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BEST-SELLERS: COMBINED PRINT AND E-BOOKS

Rankings reflect sales for the week ending Saturday, Aug. 18, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States. E-book rankings reflect sales from leading online vendors of e-books in a variety of popular e-reader formats. Titles are included regardless of whether they are published in both print and electronic formats or just one format. Publisher credits for e-books are listed under the corporate publishing name instead of by the publisher’s division. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales were barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores reported receiving bulk orders. The New York Times Best Sellers are compiled and archived by The Best-Seller Lists Desk of The New York Times News Department and are separate from the Culture, Advertising and Business sides of The New York Times Co. More information on rankings and methodology:www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology.

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Rankings reflect sales for the week ending Saturday, Aug. 18, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States. E-book rankings reflect sales from leading online vendors of e-books in a variety of popular e-reader formats. Titles are included regardless of whether they are published in both print and electronic formats or just one format. Publisher credits for e-books are listed under the corporate publishing name instead of by the publisher’s division. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales were barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores reported receiving bulk orders. The New York Times Best Sellers are compiled and archived by The Best-Seller Lists Desk of The New York Times News Department and are separate from the Culture, Advertising and Business sides of The New York Times Co. More information on rankings and methodology:www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology.

E and P COMBINED FICTION

1. CRAZY RICH ASIANS, by Kevin Kwan. (Anchor)

A New Yorker gets a surprise when she spends the summer with her boyfriend in Singapore.

THIS WEEK: 1

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

2. TEXAS RANGER, by James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle. (Little, Brown)

Rory Yates’ job and reputation are at risk when he is accused of killing his ex-wife.

THIS WEEK: 2

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

3. ORIGIN, by Dan Brown. (Doubleday)

A symbology professor goes on a perilous quest with a beautiful museum director.

THIS WEEK: 3

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 25

4. SHARP OBJECTS, by Gillian Flynn. (Broadway)

After a stay at a psychiatric hospital, a reporter reluctantly returns to her hometown to cover the murders of two girls.

THIS WEEK: 4

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 12

5. FEARED, by Lisa Scottoline. (St. Martin’s)

Mary DiNunzio and Bennie Rosato must solve a murder and handle a reverse sex discrimination suit against their firm.

THIS WEEK: 5

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

6. CHINA RICH GIRLFRIEND, by Kevin Kwan. (Anchor)

The second book in the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy. As her wedding draws near, Rachel Chu discovers her birth father.

THIS WEEK: 6

LAST WEEK: 13

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

7. TAILSPIN, by Sandra Brown. (Grand Central)

A pilot navigates treacherous situations when he attempts to deliver a mysterious black box to a doctor in Georgia.

THIS WEEK: 7

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

8. THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING, by Bill Clinton and James Patterson. (Little, Brown and Knopf)

President Jonathan Duncan, a Gulf War veteran and widower, takes on adversaries at home and abroad.

THIS WEEK: 8

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 11

9. RICH PEOPLE PROBLEMS, by Kevin Kwan. (Anchor)

The final book in the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy. Rivalries and jealousies arise among privileged families.

THIS WEEK: 9

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

10. ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE, by Gail Honeyman. (Penguin)

A young woman’s well-ordered life is disrupted by the IT guy from her office.

THIS WEEK: 10

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 11

11. THE ROOSTER BAR, by John Grisham. (Bantam/Dell)

Three students at a sleazy for-profit law school hope to expose the student-loan banker who runs it.

THIS WEEK: 11

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 23

12. THE OTHER WOMAN, by Daniel Silva. (HarperCollins)

Gabriel Allon, the art restorer and assassin, fights the Russians to decide the fate of the postwar global order.

THIS WEEK: 12

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

13. THE OUTSIDER, by Stephen King. (Scribner)

A detective investigates a seemingly wholesome member of the community when an 11-year-old boy’s body is found.

THIS WEEK: 13

LAST WEEK: 12

WEEKS ON LIST: 13

14. LESS, by Andrew Sean Greer. (Back Bay)

Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in fiction. To avoid an ex-boyfriend’s wedding, a failed novelist attends literary events around the world.

THIS WEEK: 14

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

15. RICHER THAN SIN, by Meghan March. (Meghan March)

Despite a family feud, a Riscoff is attracted to a seemingly single Gable.

THIS WEEK: 15

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

E and P COMBINED NONFICTION

1. UNHINGED, by Omarosa Manigault Newman. (Gallery)

The reality TV star and former White House staffer describes her time and relationship with Donald Trump.

THIS WEEK: 1

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

2. THE RUSSIA HOAX, by Gregg Jarrett. (Broadside)

The Fox News analyst makes his case against the FBI investigation into collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.

THIS WEEK: 2

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

3. EDUCATED, by Tara Westover. (Random House)

The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.

THIS WEEK: 3

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 26

4. LIARS, LEAKERS AND LIBERALS, by Jeanine Pirro. (Center Street)

The legal analyst and Fox News host argues in favor of President Donald Trump.

THIS WEEK: 4

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

5. HOUSE OF TRUMP, HOUSE OF PUTIN, by Craig Unger. (Dutton)

An investigation into the relationship between the current heads of Russia and the United States, and their potential ties to the Russian Mafia.

THIS WEEK: 5

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

6. BLACK KLANSMAN, by Ron Stallworth. (Flatiron)

The first black detective of the Colorado Springs Police Department goes undercover to investigate the Ku Klux Klan.

THIS WEEK: 6

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

7. EVERYTHING TRUMP TOUCHES DIES, by Rick Wilson. (Free Press)

The Republican political campaign strategist gives his take on the current president and offers a way forward for conservatives.

THIS WEEK: 7

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

8. SAPIENS, by Yuval Noah Harari. (Harper)

How Homo sapiens became Earth’s dominant species.

THIS WEEK: 8

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 35

9. DOPESICK, by Beth Macy. (Little, Brown)

An in-depth look at how opioid addiction affects Americans across geographic and class lines.

THIS WEEK: 9

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

10. BAD BLOOD, by John Carreyrou. (Knopf)

The rise and fall of Theranos, the biotech startup that failed to deliver on its promise to make blood testing more efficient.

THIS WEEK: 10

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 13

11. THE SOUL OF AMERICA, by Jon Meacham. (Random House)

The present political climate is contextualized through the lens of difficult moments in American history.

THIS WEEK: 11

LAST WEEK: 15

WEEKS ON LIST: 15

12. THE FIGHTERS, by C.J. Chivers. (Simon & Schuster)

Portraits of six American combatants who served in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

THIS WEEK: 12

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

13. THE TANGLED TREE, by David Quammen. (Simon & Schuster)

The lives of molecular biologists and their discoveries involving the movement of genes across species lines.

THIS WEEK: 13

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

14. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, by David Grann. (Doubleday)

The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil.

THIS WEEK: 14

LAST WEEK: 13

WEEKS ON LIST: 61

15. KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL, by Anthony Bourdain. (Ecco)

A memoir-exposé of the restaurant world. Originally published in 2000.

THIS WEEK: 15

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 12

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