'The Idea of Justice', 'The Lost Symbol' top bestseller listOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Amartya Sen's "The Idea of Justice" climbed eight steps to reach the number one spot in the non-fiction section of the bestseller list this week while "The Lost Symbol" by author Dan Brown continued to dominate the fiction category. The top 10 in each section are as follows:
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No drop in popularity of Jaswant's book on JinnahSeptember 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The controversial book "Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence" by expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh continued to dominate the non-fiction section of the bestseller list this week. It has now topped the charts for over a month.
Arundhati Roy's new book tops bestseller listJuly 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Arundhati Roy's new book "Listening To Grass Hoppers: Field Notes on Democracy" topped the non-fiction category of the bestseller list this week while "The Wish Maker: A Novel" by Ali Sethi dominated the fiction list. The top 10 in each section are:
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'Prisoner of the State' tops bestseller list againJuly 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - "Prisoner of the State" by late Chinese premier Zhao Ziyang continues to dominate the non-fiction section in the bestseller list this week while James Patterson's "Swimsuit" - the new entrant - tops the fiction group. The top 10 in each section are:
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Coelho's 'The Winner Stands Alone' is top selling fictionJune 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Paulo Coelho's "The Winner Stands Alone" jumped seven steps this week to reach the No.1 position in the fiction section of the bestseller list, while "From Fatwa to Jihad : The Rushdie Affair And Its Legacy" by Kenan Malik stepped up four positions to dominate the non-fiction group. The top 10 in each section are as follows:
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'The Toss Of Lemon' tops bestseller listJune 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - "The Toss Of Lemon" by a Canada-based Indian writer tops the fiction section this week while "Prisoner Of The State" by late Chinese premier Zhao Ziyang dominates non-fiction in the bestselling list. The top 10 in each section is as follows:
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'Stranger to History' still leads bestseller listApril 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Aatish Taseer's book 'Stranger to History' continued to dominate the bestseller list in the non-fiction category for the third week while Paulo Coelho was the new author atop the fiction list, with his latest 'The Winner Stands Alone'. The top 10 in each group are:
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Chavez's gift to Obama becomes bestseller overnightApril 19th, 2009 PORT OF SPAIN - A book that was presented to US President Barak Obama by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at a regional leaders' summit here, rocketed to bestseller status overnight on the online bookstore Amazon.com. The 'Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent' by Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano, was presented to Obama in a friendly gesture by the Venezuelan leader at the Fifth Summit of the Organisation of the Americas (OAS).
Obamas make $2.7 million with his booksApril 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle together made $2.7 million, largely from the sale of his book, in 2008 and paid $855,323 in federal income tax. Releasing copies of Obama's state and federal tax returns Wednesday, the White House said the vast majority of the family's income is from the sale of the president's books.
Jeffrey Archer finds 'Paths of Glory' on bestseller listApril 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Aatish Taseer makes his mark on the bestseller list as his 'Stranger to History' tops the charts in the non-fiction category this week, while the king of racy fiction Jeffrey Archer tops the fiction category with his new 'Paths of Glory'. The top 10 in each group are:
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'Don't Lose Your Mind...' proves most popularMarch 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - 'Don't Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight'. Such words of wisdom from Rujuta Divekar topped the bestseller list in the non-fiction category here this week.
Rana Dasgupta tops chart with new bookMarch 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Books on and by US President Barack Obama dominated the bestseller list in the non-fiction category here this week, while 'Solo' by Rana Dasgupta went straight to the top of the charts in the fiction category. Here are the top 10 in each group:
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India's capital catches fancy of book loversFebruary 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - 'Delhi: Adventures in A Megacity' by Sam Miller is the new book on top of the non-fiction bestseller list this week, while Aravind Adiga's 'The White Tiger' moves back to the top of the fiction list. The top 10 in the non-fiction and fiction lists are:
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Clutch of new books in fiction bestseller listJanuary 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - There was a clutch of new entries such as 'The Story of My Assassins' by Tarun J. Tejpal, 'Scarpetta' by Patricia Cornwell and 'Silks' by D Francis & F Francis in the fiction bestseller list this week.
Obama books return to bestseller listDecember 24th, 2008 NEW DELHI - While the top of the bestseller lists remained the same this week, with Nandan Nilekani's 'Imagining India' atop the non-fiction category and Aravind Adiga's 'The White Tiger' heading the fiction group, two books by US president-elect Barack Obama return to the bestseller list. The top 10 in the non-fiction and fiction lists are:
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