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An incomparable raconteur, possessed of an irrepressible wit and an abiding love of books and authors, cerf brilliantly evokes the heady days of random. A writer and television personality, cerf was also an active editor and enthusiastic promoter of the writers published by his company, random house. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. The first person that called my attention to capote was robert lynscott, an editor of ours who i had met when i was selling books. Dear donald, dear bennett by bennett cerf overdrive. After successfully marketing reprint classics under the modern library imprint, he cofounded random house in 1927, serving as its president for nearly 40 years. The reminiscences of bennett cerf by cerf, bennett 1977 hardcover on. The reminiscences of bennett cerf by bennett cerf online at alibris.
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Cerf was known for his compilations of jokes and stories, and for his regular a. For more than forty years they personally guided its fortunes, creating one of the most successful publishing companies in america. The war time letters of bennett cerf and donald klopfer bennett cerf, donald klopfer download bok. Im not going to claim that this book was bennett cerf s greatest contribution to society, but its worth checking out of the library or picking up at a garage sale. In 1927 they began publishing books other than modern library titles as random house, of which. Bennett cerf, one of the coun trys foremost book publishers, died late friday night at his estate in mount kisco, n.
A collection of over 300 of the worlds best printable limericks. So recounts bennett cerf in this wonderfully amusing memoir of the making of a great publishing house. In the first, bennett cerf 18981971, a cofounder and a longtime publisher of random house, tells stories of his interactions with famous writers and cultural celebrities of his time, including eugene oneill, james joyce, gertrude stein, d. Mar 05, 2002 bennett cerf was born in 1898 in manhattan and graduated from columbia university with a degree in journalism. Isbn 9780394478777 9780394478777 hardcover, random house, 1977 bennett cerf s book of riddles beginner books. The reminiscences of bennett cerf by bennett cerf and phyllis cerf wagner 1977, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. At random by bennett cerf overdrive rakuten overdrive. Bennett cerf was one of the founders of the publishing firm random house. The reminiscences of bennett cerf pdf, epub, docx and torrent then this site is not for you. Bennett alfred cerf 18981971 find a grave memorial. Part of the vanguard of young new york publishers who revolutionized the book business in the 1920s and 30s, cerf. Publication date 1956 topics ghost stories publisher. The former walking dead star relied on her own heartbreaking experiences in her new nbc series, council of dads.
Bennett cerf 18981971 helped to shape the american publishing business into what it is today. Bennett cerf helped to shape the american publishing business into what it is today. Author of 24 favorite oneact plays, thirty famous oneact plays, sixteen famous american plays, try and stop me, famous ghost stories, s. In 1925 he acquired the modern library with donald klopfer, providing the foundation for their next publishing venture, random house. The reminiscences of bennett cerf, random house, 1977. The reminiscences of bennett cerf reprint by cerf, bennett isbn. Bennett cerf is currently considered a single author. In the 1930s he led a successful challenge against censorship in the united states. Donald klopfer and bennett cerf had been partners in random house for seventeen years, but donald decided that he had to become a part of an even greater endeavorthe defeat of nazi germany. The reminiscences of bennett cerf by bennett cerf in chm, doc, fb2 download ebook. This is a signed by author on front free end paper, hardcover, unstated first edition of houseful of laughter by bennett cerf.
Light browning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. Famous ghost stories by cerf, bennett, 18981971, comp. Flecking of the book edges and there is quite significant fading of the back strip along with some foxing. Cerf, bennett article about cerf, bennett by the free. A major figure of american publishing for more than four decades, bennett cerf died in 1971. In 1925, bennett cerf and donald klopfer bought the modern library from horace liveright, and three years later they launched random house. Bennett cerf has 68 books on goodreads with 10431 ratings. Offset tanning to the end pages and previous owners name to the free front endpaper. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The book is made up of chapters of bennett cerf s the cofounder of random house life, stories, and thought processes.
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Bennett cerf, paddy chayefsky, lorraine hansberry, lillian hellman, saul levitt published by vintage isbn 10. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading at random. Everyone connected with the world of books is in his debt. Cerf bennett alfred synonyms, cerf bennett alfred pronunciation, cerf bennett alfred translation, english dictionary definition of cerf bennett alfred. Not long after pearl harbor, donald, who was then forty years old, took a leave from random. Discover other books like this, author exclusives, and more. A lot of it is gleaned from oral interviews with cerf, so some of the stories i picked up this book because i had the good fortune to meet bennett cerf. An upper east side townhouse once home to bennett and phyllis cerf founder of random house and an editor of dr. The reminiscences of bennett cerf kindle edition by cerf, bennett, cerf, christopher.
Quotes howard dietz was a friend whom i grew up with and hes one of the funniest men i. The reminisces of bennett cerf has two narrative lines. Bennett cerf was born on may 25, 1898, in manhattan, new york, to a jewish family of alsatian and german origin. If youre looking for a free download links of at random. At random by bennett cerf penguin random house canada. Isbn 9780394478777 9780394478777 hardcover, random. We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random. Klopfer, in 1925 cerf acquired the modern library imprint, which subsequently became a highly profitable series of reprints of classic books.
In 1933, random house had the rights to publish the book in the united states, and. A lot of it is gleaned from oral interviews with cerf, so some of the stories i picked up this book because i had the good fortune to meet bennett cerf s son chris through the columbia publishing course. Bennett cerf biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. An incomparable raconteur, possessed of an irrepressible wit and an abiding love of books and authors, cerf brilliantly evokes the heady days of random houses first decades. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. I think that more people who read the magazine pieces wanted to read the book. Buy famous ghost stories by bennett cerf editor online at alibris. Lawrence, george bernard shaw, william faulkner, ayn rand, and.
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