Gabby Douglas biography becomes best-seller |
Written by Eric Tiansay |
Monday, 17 December 2012 11:12 AM America/New_York |
Gabby Douglas' Grace, Gold & Glory (Zondervan) debuted at No. 15 on the General best-sellers from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA), tracking sales for the week ending Dec. 8, according to Pubtrack Christian data. Co-written by Michelle Burford, the book by the gymnast who won gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics was released Dec. 4. The Top 20 General best-sellers were: 1. Nearing Home, Billy Graham (Thomas Nelson); 2. Jesus Calling, Sarah Young, hardcover (Thomas Nelson); 3. Who Is This Man?, John Ortberg (Zondervan); 4. Jesus Calling, Young, large print deluxe (Thomas Nelson); 5. Jesus Today, Young, hardcover (Thomas Nelson); 6. Jesus Calling, Young, deluxe (Thomas Nelson); 7. The Purpose of Christmas, Rick Warren (Howard Books); 8. I Declare, Joel Osteen (FaithWords); 9. Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo (Thomas Nelson); 10. Praying God's Word, Beth Moore (B&H Books); 11. The Harbinger, Jonathan Cahn (FrontLine/Charisma House Book Group); 12. Trusting God Day by Day, Joyce Meyer (FaithWords); 13. Grace, Max Lucado (Thomas Nelson); 14. One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp (Zondervan); 15. Grace, Gold & Glory; 16. The Bridge, Karen Kingsbury (Howard Books); 17. Cross Roads, William P. Young (FaithWords); 18. Not a Fan, Kyle Idleman (Zondervan); 19. Crazy Love, Francis Chan (David C Cook); and 20. One Thousand Gifts Devotional Journal, Ann Voskamp (Zondervan). The Top 10 Fiction best-sellers were: 1. The Harbinger; 2. The Bridge; 3. Cross Roads, William P. Young (FaithWords); 4. Tidewater Inn, "Hope Beach" No. 1, Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson); 5. The Choice, Robert Whitlow (Thomas Nelson); 6. Blue Moon Promise, "Under Texas Stars" No. 1, Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson); 7. A Wreath of Snow, Liz Curtis Higgs (WaterBrook Press); 8. The Wedding Dress, Rachel Hauck (Thomas Nelson); 9. Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers (Multnomah Books); and 10. The Bridesmaid, "Home to Hickory Hollow" No. 2, Beverly Lewis (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group). The top five Bibles were: 1. The Story, NIV, deluxe, hardcover, New International Version (Zondervan); 2. The Daily Bible, softcover, New International Version (Harvest House Publishers); 3. NKJV Chronological Study Bible, genuine leather, black, New King James Version (Thomas Nelson); 4. NIV Adventure Bible, Italian Duo-Tone, chocolate/hot pink (Zonderkidz); and 5. The Story: Teen Edition, NIV, softcover (Zondervan). |