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Ken Follett follows up
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bestseller Fall of Giants
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heroism and honor of
World War II, and the
dawn of the atomic age.
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Fiction
BOOKS DUE: SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2012 • VOLUME 22, NUMBER 3
THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HER
JUNOT DÍAZ
The Pulitzer Prize winner tenders another masterly
collection of stories that capture the heat of new
passion, the recklessness with which we betray what
we most treasure, and the torture we go through to
try to mend what we’ve broken beyond repair.
“Díaz’s third book is as stunning as its predecessors.
These stories are hard and sad, but in Díaz’s hands
they also crackle.”—Library Journal.
A Riverhead hardcover
September • 240 pp. • 978-1-59448-736-1 • $29.95
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NW
ZADIE SMITH
Thirty years after making it out of a London housing
project, Leah, Natalie, Felix, and Nathan find themselves
living mere streets apart but occupying separate
worlds. Depicts the modern urban zone in a
tragicomic novel as mercurial as the city itself.
A Penguin Press hardcover
September • 400 pp. • 978-1-59420-397-8 • $26.95
Also available as a Penguin Audiobook
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PEACHES FOR FATHER FRANCIS
JOANNE HARRIS
When Vianne Rocher receives a letter from beyond
the grave, she has no choice but to return to Lansquenet,
the beautiful French village where she once
opened a chocolate shop.
A Viking hardcover
October • 352 pp. • 978-0-670-02636-4 • $26.95
Also available as a Penguin Audiobook
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SAN MIGUEL
T. C. BOYLE
On a tiny, desolate, windswept island off the coast of
Southern California, two families, one in the 1880s
and one in the 1930s, come to start new lives.
A Viking hardcover
September • 384 pp. • 978-0-670-02624-1 • $27.95
MAY WE BE FORGIVEN
A.M. HOMES
Harold Silver has spent a lifetime watching his
younger brother, George, acquire a covetable wife,
two kids, and a beautiful home in the suburbs of
New York City. Then an act of violence hurls both
into entirely new lives. “This novel starts at maximum
force—and then it really gets going. I can’t
remember when I last read a novel of such narrative
intensity; an unflinching account of a catastrophic,
violent, black-comic, transformative year in the history
of one broken American family. Flat-out amazing.”—Salman
Rushdie.
A Viking hardcover
September • 496 pp. • 978-0-670-02548-0 • $26.95
FREUD’S SISTER
GOCE SMILEVSKI
Translated by Christina E. Kramer
The international sensation that poses the question:
Was Sigmund Freud responsible for the death of his
sister in a Nazi concentration camp? Winner of the
European Union Prize for Literature.
A Penguin paperback original
September • 288 pp. • 978-0-14-312145-9 • $16.00
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THE RIME OF THE MODERN MARINER
NICK HAYES
A modern graphic adaptation of the Coleridge poem.
“Shelley said of Coleridge that he was a ‘hooded
eagle among blinking owls.’ Nick Hayes is all unfettered
eagle hiply here to raise us from our ecological
stupor. A righteous resonant work and so sad, it’s
got to make you mad.”—Joy Williams, author of The
Quick and the Dead, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
A Viking hardcover
October • 336 pp. • 978-0-670-02580-0 • $32.00
WINTER OF THE WORLD
Book Two of The Century Trilogy
KEN FOLLETT
Picks up where the bestselling Fall of Giants left off,
as its five interrelated families enter a time of enormous
turmoil, from the rise of the Third Reich to the
explosions of the first atomic bombs.
A Dutton hardcover
September • 1,008 pp. • 978-0-525-95292-3 • $36.00
Also available as Penguin Audiobooks
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12 CDs, 13 hours • Abridged • 978-1-61176-118-4 • $29.95
A WORKING THEORY OF LOVE
SCOTT HUTCHINS
“[This] wonderful new novel is right on the border of
what is possible: a computer is programmed to be
the reincarnation of the narrator’s dead father, and
the narrator, a charming thirty-something American,
learns what it is to be human and to love. The
book is brilliantly observant about the way we live
now, and its comic and haunting story will stay
lodged in the reader’s memory.”—Charles Baxter,
author of The Feast of Love.
A Penguin Press hardcover
October • 304 pp. • 978-1-59420-505-7 • $25.95
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ONE LAST THING BEFORE I GO
JONATHAN TROPPER
The author of the bestselling This Is Where I Leave
You depicts Silver, whose ex-wife is about to marry a
terrific guy just as his Princeton-bound teenage
daughter confides in him that she’s pregnant.
A Dutton hardcover
September • 352 pp. • 978-0-525-95236-7 • $26.95
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THE WOMAN WHO DIED A LOT
A Thursday Next Novel
JASPER FFORDE
With Goliath attempting to replace Thursday at
every opportunity with synthetic Thursdays, her
convalescence is going to be anything but restful as
the week ahead promises to be one of the Next family’s
oddest.
A Viking hardcover
October • 384 pp. • 978-0-670-02502-2 • $26.95
THE SHORTEST WAY HOME
JULIETTE FAY
Burned out after two decades working in thirdworld
war zones, Sean Doran returns home to Belham,
Massachusetts, where an old friend— the class
wallflower—has him wondering if his destiny is
about to be rewritten.
A Penguin paperback original
November • 368 pp. • 978-0-14-312191-6 • $15.00
THE MERMAID COLLECTOR
ERIKA MARKS
Left to raise his reckless brother on his own at age
eighteen, Tom Grace moves to Cradle Harbor, Maine,
as the new owner of the prized lightkeeper’s
house—and encounters local artist Tess Patterson.
An NAL Accent paperback original
October • 432 pp. • 978-0-451-23792-7 • $15.00
THE GIVING QUILT
An Elm Creek Quilts Novel
JENNIFER CHIAVERINI
As “Quiltsgiving” week unfolds, love and comfort
are sewn into the beautiful pieces the quilters stitch
at Elm Creek Manor, and their stories collectively
consider the strength of human connection and its
rich rewards.
A Dutton hardcover
November • 336 pp. • 978-0-525-95360-9 • $26.95
WHAT THE HEART REMEMBERS
DEBRA GINSBERG
When Eden Harrison receives a heart transplant
from an unknown donor, she is haunted by dreams
of people and places she doesn’t recognize.
AN NAL paperback original
September • 384 pp. • 978-0-451-23700-2 • $15.00
HEMINGWAY’S GIRL
ERIKA ROBUCK
In Depression-era Key West, Mariella Bennet, the
daughter of an American fisherman and a Cuban
woman, is hired as a maid by Ernest Hemingway’s
second wife.
An NAL paperback original
September • 352 pp. • 978-0-451-23788-0 • $15.00
BECOMING CLEMENTINE
JENNIFER NIVEN
Velva Jean Hart, a beautiful aviatrix from the hills of
Appalachia, becomes Clementine Roux, a daring
woman crossing France during WWII with her team
on a mission to capture “Swan.”
A Plume paperback original
October • 416 pp. • 978-0-452-29810-1 • $15.00
BLACKBERRY WINTER
SARAH JIO
Assigned to cover a late season snow-storm, Seattle
Herald reporter Claire Aldridge learns of a similar
storm in 1933 that was cover for an abduction of a
little boy. Discovering that the crime is still unsolved,
she vows to unearth the truth.
A Plume paperback original
October • 320 pp. • 978-0-452-29838-5 • $15.00
DEAD STARS
BRUCE WAGNER
Telma, the world’s youngest breast cancer survivor,
crosses paths with actor Michael Douglas as he pursues
his greatest cinematic dream, set against the
backdrop of a Hollywood where everyone is a star of
their own making.
A Blue Rider Press hardcover
August • 608 pp. • 978-0-399-15935-0 • $30.00
THE SHAPE OF THE FINAL DOG
and Other Stories
HAMPTON FANCHER
The original screenwriter of Blade Runner makes his
debut with a remarkable collection about people and
places that exist just outside of our perceptions of
space and time.
A Blue Rider Press hardcover
September • 288 pp. • 978-0-399-15823-0 • $25.95
THE HARBORMASTER’S DAUGHTER
HEIDI JON SCHMIDT
On a freezing night in a Cape Cod town, LaRee Farnham
answers a knock at her door to find a policewoman
holding a three-year-old girl, whose mother
has just been murdered a few miles away.
An NAL paperback original
September • 368 pp. • 978-0-451-23787-3 • $15.00
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THE CONFIDANT
HÉLÈNE GRÉMILLON
Translated by Alison Anderson
Paris, 1975: Camille sifts through letters of condolence
after her mother’s death when a strange, handwritten
missive stops her short—and eventually
immerses her in the harrowing events of WWII.
A Penguin paperback original
November • 256 pp. • 978-0-14-312156-5 • $15.00
Europa Editions
70% ACRYLIC 30% WOOL
VIOLA DI GRADO
Translated by Michael Reynolds
After a recent tragedy, Camelia meets Wen, a local
shop owner. To win Camelia’s affections, Wen begins
teaching her Chinese ideograms, through which she
learns to see the world differently and, in it, a chance
for renewal. Winner of the Campiello 1st Novel
Award; finalist for the Strega Prize.
September • 192 pp. • 978-1-60945-077-9 • $16.00
MY BRILLIANT FRIEND
ELENA FERRANTE
Translated by Ann Goldstein
The much anticipated new novel from the author of
The Days of Abandonment—a rich, intense, and generous-hearted
tale of two friends, Elena and Lila,
growing up on the tough streets of 1950’s Naples.
October • 336 pp. • 978-1-60945-078-6 • $17.00
THE ISLAND OF LAST TRUTH
FLAVIA COMPANY
Translated by Laura McGloughlin
Legend has it that Prendel, an expert sailor, had
been shipwrecked years before the story opens in
today’s New York. He has been back in New York
now for a couple of years—that’s what they say at
least.
November • 144 pp. • 978-1-60945-081-6 • $15.00
EARTHLY POWERS
ANTHONY BURGESS
“A considerable achievement, spacious and intricate
in design, wonderfully sustained in its execution,
and full of a weary generosity for the errant world it
re-creates.”—Martin Amis, author of London Fields.
Named one of the five best works of British and
Commonwealth fiction of the last twenty-five years
by The Observer in 2006.
December • 656 pp. • 978-1-60945-084-7 • $19.00
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THE BARTENDER’S TALE
IVAN DOIG
Tom Harry and his son Rusty make an odd kind of
family, with Toms’ bar, The Medicine Lodge in Gros
Ventre, Montana, their true home—until a woman
from Tom’s past arrives in the summer of 1960.
A Riverhead hardcover
August • 336 pp. • 978-1-59448-735-4 • $27.95
LAURA LAMONT’S LIFE IN PICTURES
EMMA STRAUB
“At once iconic and specific, Emma Straub’s beautifully
observed first novel explores the fraught trajectory
of what has become a staple of the American
dream: the hunger for stardom and fame. This book
affords an intimate, epic view of how that dream
ricochets through one American life.”—Jennifer
Egan, author of A Visit from the Goon Squad.
A Riverhead hardcover
September • 320 pp. • 978-1-59448-845-0 • $26.95
WHAT THE NANNY SAW
FIONA NEILL
The author of Slummy Mummy delivers a keenly
observed, comical chronicle of the urban wealthy
elite, of parents who are often too busy to notice
what is going on under their own noses, and of a
young nanny thrown into a role she doesn’t know
how to play. “This biting drama is filled with tension
and remarkably flawed characters. Neill’s engrossing
tale makes for an addictive read.”—Library Journal.
A Riverhead hardcover
August • 464 pp. • 978-1-59448-716-3 • $26.95
A WEDDING IN GREAT NECK
YONA ZELDIS MCDONOUGH
“Spirited, entertaining, and a delight to read…a
penetrating glimpse into the lives of one particular
family.”—Lucy Jackson, author of Posh.
An NAL paperback original
October • 336 pp. • 978-0-451-23794-1 • $15.00
ROSEMARY OPENS HER HEART
Home at Cedar Creek, Book Two
NAOMI KING
Although still mourning her late husband Joe, Rosemary
Yutzy moves to Cedar Creek, Missouri, to take
over care of her in-laws.
An NAL paperback original
October • 304 pp. • 978-0-451-23797-2 • $14.00
HAPPILY EVER MADDER
Misadventures of a Mad Fat Girl
STEPHANIE MCAFEE
No sooner does Graciela “Ace” Jones open her new
art gallery among the palm fronds and mojitos of
Pelican Cove, Florida, than she inadvertently crosses
Mrs. Lenore Kennashaw and her cronies.
An NAL paperback original
November • 368 pp. • 978-0-451-23805-4 • $15.00
CITY OF WOMEN
DAVID R. GILLHAM
“[This] excellent new novel...is built on one of the
most extraordinary and faithful recreations of a time
in history—Berlin in World War II—that I’ve ever
read.”—Alan Furst, author of Spies of the Balkans.
An Amy Einhorn hardcover
August • 400 pp. • 978-0-399-15776-9 • $25.9510
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THE TRIAL OF FALLEN ANGELS
JAMES KIMMEL JR.
One day after work, lawyer Brek Cutler and her
daughter stop at a store to buy milk. Suddenly she is
standing alone on a deserted train platform, covered
in blood.
An Amy Einhorn hardcover
November • 384 pp. • 978-0-399-15969-5 • $25.95
THE EDGE OF NOWHERE
ELIZABETH GEORGE
Put at risk by her ability to hear “whispers”—the
thoughts of others—Becca King retreats to Whidbey
Island, a ferry ride from Seattle and her criminal
stepfather.
A Viking Young Readers hardcover
September • 400 pp. • 978-0-670-01296-1 • $18.99
FALLING KINGDOMS
MORGAN RHODES
Sixteen-year-old Cleo has grown up in luxury, the
royal heiress to a prosperous kingdom. But whispers
of war are growing ever louder—intensified by a
murderous incident for which Cleo’s betrothed,
Aron, is accused.
A Razorbill hardcover
December • 400 pp. • 978-1-59514-584-0 • $17.99
THE LIAR, THE BITCH,
AND THE WARDROBE
ALLIE KINGSLEY
Photographer Lucy Butler thought interning for her
idol in L.A. would be the opportunity of a lifetime,
but as she slides deeper into the lavish world of endless
parties, she faces a choice between staying in
the picture or holding on to what’s real.
A Berkley paperback original
September • 320 pp. • 978-0-425-25539-1 • $15.00
THE GOOD WOMAN
JANE PORTER
Burned out after years of being “the good woman,”
Meg Roberts attends the London Wine Fair with her
boss, ruggedly handsome vintner, Chad Hallahan.
A Berkley paperback original
September • 336 pp. • 978-0-425-25300-7 • $15.00
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SWEDISH TANGO
ALYSON RICHMAN
As a student in Chile, Octavio Ribeiro courts Salomé,
who falls in love with his uncompromising passion.
But when a sudden coup brings a brutal military
dictatorship into power, Salomé begs Octavio to put
his family’s safety first, rather than speak against
the new regime.
A Berkley paperback original
October • 352 pp. • 978-0-425-25877-4 • $15.00
THE PERFECT HOPE
Book Three of
the Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy
NORA ROBERTS
No woman can resist Ryder Montgomery’s sexy
swagger—except apparently Hope Beaumont, the
innkeeper of his own Inn BoonsBoro.
A Berkley paperback original
November • 368 pp. • 978-0-425-24604-7 • $16.00
SOMETHING NEW
JANIS THOMAS
Ellen Ivers has a husband who loves her no matter
how much she’s let herself go. But when she enters a
blog competition, she attracts the attention of a
handsome detective named Ben Campbell.
A Berkley paperback original
November • 384 pp. • 978-0-425-25769-2 • $15.00
NAOMI’S CHRISTMAS
MARTA PERRY
Since her mother’s death, Naomi Esch has been caring
for her father and siblings. Then, in the weeks
before Christmas, her father announces his plans to
remarry—and he and his new wife will need the
house for themselves.
