Number Ten Most Popular Book
Diary of Anne Frank 27 Million Copies
By Anne Frank
The Diary of a Young Girl is the English version book that is based on the writings from a diary, which was written by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The book is now considered one of the key texts of the twentieth century.
Number Nine Most Popular Book
Think and Grow Rich - 30 Million Copies
By Napoleon Hill
Think and Grow Rich is a motivational book written by Napoleon Hill. It is a personal development and self improvement novel that was inspired by a suggestion that he received from the Scottish-American billionaire Andrew Carnegie.
Number Eight Most Popular Book
Gone With the Wind - 33 Million Copies
By Margaret Mitchell
Gone With the Wind, a romantic drama by Margaret Mitchell. It is set in Georgia during the American Civil War and follows the life of Scarlett O'Hara, the daughter of an Irish immigrant plantation owner.
The novel won the coveted Pulitzer Prize and was adapted into a film of the same name that won an Academy Award.
The novel won the coveted Pulitzer Prize and was adapted into a film of the same name that won an Academy Award.
Number Seven Most Popular Book
Twilight - The Saga 43 Million Copies
By Stephenie Meyer
Twilight is the first book in an extremely popular young adult series written by Stephenie Meyer. The story is about a young girl who falls in love with a vampire. This is a saga that is full of romance and action.
She says 'First, he was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him'.
She says 'First, he was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him'.
Number Six Most Popular Book
The Da Vinci Code - 57 Million Copies
By Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code is a fiction novel written by American author Dan Brown. The story follows the investigations of Robert Langdon after a murder in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
He discovers an intriguing possibility that Jesus Christ may have been married to Mary Magdalene and fathered a child with her. The Da Vinci Code has been made into a movie starring Tom Hanks.
He discovers an intriguing possibility that Jesus Christ may have been married to Mary Magdalene and fathered a child with her. The Da Vinci Code has been made into a movie starring Tom Hanks.
Number Five Most Popular Book
The Alchemist - 65 Million Copies
By Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist was published in 1987 and became a Brazilian bestseller, it has go on to sell 65 million copies world-wide, becoming one of the best selling books in history. The Alchemist has been translated into more than 67 languages, winning the Guiness World Record for most translated book by a living author.
Paulo Coelho is not only one of the most widely read, but also one of the most influential authors writing today.
The Alchemist was published in 1987 and became a Brazilian bestseller, it has go on to sell 65 million copies world-wide, becoming one of the best selling books in history. The Alchemist has been translated into more than 67 languages, winning the Guiness World Record for most translated book by a living author.
Paulo Coelho is not only one of the most widely read, but also one of the most influential authors writing today.
Paulo Coelho is not only one of the most widely read, but also one of the most influential authors writing today.
Number Four Most Popular Book
Lord of the Rings
Lord of the Rings - 103 Million Copies
By J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings is an epic fantasy story written by the philologist J. R. R. Tolkien. The novel started out as a sequel to his earlier, far less complex children's fantasy story The Hobbit, but evolved into a much larger work.
The Lord of the Rings has been made into a film trilogy that consists of three live action fantasy epic films; The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
The Lord of the Rings has been made into a film trilogy that consists of three live action fantasy epic films; The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
Number Three Most Popular Book
Harry Potter - 400 Million Copies
By J. K. Rowling
The Harry Potter books are a fantasy series of seven novels by British writer J. K. Rowling. The majority of which have been made into action packed movies.
Children and adults alike have been fascinated by this fiction character and cannot get enough of the young hero's adventures.
Children and adults alike have been fascinated by this fiction character and cannot get enough of the young hero's adventures.
Number Two Most Popular Book
Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-tung - 820 Million Copies
By Mao Tse-tung
The Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-tung, or as it was commonly called, the 'little red book' of Mao Tse-tung, was a personal explanation to the people of China of the ideology of the Chinese Communist Party.
Number One Most Popular Book
The Bible - 3.9 Billion Copies
The Bible still remains at the top as the most read book in the world.
The Bible is the account of God's action in the world and his purpose with all creation. The writing of the Bible was accomplished over sixte
