best-seller

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It’s also linked to the modern evolution of Friday the 13th as an unlucky day, based in part on Thomas Lawson’s 1907 best-seller about a corrupt stockbroker who crashes the market.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Perhaps Livermore had it right in Reminiscences of a Stock Operator External link, Edwin Lefèvre’s 1923 best-seller.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Romantasy – a blend of romance and fantasy – has become a reliable fixture on best-seller lists, largely due to the cult-like following it has gained among TikTok's reading community, BookTok.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

A book he co-authored, “How Democracies Die,” had become a surprise best-seller.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

It became a best-seller, was rapidly translated into other European languages, and sent a further stream of Spanish colonists to tighten Pizarro’s grip on Peru.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond