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Author
Publisher
Writer's Digest
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
From the Back Cover: Philip Gerard presents step-by-step strategies for writing a book that makes a difference-in the minds and hearts of your readers. By analyzing techniques used by classic and contemporary writers such as Leo Tolstoy, John Steinbeck, and Frank McCourt, he demonstrates how to make a powerful connection with readers, even change their lives. From characterization to point of view to voice and style. Gerard covers all the elements...
4) 1408
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Renowned horror novelist Mike Enslin only believes what he can see with his own two eyes. After a string of bestsellers discrediting paranormal events in the most infamous haunted houses and graveyards around the world, he scoffs at the concept of an afterlife. Enslin's phantom-free run of long and lonely nights is about to change forever when he checks into suite 1408 of the notorious Dolphin Hotel for his latest project. Defying the warnings of...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
After being unceremoniously dumped by his fiancée, Quincy writes the how-to book "The breakup handbook" about breaking up and becomes a best-selling author on the subject. Not wanting his male friends to suffer the same fate, he gives them advice on dumping their mates. What ensues is a hilarious comedy of errors.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
This book looks at the bestselling titles since the early 20th century. The author considers how the popular circulation of these books reflected Americas consciousness and tastes at different junctures in the country's history.
10) 1408
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Renowned horror novelist Mike Enslin only believes what he can see with his own two eyes. After a string of bestsellers discrediting paranormal events in the most infamous haunted houses and graveyards around the world, he scoffs at the concept of an afterlife. Enslin's phantom-free run of long and lonely nights is about to change forever when he checks into suite 1408 of the notorious Dolphin Hotel for his latest project. Defying the warnings of...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"What if there was an algorithm that could predict which novels become mega-bestsellers? Are books like Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code and Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl the Gladwellian outliers of publishing? The Bestseller Code boldly claims that the New York Times bestsellers in fiction are predictable and that it's possible to know with 97% certainty if a manuscript is likely to hit number one on the list as opposed to numbers two through fifteen. The...
13) Who the hell is Pansy O'Hara?: the fascinating stories behind 50 of the world's best-loved books
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
19) A perfect day
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
For writer Robert Harlan, life is a dream come true. His first novel has just hit the best-seller lists and he is suddenly thrust into the limelight. But as success consumes him, Robert's family life crumbles. It takes the sobering prophecy of a mysterious stranger for Robert to realize what is most important. Now he must find his way back to the wife and daughter he left behind.