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.
This number will depend on the number of buyers. Some self-published authors are very successful. According to USA Today, thriller novelist Michael Prescott has sold more than 300,000 copies of his self-published e-books by pricing them at 99 cents per copy. The author has earned more than $300,000 from book sales alone.