[YES24 3rd Week of March Bestsellers] Cherry Blossom Edition 'Bulpyeonhan Pyeonuijeom' Reclaims No.1 Spot
[Asia Economy Reporter Seo Mideum] The number one spot on Yes24's comprehensive bestseller list for the third week of March was claimed by the novel Bulpeonhan Pyeonuijeom (The Uncomfortable Convenience Store), which released a cherry blossom edition recover to commemorate 400,000 copies sold. This marks a return to the top spot after about four weeks since the fourth week of February. The interview collection with the late intellectual of the era, Lee Eoryeong, Lee Eoryeong-ui Majimak Sueop (Lee Eoryeong's Last Lesson), ranked second, and Lulu Miller's science essay Mulgogineun Jonjaehaji Anhneunda (The Fish That Doesn't Exist) took third place. Wellsinking WEALTHINKING (100,000 Copies Commemorative Limited Gold Edition), which covers all about wealth as told by top wealthy individual Kelly Choi, ranked fourth, while Seolminseok-ui Hanguksa Daemoheom 20 (Seolminseok's Great Adventure in Korean History 20), which deals with the development of Goryeo, secured fifth place.
Readers are showing strong interest in Hwang Boreum's novel Eoseo Oseyo, Hyunamdong Seojeomimnida (Welcome to Hyunamdong Bookstore). The book entered the top 10 in the first week of March and maintained its ranking for two weeks, rising two places this week to eighth. The story, which depicts people with various wounds and hopes learning to live together in the space of Hyunamdong Bookstore, has been warmly praised for delivering comfort and empathy to readers.
A humanities book dealing with authentic psychology has caught attention by entering the rankings. Maeum-ui Beopchik (The Laws of the Mind), which ranked 14th this week, is a book by the most trusted psychologist duo in Germany that offers psychological solutions to 51 of the most common problems people worry about, based on tens of thousands of counseling cases. It presents experimentally proven psychological laws with concrete examples in an easy and engaging manner, avoiding clich?d advice.
The number one spot in the e-book category was taken by Yun Seok-yeol X-File, which covers President-elect Yun Seok-yeol. Following that, the university textbook and training book for critical thinking and new awareness, Sago wa Pyohyeon (Thinking and Expression), ranked second, and Ijgi Joheun Ireumdeul (Names Easy to Forget), an essay collection by Kim Ae-ran, author of Dugeundugeun Nae Insaeng (My Thrilling Life), confessing various aspects of life, took third place.
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