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Broadway Books
Broadway Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a Division of Random House, Inc., released its first list in Fall, 1996. Broadway was founded in 1995 as a unit of Bantam Doubleday Dell a unit of Bertelsmann. Bertelsmann acquired Random House in 1998 and merged Broadway into a combined group with Doubleday the next year. Random House reorganized again in 2008, with Doubleday moving to Knopf and Broadway moving to its current home at Crown. Broadway's general-interest publishing was combined with Crown in 2010. Broadway became the paperback publishing for the Crown imprint in 2010. Broadway Books has published many ''New York Times'' bestsellers in hardcover and paperback, including Elizabeth Edwards’ memoir ''Resilience'', Bill O’Reilly’s memoir '' A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity'', ''Decision Points'' by George W. Bush, ''Liberal Fascism'' by Jonah Goldberg, and ''A Lion Called Christian'' by Ace Bourke and John Rendall. Broadway Books publishes a paperback li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Random House
Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. History Random House was founded in 1927 by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, two years after they acquired the Modern Library imprint from publisher Horace Liveright, which reprints classic works of literature. Cerf is quoted as saying, "We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random," which suggested the name Random House. In 1934 they published the first authorized edition of James Joyce's novel ''Ulysses'' in the Anglophone world. ''Ulysses'' transformed Random House into a formidable publisher over the next two decades. In 1936, it absorbed the firm of Smith and Haas—Robert Haas became the third partner until retiring and selling his share back to Cerf and Klopfer in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Bryson
William McGuire Bryson (; born 8 December 1951) is an American–British journalist and author. Bryson has written a number of nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Born in the United States, he has been a resident of Britain for most of his adult life, returning to the U.S. between 1995 and 2003, and holds dual American and British citizenship. He served as the chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011. Bryson came to prominence in the United Kingdom with the publication and accompanying television series of ''Notes from a Small Island'' (1995), an exploration of Britain. He received widespread recognition again with the publication of '' A Short History of Nearly Everything'' (2003), a book widely acclaimed for its accessible communication of science. In October 2020 he announced that he had "retired" from writing books, although in 2022 he recorded an audiobook for Audible, entitled 'The Secret History of Christmas'. He has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Publishing Company Imprints
A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical arrangement is ''codex'' (plural, ''codices''). In the history of hand-held physical supports for extended written compositions or records, the codex replaces its predecessor, the scroll. A single sheet in a codex is a leaf and each side of a leaf is a page. As an intellectual object, a book is prototypically a composition of such great length that it takes a considerable investment of time to compose and still considered as an investment of time to read. In a restricted sense, a book is a self-sufficient section or part of a longer composition, a usage reflecting that, in antiquity, long works had to be written on several scrolls and each scroll had to be identified by the book it contained. Each part of Aristotle's ''Physics'' is called a bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chérie Carter-Scott
Chérie Carter-Scott, Ph.D., MCC (born May 30, 1949) is a #1 New York Times Best Selling author, and Master Certified Executive and life coach, often referred to as ”The Mother of Coaching” due to her pioneer work in the coaching industry. Education Carter-Scott attended Convent of the Sacred Heart in New York City, and briefly boarded at Sacred Heart in Greenwich, Connecticut. She attended Bradford College in Massachusetts, followed by the University of Dijon, in France, then the University of Denver where she received her BA in theatre and education; then she attended the University of Minnesota graduate school in theatre, and Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara where she received her MA and Ph.D. in 1994 in Human and Organizational Development. Her dissertation was focused on the relationship between employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction. Career Carter-Scott started coaching professionally October 15, 1974, when a colleague asked her to help him with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Skloot
Rebecca L. Skloot (born September 19, 1972) is an American science writer who specializes in science and medicine.Jessica Teisch, "Floyd Skloot & Rebecca Skloot", in '' Bookmarks'', May/June 2010. Her first book, '' The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'' (2010), was one of the best-selling new books of 2010, staying on ''The New York Times'' Bestseller list for over 6 years and eventually reaching #1. It was adapted into a movie by George C. Wolfe, which premiered on HBO on April 22, 2017, and starred Rose Byrne as Skloot, and Oprah Winfrey as Lacks's daughter Deborah. Early life and education Rebecca was born in Springfield, Illinois. She is the daughter of poet, novelist, and essayist Floyd Skloot and Betsy McCarthy, a professional knitter and pattern book author. Skloot said "in the Pacific Northwest, erroots rehalf New York Jew and half Midwestern Protestant." She received her high school diploma from Metropolitan Learning Center in Portland, Oregon. After attending Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Jessop
