On ▁a ▁good ▁day , ▁I ▁am ▁still ▁convinced ▁I ▁have ▁the ▁best ▁job ▁in ▁the ▁world ." ▁ ▁The ▁addition ▁of ▁P ant he on , ▁V int age ▁Books , ▁Sch ock en ▁and ▁Ever yman ' s ▁Library ▁to ▁the ▁Kn opf ▁Publishing ▁Group , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Double day ▁group ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁all ▁working ▁under ▁Me ht a ' s ▁direction , ▁led ▁to ▁him ▁being ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most ▁important ▁ang lo phone ▁publish er . ▁ ▁On ▁Alfred ▁A . ▁Kn opf ▁surv iving ▁thre ats ▁to ▁the ▁publishing ▁business ▁and ▁the ▁tum ult ▁of ▁ac quis itions ▁and ▁mer gers , ▁Me ht a ▁said : ▁" We ' re ▁part ▁of ▁something ▁that ▁is ▁very ▁large ▁but ▁we ▁concent rate ▁on ▁our ▁way ▁of ▁doing ▁things . ▁It ▁may ▁be ▁ill us ory ▁to ▁ins ulate ▁ones elf ▁from ▁it ▁all , ▁but ▁we ▁try ." ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁recognition ▁Me ht a ▁won ▁L if etime ▁Ach iev ement ▁Awards ▁for ▁publishing ▁in ▁India , ▁the ▁UK , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁by ▁B ard ▁College ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁Van ity ▁F airs ▁Best - D ress ed ▁Men ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁list . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Person ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁Publish ers ▁Week ly . ▁ ▁In