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  2. List of best-selling fiction authors - Wikipedia

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    Author Min. estimated sales Max. estimated sales Original language Genre and/or major works Number of books Nationality William Shakespeare: 2 billion [1] 4 billion [2] English: Plays and poetry, e.g. Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Hamlet: 42 British: Agatha Christie: 2 billion [3] 4 billion [2] English Whodunits, including the Miss Marple and ...

  3. List of richest literary prizes - Wikipedia

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    "the largest in the world for a competition of this kind". [46] 39,358 £30,000 Sunday Times Short Story Award: Short story United Kingdom English "The world's richest short story prize" (single short story). [47] 38,081 CA$50,000 Montreal International Poetry Prize: Poetry Canada Any Thought to be the world's richest award for a single-poem. [48]

  4. List of best-selling books - Wikipedia

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    The books are listed according to the highest sales estimate as reported in reliable, independent sources. According to Guinness World Records, as of 1995, the Bible was the best-selling book of all time, with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed. [1]

  5. ‘Moneyball’ and ‘Big Short’ author Michael Lewis says elite ...

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    Many on the Forbes World’s Billionaires List made their billions in finance or tech. And, while many notable exceptions exist, these industries typically require advanced degrees to rise in.

  6. Jimmy Carter Turns 100: The Former President Has ... - AOL

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    Jimmy Carter has another big milestone to celebrate on his 100th birthday — his ranking as the most successful author out of any former president.. The 39th president — who turned 100 on ...

  7. Bestseller - Wikipedia

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    Bestsellers are usually separated into fiction and non-fiction categories. Different list compilers have created a number of other subcategories. The New York Times was reported to have started its "Children's Books" section in 2001 just to move the Harry Potter books out of the No. 1, 2, and 3 positions on their fiction chart, which the then three-book series had monopolized for over a year.