{"product_id":"a-world-of-letters-nicholas-a-basbanes-9780300115987","title":"A World of Letters: Yale University Press, 1908-2008","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eA Gentle Madness \u003c\/i\u003erecounts the lively stories behind a century of publishing at a leading university press\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For Yale University Press, which celebrates its hundredth birthday in 2008, the century has been an eventful one, punctuated with no few surprises. The Press has published more than 8,000 volumes through the years, scores of bestsellers and award-winners among them, and these books have come to fruition through the efforts of a host of colorful authors, editors, directors, board members, and others of intellectual and literary renown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With an ear always cocked for an interesting tale, one of today's best storytellers presents an anecdote-rich chronicle of the Press's first 100 years. Nicholas Basbanes, whom David McCullough has called \"the leading authority of books about books,\" quickly convinces us that the Press's history, while bookish, is also lively and fascinating. Basbanes explores the saga behind the acquisition of Eugene O'Neill's blockbuster play, the all-time Yale bestseller \u003ci\u003eLong Day's Journey into Night\u003c\/i\u003e; the controversy sparked in 1965 by publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Vinland Map\u003c\/i\u003e; the origins of the groundbreaking Annals of Communism series, initiated in the wake of the Soviet Union's demise; and many more highlights from Press history. Basbanes looks at the reasons behind the publisher's remarkable financial success, and he completes \u003ci\u003eA World of Letters\u003c\/i\u003e with a glimpse at the new initiatives that will propel the Press into a second exciting century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas A. Basbanes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300115989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300115987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.68w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/18\/2008 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2008 pg. 69","brand":"Nicholas A. Basbanes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064819659007,"sku":"9780300115987","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bdefbbe2-fe9e-4d1a-a77a-6211f5a9437e.jpg?v=1768671243","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-world-of-letters-nicholas-a-basbanes-9780300115987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}