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The Levanter

Eric Ambler

Entered Jul 23, 1972 · 10 weeks on the list, last seen Sep 24, 1972

Book Power
50.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#7
1 week there · Sep 3, 1972
Top-ten weeks
10
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
10
July 1972 – September 1972

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
Eric Amblerprimary100%50.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Sep 3, 1972 on the timeline →
  1. #1Jonathan Livingston SeagullRichard Bach
  2. #2The Winds of WarHerman Wouk
  3. #3My Name Is Asher LevChaim Potok
  4. #4Captains and the KingsTaylor Caldwell
  5. #5The WordIrving Wallace
  6. #6Dark HorseFletcher Knebel
  7. #7The LevanterEric Ambler
  8. #8Report to the CommissionerJames Mills
  9. #9A Portion for FoxesJane McIlvaine McClary
  10. #10The Terminal ManMichael Crichton

The #1 bestsellers of 1972

1972 in books →

Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1972.