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Sent on Mormon-News: 27Jan01

By Kent Larsen

Perry's New 'Whitechapel Conspiracy' Joins Bestseller Lists

NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- LDS writer Anne Perry's 21st mystery novel has joined the bestseller lists, hitting Amazon.com's list of top 100 titles. Her new book joins the recently released paperback of the previous book in her mystery series, "Half Moon Street."

At the same time, Richard Paul Evans' novel, "Carousel" finally dropped off the best seller lists, after remaining on the lists for several months.

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
24 23Barnes &Noble (Jan 26) Top 100
13 6BooksAMillion (Jan 26) Non-Fiction Hardcover
8 6Booksense (Jan 29) Non-Fiction Hardcover
8 6New York Times (Jan 28) Non-Fiction Hardcover
  New York Times [Independents - 5; Chains - 8 ]
15 9Publishers Weekly (Jan 29) Non-Fiction Hardcover
120 97USA Today (Jan 24)
14 12Wall Street Journal (Jan 19) 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 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
16 11Amazon.com (Jan 24) Non-Fiction Paperback
58 90Amazon.com (Jan 26) Top 100
63 69Barnes &Noble Top (Jan 26) Top 100
84 87USA Today (Jan 24)
6 7Wall Street Journal (Jan 19) Non-Fiction Hardcover

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 "parallel" 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
14 13Amazon.com (Jan 24) Fiction Paperback
92 - Amazon.com (Jan 26) Top 100
87 82USA Today (Jan 24)

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
4 - Amazon.com (Jan 24) Fiction Paperback
24 9Amazon.com (Jan 26) Top 100
10 - BooksAMillion (Jan 26) Fiction Hardcover
8 10Booksense (Jan 29) Fiction Hardcover
9 5New York Times (Jan 28) Non-Fiction Hardcover
  New York Times [Independents - 17; Chains - 7 ]
10 4Publishers Weekly (Jan 29) Fiction Hardcover
60 63USA Today (Jan 24)
11 11Wall Street Journal (Jan 19) Non-Fiction Hardcover

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

Half Moon Street, by Anne Perry

Perry's Inspector Thomas Pitt returns to 19th-century London for Perry's 20th novel about the detective.

Currently on the following bestseller lists:
This
Week
Last
Week
List
36 29New York Times (Jan 28) Fiction Paperback
98 83USA Today (Jan 24)

See:
Half Moon Street
More about Anne Perry's "Half Moon Street" at Amazon.com

The Whitechapel Conspiracy, by Anne Perry

Perry's Inspector Thomas Pitt returns to 19th-century London for Perry's 20th novel about the detective.

Currently on the following bestseller lists:
This
Week
Last
Week
List
36 - Amazon.com (Jan 26) Top 100

See:
The Whitechapel Conspiracy
More about Anne Perry's "The Whitechapel Conspiracy" at Amazon.com


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