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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2018 YTD
1	1	11	Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman, Author Penguin Books, $16.00 (352) 978-0-7352-2069-0 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 06/18/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/18/2018 Average Rank 3.62 [details] Sales history for Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine date, rank 06/18/2018, 10 06/18/2018, 1 06/25/2018, 1 07/02/2018, 1 07/09/2018, 8 07/09/2018, 1 07/16/2018, 10 07/16/2018, 1 07/23/2018, 8 07/23/2018, 1 07/30/2018, 2 08/06/2018, 10 08/06/2018, 1 08/13/2018, 1 08/20/2018, 1 08/27/2018, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 12,686 YTD: 167,552	Jun 2018	12,686 167,552
2	8	16	Rich People Problems Kevin Kwan, Author Anchor Books, $16.95 (560) 978-0-525-43237-1 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 05/14/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/27/2018 Average Rank 14.83 [details] Sales history for Rich People Problems date, rank 05/14/2018, 19 07/23/2018, 25 08/06/2018, 19 08/13/2018, 16 08/20/2018, 8 08/27/2018, 2 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 9,985 YTD: 70,781	May 2018	9,985 70,781
3	2	13	Less Andrew Sean Greer, Author Back Bay Books, $15.99 (272) 978-0-316-31613-2 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/04/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/16/2018 Average Rank 2.85 [details] Sales history for Less date, rank 06/04/2018, 3 06/11/2018, 5 06/18/2018, 3 06/25/2018, 4 07/02/2018, 3 07/09/2018, 3 07/16/2018, 2 07/23/2018, 2 07/30/2018, 3 08/06/2018, 2 08/13/2018, 2 08/20/2018, 2 08/27/2018, 3 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 9,770 YTD: 143,700	May 2018	9,770 143,700
4	7	4	Crazy Rich Asians (Movie Tie-In Edition) Kevin Kwan, Author Anchor Books, $16.00 (544) 978-0-525-56376-1 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 08/06/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/27/2018 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Crazy Rich Asians (Movie Tie-In Edition) date, rank 08/06/2018, 13 08/13/2018, 8 08/20/2018, 7 08/27/2018, 4 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 9,594 YTD: 32,764	Jul 2018	9,594 32,764
5	5	46	Instant Pot Miracle: From Gourmet to Everyday, 175 Must-Have Recipes The Editors at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Author Houghton Mifflin, $22.99 (304) 978-1-328-85105-5 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 10/16/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/05/2018 Average Rank 8.58 [details] Sales history for Instant Pot Miracle: From Gourmet to Everyday, 175 Must-Have Recipes date, rank 10/16/2017, 13 10/23/2017, 11 10/30/2017, 10 11/06/2017, 11 11/06/2017, 2 11/13/2017, 7 11/20/2017, 6 11/27/2017, 5 12/04/2017, 5 12/11/2017, 3 12/11/2017, 3 12/18/2017, 3 12/25/2017, 3 01/01/2018, 3 01/08/2018, 3 01/08/2018, 3 01/15/2018, 7 01/22/2018, 7 01/29/2018, 3 02/05/2018, 2 02/05/2018, 1 02/12/2018, 3 02/19/2018, 6 02/26/2018, 6 03/05/2018, 10 03/12/2018, 13 03/12/2018, 1 03/19/2018, 11 03/26/2018, 14 04/02/2018, 15 04/02/2018, 1 04/09/2018, 16 04/09/2018, 1 04/16/2018, 19 04/23/2018, 20 04/30/2018, 21 05/07/2018, 25 05/07/2018, 5 05/14/2018, 24 05/21/2018, 22 06/11/2018, 4 07/16/2018, 6 07/30/2018, 23 08/06/2018, 14 08/06/2018, 5 08/13/2018, 6 08/20/2018, 5 08/27/2018, 5 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 46 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 9,154 YTD: 196,193	Oct 2017	9,154 196,193
6	3	5	Origin Dan Brown, Author Anchor Books, $16.95 (608) 978-0-525-56369-3 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 07/30/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/06/2018 Average Rank 3.80 [details] Sales history for Origin date, rank 07/30/2018, 4 08/06/2018, 3 08/13/2018, 3 08/20/2018, 3 08/27/2018, 6 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 9,090 YTD: 52,470	Jul 2018	9,090 52,470
