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Aftermath Media

Both Landeros and Wheeler had previously worked at Trilobyte, makers of the bestselling CD-ROM computer game The 7th Guest.

Alan Wurtzel

Circuit City was profiled as one of 11 companies in Jim Collins’ bestselling book, Good to Great.

Alby Mangels

He was one of the pioneering travel advocates of the 1970s, showing the possibility of traveling as a way of life, similar to what Peter Jenkins and William Least Heat Moon had done with their bestselling travel books of the 1970s and 1980s.

Alexander Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary

The General Biographical Dictionary is a bestselling book compiled by British author Alexander Chalmers.

American University in Bulgaria

Elizabeth Kostova, former AUBG Board Member, AUBG University Council member since 2011, author of the bestselling novels The Historian and The Swan Thieves

Bernice Gordon

Gordon once created an X-rated puzzle for the Happy Hooker, aka Xaviera Hollander, a writer and former call girl with a bestselling memoir in the 1970s.

Bible conspiracy theory

A number of bestselling modern novels, the most popular of which was The Da Vinci Code, have incorporated elements of Bible conspiracy theories to flesh out their storylines, rather than to push these theories as actual suggestions.

Burketown, Queensland

Burketown is believed to be the basis of 'Willstown' (note the name of Burke's partner, above), a very amenity-challenged town fictionally developed into a successful and growing community to become A Town Like Alice by Jean Paget, a character created by Nevil Shute in his bestselling novel of that name.

Buyology – Truth and Lies About Why We Buy

Buyology – Truth and Lies About Why We Buy (2008) is a bestselling book by Martin Lindstrom, in which he analyzes what makes people buy.

Buzz Bissinger

The New York Times bestselling Three Nights in August, published in 2005, chronicles a series in August 2003 between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs through the perspective of Cardinals manager Tony La Russa.

Carl Kurlander

Kurlander is co-author of The F Word: A Guide to Surviving Your Family with comedian Louie Anderson, and was featured in Po Bronson's bestselling book What Should I Do With my Life?, which landed him on The Oprah Winfrey Show in February 2003, on a program about people who had changed their lives, where Carl spoke about leaving Hollywood to move back to his hometown to teach at the University of Pittsburgh for what he thought would be a one year Hollywood sabbatical.

Cherokee Creek Boys School

Cherokee Creek Boys School was recently designated a Gurian Model School by Michael Gurian, New York Times bestselling author, educator and expert in the development of boys.

Cloister Inn

Notable alumni include Ian Caldwell, author of the bestselling novel The Rule of Four, which was set at Princeton and includes several scenes that take place at Cloister; as well as Chris Ahrens, gold medalist in the Men's Eights event while Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Emerson Combat Systems

New York Times bestselling author David Morrell underwent training in Emerson Combat Systems as research for several of his books about Special Operations and close quarters combat.

Ephraim Mirvis

Mirvis's cousin is bestselling American-Jewish novelist, Tova Mirvis.

Floyd Skloot

He is married to painter Beverly Hallberg, who specializes in both abstract and impressionist landscapes, and is the father of the bestselling non-fiction writer Rebecca Skloot, whose work includes The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

Great Balsam Mountains

The most famous peak in the Great Balsam range is Cold Mountain, which is the centerpiece of author Charles Frazier's bestselling novel Cold Mountain.

Guides Infantry

in her bestselling novel The Far Pavilions and in the 1984 motion picture of the same name.

Harold Robbins' The Survivors

Despite their presence, and that above the title of bestselling author Harold Robbins, since the characters were from his novel of the same name, the program was a ratings fiasco, losing badly to Mayberry R.F.D. and The Doris Day Show on CBS and The NBC Monday Movie on NBC.

Isaiah Dorman

He was on friendly terms with the Indians and probably knew Sitting Bull, according to Evan Connell's bestselling 1985 book Son of the Morning Star.

Jay Papasan

Papasan became a bestselling author in 2003 with the release of The Millionaire Real Estate Agent, coauthored by Gary W. Keller and Dave Jenks.

