Publication and Reception
First published in 2005, it had reached first place on the New York Times Best Seller list for "Paperback Advice" several times by December 2008. Its huge success in 2008 coincided with Oprah Winfrey's selection of the book for her book club in January that year, which was followed by a 10-week live online seminar with Tolle, which started on March 3, 2008, for which over 700,000 people from more than 100 countries, registered on Oprah.com. According to Barnes & Noble, it became the fastest-selling title in the history of Oprah's Book Club, which has selected 61 books since 1996. Within four weeks of the announcement 3.5 million copies had been shipped. By 2009, an estimated 5 million copies had been sold.
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