Are Any of These Books on Your Shelves or Wish Lists?
Amazon today announced its best-selling books of 2014, just in time for you last-minute Christmas shoppers.
What luck!
"The Invention of Wings," by Sue Monk Kidd, is the best-selling book overall; and John Grisham’s latest novel, "Gray Mountain," is No. 2.
"The Heroes of Olympus Book Five: The Blood of Olympus," by Rick Riordan, is the best-selling kids' and teen-agers' book, followed by "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul," by Jeff Kinney.
"The Long Haul "was also the most-gifted book this year. Meanwhile, "All the Light We Cannot See," by Anthony Doerr, and "Capital in the Twenty-First Century," by Thomas Piketty, were the most-wished-for books.
Amazon's Top 20 Best-Sellers
- "The Invention of Wings," by Sue Monk Kidd
- "Gray Mountain," by John Grisham
- "All the Light We Cannot See", by Anthony Doerr
- "Twenty Seconds Ago (Jack Reacher, No. 19)," by Lee Child
- "Big Little Lies," by Liane Moriarty
- "The Target," part of the Will Robie series, by David Baldacci
- "The Fixed Trilogy," by Laurelin Paige
- "The Heroes of Olympus Book Five: The Blood of Olympus," by Rick Riordan
- "Top Secret Twenty-One (Stephanie Plum)," by Janet Evanovich
- "Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II’s Most Audacious General," by Bill O'Reilly
- "Unlucky 13 (Women's Murder Club)" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
- "Edge of Eternity: Book Three of The Century Trilogy," by Ken Follett
- "Shadow Spell," part of the Cousins O'Dwyer series, by Nora Roberts
- "Mr. Mercedes" by Stephen King
- "Blood Magick," part of the Cousins O'Dwyer series, by Nora Roberts
- "Field of Prey," by John Sandford
- "Written in My Own Heart's Blood," part of the Outlander series, by Diana Gabaldon
- "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul," by Jeff Kinney
- "City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments)," by Cassandra Clare
- "Flash Boys," by Michael Lewis
Amazon's Top 20 Kids' and Teens' Best-Sellers
- "The Heroes of Olympus Book Five: The Blood of Olympus," by Rick Riordan
- "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul," by Jeff Kinney
- "City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments)," by Cassandra Clare
- "Rush Revere and the First Patriots: Time-Travel Adventures With Exceptional Americans," by Rush Limbaugh
- "The One (The Selection)," by Kiera Cass
- "Four: A Divergent Collection," by Veronica Roth
- "The Book with No Pictures," by B.J. Novak
- "Hollow City (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children)," by Ransom Riggs
- "Rush Revere and the American Revolution: Time-Travel Adventures With Exceptional Americans," by Rush Limbaugh
- "We Were Liars," by E. Lockhart
- "Minecraft: Redstone Handbook -- An Official Mojang Book," by Scholastic
- "A Day in the Sun (Disney Frozen)," by Frank Berrios
- "The Staff of Serapis," by Rick Riordan
- "The Finisher," by David Baldacci
- "The Revenge of Seven (Lorien Legacies)," by Pittacus Lore
- "Percy Jackson's Greek Gods," by Rick Riordan
- "Minecraft: Construction Handbook: An Official Mojang Book," by Scholastic
- "Cress (The Lunar Chronicles)," by Marissa Meyer
- "The Julian Chapter: A Wonder Story," by R. J. Palacio
- "Silver Shadows: A Bloodlines Novel," by Richelle Mead