Books

List of best-selling books
This page provides lists of best-selling single-volume books and book series to date and
in any language. "Best-selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of each
book, rather than the number of books printed or currently owned. Comics and textbooks
are not included in this list. The books are listed according to the highest sales estimate as
reported in reliable, independent sources. This list is incomplete because there are many
books, such as Don Quixote , A Tale of Two Cities , The Three Musketeers ,Les
Misrables , Pride and Prejudice , The Adventures of Pinocchio , and Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland , that are commonly cited as "best-selling books" yet have no
reliable sales figures. There is a separate section on this page for books known to have
sold over 10 million copies but without figures for their exact sales.
The Bible is widely believed to be the best-selling book of all-time, with Guinness
World Records estimating that over 5 billion copies have been sold.[1] Quotations from
Chairman Mao Tse-tung and the Qur'an are also widely reported to be some of the
most printed and also some of the most distributed books worldwide,[2][3][4] with
billions of copies of each of them believed to be in existence. Exact print figures for these
and other books may also be missing or unreliable since these kinds of books may be
produced by many different and unrelated publishers, in some cases over many centuries.
All books of a religious, ideological, philosophical or political nature have been excluded
from this list of best-selling books for these reasons.
Book
Author(s)
Original
language
First
published
Approximate
sales
A Tale Of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
English
1859
200 million[5]
The Lord of the Rings

(published as a series)
J. R. R. Tolkien
English
19541955
150 million[6]
The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien
English
1937
140.6 million[7]
Le Petit Prince (The Little

Prince )
Antoine de SaintExupry
French[Note 1]
1943
140 million[8][9
Harry Potter and the

Philosopher's Stone
J. K. Rowling
English
1997
107 million[10]
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
English
1939
100 million[10]
/ (Dream of the
Red Chamber )
Cao Xueqin
Chinese
1754[11]
1791
100 million[12]
She: A History of Adventure
H. Rider Haggard English
1887
100 million[13]
List of best-selling single-volume book
Book
Author(s)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
Think and Grow Rich
Napoleon Hill
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
J. K. Rowling
The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger
O Alquimista (The Alchemist )
Paulo Coelho
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
J. K. Rowling
Cien aos de soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude )
Gabriel Garca Mrquez
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre (Heidi's Years of Learning and Travel )
Johanna Spyri
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
Dr. Benjamin Spock
Anne of Green Gables
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Black Beauty : His Grooms and Companions: The autobiography of a

horse
Anna Sewell
Il Nome della Rosa (The Name of the Rose )
Umberto Eco
The Eagle Has Landed
Jack Higgins
Watership Down
Richard Adams
The Hite Report
Shere Hite
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White ; illustrated byGarth
The Ginger Man
J. P. Donleavy
The Bridges of Madison County
Robert James Waller
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Lew Wallace
The Mark of Zorro
Johnston McCulley
Between 50 million and 100 million copies[edit ]

Book
Author(s)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Richard Bach
A Message to Garcia
Elbert Hubbard
Sofies verden (Sophie's World )
Jostein Gaarder
Flowers in the Attic
V. C. Andrews
Angels & Demons
Dan Brown
(Kak zakalyalas' stal'; How the Steel Was Tempered ) Nikolai Ostrovsky
(Voyna i mir; War and Peace )
Leo Tolstoy
Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino (The Adventures of

Pinocchio )
Carlo Collodi
You Can Heal Your Life
Louise Hay
Your Erroneous Zones
Wayne Dyer
The Late, Great Planet Earth
Hal Lindsey , C. C.
Carlson
Kane and Abel
Jeffrey Archer
In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do?
Charles M. Sheldon
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Valley of the Dolls
Jacqueline Susann
Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
Het Achterhuis (The Diary of a Young Girl , The Diary of Anne Frank)
Anne Frank
The Purpose Driven Life
Rick Warren
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
William Bradford Huie
Mn som hatar kvinnor (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo )
Stieg Larsson
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle

Book
Author(s)
(Molodaya Gvardiya; The Young Guard )
Alexander Alexandrovich
Fadeyev
Who Moved My Cheese?
Spencer Johnson
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame
Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
(Podnyataya Tselina; Virgin Soil Upturned )
Mikhail Sholokhov
The Celestine Prophecy
James Redfield
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
(Dyadya Styopa; Uncle Styopa )
Sergey Mikhalkov
The Godfather
Mario Puzo
Love Story
Erich Segal
(Wolf Totem )
Jiang Rong
The Happy Hooker : My Own Story
Xaviera Hollander
Jaws
Peter Benchley
Love You Forever
Robert Munsch
The Women's Room
Marilyn French
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Arlene Eisenberg andHeidi

Murkoff
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13
Sue Townsend
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft
Thor Heyerdahl
Osudy dobrho vojka vejka za svtov vlky (The Good Soldier

vejk )
Jaroslav Haek
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
The Power of Positive Thinking
Norman Vincent Peale
The Shack
William P. Young
The Secret
Rhonda Byrne
Fear of Flying
Erica Jong
Dune
Frank Herbert

Book
Author(s)
Origin
Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown
Englis
Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story )
Michael Ende
Germa
Guess How Much I Love You
Sam McBratney
Englis
Shgun
James Clavell
Englis
The Poky Little Puppy
Janette Sebring
Lowrey
Englis
The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett
Englis
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
Englis
Das Parfum (Perfume )
Patrick Sskind
Germa
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
Englis
The Horse Whisperer
Nicholas Evans
Englis
La sombra del viento (The Shadow of the Wind )
Carlos Ruiz Zafn
Spanis
(Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window )
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Japane
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
Englis
Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom
Englis
God's Little Acre
Erskine Caldwell
Englis
Va' dove ti porta il cuore (Follow Your Heart )
Susanna Tamaro
Italian
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle
Englis
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
Englis
The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton
Englis
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
Englis
Life After Life
Raymond Moody
Englis
, Noruwei no Mori (Norwegian Wood )
Haruki Murakami
Japane
Peyton Place
Grace Metalious
Englis
La Peste (The Plague )
Albert Camus
French
(No Longer Human )
Osamu Dazai
Japane
The Naked Ape
Desmond Morris
Englis
Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager(Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor Frankl
)
Germa
Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy )
Dante Alighieri
Italian
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
Englis
The Prophet
Khalil Gibran
Englis
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty
Englis
The Gruffalo
Julia Donaldson
Englis
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
Englis
Eye of the Needle
Ken Follett
Englis
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking
Englis
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss
Englis
The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
Englis
Wild Swans
Jung Chang
Englis
Santa Evita
Toms Eloy Martnez Spanis
Un di Velt Hot Geshvign (Night )
Elie Wiesel
Yiddis
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
Englis
(Confucius from the Heart )
Yu Dan
Chines
The Total Woman
Marabel Morgan
Englis
(Knowledge-value Revolution )
Taichi Sakaiya
Japane
(Problems in China's Socialist Economy)
Xue Muqiao
Chines
What Color is Your Parachute?
Richard Nelson Bolles
Englis
The Dukan Diet
Pierre Dukan
French
The Joy of Sex
Alex Comfort
Englis
The Gospel According to Peanuts
Robert L. Short
Englis
Life of Pi
Yann Martel
Englis
The Giver
Lois Lowry
Englis
List of best-selling book series[edit ]

See also: List of best-selling manga
More than 100 million copies[edit ]
Book series
Author
Original language
Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling
English
Goosebumps
R. L. Stine
English
Perry Mason
Erle Stanley Gardner
English
Berenstain Bears
Stan and Jan Berenstain
English
Choose Your Own Adventure
various authors
English
Sweet Valley High
Francine Pascal and ghostwriters
English
Noddy
Enid Blyton
English
Nancy Drew
various authors asCarolyn Keene
English
The Railway Series

(spawned Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
)
Rev. W. Awdry ,Christopher Awdry
English
San-Antonio
Frdric Dard
French
Robert Langdon
Dan Brown
English
The Baby-sitters Club
Ann Martin
English
Star Wars
various authors
English
Little Critter
Mercer Mayer
English
Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter
English
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Jack Canfield , Mark Victor Hansen
English
Frank Merriwell
Gilbert Patten
English
Fifty Shades of Grey
E. L. James
English
Dirk Pitt
Clive Cussler
English
(Musashi )
Eiji Yoshikawa
Japanese
American Girl
various authors
English
The Chronicles of Narnia
C. S. Lewis
English
Mr. Men
Roger Hargreaves , Adam

Hargreaves
English
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
English
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
English
Geronimo Stilton
Elisabetta Dami
Italian
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Norman Bridwell
English
James Bond
Ian Fleming
English
Martine
Gilbert Delahaye , Marcel Marlier
French

Book series
Author
Original langu
Nijntje (Miffy )
Dick Bruna
Dutch
Alex Cross
James Patterson
English
Fear Street
R. L. Stine
English
Millennium series
Stieg Larsson
Swedish
Pippi Lngstrump (Pippi Longstocking )
Astrid Lindgren
Swedish
The Vampire Chronicles
Anne Rice
English
OSS 117
Jean Bruce
French
Winnie-the-Pooh
A. A. Milne ; illustrated by E. H. Shepard English
Magic Tree House series
Mary Pope Osborne
English
Left Behind
Tim LaHaye , Jerry B. Jenkins
English
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Lemony Snicket aka Daniel Handler
English
Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder
English
Jack Reacher
Lee Child
English
A Song of Ice and Fire
George R. R. Martin
English
Discworld
Terry Pratchett
English
Where's Wally?[174]
Martin Handford
English
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from

Venus
John Gray
English
The Hardy Boys
various authors as Franklin W. Dixon
English
The Bobbsey Twins
various authors as Laura Lee Hope
English
Tarzan
Edgar Rice Burroughs
English
The Hunger Games trilogy
Suzanne Collins
English

Book series
Author
A Child's First Library Of Learning
various authors
Junie B. Jones
Barbara Park
The Wheel of Time
Robert Jordan , Brandon Sanderson
Harry Bosch
Michael Connelly
Harry Hole
Jo Nesb
(Picture-and-story book Railway

Guerilla )
original author: Liu Zhixia
Paddington Bear
Michael Bond
The Inheritance Cycle
Christopher Paolini
(Tokugawa Ieyasu )
Sohachi Yamaoka
Ramona
Beverly Cleary
The Dark Tower
Stephen King
The Destroyer
Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir , various au

Book series
Author
Original languag
(Nontan )
Sachiko Kiyono
Japanese
Curious George
Hans Augusto Rey and Margret

Rey
English
(Guin Saga )
Kaoru Kurimoto
Japanese
Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey
English
(Calico Cat Holmes

series )
Jir Akagawa
Japanese
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Robert Kiyosaki Sharon Lechter
English
Kurt Wallander
Henning Mankell
Swedish
Sagaen om Isfolket (The Legend of the Ice People

)
Margit Sandemo
Norwegian
The Sword of Truth
Terry Goodkind
English
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon
English
(Onihei Hankach )
Shtar Ikenami
Japanese
The Shadowhunter Chronicles
Cassandra Clare
English
Brain Quest series
various authors
English
(Kaiketsu Zorori )
Yutaka Hara
Japanese
South Beach Diet
Arthur Agatston
English
(Ryoma ga Yuku )
Rytar Shiba
Japanese
Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer
English
(Zukkoke Sanningumi )
Masamoto Nasu
Japanese
Shannara
Terry Brooks
English
Redwall
Brian Jacques
English
Malazan Book of the Fallen
Steven Erikson
English
Maisy
Lucy Cousins
English
Dragonlance
various authors
English
(Genma Taisen )
Kazumasa Hirai
Japanese
(The Gate of Youth )
Hiroyuki Itsuki
Japanese
The Foundation Trilogy
Isaac Asimov
English
Horrible Histories
Terry Deary
English
Rainbow Magic
Daisy Meadows
English
Morgan Kane
Louis Masterson
Norwegian
The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Charlaine Harris
English
Divergent trilogy
Veronica Roth
English

