100 best selling books from 1998 to 2010

The Guardian has published a list of the best selling books from 1998 to 2010. So, I thought I'd see how many of the 100 I've read ... It's based on ISBNs which is apparently why there are two versions of some of the books.

1. Da Vinci Code,The Brown, Dan
2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone# Rowling, J. K.
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets# Rowling, J. K.
4. Angels and Demons# Brown, Dan
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K.
6. Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince:Children's Edition Rowling, J. K.
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K.
8. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban# Rowling, J. K.
9. Twilight# Meyer, Stephenie
10. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K.
11. Deception Point# Brown, Dan
12. New Moon# Meyer, Stephenie
13. Lovely Bones,The# Sebold, Alice
14. Digital Fortress# Brown, Dan
15. Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,The# Haddon, Mark
16. Eclipse# Meyer, Stephenie1
17. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,The:Millennium Trilogy# Larsson, Stieg
18. Kite Runner,The# Hosseini, Khaled
19. Time Traveler's Wife,The Niffenegger, Audrey
20. World According to Clarkson,The Clarkson, Jeremy
21. Atonement# McEwan, Ian
22. Lost Symbol,The Brown, Dan
23. Short History of Nearly Everything,A Bryson, Bill
24. Breaking Dawn Meyer, Stephenie
25. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K.
26. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K.
27. Girl Who Played With Fire,The:Millennium Trilogy# Larsson, Stieg
28. Child Called It,A Pelzer, Dave
29. No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency,The:No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency S. McCall Smith, Alexander
30. You are What You Eat:The Plan That Will Change Your Life McKeith, Gillian
31. Man and Boy Parsons, Tony
32. Birdsong Faulks, Sebastian
33. Labyrinth Mosse, Kate
34. Island,The Hislop, Victoria
35. Life of Pi Martel, Yann
36. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution:The No-hunger, Luxurious Weight Loss P Atkins, Robert C.
37. Tales of Beedle the Bard,The Rowling, J. K.
38. Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis
39. Delia's How to Cook:(Bk.1) Smith, Delia
40. Gruffalo,The# Donaldson, Julia
41. Eats, Shoots and Leaves:The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation Truss, Lynne
42. Northern Lights:His Dark Materials S. Pullman, Philip
43. Interpretation of Murder,The Rubenfeld, Jed
44. Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest,The:Millennium Trilogy Larsson, Stieg
45. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Fielding, Helen
46. Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian,A Lewycka, Marina
47. Alchemist,The:A Fable About Following Your Dream Coelho, Paulo
48. Notes from a Small Island Bryson, Bill
49. Boy in the Striped Pyjamas,The# Boyne, John
50. Stupid White Men:...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Natio Moore, Michael
51. Jamie's 30-minute Meals Oliver, Jamie
52. Broker,The Grisham, John
53. Bridget Jones's Diary:A Novel Fielding, Helen
54. Very Hungry Caterpillar,The:The Very Hungry Caterpillar Carle, Eric
55. Thousand Splendid Suns,A Hosseini, Khaled
56. Sound of Laughter,The Kay, Peter
57. Jamie's Italy Oliver, Jamie
58. Small Island# Levy, Andrea
59. Memory Keeper's Daughter,The Edwards, Kim
60. Billy Connolly Stephenson, Pamela
61. House at Riverton,The Morton, Kate
62. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix# Rowling, J. K.
63. Nigella Express Lawson, Nigella
64. Memoirs of a Geisha Golden, Arthur
65. Delia's How to Cook:(Bk.2) Smith, Delia
66. Subtle Knife,The:His Dark Materials S. Pullman, Philip
67. Jamie's Ministry of Food:Anyone Can Learn to Cook in 24 Hours Oliver, Jamie
68. Guinness World Records 2009:2009
69. Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?:And 114 Other Questions
70. Jamie at Home:Cook Your Way to the Good Life Oliver, Jamie
71. White Teeth Smith, Zadie
72. Devil Wears Prada,The Weisberger, Lauren
73. At My Mother's Knee ...:and Other Low Joints O'Grady, Paul
74. No Time for Goodbye Barclay, Linwood
75. "Times" Su Doku,The:The Utterly Addictive Number-placing Puzzle:(Bk. 1
76. Chocolat Harris, Joanne
77. Return of the Naked Chef,The Oliver, Jamie
78. Angela's Ashes:A Memoir of a Childhood McCourt, Frank
79. Schott's Original Miscellany Schott, Ben
80. Dreams from My Father:A Story of Race and Inheritance Obama, Barack
81. Dangerous Book for Boys,The Iggulden, Conn & Iggulden, Hal
82. To Kill a Mockingbird# Lee, Harper
83. Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince Rowling, J. K.
84. Summons,The Grisham, John
85. Lost Symbol,The Brown, Dan
86. Catcher in the Rye,The Salinger, J.D.
87. I Can Make You Thin McKenna, Paul
88. Happy Days with the Naked Chef Oliver, Jamie
89. Brick Lane Ali, Monica
90. Anybody Out There? Keyes, Marian
91. Undomestic Goddess,The Kinsella, Sophie
92. Book Thief,The# Zusak, Markus
93. I Know You Got Soul Clarkson, Jeremy
94. Sharon Osbourne Extreme:My Autobiography Osbourne, Sharon
95. Guinness World Records 2010
96. Amber Spyglass,The:His Dark Materials S. Pullman, Philip
97. Can You Keep a Secret? Kinsella, Sophie
98. Down Under Bryson, Bill
99. Spot of Bother,A Haddon, Mark
100. Dear Fatty French, Dawn

So I make that 46 books. Maybe if I was more into cook books I could have highlighted more ... but I've certainly done my bit to help some of the big sellers to do well. Glad to see To Kill A Mockingbird on there, not many classics that are still selling well, obviously. There are also some "so what?" type books on there, I think as a result of Richard and Judy's Book Club. Right. Think I'll review the books I've read this year.

Higher Institute of Villainous Education by Mark Walden

Otto is kidnapped and taken to a top secret underground location, where he discovers that other skilled children have also been taken to be trained ... He makes friends, and together, they plan their escape.

Loved this book, which I read on a long bus journey north, and was disappointed when I realised it is the first in a series and not all my questions were answered. Looking forward to the next one!

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

Another of Richard and Judy's books. I did enjoy this one. Two babies are born on a cold winter's night, one is supposed to be given up for adoption but instead is kept by the nurse, who keeps the memory of the birth until ... Well, the end is a little hazy because I read it months ago, but that's probably just as well, don't want to give anything away!