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William Shinker at the Tripp
Thursday August 27
Tripp Club 21 Presents: William Shinker
6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Social Hour
7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Presentation
From Sauk Prairie High School graduate, to book store clerk in Naperville, to founder, President,& Publisher of the Penguin Publishing imprint Gotham Books,in New York City, William Shinker's journey from the land of cheese to the Big Apple is a story filled with hard-won success, insight, and down-to-earth humor. Certain to be a delightful evening for anyone intrigued by the fast-paced world of authors, editing, and publishing, join Bill as he shares some of his most memorable moments through the pages of these best-sellers:
Tom Bates RADS: The 1970 Bombing of the Army Math Research Center at the University of Wisconsin and Its Aftermath; Hank Aaron with Lonnie Wheeler New York Times bestselling I HAD A HAMMER: The Hank Aaron Story; John Gray's MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS: The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex; Matt Groening's New York Times bestselling BART SIMPSON'S GUIDE TO LIFE: A Wee Handbook for the Perplexed; Lady Magaret Thatcher's THE DOWNING STREET YEARS: 1979-1990; Oliver North's UNDER FIRE: An American Story; Dan Quayle's STANDING FIRM; Bill Bryson's A WALK IN THE WOODS: Rediscovering the Appalachian Trail; Cindy Crawford's BASIC FACE: A Make Up Workbook; Dave Pelz's THE SHORT GAME BIBLE: Master the Finesse Swing & Lower Your Score; Dave Pelz's THE PUTTING BIBLE: The Complete Guide to Mastering the Green; Rick Pitino #1 bestseller SUCCESS IS A CHOICE: 10 Steps for Overachieving in Business and Life; Pat Summitt with Sally Jenkins' REACH FOR THE SUMMITT; Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams THE GAME OF SHADOWS: Barry Bonds, BALCO,& the Steroids Scandal That Rocked Professional Sports; Michael Oher's I BEAT THE ODDS: From Homelessness, to the Blind Side, and Beyond; Lynne Truss's EAT, SHOOTS & LEAVES: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation; Brene Brown's DARING GREATLY: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live; Jeffrey Zaslow's THE GIRLS FROM AMES: The Story of Women and a Forty Year Friendship; Turk Pipkin's THE TAO OF WILLIE: A Guide To Happiness In Your Heart; I CAN HAS CHEEZEBURGER: A LOLCat Colleckshun by Professor Happy Cat; THE TRUTH ABOUT CHUCK NORRIS: 400 Facts About the World's Greatest Human by Ian Spector.
Bill left Penguin Random House in January, 2014 to retire. He will be joined at the Tripp by his wife, Susan Moldow Shinker. Susan is President of the Scribner Book Group and Publisher of Touchstone at Simon and Schuster. They live in Manhattan and Connecticut. His mother is looking forward to the evening on August 27. She hopes to finally figure out what he has been doing all these years.
Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased online or at the door the night of the event. Seating is limited. A small standing room only area will be available. Cash and credit cards are accepted for social hour beverages. The museum is not handicap accessible.
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LocationTripp Heritage Museum (View)
565 Water Street
Prairie du Sac, WI 53578
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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