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‘The Girl on the Train’ retains top spot on bestsellers list

Author Paula Hawkins' debut thriller, "The Girl on the Train," held on tight to the No. 1 spot on the US bestsellers list for the eighth consecutive week.

Data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors across the United States is used to compile the list.

Hardcover Fiction                    

1. "The Girl on the Train," by Paula Hawkins

2. "All the Light We Cannot See," by Anthony Doerr

3. "Last One Home" by Debbie Macomber

4. "Prodigal Son" by Danielle Steel

5. "The Assassin" by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott

6. "Endangered" by C.J. Box

7. "A Spool of Blue Thread" by Anne Tyler

8. "The Buried Giant" by Kazuo Ishiguro

9. "The Nightingale," by Kristin Hannah

10. "Cold Betrayal" J.A. Jance

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. "Dead Wake" by Erik Larson    

2. "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up," by Marie Kondo

3. "Get What's Yours" by Lawrence J.Kotlikoff, Philip Moeller and Paul Solman                      

4. "Being Mortal," by Atul Gawande

5. "Every Day I Fight" by Stuart Scott

6. "Killing Patton," by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

7. "Savor" by Shauna Niequist

8. "10-Day Detox Diet Cookbook" by Mark Hyman

9. "Thug Kitchen" by Thug Kitchen

10. "The 20/20 Diet" by Phil McGraw

— Reuters, March 20, 2015.

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