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    Whatever it is, he knows how to win friends and infliuence people.

I just read that book! Interesting read. But yes, though he is talented, I suspect that much of his success comes from his ability to sell publishers on his pitches and selling the public on the idea that one is an author worth listening to both on and off the page, takes some doing as well.