Bentley Library Top 10 Books, DVDs & Audiobooks, 2014/15

Are you one of those people who looks around to see what other people are reading on the train? Are you curious to know which movies and TV shows your fellow colleagues and students are watching? Have you been considering trying out an audiobook, but would like a recommendation? If so, you will appreciate the 6th annual Bentley Library Top 10! Every May we query the library's circulation system to rank the library’s most popular books, audiobooks, DVDs and OverDrive downloadable books based on the number of times they have been borrowed during the academic year (excluding any items placed on reserve for a class). With so many ties in this year's rankings, you have even more to choose from. Compiling the library's “bestsellers” lists is one of our favorite activities; we hope you enjoy them as much as we do. Browse the BENTLEY LIBRARY TOP 10 lists for academic year 2014-2015 in the categories of Popular Reading, Stacks (regular book collection), Audiobooks, Popular DVDs, OverDrive Downloadable eBooks and OverDrive Downloadable Audiobooks:

Top 10 Most Circulated Books from the Popular Reading Collection

1. GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn 

2. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins 

3. A GAME OF THRONES by George R. R. Martin 

4. THE GOLDFINCH by Donna Tartt 

5. (tie) ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr 

5. (tie) NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL: A YOUNG WOMAN TELLS YOU WHAT SHE'S LEARNED by Lena Dunham 

7. BIG LITTLE LIES by Liane Moriarty 

8. (tie) FIFTY SHADES OF GREY by E. L. James 

8. (tie) STATION ELEVEN by Emily St. John Mandel 

8. (tie) THE BEST OF ME by Nicholas Sparks 

8. (tie) THE BOSTON GIRL by Anita Diamant 

8. (tie) WE WERE LIARS by E. Lockhart 

8. (tie) YES, PLEASE by Amy Poehler 

Top 10 Most Circulated Books from the Stacks

1. FLASH BOYS: A WALL STREET REVOLT by Michael Lewis 

2. VEGAN SOUL KITCHEN: FRESH HEALTHY AFRICAN AMERICAN CUISINE by Bryant Terry 

3. (tie) GETTING TO YES: NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT WITHOUT GIVING IN by Roger Fisher and William Ury 

3. (tie) WOMEN AND MADNESS by Phyllis Chesler 

5. (tie) APPLYING UML AND PATTERNS: AN INTRODUCTION TO OBJECT-ORIENTED ANALYSIS AND DESIGN AND ITERATIVE DEVELOPMENT by Craig Larman 

5. (tie) FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE: A MANAGERS GUIDE TO KNOWING WHAT THE NUMBERS REALLY MEANY by Karen Berman and Joe Knight 

5. (tie) HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN STOCKS: A WINNING SYSTEM IN GOOD TIMES OR BAD by William J. O'Neil 

5. (tie) OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER AND ITS SPECTRUM: A LIFE SPAN APPROACH edited by Eric A. Storch and Dean McKay 

5. (tie) OUTLIERS: THE STORY OF SUCCESS by Malcolm Gladwell 

5. (tie) THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green 

5. (tie) THE MAGICIANS by Lev Grossman 

5. (tie) THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER by Stephen Chbosky 

5. (tie) THINK AND GROW RICH by Napoleon Hill 

5. (tie) THINKING FAST AND SLOW by Daniel Kahneman 

5. (tie) UNBROKEN: A WORLD WAR II STORY OF SURVIVAL, RESILIENCE AND REDEMPTION by Laura Hillenbrand

Top 10 Most Circulated Audiobooks [CD and Playaway]

1. ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr 

2. (tie) THE ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE Vikas Swarup 

2. (tie) YES, PLEASE by Amy Poehler 

4. (tie) GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn 

4. (tie) NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL: A YOUNG WOMAN TELLS YOU WHAT SHE'S

LEARNED by Lena Dunham 

4. (tie) THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins 

7. (tie) BOSSYPANTS by Tina Fey 

7. (tie) CONVERSATIONAL ITALIAN 

7. (tie) NYPD RED 2 by James Patterson and Marshall Karp 

7. (tie) TALK LIKE TED by Carmine Gallo 

7. (tie) THE BOSTON GIRL by Anita Diamant 

7. (tie) THE BURNING ROOM by Michael Connelly 

7. (tie) THE HUSBAND'S SECRET by Liane Moriarty 

7. (tie) THE LONG WAY HOME by Louise Penny 

7. (tie) THE ROSIE EFFECT by Graeme Simsion 

7. (tie) THE SILKWORM by Robert Galbraith 

7. (tie) UNBROKEN: A WORLD WAR II STORY OF SURVIVAL, RESILIENCE AND REDEMPTION by Laura Hillenbrand 

7. (tie) WILD: FROM LOST TO FOUND ON THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL by Cheryl Strayed 

Top 10 Most Circulated DVDs from the Popular DVD Collection

1. FROZEN 

2. (tie) THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL 

2. (tie) GRAVITY 

4. (tie) BOYHOOD 

4. (tie) GONE GIRL 

4. (tie) GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 

7. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS 

8. BIRDMAN 

9. X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

10. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET 

*Note: the most popular TV series based on total checkouts for all episodes of the series were (1) GAME OF THRONES, (2) HOUSE OF CARDS, (3) HOMELAND and (4) THE WALKING DEAD.

Top 10 Downloaded eBooks (OverDrive)

1. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins 

2. YES, PLEASE by Amy Poehler 

3. (tie) LEAVING TIME by Jodi Picoult 

3. (tie) NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL: A YOUNG WOMAN TELLS YOU WHAT SHE'S LEARNED by Lena Dunham 

5. GRAY MOUNTAIN by John Grisham 

6. (tie) EDGE OF ETERNITY (THE CENTURY TRILOGY, BOOK 3) by Ken Follett 

6. (tie) ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell 

6. (tie) MEAN STREAK by Sandra Brown 

6. (tie) SOME LUCK by Jane Smiley 

10. (tie) ORPHAN TRAIN by Christina Baker Kline 

10. (tie) THE PAYING GUESTS by Sarah Waters 

Top 10 Downloaded Audiobooks (OverDrive)

1. (tie) LEAVING TIME by Jodi Picoult 

1. (tie) YES, PLEASE by Amy Poehler 

3. THE PAYING GUESTS by Sarah Waters 

4. ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr 

5. (tie) THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins 

5. (tie) GRAY MOUNTAIN by John Grisham 

5. (tie) THE LOOK OF LOVE by Sarah Jio 

8. HEARTBURN by Nora Ephron 

9. (tie) THE BISHOP'S WIFE by Mette Ivie Harrison 

9. (tie) EDGE OF ETERNITY (THE CENTURY TRILOGY, BOOK 3) by Ken Follett 

9. (tie) HOPE TO DIE by James Patterson 

9. (tie) LET ME BE FRANK WITH YOU by Richard Ford 

9. (tie) LILA by Marilynne Robinson 

9. (tie) A SPOOL OF BLUE THREAD by Anne Tyler 

9. (tie) WINTER AT THE DOOR by Sarah Grave 

View previous Bentley Library Top 10 lists:

2009/10   |    2010/11   |   2011/12  |   2012/13   |   2013/14

Enjoy!