A Berkley paperback original
November • 320 pp. • 978-0-425-25329-8 • $14.00
NAUTI TEMPTRESS
LORA LEIGH
The nightmare of Abigail Foxe’s captivity still fills
her with fear. But now hope begins with the exquisite
touch of Brogan Connors, an ex-Marine haunted
by memories of war.
A Berkley paperback original
November • 384 pp. • 978-0-425-24564-4 • $15.00
A SEASON OF ANGELS
THOMAS KINKADE AND KATHERINE SPENCER
Graduate student Jonathan Butler came to Cape
Light to study a local legend—not fall in love with
Tess, who’s his total opposite.
A Berkley hardcover
November • 304 pp. • 978-0-425-25277-2 • $25.95
THE SPIRIT OF THE PLACE
SAMUEL SHEM
“An incredible and heartfelt story...beautifully conceived
and brilliantly executed.”—Abraham Verghese,
author of Cutting for Stone.
A Berkley paperback
December • 400 pp. • 978-0-425-25878-1 • $16.00
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Mysteries & Thrillers
SYNDROME E
FRANCK THILLIEZ
Translated by Mark Polizzotti
“Blending science and neurology into the intrigue of
his excellent thriller, Thilliez takes us into the maze
of the human brain, with all the evils it can
unleash.”—Elle (France).
September • 384 pp. • 978-0-670-02578-7 • $26.95
THE OTHER WOMAN’S HOUSE
SOPHIE HANNAH
“A gripping mystery full of switchback twists and
turns, this is a dark exploration of the intricacies of
control and desire, and what can happen when they
turn horribly warped. This may be Hannah’s best
book yet.”—Tana French, author of In The Woods.
A Penguin paperback original
Available Now • 464 pp. • 978-0-14-312151-0 • $15.00
THE BOY IN THE SNOW
An Edie Kiglatuk Mystery
M. J. MCGRATH
While helping her ex-husband in his bid to win the
famous Iditarod dog sled race, Edie stumbles upon
the body of a baby left out in the forest.
A Viking hardcover
November • 384 pp. • 978-0-670-02369-1 • $25.95
ISLAND OF BONES
A Westerman/Crowther Mystery
IMOGEN ROBERTSON
When laborers discover an extra body inside an
ancient tomb on his family’s estate, the lure of the
mystery brings reclusive anatomist Crowther home
at last.
A Pamela Dorman hardcover
October • 384 pp. • 978-0-670-02627-2 • $26.95
THE HIDING PLACE
DAVID BELL
The 25th anniversary of her brother’s murder has
Janet Manning on edge—especially when a detective
and a newspaper reporter start asking questions.
An NAL paperback original
October • 400 pp. • 978-0-451-23796-5 • $15.00
THE 9TH GIRL
TAMI HOAG
Two of the author’s most beloved characters—Minneapolis
investigators Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska—
return when a ninth unidentified body turns up in
Minneapolis in 2012, nicknamed Jane Doe 9.
A Dutton hardcover
December • 432 pp. • 978-0-525-95297-8 • $26.95
THE ABSENT ONE
A Department Q Novel
JUSSI ADLER-OLSEN
Newly assigned to run Department Q, the home of
Copenhagen’s coldest cases, Detective Carl Mørck
catches the case of a brother and sister who were
brutally murdered two decades earlier.
A Dutton hardcover
August • 400 pp. • 978-0-525-95289-3 • $26.95
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CARAVAN OF THIEVES
DAVID RICH
“A solid debut from a gifted storyteller....Builds a
labyrinth of deception spanning the deserts of the
American Southwest to the deserts of Afghanistan—one
part noir thriller, one part father-son
tale, and one part adventure saga. Prepare to be
ensnared.”—T. Jefferson Parker, author of The Border
Lords.
A Dutton hardcover
August • 304 pp. • 978-0-525-95288-6 • $25.95
THE FACILITY
SIMON LELIC
When unassuming dentist Arthur Priestley is
snatched and held prisoner at a top-secret detention
facility in a near-future Britain, his estranged wife,
Julia, embarks on a harrowing quest for the truth. A
Penguin paperback original
September • 352 pp. • 978-0-14-312068-1 • $15.00
THE DARK WINTER
DAVID MARK
A debut series featuring Detective Sergeant Aector
McAvoy in the northern England port town of Hull.
“An exceptional debut from an exciting new talent.
David Mark is an original and captivating new
voice.”—Val McDermid, author of The Retribution.
A Blue Rider Press hardcover
October • 320 pp. • 978-0-399-15864-2 • $25.95
BLOWBACK
VALERIE PLAME AND SARAH LOVETT
After dedicating herself to protecting America from
its enemies, the ex-CIA operative turns to fiction,
portraying undercover agent Vanessa Pierson, who
tries to pinpoint just who is selling Iran the tools for
building a nuclear weapon.
A Blue Rider Press hardcover
January • 288 pp. • 978-0-399-15820-9 • $26.95
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MURDER IN THE RUE DUMAS
A Verlaque and Bonnet Mystery
M. L. LONGWORTH
The director of theology at the Université d’Aix in
Provence was just about to name his successor when
his lips were sealed permanently.
A Penguin paperback original
October • 288 pp. • 978-0-14-312154-1 • $14.00
KEPT IN THE DARK
PENNY HANCOCK
When her neighbor’s teenage boy goes missing,
Sonia is the last person that anyone would ever suspect.
“Deliciously dark and richly evocative…A wonderful
debut.”—S. J. Watson, author of Before I Go to
Sleep.
A Plume paperback original
September • 352 pp. • 978-0-452-29833-0 • $15.00
TRUST YOUR EYES
LINWOOD BARCLAY
With a computer program called Whirl360.com,
map-obsessed schizophrenic Thomas Kilbride travels
the world while never stepping out the door—
until he sees an image that looks like a woman being
murdered in New York City.
An NAL hardcover
September • 496 pp. • 978-0-451-23790-3 • $25.95
COLLISION COURSE
DAVID CRAWFORD
The “Smash” has been building for years, but when
order finally breaks down, it happens astonishingly
fast. But security specialist DJ Frost is prepared…
An NAL paperback original
November • 352 pp. • 978-0-451-23807-8 • $16.00
DARK LIE
NANCY SPRINGER
Dorrie and Sam White seem like an ordinary Midwestern
couple—but Dorrie is secretly following the
sixteen-year-old daughter, Juliet, she gave up for
adoption as a baby long ago.
An NAL paperback original
November • 304 pp. • 978-0-451-23806-1 • $14.00
THE CHOCOLATE MOOSE MOTIVE
A Chocoholic Mystery
JOANNA CARL
When her husband is found shot to death, local talk
names Sissy the number one suspect even though
her alibi is airtight. But then the chief gossip is
found dead with Sissy on the scene.
An Obsidian Mysteries hardcover
October • 240 pp. • 978-0-451-23802-3 • $22.95
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DELUSION IN DEATH
J. D. ROBB
Lieutenant Eve Dallas tries to sort out the inexplicable
events after 80 people are killed at an afterwork
happy-hour bar downtown, where surviving
witnesses talked about seeing monsters and swarms
of bees.
A Putnam hardcover
September • 416 pp. • 978-0-399-15881-0 • $27.95
OFF THE GRID
A Monkeewrench Novel
P. J . TRACY
After a series of seemingly unrelated murders in
Minneapolis, evidence accumulates, pointing to a
suspect that puts the entire Midwest on high alert
and Monkeewrench in the direct line of fire.
A Putnam hardcover
August • 320 pp. • 978-0-399-15804-9 • $25.95
AGAINST ALL ENEMIES
TOM CLANCY WITH PETER TELEP
Unable to succeed separately, America’s enemies
have joined forces in a cunning alliance—leading
former Navy SEAL and CIA operations officer Maxwell
Moore down paths he never imagined.
A Putnam hardcover
June • 768 pp. • 978-0-399-16044-8 • $28.95
MURDER, SHE WROTE
Domestic Malice
JESSICA FLETCHER AND DONALD BAIN
While Jessica is at the Cabot Cove Women’s Shelter,
a battered woman walks in, whose husband is
regarded by all as a pillar of the community. Could
he have beaten his wife?
An Obsidian Mysteries hardcover
October • 288 pp. • 978-0-451-23803-0 • $23.95
WEDDING CAKE KILLER
A Fresh-Baked Mystery
LIVIA J. WASHBURN
Phyllis Newsom has opened up her house to host the
wedding of her best friend Eve to Roy Porter. But
then the groom is found dead at a local bed-andbreakfast,
and Eve is the top suspect.
An Obsidian Mysteries paperback original
November • 304 pp. • 978-0-451-23809-2 • $14.00
DICK FRANCIS’S BLOODLINE
FELIX FRANCIS
When race caller Mark Shillingford calls a race in
which his twin sister, Clare, loses, he confronts her
with his suspicions—and hours later she jumps to
her death from the balcony of a London hotel.
A Putnam hardcover
October • 368 pp. • 978-0-399-16080-6 • $26.95
MIRAGE
A Novel of the Oregon Files
CLIVE CUSSLER WITH JACK DU BRUL
In October 1943, a U.S. destroyer sailed out of Philadelphia
and supposedly vanished. The story was
considered a hoax—but now Juan Cabrillo and his
Oregon colleagues aren’t so sure.
A Putnam hardcover
September • 416 pp. • 978-0-399-15808-7 • $27.95
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ROBERT B. PARKER’S FOOL ME TWICE
A Jesse Stone Novel
MICHAEL BRANDMAN
A Hollywood movie company comes to Paradise,
Massachusetts, bringing a troubled star. When she
becomes the subject of a death threat, Jesse and the
rest of the Paradise PD go on high alert.
A Putnam hardcover
September • 304 pp. • 978-0-399-15949-7 • $25.95
POSEIDON’S ARROW
CLIVE CUSSLER AND DIRK CUSSLER
When a key element of an attack submarine capable
of incredible underwater speeds goes missing and its
inventor is found dead, Dirk Pitt embarks on an
international chase to find the culprit.
A Putnam hardcover
November • 560 pp. • 978-0-399-16292-3 • $28.95
GONE: A Hannah Smith Novel
RANDY WAYNE WHITE
The author of the Doc Ford novels introduces a new
series featuring Hannah Smith, a tall, strong, formidable
Florida fishing guide, who’s asked to help find
a missing girl.
A Putnam hardcover
September • 336 pp. • 978-0-399-15849-0 • $25.95
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SEVERE CLEAR
A Stone Barrington Novel
STUART WOODS
Stone is in Bel-Air, overseeing the grand opening of
the ultra-luxe hotel, The Arrington—but according
to phone conversations intercepted by the NSA, it
may also have attracted the attention of international
terrorists.
A Putnam hardcover
September • 320 pp. • 978-0-399-15984-8 • $26.95
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Mysteries & Thrillers
MAD RIVER
A Virgil Flowers Novel
JOHN SANDFORD
As a trio of teenagers perpetuate a crime spree that
cuts a swath through rural Minnesota, Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers
joins the growing army of cops trying to run them
down.
A Putnam hardcover
October • 400 pp. • 978-0-399-15770-7 • $27.95
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BLACK FRIDAYS
MICHAEL SEARS
“One of the best books I’ve read this year.”—John
Sandford. “Black Fridays has it all: superb writing, a
riveting plot, and a hero I’m still thinking about. A
must read!”—Tess Gerritsen, author of The Silent
Girl.
A Putnam hardcover
September • 352 pp. • 978-0-399-15866-7 • $25.95
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THE BONE BED
PATRICIA CORNWELL
In Alberta, Canada, an eminent paleontologist disappears
from a dinosaur dig site, and at the Cambridge
Forensic Center, Kay Scarpetta receives a
grisly communication that gives her a dreadful reason
to suspect this may become her next case.
A Putnam hardcover
October • 512 pp. • 978-0-399-15756-1 • $27.95
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NANO
ROBIN COOK
After taking a job at Nanobots, a lavishly funded,
security-conscious nanotechnology institute, Pia
Gradanzi literally stumbles upon one of the company’s
human guinea pigs.
A Putnam hardcover
January • 432 pp. • 978-0-399-16082-0 • $26.95
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EMPIRE AND HONOR
An Honor Bound Novel
W.E.B. GRIFFIN AND
WILLIAM E. BUTTERWORTH IV
At the end of WWII, the United States makes a
secret deal with the head of German intelligence’s
Soviet section: in exchange for a treasure trove of
intelligence, his people will be spirited to safety. It is
up to Cletus Frade and the OSS to keep them all safe.
A Putnam hardcover
January • 352 pp. • 978-0-399-16066-0 • $27.95
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Mysteries & Thrillers
THE DARLING DAHLIAS
AND THE CONFEDERATE ROSE
SUSAN WITTIG ALBERT
In the small town of Darling, Alabama, in the 1930s,
the Darling Dahlias, the ladies of a garden club who
aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty solving mysteries,
now must investigate one of their own, who is
suspected of stealing county funds.
A Prime Crime hardcover
September • 304 pp. • 978-0-425-24776-1 • $24.95
THE NINTH STEP
GRANT JERKINS
Helen is an alcoholic in twelve-step recovery after
causing a hit-and-run accident that killed the wife of
teacher Edgar Woolrich. But when she gathers the
courage to meet Edgar, her ninth step begins with a
lie—the first of many as their relationship grows.
A Prime Crime paperback original
September • 304 pp. • 978-0-425-25598-8 • $15.00
BUFFALO BILL’S DEAD NOW
MARGARET COEL
When cartons containing Arapaho Chief Black
Heart’s relics arrive at the Arapaho museum empty,
Vicki and Father John suspect Indian artifact collector
Trevor Pratt knows more about the theft than
he’s telling.
A Prime Crime hardcover
September • 304 pp. • 978-0-425-25271-0 • $25.95
DEATH WHERE THE BAD ROCKS LIVE
C. M. WENDELBOE
Decades after the Army used the Stronghold for
target practice, a human arm is found near a live
bomb—and FBI Agent Manny Tanno and the Tribal
police are called to investigate.
A Prime Crime paperback original
September • 368 pp. • 978-0-425-25611-4 • $15.00
THE TWELVE CLUES OF CHRISTMAS
RHYS BOWEN
Georgie applies for the position of assistant to the
hostess of a large Christmas house party in the English
village of Tiddleton-under-Lovey—but soon as
she arrives, dead bodies start cropping up with
alarming regularity.
A Prime Crime hardcover
November • 320 pp. • 978-0-425-25278-9 • $24.95
IF HOOKS COULD KILL
BETTY HECHTMAN
The Tarzana Hookers’ newest member doesn’t really
have a lot of time for the group, so Molly and the
girls decide to pick up Kelly Donahue’s contribution
to the Jungle Days street fair themselves—shortly
after which Kelly is murdered.
A Prime Crime hardcover
November • 304 pp. • 978-0-425-25279-6 • $24.95
WHAT THE CAT SAW
CAROLYN HART
“Hart’s work is both utterly reliable and utterly
unpredictable. What the Cat Saw will surprise and
engage any mystery reader.”—Charlaine Harris.
A Prime Crime hardcover
October • 304 pp. • 978-0-425-25274-1 • $25.95
POSTCARDS FROM THE DEAD
LAURA CHILDS
In the 10th Scrapbooking Mystery, Kimber Breeze
of KBEZ-TV is scheduled to interview Carmela Bertrand,
owner of Memory Mine Scrapbooking. But
before Carmela’s shop gets its five minutes of fame,
Kimber is murdered.
A Prime Crime hardcover
October • 336 pp. • 978-0-425-25275-8 • $25.95
THE ANATOMIST’S WIFE
ANNA LEE HUBER
Lady Kiera Darby has taken refuge at her sister’s
estate, but when a house guest is murdered, her
brother-in-law asks her to utilize her knowledge of
human anatomy to aid the insufferable Sebastian
Gage—a fellow guest with some experience as an
inquiry agent.
A Prime Crime paperback original
November • 368 pp. • 978-0-425-25328-1 • $15.00
THE CLUE IS IN THE PUDDING
KATE KINGSBURY
When Cecily Sinclair Baxter needs a temporary
replacement for the Pennyfoot Hotel’s housekeeper,
she’s stuck with the surly Beatrice Tucker. Then a
famous actor staying at the hotel drops dead after
Beatrice serves him some plum pudding.
