10 Most Read Books In The World in Last 50 Years
Before looking at this list, what would be your guess for the top ten most read books in the last 50 years? Compare your list to what books actually have been read the most.
The Bible
Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-tung - Mao Tse-Tung
Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling
The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
Twilight: The Saga - Stephanie Meyer
Gone With the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
Diary of Anne Frank - Anne Frank
I am thrilled that the Bible still ranks #1.
Mao Tse-Tung's book obviously ranks high since the largest populated country in the world has made it required reading.
The other three books on the list that I highly recommend are the ones by Tolkien, Mitchell and Frank. The others - not so much.
What saddens me is the absence of the great classical writers like Dostoyevsky and Dickens.