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USA Today<\/em>‘s Top Selling Books of the Last 15 Years Meme<\/p>\n

(Blatantly stolen from Maggie<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Here are the rules: Bold<\/strong> what you’ve read, italicize<\/em> what you own, turn blue<\/font> books on your TBR list.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – J.K. Rowling<\/em><\/strong>
\n2 Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution – Robert C. Atkins
\n3 The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown
\n4 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
\n5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – J.K. Rowling
\n6 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling
\n7 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – J.K. Rowling
\n8 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – J.K. Rowling
\n9 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – J.K. Rowling<\/strong><\/em>
\n10 Who Moved My Cheese? – Spencer Johnson
\n11 The South Beach Diet – Arthur Agatston
\n12 Tuesdays With Morrie – Mitch Albom
\n13 Angels & Demons – Dan Brown
\n14 What to Expect When You’re Expecting – Murkoff, etal.
\n15 The Purpose-Driven Life – Rick Warren
\n16 The Five People You Meet in Heaven – Mitch Albom
\n17 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R. Covey
\n18 The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini
\n19 Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus – John Gray
\n20 The Secret – Rhonda Byrne
\n21 Rich Dad, Poor Dad – Robert T. Kiyosaki
\n22 To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee<\/em><\/strong>
\n23 Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff – and It’s All Small Stuff – Richard Carlson
\n24 The Secret Life of Bees – Sue Monk Kidd<\/font><\/em>
\n25 Eat, Pray, Love – Elizabeth Gilbert<\/strong>
\n26 Twilight – Stephenie Meyer
\n27 The Notebook – Nicholas Sparks
\n28 The Memory Keeper’s Daughter – Kim Edwards
\n29 The Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger<\/strong><\/em>
\n30 Memoirs of a Geisha – Arthur Golden<\/em><\/font>
\n31 A New Earth – Eckhart Tolle
\n32 Oh, the Places You’ll Go! – Dr. Seuss<\/strong>
\n33 The Four Agreements – Don Miguel Ruiz
\n34 Angela’s Ashes – Frank McCourt
\n35 The Lovely Bones – Alice Sebold
\n36 Body-for-Life – Bill Phillips, Michael D\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Orso
\n37 New Moon – Stephenie Meyer
\n38 Night – Elie Wiesel<\/em>
\n39 Chicken Soup for the Soul – Jack Canfield, etal.<\/strong><\/em>
\n40 The Greatest Generation – Tom Brokaw
\n41 Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
\n42 The Celestine Prophecy – James Redfield
\n43 Wicked – Gregory Maguire<\/strong>
\n44 Good to Great – Jim Collins
\n45 Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer
\n46 Eragon – Christopher Paolini<\/strong><\/em>
\n47 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood – Rebecca Wells<\/em><\/strong>
\n48 Your Best Life Now – Joel Osteen
\n49 In the Kitchen With Rosie – Rosie Daley
\n50 Simple Abundance – Sarah Ban Breathnach
\n51 A Child Called It – Dave Pelzer<\/strong>
\n52 A Million Little Pieces – James Frey
\n53 The Testament – John Grisham
\n54 Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul – Jack Canfield, etal.
\n55 Deception Point – Dan Brown
\n56 The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho
\n57 Marley & Me – John Grogan
\n58 Dr. Atkins’ New Carbohydrate Gram Counter – Robert C. Atkins
\n59 Life of Pi – Yann Martel<\/font>
\n60 The Brethren – John Grisham
\n61 The South Beach Diet Good Fats Good Carbs Guide – Arthur Agatston
\n62 The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town – John Grisham
\n63 For One More Day – Mitch Albom
\n64 The Polar Express – Chris Van Allsburg<\/strong>
\n65 The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald<\/strong><\/em>
\n66 The Last Lecture – Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow<\/font>
\n67 What to Expect the First Year – Arlene Eisenberg, etal.
