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"Farlingaye Hall is a beautiful hotel in Suffolk on the east coast of England. Unfortunately, it is also the site of the brutal murder of Frank Parris, a retired advertising executive. Stefan Codrescu, a Romanian maintenance man, is arrested after police find blood spatter on his clothes and bed linen. He is found guilty and spends eight years in prison. It appears an open and shut case, but there is more than meets the eye. Alan Conway, the late...
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Greenleaf Book Group Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"Are you considering writing a book to boost your visibility and credibility? Or just trying to figure out how to use the book you already have to build more influence and income? No matter where you are in the process, Ideas, Influence, and Income is your field guide to using a strategic and successful publishing experience as the groundwork for a larger plan to monetize your content."--Amazon.com.
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"The former director of the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm makes his literary debut with this dramatic and riveting novel of book publishing, émigrés, spies, and diplomats in World War II Sweden based on his grandfather's life."--Book jacket.
"In 1933, after Hitler and the Nazi Party consolidated power in Germany, Immanuel Birnbaum, a German Jewish journalist based in Warsaw, is forbidden from writing for newspapers in his homeland. Six years...
4) Last resort
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2022.
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English
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"Caleb Horowitz is twenty-seven, and his wildest dreams are about to come true. His manuscript has caught the attention of the literary agent, who offers him fame, fortune, and a taste of the literary life. He can't wait for his book to be shopped around to every editor in New York, except one: Avi Dietsch, a college rival and the novel's "inspiration." When Avi gets his hands on it, he sees nothing but theft -- and opportunity. Caleb is forced to...
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Square One Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Written for self-published book authors as well as commercially published authors who want to participate in promoting their own book, How to Promote Your Book guides the reader through every aspect of promotion, including creating sales sheets, press releases, and press kits; obtaining blurbs and reviews; getting coverage from both traditional and Internet-based media; getting speaking engagements; using social media; attending and exhibiting at...
7) The book bible: how to sell your manuscript - no matter what genre - without going broke or insane
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Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022].
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English
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A guide for aspiring writers on all aspects of getting published.
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Oneworld Publications
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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This is the outside story of books. From blurbs to titles, quotes to (checks jacket) cute animal designs-via author feuds, writing tricks, classic literature, bonbusters, plot spoilers, and publishing secrets- discover why it's good to judge a book by its cover. Maybe even this one...-From back book cover
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English
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"The Business of being a writer offers the business education writers need but so rarely receive. It is meant for early-career writers looking to develop a realistic set of expectations about making money from their work or for working writers who want a better understanding of the industry. Writers will gain a comprehensive picture of how the publishing world works--from queries and agents to blogging and advertising--and will learn how they can...
10) Paperback Jack
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
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2023.
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English
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"Paperback Jack is a brand new historical thriller from Grand Master Loren D. Estleman: lurid paperback covers promised sex and danger, but what went on behind the scenes was nearly as spicy as the adventures between the covers. 1946. Fresh from the War in Europe, hack writer Jacob Heppleman discovers a changed world back home. The pulp magazines he used to write for are dying, replaced by a revolutionary new publishing racket: paperback novels, offering...
11) Empire of the superheroes: America's comic book creators and the making of a billion-dollar industry
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University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Empire of the Superheroes is a history of the creation and evolution of America's comic book superheroes, as revealed through the experiences of the young creators that built the myth and medium but did not profit from it. From the seminal introduction of Superman in 1938--when comics were ten cents per copy and considered pulp fiction for kids--the superhero genre has transformed into a global phenomenon and multi-billion-dollar business. From its...
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Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"A light-hearted book about books and the people who write them for all lovers of literature. Do you know: Which famous author died of caffeine poisoning? Why Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was banned in China? Who was the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature? What superstitions Truman Capote kept whenever he wrote? Who the other Winston Churchill was? A treasure trove of compelling facts, riveting anecdotes, and extraordinary...
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St. James Press
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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Multi-volume major reference work bringing together histories of companies that are a leading influence in a particular industry or geographic location. For students, job candidates, business executives, historians and investors.
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St. James Press
Pub. Date
2000.
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English
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Multi-volume major reference work bringing together histories of companies that are a leading influence in a particular industry or geographic location. For students, job candidates, business executives, historians and investors.
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