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Po Bronson

WHY DO I LOVE THESE PEOPLE?:The Miraculous Journeys of Twenty-First-Century Families

In his long-awaited follow-up to the bestsellingsensation, What Should I Do With My Life?(0-375-75898-4), Bronson travels the world tofind extraordinary wisdom from ordinarypeople who overcame adversity to rebuildfamily relationships. Through artful andwise storytelling, he elevates the experienceof ordinary people to the level of literature,while showing us the way to a richer life.CBS Early Show. 14-city tour. San Francisco, CA.

1-4000-6237-3 | $24.95/$34.95C | 200,000 | Random House | HC

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Iris Johansen

ON THE RUNFor eight years, single mother GraceArcher has been living a picture-perfectlife raising her daughter on a horse farmin the small town of Tallanville, Alabama.But now, the ghosts of her past havereturned. And they’re hungry for blood.Now Grace must resume an identity thatshe thought she had cast off forever, andmatch wits with an opponent as deadly ashe is cunning. Atlanta, GA

0-553-80343-3 | $26.00/$37.00C | 300,000 Bantam | HC | December


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Sharon Rocha

FOR LACIThe mother of Laci Peterson tells the storyof her daughter’s life, her disappearance,the trail of her murder, and the aftermath.Sharon Rocha reveals conversations withthe murderer, accounts of his family’sbehavior, as well as details from the trialand funeral in the book only she couldwrite. She also discusses victim’s rights, a subject for which she now campaignsregularly. California

0-307-33828-2 | $25.95/$35.95C | 500,000 | Crown | HC


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Julian Barnes

ARTHUR & GEORGEGeorge Edjali, a shy, aloof solicitor, ischarged and convicted of a crime he didnot commit. Arthur Conan Doyle,incensed by the obvious miscarriage ofjustice, focuses his will and power onclearing George’s name. With detailedresearch and vivid imagination, Barnesbrings to life this long-forgotten case andreveals the inner lives of his two protagonists.These century-old events resound withrelevant issues about crime and spirituality,guilt and innocence, identity and race. 8-city tour. London.

0-307-26310-X | $24.95/NCR | 100,000 | Knopf | HC

Dave Barry

DAVE BARRY’S MONEY SECRETS:Like: Why Is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar?

The ever-hilarious Dave Barry revealseverything you need to know about makingand losing money, with special attentionpaid to our friends on Wall Street, CEOoffice furniture, and how to make a killing(or not) in real estate. And, if all else fails,the financial benefits to an early death.Today Show. 10-city tour. Miami, FL.

1-4000-4758-7 | $24.95/$34.95C | 150,000 | Crown | HC


Jay McInerney

THE GOOD LIFEThe story of the love that develops betweenpeople working side by side providingfood and drink to workers at ground zero.People battered by loss and betrayal, bymemory and regret, by fresh disappointmentand shocks, people determined to discoverwhat the good life truly is before it’s toolate. 9-city tour. New York, NY.

0-375-41140-2 | $25.00/$35.00C | 75,000 | Knopf | HC

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Leslie Baumann, M.D.

THE SKIN TYPE SOLUTION: A Revolutionary Guide to Your Best Skin Ever

Dr. Baumann has developed a scientificallyformulated, breakthrough program thatwill help consumers identify their individualskin type and needs, and choose productsand procedures with great accuracy andresults for improved health and appearance, atprices for every pocketbook. Miami, FL

0-553-80422-7 | $20.00/$27.00C | 200,000 | Bantam | HC

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Sarah Dunant

IN THE COMPANY OF THE COURTESAN: A Novel

The much-anticipated new novel by thebestselling author of The Birth of Venus(0-8129-6897-2) is a breathtaking story aboutlove, beauty, the politics of sex and thepower of loyalty, set in Venice against thebackdrop of a Europe in violent, religioustumult. 9-city tour. London and Florence.

