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BECAUSE I SAID SO
JENNINGS, KEN
Skylight Books – Hotlist Fall 2012
Ken Jennings is here to tell us that mother and father didn’t always know best. Yes, all those years you were told
not to sit too close to the television (you’ll go blind!), or swallow your gum (it stays in your stomach for seven
years!), or crack your knuckles (arthritis!) are called into question by our country’s leading trivia guru. Jennings
separates myth from fact to humorously debunk a wide variety of parental edicts: no swimming after meals, sit
up straight, don’t talk to strangers, you’ll get worms from cookie dough, and so on. Combining the Q&A tradition
of Why Do Men Have Nipples? and the anti-helicopter parenting philosophy of The Dangerous Book for Boys,
Jennings exposes countless examples of parental wisdom run amuck, armed with medical case histories,
scientific findings, and even the occasional experiment on himself (or his kids). Whether you’re a parent who
wants to know what you can stop worrying about or a kid (of any age) looking to say, “I told you so,” this is the
book you've been waiting for.
REFERENCE 1ST PRINTING 60,000
SCRIBNER 256 PAGES
9781451656251
$22.99 HC
DECEMBER 2012
THE BELLY MELT DIET
THE EDITORS OF PREVENTION
Readers will say goodbye to belly fat permanently by syncing up their circadian rhythm and other body cycles to
make weight loss easy.Most women spend their entire lives fighting their bodies in an effort to lose weight. The
latest research reveals that women need to work "with" their bodies to get the best results.
DIET & NUTRITION 1ST PRINTING 50,000
RODALE 368 PAGES
9781609618421
$29.99 HC
AUGUST 2012
BERTIE
RIDLEY, JANE
Exciting new approach to biography by an acclaimed historian and biographer: King Edward Vll (Bertie) seen
through the eyes of the women in his life. Entertaining and different, this enjoyable study of a flawed yet
characterful Prince of Wales wears its scholarship lightly. This colourful book gives him due credit, while painting
a vivid portrait of the age in all its excess and eccentricity, hypocrisy and heartbreak.
BIOGRAPHY
CHATTO & WINDUS 448 PAGES
9780701176143
$39.95 HC
SEPTEMBER 2012
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