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Bestsellers of 2016

The 2016 10 bestselling titles list was dominated by a lineup of texts published by the Higher Education Division.* Our international bestseller, The Globalization of World Politics, the latest 7th edition of which was released in December, ranked #1 this year. A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present, 3rd International Edition, an authoritative Modern Japanese History in English was also popular since its revision in 2013. Science textbooks such as Organic Chemistry, 2nd edition, Inorganic Chemistry, 6th edition, Atkins’ Physical Chemistry, 10th edition, and Principles of Development, 5th edition, are familiar titles to Japanese readers due in part to their translations and were also popular in 2016. Another title that made the list, Organic Chemistry: A Mechanistic Approach is based on a Japanese textbook and was revised to meet the demands of the international market.

Turning to general readings, the total quantity of copies sold for Japan and the Shackles of the Past should have ranked #8 in the Overall Ranking, but was left off due to a miscalculation between hardback sales and paperback sales. Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom (University of Oxford) gained popularity at a time when Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly sophisticated and the impact it will have on humanity is a growing concern. An exciting addition to the list was Selfish Gene, 40th Anniversary edition, a classic exposition of evolutionary thought by Richard Dawkins which is as influential today as it was when it was first published and made the bestselling Natural Sciences list.

*This ranking is based on the 2016 sales figures at the Japan office.

Downloadable Best of 2016 list
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Bestsellers by category

ISBN in parentheses   

Humanities
  • The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories (9780199583195)
  • The Oxford Companion to Wine (9780198705383)
  • A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present: 3rd International edition (9780199930166)
  • A New History of the Humanities: The Search for Principles and Patterns from Antiquity to the Present (9780198758396)
  • A World History: 4th edition (9780195116168)
  • Canaan Land: A Religious History of African Americans (9780195145854)
  • Central Asia in World History (9780195338195)
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs: 6th edition (9780198734901)
  • Anthropology: What Does It Mean to Be Human?: 3rd edition (9780190210847)
  • Religion in American Life: A Short History: 2nd edition (9780199832699)
Social Sciences
  • The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations: 6th edition (9780199656172)
  • Political Economy and the Changing Global Order: 3rd edition (9780195419894)
  • Japan and the Shackles of the Past (9780190619589)
  • Japan and the Shackles of the Past (9780199845989)
  • The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can be Done About it (9780195373387)
  • Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches: 6th edition (9780198707554)
  • Global Political Economy: 4th edition (9780199666010)
  • The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts (9780198713395)
  • The European Union: How Does it Work?: 4th edition (9780199685370)
  • Making Sense in the Social Sciences: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing: 6th edition (9780199010196)
Natural Sciences
  • Organic Chemistry: 2nd edition (9780199270293)
  • Inorganic Chemistry: 6th edition (9780199641826)
  • Atkins' Physical Chemistry: 10th edition (9780199697403)
  • Organic Chemistry: A Mechanistic Approach (9780199693276)
  • Principles of Development: 5th edition (9780199678143)
  • Inorganic Materials Chemistry (9780198557982)
  • Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (9780198739838)
  • 4-Manifolds (9780198784869)
  • The Selfish Gene: 40th Anniversary edition (9780198788607)
  • Polymers (9780198503897)
Law
  • Human Rights Law Concentrate: Law Revision and Study Guide (9780198729655)
  • First Steps in the Law (9780198735892)
  • Blackstone's International Human Rights Documents (9780198768302)
  • Blackstone's International Law Documents (9780198736097)
  • Schlechtriem & Schwenzer: Commentary on the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods (9780198723264)
  • Japanese Law (9780199642069)
  • The Oxford Handbook of Roman Law and Society (9780198728689)
  • The Interpretation of International Law by Domestic Courts: Uniformity, Diversity, Convergence (9780198738923)
  • The 1949 Geneva Conventions: A Commentary (9780199675449)
  • Anson's Law of Contract: 30th edition (9780198734789)
Oxford Handbooks Series
  • The Oxford Handbook of Information Structure (9780199642670)
  • The Oxford Handbook of Modality and Mood (9780199591435)
  • The Oxford Handbook of Developmental Linguistics (9780199601264)
  • The Oxford Handbook of Names and Naming (9780199656431)
  • The Oxford Handbook of Construction Grammar (9780190463212)
  • The Oxford Handbook of Victorian Literary Culture (9780199593736)
  • The Oxford Handbook of the Literature of the U.S. South (9780199767472)
  • The Oxford Handbook of Roman Law and Society (9780198728689)
  • The Oxford Handbook of the Theory of International Law (9780198701958)
  • The Oxford Handbook of the Law of the Sea (9780198715481)
Oxford World's Classics
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (9780199558292)
  • The Secret Garden (9780199588220)
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (9780199540648)
  • The Complete Short Stories (9780199535064)
  • The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays: Lady Windermere's Fan; Salome; A Woman of No Importance; An Ideal Husband; The Importance of Being Earnest: "Lady Windermere's Fan", "Salome", "A Woman of No Importance", "An Ideal Husband", "The Importance (9780199535972)
  • Mrs Dalloway (9780199536009)
  • Great Expectations (9780199219766)
  • Frankenstein: Or The Modern Prometheus - The 1818 Text (9780199537150)
  • Cymbeline: The Oxford Shakespeare (9780199536504)
  • Selected Stories (9780199537358)
Very Short Introductions
  • Modern Japan: Very Short Introductions (9780199235698)
  • Globalization: Very Short Introductions: 3rd edition (9780199662661)
  • Psychology: Very Short Introductions: 2nd edition (9780199670420)
  • Economics: Very Short Introductions (9780192853455)
  • International Law: Very Short Introductions (9780199239337)
  • The United Nations: Very Short Introductions: 2nd edition (9780190222703)
  • Philosophy of Science: Very Short Introductions (9780192802835)
  • Climate Change: Very Short Introductions: 3rd edition (9780198719045)
  • Myth: Very Short Introductions: 2nd edition (9780198724704)
  • Nutrition: Very Short Introductions (9780199681921)
What Everyone Needs to Know®
  • Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know (9780199918119)
  • Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know (9780195396331)
  • Food Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know (9780199322381)
  • Marine Pollution: What Everyone Needs to Know (9780199996681)
  • Inequality: What Everyone Needs to Know (9780190250478)
  • Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement: What Everyone Needs to Know (9780190217266)
  • Economic Development: What Everyone Needs to Know (9780199328147)
  • Agricultural and Food Controversies: What Everyone Needs to Know (9780199368426)
  • Nuclear Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know (9780199759460)
  • Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know (9780199812929)

* This data is based on Oxford University Press Japan sales from January 1st - December 31st, 2016.

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