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In late summer of 2006 I was faced with a very unusual challenge.  I had two books about to hit the market, each aimed at highly diverse audiences.
 
Shannon Wilkinson and her firm devised several complex strategies that brought results quickly - a review in The Wall Street Journal being the first.  She arranged magazine feature stories, radio shows in major markets, and speaking engagements at highly prestigious venues.  I recommend her agency
highly.
 
Agostino von Hassell
President,
The Repton Group LLC

Putting Things in Order
by E. Baumritter & D. Finkle
(Chronicle Books)
Currently launching campaign.

American Waters
by Alex Kirkbride
“…visual wow…”
– East Hampton Star

Silent Theater:
The Art of Edward Hopper

by Walter Wells
(Phaidon Press)
“…among the best read of
painters…”
– Art + Auction

Joseph Cornell's Dreams
Edited and introduced by
Catherine Corman
(Exact Change)
“In order to assemble Joseph
Cornell's Dreams, Catherine
Corman plumbed the letters
and diaries of the shadow-box
genius.”
– Vanity Fair

Alliance of Enemies
by Agostino von Hassell &
Sigrid Macrae
(St. Martins Press)
“…reads like a fast-paced thriller…”
– Washington Post Express

Skate's Art Investment
Handbook

by Sergey Skaterschikov
(Kunst AM)
“Casting a cold eye on the
art market…”
– Fine Art Connoisseur

Architecture of the Air:
The Sound and Light
Environments of
Christopher Janney

(Sideshow Media Books)
“If Janney could, he'd bathe
in color.”
– Boston Globe

Military High Life: Elegant
Food Histories & Recipes

by Agostino von Hassell
(University Press of the
South)
“A feast for the eyes…”
– Wall Street Journal

Forever Cool
by Sherrie Mathieson
(Thompson Peak Publishing)
“One of the best guides to
middle-age dressing you'll
ever find…it's a must-read
for fashion-challenged men
and women of any age.”
– Copley News Service

The Reverend
by James Perry Walker
(University Press
of Mississippi)
“Leaves room for readers
to place themselves in the
story and remember the
days when…”
– Southern Living

William Scott
by Norbert Lynton
(Thames & Hudson)
“The art rediscovery
of the year.”
– Alan G. Artner,
Art Critic, Chicago Tribune

Sombra
by Ruven Afanador
(Merrell)
“A sumptuous book that
revels in the sensuous…”
– photo-eye

Torero
by Ruven Afanador
“High Fashion meets its
soul mate in matador
culture.”
– Vanity Fair

New York:
The Fifties in Focus

by Jerry Dantzic
“Dantzic's work is
undergoing a resurgence.
He has had three shows,
including a piece at the
Whitney so far this year.”
– -Daily News

Khaki: Cut From the
Original Cloth

Published in conjunction
with Dockers Khakis
“…Yes, cool.  You doubt?”
– Esquire

Working the Grid
by David Kapp
“David Kapp's edgy urban
palette and sharp contrasts
of light and shadow capture
the in-your-face energy that
is strictly downtown New
York.”
– New York Magazine

Guess Who?
by Peggy Sirota
(Steidl)
“A fresh breath of air
amid the usual pile-up
of celebrity-books that
usually come out this
time of year…”
– Interview

Icons & Idols:
A Photographers Chronicle
of the Arts, 1960-1995

by Jack Mitchell
(Watson-Guptill)
“…a visual who's who of
cultural icons…”
– Swing

A Private View:
Photographs & Diary

by Sante D'Orazio
(Chronicle)
“…a naked look at the
photographer's
famous models.”
– Glamour

Peter Lindbergh
“The contrast of beauty and
blight is a familiar theme in
his work…”
– Los Angeles Times

Writers on Directors
by Susan Gray
(Watson Guptill)
“…Susan Gray's book
provides great insight into
the minds of some
fascinating directors.”
– Penthouse

10 Women
by Peter Lindbergh
(teNeues)
“…a striking portfolio of
images of some of the most
acclaimed beauties of the
past decade…”
– Dallas Morning News

Cuba: 400 Years of
Architectural Heritage

by Rachel Carley
Photographs by Andrea Brizzi
(Whitney Library of Design)
“…a visual seduction,
revealing the color and light
and mood of a fascinating
lushly exotic island…”
– Interiors

Images of Women
by Peter Lindbergh
(Schirmer Mosel)
“…Is Peter Lindbergh the
world's greatest fashion
photographer?”
– London Sunday Times
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