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World Service,18 Aug 1989,29 mins

Why books mean business

Meridian

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A look at recent take overs in the book publishing industry. Merger and acquisition activity has increased in Britain since the nation joined the European Union. Also featured in the programme is the 25th anniversary of the first military raid on Vietnam, the background for a new novel by author Susan Fromberg Schaeffer, and a look at the explosion in travel writing and a new writer who retraces Marco Polo's 13th century travels, 'In Xanadu'.

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