Villard, also known as Villard Books, is a publishing imprint of

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, one of the largest publishing companies in the world, owned in full by

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since its acquisition of a final 25% stake in 2019, and grouped in

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since 2013. Villard was founded in 1983. Villard began as an independent imprint of Random House and is currently a sub-imprint of

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, itself an imprint of Random House. It was named after a

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mansion on

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that was the home of Random House for twenty years.

Books

1985 *'' The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract'',

Bill James George William James (born October 5, 1949) is an American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential. Since 1977, James has written more than two dozen books about baseball history and statistics. His a ...

1987 *'' Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women'', Ricky Jay *''Pattern Crimes'',

William Bayer William Bayer (pronounced “byer”) is an American novelist, the author of twenty-one books including ''The New York Times'' best-sellers ''Switch'' and ''Pattern Crimes.'' Bayer has written a series of novels featuring fictional New York Polic ...

1988 *'' All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten'', Robert Fulghum 1989 *''Jacob the Baker: Gentle Wisdom for a Complicated World'', Noah Benshea 1990 *'' Latin for All Occasions'', Henry Beard 1991 *''Kiss the Hand You Cannot Bite: Rise and Fall of the Ceauşescus'', Edward Behr 1992 *''Let Me Take You Down: Inside the Mind of Mark David Chapman, the Man Who Shot

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's ...

'', Jack Jones *''The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook'', Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf 1993 *''Different Loving: the World of Sexual Dominance and Submission'', Gloria Brame *'' Hate on Trial: The Case Against America's Most Dangerous Neo-Nazi'',

Morris Dees Morris Seligman Dees Jr. (born December 16, 1936) is an American attorney known as the co-founder and former chief trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), based in Montgomery, Alabama. He ran a direct marketing firm before fou ...

& Steve Fiffer *'' The Fifties'',

David Halberstam David Halberstam (April 10, 1934 April 23, 2007) was an American writer, journalist, and historian, known for his work on the Vietnam War, politics, history, the Civil Rights Movement, business, media, American culture, Korean War, and late ...

*'' Primal Fear'', William Diehl 1994 *''Behind the Times: Inside the New New York Times'', Edwin Diamond. *'' Same-Sex Unions in Pre-Modern Europe'',

John Boswell John Eastburn Boswell (March 20, 1947December 24, 1994) was an American historian and a full professor at Yale University. Many of Boswell's studies focused on the issue of religion and homosexuality, specifically Christianity and homosexuality ...

*'' Saved by the Light: The True Story of a Man who Died Twice and the Profound Revelations He Received'', Dannion Brinkley and Paul Perry, *''

Mary Cassatt Mary Stevenson Cassatt (; May 22, 1844June 14, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker. She was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (now part of Pittsburgh's North Side (Pittsburgh), North Side), but lived much of her adult life in France, whe ...

: A Life'', Nancy Mowll Mathews *''The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia'' 1995 *''Bone in the Throat'',

Anthony Bourdain Anthony Michael Bourdain ( ; June 25, 1956 – June 8, 2018) was an American celebrity chef, author and Travel documentary, travel documentarian. He starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the huma ...

*''The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories,'' Paul Kingsbury *'' Wonder Boys'',

Michael Chabon Michael Chabon ( ; born May 24, 1963) is an American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer. Born in Washington, D.C., he spent a year studying at Carnegie Mellon University before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh, ...

1996 *'' Into the Wild'', Jon Krakauer *'' The Sparrow'', Mary Doria Russell 1997 *''Gone Bamboo'', Anthony Bourdain. *'' Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster'', Jon Krakauer 1998 *'' Children of God'', Mary Doria Russell 2000 *'' The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip'', written by

George Saunders George Saunders (born December 2, 1958) is an American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books, and novels. His writing has appeared in ''The New Yorker'', ''Harper's'', ''McSweeney's'', and '' GQ''. He also contributed a we ...

, illustrated by

Lane Smith Walter Lane Smith III (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor. His well-known roles included newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', collaborator entrepreneur Nathan Bat ...

*'' Anthropology: And a Hundred Other Stories'', Dan Rhodes 2001 *''Necessary Targets'',

Eve Ensler V, formerly Eve Ensler (; born May 25, 1953), is an American playwright, author, performer, feminist, and activist. V is best known for her play ''The Vagina Monologues''.

2003 *''Vagabonding: An uncommon guide to the art of long-term world travel'', Rolf Potts *''A Round-Heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance'', Jane Juska 2004 *''Counterculture Through the Ages: From Abraham to Acid House'', Ken Goffman. 2005 *'' What We Do Is Secret'', Thorn Kief Hillsbery *'' Zanesville'', Kris Saknussemm 2006 *'' The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster'', Bobby Henderson 2007 *''Hack: How I Stopped Worrying About What to Do with My Life and Started Driving a Yellow Cab'', written by

Melissa Plaut Mel Plaut is an American writer from New York City. Plaut ran a blog from 2005 to 2008 called "New York Hack" about her career as a New York City taxi driver. In 2007, writing as Melissa, their book ''Hack: How I Stopped Worrying About What to D ...

*''

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'', written by

Harvey Pekar Harvey Lawrence Pekar (; October 8, 1939 – July 12, 2010) was an American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality, best known for his autobiographical ''American Splendor'' comic series. In 2003, the series inspired ...

and Heather Roberson, with illustrations by Ed Piskor *'' Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies'', Brian Coleman 2008 *''Nose Down, Eyes Up'',

Merrill Markoe Merrill Markoe (born August 13, 1948) is an American author, television writer, and occasional standup comedian. Early life Markoe was born in New York City. Her family moved several times including stays in Miami and San Francisco. She atte ...

*''The Big Skinny'', Carol Lay *''How Can I Keep From Singing'' (revised edition), biography of

Pete Seeger Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s and had a string of hit records in the early 1950s as a member of The Weav ...

, by David Dunaway *''The presidential book of lists: from most to least, elected to rejected, worst to cursed: Fascinating facts about our chief executives'',

Ian Randal Strock SFScope is an Trade magazine, online trade journal devoted to entertainment news concerning speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It was founded by Ian Randal Strock in early 2007. Ian Randal Strock began his career as the ed ...

2009 *''Farewell, My Subaru'', Doug Fine 2010 *''I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World'',

Eve Ensler V, formerly Eve Ensler (; born May 25, 1953), is an American playwright, author, performer, feminist, and activist. V is best known for her play ''The Vagina Monologues''.

External links

Villard
publisher's website.

References

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