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He made headlines in 1997 with his then-current Barricade Books, by reissuing '' The Turner Diaries '', thought to have been the inspiration behind the Oklahoma Bombing . He was a strong advocate of freedom of the press, and believed it was important for people to be able to read and make up their own minds (in the introduction he wrote to his reissue of ''The Turner Diaries'', he made clear how strongly he opposed the viewpoint expressed in the book). Also in the Nineties, casino mogul Steve Wynn sued Stuart over catalog copy. The copy on ''Running Scared'', a Wynn bio, made reference to a New Scotland Yard that tied the Las Vegas tycoon to the Genovese family. (The book refuted some of the report's findings.) Stuart lost the libel case and was ordered to pay 3 million dollars in defamation, forcing him into bankruptcy. This judgment was overturned on appeal by the Nevada Supreme Court in 2001 and sent back for a new trial, which Wynn chose not to pursue. Stuart first gained notoriety by taking on Walter Winchell in a series of scathing magazine articles, and he worked as a newsman for many years before beginning his book publishing company. After serving with the United States Merchant Marine and the Air Transport Command in World War II , he worked for William Randolph Hearst 's International News Service , '' Variety '', Music Business , and RTW Scout . In 1951 he launched a monthly tabloid named ''Exposé'' (name later changed to ''The Independent'') designed to publish those stories and articles that others wouldn’t dare publish because they might offend subscribers or advertisers. Contributors included Upton Sinclair , Norman Mailer , George Seldes , Ted O. Thackrey , and John Steinbeck . In 1956, with $8,000 of the money he collected from libel actions against Walter Winchell, ''Confidential'', ABC -TV, and '' Editor & Publisher '', he began his book publishing company, Lyle Stuart Inc (which is now owned by Kensington Books ). Lyle Stuart died in 2006 at age 83.12 BIBLIOGRAPHY
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