In an era of high technology, despite the frantic pace of life, people continue to spend time reading books.Whether it's printed edition or the electronic version of its contents remains unchanged.Access to a large number of books on the Internet makes it easy to find the right literature, and gives us the opportunity to fairly high precision track with the search engines, what are the preferences of today's readers, in particular, what is the most read book in the world at the moment.However, the results may surprise you!We present three of the most popular books in the world.
the first place in our ranking of "most read book in the world" is the Bible.Why is it occupies a leading position?During the existence of it was printed in the amount of 6 billion copies!This means that for every person on the planet has to one book.It is worth noting the prevalence of religious beliefs based on the Bible.Let's not forget about the universality of this book.Scientists around the world have repeatedly confirmed the historical value of the Bible, its importance to science.Each of us at least once in a lifetime is to open the Bible, because it does not lose its relevance for the past thousands of years, and it makes you wonder about its true significance for mankind!
second most read book in the world is a collection of quotations of Mao Zedong.The leader of the PRC showed himself to be a superior man.He has incredible mental abilities and personal qualities that will allow him for many years successfully lead the vast country.Its activities can be treated differently.Whether you condemn the policy of Mao Zedong, or she is to have exemplary, the fact remains - a collection of quotations leader of the People's Republic of China went to the world of more than 900 million copies.
most read book in the world, occupying the third place in our rankings, written by British writer JRRTolkien.This world-famous trilogy "The Lord of the Rings", which became even more popular after the Oscar-winning film adaptation of Peter Jackson in 2001-2003.Tolkien in his work created a special reality that is reflected in the modern youth subculture.This is also a positive impact on the ranking of the book.On the whole, the trilogy about the journey brave hobbits managed to attract 100 million readers.
most popular book in the world, as we know now - that's the Bible.Prisoners in her intangibles - the experience and wisdom of humanity - allowed her to climb to the top of our rankings.Most read - does not mean the most expensive book in the world.Although if you add up the cost of all publications, the amount will be impressive.But let's look at the cost of a book based on one instance to date, above all.
It should be noted that the most valuable books are issued in the Middle Ages, when the printing press only appeared, and the process of creating a book was worth a lot of money.Now, these tomes of its price can compete with the most expensive real estate in the world.For example, "Comedy, tragedy and history" by William Shakespeare, published in 1623, was sold at Sotheby's for 5.1 million dollars!The most expensive book in the world at the moment is considered the book "Leicester Code" (Leonardo da Vinci), written in mirror writing.Bill Gates bought the edition for $ 24 million.