1-4000-6381-7 | $23.95/NCR | 200,000 | Random House | HC

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Edward Rutherford

THE REBELS OF IRELAND: The Dublin Saga

The eagerly anticipated sequel to the NewYork Times bestselling The Princes of Ireland(0-345-47235-7). This stirring historical sagafollows the fates of several Dublin familiesfrom the English colonization of Irelandunder Elizabeth I to the triumphantfounding of the Irish Free State in 1922,which led to the island of the Celtic Tigerof today. 6-city tour. Radio Satellite Tour. Dublin

0-385-51289-9 | $28.95/NCR | 200,000 | Doubleday | HC


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Danielle Steel

THE HOUSEWorkaholic attorney Sarah Anderson isleft an inheritance from a wealthy clientwith a message to use the money forsomething wonderful, to live well, andthink of something other than just work.She uses the money to buy a magnificentold house, and as she and architect JeffParker bring the house back to life shemakes a series of powerful discoveries:about the true meaning of a last gift…aboutthe legacies that are passed from generationto generation…and about a future she’sonly beginning to imagine. San Francisco, CA

0-385-33828-7 | $27.00/$38.00C | 800,000 | Delacorte | HC


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Karen Armstrong

THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION:The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions

Armstrong traces the development of theAxial Age- a period in the ninth centuryBCE when the peoples of four distinctregions of the civilized world created thereligious traditions that have endured tothe present day—examining the contributionsof such figures such as Buddha, Socrates,Confucius, and Ezekiel. While we are livingat a time of religious stridency, each AxialAge case shows that a disciplined revulsionfrom violence and hatred proved to be themajor catalyst of spiritual change. 8-citytour. London.

0-375-41317-0 | $30.00/NCR | 100,000 | Knopf | HC

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David Bach

THE AUTOMATIC MILLIONAIRE HOMEOWNER: A Powerful Plan to Finish Rich in Real Estate

A short, simple plan for anyone—renters,buyers, and owners—to reach their seven-figure dreams in real estate. In crisp, cleardetail, this book explains the best way toafford, purchase, and pay down a mortgageon a first home, even on a modest incomeand even with debt, and then how to goon to purchase additional properties forinvestment, building wealth, and creatinga steady stream of income. Chock full ofencouragement, filled with success stories,examples, charts, and graphs. TV andRadio Satellite Tours. New York City

0-7679-2120-8 | $19.95/NCR | 350,000 | Broadway | HC


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THE AUTOMATIC MILLIONAIRE0-7679-2382-0 | $12.95/NCR | 150,000 Broadway | TR | January

Tami Hoag

PRIOR BAD ACTSVeteran Minneapolis homicide detectiveSam Kovac and his wisecracking partnerNikki Liska must protect a judge whoserecent unpopular ruling regarding apotential serial killer has made her the target of violence. And when the judge is kidnapped and the suspect list growslarger than anyone expected, the casetakes them down a dark trail of smokeand mirrors. Los Angeles, CA

0-553-80198-8 | $26.00/$37.00C | 325,000 | Bantam | HC


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Jonathan Kellerman

GONE: An Alex Delaware Novel

Two acting students suddenly vanish—onlyto be found battered and bruised three dayslater, recounting a horrific ordeal ofabduction. The scenario becomes evenstranger when the couple’s story is revealed asa hoax. But when one is murdered and theother goes missing, psychologist AlexDelaware and the L.A.P.D.’s Milo Sturgismust unravel this case of the couple thatcried wolf. California and New Mexico

0-345-45261-5 | $26.95/$35.95C | 325,000 | Ballantine | HC

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0-7393-0977-3 | $29.95/$44.95C | RH Audio | CD

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Frances Mayes

A YEAR IN THE WORLD: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller

In her first all-new work of literary travelwriting since Bella Tuscany (0-7679-0284-X),Mayes ventures beyond Tuscany, immersesherself in the daily life of 12 different localesand applies her unerringly perceptive eye and distinctive, lyrical prose style toportraits of countries and regions rangingfrom the Iberian Peninsula and Californiato Paris, the British Isles, Southern Italy,Greece, Turkey and Morocco. NationalAuthor Tour. Cortona, Italy and Marin, CA

0-7679-1005-2 | $26.00/$37.00C | 150,000 | Broadway | HC


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Suzanne Somers

UNTITLEDThe eagerly anticipated follow-up to hersmash success The Sexy Years (0-609-60721-9),with up-to-date information on bioidenticalhormone replacement therapy and howwomen can achieve great health and vitalityin the second half of life. 20-city televisionsatellite tour. Los Angeles, CA.

