‘Stranger to History’ still leads bestseller list

October 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: Non-fiction 1.

September 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh's controversial "Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence" continues as No.1 for the fifth consecutive week in the non-fiction section while Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" is the predictable topper in the fiction list this week. The top 10 in each section are: Non-fiction 1.

September 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - "Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence" by Jaswant Singh -- who was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following its publication -- continued to top the non-fiction bestseller chart this week, while Carlos Ruiz Zafon's "The Angel's Game" became number one in the fiction list. The top 10 in each section are: Non-fiction 1.

July 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: Non-fiction 1.

June 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: Fiction 1.

June 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: Fiction 1.

May 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Aatish Taseer's "Stranger to History", that has been ruling the non-fiction section for over a month now, continued to maintain its position on the bestseller list this week, while "Percy Jackson and The Last Olympian: Half Boy, Half God, All Hero" by Rick Riordan topped the fiction group for the second week running. The top 10 in each section are as follows: Non-fiction 1.

April 27th, 2009 LONDON - Dhani Harrison, the only son of the late Beatle George Harrison, is the second richest youngster in Britain, according to the country's most authoritative wealth list. Dhani, whose name means 'wealthy' in Hindi and is also a play on the Indian musical notations of 'Dha' and 'Ni', has been valued by the Sunday Times Rich List as worth 140 million pounds.

April 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Aatish Taseer's book 'Stranger to History' continued to maintain its position at the top of the charts in the non-fiction category this week, while 'In Other Rooms, Other Wonders' by Daniyal Mueenuddin grabbed the highest position in the fiction section. The top 10 in each group are: Non-fiction 1.

April 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).

April 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: Non-fiction 1.

April 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two books that have stayed in the bestseller lists for weeks fought their way back to top their categories this week - 'Delhi: Adventures in A Megacity' by Sam Miller in the non-fiction section, and 'The White Tiger' by Aravind Adiga in the fiction group. The top 10 in each category are: Non-fiction 1.

January 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - 'Empires of The Indus' by Alice Albinia moved to the top of the bestseller chart in the non-fiction category this week, while Booker Prize winner 'The White Tiger' by Aravind Adiga stayed on top of the list in the fiction section. The top 10 in the non-fiction and fiction lists are: Non-Fiction 1.

January 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - 'Imagining India ...' by Nandan Nilekani and 'The White Tiger' by Aravind Adiga stay on top of the bestseller lists here this week, in the non-fiction and fiction categories respectively. The top 10 in the non-fiction and fiction lists are: Non fiction 1.

December 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: Non-Fiction 1.