Bestsellers - 20 December 2009

Its the week before Christmas and as usual on a Sunday we gather data from the various online retail platforms to see what books have made the bestseller lists.

Exclusive Books
1. Captain in the Cauldron
2. Eclipse
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
4. Breaking Dawn
5. John Platters Wine Guide 2010
6. Twilight
7. Dont Mess with the President
8. The Girl who Played with Fire
9. New Moon
10. The Girl who Kicked the Hornets Nest

Amazon - books
1. The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown
2. Going Rogue: An American Life - Sarah Palin
3. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
4. Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set) - Julia Child
5. Under the Dome: A Novel - Stephen King
6. Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government - Glenn Beck
7. SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance - Steven D. Levitt
8. The Twilight Saga Collection - Stephenie Meyer
9. Have a Little Faith: A True Story - Mitch Albom
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days - Jeff Kinney

Take2.co.za
1. Born of Ice - Kenyon, Sherrilyn
2. Twilight - Meyer, Stephenie
3. Lover Avenged - Ward, J. R.
4. Eclipse - Stephanie Meyer
5. New Moon - Meyer, Stephenie
6. The Gabriel Method - Gabriel, Jon
7. Born of Fire - Kenyon, Sherrilyn
8. Eclipse - Meyer, Stephenie
9. New Moon- Meyer, Stephenie
10. Born of the Night - Kenyon, Sherrilyn

Kalahari.net
1. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
2. Captain in the Cauldron - Mike Greenaway
3. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
4. Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer
5. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
6. The 10 Secrets of 100% Healthy People: Some People Never Get Sick and are Always Full of Energy? Find Out How! - Patrick Holford
7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
8. The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown
9. Karoonag En Ander Verhale - Deon Meyer
10. The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson

Dan Brown gets a grilling

I won't lie - I am not a big Dan Brown fan and I personally had no clue what was happening in The Da Vinci Code... maybe I am just a simple soul.

I had to laugh though - there were two hilariously funny articles on Dan Brown that I have to share with you.

The first one is the book review of The Lost Symbol courtesy of Shaun De Waal at the Mail & Guardian. His review is a cracker but I loved this paragraph:

The characters have no character. There are quick sketches to tell us what they look like, and background is filled in briefly, but otherwise they are speaking mannequins. The only exception is the tattooed villain, Mal'akh, in whom Brown seems to have more visceral interest than any other figure in the book.

The second one is a scathing crack at Brown and his writing style which is also good for a laugh - go check it out here.

I suppose we shouldn't make too much fun of Brown though - he is probably rolling in his millions and in turn laughing at us plebs!

Bestsellers - Sunday 9 August 2009

Another Sunday is here so let's see what books are selling well on the various online retailers:

For those who love cricket the Graeme Smith "A captains diary" should make for some very interesting reading considering the way he is either loved or hated despite being one of the most successful captains in history.

Just looking through the Amazon list, there some very interesting looking titles there - particularly if you have an interest in American politics.

Exclusive Books:
1. Spud - Learning to Fly
2. Graeme Smith: A Captain's Diary
3. Outliers
4. New Moon
5. Breaking Dawn
6. Eclipse
7. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man
8. Twilight
9. Architects of Poverty
10. Spud

CNA:
1. A good woman - Danielle Steele
2. A new earth - Tolle, Eckhart
3. Eat, pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
4. Obama: From Promise to Power - David Mendell
5. Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Lechter, Sharon L Kiyosaki, Robert
6. Scarpetta - Patricia Cornwell
7. The Love Dare - Stephen Kendrick and Alex Kendrick
8. The secret - Byrne, Rhonda
9. The Shack - William P Young
10. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - David Wroblewski

Amazon.com
1. Mastering The Art of French Cooking, Volume One - Julia Child
2. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
3. Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine - Glenn Beck
4. Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies - Michelle Malkin
5. The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown
6. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
7. South of Broad - Pat Conroy
8. In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect - Ronald Kessler
9. The Shack - William P. Young
10. The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power - Jeff Sharlet

Take2
1. New Moon (Paperback) - Meyer, Stephenie
2. Twilight (Paperback) - Meyer, Stephenie
3. Breaking Dawn (Trade Paperback) - Meyer, Stephenie
4. Eclipse (Paperback) - Meyer, Stephenie
5. Faefever (Paperback) - Moning, Karen Marie
6. Hidden Currents (Paperback) - Feehan, Christine
7. Bengal's Heart (Paperback) - Leigh, Lora
8. Girl Who Played with Fire (Paperback) - Larsson, Stieg
9. Promises in Death (Paperback) - Robb, J. D.
10. Spud Learning to Fly (Paperback) - John Van De Ruit

Kalahari.net
1. Spud - Learning to fly - John Van De Ruit
2. Nuwe Kinderverseboek - Riana Scheepers; Suzette Kotze-Myburgh
3. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment - Steve Harvey
4. Brock Biology of Microorganisms - John M. Martinko; Thomas D. Brock; Michael T. Madigan; David P. Clark; Paul Dunlap
5. Outliers: The Story of Success - Malcolm Gladwell
6. Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer
7. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
8. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
9. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference - Malcolm Gladwell
10. The Host - Stephenie Meyer

Bestsellers - Sunday 26 July 2009

Sunday has rolled around again and it is time to look at some of the top online retailers to find out what books are selling well.

Give me your thoughts on these titles. The Twilight titles continue to dominate but some new names and faces on the lists. The new Dan Brown starting to appear on quite a few of the lists as well.

Here are the lists:

Exclusive Books
1. Spud - Learning to Fly
2. New Moon
3. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man
4. Eclipse
5. Breaking Dawn
6. Twilight
7. Die Ponies Galop
8. Spud
9. Stiletto
10. Spud - The Madness Continues

Take2
1. Hidden Currents - Feehan, Christine
2. New Moon - Meyer, Stephenie
3. Twilight - Meyer, Stephenie
4. Eclipse - Meyer, Stephenie
5. Breaking Dawn - Meyer, Stephenie
6. Girl Who Played with Fire - Larsson, Stieg
7. Bengal's Heart - Leigh, Lora
8. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Larsson, Stieg
9. Faefever - Moning, Karen Marie
10. Twilight - Meyer, Stephenie

Amazon
1. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
2. Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against - Glenn Beck
3. The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown
4. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
5. The Shack - William P. Young
6. Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto - Mark R. Levin
7. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society… - Mary Ann Shaffer
8. Sookie Stackhouse, Books 1-7 - Charlaine Harris
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) - J.K. Rowling
10. Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) - Stephenie Meyer

Kalahari.Net
1. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
2. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
3. Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer
4. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
5. The Angel's Game - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
6. Spud - Learning to Fly - John Van De Ruit
7. Thula-Thula - Annelie Botes
8. The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown
9. Outliers: The story of success - Malcolm Gladwell
10. Spud - John Van De Ruit

CNA
1. A good woman - Danielle Steel
2. A new earth - Tolle, Eckhart
3. Eat, pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
4. Obama: From Promise to Power - David Mendell
5. Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Lechter, Sharon L Kiyosaki, Robert
6. Scarpetta - Patricia Cornwell
7. The Love Dare - Stephen Kendrick and Alex Kendrick
8. The secret - Byrne, Rhonda
9. The Shack - William P Young
10. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - David Wroblewski