7	4	3	Y Is for Yesterday Sue Grafton, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $16.00 (496) 978-0-525-53670-3 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/13/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/13/2018 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for Y Is for Yesterday date, rank 08/13/2018, 4 08/20/2018, 4 08/27/2018, 7 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,994 YTD: 28,635	Jul 2018	7,994 28,635
8	10	2	Fifty Fifty James Patterson, Author, Candice Fox, Author Grand Central Publishing, $15.99 (400) 978-1-5387-6065-9 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 08/20/2018 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 08/27/2018 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Fifty Fifty date, rank 08/20/2018, 10 08/27/2018, 8 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,829 YTD: 15,155	Aug 2018	7,829 15,155
9	6	3	A Column of Fire Ken Follett, Author Penguin Books, $19.99 (928) 978-0-451-47799-6 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 08/13/2018 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 08/13/2018 Average Rank 6.67 [details] Sales history for A Column of Fire date, rank 08/13/2018, 5 08/20/2018, 6 08/27/2018, 9 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 7,067 YTD: 23,542	Jul 2018	7,067 23,542
10	11	46	The Sun and Her Flowers Rupi Kaur, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $16.99 (256) 978-1-4494-8679-2 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/16/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/16/2017 Average Rank 4.27 [details] Sales history for The Sun and Her Flowers date, rank 10/16/2017, 3 10/16/2017, 1 10/23/2017, 3 10/23/2017, 1 10/30/2017, 4 10/30/2017, 1 11/06/2017, 5 11/06/2017, 1 11/13/2017, 7 11/13/2017, 1 11/20/2017, 10 11/20/2017, 1 11/27/2017, 1 12/04/2017, 1 12/11/2017, 9 12/11/2017, 2 12/18/2017, 6 12/18/2017, 1 12/25/2017, 5 12/25/2017, 1 01/01/2018, 4 01/01/2018, 1 01/08/2018, 1 01/08/2018, 2 01/15/2018, 2 01/15/2018, 1 01/22/2018, 5 01/22/2018, 1 01/29/2018, 7 01/29/2018, 1 02/05/2018, 1 02/12/2018, 2 02/19/2018, 1 02/26/2018, 1 03/05/2018, 2 03/12/2018, 2 03/19/2018, 2 03/26/2018, 3 04/02/2018, 3 04/09/2018, 2 04/16/2018, 3 04/23/2018, 2 04/30/2018, 3 05/07/2018, 4 05/14/2018, 7 05/21/2018, 5 05/28/2018, 7 06/04/2018, 8 06/11/2018, 8 06/18/2018, 10 06/25/2018, 8 07/02/2018, 7 07/09/2018, 6 07/16/2018, 7 07/23/2018, 8 07/30/2018, 13 08/06/2018, 11 08/13/2018, 10 08/20/2018, 11 08/27/2018, 10 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 46 PUB DATE: Oct 2017 UNITS SOLD: 6,889 YTD: 360,144	Oct 2017	6,889 360,144
11	13	14	Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari, Author Harper Perennial, $22.99 (464) 978-0-06-231611-0 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/28/2018 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/28/2018 Average Rank 7.47 [details] Sales history for Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind date, rank 05/28/2018, 3 06/04/2018, 4 06/11/2018, 3 06/11/2018, 3 06/18/2018, 5 06/25/2018, 5 07/02/2018, 6 07/09/2018, 8 07/16/2018, 12 07/16/2018, 3 07/23/2018, 11 07/30/2018, 11 08/06/2018, 10 08/06/2018, 5 08/13/2018, 14 08/20/2018, 13 08/27/2018, 11 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,413 YTD: 113,387	May 2018	6,413 113,387
12	12	18	Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People Bob Goff, Author Thomas Nelson, $16.99 (240) 978-0-7180-7813-3 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 04/30/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/30/2018 Average Rank 6.39 [details] Sales history for Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People date, rank 04/30/2018, 4 04/30/2018, 1 05/07/2018, 2 05/07/2018, 1 05/14/2018, 5 05/21/2018, 7 05/28/2018, 8 06/04/2018, 7 06/11/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 7 06/18/2018, 7 06/25/2018, 7 07/02/2018, 8 07/09/2018, 9 07/16/2018, 8 07/16/2018, 2 07/23/2018, 7 07/30/2018, 6 08/06/2018, 7 08/06/2018, 2 08/13/2018, 17 08/20/2018, 12 08/27/2018, 12 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,274 YTD: 175,186	Apr 2018	6,274 175,186
