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travel & Adventure REVISED AND EXPANDED Dream Golf The Making of Bandon Dunes by Stephen Goodwin “[A] very special book . . . [Dream Golf ] will appeal to golfers and lovers of golf history on multiple levels: as a crash course in golf-course architecture; as an insider’s look at how golf holes are designed and constructed; and as a surprisingly inspirational account of how a golf course built the oldfashioned way can inspire a ‘sense of the sublime’ in all who tread its fairways.” —Booklist ISBN 978-1-56512-981-8, No. 72981 $24.95 Hardcover, 2010 A Son of the Game A Story of Golf and Fatherhood by James Dodson “What do you get when you combine an engaging rites of passage story together with interesting golf history as relayed by a skilled storyteller? The answer would be A Son of the Game by James Dodson . . . A great gift for the golfing father or son.” —Golf Today ISBN 978-1-56512-978-8, No. 72978 $14.95 Paper, 2010 ISBN 978-1-56512-506-3, No. 72506 $24.95 hardcover, 2009 A Great and Glorious Game Baseball Writings of A. Bartlett Giamatti edited by Kenneth S. Robson with a foreword by David Halberstam ISBN 978-1-56512-192-8, No. 72192 $17.95 hardcover, 1998 Paris Was Ours Thirty-two Writers Reflect on the City of Light edited by Penelope Rowlands David Sedaris, Diane Johnson, Judith Thurman, Joe Queenan, Stacy Schiff, and Edmund White are but a few of the writers who expound upon the fateful allure of one of the world’s most seductive cities. “Whether you have lived in Paris or not, this captivating collection will transport you there.” —National Geographic Traveler “Paris doesn’t merely put visitors in the mood; the city itself is the object of mad crushes. This diverse collection of reflections is a testament to that passion.” —The New York Times Book Review “While the anthology’s authors dismantle the blind romanticism that clouds thoughts about Paris . . . ‘they reveal an infinitely more complex city and people. What could be more French than rendering complications from mere adoration?’” —The Cleveland Plain Dealer “The collection takes some of the shine off Paris but not the allure—not unlike the pull of a troubled but passionate lover who could never be more than a fling.” — Minneapolis Star Tribune ISBN 978-1-56512-953-5, No. 72953 $15.95 Paper, 2010 French Dirt The Story of a Garden in the South of France by Richard Goodman “One of the most charming, perceptive and subtle books ever written about the French by an American.” —San Francisco Chronicle ISBN 978-1-56512-352-6, NO. 72352 $13.00 PAPER WITH FLAPS, 2002 New Orleans, Mon Amour Twenty Years of Writings from the City by Andrei Codrescu “Codrescu is in on everything fascinating about New Orleans, from its history to its music to its food . . . He covers a great deal of ground—from the sacred to the profane, angels to alligators—sometimes within the same paragraph . . . With New Orleans, Mon Amour, [he] has honored a great, wounded American city.” —Los Angeles Times ISBN 978-1-56512-505-6, No. 72505 $14.00 Paper, 2006 Very Washington DC A Celebration of the History and Culture of America’s Capital City written and illustrated by Diana Hollingsworth Gessler This fact-filled keepsake offers all the history, beauty, and culture of America’s capital city. A picture-perfect guidebook, it’s as unique as the city itself — with eyecatching watercolors that capture the charms of one of the most visited destinations in the country. ISBN 978-1-56512-582-7, No. 72582 $15.95 Hardcover, 2009 Very Charleston A Celebration of History, Culture, and Lowcountry Charm written and illustrated by Diana Hollingsworth Gessler “A delightful mix—part hand-drawn photo album, part map, part history book—that takes readers on a memorable journey through this unforgettable city.” —Luxury Living ISBN 978-1-56512-339-7, NO. 72339 $15.95 HARDCOVER, 2003 • 100,000 copies in print Very New Orleans A Celebration of History, Culture, and Cajun Country Charm written and illustrated by Diana Hollingsworth Gessler In vibrant watercolors and detailed sketches, artist Diana Gessler celebrates the city, Cajun country, the people, and our history. ISBN 978-1-56512-447-9, No. 72447 $16.95 Hardcover, 2006 41 | Backlist nonfiction Algonquin Books
