{"product_id":"9781504028257","title":"The Time of Their Lives: The Golden Age of Great American Book Publishers, Their Editors, and Authors","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lively portrait of mid-twentieth-century American book publishing—“A wonderful book, filled with anecdotal treasures” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e According to Al Silverman, former publisher of Viking Press and president of the Book-of-the-Month Club, the golden age of book publishing began after World War II and lasted into the early 1980s.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In this entertaining and affectionate industry biography, Silverman captures the passionate spirit of legendary houses such as Knopf; Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Grove Press; and Harper \u0026amp; Row, and profiles larger-than-life executives and editors, including Alfred and Blanche Knopf, Bennett Cerf, Roger Straus, Seymour Lawrence, and Cass Canfield. More than one hundred and twenty publishing insiders share their behind-the-scenes stories about how some of the most famous books in American literary history—from \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eThe Silence of the Lambs\u003c\/i\u003e—came into being and why they’re still being read today.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A joyful tribute to the hard work and boundless energy of professionals who dedicate their careers to getting great books in front of enthusiastic readers, \u003ci\u003eThe Time of Their Lives \u003c\/i\u003ewill delight bibliophiles and anyone interested in this important and ever-evolving industry.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145651568880,"sku":"9781504028257","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504028257_p0.jpg?v=1763711339","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504028257","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}