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John Wiley & Sons, Inc., commonly known as Wiley (), is an American multinational publishing company that focuses on academic publishing and instructional materials. The company was founded in 1807 and produces books, journals, and encyclopedias, in print and electronically, as well as online products and services, training materials, and educational materials for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students. History The company was established in 1807 when Charles Wiley opened a print shop in Manhattan. The company was the publisher of 19th century American literary figures like James Fenimore Cooper, Washington Irving, Herman Melville, and Edgar Allan Poe, as well as of legal, religious, and other non-fiction titles. The firm took its current name in 1865. Wiley later shifted its focus to scientific, technical, and engineering subject areas, abandoning its literary interests.Wiley's son John (born in Flatbush, New York, October 4, 1808; died in East Orange, New Jersey, February 21, 1891) took over the business when Charles Wiley died in 1826. The firm was successively named Wiley, Lane & Co., then Wiley & Putnam, and then John Wiley. The company acquired its present name in 1876, when John's second son William H. Wiley joined his brother Charles in the business.Through the 20th century, the company expanded its publishing activities, the sciences, and higher education.In 1989, Wiley acquired the life science publisher Liss.In 1996, Wiley acquired the German technical publisher VCH.In 1997, Wiley acquired the professional publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold (the successor to the company started by David Van Nostrand) from Thomson Learning.In 1999, Wiley acquired the professional publisher Jossey-Bass from Pearson.In 2001, Wiley acquired the publisher Hungry Minds (formerly IDG Books, including most titles formerly published by Macmillan General Reference) from International Data Group.In 2005, Wiley acquired the British medical publisher Whurr.Wiley marked its bicentennial in 2007. In conjunction with the anniversary, the company published Knowledge for Generations: Wiley and the Global Publishing Industry, 1807-2007, depicting Wiley's role in the evolution of publishing against a social, cultural, and economic backdrop. Wiley has also created an online community called Wiley Living History, offering excerpts from Knowledge for Generations and a forum for visitors and Wiley employees to post their comments and anecdotes. In 2021, Wiley acquired Hindawi and J&J Editorial.In 2023, Academic Partnerships acquired Wiley's online education business for $150 million. High-growth and emerging markets In December 2010, Wiley opened an office in Dubai. Wiley established publishing operations in India in 2006 (though it has had a sales presence since 1966), and has established a presence in North Africa through sales contracts with academic institutions in Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. On April 16, 2012, the company announced the establishment of Wiley Brasil Editora LTDA in São Paulo, Brazil, effective May 1, 2012. Strategic acquisition and divestiture Wiley's scientific, technical, and medical business was expanded by the acquisition of Blackwell Publishing in February 2007 for US$1.12 billion, its largest purchase to that time. The combined business, named Scientific, Technical, Medical, and Scholarly (also known as Wiley-Blackwell), publishes, in print and online, 1,600 scholarly peer-reviewed journals and an extensive collection of books, reference works, databases, and laboratory manuals in the life and physical sciences, medicine and allied health, engineering, the humanities, and the social sciences.Through a backfile initiative completed in 2007, 8.2 million pages of journal content have been made available online, a collection dating back to 1799. Wiley-Blackwell also publishes on behalf of about 700 professional and scholarly societies; among them are the American Cancer Society (ACS), for which it publishes Cancer, the flagship ACS journal; the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing; and the American Anthropological Association. Other journals published include Angewandte Chemie, Advanced Materials, Hepatology, International Finance and Liver Transplantation. Launched as a pilot in 1997 with fifty journals and expanded through 1998, Wiley InterScience provided online access to Wiley journals, reference works, and books, including backfile content. Journals previously from Blackwell Publishing were available online from Blackwell Synergy until they were integrated into Wiley InterScience on June 30, 2008. In December 2007, Wiley also began distributing its technical titles through the Safari Books Online e-reference service. Interscience was supplanted by Wiley Online Library in 2010.On February 17, 2012, Wiley announced the acquisition of Inscape Holdings Inc., which provides DISC assessments and training for interpersonal business skills.On March 7, 2012, Wiley announced its intention to divest assets in the areas of travel (including the Frommer's brand), culinary, general interest, nautical, pets, and crafts, as well as the Webster's New World and CliffsNotes brands. The planned divestiture was aligned with Wiley's "increased strategic focus on content and services for research, learning, and professional practices, and on lifelong learning through digital technology". On August 13, 2012, Wiley announced it entered into a definitive agreement to sell all of its travel assets, including all of its interests in the Frommer's brand, to Google Inc. On November 6, 2012, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt acquired Wiley's cookbooks, dictionaries and study guides. In 2013, Wiley sold its pets, crafts and general interest lines to Turner Publishing Company and its nautical line to Fernhurst Books. HarperCollins acquired parts of Wiley Canada's trade operations in 2013; the remaining Canadian trade operations were merged into Wiley U.S.In 2021, Wiley acquired the Hindawi publishing firm for $298 million in cash to expand its open access journals portfolio. Wiley stated it would keep the Hindawi journals under their previous brand and continue developing the open source publishing platform Phenom.In 2021, Wiley announced the acquisition of eJournalPress (EJP), a provider of web-based technology solutions for scholarly publishing companies. Products Brands and partnerships Wiley's Professional Development brands include For Dummies, Jossey-Bass, Pfeiffer, Wrox Press, J.K. Lasser, Sybex, Fisher Investments Press, and Bloomberg Press. The STMS business is also known as Wiley-Blackwell, formed following the acquisition of Blackwell Publishing in February 2007. Brands include The Cochrane Library and more than 1,500 journals. Wiley has publishing alliances with partners including Microsoft, CFA Institute, the Culinary Institute of America, the American Institute of Architects, the National Geographic Society, and the Institute of Electrical an.... Discover the John Wiley Sons Inc popular books. Find the top 100 most popular John Wiley Sons Inc books.

