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By Kent Larsen

New Card Book Hits Bestseller Lists Before Publication

NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- As the paperback of Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Shadow" rises on bestseller lists after its release, fans have been attracted to Card's forthcoming book, "Shadow of the Hegemon," scheduled to be published in January. Both books follow a secondary character in Card's award-winning "Ender's Game." "Shadow of the Hegemon" joined the Mormon titles on the bestseller lists, appearing on Amazon's not-yet-published list, while two titles, Martha Nibley Beck's "Expecting Adam" and a book about MTV's Real World and its Mormon character, dropped off the lists.

Meanwhile, Stephen Ambrose's history of the construction of the transcontinental railroad, "Nothing Like It in the World," continues to rise on nearly every bestseller list, holding at #1 on the independent Booksense list. Of the 11 bestseller lists Mormon News tracks, "Nothing Like It in the World" is in the top 10 on every list, except for those that don't distinguish between hardcover and paperback and fiction and non-fiction.

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
Week
Last
Week
List
6 9Amazon.com (Dec 13) Non-Fiction Hardcover
10 14Amazon.com (Dec 14) 100
19 25Barnes &Noble (Dec 14) Top 100
5 6BooksAMillion (Dec 9) Non-Fiction Hardcover
1 1Booksense (Dec 11) Non-Fiction Hardcover
4 4Knight Ridder (Dec 14) Non-Fiction
4 4New York Times (Dec 17) Non-Fiction Hardcover
5 9Publishers Weekly (Dec 18) Non-Fiction Hardcover
25 35USA Today (Dec 10)
7 10Wall Street Journal (Dec 8) Non-Fiction Hardcover
4 2WordsWorth Independent Bookseller (Dec 12) Non-Fiction Hardcover

See:
Nothing Like It In The World
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
Week
Last
Week
List
19 16BooksAMillion (Dec 9) Fiction Hardcover
15 15Knight Ridder (Dec 14) Fiction
15 15New York Times (Dec 17) Fiction Hardcover
88 83USA Today (Dec 10)

See:
The Carousel
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
Week
Last
Week
List
21 15 Amazon.com (Dec 13) Non-Fiction Paperback
83 81 Barnes &Noble Top (Dec 14) 100
138 141 USA Today (Dec 10)
4 4 Wall Street Journal (Dec 8) Business

See:
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
More about Stephen R. Covey's "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" at Amazon.com

Ender's Shadow, by Orson Scott Card

A "parallell" novel to Card's Hugo and Nebula award-winning Ender's Game. Told from the point of view of the 'also ran' to Ender, Bean.

Currently on the following bestseller lists:
This
Week
Last
Week
List
13 21 Amazon.com (Dec 13) Fiction Paperback
5 5 Booksense (Dec 11) Mass Market Paperback
29 - New York Times (Dec 17) Fiction Paperback
111 - USA Today (Dec 10)

See:
Ender's Shadow
More about Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Shadow" at Amazon.com

Shadow of the Hegemon, by Orson Scott Card

The second novel in Card's new series about Bean, Ender's shadow. In this novel, Bean is the tactical genius who wins the Earth for Ender's brother, Peter, the Hegemon.

Currently on the following bestseller lists:
This
Week
Last
Week
List
7 - Amazon.com (Dec 13) Not-Yet-Published

See:
Shadow of the Hegemon
More about Orson Scott Card's "Shadow of the Hegemon" at Amazon.com


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