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It is still vampires left, right and centre on the bestselling books list:

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1. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella – Stephenie Meyer
2. George Washingtons Sacred Fire
3. Women, Food & God – An unexpected path to almost everything
4. Delivering Happiness: A path to profits, passion and purpose
5. The Overton Window
6. Sizzling Sixteen (Stephanie Plum) – Janet Evanovich
7. The Red Pyramid – the Kane Chronicles, book 1
8. Theodore Boone – Kid Lawyer
9. Mokingjay – The Final Book of the Hunger Games
10. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

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A couple of new faces appear on the bestsellers list this week – particularly on the Amazon.com listing with a new top seller. In eighth place there is the very interesting Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern which is getting something of a following.

Would love some feedback on that particular title!

Kalahari.Net
1. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella – Stephenie Meyer
2. Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
3. Eugene Terre’Blanche: My Storie – Amos van der Merwe
4. Twilight – Stephenie Meyer
5. The Gabriel Method: The Revolutionary Diet-Free Way to Totally Transform Your Body – Jon Gabriel
6. Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer
7. Dis Koue Kos, Skat – Marita van der Vyfer
8. The Girl Who Played with Fire – Stieg Larsson
9. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest – Stieg Larsson
10. The Return: Nightfall – LJ Smith

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Another Sunday is here and once again we take a look at the bestselling books making the various online retail charts.

Again the Amazon list is topped by a food title! I keep telling you – food and politics seems to be the American hot topics at the moment!

Amazon
1. Women Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything – Geneen Roth
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
3. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine – Michael Lewis
4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest – Stieg Larsson
5. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella – Stephenie Meyer
6. The Girl Who Played with Fire – Stieg Larsson
7. Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independance – Benson J. Lossing
8. Dead in the Family: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel – Charlaine Harris
9. Wives of the Signers – Mary W. Green
10. Changes (Dresden Files, Book 12) – Jim Butcher      

Kalahari.Net
1. Evita’s Kossie Sikelela – Pieter-Dirk Uys
2. The Struggle: Bks. 1 & 2 – LJ Smith
3. Vampire Diaries: v. 1 & 2 – LJ Smith
4. The Gabriel Method: The Revolutionary Diet-Free Way to Totally Transform Your Body – Jon Gabriel
5. Twilight – Stephenie Meyer
6. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest – Stieg Larsson
7. The Girl Who Played with Fire -Stieg Larsson
8. Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer
9. SAICA Legislation Handbook 2009/2010 – SAICA
10.Vampire Diaries: Bks. 3 & 4 – LJ Smith

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1. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 1, Books 1 & 2 – Smith, L. J.
2. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 2, Books 3 & 4 – Smith, L. J.
3. The Return: Nightfall- Smith, L. J.
4. Vampire Diaries Vol 1 Books 3 & 4 TV Tie- Smith, L. J.
5. Vampire Diaries – The Return: Nightfall- Smith, L. J.
6. Lion’s Heat- Leigh, Lora
7. Bad Moon Rising- Kenyon, Sherrilyn
8. Girl Who Played with Fire- Larsson, Stieg
9. Vampire Diaries – The Return: Shadow Souls – Smith, L. J.
10. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo – Larsson, Stieg

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It is the end of an interesting Easter weekend for South Africans and that means that as has become our tradition we compile a list of the best-selling books on the various online retail platforms.

There are two interesting titles on the Kalahari list which jump out at me. First up there is the new Pieter-Dirk Uys book and secondly “Sokker – Alles wat jy wil weet maar te skaam is om te vra” by Tim Sandham. Will definately see if I can get my hands on these two books to do a review on them.

Interestingly there is a new Stephenie Meyer topping the Amazon list and considering how much I enjoyed Twilight, I think I might need to follow this one.

