{"product_id":"bestsellers-a-very-short-introduction-9780199214891","title":"Bestsellers: A Very Short Introduction","description":"\u003cem\u003eLady Chatterley's Lover. The Blue Lagoon. Portnoy's Complaint. The Da Vinci Code.\u003c\/em\u003e For the last century, the tastes and preferences of the common reader have been reflected in the American and British bestseller lists, and this \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e takes an engaging look through the lists to reveal what we have been reading--and why. John Sutherland shows that bestseller lists monitor one of the strongest pulses in modern literature and are therefore worthy of serious study. Exploring the relationship between bestsellers and the fashions, ideologies, and cultural concerns of the day, the book includes short case-studies and lively summaries of bestsellers through the years: from \u003cem\u003eIn His Steps\u003c\/em\u003e--now almost totally forgotten, but the biggest all-time bestseller between 1895 and 1945--to \u003cem\u003eGone with the Wind, The Andromeda Strain\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Da Vinci Code\u003c\/em\u003e. Discussing both classic and contemporary novels, alongside some surprising titles and long-forgotten names. Sutherland lifts the lid on the bestseller industry, revealing what makes a book into a bestseller and what separates bestsellers from canonical fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Sutherland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.86h x 4.45w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199214891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Sutherland\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London, and Professor of Literature at Caltech. The author of many books, he writes and reviews widely, including in the \u003cem\u003eTLS\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLRB\u003c\/em\u003e, and writes regular columns in the \u003cem\u003eGuardian, Financial Times, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2005, he was chair of the Man-Booker fiction prize committee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39932121219187,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_feb09c7a-d8e3-4282-b543-2c20c72d955b.jpg?v=1647790646","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/bestsellers-a-very-short-introduction-9780199214891","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}