A Prime Crime paperback original
November • 304 pp. • 978-0-425-25327-4 • $15.00
FOUND GUILTY AT FIVE
ANN PURSER
Lois Meade is intent on enjoying her daughter’s
wedding, even though her son turns up with a mysterious
young cellist named Akiko Nakamura—who
soon turns up missing, along with her cello.
A Prime Crime hardcover
November • 320 pp. • 978-0-425-25282-6 • $24.95
DYING ON THE VINE
AARON ELKINS
When the remains of a Tuscan vineyard owner and
his wife are discovered, the Italian police believe it’s
a murder-suicide. But celebrated “Skeleton Detective”
Gideon Oliver thinks differently.
A Prime Crime hardcover
December • 288 pp. • 978-0-425-24788-4 • $25.95
8
THE CODE
G. B. JOYCE
When the body of hockey coaching legend Red
Hanratty turns up in the parking lot after an charity
game, Brad Shade’s job of scouting a local hockey
phenom starts to overlap with investigating the killing
of the kid’s coach.
A Pintail paperback original
October • 352 pp. • 978-0-670-06690-2 • $16.00
AND THEN YOU DYE
MONICA FERRIS
At Crewel World, the needlework shop in Excelsior,
Minnesota, run by Betsy Devonshire, an array of
beautifully hand-dyed yarns are supplied by Hailey
Brent—until she is found dead in her home, with a
gunshot wound to the head.
A Prime Crime hardcover
December • 272 pp. • 978-0-425-25281-9 • $24.95
THE TWO SINATRAS
DAVID CARNOY
Ex-con Richie Forman makes a living impersonating
Frank Sinatra. But when his ex-best friend is found
hacked to death in his garage, Richie is the prime
suspect.
An Overlook hardcover
November • 320 pp. • 978-1-59020-515-0 • $25.95
FEAR ITSELF
ANDREW ROSENHEIM
In the years before WWII, Jimmy Nessheim, a young
Special Agent in the fledgling FBI, is assigned to
infiltrate a new German–American organization
known as the Bund—and uncovers something that
seems to lead directly to the White House.
An Overlook hardcover
October • 432 pp. • 978-1-4683-0072-7 • $25.95
A QUESTION OF IDENTITY
A Simon Serrailler Mystery
SUSAN HILL
A particularly unpleasant murder, that of a very old
woman in a housing project—with a distinctive
“sign” left on the body—rocks the English cathedral
town of Lafferton.
An Overlook hardcover
November • 336 pp. • 978-1-4683-0050-5 • $25.95
THE VENICE CONSPIRACY
SAM CHRISTER
Jaded from years in the Los Angeles ghetto, expriest
Tom Shaman decides on a last-minute trip to
Venice—and is soon enlisted by the Italian police
investigating a series of ritualistic killings.
An Overlook hardcover
November • 368 pp. • 978-1-4683-0049-9 • $25.95
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YOUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE,
YOUR CHILDREN ALL GONE
STEFAN KIESBYE
The innocent games of four young children soon
bring them face-to-face with the Hammersmoor Village’s
darkest secrets.
A Penguin paperback original
October • 208 pp. • 978-0-14-312146-6 • $15.00
LOVER ETERNAL
A Novel of the
Black Dagger Brotherhood
J. R. WARD
Possessed by a dark side, vampire Rhage is a danger
to everyone within reach—including Mary Luce, a
young beauty unwittingly engulfed by the vampire
world.
An NAL hardcover
November • 512 pp. • 978-0-451-41460-1 • $27.95
RAPTURE
A Novel of the Fallen Angels
J. R. WARD
The hardcover debut of the Fallen Angels series from
the author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.
An NAL hardcover
October • 512 pp. • 978-0-451-23801-6 • $27.95
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BRONZE SUMMER
The Northland Trilogy
STEPHEN BAXTER
What would have been the bed of the North Sea is
now Northland, which strives to erect the Wall to
keep the growing empires of the Bronze Age at bay.
A ROC hardcover
November • 512 pp. • 978-0-451-46479-8 • $25.95
DARK CURRENTS
Agent of Hel
JACQUELINE CAREY
Fathered by an incubus and raised by a single mother
in the Midwestern resort town of Pemkowet, Daisy
Johanssen investigates the drowning death of a
local college boy.
A ROC hardcover
October • 368 pp. • 978-0-451-46478-1 • $26.95
DAUGHTER OF THE SWORD
A Novel of the Fated Blades
STEVE BEIN
“A strikingly original saga blending contemporary
thriller and historical fantasy.”—Stephen Baxter,
author of Stone Spring.
A ROC paperback original
October • 400 pp. • 978-0-451-46477-4 • $16.00
Science Fiction & Fantasy
BITTER BLOOD
The Morganville Vampires
RACHEL CAINE
When a television show comes to Morganville looking
for ghosts just as vampire and human politics
collide, Claire Danvers has to figure out how to keep
the peace without ending up on the nightly news.
An NAL hardcover
November • 352 pp. • 978-0-451-23811-5 • $17.99
FLAME OF SEVENWATERS
JULIET MARILLIER
Maeve, daughter of Lord Sean of Sevenwaters, was
badly burned as a child and carries the legacy of that
fire in her crippled hands. But her special gift for
taming difficult animals may open a door to a future
she has not dared to believe possible.
A ROC hardcover
November • 432 pp. • 978-0-451-46480-4 • $25.95
SUPERVOLCANO
All Fall Down
HARRY TURTLEDOVE
In the aftermath of the supervolcano’s eruption in
Yellowstone Park, former police officer Colin Ferguson’s
family is spread across the United States,
struggling to survive.
A ROC hardcover
December • 432 pp. • 978-0-451-46481-1 • $25.95
DOCTOR WHO: SHADA
The Lost Adventure by Douglas Adams
DOUGLAS ADAMS & GARETH ROBERTS
Based on the scripts for the original television series
written by the beloved author of The Hitchhiker’s
Guide to the Galaxy, this much-anticipated volume
tells the lost adventure of Doctor Who that never
made it to the screen.
An ACE hardcover
July • 416 pp. • 978-0-425-25998-6 • $25.95
DARK STORM
CHRISTINE FEEHAN
The author delights once again with the passionate
love story of a Carpathian man, whose salvation lies
solely with the one woman destined to be his mate.
A Berkley hardcover
September • 384 pp. • 978-0-425-25580-3 • $26.95
RIVETED
A Novel of the Iron Seas
MELJEAN BROOK
Annika serves on an airship that is boarded by David
Kentewess, who is looking to expose Annika’s secrets.
Then disaster strikes, leaving David and Annika
stranded on a glacier and pursued by a madman.
A Berkley Sensation paperback original
September • 320 pp. • 978-0-425-25604-6 • $15.00
9
ALPHA AND OMEGA: CRY WOLF
Volume One
PATRICIA BRIGGS
The bestselling author’s Alpha and Omega series
comes vividly to life in this graphic collection of four
comic books based on the first book in the series.
An InkLit hardcover
October • 112 pp. • 978-0-441-01848-2 • $24.95
BLOOD FOREVER
MARI MANCUSI
After making a deal with the devil, Rayne and Sunny
get the chance to go back in time—preventing that
fateful night when Sunny was bitten by Magnus
from ever happening.
A Berkley paperback original
September • 256 pp. • 978-0-425-25303-8 • $9.99
WICKED WHISPERS
NINA BANGS
While working in an adult theme park, Ivy meets
Murmur, a powerful demon who uses his gift to
destroy as well as seduce.
A Berkley Sensation paperback original
October • 336 pp. • 978-0-425-25313-7 • $15.00
REAPER’S VOW
SARAH MCCARTY
Cole Cameron has been searching for his cousin
Adelaide ever since she was kidnapped by—if the
stories of drunken saloon goers were to be
believed—men who changed into wolves.
A Berkley Sensation paperback original
October • 304 pp. • 978-0-425-24770-9 • $15.00
THE FANGOVER
ERIN MCCARTHY AND KATHY LOVE
When rock god vampire Johnny Malone commits
suicide, the rest of The Impalers gather for an Irish
wake—and try to figure out what really happened
last night.
A Berkley Sensation paperback original
November • 304 pp. • 978-0-425-25323-6 • $15.00
BEFORE AND EVER SINCE
SHARLA LOVELACE
Everything seems pretty normal for Emily Lockwood—until
she runs into an old friend who really
knows her. Seeing him again triggers more than
memories.
A Berkley paperback original
November • 336 pp. • 978-0-425-25305-2 • $15.00
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Science Fiction & Fantasy
THE FARM
EMILY MCKAY
A powerful, post-apocalyptic novel told from the
alternating viewpoints of two sisters, one of whom
is autistic, as they fight to survive in a world taken
over by monstrous vampires.
A Berkley paperback original
December • 384 pp. • 978-0-425-25780-7 • $9.99
THE ACCIDENTAL GENIE
DAKOTA CASSIDY
Caterer extraordinaire Jeannie Carlyle is asked to
open up a rare bottle of gin for a party, but she’s
shocked when a guy in poofy pants pops out and she
gets sucked inside.
A Berkley paperback original
December • 352 pp. • 978-0-425-25324-3 • $15.00
AN APPLE FOR THE CREATURE
EDITED BY CHARLAINE HARRIS
AND TONI L. P. KELNER
The editors of Home Improvement: Undead Edition
offer a crash course in the paranormal—an all-new
collection, including a never-before-published
Sookie Stackhouse story.
An ACE hardcover
September • 352 pp. • 978-0-425-25680-0 • $26.95
SLOW APOCALYPSE
JOHN VARLEY
A scientist has developed a cure for America’s addiction
to foreign oil—a slow-acting virus that feeds on
petroleum, turning it solid. But he didn’t consider
that his contagion of an Iraqi oil field would spread
to infect the world’s fuel supply.
An ACE hardcover
September • 352 pp. • 978-0-441-01757-7 • $24.95
BETWEEN TWO FIRES
CHRISTOPHER BUEHLMAN
In the year 1348, Thomas, a disgraced knight, comes
upon an orphan of the Black Plague, who tells him
that the disease is only part of a greater cataclysm—
the fallen angels under Lucifer are rising in a second
war on heaven.
An ACE hardcover
October • 368 pp. • 978-1-937007-86-7 • $24.95
THE LOST STARS
Tarnished Knight
JACK CAMPBELL
Betrayed by the Syndicate government, Artur Drakon
and Gwen Iceni launch a battle for control of the
Midway star system.
An ACE hardcover
October • 384 pp. • 978-1-937077-82-2 • $26.95
THE CASSANDRA PROJECT
JACK MCDEVITT AND MIKE RESNICK
Two science fiction masters team up to deliver a classic
thriller, in which one man uncovers the secret
history of the U.S. space program...
An ACE hardcover
November • 400 pp. • 978-1-937008-71-0 • $24.95
STILL LIFE WITH SHAPESHIFTER
SHARON SHINN
For her entire life, Melanie Landon has hidden the
fact that her half-sister Ann is a shapeshifter. But
after months of no contact, Melanie fears the worst
when a man shows up on her doorstep saying he’s
there about her sister.
An ACE hardcover
November • 352 pp. • 978-0-425-25681-7 • $25.95
ANDROMEDA’S FALL
WILLIAM C. DIETZ
The roots of the Legion of the Damned lie deep
within the mythology of the future. But now, the
bestselling author uncovers the Legion’s early days
with the story of one recruit’s rebirth and
redemption.
An ACE hardcover
December • 352 pp. • 978-0-425-25625-1 • $25.95
ROBERT ASPRIN’S MYTH-QUOTED
JODY LYNN NYE
Since it was founded, M.Y.T.H. Inc. has dealt with all
manner of vile creatures. But not even a magician of
Skeeve’s caliber is prepared to face the most duplicitous
monsters of all: politicians.
An ACE paperback original
December • 304 pp. • 978-0-425-25701-2 • $15.00
REVENANT EVE
SHERWOOD SMITH
After leaving the small, magical European country of
Dobrenica to allow the man she loves to marry
another woman, Kim Murray is horrified when her
newfound home country disappears from Earth.
A DAW hardcover
September • 320 pp. • 978-0-7564-0744-5 • $24.95
THE DIRTY STREETS OF HEAVEN
Volume One of Bobby Dollar
TAD WILLIAMS
Bobby Dollar has a secret—his real name’s Doloriel
and he’s an angel…and a truly unpleasant Babylonian
demon is doing its best to track him down and
rip him to pieces.
A DAW hardcover
September • 768 pp. • 978-0-7564-0768-1 • $26.95
10
REDOUBT
Book Four of
The Collegium Chronicles:
A Novel of Valdemar
MERCEDES LACKEY
Young Herald trainee Mags has talents not commonly
found in Herald trainees. Recognizing this,
the King’s Own Herald decides to train Mags as a spy
in order to uncover the secrets of a mysterious new
enemy who has taken an interest in Mags himself.
A DAW hardcover
October • 336 pp. • 978-0-7564-0745-2 • $25.95
LORD OF MOUNTAINS
A Novel of the Change
S. M. STIRLING
To end the war, Artos must journey to the Lake at
the Heart of the Mountains and take part in a
crowning ceremony that will unite the realms into a
single kingdom.
A ROC hardcover
September • 512 pp. • 978-0-451-46476-7 • $27.95
THE SILVERED
TANYA HUFF
The Empire captures five women of the Mage-Pack,
including the wife of the were Pack-leader. With the
Pack off defending the border, it falls to Mirian Maylin
and Tomas Hagen—she a low-level mage, he
younger brother to the Pack-leader—to save them.
A DAW hardcover
November • 304 pp. • 978-0-7564-0743-8 • $24.95
THE FOREVER KNIGHT
A Novel of the Bronze Knight
JOHN MARCO
After betraying his king and losing his true love,
Bronze Knight Lukien is given a chance for redemption:
to be the protector of the Inhumans—those
fragile mortals who live deep in the desert, far from
the prying eyes of their world.
A DAW hardcover
November • 800 pp. • 978-0-7564-0751-3 • $25.95
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Historical Fiction/Romance
THE PURPLE SHROUD
A Novel of Empress Theodora
STELLA DUFFY
The sequel to Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore
chronicles Theodora at the height of her power,
bringing the ancient world alive in another unforgettable,
epic saga.
A Penguin paperback original
October • 384 pp. • 978-0-14-312225-8 • $15.00
RAV HISDA’S DAUGHTER,
BOOK I: APPRENTICE
A Novel of Love, the Talmud, and Sorcery
MAGGIE ANTON
Hisdadukh, the precocious youngest child of a prosperous
Jewish scholar learns the Torah by heart, but
when she is barred from further studies because of
her gender, her sister-in-law introduces her to the
practice of magic.
A Plume paperback original
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From the author of The Queen’s Rival comes the
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BIANCA
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After being traded as the bride to a debauched brute
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cruel union and seeks shelter in a seaside villa.
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JUDITH ROCK
When the prestigious Louis le Grand Jesuit school
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CENTURION
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In the first century AD, when Palmyra’s royal household
threatens revolt, Rome dispatches a task force
under the command of veteran centurions Macro
and Cato to defend its king and guard its borders.
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BEGGAR’S FEAST
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The beguiling story of Sam Kandy, who is born to
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wealthy headman of the same village.
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ZSUZSI GARTNER
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WICKED PLEASURES
PENNY VINCENZI
A brother and two sisters discover that they all have
different fathers—none of whom are Alexander,
Earl of Caterham, who was married to their mother
for almost twenty years.
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MOMENTS CAPTURED
ROBERT J. SEIDMAN
The captivating story of two indelible individuals
and a shattering murder in late 19th-century San
Francisco—roughly based on the life of the great
photographer Edward Muybridge.
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OF DREAMING BOOKS
WALTER MOERS
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Zamonia’s greatest writer, Hildegunst von Mythenmetz,
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Bookholm to investigate a mystery.
