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By Kent Larsen
Bestsellers: Behind the Smile Expands, Standing for Something Drops
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- While Marie Osmond's "Behind the Smile dropped
off the Barnes &Noble 100, it joined four other lists, including
Amazon.com's and the New York Times' Hardcover Non-fiction titles ,
as well as the Wall Street Journal's Nonfiction titles. Meanwhile,
President Gordon B. Hinckley's Standing for Something dropped out of
first place on the LDS bestseller list to number three, while the
lower end of the list changed dramatically.
In addition to Osmond's book, Stephen R. Covey's "Seven Habits of
Highly Effective People" also appeared back on a number of lists,
showing an overall weakness on the lists. On the LDS Bestseller list,
the most dramatic rise was "Mothers of the Prophets," which jumped
from #8 to #2, probably on a surge in sales of the title for last
week's Mother's day holiday.
The current titles on US National 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 |
| 25 | 28 | Barnes &Noble (May 17) Top 100 |
| 17 | 34 | New York Times (May 20) Non-Fiction Hardcover |
| | | [Independents - 3] |
See:
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 |
| 89 | - | Amazon.com (May 17) Top 100 |
| 23 | 11 | Amazon.com (May 17) Non-Fiction Paperback |
| 62 | 69 | Barnes &Noble Top (May 17) Top 100 |
| 13 | - | New York Times (May 20) Paperback Advice |
| 148 | 120 | USA Today (May 17) |
| 4 | 4 | Wall Street Journal (May 11) Business |
See:
More about Stephen R. Covey's "Seven Habits of Highly Effective
People" at Amazon.com
Behind the Smile: My Journey Out of Postpartum Depression, by Marie
Osmond with Marcia Wilkie and Judith Moore
Osmond's tale of how she survived and learned to deal with postpartum
depression.
Currently on the following bestseller lists:
This
Week | Last
Week | List |
| 13 | - | Amazon.com (May 17) Non-Fiction Hardcover |
| 9 | - | New York Times (May 20) Non-Fiction Hardcover |
| | | [Chains - 4] |
| 121 | 88 | USA Today (May 17) |
| 11 | - | Wall Street Journal (May 11) Business |
See:
More about Marie Osmond's "Behind the Smile" at Amazon.com
Bestsellers in LDS Bookstores:
* Indicates tie
LDS Books rankings reflect sales rankings at approximately 50 LDS
bookstores, generally in the Western United States. Mormon News is
actively seeking to expand both the quality of these rankings and the
number of stores participating. Bookstores and other vendors of LDS
books are urged to contact Mormon News at
editor@mormonstoday.com
to participate.
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