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The best-selling books of 2014 according to Amazon
"The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd was Amazon's best-selling book in 2014, the online retail giant has revealed.
Meanwhile "The Heroes of Olympus Book Five: The Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan was the most popular book in the "Kids & Teens" category and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul" by Jeff Kinney was the most gifted tome.
John Grisham's latest novel, “Gray Mountain”, comes in at number two, making it the author's fourth consecutive year on Amazon's top 10 list. "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr came in third position.
Over half of the books in this year's bestseller lists are part of a literary series, while "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul" by Jeff Kinney is the only book in the top 20 to sell more print copies than Kindle copies.
The top list takes into account first editions that were published in 2014 and combines print and Kindle editions.
The top 20 best-selling books overall are:
1. "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd
2. "Gray Mountain" by John Grisham
3. "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
4. "Twenty Seconds Ago (Jack Reacher, #19)" by Lee Child
5. "Big Little Lies" by Liane Moriarty
6. "The Target (Will Robie Series)" by David Baldacci
7. "The Fixed Trilogy" by Laurelin Paige
8. "The Heroes of Olympus Book Five: The Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
9. "Top Secret Twenty-One (Stephanie Plum)" by Janet Evanovich
11. "Unlucky 13 (Women's Murder Club)" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
12. "Edge of Eternity: Book Three of The Century Trilogy" by Ken Follett
13. "Shadow Spell (Cousins O'Dwyer)" by Nora Roberts
14. "Mr Mercedes" by Stephen King
15. "Blood Magick (Cousins O'Dwyer)" by Nora Roberts
16. "Field of Prey" by John Sandford
17. "Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander)" by Diana Gabaldon
18. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul" by Jeff Kinney
19. "City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments)" by Cassandra Clare
20. "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis
To learn more about the best-selling books of the year, visit: www.amazon.com/bestsellingbooks2014. – AFP/Relaxnews, December 13, 2014.
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