This week’s top-rated movies, songs and books
March 20, 2017
At the box office over the weekend ended March 19, “Beauty and the Beasr” debuted at No. 1 at the box office with $170.0 million in ticket sales. “Kong: Skull Island” was No. 2 with $28.9 million.
In movie rentals for the week ended March 20, according to iTunes, “Passengers” was at No. 1, followed by “Moana.”
On iTunes Monday morning, “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran was the No. 1 song for the sixth straight week, followed again by “That’s What I Like” by Bruno Mars.
And in books, “Dangerous Games” by Danielle Steel was No. 1 on The New York Times’ hardcover fiction best-sellers list for the week ended March 11, and it was also No. 3 on USA Today’s book chart for the week of March 16.
TOP MOVIES
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Rank
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MOVIE
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Engagements
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Box office (millions)
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1
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Beauty and the Beast (BuenaVista)
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4,210
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$170.00
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2
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Kong: Skull Island (Warner Bros.)
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3,846
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$28.85
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3
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Logan (Fox)
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3,687
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$17.50
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4
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Get Out (Universal)
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2,979
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$13.25
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5
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The Shack (Lionsgate)
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2,825
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$6.13
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6
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The LEGO Batman Movie (Warner Bros.)
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2,735
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$4.70
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7
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The Belko Experiment (BH Tilt)
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1,341
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$4.05
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8
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Hidden Figures (Fox)
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1,162
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$1.50
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9
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John Wick: Chapter Two (Lionsgate)
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1,065
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$1.20
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10
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Before I Fall (Open Road)
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1,551
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$1.03
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Source: Box Office Mojo
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MOVIE RENTALS
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Rank
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TITLE
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1
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Passengers
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2
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Moana
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3
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Fences
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4
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Sing
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5
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Patriots Day
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6
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Why Him!
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7
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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8
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Doctor Strange
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9
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Fittest On Earth
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10
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Arrival
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Source: iTunes
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ITUNES TOP 10 SONG DOWNLOADS
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Rank
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TITLE
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1
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Shape of You, Ed Sheeran
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2
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That’s What I Like, Bruno Mars
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3
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Something Just Like This, The Chainsmokers and Coldplay
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4
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Body Like a Back Road, Sam Hunt
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5
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I Don’t Wanna Live Forever, Zayn & Taylor Swift
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6
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Rockabye, Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul and Anne-Marie
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7
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I Feel It Coming, The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk
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8
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Portland, Drake
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9
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Stay, Zedd and Alessia Cara
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10
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Passionfruit, Drake
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Source: iTunes
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BOOKS
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Fiction (hardback)
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Rank
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TITLE
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Last week
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Weeks on chart
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1
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Dangerous Games by Danielle Steel
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-
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1
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2
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Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
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-
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1
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3
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Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
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1
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5
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4
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Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
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2
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4
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5
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Exit West, by Mohsin Hamid
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-
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1
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Nonfiction (hardback)
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1
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Portraits of Courage by George W. Bush
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1
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2
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2
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Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
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2
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33
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3
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Killing the Rising Sun by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard
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3
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26
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4
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Dear Ijeawele by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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-
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1
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5
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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
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-
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54
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Fiction (paperback)
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1
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The Shack by William P. Young
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1
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144
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2
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A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
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2
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63
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3
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Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
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3
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48
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4
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Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
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4
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19
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5
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A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
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-
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31
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Nonfiction (paperback)
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1
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Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
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1
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14
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2
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The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
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2
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32
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3
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On Tyranny by timpthy Snyder
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-
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2
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4
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Lion by Saroo Brierley
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4
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5
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5
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We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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-
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19
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Source: New York Times
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USA TODAY BESTSELLING BOOKS
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Rank
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TITLE
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Last week
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1
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The Shack by William P. Young
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1
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2
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Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
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-
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3
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Dangerous Games by Danielle Steel
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-
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4
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Unshakeable by Tony Robbins
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4
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5
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Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
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5
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6
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Portraits of Courage by George W. Bush
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3
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7
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Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
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2
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8
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Brighter Than the Sun by Maya Banks
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-
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9
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A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
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7
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10
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The Obsession by Nora Roberts
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-
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Source: USA Today
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