Book series
Author
Origi
(Kagaku no album)
various authors
Japane
(Kenkaku Shobai )
Shotaro Ikenami
Japane
Erast Fandorin
Boris Akunin
Russia
D (Vampire Hunter D )
Hideyuki Kikuchi
Japane
(Sword Art
Reki Kawahara
Online )
Japane
(Haruhi Suzumiya
Series )
Nagaru Tanigawa
Japane
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams , plus a final book by Eoin Colfer
Englis
Bridget Jones
Helen Fielding
Englis
The Riftwar Cycle
Raymond E. Feist
Englis
Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Rick Riordan
Englis
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith
Englis
(Bokura series)
Osamu Soda
Japane
His Dark Materials
Philip Pullman
Englis
(Legend of the Galactic

Heroes )
Yoshiki Tanaka
Japane
Der Regenbogenfisch(Rainbow Fish )
Marcus Pfister
Germa
Notes[edit ]
The Perry Rhodan series has sold more than 1 billion copies,[237] but is not listed
because that figure includes magazine sales, not novels alone. Similarly, the Jerry
Cotton series has sold over 300 million copies, but most of these were in magazine
format.[238]
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien is included in the list as a single entry because it
was written by Tolkien as a single book.
Count for some books mentioned here are actually amount of book printed instead of
amount of book sold.
List of best-selling regularly updated books[edit ]
More than 100 million copies[edit ]
Book
Author(s)
Original language
(Xinhua Zidian / Xinhua Dictionary)
Chief editor: Wei

Jiangong
Chinese
Scouting for Boys
Robert Baden-Powell
English
The McGuffey Readers
William Holmes
McGuffey
English
Guinness World Records (published every year)
various authors
English
American Spelling Book (Webster's Dictionary )
Noah Webster
English

Book
Author(s)
World Almanac (published every year)
various authors
(Rokusei Senjutsu (Six-Star Astrology) Tells Your

Fortune)
Kazuko Hosoki
MerriamWebster
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

Book
Roget's Thesaurus
Peter Mark Roge
(Dekiru Series)
Impress Dekiru
() (The principle of Mathematics - Mathematics reference book)
Hong Sung-dae
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book
various authors
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
A. S. Hornby
Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book
Bill Wilson
Le guide Michelin France (The Michelin Guide France) (published every year)
various authors

Book
Author(s)
Original language
First pu
Betty Crocker Cookbook
various authors as Betty

Crocker
English
1955-
(Cho-Zukai series)
X media
Japanese
199620
(Jiyu Jizai)
various authors
Japanese
1953pre
(Shin Meikai kokugo

Tadao Yamada
jiten )
Japanese
1972
English Grammar
English
1795
Lindley Murray

Book
Author(s)
The Joy of Cooking
various authors
(Super Mapple)
various authors
(Chart Shiki)
various authors
(Eigo Kihon Tangoshu) "Compilation of basic English vocabulary"
Yoshio Akao
(Siken Ni Deru Eitango) "English vocabulary in examinations"
Ichiro Mori
(Shin Eiwa Chu Jiten) "New English-Japanese-Chinese Dictionary"
Shigeru Takebay
(Kjien )
Izuru Shinmura
(Obunsha Kogo Jiten) "Obunsha Dictionary of Archaisms"
Akira Matsumur
(Sanseido Kokugo Jiten ) "Sanseido Dictionary of the Japanese

Language"
Kenb Hidetosh
(Katei Ni Okeru Jissaiteki Kango No Hiketsu) "Key
Takichi Tsukuda
to Practical Personal Care at Home"

C (C Program Design)
See also[edit ]
Books
portal
List of best-selling manga
List of best-selling fiction authors
List of bestselling novels in the United States
List of literary works by number of languages translated into
Lists of books
Literature
Novel
References[edit ]
Footnotes
1 Jump up^ Some confusion and controversy is commonly attached to the
publication data for The Little Prince and its French companion Le Petit Prince.
Saint-Exupry, its author, spoke almost no English and wrote exclusively in French.
His handwritten (and almost illegible) French manuscript was converted by his
secretary into a French typescript, which he submitted to his New York City publisher
Reynal & Hitchcock in late 1942, which was then translated to English by their own
translator. The story was first published in New York in English in April 1943,
followed a week later by its French counterpart, Le Petit Prince. It was also licensed
for publication in other countries by Reynal & Hitchcock before being published by
Saint-Exupry's normal publisher in France after the end of the Second World War. Le
Petit Prince would not be published in France until its liberation, with Gallimard's
first French printing in November 1945, which they say they did not release for sale
until 1946. In approximately 1947 Gallimard sued Reynal & Hitchcock claiming it
had an 'exclusive' publishing agreement with Saint-Exupry (who was killed during
the war), and later reached a rights agreement with them.
Citations
2 Jump up^ "Best selling book of non-fiction". Guinness World Records.
Retrieved 15 March 2015.
3 Jump up^ Carr, Alexandra (30 July 2010). "After The Bible". Huffington Post.
4 Jump up^ http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/literature/21-bestsellers.htm#page=0
5 Jump up^ http://publishingperspectives.com/2010/09/top-25-bestselling-booksof-all-time/
6 Jump up^ Mitchell, David. (8 May 2010) "David Mitchell on Historical
Fiction", The Telegraph: "Charles Dickens second stab at a historical novel, A Tale
of Two Cities, has sold more than 200 million copies to date, making it the bestselling
novel in any genre of all time...."
Tan, Haoqiang
7 Jump up^ The Lord of the Rings is considered by most people to be a single
book, because it was written and planned by the author to be such. It is written in the
preface to many editions that the book is sometimes 'erroneously' referred to as a
trilogy, and goes on to state that it is one book in three volumes. Some people
consider it to instead be a trilogy or series of three books, because it was originally
published as a series of three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two
Towers , and The Return of the King . Lord of the Rings , Waterstones.com: This
move by the publishing house was due largely to post-war paper shortages as well as
to minimize the price of the first volume to aid sales.
Wagner, Vit. "Tolkien proves he's still the king", The Toronto Star , 16 April 2007:
In subsequent printings the book has sometimes appeared as a single volume, and in
at least one case was split into seven. The figure of 150 million is a 2007 estimate of
copies of the full story sold, whether published as one volume, three, or some other
configuration.
8 Jump up^ "Tolkien's Hobbit fetches 60,000", BBC News, 18 March 2008.
9 Jump up^ http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/little-prince-discovery-offers-newinsight-into-classic-book-1.1310195
10 Jump up^ http://www.fastcocreate.com/3025693/why-the-little-prince-isactually-a-new-york-classic#3
11 ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i j Davies, Helen; Marjorie Dorfman,
Mary Fons, Deborah Hawkins, Martin Hintz, Linnea Lundgren, David Priess, Julia
Clark Robinson, Paul Seaburn, Heidi Stevens, and Steve Theunissen (14 September
2007). "21 Best-Selling Books of All Time". Editors of Publications International,
Ltd. Archived from the original on 7 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
12 Jump up^ Huang, Martin (1995). Literati and Self-Re/Presentation:
Autobiographical Sensibility in the Eighteenth-Century Chinese Novel. Stanford
University Press . p. 212. ISBN 9780804724623 .
13 Jump up^ "Betting on The Red Mansions", China.org: "Sun said that the book
has sold over 100 million copies worldwide so far." 14 December 2005
14 Jump up^ Smashwords on She: "More than 100 million copies of the book
have been sold up to date, in 44 different languages." (2013)
15 Jump up^ The Telegraphy on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: "This
classic story has sold more than 85 million copies in 29 different languages since its
publication in 1950." (3 April 2010)
16 Jump up^ San Jos Mercury News on The Da Vinci Code: "That earlier book
has sold more than 80 million copies worldwide, was adapted into a movie and made
hits out of Brown's previous novels, including "Angels & Demons," whose film
version is now in theaters." (5 June 2009)
17 Jump up^ Forbes on Think and Grow Rich: "It has sold more than 70 million
copies since its publication in 1937 and continues to sell robustly today." (March
2011)
18 Jump up^ "Foyles". Foyles. 1994-08-04. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
19 Jump up^ AFP on The Alchemist: "Film mogul Harvey Weinstein on Sunday
announced the screen adaptation of the novel, written 20 years ago and translated into
56 languages, with more than 65 million copies sold." (19 May 2008)
20 Jump up^ [1] April 26, 2014

21 Jump up^ The Walrus December 2007 issue
22 Jump up^ granma.cu March 6, 2007
23 Jump up^ http://www.salon.com/entertainment/audiofile/2005/10/31/listens
24 Jump up^ ABC Australia on Heidi: "Johanna Spyri's story has been translated
into fifty languages and sold fifty million copies, but the marketing juggernaut shows
no signs of slowing down - fat from it. Heidi now has her own theme park." (5 August
2002)
25 ^ Jump up to:a b c d e The Top 10 of Everything 2002 by Russell Ash
26 Jump up^ Reuters on Anne of Green Gables: ""Anne of Green Gables" has
sold more than 50 million copies and been translated into 20 languages, according to
Penguin." (19 March 2008)
27 Jump up^ The Times on Black Beauty: "Fifty million copies of Black Beauty
have been sold in the years since Anna Sewell's publisher paid her 20 for the story."
(29 February 2008)
28 Jump up^ Library Journal (no date)
29 Jump up^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/jul/31/jack-higgins-life-harrypatterson
30 Jump up^ BBC News - Watership Down author Richard Adams criticises homes
plan on Watership Down: "Watership Down sold more than 50 million copies." (13
December 2011)
31 Jump up^ Daily Mail on The Hite Report: "Author of the groundbreaking 1976
Hite Report: A Nationwide Study Of Female Sexuality, Shere Hite has sold more than
50 million copies worldwide." (06 December 2007)
32 Jump up^ Pocono Record on Charlotte's Web: " It has sold over 50 million
copies, been translated into 23 languages, and shown in three major movie versions."
(06 July 2007)
33 Jump up^ Sunday World on The Ginger Man: "Donleavy, who lives near
Mullingar, has previously rejected repeated attempts by Hollywood to make a film
version of his book, which has sold 50 million copies worldwide and been translated
into 18 languages." (5 August 2008)
34 Jump up^ The Sydney Morning Herald on The Bridges of Madison County: "It
stayed on The New York Times' bestseller list for more than three years and has sold
50 million copies." (25 January 2014)
35 Jump up^ "Worker's Press acknowledge Frederick Warne's intellectual property
rights". Prnewswire.co.uk. 2003-07-10. Retrieved2009-08-31.
36 Jump up^ "Powell's Books". Powells.com. 2009-08-12. Retrieved2009-08-31.
37 Jump up^ The National: Sophie's World author turns from philosophy to climate
change on Sophie's World: "The novel has now been translated into 59 languages,
and has sold an estimated 40 million copies." (14 March 2011)
38 Jump up^ People on Flowers in the Attic: "Since the late 1970s, Andrews's
Flowers novel has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, has been translated
into 22 languages and was banned by schools across the country all while being
passed from bunk to bunk at sleepaway camp." (17 January 2014)
39 Jump up^ Michael Fleming (20 April 2009). "Columbia moves on 'Symbol'".
Variety Online. Retrieved 1 November 2009.