true crime WWii/Memoir Bloodsworth by Tim Junkin “Tried and convicted for a sadistic murder he did not commit and then sentenced to death, Bloodsworth is an American Josef K., an icon of a system that failed him—and justice—at every turn.” —Washington Post Book World “Bloodsworth may well be the most incredible and important true story ever written about a death row convict’s daily battle for survival, both in the cell block and in the courtrooms.” —Joseph Wambaugh When It Was Our War A Soldier’s Wife on the Home Front by Stella Suberman “A remarkable story that resonates with intelligence and insight.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred A shannon ravenel book ISBN 978-1-56512-403-5, NO. 72403 $23.95 HARDCOVER, 2003 If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name News from Small-Town Alaska by Heather Lende “Who knew a writer could find so much human drama, simple pleasure and thorny issues in such a remote place? If you like the stories on Prairie Home Companion or Northern Exposure, you’ll love some real news from small-town Alaska.” —USA Today ISBN 978-1-56512-524-7, No. 72524 $12.95 Paper, 2006 Traveling While Married by Mary-Lou Weisman with illustrations by Edward Koren The author of the bestselling My Middle-Aged Baby Book turns her trademark humor to the pitfalls and pleasures of traveling with the one you love. ISBN 978-1-56512-319-9, NO. 72319 $16.95 HARDCOVER, 2003 A Shannon Ravenel Book ISBN 978-1-56512-514-8, No. 72514 $13.95 Paper, 2005 Midnight Assassin A Murder in America’s Heartland by Patricia L. Bryan and Thomas Wolf ISBN 978-1-56512-306-9, No. 72306 $23.95 Hardcover, 2005 Weather Some Survived An Eyewitness Account of the Bataan Death March and the Men Who Lived Through It by Manny Lawton “Shows that the human spirit can soar like an eagle from the depths of hell on earth.” —Charleston News & Courier The Lady in the Palazzo An Umbrian Love Story by Marlena de Blasi “De Blasi[’s] . . . robust appetite for life saturates the book.” —Entertainment Weekly “[This] cookbook writer does for Umbria what Frances Mayes did for Tuscany.” —Bloomberg.com ISBN 978-1-56512-610-7, No. 72610 $14.95 Paper, 2008 ISBN 978-1-56512-473-8, No. 72473 $23.95 Hardcover, 2007 Waking Up in Eden In Pursuit of an Impassioned Life on an Imperiled Island by Lucinda Fleeson “With a reporter’s skill for unearthing and explaining complicated histories and a travel writer’s keen eye and ear for the illuminating detail, Fleeson fills in the fantasy’s blank—and paints a multifaceted portrait of Paradise.” —National Geographic Traveler “Fleeson takes us on a sensual journey of the island [Kauai], and of her life.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune ISBN 978-1-56512-486-8, No. 72486 $13.95 Paper, 2009 The Weather Wizard’s Cloud Book A Unique Way to Predict the Weather Accurately and Easily by Reading the Clouds by Louis D. Rubin, Sr., and Jim Duncan with the assistance of Hiram J. Herbert A Rodale Press Book Club Selection ISBN 978-0-912697-10-9, No. 70710 $8.95 paper, 1989 • 94,000 copies in print The Weather Wizard’s 5-Year Weather Diary A handy, fact-filled way for weather watchers to record their observations and compare daily entries from month to month, and year to year, compiling a personal weather log. ISBN 978-0-945575-85-6, No. 71585 $13.95 wire-o-bound, 1989 ISBN 978-1-56512-434-9, NO. 72434 $14.95 PApER, 2004 The Medic Life and Death in the Last Days of WWII by Leo Litwak “This is a disturbing, revealing, and very important glimpse of warfare at the most elementary level.” —Booklist a military history book club selection ISBN 978-1-56512-305-2, NO. 72305 $22.95 HARDCOVER, 2001 42 | Backlist nonfiction Algonquin Books
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