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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	-	1	Ready Player Two Ernest Cline, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (384) 978-1-5247-6133-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 12/02/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2020 Average Rank 1.50 [details] Sales history for Ready Player Two date, rank 12/02/2020, 1 12/07/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 99,119 YTD: 99,119	Nov 2020	99,119 99,119
2	-	1	Deadly Cross James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (416) 978-0-316-42025-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 12/02/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2020 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Deadly Cross date, rank 12/02/2020, 2 12/07/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 42,100 YTD: 42,100	Nov 2020	42,100 42,100
3	-	1	The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 1 Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (464) 978-1-250-27261-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 12/02/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2020 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 1 date, rank 12/02/2020, 3 12/07/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 27,001 YTD: 27,001	Nov 2020	27,001 27,001
4	6	9	The Return Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (368) 978-1-5387-2857-4 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2020 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for The Return date, rank 10/12/2020, 1 10/19/2020, 1 10/26/2020, 2 11/02/2020, 2 11/09/2020, 3 11/16/2020, 4 11/23/2020, 3 11/30/2020, 6 12/02/2020, 4 12/07/2020, 4 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 26,874 YTD: 356,338	Sep 2020	26,874 356,338
5	2	2	Daylight David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (432) 978-1-5387-6169-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/30/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/30/2020 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for Daylight date, rank 11/30/2020, 2 12/02/2020, 5 12/07/2020, 5 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 25,924 YTD: 76,059	Nov 2020	25,924 76,059
6	3	7	A Time for Mercy John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (480) 978-0-385-54596-9 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/26/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/26/2020 Average Rank 3.62 [details] Sales history for A Time for Mercy date, rank 10/26/2020, 1 11/02/2020, 1 11/09/2020, 2 11/16/2020, 2 11/23/2020, 2 11/30/2020, 3 12/02/2020, 6 12/07/2020, 6 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 24,409 YTD: 292,427	Oct 2020	24,409 292,427
7	4	3	The Law of Innocence Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-48562-3 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/23/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2020 Average Rank 4.80 [details] Sales history for The Law of Innocence date, rank 11/23/2020, 1 11/30/2020, 4 12/02/2020, 7 12/07/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 18,240 YTD: 87,212	Nov 2020	18,240 87,212
8	1	2	Rhythm of War Brandon Sanderson, Author Tor Books, $34.99 (1088) 978-0-7653-2638-6 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/30/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/30/2020 Average Rank 4.75 [details] Sales history for Rhythm of War date, rank 11/30/2020, 1 12/02/2020, 8 12/07/2020, 8 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 16,693 YTD: 106,116	Nov 2020	16,693 106,116
9	7	5	The Sentinel: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author, Andrew Child, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (368) 978-1-9848-1846-1 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/09/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2020 Average Rank 5.38 [details] Sales history for The Sentinel: A Jack Reacher Novel date, rank 11/09/2020, 1 11/16/2020, 3 11/23/2020, 4 11/30/2020, 7 12/02/2020, 9 12/07/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 16,221 YTD: 151,065	Oct 2020	16,221 151,065
10	8	4	Fortune and Glory Janet Evanovich, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (320) 978-1-9821-5483-7 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/16/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/16/2020 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Fortune and Glory date, rank 11/16/2020, 1 11/23/2020, 5 11/30/2020, 8 12/02/2020, 10 12/07/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 15,452 YTD: 104,154	Nov 2020	15,452 104,154
11	13	26	The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Author Riverhead Books, $26.00 (352) 978-0-525-53629-1 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/24/2020 Average Rank 6.81 [details] Sales history for The Vanishing Half date, rank 06/15/2020, 6 06/22/2020, 8 06/29/2020, 10 07/06/2020, 2 07/13/2020, 2 07/20/2020, 2 07/27/2020, 3 08/03/2020, 3 08/10/2020, 2 08/17/2020, 3 08/24/2020, 1 08/31/2020, 2 09/07/2020, 2 09/14/2020, 6 09/21/2020, 6 09/28/2020, 7 10/05/2020, 7 10/12/2020, 7 10/19/2020, 13 10/26/2020, 10 11/02/2020, 8 11/09/2020, 15 11/16/2020, 12 11/23/2020, 12 11/30/2020, 13 12/02/2020, 11 12/07/2020, 11 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 12,727 YTD: 317,269	Jun 2020	12,727 317,269
12	5	2	All That Glitters Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (288) 978-0-399-17968-6 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/30/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 11/30/2020 Average Rank 9.67 [details] Sales history for All That Glitters date, rank 11/30/2020, 5 12/02/2020, 12 12/07/2020, 12 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 12,404 YTD: 36,697	Nov 2020	12,404 36,697
13	9	2	Tom Clancy: Shadow of the Dragon Marc Cameron, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.95 (480) 978-0-593-18809-5 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 11/30/2020 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 11/30/2020 Average Rank 11.67 [details] Sales history for Tom Clancy: Shadow of the Dragon date, rank 11/30/2020, 9 12/02/2020, 13 12/07/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 11,663 YTD: 27,444	Nov 2020	11,663 27,444