40 ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f (2000-01-03).
" "" | XX : .
". Compuart.ru. Retrieved2009-08-31.
41 Jump up^ Repubblica Italiana on Le Avventure di pinocchio: "The Adventures
of Pinocchio translated in more of 260 languages." (1 July 2001)
42 Jump up^ The New York Times on You Can Heal Your Life: "You Can Heal
Your Life immediately landed on the New York Times best-seller list. More than 35
million copies are now in print around the world." (4 May 2008)
43 Jump up^ To Bryce Harper and Davey Johnson, play me or trade me is just a
healthy joke . Thomas Boswell for The Washington Post : "If [Johnson] has to
call on the wisdom of an old 70s self-help bestseller like Your Erroneous Zones,
hell whip it out. Hes still got one of the 35 million copies sold." (8 July 2013)
44 Jump up^ ABC News on The Late, Great Planet Earth: "Hal Lindsey's "The
Late Great Planet Earth" was one of the best-selling nonfiction works of the 1970s,
according to The New York Times, with publishers shipping out more than 35 million
copies in 52 languages." (6 June 2006)
45 Jump up^ The Guardian on Kane and Abel: "Kane and Abel, first published in
1979, is Archer's bestselling novel Pan says it has sold around 34m copies
worldwide." (15 June 2009)
46 Jump up^ on To Kill a Mockingbird: "...has sold more than 40 million copies
globally since it was published in 1960." (03 Feb 2015)
47 Jump up^ The Daily Mail on Gone with the Wind: "The book has sold more
than 30 million copies in the decades since the publication of Margaret Mitchell's
gripping tale of the Old South gasping its last breath, as the U.S. was torn apart by
Civil War and its bitter aftermath." (4 April 2008)
48 Jump up^ Fox News on Het Achterhuis: "Thirty million copies of her diary
have been sold, and it has been translated into 65 languages. " (29 March 2007)
49 Jump up^ ABC News on The Purpose-Driven Life: "His book, "The Purpose
Driven Life," has been translated into 56 languages and has sold 30 million copies."
(7 March 2007)
50 Jump up^ Wales Online on The Thorn Birds: "Her original novel, published in
1977 following a battle between two publishing houses that both wanted the
manuscript, has sold around 30 million copies worldwide." (11 April 2009)]
51 Jump up^ The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature , p. 559, onThe
Revolt of Mamie Stover: "The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1951), which sold almost
thirty million copies worldwide, [...]" (2005)
52 Jump up^ Winnipeg Free Press on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "The first
book sold 30 million copies and is available in 44 languages." (15 April 2010)
53 Jump up^ The Telegraph on The Very Hungry Caterpillar: "It has been
translated into more than 50 languages and its sales have now surpassed the 30
million mark." (3 April 2010)
54 Jump up^ The Global Times on Who Moved My Cheese: "Who Moved My
Cheese has sold over 26 million copies, staying on the New York Times bestseller list
since its release in 1998." (23 November 2009
55 Jump up^ Donahue, Deirdre (7 May 2013). "The Great Gatsby by the numbers".
USA Today . Retrieved 12 May 2013.
56 Jump up^ The Columbus Dispatch on The Wind in the Willows: "More than 25
million copies of the book have been sold in 70 countries since 1908, according to the
Copyrights Group, which is presently promoting a new edition." (4 May 2008)
57 Jump up^ The Philadelphia Inquirer on Nineteen Eighty-Four: "Nineteen
Eighty-Four has sold 25 million copies, is still read in high school and college, and
remains the best-known example of anti-utopian literature." (22 June 2009)
58 Jump up^ Forbes on Covey: "Stephen Covey will be remembered most as the
author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, which sold over 25 million
copies." (16 July 2012)
59 Jump up^ The Age on The Celestine Prophecy: "it has sold in the vicinity of 23
million copies since its publication in 1993" (22 March 2008
60 Jump up^ The Hunger Games trilogy reaches 50 million copies in print
milestone
61 Jump up^ The Toronto Star on Mario Puzo: "According to the Official Mario
Puzo Library website, the book sold 21 million copies in hardback and paper by
1997." (21 July 2007)
62 Jump up^ Playbill on Love Story: "Erich Segal's best-selling novel, which has
sold 21 million copies worldwide in 33 languages[...]" (23 July 2010)
63 Jump up^ The Financial Times on Wolf Totem: "Since it first appeared in 2004,
Jiang Rongs Wolf Totem has sold as many as 20 million copies." (15 March 2008)
64 Jump up^ The Philadelphia Inquirer on The Happy Hooker: "He said he found
it fascinating that her book, which has sold 20 million copies to date, is still being
picked up today." (26 June 2008)
65 Jump up^ The Times on Jaws: "Jaws stayed for 40 weeks in the bestseller
charts of The New York Times, eventually selling 20 million copies [...]" (13
February 2006)
66 Jump up^ The Huntsville Forester on Love You Forever: "The childrens
classic Love You Forever has sold over 20 million copies worldwide and is in its 65th
printing." (29 October 2008)
67 Jump up^ CBC on The Women's Room: "It sold 20 million copies and was
widely translated, despite poor reviews." (5 May 2009)
68 Jump up^ The Australian on What to Expect When You're Expecting: "What to
Expect When You're Expecting, in its fourth edition, was first published in 1984 and
has sold more than 20 million copies." (27 October 2010)
69 Jump up^ New York Times Upfront on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn:
"This year marks the 125th anniversary of the publication of Huckleberry Finn in the
U.S., and the book is still sellingmore than 20 million copies worldwide to date
and still generating controversy." (10 March 2010)
70 Jump up^ Eureka!: Inventors describe the moment they realised theyd created a
hit on The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13: " 'The Secret Diary of Adrian
Mole Aged 13' has sold more than 20 million copies." (29 October 2011)
71 Jump up^ John J. Miller on Thor Heyerdahl on National Review Online on
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft: ""Our intention was to test the performance
and quality of the Inca raft, its seaworthiness and loading capacity, and to ascertain
whether the elements would really propel it across the sea to Polynesia with its crew
still on board," he wrote in Kon-Tiki, a book that has sold 20 million copies." (April
19, 2002)
72 Jump up^ The Voice of Russia: vejkv otec stoj v Moskv mezi svtovou
elitou "Jaroslav Haek and his vejk are still popular in Russia. More than 20
million copies were already produced."
73 Jump up^ USA Today on Where the Wild Things are: "More than 20 million
copies have been sold in 32 languages." (November 21, 2013)
74 Jump up^ The New York Times on The Power of Positive Thinking: "Ruth
Stafford Peale, the author's widow (he died last Christmas Eve) feels that the book is
as viable today as it was 20 million copies ago." (May 31, 1994)
75 Jump up^ The Salvation Army on The Shack: "Today, there are more than 20
million copies of The Shack in print, in 40 languages." (10 March 2012)
76 Jump up^ Belfast Telegraph on The Secret: "Publishers Simon & Schuster
expect sales to be on a par with -- if not bigger than -- 'The Secret', which has so far
notched up 20 million copies in 46 languages." (19 August 2010)
77 Jump up^ Washington Post on Fear of Flying : "It has been 40 years since
Fear and its glamorous author landed like feminist blonde bombshells on American
culture, selling 20 million copies here and abroad." (7 October 2013)
78 Jump up^ [2] Macmillan on Dune: "Today the novel is more popular than
ever, with new readers continually discovering it and telling their friends to pick up a
copy. It has been translated into dozens of languages and has sold almost 20 million
copies;"
79 Jump up^ "Playthings ". Playthings . (1 April 2007)
80 Jump up^ OBITUARY: Michael Ende - People - News - The Independent
onThe Neverending Story: "Translated into 30 languages and selling over 16 million
copies, it starts when 10-year-old Bastian, overweight and undervalued, decides he
will read a fantastic book rather than endure another day's bullying at school." (Friday
01 September 1995)
81 ^ Jump up to:a b RJM Licensing [dead link]
82 Jump up^ Time 26 November 1990.
83 Jump up^ "Golden Books : Poky Little Puppy (Little Golden Book)".
Jp.bookmooch.com. 1992-06-01. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
84 Jump up^ CBS on Ken Follett: "But since it was published in 1989, "The
Pillars of the Earth" has become an international sensation, selling 15 million copies
worldwide." (7 October 2007)
85 Jump up^ The Financial Post on Dale Carnegie: "Dale Carnegie's How to Win
Friends and Influence People, the gold standard of the genre, has sold more than 15
million copies since it was first published in 1937." (5 April 2008)
86 Jump up^ The Patriot Ledger on Perfume: "Yet the scene, like the movie, is so
daring, so challenging, you cannot help but respect Tykwers unerring desire to
remain true to the source novel, a book that has sold 15 million copies and has been
credited with inspiring Kurt Cobain to write the Nirvana classic Scentless
Apprentice." (5 January 2007)
87 Jump up^ http://www.bookrags.com/research/the-grapes-of-wrath-johnsteinbeck--ltsd/

88 Jump up^ The Forres Gazette on The Horse Whisperer: "Mr Evans is the
author of "The Horse Whisperer", which sold 15 million copies worldwide and was
made into a Hollywood film in 1998 directed by and starring Robert Redford." (10
September 2008)
89 Jump up^ Irish Times on The Shadow of the Wind: "[...]his novel The Shadow
of the Wind has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, writes Arminta Wallace"
(13 June 2009)
90 Jump up^ , Daily Sports (22 May
2014)
91 Jump up^ , Yomiuri Shimbun (22
May 2014)
92 Jump up^ "Don't Panic: Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the
Galaxy by Neil Gaiman". Contemporarylit.about.com. 2005-04-29. Retrieved 201105-26.
93 Jump up^ USA Today on Tuesdays with Morrie: "The book has sold more than
14 million copies worldwide since 1997 and became an Oprah Winfrey-produced TV
movie. " (8 April 2008)
94 Jump up^ "Erskine Caldwell Biography". Id.mind.net. 1987-04-11. Retrieved
2009-08-31.
95 Jump up^ The International Herald Tribune on Follow Your Heart: "But
Susanna Tamaro's "Follow Your Heart," the biggest selling Italian postwar novel, with
more than 14 million copies sold, according to its publisher, Baldini Castoldi, as it
was known then, sold barely 25,000 copies in the United States." (3 August 2008)
96 Jump up^ The Wall Street Journal on A Wrinkle in Time: "Madeleine LEngles
A Wrinkle in Time has sold 14 million copies since its publication in 1962." (16
April 2015)
97 Jump up^ Fox News on The Outsiders: "According to Viking, a division of
Penguin Group USA, "The Outsiders" has sold more than 13 million copies and still
sells more than 500,000 a year." (29 September 2007)
98 Jump up^ Los Angeles Times 15 July 2005
99 Jump up^ Towards the light
100 Jump up^ Associated Press on Norwegian Wood: "More than 10 million
copies of the book have been sold in Japan alone, with 2.6 million more sold in
another 33 languages." (2 September 2010)
101 Jump up^ The Toronto Star on Grace Metalious: "It sold 100,000 copies in its
first month and went on to sell another 12 million copies, was made into a film and
eventually into a prime-time television series that made the young Mia Farrow a star."
(21 July 2007)
102 Jump up^ China View on La Peste: "Translated into 28 languages, the book
has sold more than 12 million copies around the world." (9 April 2008)
103 Jump up^ Yomiuri Shimbun (21 April 2009)
104 Jump up^ The Sunday Herald on The Naked Ape: "Morris is still
flabbergasted that the book caused such a furore, although the publicity helped it sell
12 million copies." (11 March 2008)

