Sentences with phrase «runaway bestseller»

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.

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).

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.

From starting up a business to managing runaway bestsellers, the Conference offered fresh ideas, lively debate, and the opportunity to hear from world - class experts from the publishing industry.

Fritz Walter, Germany's soccer hero, is also an author of some note, having published two runaway bestsellers on his tips on the game.

Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad - the international runaway bestseller that has held a top spot on the New York Times bestsellers list for over six years - is an investor, entrepreneur and educator.

One of the more interesting cases of promising work we saw on offer at Frankfurt Book Fair in October was the Japanese runaway bestseller Hibana (Spark) by the author Naoki Matayoshi.

In addition to creating the first English translation of a book by China's runaway bestseller Feng Tang (Beijing, Beijing) AmazonCrossing is the translation publisher of Korean author Bae Suah and Turkish author Ayse Kulin.

The first generation of Pixel phones, although receiving good critical notices, weren't runaway bestsellers.

From starting up a business to managing runaway bestsellers, exploiting international rights and exploring new markets, the Conference offered fresh ideas, lively debate, and the opportunity to hear from world - class experts from all sectors of the industry.

His first book (those with delicate ears, please cover them now as I'm quoting the title in full), The No Asshole Rule, became a runaway bestseller, and he's recently come out with a timely follow - up, The Asshole Survival Guide.

Anathema to many Catholics on account of their sympathetic portrayal of Cromwell, the books have been runaway bestsellers, were awarded the Booker Prize (twice), and have been successfully adapted for both stage and screen.

E. E. Williams's Made in Germany, published in England in 1896, was a runaway bestseller.

In 1969, the psychiatrist Thomas A. Harris, M.D., wrote a self - help manual called, I'm OK — You're OK, which became a runaway bestseller and a catch...

I've been trying to figure out why EL James» Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is a runaway bestseller among women from twenty to seventy.

The autobiography was a runaway bestseller, spending 18 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, 13 of those at number one.

Otherwise every traditionally published book would be a runaway bestseller and every Hollywood movie a smash hit at the box office.

In his runaway bestseller A Reliable Wife, Robert Goolrick showcased his irresistible ability to combine artful sentences with drawn out, delicious drama.

Bestselling author Augusten Burroughs became a household name after his first memoir, Running with Scissors, became a runaway bestseller in 2002.

Already a runaway bestseller in the author's native Germany, The Hidden Life of Trees now offers English - language readers a compelling look at the «secret world» of the forest.

Thriller fans» insatiable appetites for domestic dramas and unreliable narrators reached new heights with this year's runaway bestseller, which has sold more than 3.5 million copies in the U.S. alone.

You don't have to be a runaway bestseller or write to trends to make an amazing living as an indie author.

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A runaway bestseller in Norway, Where Monsters Dwell has since sold to over fourteen countries.

Brad Meltzer, the author of the runaway bestseller The First Counsel, is back with another edge - of - your - seat thriller — a tale of two brothers trying to hide in a world where every step you take can be traced.

The odd book does «come out of nowhere» to become a runaway bestseller but why leave it to chance?

In his first adult book since the runaway bestseller The Art of Racing in the Rain, Stein returns to the Pacific Northwest — but this time, he's telling a story of fathers and sons.

She admits to feeling the pressure of what she calls her own «Greek chorus» to produce another runaway bestseller, but tries to focus on the work rather than the result.

The unforgettable tale that critics and readers compared to the novels of Cormac McCarthy, Michael Crichton, Stephen King, and Margaret Atwood became a runaway bestseller and enchanted readers around the globe.

No magic here, but there may be buried treasure at the end of The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason's debut novel and runaway bestseller.

I can't explain why it was The Godfather, a runaway bestseller from 1978, that spoke to me, but I stuffed it into my carry - on with my water and gum.

Leonardo's Swans, a runaway bestseller in Italy, won the prestigious 2007 Premio Roma for foreign fiction.

For a hot new novelist like Darcie Chan, author of the runaway bestseller The Mill River Recluse, exclusivity could be a career buster.

In July, Jamie McGuire inked a «major deal» for her runaway bestseller Beautiful Disaster; in August, Sara Fawkes landed a «significant deal» for her USA Today bestseller Anything He Wants.

Ruth Cardello, author of the runaway bestseller Bedding the Billionaire, a shining example of an author taking her career into her own hands, recently turned down a lucrative publishing deal.

For example, imported and translated Scandinavian mysteries — around since Peter Hoeg's Smilla's Sense of Snow — became wildly trendy after The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson became a runaway bestseller.

In evaluating the reviews of a runaway bestseller, he was surprised to find it had several hundred 1 - and 2 - star reviews.