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Rank	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date
1	Artemis Andy Weir, Author Broadway Books, $16.00 (352) 978-0-553-44814-6 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 07/16/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/06/2018 Average Rank 16.33 [details] Sales history for Artemis date, rank 07/16/2018, 23 07/23/2018, 15 07/30/2018, 18 08/06/2018, 20 08/06/2018, 1 08/13/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 20,242 YTD:	Jul 2018
2	Ready Player One Ernest Cline, Author Broadway Books, $14.00 (374) 978-0-307-88744-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/12/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/09/2016 Average Rank 2.73 [details] Sales history for Ready Player One date, rank 05/12/2014, 7 06/09/2014, 7 07/14/2014, 3 08/11/2014, 3 09/08/2014, 2 10/20/2014, 4 11/10/2014, 5 12/08/2014, 7 01/12/2015, 3 02/09/2015, 3 03/09/2015, 3 04/20/2015, 2 05/11/2015, 2 06/08/2015, 3 07/13/2015, 4 08/10/2015, 5 09/14/2015, 3 10/12/2015, 5 11/09/2015, 6 12/14/2015, 5 01/11/2016, 5 02/08/2016, 5 03/07/2016, 5 04/11/2016, 2 05/09/2016, 1 06/13/2016, 3 07/11/2016, 3 08/08/2016, 1 09/05/2016, 1 10/10/2016, 1 11/07/2016, 1 12/12/2016, 2 01/09/2017, 2 02/13/2017, 1 03/06/2017, 2 04/03/2017, 1 05/08/2017, 2 06/05/2017, 1 07/10/2017, 1 08/07/2017, 9 08/07/2017, 1 09/04/2017, 1 10/09/2017, 1 11/06/2017, 1 12/11/2017, 2 01/08/2018, 2 02/05/2018, 1 03/12/2018, 1 04/02/2018, 1 04/09/2018, 1 04/16/2018, 2 05/07/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 1 07/16/2018, 1 08/06/2018, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jun 2012 UNITS SOLD: 17,715 YTD:	Jun 2012
3	Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars) Timothy Zahn, Author Del Rey Books, $28.99 (368) 978-0-525-48048-8 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/06/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/06/2018 Average Rank 6.67 [details] Sales history for Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars) date, rank 08/06/2018, 2 08/06/2018, 3 08/13/2018, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 13,966 YTD:	Jul 2018
4	Jurassic Park Michael Crichton, Author Ballantine Books, $9.99 (448) 978-0-345-53898-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 03/09/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/16/2018 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for Jurassic Park date, rank 03/09/2015, 10 06/08/2015, 5 07/13/2015, 3 08/10/2015, 4 09/14/2015, 6 10/12/2015, 10 07/16/2018, 2 08/06/2018, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 2012 UNITS SOLD: 10,385 YTD:	Sep 2012
5	The Power Naomi Alderman, Author Little Brown and Company, $26.00 (400) 978-0-316-54761-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/06/2017 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2018 Average Rank 12.50 [details] Sales history for The Power date, rank 11/06/2017, 5 12/11/2017, 5 01/08/2018, 21 01/08/2018, 5 01/15/2018, 14 01/22/2018, 19 01/29/2018, 21 02/05/2018, 20 02/05/2018, 3 02/12/2018, 15 02/26/2018, 23 03/05/2018, 22 03/12/2018, 4 03/12/2018, 22 04/02/2018, 7 04/09/2018, 7 05/07/2018, 5 06/04/2018, 23 06/11/2018, 2 06/11/2018, 24 07/16/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,545 YTD:	Oct 2017
6	Ender's Game (Revised) Orson Scott Card, Author, Orson Scott Card, Introduction by Tor Books, $7.99 (384) 978-0-8125-5070-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/12/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/14/2014 Average Rank 5.46 [details] Sales history for Ender's Game (Revised) date, rank 05/12/2014, 2 06/09/2014, 4 07/14/2014, 1 08/11/2014, 2 09/08/2014, 1 10/20/2014, 3 11/10/2014, 4 12/08/2014, 8 01/12/2015, 7 02/09/2015, 4 03/09/2015, 7 04/20/2015, 8 05/11/2015, 7 06/08/2015, 7 07/13/2015, 6 08/10/2015, 7 09/14/2015, 8 05/09/2016, 10 06/13/2016, 9 07/11/2016, 7 08/08/2016, 6 09/05/2016, 3 10/10/2016, 3 11/07/2016, 6 02/13/2017, 9 05/08/2017, 10 06/05/2017, 4 07/10/2017, 2 08/07/2017, 2 09/04/2017, 2 10/09/2017, 3 11/06/2017, 6 12/11/2017, 9 02/05/2018, 7 06/11/2018, 8 07/16/2018, 4 08/06/2018, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Apr 1996 UNITS SOLD: 6,189 YTD:	Apr 1996
