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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2017 YTD
1	1	2	The Mistress Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (336) 978-0-345-53111-7 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/16/2017 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/16/2017 Average Rank 3.75 [details] Sales history for The Mistress date, rank 01/16/2017, 1 01/16/2017, 3 01/23/2017, 10 01/23/2017, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 17,640 2012 YTD: 43,161	Jan 2017	17,640 43,161
2	2	12	The Whistler John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (352) 978-0-385-54119-0 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/07/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2016 Average Rank 2.65 [details] Sales history for The Whistler date, rank 11/07/2016, 1 11/07/2016, 1 11/14/2016, 2 11/14/2016, 1 11/21/2016, 3 11/21/2016, 2 11/28/2016, 6 11/28/2016, 2 12/05/2016, 2 12/12/2016, 6 12/12/2016, 1 12/19/2016, 8 12/19/2016, 1 12/26/2016, 5 12/26/2016, 1 01/02/2017, 5 01/02/2017, 1 01/09/2017, 1 01/16/2017, 2 01/23/2017, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 11,883 2012 YTD: 25,242	Oct 2016	11,883 25,242
3	4	24	The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Author Doubleday Books, $26.95 (336) 978-0-385-54236-4 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 08/22/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/29/2016 Average Rank 8.81 [details] Sales history for The Underground Railroad date, rank 08/22/2016, 7 08/22/2016, 2 08/29/2016, 9 08/29/2016, 1 09/05/2016, 9 09/05/2016, 1 09/12/2016, 3 09/19/2016, 5 09/26/2016, 6 10/03/2016, 4 10/10/2016, 6 10/17/2016, 10 10/24/2016, 11 10/31/2016, 15 11/07/2016, 20 11/14/2016, 23 11/21/2016, 22 11/28/2016, 18 12/05/2016, 16 12/12/2016, 15 12/19/2016, 8 12/26/2016, 4 01/02/2017, 4 01/09/2017, 3 01/16/2017, 4 01/23/2017, 3 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,981 2012 YTD: 19,906	Aug 2016	8,981 19,906
4	5	8	Cross the Line James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-40709-0 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/05/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/05/2016 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for Cross the Line date, rank 12/05/2016, 1 12/12/2016, 7 12/12/2016, 2 12/19/2016, 2 12/26/2016, 2 01/02/2017, 2 01/09/2017, 2 01/16/2017, 5 01/23/2017, 4 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,509 2012 YTD: 19,269	Nov 2016	8,509 19,269
5	3	2	Below the Belt Stuart Woods, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00 (336) 978-0-399-57397-2 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 01/16/2017 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/16/2017 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Below the Belt date, rank 01/16/2017, 3 01/23/2017, 5 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 7,594 2012 YTD: 18,858	Jan 2017	7,594 18,858
6	7	16	Two by Two Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $27.00 (496) 978-1-4555-2069-5 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/17/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2016 Average Rank 3.95 [details] Sales history for Two by Two date, rank 10/17/2016, 1 10/17/2016, 3 10/24/2016, 3 10/24/2016, 1 10/31/2016, 4 10/31/2016, 1 11/07/2016, 5 11/07/2016, 2 11/14/2016, 8 11/14/2016, 3 11/21/2016, 4 11/28/2016, 7 12/05/2016, 4 12/12/2016, 5 12/19/2016, 4 12/26/2016, 3 01/02/2017, 3 01/09/2017, 5 01/16/2017, 7 01/23/2017, 6 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 7,542 2012 YTD: 15,888	Oct 2016	7,542 15,888
7	8	10	The Chemist Stephenie Meyer, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (512) 978-0-316-38783-5 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/21/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 7.75 [details] Sales history for The Chemist date, rank 11/21/2016, 5 11/28/2016, 11 12/05/2016, 8 12/12/2016, 2 12/12/2016, 10 12/19/2016, 13 12/26/2016, 12 01/02/2017, 10 01/09/2017, 6 01/09/2017, 1 01/16/2017, 8 01/23/2017, 7 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 7,538 2012 YTD: 15,467	Nov 2016	7,538 15,467
8	6	9	No Man's Land David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (432) 978-1-4555-8651-6 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/28/2016 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/28/2016 Average Rank 5.20 [details] Sales history for No Man's Land date, rank 11/28/2016, 7 11/28/2016, 3 12/05/2016, 5 12/12/2016, 4 12/19/2016, 5 12/26/2016, 5 01/02/2017, 5 01/09/2017, 4 01/16/2017, 6 01/23/2017, 8 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 7,435 2012 YTD: 16,397	Nov 2016	7,435 16,397
