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Top 10 for 10 Years - 2007
2008 is Fanatics' 10th anniversary! To celebrate every fanatical year, we have gone back in time, through the Top 10 books from each of the last 10 years.
We picked our favourites from the bestselling titles, from 1998 to 2007. You'll enjoy revisiting these chart-toppers - they are the books everyone was talking about at the time.
What you see in the pages that follow is a delicious concoction of books that hit the top sales charts, and books that captured our imagination, and remain top of mind. We hope you enjoy will enjoy the list as much as we enjoyed compiling it.
Select a top ten from a year below:
This is an incredible chronicle of thirty years of
Afghan history. Hosseini shows how a woman's
love for her family can move her to shocking and
heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it
is love, that is often the key to survival.
Shantaram is based on a ten-year period of the author's
life in Bombay, an epic tale of slums and five-star hotels,
romantic love and prison torture, mafia gang wars and
Bollywood films. A gripping adventure story, a superbly
written meditation on good and evil and an authentic
evocation of Bombay life.
Narrated by Death, this is the story of a young
orphan girl who steals books, her foster family and
the Jewish boxer hidden in their basement as they
struggle to survive in Nazi Germany. It is a lifechanging
tale of the cruel twists of fate and a joyous
look at how books can nourish the soul.
This is the gripping life story of Springbok rugby
coach Jake White. White takes readers into rugby's
inner sanctum, where politicking and hidden agendas
sometimes supersede the best interests of the
sport, and relates the incredible highs and desperate
lows of being part of the Springbok set-up. Riveting,
controversial, sometimes amusing and often
unbelievable.
In this book, you'll learn how to use The Secret in
every aspect of your life, from money or health to
relationships, happiness, and every interaction you
have in the world. You'll begin to understand the
hidden, untapped power that's within you, and this
revelation can bring joy to every aspect of your
life.
Andrew Feinstein became an active and ardent
member of the ANC in the 1980s. He was elected
to parliament and rose swiftly through the ranks,
earning the label 'Mr Clean' for his unstinting work
against graft and corruption. But there came a time
when Feinstein was forced to choose between his
principles and the party he had so admired. This
is his story.
The year is 1991, and Spud Milton's long walk to
manhood is still creeping along at an unnervingly
slow pace. Approaching the ripe old age of fifteen
and still with no signs of the much anticipated balldrop,
Spud is coming to terms with the fact that
he may well be a freak of nature.
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8 ZHOOZSH!
by Jeremy and Jacqui Mansfield
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For those who love to cook, and those who don't,
comes this fabulous, funny and flippant cookbook.
Chock-a-block with quick and easy recipes,
humorous stories, travel anecdotes and a behindthe-
scenes look at the life of Jeremy and Jacqui
Mansfield, this laugh-out-loud cookbook will be
enjoyed in other rooms of the home, not just the
kitchen!
This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched
a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth
Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to
leave behind all the trappings of modern American
success (marriage, house in the country, career)
and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life.
An important book from top nutritionist Patrick
Holford and leading health journalist Jerome Burne.
Exhaustively researched and based on solid scientific
trials and illuminating case histories, it will
revolutionise the way you think about your health.
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