Particularly popular books

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Advice & Guides

Recommendation: Permaculture: A Designers' Manual

Permaculture: A Designers' Manual

Description:

[EAN: 9780908228010], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Ten Speed Pr], Book in good condition. Check the pictures. Safe packaging and fast shipping: 1. Books will be carefully packed using protection such as foam cushions and they will be placed in a ro ...

Art & culture

Recommendation: Inside the Visible: An Elliptical Traverse of 20th Century Art. In, of, and from the Feminine

Inside the Visible: An Elliptical Traverse of 20th Century Art. In, of, and from the Feminine

Description:

HOPPER&FUCHS, 2025. Hardcover. New. 584 pages. 11.61x9.25x9.25 inches., HOPPER&FUCHS, 2025, 6, Gent Les Editions La Chambre 1996. Softcover, 495 pages.; ill.; 21 x 27,5 cm; text in English. ISBN 9789072893185. Published on the occasion of the e ...

Atlases, maps & accessories

Recommendation: Atlas of the Photographs, Collages and Sketches

Atlas of the Photographs, Collages and Sketches

Description:

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 9.0], [PU: D.A.P. in association with Anthony D'Offay], MONOGRAPHS, Folio, 387 pages, illustrated throughout in color and black and white. Green cloth with gold printed title. Illustrated wrappers. - First edition. Publ ...

Autobiographies, biographies & monographs

Recommendation: The Developmental Science of Adolescence: History Through Autobiography Richard M. Lerner Editor

The Developmental Science of Adolescence: History Through Autobiography Richard M. Lerner Editor

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The Developmental Science of Adolescence: History Through Autobiography is the most authoritative account of the leading developmental scientists from around the world. Written by the scholars who shaped the history they are recounting each chapter ...

Body, human & psyche

Recommendation: Anatomy For Sculptors

Anatomy For Sculptors

Description:

Excellent Condition! Quick & Free Delivery in 2-14 days, Free Shipping On All Domestic Orders Home About View All Products Contact ANATOMY FOR SCULPTORS UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN FIGURE By Uldis Zarins With Sandis ANATOMY FOR SCULPTORS UNDERSTANDING TH ...

Book series

Recommendation: Erwin Olaf: Volume II: 2

Erwin Olaf: Volume II: 2

Description:

Amsterdam: Focus, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 32 black & white photographs by Erwin Olaf. Black cloth in photo-illustrated dust jacket. Unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 100 copies. Signed and dated by ...

Braille

Recommendation: Gestuno: International sign language of the deaf = langage gestuel international des sourds : the revised and enlarged book of signs agreed and ... signes de la Federation mondiale des sourds

Gestuno: International sign language of the deaf = langage gestuel international des sourds : the revised and enlarged book of signs agreed and ... signes de la Federation mondiale des sourds

Description:

[EAN: 9780950418704], New book, [PU: British Deaf Association [for] the World Federation of the Deaf], In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!, Books ...

Calendar

Recommendation: DU. DIE ZEITSCHRIFT DER KULTUR

DU. DIE ZEITSCHRIFT DER KULTUR" WARSCHAU- DER ANFANG GESCHICHTE. HEFTNR.2 FEBRUAR 1990.

Description:

Nördlingen, Greno, 1986. Quer-4°, 142 S. m. ca. 110 farb. Abb. a. Taf., Brosch., Einband min. beschienen, unsauber u. berieben sowie eckknittrig, innen tadellos. EA. (= Delphi 1042). Mit künstlerisch ausgestalteter Widmung von René Burri auf Sch ...

Career & profession

Recommendation: Irving Penn: A Career in Photography: Photographs by Irving Penn

Irving Penn: A Career in Photography: Photographs by Irving Penn

Description:

Chicago & Boston: Art Institute of Chicago & Bulfinch, 1997. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Fine cloth-bound hardcover with a light bump to one tip and a stamp to the bottom edge of the text block in a Near Fine dust jacket with a ...

Children's books for reading & reading aloud

Recommendation: The First Picture Book. Everyday Things for Babies.

The First Picture Book. Everyday Things for Babies.

Description:

Mary Steichen Martin worked with her father Edward Steichen to produce this charming book, which is as the title promises "The First Picture Book." Binding tight; no extraneous marks, underlinings, or writing. Cover spine badly faded. There is a one- ...

