Stephenie Meyer ruled the best selling book chart of 2009, thanks to the Twilight Saga and the fascinating vampires.  For the record New Moon made it to top 1, leaving the sequels of Eclipse, Twilight, and Breaking Dawn on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place respectively. While Bella and Edward hits the chart, let’s take a quick glimpse of other great worth reading books next in line.

Top 10.  Going Rogue: An American Life
Written by Sarah Palin, the ex- Alaska Governor and the historic first female republican candidate for vice president, this book gained millions. The book tells about Sarah not only as a political figure but also as a wife, as mother, and as a citizen to the beloved US state. Since little is known about her, this personal write up became controversial.  Aside from her opinions and personal beliefs on having a strong, free, and independent America here she put into picture her career struggles and defended herself against the lies and myths laid by many critics.

Top 9. A ct Like a Lady, Think Like a Man
Endorsed by the influential Oprah Winfrey, and written by Steve Harvey, the host of the popular The Steve Harvey Morning Show, the book is dedicated to empower women. Steve claims this is his first time to make a project without motives about money. Ironically the book sold more copies than they expected. He revealed how men think about love, intimacy, and commitment and wittily let women be acquainted with things they ought to know when it comes to relationships. Feminists do not totally agree with the comedian but his truthful approach to dating tickled people’s curiosity, making his book a top hit.

Top 8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw

Top 7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Now a movie hit, Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a daily note of a child’s everyday encounter in life especially in his adventures at middle school. The book is printed with simple comical drawings and filled with Greg Heffley’s (main character) hand written notes. Outrageously entertaining, the book is crazily written in a laugh-out-loud turned let-me-realize-what-i-laugh-about format. Greg’s adventure let young readers realize the important things they should be learning. It is an indirect confrontation of parents needing to understand the thought of children not doing things rightly the first time.

Top 6. The Shack
William P. Young, the author, writes this fictional book originally for his children. The plot of the story tells about a father’s suffering and reconnection with the heavenly God after his child’s death. The Shack answers commonly asked questions about religion, faith, and belief by letting the reading population relate with the main character’s life chronicle and teaching them about the value of forgiveness and redemption.

Top 5. The Lost Symbol
A religious thriller sequel of Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol takes us to a faster pace of Robert Langdon’s expedition in solving mysteries of mythology and other related conspiracy theories. Formerly known as the Solomon Key, The Lost Symbol was allegedly linked with the book of Demons. The intriguing idea of unraveling the mysteries of Mason Brotherhood made fans rush through bookstores making the book a best seller after the September 2009 release.

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