A "runaway bestseller" refers to a book that becomes extremely popular and sells in large quantities very quickly.
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Labeled by some as the «Libyan Kite Runner», In The Country of Men does share some similarities with Khaled Hosseini's runaway bestseller in that both are about young boys growing up in countries experiencing political implosion, with the result that their boy - sized mistakes take on adult - sized consequences; but Matar's prose is leaner than Hosseini's, and his themes share more with Ian McEwan's Atonement than with The Kite Runner. (bookbrowse.com)
According to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal, 467 members of the Fortune 500 now utilize Gallup's StrengthsFinder, a review tool that measures a person's talent in 34 areas (and inspired Tom Rath's runaway bestseller by the same title). (edutopia.org)
Oyster claims all new releases, including runaway bestseller The Girl On the Train by Paula Hawkins and pre-orders such as Harper Lee's Go Set A Watchman and Jonathan Franzen's Purity, are now available through its ebook shop, plus backlist titles. (rogerpacker.com)