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Stuart Hotchkiss

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Fiction, Memoir, Historical Fiction

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H. Stuart Hotchkiss is a former publishing chief who served as the executive creative director of Time Inc. and the president of Time Home Entertainment Inc. He is also a past president of the Direct Marketing Association of Washington.

A native of Richmond, Virginia, Hotchkiss now lives in Boise, Idaho, where he served as vice president of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho’s executive council and briefly discerned the priesthood.

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	Southern Fried Fiction: How The Insidious Onset Of Depression Derailed A Successful Man's Life 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Business Continuity Management : In Practice (Paperback)--by Stuart Hotchkiss [2010 Edition] ISBN: 9781906124724 by Stuart Hotchkiss (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Story Behind Southern Fried Fiction

I’d love to share this story as to how and why my memoir was written. The man behind the story is a former colleague, Glenn Mason, someone whom many would consider a highly unlikely source of inspiration. Glenn was an accountant, and he left the company many years ago to become a public school teacher in New York City. He has a phlegmatic personality; he is a northerner and a man of color, not a s Read more of this blog post »

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Published on May 08, 2015 09:58 • Tags: biography, memoir, non-fiction

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I like the way this book is written. It truly shows the dilemma posed when a protagonist has two very different desires, each of which seems like a smart choice. The way they unspool side by side kept me very grounded.
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