Tracking Amazon: 'Emotional Equations' Knocks 'Hunger Games' From #1 Spot
Jan 09, 2012
Jan 09, 2012
Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success (Free Press, 978-145160725) by Chip Conley is Amazon's #1 bestselling book, knocking The Hunger Games from the top spot. The book, which has only been in the top 100 for two days, skyrocketed all the way from sales rank 29,529 to number one in the space of 24 hours, making for a 2,952,800% increase. It was recently announced that Conley has been appointed as Saybrook University's first scholar-practitioner in residence. Emotional Equations goes on sale January 10.
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