Sterling Publishing

Parent company	Barnes & Noble
Founded	1949
Founder	David Alfred Boehm
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	New York City
Key people	Marcus Leaver (President) Theresa Thompson (Executive Vice President)
Publication types	Books
Number of employees	280
Official website	www.sterlingpublishing.com

Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. is a publisher of nonfiction titles, with more than 5,000 books in print. Founded in 1949, it publishes a wide range of nonfiction and illustrated titles in categories which include art, biography/autobiography, body/mind/spirit, crafts, culinary, do-it-yourself, gardening, gift, history, holiday, juvenile, lifestyle, literature, photography, puzzles & games, reference, science & nature, sports, and travel. Sterling also publishes books for a number of brands, including AARP, Hasbro, USA TODAY and Hearst Magazines.

Sterling's Lark Books imprint creates books on subjects such as crafts, photography, cuisine, decorating, outdoor living.

Sterling serves as the North American distributor for domestic and international publishers including: Duncan Baird, Boxer Books, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Anova, Guild of Master Craftsmen, Sixth & Spring Books, Carlton Books, and the Orion Publishing Group.^[1]

Sterling's authors include Peter Yarrow, Kevin Zraly, Barton Seaver, Paul McKenna, Paul Sloane, Abigail Thomas, Vickie Howell, and Richard Scarry.

Sterling owns and operates two verticals, Pixiq and Lark Crafts.

Sterling Publishing is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, who acquired it in 2003.

On January 5, 2012, the Wall Street Journal reported that Barnes & Noble had put its Sterling Publishing business up for sale. Negotiations failed to produce a buyer, however, and Sterling is reportedly no longer for sale as of March, 2012.

Imprints[link]

Sterling Publishing releases titles under the following imprints:^[2]

• Sterling covers a broad range of subject areas, including current events, diet and health, parenting, popular culture, reference, history, art and artists, music, among others.
• Sterling Children's publishes both fiction and non-fiction, including classics, picture books, joke books, and novelty formats as well as books for babies and toddlers.
• Sterling Ethos releases titles in the areas of wellness, personal growth, intuitive knowledge, self-discovery, and healing.
• Sterling Innovation creates books in alternative formats and packaging, as well as humor titles.
• Lark Crafts covers crafting, needle arts, home decorating, paper arts, cooking, ceramics, beading and jewelry, and DIY subjects for all skill levels. Lark, located in Asheville, North Carolina, was acquired by Sterling in 1999.
• Pixiq publishes photography books and camera specific guides, including the long running series, Magic Lantern Guides.
• Hearst Books releases lifestyle titles with content from and under the brand names of Hearst magazines. Magazine brands include: Chapman Piloting, Cosmopolitan, Country Living, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper's Bazaar, House Beautiful, Marie Claire, Popular Mechanics, Redbook, Seventeen, and Town & Country. The partnership began in 2002.
• Puzzlewright Press creates puzzle and game titles covering sudoku, crosswords, chess, kakuro, wordoku, mazes, logic puzzles, cryptograms, casino games, card games, and magic tricks.
• Union Square Press covers newsworthy, historical, and narrative non-fiction books. It was founded in 2006.
• ecosystem is an assortment of hardcover and flexicover journals, planners, and notebooks. Each is 100% made in the United States out of 100% post consumer waste paper. It was founded in 2009.
• Sterling Epicure publishes food and wine titles with upscale packaging and a focus on lifestyle.
• Flashkids is a collection of workbooks and flash cards for preschool, elementary, and middle school students in core curriculum areas such as reading, math, writing, and test preparation.
• Sandy Creek develops value priced fiction and nonfiction titles for ages 0 to 14 in multiple formats, including activity books, picture books, and encyclopedias.
• Fall River Press offers titles on a variety of subjects, including history, light reference, classic and genre fiction, and humor, as well as kits and former nonfiction best sellers.
• Metro Books releases highly illustrated titles in multiple categories, including art, history, travel, cooking, entertainment, and kits.
• Quamut creates researched and fact-checked how-to guides.
• Silver Lining produces desk and wall calendars with images of travel destinations, fine art, animals, nature, among others. Calendars are made with 100% recycled paper using soy-based inks.
• SilverOak, co-owned with the British publisher Quercus, was founded in 2010
• Splinter, the most recent addition to Sterling's imprints, publishes teen fiction. It was founded in 2010.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Sterling Publishing website
• Lark Crafts
• Pixiq

