The Day in the Life series has resonated with readers for two decades, beginning with A Day in the Life of Australia, published in 1981. A Day in the Life of America, which was published in 1986, now boasts more than 1.2 million copies in print.
A Day in the Life of the United States Armed Forces, to be published in May of 2003, will be the 16th title HarperCollins has published in the series, which also includes A Day in the Life of China (1989), A Day in the Life of Hollywood (1992) and A Day in the Life of the Soviet Union (1987).