\n68 Love You Forever – Robert Munsch
\n69 Green Eggs and Ham – Dr. Seuss<\/strong>
\n70 A Painted House – John Grisham
\n71 The Rainmaker – John Grisham
\n72 Skipping Christmas – John Grisham
\n73 Cold Mountain – Charles Frazier
\n74 The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-Time – Mark Haddon
\n75 Life Strategies – Phillip C. McGraw
\n76 Seabiscuit: An American Legend – Laura Hillenbrand
\n77 The Summons – John Grisham
\n78 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil – John Berendt
\n79 The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien<\/strong><\/em>
\n80 The Runaway Jury – John Grisham
\n81 Goodnight Moon – Margaret Wise Brown<\/strong>
\n82 The Perfect Storm – Sebastian Junger
\n83 Snow Falling on Cedars – David Guterson
\n84 The Giver – Lois Lowry<\/strong><\/em>
\n85 Embraced by the Light – Betty J. Eadie
\n86 The Chamber – John Grisham
\n87 You: On A Diet – Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz
\n88 The Prayer of Jabez – Bruce Wilkinson
\n89 Holes – Louis Sachar<\/strong><\/em>
\n90 Digital Fortress – Dan Brown
\n91 The Shack – William P. Young
\n92 The Devil Wears Prada – Lauren Weisberger
\n93 Water for Elephants – Sara Gruen<\/font>
\n94 A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini
\n95 The Seat of the Soul – Gary Zukav
\n96 Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul – Jack Canfield, etal.
\n97 The Partner – John Grisham
\n98 Lord of the Flies – William Golding
\n99 Eldest: Inheritance, Book II – Christopher Paolini<\/font>
\n100 The Broker – John Grisham
\n101 The Street Lawyer – John Grisham
\n102 A Series of Unfortunate Events – Lemony Snicket<\/strong><\/em>
\n103 The Poisonwood Bible – Barbara Kingsolver<\/font>
\n104 Into the Wild – Jon Krakauer
\n105 The King of Torts – John Grisham
\n106 The Tipping Point – Malcolm Gladwell
\n107 The Horse Whisperer – Nicholas Evans
\n108 Hannibal – Thomas Harris
\n109 The Audacity of Hope – Barack Obama<\/font>
\n110 Running With Scissors – Augusten Burroughs<\/em>
\n111 The Glass Castle: A Memoir – Jeannette Walls<\/font>
\n112 My Sister’s Keeper – Jodi Picoult<\/font>
\n113 The Last Juror – John Grisham
\n114 The Devil in the White City – Erik Larson
\n115 Left Behind – Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
\n116 America (The Book) – Jon Stewart
\n117 The Red Tent – Anita Diamant<\/em>
\n118 John Adams – David McCullough
\n119 The Christmas Box – Richard Paul Evans
\n120 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants – Ann Brashares<\/em>
\n121 Sugar Busters! – Leighton Steward, etal.
\n122 Blink – Malcolm Gladwell
\n123 The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle
\n124 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life – Don Piper
\n125 The Fellowship of the Ring – J.R.R. Tolkien<\/strong><\/em>
\n126 1776 – David McCullough
\n127 The Bridges of Madison County – Robert James Waller
\n128 Where the Heart Is – Billie Letts
\n129 The Ultimate Weight Solution – Phillip C. McGraw
\n130 Protein Power – Mr. & Mra. Michael R. Eades
\n131 Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul – Jack Canfield, etal.
\n132 Into Thin Air – Jon Krakauer
\n133 *Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides
\n134 Three Cups of Tea – Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin<\/font>
\n135 You: The Owner’s Manual – Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz
\n136 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Life List – Patricia Schultz<\/font>
\n137 Self Matters – Phillip C. McGraw
\n138 She’s Come Undone – Wally Lamb<\/em>
\n139 1984 – George Orwell<\/em>
\n140 The Chronicles of Narnia – C.S. Lewis<\/strong><\/em>
\n141 The Millionaire Next Door – Thomas J. Stanley
\n142 The Other Boleyn Girl – Philippa Gregory
\n143 The Zone – Barry Sears, Bill Lawren
\n144 The Pilot’s Wife – Anita Shreve<\/font>
\n145 The Lost World – Michael Crichton
\n146 Atonement – Ian McEwan
\n147 He’s Just Not That Into You – Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo
\n148 Fahrenheit 451 – Ray Bradbury
\n149 The World Is Flat – Thomas L. Friedman
\n150 Cross – James Patterson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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