Robert Gates’ Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War, is the most peculiar book of its kind that I’ve read in a long time, maybe ever. It’s a fascinating, briskly honest account of one dyspeptic yet steely man’s journey through the cutthroat corridors of Washington and world politics, with shrewd, sometimes eye-popping observations along the way about the nature of war and the limits of power. It’s also a primal scream unleashed at those who got in his way (i.e., endangered the nation), and, like most primal screams, it’s dripping with earthy wisdom but also maddening inconsistencies. Continue reading at 'Slate'
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Scottish Book Trust has announced the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship for professional writers living in Scotland is now open for applications. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown is running an international marketing and publicity campaign for the latest Robert Galbraith novel Lethal White. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The tech-mogul-turned philanthropist has just published a review of a dense 2017 book on how “intangible assets”–things like software and data–are changing the economy. Mid-2018 might seem like a strange time for Bill Gates to review a largely academic book that came out in late 2017. But as... Continue reading at Fast Company
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Hello readers. I’m Carolyn Kellogg, L.A. Times Books Editor, with what’s new in books this week. THE BIG FAREWELL It came as a surprise, I was told: Harlan Ellison died in his sleep Wednesday night at age 84. The science fiction writer — who hated it when people called him that — was sharply... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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The journalist on having his tonsils out, his tendency to ramble and hair growing where it shouldn’tBorn in London, Robert Peston, 58, began his career as a print journalist. He joined the BBC in 2005, where he spent a decade as business editor and then economics editor. He is currently ITV’s... Continue reading at The Guardian
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The prestigious award from International Thriller Writers acknowledges the Gussins' lasting impact on the thriller genre as advocates and editors at Oceanview. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Julia Roberts is set to star in an Amazon Studios adaptation of Chris Cleave’s 2008 novel The Other Hand (Sceptre), known in the US as Little Bee. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wondering which books you should bring to the beach this summer? Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist and unrepentant book nerd, has some suggestions for you. Gates recommended five books he's enjoyed on his blog on Monday, including a Booker Prize-winning novel by an American... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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His annual beach reading list includes a biography of da Vinci, award-winning fiction, and new ways of thinking about global progress. Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates may spend heavily on vaccines and aid programs, but he seems to recognize that the one of the things that money can’t buy... Continue reading at Fast Company
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Pop music writer Randy Lewis and pop music critic Robert Hilburn worked together at The Times for a quarter-century before Hilburn retired in 2006. They sat down recently to talk about Hilburn’s latest book, “Paul Simon — The Life,” to be published by Simon & Schuster on Tuesday, just ahead... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW talks to the renowned historian and former Harvard University librarian about his new book, 'A Literary Tour de France,' and the publishing business then, and now. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robert Paris Riger, the longtime publisher and author, died on January 26 of flu-related complications. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robert Thomson, CEO of News Corp, says platforms need to change their ways to benefit publishers’ long-term business models -- but he doesn't let publishers off the hook, either. The post News Corp’s Robert Thomson: ‘The digital world is dysfunctional’ appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
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Allen Lane is publishing a book on "global nationalism" by Hassan Damluji, who leads the Middle East team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five books–from urban poverty to the history of energy–that the philanthropist says you should be reading this winter. Bill Gates just released his 2017 holiday reading list, part of a semi-annual effort to push the public toward five books that might expand how they think or feel. Of course,... Continue reading at Fast Company
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Two years after joining Simon & Schuster as the assistant to Alice Mayhew, Roberts made his first acquisition, buying what would become the rap memoir 'The Autobiography of Gucci Mane.' It's now a bestseller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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13 October 1987: The Daily Mirror publisher announced that the newspaper would promote European culture, science and industry Robert Maxwell is to publish a new Paris-based English language newspaper, the European Daily, which should be on sale from January 1, 1989. The Daily Mirror publisher... Continue reading at The Guardian
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The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has revealed its casting for a production based on Robert Harris' Cicero Trilogy at the Swan Theatre in Stratford Upon Avon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Twenty-three years ago, Jeff Bezos was selling books out of his garage. On Thursday, the Amazon chief executive at least temporarily dethroned Bill Gates as the richest person in the world. Following a 1.3% jump in Amazon.com Inc. shares Thursday morning, Bezos, 53, was worth as much as $91.3... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Huseby, who served as CEO of Barnes & Noble, Inc. and then executive chairman of B&N Education when that company was spun-off from B&N Inc., has been named to succeed Max Roberts as head of B&N Education. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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