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By Kent Larsen
Covey's 'Seven Habits' Rising While Newer Titles Fall on Bestseller Lists
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- While more recent titles have peaked and are
falling after the Christmas season, Stephen R. Covey's classic "Seven
Habits of Highly Effective People" is rising on several best seller
lists. This past fall's hit history book, "Nothing Like it in the
World," and the even newer "Ender's Game" titles by science fiction
author Orson Scott Card all fell on several lists, but Covey's
ten-year-old book rose.
But the increase in the position of Covey's book may be due to
seasonal factors. With the Christmas holiday over, new titles aren't
being purchased as much, and publishers generally see a significant
dip in post-holiday sales because of the holiday. However, titles
like Covey's that sell consistently through the year don't fall as
much following the holidays.
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 |
| 11 | 7 | Amazon.com (Jan 10) Non-Fiction Hardcover |
| 96 | 68 | Amazon.com (Jan 10) Top 100 |
| 21 | 19 | Barnes &Noble (Jan 10) Top 100 |
| 6 | 6 | BooksAMillion (Jan 10) Non-Fiction Hardcover |
| 2 | 2 | Booksense (Jan 8) Non-Fiction Hardcover |
| 3 | 4 | Knight Ridder (Jan 4) Non-Fiction |
| 3 | 3 | New York Times (Jan 14) Non-Fiction Hardcover |
| | | New York Times [Independents - 2; Chains - 4 ] |
| 8 | 5 | Publishers Weekly (Jan 8) Non-Fiction Hardcover |
| 33 | 23 | USA Today (Jan 4) |
| 9 | 9 | Wall Street Journal (Jan 5) Non-Fiction Hardcover |
| 11 | 3 | WordsWorth Independent Bookseller (Jan 9) 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
Week | Last
Week | List |
| 26 | 19 | New York Times (Jan 14) Fiction Hardcover |
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
Week | Last
Week | List |
| 11 | 16 | Amazon.com (Jan 10) Non-Fiction Paperback |
| 45 | 86 | Amazon.com (Jan 10) Top 100 |
| 83 | 91 | Barnes &Noble Top (Jan 10) Top 100 |
| 111 | 153 | USA Today (Jan 4) |
| 5 | 5 | Wall Street Journal (Jan 5) Business |
See:
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 |
| 13 | 15 | Amazon.com (Jan 10) Fiction Paperback |
| 23 | 21 | New York Times (Jan 14) Fiction Paperback |
| | | New York Times [Independents 18, Chains - 13 ] |
| 14 | - | Publishers Weekly (Jan 8) Mass Market Paperback |
| 73 | 113 | USA Today (Jan 4) |
See:
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 |
| 35 | 13 | Amazon.com (Jan 10) Top 100 |
| 3 | - | WordsWorth Independent Bookseller (Jan 9) Fiction Hardcover |
See:
More about Orson Scott Card's "Shadow of the Hegemon" at Amazon.com
Shadow of the Hegemon, by Orson Scott Card
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