March New Release - Five Billion Sold

Title: Five Billion Sold

             

Subtitle: The Amazing Facts Behind the Fiction

                

Author/s: David Glynn

RRP: $34.99

ISBN: 9780980466768

Format:  Paperback, 352

Dimensions: 231mm x 169mm

Publisher: Arbon Publishing

Aust. Release Date:  March 2012

Book Description/Synopsis:

Mixed tears of sorrow and joy, gasps of amazement, uncontrollable laughter and quivers of terror – an endless journey of emotions is tightly bound within the pages of all our favourite books. Vivid imaginations have flowed from pen to paper resulting in some of the best works of fiction, allowing reader’s to escape into worlds of romance, crime, horror, fantasy and more. But what inspired the world’s most well-known authors, and how did they turn this inspiration into phenomenal success? From a quiet country town to the African Savanna, or just a heated coffee shop – these are among the places where our cherished protagonists are born, as writers immerse themselves in the lives of their creations. But for Ian Flemming, it wasn’t always easy putting Bond through his “tawdry tricks.” And what would have happened if John Grisham had made it as a baseball player, or if Colleen McCullough wasn’t allergic to soap and had stuck with her career in medicine, or if Dan Brown had become a pop musician? It’s difficult to say, but what’s certain is that we, their readers, would have been the poorer. Five Billion Sold recounts the fascinating stories behind 30 of our favourite authors who, between them, have sold an astounding five billion books! From the golden age of the typewriter through to the digital era of computer, you’ll learn about the dramatic ups and downs in the lives of Grace Metalious, Wilbur Smith, Robert Ludlum, Nora Roberts, JK Rowling and many more – while interwoven essays delve into the publishing world’s most fascinating questions, such as: Just how big is a bestseller? How did the paperback transform the industry? And most importantly, what defines a bestseller?