105 Jump up^ The Australian on Man's Search for Meaning: "It's the 75th edition
of a book that has sold 12 million copies and is one of the most read Holocaust texts."
(14 May 2011)
106 Jump up^ estimate of Giuliano Vigini (1999)
107 Jump up^ The Standard on Chinua Achebe: "That Things Fall Apart,
published in 1958, would sell about 11 million copies in about 45 languages?" (14
March 2008)
108 Jump up^ Joan Acocella (January 7, 2008). "Prophet Motive". The New
Yorker. Retrieved May 21, 2014. Since its publication, in 1923, The Prophet has
sold more than nine million copies in its American edition alone.
109 Jump up^ The Wall Street Journal on The Exorcist: "Back in the 1970s, those
smaller, rack-sized paperbacks were the blockbusters of the business, led by such best
sellers as William Peter Blatty's "The Exorcist" (11 million copies sold); Peter
Benchley's "Jaws" (more than nine million copies), and Sidney Sheldon's "The Other
Side of Midnight" (six million copies plus)." (14 September 2007)
110Jump up^ The Telegraph on The Gruffalo: "The Gruffalo has sold more than
10.5 million copies, been adapted for stage in both the West End and Broadway, and
in 2009 was made into a 30-minute animated film" (3April 2010)
111Jump up^ "'Catch-22' Author Joseph Heller Dies". Washingtonpost.com. 199912-13. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
112Jump up^ Carlos Ramet in Ken Follett: The Transformation of a Writer page 44
on Ken Follett: "The first two editions alone sold over 10 million copies worldwide"
(1999)
113Jump up^ The Telegraph on Stephen Hawking: "Prof Hawking is the author of
A Brief History of Time which has sold 10 million copies and is currently
writing two books." (27 April 2007)
114Jump up^ The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on The Cat in the Hat: "There are
more than 10 million copies in print today in more than a dozen languages, including
the Latin, "Cattus Petasatus."" (14 April 2007)
115Jump up^ TVNZ on The Lovely Bones: "Published in 2002, Lovely Bones is
the second novel by Alice Sebold, and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide,
remaining on the New York Times hardback bestseller list for over a year." (5 May
2007)
116Jump up^ The Telegraph on Wild Swans: "Selling more than 10 million copies
and topping the "most borrowed historical biography" chart in British libraries year
after year, it proved a publishing phenomenon" (21 July 2007)
117Jump up^ Britannica on Santa Evita: "Martnez was best known as the author
of two classics of Argentine and Latin American literature: La novela de Pern (1985,
The Pern Novel, 1988) and Santa Evita (1995, Eng. trans., 1995); the latter was
translated into 30 languages and sold more than 10 million copies." (22 November
2007)
118Jump up^ The New York Times on Night: "Indeed, since it appeared in 1960,
Night has sold an estimated 10 million copies three million of them since
Winfrey chose the book in January 2006 (and traveled with Wiesel to Auschwitz)."
(20 January 2008)

119Jump up^ The Times on The Kite Runner: "His first novel, The Kite Runner,
sold 10 million copies." (11 April 2008)
120 Jump up^ Bookseller.com on Yun Da: "" (14 April 2008)
121 Jump up^ ABC News on The Total Woman: "One of the first books to address
the issue was Marabel Morgan's "The Total Woman," which sold more than 10
million copies to women of all religious persuasions, making it the best-selling
nonfiction book of 1974." (15 April 2008)
122 Jump up^ "Waseda University". Waseda.jp. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
123 Jump up^ people.com.cn (2 August 2005)
124 Jump up^ U.S. News & World Report on What Color is Your Parachute:
"Today, Parachute is one of the all-time bestselling careers books, with more than 10
million copies of 37 editions snapped up since 1970. " (1 October 2008)
125 Jump up^ The Toronto Star on The Dukan Diet: "The book has sold 10
million copies worldwide, but didnt really make an impression on North America
until [...]" (18 April 2011)
126 Jump up^ BBC Magazine on The Joy of Sex: "The Joy of Sex ended up
selling more than 10 million copies around the world - more than five million in the
United States alone, where it stayed in the New York Times best-seller list for a
decade." (26 October 2011).
127 Jump up^ [3] on The Gospel according to Peanuts: "The Gospel according to
Peanuts ended up selling more than 10 million copies around the world."
128 Jump up^ [4] on Life of Pi: "It was based on a popular novel by Yann Martel
that has sold more than 10 million copies around the world."
129 Jump up^ New Trailer hits for 'The Giver' on The Giver: "The film is based on
Lois Lowrys beloved young adult novel of the same name, which was the winner the
1994 Newbery Medal and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide."
130 Jump up^ The BBC on Harry Potter: "The Harry Potter novels have sold
more than 450 million copies through Bloomsbury in Britain, and Scholastic in the
United States." (23 June 2011)
131 Jump up^ Reuters on Goosebumps: "Stine is the author of "Goosebumps" and
other series for young readers that have sold more than 300 million copies in 32
languages [...]" (2 August 2012)
132 Jump up^ Serafin, Steven R.; Bendixen, Alfred (2005). The Continuum
Encyclopedia of American Literature . Continuum International Publishing Group. p.
1305. ISBN 978-0-8264-1777-0 . Retrieved5 January 2010.
133 Jump up^ Variety on the Berenstain Bears: "The company also is offering a
new animated series based on the Berenstain Bears, the hugely popular children's
brand that has sold more than 260 million books worldwide." (7 April 2002)
134 Jump up^ The Globe and Mail on Choose Your Own Adventure: "The Choose
Your Own Adventure DVD movies are adaptations of the original books, which sold
more than 250 million copies. " (22 August 2006)
135 Jump up^ Forbes on Sweet Valley High: "But despite 250 million copies in
print, in 25 languages, Sweet Valley's sugar rush has been on the decline. " (28
October 2002)
136 Jump up^ "Happy 50th birthday Noddy". BBC News. 1999-11-22. Retrieved
2009-08-31.
137 Jump up^ USA Today on Nancy Drew: "The series is still in print and has
sold over 200 million books in 17 languages." (29 May 2002)
138 Jump up^ "Thomas the Tank Engine's new friend Hiro". ninemsn.com.au.
2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
139 Jump up^ Keslassy, Elsa (20 February 2012). "AB lines up 'Waterloo'
miniseries: English-lingo battle drama to cost up to $15 million".Chicago Tribune.
Retrieved 12 March 2012. Published between 1949 and 2001, the San Antonio
anthology is one of the best-selling French novel series of all times, having sold an
estimated 200 million copies.
140 Jump up^ Legge, James (14 May 2013). "Dan Brown's Inferno: Publishers
poised for biggest-sales since Harry Potter as Da Vinci Code author's latest Robert
Langdon story hits shelves". The Independent (London).
141 Jump up^ Benjamin M. Compaine and Douglas Gomery , 'Who Owns the
Media?: Competition and Concentration in the Mass Media Industry' page 115"
142 Jump up^ The Wall Street Journal on the Star Wars books: "According to a
Random House spokesman, the publisher has more than 160 million copies of "Star
Wars" books in print." (1 April 2005)
143 Jump up^ Mercer Mayer , HarperCollins , retrieved 24 October 2014, His
most recognized character, the lovable and charismatic Little Critter, was born in
1975 in the book Just for You. Mercer's Little Critter has since starred in more than
two hundred books, which have sold over one hundred and fifty million copies.
144 Jump up^ "Peter Rabbit in China copyright stew". BBC News. 2003-06-23.
Retrieved 2009-08-31.
145 Jump up^ CityWire on Chicken Soup: "His Chicken Soup for the Soul series,
co-authored with Jack Canfield, has sold over 130 million copies in 54 languages and
spans 105 different titles." (17 August 2008)
146 Jump up^ Susan Edgerton e.a. in Imagining the Academy: Higher Education
and Popular Culture page 53, on Gilbert Patten: "It is estimated that at least 125
million copies of the Frank Merriwell series (which itself ran to at least 209 books)
were sold." (2004)
147 Jump up^ Fifty Shades Spinoff Grey Copy Reportedly Stolen From
Publisher on Fifty Shades of Grey: "James Fifty Shades trilogy has told 125
million copies worldwide, and the movie based on the first book has grossed more
than $500 million at the global box office." (10 June 2015)
148 Jump up^ "Crusader Entertainment Acquires the Rights to Clive Cussler's BestSelling Dirk Pitt Book Series". Us.penguingroup.com. 2001-05-14. Retrieved 200908-31.
149 Jump up^ "Way Of The Samurai, Path Of The Tedious". New York Times.
1981-09-13. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
150 Jump up^ The Berkshire Eagle on American Girl: "This extraordinary success
has resulted in over 120 million books and 14 million dolls sold (at $90 a pop these
days)" (20 March 2008)
151 Jump up^ Hollywood's liberal losses (20 November 2005)
152 Jump up^ BBC News on Mr. Men: "The famous books have gone on to sell
120 million copies and have been translated into 15 different languages. " (11 August
2011)
153 Jump up^ Splice Today on Twilight: "Stephanie Meyer dwarfed the success of
Browns work with the Twilight series, selling over 120 million copies in less than
seven years." (26 April 2012)
154 Jump up^ Laroche, Tony (12 October 2014). "Mass. author Jeff Kinney doesn't
see an end to 'Wimpy Kid' series". Providence Journal. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
The series has been translated into 30 languages and sold more than 120 million
copies worldwide, and has so far spawned three films.
155 Jump up^ http://se.distribuzionelibrimondadori.it/media/2010/09/comunicato10anni.pdf
156 Jump up^ Hult Presents: Clifford The Big Red Dog LIVE!
157 Jump up^ "James Bond 007 - News". 007.info. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
158 Jump up^ RTBF on Martine: "Soixante albums de "Martine" ont t publis
dans la collection "Farandole" et 100 millions d'exemplaires vendus dans le monde."
(21 January 2011)
159 Jump up^ "Nijntjes creator turns 80". Expatica.com. Retrieved2009-08-31.
160 Jump up^ USA Today on James Patterson's Alex Cross by the numbers: "81
million: Copies sold of series, starting with Along Came a Spider in 1993.""with
Alex, it just seems to come together so naturally that I've kept him for myself. I
suppose you could say Alex is the co-author." (27 November 2013)
161 Jump up^ Luisa Gerasimo e.a. in The Teacher's Calendar of Famous Birthdays
page 8, on R. L. Stine: "That year he also created Fear Street, the first horror series
for teenagers, which sold 80 million copies." (2003)
162 Jump up^ "Heres the Cover for the New Book in Stieg Larssons Millennium
Series". Time . 21 March 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
163 Jump up^ news.scotsman.com: Children's writer told 200,000 prize is no
fantasy
164 Jump up^ Husband, Stuart (2 November 2008). "Anne Rice: interview with the
vampire writer". The Daily Telegraph (London).
165 Jump up^ The Los AngelesDaily News on OSS 117: "Jean Bruce wrote 265
OSS 117 novels, selling some 75 million copies and spawning seven movies between
1956 and 1970." (1 August 2008)
166 Jump up^ "Disney Video and DVD Insider". Disney.go.com. Retrieved200908-31.
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168 Jump up^ Lexington Herald-Leader on the Magic Tree House series: "The
series has sold 70 million copies in North America and has been translated into 28
different languages in 31 countries." (25 November 2010)
169 Jump up^ Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye (2001-09-11). "Home". Left
Behind. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
170 Jump up^ The Globe and Mail on A Series of Unfortunate Events: "whose 13
A Series of Unfortunate Events books for children have sold an astonishing 65
million copies." (10 January 2012)
171 Jump up^ The Green Bay Press Gazette on Little House on the Prairie: "If
there was any doubt that a love for "Little House is an everlasting one, consider not
only that 60 million copies of the Wisconsin-born Wilder's books have been sold since
1932[...]" (24 July 2010)
172 Jump up^ The Belfast Telegraph on the Jack Reacher books: "2012 marks a
landmark year for Lee Child, whose Jack Reacher thrillers have now sold in excess of
60 million copies worldwide." (7 September 2012)
173 Jump up^ Game of Thrones Writer George R.R. Martin Posts Winds of
Winter Novel Excerpt
174 Jump up^ AFP on Terry Pratchett: "The 59-year-old author -- whose
Discworld books have sold 55 million copies worldwide and have been translated into
some 27 languages -- announced in December that he had been diagnosed with
posterior cortical atrophy, a rare form of the degenerative brain disease." (13 March
2008)
175 Jump up^ U.S. title: Where's Waldo?
176 Jump up^ Variety on Where's Waldo: "The books have sold more than 55
million copies in more than 38 countries and been translated into more than 30
languages" (7 November 2011)
177 Jump up^ The Star on the Mars Venus series: " You must be from another
planet if you have not heard of Gray and his Mars Venus universe. Fifty million of his
books have been sold in 40 different languages." (24 February 2008)
178 Jump up^ The Unofficial Hardy Boys Home Page, "from the publisher
McFarland & Company": In its 80 year history, the Hardy Boys series has sold over
50 million books in over 25 languages (20 February 2008)
179 Jump up^ The New York Times: The Bobbsey Twins Carry On (And On and
On) "...a series of more than 70 books for children 7 to 9 years old that has sold
more than 50 million copies worldwide." (17 August 1987)
180 Jump up^ Screening Difference: How Hollywood's Blockbuster Films Imagine
Race Jaap van Ginneken , 2007
181 Jump up^ The Hindustan Times on The Hunger Games: "The Hunger Games
reaches 50 million mark" (24 July 2012)
182 Jump up^ "A Child's First Library of Learning". English-time.com. Retrieved
2009-08-31.
183 Jump up^ The Alameda Sun on Junie B. Jones: "The series, launched in 1992,
offers 27 books and an interactive journal, and has sold 44 million copies around the
world." (27 June 2008)
184 Jump up^ The Coventry Telegraph on The Wheel of Time: "The Wheel of
Time series has sold 44 million copies worldwide and spawned computer, tradingcard and role-playing games; a soundtrack; comicbooks; and numerous fan sites." (18
August 2008)
185 Jump up^ The Irish Independent on Harry Bosch: "Crime writer Michael
Connelly's Hieronymous 'Harry' Bosch thrillers have sold 42 million copies, [...]" (5
November 2011)
186 Jump up^ The Anniston Star on Harry Hole: "The series has been translated
into 40 languages and has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide." (29 July
2011)
187 Jump up^ China Pictorial October 2006
188 Jump up^ Daily Mail on Paddington Bear: "To date, Paddington books have
sold more than 35 million copies worldwide and are available in more than 40
languages." (2 June 2008)
189 Jump up^ Fortini, Amanda (8 March 2012). "The Prince of Dragons:
Christopher Paolini and the Rise of 'Inheritance'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12
March 2012. His four books have collectively sold more than 33 million copies
worldwide.
190 Jump up^ "1". Bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp.
Retrieved 2009-08-31.
191 Jump up^ ABC News on Ramona: "The film is adapted from Beverly
Cleary's series of "Ramona" books, which go back more than 50 years and have sold
30 million copies." (23 July 2010)
192 Jump up^ SuperHeroHype. "The Dark Tower to Become a Film Trilogy and TV
Series". Superhero Hype. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
193 Jump up^ "From Grey To Gray In His New Film, Joel Grey Piles On Years
With Makeup" on The Destroyer: "The movie, by Dick Clark, Larry Spiegel and
Mel Bergman Productions, is based on the Destroyernovel series of some 62 books
which has sold 30 million copies." (11 October 1985)
194 Jump up^ Asahi.com Kids (11 December 2008)
195 Jump up^ How Curious George Escaped the Nazis
196 Jump up^ Asahi Shimbun (9 April 2005)
197 Jump up^ Big Tent Entertainment [dead link]
198 Jump up^ Yomiuri Shimbun (3 March 2003)
199 Jump up^ The Financial Express on Rich Dad, Poor Dad: "He has written 18
books, which have sold over 26 million copies." (6 July 2008)
200 Jump up^ The Guardian on Wallander: "[...] the crime novels by Swedish
author Henning Mankell, which have sold 25 million copies worldwide." (21
September 2008)
201 Jump up^ Norwegian best selling author to cast spell on the UK
202 Jump up^ Outlander: Is this the new Game of Thrones?
203 Jump up^ Nifty.com (Gokujo No Tabi October 2003)
204 Jump up^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-report-mortalinstruments-612086 (26 August 2013)
205 Jump up^ Storybook Cove
206 Jump up^ Asahi Shimbun (5 May 2005) (PDF file)
207 Jump up^ The Miami Herald on the South Beach Diet books: "The South
Beach Diet became a No. 1 New York Times Bestseller and the six books in the series
have sold 22 million copies." (15 January 2008
208 Jump up^ Japan Inc. (22 June 2006)
209 Jump up^ Variety on Artemis Fowl: "The Artemis Fowl books have sold
more than 21 million copies in print in 44 languages worldwide." (29 July 2013)
210 Jump up^ Yomiuri Shimbun (16 January 2007)
211Jump up^ Jivemagazine.com (15 August 2006)

