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Not My Job: Best-Selling Author Lee Child Gets Quizzed On Worst Sellers

Lee Child attends the World Premiere of <em>Jack Reacher</em> at Odeon Leicester Square in London on Dec. 10, 2012.
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Lee Child attends the World Premiere of Jack Reacher at Odeon Leicester Square in London on Dec. 10, 2012.

Lee Child is the author behind Jack Reacher, America's favorite tough guy. And after 20 novels and one Tom Cruise movie, Child knows a thing or two about best-sellers. But what about worst sellers? We've invited him to play a game called "I know I sold at least one copy ... unless Mom lied?" Three questions about books that sold really, really badly.

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