2007-09-15 07:53:14 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
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2007-09-15 07:57:00 · answer #1 · answered by tricky 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here is a list of the top 30 books ever, personally I like from 9 - 22, I own and have read them all, and almost agree with the order they are in.
Holy Bible (actual title); or commonly The Bible Traditional Judaeo-Christian view: Revelation by God to Moses, David, Joshua, Samuel, Jeremiah, Ezra, Nehemiah, Solomon, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Malachi, Mordecai, Nathan, Amos, Daniel, Hosea, Asaph the Levite, Korah, Joel, Obadiah, Gad, Haggai, Jonah, Ethan, Herman, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Zechariah, Matthew, Luke, John, Mark, Peter, Paul, James, Jude, Barnabas, Apollos, Silas, Tertius Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek ~3000 B.C. - ~200 A.D. 5 to 6 Billion
2 Máo-zhǔxí yǔlù (Quotations from Chairman Mao) Mao Zedong Chinese 1966 900 million
3 القرآن (The Qur'an) Traditional Islamic view: Revelation by Allah to Prophet Muhammad (Sallalaho-Allaihi-Wasallam) Arabic ~610 - ~633 800 million
4 (Xinhua Zidian) (Xinhua Dictionary) Chief editor:Wei Jiangong Chinese 1957 400 million
5 Book of Common Prayer Thomas Cranmer English 1549 -
6 The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come - John Bunyan English 1678 -
7 Foxe's Book of Martyrs or Actes and Monuments of these Latter and Perillous Days, touching Matters of the Church - John Foxe English 1563 -
8 Book of Mormon Traditional Mormon view: compilation by Mormon (prophet), revealed to Joseph Smith, Jr. English 1830 - 120 million
9 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ("...Sorcerer's Stone" in US) J.K. Rowling English 1997 110 million
10 And Then There Were None Agatha Christie English 1939 - 110 million
11 The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien English 1954/1955 - 100 million
12 "The American Spelling Book" Noah Webster 100 million
13 "Guiness Book of World Records" - 90 Million
14 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J.K. Rowling English 1998 77 million
15 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J.K. Rowling English 2007
16 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J.K. Rowling English 2000 66 million
17 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J.K. Rowling English 2005 65 million
18 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown English 2003 64 million
19 The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger English 1951 65 million
20 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J.K. Rowling English 1999 60 million
21 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J.K. Rowling English 2003 58 million
22 Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre (Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning) Johanna Spyri German 1880 52 million
23 King Solomon's Mines Henry Rider Haggard English 1885 50 million
24 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Lew Wallace English 1880 50 million
25 The Curse of Capistrano (The Mark of Zorro) Johnston McCulley English 1920 50 million
26 Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince") Antoine de Saint-Exupéry French 1943 50 million
27 The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care Dr. Benjamin Spock English 1946 50 million
28 O Alquimista (The Alchemist) Paulo Coelho Portuguese 1988 50 million
29 How to Win Friends and Influence People Dale Carnegie English 1936 50 million
30 Charlotte's Web E.B. White; illustrated by Garth Williams English 1952 45 million
2007-09-16 07:28:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, the harry potter series of course;)
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
the Nancy Drew series
oh and The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
These are just a few of my favorites....
2007-09-23 07:59:46 · answer #3 · answered by PrettyinPink915 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find it impossible to pick one favourite novel. Each category of literature is different and appeals at different times. If held down and tortured I would plump for Sarum, the story of Salisbury from the Stone Age to the present.
2007-09-20 05:17:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My favourite novels of all time are the Harry Potter series 1-7 by J.K(Joanne Kathlin)Rowling.
2007-09-18 18:40:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
2007-09-15 08:32:38 · answer #6 · answered by Miss Angora 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gone with the Wind is one of the greatest novels of all time. The movie is great, but leaves so much out. The book is fantastic and a great read.
2007-09-15 08:54:07 · answer #7 · answered by L J 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
2007-09-23 08:00:51 · answer #8 · answered by Dorrie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
2007-09-15 08:24:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis
and
On the Road...
and Visions of Gerard, both by Jack Kerouac
2007-09-15 08:03:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally, the books that have given me the greatest pleasure are the Duncton Chronicles by William Horwood. Although they're technically two trilogies, they work as a complete story, and I continue to love and be absorbed by them no matter how often I revisit them.
2007-09-19 10:32:03 · answer #11 · answered by emble1974 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