212 Jump up^ [6] on Redwall: "Brian Jacques award-winning books, which have
sold more than 20 million copies worldwide in 28 languages." (8 May 2009)
213 Jump up^ IESB.net (4 February 2008)
214 Jump up^ IT Media Mobile (4 April 2005)
215 Jump up^ The Japan Times (20 March 2005)
216 Jump up^ However further 'Foundation' books were written by Asimov from
1982, extending the direct series to seven books, however these four further novels
tell two largely independent stories. Ultimately many of Asimov's works join to form
a single time line encompassing 20,000 years of future-history. To further add the
extent of the series, a 'Second Foundation Trilogy' of books by contemporary Sci-Fi
writers also explicitly join with the series.
217 Jump up^ IGN 27 June 2000
218 Jump up^ The Stage on Horrible Histories: "[...] based on the hugely
successful (20 million copies sold worldwide) series of childrens books by Terry
Deary, who also wrote this adaptation." (1 October 2008)
219 Jump up^ Brandeton.com on Rainbow Magic: "A publishing phenomenon,
Rainbow Magic has sold 20+ million copies in 31 languages worldwide, including
over 6 million books in print in the U.S." (23 November 2010)
220 Jump up^ Stavangeravisen.no (7 Mai 2004)
221 Jump up^ Dinner with a vampire author?
222 Jump up^ [7]
223 Jump up^ "Akane Shobo". Hon10.com. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
224 Jump up^ Fuji T.V. (2004)
225 Jump up^ The Telegraph on Erast Fandorin: "The two authors share a quality
that has seen Akunin shift 18 million copies of his Fandorin stories" (25 February
2007)
226 Jump up^ Publishers Weekly on Vampire Hunter D: "The books have sold
more than 17 million copies around the world." (30 September 2008)
227 Jump up^ Sword Art Online Light Novels Have More Than 16.7 Million
Copies in Print Worldwide
228 Jump up^ Anime News Network "over 16.5 million copies of the Haruhi
Suzumiya light novel series have been published in 15 countries" (20 April 2011)
229 Jump up^ BBC on The Hichhiker's Guide: "About 16 million copies of the
books have been sold worldwide" (17 September 2008)
230 Jump up^ Helen Fielding: Beyond Bridget The Independent 2003
231 Jump up^ Fantasybookreview.co.uk 2006
232 Jump up^ www.dailyfinance.com 2010
233 Jump up^ BBC on Alexander McCall Smith: "His books, featuring the
unconventional No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, have sold 15 million copies in
English, not counting the 42 languages they've been published in elsewhere." 7 March
2008
234 Jump up^ Kyodo Tsushin (archive.org) (20 December 2001)
235 Jump up^ The New York Times on His Dark Materials: "His Dark Materials,
Philip Pullman's trilogy inspired by Paradise Lost, has sold 15 million copies
worldwide, while the film version of the first volume, The Golden Compass, has
earned more than $150 million." (13 January 2008)
236 Jump up^ Impress Watch (24 April 2008)
237 Jump up^ Publishers Weekly (24 August 2006)
238 Jump up^ Perry Rhodan 35th anniversary Press Release (July 1996)
239 Jump up^ Stoehr, Ingo Roland (2001). German literature of the twentieth
century . History of German Literature 10. Boydell & Brewer. p. 529. ISBN 978-157113-157-7 . Retrieved 5 January 2010.
240 Jump up^ 400 million copies of Chinese-character dictionary People's
Daily
241 Jump up^ Extrapolation for global range of other language publications, and
related to the number of Scouts , make a realistic estimate of 100 to 150 million
books.Jeal, Tim . Baden-Powell. London: Hutchinson .ISBN 0-09-170670-X .
242 Jump up^ Federer, William Joseph (1996), "William Holmes
McGuffey",America's God and Country: Encyclopedia of Quotations , p. 439,As of
1963, 125 million copies had been sold.
243 Jump up^ "Guinness World Records earmarks licensing growth",Licensing ,
26 October 2010, The Guinness Book of World Records has been published in 30
languages in more than 100 countries and has sold in excess of 115 million copies,
becoming the biggest selling copyright book of all time..
244 Jump up^ "Book of Facts". The World Almanac. 2008. Retrieved2009-08-31.
245 Jump up^ "Shinbunka". JP : Shinbunka. 31 July 2009. Retrieved2009-08-31.
246 Jump up^ Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.), Merriam-Webster, 2003.
247 Jump up^ "Peter Mark Roget", The San Francisco Chronicle, 25 March 2008,
More than 40 million copies have been sold.
248 Jump up^ News2u , 6 February 2009.
249 Jump up^ (The Korean Financial Newspaper) (10 January 2005)
250 Jump up^ "`` 40 3700 125 ".
Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
251 Jump up^ "Meredith Corporation". Phx.corporate-ir.net. Retrieved2009-08-31.
252 Jump up^ The Telegraph on the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary:
"Thirty million copies of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary have been sold
since it was first published in 1948. " (3 June 2005)
253 Jump up^ Akron Beacon Journal on The Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book:
While the title of the book is actually Alcoholics Anonymous, the members of AA
refer to it as the Big Book. This is the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous, AA's text
on how to stay sober. "And this year is also the 70th anniversary of the publication of
A.A.'s Big Book, which has sold nearly 30 million copies since 1939." (11 June 2009)
254 Jump up^ Twelve Step Programs Worldwide about "Alcoholics Anonymous",
the book affectionately known as "The Big Book". The 25 millionth copy of the Big
Book was published in 2005, and about 1 million copies are sold each year. This
means that as at 2010 there have been about 30 million copies sold, ranking it high on
the list of best-selling books ever. More impressive still, it has sold this many copies
even though it is available free online in English, Spanish and French - links
provided."
255 Jump up^ Map Repoat May 2004 "The Michelin Guide France 2004
Celebrates Its. 30 Millionth Copy", p.20
256 Jump up^ "chapters.indigo.ca". chapters.indigo.ca. 2000-08-01.
Retrieved2009-08-31.
257 Jump up^ "Junkdo Shoten". Junkudo.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
258 Jump up^ Zoshindo [dead link]
259 ^ Jump up to:a b Asahi Shimbun 16 January 2008
260 Jump up^ The New York Times (9 January 2005)
261 Jump up^ New York Times 1 November 2006
262 Jump up^ Shobunsha (2007)
263 ^ Jump up to:a b Nihon Keizai Shimbun morning edition, 10 January 2005.
264 Jump up^ OK Wave (6 October 2006)
265 Jump up^ Techno Craft (10 February 2006)
266 Jump up^ J-CAST News (24 October 2007)
267 Jump up^ Obunsha (2007)
268 Jump up^ "Sanseido". Sanseido-publ.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
269 Jump up^ "Tsukuda Takichi Akahon No Page". Ne.jp. Retrieved2009-08-31.
270 Jump up^ Paper.people.com.cn (June 29, 2009)
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List of best-selling fiction authors