Classics

Recommendation: The Emerald City of Oz (Barnes & Noble Collectible Classics: Omnibus Edition): Novels Six Through Ten of the Oz Series (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection)

The Emerald City of Oz (Barnes & Noble Collectible Classics: Omnibus Edition): Novels Six Through Ten of the Oz Series (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection)

Description:

[EAN: 9781435162686], Used, very good, [SC: 85.93], [PU: Sterling], Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Ser ...

Comics, mangas, graphic novels

Recommendation: Aliens Predator Prometheus AVP: The Complete Life and Death

Aliens Predator Prometheus AVP: The Complete Life and Death

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It's a battle for survival against the three deadliest species in the galaxy!For Captain Paget and her platoon of Colonial Marines, a routine mission for the Weyland-Yutani Corporation becomes a running battle that will carry them halfway ...

Countries of the world (travel)

Recommendation: The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World: 14th Edition

The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World: 14th Edition

Description:

[EAN: 9780007551408], Neubuch, [PU: HarperCollins], ATLAS, WORLD TIMES GEOGRAPHY,, Product Size: 45 x 31 cm, Weight.13 lbs. 544 pages. Format: Hardcover with slipcase. Condition: In the original publishers shrink wrap over the book case. It does have ...

Crime & detective stories

Recommendation: The Primordial Violence

The Primordial Violence

Description:

Why do parents hit those they love? What effect does it have on children? What can be done to end this pattern? These are some of the questions explored in The Primordial Violence. Featuring longitudinal data from over 7,000 U.S. families as well as ...

Dialect & vernacular

Recommendation: A Smyrneika Lexicon: The Language of Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey) Explained and Illustrated

A Smyrneika Lexicon: The Language of Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey) Explained and Illustrated

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A lexicon of Smyrneika, the Greek dialect that functioned as a lingua franca amongst the Levantine merchant communities of the Mediterranean. The idiom survived in Izmir after the population exchanges between Greece and Turkey in 1923, and its speake ...

Education & training

Recommendation: Design Education & Human Technology Relations - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&pde14)

Design Education & Human Technology Relations - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&pde14)

Description:

Softcover, New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK., [PU: Design Society] ...

Encyclopedias & reference works

Recommendation: Cocktails by

Cocktails by "Jimmy" late of Ciro's London, (in englischer Sprache), Jimmy,

Description:

[SC: 4.5], [PU: New York, David McKay Company, Inc. [1930].], KO 58401, I, 96 Seiten From the Preface: The preparation of this drinking-tome is quite in keeping with the best ethics of such standard works as the family cook-book which your wife keeps ...

Fairy tales, sagas & legends

Recommendation: The memorial volume of the Vth International Congress of Iranian Art & Archaeology, Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, 11th-18th April 1968

The memorial volume of the Vth International Congress of Iranian Art & Archaeology, Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, 11th-18th April 1968

Description:

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 10.0], [PU: Tehran : Centre Iranian for Archaeological Research], 388 S., 91 S. arabisch. 400 S., 55 S. arabisch. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Dr. Wolfram Kleiss, langjährigem Leiter der Außenstelle Teheran des Deu ...

Fantasy

Recommendation: The perfect childhood. [Edited with Walter Keller].

The perfect childhood. [Edited with Walter Keller].

Description:

London: LCB in association with Thea Westreich, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Clark, Larry. 4to., unpaged, color and b&w photos. Fine in illustrated dust jacket. Previously unpublished photographs by Clark, newspaper clippings, and photographs fro ...

Finances & economy

Recommendation: The History of Economic Thought: A Reader; Second Edition Steven G Medema Editor

The History of Economic Thought: A Reader; Second Edition Steven G Medema Editor

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He was the author of a host of classic books on the history of economic thought including The Classical Theory of Economic Policy and Pareto on Policy. He died in August 2011. This book brings together readings from more than two thousand years of wr ...

Fitness & beauty

Recommendation: The Power of Posture

The Power of Posture

Description:

A guide to help you manage pain and improve functional movement. Are you in pain and uncertain on how to manage it? You might want to check your posture. Posture is quite possibly the most underrated yet most influential aspect of health and pain man ...

Food & drink

Recommendation: Vegan Cuisine

Vegan Cuisine

Description:

teNeues, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectable - Very Good Condition. VG+ 1st ed 2016 teNeues hardback, no jacket as issued. Light signs of usage and top of spine a little pushed only, all else VG indeed, bright and unmarked. Size: 10.25 x ...

Foreign language & multilingual literature

Recommendation: The Shilluk People their Language and Folklore. With 8 plates and a sketch map.

The Shilluk People their Language and Folklore. With 8 plates and a sketch map.

