Daily Maverick Best Sellers May 2023

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 May 2023, and combines Fiction and Non-fiction best sellers.

Months on the list: NEW

#1. Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt

by Lucinda Riley with Harry Whittaker

The seven sisters are gathered together for the first time, on board the Titan to say a final goodbye to the enigmatic father they loved so dearly.

To the surprise of everyone, it is the missing sister who Pa Salt has chosen to entrust with the clue to their pasts. But for every truth revealed, another question emerges.

With this book, The Seven Sisters series draws to a stunning, unforgettable conclusion.

Months on the list: 16
Previous rank: 1

#2. 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: NEW

#3. Nemesis

by Wilbur Smith with Tom Harper

Paris,1794. Revolutionary fervour has erupted into the Reign of Terror. A young man, Paul Courtney, hides in a crowd watching as the condemned are brought to the guillotine. Among them is Constance Courtney, Paul’s mother.

As he watches her brutal execution, he knows he must avoid the same fate and fulfil his promise to her – to survive, no matter what.

Months on the list: 16
Previous rank: 2

#4. 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.

Months on the list: NEW

#5. Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty

by Michael Cardo

Cardo has produced a vivid portrait based on unrestricted access to his subject’s private papers and interviews with Oppenheimer’s relatives and associates.

He brings to life the places, people and events that shaped Oppenheimer’s career at the intersection of business and politics.

It is the the story of a dynasty.

Months on the list: 5
Previous rank: 4

#6. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

by Jordan B. Peterson

Acclaimed clinical psychologist Peterson has become one of the world’s most popular public thinkers. Here, he provides twelve profound and practical principles for how to live a meaningful life. Happiness is a pointless goal, says Peterson. Instead we must search for meaning, not for its own sake, but as a defence against the suffering that is intrinsic to our existence.

Months on the list: 4
Previous rank: 6

#7. 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: 4
Previous rank: 7

#8. The 48 Laws of Power

by Robert Greene

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this book is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

Three thousand years of the history of power are distilled into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz, and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum.

Months on the list: 4
Previous rank: 5

#9. **The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck**

by Mark Manson

Zen and the art of running out of f*cks to give, on purpose, as quickly as possible. People aren’t just born not giving a f*ck, after all: you’ve got to learn it. Start here.

Manson’s book has been a regular on the Daily Maverick Best Sellers list for more than three years.

Months on the list: NEW

#10. Homecoming

by Kate Morton

Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek on the grounds of a grand country house, a local man makes a terrible discovery.

Police are called, and the small town of Tambilla becomes embroiled in one of the most baffling murder investigations in the history of South Australia.

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