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The Emperor of Ocean Park

Stephen L. Carter

Entered Jun 23, 2002 · 11 weeks on the list, last seen Sep 8, 2002

Book Power
64.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#3
1 week there · Jul 7, 2002
Top-ten weeks
8
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
11
June 2002 – September 2002

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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
Stephen L. Carterprimary100%64.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jul 7, 2002 on the timeline →
  1. #1Hard EightJanet Evanovich
  2. #2The Beach HouseJames Patterson & Peter de Jonge
  3. #3The Emperor of Ocean ParkStephen L. Carter
  4. #4Fire IceClive Cussler & Paul Kemprecos
  5. #5In This MountainJan Karon
  6. #6The Nanny DiariesEmma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
  7. #7Mount Vernon Love StoryMary Higgins Clark
  8. #8The Shelters of StoneJean M. Auel
  9. #9The SummonsJohn Grisham
  10. #10Dragons of a Vanished MoonMargaret Weis & Tracy Hickman

The #1 bestsellers of 2002

2002 in books →

Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 2002.