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  • The Book Whisperer synopsis, comments

    The Book Whisperer

    Donalyn Miller & Jeff Anderson

    Turn any student into a bookworm with a few easy and practical strategiesDonalyn Miller says she has yet to meet a child she can't turn into a reader. No matter how far behind Mill...

  • The 12 Week Year synopsis, comments

    The 12 Week Year

    Brian P. Moran & Michael Lennington

    The guide to shortening your execution cycle down from one year to twelve weeks Most organizations and individuals work in the context of annual goals and plans; a twelvemonth exec...

  • Architecture Reading Sampler synopsis, comments

    Architecture Reading Sampler

    Wiley

    The 2012 Architecture Reading Sampler includes select material from six Wiley Architecture & Design titles. The material that is included for each selection is the book’s full ...

  • Immortal Diamond synopsis, comments

    Immortal Diamond

    Richard Rohr

    Dissolve the distractions of ego to find our authentic selves in God In his bestselling book Falling Upward, Richard Rohr talked about ego (or the False Self) and how it gets in t...

  • The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive synopsis, comments

    The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive

    Patrick M. Lencioni

    A gripping tale that reveals what occupies the minds of the world’s best business leadersAs CEO, most everything that Rich O'Connor did had something to do with at least one of the...

  • What Matters Now synopsis, comments

    What Matters Now

    Gary Hamel

    This is not a book about one thing. It's not a 250page dissertation on leadership, teams or motivation. Instead, it's an agenda for building organizations that can flourish in a wo...

  • Social Media Reading Sampler synopsis, comments

    Social Media Reading Sampler

    Wiley

    Let our experts show you how to take your existing social media marketing efforts to the next level to grow your business. In this Social Media Reading Sampler (Volume 2), we've ga...

  • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team synopsis, comments

    The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

    Patrick M. Lencioni

    The New York Times bestselling team leadership handbook for modern executives, managers, and organizationsAfter her first two weeks observing the problems at DecisionTech, Kathryn ...

  • The Power of Positive Leadership synopsis, comments

    The Power of Positive Leadership

    Jon Gordon

    We are not positive because life is easy. We are positive because life can be hard. As a leader, you will face numerous obstacles, negativity, and tests. There will be times when i...

  • INSPIRED synopsis, comments

    INSPIRED

    Marty Cagan

    Learn to design, build, and scale products consumers can’t get enough ofHow do today’s most successful tech companies―Amazon, Google, Facebook, Netflix, Tesla―design, develop, and ...