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BOOKS DUE: SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2012 • VOLUME 22, NUMBER 3
FAIRY TALES FROM
THE BROTHERS GRIMM
A New English Version
PHILIP PULLMAN
The bestselling author of the Dark Materials trilogy
retells his fifty favorites, paying homage to the tales
that inspired his unique creative vision—and that
continue to cast their spell on the Western
imagination.
A Viking hardcover
November • 400 pp. • 978-0-670-02497-1 • $27.95
THE TALE OF THE HEIKE
Translated by Royall Tyler
From 12th-century Japan, this masterpiece of world
literature features the daring commander Yoshitsune,
who defeats the enemy in battle after battle,
only to be condemned by his jealous, powerful
brother.
A Viking hardcover
October • 816 pp. • 978-0-670-02513-8 • $50.00
SOMETHING TO REMEMBER ME BY
Three Tales
SAUL BELLOW
Introduction by Nicole Krauss
The three short works of fiction collected here—A
Theft, The Bellarosa Connection, and the title story—
showcase Bellow’s extraordinary gift for creating
memorable characters within a smaller canvas.
A Penguin Classics paperback
November • 256 pp. • 978-0-14-242218-2 • $16.00
THE DOUBLE DEATH
OF QUINCAS WATER-BRAY
JORGE AMADO
Translated by Gregory Rabassa
Introduction by Rivka Galchen
In the greatest work by the foremost Brazilian
author of the 20th century, Joaquim Soares da
Cunha abandons his life of upstanding citizenship
to assume the identity of “champion drunk” Quincas
Water-Bray.
A Penguin Classics paperback original
September • 112 pp. • 978-0-14-310636-4 • $14.00
THE DISCOVERY OF
AMERICA BY THE TURKS
JORGE AMADO
Translated by Gregory Rabassa
Foreword by José Saramago
In this whimsical Brazilian take on The Taming of the
Shrew, two Arab immigrants—“Turks,” as Brazilians
call them—arrive in the rough Brazilian frontier in
1903 and become involved in a merchant’s farcical
attempt to marry off his daughter.
A Penguin Classics paperback original
September • 112 pp. • 978-0-14-310698-2 • $14.00
THE PURPLE CLOUD
M. P. SHIEL
Introduction and Notes by John Sutherland
In the first great science fiction novel of the 20th
century, Adam Jeffson is the first man to reach the
North Pole—and the last man left alive on earth.
A Penguin Classics paperback original
December • 304 pp. • 978-0-14-119642-8 • $16.00
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THE PORTABLE STEINBECK
JOHN STEINBECK
Edited by Pascal Covici, Jr.
Introduction by Susan Shillinglaw
A grand sampling of the Nobel laureate’s most
important and popular works, from the complete
novels Of Mice and Men and The Red Pony to his
Nobel Prize acceptance speech.
A Penguin Classics paperback
October • 736 pp. • 978-0-14-310697-5 • $20.00
TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY
IN SEARCH OF AMERICA
JOHN STEINBECK
Introduction by Jay Parini
Still evocative and awe-inspiring after fifty years,
Travels provides an intimate look at one of America’s
most beloved writers in the later years of his life—a
self-portrait of a man who never wrote an explicit
autobiography.
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October • 240 pp. • 978-0-14-310700-2 • $16.00
THE DEATH OF KING ARTHUR
The Immortal Legend
SIR THOMAS MALORY
Retelling by Peter Ackroyd
Cover by Stuart Kolakovic
“Most important, Ackroyd preserves, and even
accelerates, the headlong pace of these tales, where
action is everything.”—The New York Times.
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November • 336 pp. • 978-0-14-310695-1 • $17.00
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THE LITTLE HOUSE BOOKS
Volume One
Little House in the Big Woods
Farmer Boy
Little House on the Prairie
On the Banks of Plum Creek
Library of America • 978-1-59853-160-2 • $37.50
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By the Shores of Silver Lake
The Long Winter
Little Town on the Prairie
These Happy Golden Years
The First Four Years
Library of America • 978-1-59853-161-9 • $37.50
American Science
Fiction
Edited by Gary K. Wolfe
Long unnoticed or dismissed by the literary
establishment, these “outsider” novels have
gradually been recognized as American classics,
responding in profound and still-provocative ways
to the largest challenges of our age.
FOUR CLASSIC NOVELS 1953–1956:
THE SPACE MERCHANTS
BY FREDERIK POHL & C. M. KORNBLUTH
MORE THAN HUMAN
BY THEODORE STURGEON
THE LONG TOMORROW
BY LEIGH BRACKETT
THE SHRINKING MAN
BY RICHARD MATHESON
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FIVE CLASSIC NOVELS 1956–1958:
DOUBLE STAR
BY ROBERT HEINLEIN
THE STARS MY DESTINATION
BY ALFRED BESTER
A CASE OF CONSCIENCE
BY JAMES BLISH
WHO?
BY ALGIS BUDRYS
THE BIG TIME
BY FRITZ LEIBER
Library of America • 978-1-59853-159-6 • $35.00
FIVE REVENGE TRAGEDIES
The Spanish Tragedy, Hamlet,
Antonio’s Revenge, The Tragedy of
Hoffman, The Revenger’s Tragedy
HENRY CHETTLE, THOMAS KYD,
JOHN MARSTON, THOMAS MIDDLETON,
AND WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Edited with an
Introduction and Notes by Emma Smith
As the Elizabethan era gave way to the reign of
James I, English dramatists responded with morally
complex plays of dark wit and violent spectacle,
exploring the nature of death, the abuse of power,
and vigilante justice.
A Penguin Classics paperback original
December • 464 pp. • 978-0-14-119227-7 • $16.00
THE ISLAND OF SECOND SIGHT
ALBERT VIGOLEIS THELEN
Translated by Donald O. White
First published in Germany in 1953, this Bolañoesque
saga of World War II is “one of the greatest
books of the twentieth century” (Thomas Mann).
An Overlook hardcover
September • 816 pp. • 978-1-4683-0116-8 • $29.95
ON LIVING AND DYING WELL
MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO
Translated with an
Introduction and Notes by Thomas Habinek
This lucid and lively new translation renders the
great Roman’s writings accessible to modern readers
as never before.
A Penguin Classics paperback
December • 336 pp. • 978-0-14-045556-4 • $16.00
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JANE EYRE
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November • 978-0-14-312314-9 • $20.00
MY ÁNTONIA
WILLA CATHER
November • 978-0-14-312315-6 • $20.00
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
JANE AUSTEN
November • 978-0-14-312316-3 • $20.00
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Poetry
BY HERSELF
DEBORA GREGER
The elegies threaded through this mature, startling
book recognize life moving toward the shadows.
A Penguin Poets paperback original
October • 96 pp. • 978-0-14-312239-5 • $18.00
MADAME X
WILLIAM LOGAN
These densely figured poems, rich in language and
appointment, argue for a knowledge not sustained
by the everyday.
A Penguin Poets paperback original
October • 96 pp. • 978-0-14-312238-8 • $18.00
A THOUSAND MORNINGS
MARY OLIVER
Our most precious chronicler of physical landscape
explores the mysteries of our daily experience.
A Penguin Press hardcover
October • 96 pp. • 978-1-59420-477-7 • $24.95
TOTTEL’S MISCELLANY
Songs and Sonnets of
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey,
Sir Thomas Wyatt, and Others
Edited with an Introduction and
Notes by Amanda Holton and Tom MacFaul
The first printed anthology of English poetry was
immensely influential in Tudor England and
inspired many major Elizabethan writers, including
Shakespeare.
A Penguin Classics paperback
December • 592 pp. • 978-0-14-119204-8 • $20.00
COLLECTED POEMS
JACK KEROUAC
Edited by Marilène Phipps-Kettlewell
All the major poetic works—from Mexico City Blues
to Book of Haikus—along with a rich assortment of
his uncollected poems, from the writer who saw
himself as “a jazz poet blowing a long blues in an
afternoon jam session on Sunday.”
A Library of America hardcover
September • 792 pp. • 978-1-59583-194-7 • $40.00
P. G. WODEHOUSE
Overlook • November
THE HEAD OF KAY’S
176 pp. • 978-1-4683-0052-9 • $19.95
COMPANY FOR HENRY
208 pp. • 978-1-4683-0053-6 • $19.95
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History & Biography
BOOKS DUE: SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2012 • VOLUME 22, NUMBER 3
THE PATRIARCH
The Remarkable Life and
Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
DAVID NASAW
Drawing on never-before-published material, the
acclaimed biographer of Carnegie and Hearst offers
a no-holds-barred portrait of the patriarch of
America’s most famous political family.
A Penguin Press hardcover
November • 832 pp. • 978-1-59420-376-3 • $40.00
ARGO
How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off
the Most Audacious Rescue in History
ANTONIO MENDEZ AND MATT BAGLIO
When the American embassy is taken in 1979, Mendez
and an unlikely team of CIA agents and Hollywood
insiders travel to Tehran—under the guise of
scouting locations for a fake film called Argo—and
smuggle six hostages out of Iran without a single
shot being fired.
A Viking hardcover
September • 352 pp. • 978-0-670-02622-7 • $26.95
GOVERNING THE WORLD
The History of an Idea
MARK MAZOWER
As the sun sets on Anglo-American dominance of
the world’s great international institutions, the
award-winning historian reconnoiters the new age
of global power relations, a shift whose outcome is
still very much in question.
A Penguin Press hardcover
September • 304 pp. • 978-1-59420-349-7 • $29.95
THE GENERALS
American Military Command
from World War II to Today
THOMAS E. RICKS
The author of the Pulitzer Prize–finalist Fiasco
shows that history has been kinder to the generals
of WWII than to those of subsequent wars in no
small part because of a widening gulf between performance
and accountability.
A Penguin Press hardcover
September • 516 pp. • 978-1-59420-404-3 • $36.00
THE VOICE IS ALL
The Lonely Victory of Jack Kerouac
JOYCE JOHNSON
“This is quite simply the best book about Kerouac
and one of the best accounts of any writer’s apprenticeship
that I have read. And it should generate a
serious reconsideration of Kerouac as a classical,
because hyphenated, American writer, one struggling
to synthesize a doubled language, culture, and
class. It’s also a terrific read, a windstorm of a
story.”—Russell Banks, author of Cloudsplitter.
A Viking hardcover
September • 512 pp. • 978-0-670-02510-7 • $32.95
THIS INDIAN COUNTRY
American Indian Activists
and the Place They Made
Penguin History of American Life
FREDERICK E. HOXIE
In a bold counternarrative to the conventional view,
this volume describes how Native American political
activists have petitioned courts and campaigned for
public opinion.
A Penguin Press hardcover
October • 496 pp. • 978-1-59420-365-7 • $32.95
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EVERY LOVE STORY
IS A GHOST STORY
A Life of David Foster Wallace
D. T. MAX
“Max’s biography is a touchingly sad story, well and
honorably told, and consistently full of the human
warmth that David Foster Wallace longed for, in his
life and his work—a longing he could never quite
satisfy in either.”—Madison Smartt Bell, author of
The Color of Night.
A Viking hardcover
September • 336 pp. • 978-0-670-02592-3 • $27.95
DARWIN
Portrait of a Genius
PAUL JOHNSON
From Darwin’s birth into great fortune to his voyage
aboard the Beagle, to the long-delayed publication of
his masterpiece, Johnson delves into what made
this Victorian gentleman into a visionary scientist.
A Viking hardcover
October • 176 pp. • 978-0-670-02571-8 • $25.95
VENICE
A New History
THOMAS F. MADDEN
A spellbinding story of a place and its people, tracing
an arc from the city’s humble origins as a lagoon
refuge to its apex as a vast maritime empire and
Renaissance epicenter to its rebirth as a modern
tourist hub. 8-page color insert, 2 maps.
A Viking hardcover
October • 480 pp. • 978-0-670-02542-8 • $35.00
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THERE WAS A COUNTRY
A Personal History of Biafra
CHINUA ACHEBE
At long last, a bold reckoning with one of modern
Africa’s most fateful events—the Nigerian civil war
of 1969–70—from a writer whose words have left
an enduring stamp on world literature.
A Penguin Press hardcover
October • 352 pp. • 978-1-59420-482-1 • $27.95
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MY SHARE OF THE TASK
GENERAL STANLEY MACCHRYSTAL
The former commander of coalition forces in
Afghanistan sheds light on the major episodes and
controversies of his career, arguing that that weapons,
money, and strategy are all ultimately less
important than leadership in determining success.
A Portfolio hardcover
November • 400 pp. • 978-1-59184-475-4 • $29.95
IN THE PLEASURE GROOVE
JOHN TAYLOR
The cofounder of the quintessential 80s band offers
a candid account of his life on stage and off—and
the journey back from the brink that brought him to
the place of peace he inhabits today.
A Dutton hardcover
October • 304 pp. • 978-0-525-95800-0 • $27.95
BLUE WATER, GREEN SKIPPER
A Memoir of Sailing Alone
Across the Atlantic
STUART WOODS
The bestselling author takes readers on a spectacular
journey not just of traveling across the world, but of
being tried in fire, appreciating the beauty of the
open water, and living to tell about it.
A Putnam hardcover
August • 224 pp. • 978-0-399-16111-7 • $26.95
CIRCLES AROUND THE SUN
In Search of a Lost Brother
MOLLY MCCLOSKEY
As a child, the author’s older brother Mike started
showing signs of paranoid schizophrenia. When, as
a young adult, Molly finds herself panicky and
drinking heavily, she begins to wonder about her
own sanity.
An Overlook hardcover
October • 272 pp. • 978-1-4683-0025-3 • $24.95
UNSTOPPABLE
From Underdog to Undefeated:
How I Became a Champion
ANTHONY ROBLES WITH AUSTIN ROBLES
Foreword by Jay Leno
The 2011 NCAA Wrestling Champion—who was
born without a right leg—tells his story: of one man
whose spirit and unyielding resolve remind us all
that we have the power to conquer adversity—in
whatever form. 8-page b/w photo insert.
A Gotham hardcover
October • 272 pp. • 978-1-592-40777-4 • $25.00
MAN UP
Cracking the Code of Modern Manhood
CARLOS ANDRES GOMEZ
Inspired by the award-winning poet and actor’s
acclaimed one-man play, a powerful coming-of-age
memoir that redefines masculinity for the 21st-century
male.
A Gotham hardcover
October • 272 pp. • 978-1-592-40778-1 • $26.00
AN AMERICAN CADDIE
IN ST. ANDREWS
Growing Up, Girls,
and Looping on the Old Course
OLIVER HOROVITZ
While waiting to matriculate at Harvard, the author
decides to spend his gap year in St. Andrews, Scotland—home
to the Old Course, golf ’s most famous
eighteen holes—where he enrolls in the St. Andrews
Links Trust caddie trainee program.
A Gotham hardcover
Available Now • 320 pp. • 978-1-592-40729-3 • $26.00
FALLING IN LOVE
WITH JOSEPH SMITH
Finding God in the Unlikeliest of Places
JANE BARNES
While working on the PBS Frontline/American Experience
special series “The Mormons,” the award-winning
documentary film writer is surprised to find
herself inexplicably drawn to Joseph Smith and the
Mormon religion.
A Tarcher hardcover
August • 288 pp. • 978-1-58542-925-7 • $25.95
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LIFE AFTER DEATH
DAMIEN ECHOLS
The putative “ringleader” of the West Memphis Three
shares his story in full: from abuses by prison guards,
to descriptions of inmates and deplorable living conditions,
to the incredible reserves of patience that
kept him alive and sane for nearly two decades.
A Blue Rider Press hardcover
September • 384 pp. • 978-0-399-16020-2 • $26.95
BURY ME AT THE FINISH LINE
One Plodder’s Quest to
Understand Where We’re Running To
TOM COYNE
Bribing a group of fellow fitness misfits to train with
him for a marathon, the author of Paper Tiger examines
how high-tech energy supplements, running
shoes, and GPS devices have turned the sport into a
complex and profitable industry. B/w photos.
