Exhibit 4
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
This will confirm the agreement by and among all the undersigned
that the Schedule 13D filed on or about this date and any amendments thereto
with respect to beneficial ownership by the undersigned of shares of the Class A
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Hungry Minds, Inc. is being filed
on behalf of each of the undersigned under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended. This agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.
Dated: August 20, 2001
HMI ACQUISITION CORP.
By:/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: President
XXXX XXXXX & SONS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel
