Popular books - 2010/05/10

We were a little slack this weekend in putting together a bestsellers lists so let's do a quick recap of the top seller books at the various onlineretailers.

Lolly Jackson lives on! In the Kalahari bestseller list his biography by Vincent Marino is in the topsellers this week.

Amazon.com
1. Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 10) - Charlaine Harris
2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stiegg Larsson
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage) - Stieg Larsson
4. The Real George Washington (American Classic) - Jay A. Parry
5. Spoken from the Heart - Laura Bush
6. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
7. The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) - Stieg Larsson
8. The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1) - Rick Riordan
9. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine - Michael Lewis
10. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer

Take2
1. Savor the Moment - Roberts, Nora
2. Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest - Larsson, Stieg
3. Wild Fire - Feehan, Christine
4. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 1, Books 1 & 2 - Smith, L. J.
5. Dead and Gone - Harris, Charlaine
6. Bad Moon Rising - Kenyon, Sherrilyn
7. Lion's Heat - Leigh, Lora
8. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 2, Books 3 & 4 - Smith, L. J.
9. Vampire Diaries - The Return: Nightfall - Smith, L. J.
10. Girl Who Played with Fire - Larsson, Stieg

Kalahari.Net
1. Vampire Diaries: Bks. 3 & 4 - LJ Smith
2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest - Stieg Larsson
3. Evita's Kossie Sikelela - Evita Bezuidenhout
4. The Struggle: Bks. 1 & 2 - LJ Smith
5. Dis Koue Kos, Skat - Marita van der Vyfer
6. Stripped: The King of Teaze - Vincent Marino
7. The Return: Nightfall - LJ Smith
8. Jamie Does - Jamie Oliver
9. Solar - Ian McEwan
10. Speak Xhosa with Us: Beginners to Advanced: Beginner - Advanced. Includes: CD-Rom, Text book package - Tessa Dowling

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1. Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 10) - Charlaine Harris
2. Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest - Larsson, Stieg
3. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine - Michael Lewis
4. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
5. Lover Mine: A novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood
6. Savor the Moment (The Bride Quartet, Book 3) – Nora Roberts
7. Burned (House of novels)
8. Women. Food and God. An unexpected path to almost everything
9. Spoken from the Heart - Laura Bush
10. Publication: Manual of the American Psychological Association

Hot books - 2010/05/02

Sunday is here and once again we are looking at what books are hot with the various online retailers:

I see that the Laura Bush book "Spoken From the Heart" is now on the Amazon bestseller list is a newcomer on the list. Other new titles include "Savor the moment" from Nora Roberts and Burned from PC Cast and Kristin Cast.

Take2
1. Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest - Larsson, Stieg
2. Lion's Heat- Leigh, Lora
3. Savor the Moment - Roberts, Nora
4. Bad Moon Rising - Kenyon, Sherrilyn
5. Vampire Diaries - The Return: Shadow Souls - Smith, L. J.
6. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 1, Books 1 & 2 - Smith, L. J.
7. Wild Fire - Feehan, Christine
8. Girl Who Played with Fire - Larsson, Stieg
9. Dead and Gone -Harris, Charlaine
10. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 2, Books 3 & 4 - Smith, L. J.

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1. Dead in the Family: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel – Charlaine Harris
2. Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest - Stieg Larsson
3. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine – Michael Lewis
4. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer
5. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
6. Women. Food and God. An unexpected path to almost everything
7. Savor the Moment (The Bride Quartet, Book 3) - Nora Roberts
8. Lover Mine: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood - JR Ward
9. The 9th Judgement - James Patterson
10. Burned - PC and Kristin Cast

Amazon.com
1. Dead in the Family: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel – Charlaine Harris
2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage) - Stieg Larsson
4. Spoken from the Heart - Laura Bush
5. The Imperfectionists: A Novel - Tom Rachman
6. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
7. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine - Michael Lewis
8. Samuel Adams: A Life - Ira Stoll
9. The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) - Stieg Larsson
10. The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1) - Rick Riordan

Kalahari.Net
1. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella - Stephenie Meyer
2. Eet Vir Volgehoue Energie 4 - Liesbet Delport; Gabi Steenkamp
3. Vampire Diaries: Bks. 3 & 4 - LJ Smith
4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest - Stiegg Larsson
5. Burned - P.C. Cast; Kristin Cast
6. Spirit Bound - Richelle Mead
7. Evita's Kossie Sikelela - Evita Bezuidenhout
8. Savor the Moment - Nora Roberts
9. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking - Malcolm Gladwell
10. Solar - Ian McEwan

Bestselling Books - 2010/04/25

Want to know what books are selling well on the various online retail platforms?

I see that the new James Patterson book - 9th Judgement - is moving up the various bestseller lists and the Sookie Stackhouse is also proving popular.

