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At Random: The Reminiscences of Bennett Cerf | Bennett Cerf
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Ive got the name for our publishing operation. We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random. Lets call it Random House. So recounts Bennett Cerf in this wonderfully amusing memoir of the making of a great publishing house. An incomparable raconteur, possessed of an irrepressible wit and an abiding love of books and authors, Cerf brilliantly evokes the heady days of Random Houses first decades. Part of the vanguard of young New York publishers who revolutionized the book business in the 1920s and 30s, Cerf helped usher in publishings golden age. Cerf was a true personality, whose other pursuits (columnist, anthologist, author, lecturer, radio host, collector of jokes and anecdotes, perennial judge of the Miss America pageant, and panelist on Whats My Line?) helped shape his reputation as a man of boundless energy and enthusiasm and brought unprecedented attention to his company and to his authors. At once a rare behind-the-scenes account of book publishing and a fascinating portrait of four decades worth of legendary authors, from James Joyce and William Faulkner to Ralph Ellison and Eudora Welty, At Random is a feast for bibliophiles and anyone whos ever wondered what goes on inside a publishing house.
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MicrobeMom
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#randosurvey @laurenslibrary
1. The kids are out of school and switching to online learning for at least the next 2 weeks. I am a college prof and we close on Wednesday and I am currently converting all my course to an online format until March 31. All extra-curricular are suspended and all non-essential retail will be shut as of tomorrow.
2. Yes! But not an over abundance
3. Cancelled
4. The plains of passage
5. 1917

Stay healthy 🦠🦠🦠

Mimi28 You stay health too!! I like your germ emoji 5y
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Nessavamusic
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#randosurvey
1. My Spring Break is now 2 weeks long, hopefully not longer. (Teacher and the schools of Illinois are closed)
2. Should be ok hopefully!
3. Nope
4. Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey and I just started listening to House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
5. Finally saw Knives Out and I loved it!
@laurenslibrary

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Sharpeipup
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1. Gravity‘s Rainbow comes to mind
2. The Room (so bad it‘s funny)
3. Olives
4. 🤷‍♀️
5. Exercise
#randosurvey @laurenslibrary

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OriginalCyn620
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It‘s almost a wrap on January, which means it‘s almost time for a new monthly challenge! We hope you‘ll join us...we love seeing your posts! 😊❤️📚
#ReallyRandomFebruary

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🎊🙌🏻💞📚 5y
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OriginalCyn620
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A new month is almost here and so is a new challenge from me and @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ... and this time, we decided to leave it in the hands of fate. Okay, it wasn‘t really fate, but a random word generator! 🤣
Interpret the prompts however you like and show us your images and quotes...we love seeing them!
#ReallyRandomFebruary

Jas16 I love that you used a random word generator! 5y
OriginalCyn620 Thanks @Jas16 ... I love random word generators! 5y
MissAimz_55 I love that it is up to our interpretation. Going to be aooo much fun looking at the hashtag daily 5y
Hollie Cool idea! 5y
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jenreads7
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For fun! #20ThingsAboutMe

Thanks for tagging me, @Cinfhen !

LibrarianRyan 👍🏻😁🤓 6y
readordierachel No 16! Yes! 💙 6y
jenreads7 @readordierachel Allons-y! 💙 6y
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Cinfhen Thanks for playing along!!! And thanks @LibrarianRyan for starting this initiative xx 6y
jenreads7 @Cinfhen It was fun! Thanks for including me! 6y
Purrfectpages Totally agree how there are song lyrics for every situation! 6y
jenreads7 @Purrfectpages ❤️ 🎶 My daughters and I often break out in a line or two of a song when it applies! 😂 6y
Purrfectpages @jenniferajanes raising them right! 6y
jenreads7 @Purrfectpages 😂🎶📚❤️ 6y
CBee Sesame Street kids unite!! 😁😁😁 6y
jenreads7 @CBee Yes! 🙌🏻 6y
Erofan David Tennant is the best! 👍 6y
jenreads7 @Erofan Agreed! 🙌🏻 6y
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KarenUK
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#20thingsaboutme @LibrarianRyan I‘m loving reading everyone‘s posts today 😊
Welcome to all the new #Littens I hope you love it here 💕👍

