Philip Roth's The Plot Against America is the title that ranks the strongest this week, still on 6 lists after 9 weeks, and still ranking #1 on the San Francisco Chronicle list and among the top 10 on 4 of the other lists.
Others showing endurance are Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, on 7 lists after 16 weeks, and Stephen King's The Dark Tower, on 6 lists after 23 weeks (including pre-sales at Amazon).
Debuts this week: Michael Chabon's Sherlock Holmes novella The Final Solution (Fourth Estate) ranks #66 today on Amazon, and the paperback reprint of Mercedes Lackey's The Fairy Godmother (Luna) is #132 on USA Today list.
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| Title | Debut / #wks on any list |
NYT
11.21 |
WP
11.14 |
SFC
11.14 |
USAT
11.07 |
PW
11.14
(ch 11.01) |
Amz
(11.16) |
UK:
Amz UK
(11.16) |
Australia:
Dymocks
(11.16) |
Canada:
Amz.ca
(11.16) |
| Items on list -x- number of lists surveyed | |
30x5 |
10x4 |
30x3 |
150 |
15x5 |
100 |
100 |
10x4 |
100 |
| Hardcovers |
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Banks, The Algebraist (UK) |
09.06.04 / 10 |
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74 -16 |
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Barry/Pearson, Peter and the Starcatchers |
09.13.04 / 10 |
4 = |
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8 + |
xxx.. |
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Chabon, The Final Solution |
11.15.04 / 1 |
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66 ++ |
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Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell |
08.02.04 / 16 |
14 = |
xxx |
6 -4 |
99 -7 |
14 = |
22 +13 |
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Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (UK) |
08.09.04 / 15 |
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22 -4 |
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36 -14 |
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DiTerlizzi/Black, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 5: The Wrath of Mulgarath |
09.20.04 / 8 |
xxx.. |
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xx |
6 + |
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Donaldson, The Runes of the Earth |
10.18.04 / 5 |
26 -5 |
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x |
xx |
xxx.. |
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Funke, Dragon Rider |
08.16.04 / 14 |
1 = |
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95 +48 |
3 + |
xxx.. |
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xxx.. |
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Hamilton, Incubus Dreams |
08.30.04 / 12 |
31 -11 |
xxx.. |
xxx.. |
x |
xx |
xxx |
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Jacques, Rakkety Tam |
09.06.04 / 8 |
xxx.. |
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xxx.. |
10 + |
xxx.. |
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Kerr, The Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure |
10.11.04 / 2 |
9 + |
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King, The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah |
03.22.04 / 33 |
28 -4 |
xxx.. |
xxx.. |
x |
xxx.. |
63 +13 |
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x |
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King, The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower |
06.07.04 / 23 |
10 = |
xxx |
xxx |
44 -8 |
9 -1 |
38 +1 |
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39 -27 |
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King, The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (UK) |
07.26.04 / 14 |
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79 -16 |
xxx.. |
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Moore, The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror |
11.08.04 / 2 |
19 +11 |
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x |
103 +21 |
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Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife |
10.12.03 / 23 |
xxx.. |
xxx.. |
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58 + |
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Paolini, Eragon |
09.07.03 / 63 |
3 = |
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133 + |
7 + |
xxx.. |
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xxx.. |
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Pierce, Trickster's Queen |
09.27.04 / 8 |
7 -2 |
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xx |
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xxx.. |
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Pratchett, Going Postal (UK) |
08.16.04 / 14 |
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19 -3 |
8 + |
xxx.. |
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Pullman, The Scarecrow and His Servant (UK) |
11.08.04 / 2 |
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24 +7 |
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Roth, The Plot Against America |
09.20.04 / 9 |
7 -1 |
4 +1 |
1 = |
34 -7 |
5 -2 |
8 +2 |
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xxx |
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Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
02.09.03 / 83 |
xxx.. |
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87 +10 |
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Salvatore, Forgotten Realms: The Two Swords |
10.11.04 / 6 |
11 -2 |
xx |
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41 -13 |
7 -1 |
xx |
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x |
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Sherman/Cragg, Star Wars: Jedi Trial |
11.08.04 / 2 |
32 -5 |
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Stroud, The Golem's Eye |
08.30.04 / 12 |
10 -2 |
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Weber, The Shadow of Saganami |
10.25.04 / 3 |
27 -11 |
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137 -60 |
x |
xxx |
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xxx |
| Title | Debut / #wks on any list |
NYT
11.21 |
WP
11.14 |
SFC
11.14 |
USAT
11.07 |
PW
11.14
(ch 11.01) |
Amz
(11.16) |
UK:
Amz UK
(11.16) |
Australia:
Dymocks
(11.16) |
Canada:
Amz.ca
(11.16) |
| Paperbacks [tpb=trade] |
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Armstrong, Industrial Magic |
11.08.04 / 2 |
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122 -32 |
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Brennan, Faerie Wars [tpb] |
09.27.04 / 3 |
7 + |
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9 ++ |
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Funke, The Thief Lord |
09.28.03 / 49 |
6 +1 |
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Koontz, Odd Thomas |
11.08.04 / 2 |
7 -1 |
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8 -1 |
6 +1 |
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x |
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Lackey, The Fairy Godmother |
11.15.04 / 1 |
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132 ++ |
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Maguire, Wicked [tpb] |
06.15.03 / 52 |
xxx.. |
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62 -13 |
xxx.. |
xx |
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Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife [tpb] |
05.24.04 / 26 |
26 +1 |
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x |
50 +10 |
7 = |
53 +14 |
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Rodda, Deltora Quest Series 3, Book 4: Sister of the South (AUSTRALIA) |
10.18.04 / 5 |
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1 = |
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Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [tpb] |
07.05.04 / 20 |
xxx.. |
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xxx.. |
73 +2 |
5 + |
xxx.. |
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Stephenson, Quicksilver [tpb] |
10.04.04 / 3 |
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10 + |
xxx.. |
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Stroud, The Amulet of Samarkand [tpb] |
08.16.04 / 11 |
9 + |
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Traviss, Star Wars: Republic Commando: Hard Contact |
11.08.04 / 2 |
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111 -2 |
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| Title | Debut / #wks on any list |
NYT
11.21 |
WP
11.14 |
SFC
11.14 |
USAT
11.07 |
PW
11.14
(ch 11.01) |
Amz
(11.16) |
UK:
Amz UK
(11.16) |
Australia:
Dymocks
(11.16) |
Canada:
Amz.ca
(11.16) |
| This cell color indicates rankings on children's bestsellers lists |
This cell color indicates rankings of books based on pre-publication sales |
[Italics and brackets, and/or this cell color, indicate stale data -- rankings from one or more weeks before -- and do not contribute to the cumulative weeks on any list totals] |
