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Having sold more than 600 million copies worldwide, [14] Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling is the best-selling book series in history. The first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, [15] making it one of the best-selling books of all time.
The film, The Greatest Story Ever Told, based on Oursler's book, was released in 1965. [22] Oursler also wrote, as Abbot, the Reader's Digest article that was made into the movie Boomerang! (1947). Another book was Father Flanagan of Boy's Town, 1949, the story of Fr Edward J. Flanagan's work with young men. The book was co-authored by Fulton's ...
This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an ...
The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category. [1] The Da Vinci Code dominated the year, spending a cumulative 20 weeks at the top. Sales continued strong into 2004.
The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best selling books in the United States. The lists are split in three genres—fiction, nonfiction and children's books. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.
The Greatest Story Ever Told, the title of which was used for Fulton Oursler's 1949 book, [3] used dramatized sketches to depict events in the life of Jesus Christ. [4] As in the book, the words spoken by Jesus in the radio program came directly from the Bible. [1] The premiere episode was "Parable of the Good Samaritan". [5]
The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written: The History of Thought from Ancient Times to Today ; Author: Martin Seymour-Smith: Cover artist: Francis Cugat: Language: English: Published: September 1998, Citadel: Publication place: United Kingdom: Media type: Print (hardcover and paperback) ISBN: 978-0806520001: OCLC: 38258131
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books, in the combined print and e-books category. The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was The Women by Kristin Hannah with 10 weeks at the top of the list, followed by Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros with 6 weeks at the top of the list and It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover with 5 weeks at the top of the list.