Here they are:

Take2
1. Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest - Larsson, Stig
2. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 1, Books 1 & 2 - Smith, L. J.
3. Lion's Heat - Leigh, Lora
4. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 2, Books 3 & 4 - Smith, L. J.
5. The Return: Nightfall - Smith, L. J.
6. Vampire Diaries - The Return: Nightfall - Smith, L. J.
7. Bad Moon Rising - Kenyon, Sherrilyn
8. Girl Who Played with Fire- Larsson, Stieg
9. Vampire Diaries Vol 1 Books 3 & 4 TV Tie - Smith, L. J.
10. Vampire Diaries - The Return: Shadow Souls - Smith, L. J.

Kalahari.net
1. The Gabriel Method: The Revolutionary Diet-Free Way to Totally Transform Your Body - Jon Gabriel
2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest - Stieg Larsson
3. 9th Judgement - James Patterson
4. Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer
5. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
6. The Struggle: Bks. 1 & 2 - LJ Smith
7. The Return: Nightfall - LJ Smith
8. The Return: Shadow Souls - LJ Smith
9. Vampire Diaries: Bks. 3 & 4 - LJ Smith
10. Jesus seen die kindertjies - Gloria A. Truitt

Amazon
1. Dead in the Family: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel - Charlaine Harris
2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage) - Stieg Larsson
4. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine - Michael Lewis
5. The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) - Stieg Larsson
6. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
7. Savor the Moment (The Bride Quartet, Book 3) - Nora Roberts
8. Lover Mine: A Novel of the Black Dagger - J. R. Ward
9. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
10. The 9th Judgment (The Women's Murder Club) - James Patterson

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1. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
2. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
3. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine - Michael Lewis
4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson
5. Women. Food and God. An unexpected path to almost everything
6. Dead in the Family: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel - Charlaine Harris
7. The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) - Stieg Larsson
8. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
9. Changes: The Dresden Files - Jim Butcher
10. Oprah: A biography

Bestselling books - 2010/04/11

Another Sunday is here and once again we take a look at the bestselling books making the various online retail charts.

Again the Amazon list is topped by a food title! I keep telling you - food and politics seems to be the American hot topics at the moment!

Amazon
1. Women Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything - Geneen Roth
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
3. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine - Michael Lewis
4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson
5. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella - Stephenie Meyer
6. The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson
7. Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independance - Benson J. Lossing
8. Dead in the Family: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel - Charlaine Harris
9. Wives of the Signers - Mary W. Green
10. Changes (Dresden Files, Book 12) - Jim Butcher

Kalahari.Net
1. Evita's Kossie Sikelela - Pieter-Dirk Uys
2. The Struggle: Bks. 1 & 2 - LJ Smith
3. Vampire Diaries: v. 1 & 2 - LJ Smith
4. The Gabriel Method: The Revolutionary Diet-Free Way to Totally Transform Your Body - Jon Gabriel
5. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
6. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest - Stieg Larsson
7. The Girl Who Played with Fire -Stieg Larsson
8. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
9. SAICA Legislation Handbook 2009/2010 - SAICA
10.Vampire Diaries: Bks. 3 & 4 - LJ Smith

Take2.co.za
1. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 1, Books 1 & 2 - Smith, L. J.
2. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 2, Books 3 & 4 - Smith, L. J.
3. The Return: Nightfall- Smith, L. J.
4. Vampire Diaries Vol 1 Books 3 & 4 TV Tie- Smith, L. J.
5. Vampire Diaries - The Return: Nightfall- Smith, L. J.
6. Lion's Heat- Leigh, Lora
7. Bad Moon Rising- Kenyon, Sherrilyn
8. Girl Who Played with Fire- Larsson, Stieg
9. Vampire Diaries - The Return: Shadow Souls - Smith, L. J.
10. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Larsson, Stieg

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Bestselling books – 2010/03/21

Sunday is here and once again we profile the bestselling books on the various only retailers for the bestselling books.

I see my Michael Lewis pick has shot to the top of the Amazon bestseller list! Gonna be a goodie when I get my grubby little paws on it.

Take2
1. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 1, Books 1 & 2 – Smith, L. J.
2. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 2, Books 3 & 4 – Smith, L. J.
3. The Return: Nightfall – Smith, L. J.
4. Black Jack – Leigh, Lora
5. Vampire Diaries Vol 1 Books 3 & 4 TV Tie – Smith, L. J.
6. Born to Be Wild – Warren, Christine
7. Hot Rocks – Roberts, Nora
8. Pleasure of a Dark Prince – Cole, Kresley
9. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo – Larsson, Stieg
10. Master of Fire – Knight, Angela

