New York Times Best Seller List – Week of December 1, 2019 FICTION NONFICTION TW LW WOL TW LW WOL TWISTED TWENTY-SIX / Janet Evanovich. The 26th book in TRIGGERED / Donald Trump Jr. Forays into politics 1 the Stephanie Plum series. A New Jersey gangster’s associates -- 1 1 and views on liberals from the executive vice president 1 2 go after a bounty hunter’s widowed grandmother. of the Trump Organization. THE GUARDIANS / John Grisham. Cullen Post, a lawyer and SAM HOUSTON AND THE ALAMO AVENGERS / Brian 2 Episcopal minister, antagonizes some ruthless killers when he 2 5 2 Kilmeade. The "Fox & Friends” host gives an account of 3 2 takes on a wrongful conviction case. the battle against the Mexican Army in 1836. BLUE MOON / Lee Child. Jack Reacher gets caught up in a turf WITH ALL DUE RESPECT / Nikki R. Haley. A memoir 3 1 3 war between Ukrainian and Albanian gangs. 3 by the former United States ambassador to the United -- 1 WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING / Delia Owens. In a quiet Nations and governor of South Carolina. 4 town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who 4 63 FINDING CHIKA / Mitch Albom. Lessons learned by the survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect 4 Alboms when they bring a Haitian orphan with a life- 2 2 THE NIGHT FIRE / Michael Connelly. Harry Bosch and Renée threatening illness into their family. 5 Ballard return to take up a case that held the attention of 5 4 ME / Elton John. The multi-award-winning solo artist's Bosch’s mentor. 5 first autobiography chronicles his career, relationships 5 5 THE DUTCH HOUSE / Ann Patchett. A sibling relationship is and private struggles. 6 impacted when the family goes from poverty to wealth and back 9 8 TALKING TO STRANGERS / Malcolm Gladwell. Famous examples of miscommunication serve as the again over the course of many decades. 6 6 70 OLIVE, AGAIN / Elizabeth Strout. In a follow-up to the Pulitzer backdrop to explain potential conflicts and Prize-winning novel “Olive Kitteridge,” new relationships, misunderstandings. 7 10 5 including a second marriage, are encountered in a seaside town EDUCATED / Tara Westover. The daughter of in Maine. 7 survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself 10 91 THE INSTITUTE, by Stephen King. Children with special talents enough to leave home for university. BLOWOUT / Rachel Maddow. The MSNBC host argues 8 are abducted and sequestered in an institution where the 8 10 sinister staff seeks to extract their gifts through harsh methods. 8 that the global oil and gas industry has weakened 8 7 democracies and bolstered authoritarians. THE STARLESS SEA / Erin Morgenstern. Zachary Ezra THE BEAUTIFUL ONES / Prince. A memoir by the 9 Rawlins fights to save a labyrinthine underground repository of 3 2 9 musician written before his death, with photos and other 9 3 stories. memorabilia showing his evolution. THE GIVER OF STARS / Jojo Moyes. In Depression era A SONG FOR YOU / Robyn Crawford. A friend and 10 Kentucky, five women refuse to be cowed by men or convention 6 6 10 collaborator gives her account of various aspects of her -- 1 as they deliver books. relationship with the late pop star Whitney Houston. THE TESTAMENTS / Margaret Atwood. In a sequel to “The THE BODY / Bill Bryson. An owner’s manual of the 11 11 Handmaid’s Tale,” old secrets bring three women together as -- 9 human body covering various parts, functions and what 14 5 the Republic of Gilead’s theocratic regime shows signs of decay. happens when things go wrong. CATCH AND KILL / Ronan Farrow. Pulitzer Prize- THE 19TH CHRISTMAS / James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. winning reporter details surveillance and intimidation In the 19th installment of the Women's Murder Club series, 12 11 5 12 14 6 tactics used to pressure journalists and elude detective Lindsay Boxer and company take on a fearsome consequences by certain wealthy and connected men. criminal known only as "Loman." BECOMING / Michelle Obama. The former first lady MICHAEL CRICHTON: THE ANDROMEDA EVOLUTION / 13 describes how she balanced work, family and her -- 49 13 Daniel H. Wilson. A team of experts is assembled to stop an -- 1 husband’s political ascent. evolving and potentially apocalyptic microbe. THE UNITED STATES OF TRUMP / Bill O'Reilly. The conservative commentator weaves interviews and THE WATER DANCER / Ta-Nehisi Coates. A young man who 14 -- 7 14 was gifted with a mysterious power becomes part of a war 13 8 personal history to portray power and influence of the between slavers and the enslaved. 