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The Bishop's Jaegers

Thorne Smith

Entered Nov 7, 1932 · 5 weeks on the list, last seen Jan 2, 1933

Book Power
56.7
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#2
1 week there · Nov 7, 1932
Top-ten weeks
5
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
5
November 1932 – January 1933

Ranked by Book Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a list published by anyone else. How it works →

The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the list.

What it earned each author

Book Power is the book's own figure. Power contributed is what it earned each author's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the author had other books charting is split between them.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Thorne Smithprimary100%56.7

The top ten the week it peaked

See Nov 7, 1932 on the timeline →
  1. #1SonsPearl S. Buck
  2. #2The Bishop's JaegersThorne Smith
  3. #3InheritancePhyllis Bentley

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