Article: The Bible is America's Favorite Book Followed by Gone with the Wind.

Fantasy Plays Strong as Both the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter Series are on the List as Well

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- When it comes to reading, we know what genre Americans are reading (see Harris Poll #37, April 7, 2008), but what is Americans' favorite book? Across all demographic groups the number one book is The Bible. Behind The Bible, the Civil War is still being fought as Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind comes in second. Fantasy and a bit of fear round out the top five favorite books of all time: in at number 3 is J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series and number 4 is that other fantasy series, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books. In fifth is one of ...

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