0-307-23724-9 | $24.95/$34.95C | 600,000 | Crown | HC

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Elizabeth Berg

WE ARE ALL WELCOME HERE: A Novel

In this new novel from the beloved authorof The Year of Pleasures and Open House,three amazing women search for true freedom,as Elizabeth Berg shows how the power oflove and personality can make a life meaningfuland promote change. Set in Tupelo, Mississippiduring the Freedom Summer of 1964, thisis the story of a radical love: a motherstruck down from polio nevertheless israising her daughter with humor and apowerful discipline to understand how tolove life and enjoy freedom, despite life’shandicaps and reversals. 16-city tour. OakPark, IL.

1-4000-6161-X | $22.95/$32.95C | 125,000 Random House | HC


Alexander McCall Smith

BLUE SHOES AND HAPPINESS: The New Novel in the No. 1 Ladies’Detective Agency Series

There is considerable excitement both atMma Remotswe’s No. 1 Ladies DetectiveAgency and at her husband’s TlokwengRoad Speedy Motors in the seventh installment in this beloved, bestsellingseries. Edinburgh

0-375-42272-2 | $21.95/NCR | 250,000 | Pantheon | HC


Now in Paperback:

IN THE COMPANY OFCHEERFUL LADIES: More from the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

The sixth charming book in the belovedand bestselling series, now in paperback!

1-4000-7570-X | $12.95/NCR | 300,000 | Anchor | TR

Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme

MY LIFE IN FRANCE The last words from the world’s mostbeloved chef. A personal memoir of Julia’syears in Paris and Marseille, written in herinimitable voice and illustrated throughoutwith Paul’s lovely nostalgic black and whitephotographs of France. Alex Prud’homme,her grandnephew, was able to completethis memoir using his hours of interviewswith her and her correspondence andjournals. 6-city tour by Alex Prud’homme.

1-4000-4346-8 | $24.95/$33.95C | 150,000 | Knopf | HC

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Stephen Harrigan

CHALLENGER PARKFrom the author of The Gates of the Alamo,a gripping journey into space aboard theshuttle with a woman astronaut, and motherof two young children, whose marriage isin crisis. Harrigan takes us to the heart ofwhat it is like to travel into space as oneof today’s astronauts—the exacting training,the dangers and exhilaration of the flight,the contrary pulls of home and adventure.A wondrous and thrilling novel about theeternal war that the human heart wagesbetween responsibility and abandon, realityand dreams. 11-city tour. Austin, Texas.

0-375-41205-0 | $24.95/$34.95C | 100,000 | Knopf | HC

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Sylvia Bonucci

VOICES FROM A TIMEThe backdrop for this fascinating andbeautifully told story contains the radiantand mundane world of fin de siecle society,the atmosphere of Jewish Trieste, the irredentistmovement, an encounter with Freud inVienna, economic and financial downfall,and the cultural squalor of Italian Fascism.Central to the story is Gemma, a frivolousbut fascinating woman, an adulteress wifeand irresponsible mother who behaveslike an eternal child. The other familymembers try to keep up with Gemma andher eccentricities, often paying a highprice to do so. Rome, Italy

1-58642-098-4 | $12.95/$17.95C | 4,000 | Steerforth | TR

Jayne Buxton

LESSONS IN DUCK HUNTING: A Novel

Ally is a divorced mother of two, approachingher 37th birthday warily. When her bestfriend asks her to attend a “find a man in a few easy steps” seminar as a favor,Ally decides to give love another shot. The seminar’s business approach leavesher feeling like a new cereal in need ofbranding, but it seems to work, and soonshe has two dates with eligible bachelors.But when Ally’s ex-husband shows up onthe doorstep bearing flowers, she mustdecide where her heart lies. London

0-345-48646-3 | $22.95/NCR | 35,000 | Ballantine | HC

Richard Galli

OF RICE AND MEN: A Novel of Vietnam

A fresh and warmly comic chronicle of the Army’s undiscovered “Civil Affairs”soldiers who roam a hostile war zone, notto kill or destroy, but to build, to feed andto heal. Unprepared, uncertain, and naïve,they find it impossible to make the peoplethere fall in love with them. But it’s fun towatch them try. Providence, RI

0-89141-885-7 | $26.95/$37.95C | 30,000 | Presidio | HC

Katharine McMahon

THE ALCHEMIST’S DAUGHTER: A Novel

For fans of literary historical fiction likeThe Birth of Venus and The Lady and theUnicorn, a novel set in 18th-century England,in a world of secrets and science, passionand betrayal, innocence and experience. A gripping and evocative tale of a youngwoman’s sensual awakening, and herquest to uncover the truth about her past.Watford, England.

