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" Hillary Clinton is one of the most compelling figures in the world today... and Carl Bernstein's stunning portrait shows us, for the first time, the true trajectory of her life and career. "

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" President Clinton is one of the dominant figures on the global stage. He has lived an extraordinary life, and he has a great story to tell. "

" What can I say? I'm a book junkie. "

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" Americans are tired of fad diets, counting calories, and living within restrictive guidelines about carbs and fat. They are turning to Mireille Guiliano for her sensible and admittedly contrarian advice on eating well. "

" It seems the world of book publishing is constantly changing. Whether it was the rise of chain stores or their decline, or the digital revolution... fortunately, we have been able not only to adapt but to thrive. "

" Knopf is solidly profitable, and that is how I intend to keep it. "

" Not all new books carry endorsements, and I wouldn't say that blurbs are indispensable for marketing. "

" John Grisham is one of the greatest storytellers of all time. "

" I had to learn to call book jackets 'jackets' rather than 'covers.' "

" As I see it, my job has always been to champion the work of the authors I publish. "

" Tony Blair is an extremely popular figure in North America. His memoir is refreshing, both for its candour and vivid portrayal of political life. "

" Most writers of entertainment fiction tend to receive controversial reviews. "

" I was from somewhere else. Then all of a sudden I was here, in New York. With one suitcase. "

" There's a blockbuster side to Knopf, whether it's P. D. James or John le Carre or our best-selling books. We try to sell our writers as aggressively as those houses regarded as commercial with a capital C. "

" The original publication of 'The DaVinci Code' preceded the e-book era. "

" There is such a very large quantity of books clamouring for a buyer's attention that publishers have relied more and more on support such as blurbs as a way of getting an independent recommendation from a familiar name, much in the same way that Amazon.com will send an e-mail recommending Book A to a customer who's already purchased Book B. "

" I have nothing but regret that I cannot continue to behave the way I behaved all my life, and I can't wait for a chance to behave immoderately again. "

" One of the great things about New York is this wonderful park we have. "

" There isn't really a whole lot to know about me. "

" You do not give a great biographer a timetable. You let them do their work and, in due course, publish it. "

" I have, from time to time, stopped using it for books, when they pissed me off about something - the negotiation with Hachette, for instance. I thought that was outrageous bullying, and I discontinued using Amazon for books. I did use it for socks, but I didn't use it to buy books. "

" I've always loved the physical book and remain committed to it. "

" If the response to 'Suite Francaise' is any indication, there's a great deal of curiosity about Nemirovsky, and the best way to deal with it is to produce another book. So much of her work has been unavailable, and we want to bring as much of it back into print as possible. "

" Lisbeth Salander is one of the most compelling heroines of 21st century crime literature, and I am thrilled to see readers have welcomed her return. "

" I didn't think I would be an exceptional writer, and I thought I might be a useful publisher. I've never regretted it. "

" Profit is one way that you can take pride in the way you publish things and insure that you can go on doing it. "

" There are not too many people who are polymathic these days. "

" I see myself as a transient, not an immigrant. "

" Terrorism has come to publishing. It is a grave concern when criticism is turned to mortal threats. "

" Just because we're Knopf doesn't mean we shouldn't sell books as well as any other publisher in the land. "