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Saturday, January 12, 2013

BOOK MOST IN THE WORLD


BOOK MOST IN THE WORLD

The Bible
"No one really knows how many copies of the Bible have been printed, sold, or distributed. Effort to count the number of Bible Society Bible printed between 1816 and 1975 produced 2.458 billion figure. A more recent survey, who conducted the study between In 1972 to 1992, refer to figure 6 billion was written more than 2,000 languages ​​and dialects. Whatever the precise figure, the Bible is already a bestseller of all time .. "






Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (Little Red Book)

"Little Red Book-his Mao Tse-tung could not fail to be a best seller. Any article? Answer: between the years 1966 and 1971 is a must for every Chinese adults have a book.






American Spelling Book by Noah Webster

"First published in 1783, a reference book of reference for the Americans was written by Noah Webster (1758-1843) and remains a bestseller in the United States throughout the 19th century."






The Guinness Book of Records

"First published in 1955, The Guinness Book of Records is considered as a milestone of the greatest achievements of this century contemporary publishing. Now there are 37 editions in England alone (it was not published every year until 1964),., And also issue a variety of foreign languages. '




The McGuffey Readers by William Holmes McGuffey

"Published in various editions from 1853, some authorities have put the total sales of these educational textbooks, originally composed by American anthologist William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873), a total of 122 million. He also has stated that the 1879 edition has printed as many as 60 million, but - because the figure is 10 million more than the entire U.S. population at the time -. publisher must be very optimistic about the success "

A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard

"Currently, Hubbard polemic on the subject of employment, published in 1899 has been forgotten and in recent years has achieved phenomenal sales, especially as many U.S. companies buy in bulk to distribute to their employees."

The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care by Dr.. Benjamin Spock

"Dr. Spock's Manual 1946 has been a book of baby care for the next generation of parents. Vast majority of sales are paperback edition ..."

World Almanac

"Once published every year since 1868 (with a break from 1876 to 1886), reference book has a wide scope remains constant a bestseller ever since."

The Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann

"This is a story about sex, violence, and drugs by Jacqueline Susann (1921-1974), first published in 1966, which is surprising perhaps is that the novel has been a bestseller in the world. Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell his , which has achieved sales approaching 28 million,. is his nearest rival. "

In His Steps: "What Would Jesus Do?" by Rev. Charles Monroe Sheldon

"Although virtually unknown today, American clergyman Charles Sheldon (1857-1946) achieved fame and fortune by 1896 instructive religious treatise on moral dilemmas."

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