James Patterson was born on June 29, 1932 in Derry, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for In the Heat of the Night (1967), Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972) and Play of the Week (1959).

Though Patterson is best known for his Alex Cross thrillers, one of his biggest-selling titles has been Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas (2001), an affecting love story awash in tragedy and hope.

It is based on John Ball's 1965 novel of the same name and tells the story of Virgil Tibbs, a black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi. It stars Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, and was produced by Walter Mirisch.

According to Guinness World Records as of 1995, the Bible is the best selling book of all time with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed. Sales estimates for other printed religious texts include at least 800 million copies for the Qur'an and 190 million copies for the Book of Mormon.

The Bible. Easily the most read book in the world is the Bible for obvious reasons. It is estimated to have sold over 40 million copies in the last 60 years. You can even find it at most hotels.

Chapter 1 Summary Sam feels a sense of pride performing his nightly duties; he knows he serves an important role for the townsfolk. He fills out a section of his report, and then debates whether to take a break or patrol the poor part of town.

The Heat of the Day, novel by Elizabeth Bowen, published in 1949, about the ramifications of an Englishwoman's discovery that her lover is a spy for the Axis Powers. The novel is set in London during World War II and concerns the lovers Stella and Robert, who both work for the British secret service.

The Most Read Books of All Time

• The Bible.
• The Holy Quran.
• The Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse Tung.
• Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling.
• The Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkien.
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
• The Da Vince Code by Dan Brown.
• The Twilight Saga by Stephanie Myers.

The Holy Bible The Holy Bible is the most read book in the world.

the Bible The most read book in the world is the Bible. Writer James Chapman created a list of the most read books in the world based on the number of copies each book sold over the last 50 years. He found that the Bible far outsold any other book, with a whopping 3.9 billion copies sold over the last 50 years.

Best-selling individual books

• The Bible (5 billion)
• The Quran (3 billion)
• The Little Red Book: Quotations from Chairman Mao (900 million)
• Don Quixote (500 million)
• Selected Articles of Chairman Mao (450 million)
• A Tale of Two Cities (200 million)
• The Lord of the Rings (150 million)

Wiesel opens the first chapter with a devastating recount of what happened to Moishe. Hungarians shipped out foreign Jews from Sighet, including Moishe, to the border of Poland. Once at the border, the Jews were handed over to the Germans to be killed and buried in mass graves.