the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others caregivers are trained to watch for signs of depression and suicidal ideationâsome patients are likely to put their fantasies to action Synonyms contrivance, creativity, fancy, fantasy (also phantasy), imagination, ...
The Alchemist has sold over 150 million copies worldwide, won 115 international prizes and awards, has been translated into 80 languages, and is still on the New York Times bestseller list today, 25 years after its initial publication.
While it isn't clear exactly how many copies of a book must be sold to break into a slot on the list, a 2013 study of Amazon's best-sellers list for a two-week period by Publishers Weekly found that a title in Amazon's top five averages 1,094 print copies sold across all channels, including other retailers, on a typical day.