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This was  a virtually impossible task. Put together a list of 50 must-read science fiction books  and don’t make anyone angry. Science fiction is the most discussed and argued  over genre in literature but it actually goes way beyond books and into film,  TV, video games and even toys. Here are the criteria we used. One [...]

At least 15,000 books have been written about Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. If you wish to learn about the man who led the North during the American Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862 then you are not going to be restricted by choice. (AbeBooks alone has more [...]

It’s always interesting to find out what books people own, it gives you a small window into someone’s life and places their interests, passions, and sense of humor on display.  Most of my colleagues and I have admitted that when we get invited into someone’s home, we will often scan over our hosts bookshelves, just [...]

AbeBooks.com top 10 bestselling books from December 2012 1. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 2. The Shack by William P. Young 3. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey 4. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 5. East of Eden by John Steinbeck 6. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 7. [...]

Our friends at BookFinder compile one of the most interesting lists in the book business – the top 100 most searched for out-of-print books in the United States. Sadly, books fall out-of-print when publishers decide that there isn’t enough demand. That’s when the used book market becomes important for ensuring that these hard-to-find titles can [...]

For those of you who didn’t know, Bill Gates – yes that Bill Gates – has a blog; on which he writes about the sorts of things that would interest any multi-billionaire philanthropist/technologist: Education, Health, Development, and most importantly Books. Most recently he has posted his top 10 reads from 2012 including full reviews of [...]

Our most  expensive sales during November 2012 featured a book of paintings by Belgian artist  and botanist Pierre-Joseph Redouté, who was so famous for his watercolors of  roses, lilies and other flowers that he was dubbed the “The Raphael of  Flowers.”  A copy of his most famous publication Les Roses sold  for $28,000. The British  [...]

AbeBooks.com Top 10 bestselling books from November 2012 1. Life of Pi by Yann Martel 2. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkie 3. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie 4. The Shack by William P. Young 5. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill 6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by [...]

Tom Wolfe doesn’t bring out a book very often. His latest novel is Back in Blood but his previous one before that was I am Charlotte Simmons in 2004. Back in Blood has been reviewed everywhere and it’s a big sprawling novel of American life and American strife set in Miami. His first book was [...]

Top 10 bestselling books on AbeBooks.com 1. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey  2. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 3. Life of Pi by Yann Martel 4. The Awakening by Kate Chopin 5. Bring Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel 6. The Giver’ by Louis Lowry 7. Man’s Search for [...]