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September 24, 2008By Michael Cader

Who Will Crash the Crash Books?

September 24, 2008By Michael Cader

The Observer looks at book proposals about the financial meltdown. Joe Nocera and  Bethany McLean have one out for a “definitive chronicle of the stunning financial crisis” through Darhansoff, Verrill and Feldman, and the asking price “is said to be more than $1 million.” Nocera says, “We want to write the big book, and I’m not afraid of saying that. It will be a book for the ages and–I know this is going to sound egomaniacal, but–between our contacts and our reporting skills and our writing skills, I think we’ll be pretty tough to beat.” Newsweek’s Daniel Gross is aiming […]

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September 22, 2008By Michael Cader

A "Feast" of Lincoln Books

September 22, 2008By Michael Cader

“At least 50 titles about Lincoln are due out between next month and early 2010, not counting those recently published,” the Boston Globe notes, with the bicentennial of his birth on Feburary 12, including “at least seven children’s books.” Simon & Schuster editorial director Alice Mayhew says, “People are hungry for details about Lincoln. He’s clearly the greatest hero, with a poignance and a sadness – what he had to endure as president and in his personal life.”Globe

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