Ten Speed Press
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Ten Speed Press is a publishing house founded in Berkeley
, California
in 1970. Philip Wood, founder and publisher, began his career with Barnes & Noble
in 1962 and in 1965 at Penguin books
. He was in charge of Penguin Books in Baltimore
and New York
in 1969 before founding Ten Speed Press.
Ten Speed started with Anybody’s Bike Book which is still in print and has sold nearly a million copies. Its all-time best-seller is What Color is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
by Richard N. Bolles
. The book, first published in 1972, and now revised annually, has sold over nine million copies, and exists in 14 languages. In addition to these two books, Ten Speed has published a number of other famous titles: Moosewood Cookbook
, White Trash Cooking, Why Cats Paint
, Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning
, Who Cut the Cheese?
and Flattened Fauna. The books are usually colorfully designed and sometimes come in odd shapes to match their whimsical subjects. Ten Speed Press currently publishes 150 books a year under all of its imprints.
In 1983, Ten Speed acquired Celestial Arts, a New Age book publisher. In 2002, the company acquired Crossing Press, a publisher specializing in metaphysics, alternative lifestyles, and healing. Ten Speed Press itself was bought by Random House
in February 2009 and is now part of their Crown Publishing Group
division.
and the Amelia series with American Girl
. The imprint will cease publishing new books in 2011.
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in 1970. Philip Wood, founder and publisher, began his career with Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores headquartered at 122 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District in Manhattan in New York City. Barnes & Noble also operated the chain of small B. Dalton...
in 1962 and in 1965 at Penguin books
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
. He was in charge of Penguin Books in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1969 before founding Ten Speed Press.
Ten Speed started with Anybody’s Bike Book which is still in print and has sold nearly a million copies. Its all-time best-seller is What Color is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
What Color is Your Parachute?
What Color is Your Parachute? by Richard Nelson Bolles is a book for job-seekers that has been revised every year since 1970. Bolles initially self-published the book , but it has now been commercially published since November 1972, by Ten Speed Press, in Berkeley, California. Since 1975 it has...
by Richard N. Bolles
Richard Nelson Bolles
Richard Nelson Bolles is a former Episcopal clergyman, and the author of the best-selling job-hunting book, What Color is Your Parachute?-Early life and career:...
. The book, first published in 1972, and now revised annually, has sold over nine million copies, and exists in 14 languages. In addition to these two books, Ten Speed has published a number of other famous titles: Moosewood Cookbook
Moosewood Cookbook
The Moosewood Cookbook is a recipe book written by Mollie Katzen when she was a member of the Moosewood collective in Ithaca, New York. The original edition, published in 1978 by the then-fledgeling Ten Speed Press in California, was hand-lettered and imaginitively illustrated by Katzen and...
, White Trash Cooking, Why Cats Paint
Why Cats Paint
Why Cats Paint is a comedy book written by New Zealand author Burton Silver and illustrator Heather Busch....
, Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning
John Bear
John Bjorn Bear is an American authority on distance education and a writer of creative reference works. Bear holds bachelor and master degrees from University of California, Berkeley and a doctorate from Michigan State University...
, Who Cut the Cheese?
Jim Dawson
Jim Dawson is a Hollywood, California-based author and self-proclaimed "fartologist" who has written three books about farting, including the best-selling 'Who Cut the Cheese?'-Biography:...
and Flattened Fauna. The books are usually colorfully designed and sometimes come in odd shapes to match their whimsical subjects. Ten Speed Press currently publishes 150 books a year under all of its imprints.
In 1983, Ten Speed acquired Celestial Arts, a New Age book publisher. In 2002, the company acquired Crossing Press, a publisher specializing in metaphysics, alternative lifestyles, and healing. Ten Speed Press itself was bought by 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,...
in February 2009 and is now part of their Crown Publishing Group
Crown Publishing Group
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division.
Tricycle Press
Tricycle Press was the children's imprint of Ten Speed Press, which has published the controversial children's book King & KingKing & King
King & King is a young children's book by Linda De Haan and Stern Nijland. It was originally written in Dutch , but later translated into English. In the United States, it was published by Berkeley, California-based Tricycle Press in 2002; as of 2009, 20,000 copies have been sold in the United...
and the Amelia series with American Girl
American Girl
American Girl is a line of dolls, books, and accessories.American Girl may also refer to:* American Girl , a magazine published by the American Girl company* American Girl , a 2002 American film...
. The imprint will cease publishing new books in 2011.