merelybookish 6 weeks! Wow! I married my husband after 8 months but that seems long compared to you. 😀 I guess when you know, you know. 6y
KarenUK @merelybookish The funny thing is we‘d lived in the same street as kids, but I hadn‘t seen him in maybe fifteen years when we got together... (edited) 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I love that reading challenge you made for yourself! Thanks for sharing! ♥️ 6y
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valeriegeary Yay! Fellow #starslut here! Also guacamole lover.... Please come over immediately. 🥑🥑😄😄 6y
Krisjericho Hahaha! I am also a #starslut 6y
LibrarianRyan ⭐️🤓👍 6y
Melissa_J What part of Sussex are you from originally? I studied in Hailsham at Herstmonceux Castle and loved it! The countryside is so pretty. 6y
LauraBeth I‘m so glad that starslut is a # 😂 @KarenUK and @valeriegeary It‘s like I‘ve found my tribe. 6y
TrishB Great stuff, even if I hate your favourite book we can still be friends 😁 6y
KarenUK @Melissa_J Wivelsfield, a little north of Brighton... Sussex is so pretty 💕 6y
KarenUK @TrishB 👍😂 6y
Blaire I‘ve never read anything by Sarah winman but now want to check her out. A secret history is one of my faves as well. I‘m actually scared to reread it im case it‘s not as good as I remember. 6y
Samplergal #21. Runs a great book club. 6y
KarenUK @samplergal 😘💕 6y
Samplergal Speaking of books clubs? Does Barnes and Noble have a new book for the next one? @KarenUK 6y
KarenUK @samplergal Yes! This novel about Hedy Lamarr 6y
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Cinfhen
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Cinfhen Tagging some new to me Littens if you feel like joining in @jenniferajanes @BookClubMom @Slajaunie @gemmorrr @OriginalCyn620 @5280reader @Pricel101 💕💕💕 6y
nelehelen I‘m with you on 13!! 6y
Cinfhen It‘s no joke @nelehelen HATE HATE HATE driving 😬 6y
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Kalalalatja Mermaids!!! 🧜‍♀️🧜‍♂️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♂️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♂️ 6y
Texreader 🤣🤣🤣 Love that we both point out we‘re 80s girls! 6y
Kaye #3. Amen. ........what the biggest party you ever planned, and which was your favorite ? Since you rarely give out 5 stars, can you name a couple books that have gotten them ? 6y
Cinfhen @Kaye I mostly did community events like Bar & Bat Mitzvah parties, engagement parties, school & Synagogue dinners - it was fun but hard to remain neutral when I really wanted to scream my frustrations and force MY personal taste. It was difficult to bit my tongue. A few of my recent five star reads were 👇🏼 (edited) 6y
Cinfhen I think being an #EightiesGirl sums it all up.....right @Texreader ?!?!!?! 6y
Cinfhen And my hubby is convinced Bigfoot exists @Kalalalatja 6y
LauraBeth Star Scrooge 😂 You made me realize I‘m a star slut... and all I want in life is a personal driver. 6y
JennyM Love this Cindy...😘😘😘 6y
Susanita I‘m stingy with five stars too. 6y
LibrarianRyan Very cool. Sorry about the YA. Maybe it‘s just finding the right book? It could happen. 6y
Cinfhen Have you met @KarenUK 😉😉she‘s a #StarSlut too @LauraBeth 😜😜😜 6y
GatheringBooks lovin all the hashtags here!!! 6y
Cinfhen A personal driver would be my idea of heaven @LauraBeth Thanks @JennyM it was fun trying to describe myself 6y
Cinfhen There are a few YA that I‘ve read and loved - this one being one of my all time favorite reads @LibrarianRyan 6y
Cinfhen #SorryNotSorry 🥳🥳🥳😜 @GatheringBooks I also ❤️emojis ❣️❣️❣️ 6y
LauraBeth @KarenUK 😂😂 “Oh you made me laugh once during the book? You get five stars!” 6y
KarenUK @laurabeth I just pictured Oprah right then..... “You get 5 stars! And You get 5 stars! And You get 5 stars! “😂 (edited) 6y
LauraBeth @KarenUK 🤣🤣 6y
erzascarletbookgasm Loving your answers especially your hashtags 😁💗 6y
Daisey Great hashtags and I‘m also a Star Scrooge! 6y
cobwebmoth 8 & 13, me too. 6y
Cinfhen Sorry about #8 @cobwebmoth and if I win the lottery I‘ll hire a private driver for you too!!! 6y
Cinfhen Thanks for the #LitsyLove @erzascarletbookgasm @Daisey @Susanita I think it‘s good to be selective with your stars!!! 6y
emilyhaldi @AnnieD and I worked for a children's clothing store called Giggleberries while we were in college in New Orleans... The owners were cray and basically let us do whatever we wanted! 😆 Very cool that you owned your own store!! 6y
merelybookish Love the hashtags! It makes such sense that one of the most fun people on Litsy was a party planner! 6y
Cinfhen Awwww, thank u so much @merelybookish ☺️ 6y
Cinfhen How fun that you & @AnnieD worked together @emilyhaldi I was partners with my bestie❣️ I think we had more fun shopping for the store than actually selling the clothes😂😂 We were in business for 4 years but realized Gap, Old Navy or the really upscale boutiques were killing us. Store was called Henzel & Gretel ( we carried layette through 6x) and Alisia & I gave the BEST baby gifts!!!! 6y
Sharpeipup Favorite kind of chocolate? 6y
Cinfhen I like milk chocolate best and if it has sea salt, toffee, coconut or mint even better @Sharpeipup 6y
LeahBergen @Cinfhen @LauraBeth @KarenUK I‘ve become waaaayyy more slutty about my stars in the last year or two. 😆😆 6y
Cinfhen It‘s understandable @LeahBergen EVERYBODY wants to be liked 😜😜 6y
BiblioLitten 13. 🙌🏼😊 6y
Centique @LauraBeth @KarenUK your comments made me laugh guys! I give away stars with wild abandon too. 😂 6y
Centique Aw @Cinfhen your answers just show how cool you are - like always 😘 If I win Lotto I‘ll hire you a personal driver ok? 😂😂 6y
Cinfhen Awwwww, thank you @Centique I wish we didn‘t live oceans apart 😢😢😢 6y
Jee_HookedOnBookz I hate driving too! Where are you living now? If you my mind me asking 🙂 6y
Cinfhen I‘m living in Israel @Jee_HookedOnBookz 💙 6y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @Cinfhen oh wowwww!!! Would love to visit there one day! Sorry just realized I missed out the word *don't 😅 6y
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violetmoon
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Taking part in this #randomgiveaway 😍, check out @Trashcanman 's page for more info!

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julesG
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@Trashcanman is randomly doing a #randomgiveaway for randomly catching this random number.

I'm glad I met you here on Litsy, George!

Trashcanman I am too Julia! Even though you won't give me the winning lotto numbers. Lol. You rock! Thanks for entering. 😊 6y
julesG @Trashcanman It's not my fault the numbers are off where you are. BTW, yesterday's numbers were: 3-9-13-15-37-46 6y
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inthegreensandblues
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Thanks for the chance at a #randomgiveaway @Trashcanman! Congrats on your milestone! 🎉

Trashcanman Thank you truly and thank you for entering 🙂 6y
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Wife
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#RandomGiveaway I‘m a random @Trashcanman fan with a random entry for this very generous giveaway! Even if I don‘t win, your random details made me smile 🙂

SilversReviews Congrats!! 6y
Trashcanman I'm glad they did, truly. Thank you for entering. 😊 6y
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Jgotham
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1. I like both but generally lean towards non-fiction. Best so far was Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
2. Probably Harry Potter series
3. Not one book but the Star Wars new canon books. I really like them on audio but usually hate science fiction
4. Sometimes. K9 Explosion Detection.
5. My mom. She always loved reading and bought me any books. Oh and BookIt! 😂

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debthmpsn
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I‘m addicted to magazines about as much as I am to books. Found this recently, ROVA-The New Magazine For Epic Road Trips. Packed full of great short stories.if you love road trips this is a fun read.

