PAST/PRESENT CLIENTS
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American Wife: A Novel (New York Times Notable Books)
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Curtis Sittenfeld
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Literary Fiction
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Random House Trade Paperbacks; X edition (February 10, 2009) |
From the author of PREP -- The fictional life of bookish, naïve Alice Lindgren, and the trajectory that lands her in the White House as first lady.
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Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain
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Portia de Rossi
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Celebrity
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Memoirs
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Atria (November 1, 2010) |
Actress Portia de Rossi's memoir, sharing the truth of her long battle to overcome anorexia and bulimia, chronicling the physical trauma of the disease, as well as the shame and fear she endured battling her illness while living in the public eye; the book's final section will explore the new happiness and health she has found in recent years -- including her coming out and her marriage to Ellen DeGeneres
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Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul
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Howard Schultz, Joanne Gordon
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Business
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Rodale Books (March 29, 2011) |
In 2008, Howard Schultz, the president and chairman of Starbucks, made the unprecedented decision
to return as the CEO eight years after he stepped down from daily oversight of the company and became chairman. Concerned that Starbucks had lost its way, Schultz was determined to help it return to its core values and restore not only its financial health, but also its soul. In this book, he shares the remarkable story of his return and the company’s ongoing transformation under his leadership, revealing how, during one of the most tumultuous economic times in history, Starbucks again achieved profitability and sustainability without sacrificing humanity.
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The Marriage Artist: A Novel
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Andrew Winer
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Literary Fiction
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Henry Holt and Co.; First Edition edition (October 26, 2010) |
Art critic Daniel Lichtmann staked his career on an enigmatic Native American artist named Benjamin Wind, until Benjamin and Daniel’s wife, Aleksandra, a Russian Jew and intrepid photographer, fall to their deaths from the roof of Wind’s New York studio. Were they lovers? Did they make a suicide pact? Faced with this double jeopardy of grief and mystery, Daniel is impelled to search out the truth, a quest that unfolds in a double plot.
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