13	-	1	Desired by God: Discover a Strong, Soul-Satisfying Relationship with God by Understanding Who He Is and How Much He Loves You Van Moody, Author, Susy Flory, With Thomas Nelson, $16.99 (272) 978-0-7180-7757-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 6,241 YTD: 6,267	Aug 2018	6,241 6,267
14	15	40	Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist) Min Jin Lee, Author Grand Central Publishing, $15.99 (512) 978-1-4555-6392-0 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 11/27/2017 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 01/29/2018 Average Rank 13.75 [details] Sales history for Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist) date, rank 11/27/2017, 16 12/04/2017, 25 12/11/2017, 14 12/18/2017, 15 12/25/2017, 15 01/01/2018, 10 01/08/2018, 11 01/15/2018, 10 01/22/2018, 10 01/29/2018, 8 02/05/2018, 10 02/12/2018, 13 02/19/2018, 16 02/26/2018, 14 03/05/2018, 16 03/12/2018, 16 03/19/2018, 15 03/26/2018, 13 04/02/2018, 12 04/09/2018, 13 04/16/2018, 15 04/23/2018, 12 04/30/2018, 10 05/07/2018, 16 05/14/2018, 17 05/21/2018, 18 05/28/2018, 16 06/04/2018, 12 06/11/2018, 14 06/18/2018, 16 06/25/2018, 13 07/02/2018, 14 07/09/2018, 13 07/16/2018, 10 07/23/2018, 12 07/30/2018, 15 08/06/2018, 17 08/13/2018, 9 08/20/2018, 15 08/27/2018, 14 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 40 PUB DATE: Nov 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,941 YTD: 201,124	Nov 2017	5,941 201,124
15	16	9	The Rooster Bar John Grisham, Author Bantam, $17.00 (384) 978-1-101-96769-0 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 07/02/2018 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/09/2018 Average Rank 7.33 [details] Sales history for The Rooster Bar date, rank 07/02/2018, 4 07/09/2018, 2 07/16/2018, 3 07/23/2018, 3 07/30/2018, 7 08/06/2018, 5 08/13/2018, 11 08/20/2018, 16 08/27/2018, 15 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,459 YTD: 73,690	Jun 2018	5,459 73,690
16	14	5	Triple Homicide: From the Case Files of Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, and the Women's Murder Club James Patterson, Author, James Patterson, Not Available, Maxine Paetro, Not Available, James O Born, Not Available Grand Central Publishing, $15.99 (384) 978-1-5387-3058-4 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 07/30/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/06/2018 Average Rank 9.20 [details] Sales history for Triple Homicide: From the Case Files of Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, and the Women's Murder Club date, rank 07/30/2018, 5 08/06/2018, 4 08/13/2018, 7 08/20/2018, 14 08/27/2018, 16 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,281 YTD: 38,212	Jul 2018	5,281 38,212
17	21	20	Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Author Vintage, $16.95 (400) 978-0-307-74248-3 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 04/16/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/23/2018 Average Rank 8.23 [details] Sales history for Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI date, rank 04/16/2018, 8 04/16/2018, 2 04/23/2018, 10 04/23/2018, 1 04/30/2018, 2 05/07/2018, 3 05/14/2018, 6 05/21/2018, 6 05/28/2018, 4 06/04/2018, 5 06/11/2018, 4 06/18/2018, 6 06/25/2018, 3 07/02/2018, 5 07/09/2018, 7 07/16/2018, 11 07/23/2018, 9 07/30/2018, 14 08/06/2018, 12 08/13/2018, 25 08/20/2018, 21 08/27/2018, 17 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Apr 2018 UNITS SOLD: 5,149 YTD: 178,516	Apr 2018	5,149 178,516
18	30	2	Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime Ron Stallworth, Author Flatiron Books, $17.99 (208) 978-1-250-29905-5 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,933 YTD: 10,965	Jul 2018	4,933 10,965
