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Pets & Animals Poetry How to Get Your Child to Love Reading by Esmé Raji Codell “An exuberant treasure trove for parents . . . The book is akin to having one’s own personal children’s librarian at one’s fingertips.” —Publishers Weekly, starred a book-of-the-month club and a children’s book-of-the-month club selection ISBN 978-1-56512-308-3, NO. 72308 $18.95 paper, 2003 Loving Every Child Wisdom for Parents the words of Janusz Korczak edited by Sandra Joseph foreword by Ari L. Goldman “Korczak’s insights are profound . . . in this perfect inspirational gift book.” —Publishers Weekly, starred “This book is filled with simple commonsense truisms about child rearing.” —The Boston Globe ISBN 978-1-56512-489-9, No. 72489 $10.95 Hardcover, 2007 The Dinner Diaries Raising Whole Wheat Kids in a White Bread World by Betsy Block “Betsy Block has done an amazing job of giving creative tips, nutritional information, and relating her adventures on the road to feeding her family in a more healthful way. The book is funny, honest, and full of excellent advice that any mother will appreciate.” —NELL NEWMAN, cofounder and president of Newman’s Own Organics ISBN 978-1-56512-570-4, No. 72570 $14.95 Paper, 2008 First Dogs American Presidents and Their Best Friends by Roy Rowan and Brooke Janis A lighthearted romp through American history, packed with drawings and paintings from early America, plus photographs, starting with Abraham Lincoln’s Fido. First Dogs gives dog lovers and history lovers a new angle on presidential history and is more fun than you can shake a stick (or rubber bone) at. “It’s the charming photos that make First Dogs so appealing.” —USA Today “Succeeds in keeping the tail of trivia wagging the dog of American history. This one is fur keeps.” —People “Rowan intertwines anecdotes and dozens of photographs with hard-to-stopreading stories that track the canine legacy on America’s democracy.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch ISBN 978-1-56512-936-8, No. 72936 $9.95 Paper, 2009 Fowl Weather by Bob Tarte “[A] moving follow-up to 2003’s Enslaved by Ducks . . . Tarte’s laughter-throughtears approach is therapeutic and inspirational.” —Entertainment Weekly ISBN 978-1-56512-502-5, No. 72502 $23.95 Hardcover, 2007 Kitty Cornered by Bob Tarte “Tarte is a bit of a (selfadmitted) odd duck, but his unabashed love for his felines (especially an intriguing stray named Frannie) eventually wins you over.” —USA Today “Better than a big ball of string rolled in tuna.” —The Denver Post “It’s laugh-out-loud funny, but it’s also profound.” —Elizabeth Letts, author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion ISBN 978-1-56512-999-3, No. 72999 $13.95 Paper, 2012 E-book ISBN 978-1-61620-149-4 Enslaved by Ducks by Bob Tarte “A laugh-out-loud chronicle of what it means to bring animals—a blind turkey, an irascible rabbit, a lovesick dove—into your heart and home and make them part of the fabric of your life.” —Marty Becker, DVM, Good Morning America ISBN 978-1-56512-450-9, NO. 72450 $13.95 PAPER, 2004 The Woman I Kept to Myself by Julia Alvarez “Brave and vivid . . . Seventyfive poems express wonder, anger, grief and joy in clear, accessible narratives.” —The Miami Herald ISBN 978-1-61620-072-5, No. 73072 $14.95 Paper, 2010 Poetry Out Loud edited by Robert Alden Rubin introduction by James Earl Jones a book-of-the-month club, quality paperback book club, and writer’s digest book club selection ISBN 978-1-56512-122-5, No. 72122 $11.95 paper, 1995 Love Poetry Out Loud edited by Robert Alden Rubin “This sweet little book collects 100 poems ‘to stir the heart.’ Rubin provides annotation and commentary, but if readers prefer no interference or intrusion, it’s easy to stick to the original words alone and still get a good measure of the silly and the sublime.” —The Washington Post Book World ISBN 978-1-56512-459-2, No. 72459 $14.95 Paper, 2007 39 | Backlist nonfiction Algonquin Books
Popular Culture spirituality sports Greasy Rider Two Dudes, One Fry-Oil- Powered Car, and a Cross-Country Search for a Greener Future by Greg Melville Full of surprising revelations about sustainable measures within our reach. “An entertaining combination of On the Road and An Inconvenient Truth.” —The New York Times Book Review “A hopeful, goodhearted . . . road-trip-cum-search-for- America’s-energy-future.” —Newsweek ISBN 978-1-56512-595-7, No. 72595 $15.95 Paper, 2008 • Named a Top 10 Book on the Environment by Booklist Smartbomb The Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution by Heather Chaplin and Aaron Ruby “A voyeuristic, enjoyable journey through the bizarre and fiscally fertile subculture of an industry exploding in popularity and relevance . . . The writing is quick and informative, and the book is a smart read for those who want to learn from the people who keep gamers so entertained.” —Fast Company A New York Times Editor’s Pick ISBN 978-1-56512-545-2, No. 72545 $13.95 Paper, 2006 Rock On An Office Power Ballad by Dan Kennedy “A hilarious—and damning— insider’s memoir.” —Wired “He’s effing hilarious. The book is not just laughout-loud funny; it’s snortaudibly-on-the-subway funny.” —Time Out New York “Kennedy’s style—hilarious, paranoid and vulnerable—captures wonderfully the absurdity of the corporate music industry.” —Publishers Weekly “Fast-moving and darkly funny, Rock On should be a chart-topper.” —People, four stars “Amazingly funny yet perceptive.” —USA Today A quality paperback book club selection ISBN 978-1-56512-509-4, No. 72509 $14.95 Paper, 2007 Popular science The Three-Pound Enigma The Human Brain and the Quest to Unlock Its Mysteries by Shannon Moffett “An educational, behindthe-scenes glimpse into the efforts of neuroscientists to uncover the brain’s secrets.” —Science News A scientific american book club main selection ISBN 978-1-56512-423-3, No. 72423 $24.95 Hardcover, 2005 The Buddha and the Terrorist by Satish Kumar foreword by Thomas Moore “This kind of parable has a calming effect on the mind. The change in outlook from anger to compassion is also contagious, also powerful.” —Los Angeles Times “Eloquent and highly accessible . . . A powerful statement of the power of nonviolence and compassion.” —Tricycle “Kumar neatly reworks an ancient allegory . . . This short piece hits its mark with studied grace.” —Publishers Weekly “A challenging story, beautifully written, most pertinent and relevant to our time.” —Deepak Chopra “It has a lucid clarity and directness that speaks pointedly and movingly to our times. It should touch every heart that it meets.” —Pico Iyer ISBN 978-1-56512-520-9, No. 72520 $12.95 Hardcover, 2006 Hard Work by Roy Williams with Tim Crothers “By the end of this engaging tale, you’ll realize why Williams is an unparalleled recruiter . . . He works as hard as anyone, and he knows how to tell a good story.” —Sports Illustrated “Hard Work is a successful coach’s memoir not because it provides a blueprint for success but because it reveals the humiliations and insecurities that have stoked Williams’ competitive fire and made him a basketball coach.” —Will Blythe, The Raleigh News and Observer ISBN 978-1-61620-107-4, No. 73107 $15.95 Paper, 2011 ISBN 978-1-56512-959-7, No. 72959 $24.95 Hardcover, 2009 E-book ISBN 978-1-61620-128-9 Cobb A Biography by Al Stump ISBN 978-1-56512-144-7, No. 72144 $15.95 Paper,1996 • A New York Times Notable Book • 120,000 copies in print 40 | Backlist nonfiction Algonquin Books
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