Jean Shepherd

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	In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash Jean Shepherd EDITION:  Paperback MANUFACTURER:  Main Street Books RELEASE DATE:  28 April, 1991
	Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: And Other Disasters Jean Shepherd EDITION:  Paperback MANUFACTURER:  Broadway RELEASE DATE:  01 October, 1982
	A Fistful of Fig Newtons Jean Shepherd EDITION:  Paperback MANUFACTURER:  Broadway RELEASE DATE:  12 October, 2004
	A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film Jean Shepherd EDITION:  Hardcover MANUFACTURER:  Broadway RELEASE DATE:  28 October, 2003
	Jean Shepherd: Don't Be a Leaf Jean Shepherd EDITION:  Audio CD MANUFACTURER:  Radio Again RELEASE DATE:  15 February, 2006
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I, Libertine: big book hoax

In the 1950, radio host Jean Shepherd played a great prank on New York City bookstores. Annoyed with how bestseller lists worked at the time, Shepherd urged his listeners, aka "the Night People," to descend on all bookstores requesting a book that didn't exist. He even gave them a plot summary, author, and title. Eventually, the fake book "I, Libertine," became a real bestseller. WFMU posted a 1968 radio show of Shepherd telling the whole fantastic story. I, Libertine hoax (Thanks, COOP!)...
Published: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:33:35 GMT - Source: Boingboing.Net - Read the article

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