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Authors, American 20th century Biography Book editors United States Biography Editors Editors United States Biography Journalists United States Biography Knopf, Alfred A 1892-1984 Knopf, Blanche W 1894-1966 Publishers and publishing United States Biography United States Wenner, JannMcCulloch, Jeanne
Summary: "The Glass Castle meets The Nest in this stunning debut, an intimate family memoir that gracefully brings us behind the dappled beachfront vista of privilege, to reveal the inner lives of two wonderfully colorful, unforgettable families. On a mid-August weekend, two families assemble for a wedding at a rambling family mansion on the beach in East Hampton, in the last days of the area's quietly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCCULLOCH, JEANNE MCCBerg, A. Scott (Andrew Scott)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PERKINS, MAXWELL E BERKuhn, William M.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 ONASSIS, JACKIE KENNEDY KuhBloom, Patience.
Summary: "Who knows the ins and outs of romance better than a Harlequin editor? A surprising and exhilarating look into Patience Bloom's unexpected real-life love story. At some point, we've all wished romance could be more like fiction. Patience Bloom certainlydid, many times over. As a teen she fell in love with Harlequin novels and imagined her life would turn out just like the heroines' on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BLOOM, PATIENCE BLOMcGrath, Charles
Summary: "A wistful look back at family, youth, and the intoxicating magic of New England summers, as well as a rumination on friendship and loss, by an esteemed writer and essayist and the former editor of The New York Times Book Review. We all have vivid memories of summers past and the bright skin of youth: of those first days when school has ended; of long days of leisure and pleasure reading...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCGRATH, CHARLES MCGClaridge, Laura P.
Summary: "Left off her company's fifth anniversary tribute but described by Thomas Mann as "the soul of the firm," Blanche Knopf began her career when she founded Alfred A. Knopf with her husband in 1915. With her finger on the pulse of a rapidly changing culture, Blanche quickly became a driving force behind the firm. A conduit to the literature of Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance, Blanche...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KNOPF, BLANCHE CLAShafrir, Doree
Summary: "An honest, witty, and insightful memoir about what happens when your coming-of-age comes later than expected, from the co-host of the hit podcast Forever35. Doree Shafrir was one of Gawker's early hires and one of the first editors at BuzzFeed; at both sites, she authored countless viral articles. Just before she turned forty, she published her first novel, and one year later, she quit her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHAFRIR, DOREE SHAWenner, Jann
Summary: "Rolling Stone founder, editor, and publisher Jann Wenner offers a memoir from the heart of the rock and roll generation: from the triumphs of the Beatles and the Stones to Bono and the Boss, from Burning Man to the White House. Jann Wenner has been called by his peers "the greatest editor of his generation." His deeply personal memoir brings you inside the music, the politics, and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WENNER, JANN S. WENGorton, Stephanie
Summary: "A fascinating history of the rise and fall of influential Gilded Age magazine McClure's and the two unlikely outsiders at its helm--and a timely, full-throated defense of investigative journalism in America"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 051 GOREpstein, Jason.
Summary: Editor and publisher Jason Epstein takes us on a culinary tour of his life, presenting recollections of chefs and restaurants, along with recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.013 EPSSummary: In this sensational tale of one of the greatest storytellers in history, George Plimpton's astounding journalism career is captured in heartwarming footage and intimate personal interviews.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PLIGraham, Laurie
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 GRAHADokoupil, Tony.
Summary: "NBC News"senior writer Dokoupil offers a gripping examination of his longtime marijuana-dealing father, as well as a researched look at the evolution of American narcotics laws. In the early 1970s, Dokoupil's father, also named Tony, dropped out of graduate school to deal marijuana. Dokoupil recounts how the smuggling and distribution business ran and contextualizes it within the Great Stoned...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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Summary: A portrait of the founder of "Rolling Stone" magazine places his life and achievements against a backdrop of the music, culture, and politics of the late twentieth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2017