Description:

[ED: Leinen], [PU: The Board of Foreign Missions of The United Presbyterian Church of N. A., Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Vohsen)], 1st edition. 25x19 cm. LXIII with 8 plates, folded map, 312 p. Hardcover. Grey cloth with decoration and title on spine and ...

Healing & healing methods - Medicine & naturopathy

Recommendation: Synthesis 9.1: English Edition

Synthesis 9.1: English Edition

Description:

The structure of the repertory has been simplified, and related information has been brought together by moving the descriptions of pain to the last level.In Synthesis 9.1, several descriptions of pain are now subrubrics of the same modality. Their r ...

History, politics & society

Recommendation: The Great War - The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict - Part 56,

The Great War - The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict - Part 56, "The Silver Bullets", A Dramatic Story of World-wide Finance, September 11th,1915

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Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 35.73], [PU: Amalgamated Press, Ltd., London], THE GREAT WAR - STANDARD HISTORY OF ALL-EUROPE CONFLICT PART 56, "THE SILVER BULLETS", A DRAMATIC STORY WORLD-WIDE FINANCE, SEPTEMBER 11TH,1915 WORLD ONE I RIGHT HON. ARTHU ...

Hobby, games & leisure

Recommendation: Rineke Dijkstra: WO MEN: Hasselblad Award 2017

Rineke Dijkstra: WO MEN: Hasselblad Award 2017

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Thank you for visiting! Please read the following instructions to ensure a good shopping experience for you!     [ Description ] We are all original and authentic. We have several in stock for some items. In such cases, if the item we actually ...

Humor & satire

Recommendation: The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse By Mr. Dryden, And Several other Eminent Hands. Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. With Explanatory Notes at the end of each Satire. To which is Prefix'd a Discourse concerning the Original and Progress of Satire.  2 Teile (in 1 Band).

The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse By Mr. Dryden, And Several other Eminent Hands. Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. With Explanatory Notes at the end of each Satire. To which is Prefix'd a Discourse concerning the Original and Progress of Satire. 2 Teile (in 1 Band).

Description:

[SC: 4.96], [PU: London printed for Jacob Tonson at the Judge's Head in Chancery-Lane near Fleetstreet], POETRY BSTOCK, Folio, pp. [iv], liii, [iii], 315, [1]; [iv], 87; contemporary panelled calf, neatly rebacked, old label preserved. First edition: ...

IT -Information Technology (New Media, Internet & AI)

Recommendation: Human Factors in Software Development and Design (Advances in Systems Analysis, Software Engineering, and High Performance Computing)

Human Factors in Software Development and Design (Advances in Systems Analysis, Software Engineering, and High Performance Computing)

Description:

by Saqib Saeed, PRINT ISBN: 9781466664852 E-TEXT ISBN: 9781466664869 Additional ISBNs: 9781466664876 IGI Global eBook Other pricing structure might be available at vitalsource.com., Information Science Reference ...

Languages

Recommendation: Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning: Volume III Eli Hinkel Editor

Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning: Volume III Eli Hinkel Editor

Description:

paperback, Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book., Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Routledge] ...

Mobility (car & traffic)

Recommendation: Die Praxis des modernen Maschinenbaues. Modell-Atlas. [Features Fiat Five-Passenger Automobile, Heissdampf Tender Locomotive, and Wright Brothers Military Flyer, with 5 other models]

Die Praxis des modernen Maschinenbaues. Modell-Atlas. [Features Fiat Five-Passenger Automobile, Heissdampf Tender Locomotive, and Wright Brothers Military Flyer, with 5 other models]

Description:

Flap book including a 1905 Fiat Five-Passenger 60 Horsepower touring car, the Steam Tender Locomotive which operated on the Prussian State Railways, and was built by the Berlin Machine Works; as well as the Wright Brothers Military Flyer ., 1910, 2.5 ...

Nature & environment

Recommendation: Anatomy Age and Ecology of High Mountain Plants in Ladakh the Western Himalaya

Anatomy Age and Ecology of High Mountain Plants in Ladakh the Western Himalaya

Description:

Anatomy Age and Ecology of High Mountain Plants in Ladakh the Western Himalaya - 1st ed. 2018: ab 255.49 € eBooks > Fachthemen & Wissenschaft > Wissenschaften allgemein, Springer-Verlag GmbH ...

Novels

Recommendation: Peter Lindbergh: Stories: Stories / Introduction by Wim Wenders.

Peter Lindbergh: Stories: Stories / Introduction by Wim Wenders.

