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25 Best Selling Books
We may live in challenging times and there is no better escape than through a good
book. These are some of the best selling books ever.
The
Common
American
Sense Book
Spelling
of Baby and Book
Child Care
Benjamin Spock Noah Webster
The Common Sense Book of Baby and The American Spelling Book by Noah
Child Care by American doctor Benjamin Webster (1783) was used in American
Spock came out in 1946. Since then, more schools for generations. It has sold nearly
than 50 million copies have been sold. 100 million copies.
The Mysterious The Lord of
Affairs at The Rings
Styles
Agatha Christie J R R Tolkien
British crime writer Agatha Christie’s novels J R R Tolkien’s The Lord of The Rings trilogy
have been sold in millions. It is estimated to was first published in 1954-55. It has sold more
have sold at least 100 million. In 1935, her novel than 100 million copies and its sales received a
‘The Mysterious Affairs at Styles’ was one of further boost when the films based on the
the first Penguin paperbacks ever published. books were released between 2001 and 2003.
Charles Dickens J K Rowling
‘A Tale of Two Cities’ is a 1859 novel by ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ is a
Charles Dickens which tells the story of the fantasy novel written by British author J K
French Doctor Manette, his 18 years long Rowling. It is the first novel in the Harry Potter
imprisonment in the Bastle in Paris and his series and Rowling’s debut novel first
release to life in London. Since then, more published in 1997 by Bloomsbury. It has been
than 200 million copies have been sold. sold around 120 million copies.
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