On Amazon’s list of best-selling books of all time (where “all time” = since 1995) women are at the top, claiming nine of the top 10 spots and 27 of the top 50 spots.
#1 ranked hunger gamesAnd indeed, Suzanne Collins’ dystopian YA series dominates the top 10.
- catch fire And mockingjay Grab slots 5 and 4 respectively.
EL James has an affair with Suzanne Collins as these three fifty Shades Books come in top 10.
- fifty Shades of Grey Sits at #3; fifty Shades Darker at #7; And fifty Shades Freed At #10.
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Harry Potter debuts at #2.
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone The Boy Wizard has its only appearance in the top 10, although all seven books in the series are on the list.
The only nonfiction book in the top 10 is by Tom Rath StrengthsFinder 2.0A firm favorite of corporate trainers.
Dark and deformed women are included in the top 10 maid story More on #8 gone girl #at 9.
Other notables:
- girl in the train And where the crawdads sing ride gone girlIt dropped to #13 and #14.
- George R.R. Martin has appeared only once a game of thrones Showing at #45.
- All stars of course: 1984 (#16), To Kill a Mockingbird (#24), and the great Gatsby (#34)
- Leadership/Self-Help Staples:7 habits of highly influential people (#17), 5 love languages (#19), how to Win Friends and Influence People (#25), who moved My Cheese? (#32), and good to Great (#36).
