Out of print for nearly 50 years, How to Live Like a Lord Without Really Trying is being re-published in a new edition by the Bodleian Library. In the words of the subtitle, this book is ‘A Confidential Manual Prepared as Part of a Survival Kit for Americans Living in Britain, Showing How to Get Rich in England, How to Rise Quickly and Easily to the Top of British Society, Examining the Blessings, Foibles, and Weaknesses of British Life, Providing the Reader With His Just Share of Wealth, Warmth, Wisdom, and Lasting Happiness, and Containing the Thrilling Human Story of a Brave Family’s Battle Against the Elements’. Read More ►

Producer Grant Turck has signed on to develop late Author Shepherd Mead’s satirical guidebook How to Succeed with Women Without Really Trying into a feature. Turck eyes Women as the first in a film franchise utilizing Mead’s iconic “How to…Without Really Trying” book series. Read More ►

Have you worked hard all your life and begun to wonder when they start giving out the prizes? Fed up with being at the far end of a cattle-car commute? Would you like to stay medium-young practically forever? If so, you're not alone! But don't worry, because Shepherd Mead, author of the international bestseller How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, has all the off-beat advice you need in a book for anyone with a bit of gray in their hair that reveals the proven tactics to stay medium-young practically forever without really trying.