Jesse Kellerman

Kellerman was born in Los Angeles, California, the oldest son of the bestselling mystery novelists Faye Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman.

Joseph Heath

He has published both academic and popular writings, including the bestselling The Rebel Sell.

Jung Eun-gwol

Two of her bestselling books have been adapted into television dramas -- Sungkyunkwan Scandal (KBS2, 2010) and Moon Embracing the Sun (MBC, 2012).

Kate Bohner

She was briefly married to author Michael Lewis, known for his bestselling books Liar's Poker, The New New Thing, The Blind Side, and Moneyball.

Laxmangarh

The fictional character Balram Halwai from the bestselling novel The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga came from a village by the same name, but it isn't be the same village, because the book is actually set in the Gaya District in the vicinity of Bodh Gaya in the state of Bihar.

Liza Marklund

The Postcard Killers, a crime thriller written in collaboration with American bestselling author James Patterson, is Marklund's twelfth book.

Longforgan

Rosamunde Pilcher Drive is located in this estate, and is named after the bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher who lives in Longforgan.

Mary Pope Osborne

She is best known for her award-winning and bestselling Magic Tree House series, which has been translated into over 30 languages and sold over 100 million copies worldwide.

Meredith Maran

In the book, twenty of America's bestselling authors, including David Baldacci, Jennifer Egan, Terry McMillan, Jodi Picoult, and James Frey, share tricks, tips, and secrets of the successful writing life.

O'Brien Press

The O'Brien Press is notable for launching the career of international, bestselling author, Eoin Colfer, publishing the "Benny Books" and The Wish List, and have also published The General by Paul Williams, which was made into a major film by John Boorman in 1998.

Paul Spencer Sochaczewski

Gary Braver, bestselling author of Skin Deep, said “Paul’s writing in The Sultan and the Mermaid Queen has the humanity of Somerset Maugham, the adventure of Joseph Conrad, the perception of Paul Theroux, and a self-effacing voice uniquely his own.”

Popotan

Sales of the visual novel and its fan disc made the top 50 list of bestselling bishōjo games in Japan multiple times and it spawned an internet meme when the opening was put to sped-up music by the Swedish band Caramell.

Return of the Bunny Suicides

Return of the Bunny Suicides (2004) is the second bestselling book of black comedy cartoons by Andy Riley that depict the various ways bunnies attempt to kill themselves.

Skidmore, Missouri

Author Harry N. MacLean recounted the incident and its background in a bestselling and award-winning book, In Broad Daylight.

Steve Biddulph

Steve Biddulph (born Saltburn, England 1953) is an Australian author, activist and psychologist who has written a number of influential bestselling books; and lectures worldwide on parenting, and boys' education.

Sydney Parade railway station

The station is mentioned in the title of the bestselling book "Should Have Got Off At Sydney Parade" authored under the pen-name Ross O'Carroll-Kelly.

Technical writer

Robert M. Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance wrote technical manuals for IBM, while working on the bestselling book.

The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma

The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma (Polish title: Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy) is a 1932 Polish bestselling novel by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz.

The Embarrassment

Kansas-born political writer Thomas Frank quoted lyrics from their song "Sex Drive" in his bestselling 2004 book What's the Matter with Kansas?.

The Jamestown Foundation

William Geimer, an American lawyer, had been working closely with Shevchenko, and established the foundation as a vehicle to promote the writings of the former Soviet diplomat and those of Ion Pacepa, a former top Romanian intelligence officer; with the help of the foundation, both defectors published bestselling books.

The Moses Expedition

Being a household name in Europe but not yet in the United States, a group of New York Times bestselling authors such as Brad Thor, Matthew Pearl, Javier Sierra, Stephen Coonts, Steve Berry and Katherine Neville among others backed The Moses Expedition with quotes.

The War Cloud

The War Cloud is a 2010 cyber-thriller by New York Times bestselling novelist Thomas Greanias.

Totius

Totius Graeciae Descriptio, a bestselling 16th century map of Greece drawn by Nikolaos Sophianos

William of Gellone

This line of reasoning was later incorporated into the plot of the bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code.


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