CherryPie Got excited to see Cerf tagged but people just use him for Random? 😢 7y
debthmpsn @CherryPie sorry, still figuring this system out and couldn‘t figure out what else to put in. Although I think I‘ll have to, at minimum, see what the book is about. 7y
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Cinfhen
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So it‘s technically no longer #HumpDay but I‘m showing @MinDea some #HumpDayPost love ❤️
1. If I‘m not in flip flops or Uggs, then it‘s always Nike kicks for me 💜
2. Well, 25 years of buying Powerball tickets & I‘m still waiting for my big win🤑 or little win
3. I‘m Cindy H. on GoodReads ~ friend me😀
4. For books it‘s Book Outlet for everything else AMAZON
5. Waited 33 minutes at the post office to find the package was being delivered 😝

MinDea Sorry I posted it late! Has been a crazy week 😲!! I love Amazon! 7y
robinb Do you realize how many Cindy H‘s are on Goodreads?! There are 15. Yes, I️ counted. 🤓 7y
Cinfhen Ha, ok... I'll look for you!! What's your link??? @robinb and I'll try to figure out how to add my link, I think it can't be done from my phone app 🙄 7y
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robinb @Cinfhen lol I️ have trouble with it myself. Try my username: rwbrock. (edited) 7y
Cathythoughts I‘m getting some Uggs this winter 👍 7y
Cinfhen Your feet will be VERY HAPPY @Cathythoughts 💚💚💚 7y
scripturient Haha, just looked for you on Goodreads as well and couldn‘t find you in the list of Cindy H.s Maybe you can just add me: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5013519.Stefanie_Albers 7y
Cinfhen I just friended you @scripturient 💕 7y
scripturient ❤️😊 7y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#smittenlittens
#randomlitsylove ❤️
I got sk 😊

RaimeyGallant You're amazing for posting! 7y
Megabooks I did the first 15 of bo and the last 15 of me! 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Booksandcooks the ones on my list hadn't been on Litsy in months!!! I was shocked 😱😳 7y
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Boghunden
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Apparently they made a new #septemberboger for this year 😬

okthislooksbad Well I'll be damned. Nå. Jamen nå så. Så må jeg jo bruge den i stedet 😂 7y
Boghunden @okthislooksbad ej men så kunne de være i bedre tid 😂 Kom vist bag på dem folk gjorde det igen i år 😂 7y
okthislooksbad Er det først nu den er kommet op?! Så skulle de dælme skamme dem 😂 7y
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Ke633
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1. Pinterest. Definitely 2. Burritos 3. 14,000 ft 4. Cucumbers.. Mango.. ice berg lettuce really annoys me as well. 5. Bible, HP and the prisoner of Azkaban, lotr.

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MyNamesParadise

Littens, this past week was my first week at my first full time job- I'm adjusting to the 9-5 grind! I'm really into my job, but I've terribly fallen behind on everyone's posts (I use to scroll through all of them). I no longer have the time and it makes me sad bc I love this app so much!! :( I'm currently 10 days behind & wont catch up. Starting this week I will go through the past days posts when I have time! I hate spending less time on here!

BookishMarginalia It's good to see you! And congrats on the job! Don't worry, we'll be here whenever you pop in! 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Congrats on the job!! Yep, we will still be here ❤️ 7y
LauraBrook Congrats on getting through the first week. We miss you, but will be here for whenever you have a chance to catch up or drop in. 💖 7y
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TrishB I have days when I can only scroll an hour or so! Good luck with the job 💜 7y
MyNamesParadise @BookishMarginalia thank you!!!! I know I haven't been posting nearly as much, but I'm going to increase that and maybe less scrolling time- idk! Right when they started me is their busiest time of year- I was like "gee thanks" ?? 7y
MyNamesParadise @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks thank you!! & yes Litsy is the best!! @LauraBrook omg my brain was so overloaded with info. It's like the busiest time of year so intense time to start! @TrishB thank you!!! 7y
AThousandLives87 Congratulations on the new job!!! 🍾 7y
MyNamesParadise @AThousandLives87 thank you!! 😊😊😁 7y
asiriusreader Congrats on the new job!! 7y
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