Continued Popularity of Schopenhauer... New Essay Books by Famous Authors Also Ranking
The book that led the 'Schopenhauer Syndrome,' Reading Schopenhauer at Forty, held the number one spot for four consecutive weeks on Yes24's comprehensive bestseller list for the first week of December. The trend forecast book Trend Korea 2024 and the self-development book Seino's Teachings, which ranked first in the 2023 comprehensive bestseller list, maintained their positions at second and third place, respectively. Author Jo Jung-rae's new full-length novel Golden Paper 1, 2, released after four years, rose from 12th and 15th place last week to 4th and 5th place.
The new economic management book I Drink Starbucks Coffee for Free Every Day Through Dividend Investing immediately ranked 6th upon release, influenced by the YouTuber fandom. Written by Song Min-seop, author of the YouTube channel 'SupeTV' with about 350,000 subscribers and 30 million cumulative views, the book shares the author's experiences on becoming part of the FIRE movement and introduces the best dividend investment strategies and know-how.
Within the top 20, five humanities books were featured. Don't Waste Your Life Trying to Show Off to Others ranked 8th, and Why Do You Think Your Life Shouldn't Be Hard? ranked 15th. The new book by psychoanalyst Kim Hye-nam, who was greatly loved for the bestseller If I Could Live My Life Again, titled Psychology for Adults Who Think Too Much, took the 20th spot. Stolen Concentration, selected as Yes24 readers' 'Book of the Year 2023,' rose to 13th place.
The essay I Will Grieve Alone by former Dongyang University professor Jeong Gyeong-shim jumped from 20th to 11th place in the comprehensive list. Fernando Pessoa's Book of Anxiety, which gained renewed attention after being mentioned by actress Han So-hee, rose to 3rd place in the essay category.
The Schopenhauer craze was also felt at Kyobo Bookstore. Reading Schopenhauer at Forty ranked first for three consecutive weeks, and Schopenhauer's book Don't Waste Your Life Trying to Show Off to Others maintained 4th place in the comprehensive list.
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Essays also showed strong performance. Jeon Seung-hwan's Everything You Do Will Go Well and Kim Dal's Almost All Techniques About Love debuted at 9th and 10th place, respectively, upon publication. Musician and author Lee Seok-won's poetry collection Some Delicacy entered the list at 34th place immediately after release.
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