0-307-23851-2 | $23.95/NCR | 75,000 | Crown | HC

Patrick Ryan

SEND ME: Fiction

In the Florida of NASA launches, ranch-stylehouses, and sudden hurricanes, Teresa Kerrigan,ungrounded by two divorces, tries to keep herself together. But her ex-husbandslinger in the background, while her fourchildren spin away to their own separatefutures, each carrying the baggage of a complex family history. A wholly original,haunting evocation of family love, loss,and ultimately, forgiveness. New York City

0-385-33874-0 | $23.00/$33.00C | 35,000 | Dial Press | HC

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Joshua Spanogle

ISOLATION WARDWithin three days, three mentally handicapped women check into the same Baltimore hospital with the same mysterious symptoms. When Dr. NathanielMcCormick of the Center for DiseaseControl is called in to investigate, theyoung doctor finds himself thrust instantlyinto a baffling spiral of conspiracies anddeceit. California

0-385-33853-8 | $22.00/$30.00C | 75,000 | Delacorte | HC

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Barth Anderson

THE PATRON SAINT OF PLAGUESIt’s the near future, and post-revolutionaryMexico is now tightly controlled by atheocratic government. Henry Stark is broughtover from the American Center for DiseaseControl to investigate a deadly viral outbreak.Stark races to uncover clues to the disease’srapid spread. But this disease is not a simpleoutbreak—it’s a targeted biological weapon,designed and deliberately released to bringdown the oppressive government…andthe killer is someone Stark knows.Minneapolis, MN

0-553-38358-2 | $13.00/$18.00C | 25,000 | Spectra | TR


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PRETTY LITTLE DIRTYA dazzling, racy, and exuberant debutabout the tightly knit friendship betweentwo girls and their shared fall from grace.Set in 1978 Kansas City and then swirlingthrough California in the early 80s, this is the story of Lisa and Celeste, two girlswho are more than just inseparable—theycan barely tell where one ends and theother begins. As they outgrow their suburbanlife, discovering sex, beer, and pot, thegirls dare each other onwards. 6-city tour.New Orleans, LA.

1-4000-9682-0 | $13.95/$21.00C | 35,000 | Vintage | TR

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Keith Donohue

THE STOLEN CHILD: A Novel

Inspired by a W.B. Yeats poem, this is the story of Henry Day, a seven-year-old boy stolen by changelings—ageless beingswhose secret community is threatened byencroaching modern life. They give Henry anew name, Aniday, and the gift of ageless-ness—now and forever, he will be sevenyears old. In keeping with tradition, thegroup has left another child in Henry’s place.This changeling boy, who has morphed himselfinto Henry’s duplicate, must adjust to acompletely new way of life and hide histrue identity from the Day family.Wheaton, MD

0-385-51616-9 | $23.95/$33.95C | 50,000 Nan A. Talese | HC

Shari Goldhagen

FAMILY AND OTHER ACCIDENTS: A Novel

Jack and Connor Reed are alone in the world,doing the best they can. Their father diedof a heart attack when Connor was ten,their mother of an aneurysm five yearslater. So at twenty-five, Jack has returnedto suburban Cleveland to work in his latefather’s law firm, bed young paralegals, andthrow money and advice at his teenagedbrother. This is the story of these twomen–of their successes and failures, tragediesand triumphs–from their viewpoints as wellas those of their girlfriends, wives and children.It is a story of what it means to be a family,to love unconditionally in the face of con-fusion, anger, and regret. New York City

0-385-51597-9 | $23.95/$33.95C | 25,000 | Doubleday | HC

Evan Kuhlman Illustrated by Brendon and Brian Fraim

WOLF BOY: A Novel

When Francis Harrelson, a beloved sonand very cool older brother, dies in a caraccident, his family, one by one, mustlearn to incorporate the absence of Francisinto their lives. This extremely warm,emotional story of a family trying to getback to normal, centers on their youngestson, who creates a comic book to channelhis questions about love, family, and life.These illustrated stories are presentedthroughout the book. Ordinary Peoplemeets Bee Season in this moving domesticdrama with an imaginative graphic element.Sheffielfd Lake, OH.

