February best-selling books on Amazon (UK and US)

In the UK, the best-selling book during the month of February was
Mums Know Best: The Hairy Bikers' Family Cookbook, written by the hosts of the BBC's "Hairy Bikers" television series. In the US, the month's best-selling title was
A Patriot's History of the United States, a historical account from Columbus's discovery of the continent through the present day.

Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy and Stephenie Meyer's Twilight books continue to dominate the UK bestseller charts, with all three of Larsson's thriller books and two of Meyer's vampire titles making the top ten. Other popular titles include Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones, which was adapted into a motion picture, as well as two additional cookbook titles and a selection from L J Smith's young adult series The Vampire Diaries.

Food writer Michael Pollan's guide to healthy eating, Food Rules, was a top title in the US, followed by Katherine Stockett's The Help, a novel set during the American civil rights movement. Other popular titles: StrengthsFinder 2.0, which features a new aptitude test; Game Change, a political non-fiction title; selections from Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson young adult series, of which one book has been adapted into a movie; and a title from Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse vampire series.

Amazon.co.uk's February bestsellers:

1. Mums Know Best: The Hairy Bikers' Family Cookbook by Dave Myers, Si King
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
3. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
4. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
5. Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
6. Eclipse (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
7. Hamlyn All Colour 200 Slow Cooker Recipes by Hamlyn
8. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson
9. 101 One-pot Dishes: Tried-and-tested Recipes by BBC Good Food Magazine
10. The Struggle: Bks. 1 & 2 (The Vampire Diaries) by L J Smith


Amazon.com's February bestsellers:

1. A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror by Larry Schweikart, Michael Allen
2. Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan
3. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
4. StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths by Tom Rath
5. Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime by John Heilemann, Mark Halperin
6. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Books 1-3) by Rick Riordan
9. The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 5) by Rick Riordan
10. Dead in the Family: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel by Charlaine Harris

Independent Comment
blog comments powered by Disqus
Career Services

Day In a Page

Feeding a hungry world – or meddling with laws of nature?

Feeding a hungry world – or meddling with laws of nature?

As scientists at Rothamsted's GM trials plead with activists not to sabotage their work, Michael McCarthy visits the battle field
Monkey meat that could be behind the next HIV

Monkey meat that could be behind the next HIV

Deep in Cameroon's rainforests, poachers are killing primates for food. Evan Williams reports from Yokadouma on a practice that could create a pandemic
Catcalls, whistles, groping: just another day for a young woman

Catcalls, whistles, groping: just another day for a young woman

Government urged to take abuse more seriously as London study shows 41 per cent are harassed
Jailing of Maori separatists stirs colonial-era resentment

Jailing of Maori separatists stirs colonial-era resentment

Militant Tuhoe tribe members defiant amid claims race relations had been set back 100 years
Fatal crashes are cyclists' fault, says Boris

Fatal crashes are cyclists' fault, says Boris

Mayor condemned for saying that two-thirds of riders killed on the road were at fault in accidents
Move over Brangelina, this night belongs to Kingston Bagpuize

Move over Brangelina, this night belongs to Kingston Bagpuize

Unlikely community movie beats the stars to get prized Leicester Square premiere
Solved after 33 years? Case of first missing boy shown on milk carton

Solved after 33 years?

Case of first missing boy shown on milk carton
Like mamma used to make: Pizza Pilgrims is proving a word-of mouth sensation

Pizza Pilgrims: Like mamma used to make

A van dispensing purist pizzas is proving a word-of mouth sensation
The supper on its uppers: Why we need to learn to entertain lavishly for less

Supper on its uppers: Entertain lavishly for less

Dinner parties are buckling under the pressures of food snobbery and belt-tightening...
The 10 best summer cookbooks

The 10 best summer cookbooks

From Claudia Roden's The Food of Spain to The Art of Cooking with Vegetables by Alain Passard...
Gorgeous Georgian: Now we can enjoy the cuisine of Russia's fiery neighbour nearer home

Gorgeous Georgian cuisine

The food of Russia's fiery neighbour is among the world's most inventive and original
Fury at Obama over filmmakers' access to Bin Laden kill team

Fury at Obama over filmmakers' access to Bin Laden kill team

White House denies putting politics before national security
Novak Djokovic: Patriot's game

Novak Djokovic: Patriot's game

The world No 1 is fiercely proud to be from Serbia and to be improving his country's profile. And he knows that winning the French Open – and therefore holding all four Slams – will do his cause no harm at all
Rugby league's great drugs cover-up

Rugby league's great drugs cover-up

After Hull's Martin Gleeson failed a drug test last year it sparked an avalanche of lies, complacency and confusion which Robin Scott-Elliot reveals for the first time
Ian Bell: Forget good-looking shots, I want to be known as a tough operator

Ian Bell: View From the Middle

It was nice to play a pressure innings at Lord's on Monday and be recognised for it