After the Bible, which book has sold the most copies?

mctavish99

According to this site (admittedly not a highly definitive one), it's "Quotations of Chairman Mao". http://home.comcast.net/~antaylor1/bestsellingbooks.html Aug 26 07, 7:53 AM

myrab51

According to my daughter's book 'Time Life Kids 2006 Almanac': 1.The Bible - more than 6,000,000,000 2. Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-Tung - 900,000,000 3. The Lord of the Rings - more than 100,000,000 4. American Spelling Book, Noah Webster - 100,000,000 5. Guinness World Records - More than 95,000,000 Aug 26 07, 9:09 AM

MonkeyOnALeash

A LARGE portion of Bibles and Maos book were given away. Granted SOMEONE purchased the Bibles to give away but Maos book was a mandatory possession. "The estimated number of copies in print exceeds 900 million. The book's phenomenal popularity, however, is due to the fact that it was essentially an unofficial requirement for every Chinese citizen to own, to read, and to carry it at all times under the latter half of Mao's rule, especially during the Cultural Revolution." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotations_from_Chairman_Mao_Zedong "The seven books published (Potter series) to date (August 2007) have collectively sold more than 325 million copies....." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter Aug 27 07, 5:45 PM

bluetongue

The anser is the book "When Bad Things Happen to Good People" written by Harold Kushner. In the 1980's and 90's it sold more copies than any book but the Bible. Rhe book has helped millions of people face tragedy, loss and catastrophe and emerge from it stronger, wiser, and more connected to God and their own families and friends. Dec 05 10, 1:34 PM

Windswept

The answer seems to be fairly consistently "Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-Tung," also known as "The Red Book." There are estimates of sales of 800 million copies. http://top-10-list.org/2009/06/01/top-10-most-successful-books-of-all-time/ Dec 21 10, 9:39 PM