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This page provides a list of best-selling fiction authors to date and in any language.
While a precise number for any given author is near impossible, the list is based on
approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best-selling" refers to
the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an
author. To keep the length of the list manageable, only authors with estimated sales of at
least 100 million books are included. Authors of comic books are not included.
For a few authors, including Miguel de Cervantes , Alexandre Dumas, pre , Charles
Dickens (whose A Tale of Two Cities alone has sold over 200 million copies[1]), Jane
Austen , Jack Higgins , Victor Hugo , Jules Verne and Leon Uris , no exact figure
could be found, although there are indications that they too have more than 100 million
copies of their work in print. They have not been included in the table.
This is an incomplete list that may not be able to satisfy particular standards for
completeness. You can help by expanding it withreliably sourced entries.
Author
Min. estimated sales
Max. estimated sales
Original language
William Shakespeare
2 billion[2]
4 billion[3]
English
Pla
Agatha Christie
2 billion[4]
4 billion[3]
English
Wh
Barbara Cartland
500 million[5]
1 billion[6]
English
Rom
Danielle Steel
500 million[7]
800 million[8]
English
Rom
Harold Robbins
750 million[9]
750 million[10]
English
Adv
Georges Simenon
500 million[11]
700 million[12]
French
Det
Sidney Sheldon
370 million[13]
600 million[14]
English
Sus
Enid Blyton
300 million[15]
600 million[16]
English
Chi
Dr. Seuss
100 million[17]
500 million[18]
English
Chi
Gilbert Patten
125 million[19]
500 million[20]
English
Ado
J. K. Rowling
350 million[21]
450 million[22]
English
Har
413 million[23]
Russian
Ann
Leo Tolstoy
Corn Tellado
400 million[24]
400 million[25]
Spanish
Rom
Jackie Collins
250 million[26]
400 million[27]
English
Rom
Horatio Alger, Jr.
200 million[28]
400 million[29]
English
Dim
R. L. Stine
100 million[30]
400 million[31]
English
Goo
Dean Koontz
325 million[32]
400 million[33]
English
Hor
Nora Roberts
145 million[34]
400 million[35]
English
Rom
357 million[23]
Russian
Pla
Alexander Pushkin
Stephen King
300 million[36]
350 million[37]
English
Hor
Nee
Louis L'Amour
230 million[38]
330 million[39]
English
We
Erle Stanley Gardner
100 million[40]
325 million[41]
English
My
Jin Yong
100 million[42]
300 million[43][44]
Chinese
Wu
300 million[45]
Japanese
My
300 million[47]
English
Rom
300 million[48]
English
Det
Jir Akagawa
Janet Dailey
300 million[46]
Edgar Wallace
Robert Ludlum
110 million[49]
290 million[50]
English
Esp
James Patterson
150 million[51]
275 million[52]
English
Thr
Frdric Dard
200 million[53]
270 million[54]
French
Det
Jeffrey Archer
120 million[55]
270 million[56]
English
Crim
Stan and Jan Berenstain
200 million[57]
260 million[58]
English
Ber
John Grisham
100 million[59]
250 million[60]
English
Leg
Zane Grey
250 million[61]
English
We
Irving Wallace
250 million[62]
English
Sus
J. R. R. Tolkien
200 million[63]
250 million[64]
English
The
Karl May
100 million[65]
200 million[66]
German
We
Mickey Spillane
100 million[67]
200 million[68]
English
Det
C. S. Lewis
100 million[69]
200 million[70]
English
The
200 million[71]
Japanese
My
200 million[72]
English
Thr
Kyotaro Nishimura
Dan Brown
200 million
Ann M. Martin
172 million[73]
Rytar Shiba
Arthur Hailey
150 million[76]
Grard de Villiers
180 million[74]
English
The
180 million[75]
Japanese
His
170 million[77]
English
Thr
150 million[78]
French
Det
Beatrix Potter
100 million[79]
150 million[80]
English
Pete
Michael Crichton
150 million[81]
150 million[82]
English
Tec
Richard Scarry
100 million[83]
150 million[84]
English
Illu
Clive Cussler
40 million[85]
150 million[86]
English
Adv
150 million[87]
English
Adv
Alistair MacLean
Ken Follett
90 million[88]
150 million[89]
English
Spy
Astrid Lindgren
100 million[90]
145 million[91]
Swedish
Chi
Debbie Macomber
60 million[92]
140 million[93]
English
Rom
Paulo Coelho
92 million[94]
140 million[95]
Portuguese
The
120 million[96]
Japanese
Mu
Eiji Yoshikawa
Catherine Cookson
100 million[97]
120 million[98]
English
Rom
Stephenie Meyer
100 million[99]
116 million[100]
English
The
Norman Bridwell
100 million[101]
110 million[102]
English
Clif
110 million[103]
English
Thr
David Baldacci
Roald Dahl
100 million[104]
100 million[105]
English
Chi
Evan Hunter
100 million[106]
100 million[107]
English
Det
Andrew Neiderman
100 million[108]
100 million[109]
English
V. C
Roger Hargreaves
100 million[110]
100 million[111]
English
Chi
Anne Rice
75 million[112]
100 million[113]
English
Got
Robin Cook
100 million[114]
100 million[115]
English
Me
Wilbur Smith
80 million[116]
100 million[117]
English
Afr
Erskine Caldwell
80 million[118]
100 million[119]
English
Lite
Eleanor Hibbert
100 million[120]
100 million[121]
English
Rom
Lewis Carroll
100 million[122]
English
Alic
Denise Robins
100 million[123]
English
Rom
Cao Xueqin
100 million[124]
Chinese
Dre
Ian Fleming
100 million[125]
100 million[126]
English
Jam
Hermann Hesse
100 million[127]
100 million[128]
German
Step
Rex Stout
100 million[129]
100 million[130]
English
Ner
Anne Golon
100 million[131]
100 million[132]
French
Ang
Frank G. Slaughter
100 million[133]
English
Me
Edgar Rice Burroughs 100 million[134]
100 million[135]
English
Tar
John Creasey
100 million[136]
English
Crim
James Michener
100 million[137]
English
His
Yasuo Uchida
100 million[138]
Japanese
My
Seiichi Morimura
100 million[138]
Japanese
My
Mary Higgins Clark
100 million[139]
100 million[140]
English
Thr
Penny Jordan
90 million[141]
100 million[142]
English
Rom
Patricia Cornwell
100 million[143]
English
Thr
Tom Clancy
100 million[144]
English
Thr
See also[edit ]
Lists of writers
Literature
List of best-selling books
List of best-selling novels in the United States
Notes[edit ]
1 Jump up^ Broadway.com on Charles Dickens (figures for A Tale of Two Cities
only!): "Since its inaugural publication on August 30, 1859, A Tale of Two Cities has
sold over 200 million copies in several languages, making it one of the most famous
books in the history of fictional literature." (24 April 2008)
2 Jump up^ Times Online on William Shakespeare: "Christie sold more than two
billion books, translated into 103 languages. Only the Bible and Shakespeares works
are said to have sold more." (September 14, 2005)
3 ^ Jump up to:a b Times Online on William Shakespeare and Agatha Christie:
"Christie wrote 80 detective novels mostly featuring Poirot or Marple and it has been
suggested that only the Bible and Shakespeares canon have outsold an estimated 4
billion copies of her books. " (15 September 2008)
4 Jump up^ News.com.au on Agatha Christie: "With more than two billion
copies of her 80 crime masterpieces sold there is a ready-made audience for television
adaptations." (8 February 2008)
5 Jump up^ The Telegraph on Barbara Cartland: "Barbara Cartland, who, we are
informed (on www.condor-sj.com), 'is the most widely read author in the world with
more than 500 million books in print'?" (25 February 2007)
6 Jump up^ CBS News on Barbara Cartland: "Dame Barbara Cartland, 98.
Considered the world's most prolific author and Britain's queen of romantic fiction,
with total sales of 1 billion books." (December 20, 2000)
7 Jump up^ CBC on Danielle Steel: "The reclusive Steel, who lives in San
Francisco and Paris, has published more than 70 bestselling romance novels, which
have sold more than 500 million copies worldwide." (21 April 2010)
8 Jump up^ Forbes on Danielle Steel: "Yes, you read that right, 800 MILLION
copies sold. Best known for romance and drama, Danielle Steels novels have spent
over 390 consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and 22 have been
adapted for television." (6 June 2011)
9 Jump up^ The Independent on Harold Robbins: "During his 50-year career (he
died in 1997) he sold an estimated 750 million books and, in the process, transformed
himself into a brand." (23 September 2008)
10 Jump up^ USA Today on Harold Robbins: "Starting in 1948, he sold 750
million books, including megasellers such as The Carpetbaggers, A Stone for Danny
Fisher and The Betsy." (9 October 2007)
11 Jump up^ The Age on Georges Simenon: "With worldwide sales of 500
million, he was the most widely read living writer of his era." (14 September 2003)
12 Jump up^ The Wall Street Journal on Georges Simenon: "In his lifetime
Simenon published some 570 books, using 17 pen names, which have sold more than
700 million copies in 40 countries and were translated into 57 languages." (1 April
2003)
13 Jump up^ Variety on Sidney Sheldon: "A NEW MILESTONE FOR Sidney
Sheldon, who has sold more than 370 million books" (6 October 1995)
14 Jump up^ The Columbus Dispatch on Sidney Sheldon: "He was one of the
world's most translated authors, selling more than 600 million books in 180
countries." (January 31, 2007)
15 Jump up^ Encyclopdia Britannica on Enid Blyton: "By the late 20th century
her books had sold more than 300 million copies and been translated into at least 90
languages." (24 November 2007)
16 Jump up^ The Huddersfield DailyExaminer on Enid Blyton: "She has been
translated into 90 languages, is the sixth most popular writer worldwide according to
UNESCO and almost equal to Shakespeare, and has sold 600 million copies." (25
August 2008)
17 Jump up^ The Daily Utah Chronicle on Dr. Seuss: "The Pulitzer Prize-winning
Seuss wrote and illustrated 47 books and sold more than 100 million copies in 18
languages." (5 March 2001)
18 Jump up^ The New York Times on Dr. Seuss: "Today Dr. Seuss's 44 books
have been translated into 21 languages, selling more than 500 million copies." (2
March 2004)
19 Jump up^ Susan Edgerton e.a. in Imagining the Academy: Higher Education and
Popular Culture page 53, on Gilbert Patten: "It is estimated that at least 125 million
copies of the Frank Merriwell series (which itself ran to at least 209 books) were
sold." (2004)
20 Jump up^ LeRoy Ashby in With Amusement For All: A History of American
Popular Culture Since 1830 page 145, on Gilbert Patten: "[...] the Merriwell
brothers, the heroes of almost 250 children's books, whose total sales of 500 million
copies surpassed those of the Bible between 1896 and 1918." (2006)
21 Jump up^ AFP on J. K. Rowling: "Rowling's stories of boy wizard Harry
Potter have sold almost 350 million copies around the world in some 65 languages."
(8 May 2008)
22 Jump up^ Times Live on J. K. Rowling: "Though it is all distinctlyun-
Hollywood, these chilly sheds are where JK Rowling's books, which have so far sold
more than 450-million copies, have been turned into films and where, this week, that
process comes to its final, dramatic climax. " (28 November 2010)
23 ^ Jump up to:a b New York Times February 15, 1987
24 Jump up^ Latin American Herald Tribune on Corin Tellado: "In the course of
her life she published more than 4,000 romance novels that sold 400 million copies,
which earned her a place in the Guinness Book of Records where she has been a
fixture since 1994." (11 April 2009)
25 Jump up^ AFP on Corin Tellado: "Corin Tellado, Spain's most prolific
romantic novelist whose books sold over 400 million copies, died Saturday at the age
of 81, three days after she finished her last novel, a hospital official said." (11 April
2009)
26 Jump up^ The Chicago Tribune on Jackie Collins: "More than 250 million
copies of her books have been sold to fans in more than 40 countries" (1 January
2007)
27 Jump up^ The Guardian on Jackie Collins: "One of the world's bestselling
writers with more than 400 million books sold in over 40 countries. " (27 June 2004)
28 Jump up^ The Chinook Observer on Horatio Alger, Jr.: "Americans bought 200
million copies of his dime novels -- with intriguing titles like Raggedy Dick and Sink
or Swim. " (30 March 2005)
29 Jump up^ Time magazine on Horatio Alger: "[...] that have sold from 100
million to 400 million copies, depending on which literary historian you believe." (12
February 1973)
30 Jump up^ The Hindu on R. L. Stine: "As R.L. Stine points out (and he should
know, having sold over a 100 million copies of over 160 different spooky stories)" (7
September 2003)
31 Jump up^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on R. L. Stine: "Altogether, Stine has sold
more than 400 million books." (8 April 2007)
32 Jump up^ The OC Register on Dean Koontz: "Admitting to finally having
found a great editor at Bantam, the author, who has sold 325 million books in 38
languages, talked about his craft. " (September 25, 2007)
33 Jump up^ Daily Pilot on Dean Koontz: "He's now the world's sixth most highly
paid author, tied with John Grisham at $25 million in annual sales, and his novels
have sold more than 400 million copies." (7 January 2011)
34 Jump up^ BBC on Nora Roberts: "Nora Roberts currently has 145 million
books in print." (6 June 2002)
35 Jump up^ The Washington Post on Nora Roberts: "Today, Roberts, 61, has
published her 200th novel, The Witness, and is at the helm of a cottage industry:
about 400million copies of her books in print..." (16 Apr 2012)
36 Jump up^ ABC Australia on Stephen King: "Stephen King, author of more
than 40 novels with sales of around 300 million copies, [...]" (12 November 2006)
37 Jump up^ BBC on Stephen King: "But - after selling 350 million copies of his
horror and suspense books - the author's latest work draws on a series of events which
almost broke him." (22 November 2006)
38 Jump up^ Ray Broadmus Browne and Pat Browne in The Guide to United States
Popular Culture page 473, on Louis L'Amour: "His books have sold over 230
million copies, making him one of the best- selling authors in modern literary history.
" (2001)
39 Jump up^ The Jamestown Sun on Louis L'Amour: "More than 330 million
copies of his books have been sold, translated into 27 languages." (29 October 2001)
40 Jump up^ The New York Sun on Erle Stanley Gardner: "Erle Stanley Gardner
(whose Perry Mason stories sold more than a 100 million books)" (20 July 2005)
41 Jump up^ The New York Times on Erle Stanley Gardner: "Gardner's books
continue to be reissued regularly both here and abroad. Sales to date exceed 325
million copies." (22 November 1992)
42 Jump up^ I. B.Tauris & Company on Jin Yong: "Jin Yong (1924-) is China's
bestselling living novelist. His 15 books have sold more than 100 million copies
worldwide..."
43 Jump up^ Shue Yan Newsletter on Jin Yong: "Professor Cha adopted Jin
Rong as his pen-name for his 15 martial arts novels of which over 300 million copies
have been sold to-date. Although Professor Cha stopped writing martial arts novels
almost forty years ago, they remain in print and have been translated into English,
Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and other languages for his countless readers
worldwide."
44 Jump up^ Lewis Manalo. "The Billion Copy Opportunity". Publishing
Perspectives. Without rival, the twentieth centurys king of the genre is Louis Cha.
Estimates of his book sales reach up to 300 million copies. One editor at the Far
Eastern Economic Review estimated that, if one also counted the pirated copies, over
1 billion of Chas books have been sold. His fourteen novels have been adapted into
countless comic books, television shows, and films.
45 Jump up^ Nishi-Nippon Shinbun (Japanese Language, 25 February 2007)
46 Jump up^ BBC AudioBooks catalogue on Janet Dailey: "Janet Dailey has
written more than 100 novels and is one of the world's topselling women writers, with
more than 300 million copies of her books sold in nineteen languages in ninety-eight
countries" (2007)
47 Jump up^ Pamela Regis in A Natural History of the Romance Novel page 159
on Janet Dailey: "There are 300 million copies of her books in print, making her the
third best-selling author of all time" (2007)
48 Jump up^ The "American mystery and detective novels: a reference guide" on
Edgar Wallace: "Christie alone has sold 500 million copies; Edgar Wallace, 300
million; Georges Simenon, 300 million; and Mickey Spillane, 150 million." (1999)
49 Jump up^ BBC on Robert Ludlum: "He has sold more than 110 million books
in 40 countries and 32 languages." (13 March 2001)
50 Jump up^ BBC on Robert Ludlum: "The author, who died in 2001, has sold
more than 290 million books worldwide." (11 August 2005)
51 Jump up^ ABC News on James Patterson: "Interesting that James Patterson
has sold nearly 150 million books." (13 March 2008)
52 Jump up^ Express on James Patterson: "At the last count the 65-year-old
American has sold 275 million copies of his books." (26 February 2013)
53 Jump up^ The New York Times on Frdric Dard: "Mr. Dard wrote almost 300
books, of which more than 200 million copies have been sold." (15 June 2000)
54 Jump up^ The Washington Post on Frdric Dard: "Mr. Dard worked as a
journalist in Lyon from 1942 to 1950 before dedicating himself to novels, theater and
film. He used a number of pseudonyms, among them Frederic Charles, Kaput and
L'Ange Noir (The Black Angel), and sold more than 270 million books." (9 June
2000)
55 Jump up^ Hello Magazine on Jeffrey Archer: "To date he has notched up sales
of over 120 million books worldwide." (2008)
56 Jump up^ The Australian on Jeffrey Archer: "The 270 million copies he has
sold of his 28 books over three decades argue that he is." (1 April 2014)
57 Jump up^ The Daily Nebraskan on the Berenstains: ""They've sold over 200
million copies of their books," said director James Larson." (21 November 2005)
58 Jump up^ Variety on the Berenstains: "The company also is offering a new
animated series based on the Berenstain Bears, the hugely popular children's brand
that has sold more than 260 million books worldwide." (7 April 2002)
59 Jump up^ The New York Times on John Grisham: "Over the last 15 years,
more than 100 million copies of Mr. Grisham's books have been published in
hardcover and paperback worldwide." (19 January 2005)
60 Jump up^ BBC on John Grisham: "While legal thriller writer Grisham - who
has sold more that 250 million books in his 20-year career - picked up a lifetime
achievement award, Ian Rankin's The Naming of the Dead won best crime thriller."
(28 March 2007)
61 Jump up^ The Payson Roundup on Zane Grey: ""Zane Grey had 250 million
books published," Wolfe said." (22 November 2005)
62 Jump up^ The Writer's Almanac on Irving Wallace: "Although often scorned
by critics, his 16 novels and 17 works of nonfiction have sold some 250 million
copies worldwide." (19 March 2003)
63 Jump up^ USA Today on J. R. R. Tolkien: "Tolkien's franchise has resulted in
more than 200 million books sold globally and $3.5 billion in box office revenue
not to mention tens of millions of DVDs sold." (23 April 2007)
64 Jump up^ Vancouver Sun on J. R. R. Tolkien: "Since its publication in the mid
1950s, the series (plus its prequel The Hobbit) has sold an estimated 250 million
copies and has inspired legions of fans who revere the books." (November 20, 2008)
65 Jump up^ The Wall Street Journal on Karl May: "the best-selling German
author of all time, with 100 million books" (1 January 2004)
66 Jump up^ Deutsche Welle on Karl May: "With sales of over 200 million books,
Karl May remains a household name in today's Germany." (4 April 2001)
67 Jump up^ CBC obituary of Mickey Spillane: "He sold more than 100 million
books, and Hammer inspired several TV series and movies." (18 July 2006)
68 Jump up^ The Washington Post on Mickey Spillane: "According to today's
industry estimates, his 26 books have sold more than 200 million copies." (22 August
2001)
69 Jump up^ BBC on C. S. Lewis: "favourite Northern Irish author has sold over
100 million books and inspired the Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings novels." (8
February 2008)
70 Jump up^ The Daily Herald on C. S. Lewis: "C.S. Lewis may not be on the
best-seller list, but it is estimated that his 38 books have sold more than 200 million
copies worldwide and remain in print 38 years after his death." (20 October 2001)
71 Jump up^ Famitsu.com (Japanese language, May 11, 2007)
72 Jump up^ ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/danbrowns-inferno-publishers-poised-for-biggestsales-since-harry-potter-as-da-vincicode-authors-latest-robert-langdon-story-hits-shelves-8614082.html
73 Jump up^ Benjamin M. Compaine and Douglas Gomery , 'Who Owns the
Media?: Competition and Concentration in the Mass Media Industry' page 115"
74 Jump up^ The Wall Street Journal on Ann M. Martin: "A year earlier, however,
the movie version of "The Baby-Sitters Club" -- based on a series of young-adult
books that have sold more than 180 million copies -- sold only $10 million in tickets,
barely exceeding its $6.5 million budget." (8 October 2004)
75 Jump up^ Japan Inc. on Rytar Shiba: "Altogether, including such genres as
dialogues with other authors, more than 180 million copies of his books have been
printed" (22 June 2006)
76 Jump up^ The Age on Arthur Hailey: "Arthur Hailey , who has died at his
home in the Bahamas aged 84, was one of the most commercially successful authors
of all time, producing 11 books which sold more than 150 million copies, were
translated into about 40 languages, and brought him tens of millions of dollars" (28
November 2004)
77 Jump up^ The Washington Post on Arthur Hailey: "He wrote 11 books, which
were published in 40 countries and 38 languages, with about 170 million copies in
print." (27 November 2004)
78 Jump up^ Sunday Herald on Gerard De Villiers: "De Villiers, now 78, claims
to have sold an extraordinary 150 million books over his career - with every year a
million more added to the total in France alone." (November 19, 2007)
79 Jump up^ Lucia Marginean in Collecting Beatrix Potter Figurines page 2, on
Beatrix Potter: "Beatrix Potter's books have been translated into more than 35
languages and sold over 100 million copies. " (2008)
80 Jump up^ USA Today on Beatrix Potter: "Potter's story of the rabbit who is
nearly killed after defying his mother's warnings to avoid the garden of a farmer
named McGregor has sold more than 150 million copies in 35 languages." (23 June
2003)
81 Jump up^ The Telegraph on Michael Crichton: "His books have sold more than
150 million copies." (1 July 2007)
82 Jump up^ Wall Street Journal on Michael Crichton: "Although it is always
difficult to gauge the total sales of any author, Mr. Crichton's Web site states that he
has sold more than 150 million books, and that 13 of them have been adapted into
movies." (16 November 2006)
83 Jump up^ Encyclopdia Britannica on Richard Scarry: "His "busy" books and
dictionaries sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, and in 1989 eight of his
books made the list of the top 50 best-selling children's books of all time." (2008)
84 Jump up^ Worldscreen on Richard Scarry: "More than 150 million books by
Richard Scarry have been sold worldwide and translated into 30 languages." (2 April
2007)
85 Jump up^ The Rocky Mountain Collegian on Clive Cussler: "An audit later
revealed the number of Cussler books sold was around 40 million at the time the
contract was negotiated in 2000." (5 March 2007)
86 Jump up^ The Telegraph on Clive Cussler: "His widely popular novels - his
new one, Golden Buddha, the first in an adventure series called The Oregon Files, is
published next month - have sold 150 million copies in 40 languages and have made
the author a very wealthy man." (23 February 2004)
87 Jump up^ Dominic Head in The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English
page 431 on Alistair MacLean: "Alistair MacLean's works have sold more than 150
million copies worldwide." (2006)
88 Jump up^ CBS on Ken Follett: "In all, he's sold 90 million books." (7 October
2007)
89 Jump up^ Tampa Bay 10 News on Ken Follett: One of the world's best-loved
novelists, Follett has sold over 150 million copies of his books worldwide." (13
October 2014)
90 Jump up^ BBC on Astrid Lindgren: "Lindgren's books have sold over 100
million copies in some 80 languages." (28 January 2002
91 Jump up^ BusinessWeek on Astrid Lindgren: "True, Lindgren's books, which
have sold more than 145 million copies the world over, remain bestsellers to this day
and the films based on her scripts continue to be immensely popular." (16 November
2007)
92 Jump up^ Publishers Weekly on Debbie Macomber: "Last year her new books
sold 2.8 million copies, bringing her total in print to more than 60 million." (19 June
2006)
93 Jump up^ The Minneapolis Star-Tribune on Debbie Macomber: "She is
constantly on one bestseller list or another, and right now there are more than 140
million copies of her novels in print" (25 April 2010)
94 Jump up^ AFP on Paulo Coelho: "He is the all-time best-selling writer in the
Portuguese language, with a total of between 92 million and 100 million books sold."
(May 31, 2008)
95 Jump up^ The Hindustan Times on Paulo Coelho: "It is Coelhos 22nd offering
previous works [...] have sold over 140 million copies in 73 languages." (27 July
2012)
96 Jump up^ The New York Times on Eiji Yoshikawa: "It has remained on the
Japanese best-seller list ever since its initial publication as a novel in 1971, and has
sold an estimated 120 million copies." (13 September 1981)
97 Jump up^ The Age on Catherine Cookson: "One hundred million copies of her
103 books have been sold worldwide." (6 October 2008
98 Jump up^ Hastings Chronicle on Catherine Cookson: "When Dame Catherine
died, in June 1998, she had completed 103 novels, sold over 120 million books
worldwide and had 20 million in the bank - all of which went to charities." (2008)
99 Jump up^ The Montreal Gazette on Stephenie Meyer: "In book form,
"Twilight" and its sequels "New Moon," "Eclipse" and "Breaking Dawn", have sold
100 million copies worldwide, according to Little, Brown Book Group." (31 March
2010)
100 Jump up^ Publishers Weekly on Stephenie Meyer: "Little, Brown to Publish
Official 'Twilight' Guide." (6 October 2011)
101 Jump up^ The Library of Congress on Norman Bridwell: "Now more than 80
Clifford books have been published, close to 100 million books are in print, and
Clifford's adventures are published in several languages worldwide." (2002)
102 Jump up^ KRCB television on Norman Bridwell: "Scholastics beloved, bestselling childrens books by Norman Bridwell, with more than 160 titles and 110
million books in print." (2008)
103 Jump up^ The National on David Baldacci: "At last count, David Baldacci
had sold 110 million copies of his incredibly popular thrillers." (9 August 2011)
104 Jump up^ The International Herald Tribune on Roald Dahl: "Dahl's books,
many of them darkly comic and featuring villainous adult enemies of the child
characters, have sold over 100 million copies." (13 September 2006)
105 Jump up^ BBC on Roald Dahl: "Exhibitions and children's reading
campaigns are being held to commemorate the life of Dahl, who died in 1990 and has
sold more than 100 million books." (13 September 2006)
106 Jump up^ The New York Times on Ed McBain: "Ms. Gelfman, his agent,
estimated that in 50 years of writing, he had sold more than 100 million copies of his
work." (July 7, 2005)
107 Jump up^ The Hollywood Reporter on Ed McBain: "Evan Hunter, 78, a bestselling cop novel author who sold more than 100 million books under his own name
and the pseudonym Ed McBain." (December 30, 2005)
108 Jump up^ The Sun Runner on Andrew Neiderman: "Aside from the fact that
The Devils Advocate is a film classic featuring Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves and
Charlize Theron, Neiderman has over 100 million books in print and has been
published in 95 countries. " (2005)
109 Jump up^ Authors' Den on Andrew Neiderman: "Neiderman has over 100
million books in print and has been published in 95 countries." (3 August 2006)
110Jump up^ The Independent on Roger Hargreaves: "The popularity of the
original characters led to a television series, sold 100 million books and created a
business worth 130m" (22 January 2003)
111Jump up^ News Australia on Roger Hargreaves: "The popular series featured
characters like Mr Strong, Mr Tickle and Mr Muddle, and it has been estimated that
more than 100 million books from the Mr Men range had been sold worldwide."
(February 11, 2008)
112Jump up^ The Dallas Morning News on Anne Rice: "All told, her books have
sold more than 75 million copies worldwide, been made into movies and inspired a
Broadway musical." (5 October 2008)
113Jump up^ Tampa St. Petersburg Times on Anne Rice: "Her 27 novels have sold
some 100-million copies." (5 October 2008)
114Jump up^ Variety on Robin Cook: "Cook, who with more than 100 million
books in print virtually owns the medical-thriller genre, appears to be branching out
of his element by adding an extraterrestrial component." (2 May 1997)
115Jump up^ Wesleyan University on Robin Cook: "He has sold more than 100
million books worldwide, which have been translated into approximately 40

