Spencer Johnson English 1998 26 million[77] A Brief History of Time Stephen Hawking English 1988 25 million[78] Paul et Virginie Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre French 1788 25 million[79] Lust for Life Irving Stone English 1934 25 million[80] The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame English 1908 25 million[81] The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey English 1989 25 million[82] Virgin Soil Upturned (Поднятая целина) Mikhail Sholokhov Russian 1935 24 million copies in USSR[61] The Celestine Prophecy James Redfield English 1993 23 million[83] The Fault in Our Stars John Green English 2012 23 million[84] The Shack William P. Young English 2007 22 million[85] Uncle Styopa (Дядя Степа) Sergey Mikhalkov Russian 1936 21 million copies in USSR[61] The Godfather Mario Puzo English 1969 21 million[86] Love Story Erich Segal English 1970 21 million[87] Catching Fire Suzanne Collins English 2009 21 million in U.S.[76] Mockingjay Suzanne Collins English 2010 20 million in U.S.[76] Kitchen Banana Yoshimoto Japanese 1988 20 million [88] Andromeda Nebula Ivan Yefremov Russian 1957 20 million[89] Autobiography of a Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda Hindi 1946 20 million[90] Gone Girl Gillian Flynn English 2012 20 million[91] The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins English 2015 20 million[92] All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen nichts Neues) Erich Maria Remarque German 1929 20 million[93] The Bermuda Triangle Charles Berlitz English 1974 20 million[94] Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe English 1958 20 million[95] Animal Farm George Orwell English 1945 20 million[96] Wolf Totem (狼图腾) Jiang Rong Chinese 2004 20 million[97] The Happy Hooker: My Own Story Xaviera Hollander English 1971 20 million[98] Jaws Peter Benchley English 1974 20 million[99] Love You Forever Robert Munsch English 1986 20 million[100] The Women's Room Marilyn French English 1977 20 million[101] What to Expect When You're Expecting Arlene Eisenberg and Heidi Murkoff English 1984 20 million[102] Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain English 1885 20 million[103] The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ Sue Townsend English 1982 20 million[104] Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen English 1813 20 million[105][106] Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft (Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen) Thor Heyerdahl Norwegian 1950 20 million[107] The Good Soldier Švejk (Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války) Jaroslav Hašek Czech 1923 20 million[108] Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak English 1963 20 million[109] The Power of Positive Thinking Norman Vincent Peale English 1952 20 million[110] The Secret Rhonda Byrne English 2006 20 million[111] Fear of Flying Erica Jong English 1973 20 million[112] Dune Frank Herbert English 1965 20 million[113] Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl English 1964 20 million[114] The Naked Ape Desmond Morris English 1968 20 million[115]