The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing
by Thomas Harding
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The captivating story of the famed publisher George Weidenfeld, from his struggles as an Austrian-Jewish refugee in London to his rise as a world-renowned literary figure. "In this first biography, Thomas Harding provides a full, unvarnished, and at times difficult history of this complex and fascinating character. Throughout his long career, he was written about in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time Magazine, Vanity Fair, and other publications. Was he, as described by some, the show more "greatest salesperson," "the world's best networker," "the publisher's publisher," and "a great intellectual"? Was his lifelong effort to be the world's most famous host a cover for his desperate loneliness? Who, in fact, was the real George Weidenfeld and how did he rise so successfully within the ranks of New York and London society?" show lessTags
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Thomas Harding is a former documentary filmmaker and journalist who has written for the Financial Times and The Guardian, among other publications. He founded a television station in Oxford, England, and for many years was an award-winning publisher of a newspaper in West Virginia. He lives in Hampshire, England.
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- Genres
- Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 070.5092 — Computer science, information & general works News media, journalism & publishing Documentary media, educational media, news media; journalism; publishing Publishing Biography; History By Place Biography
- LCC
- Z280 .W35 .H36 — Bibliography, Library Science and Information Resources Book industries and trade Bookselling and publishing
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
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