This book looks at thebestselling titles since the early 20th century. The author considers how the popular circulation of these books reflected America's consciousness and tastes at different junctures in the country's history.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Reaching the Top of the Shelf: Discovering a Century of Bestsellers
Chapter One: Birth of the Bestseller: 1890s thru the 1930s
Chapter Two: 1940s: All the Books Fit to Sell
Chapter Three: 1950s: Cold War Anxiety: From Holden Caulfield to James Bond
Chapter Four: 1960s: New Frontiers: From Harper Lee to Kurt Vonnegut
Chapter Five: 1970s: The Age of Narcissism
Chapter Six: 1980s: The Rise of the Superstar Author
Chapter Seven: 1990s: Means of Ascent: Publisher Consolidation, Superstores, and the Internet
Chapter Eight: 2000s: E-Books and the New Millennium
Chapter Nine: 2010s: James Patterson, Inc. and The Soul of America
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
