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Encounter Books
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Encounter Books is a publisher of conservative books. It describes itself as "an activity of Encounter for Culture and Education, a tax exempt, non profit corporation".
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Books Published by Encounter
It has published books by:
- Myron Magnet
- Michael Fumento, Bio-Evolution: How Biotechnology Is Changing Our World, Encounter Books, October 2003.
- Kate Coleman'sThe Secret Wars of Judi Bari: A Car Bomb, the Fight for the Redwoods, and the End of Earth First!, January 2005. ISBN 1893554740
- Jessica Gavora her book was funded by the John M. Olin Foundation[1]
- David Horowitz and Peter Collier, The Anti-Chomsky Reader;
- Ronald Radosh Commies: A Journey Through the Old Left, the New Left and the Leftover Left; and
- Debra Saunders The Hillary Trap and The World According to Gore;
Funding
According to Media Transparency Encounter for Culture Foundation has received over $4.6 million from a total of 70 grants from foundations between 1991 and 2002. [2]
Foundations that have supported Encounter include conservative foundations such as:
- John M. Olin Foundation
- Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation
- Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
- JM Foundation
- Shelby Cullum Foundation
- Philip M. McKenna Foundation
In 2003 the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation alone contributed $1,150,000 to Encounter Books from its "Intellectual Infrastructure" program.[3]
Personnel
- Roger Kimball Publisher (replaced Peter Collier in 2005)
- Nola Tully Director of Operations
- Cristina Guido Production and Acquisitions
- Lauren Powers Senior staff
Source: Encounter Books About Us page [4]
Contact details
Encounter Books
900 Broadway, Suite 400
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-871-6310
Toll free: 800-786-3839
Fax: 212-871-6311
Email: read AT encounterbooks.com
Web: http://www.encounterbooks.com
Contact Page: http://www.encounterbooks.com/contact/
External links
- Media Transparency, "Encounter for Culture and Education, Inc", undated, accessed December 2004.
- The Bradley Foundation, "2003 Grants Awarded: Intellectual Infrastructure", 2003.
- Mike Sweeney, "The Right Wing Attacks Judi Bari", undated, accessed December 2004.
- The Nation, "The 'Right' Books and Big Ideas, by Eric Alterman, published November 22, 1999, accessed December 2004.
- Bill Berkowitz, "Kate Coleman and Encounter Books take on Bari, Earth First!, and the 'dead-enders' of the environmental movement", DissidentVoice, March 10, 2005.
