Frederick Fell Publishers, Inc. is an independent

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specializing in

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books in genres such as

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, and

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. Their motto is "A World of Books That Fill A Need". They have published titles such as ''Demystifying Business With Cookies And Elephants'' and ''So Eat, My Darling: A Guide to the Yiddish Kitchen''. Many of their titles fall in the wide range of ''Fell’s Official Know-It-All Guide'', with titles such as ''Fell’s Official Know-It-All Guide: How to Help Your Child Excel at Math'' and ''Fell’s Official Know-It-All Guide to Advanced Hypnotism''. Fell has published books by notable authors like

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. They also serve as

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and

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for several other publishers. The publishing house was established by Frederick Fell in August 1943 on New York's Fourth Avenue, although the company is currently located in

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. A protest over a book caused a bomb scare in 1952 when the founder received a ticking package in his office.

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