Alice Oseman and more authors: top of the best

Since The Bible until Don Quijote of La Manchathere have been several titles that experts have named as “the best-selling books in history”, however, the book has been created for several centuries and there were not always ways to measure which were the most popular works – as is now the case. does amazon– coupled with the level of illiteracy of the time.

There have been long debates among historians about which was the first book in history: whether the first written on clay, bone, or wax and wood tablets from Mesopotamia; the papyrus scrolls in Alexandria; those made with bamboo and silk in ancient China or the codices, the truth is that this object has accompanied the human being throughout his life and, like man, has evolved.

And it is that after the invention of the movable type printing press in 1440 by the hand of Johannes Gutenberg, passing through the bookstores, the increase in literacy, the arrival of the internet and with it the content digitization, now one of the great challenges is the amount of texts available to read.

With this, technology has facilitated the way to measure the fame of literary pieces, one of them is the ranking offered by the Amazon platform, a list that works like a photograph of society by capturing what readers are ” devouring” at a certain time.

From essays, poetry, comics, comedy, novels, suspense, science fiction to horror stories or self-improvement, these are the top 10 best selling books this Thursday June 2 at Amazon Mexico.

1. The Midnight Library

Author: Matt Haig

Number of pages: 336

The Midnight Library Matt Haig 2020 GOODREADS AWARD FOR BEST FICTION “Between life and death is a library. And the shelves of that library are infinite. Each book gives you the opportunity to taste another life you could have lived and to see how things would have changed if you had made different decisions. Would you have done something differently if you had the opportunity? Nora Seed shows up, somehow, at the Midnight Library, where she is offered a new chance to make things right. Until then, her life has been marked by unhappiness and regret. Nora feels that she has let everyone down and herself as well. But this is about to change. The books in the Midnight Library will allow Nora to live as if she had done things differently. With the help of an old friend, she will have the option to dodge everything she regrets doing (or not doing), in pursuit of the perfect life. But things won’t always be as she imagined they would be, and soon her decisions will put the Library and herself in extreme danger. Nora must answer one last question before time runs out: what is the best way to live?

2. The subtle art of not giving a fuck: A disruptive approach to living the good life

Author: Mark Manson

Number of pages: 224

Revised edition of this worldwide best-seller. For the past several years, Mark Manson—on his popular blog—has been busy correcting our delusional expectations of ourselves and the world. He now he offers us all his intrepid wisdom in this groundbreaking book. Manson reminds us that human beings are fallible and limited: “not all of us can be extraordinary: there are winners and losers in society and this is not always fair or it is your fault”. Manson advises us to recognize our limitations and accept them. This is, according to him, the true origin of empowerment. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness that we seek. . This manifesto is a refreshing slap in the face for us to start leading more fulfilled and grounded lives.

3. Heartstopper (VRYA Spanish): 1

Author: Alice Osseman

Number of pages: 288

Charly and Nick go to the same school, although they had never met until the day they are made to sit together in their study group. Very soon they become friends and even sooner Charlie begins to have feelings for Nick… even though he knows it’s impossible. But love works in unexpected ways, and Nick is more interested in Charlie than either of them can believe.

4. Man in search of meaning

Author: Viktor E. Frankl

Number of pages: 162

New translation of “The man in search of meaning”. Dr. Frankl, a psychiatrist and writer, often asks his patients with multiple ailments, “Why don’t you kill yourself? And many times, from the answers, he extracts an orientation for the psychotherapy to be applied: to this one, what ties him to life are the children of the other, a talent, an ability without exploiting a third party, perhaps, only a few memories that worth rescuing from oblivion. Weaving these tenuous threads of broken lives into a firm, coherent, meaningful and responsible warp is the object with which logotherapy is faced. In this work, Viktor E. Frankl explains the experience that led him to discover logotherapy. Prisoner, for a long time, in the heartless concentration camps, he himself felt in his very being what a naked existence meant. How could he who had lost everything, who had seen everything worthwhile destroyed, who suffered hunger, cold, endless brutalities, who was on the verge of extermination so many times, how could he accept that life was worth living? ? The psychiatrist who has personally had to face such rigors deserves to be heard, because there is no one like him to judge our human condition wisely and compassionately. Dr. Frankl’s words reach a surprisingly hopeful temper about the human ability to transcend their difficulties and discover the convenient and guiding truth.

