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according to the book



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U.S. print-book sales plateaued in 2025, according to the book tracker Circana BookScan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

She declined, instead asking him to provide his number, according to the book.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

But they are decent, dependable types who instinctively make the most of a bad situation, according to the book.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024

The only people who treated the Duchess as royalty, according to the book, were the couple’s own household servants.

From New York Times • May 5, 2023

She nodded impatiently, not taking her eyes off her potion, which was still deep purple, though according to the book ought to be turning a light shade of lilac by now.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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