Kalahari.net
1. The Struggle: Bks. 1 & 2 – LJ Smith
2. Fees Van Die Ongenooides – P.G. du Plessis
3. SAICA Legislation Handbook 2009/2010 – SAICA
4. Vampire Diaries: Bks. 3 & 4 – LJ Smith
5. The Gabriel Method: The Revolutionary Diet-Free Way to Totally Transform Your Body – Jon Gabriel
6. Evita’s Kossie Sikelela – Pieter-Dirk Uys
7. Operational risk management: The practical application of a qualitative approach – J. Young
8. New Moon – Stephenie Meyer
9. The Return: Nightfall – LJ Smith
10. Captain in the Cauldron – Mike Greenaway

Amazon.com
1. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine – Michael Lewis
2. Change Your Brain, Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted – Daniel G. Amen M.D.
3. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest – Stieg Larsson
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage) – Stieg Larsson
5. The Help – Kathryn Stockett
6. The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) – Stieg Larsson
7. Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes without Drugs – Neal D Barnard
8. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer – John Grisham
9. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang – Chelsea Handler
10. Women Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything – Geneen Roth

Hot books - 2010/03/14

Is it just me or are the Americans obsessed with food and politics titles?!

Sunday is here and once again we take a look at what books are proving popular with the various online retailers.

It looks like LJ Smith is still dominating the local scene and I am still very tempted to get my hands on that Flash Forward book!

Take2.co.za
1. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 1, Books 1 & 2 - Smith, L. J.
2. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 2, Books 3 & 4 - Smith, L. J.
3. Pleasure of a Dark Prince - Cole, Kresley
4. The Return: Nightfall - Smith, L. J.
5. Black Jack - Leigh, Lora
6. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Larsson, Stieg
7. Girl Who Played with Fire - Larsson, Stieg
8. Hot Rocks - Roberts, Nora
9. Born to Be Wild - Warren, Christine
10. Flash Forward - Sawyer, Robert J.

Kalahari.Net
1. The Return: Nightfall - LJ Smith
2. Vampire Diaries: Bks. 3 & 4 - LJ Smith
3. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson
4. Vampire Diaries: v. 1 & 2 - LJ Smith
5. The Struggle: Bks. 1 & 2 - LJ Smith
6. The Gabriel Method: The Revolutionary Diet-Free Way to Totally Transform Your Body - Jon Gabriel
7. The Metabolism Miracle: 3 Easy Steps to Regain Control of Your Weight...Permanently - Dianne Kress
8. Captain in the Cauldron - Mike Greenaway
9. Pleisters Vir Die Siel: Soos Uitgesaai in Brekfis Met Derrich Op RSG - Riekert Botha
10. Introduction to business management - J. Strydom; G. du Toit; B Erasmus

Amazon.com
1. Food Rules: An Eater's Manual - Michael Pollan
2. The Five Thousand Year Leap: 30 Year Anniversary Edition with Glenn Beck Foreword - W. Cleon Skousen
3. A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror - Larry Schweikart
4. World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony - Will Tuttle
5. Change Your Brain, Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted - Daniel G. Amen
6. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
7. The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet - Alicia Silverstone
8. Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight - Karl Rove
9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
10. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang - Chelsea Handler

Bestselling books - 10 March 2010

We have not done a bestsellers list in a while so let's take a look what books are proving popular with the online retailers and see if there are any inspirational purchases in there.

It looks like the Kalahari.net and Take2 listings are heavily skewed toward the various LJ Smith books and I am very keen to get my hands on the Flash Forward book... I'm just worried it might ruin the TV series for me! Here is the list:

Kalahari.Net
1. Vampire Diaries: Bks. 3 & 4 - LJ Smith
2. The Struggle: Bks. 1 & 2 - LJ Smith
3. Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life - Richard Branson
4. Vampire Diaries: v. 1 & 2 - LJ Smith
5. The Return: Nightfall - LJ Smith
6. Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer
7. The Metabolism Miracle: 3 Easy Steps to Regain Control of Your Weight...Permanently - Dianne Kress
8. SAICA Handbook 2009/2010 - SAICA
9. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
10. The Reunion: v. 3 & 4 - LJ Smith.

Take2
1. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 1, Books 1 & 2 - Smith, L. J.
2. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 2, Books 3 & 4 - Smith, L. J.
3. Pleasure of a Dark Prince - Cole, Kresley
4. The Return: Nightfall - Smith, L. J.
5. Girl Who Played with Fire - Larsson, Stieg
6. Black Jack - Leigh, Lora
7. Born to Be Wild - Warren, Christine
8. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Larsson, Stieg
9. Hot Rocks - Roberts, Nora
10. Flash Forward - Sawyer, Robert J.

Amazon.com
1. Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight - Karl Rove
2. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
3. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang - Chelsea Handler
4. Change Your Brain, Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted - Daniel G. Amen
5. Final Fantasy XIII: The Complete Official Guide - Piggyback
6. Rework - Jason Fried
7. Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College - Doug Lemov
8. Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic - Mark Starr
9. American Conspiracies: Lies, Lies, and More Dirty Lies that the Government Tells Us - Jesse Ventura
10. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson