Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Linda Zecher: How Did I Get Here?

The career path of the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt chief

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November 13, 2014 at 8:35 PM UTC

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This article is part of the November 17, 2014 issue of businessweek.

The publishing boss didn’t want to be “the perfect socialite,” so she got back to work.