Our list is compiled from print sales data and other sources. It represents the bestselling books in South Africa from the previous four weeks to 13 April 2024, and combines Fiction and Non-fiction best sellers.
Months on the list: 27
Previous Rank: 2
#1. Atomic Habits
by James Clear
Transform your life with tiny changes in behaviour, starting now.
People think that when you want to change your life, you need to think big. But world-renowned habits expert James Clear has discovered another way. He knows that real change comes from the compound effect of hundreds of small decisions: doing two push-ups a day, waking up five minutes early, or holding a single short phone call.
He calls them atomic habits.
Months on the list: 2
Previous Rank: 1
#2. The Women
by Kristin Hannah
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation.
Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing.
But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself.
Months on the list: 7
Previous rank: 4
#3. The Diary of a CEO
by Steven Bartlett
Business strategy changes like the seasons. This is a book about something much more permanent.
At the very heart of all the success and failure Bartlett has been exposed to – both his own entrepreneurial journey and through the thousands of interviews he’s conducted on my podcast – are a set of principles that can stand the test of time, apply to any industry, and be used by anyone who is search of building something great or becoming someone great.
Months on the list: 5
Previous Rank: 3
#4. The Psychology of Money
by Morgan Housel
Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people.
Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life’s most important topics.
Months on the list: NEW
#5. Anoniem
by Chanette Paul
Kan jy vlug van wie jy regtig is Lula Prins wil oor begin op Heydendal. ‘n Nuwe lewe, ‘n nuwe dorp, ‘n nuwe naam. Anoniem.
Dan stap ‘n nuwe man ongenooid by haar lewe in en haar verlede begin haar inhaal.
Kriek Kruger wil uitvind wat met sy laatlambroer, Dian, gebeur het.
Gaan Kriek uitvind wie sy regtig is? En kan ‘n mens ooit werklik van jou jouself weg vlug?
Months on the list: 27
Previous Rank: 2
#1. Atomic Habits
by James Clear
Transform your life with tiny changes in behaviour, starting now.
People think that when you want to change your life, you need to think big. But world-renowned habits expert James Clear has discovered another way. He knows that real change comes from the compound effect of hundreds of small decisions: doing two push-ups a day, waking up five minutes early, or holding a single short phone call.
He calls them atomic habits.
Months on the list: 2
Previous Rank: 1
#2. The Women
by Kristin Hannah
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation.
Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing.
But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself.
Months on the list: 7
Previous rank: 4
#3. The Diary of a CEO
by Steven Bartlett
Business strategy changes like the seasons. This is a book about something much more permanent.
At the very heart of all the success and failure Bartlett has been exposed to – both his own entrepreneurial journey and through the thousands of interviews he’s conducted on my podcast – are a set of principles that can stand the test of time, apply to any industry, and be used by anyone who is search of building something great or becoming someone great.
Months on the list: 5
Previous Rank: 3
#4. The Psychology of Money
by Morgan Housel
Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people.
Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life’s most important topics.
Months on the list: NEW
#5. Anoniem
by Chanette Paul
Kan jy vlug van wie jy regtig is Lula Prins wil oor begin op Heydendal. ‘n Nuwe lewe, ‘n nuwe dorp, ‘n nuwe naam. Anoniem.
Dan stap ‘n nuwe man ongenooid by haar lewe in en haar verlede begin haar inhaal.
Kriek Kruger wil uitvind wat met sy laatlambroer, Dian, gebeur het.
Gaan Kriek uitvind wie sy regtig is? En kan ‘n mens ooit werklik van jou jouself weg vlug?
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