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By Kent Larsen
Book About 'Real World' Hits Bestseller Lists
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- A new book about the recent season of MTV's
"The Real World," which featured a Mormon, former BYU student Julie
Stoffer, has jumped on to a couple bestseller lists in its first week
in print, reflecting the show's popularity. Stoffer was later
suspended from BYU for her role in the show, and will reportedly
attend college elsewhere when her commitment to MTV is complete.
Meanwhile, four other books about Mormons and Mormonism and written
by Mormon authors have stayed on the list. Stephen Ambrose's "Nothing
Like it in the World," a history of the building of the
transcontinental railroad, and the new paperback of Martha Beck's
"Expecting Adam," an account of her experiences with a baby suffering
from Downs Syndrome both rose in the bestseller lists.
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 ? Amazon.com Non-Fiction Hardcover
23 ? Amazon.com 100
34 33 Barnes &Noble Top 100
11 12 BooksAMillion Non-Fiction Hardcover
3 1 Booksense (Nov 20) Non-Fiction Hardcover
6 6 Knight Ridder Non-Fiction
5 6 New York Times (Nov 26) Non-Fiction Hardcover
10 8 Publishers Weekly (Nov 13) Non-Fiction Hardcover
55 56 USA Today (Nov 12)
8 9 Wall Street Journal (Nov 17) Non-Fiction Hardcover
2 3 WordsWorth Independent Bookseller (Nov 14) 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
14 11 BooksAMillion Fiction Hardcover
11 10 Knight Ridder Fiction
14 11 New York Times (Nov 26) Fiction Hardcover
- 13 Publishers Weekly (Nov 15) Fiction Hardcover
73 70 USA Today (Nov 12)
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 - Amazon.com Non-Fiction Paperback
61 59 Barnes &Noble Top 100
125 107 USA Today (Nov 12)
See:
More about Stephen R. Covey's "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" at Amazon.com
Expecting Adam, by Martha Nibley Beck
A lapsed Mormon tells of her decision to have a downs-syndrome child
in the face of opposition from her academic peers.
Currently on the following bestseller lists:
This Last List
31 34 New York Times (Nov 26) Non-Fiction Paperback
See:
More about Martha Nibley Beck's "Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic" 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 - Amazon.com Non-Fiction Paperback
95 - USA Today (Nov 12)
See:
More about Alison Pollet's "MTV's The Real World: New Orleans Unmasked" at Amazon.com
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