Villard (imprint)
Overview
Villard, also known as Villard Books, is a major publishing imprint
of Random House
, one of the largest publishing companies in the world. It was founded in 1983. Villard began as an independent imprint of Random House, and are currently an imprint of Ballantine Books
, itself a subsidiary of Random House. It was named after a Stanford White
brownstone
mansion on Madison Avenue that was the home of Random House for twenty years.
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Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
of Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
, one of the largest publishing companies in the world. It was founded in 1983. Villard began as an independent imprint of Random House, and are currently an imprint of Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a...
, itself a subsidiary of Random House. It was named after a Stanford White
Stanford White
Stanford White was an American architect and partner in the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White, the frontrunner among Beaux-Arts firms. He designed a long series of houses for the rich and the very rich, and various public, institutional, and religious buildings, some of which can be found...
brownstone
Brownstone
Brownstone is a brown Triassic or Jurassic sandstone which was once a popular building material. The term is also used in the United States to refer to a terraced house clad in this material.-Types:-Apostle Island brownstone:...
mansion on Madison Avenue that was the home of Random House for twenty years.
1985
- The Bill James Historical Baseball AbstractThe Bill James Historical Baseball AbstractThe Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract is a reference-type book written by Bill James featuring an overview of baseball decade by decade, along with rankings of the top 100 players at each position. The original edition was published in 1985 by Villard Books, followed by The New Bill James...
, Bill JamesBill JamesGeorge William “Bill” James is a baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential. Since 1977, James has written more than two dozen books devoted to baseball history and statistics...
, ISBN 0394537130
1987
- Learned Pigs & Fireproof WomenLearned Pigs & Fireproof WomenLearned Pigs & Fireproof Women is a book written by stage magician, actor and writer Ricky Jay. Divided into numerous themed chapters, the book provides the bizarre histories of some of the world’s most eccentric entertainers, ranging from mind readers and daredevils to animal handlers and stone...
, Ricky JayRicky JayRichard Jay Potash , better known by the stage name Ricky Jay, is an American stage magician, actor, and writer. He is a sleight-of-hand expert and is notable for his card tricks, card throwing, memory feats, and stage patter.-Life and career:... - Pattern Crimes, William BayerWilliam BayerWilliam Bayer is an American novelist, the author of Switch, among other works. Bayer has written a series of novels featuring fictional New York Police Department lieutenant Frank Janek. He has also written adaptions of his novels for television, and written for other TV shows...
1988
- All I Really Need to Know I Learned in KindergartenAll I Really Need to Know I Learned in KindergartenAll I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten is a book of short essays by American minister and author Robert Fulghum. It was first published in 1988....
, Robert FulghumRobert FulghumRobert Lee Fulghum is an American author, primarily of short essays.He has worked as a Unitarian Universalist minister .During this same period he taught drawing,...
, ISBN 0394571029
1989
- Jacob the Baker: Gentle Wisdom for a Complicated World, Noah benShea, ISBN 0394579259
1990
- Latin for All OccasionsLatin for All OccasionsLatin for All Occasions is a 1990 book by Henry Beard, and Latin for Even More Occasions is a 1991 sequel. Both contain translations of modern English phrases into mostly literal Latin equivalents.Beard is known as a humorist but studied Latin for eight years at Harvard...
, Henry BeardHenry BeardHenry N. Beard is an American humorist, one of the founders of the magazine National Lampoon and the author of several best-selling books.-Biography:...
, ISBN 0-394-58660-3
1991
- Kiss the Hand You Cannot Bite: Rise and Fall of the Ceauşescus, Edward BehrEdward Behr (journalist)Edward Samuel Behr was a foreign correspondent and war journalist, who worked for many years for Newsweek.News reports of his death confused him with the food writer of the same name.-Biography:...
1992
- The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook, Henry BeardHenry BeardHenry N. Beard is an American humorist, one of the founders of the magazine National Lampoon and the author of several best-selling books.-Biography:...
and Christopher CerfChristopher CerfChristopher Cerf is a U.S. author, composer-lyricist, voice actor, and record and television producer. He is known for his musical contributions to Sesame Street, for co-creating and co-producing the award-winning PBS literacy education television program Between the Lions, and for his humorous...
, ISBN 0-586-21726-6
1993
- Different Loving: the World of Sexual Dominance and Submission, Gloria BrameGloria BrameGloria Glickstein Brame is a U.S. writer and sex therapist based in Athens, Georgia. A member of the American College of Sexologists, and certified clinical sexologist, Brame earned a PHD and MPH in Human Sexuality from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality , and an M.A. in English...
- Hate on Trial: The Case Against America's Most Dangerous Neo-NaziHate on TrialHate on Trial: The Case Against America's Most Dangerous Neo-Nazi is a book by Morris Dees and Steve Fiffer recounting the civil trial of Berhanu v...
, Morris DeesMorris DeesMorris Seligman Dees, Jr. is the co-founder and chief trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center , and a former direct mail marketeer for book publishing. Along with his law partner, Joseph J...
& Steve Fiffer - The FiftiesThe Fifties (book)The Fifties is a historical account by David Halberstam about the decade of the 1950s in the United States. Rather than using a straightforward linear narrative, Halberstam separately tracks many of the notable trends and figures of the post-World War II era, starting with Harry Truman's stunning...
, David HalberstamDavid HalberstamDavid Halberstam was an American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author and historian, known for his early work on the Vietnam War, his work on politics, history, the Civil Rights Movement, business, media, American culture, and his later sports journalism.-Early life and education:Halberstam... - Primal FearPrimal Fear (novel)Primal Fear is the 1993 thriller novel by William Diehl about Aaron Stampler, an altar boy accused of murder and Martin Vail, the attorney defending him. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1996, starring Richard Gere and Edward Norton....
, William DiehlWilliam DiehlWilliam Diehl was an American novelist and photojournalist.He had two childern, a boy and a girl from whom he was estranged....
, ISBN 0-679-40211-X
1994
- Behind the Times: Inside the New New York Times, Edwin Diamond.
- Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe, John Boswell, ISBN 0679432280
- Saved by the LightSaved by the LightSaved by the Light is a book by Dannion Brinkley describing his near-death experience . Brinkley was struck by lightning and was clinically dead for approximately twenty-eight minutes...
: The True Story of a Man who Died Twice and the Profound Revelations He Received, Dannion BrinkleyDannion BrinkleyDannion Brinkley is an American author who described two near death experiences in his 1994 book Saved by the Light. He is also a hospice volunteer, speaker, and prominent figure in the New Age and New Thought Movement....
and Paul Perry, ISBN 0679431764 - Mary Cassatt: A Life, Nancy Mowll Mathews, ISBN 0-394-58497-X
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia, ISBN 0-679-43293-8
1995
- Bone in the Throat, Anthony BourdainAnthony BourdainAnthony Michael "Tony" Bourdain is an American chef, author and television personality. He is well known for his 2000 book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, and is the host of Travel Channel's culinary and cultural adventure program Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.A...
ISBN 0679435522. - The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music.
Quotations
"We could try phasers at twenty paces..."
to Splink: "Okay, even alternate versions of you are weird!"
"And they have the nerve to say I'm the weird one."
to the author-breaking the fourth wall: "We need a deus ex machina|deus ex machina, and you're deus!"
"We have a saying about our women, 'can't live with 'em, can't sacrifice them to giant, primitive alien beast gods!'"
"Why do I have the feeling this is deteriorating into the climax of Blazing Saddles?" - Ralph Zinobop (Melonpool crossover)