My Life in Print

Download or read book My Life in Print written by Michael Zifcak and published by Lothian Children's Books. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Zifcak was a leader in book trade affairs. He joined Collins Booksellers in Melbourne in 1951, shortly after leaving his native Czechoslovakia and emigrating to Australia. Under his command, it became Australia?s largest privately owned bookseller. It also had its own publishing division ?Hill of Content?, which he founded.Part memoir of Zifcak?s early years and experiences as a refugee from communist Czechoslovakia in 1948, partly an account of his successful career ?in print?, this is an important book, and a vital part of Australian publishing and bookselling history.