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The Making of a Bestseller

From Author to Reader

By: Arthur T. Vanderbilt

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The Making of a Bestseller

From Author to Reader

By: Arthur T. Vanderbilt

Writer F. Scott Fitzgerald's career itself is a metaphor for the vagaries of book publishing. If Fitzgerald would have had his way, we would today refer to The Great Gatsby as either Gold-Hatted Gatsby, Trimalchio in West Egg, or The High-Bouncing Lover. A few years before Gatsby, Fitzgerald had become a literary sensation at the age of 23; Helen Hooven Santmyer, a contemporary of Fitzgerald's, would not have a successful novel published until she was 88 and living in a nursing home. In this book, the author explores that mysterious place in publishing where art and commerce can either clash, mesh, or both. Along the way, a wide range of authors--from the literary greats to today's commercial superstars--editors, agents and publishers share their thoughts, insights and experiences: What inspires writers? (John Steinbeck, for example, wrote every novel as if it were his last, as if death were imminent.) Why are some books successful and appreciated, while others fall into oblivion? The answers are often elusive, never absolute, but the stories and anecdotes are always fascinating.

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McFarland

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0786406631

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9780786406630

Gardening in Eden

The Joys of Planning and Tending a Garden

By: Arthur T. Vanderbilt II

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Gardening in Eden

The Joys of Planning and Tending a Garden

By: Arthur T. Vanderbilt II

Though an old man," Thomas Jefferson wrote at Monticello, "I am but a young gardener." Every gardener is. In Gardening in Eden, we enter Arthur Vanderbilt's small enchanted world of the garden, where the old wooden trestle tables of a roadside nursery are covered in crazy quilts of spring color, where a catbird comes to eat raisins from one's hand, and a chipmunk demands a daily ration of salted cocktail nuts. We feel the oppressiveness of endless winter days, the magic of an old-fashioned snow day, the heady, healing qualities of wandering through a greenhouse on a frozen February afternoon, the restlessness of a gardener waiting for spring. With a sense of wonder and humor on each page, Arthur Vanderbilt takes us along with him to discover that for those who wait, watch, and labor in the garden, it's all happening right outside our windows.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416554572

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9781416554578

Fortune's Children

The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt

By: Arthur T. Vanderbilt, II

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Fortune's Children

The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt

By: Arthur T. Vanderbilt, II

Vanderbilt: the very name signifies wealth. The family patriarch, "the Commodore," built up a fortune that made him the world's richest man by 1877. Yet, less than fifty years after the Commodore's death, one of his direct descendants died penniless, and no Vanderbilt was counted among the world's richest people. Fortune's Children tells the dramatic story of all the amazingly colorful spenders who dissipated such a vast inheritance.

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Harper Collins

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0062288377

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9780062288370

Fortune's Children

The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt

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0062288377

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Challenge of Law Reform

By: Arthur T. Vanderbilt

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Challenge of Law Reform

By: Arthur T. Vanderbilt

Major crimes in the United States reached an all-time high in 1954, exceeding the two-million mark for the third successive year. In spite of such groups as the famous Kefauver Committee, organized crime continues to entrench itself in the cities. Meanwhile, amid public apathy, the court calendars grow longer and justice is delayed. Thousands of new laws are passed each year, often without proper study, so that no lawyer today can achieve real mastery of even one major branch of his profession. In this little book, literally a challenge, Chief Justice Vanderbilt speaks out against these situations and abuses. Drawing on his experience as Chief Justice under the reformed court system provided by the 1947 New Jersey Constitution, he explains the need for reform, the importance of judicial administration, the problems of selecting judges and jurors, and the importance of legal procedure. In the matter of law reform he has long been known as a leader and fighter. In his book, originally delivered as the White Lectures at the University of Virginia Law School, he asks his readers to meet the challenge of law reform. Originally published in 1955. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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1400876915

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9781400876914

Perfumes, Cosmetics and Soaps

Modern Cosmetics

By: William Arthur Poucher

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Perfumes, Cosmetics and Soaps

Modern Cosmetics

By: William Arthur Poucher

w. A. Poucher's original 'Perfumes, Cosmetics and Soaps', first published in 1923, were the first comprehensive text books to deal exclusively with the work of the perfume and cosmetic industry, and received recognition and approval throughout the world. Their success and popularity was due primarily to the fact that they provided a practical guide not only to those engaged in the industry, but to a section of readers interested in the mystique and romance which at that time was associated with the perfume and cosmetic arts. It was also an outstanding feature that the books were easily readable, subject matter being expressed in a clear and under standable fashion without the frills of pseudo-science or advanced technology. In revising Volume III and editing Volume I it has been my aim to continue in the pattern and style of their author, and to this end I have not intended to write a new book, but have attempted a true revision, and it is a remarkable fact that many of the original writings made nearly 50 years ago can still apply to an industry which since that time has developed beyond recognition.

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Springer

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1489930558

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9781489930552

Gardening in Eden

The Joys of Planning and Tending a Garden

By: Arthur T. Vanderbilt

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The Joys of Planning and Tending a Garden

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In the familiar setting of his New Jersey home, Arthur Vanderbilt explores the delights, joys, and occasional disappointments of gardening.

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078626070X

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Golden Days

Memories of a Golden Retriever

By: Arthur Vanderbilt

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Golden Days

Memories of a Golden Retriever

By: Arthur Vanderbilt

There's no love quite like the love of a golden retriever. Anyone who has experienced this unique, wondrous relationship, or who simply enjoys a beautiful tale of the affection between people and their very special dogs, will fall in love with Arthur Vanderbilt's unforgettable memoir of a doting retriever named Amy and the seasons of joy she shared with those around her. First published in 1998, Willow Creek Press is proud to bring back to print this tenderly told love story that illustrates what a golden retriever can teach us about ourselves and the world we share.

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1623435943

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The Joys of Planning and Tending a Garden

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Gardening in Eden

Seasons in a Suburban Garden

By: Arthur T. Vanderbilt II

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Seasons in a Suburban Garden

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1416540636

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The Making of a Bestseller

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Challenge of Law Reform

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