A Gotham hardcover
November • 304 pp. • 978-1-592-40654-8 • $26.00
THE GUY UNDER THE SHEETS
The Unauthorized Autobiography
CHRIS ELLIOTT
Because no one will write an unauthorized biography
about comedian Chris Elliott, he has had to do it
himself—recounting countless episodes from the
life of a mediocre artist who somehow faked his way
to the top...of semi-moderate fame and fortune.
A Blue Rider Press hardcover
October • 256 pp. • 978-0-399-15840-7 • $26.95
THE ENTERTAINER
Movies, Magic, and
My Father’s Twentieth Century
MARGARET TALBOT
“The real life of consummate entertainer Lyle Talbot
turns out to be his most unforgettable role. He
seems to have been part of every stage of the rise of
the modern entertainment industry, yet perhaps his
greatest fortune was to have his story so beautifully
rendered by his daughter.”—David Grann, author of
The Lost City of Z. 40 b/w photos.
A Riverhead hardcover
November • 416 pp. • 978-1-59448-706-4 • $28.95
BEING SANTA CLAUS
What I Learned about the
True Meaning of Christmas
SAL LIZARD WITH JONATHAN LANE
A veteran Santa reveals heartwarming true stories
and lessons from his twenty-year career spreading
Christmas magic.
A Gotham hardcover
November • 256 pp. • 978-1-592-40756-9 • $20.00
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DWARF
TIFFANIE DIDONATO WITH RENNIE DYBALL
“Yes, technically, I am a dwarf. But while it might be
the title of my book, it does not define me. My name
is Tiffanie. And this is my story.”
A Plume paperback original
December • 256 pp. • 978-0-452-29811-8 • $15.00
MARBLES
Mania, Depression,
Michelangelo, and Me: A Graphic Memoir
ELLEN FORNEY
The acclaimed cartoonist explores the relationship
between “crazy” and “creative” in this graphic memoir
of her bipolar disorder, woven with stories of
famous bipolar artists and writers.
A Gotham paperback original
November • 256 pp. • 978-1-592-40732-3 • $20.00
ALL GONE
A Memoir of My Mother’s Dementia.
With Refreshments
ALEX WITCHEL
“This is a story of love and loss told as only Alex
Witchel can tell it—with the extraordinary warmth
and humor she brings to all of her work. I loved reading
it!”—Ina Garten, author of the Barefoot Contessa
cookbooks.
A Riverhead hardcover
October • 224 pp. • 978-1-59448-791-0 • $26.95
SECRET SEX LIVES
A Year on the
Fringes of American Sexuality
SUZY SPENCER
A true crime author sets out to look behind closed
doors but ends up on a personal, revealing journey
to find herself.
A Berkley paperback original
October • 320 pp. • 978-0-425-21936-2 • $15.00
CLEARLY, I DIDN’T
THINK THIS THROUGH
ANNA GOLDFARB
Philadelphia’s most popular dating blogger chronicles
her hilarious attempts to get her love life, career,
and living situation under control.
A Berkley paperback original
November • 304 pp. • 978-0-425-24532-3 • $15.00
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A Love Story (with Recipes)
LUISA WEISS
The story of how one thoroughly confused, kitchenmad
perfectionist broke off her engagement to a
handsome New Yorker, quit her dream job, and
found her way to a new life, a new man, and a new
home in Berlin—one recipe at a time.
A Viking hardcover
September • 320 pp. • 978-0-670-02538-1 • $26.95
WALKING THE AMAZON
860 Days. One Step at a Time
ED STAFFORD
The gripping true story from the first man to walk
the entire length of the Amazon River, while outwitting
animals and even machete-wielding tribesmen.
“Stands elbow-to-elbow with adventure classics
from Thesiger to Krakauer.”—Mark Adams, author
of Turn Right at Machu Picchu.
A Plume paperback original
September • 320 pp. • 978-0-452-29826-2 • $16.00
BLOODY ROADS TO GERMANY
At Huertgen Forest and the Bulge
—an American Soldier’s Courageous
Story of World War II
WILLIAM F. MELLER
“Meller shares the emotion and trauma of a small
unit leader’s experiences as few ever have. This is
one of the finest combat memoirs I have ever read
and I highly recommend it.”—John C. McManus,
author of Grunts.
A Berkley Caliber hardcover
December • 320 pp. • 978-0-425-25961-0 • $25.95
RANDY BACHMAN’S
VINYL TAP STORIES
RANDY BACHMAN
The legendary member of the Guess Who reflects on
a 50-year music career, from touring the world with
Ringo Starr to recording with Neil Young.
A Pintail paperback original
Fall • 288 pp. • 978-0-670-06659-9 • $16.00
THE CAT WHO
CAME BACK FOR CHRISTMAS
How a Cat Brought
a Family the Gift of Love
JULIA ROMP
When a small black-and-white stray cat appeared, the
author’s autistic son lit up. But then, a few days before
Christmas, disaster struck—Ben went missing.
A Plume paperback original
October • 256 pp. • 978-0-452-29878-1 • $15.00
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THE AMISTAD REBELLION
An Atlantic Odyssey
of Slavery and Freedom
MARCUS REDIKER
Focusing on the Africans themselves, the author
reframes the Amistad story—until now, generally
told through the eyes of white abolitionists—as a
crucial moment in the great chain of resistance.
A Viking hardcover
November • 384 pp. • 978-0-670-02504-6 • $27.95
AMERICAN LADY
The Life of Susan Mary Alsop
CAROLINE DE MARGERIE
Translated by Christopher Murray
Introduction by Frances Fitzgerald
Dubbed “the second lady of Camelot,” Susan Mary
hosted dinner parties in her Georgetown home that
were the epitome of political power and social arrival
for four decades. 8-page b/w photo insert.
A Viking hardcover
November • 256 pp. • 978-0-670-02574-9 • $26.95
1775: A Good Year for Revolution
KEVIN PHILLIPS
The great events of 1775—not 1776—achieved a
sweeping Patriot control of territory and local government
that Britain was never able to overcome.
16-page b/w photo insert, 14 maps.
A Viking hardcover
November • 640 pp. • 978-0-670-02512-1 • $36.00
A PATRIOT’S HISTORY
OF THE MODERN WORLD, VOLUME I
From America’s Ascent
to the Atomic Bomb, 1898–1945
LARRY SCHWEIKART AND DAVE DOUGHERTY
The first of two volumes about America’s unique role
in the modern world, as a relatively minor country
became the dominant global superpower in less
than half a century.
A Sentinel hardcover
October • 400 pp. • 978-1-59523-089-8 • $29.95
THE STORY OF ENGLAND
MICHAEL WOOD
The companion to the six-part PBS series to air in
July 2012. “An extraordinary accomplishment. It
gives us a new perspective on the history of our
nation.”—The Times (UK).
A Penguin paperback original
Available Now • 464 pp. • 978-0-670-91904-8 • $17.00
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A MAN OF MISCONCEPTIONS
The Life of an Eccentric
in an Age of Change
JOHN GLASSIE
The story of Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century scientist
who tried to learn everything—but was frequently
wrong. “Leaves you contemplating the big
questions, delightedly scratching your head, and
laughing—all at the same time.”—Mark Kurlansky,
author of Cod.
A Riverhead hardcover
November • 240 pp. • 978-1-59448-871-9 • $26.95
ON BEING DIFFERENT
What It Means To Be a Homosexual
MERLE MILLER
Foreword by Dan Savage
Afterword by Charles Kaiser
“Forty years later, the story Miller tells remains
important and necessary to read, not only for both
gay and straight readers to understand ‘the way it
used to be,’ but because the issues Miller raised are
still being discussed and argued about.”—Nancy
Pearl on NPR’s Morning Edition.
A Penguin Classics paperback original
October • 112 pp. • 978-0-14-310696-8 • $13.00
TOMORROW IS NOW
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Introduction by Allida Black
Foreword by Bill Clinton
The most influential First Lady in American history
traces the country’s struggle to embrace democracy
and presents her declaration against fear, timidity,
complacency, and national arrogance.
A Penguin Classics paperback
November • 192 pp. • 978-0-14-310699-9 • $15.00
THE SECRET LIVES
OF CODEBREAKERS
The Men and Women Who Cracked
the Enigma Code at Bletchley Park
SINCLAIR MCKAY
Riveting firsthand interviews reveal the entertainments,
pastimes, and furtive romances that helped
ease the incredible pressures faced by these heroic
covert operatives. 8-page b/w insert.
A Plume paperback original
October • 352 pp. • 978-0-452-29871-2 • $16.00
100 DIAGRAMS THAT
CHANGED THE WORLD
SCOTT CHRISTIANSON
From primitive cave paintings to the complicated
DNA helix drawn by Crick and Watson, the power of
a single drawing can enhance, change, or even revolutionize
our understanding of the world.
A Plume paperback original
November • 224 pp. • 978-0-452-29877-4 • $25.00
ARMY OF EVIL
A History of the SS
ADRIAN WEALE
“This is an extremely important book which I recommend
most highly.”—Michael Burleigh, author of
Moral Combat. Photos.
An NAL Caliber hardcover
September • 496 pp. • 978-0-451-23791-0 • $28.95
ISLANDS OF DESTINY
The Solomons Campaign
and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun
JOHN PRADOS
Though historians typically consider the Battle of
Midway to be the point when Allied forces gained
advantage over the Japanese, Prados offers a compelling
reassessment of how, and where, that turning
point happened. 16 pp. photos, 6 maps.
An NAL Caliber hardcover
October • 336 pp. • 978-0-451-23804-7 • $26.95
NO SILENT NIGHT
The Christmas Battle for Bastogne
LEO BARRON AND DON CYGAN
Taking the small Belgian town of Bastogne was
imperative to Hitler’s desperate plan to turn the tide
of the war in 1944. The attack would come just
before dawn, on Christmas Day. Maps, photos.
An NAL Caliber hardcover
November • 336 pp. • 978-0-451-23813-9 • $26.95
ROYAL ROMANCES
Titillating Tales of Passion
and Power in the Palaces of Europe
LESLIE CARROLL
From Louis XIV’s defiance of Church law to acknowledge
his mistress to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s
newly wedded bliss, this book covers five
scandalous centuries of royal desire.
An NAL paperback original
November • 416 pp. • 978-0-451-23808-5 • $16.00
MADAME BLAVATSKY
The Mother of Modern Spirituality
GARY LACHMAN
The first biography of the cofounder of the Theosophical
Society, exploring her singular contributions
toward introducing Eastern spiritual ideas to
the West during the 19th century.
A Tarcher paperback original
October • 272 pp. • 978-1-58542-863-2 • $16.95
THE AXMANN CONSPIRACY
The Nazi Plan for a Fourth Reich
and How the U.S. Army Defeated It
SCOTT ANDREW SELBY
The head of the Hitler Youth had enough followers
to reestablish the Nazi party in the very heart of
Allied-occupied Germany—until U.S. Army Counter
Intelligence Corps Officer Jack Hunter uncovered
the plot.
A Berkley Caliber hardcover
September • 320 pp. • 978-0-425-25270-3 • $25.95
HUMAN GAME
The True Story of the
“Great Escape” Murders
and the Hunt for the Gestapo Gunmen
SIMON READ
When the nature of the “Great Escape” killings
finally came to light, Squadron Leader Francis P.
McKenna was dispatched to pick up a trail long gone
cold—to bring 21 Gestapo killers to justice more
than two decades later.
A Berkley Caliber hardcover
October • 320 pp. • 978-0-425-25273-4 • $26.95
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RESOLVE
From the Jungles of
WW II Bataan, A Story of a
Soldier, a Flag, and a Promise Kept
BOB WELCH
As thousands of U.S. soldiers surrendered to the
Japanese in a prelude to the Bataan Death March,
Clay Conner Jr. set out for the jungles alone, inspired
by an unlikely alliance with a tribe of pygmy Negritos,
the words in a dog-eared Bible, and a tattered
American flag.
A Berkley Caliber hardcover
November • 320 pp. • 978-0-425-25773-9 • $26.95
THE GREAT PEARL HEIST
London’s Greatest Thief and
Scotland Yard’s Hunt for the
World’s Most Valuable Necklace
MOLLY CALDWELL CROSBY
In the London summer of 1913, two brilliant minds
from opposite sides of the law are pitted against
each other in the hunt for the most precious necklace
in the world—celebrated jewel thief Joseph
Grizard and Scotland Yard’s Chief Inspector Alfred
Ward.
A Berkley hardcover
December • 304 pp. • 978-0-425-25280-2 • $25.95
TRUST ME, I KNOW WHAT I’M DOING
100 More Mistakes that
Lost Elections, Ended Empires,
and Made the World What It Is Today
BILL FAWCETT
Hoover decides to let the economy fix itself, Nixon
arranges to tape everything he says in the Oval
Office, and more dumb things presidents have done.
A Berkley paperback original
December • 400 pp. • 978-0-425-25736-4 • $15.00
ASHOKA
The Search for India’s Lost Emperor
CHARLES ALLEN
“A fitting testament to a forgotten epic of discovery….All
who relish India’s antiquity should read
this book.”—John Keay, author of India: A History.
An Overlook hardcover
November • 480 pp. • 978-1-4683-0071-0 • $29.95
DRINKING WATER
A History
JAMES SALZMAN
A Duke professor shows how drinking water highlights
the most pressing issues of our time—from
globalization and social justice to terrorism and climate
change—and how humans have been wrestling
with these problems for centuries. 30 b/w photos.
An Overlook hardcover
November • 320 pp. • 978-1-59020-720-8 • $27.95
AMERICAN ANTISLAVERY WRITINGS
Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation
Edited by James G. Basker
The first anthology to take the full measure of a body
of writing that spans nearly two centuries and,
exceptionally for its time, embraced writers black
and white, male and female, from Phillis Wheatley
to William Wells Brown.
A Library of America hardcover
November • 848 pp. • 978-1-59853-196-1 • $40.00
THE WAR OF 1812
Writings from America’s
Second War of Independence
DONALD R. HICKEY
On the bicentennial of a conflict that shaped the
future of a continent, here is the first comprehensive
collection of eyewitness accounts in over a century.
A Library of America hardcover
November • 848 pp. • 978-1-59853-195-4 • $40.00
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FUTURE PERFECT
The Case for Progress
in a Networked Age
STEVEN JOHNSON
“The Darwin of technology” (Walter Isaacson) argues
that a new model of political change is on the rise,
transforming everything from local governments to
drug research to arts funding and education.
A Riverhead hardcover
October • 208 pp. • 978-1-59448-820-7 • $26.95
ODDLY NORMAL
One Family’s Struggle to
Help Their Teenage Son
Come to Terms with His Sexuality
JOHN SCHWARTZ
In the wake of his son’s failed suicide attempt, a
national correspondent at The New York Times offers
a very personal attempt to address his family’s own
struggles within a culture that is changing fast, but
not fast enough to help gay kids like Joe.
A Gotham hardcover
November • 288 pp. • 978-1-592-40728-6 • $26.00
THE SIGNAL AND THE NOISE
Why So Many Predictions
Fail—But Some Don’t
NATE SILVER
Drawing on his own groundbreaking work, one of
the nation’s foremost political forecasters unwraps
the “prediction paradox”: the more humility we have
about our ability to make predictions, the more successful
we can be in planning for the future.
A Penguin Press hardcover
September • 352 pp. • 978-1-59420-411-1 • $27.95
PLUTOCRATS
The Rise of the New Global
Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
CHRYSTIA FREELAND
Grounding her interviews in the economics and history
of modern capitalism, the acclaimed journalist
shows how today’s colossal fortunes are amassed by
the diligent toiling of smart, perceptive businesspeople
who see themselves as deserving victors in a
cut-throat international competition.
A Penguin Press hardcover
October • 304 pp. • 978-1-59420-409-8 • $27.95
THE INJUSTICE SYSTEM
Murder, Corruption,
and a Trial Gone Wrong
CLIVE STAFFORD SMITH
Step by step, the maverick defense attorney dismantles
the Kris Maharaj murder case, revealing a
fundamentally broken system whose goal is not so
much to find the right man as to convict.