Kalahari.Net
1. Evita’s Kossie Sikelela – Pieter-Dirk Uys
2. Nuwe kinderverseboek – Riana Scheepers; Suzette Kotze-Myburgh
3. The Girl Who Played with Fire – Stieg Larsson
4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest – Stieg Larsson
5. Vampire Diaries: Bks. 3 & 4 – LJ Smith
6. The Struggle: Bks. 1 & 2 – LJ Smith
7. Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I: 40th Anniversary Edition – Julia Child; Louisette Bertholle
8. Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer
9. The Gabriel Method: The Revolutionary Diet-Free Way to Totally Transform Your Body – Jon Gabriel
10. Sokker – Alles wat jy wil weet maar te skaam is om te vra – Tim Sandham

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1. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 1, Books 1 & 2- Smith, L. J.
2. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 2, Books 3 & 4  – Smith, L. J.
3. The Return: Nightfall – Smith, L. J.
4. Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest – Larsson, Stig
5. Vampire Diaries Vol 1 Books 3 & 4 TV Tie – Smith, L. J.
6. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo – Larsson, Stieg
7. Vampire Diaries – The Return: Nightfall- Smith, L. J.
8. Bad Moon Rising- Kenyon, Sherrilyn
9. Girl Who Played with Fire- Larsson, Stieg
10. Eclipse – Meyer, Stephenie

Amazon.com
1. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella – Stephenie Meyer
2. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine – Michael Lewis
3. Changes (Dresden Files, Book 12) – Jim Butcher
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
5. The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that could save your life – Ben Sherwood
6. The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It – Joshua Cooper Ramo
7. America’s Prophet: Moses and the American Story – Bruce Feiler
8. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest – Stieg Larsson
9. Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama’s Radical Agenda – Sean Hannity
10. Hungry Girl 1-2-3: The Easiest, Most Delicious Free Recipes on the planet – Lisa Lillien

It looks like a rainy start to the Easter weekend – at least in Johannesburg!

The wife has claimed her Kindle back so I’ve had to search high and low through our bookshelves to find something decent to read. I even went so far as to look at what was on the daughters shelf and came across her copy of “Twilight”.

Up until now I have had absolutely no desire to read it. I love science fiction of the vampire nature, but my impression of Twilight was a lame, soppy, romantic series for teenagers.

I appear to have gotten it a little wrong and the book is actually quite well written and story line is sound! Maybe that explains why it has been such a phenomenal success on all the best-seller lists?

So what else are people reading this weekend?

Want to know which books are hot with the online retailers? As usual on a Sunday we compile lists of some of the bestselling books on offer.

It’s interesting to see that the Stephenie Meyer books have bounced back on the Kalahari listings and the textbooks have also proven popular purchases.

Exclusive Books
1. The Girl who Played with Fire
2. The Girl who Kicked the Hornets Nest
3. Breaking Dawn
4. New Moon
5. Eclipse
6. Captain in the Cauldron
7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
8. Twilight
9. John Platters Wine Guide 2010
10. Outlier

Amazon
1. Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime – John Heilemann
2. The Help – Kathryn Stockett
3. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association – American Psychological Association
4. Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual  – Michael Pollan
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
6. The Belly Fat Cure: Discover the New Carb Swap System and Lose 4 to 9 lbs. Every Week -  Jorge Cruise 
7. Dear John – Nicholas Sparks
8. Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time – Greg Mortenson
9. Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books – Greg Mortenson
10. Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage – Elizabeth Gilbert 

Kalahari.net
1. Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer
2. Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
3. About Financial Accounting – LexisNexis South Africa
4. Management Principles: A Contemporary Edition for Africa – P.J. Smit; G.J.De J. Cronje; T. Brevis; M.J. Vrba
5. Introduction to business management – J. Strydom; G. du Toit; B Erasmus
6. The Alternate-Day Diet: Turn on Your “Skinny Gene,” Shed the Pounds, and Live a Longer and Healthier Life
7. Twilight – Stephenie Meyer
8. The Girl Who Played with Fire – Stieg Larsson
9. Captain in the Cauldron – Mike Greenaway
10. A Student’s A-Z of Psychology – Kate Grieve; Vasi Van Deventer

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1.  Street Game – Feehan, Christine
2.  Breaking Dawn – Meyer, Stephenie
3.  Twilight- Meyer, Stephenie
4.  Vampire Diaries, V. 1, Bks. 1 & 2- Smith, L.J.
5.  Vampire Diaries, V. 2, Bks, 3 & 4- Smith, L.J.
6.  Shades of Midnight – Adrian, Lara
7.  Eclipse Meyer, Stephenie
8.  New Moon Meyer, Stephenie
9.  Born of Ice -  Kenyon, Sherrilyn
10.  The Gabriel Method – Gabriel, Jon

As usual on a Sunday we take a look at what books have proven popular on the various online retail platforms in South Africa and abroad.

