How Do Books Become Bestsellers? - Top Ten Bestsellers of 2011

How Do Books Become Bestsellers? || Top Ten Bestsellers of 2011


The year 2011 is about to end and everyone is busy discussing the top bestsellers of the year. But do we know what is the yardstick to mark a book as a bestseller and moreover the best among the bestsellers? Bestsellers are not always considered to be some best reads among the readers and booklovers. But still they retain their position in the popular bestsellers lists over a long time. So what trick goes beyond making a book bestseller? It comes definitely from effective advertising, promotion and publicity through proper advertising, choosing proper marketing medium and strategy, defining the actual target audience and also Internet marketing through some biggest search engines.

The fame and name of authors and their promotional campaigns and their connection to readers help a lot to upgrade their books in the ongoing bestsellers lists. The publication time also plays an important role in getting popularity of some books as on certain times certain books connect with readers more effectively. So definitely a good combination of talent, luck and timing is essential to help books become bestsellers. Books from first time authors can also become the best among the bestsellers regarding their discussed issues and how far they connect to the real lives of their target audience.

Readers require knowing that none of the bestsellers are preplanned to become so; ultimately the number of buyers and the enormity of reach (the sales figures) of the books make them bestsellers. But creating a bestseller should never become an author’s goal; an author should always aim to produce something classic, something of high quality and taste. Then either it may make to the bestsellers list or not, it still wins the race of success.

There have been more than hundreds of bestsellers in the year 2011 as it was a very good year in the quality of books and their reach to readers all across the world. We have selected ten topmost bestsellers among the whole lot of them.

1. Heaven is for Real- Todd Burpo: Jesus came along with the little Colton to visit our world as soon as he entered heaven in the time of his consciousness. The year started with refueling our faith in God and his wisdom and it was an auspicious start to the New Year.

2. The Help- Kathryn Stockett: It is perhaps the best book of the year and the most recommended one. What do you think? It is a book for all generations who really need to learn that doing discrimination by skin color is the most inhuman thing to commit in one’s life. The book about the truths of life.

3.Room- Emma Donoghue: The entire world designed into one single room by five year old Jack and his mother. It is the most wonderful story of the beautiful mother- son relationship and how love and faith overcome all horrible circumstances around us.

4. A Dance with Dragons- George R.R.Martin: Readers had their best dance ever with this Dance as this fantastic production by George R.R.Martin keeps your toes beating on. The fast- paced action of the book did not let stop its readers for a moment to put it down and take a long breathe. An epic already born in 2011, to be remembered for many years to come.

5. A Stolen Life- Jaycee Dugard: An exploration of the horrific past, the journey of courage and triumph leading to a true feel- good story- this is all about A Stolen Life. Readers cried with the pain, shed tears of joy at the happy ending rendering a sense of hope and faith in our destiny- tried lives.

6.Killing Lincoln- Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard: History of America has gone through hundreds of twists and turns so far but something most shocking happened when President Lincoln was killed in the Ford’s Theatre that changed the fate of America and Americans forever. The shocking history has been revisited in the most accurate way in this book that engages readers between the lines.

7. Steve Jobs- Walter Isaacson: As the end of the year was drawing near another book broke all the records so far and it was the latest biography of Late Steve Jobs. A life full of incidents, perfections and inspirations leading to a world of brilliance.

8.In heritance- Christopher Paolini: There are very rare books published which are remembered as one of the best in the whole decade and Inheritance is something that matches this category. The greatest end ever to an amazing series.

9.11/22/63- Stephen King: Readers always wait for some more and more and more from their favorite author Stephen King. And Stephen King never let them go with empty hands. Another blast from Stephen King that will stop you speechless this time for sure.

10.A Discovery of Witches- Deborah E. Harkness: The year can’t get over without this one listed among the toppers of the bestsellers. The romance of the year is what we call it.

Wait for 2012 and some more bestsellers that are waiting to hit your shelves very soon. Have fun with best readings.

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1,000 Places See Before You Die

1,000 Places See Before You Die


Around the World, continent by continent, here is the best the World has to offer : 1,000 places guaranteed to give travelers the shivers. Sacred ruins, grand hotels, Wildlife preserves, hilltop villages, snack shacks, castles, festivals, reefs, restaurants, cathedrals, hidden islands, Opera houses, museums, and more. Each entry tells exactly why it's Essential to visit. Then come the nuts and bolts : Addresses, websites, phone and fax number, best Times to visit.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Mark Twain

Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He is most noted for his novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel."

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the town of "St. Petersburg", inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Mark Twain lived.

