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Standard Lesson Commentary dominates ECPA best-seller list Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Tuesday, 13 August 2013 11:19 AM America/New_York

The annual Standard Lesson Commentary held four spots on the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) General best-sellers list for the week ending Aug. 3, according to Pubtrack Christian data.

The top 20 ECPA General best-sellers were: 1. Jesus Calling, Sarah Young, hardcover (Thomas Nelson); 2. KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2013-2014, softcover (Standard Publishing); 3. Not a Fan, Kyle Idleman (Zondervan); 4. KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2012-2013, large print softcover (Standard Publishing); 5. Kingdom Woman, Tony Evans and Chrystal Evans Hurst (Tyndale House Publishers); 6. Jesus Calling, Young, large print deluxe (Thomas Nelson); 7. Jesus Calling, Young, deluxe (Thomas Nelson); 8. The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman (Northfield Publishing/Moody Publishers); 9. Jesus Calling, Young, women's edition (Thomas Nelson); 10. NIV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2013-2014, softcover (Standard Publishing); 11. Jesus Today, Young, hardcover (Thomas Nelson); 12. The Circle Maker, Mark Batterson (Zondervan); 13. Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo, Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson); 14. The Harbinger, Jonathan Cahn (FrontLine/Charisma House Book Group); 15. NIV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2012-2013, large print softcover (Standard Publishing); 16. Becoming Myself, Stasi Eldredge (David C Cook); 17. Trusting God, Jerry Bridges (NavPress); 18. Happy, Happy, Happy, Phil Robertson (Howard Books); 19. Gods at War, Kyle Idleman (Zondervan); and 20. Radical, David Platt (Multnomah Books).

The Top 10 Fiction titles were: 1. The Harbinger; 2. The Tattered Quilt, Wanda E. Brunstetter (Barbour Publishing); 3. The Living Room, Robert Whitlow (Thomas Nelson); 4. Rosemary Cottage, "Hope Beach" No. 2, Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson); 5. The Outcast, Jolina Petersheim (Tyndale); 6. The Letters, "The Inn at Eagle Hill" No. 1, Suzanne Woods Fisher (Revell/Baker Publishing Group); 7. The Secret Keeper, "Home to Hickory Hollow" No. 4, Beverly Lewis (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 8. Sons of Encouragement, Francine Rivers (Tyndale); 9. The Icecutter's Daughter, "Land of Shining Water" No. 1, Tracie Peterson (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); and 10. Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers (Multnomah Books).

The top five Bibles were: 1. The Story, NIV, deluxe, hardcover, New International Version (Zondervan); 2. Start!, red, hardcover, New King James Version (Thomas Nelson); 3. NIV Adventure Bible, hardcover (Zonderkidz); 4. ESV Thinline Value Edition Bible, TruTone, midnight, flame design, English Standard Version (Crossway); and 5. NIV Reference Bible, Large Print, black, imitation leather (Zondervan).