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    Maron L. Waxman

    Maron L. Wax­man, retired edi­to­r­i­al direc­tor, spe­cial projects, at the Amer­i­can Muse­um of Nat­ur­al His­to­ry, was also an edi­to­r­i­al direc­tor at Harper­Collins and Book-of-the-Month Club.

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    Interview

    Recipes and Rem­i­nisc­ing: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Joan Nathan

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    Ita­mar Rabi­novich: A Pro­file of the Author of a New Rabin Biography

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    July 10, 2017
    Interview

    Inter­view: Dina Gold

    with Maron L. WaxmanAmid its account of the legal bat­tle to recov­er own­er­ship — or at least the recog­ni­tion of own­er­ship — of the build­ing at Krausen­strasse…
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    March 22, 2016
    Essay

    New Ves­sel Press: Great Books in New Vessels

    by Maron L. WaxmanShort­ly after the launch of their first list, I talked with Michael Wise and Ross Ufberg about their new pub­lish­ing company…New Ves­sel Press, Michael…
    Maron L. Waxman
    October 15, 2013
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