What’s in store?

Bookstore lists of Top in 2008 and the probables for 2009.

LANDMARK

Top 10 in 2008

• Secret by Rhonda Byrne
• The 3 Mistakes of My Life by Chetan Bhagat
• White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
• A Prisoner Of Birth by Jeffrey Archer
• The Tales Of Beedle The Bard by J. K. Rowling
• Go Kiss The World — Life Lessons For The Young Professional World by Subroto Bagchi
• Imagining India by Nandan Nilekani
• Chicken Soup For The Indian Soul by Jack Canfield
• Brisingr — Inheritance Book 3 by Christopher Paolini
• Breaking Dawn — Twilight Saga Book 4 by Stephanie Meyer

Contenders in 2009

• Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer
• The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
• The Associate by John Grisham
• Rides a Dread Legion (The Demonwar Saga): The Demonwar Saga Bk. 1 by Raymond E. Feist
• Assegai by Wilbur Smith
• One Day at a Time by Danielle Steel
• The Winner Stands Alone by Paulo Coelho

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ODYSSEY

Top 10 in 2008

(Fiction)

• The 3 Mistakes of My Life by Chetan Bhagat
• White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
• You Are Here by Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
• Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
• A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini
• Brida by Paolo Coelho
• Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
• A Prisoner Of Birth by Jeffrey Archer
• The Appeal by John Grisham
• The Enchantress Of Florence by Salman Rushdie

(Non Fiction)

• India After Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha
• The Kalam Effect by P.M. Nair

Contenders in 2009

• The Associate by John Grisham
• Paths Of Glory by Jeffrey Archer
• Asegai by Wilbur Smith
• Ten Out Of Ten by Meg Cabot
• The Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry
• Conspiracy by Robert Harris
• The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
• Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup
• The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide by Stephanie Meyer
• Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

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OXFORD BOOKSTORE

Top 10 in 2008

• The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
• Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
• The 3 Mistakes of My Life by Chetan Bhagat
• A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer
• Imagining India by Nandan Nilekani
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
• Sea Of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
• Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
• The Tales Of Beedle The Bard by J K Rowling
• Brisinger by Christopher Paolini

Contenders in 2009

• The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
• Imagining India by Nandan Nilekani
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
• Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
• The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
• The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
• Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
• The Associate by John Grisham
• Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer

(The Hindu, Nxg, 01:01:2009)
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