5. First readings. The three pigs

Author: Joseph Jacobs

Number of pages: 16

First readings. The Three Little Pigs Jacobs, Joseph (Author) In this story, Gulliver’s fantastic travels make a stop in the country of Lilliput. At first, the diminutive Lilliputians see Gulliver as dangerous due to his large size, but he soon becomes the best friend of the people of Lilliput by defending them from their worst enemy. The books in the First Readings series narrate extraordinary adventures of creatures and fantastic characters that stimulate the imagination of children. With works written in plain language, this illustrated series is a collection of some of the world’s best classic tales. For all this, the series is a magnificent opportunity to introduce children to regular reading.

6. How to make good things happen to you

Author: Marian Rojas

Number of pages: 232

“Good things need a plan” Uniting the scientific, psychological and human point of view, the author offers us a deep reflection, sprinkled with useful advice and with an eminently didactic vocation, about the application of our own abilities to the effort of procuring a full and happy existence: knowing and optimizing certain areas of the brain, setting goals and objectives in life, exercising will power, activating emotional intelligence, developing assertiveness, avoiding excessive self-criticism and self-demand, claiming the role of optimism.

7. Cat is sleepy

Author: Satoshi Kitamura

Number of pages: 14

This is a nice and familiar story where the protagonist, a cat, all he wants to do is sleep. He goes through the whole house, until in the end he finds the ideal place. And finally, he goes to sleep.

8. HEARTSTOPPER VOLUME 2

Author: Alice Osseman

Number of pages: 328

Nick and Charlie are best friends. Nick knows that Charlie is gay, and Charlie is sure that Nick is not. But the ways of love can be surprising, and Nick is discovering a lot about his friends, his family…and about himself.

9. The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season Two)

Author: Phil Szostak

Number of pages: 256

This official behind-the-scenes companion to the second season of the hit Disney+ series The Mandalorian features exclusive concept art from the Lucasfilm art department and original interviews with the artists, writers, and filmmakers The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season Two) takes to fans behind the scenes of the second season of the Emmy Award-winning Disney+ live-action television series Star Wars.

10. Many Lives, Many Masters

Author: Brian Weiss

Number of pages: 240

This deeply moving book has become an extraordinary bestseller with 1.5 million readers since its first publication in 1988. In it, Brian Weiss recounts the amazing experience that changed his life forever, in a masterpiece of spirituality that is still a must read. One of her patients, Catherine, recalled her past lives under hypnosis and managed to find in them the origin of many of the traumas she suffered. Catherine was cured, but something unusual happened: she managed to get in touch with the Masters, superior spirits that inhabit the states between two lives. They communicated to him important messages of wisdom and knowledge. “Dr. Weiss’s credentials, and his initial skepticism, attract people who might not otherwise have approached this book.” New York Times

*Note: Some books may not have an author, page number or description because the platform does not provide it.

Persons over the age of 18 who live in Mexico they read an average of 3.9 books a yearwhich implies an increase with respect to the 3.7 books registered in 2021, according to the Module on Reading (MOLEC) of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) released in 2022.

According to the study, reading magazines and newspapers in digital format it reached its lowest point in the last six years; On the contrary, the pages of Internetforums and blogs had an increase.

Compared to the figures for 2016, the reading of digital magazines went from 51.4% to 34.9%; digital newspapers went from 57.6% to 33.9%; while internet pages, photos and blogs increased from 45.2% to 57.6 percent.

The books read by the adult reading population were 3.9 copies, the highest number recorded since 2016. In addition, women remain at the forefront of book reading with 65.9% compared to 54.4% of male readers; however, men read more when it comes to newspapers, with 44.1% compared to 23.5%, as well as in comics, registering 9.6 compared to 7.3 percent

Of the 18-year-old literate book reader population, 44.1% declared that the main reason for reading them is for entertainmentwhile 23.8% did so for work or study, 20.7% for general knowledge, 10.1% for religion and 1.4% for another reason.

The type of books read by the literate population aged 18 and over in the last twelve months was literature (novels, short stories, science fiction, poetry, plays, etc.) with 39.5%, followed by specialized books, 29.5%. ; self-help, personal or religious improvement, with 29.5%; general culture, 26.5%; and manuals, guides or recipe books with 8.4 percent.

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