An interesting one to see coming through is the LJ Smith Vampire Diaries which has been catching the eye on a couple of the review sites.

Exclusive Books
1. Captain in the Cauldron – Mike Greenaway
2. Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
4. Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
5. John Platters Wine Guide 2010
6. Twilight – Stepehnie Meyer
7. Dont Mess with the President
8. The Girl who Played with Fire – Stieg Larsson
9. New Moon – Stephenie Meyer
10. The Girl who Kicked the Hornets Nest – Stieg Larsson

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1. Breaking Dawn – Meyer, Stephenie
2.  New Moon – Meyer, Stephenie
3.  Twilight – Meyer, Stephenie
4.  Twilight – Meyer, Stephenie
5.  Eclipse – Meyer, Stephenie
6.  Street Game – Feehan, Christine
7.  Born of Ice – Kenyon, Sherrilyn
8.  Lover Avenged – Ward, J. R.
9.  The Gabriel Method – Gabriel, Jon
10.  Vampire Diaries, V. 2, Bks, 3 & 4 – Smith, L.J

Amazon.com
1. The Help – Kathryn Stockett
2. Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set) – Julia Child
3. The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
4. First Aid for the USMLE Step 1, 2010 – Tao Le
5. Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 1 – Julia Child
6. Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
7. The Belly Fat Cure: Discover the New Carb Swap System and Lose 4 to 9 lbs. Every Week – Jorge Cruise
8. Merriam-Webster’s Intermediate Thesaurus – Merriam-Webster
9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
10. Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer  

Kalahari.net
1. Captain in the Cauldron – Mike Greenaway
2. Twilight – Stephenie Meyer
3. Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer
4. Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
5. New Moon – Stephenie Meyer
6. The Gabriel Method: The Revolutionary Diet-Free Way to Totally Transform Your Body – Jon Gabriel
7. The 10 Secrets of 100% Healthy People: Some People Never Get Sick and are Always Full of Energy? Find Out How! – Patrick Holford
8. Management Principles: A Contemporary Edition for Africa – P.J. Smit; G.J.De J. Cronje; T. Brevis; M.J. Vrba
9. My Comeback: Up Close and Personal – Lance Armstrong
10. Baby sense: Understanding your baby’s sensory world – the key to a contented child – Ann Richardson; Megan Faure

Its the week before Christmas and as usual on a Sunday we gather data from the various online retail platforms to see what books have made the bestseller lists.

Exclusive Books
1. Captain in the Cauldron
2. Eclipse
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
4. Breaking Dawn
5. John Platters Wine Guide 2010
6. Twilight
7. Dont Mess with the President
8. The Girl who Played with Fire
9. New Moon
10. The Girl who Kicked the Hornets Nest

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1. The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
2. Going Rogue: An American Life – Sarah Palin
3. The Help – Kathryn Stockett
4. Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set) – Julia Child
5. Under the Dome: A Novel – Stephen King
6. Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government – Glenn Beck
7. SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance  – Steven D. Levitt
8. The Twilight Saga Collection – Stephenie Meyer
9. Have a Little Faith: A True Story – Mitch Albom
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – Jeff Kinney

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1. Born of Ice – Kenyon, Sherrilyn
2. Twilight – Meyer, Stephenie
3. Lover Avenged – Ward, J. R.
4. Eclipse – Stephanie Meyer
5. New Moon  – Meyer, Stephenie
6. The Gabriel Method – Gabriel, Jon
7. Born of Fire – Kenyon, Sherrilyn
8. Eclipse – Meyer, Stephenie
9. New Moon- Meyer, Stephenie
10. Born of the Night – Kenyon, Sherrilyn

Kalahari.net
1. Twilight – Stephenie Meyer
2. Captain in the Cauldron – Mike Greenaway
3. Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer
4. Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
5. New Moon – Stephenie Meyer
6. The 10 Secrets of 100% Healthy People: Some People Never Get Sick and are Always Full of Energy? Find Out How! – Patrick Holford
7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
8. The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
9. Karoonag En Ander Verhale – Deon Meyer
10. The Girl Who Played with Fire – Stieg Larsson