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We sat down recently with the author of Lawrence the Laughing Cookie Jar, a book that is generating a new wave of attention ever since the recent publication of Rhyme.  The author of both children’s books, Will Marks, while media shy, agreed to spend a few minutes with us after we promised to avoid the [...]

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MPC Addresses the Economy

New platform effective today; MPC continues to focus on customers.  During the past 18 months, most major U.S. corporations have cut jobs and slashed other costs in a manner not seen in decades.  We at MPC know that headcount reduction is among the most difficult decisions that a company can make, and we do not [...]

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Boyz in the House

When was the last time a U.S. President’s son lived in the White House?  It was about 45 years ago, when JFK and JFK Jr. inhabited America’s number one address.  Is it possible that the President truly needs to tuck in a son at night in order for him to make pragmatic decisions?  Let’s hope [...]

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Child’s Play

There’s an old saying in the book industry: “Better off are you, with a pre-press review.”  If a new book hits the shelves with a comment on the back cover (which will obviously be a positive one), it can only help book sales.  “Love the story, 3 Cheers, Couldn’t Put it Down, I was howling!”—Rickey Jacobs, The [...]

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Perfect Results Not Guaranteed

The phone rang at about 8:00 p.m. on a Friday night. It was 1991, and No More Mac and Cheese, A Bachelor’s Guide to Cooking with Ease had just been published, with enormous fanfare in the U.S…really in California…actually Northern California…maybe more specifically San Francisco…ok let’s be completely truthful–the few blocks surrounding my apartment.  In [...]

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