世界上最优秀的10本书

7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Author: J. K. Rowling
《哈利波特和死亡圣器》，作者：J·K·罗琳

# of sold copies: 44 million
售出：4千4百万本

First edition: 2007
第一版：2007

Yet another fairy tale made it to our list, people might like fairy tales after all... anyway, a lot of children around the world grew up on the stories about Harry, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named and Hogwarts. As expected, the final piece of the Harry Potter puzzle with its quite original name Deathly Hallows was quite successful.
我们榜单中的另一个神话故事，也许人们毕竟还是喜欢神话故事的……不管怎样，世界上许多的孩子都是伴随着哈利波特，那个连名字都不能提的魔头，还有霍格沃茨的故事长大的。 《死亡圣器》作为哈利波特系列的最后一部，就像人们期待的一样，非常的成功。

Only time will tell whether the Harry Potter series has the qualities of say Lord of the Rings or it will fade with the upcoming seasons. On the other hand, no one can deny Miss Rowling a great impact on both children and their parents - that has to count for something...
只有时间知道哈利波特是否会和指环王一样优秀，或者会渐渐被淡忘。但是，没有人能否认罗琳女士对孩子和父母的带来的影响 - 这已经很了不起了。

8. War and Peace, Author: Leo Tolstoy
《战争与和平》，作者：列夫·托尔斯泰

# of sold copies: 36 million (in the USSR)
售出：3千6百万本（苏联）

First edition: 1869
第一版：1869

Leo Tolstoy, a Russian writer, decided to demonstrate his beliefs that there is some greater power forming our history. Along with the fact he didn't like popular history and being a war veteran, he then wrote one of the largest and most popular novels in the world literature, War and Peace.
列夫 托尔斯泰，一个决心要证明历史是由某种超力量形成的俄罗斯作家。由于不喜欢通俗史，并且当过兵，他写下了文学史上最流行的长篇小说之一，《战争与和平》。

This jewel among books is divided in four volumes, each being a follow up of the previous one. War and Peace has indeed a lot of characters, both fictional and real historic figures. The plot is set in the beginning of the 19th century when Napoleon invades Russia.
该书分为4卷，每卷的情节相互衔接。战争与和平描写了很多人物，有虚构的或真实的历史人物。 故事的背景设在19世纪拿破仑开始入侵俄罗斯时。

Interesting fact is that although War and Peace is clearly a Russian literature from a Russian author, parts of the book are written in French - probably because most of the story is focused on 5 noble families and nobility in Russia used to speak French in that particular era.
有趣的是，这本由俄罗斯人写的俄罗斯小说，部分的章节却是在法国写的 - 可能因为大部分的故事都是围绕5个贵族家庭的，当时，俄罗斯的贵族习惯于说法语。

9. Think and Grow Rich, Author: Napoleon Hill
《思考致富》，作者：拿破仑·希尔

# of sold copies: 30 million
售出：3千万本

First edition: 1937
第一版：1937

There are tons of motivational books these days. Some are better, some are worse and it's up to you to choose the one that can really help you. Think and Grow Rich is probably a safe bet, because it takes a bit of ingenuity to write something everybody knows these days - only 70 years ahead.
如今，励志书数不胜数，有好有坏，选择一本对你有用的完全取决于你自己。 《思考致富》可能是比较靠谱的选择，因为它天才般的把目前大家都知道的东西写了出来 - 只是提早了70年而已。

The best way how to become successful is to find out what others did before success came to them - and that's exactly what Napoleon Hill did. According to his mentor's (A. Carnegie) advice, he studied the life paths of 16 wealthy individuals and pointed out their steps to victory.
成功最好的方式是知道别人是如何成功的 - 拿破仑就是这么做的。根据导师的建议，他研究了16个成功人士的生活道路并得出了他们的成功方式。

If you're looking for personal development tools, Think and Grow Rich should be on the top of your priorities.
如果你在寻求个人发展工具，《思考致富》应该是你的首选。

10. Nineteen Eighty-Four, Author: George Orwell
《1984》，作者：乔治 奥威尔

# of sold copies: 25 million
售出：2千5百万

First edition:1949
第一版：1949

History has shown us that mankind is capable of both terrible and good things and it's a matter of conscience which side prevails. George Orwell took the liberty to tell us how what the world look like if despotic and oppressive regimes took the upper hand.
历史已经告诉我们人类既能变得很好也能变得很坏，取决于良心站在哪边。乔治奥威尔大胆的告诉我们在专横暴虐的政权下这个世界会变成怎样。

In the imaginary year 1984 the Earth is divided among three major nations which constantly wage war against each other. The main character named Winston Smith lives in Oceania ruled by one party - called The Party. Everything is scarce, basic human right and emotions are constantly being twisted and above all, The Big Brother is always watching.
故事中的1984年，地球上有3个主要的国家，相互间经常打仗。 主人公温斯顿史密斯生活在一个被Party政党掌权的太平洋群岛上。 任何东西都是稀缺的，基本的人权和情感经常被扭曲，最重要的是，独裁者一直都在盯着你。

Although 1984 is quite gloomy and despairing, we have to acknowledge that it's still in our "grasp" to create such a scenario. It needed to be said out loud in order to realize how absurd and sick such totalitarian practices are.
尽管《1984》是十分黑暗和令人绝望的，我们得感谢我们还能够写这么一段简介。它需要大声说出来让人们明白极权主义是多么的荒谬和病态。

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