Description:

Hardcover, VG-/VG: Exlibrary book. Stickers to dust jacket at the base of the spine. Sticker and due date card on back pasted end page. Stamp on top text block., [ED: 1], Photography; Lindbergh, Peter; Photography, White boards, white and black dust ...

Paperbacks

Recommendation: Rich and Poor

Rich and Poor

Description:

New York: Random House, 1985. First edition and first printing. Softcover. A paperback original. A fascinating examination of the lives of America's various social classes. Features black and white photographs by Goldberg paired with facsimile handw ...

Philosophy

Recommendation: Models of the History of Philosophy

Models of the History of Philosophy

Description:

gewerbliches Angebot, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, [PU: Editrice Antenore / Springer / Springer Netherlands], [ED: Hardcover], DE, This is the third volume of Models of the History of Philosophy, a collaborative work on the history of the history of philosop ...

Photo and illustrated books

Recommendation: TODD HIDO: CROOKED CRACKED TREE IN FOG (ONE PICTURE BOOK #60) - LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER WITH A COLOR PHOTOGRAPH TIPPED IN AND AN ADDITIONAL SIGNATURE

TODD HIDO: CROOKED CRACKED TREE IN FOG (ONE PICTURE BOOK #60) - LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER WITH A COLOR PHOTOGRAPH TIPPED IN AND AN ADDITIONAL SIGNATURE

Description:

(HIDO, TODD). Hido, Todd. TODD HIDO: CRACKED TREES (ONE PICTURE BOOK NO. 59) - LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER WITH A COLOR PHOTOGRAPH TIPPED IN AND AN ADDITIONAL SIGNATURE. Signed by the Photographer with a Color Photograph. Tucson, AZ: ...

Poems & rhymes

Recommendation: Klankteksten, ? konkrete poëzie, visuele teksten =: Sound texts, ? concrete poetry, visual texts = Akustische Texte, ? konkrete Poesie, visuelle Texte (Cat)

Klankteksten, ? konkrete poëzie, visuele teksten =: Sound texts, ? concrete poetry, visual texts = Akustische Texte, ? konkrete Poesie, visuelle Texte (Cat)

Description:

Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1971. First edition. 230 pp. [ii]. 4to. White wrappers with some toning and light bumping at edges else near fine. First edition. 230 pp. [ii]. 4to. Catalog of the 1971 exhibition of concrete and visual poets at the Ste ...

School, studies & training

Recommendation: Oxford Textbook of Oncology

Oxford Textbook of Oncology

Description:

3rd Edition, by Michael Baumann (Mediziner); David Kerr; Cornelis J. H. van de Velde, PRINT ISBN: 9780198832003 E-TEXT ISBN: 9780191065118 Additional ISBNs: 9780199656103, 9780191065101 Oxford University Press Academic UK eBook Other pricing structur ...

Science-Fiction

Recommendation: The Cambridge History of Science Fiction

The Cambridge History of Science Fiction

Description:

His first monograph is Octavia E. Butler (2016). by Gerry Canavan, Eric Carl Link. Dedication; Contributors; On not defining science fiction: an introduction Eric Carl Link and Gerry Canavan; Part I. Before the New Wave: 1. The Nile on eBay   FREE SH ...

Sciences

Recommendation: Progress in Essential Oil Research: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Essential Oils, Holzminden/Neuhaus, Federal Republic of Germany, Sep

Progress in Essential Oil Research: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Essential Oils, Holzminden/Neuhaus, Federal Republic of Germany, Sep

Description:

[EAN: 9783110106145], Neubuch, [SC: 0.0], [PU: De Gruyter, Mercury Learning And Information Mai 1986], ETHERISCHES ÖL, Neuware -Frontmatter -- Preface -- Otto Wallach memorial session -- Acknowledgements -- CONTENTS -- SECTION I. COMPOSITION OF ESSEN ...

Sex & eroticism

Recommendation: Beyond The Top Shelf: The Private Photography of Eric Wilkins

Beyond The Top Shelf: The Private Photography of Eric Wilkins

Description:

This out of print book and dust jacket are in excellent condition. This title is extremely hard to come by, even in the UK where is was produced by The Erotic Print Society in 2004. It is numbered 114/950 and comes with a certificate of authenticity. ...

Special editions, first editions & rarities

Recommendation: Doug Rickard: A New American Picture

Doug Rickard: A New American Picture

Description:

Aperture, 2014. First Thus. Hardcover in clamshell case with photographic print. NEW/new. SIGNED COPY LTD EDITION WITH PRINT Aperture, New York City, 2012. Hardcover in blue cloth housed in blue-cloth clamshell case. Limited edition of only 25 ind ...

