Daily Maverick Best Sellers October 2023

Our list is compiled from print sales data and other sources. It represents the bestselling books in South Africa from the previous five weeks to 21 October 2023, and combines Fiction and Non-fiction best sellers.

Months on the list: NEW

#1. Leo

by Deon Meyer

’n Student se dood in die berg by Stellenbosch lyk verdag. ’n Oud-recce vermoor as ’n boodskap. ’n Mooi veldgids, gewerf as ’n heuningwip vir die grootste dollar-rooftog in die land se geskiedenis. En staatskapers wat elkeen van die ondersoeke saboteer.

Jy’t ’n koel kop nodig om dit alles te ontrafel, om die enorme druk te kan hanteer. Jy moet kalm en gefokus en nugter wees. Maar Bennie Griessel se kop is nie koel nie.

Months on the list: 3
Prevous rank: 1

#2. Rassie: Stories of Life and Rugby

Combines Eng & Afr sales

by Rassie Erasmus with David O’Sullivan

Rassie Erasmus has been called a genius. He’s been called reckless. All his life, he’s done things differently. Now, with his trademark candour, Rassie talks openly about his life of adventure and misadventure both on and off the rugby field – as a Springbok player, a provincial coach, and as the head coach who led the national team to win the 2019 Rugby World Cup, including the lead-up to the RWC 2023.

Months on the list: 21
Previous Rank: 2

#3. Atomic Habits

by James Clear

Transform your life with tiny changes in behaviour, starting now.

People think that when you want to change your life, you need to think big. But world-renowned habits expert James Clear has discovered another way. He knows that real change comes from the compound effect of hundreds of small decisions: doing two push-ups a day, waking up five minutes early, or holding a single short phone call.

He calls them atomic habits.

Months on the list: NEW

#4. The Armour of Light

by Ken Follett

1792. A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France’s neighbours are on high alert.

Now, as international conflict nears, a story of a small group of Kingsbridge people – including spinner Sal Clitheroe, weaver David Shoveller and Kit, Sal’s inventive and headstrong son – will come to define the struggle of a generation.

Months on the list: New

#5. The Last Devil To Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

by Richard Osman

Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club.

An old friend in the antiques business has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing.

As the gang springs into action they encounter art forgers, online fraudsters and drug dealers, as well as heartache close to home.

With the body count rising, has their luck finally run out? And who will be the last devil to die?

Months on the list: NEW

#6. Laaste Kans

by Marita van der Vyver

’n Groep vriende kom die eerste keer in vyf-en-twintig jaar bymekaar om Adriaan se verjaardag te vier. Een vir een maak die gaste hul opwagting by Adriaan en Yvette se strandhuis aan die Weskus. Sommige bring hul kinders en die uitbundige gelag van kleinkinders saam. Sedert hulle mekaar laas gesien het, moes party van lewensmaats en drome afskeid neem; ander het nuwe liefde en betekenis gevind.

En dan is daar Yvette wat haarself nie sover kan kry om vir almal van háár reis te vertel nie.

Months on the list: New

#7. The Diary of a CEO

by Steven Bartlett

Business strategy changes like the seasons. This is a book about something much more permanent.

At the very heart of all the success and failure Bartlett has been exposed to – both his own entrepreneurial journey and through the thousands of interviews he’s conducted on my podcast – are a set of principles that can stand the test of time, apply to any industry, and be used by anyone who is search of building something great or becoming someone great.

Months on the list: 2
Previous rank: 6

#8. The Psychology of Money

by Morgan Housel

Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people.

Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life’s most important topics.

Months on the list: 5
Previous rank: 3

#9. Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom

by André de Ruyter

De Ruyter takes the reader inside the boardrooms and government meetings where South Africa’s future is shaped, with ministers often pulling in conflicting directions. He explains how renewable energy is the cheapest and quickest solution to our power crisis, in spite of fierce opposition from vested coal interests.

He candidly reflects on his three years at the helm of Eskom, his successes and failures, his reasons for leaving and his hopes for the future.

Months on the list: NEW

#10. Elon Musk

by Walter Isaacson

The astonishingly intimate story of Elon Musk, the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era; a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration and artificial intelligence.

Oh, and took over Twitter.

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Daily Maverick Best Sellers October 2023

Our list is compiled from print sales data and other sources. It represents the bestselling books in South Africa from the previous five weeks to 21 October 2023, and combines Fiction and Non-fiction best sellers.

Months on the list: NEW

#1. Leo

Months on the list: 3
Prevous rank: 1

#2. Rassie: Stories of Life and Rugby

Combines Eng & Afr sales

Months on the list: 21
Previous Rank: 2

#3. Atomic Habits

Months on the list: NEW

#4. The Armour of Light

Months on the list: New

#5. The Last Devil To Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

Months on the list: NEW

#6. Laaste Kans

Months on the list: New

#7. The Diary of a CEO

Months on the list: 2
Previous rank: 6

#8. The Psychology of Money

Months on the list: 5
Previous rank: 3

#9. Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom

Months on the list: NEW

#10. Elon Musk

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Daily Maverick Best Sellers October 2023

Our list is compiled from print sales data and other sources. It represents the bestselling books in South Africa from the previous five weeks to 21 October 2023, and combines Fiction and Non-fiction best sellers.

Months on the list: NEW

#1. Leo

Months on the list: 3Prevous rank: 1

#2. Rassie: Stories of Life and Rugby

Combines Eng & Afr sales

Months on the list: 21Previous Rank: 2

#3. Atomic Habits

Months on the list: NEW

#4. The Armour of Light

Months on the list: New

#5. The Last Devil To Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

Months on the list: NEW

#6. Laaste Kans

Months on the list: New

#7. The Diary of a CEO

Months on the list: 2Previous rank: 6

#8. The Psychology of Money

Months on the list: 5Previous rank: 3

#9. Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom

Months on the list: NEW

#10. Elon Musk

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Months on the list: 3
Prevous rank: 1

Months on the list: 21
Previous Rank: 2

Months on the list: 2
Previous rank: 6

Months on the list: 5
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