45th president. NOTHING TO SEE HERE / Kevin Wilson. Madison enlists her THE WAY I HEARD IT / Mike Rowe. The television 15 former boarding school roommate to look after her twin -- 1 15 personality relays stories from his podcast and personal -- 3 stepchildren, who burst into flames when agitated. anecdotes. Key: Tw = This Week’s rank; Lw = Last Week’s rank; Wol = # of Weeks on List; o/o – on order; = available; I/P = In Processing; N/A = Not Available ADDITIONAL BEST SELLING TITLES ADDED AND DROPPED a/o 11/19/19 ACID FOR THE CHILDREN / Flea LITTLE WEIRDS / Jenny Slate AGENT RUNNING IN THE FIELD / John Le Carre THE LOST ART OF SCRIPTURE / Karen ANGEL EYES / Ace Atkins Armstrong ATLAS OBSCURA / Joshua Foer MAN WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE / Jan Stocklassa BEATING OSTEOPOROSIS / Mira Calton MEANT TO BE YOURS / Susan Mallery A BITTER FEAST / Deborah Crombie MET HER MATCH / Jude Deveraux BLOODY GENIUS / John Sanford A MINUTE TO MIDNIGHT / David Baldacci A BOOK OF BONES / John Connolly MOBITURAIES / Mo Rocca THE BOOK OF GUSTY WOMEN / Hillary Rodham MUMBO GUMBO MURDER / Laura Childs Clinton NINTH HOUSE / Leigh Bardugo THE BURNING WHITE / Brent Weeks NOEL STREET / Richard Paul Evans CALL SIGN CHAOS / Jim Mattis NOTHING VENTURED / Jeffery Archer A CASTLE IN WARTIME / Catherine Bailey OLD BONES / Douglas Preston THE CHESTNUT MAN / Soren Sveistrup OLD SUCCESS / Matha Grimes CHILD’S PLAY / Danielle Steel ORACLE / Jonathan Cahn CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE / Chiaverini Jennifer OUTFOX / Sandra Brown CHRISTMAS GATHERING / Anne Perry THE OYSTERVILLE SEWING CIRCLE / Susan CHRISTMAS SHOPAHOLIC / Sophie Kinsella Wiggs CILKA’S JOURNEY / Heather Morris THE PERFECT WIFE / JP Delaney THE CONFESSION CLUB / Elizabeth Berg PERMANENT RECORD / Edward Snowden CRISS CROSS / James Patterson PILGRIMAGE TO ETERNITY / Timothy Egan A CRUEL DECEPTION / Charles Todd QUANTUM / Patricia Cornwell THE CULT OF TRUMP / Steven Hassan THE REVIVSIONER’S / Margaret Sexton CUT AND RUN / Fern Michaels RISE OF MAGICKS / Nora Roberts DEATH IN FOCUS / Anne Perry ROBERT B PARKER’S ANGEL EYES / Ace DEEP STATE / James Stewart Atkins THE DESERTER / Nelson Demille SCARLET FEVER / Rita Mae Brown DO YU MIND IF I CANCEL / Gary Janetti THE SECOND SLEEP / Robert Harris A DOG’S PROMISE / W Bruce Cameron SHAMED / Linda Castillo DUMPTY / John Lithgow THE SHAPE OF NIGHT / Tess Gerrisen EDISON / Edmund Morris SHE CAME TO SLAY / Erica Dunbar ELEVATOR PITCH / Linwwod Barclay SINGLE THREAD / Tracy Checalier FALL OF RICHARD NIXON / Tom Brokaw SINS OF THE FATHERS / Judith Jance THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS / Lisa Jewell SPY / Danielle Steel FENTANYL INC. / Ben Westhoff THE STALKING / Heather Graham FINAL OPTION / Clive Cussler STEALTH / Stuart Woods GUILTY NOT GUILTY / Felix Francis THE STRANGER INSIDE / Lisa Unger HART’S HOLLOW FARM / Janet Dailey SWORD OF KINGS / Bernard Cornwell HOME WORK / Julie Andrews TEXAS FOREVER / Janet Dailey HYMNS OF THE REPUBLIC / S. 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Gwynne THE TIMEPIECE / Beverly Lewis IMAGINARY FRIEND / Stephen Chbosky TO THE LAND LONG LOST FRIENDS / Alexander THE INFLAMATION SPECTRUM / Cole Will Mccall Smith INSIDE OUT / Demi Moore TOM CLANCY’S CODE OF HONOR / Marc KINDNESS AND WONDER / Gavin Edwards Cameron KISS THE GIRLS AND MAKE THEM CRY / Mary TOUCHED BY THE SUN / Carly Simon Higgins Clark TOUGH LOVE / Susan Rice KNOW MY NAME / Chanel Miller THE TURN OF THE KEY / Ruth Ware THE LAST WIDOW / Karin Slaughter UNDER OCCUPATION / Alan Furst LESS PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT US / Axton Betz- THE WARNING / James Patterson Hamilton WHAT HAPPENS IN PARADISE / Elin Hilderbrand LET IT SNOW / Nancy Thayer WHAT ROSE FORGOT / Nevada Barr LETHAL AGENT / Kyle Mills WILD GAME / Adrienne Brodeur LETTERS FROM AN ASTROPHYSICIST / Neil THE WORLD THAT WE KNEW / Alice Hoffman deGrasse Tyson WYOMING HEART / Diana Palmer LIFE UNDERCOVER / Amaryllis Fox YEAR OF THE MONKEY / Patti Smith A LITTLE HATRED / Joe Abercrombie New York Times Best Seller List – Week of December 1, 2019 FICTION NONFICTION TW LW WOL TW LW WOL .