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A corollary to this theory is that publishers don't want the world to see how small the unit sales are for even world-famous authors (they usually linger under 50,000)--it might make the whole industry seem a lot less glamorous.
The second most visited monument in Spain is the world-famous Alhambra (The Red).
Lord Justice Peter Gibson ruled that these words could never convey that defamatory meaning: "I could have wished Miss Norman had told the hoary old joke contained in the subject of this libel action as it would have shown that, in addition to possessing the remarkable vocal and dramatic talents which have made her world-famous as a distinguished opera singer, she had an engaging sense of humour.
Only Keswick thrived, primarily because of the pencil industry, for which it was world-famous.
All visits to Pompeii and Herculaneum should begin or end here, since the world-famous collections beautifully display not only the paintings and mosaics buried there nearly 2,000 years ago by Mount Vesuvius, but a host of other sculptures from the region’s villas and temples, brought here for safe-keeping.