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In the book, Moore suggests that Rupert Murdoch, owner of News Corporation and HarperCollins, " passed down " this decision.
Moore was unaware of this until he received an angry phone call from HarperCollins two days after the reading.
Despite HarperCollins ' predictions-and, according to Moore, their deliberately limited promotion of the book-the book became enormously popular, becoming the largest-selling nonfiction book for 2002 at such major outlets as Barnes & Noble and Amazon. com, and occupying the # 1 spot in the U. S., the UK ( including being the number one seller on Amazon. co. uk before a British printing was even proposed ), Germany, Ireland, and elsewhere.
The book was subsequently criticized in another book, Michael Moore Is a Big Fat Stupid White Man, which HarperCollins published.
Positioning Statement As written in the highly revered book Crossing the Chasm ( Copyright 1991, by Geoffrey Moore, HarperCollins Publishers ), the position statement is a phrase so formulated:
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She also wrote a children's book, I, Lorelei, which was published by HarperCollins in February 2009.
In 2010, the company HarperCollins brought out a special 50th anniversary issue of the book, containing a new preface by Garner and praise from various other figures involved in children's literature, while 2011 saw BBC Radio 4 produce a radio adaptation.
* Between Silk and Cyanide by Leo Marks, HarperCollins ( 1998 ) ISBN 0-00-255944-7 ; Marks was the Head of Codes at SOE and this book is an account of his struggle to introduce better encryption for use by field agents ; it contains more than 20 previously unpublished code poems by Marks, as well as descriptions of how they were used and by whom.
The book, published by Fourth Estate ( an imprint of HarperCollins ), was a more personal history than Faithfull and contains a wide range of material, including a detailed early history of her mother's life in Austria, her recollections of friends who have died, and her assessments of various recent health problems.
His book publishing deal with Harper Collins originated from a number of songs he had written about An Gorta Mor, resulting in the publication of his best selling ' documentary novel ' of the Famine-The Whitest Flower ( HarperCollins, London, Sydney, Toronto, 1998 ).
In 2005, publisher HarperCollins digitally altered the photograph of illustrator Hurd, which had been on the book for at least twenty years, to remove a cigarette.
* 2007, USA, HarperCollins ISBN 0-694-00361-1, Pub date 23 January 2007, Board book 60th anniversary edition
His publisher, HarperCollins, initially refused to release the book, fearing bad publicity in the wake of the attacks ( despite an advance printing of over 50, 000 copies ).
* Ridley, Matt ; " Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code ( Eminent Lives )" was first published in June 2006 in the US and then in the UK September 2006, by HarperCollins Publishers ; 192 pp, ISBN 0-06-082333-X ; this short book is in the publisher's " Eminent Lives " series.
In order to both boost book sales and reach the online market, HarperCollins has created a browsing feature on its website, whereby customers can read selected extracts from books before purchasing.
It was later revealed by Stuart Proffitt, the editor who had worked on the book for HarperCollins, that this intervention was designed to appease the Chinese authorities-of whom the book was critical-as Murdoch intended to extend his business empire into China and did not wish to cause problems there by allowing the book to be published.
After a successful legal campaign against HarperCollins, Patten went on to publish the book in the UK in September 1998 after accepting a sum of £ 500, 000 and receiving an apology from Rupert Murdoch.
* Something beautiful for God: Mother Teresa of Calcutta, By Malcolm Muggeridge, HarperCollins, 1971-Muggeridge introduced Mother Theresa to the world with this book
Hannity wrote his third book, Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama ’ s Radical Agenda, which was released by HarperCollins on March 30, 2010.
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* Richard J. Aldrich, GCHQ: The Uncensored Story of Britain's Most Secret Intelligence Agency, HarperCollins July 2010.
* Mala Sen, India's Bandit Queen: The true Story of Phoolan Devi, HarperCollins Publishers ( September 1991 ) ISBN 978-0-00-272066-3.
* Aldrich, Richard J .; GCHQ: The Uncensored Story of Britain's Most Secret Intelligence Agency, HarperCollins, July 2010.
HarperCollins, 2004: about a ten-year-old Nigerian girl who underwent FGM while on vacation in her homeland.
The HarperCollins Concise Guide to World Religion: The A-to-Z Encyclopedia of All the Major Religious Traditions ( 1999 ) covers 33 principal religions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism, Judaism, Islam, Shinto, Shamanism, Taoism, South American religions, Baltic and Slavic religions, Confucianism, and the religions of Africa and Oceania.
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