For the week ended Sunday, December 25, the Book Sense bestseller list had no books making debuts, but it did highlight what it called "strong and steady holiday choices," with commentary:
In hardcover fiction:
22. The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks (Warner, $24.95, 0446500127). For fans of Civil War historical fiction. The #1 Book Sense Pick for September.
Hardcover nonfiction:
19. The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (Doubleday, $26, 0385507968). A riveting account of Roosevelt's 1914 trip through the Amazon. A Book Sense Pick.
Trade paperback fiction:
21. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (HarperSanFrancisco, $13, 0062502182). An enduring and influential work.
Trade paperback nonfiction:
25. Will in the World by Stephen J. Greenblatt (Norton, $14.95, 039332737X). A romp, a chronicle, an account of how Shakespeare became "Shakespeare."
In hardcover fiction:
22. The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks (Warner, $24.95, 0446500127). For fans of Civil War historical fiction. The #1 Book Sense Pick for September.
Hardcover nonfiction:
19. The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (Doubleday, $26, 0385507968). A riveting account of Roosevelt's 1914 trip through the Amazon. A Book Sense Pick.
Trade paperback fiction:
21. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (HarperSanFrancisco, $13, 0062502182). An enduring and influential work.
Trade paperback nonfiction:
25. Will in the World by Stephen J. Greenblatt (Norton, $14.95, 039332737X). A romp, a chronicle, an account of how Shakespeare became "Shakespeare."