In the 1840s an imaginative and mischievous boy named Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother, Sid, in the Mississippi River town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. After playing hooky from school on Friday and dirtying his clothes in a fight, Tom is made to whitewash the fence as punishment on Saturday. At first, Tom is disappointed by  having to forfeit his day off. However, he soon cleverly persuades his friends to trade him small treasures for the privilege of doing his work. Later, he realizes that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. He trades the treasures he got by tricking his friends for whitewashing for tickets given out in Sunday school for memorizing Bible verses, which can be used to claim a Bible as a prize. He received enough tickets to be given the Bible.

However, he loses much of his glory when, in response to a question to show off his knowledge, he incorrectly answers that the first two disciples were David and Goliath.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Tom falls in love with Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town, and persuades her to get “engaged” by kissing him. Becky kisses Tom. But their romance collapses when she learns that Tom has been “engaged” previously—to a girl named Amy Lawrence. Shortly after being shunned by Becky, Tom accompanies Huckleberry Finn, the son of the town drunk, to the graveyard at night to try out a “cure” for warts with a dead cat. At the graveyard, they witness the murder of young Dr. Robinson by the Native-American “half-breed” Injun Joe. Scared, Tom and Huck run away and swear a blood oath not to tell anyone what they have seen. Injun Joe frames his companion, Muff Potter, a hapless drunk, for the crime. Potter is wrongfully arrested, and Tom’s anxiety and guilt begin to grow.

Tom, Huck, and Tom’s friend Joe Harper run away to an island to become pirates. While frolicking around and enjoying their new found freedom, the boys become aware that the community is sounding the river for their bodies. Tom sneaks back home one night to observe the commotion. After a brief moment of remorse at the suffering of his loved ones, Tom is struck by the idea of appearing at his funeral and surprising everyone. He persuades Joe and Huck to do the same. Their return is met with great rejoicing, and they become the envy and admiration of all their friends.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Back in school, Tom gets himself back in Becky’s favor after he nobly accepts the blame for a book that she has ripped. Soon Muff Potter’s trial begins, and Tom, overcome by guilt, testifies against Injun Joe. Potter is acquitted, but Injun Joe flees the courtroom through a window.

Summer arrives, and Tom and Huck go hunting for buried treasure in a haunted house. After venturing upstairs they hear a noise below. Peering through holes in the floor, they see Injun Joe enter the house disguised as a deaf and mute Spaniard. He and his companion, an unkempt man, plan to bury some stolen treasure of their own. From their hiding spot, Tom and Huck wriggle with delight at the prospect of digging it up. By an amazing coincidence, Injun Joe and his partner find a buried box of gold themselves. When they see Tom and Huck’s tools, they become suspicious that someone is sharing their hiding place and carry the gold off instead of reburying it.

Huck begins to shadow Injun Joe every night, watching for an opportunity to nab the gold. Meanwhile, Tom goes on a picnic to McDougal’s Cave with Becky and their classmates. That same night, Huck sees Injun Joe and his partner making off with a box. He follows and overhears their plans to attack the Widow Douglas, a kind resident of St. Petersburg. By running to fetch help, Huck forestalls the violence and becomes an anonymous hero.

Tom and Becky get lost in the cave, and their absence is not discovered until the following morning. The men of the town begin to search for them, but to no avail. Tom and Becky run out of food and candles and begin to weaken. The horror of the situation increases when Tom, looking for a way out of the cave, happens upon Injun Joe, who is using the cave as a hideout. Eventually, just as the searchers are giving up, Tom finds a way out. The town celebrates, and Becky’s father, Judge Thatcher, locks up the cave. Injun Joe, trapped inside, starves to death.

A week later, Tom takes Huck to the cave and they find the box of gold, the proceeds of which are invested for them. The Widow Douglas adopts Huck, and, when Huck attempts to escape civilized life, Tom promises him that if he returns to the widow, he can join Tom’s robber band. Reluctantly, Huck agrees.

Resource : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tom_Sawyer

Clive Eric Cussler Books - A Big Collection

Clive Eric Cussler (born July 15, 1931 in Aurora, Illinois) is an American adventure novelist and marine archaeologist. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have reached The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than seventeen times. Cussler is the founder and chairman of the real-life National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), which has discovered more than sixty shipwreck sites and numerous other notable sunken underwater wreckage. He is the sole author or lead author of more than 50 books.

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Arunachala Ramana Boundless Ocean Grace 818288084X 9788182880849

Arunachala Ramana Boundless Ocean

Arunachala Ramana Boundless Ocean Grace

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9788182880849


At the close of the nineteenth century, South India, or at least a part of it, was being slowly introduced to Western civilization, customs and industry, and railway lines were laid connecting important cities. However, life in the remote Parts of South India was exactly the same as it had been centuries ago. During this period if a traveler were to take a Country road from the Temple City of Madurai in South India and Travel westwards, he would have had to pass through one of the most arid areas of India. He would have seen Men Clad in loincloths toiling under the hot Sun to grow a few Grains of corn and millet for their families. Occasionally the traveler might have crossed Green Fields of paddy, where the mode of Irrigation was a peculiar see-saw device used for Drawing the water. The passerby might also have heard the singing of Folk songs by these yeomen, a custom that has all but vanished with the advent of Mechanical farming.

