The top-selling book lists included the following books:

* The Bible
* Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse Tung
* The Harry Potter series
* The Lord of the Rings
* The Chronicles of Narnia series
* The Guinness Book of World Records
* The World Almanac
* The Da Vinci Code
* The McGuffey Readers
* American Spelling Book
* A Message to Garcia
* Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
* Valley of the Dolls
* In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do?

Some of the top selling books are particularly absent. For instance, two publications by the Jehovah’s Witnesses have sold over 100 million copies, telling that they should be somewhere in the top ten. Additionally, many believe that The Three Musketeers may belong in top selling books list however counting copies sold may be impossible. Gone with the Wind is not with the top selling books. It ranks on 15th or 20th depending upon the list. The Little Prince as well may be among the top selling books, however this also is difficult to get an accurate count.