Self-Defined

by Sara Nelson (Editor)

For 20 years, Self Magazine has been exploring all aspects of self - physical, spiritual, emotional, psychological - and how they are integrated. This book presents a verbal and visual collage to celebrate the magazine''s anniversary.'

210 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

Sara Nelson is an American publishing industry figure who is an editor, book reviewer, consultant, and columnist. She is currently the editorial director at Amazon.com. Nelson is notable for having been editor in chief at the book industry's chief trade publication Publishers Weekly from 2005–2009 during a time of wrenching restructuring and industry downsizing. After that, she was book editor at Oprah's O Magazine. Her book So Many Books, So Little Time was published in 2003. Her views have been widely reported in numerous publications such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today, and she has appeared on television broadcasts including CBS's The Early Show. She has written for the Wall Street Journal and the Huffington Post about publishing industry trends and has been described as a "lively presence within the book publishing industry." She is an extensive reader and has been described as a lover of books.