  • The Positive Dog synopsis, comments

    The Positive Dog

    Jon Gordon

    Discover the benefits of being positive. We all have two dogs inside of us. One dog is positive, happy, optimistic, and hopeful. The other dog is negative, mad, sad, pessimistic, a...

  • Gardening Basics For Dummies, Mini Edition synopsis, comments

    Gardening Basics For Dummies, Mini Edition

    Steven A. Frowine & National Gardening Association

    Your greenthumb guide to planning, planting, and cultivating a garden With some basic knowledge, the right tools, and a little work, anyone can transform a boring old yard into a...

  • A Little Bit of Everything For Dummies synopsis, comments

    A Little Bit of Everything For Dummies

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

    Twenty years ago the very first For Dummies book, DOS For Dummies, was published. From that first printing of that first book came a series unlike anything in the publishing world,...

  • Death by Meeting synopsis, comments

    Death by Meeting

    Patrick M. Lencioni

    A straightforward framework for creating engaging and exciting business meetingsCasey McDaniel had never been so nervous in his life.In just ten minutes, The Meeting, as it would f...

  • The Advantage synopsis, comments

    The Advantage

    Patrick M. Lencioni

    There is a competitive advantage out there, arguably more powerful than any other. Is it superior strategy? Faster innovation? Smarter employees? No, New York Times bestselling aut...

  • The Ideal Team Player synopsis, comments

    The Ideal Team Player

    Patrick M. Lencioni

    In his classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni laid out a groundbreaking approach for tackling the perilous group behaviors that destroy teamwork. Here he t...

  • Coaching Basketball For Dummies, Mini Edition synopsis, comments

    Coaching Basketball For Dummies, Mini Edition

    National Alliance for Youth Sports & Greg Bach

    Take it to the hole with this fun and easy reference! Planning to volunteer as a basketball coach? This friendly guide helps you command the court by giving you expert advice on ...

  • Thou Shall Prosper synopsis, comments

    Thou Shall Prosper

    Rabbi Daniel Lapin

    A practical approach to creating wealthbased on the established principles of ancient Jewish wisdommade accessible to people of all backgroundsThe ups and downs of the economy prov...

  • The Little Book of Common Sense Investing synopsis, comments

    The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

    John C. Bogle

    The bestselling investing "bible" offers new information, new insights, and new perspectives The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is the classic guide to getting smart ab...

  • Market Wizards synopsis, comments

    Market Wizards

    Jack D. Schwager

    The world's top trader's reveal the secrets of their phenomenal success! How do the world's most successful traders amass tens, hundreds of millions of dollars a year? Are the...

  • The Hunger Games and Philosophy synopsis, comments

    The Hunger Games and Philosophy

    George A. Dunn & Nicolas Michaud

    A philosophical exploration of Suzanne Collins's New York Times bestselling series, just in time for the release of The Hunger Games movie Katniss Everdeen is "the girl who was on ...

  • The Carpenter synopsis, comments

    The Carpenter

    Jon Gordon & Ken Blanchard

    Bestselling author Jon Gordon returns with his most inspiring book yetfilled with powerful lessons and the greatest success strategies of all.Michael wakes up in the hospital with ...

  • The Little Book of Money synopsis, comments

    The Little Book of Money

    Wiley

    Investment ideas from the biggest names in finance . . . in one Little BookThe Little Books series presents the most important topics in finance in bitesized chunks, and now, for t...

  • Living Gluten-Free For Dummies synopsis, comments

    Living Gluten-Free For Dummies

    Danna Korn

    Practical, delicious ways to manage a glutenfree diet. If you have a wheat allergy, gluten intolerance, celiac disease, or just want to enjoy the benefits of a diet free of wheat,...

  • The Five Temptations of a CEO, 10th Anniversary Edition synopsis, comments

    The Five Temptations of a CEO, 10th Anniversary Edition

    Patrick M. Lencioni

    A commemorative edition of the landmark book from Patrick LencioniWhen it was published ten years ago, The Five Temptations of a CEO was like no other business book that came befor...

  • Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team synopsis, comments

    Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team

    Patrick M. Lencioni

    Practical exercises and handson tools to bring to life the timeless advice found in the author’s bestselling book, The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamIn the years following the publica...

