The three pie charts illustrate the distribution of book
sales
by genre over a span of four decades, from 1972 to 2012.
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proportions of travel books, biographies, and other genres experienced a decline.
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, which rose dramatically to 25% in 1992, eventually surging to 45% by 2012. Meanwhile, children's Use synonyms
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Conversely
, the genres of biography, travel, and others exhibited a downward trend over the same timeframe. Biographies Linking Words
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in 1972 but experienced a slight increase to 18% in 1992 before plummeting to 10% in 2012. Use synonyms
Similarly
, travel books were represented by 20% in 1972 but dropped to 15% in 1992 and Linking Words
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declined to 8% by 2012. The category labelled 'others' began at 20%, rose to 22%, and culminated at 12%, reflecting a dwindling interest in these remaining genres in juxtaposition to the rising appeal of adult Linking Words
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