Best Selling Books in History (International)
graph by James Eagle; slow reveal by Jenna Laib
(Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)
Type of Graph: bar graph
Visualization Source: Eagle, James. “Best Selling Books in History.” Voronoi: May 20, 2025.
Data Source: Wikipedia. “List of best-selling books.” Accessed May 25, 2025.
“Counts are drawn from the latest publisher reports, scholarly estimates, and Wikipedia’s List of best-selling books (accessed May 2025).
Totals for religious and political works reflect all printed or distributed copies, including free ones, rather than retail sales. Figures are approximate, rounded to the nearest 10 million (100 million for the Bible).
Potential Math Content: bar graphs, estimating values, comparing values, noticing trends, large numbers, place value
Potential Content Connections: books, culture, religion, literature
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