Position:

Marketing Director, Catalog Division, Bookthrift Marketing Inc.

Editor of remainder book catalog: copyrighting, copyediting, proofreading, supervision of staff.

Samples:

LONDON IN COLOR by Denzil Batchelor. London … The word alone evokes powerful images … of double-decker buses and white-gloved bobbies, royal weddings and Carnaby Street. London in Color pays homage to this splendid capital in page after page of full-color photographs, capturing all that makes London unique—her historic sights and friendly people, her charming alleyways, and the special grace that has always set London apart from the rest of the world.

THE HISTORY OF MOVIE COMEDY by Janice Anderson. Great comedy comes in all styles, from slapstick to sophisticated—all of it adhering to that golden rule, "Leave 'em laughing." Charlie Chaplin, the Marx Brothers, Cary Grant, Woody Allen, and all the greats shine forth in this marvelous look at comedy in film, from the silent film era to the present day. Heavily illustrated with over 175 hilarious movie stills.

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH by William L. Shirer. First published in 1960, the original edition of this book sold over three million copies and was termed "one of the most important works of history of our time" by the New York Times. Here is the first fully illustrated English-language edition of this masterwork, with the abridged text approved by Shirer himself. Featuring over 450 rare photographs, drawings, and maps in color and black-and-white (many recently discovered in German archives), the graphic impact of this new edition offers an in-depth perspective of an unparalleled work of military history and a greater understanding of one of the darkest periods in human history.

THE GENTLE ARTS by The Lace Guild; foreword by Helen Cavanagh. Packed with step-by-step photographs and easy-to-follow instructions, this full-color volume not only teaches you the venerable crafts of needle lace, bobbin lace, tatting, and crochet, but invites you to apply these gentle arts to a wealth of contemporary projects.

GREEN INHERITANCE: The World Wildlife Fund Book of Plants by Anthony Huxley. Plants are one of the major foundations of human existence: They feed us, cure our ills, provide materials for our industries, and enrich our lives. Yet, knowing this, we are destroying our life-support system at an alarming rate. Beautifully illustrated with over 250 prints, photographs, maps, and diagrams, this ground-breaking book arouses concern about the destruction that threatens our green heritage—and thus, ourselves.

BATTLES OF THE VIETNAM WAR by Thomas Carhart. Not since the War Between the States has American society been so radically and violently divided as it was by the Vietnam War. Exploring in detail the explosive and emotional period behind the Vietnam era, Battles of the Vietnam War provides a lucid overview of the war and its effects, from the surrender of the French in 1954 to the evacuation of Saigon in 1975. Masterfully researched and illustrated with hundreds of evocative photographs, this dramatic book attempts to dispel the myths and to discover the truths behind the war that carved painful scars still felt by the American conscience today.