languages." (2007)
116Jump up^ The Telegraph on Wilbur Smith: "Translated into 26 languages, they
have sold more than 80 million copies worldwide." (28 April 2007)
117Jump up^ The Herald on Wilbur Smith: "He is the author of 25 best-sellers and
claims in court papers to have sold about 100 million books." (21 May 2002)
118Jump up^ Augusta Chronicle on Erskine Caldwell: "Mr. Caldwell's books have
sold 80 million copies and have been published in 43 languages. " (11 February 2007)
119Jump up^ The New York Times on Erskine Caldwell: "More than 100 million
copies of his books have been printed around the world, and his short stories continue
to be included in anthologies" (1 December 1982)
120 Jump up^ The Independent on Eleanor Hibbert: "She sold staggering
amounts, in the region of 100 million copies." (28 September 2008)
121 Jump up^ The New York Times on Eleanor Hibbert: "Eleanor Hibbert, a
prolific and popular novelist whose books, written under the pen names Jean Plaidy,
Victoria Holt and Philippa Carr, sold more than 100 million copies, died on Monday
aboard a Mediterranean cruise ship." (January 21, 1993)
122 Jump up^ The New York Times on Lewis Carroll: "Over 100 million copies
of Carroll's book have been sold, Mr. Allen said." (18 April 1985)
123 Jump up^ The Miami Herald on Denise Robins: "Miss Robins' novels,
translated into 15 languages, sold more than 100 million copies. " (3 May 1985)
124 Jump up^ China.org on Cao Xueqin: "Sun said that the book has sold over
100 million copies worldwide so far. " (14 December 2005)
125 Jump up^ The Times of India on Ian Fleming: "Faulks took up where Fleming
left off in 1966 with Octopussy and the Living Daylights, the last of 14 Bond books
which have sold 100 million copies since." (13 July 2007)
126 Jump up^ The New Zealand Herald on Ian Fleming: "Faulks took up where
Fleming left off in 1966 with Octopussy and the Living Daylights, the last of 14 Bond
books which have sold 100 million copies since." (July 11, 2007127 Jump up^ Eckhard Bernstein in Culture and Customs of Germany page 101
on Hermann Hesse: "Over 100 million copies of his works have been sold
worldwide" (2004)
128 Jump up^ The International Herald Tribune on Hermann Hesse: "Hesse's
novels appear in 68 languages and have been sold more than 100 million copies
worldwide" (28 October 1999)
129 Jump up^ The Capital Journal on Rex Stout: "During his 88-year life, he had
written about 50 books and 75 novellas and short stories, which had been translated
into 26 languages and sold more than 100 million copies." (21 September 2003)
130 Jump up^ The Philadelphia Enquirer on Rex Stout: "Readers have snapped up
more than 100 million copies of the books." (29 November 1986)
131 Jump up^ Dr. Jaap van Ginneken in Screening Difference: How Hollywood's
Blockbuster Films Imagine Race, Ethnicity and Culture page 124, on Anne Golon:
"All together, they published thirteen titles, translated into forty-five languages and
selling more than 100 million copies. " (2007)
132 Jump up^ The Age on Anne Golon: "Somehow, despite her books having sold
more than 100 million copies in 45 countries, Golon is living in straitened

