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101 Best Selling Books of All Time

A list of the best selling books of all time, fiction and nonfiction best sellers. What are the best selling books of all time? Since religious and political books, such as The Holy Bible, are often given away for free, they have not been included on this list. These top selling books span multiple centuries, covering many genres and original languages. And if you think Harry Potter or Twilight top this list, think again, they're not even close.
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A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
1
Charles Dickens
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
2
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
3
J.R.R. Tolkien
Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
Dream of the Red Chamber
4
Cao Xueqin
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
5
Agatha Christie
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
6
C.S. Lewis
She: A History of Adventure
She: A History of Adventure
7
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
8
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
9
Dan Brown
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
10
J.D. Salinger
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
11
Paulo Coelho
Steps to Christ
Steps to Christ
12
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
13
Johanna Spyri
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
14
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
15
L.M. Montgomery
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
16
Anna Sewell
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
17
Umberto Eco
The Hite Report
The Hite Report
18
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
19
E.B. White
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
20
Beatrix Potter
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
21
J.K. Rowling
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
22
Richard Bach
A Message to Garcia
A Message to Garcia
23
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
24
Dan Brown
How the Steel Was Tempered
How the Steel Was Tempered
25
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
26
Leo Tolstoy
The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio
27
You Can Heal Your Life
You Can Heal Your Life
28
Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)
Kane and Abel
29
Jeffrey Archer
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
30
Anne Frank
In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do?
In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do?
31
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
32
Harper Lee
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls
33
Jacqueline Susann
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
34
Margaret Mitchell
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
35
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Purpose Driven Life (Rick Warren)
The Purpose Driven Life
36
Rick Warren
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
37
Colleen McCullough
Think and Grow Rich
Think and Grow Rich
38
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
39
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
40
Stieg Larsson
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