Entertainment, religious purposes, studying, and more! Books are incredible, and they have taught us so much. They provide a safe place for any intellectual to store his or her thoughts.
They provide a means of transporting these thoughts from person to person. We should all try and make a habit of reading books.
Enough said, now let's dive into 5 best selling books of all time.
Look for these books in libraries or just download their pdfs. You'll definitely learn something new. Here we go..
#1 Don Quixote
Year of publication: 1605–1615
Copies sold(Worldwide): 500 million
Original language: Spanish
Author: Miguel de Cervantes
Story
The plot revolves around the adventures of a noble (hidalgo) from La Mancha named Alonso Quixano, who reads so many chivalric romances that he loses his mind and decides to become a knight-errant (caballero andante) to revive chivalry and serve his nation, under the name Don Quixote de la Mancha.
#2 The Pilgrim's Progress
Year of publication: 1678
Copies sold: 250 million
Original language: English
Author: John Bunyan
Story
The narrator defends the story he is about to tell, which is framed as a dream. He explains that he fell asleep in the wilderness and dreamed of a man named Christian, who was tormented by spiritual anguish.
A spiritual guide named Evangelist visits Christian and urges him to leave the City of Destruction.
Christian begins a journey from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City as the ultimate enemy tries everything in his power to distract him from his destination.
#3 The Lord of the Rings
Year of publication: 1954–1955
Copies sold(Worldwide): 150 million
Original language: English
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Story
The Lord of the Rings is an entity named Sauron, the Dark Lord, who long ago lost the One Ring that contains much of his power.
His overriding desire is to reclaim the Ring and use it to enslave all of Middle-earth.
The story of The Lord of the Rings begins with several events that take place in The Hobbit.
The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the Dwarf; Legolas the Elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.
#4 The Alchemist
Year of publication: 1988
Copies sold(Worldwide): 65–150 million
Original language: Portuguese
Author: Paulo Coelho
Story
The Alchemist follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago. Believing a recurring dream to be prophetic, he asks a Romani fortune teller in a nearby town about its meaning.
The woman interprets the dream as a prophecy telling the boy that he will discover a treasure at the Egyptian pyramids.
Santiago along the way, learns to listen to his heart and, more importantly, realizes that his dreams, or his Personal Legend, are not just his but part of the Soul of the Universe.
#5 The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince)
Year of publication: 1943
Copies sold: 140 million
Original language: French
Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Story
This magical musical fable begins as a pilot makes a forced landing on the barren Sahara Desert.
He is befriended by a "little" prince from the planet Asteroid B-612.
In the days that follow, the pilot learns of the small boy's history and planet-hopping journeys in which he met a King, a businessman, an historian, and a general.
It isn't until he comes to Earth that the Little Prince learns the secrets of the importance of life from a Fox, a Snake, and the pilot.
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