Former President Park Geun-hye's prison letter, "Longing Does Not Arise for Just Anyone," has held the number one spot on the Yes24 comprehensive bestseller list for the third consecutive week in the third week of January. The script books for the popular SBS Monday-Tuesday drama "That Year, We"?"That Year, We 2" and "That Year, We 1"?maintained their second and third places respectively, same as the previous week. "Uncomfortable Convenience Store," a comforting story of a convenience store at night for weary days, remained in fourth place, and "Detective Conan 100," which includes a limited first edition supplement commemorating the 100th volume, ranked fifth.
This week, two new humanities releases attracted attention by entering the rankings. "We Need Literature Now," which placed 11th, explains the hidden neuroscience within literary works that help us grow and recover, showing how literature can enrich and improve various moments in life. "Devotion," ranked 12th, emphasizes that devotion is at the core of the power to change the world and introduces ways to practice voluntary devotion in a world rife with infinite exploration mode, supported by concrete examples.
The strong performance of Korean history and TOEIC exam preparation books continued steadily this week. The upper and lower volumes of "2022 Big Star Teacher Choi Tae-sung's Starry Korean History Korean History Proficiency Test Advanced (Levels 1, 2, 3)" ranked 8th and 9th respectively. "2022 Big Star Teacher Choi Tae-sung's Starry Korean History Past 500 Questions Korean History Proficiency Test Advanced," which includes the latest past exam questions, also secured the 20th spot. "ETS TOEIC Official Test Question Book 1000 Vol.3 READING" and "Hackers TOEIC Vocabulary" ranked 14th and 16th respectively.
The number one spot in the e-book category was taken by the essay collection "My Minimal Taste Story." Following that, poet Na Tae-ju's tender and affectionate love letter collection "Without You, Life Is a Desert" ranked second.
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