Top 25 Bestselling Books in 2009 on AbeBooks.com

2009 was a year of changes for the printed word, with e-books on the rise, and the closure of numerous newspapers and magazines around the globe. But here at AbeBooks, the classics hold their own. On AbeBooks.com's list of the 25 bestselling books of 2009, you'll find tried and true titles like To Kill a Mockingbird, The Catcher in the Rye, and The Grapes of Wrath alongside newer, modern titles. Some classics enjoyed a resurgence, as well, such as Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, whose portents of a society under economic collapse took on new meaning as the world battled against a recession. The economy also helped Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America to land a spot at #21. Other events that helped to shape book sales included the release of the film adaptation of Julie Powell's book Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously, in which the author devotes a year of her life to cooking every recipe in a Julia Child cookbook. The book and film sparked great renewed interest in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 1.