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By Kent Larsen
Bestsellers: Kirn's 'Up in the Air' Makes Lists
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- After a month-long hiatus for logistical
reasons, Mormon News' bestseller lists have returned to find that
former LDS Church member Walter Kirn's most recent book, "Up in the
Air" has just appeared on several major bestseller lists. The book is
a satiric look at modern business culture.
Meanwhile, on the LDS Bestseller list, titles don't seem to have
shifted much. Kathleen H. Barnes and Virginia H. Pearce's "Prayer
Time" board book has jumped onto the list in the 4th spot while
Beneath the Surface by Jeni Grossman and Hearts in Hiding by Betsy
Brannon Green have also joined the list.
Of course, bestseller lists don't usually have many changes during
the summer, which is a slow time for bookstores, as they await the
arrival of new titles for the fall season. In the LDS market,
booksellers will only find out about the new titles at next month's
LDS Booksellers convention.
The current titles on US National bestseller lists are:
Up in the Air, by Walter Kirn
Satiric novel about a man's attempt to accumulate 1 million frequent
flier miles, working in the airborne world he claims to inhabit,
Airworld. The man, a management consultant who fires people for a
living, embarks on his final trip to accumulate the millionth mile,
only to find himself faced with an evil nemesis and discover that
someone has stolen his identity, assuming control of his credit cards
and, of course, his frequent flier miles.
Currently on the following bestseller lists:
This
Week | Last
Week | List |
| 2 | - | Amazon.com (July 27) Fiction Hardcover |
| 32 | - | New York Times (July 27) Fiction Hardcover |
| 11 | - | Wordsworth Independent (July 24) Fiction Hardcover |
See:
More about Walter Kirn's "Up in the Air" 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 |
| 25 | - | Amazon.com (July 27) Non-Fiction Paperback |
| 65 | - | Barnes &Noble Top (July 27) Top 100 |
| 7 | - | New York Times (July 8) Paperback Business |
| 150 | - | USA Today (July 27) |
| 5 | - | Wall Street Journal (July 20) Business |
See:
More about Stephen R. Covey's "Seven Habits of Highly Effective
People" 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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