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Books That Were Short-Lived Fads

The best way to tell if a book was just a fad is to see how many copies you can find in a given used book store. These are the books you can typically find quite a few copies of, since they were briefly popular before everyone starting ditching them.
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50 Shades Darker (E.L James)
50 Shades Darker
1
E.L James
Fifty Shades Freed (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades Freed
2
E.L. James
Fifth Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifth Shades of Grey
3
E.L. James
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
4
About a Boy (Nick Hornby)
About a Boy
5
Nick Hornby
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
6
Paulo Coelho
Alice, I Think
Alice, I Think
7
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
8
Bret Easton Ellis
An American Life
An American Life
9
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
10
Dan Brown
The Art of Happiness (14th Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler)
The Art of Happiness
11
14th Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
12
Garth Stein
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
13
Ian McEwan
The Audacity of Hope (Barack Obama)
The Audacity of Hope
14
Barack Obama
Battlefield Earth (L. Ron Hubbard)
Battlefield Earth
15
L. Ron Hubbard
Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Aron Ralston)
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
16
Aron Ralston
Blink (Malcolm Gladwell)
Blink
17
Malcolm Gladwell
Blue Dahlia
Blue Dahlia
18
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
19
Tom Wolfe
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
20
Markus Zusak
Breaking Dawn (Stephenie Meyer)
Breaking Dawn
21
Stephenie Meyer
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
22
Robert James Waller
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Chicken Soup for the Soul
23
A Child Called It (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called It
24
Dave Pelzer
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
25
John Irving
A Clash of Kings (George R.R. Martin)
A Clash of Kings
26
George R.R. Martin
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
27
Charles Frazier
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
28
Jonathan Franzen
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
29
Mark Haddon
A Dance With Dragons (George R.R. Martin)
A Dance With Dragons
30
George R.R. Martin
Decision Points
Decision Points
31
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
32
Deborah Harkness
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
33
Rebecca Wells
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Jean-Dominique Bauby)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
34
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Dude, Where's My Country?
Dude, Where's My Country?
35
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
36
Dan Brown
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
37
Elizabeth Gilbert
Eclipse (Stephenie Meyer)
Eclipse
38
Stephenie Meyer
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
39
Christopher Paolini
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
40
Jonathan Safran Foer
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