  • Getting Naked synopsis, comments

    Getting Naked

    Patrick M. Lencioni

    Another extraordinary business fable from the New York Times bestselling author Patrick Lencioni Written in the same dynamic style as his previous bestsellers including The Five D...

  • You Win in the Locker Room First synopsis, comments

    You Win in the Locker Room First

    Jon Gordon & Mike Smith

    NFL head coach Mike Smith lead one of the most remarkable turnarounds in NFL history. In the season prior to his arrival in 2008, the Atlanta Falcons had a 4–12 record and the fran...

  • The Energy Bus synopsis, comments

    The Energy Bus

    Jon Gordon & Ken Blanchard

    Fuel your life with positive energy with this bestselling fableIt's Monday morning and George walks out of the front door to his car and a flat tire. This is the least of his probl...

  • The Little Book That Still Beats the Market synopsis, comments

    The Little Book That Still Beats the Market

    Joel Greenblatt & Andrew Tobias

    In 2005, Joel Greenblatt published a book that is already considered one of the classics of finance literature. In The Little Book that Beats the Marketa New York Times bestseller ...

  • Business Model Generation synopsis, comments

    Business Model Generation

    Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur

    Business Model Generation is a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers striving to defy outmoded business models and design tomorrow's enterprises. If your organiz...

  • The 10X Rule synopsis, comments

    The 10X Rule

    Grant Cardone

    Achieve "Massive Action" results and accomplish your business dreams! While most people operate with only three degrees of actionno action, retreat, or normal actionif you're afte...

  • The Advantage synopsis, comments

    The Advantage

    Patrick M. Lencioni

    The enhanced edition includes over 30 minutes of video featuring author Patrick Lencioni exploring the book's concepts more indepth and providing new illustrative stories. It also ...

  • The Power of One More synopsis, comments

    The Power of One More

    Ed Mylett

    You're one more intentional thought and action away from discovering your best lifeIn The Power of One More, renowned keynote speaker and performance expert Ed Mylett draws on 30 y...

  • Fanatical Prospecting synopsis, comments

    Fanatical Prospecting

    Jeb Blount & Mike Weinberg

    Ditch the failed sales tactics, fill your pipeline, and crush your numberWith over 500,000 copies sold Fanatical Prospecting gives salespeople, sales leaders, entrepreneurs, and ex...

  • The Bitcoin Standard synopsis, comments

    The Bitcoin Standard

    Saifedean Ammous

    A comprehensive and authoritative exploration of Bitcoin and its place in monetary historyWhen a pseudonymous programmer introduced "a new electronic cash system that’s fully peert...

  • Teach Like a Champion, Enhanced Edition synopsis, comments

    Teach Like a Champion, Enhanced Edition

    Doug Lemov

    Teach Like a ChampionENHANCED EDITIONThis special enhanced edition of Teach Like a Champion brings to life the 49 essential teaching techniques from Doug Lemov.In his bestselling b...

  • Landscaping Basics For Dummies, Mini Edition synopsis, comments

    Landscaping Basics For Dummies, Mini Edition

    Philip Giroux & National Gardening Association

    Create the yard you've always yearned for A beautiful landscape reflects well on your house, making it a welcome part of a neighborhood or native terrain. And it dramatically inc...

  • The No Complaining Rule synopsis, comments

    The No Complaining Rule

    Jon Gordon

    Negativity in the workplace costs businesses billions of dollars and impacts the morale, productivity and health of individuals and teams. "In The No Complaining Rule: Positive Way...

  • The Hard Hat synopsis, comments

    The Hard Hat

    Jon Gordon & Jeremy Schaap

    Great teammates don’t just impact you today; they impact you for the rest of your life.From the moment Jon Gordon heard about George Boiardi and the Hard Hat he was intrigued and c...

  • One Word That Will Change Your Life, Expanded Edition synopsis, comments

    One Word That Will Change Your Life, Expanded Edition

    Jon Gordon, Dan Britton & Jimmy Page

    The guide to creating simplicity in your world and developing a discipline for life, now in a fullcolor, expanded edition One Word explains how to simplify your life and business ...

  • The Motive synopsis, comments

    The Motive

    Patrick M. Lencioni

    Shay was still angry but shrugged nonchalantly as if to say, it’s not that big of a deal. “So, what am I wrong about?”“You’re not going to want to hear this, but I have to tel...