{"id":292287,"date":"2021-05-04T15:59:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T18:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=292287"},"modified":"2021-05-06T18:32:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T21:32:00","slug":"the-best-selling-books-in-saudi-arabia-and-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/the-best-selling-books-in-saudi-arabia-and-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"The best-selling books in Saudi Arabia and UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Would you like to find out the top selling books on Amazon in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia? The world\u2019s biggest e-company ran a list with the top selling books from March 2020 to March 2021, including the two Arab countries and Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>In the UAE, self-help books are the greatest interest of readers, Amazon says. The top bestseller was <em>Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life<\/em>. <em>Ikigai<\/em> is Japanese for \u201creason for living,\u201d and the book aims to help readers find out their purpose to guide their lives. According to the book description on Amazon, having a clear, definite <em>ikigai<\/em> gives satisfaction, justifies life and is the key to longevity.<\/p>\n<p>The book&#8217;s authors, Spain\u2019s Francesc Miralles and H\u00e9ctor Garc\u00eda, interviewed the residents of Okinawa, the world&#8217;s longest-living people, to find the key to a longer and more fulfilled life. Garc\u00eda, a software engineer, has a Japanese citizenship and lived in Japan for over a decade. Miralles is an accomplished author of self-development books.<\/p>\n<p>Readers in Saudi Arabia preferred a puzzle book, <em>Brain Games for Clever Kids<\/em>. For kids between 8-12 years old, the collection is an entertainment book created by Gareth Moore, who publishes puzzle and activity books. <em>Brain Games for Clever Kids <\/em>contains more than 90 puzzles.<\/p>\n<p>In Brazil, the top-selling book on Amazon was the first volume of the Harry Potter saga, <em>Harry Potter and the Philosopher\u2019s Stone<\/em> by J.K. Rowling. <em>Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life&#8230;And Maybe the World<\/em> by William H. McRaven came in second, and <em>How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less<\/em> by Nicholas Boothman in third.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon took into account sales of books in every format as well as borrowed books via the Kindle Unlimited subscription service. Book sales are a strength of the e-commerce company, which is currently present in over 190 countries. Digital businesses such as Amazon have greatly increased during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-292282\">Karim Sahib\/AFP<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>List brings the top selling books on Amazon in Brazil, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, as well as other countries. 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