9	9	14	Small Great Things Jodi Picoult, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (480) 978-0-345-54495-7 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/24/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/24/2016 Average Rank 6.56 [details] Sales history for Small Great Things date, rank 10/24/2016, 5 10/24/2016, 2 10/31/2016, 7 10/31/2016, 3 11/07/2016, 3 11/14/2016, 5 11/21/2016, 7 11/28/2016, 12 12/05/2016, 7 12/12/2016, 7 12/19/2016, 9 12/26/2016, 7 01/02/2017, 6 01/09/2017, 7 01/16/2017, 9 01/23/2017, 9 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Oct 2016 UNITS SOLD: 6,575 2012 YTD: 13,966	Oct 2016	6,575 13,966
10	10	11	Night School: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (384) 978-0-8041-7880-8 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/21/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/21/2016 Average Rank 6.58 [details] Sales history for Night School: A Jack Reacher Novel date, rank 11/21/2016, 2 11/21/2016, 1 11/28/2016, 10 11/28/2016, 4 12/05/2016, 6 12/12/2016, 6 12/19/2016, 6 12/26/2016, 8 01/02/2017, 8 01/09/2017, 8 01/16/2017, 10 01/23/2017, 10 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 5,401 2012 YTD: 11,928	Nov 2016	5,401 11,928
11	-	1	The Guests on South Battery Karen White, Author Berkley Books, $26.00 (352) 978-0-451-47523-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 5,099 2012 YTD: 5,123	Jan 2017	5,099 5,123
12	11	6	Tom Clancy: True Faith and Allegiance Mark Greaney, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.95 (752) 978-0-399-17681-4 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 12/19/2016 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/19/2016 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Tom Clancy: True Faith and Allegiance date, rank 12/19/2016, 3 12/26/2016, 6 01/02/2017, 7 01/09/2017, 9 01/16/2017, 11 01/23/2017, 12 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,703 2012 YTD: 10,575	Dec 2016	4,703 10,575
13	12	11	The Wrong Side of Goodbye Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-22594-6 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/14/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/14/2016 Average Rank 9.15 [details] Sales history for The Wrong Side of Goodbye date, rank 11/14/2016, 3 11/14/2016, 2 11/21/2016, 8 11/21/2016, 3 11/28/2016, 9 12/05/2016, 9 12/12/2016, 11 12/19/2016, 12 12/26/2016, 14 01/02/2017, 12 01/09/2017, 11 01/16/2017, 12 01/23/2017, 13 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,500 2012 YTD: 9,748	Nov 2016	4,500 9,748
14	18	20	The Book of Mysteries Jonathan Cahn, Author Frontline, $21.99 (384) 978-1-62998-941-9 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/19/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2016 Average Rank 11.55 [details] Sales history for The Book of Mysteries date, rank 09/19/2016, 4 09/26/2016, 7 10/03/2016, 10 10/10/2016, 5 10/10/2016, 1 10/17/2016, 11 10/24/2016, 9 10/31/2016, 12 11/07/2016, 16 11/07/2016, 1 11/14/2016, 15 11/21/2016, 18 11/28/2016, 20 12/05/2016, 22 12/12/2016, 2 12/12/2016, 25 01/09/2017, 20 01/09/2017, 1 01/16/2017, 18 01/23/2017, 14 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,188 2012 YTD: 8,437	Sep 2016	4,188 8,437
15	19	19	A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Author Viking, $27.00 (480) 978-0-670-02619-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 09/19/2016 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 09/19/2016 Average Rank 18.62 [details] Sales history for A Gentleman in Moscow date, rank 09/19/2016, 12 09/26/2016, 15 10/03/2016, 14 10/10/2016, 13 10/17/2016, 16 10/24/2016, 17 10/31/2016, 25 11/14/2016, 19 11/21/2016, 21 11/28/2016, 25 12/19/2016, 23 12/26/2016, 21 01/02/2017, 21 01/09/2017, 22 01/16/2017, 19 01/23/2017, 15 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 4,086 2012 YTD: 8,016	Sep 2016	4,086 8,016
16	13	9	Turbo Twenty-Three Janet Evanovich, Author Bantam, $28.00 (304) 978-0-345-54300-4 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/28/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/28/2016 Average Rank 6.42 [details] Sales history for Turbo Twenty-Three date, rank 11/28/2016, 3 11/28/2016, 1 12/05/2016, 3 12/12/2016, 1 12/12/2016, 3 12/19/2016, 7 12/26/2016, 9 01/02/2017, 9 01/09/2017, 10 01/09/2017, 2 01/16/2017, 13 01/23/2017, 16 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,989 2012 YTD: 8,936	Nov 2016	3,989 8,936