Secret Life Steve Jobs

Secret Life Steve Jobs : A really funny and interesting book…written in a very satirical manner…The life of [Steve] Jobs, his family and friends is so surreal, so larger then life.........

World Teachers Day

World Teachers Day

To make the day more memorable, some books that are coming to my mind are:

Teacher Man: Frank McCourt’s memoir Teacher Man turns our attention to one of his first loves, teaching. He shares his experiences inside the classroom and its relationship with his writing career. Through this lyrical ode to the craft of teaching he remains the most inspirational teacher of all times. This is probably the best teaching memoir ever written.

Letters to a Young Teacher: With Jonathan Kozol, you can recall your childhood days how you used to feel secure in the hands of an adoring motherly teacher. And these letters to a first grade teacher share the joys and excitement of a teacher, how she feels with the jubilant children inside the classroom. This book is like an inspiration for aspiring teachers and like a memoir for the retired teachers.

The New Yorker Book of Teacher Cartoons: A collection of 118 best and funniest cartoons on students, strict parents and the mediators- teachers, this is a treasure for all teachers and students across the world. The cartoons have been published over 80 years in the New Yorker and Robert Mankoff takes a collective view of all the cartoons. Just get delighted with the cartoons and their uniqueness.

What the Best College Teachers Do: This is the most helpful book for all aspiring teachers and also the experts in the profession. Through humorous and touching stories Ken Bain offers you a special lesson that the teachers are considered best not through their lectures or notes, rather through their understanding of the subject they are teaching. They should also know how to engage and challenge students effectively. The book has all insight and inspiration for the teaching profession you are looking for.

Inside Mrs.B’s Classroom: Another colorful memoir of inner- city teaching. Leslie Baldacci takes you inside the classroom and introduces you to the students and teachers. She describes how she built a strong relationship with all her fellow teachers and how her students became her biggest inspiration in life. This book gives you great insight into inner- city schools and how it makes a difference to become a teacher.

Archaeology for Kids

Archaeology for Kids

Richard Panchyk beings with an Introduction addressing the question, What Is Archaeology? The short answer is that archeology is the best tool we have for solving the mysteries of ancient lives.

Self Motivation Improve Self Esteem

Self Motivation Improve Self Esteem

Long time ago some wise man said “God helps those, who help themselves”. These books are based on this ideology. They help in improving your self –esteem without any external help and in improving not only your career and relationships but also your other personal goals. These books are always worth reading and they totally absorb you.

Self- motivation books serve many purposes. They help extensively in improving our behavior, manners, thinking process and decision making powers. They motivate our inner self. They teach how to maintain the happiness of our inner soul. The books have a spiritual touch on our mind, body and soul. Thus these books on self- motivation are priceless gifts in our lives.

Source : http://www.printsasia.com/books/Motivation (Books On Motivation)

75 People Who Changed World

75 People Who Changed World 817992582X, 9788179925829


75 People Who Changed the World is a wonderful, provocative collection of short biographies of reformers, scholars, Martyrs and mystics – of many faiths – who shook up Religious thought and practice in the twentieth century. The short profiles make interesting reading – and, often, Discovery – and the quotations and Bibliographies following each profile make this an even more valuable resource. It’s an admiring and instructive survey of influential Spiritual practitioners and pioneers.

A celebration of the human spirit, ideal for both seekers and believers, the curious and the passionate, thinkers and doers, 75 People Who Changed The World is an authoritative guide to the most Creative spiritual ideas and actions of the past century – a challenge for us today.

Natural Remedies Five Books on Natural Remedies for Good Health

Natural Remedies Five Books on Natural Remedies for Good Health

Remembering 9/11: 5 of the Best Books on 9/11

Remembering 9/11: 5 of the Best Books on 9/11

102 Minutes Unforgettable Story Fight 0805094210, 9780805094213 : Printsasia

102 Minutes Unforgettable Story Fight 0805094210, 9780805094213 : Printsasia

9/11 Revealed: New Evidence 0786720417, : Printsasia

9/11 Revealed: New Evidence

9/11 Mental Health Wake Terrorist Attacks 0521831911, 9780521831918 : Printsasia

9/11 Mental Health Wake Terrorist Attacks

After 9/11: Photographs

After 9/11: Photographs

9/11 Effect Comparative Counter-Terrorism

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