A Viking hardcover
November • 352 pp. • 978-0-670-02370-7 • $27.95
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
Why Everything You’ve Been
Told About the Economy Is Wrong
ED CONARD
This contrarian book sets the record straight about
how the economy works, what went wrong in the past
decade, and how we can finally start growing again.
A Portfolio hardcover
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INTERVENTIONS
A Life in War and Peace
KOFI ANNAN WITH NADER MOUSAVIZADEH
The first sub-Saharan African national to hold the
position of UN secretary-general finally reveals his
unique role and unparalleled perspective on decades
of global politics.
A Penguin Press hardcover
September • 512 pp. • 978-1-59420-420-3 • $36.00
THIS MACHINE KILLS SECRETS
How WikiLeakers,
Cypherpunks, and Hacktivists
Aim to Free the World’s Information
ANDY GREENBERG
The first full account of the cypherpunks who are
building machines—writing cryptographic software
codes—designed to protect the individual in a cloak
of anonymity, while uploading institutional secrets
for public consumption. “A vivid story that weaves
together compelling characters and powerful technology
that could change politics more profoundly
than any technology since the printing press.”—
David Bacon, IBM, Watson Research Center.
A Dutton hardcover
September • 384 pp. • 978-0-525-95320-3 • $26.95
NOT WORKING
People Talk About
Losing a Job and Finding
Their Way in Today’s Changing Economy
DW GIBSON
Inspired by Studs Terkel’s Working, Gibson sets off
on a journey across the United States to interview
Americans who have lost their jobs.
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IT’S THE MIDDLE CLASS, STUPID!
JAMES CARVILLE AND STAN GREENBERG
Two of the nation’s top political strategists explain
how the Democrats can capture the 2012 election
(and recapture their base) by recommitting the
party to saving America’s working people.
A Blue Rider Press hardcover
July • 256 pp. • 978-0-399-16039-4 • $26.95
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THE END OF MEN
And the Rise of Women
HANNA ROSIN
With wide-ranging curiosity and insight unhampered
by ideology, the author of God’s Harvard shows
how the radically different ways men and women
today earn, learn, spend, couple up—even kill—has
turned the big picture upside down.
A Riverhead hardcover
September • 320 pp. • 978-1-59448-804-7 • $27.95
MISTRIAL
An Inside Look at How the
Criminal Justice System Works
...and Sometimes Doesn’t
MARK GERAGOS, J.D., AND PAT HARRIS, J.D.
Two top defense attorneys debunk the myth of
impartial American justice, drawing the curtain on
its ugly realities—from stealth jurors who secretly
swing for a conviction to cops who regularly lie on
the witness stand.
A Gotham hardcover
September • 304 pp. • 978-1-592-40772-9 • $27.00
NO LOST CAUSES
ALVARO URIBE VELEZ
Refusing to accept Colombia’s perilous status quo,
the former Colombian president recounts how he
led its dramatic transformation into a far more
peaceful, stable, modern democracy.
A Celebra hardcover
September • 272 pp. • 978-0-451-41381-9 • $26.95
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HIDDEN AMERICA
From Coal Miners to Cowboys,
an Extraordinary Exploration
of the Unseen People Who
Make This Country Work
JEANNE MARIE LASKAS
The acclaimed journalist spends weeks in an Ohio
coal mine, on an Alaskan oil rig, and at the stadium
of the Cincinnati Ben-Gals cheerleaders, emerging
with character-driven narratives that are gripping,
funny, and revelatory.
A Putnam hardcover
September • 320 pp. • 978-0-399-15900-8 • $25.95
AN AMERICAN SON
SENATOR MARCO RUBIO
The son of Cuban immigrants recounts his inspiring
rise through the Florida legislature to the U.S. Senate,
advocating for free enterprise, better schools,
and limited government. 8-page b/w insert.
A Sentinel hardcover
October • 288 pp. • 978-1-59523-094-2 • $26.95
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DOWNGRADED
The Economic Time Bomb
Nobody’s Talking About
MEREDITH WHITNEY
As corporations and individuals flock to safer, more
financially sound states, struggling states with
weakened tax bases and decaying social infrastructures
are left in the wake.
A Portfolio hardcover
November • 288 pp. • 978-1-59184-570-6 • $27.95
GENTLEMEN BASTARDS
On the Ground in Afghanistan
with America’s Elite Special Forces
KEVIN MAURER
With time running short, the Green Berets are going
back to their roots, training Afghan security forces
and building an Afghan government—one village at
a time.
A Berkley Caliber hardcover
September • 320 pp. • 978-0-425-25269-7 • $26.95
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DIAL M FOR MURDOCH
News Corporation
and the Corruption of Britain
TOM WATSON AND MARTIN HICKMAN
Uncovers the inner workings of News Corp.—one of
the most powerful companies in the world—how it
came to exert influence on public life in Britain, how
it used its power to bully, intimidate and cover up,
and how its exposure has changed the way we look at
our politicians, our police service, and our press. “[A]
gripping and indispensible first account of the
phone-hacking scandal that shut down the world’s
biggest selling tabloid.”—The Daily Best.
A Blue Rider Press hardcover
Available now • 384 pp. • 978-0-399-16263-3 • $26.95
THE DIM HYPOTHESIS
Why the Lights of
the West Are Going Out
LEONARD PEIKOFF
In this far-reaching study, the literary heir of Ayn
Rand identifies the three methods people use to
integrate concrete data into a unified system, reaching
a shocking conclusion about the future of the
United States.
An NAL hardcover
September • 320 pp. • 978-0-451-23481-0 • $27.95
THE PARTY IS OVER
How Republicans Went Crazy,
Democrats Became Useless,
and the Middle Class Got Shafted
MIKE LOFGREN
After 28 years on Capitol Hill, the ultimate Republican
insider examines how the party of Lincoln
became the party of lunatics.
A Viking hardcover
September • 208 pp. • 978-0-670-02626-5 • $25.95
MUGGED
Racial Demagoguery
From the Seventies to Obama
ANN COULTER
One of America’s most prominent conservative
writers—author of eight New York Times bestsellers—offers
a contrarian history of one of our country’s
most controversial subjects.
A Sentinel hardcover
October • 208 pp. • 978-1-59523-099-7 • $26.95
ONLINE ANONYMITY,
PRIVACY, AND CONTROL
COLE STRYKER
Presents a strong defense of anonymity and explores
some of the tools and organizations relating to this
issue, especially as it has evolved with the ubiquity
of the Internet.
An Overlook hardcover
September • 304 pp. • 978-1-59020-974-5 • $25.95
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THE YEAR OF
LEARNING DANGEROUSLY
Adventures in Homeschooling
QUINN CUMMINGS
The former child actor takes readers inside one of
our most controversial issues—one that is re-shaping
American society, one kitchen-table algebra lesson
at a time.
A Perigee hardcover
August • 256 pp. • 978-0-399-53760-8 • $23.95
THE ETYMOLOGICON
A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden
Connections of the English Language
MARK FORSYTH
Springing from his popular Inky Fool blog, Forsyth
takes readers on a gleeful guided tour through the
secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English
language.
A Berkley paperback original
October • 272 pp. • 978-0-425-26079-1 • $15.00
FOUND IN TRANSLATION
How Language Shapes
Our Lives and Transforms the World
NATALY KELLY AND JOST ZETZSCHE
Foreword by David Crystal
From the holy books to hurricane warnings, from
poetry to peace treaties, this book illustrates how
translation spreads culture and fuels the global
economy.
A Perigee paperback original
October • 272 pp. • 978-0-399-53797-4 • $16.00
HOW TO CREATE A MIND
The Secret of Human Thought Revealed
RAY KURZWEIL
Today’s most influential futurist presents a provocative
exploration of the most important project in
human-machine civilization—reverse engineering
the brain to understand precisely how it works.
A Viking hardcover
October • 384 pp. • 978-0-670-02529-9 • $27.95
IN PURSUIT OF GIANTS
One Man’s Global Search
for the Last of the Great Fish
MATT RIGNEY
On a global pilgrimage to encounter surviving populations
of giant marlin, swordfish, and bluefin tuna,
a veteran fisherman examines what the loss of
healthy, vibrant oceans means to us—to our health,
our children’s future, and our ability to experience
the divine in nature.
A Viking hardcover
Available now • 320 pp. • 978-0-670-02335-6 • $26.95
THE OLD WAYS
A Journey on Foot
ROBERT MACFARLANE
The author sets off from his Cambridge, England,
home to follow ancient tracks, holloways, and drove
roads, resulting in an enthralling exploration of the
ghosts and voices that haunt old paths.
A Viking hardcover
October • 320 pp. • 978-0-670-02511-4 • $26.95
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GIRLS GET CURVES
Geometry Takes Shape
DANICA MCKELLAR
Combining reader favorites like personality quizzes,
fun doodles, and stories about her own experiences
with illuminating step-by-step math lessons, this
book will make girls feel like Danica is their personal
tutor.
A Hudson Street Press hardcover
August • 400 pp. • 978-1-59463-094-1 • $28.95
THE PARTICLE AT THE
END OF THE UNIVERSE
How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson
Leads Us to the Edge of a New World
SEAN CARROLL
Deep beneath the ground along the Franco-Swiss
border, 6,000 scientists are on the brink of discovering
the greatest breakthrough in physics since the
splitting of the atom: the key to why mass exists.
A Dutton hardcover
November • 304 pp. • 978-0-525-95359-3 • $26.95
THE CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER BOOK
OF UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEYS
Great Writers on Great Places
Volume II
Edited with an Introduction by Klara Glowczweska
Another spellbinding trip around the globe with the
likes of Robert Hughes, Russell Banks, E. L. Doctorow,
André Aciman, Pico Iyer, and Edna O’Brien.
A Penguin paperback original
September • 240 pp. • 978-0-14-312147-3 • $16.00
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THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN US
Love, Sex, and the Science of Attraction
LARRY YOUNG AND BRIAN ALEXANDER
The authors limn what goes on inside living brains,
providing nothing less than a grand unified theory
of love, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and family
life.
A Current hardcover
September • 320 pp. • 978-1-59184-513-3 • $26.95
THE HALF-LIFE OF FACTS
Why Everything We Know
Has an Expiration Date
SAMUEL ARBESMAN
An expert in scientometrics—the study of how we
know what we know—offers a new approach to
understanding the ever-changing information that
bombards us.
A Current hardcover
September • 256 pp. • 978-1-59184-472-3 • $25.95
ONE FOR THE BOOKS
JOE QUEENAN
The prolific humorist tries to come to terms with his
own eccentric reading style—and provides a reading
experience that book lovers will find unforgettable.
A Viking hardcover
October • 256 pp. • 978-0-670-02582-4 • $24.95
MIND OVER MIND
The Surprising Power of
Placebos, Expectations, and Assumptions
CHRIS BERDIK
Exploring the frontiers of expectations research,
Berdik reveals how our brains work in the future
tense and how our assumptions—about the next few
milliseconds or the next few years—bend reality.
A Current hardcover
November • 288 pp. • 978-1-59184-509-6 • $26.95
THE COFFEE TABLE BOOK OF DOOM
STEVE APPLEBY AND ART LESTER
Brilliantly illustrated in two colors, this mordant
tome is sure to find an eager audience among the
many dark souls who enjoy a good laugh in the face
of imminent destruction.
A Plume paperback original
October • 288 pp. • 978-0-452-29866-8 • $20.00
HOW NOT TO READ
Harnessing the Power
of a Literature-Free Life
DAN WILBUR
Life’s too short and books are too long! The visionary
genius behind BetterBookTitles.com shows how
to master literature without ever slogging through
another tome again.
A Perigee paperback original
September • 176 pp. • 978-0-399-53761-5 • $15.95
THE INDIE CRED TEST
Everything You Need to Know About
Knowing Everything You Need to Know
HENRY H. OWINGS
The ultimate test of hipness: Explain McSweeney’s. Is
a bike your primary mode of transportation? Is
there any T-shirt that can’t be worn ironically?
A Perigee paperback original
September • 192 pp. • 978-0-399-15980-0 • $19.00
COLORING FOR GROWN-UPS
RYAN HUNTER AND TAIGE JENSEN
The capacious minds behind the “Hipster Olympics”
video combine the mindless fun of children’s coloring
books and the hilariously soul-crushing realities
of modern adult life. B/w illustrations.
A Plume paperback original
November • 64 pp. • 978-0-452-29825-5 • $10.00
THE LOST ARTS OF
HEARTH AND HOME
The Happy Luddite’s Guide
to Domestic Self-Sufficiency
KEN ALBALA AND
ROSANNA NAFZIGER HENDERSON
Illustrations by Marjorie Nafziger
Learn the history and how-to of everything from
quilting and soap making to bread baking, all without
the electric toys that take away from the experience
of making things by hand. Line drawings.
A Perigee paper-over-board original
October • 336 pp. • 978-0-399-53777-6 • $22.00
MY BAD PARENT
Do As I Say, Not as I Did
TROY OSINOFF
This collection of photos and commentary offers
surprising “guidance for parenting” as it exposes the
least effective techniques for raising healthy, balanced
children.
A Perigee paperback original
November • 176 pp. • 978-0-399-16160-5 • $14.00
THE ART OF SILLINESS
Draw, Doodle, and Play
for 10 Minutes a Day
CARLA SONHEIM
The teacher and illustrator shares quirky, lively,
interactive exercises to awaken the creative spirit in
anyone.
A Perigee paperback original
November • 256 pp. • 978-0-399-53758-5 • $16.00
GROSS AMERICA
Your Coast-to-Coast
Guide to All Things Gross
RICHARD FAULK
A coast-to-coast catalog of the most grandly gross
science experiments, beautifully bizarre art, and
delightfully disgusting historical sites that America
has to offer.
A Tarcher paperback original
October • 208 pp. • 978-1-58542-941-7 • $14.95
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MISS AUSTEN’S GUIDE TO
MODERN LIFE’S DILEMMAS
Answers to Your Most Burning
Questions About Life, Love,
Happiness (& What to Wear)
from the Great Jane Austen Herself
REBECCA SMITH
The novelist—who also happens to be Jane Austen’s
great-great-great-great-great-niece—channels her aunt
to provide answers to some of modern life’s most tricky
questions.
A Tarcher paperback original
November • 224 pp. • 978-0-399-16061-5 • $16.95
BEFORE GALILEO
The Advancement of
Science in the Middle Ages
JOHN FREELY
Examines the pioneering research of the first European
scientists, many of them monks whose influence
ranged far beyond the walls of the monasteries
where they studied and wrote.
An Overlook hardcover
September • 352 pp. • 978-1-59020-607-2 • $28.95
SUPERREADING FOR SUCCESS
The Groundbreaking, Brain-Based
Program to Improve Your Speed, Enhance
Your Memory, and Increase Your Success
RON COLE
Includes memory training; information on learning,
attitude, and achievement; and unique exercises that
teach readers to mentally process multiple words at a
glance.
A Tarcher paperback original
October • 368 pp. • 978-0-399-16043-1 • $16.99
WEIRD THINGS
CUSTOMERS SAY IN BOOKSTORES
JEN CAMPBELL
From the author’s popular blog collecting all the
ridiculous conversations overheard in her bookstore,
from “Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book
about dinosaurs?” to the hunt for a paperback which
could forecast the next year’s weather.
An Overlook hardcover
September • 144 pp. • 978-1-4683-0128-1 • $17.95
GREAT SAYINGS
Classic Words for Modern Times
“A beautifully bound selection of the greatest sayings
from some of the most fascinating personalities
of modern times.”—The Guardian.
An Overlook hardcover
October • 320 pp. • 978-1-4683-0047-5 • $20.00
DEADLINE ARTISTS
Scandals, Tragedies, and Triumphs
Edited by John Avlon, Jesse Angelo, and Errol Louis
Walk with Jack London in the aftermath of the San
Francisco earthquake or grieve over the assassination
of Abraham Lincoln with Walt Whitman while
the blood still dries at Ford’s Theater.