17	-	1	Ring of Fire: A Pike Logan Thriller Brad Taylor, Author Dutton Books, $27.00 (448) 978-1-101-98476-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,965 2012 YTD: 4,038	Jan 2017	3,965 4,038
18	15	18	Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Author Harper, $27.99 (336) 978-0-06-249179-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/26/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/26/2016 Average Rank 12.20 [details] Sales history for Commonwealth date, rank 09/26/2016, 7 09/26/2016, 1 10/03/2016, 9 10/03/2016, 2 10/10/2016, 3 10/17/2016, 5 10/24/2016, 7 10/31/2016, 7 11/07/2016, 10 11/14/2016, 12 11/21/2016, 14 11/28/2016, 22 12/05/2016, 25 12/12/2016, 23 12/19/2016, 21 12/26/2016, 15 01/02/2017, 13 01/09/2017, 15 01/16/2017, 15 01/23/2017, 18 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,887 2012 YTD: 8,489	Sep 2016	3,887 8,489
19	-	1	The Sleepwalker Chris Bohjalian, Author Doubleday Books, $26.95 (304) 978-0-385-53891-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2017 UNITS SOLD: 3,851 2012 YTD: 3,910	Jan 2017	3,851 3,910
20	16	8	Moonglow Michael Chabon, Author Harper, $28.99 (496) 978-0-06-222555-9 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 12/05/2016 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 12/19/2016 Average Rank 13.25 [details] Sales history for Moonglow date, rank 12/05/2016, 12 12/12/2016, 12 12/19/2016, 11 12/26/2016, 11 01/02/2017, 11 01/09/2017, 13 01/16/2017, 16 01/23/2017, 20 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,370 2012 YTD: 7,748	Nov 2016	3,370 7,748
21	20	7	The Whole Town's Talking Fannie Flagg, Author Random House, $28.00 (432) 978-1-4000-6595-0 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 12/12/2016 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 12/12/2016 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for The Whole Town's Talking date, rank 12/12/2016, 9 12/19/2016, 10 12/26/2016, 13 01/02/2017, 14 01/09/2017, 18 01/16/2017, 20 01/23/2017, 21 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,218 2012 YTD: 7,055	Nov 2016	3,218 7,055
22	17	5	The Seventh Plague James Rollins, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (448) 978-0-06-238168-2 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 12/26/2016 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 12/26/2016 Average Rank 16.60 [details] Sales history for The Seventh Plague date, rank 12/26/2016, 10 01/02/2017, 20 01/09/2017, 14 01/16/2017, 17 01/23/2017, 22 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,208 2012 YTD: 7,464	Dec 2016	3,208 7,464
23	22	26	The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware, Author Gallery/Scout Press, $26.00 (352) 978-1-5011-3293-3 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 08/01/2016 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/08/2016 Average Rank 12.76 [details] Sales history for The Woman in Cabin 10 date, rank 08/01/2016, 6 08/08/2016, 4 08/15/2016, 6 08/22/2016, 6 08/29/2016, 5 09/05/2016, 4 09/12/2016, 5 09/19/2016, 8 09/26/2016, 8 10/03/2016, 7 10/10/2016, 7 10/17/2016, 9 10/24/2016, 13 10/31/2016, 11 11/07/2016, 12 11/14/2016, 11 11/21/2016, 13 11/28/2016, 23 12/05/2016, 24 12/12/2016, 24 12/26/2016, 25 01/02/2017, 24 01/09/2017, 19 01/16/2017, 22 01/23/2017, 23 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Jul 2016 UNITS SOLD: 3,133 2012 YTD: 6,901	Jul 2016	3,133 6,901
24	25	9	Odessa Sea Clive Cussler, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (496) 978-0-399-57551-8 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/28/2016 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 11/28/2016 Average Rank 16.33 [details] Sales history for Odessa Sea date, rank 11/28/2016, 5 12/05/2016, 10 12/12/2016, 13 12/19/2016, 15 12/26/2016, 16 01/02/2017, 18 01/09/2017, 21 01/16/2017, 25 01/23/2017, 24 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,916 2012 YTD: 6,261	Nov 2016	2,916 6,261
25	21	3	Curtain of Death W E B Griffin, Author, William E Butterworth, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (480) 978-0-399-17673-9 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 01/09/2017 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 01/09/2017 Average Rank 19.33 [details] Sales history for Curtain of Death date, rank 01/09/2017, 12 01/16/2017, 21 01/23/2017, 25 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 2,881 2012 YTD: 6,672	Dec 2016	2,881 6,672

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Nielsen BookScan, week 3 of 2017, data through 1/15/2017; PW Issue of Jan. 23, 2017