Perdue’s book pick flies off shelves

A Rather Odd Story from GA says Gov.-elect Sonny Perdue said Thursday that government agency directors who want to retain their jobs in Georgia’s first Republican administration since Reconstruction should be prepared to discuss Stephen R. Covey’s “Principle-Centered Leadership.”

Perdue caused what’s known in bookstore circles as the “Oprah Effect.” A mere mention by talk show host Oprah Winfrey of a certain book means an automatic spike in sales and signals book buyers to order more.