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Daily Maverick Best Sellers December 2022

Our list is compiled from print sales data and other sources. It represents the bestselling books in South Africa from the previous three weeks to 03 Dec 2022, and combines Fiction and Non-fiction best sellers.

Our Poisoned Land
Months on the list: 2
Previous rank: 2

#1. Our Poisoned Land: Living in the Shadows of Zuma’s Keepers

by Jacques Pauw

When he took office in 2018, President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed new heads for law-enforcement agencies and formed the Investigating Directorate within the National Prosecuting Authority to bring fraudsters and looters to book. Yet, five years on, crime has spiked, most of the looters still walk free and the law-enforcement agencies are in shambles.

What went wrong? Once again, Jacques Pauw delves deep to find answers. 

It Starts With Us
Months on the list: 2
Previous rank: 1

#2. It Starts With us

by Colleen Hoover

Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life – and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter’s life. 
 
Hoover tells fan favourite Atlas’ side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to It Starts With Us.
It Ends With Us
Months on the list: 11
Previous rank: 3

#3. It Ends With Us

by Colleen Hoover

Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most. Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life suddenly seems almost too good to be true.

As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan – her first love and a link to the past she left behind.

No Plan B_2
Months on the list: 2
Previous rank: 8

#4. No Plan B (Jack Reacher #27)

by Lee Child with Andrew Child

Gerrardsville, Colorado. One tragic event. Two witnesses. Two conflicting accounts. One witness sees a woman throw herself in front of a bus – clearly suicide. The other witness is Jack Reacher. 

Reacher follows the killer, not knowing that this was part of something much bigger… a sinister, secret conspiracy, with powerful people on the take, enmeshed in an elaborate plot that leaves no room for error. If any step is compromised, the threat will have to be quickly and permanently removed.

But when the threat is Reacher, there is No Plan B….

Whitey sm
Months on the list:  NEW
Combined English & Afrikaans sales

#5. Whitey: The Rise and Rule of the Shoprite King

by Niel Joubert

Whitey Basson is hailed as a genius by his peers. He became a legend when, in the famous takeover deal in SA, he bought OK Bazaars for the nominal sum of a single Rand. In this authorised biography, financial journalist Niel Joubert pieces together the complex, fascinating story of how Basson grew Shoprite from eight small stores into the largest retailer in Africa, and the 35th largest retailer in the world.

Months on the list:  2
Previous rank: 5

#6. The ANC Billionaires

by Pieter du Toit

In September 1985 a group of white South African business leaders travelled to a game lodge in Zambia to meet with the exiled ANC leadership under Oliver Tambo and Thabo Mbeki. The group wanted to establish for themselves who and what the ANC was, and they were led by Gavin Relly, executive chairperson of Anglo American. 

Du Toit’s new book draws on first-hand accounts by major role players about the contentious relationship between capital and the ANC before, during and after the country’s transition to democracy.

Faf Through Fire
Months on the list: 2
Previous rank: 4

#7. Faf: Through Fire

by Faf du Plessis with Marco Botha

At times brutally honest, this fascinating, introspective work provides a unique insight into the mind and heart of one of South Africa’s most interesting and charismatic national captains. There is the public persona . . . the tattooed, fashion-conscious, mentally tough, immensely popular and yet, at times, misunderstood Du Plessis. And then there is the authentic Faf.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 17
Months on the list:  2
Previous rank: 9

#8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde (Book 17) 

by Jeff Kinney

Greg Heffley is finding out that the road to fame and glory comes with some hard knocks.

When he decides to tag along with his brother Rodrick’s band, Löded Diper, Greg doesn’t realize what he’s getting into. But he soon learns that late nights, unpaid gigs, fighting between band members, and money troubles are all part of the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle. Can Greg help Löded Diper become the legends they think they are? Or will too much time with Rodrick’s band be a diper överlöde? 

Atomic Habits
Months on the list: 11
Previous rank: 6

#9. 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.

South African Air Fryer Cookbook
Months on the list:  2
Previous rank: 10

#10. The South African Air Fryer Cookbook

by Louisa Holst

Welcome to the sizzling world of air frying! The South African Air Fryer Cookbook focuses on mouth-watering local favourites such as bobotie, apricot snoek with sweet potato, boerewors with chakalaka, paptert, milk tart and malva pudding.

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