Rank 17.95 [details] Sales history for The Bible in 52 Weeks: A Yearlong Bible Study for Women date, rank 08/31/2020, 56 08/31/2020, 56 09/07/2020, 56 12/28/2020, 19 01/04/2021, 21 01/11/2021, 14 01/18/2021, 18 01/25/2021, 8 02/01/2021, 13 02/08/2021, 11 02/15/2021, 19 02/22/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 45 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,183 YTD: 24,342	Feb 2020	4,183 24,342
20	9	6	News of the World Movie Tie-In Paulette Jiles, Author William Morrow & Company, $16.99 (240) 978-0-06-301195-3 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 01/11/2021 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 02/01/2021 Average Rank 11.17 [details] Sales history for News of the World Movie Tie-In date, rank 01/11/2021, 11 01/18/2021, 9 01/25/2021, 10 02/01/2021, 8 02/08/2021, 9 02/15/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,811 YTD: 27,178	Dec 2020	3,811 27,178
21	18	5	My Hero Academia, Vol. 26, Volume 26 Kohei Horikoshi, Author Viz Media, $9.99 (200) 978-1-9747-1977-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/18/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/18/2021 Average Rank 10.38 [details] Sales history for My Hero Academia, Vol. 26, Volume 26 date, rank 01/18/2021, 1 01/25/2021, 11 02/01/2021, 15 02/08/2021, 18 02/15/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,668 YTD: 31,673	Jan 2021	3,668 31,673
22	4	4	Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol Holly Whitaker, Author Dial Press, $18.00 (384) 978-1-9848-2507-0 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 01/25/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/01/2021 Average Rank 7.60 [details] Sales history for Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol date, rank 01/25/2021, 4 02/01/2021, 2 02/08/2021, 4 02/15/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,662 YTD: 35,301	Jan 2021	3,662 35,301
23	25	24	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 31 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 08/10/2020 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 03/01/2021 Average Rank 33.29 [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 03/22/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,441 YTD: 17,701	May 2020	3,441 17,701
24	12	37	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: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 37 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,422 YTD: 22,942	Apr 2020	3,422 22,942
25	17	3	Till Murder Do Us Part James Patterson, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (336) 978-1-5387-5248-7 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 02/01/2021 Highest Rank 17 Highest Rank Date 02/01/2021 Average Rank 19.67 [details] Sales history for Till Murder Do Us Part date, rank 02/01/2021, 17 02/08/2021, 17 02/15/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,225 YTD: 11,498	Jan 2021	3,225 11,498

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