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31International Commission for Central American Recovery and Development — Established at Duke University (South Carolina, United States) in 1987, the International Commission for Central American Recovery and Development (ICCARD) was a task force composed of thirty three scholars and leaders (Ford Foundation 1988: 155) …
32Catholicism and American politics — Catholics represent the largest Christian denomination in America with about 65 million professing the faith in 2003. The 2001 census bureau estimates that 25.9% of the population of adults identify themselves as Catholics (see Demographics of… …
33John Chipman Farrar — (1896 1974) was an American writer and publisher.He was born in Burlington, Vermont. After serving in World War I, as an aviation inspector, he graduated in 1919 from Yale University and was a member of the Skull and Bones. In that year his book… …
34Jones and Bartlett Publishers — Infobox Company name = Jones and Bartlett Publishers type = Publishing House genre = foundation = 1983 founder = Donald W. Jones location city = Sudbury, Massachusetts location country = USA location = locations = Boston, Toronto, London,… …
35Charles Scribner IV — Born July 13, 1921(1921 07 13) Quogue, New York Died November 10, 1995(1995 11 10) (aged 74) Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home Manhattan Education St. Paul s Schoo …
36Open Book Alliance — The Open Book Alliance is an organisation concerned about the mass digitization of books and opposed to the Google Book Settlement, which they believe could allow Google, the Association of American Publishers and the Authors’ Guild collectively… …
37Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival — The Fay B. Kaigler Children s Book Festival is an annual book festival that was founded in 1968 and is sponsored by The University of Southern Mississippi.HistoryEarly yearsIn 1968, Dr. Warren Tracy, chairman of the Library Science Department and …
38GUINZBURG, HAROLD KLEINERT — (1899–1961), U.S. publisher. Guinzburg, who was born in New York City, worked briefly as a journalist in Bridgeport and Boston. He later worked for the publishing house Simon & Schuster as a talent scout for new authors. In 1925 he and his friend …
39Burstyn, Joseph — (1901–November 29, 1953) Joseph Burstyn’s involvement with STANLEY KUBRICK, as distributor of FEAR AND DESIRE, is a mere footnote to Burstyn’s enormous contributions to film history and indeed to the history of America in the second half of… …
40publishing, history of — Introduction an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …
