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Last night more than 100 people celebrated John Sargent, longtime former CEO of Macmillan, and his memoir, Turning Pages: The Adventures and Misadventures of a Publisher (Arcade), a fascinating account both of his early life and highlights of his career, including standing up to Amazon. The setting was in Manhattan at Indochine, a classic publishing party venue. Characteristically, Sargent gave a brief speech in which he thanked everyone and said the party was for them.