14	15	12	Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (352) 978-1-5011-6083-7 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/21/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/21/2020 Average Rank 11.46 [details] Sales history for Anxious People date, rank 09/21/2020, 4 09/28/2020, 12 10/05/2020, 13 10/12/2020, 9 10/19/2020, 11 10/26/2020, 12 11/02/2020, 6 11/09/2020, 16 11/16/2020, 13 11/23/2020, 10 11/30/2020, 15 12/02/2020, 14 12/07/2020, 14 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 10,220 YTD: 109,422	Sep 2020	10,220 109,422
15	19	8	The Invisible Life of Addie Larue V E Schwab, Author Tor Books, $26.99 (464) 978-0-7653-8756-1 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2020 Average Rank 10.50 [details] Sales history for The Invisible Life of Addie Larue date, rank 10/19/2020, 5 10/26/2020, 7 11/02/2020, 7 11/09/2020, 13 11/16/2020, 9 11/23/2020, 13 11/30/2020, 19 12/02/2020, 15 12/07/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,947 YTD: 78,076	Oct 2020	8,947 78,076
16	17	10	The Book of Two Ways Jodi Picoult, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (432) 978-1-9848-1835-5 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/05/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2020 Average Rank 8.08 [details] Sales history for The Book of Two Ways date, rank 10/05/2020, 1 10/12/2020, 4 10/19/2020, 7 10/26/2020, 4 11/02/2020, 4 11/09/2020, 8 11/16/2020, 7 11/23/2020, 9 11/30/2020, 17 12/02/2020, 16 12/07/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,607 YTD: 133,528	Sep 2020	8,607 133,528
17	10	2	Piece of My Heart Mary Higgins Clark, Author, Alafair Burke, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.99 (288) 978-1-9821-3254-5 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 11/30/2020 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 11/30/2020 Average Rank 14.67 [details] Sales history for Piece of My Heart date, rank 11/30/2020, 10 12/02/2020, 17 12/07/2020, 17 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,164 YTD: 21,318	Nov 2020	8,164 21,318
18	16	11	The Evening and the Morning Ken Follett, Author Viking, $38.00 (928) 978-0-525-95498-9 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/28/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/28/2020 Average Rank 8.08 [details] Sales history for The Evening and the Morning date, rank 09/28/2020, 1 10/05/2020, 3 10/12/2020, 3 10/19/2020, 6 10/26/2020, 3 11/02/2020, 3 11/09/2020, 9 11/16/2020, 8 11/23/2020, 11 11/30/2020, 16 12/02/2020, 18 12/07/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,806 YTD: 167,170	Sep 2020	7,806 167,170
19	14	5	Three Women Disappear James Patterson, Author, Shan Serafin, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (368) 978-0-316-54161-9 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/09/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2020 Average Rank 11.33 [details] Sales history for Three Women Disappear date, rank 11/09/2020, 4 11/16/2020, 5 11/23/2020, 7 11/30/2020, 14 12/02/2020, 19 12/07/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,523 YTD: 56,822	Oct 2020	7,523 56,822
20	11	3	Marauder: A Novel of the Oregon Files Clive Cussler, Author, Boyd Morrison, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (400) 978-0-593-08791-6 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/23/2020 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2020 Average Rank 14.25 [details] Sales history for Marauder: A Novel of the Oregon Files date, rank 11/23/2020, 6 11/30/2020, 11 12/02/2020, 20 12/07/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,327 YTD: 35,709	Nov 2020	7,327 35,709
21	22	32	If It Bleeds Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (448) 978-1-9821-3797-7 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/04/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/04/2020 Average Rank 10.68 [details] Sales history for If It Bleeds date, rank 05/04/2020, 2 05/11/2020, 2 05/18/2020, 2 05/25/2020, 2 06/01/2020, 2 06/08/2020, 4 06/15/2020, 5 06/22/2020, 5 06/29/2020, 5 07/06/2020, 5 07/13/2020, 7 07/20/2020, 9 07/27/2020, 11 08/03/2020, 11 08/10/2020, 12 08/17/2020, 12 08/24/2020, 12 08/31/2020, 11 09/07/2020, 11 09/14/2020, 16 09/21/2020, 16 09/28/2020, 23 10/05/2020, 25 10/12/2020, 25 11/02/2020, 23 11/16/2020, 11 11/23/2020, 15 11/30/2020, 22 12/02/2020, 21 12/07/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,756 YTD: 396,122	Apr 2020	6,756 396,122
22	-	1	How to Raise an Elephant: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (21) Alexander McCall Smith, Author Pantheon Books, $25.95 (240) 978-1-5247-4936-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 12/02/2020 Highest Rank 22 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2020 Average Rank 22.00 [details] Sales history for How to Raise an Elephant: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (21) date, rank 12/02/2020, 22 12/07/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,454 YTD: 6,454	Nov 2020	6,454 6,454
23	-	1	Unti Bernard Cornwell #3 Bernard Cornwell, Author Harper, $28.99 (336) 978-0-06-256329-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 12/02/2020 Highest Rank 23 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2020 Average Rank 23.00 [details] Sales history for Unti Bernard Cornwell #3 date, rank 12/02/2020, 23 12/07/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,402 YTD: 6,402	Nov 2020	6,402 6,402
24	20	8	The Searcher Tana French, Author Viking, $27.00 (464) 978-0-7352-2465-0 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2020 Average Rank 12.60 [details] Sales history for The Searcher date, rank 10/19/2020, 3 10/26/2020, 5 11/02/2020, 5 11/09/2020, 10 11/16/2020, 10 11/23/2020, 16 11/30/2020, 20 12/02/2020, 24 12/07/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,714 YTD: 83,554	Oct 2020	5,714 83,554
25	-	1	Dune, Volume 1: Book 1 Frank Herbert, Author, Brian Herbert, Adapted by, Kevin J Anderson, Adapted by, Raúl Allén, Illustrator, Patricia Martín, Illustrator, Bill Sienkiewicz, Contribution by Abrams Comicarts, $24.99 (176) 978-1-4197-3150-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 12/02/2020 Highest Rank 25 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2020 Average Rank 25.00 [details] Sales history for Dune, Volume 1: Book 1 date, rank 12/02/2020, 25 12/07/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,542 YTD: 5,542	Nov 2020	5,542 5,542

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NPD BookScan, week 48 of 2020 data through 11/28/2020; PW Issue of December 7, 2020