Troy Murray
Born	(1962-07-31) July 31, 1962 (age 49) Calgary, Alberta, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Chicago Blackhawks Winnipeg Jets Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins Colorado Avalanche
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	57th overall, 1980 Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career	1982–1997

Troy Norman Murray (born July 31, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the NHL. He is currently the color analyst on WGN-AM broadcasts of Chicago Blackhawks hockey games.

Playing career[link]

Amateur career[link]

Murray played part of two seasons (1978–1980) with the St. Albert Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. He also played briefly in two games with the Lethbridge Broncos of the Western Hockey League. In two seasons at the University of North Dakota, he was twice named to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Second All-Star Team in 1981 and 1982. He led North Dakota in scoring as a freshman and helped them capture a NCAA Title in 1982. In 1982, Murray was chosen to play for Team Canada at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He was named team captain and led the team to a gold medal victory.

Professional career[link]

Murray was drafted out of the University of North Dakota by the Chicago Black Hawks with the 57th overall selection in the 3rd Round of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.^[1] He made his National Hockey League debut in the 1981–82 season playoffs on April 4, 1982, against the Minnesota North Stars where he scored his first ever NHL goal. The Black Hawks would be deafeated in the Division Finals against the St. Louis Blues. His first ever NHL regular season goal came against the Toronto Maple Leafs and he would finish his rookie season with 16 points in 54 games. Murray's career peaked duirng the 1985-86 season, as he scored 99 points. He was awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy for best defensive forward in the league that year.

In 1991-92, Murray was traded to the Winnipeg Jets along with teammate Warren Rychel for Bryan Marchment and Chris Norton. Murray was named team captain and finished with 47 points in 79 games that season. His stay in Winnipeg was short-lived as he was reacquired by the Blackhawks in 1992-93. A year later he was again traded, this time to the Ottawa Senators. He was the only player on the team to finish with a plus rating. Murray was traded in 1994-95 to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played in 13 games with them before being traded again in 1995-96 to the Colorado Avalanche. Murray and the Avalanche made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals where they defeated the Florida Panthers in four games. Murray won his first and only Stanley Cup with the Avalanche. Murray remained in hockey for one more year with the Chicago Wolves of the International Hockey League before retiring in 1997.

Murray finished his career scoring 230 goals and 354 assists in 915 career NHL games. Murray played in twelve seasons with the Blackhawks, and ranks 14th on the Blackhawks all-time assists list with 291, 15th on the all-time points list with 488, and 18th all-time in goals with 197.

Until January 23, 2011, Murray was the last Blackhawk player to successfully convert on a penalty shot at home against Kari Takko of the Minnesota North Stars back in 1987. Marian Hossa is now the latest Blackhawk player to do so.

Murray served as the TV studio analyst from the start of the 1998–99 season until November 13, 2003 when he was named TV color commentator.

Awards and achievements[link]

Medal record
Competitor for  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold	1982 USA	Ice Hockey

• NCAA Title winner in 1982.
• Selected to the WCHA Second All-Star Team in 1981, 1982.
• Frank J. Selke Trophy winner in 1986.
• Stanley Cup champion in 1996.

Career statistics[link]

International[link]

Personal[link]

Murray studied business administration and engineering at North Dakota, making dean's list as a freshman. He completed his degree at DePaul University during off-seasons while playing in Chicago.

Murray was an equity index options trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange circa 1997. His badge, the unique identifier each trader wears, was CUP.

Married, Murray and his wife Konnie have three children, Blake, Julia and Phoebe. A rink in St. Albert, Alberta, was named Troy Murray Arena in his honor.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Troy Murray's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database