circumstances" (13 November 2004)
133 Jump up^ Kevin McCarthy's The Book Lover's Guide to Florida on Frank G.
Slaughter: "Through 1990, Slaughter's books have averaged more than a million sales
per title, totaling over 100 million copies." (1992)
134 Jump up^ Steven R. Serafin in The Continuum Encyclopedia of American
Literature , p. 145, on Edgar Rice Burroughs: "[...] sales of his novels exceed 100
million copies." (2005)
135 Jump up^ Bret E. Carroll in American Masculinities: A Historical Encyclopedia
, page 449, on Edgar Rice Burroughs: "The twenty-five novels that followed
between 1912 and 1947 were a huge commercial success, with over 100 million
copies sold" (2003)
136 Jump up^ Neil Shulman e.a. in Get Between the Covers: Leave a Legacy by
Writing a Book , page 225, on John Creasey: "Over his lifetime, he managed to write
over 600 novels and to sell approximately 100 million copies of his books
worldwide." (2006)
137 Jump up^ Thomas D. Hamm in The Quakers in America page 208, on James
Michener: "Michener produced a steady stream of books for the rest of his life, with
total sales of over 100 million." (2003)
138 ^ Jump up to:a b Zenkoku Shoten Shinbun (Japanese language, March 21,
2008)
139 Jump up^ The Deseret News on Mary Higgins Clark: "Mary Higgins Clark
has been on the New York Times best-sellers list 27 times and has more than 100
million copies in print in the United States" (29 March 2009)
140 Jump up^ Forbes on Mary Higgins Clark: "Sales:100 million books sold" (6
June 2011)
141 Jump up^ The Telegraph on Penny Jordan: "selling more than 90 million
copies of nearly 190 titles" (19 January 2012)
142 Jump up^ The Washington Post on Penny Jordan: "sold more than 100
million copies worldwide" (21 January 2012)
143 Jump up^ The Christian Science Monitor on Patricia Cornwell: "Cornwells
books have sold more than 100 million copies." (21 February 2013)
144 Jump up^ Los Angeles Times Sales figures, by the numbers: "100 million:
Estimated number of books in print." (2 October 2013)
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A Tale Of Two Cities

The Lord of the Rings

Le Petit Prince (The Little

Harry Potter and the

And Then There Were None

She: A History of Adventure

H. Rider Haggard English

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Think and Grow Rich

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The Catcher in the Rye

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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Gabriel Garca Mrquez

Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre (Heidi's Years of Learning and Travel )

The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care

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Anne of Green Gables

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Black Beauty : His Grooms and Companions: The autobiography of a

Il Nome della Rosa (The Name of the Rose )

The Eagle Has Landed

The Hite Report

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The Ginger Man

The Bridges of Madison County

Robert James Waller

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

The Mark of Zorro

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The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Sofies verden (Sophie's World )

Flowers in the Attic

Angels & Demons

Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino (The Adventures of

You Can Heal Your Life

Your Erroneous Zones

The Late, Great Planet Earth

Kane and Abel

In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do?

Valley of the Dolls

Gone with the Wind

The Purpose Driven Life

The Thorn Birds

The Revolt of Mamie Stover

William Bradford Huie

Mn som hatar kvinnor (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo )

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Between 20 million and 30 million copies[edit ]

(Molodaya Gvardiya; The Young Guard )

Who Moved My Cheese?

The Great Gatsby

The Wind in the Willows

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

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