Random House
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Book publishers say Oprah was a stimulus 'like nobody else'...lead an author right onto the best-seller list. "Listen, anytime we lose an outlet as significant as Oprah's, it's not a plus," says Random House spokesperson Stuart Applebaum. "She had the potential to move that sales needle like nobody else... In this article: Oprah Winfrey, Random House, and Jon Stewart |
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U.S. News & World Report | 17 hours ago
Obama Fails to Wow on the World Stage
...in Utica, N.Y. John Zogby also is the author of The Way We'll Be: The Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American Dream (Random House). Your comment will be posted immediately, unless it is spam or contains profanity. For more...
In this article: Barack Obama, Zogby International, Israel, Korea, Utica, U.S., and China
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Waxy.org Links | 18 hours ago
Regretsy gets a book deal
...houses. "Within 20 minutes we had interest from five publishers," said Winchell, who decided to go with Random House because Schwartzman "gets it. " What's not to "get" about a painting of fornicating flies? Winchell said the book will...
In this article: April Winchell, Trademark, and Three Rivers Press
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Full print edition | 2 days ago
English literature: No plain Jane
...appeal of Jane Austen A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen. Edited by Susannah Carson. Random House; 320 pages; $25. Buy from Amazon.com "SOME literary works are mortal; Jane Austen's are...
In this article: Jane Austen, Amazon.com, A.S. Byatt, Fay Weldon, Martin Amis, Virginia Woolf, and Somerset Maugham
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New York Times | 2 days ago
Colum McCann, T.J. Stiles Win National Book Awards
...in the word, we have to enter the anonymous corners of human experience to make that little corner right. " The book was published by Random House. In the nonfiction category, T.J. Stiles won for "The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of...
In this article: National Book Award, Colum McCann, New York City, Capitalism, Hunter College, Alfred A. Knopf, and Cornelius Vanderbilt
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Reuters | 2 days ago
New York inspired tales win U.S. National Book Awards
...60th annual National Book Awards on Wednesday. Colum McCann won the fiction award with "Let the Great World Spin," published by Random House, while "The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt," by T.J. Stiles and published by...
In this article: New York City, Claudette Colvin, Cornelius Vanderbilt, National Book Award, Gore Vidal, United States, Rosa Parks, and Capitalism
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USATODAY.com | 2 days ago
Writers reveal the 'Truth' about Austen's appeal
...the American Revolution- remains a hot literary property. ATruth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen (Random House, $25), edited by Susannah Carson, explains her eternal appeal. • Lamenting Austen's death...
In this article: Pride and Prejudice, Amy Heckerling, Emma, USA Today, Mr. Darcy, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf
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San Jose Mercury News | 2 days ago
Ready, set, knit: Quick projects for holiday gifts
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The Hollywood Reporter | 3 days ago
Angryfilms options 'Cycler' books
...crush, but that changes when Jack, tired of being locked in his room, begins to escape, causing damage to her social life. Random House for Young Readers published the book last year and followed it with a sequel, "Re-Cycler"; more are...
In this article: Don Murphy, Susan Montford, DreamWorks, Shawn Levy, and Hugh Jackman
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thestar.com | 4 days ago
B.C. writer wins Gov. Gen. literary award
...distrib. Publishers Group Canada) Non-fiction: M.G. Vassanji, Toronto, A Place Within: Rediscovering India (Doubleday Canada; distrib. by Random House) Children's Literature - Text: Caroline Pignat, Ottawa, Greener Grass: The Famine...
In this article: Governor General's Award, M.G. Vassanji, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, London, and Ottawa
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thestar.com | 4 days ago
Canadian writers not sold on Google book plan
In this article: Google, Google Books, Revenue, Scotiabank Giller Prize, Popular Science, Authors Guild, Writers' Guild of Canada, and Association of American Publishers
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Description from Wikipedia:
Random House, Inc. is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher. It has been owned since 1998 by the large German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing.
- Name:
- Random House, Inc.
- Location:
- New York City, USA
- Founder:
- Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer
- Founded:
- 1925
- Industry:
- Books, Publishing
- Key People:
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- <b>Gail Rebuck</b> (Random House Group)
- <b>Dr. Joerg Pfuhl</b> (Verlagsgruppe Random House)
- <b>Markus Dohle</b> (Chairman and CEO)
- <b>Edward Volini</b> (Deputy Chairman, Chief Operating Officer)
- Products:
- Books
- Revenue:
- $2.3 billion USD (2006)
- No. of Employees:
- 5,764 (as of December 31, 2007)
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