Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton, FRSL (; born 20 December 1969) is a Swiss-born British philosopher and author. His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. He published "Essays in Love" (1993), which went on to sell two million copies. Other bestsellers include "How Proust Can Change Your Life" (1997), "Status Anxiety" (2004) and "The Architecture of Happiness" (2006).
Killing Lincoln
As of 14 November 2011, "Killing Lincoln" was among Amazon's best sellers and at number two on the "New York Times" list of best-selling non-fiction. It also held the number one spot on the "New York Times E-Book Nonfiction" list for multiple weeks. In late October 2011, the publisher, Henry Holt and Co., stated that "Killing Lincoln" had sold nearly a million copies. On the November 14, 2011 edition of "The O'Reilly Factor", O'Reilly told his television audience that "there are now more than 1 million copies of "Killing Lincoln" in print, and the book continues to sell briskly." By December 2012, the New York Times reported the book had been on their best-seller list for more than 65 weeks.