Carolyn Jessop (born January 1, 1968) is an American author and former Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints member who wrote ''Escape'', an autobiographical account of her upbringing in the polygamist sect and later flight from that community. She is the cousin, by marriage, of Flora Jessop, another former FLDS member and advocate for abused children. Carolyn Jessop now lives in the Salt Lake City area with her children. Autobiography ''Escape'' On April 21, 2003, when Jessop was 35, she left her husband's family and the FLDS church, fleeing to a safehouse in Salt Lake City. Subsequently, she sued for custody of her children, and in 2003 became "the first woman ever granted full custody of her children in a contested suit involving the FLDS." In 2007, she co-authored her book ''Escape'' with Laura Palmer, which chronicled her life in the FLDS organization, her adulthood and disillusionment, and her eventual flight. It was published by the Broadway divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Coppa
Christine Coppa is an American author, blogger and columnist. She is best known for her book ''Rattled!'', published by Broadway Books in 2009. The book was named a Target Breakout Book. Early life Coppa grew up in Wayne and received a MFA in creative writing from the University of the Arts. Career Coppa is the founding blogger of glamour.com's Storked! blog. A professional writer/editor, she has contributed to Glamour, Marie Claire (Australia), Philadelphia Magazine, First, In Touch Weekly, and Pregnancy magazine among other publications. Her work was mentioned in ''The New York Times''. The ''Sunday Times'' called her a writer "at the forefront of a wave of modern moms who are reinventing the parental publishing genre." New York Post The ''New York Post'' (''NY Post'') is a conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. The ''Post'' also operates NYPost.com, the celebrity gossip site PageSix.com, and the entertainment site Decider.com. It was est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vegetarian
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects, and the flesh of any other animal). It may also include abstaining from eating all by-products of animal slaughter. Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons. Many people object to eating meat out of respect for sentient animal life. Such ethical motivations have been codified under various religious beliefs as well as animal rights advocacy. Other motivations for vegetarianism are health-related, political, environmental, cultural, aesthetic, economic, taste-related, or relate to other personal preferences. There are many variations of the vegetarian diet: an ovo-lacto vegetarian diet includes both eggs and dairy products, an ovo-vegetarian diet includes eggs but not dairy products, and a lacto-vegetarian diet includes dairy products but not eggs. As the strictest of vegetarian diets, a vegan diet excludes all animal products, and can be accompanied by ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Harper (personal Trainer)
Robert Harper (born August 18, 1965) is an American personal trainer, reality television personality, and author. He appeared on the American television series ''The Biggest Loser''. On September 8, 2015, Harper was announced as new host of ''The Biggest Loser'', succeeding Alison Sweeney. He was an advisor on ''The New Celebrity Apprentice''. Career Harper has worked as a personal trainer for celebrity clients, including Jennifer Jason Leigh. In 1999, he was cast as an extra in Melissa Etheridge's hit video for the song " Angels Would Fall" from her album ''Breakdown''. He is featured as a trainer on the United States version of ''The Biggest Loser'' reality television series. He has been a trainer on the NBC show since 2004. and has appeared in several ''Biggest Loser'' DVD workouts. Harper is also featured in the first three seasons of the Australian version of the show. In addition to making appearances, speaking dates, and writing, Harper teaches regular classes in Los A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Biggest Loser
''The Biggest Loser'' is a reality television format which started with the American TV show ''The Biggest Loser'' in 2004. The show centers on overweight and obese contestants attempting to lose the most weight; the winner receives a cash prize. There are different variations of ''The Biggest Loser'' around the world. Each country has made its own adaptation of the show; however, the contestants always have the same goal: to lose the highest percentage of weight (or most weight) to become the "biggest loser". There is no minimum or maximum weight limit for the show but most males tend to weigh over or near 300 lb (136 kg). Females tend to weigh over or near 200 lb (91 kg). In addition to individual contestants, some seasons in some international adaptations have featured couples or even whole families. International versions : Franchise with a currently airing season : Franchise with an upcoming season : Franchise whose status is unknown : Franchise no longe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Eichenwald
Kurt Alexander Eichenwald (born June 28, 1961) is an American journalist and a ''New York Times'' bestselling author of five books, one of which, '' The Informant'' (2000), was made into a motion picture in 2009. Formerly he was a senior writer and investigative reporter with ''The New York Times'', Condé Nast's business magazine, ''Portfolio'', and later was a contributing editor with '' Vanity Fair'' and a senior writer with ''Newsweek''. Eichenwald had been employed by ''The New York Times'' since 1986 and primarily covered Wall Street and corporate topics such as insider trading, accounting scandals, and takeovers, but also wrote about a range of issues including terrorism, the Bill Clinton pardon controversy, Federal health care policy, and sexual predators on the Internet. Early life and education Eichenwald was born in 1961. He has stated that he is "Episcopalian with a Jewish father."Eichenwald, Kurt"How Donald Trump Supporters Attack Journalists" ''Newsweek''. October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
