John Boswell (born 1945) is a

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, and author in

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. He was the subject of a ''New York Times'' article on book packaging, which described it as coming up with the idea for a book, writing a proposal, and finding a writer. Two books he co-wrote, ''French for Cats'' (1992, with

Henry Beard Henry Nichols Beard (born June 7, 1945) is an American humorist, one of the founders of the magazine '' National Lampoon'' and the author of several best-selling books. Life and career Beard, a great-grandson of 14th Vice President John C. Bre ...

) and ''O.J.'s Legal Pad'' (1995, with Henry Beard and

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), have reached the

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. On some book jackets, he also takes credit for co-writing the number-1 bestseller ''What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School,'' although the only listed author is Mark H. McCormack. Boswell was also a producer of ''

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'' and appears in it as an "unsuspecting golfer".

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