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Judy Blume Judy Blume has been awarded an honorary National Book Award for Contributions to American Letters. |
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J.M Coetzee The South African Nobel Laureate was commended by the Nobel committee as a novelist "who in innumerable guises portrays the surprising involvement of the outsider." |
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Today, Alpha publishes Complete Idiot's Guides in 30 categories and has sold over 20 million copies in 26 languages. Top selling titles include The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Spanish 4th Edition, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Catholicism 3rd Edition, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory 2nd Edition, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying and Selling a Home 5th Edition.
With the slogan "knowledge for life," Alpha brings original non-fiction and how-to titles to adults who seek to learn new skills or enrich their lives. In addition to Complete Idiot's Guides, Alpha publishes other series including Alpha Teach Yourself in 24 Hours, On a Shoestring, At Your Fingertips, and single titles such as Don't Retire: Rewire and Parenting with Dignity.
Marie Butler-Knight
Vice-President and Publisher
Marie Butler-Knight was the founding publisher of Alpha Books and led the imprint until 1995. She served as publisher of Que Consumer Reference Group, then Webster's New World Dictionary and Arco (test prep) until 1999, when she returned to head Alpha under Pearson.
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