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The Right Attitude to Rain

Alexander McCall Smith

Entered Oct 8, 2006 · 1 week on the list

Book Power
3.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#11
1 week there · Oct 8, 2006
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
1
October 2006

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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
Alexander McCall Smithprimary100%3.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Oct 8, 2006 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Thirteenth TaleDiane Setterfield
  2. #2The Book of FateBrad Meltzer
  3. #3The Mission SongJohn le Carré
  4. #4Rise and ShineAnna Quindlen
  5. #5Judge & JuryJames Patterson & Andrew Gross
  6. #6The Guy Not TakenJennifer Weiner
  7. #7ImperiumRobert Harris
  8. #8The Mephisto ClubTess Gerritsen
  9. #9Dark CelebrationChristine Feehan
  10. #10World War ZMax Brooks

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