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.
Common Sense sold almost 100,000 copies in 1776, and according to Paine, 120,000 copies were sold in the first three months. One biographer estimates that 500,000 copies sold in the first year (in both America and Europe â predominantly France and Britain), and another writes that Paine's pamphlet went through twenty-five published editions in the first year alone.