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Hit Lit: Cracking the Code of the Twentieth Century's Biggest Bestsellers

Paperback • 2012 • English

Hit Lit: Cracking the Code of the Twentieth Century's Biggest Bestsellers

By James W. Hall

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About the book

DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF WHAT MAKES A MEGA-BESTSELLER IN THIS ENTERTAINING, REVELATORY GUIDE What do Michael Corleone, Jack Ryan, and Scout Finch have in common? Creative writing professor and thriller writer James W. Hall knows. Now, in this entertaining, revelatory book, he reveals how bestsellers work, using twelve twentieth-century blockbusters as case studies including "The Godfather, Gone with the Wind, To Kill a Mockingbird, "and "Jaws." From tempting glimpses inside secret societies, suc...Show more

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ISBN

9780812970951

Publisher

Random House Trade

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

Hit Lit: Cracking the Code of the Twentieth Century's Biggest Bestsellers

Format

Paperback

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