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The Top 10 Bestselling Books of All Time

Types of books according to their contents:

10. In His Steps: "What Would Jesus Do

Charles Monroe Sheldon

9. Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann

Jacqueline Susann

8. World Almanac

"Having been published annually since 1868 (with a break from 1876 to 1886), this wide-ranging reference book has remained a constant bestseller ever since."

7. The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care by Dr. Benjamin Spock

Dr. Benjamin Spock

6. A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Hubbard

5. The McGuffey Readers by William Holmes McGuffey

William Holmes McGuffey

The Guinness Book of Records

"First published in 1955, The Guinness Book of Records stands out as the greatest contemporary publishing achievement. There have now been 37 editions in the UK alone (it was not published annually until 1964), as well as numerous foreign-language editions."

3. American Spelling Book by Noah WebsterNoah Webster

2. Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (Little Red Book)"Chairman Mao’s Little Red Book could scarcely fail to become a bestseller: between the years 1966 and 1971 it was compulsory for every Chinese adult to own a copy."

1. The Bible"No one really knows how many copies of the Bible have been printed, sold, or distributed. The Bible Society’s attempt to calculate the number printed between 1816 and 1975 produced the figure of 2,458,000,000. A more recent survey, for the years up to 1992, put it closer to 6,000,000,000 in more than 2,000 languages and dialects. Whatever the precise figure, the Bible is by far the bestselling book of all time."