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\"Reader\'s Digest\" William J. Lederer Hand Signed TLS Dated 1962 For Sale

Up for sale a RARE! "Reader's Digest" William J. Lederer Hand Signed TLS Dated 1962.

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William J. Lederer was born on March 31, 1912,

in New York City, the son of William Julius

and Paula (Franken) Lederer. He attended the United States Naval Academy, from which he

graduated with a bachelor of science degree in 1936. Lederer's main career was

in the U.S. Navy, from 1930 to 1958. He retired as captain. During wartime he

served in Asia and with the Atlantic Fleet. From 1950 to 1958 he was special

assistant to the commander-in-chief, Pacific. After Lederer retired from the

navy, he went into journalism, becoming Far East correspondent for Reader's

Digest, from 1958 to 1963. He was author-in-residence at Harvard University, 1966–1967. Lederer has

written many books, including novels, short stories, and nonfiction on a

variety of topics, during his long career. His best known work is The

Ugly American (1958; with Burdick). His other novels include Sarkhan (1965;

with Burdick) and I, Giorghos (1984). Ensign O'Toole

and Me (1957) is a humorous look at life in the navy; A Nation

of Sheep (1961) discusses how the United States could be more

successful in its foreign aid projects. The Mirages

of Marriage (1968; with Don D. Jackson) is an analysis of marriage in

the United States. Other works include The Last Cruise (1950), All

the Ships at Sea (1950), Timothy's Song (1965), The

Story of Pink Jade (1966), Our Own Worst Enemy (1968;

published in England in 1969 as The Anguished American), and A

Happy Book of Christmas Stories (1981).

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