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By Kent Larsen
Railroad History Continues Advance On Bestseller Lists
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- Stephen Ambrose's history of the construction
of the transcontinental railroad, which tells about the involvement
of Mormon pioneers in the project, continues rising on best seller
lists in the US, while Richard Paul Evans' Carousel continues to
drop. Unfortunately, the new paperback of Martha Beck's "Expecting
Adam," which won an award last year from the Association for Mormon
Letter's award, has dropped from the lists.
Last week's new title, the pop-lit book about the recent season of
MTV's "The Real World," which featured a Mormon, former BYU student
Julie Stoffer, dropped on the few lists in which it appeared, but
added the prestigious New York Times' Advice, How To and
Miscellaneous list, probably a reflection of the delay in the Times'
publication.
The current titles on bestseller lists are:
Nothing Like it in the World, by Stephen Ambrose
A history of the building of the transcontinental railroad in the US.
Ambrose, a highly regarded historian, details the involvement of
Mormons in building crucial portions of the road, including the
driving of the "golden spike" in the heart of Mormon territory.
Currently on the following bestseller lists:
This Last List
9 9 Amazon.com Non-Fiction Hardcover
19 23 Amazon.com 100
27 34 Barnes &Noble Top 100
10 11 BooksAMillion Non-Fiction Hardcover
5 3 Booksense (Nov 27) Non-Fiction Hardcover
5 6 Knight Ridder Non-Fiction
4 5 New York Times (Dec 3) Non-Fiction Hardcover
9 10 Publishers Weekly (Dec 4) Non-Fiction Hardcover
42 55 USA Today (Nov 26)
8 8 Wall Street Journal (Nov 24) Non-Fiction Hardcover
5 2 WordsWorth Independent Bookseller (Nov 28) Non-Fiction Hardcover
See:
More about Stephen E. Ambrose's "Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad" at Amazon.com
The Carousel, by Richard Paul Evans
LDS author Evans writes about the love between a man and a woman,
which is tested by the demands of family and work.
Currently on the following bestseller lists:
This Last List
17 14 BooksAMillion Fiction Hardcover
14 11 Knight Ridder Fiction
15 14 New York Times (Dec 3) Fiction Hardcover
75 73 USA Today (Nov 26)
See:
More about Richard Paul Evans' "The Carousel" at Amazon.com
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey
This ten-year-old personal management classic is still selling strongly.
Currently on the following bestseller lists:
This Last List
15 15 Amazon.com Non-Fiction Paperback
93 - Amazon.com 100
74 61 Barnes &Noble Top 100
141 125 USA Today (Nov 26)
5 ? Wall Street Journal (Nov 24) Business
See:
More about Stephen R. Covey's "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" at Amazon.com
MTV's The Real World: New Orleans Unmasked, by Alison Pollet
Inside story of Mormon Julie Stoffer and the rest of the New Orleans cast.
Currently on the following bestseller lists:
This Last List
5 5 Amazon.com Non-Fiction Paperback
10 - New York Times (Dec 3) Advice, How To &Misc.
109 95 USA Today (Nov 26)
See:
More about Alison Pollet's "MTV's The Real World: New Orleans Unmasked" at Amazon.com
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