Under Armour founder Kevin Plank lands on 'Worst CEOs' list

A bad year has landed Under Armour’s Kevin Plank on a “Worst CEOs in America” list. Plank joins the heads of IBM, Macy’s, Sears, Twitter, Ford Motor Co. and others on a 20-worst list compiled by financial news website 24/7 Wall St. The online publisher looked at stock price changes, earnings, revenue... Continue reading at 'Baltimore Sun'

[ Baltimore Sun | 2017-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moran and James make Richard and Judy Book Club summer reading list

Caitlin Moran and Peter James are among the authors on Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan's latest Book Club summer selections. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-21 17:20:56 UTC ]
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Piatkus lands 'landmark' book on science of attraction

Piatkus has signed a “landmark” book from Dr Amishi Jha on the science of attention and how it shapes our lives. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-19 17:05:07 UTC ]
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The adventurer who helped preserve wild lands and Indian history

Early American conservationist George Bird Grinnell had an enduring impact, writes John Taliaferro. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-18 13:53:48 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime lands rights to develop Jack Reacher series

Amazon has landed the rights following a reported "competitive situation" to develop a script-to-series drama based on the Jack Reacher character from Lee Child’s bestselling book series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-17 05:20:07 UTC ]
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Walliams scores hat-trick with World’s Worst Teachers

David Walliams’ The World’s Worst Teachers (HarperCollins) has scored the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a third week running, selling 49,020 copies last week to soar past the 200,000-copies-sold mark. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 08:16:35 UTC ]
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Lightning lands Scandi crime classics

Lightning Books has scooped rights to two classic works of Scandinavian crime fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 02:06:54 UTC ]
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The ultimate summer reading list for hipsters is here

A new data viz surfaces the forgotten literature of public libraries. There’s no feeling more deflating than asking someone what they’re reading, only to have never heard of any of the three books they readily rattle off. But what if that academic smugness could be yours? What if you were the... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-07-15 10:20:19 UTC ]
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Carol Smith Succeeds Kevin O’Malley at Hearst | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_161791" align="alignright" width="150"] Carol Smith[/caption] Carol Smith was promoted to SVP and publishing director of Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and Marie Claire, succeeding SVP, publishing director and CRO Kevin O’Malley, who is retiring. Smith most recently served as the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-11 16:33:55 UTC ]
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Piatkus lands Tovey debut in two-book deal

Little, Brown imprint Piatkus has landed the “smart and funny” debut novel from Hannah Tovey in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-09 16:51:11 UTC ]
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Are there any actual guilty pleasures on this Politico reading list from DC “heavy hitters”?

Noted politics-as-sport website Politico has put together a collection of bedside-table reading recommendations from 40 “political heavy hitters,” asking them for serious reads and guilty pleasures. First of all, are there any actual guilty pleasures on this list of books from the likes of Beto... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-09 15:27:59 UTC ]
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Frankfurter Buchmesse Names Netflix’s Kelly Luegenbiehl for CEO Talk

Netflix International Originals will be centerstage in the Frankfurt Pavilion when the division's vice-president Kelly Luegenbiehl speaks. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse Names Netflix’s Kelly Luegenbiehl for CEO Talk appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-09 12:25:50 UTC ]
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Faber lands Gabriel Bergmoser novel

Faber has snapped up rights to Australian author and playwright Gabriel Bergmoser's Sunburnt Country. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-09 10:12:57 UTC ]
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Walliams strikes twice with World's Worst Teachers

David Walliams’ The World’s Worst Teachers (HarperCollins) has held the UK Official Top 50 number one, selling 77,247 copies sold in its first full week on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-09 08:06:52 UTC ]
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John Blake lands two more true-crime tales from Sutton

John Blake has landed two more true crime titles from Manhunt author and ex-Met Police DCI Colin Sutton to tie-in with two upcoming TV shows. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-05 00:07:13 UTC ]
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Headline lands Babalola debut retelling love stories from mythology

Headline has landed debut author Bolu Babalola’s retelling of love stories from mythology and history, celebrating "wildly beautiful and astonishingly diverse tales of romance and desire". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-03 16:39:47 UTC ]
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Lee Iacocca, a star CEO who led Ford and saved Chrysler, has died

Lee Iacocca, the U.S. auto executive and television pitchman whose feel for consumers’ changing tastes helped produce the Ford Mustang and the Chrysler minivan and made him one of the first celebrity CEOs, has died. He was 94. His death was confirmed Tuesday by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in a... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-03 14:58:55 UTC ]
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Walliams tops the charts with World’s Worst Teachers

David Walliams’ The World’s Worst Teachers (HarperCollins), illustrated by Tony Ross, has chalked up the duo’s 46th week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 86,001 copies for £623,821 in its first three days on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-02 01:35:24 UTC ]
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Titan lands librarian Womack's debut

Titan Books will publish the supernatural-themed debut novel by Cambridge University librarian and writer Marian Womack as part of a two book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-01 17:49:35 UTC ]
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Barbour Names New President, CEO

Mary Burns, who was named president of Barbour last year, has been promoted to president and CEO of the company-owned Christian publishing house. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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