A World of Letters: Yale University Press, 1908-2008

by Nicholas A. Basbanes

The author of A Gentle Madness recounts the lively stories behind a century of publishing at a leading university press

For Yale University Press, which celebrates its hundredth birthday in 2008, the century has been an eventful one, punctuated with no few surprises. The Press has published more than 8,000 volumes through the years, scores of bestsellers and award-winners among them, and these books have come to fruition through...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300115989
• ISBN13: 9780300115987
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.0"