19	20	2	To Be Where You Are Jan Karon, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $16.00 (464) 978-0-399-18374-4 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 08/20/2018 Highest Rank 19 Highest Rank Date 08/27/2018 Average Rank 19.50 [details] Sales history for To Be Where You Are date, rank 08/20/2018, 20 08/27/2018, 19 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,908 YTD: 10,369	Aug 2018	4,908 10,369
20	19	9	Sharp Objects (Movie Tie-In) Gillian Flynn, Author Broadway Books, $16.00 (288) 978-0-525-57574-0 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 07/02/2018 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/23/2018 Average Rank 12.56 [details] Sales history for Sharp Objects (Movie Tie-In) date, rank 07/02/2018, 20 07/09/2018, 11 07/16/2018, 6 07/23/2018, 4 07/30/2018, 10 08/06/2018, 8 08/13/2018, 15 08/20/2018, 19 08/27/2018, 20 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,712 YTD: 60,105	Jun 2018	4,712 60,105
21	17	16	Into the Water Paula Hawkins, Author Riverhead Books, $16.00 (400) 978-0-7352-1122-3 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/14/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/21/2018 Average Rank 5.88 [details] Sales history for Into the Water date, rank 05/14/2018, 3 05/21/2018, 1 05/28/2018, 1 06/04/2018, 7 06/04/2018, 1 06/11/2018, 1 06/18/2018, 2 06/25/2018, 2 07/02/2018, 2 07/09/2018, 5 07/16/2018, 5 07/23/2018, 5 07/30/2018, 8 08/06/2018, 6 08/13/2018, 13 08/20/2018, 17 08/27/2018, 21 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,642 YTD: 164,609	May 2018	4,642 164,609
22	26	10	The Official ACT Prep Guide, 2018-19 Edition (Book + Bonus Online Content) ACT, Author Wiley, $32.95 (864) 978-1-119-50806-9 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Jun 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,225 YTD: 39,081	Jun 2018	4,225 39,081
23	22	16	Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis J D Vance, Author Harper Paperbacks, $16.99 (288) 978-0-06-230055-3 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/14/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/14/2018 Average Rank 11.94 [details] Sales history for Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis date, rank 05/14/2018, 10 05/14/2018, 1 05/21/2018, 4 05/28/2018, 5 06/04/2018, 6 06/11/2018, 6 06/18/2018, 8 06/25/2018, 6 07/02/2018, 11 07/09/2018, 15 07/16/2018, 13 07/23/2018, 13 07/30/2018, 17 08/06/2018, 21 08/13/2018, 22 08/20/2018, 22 08/27/2018, 23 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,143 YTD: 119,461	May 2018	4,143 119,461
24	27	12	A Stranger in the House Shari Lapena, Author Penguin Books, $16.00 (336) 978-0-7352-2113-0 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 06/11/2018 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 06/11/2018 Average Rank 13.36 [details] Sales history for A Stranger in the House date, rank 06/11/2018, 9 06/18/2018, 9 06/25/2018, 9 07/02/2018, 9 07/09/2018, 10 07/16/2018, 9 07/23/2018, 10 07/30/2018, 16 08/06/2018, 18 08/13/2018, 24 08/27/2018, 24 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: May 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,054 YTD: 74,162	May 2018	4,054 74,162
25	24	18	The Easy 5-Ingredient Ketogenic Diet Cookbook: Low-Carb, High-Fat Recipes for Busy People on the Keto Diet Jen Fisch, Author Rockridge Press, $14.99 (210) 978-1-939754-44-8 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 07/23/2018 Highest Rank 24 Highest Rank Date 07/23/2018 Average Rank 24.33 [details] Sales history for The Easy 5-Ingredient Ketogenic Diet Cookbook: Low-Carb, High-Fat Recipes for Busy People on the Keto Diet date, rank 07/23/2018, 24 08/20/2018, 24 08/27/2018, 25 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Jan 2018 UNITS SOLD: 4,040 YTD: 84,579	Jan 2018	4,040 84,579

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