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‘Ultimate Journey’ tops weekly fiction list Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Monday, 06 February 2012 10:32 AM America/New_York

Jim Stovall’s The Ultimate Journey has debuted at the top of the weekly fiction best-sellers list from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) tracking sales for the week ending Jan. 28, according to Pubtrack Christian data.

The Top 20 General best-sellers are: 1. Jesus Calling, Sarah Young, hardcover (Thomas Nelson); 2. Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo (Thomas Nelson); 3. The Resolution for Men, Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick, Randy Alcorn (B&H Books); 4. Jesus Calling: Deluxe Edition, Young (Thomas Nelson); 5. Through My Eyes, Tim Tebow, hardcover (Harper); 6. The Resolution for Women, Priscilla Shirer (B&H Books); 7. Crazy Love, Francis Chan (David C Cook); 8. Made to Crave, Lysa TerKeurst (Zondervan); 9. The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman (Northfield Publishing); 10. Jesus Calling: Large Print Deluxe Edition, Young (Thomas Nelson); 11. Nearing Home, Billy Graham (Thomas Nelson); 12. One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp (Zondervan); 13. You Are Made for More!, Lisa Osteen Comes (FaithWords); 14. Not a Fan, Kyle Idleman (Zondervan); 15. The Necessity of an Enemy, Ron Carpenter Jr. (WaterBrook Press); 16. The Circle Maker, Mark Batterson (Zondervan); 17. Boundaries, Henry Cloud and John Townsend (Zondervan); 18. Heaven Is for Real for Kids, Burpo (Thomas Nelson); 19. Systematic Theology, Wayne Grudem (Zondervan); and 20. Real Marriage, Mark Driscoll, Grace Driscoll (Thomas Nelson).

Top 10 Fiction: 1. The Ultimate Journey, “The Ultimate Series,” No. 3, Jim Stovall (David C Cook); 2. Courageous, Randy Alcorn, Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick (B&H Books); 3. Longing, “Bailey Flanigan Series” No. 3, Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan); 4. Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers (Multnomah Books); 5. My Foolish Heart, “Deep Haven,” No. 4, Susan May Warren (Tyndale); 6. The Maid of Fairbourne Hall, Julie Klassen (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 7. Her Daughter’s Dream, “Marta’s Legacy,” No. 2, Francine Rivers (Tyndale); 8. Learning, “Bailey Flanigan Series” No. 2, Kingsbury (Zondervan); 9. A Life of Joy, “Kauffman Amish Bakery Series,” No. 4, Amy Clipston (Zondervan); and 10. Love Blooms in Winter, “The Dakota Diaries,” No. 1, Lori Copeland (Harvest House Publishers).

Top five Bibles are: 1. The Story, NIV, hardcover (Zondervan); 2. King James Version Reference Bible, imitation leather, black (Zondervan); 3. NIV Thinline Bible, bonded leather, navy (Zondervan); 4. The Life Recovery Bible, NLT, softcover (Tyndale); and 5. NIV Teen Study Bible Revised, imitation leather, mud splat moss (Zonderkidz).