This book offers a wealth of entertaining anecdotes about world-renowned literary figures, while taking the reader on a never-to-be-forgotten, behind-the-scenes tour of the world of book publishing. It is a delightful fact-filled treasury that every lover of books will want to own, refer to, and talk about for years to come! Little-known facts about the book itself - how it came to be, how it evolved into its present state, and many of the happier, funnier, and offbeat insider events involving books that made headlines, history or landmark contributions.