"When editors at the University of California Press pondered the possible demand for “Autobiography of Mark Twain,” a $35, four-pound, 500,000-word doorstopper of a memoir, they kept their expectations modest with a planned print run of 7,500 copies.
Now it is a smash hit across the country, landing on best-seller lists and going back to press six times, for a total print run — so far — of 275,000. The publisher cannot print copies quickly enough, leaving some bookstores and online retailers stranded without copies just as the holiday shopping season begins."
Now it is a smash hit across the country, landing on best-seller lists and going back to press six times, for a total print run — so far — of 275,000. The publisher cannot print copies quickly enough, leaving some bookstores and online retailers stranded without copies just as the holiday shopping season begins."
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I reviewed the bio about Mark Twain in my blog called "The Man in White." I also read the book about his secretary and him, too, which focused quite a lot on his autobiography which he was writing at the time, so I can't wait to get this book. Don't know how I will carry it home from the library if I find it there! I found an old pocket book of his early autobiography and sent it to my family telling them to read and send on as I thought it was so funny. I just watched James L. Haley on C-Span books on you tube comparing Mark Twain's family suppressing his political views in comparison with Jack London's bold publication of his socialist views and disillusionment with rich capitalists. His bio of London is great!
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