Obituary: Peter Quandt

Peter Quandt, a former president and CEO of Macmillan Book Clubs and the K-III Education Group, has died of cancer in Chappaqua, N.Y. He was 71. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2014-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2014-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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