An Overlook hardcover
November • 400 pp. • 978-1-4683-0120-5 • $29.95
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BOOKS DUE: SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2012 • VOLUME 22, NUMBER 3
TWENTYSOMETHING
Why Do Young Adults Seem Stuck?
ROBIN MARANTZ HENIG
AND SAMANTHA HENIG
Examining the latest neuroscience and psychological
research, the financial pressures young people
face now, and changing cultural expectations, the
Henigs ask whether emerging adulthood has truly
become a new rite of passage.
A Hudson Street Press hardcover
November • 384 pp. • 978-1-59463-096-5 • $25.95
MASTERY
ROBERT GREENE
Picking up where The 48 Laws of Power left off, the
author mines the biographies of great historical figures
for clues about gaining control over our own
lives and destinies.
A Viking hardcover
November • 320 pp. • 978-0-670-02496-4 • $28.95
AM I A JEW?
Lost Tribes, Lapsed Jews,
and One Man’s Search for Himself
THEODORE ROSS
From “Crypto-Jews” in New Mexico to a rare Classical
Reform congregation in Kansas City, the author
tries to understand himself by experiencing the
diversity of Judaism.
A Hudson Street Press hardcover
September • 288 pp. • 978-1-59463-095-8 • $25.95
THE BEST SPIRITUAL WRITING 2013
Edited by Philip Zaleski
Introduction by Stephen Prothero
Explore the most nourishing writings on spirituality
published in the past year by some of the nation’s
most esteemed writers such as Adam Gopnik, Marilynne
Robinson, and George Weigel.
A Penguin paperback original
October • 272 pp. • 978-0-14-312153-4 • $17.00
IF THE BUDDHA HAD KIDS
Raising Children
to Create a More Peaceful World
CHARLOTTE KASL, PH.D.
Using spiritual guidelines as well as practical advice,
Kasl encourages parents to raise their children to be
peacemakers in a turbulent world.
A Penguin paperback original
September • 320 pp. • 978-0-14-311631-8 • $14.00
THE SYNCHRONICITY KEY
The Hidden Intelligence
Guiding the Universe and You
DAVID WILCOCK
The revered author reveals the hidden laws governing
the fates of individuals and nations through
seemingly random “synchronicity,” leaving us with a
remarkable blueprint of how best to lead our lives
spiritually in the post-2012 world.
A Dutton hardcover
August • 464 pp. • 978-0-525-95367-8 • $29.95
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DARING GREATLY
How the Courage to Be
Vulnerable Transforms
the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
BRENÉ BROWN, PH.D., L.M.S.W.
After twelve years of research, the highly regarded
thought leader argues that vulnerability is not weakness,
but rather our clearest path to courage,
engagement, and meaningful connection.
A Gotham hardcover
September • 256 pp. • 978-1-592-40733-0 • $26.00
EVERY GOOD ENDEAVOR
Connecting Your Work
to God’s Plan for the World
TIMOTHY KELLER
The bestselling author shows how the Christian view
of work—that we work to serve others, not ourselves—can
provide the foundation of a thriving
professional and balanced personal life.
A Dutton hardcover
November • 272 pp. • 978-0-525-95270-1 • $26.95
IT’S COMPLICATED
(BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE)
A Modern Guide to
Finding and Keeping Love
PAUL CARRICK BRUNSON
The “Modern Day Matchmaker” presents a refreshingly
optimistic and plainspoken guide to finding
romance—both on- and off-line.
A Gotham hardcover
September • 304 pp. • 978-1-592-40769-9 • $22.50
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DEAR CHANDLER, DEAR SCARLETT
A Grandfather’s Thoughts on Faith,
family, and the Things That Matter Most
MIKE HUCKABEE
The former presidential candidate offers a series of
letters to his infant grandson about the things that
matter most: faith, love, family, overcoming adversity,
and staying true to your values in the face of
failure and temptation.
A Sentinel hardcover
November • 240 pp. • 978-1-59523-093-5 • $24.95
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5 CDs, 6.5 hours • Unabridged • 978-1-61176-112-2 • $29.95
CHRONOTHERAPY
Resetting Your Inner Clock to Boost
Mood, Alertness, and Quality Sleep
MICHAEL TERMAN, PHD,
AND IAN MCMAHAN, PHD
An enlightened approach to insomnia, depressed
mood, fatigue, and other sleep-related problems of
everyday life, harnessing the power of light therapy
to reset the natural clock.
An Avery hardcover
November • 304 pp. • 978-1-58333-472-0 • $26.00
HELP, THANKS, WOW
The Three Essential Prayers
ANNE LAMOTT
Lamott writes about the three fundamental prayers
to rely upon during trying times.
A Riverhead hardcover
November • 112 pp. • 978-1-59463-129-0 • $17.95
LOSE IT FAST, LOSE IT FOREVER
A 4-Step Permanent
Weight Loss Plan from the Most
Successful “Biggest Loser” of All Time
PETE THOMAS
Foreword by Jillian Michaels
After shedding 185 pounds on the popular reality
show, the author now teaches a weight-loss program
that has led to lasting results in hundreds of students
from all walks of life.
An Avery hardcover
September • 272 pp. • 978-1-58333-499-7 • $26.00
FORMULA 50
A 6-Week Workout and Nutrition
Plan That Will Transform Your Life
50 CENT WITH JEFF O’CONNELL
The megasuccessful entertainer unleashes the power
of metabolic resistance training (MRT), the key
ingredient that has helped him achieve the famously
buff physique that makes his music videos sizzle.
An Avery hardcover
January • 224 pp. • 978-1-58333-502-4 • $30.00
THE BUSY MOM’S COOKBOOK
100 Recipes for Quick,
Delicious, Home-Cooked Meals
ANTONIA LOFASO
The beloved Top Chef All-Star serves up more than
100 ready-in-a-flash recipes that she developed as a
hardworking single mom. .
An Avery hardcover
August • 224 pp. • 978-1-58333-470-6 • $28.00
THE NAKED BREWER
Fearless Homebrewing,
Tips, Tricks & Rule-breaking Recipes
CHRISTINA PEROZZI AND HALLIE BEAUNE
The Beer Chicks take DIY homebrewing to a new
level, with tips on growing your own ingredients,
recipes for tinctures, syrups, and preserves, and
seasonal recipes that pair perfectly with each beer.
A Perigee paperback original
October • 336 pp. • 978-0-399-53768-4 • $16.95
WHAT KATIE ATE
Recipes and Stories
KATIE QUINN DAVIES
“The foodie/photographer pairing in the blog world
is a common one, but no one does it better than
Katie Quinn Davies.”—Gwyneth Paltrow, GOOP.
A Viking Studio hardcover
October • 256 pp. • 978-0-670-026180-0 • $45.00
THE KITCHEN DIARIES
A Year in the Kitchen with Nigel Slater
NIGEL SLATER
“A true kitchen companion, filled to the brim with
relatable narratives and approachable recipes.”—The
Wall Street Journal. Color photos.
A Viking Studio hardcover
November • 416 pp. • 978-0-670-02641-8 • $40.00
IN SEASON
More Than 140 Fresh and Simple Recipes
Inspired by Farmer’s Market Ingredients
ROB PATRONITE AND ROBIN RAISFELD
The New York Magazine food editors offer fresh and
simple recipes for a vast array of ingredients, contributed
by celebrated chefs, easily adapted to casual
at-home cooking. Color illustrations.
A Blue Rider Press hardcover
November • 240 pp. • 978-0-399-16110-0 • $35.00
HELEN NASH’S NEW KOSHER CUISINE
Healthy, Simple & Stylish
HELEN NASH
Using ingredients that have only recently become
available, Nash’s latest work contains many new and
imaginative fusion recipes that are as modern as
they are delicious. 63 color photos.
An Overlook hardcover
September • 368 pp. • 978-1-59020-863-2 • $35.00
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Food
IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S BRIE
Unwrapping America’s
Unique Culture of Cheese
KIRSTIN JACKSON
Illustrations by Summer Pierre
A behind-the-scenes look at American cheese—
including who makes it, where it’s made, and how—
with profiles of more than 50 distinctive cheeses.
A Perigee paperback original
November • 272 pp. • 978-0-399-53766-0 • $19.00
HANDWRITTEN RECIPES
A Bookseller’s Collection of
Curious and Wonderful Recipes
Forgotten Between the Pages
MICHAEL POPEK
Collected by the used-bookshop owner behind Forgotten
Bookmarks, these recipes offer a glimpse into
other people’s kitchens and traditions that would
have been all but lost.
A Perigee paper-over-board original
November • 192 pp. • 978-0-399-16014-1 • $20.00
THE CHINESE VEGAN KITCHEN
225 Meat-Free, Egg-Free,
Dairy-Free Dishes from
the Culinary Regions of China
DONNA KLEIN
A renowned vegan chef delivers a whole new world
of delicious, simple-to-make, and satisfying dishes.
A Perigee paperback original
December • 192 pp. • 978-0-399-53770-7 • $18.95
CHEF MICHAEL SMITH’S KITCHEN
100 of My Favorite Easy Recipes
MICHAEL SMITH
Features more than 100 easy-to-make recipes, each
with a mouth-watering photo, celebrating easy and
delectable meals, and embracing a relaxed approach
in the kitchen.
A Pintail paperback original
Fall • 288 pp. • 978-0-670-06691-9 • $25.00
THE CURIOUS WORLD OF WINE
Facts, Legends, and
Lore About the Drink We Love So Much
RICHARD VINE
“Fact, lore and fantasy, Richard has seen, heard or
drunk them all...and we get to tag along with glass
in hand.”—Joe Borello, President, Tasters Guild
International.
A Perigee paperback original
November • 272 pp. • 978-0-399-53763-9 • $17.95
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THE DUDE AND THE ZEN MASTER
Two Friends Discuss Life,
Art, and the Occasional Bowling Ball
JEFF BRIDGES AND BERNIE GLASSMAN
An inspiring—and often hilarious—dialogue
between the Oscar-winning actor and his longtime
spiritual guru—a conversation about life, the movies,
laughter, and trying to do good in a difficult
world.
A Blue Rider Press hardcover
November • 256 pp. • 978-0-399-16164-3 • $25.95
THE BAREFOOT RUNNING BOOK
The Art and Science of
Barefoot and Minimalist Shoe Running
JASON ROBILLARD
The founder of the Barefoot Running University
delivers the go-to guide on the fastest-growing trend
in running.
A Plume paperback original
September • 208 pp. • 978-0-452-29845-3 • $15.00
MY LIFE MAP
A Journal to Help You Shape Your Future
KATE AND DAVID MARSHALL
“An intriguing look at the age-old question of the
pursuit of the good life. A must-read for anyone facing
the ‘what’s next?’ moment in life.”—Richard
Leider, author of Repacking Your Bags.
A Gotham paperback original
November • 96 pp. • 978-1-592-40784-2 • $16.00
CALM THE CRYING
The Secret Baby Language
That Reveals the Hidden
Meaning Behind an Infant’s Cry
PRISCILLA DUNSTAN
Helping readers learn to recognize and respond to
exactly what their baby needs, the Dunstan Baby
Language covers ten sounds in total that can be
identified and used to calm a baby.
An Avery paperback original
September • 256 pp. • 978-1-58333-469-0 • $18.00
THE BABY SIGNING BIBLE
Baby Sign Language Made Easy
LAURA BERG
Featuring 400 signs, this is the most comprehensive,
user-friendly handbook for parents who want
to enhance communication with any child.
An Avery paperback original
September • 256 pp. • 978-1-58333-471-3 • $16.00
AN UNKNOWN WORLD
Notes on the Meaning of the Earth
JACOB NEEDLEMAN
The revered philosopher frames humankind’s role
on the planet in a completely fresh way, revealing
how the care and maintenance of a world is something
vital and basic to our existence as authentic
human beings.
A Tarcher hardcover
October • 208 pp. • 978-1-58542-901-1 • $24.95
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO
SYMPTOMS, ILLNESS AND SURGERY
6th Edition
H. WINTER GRIFFITH, M.D.
Updated by Stephen W. Moore, M.D.,
and Kenneth Yoder, M.D.
Surgical illustrations by Mark Pederson
The revised edition includes new entries on illness
and disorders, as well as new surgical topics, plus an
updated appendix featuring prevention and other
self-care issues.
A Perigee paperback original
December • 1,184 pp. • 978-0-399-16151-3 • $30.00
THE INTROVERT’S WAY
Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World
SOPHIA DEMBLING
With short, easy-to-understand, and personable
takes on the quiet life, this heartfelt guide will help
readers learn to better articulate and celebrate what
works for them.
A Perigee paperback original
December • 176 pp. • 978-0-399-53769-1 • $14.00
PEACEFUL PARENT, HAPPY KIDS
How to Stop Yelling
and Start Connecting
DR. LAURA MARKHAM
Foreword by Jack Canfield
“Shows us how to replenish our spirits so we can
give our kids the best of ourselves, not what’s left of
ourselves.”—Jack Canfield, co-creator of the Chicken
Soup for the Soul series.
A Perigee paperback original
December • 288 pp. • 978-0-399-16028-8 • $15.00
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TEBOW TIME
Insights on Winning
from Football’s Rising Star
JESSE HINES
Presents over two hundred quotations from the
football phenom topics such as: his career, his faith,
his approach to winning, his upbringing, and how he
deals with both adoration and criticism. Also
includes an in-depth introductory essay and an
abbreviated milestones section highlighting key
events in his life, his favorite Scriptures, and quotes
by others concerning their perceptions of Tebow.
A Tarcher hardcover
September • 240 pp. • 978-0-399-16232-9 • $11.95
FRIENDKEEPING
A Field Guide to the People
You Love, Hate, and Can’t Live Without
JULIE KLAM
After her bestselling You Had Me at Woof, about relationships
with dogs, Klam now turns her attention
to human relationships, from the curious world of
online friendship to the intersection of friendship
and motherhood.
A Riverhead hardcover
October • 224 pp. • 978-1-59448-806-1 • $25.95
EVERYDAY KINDNESS
Shortcuts to a Happier
and More Confident Life
STEPHANIE DOWRICK, PH.D.
Whether it is a hard time to be endured or a wonderful
time to be shared and celebrated, it’s our willingness
to think well of ourselves and act kindly toward
others that makes all the difference.
A Tarcher paperback original
September • 384 pp. • 978-0-399-16089-9 • $15.95
THE BOOK OF LOVE AND CREATION
A Channeled Text
PAUL SELIG
In this latest revelation, the invisible teachers who
speak through Selig actually instruct readers in how
they can develop their own powers of clairvoyance,
intuition, and aura-reading.
A Tarcher paperback original
September • 416 pp. • 978-0-399-16090-5 • $17.95
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THE LAST BOYS PICKED
Helping Boys Who Don’t
Play Sports Survive Bullies and Boyhood
JANET SASSON EDGETTE
AND BETH MARGOLIS RUPP
Learn to identify the social and emotional hurdles
that boys face, along with specific action steps to
help any child build resilience and a healthy selfesteem—with
lifelong benefits.
A Berkley paperback original
September • 304 pp. • 978-0-425-24543-9 • $15.00
THE ART OF SELLING YOURSELF
The Simple Step-by-Step Process
for Success in Business and Life
ADAM RICCOBONI AND DANIEL CALLAGHAN
The know-how you need to navigate today’s tough
business terrain and achieve success in your career
and life.
A Tarcher paperback original
October • 192 pp. • 978-0-399-16033-2 • $15.99
THE SCIENCE OF MIND
ERNEST HOLMES
In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the
1938 edition of this sacred work, a deluxe volume
featuring black bonded-leather binding, a 4-color
designed box, and gilded edges.
A Tarcher slipcased leather-bound hardcover
October • 960 pp. • 978-0-399-16088-2 • $80.00
Also in standard hardcover: 978-0-87477-865-6 • $29.95
Paperback: 978-0-87477-921-9 • $19.95
THE SUCCESSFUL BRAIN
Increase Your Mental Powers Using
NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)
WENDY JAGO
Introduces the reader to therapeutic technique used
to recognize and reprogram unconscious patterns of
thought and behavior in order to modify psychological
responses.
