Nonfiction
Over the course of my career as an editor, I’ve had the privilege to work on Nonfiction books that span politics, business, culture, history, humor, law, and memoirs of all kinds. Above all, these books are informative and interesting – the two key elements that I’m looking for in a nonfiction project.
These are some of my favorite nonfiction projects, broken down by subject:
These are some of my favorite nonfiction projects, broken down by subject:
BUSINESS
“One hell of a mogul memoir…great boardroom tales abound.”
—Deadline
- The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars by Joel Glenn Brenner (Random House, 1998)
- The Nudist on the Late Shift: And Other True Tales of Silicon Valley by Po Bronson (Random House, 1999)
- A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life by Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman (Simon & Schuster, 2015)
- The Real Thing: Truth and Power at the Coca-Cola Company by Constance L. Hays (Random House, 2004)
- The Art of Choosing by Sheena Iyengar (Twelve, 2010)
- Just Do It: The Nike Spirit in the Corporate World by Donald Katz (Random House, 1994)
- Toy Wars: The Epic Struggle Between G.I. Joe, Barbie, and the Companies That Make Them by G. Wayne Miller (Times Books, 1998)
- In Sam We Trust: The Untold Story of Sam Walton and Wal-Mart, the World’s Most Powerful Retailer by Bob Ortega (Times Books, 1998)
- Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow’s Big Changes by Mark J. Penn with E. Kinney Zalesne (Twelve, 2017)
- The Education of an American Dreamer: How a Son of Greek Immigrants Learned His Way from a Greek Diner to Washington, Wall Street, and Beyond by Peter G. Peterson (Twelve, 2009)
- The Plot to Get Bill Gates: An Irreverent Investigation of the World’s Richest Man, and the People Who Hate Him by Gary Rivlin (Times Books, 1999)
- Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle by Dan Senor and Saul Singer (Twelve, 2009)
- aol.com by Kara Swisher (Times Books, 1998)
- My Vast Fortune: The Money Adventures of a Quixotic Capitalist by Andrew Tobias (Random House, 1997)
- The Entertainment Economy: How Mega Media Forces Are Changing Our Lives by Michael J. Wolf (Times Books, 1999)
CULTURE
“One hell of a mogul memoir…great boardroom tales abound.”
—Deadline
“One hell of a mogul memoir…great boardroom tales abound.”
—Deadline
- The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars by Joel Glenn Brenner (Random House, 1998)
- The Nudist on the Late Shift: And Other True Tales of Silicon Valley by Po Bronson (Random House, 1999)
- A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life by Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman (Simon & Schuster, 2015)
- The Real Thing: Truth and Power at the Coca-Cola Company by Constance L. Hays (Random House, 2004)
- The Art of Choosing by Sheena Iyengar (Twelve, 2010)
- Just Do It: The Nike Spirit in the Corporate World by Donald Katz (Random House, 1994)
- Toy Wars: The Epic Struggle Between G.I. Joe, Barbie, and the Companies That Make Them by G. Wayne Miller (Times Books, 1998)
- In Sam We Trust: The Untold Story of Sam Walton and Wal-Mart, the World’s Most Powerful Retailer by Bob Ortega (Times Books, 1998)
- Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow’s Big Changes by Mark J. Penn with E. Kinney Zalesne (Twelve, 2017)
- The Education of an American Dreamer: How a Son of Greek Immigrants Learned His Way from a Greek Diner to Washington, Wall Street, and Beyond by Peter G. Peterson (Twelve, 2009)
- The Plot to Get Bill Gates: An Irreverent Investigation of the World’s Richest Man, and the People Who Hate Him by Gary Rivlin (Times Books, 1999)
- Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle by Dan Senor and Saul Singer (Twelve, 2009)
- aol.com by Kara Swisher (Times Books, 1998)
- My Vast Fortune: The Money Adventures of a Quixotic Capitalist by Andrew Tobias (Random House, 1997)
- The Entertainment Economy: How Mega Media Forces Are Changing Our Lives by Michael J. Wolf (Times Books, 1999)
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