HT-Nielsen top 10: Narendra Modi’s Exam Warriors rules non-fiction list

Here’s your weekly digest of the best-selling fiction, non-fiction and children’s books.

books Updated: May 05, 2018 08:58 IST
Here’s the HT-Nielsen Top 10 list for this week.(Shutterstock)

New entrant She Friend-Zoned My Love by Sudeep Nagarkar has managed to displace long time number one on the bestselling fiction list, Paulo Coehlo’s The Alchemist, and move it to second position. Ravinder Singh’s Will You Still Love Me? is at third position while Chetan Bhagat’s One Indian Girl retains its spot as fourth in the list. Anuja Chauhan’s Baaz, also a new entrant, takes fifth position.

Top - 10 Fiction Titles
  • She Friend-Zoned My Love, Sudeep Nagarkar
  • The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
  • Will You Still Love Me?, Ravinder Singh
  • One Indian Girl, Chetan Bhagat
  • Baaz, Anuja Chauhan
  • The Immortals of Meluha, Amish Tripathi
  • Sita: Warrior of Mithila, Amish Tripathi
  • Origin, Dan Brown
  • Ram - Scion of Ikshvaku, Amish
  • The Boy with a Broken Heart, Durjoy Datta
Top-10 Non-Fiction Trade Titles
  • Exam Warriors, Narendra Modi
  • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Mark Manson
  • The Heartfulness Way, Joshua D. Patel, Kamlesh & Pollock
  • Gurudev: On the Plateau of the Peak:The Life of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Bhanumathi Narasimhan
  • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
  • Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert T. Kiyosaki
  • Attitude is Everything: Change Your Attitude ... Change Your Life!, Jeff Keller
  • Manorama Yearbook 2018, Mammen Matthew
  • Inner Engineering: A Yogi’s Guide to Joy
  • The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing

In the non-fiction list, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Exam Warriors rules as number one. Last week’s top, Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is now second. This is followed by Kamlesh D Patel’s The Heartfulness Way and Bhanumathi Narasimhan’s Gurudev. Next comes Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind.

Coming to the list of best-selling children’s books by international publishers, at number one position this week too is Jeff Kinney’s Wimpy Kid book, The Getaway. Next are JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and. John Green’s Turtles All the Way Down and Sudha Murthy’s Grandma’s Bag of Stories remain unchanged at number four and five.

Top-5 Children, Young Adult & Educational Titles- International Publisher
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway, Jeff Kinney
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  • Turtles All the Way Down, John Green
  • Grandma’s Bag of Stories
Top-5 Children, Young Adult & Educational Titles- Indian Publisher
  • Great Stories for Children, Ruskin Bond
  • The Blue Umbrella, Ruskin, Ruskin Bond
  • The Best of Tenali Raman, Rungeen Singh
  • The Best of Panchatantra, Rungeen Singh
  • 365 Pancharantra Stories

Ruskin Bond’s Great Stories for Children is back at number one position in the list of best-selling children’s books in Indian publishing. Ruskin Bond’s The Blue Umbrella is a new entrant, occupying second spot. Next are Rungeen Singh’s The Best of Tenali Raman and The Best of Panchatantra. These are followed by 365 Panchatantra Stories.

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