7	Dune Frank Herbert, Author Ace Books, $9.99 (535) 978-0-441-17271-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/12/2014 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/05/2017 Average Rank 7.54 [details] Sales history for Dune date, rank 05/12/2014, 8 06/09/2014, 9 07/14/2014, 9 08/11/2014, 8 09/08/2014, 7 10/20/2014, 8 11/10/2014, 9 12/08/2014, 9 02/09/2015, 7 03/09/2015, 5 04/20/2015, 7 05/11/2015, 8 06/08/2015, 9 01/09/2017, 9 06/05/2017, 3 07/10/2017, 7 08/07/2017, 6 09/04/2017, 7 10/09/2017, 9 12/11/2017, 8 05/07/2018, 10 06/11/2018, 5 07/16/2018, 7 08/06/2018, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 1990 UNITS SOLD: 5,686 YTD:	Sep 1990
8	The Martian Andy Weir, Author Broadway Books, $15.00 (400) 978-0-553-41802-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 11/10/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/12/2015 Average Rank 7.54 [details] Sales history for The Martian date, rank 11/10/2014, 18 11/10/2014, 7 11/17/2014, 14 11/24/2014, 14 12/01/2014, 12 12/08/2014, 13 12/08/2014, 2 12/15/2014, 12 12/22/2014, 11 12/29/2014, 10 01/05/2015, 9 01/12/2015, 11 01/12/2015, 1 01/19/2015, 11 01/26/2015, 15 02/02/2015, 17 02/09/2015, 14 02/09/2015, 1 02/16/2015, 14 02/23/2015, 16 03/02/2015, 16 03/09/2015, 19 03/09/2015, 1 03/16/2015, 16 03/23/2015, 19 03/30/2015, 20 04/06/2015, 20 04/13/2015, 22 04/20/2015, 1 04/27/2015, 17 05/04/2015, 20 05/11/2015, 18 05/11/2015, 1 05/18/2015, 19 05/25/2015, 20 06/01/2015, 18 06/08/2015, 16 06/08/2015, 2 06/15/2015, 17 06/22/2015, 1 06/29/2015, 2 07/06/2015, 2 07/13/2015, 1 07/13/2015, 3 07/20/2015, 2 07/27/2015, 2 08/03/2015, 2 08/10/2015, 2 08/10/2015, 1 08/17/2015, 2 08/24/2015, 2 08/31/2015, 3 09/07/2015, 4 09/14/2015, 2 09/14/2015, 1 09/21/2015, 10 09/21/2015, 3 09/28/2015, 8 09/28/2015, 1 10/05/2015, 7 10/05/2015, 1 10/12/2015, 3 10/12/2015, 1 10/12/2015, 1 10/19/2015, 9 10/19/2015, 1 10/26/2015, 9 10/26/2015, 1 11/02/2015, 1 11/09/2015, 1 11/09/2015, 2 12/14/2015, 1 01/11/2016, 1 02/08/2016, 2 03/07/2016, 1 04/11/2016, 1 05/09/2016, 2 06/13/2016, 4 07/11/2016, 4 08/08/2016, 5 09/05/2016, 2 10/10/2016, 2 11/07/2016, 5 12/12/2016, 7 01/09/2017, 5 02/13/2017, 10 05/08/2017, 7 07/10/2017, 8 08/07/2017, 7 09/04/2017, 8 12/11/2017, 7 01/08/2018, 6 02/05/2018, 8 07/16/2018, 10 08/06/2018, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2014 UNITS SOLD: 4,941 YTD:	Oct 2014
9	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Author Ballantine Books, $7.99 (224) 978-0-345-39180-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/12/2014 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/10/2017 Average Rank 7.97 [details] Sales history for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy date, rank 05/12/2014, 9 07/14/2014, 7 08/11/2014, 6 09/08/2014, 5 10/20/2014, 6 11/10/2014, 6 01/12/2015, 10 02/09/2015, 9 03/09/2015, 8 04/20/2015, 10 05/11/2015, 9 07/13/2015, 10 08/10/2015, 8 09/14/2015, 10 07/11/2016, 9 08/08/2016, 10 09/05/2016, 9 10/10/2016, 10 11/07/2016, 8 12/12/2016, 10 04/03/2017, 5 05/08/2017, 8 06/05/2017, 7 07/10/2017, 4 08/07/2017, 4 09/04/2017, 5 10/09/2017, 6 11/06/2017, 10 12/11/2017, 10 06/11/2018, 9 07/16/2018, 9 08/06/2018, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 1995 UNITS SOLD: 4,768 YTD:	Sep 1995
10	Ready Player One Ernest Cline, Author Broadway Books, $9.99 (608) 978-1-5247-6328-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 11/06/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/11/2017 Average Rank 8.88 [details] Sales history for Ready Player One date, rank 11/06/2017, 20 11/06/2017, 4 12/11/2017, 3 12/25/2017, 19 01/01/2018, 9 01/08/2018, 17 01/08/2018, 3 02/05/2018, 5 03/12/2018, 5 04/02/2018, 5 04/09/2018, 5 04/09/2018, 23 05/07/2018, 4 06/11/2018, 4 07/16/2018, 6 08/06/2018, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 4,213 YTD:	Oct 2017

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NPD BookScan, data for the four-week period ended 7/29/18. NPD BookScan flagged ‘Steps to Peace with God’ (#10 religion nonfiction) for significant bulk sales during at least one week of the July 2–July 29, 2018 period.