USA TODAY’s Showcases Best-Sellers of the Last 15 Years
By APOOO • Nov 1st, 2008 • Category: Literary Events and News •
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CLICK HERE for the list of USA Today’s best-selling books of the last 15 years.
How many have you read?
I’ve read about half of them and listed them below…along with a few that I own but haven’t read yet:
1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre
3 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown
4 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre
5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre
6 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre
7 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre
8 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre
9 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre
10 Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson
11 The South Beach Diet Arthur Agatston
12 Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom
13 Angels & Demons Dan Brown
14 What to Expect When You’re Expecting Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee Hathaway
15 The Purpose-Driven Life Rick Warren
16 The Five People You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom
17 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey
18 The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini
19 Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus John Gray
20 The Secret Rhonda Byrne (Own It But Haven’t Read It…Should I Move It Up?)
21 Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter
22 To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
23 Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff … And It’s All Small Stuff Richard Carlson
24 The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd
26 Twilight Stephenie Meyer (My Daughter Has This One…She Told Me I Should Read It)
29 The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger
30 Memoirs of a Geisha Arthur Golden
32 Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss
33 The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz
34 Angela’s Ashes Frank McCourt
35 The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold
39 Chicken Soup for the Soul Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen
40 The Greatest Generation Tom Brokaw (Was a book gift…haven’t read it yet)
42 The Celestine Prophecy James Redfield
43 Wicked Gregory Maguire
47 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Rebecca Wells
50 Simple Abundance Sarah Ban Breathnach
51 A Child Called It Dave Pelzer (On the Book Shelf)
52 A Million Little Pieces James Frey (Wow…even with all the returns this book is still on the list!)
53 The Testament John Grisham
60 The Brethren John Grisham
65 The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
69 Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss
71 The Rainmaker John Grisham
73 Cold Mountain Charles Frazier
78 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil John Berendt
79 The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien
80 The Runaway Jury John Grisham
81 Goodnight Moon Board Book Margaret Wise Brown, art by Clement Hurd
86 The Chamber John Grisham
88 The Prayer of Jabez Bruce Wilkinson
89 Holes Louis Sachar
91 The Shack William P. Young (Have seen you many book blogs about this one that I recently ordered it)
92 The Devil Wears Prada Lauren Weisberger
93 Water for Elephants Sara Gruen (On the bookshelf…need to move up)
94 A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini
96 Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Jennifer Read Hawthorne, Marci Shimoff
97 The Partner John Grisham
98 Lord of the Flies William Golding
101 The Street Lawyer John Grisham
102 A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 1: The Bad Beginning Lemony Snicket
103 The Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver
106 The Tipping Point Malcolm Gladwell (It’s on the shelf)
109 The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama (It’s on the shelf…I should read it huh…)
111 The Glass Castle: A Memoir Jeannette Walls
115 Left Behind Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
117 The Red Tent Anita Diamant
120 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Ann Brashares
122 Blink Malcolm Gladwell
127 The Bridges of Madison County Robert James Waller
128 Where the Heart Is Billie Letts
131 Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Jennifer Read Hawthorne, Marci Shimoff
136 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler’s Life List Patricia Schultz
138 She’s Come Undone Wally Lamb (I enjoyed this one but I’m surprised I Know This Much is True didn’t make the list…oh wait it is a BAB…but it’s a great story)
139 1984 George Orwell
140 The Chronicles of Narnia C.S. Lewis
141 The Millionaire Next Door Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko
142 The Other Boleyn Girl Philippa Gregory
144 The Pilot’s Wife Anita Shreve (This book was my least favorite on the list)
145 The Lost World Michael Crichton
146 Atonement Ian McEwan
My favorite non-fiction is the Four Agreements…my favorite novel is hmmm that’s a tough one…I enjoyed the DaVinci Code, the Harry Potter Books, Secret Life of Bees, KiteRunner…
What about you? Have any favorites? Least favorites? Any surprises? Any books missing from the list?
I must admit I’m glad I didn’t see any Danielle Steele book’s on the list but was surprised that Nora Roberts didn’t make it. Oh yeah and did anyone notice how many of Oprah’s pick were NOT listed…of over 60 books selected for her book club…only five made the list…just goes to show that folks can do it without her. 
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I have read a few. i must admit that my daughter has all of the Harry Potter books and I have never picked up a one. She insist that I should. Maybe one day.
I’ve read a few. My fav of this list would be The Bridges of Madison County.
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