A Tarcher paperback original
October • 304 pp. • 978-0-399-16042-4 • $15.95
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DOLLY PARTON
The legendary musician and songwriter shares for
the first time her poignant and deeply held philosophy
on life, based on her University of Tennessee
commencement speech.
A Putnam hardcover
November • 128 pp. • 978-0-399-16248-0 • $19.95
THE ONE COMMAND
Six Steps to Attract
Wealth with the Power of Your Mind
ASARA LOVEJOY
The popular speaker introduces a six-step process
for achieving the Theta step, tapping into your powerful
mind in order to attract financial good.
A Berkley paperback original
September • 320 pp. • 978-0-425-25795-1 • $15.00
ASK GEORGE ANDERSON
What Souls in the
Hereafter Can Teach Us About Life
GEORGE ANDERSON AND ANDREW BARONE
The world’s greatest medium offers invaluable lessons
that will enrich our lives because they are
imparted from a profound and rare perspective: that
of the souls who have already lived it and learned
from it.
A Berkley paperback original
September • 320 pp. • 978-0-425-24728-0 • $15.00
COMPLETE GUIDE TO PRESCRIPTION
AND NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS 2013
H. WINTER GRIFFITH, M.D.
Updated by Stephen W. Moore, M.D.
Features revised, up-to-date FDA information and
an A-Z list of illnesses for easy reference.
A Perigee paperback original
November • 1,120 pp. • 978-0-399-53767-7 • $30.00
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LOST AT SEA
The Jon Ronson Mysteries
JON RONSON
The author of The Psychopath Test investigates the
very strange things that we are willing to believe in,
such as lifelike robots that are shaped after loved
ones who have passed on, spiritual leaders, and
other bizarre and unusual stories.
A Riverhead hardcover
December • 400 pp. • 978-1-59463-137-5 • $26.95
WANTING SEX AGAIN
How to Rediscover Your
Desire and Heal a Sexless Marriage
LAURIE WATSON
“Watson has helped many women recover lost
libido, and her book will help many more.”—Michael
Castleman, author of Great Sex.
A Berkley paperback original
December • 320 pp. • 978-0-425-25714-2 • $16.00
JACOB THE BAKER
Gentle Wisdom for a Complicated World
NOAH BENSHEA
A small-town baker named Jacob scribbles his
thoughts on bits of paper as he waits for the bread to
rise—and soon his simple sayings become known
and spread among the town.
An Overlook hardcover
November • 128 pp. • 978-1-4683-0122-9 • $19.95
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Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash
EDWARD HUMES
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BOOKS DUE: SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2012 • VOLUME 22, NUMBER 3
TO SELL IS HUMAN
The Surprising Truth
About Moving Others
DANIEL H. PINK
From the bestselling author of Drive comes an exploration
of the power of selling, which each of us does
every day—whether we know it or not.
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NETFLIXED
The Epic Battle for America’s Eyeballs
GINA KEATING
The fast-paced drama of Netflix’s rise, from grueling
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November • 288 pp. • 978-1-59184-478-5 • $26.95
SMALL MESSAGE, BIG IMPACT
The Elevator Speech Effect
TERRI L. SJODIN
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AUTOMATE THIS
How Algorithms Came to Rule Our World
CHRISTOPHER STEINER
Traces the story of how algorithms (and their programmers)
have spread from Wall Street to Main
Street, along with troubling side effects, like the
destruction of many professions and increased volatility
in financial markets.
A Portfolio hardcover
September • 256 pp. • 978-1-59184-492-1 • $25.95
EXTREME TEAMWORK
Building a Help-the-Helper Culture
KEVIN PRITCHARD AND JOHN ELIOT
Shows how outstanding teams build a culture that
recognizes and rewards those who help the helper—
even when they don’t have flashy statistics to show
for it (points scored, sales closed, etc.).
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September • 256 pp. • 978-1-59184-545-4 • $25.95
JUDGMENT ON THE FRONT LINE
How Smart Companies
Win by Trusting Their People
CHRIS DEROSE AND NOEL M. TICHY
Not only do front-line employees have the most
impact on how a brand is perceived, but they are also
the most valuable source of insight into what customers
want and how to give it to them.
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October • 256 pp. • 978-1-59184-388-7 • $26.95
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THE LAUNCH PAD
Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley’s
Most Exclusive School for Start-ups
RANDALL STROSS
The first journalist to have fly-on-the-wall access to
Y Combinator, Stross tells the full story of how this
ultra exclusive institution teaches hundreds of
aspiring Mark Zuckerbergs to go from concept to
profitability in record time.
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October • 240 pp. • 978-1-59184-529-4 • $26.95
THE COMMITMENT ENGINE
Teaching Your Business to Manage Itself
JOHN JANTSCH
By studying the ins-and-outs of companies that
enjoy extraordinary devotion from customers and
employees, the author of Duct Tape Marketing
reveals the systemic path to discovering and generating
genuine commitment.
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October • 256 pp. • 978-1-59184-487-7 • $26.95
THE IMPACT EQUATION
Are You Making Things
Happen or Just Making Noise?
CHRIS BROGAN AND JULIEN SMITH
The authors of Trust Agents provide an authentic and
effective approach for getting communities (online
and off) to notice your ideas—and take action.
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October • 256 pp. • 978-1-59184-490-7 • $26.95
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LIKE A VIRGIN
Secrets They Won’t
Teach You at Business School
RICHARD BRANSON
The founder of the Virgin Group distills and shares
the experiences and insights that have made him
one of the world’s most recognized and respected
business leaders.
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October • 288 pp. • 978-1-59184-568-3 • $16.00
THE SMARTEST
PORTFOLIO YOU’LL EVER OWN
A Do-It-Yourself Breakthrough Strategy
DANIEL R. SOLIN
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September • 224 pp. • 978-0-399-53779-0 • $15.00
A SLICE OF THE PIE
How to Build a Big Little Business
NICK SARILLO
A blue-collar CEO shares his company’s secret of
success—a high-performance, purpose-driven culture
in which every staffer is equipped with the tools
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September • 256 pp. • 978-1-59184-458-7 • $26.95
THE CLICK MOMENT
Seizing Opportunity
in an Unpredictable World
FRANS JOHANSSEN
The bestselling author of The Medici Effect illustrates
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Performing Arts & Popular Culture
BOOKS DUE: SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2012 • VOLUME 22, NUMBER 3
WAGING HEAVY PEACE
NEIL YOUNG
From his early days with Buffalo Springfield to his
groundbreaking solo career to his reemergence as
the patron saint of grunge, the musical legend presents
a kaleidoscopic view of personal life and musical
creativity. 2 16-page photo inserts.
A Blue Rider Press hardcover
November • 416 pp. • 978-0-399-15946-3 • $30.00
A WOMAN LIKE ME
BETTYE LAVETTE WITH DAVID RITZ
The R&B legend unabashedly recounts her freewheeling
childhood, her short-lived conquest of the
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and, finally, her recent comeback and career revival.
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October • 320 pp. • 978-0-399-15938-1 • $26.95
THE SARTORIALIST II
SCOTT SCHUMAN
A new show-stopping collection of color photos and
commentary from the blog that has come to define
modern style.
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September • 512 pp. • 978-0-7181943-90 • $30.00
THE TRUTH ABOUT STYLE
STACY LONDON
The co-host of TLC’s What Not to Wear shares her own
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power of personal style—illustrating it with a
series of detailed “startovers” with eight real women.
A Viking hardcover
October • 288 pp. • 978-0-670-02623-4 • $32.95
TO HAVE AND HAVE ANOTHER
A Hemingway Cocktail Companion
PHILIP GREENE
The co-founder of the Museum of the American
Cocktail provides a unique take on Papa’s oeuvre
that captures the tastes, smells, and colors of the
cocktails he imbibed and the drinks he placed so
prominently in his stories.
A Perigee hardcover
November • 272 pp. • 978-0-399-53764-6 • $24.00
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
The Surprising, Shocking,
and Sometimes Strange Story
of One Hundred Years of Modern Art
WILL GOMPERTZ
The former director of the Tate Gallery takes readers
on a captivating tour of modern art from impressionism
to the present day, telling the story of the
movements, the artists, and the works that not only
changed art forever but also helped create and define
the modern world. B/w art.
A Dutton hardcover
November • 384 pp. • 978-0-525-95267-1 • $28.95
GLOBAL MODEL VILLAGE
The International
Street Art of Slinkachu
SLINKACHU
Mixing visual art and humor with a poignant edge,
the London-based street artist arranges miniature
hand-painted figures and tableaux throughout bustling
cities and famous destinations.
A Blue Rider Press hardcover
September • 120 pp. • 978-0-399-16074-5 • $17.95
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SIRI & ME
A Love Story
DAVID MILGRIM
The author of Goodnight iPad presents an illustrated
love story about a guy who falls in love with the
mysterious, and often cryptic, woman living inside
of his iPhone.
A Blue Rider Press hardcover
October • 112 pp. • 978-0-399-16159-9 • $15.95
LEONARD MALTIN’S
2013 MOVIE GUIDE
The Modern Era
LEONARD MALTIN
Our guide narrows down the data to what is most
relevant and useful, with contributors bringing both
knowledge and enthusiasm to their reviews.
A Plume paperback original
September • 1,664 pp. • 978-0-452-29854-5 • $22.00
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September • 1,664 pp. • 978-0-451-23774-3 • $9.99
THE FILMMAKER’S HANDBOOK
A Comprehensive Guide
for the Digital Age
2013 Edition
STEVEN ASCHER AND EDWARD PINCUS
Covering digital video, film, and even DSLR still
cameras with video capabilities, two award-winning
filmmakers and teachers address all aspects of movie
making.
A Plume paperback original
December • 832 pp. • 978-0-452-29728-9 • $30.00
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Golf Dogs
THE WAR BY THE SHORE
The Incomparable Drama
of the 1991 Ryder Cup
CURT SAMPSON
Interviewing key players from both Team USA and
Team Europe, the veteran golf writer provides historical
context to explain why the competition at
Kiawah Island changed the event forever. 8-page
color photos insert.
A Gotham hardcover
August • 288 pp. • 978-1-592-40796-5 • $28.00
UNCONSCIOUS SCORING
Dave Stockton’s Guide
to Saving Shots Around the Green
DAVE STOCKTON AND MATTHEW RUDY
Foreword by Rory McIlroy
The teacher of Mickelson and McIlroy shows how to
make the most of shots around the green—the best
place to achieve lower scores.
A Gotham hardcover
August • 160 pp. • 978-1-592-40776-7 • $27.50
DAVE PELZ’S PUTTING GAMES
The More You Play, the Better You Putt
DAVE PELZ WITH EDDIE PELZ
Improve your putting by playing games in the comfort
and convenience of your own home during the
week, so you can shoot lower scores on the course on
the weekends. B/w and color photos.
A Gotham hardcover
September • 160 pp. • 978-1-592-40770-5 • $30.00
EVERY DAY IS AN ATHEIST HOLIDAY!
More Magical Tales
from the Author of God, No!
PENN JILLETTE
A spectacularly witty and sharply observant collection
of essays spanning the hidden horrors of
Christmas carols, celebrating his children’s birthdays,
Fourth of July, Halloween, and beyond.
A Blue Rider Press hardcover
November • 272 pp. • 978-0-399-16156-8 • $25.95
CHASING SPIRITS
The Building of the
“Ghost Adventures” Crew
NICK GROFF WITH JEFF BELANGER
The paranormal investigator of the Travel Channel’s
Ghost Adventures delivers a behind-the-scenes look at
the show and recollects his supernatural encounters.
An NAL paperback original
October • 272 pp. • 978-0-451-41344-4 • $16.00
LYRICS AND PROSE
RIC OCASEK
A personal narrative and collection of original song
lyrics, photos, and prose poetry from Ric Ocasek,
solo performer and lead singer of The Cars.
A Blue Rider Press hardcover
November • 320 pp. • 978-0-399-16370-8 • $25.95
THE DEAD ROAM THE EARTH
True Stories of the
Unexplained from Around the World
ALASDAIR WICKHAM
From incubi in Sumatra to exorcism in Sudan, this
volume explores the fascinating variety—and
uncanny similarity—of supernatural encounters in
every corner of the planet.
A Penguin paperback original
October • 304 pp. • 978-0-14-312226-5 • $15.00
IN SEARCH OF CLEO
How I Found My Pussy and Lost My Mind
GINA GERSHON
When she loses her beloved cat, the film icon spends
two months roaming the back streets of Los Angeles
at all hours of the night, meeting several quirky
characters who help or hinder her in different ways.
A Gotham hardcover
October • 176 pp. • 978-1-592-40766-8 • $22.50
TOP SHOT
A&E Networks
Foreword by Colby Donaldson
Learn what makes History Channel’s Top Shot one of
the most popular reality shows on television—and
the weapons, the contestants, the history of sharpshooting,
to how the show is created. Color photos.
An NAL paperback original
November • 256 pp. • 978-0-451-41345-1 • $16.00
THE VAMPIRE COMBAT MANUAL
A Guide to Fighting
the Bloodthirsty Undead
ROGER MA
With detailed illustrations—as well as interviews
with actual members of the undead—this is your
best chance at surviving with your life and blood
supply intact.
A Berkley paperback original
October • 320 pp. • 978-0-425-24765-5 • $15.00
THE LAW OF SUPERHEROES
JAMES DAILY, J.D., AND RYAN DAVIDSON, J.D.
The duo behind LawAndTheMultiverse.com explore
the hypothetical legal ramifications of comic book
tropes: Could Superman sue if someone exposed his
true identity? Are members of the Legion of Doom
vulnerable to prosecution under RICO? B/w comics.
A Gotham hardcover
October • 320 pp. • 978-1-592-40726-2 • $26.00
CHUCK NORRIS:
LONGER AND HARDER
The Complete Chronicle of the World’s
Deadliest, Sexiest, and Beardiest Man
IAN SPECTOR
There is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide from these
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when uttering his name. Cartoon illustrations.
A Gotham paperback original
November • 352 pp. • 978-1-592-40793-4 • $18.00
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WHAT’S A DOG FOR?
The Surprising History,
Science, Philosophy,
and Politics of Man’s Best Friend
JOHN HOMANS
“An intensely readable, thoughtful look at man’s
best friend and its place in our world. Factually fascinating
and emotionally satisfying, What’s a Dog For?
is a great gift for dog lovers and those who wonder
what they’re about.”—Julie Klam, author of You Had
Me at Woof.
A Penguin Press hardcover
November • 256 pp. • 978-1-59420-515-6 • $25.95
YOU TELL YOUR DOG FIRST
ALISON PACE
The author of Pug Hill delivers “a collection of heartwarming,
soul-filling, funny and eerily relatable
pooch-inspired essays.”—Julie Klam, author of You
Had Me at Woof.
A Berkley paperback original
November • 256 pp. • 978-0-425-25587-2 • $15.00
WALLACE
The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport,
Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit
Bulls—One Flying Disc at a Time
JIM GORANT
After adopting a refugee from a suspicious pit bull–
breeding operation, the author of The Lost Dogs
introduces Wallace to the world of competitive Frisbee
dogs—with improbable results.
A Gotham hardcover
September • 256 pp. • 978-1-592-40731-6 • $26.00
I’M A GOOD DOG
Pit Bulls, America’s Most
Beautiful (and Misunderstood) Pet
KEN FOSTER
A gorgeously illustrated, tenderly written tribute to
this most misunderstood of canines.
A Viking Studio hardcover
November • 224 pp. • 978-0-670-02620-3 • $25.00
TRAINING FOR BOTH
ENDS OF THE LEASH
A Guide to Cooperation
Training for You and Your Dog
KATE PERRY AND YVONNE CONZA
A breakthrough approach to dog training, tapping
the power of cooperation by integrating a dog’s natural
instinct with an owner’s personality.
An Avery paperback original
October • 256 pp. • 978-1-58333-451-5 • $18.00
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