Avery Publishing
Avery Publishing is a book publishing imprint of the Penguin Group, headquartered in New York City, in the United States.
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Avery Publishing
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- Avery Publishing
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- Avery Publishing was established or created in 1976.
- Headquarters
- Avery Publishing has its headquarters at New York City.
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Avery Publishing is a book publishing imprint of the Penguin Group, headquartered in New York City, in the United States.
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• Name — Avery Publishing • Parent — Penguin Random House • Founded — 1976 • Founder — Rudy Shur and Lee Solomon • Country — United States • Headquarters — New York City • Publications — Books
Etymology
Etymology
The name of Avery Publishing is a nod to Avery Avenue in Flushing, Queens – the street on which Shur and Solomon grew up.
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Avery Publishing established.
1976
Avery Publishing is recorded from 1976.
1976
Avery Publishing was established or created in 1976.
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Avery Publishing is situated in United States.
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Description
Avery was founded as an independent publisher in 1976 by childhood friends Rudy Shur and Lee Solomon. It was purchased by Penguin in 1999. Their offices were located at one time in Garden City, New York, home to other publisher's offices. Penguin merged the Gotham Books and Hudson Street Press imprints into Avery in 2015. As of 2014, the president was veteran publisher William Shinker.
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The circumstances in which Avery Publishing stands. Publishing has its headquarters at New York City. Established or created in 1976. Recorded as publishing house. Situated in United States.
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- “Avery Publishing”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Partial bibliography
• Foods That Heal: A Guide to Understanding and Using the Healing Powers of Natural Foods, Bernard Jensen (1989) • Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy: A True Story of Discovery, Acting, Health, Illness, Recovery, and Life, Dirk Benedict (1991) • Dressed to Kill: The Link between Breast Cancer and Bras, Sydney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijer (1995), 9780895296641 • When Enough is Enough: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Intervention, Candy Finnigan (2008) • Sharks Don't Get Cancer, I. William Lane (1992) • NeuroTribes, Steve Silberman (Samuel Johnson Prize, 2015)
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- 1.Musleah, Rahel. Book Publisher Fosters a Strong Point of View on Health Care. The New York Times. 1998-09-27. 0362-4331.
- 2.Absolutewrite.com. Rudy Shur Interview. 2010-08-31.
- 3.Squareonepublishers.com. About Square One.
- 4.Free Online Library. Penguin Putnam Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire The Avery Publishing Group. 1999-08-19.
- 5.John F. Baker. Penguin Putnam Buying Avery. Publishersweekly.com. 1999-08-23.
- 6.Polner, Murray. L.I. Publishers Flourish in Niches And Wider Arenas. The New York Times. 1992-07-19. 0362-4331.
- 7.Jim Milliot. Big Changes at Penguin Publishing Group. Publishers Weekly. 2015-01-16.
- 8.Us.penguingroup.com. Avery - Publishers - Penguin Group (USA). 2001-09-04.
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