Book Sales: TSUTAYA First Half of the Year Ranking

2011.07.14 Press Releases
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

—The overall number one is Atsuya Higashikawa's "The Case Files of the Dinner Detective"—

Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. operates 1,413 TSUTAYA stores nationwide (as of the end of June 2011), and based on the total number of books sold at stores that handle books, the "TSUTAYA Ranking for the First Half of 2011" is announced in the book section. The ranking details are as follows:

■ TSUTAYA Book Ranking - Top 10 Books of the First Half of 2011

Title / Author
1. The Mystery is Solved After Dinner by Atsuya Higashikawa
2. What if a high school baseball team's female manager read Drucker's "Management"? by Natsumi Iwasaki
3. Don't give up by Toyo Shibata
4. The Wisdom of Old Age by Ayako Sono
5. A Superb Translation of Nietzsche's Words by Friedrich Wilhelm
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6. Calming the Mind by Makoto Hasebe
7. The Wings of the Kirin by Keigo Higashino
8. 25 Words of Wisdom for Working People by Tsuneo Sasaki
9. 100 Words by Shinsuke Shimada
10. Hospitality Division, Prefectural Government by Hiro Arikawa

■Book Genre Rankings

Top 10 Japanese Paperback Novels: First Half of the Year Ranking
Title / Author
1. The Eighth Day of the Cicada by Mitsuyo Kakuta
2. The Bonds of the Shooting Stars by Keigo Higashino
3. Library Wars by Hiro Arikawa
4. Dying Eye by Keigo Higashino
5. Someone from Back Then by Keigo Higashino
6. Hankyu Railway by Hiro Arikawa
7. Golden Slumber by Kotaro Isaka
8. The Far North Claimer by Takeru Kaido
9. Parachute by Yusuke Yamada
10. Shinobi no Kuni (The Land of Ninjas) by Ryu Wada

Top 5 Rankings for General Knowledge Paperbacks (First Half of the Year)
Title / Author
1. Major Global Issues You'll Be Embarrassed Not to Know 2 by Akira Ikegami
2. The Art of Not Getting Angry by Yoshitomo Shimazu
3. The True Nature of Deflation by Kosuke Motoya
4. What is the Universe Made Of? by Hitoshi Murayama
5. 101 Ways to Stay Sharp Until You're 100 Years Old by Takuji Shirasawa

Top 5 Rankings in the First Half of the Year for the Liberal Arts Library Series
Title / Author
1. Building a body that doesn't get tired: Immunity by Toru Abo
2. 17 Things You Should Do in Your Twenties by Ken Honda
3. 1300 "Personal Mottos" to Help You Find Your Life's Guiding Principles by Takarajimasha Special Edition Editorial Department
4. Coaching Children's Hearts by Yuko Sugawara
5. Lots of good things will happen! Words of Buddha by Satoshi Uenishi

Top 5 Women's Essays (Literary Books) - First Half of the Year Ranking
Title / Author
1. 38 Rules for Being Someone People Want to See Again by Tamao Yoshihara
2. Living Simply by Dominique Loreau
3. Your wish will definitely come true! The charm of the strongest maiden in history by Aika Uehara
4. For you, who are kind and a little clumsy by Yuriko Usami
5. A Woman's Mistakes by Gomabukko

Practical Books (Beauty): Top 5 Ranking for the First Half of the Year
Title / Author
1. Lose weight instantly with Kashiki-style Curvy Dance! by Hiromi Kashiki
2. Continued: Tanita's Employee Cafeteria by Tanita
3. Momjjang Diet Premium by Jung Da-yeon
4. Beauty Power Beauty Life Family
5. The Complete Guide to Proper Skincare for Beautiful, Natural Skin by Nobuko Yoshiki

Practical Books (Lifestyle) - Top 5 Ranking for the First Half of the Year
Title / Author
1. Money Matters Nobody Tells You by Hiroe Uda
2. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
3. Medicinal Meals: Healthy Life Family
4. New Decluttering Techniques: Danshari (Decluttering) by Hideko Yamashita
5. Taichi x Kentaro Men's Cooking Book, Part 3 by Taichi Kokubun, Kentaro

Business Books - Self-Help - Top 5 Rankings for the First Half of the Year
Title / Author
1. Things you should do in your 20s by Yoshinori Kawakita
2. Harvard's Life-Changing Lessons by Tal Ben-Shahar
3. A "Things You Hate" Notebook: How Just Writing It Down Can Change Your Life by The "Things You Hate" Notebook Promotion Committee
4. The Nobita Way of Life by Yasuyuki Yokoyama
5. I see! A book that explains Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" from scratch by Modern Business Military Strategy Research Association

Business Books - Work Skills - Top 5 Ranking for the First Half of the Year
Title / Author
1. Thinking about earning 100 million yen a year by Osamu Egami
2. 45 Habits That Make Everyone Say You're Thoughtful by Mitsuka Nomachi
3. Steve Jobs: The Amazing Presentation by Carmine Gallo
4. The World's Easiest-to-Understand Textbook on Speed Reading by Eiji Saito
5. The One-Minute Study Method That Really Makes You Smarter by Takashi Ishii

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