Sport & movement

Recommendation: Tendon and Ligament Healing. A new approach through manual therapy.

Tendon and Ligament Healing. A new approach through manual therapy.

Description:

New York: Ballantine Books, 2014. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Rainer Hosch [Jacket photograph). xviii,194, [10] pages. Illustrations. Resources. Inscribed on the fep and signed by Gillibrand on the title page. Inscript ...

Thriller & horror

Recommendation: German Cinema - Terror and Trauma: Cultural Memory Since 1945 Thomas Elsaesser Author

German Cinema - Terror and Trauma: Cultural Memory Since 1945 Thomas Elsaesser Author

Description:

[ED: Buch], [PU: Taylor & Francis], Neuware - In German Cinema - Terror and Trauma Since 1945, Thomas Elsaesser reevaluates the meaning of the Holocaust for postwar German films and culture, while offering a reconsideration of trauma theory today. El ...

World religions

Recommendation: Bede's Eccleiastical History of the English People (Oxford Medieval Texts)

Bede's Eccleiastical History of the English People (Oxford Medieval Texts)

Description:

Bede's Ecclesiastical History was completed in 731 and still ranks among the most popular of history books. By the end of the eighth century copies of it were to be found in many parts of England and on the Continent, and some of these are still exta ...

Young adult literature

Recommendation: Harry Potter The Complete Audio Collection: J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter The Complete Audio Collection: J.K. Rowling

Description:

J.K. Rowling's complete internationally bestselling Harry Potter series brilliantly brought to life by Stephen Fry. From Harry's first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to his final battle with arch-enemy Voldemort, this beautifully ...

About: Particularly popular books

Particularly popular books are those that have captivated the hearts and minds of readers across generations, transcending time and trends to become cultural landmarks. These books often appear on bestseller lists, are widely recommended, and have a significant influence on society and literature. Their popularity can be attributed to engaging storytelling, relatable characters, thought-provoking themes, or groundbreaking ideas.

The history of popular books is rich and varied, with early examples including religious texts like the Bible and the Quran, which have shaped cultures and civilizations. In the 18th and 19th centuries, novels such as "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen and "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville captured the imagination of readers and set the stage for modern literature. The 20th century saw the rise of literary giants like J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series, which became global phenomena.

Popular books often reflect the zeitgeist of their time, addressing contemporary issues and resonating deeply with readers. They are frequently adapted into films, television series, and other media, further cementing their place in popular culture. Whether through timeless classics or modern bestsellers, particularly popular books continue to enchant, educate, and inspire readers worldwide.

Here are some of the best-known and most prominent authors whose works fall into the category of particularly popular books:

Classic Authors

  1. William Shakespeare:
    Notable Works: "Hamlet," "Romeo and Juliet," "Macbeth"
  2. Charles Dickens:
    Notable Works: "A Christmas Carol," "Oliver Twist," "Great Expectations"
  3. Jane Austen:
    Notable Works: "Pride and Prejudice," "Sense and Sensibility," "Emma"
  4. Mark Twain:
    Notable Works: "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
    Leo Tolstoy:
    Notable Works: "War and Peace," "Anna Karenina"


20th Century Authors

  1. F. Scott Fitzgerald:
    Notable Works: "The Great Gatsby," "Tender Is the Night"
  2. Ernest Hemingway:
    Notable Works: "The Old Man and the Sea," "A Farewell to Arms," "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  3. George Orwell:
    Notable Works: "1984," "Animal Farm"
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien:
    Notable Works: "The Hobbit," "The Lord of the Rings"
  5. Agatha Christie:
    Notable Works: "Murder on the Orient Express," "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd," "And Then There Were None"

Contemporary Authors

  1. J.K. Rowling:
    Notable Works: "Harry Potter" series
  2. Stephen King:
    Notable Works: "The Shining," "It," "The Dark Tower" series
  3. George R.R. Martin:
    Notable Works: "A Song of Ice and Fire" series
  4. Harper Lee:
    Notable Works: "To Kill a Mockingbird"
  5. John Grisham:
    Notable Works: "The Firm," "A Time to Kill," "The Pelican Brief"

These authors have created works that have achieved widespread popularity and critical acclaim, making them prominent figures in the world of literature. Their books have left a lasting impact on readers and continue to be celebrated for their contributions to literary culture.