0-307-33696-4 | $23.00/$33.00C | 30,000 Shaye Areheart/Crown | HC

Darri Stephens and Megan DeSales

SPOONING: A Novel

A delightfully fizzy novel about a group of friends who form a cooking club toswap recipes and try to discover whetherthe old maxim that “the way to a man’sheart is through his stomach” still holdstrue. Includes the cooking club’s recipes ineach chapter. Los Angeles and New York City

0-7679-2139-9 | $12.95/$17.95C | 25,000 | Broadway | TR

Lisa Unger

BEAUTIFUL LIES: A Novel

A suspenseful, expertly crafted story of howa young woman’s good deed has horribleconsequences that leave her scrambling forher life. Unger takes readers on a harrowingjourney of self-discovery as heroine RidleyJones explores the shadow side of her lifeand her family’s past. A fast-paced thrillride and a soulful investigation of whatbinds us to the people in our lives andhow the choices we make determine whowe are. 10-city tour. Clearwater, FL.



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Lara Vapnyar

MEMOIRS OF A MUSE: A Novel

The comic and charming story of Tanya, aRussian girl who fantasizes about the greatRussian writers whose pictures and booksline her mother’s apartment. After college,Tanya moves to New York and becomesboth girlfriend and muse to a prominentwriter. Tanya’s journey to musedom andbeyond is a lively and deep meditation onfemale capabilities and happiness, and onthe mysteries of artistic expression. 5-citytour. New York City.

0-375-42296-X | $22.95/$32.95C | 40,000 | Pantheon | HC

Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop

FIREWORKS Hollis Clayton, a writer whose story collection is about to be rejected, is facinga summer alone. His son has died, hiswife has left him, and before the close of the season he will either slip beyondhope of recovery into alcoholism anddespair or find some promise of redemption.Here, in the banal rhythms of Hollis’s disintegrating life, is an eviscerating comicportrait of suburban despair, and a deeplyaffecting tale of grief and renewal.Savannah, GA.

0-307-26295-2 | $23.95/$33.95C | 25,000 | Knopf | HC

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Gail Godwin

QUEEN OF THE UNDERWORLD: A Novel

From the three time National BookAward nominee and beloved bestsellingauthor comes a sweeping, and yet intimatelyrealized new novel. Set in 1960s Miami,the story of an ambitious young journalistnamed Emma Gant, whose fierce beliefin herself is set against the events of thelarger world. 6-city tour. Woodstock, NY.

0-345-48318-9 | $24.95/$34.95C | 50,000Random House | HC | January


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THE MAKING OF A WRITER:Journals, 1961-1963

For apprentice writers, avid readers,Godwin fans and women everywhere, the coming of age of a young writer toldthrough her intimate journals.

1-4000-6432-5 | $25.95/$35.95C | 15,000 Random House | HC | January

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Noire

CANDY LICKERWhen Candy’s job as a “money mule” for the Gabriano family goes bad, herjunkie mother is murdered and her life is in jeopardy—until her tab is paid by“Hurricane” Jackson, CEO of the House of Homicide, the #1 urban record label. At first Candy thinks her prayers havebeen answered, but she soon sees thatHurricane is as talented as he is cruel.New York

0-345-48647-1 | $13.95/$21.00C | 50,000 | One World | TR

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Max Barry

COMPANY: A Novel

At Zephyr Holdings the floors are numberedin reverse. No one has ever seen the CEOor glimpsed his office on the first (i.e., top)floor. Stephen Jones, a young recruit, isnagged by a feeling that the company ishiding something. Something that explainswhy when people are fired, they are neverheard from again and why nobody in thecompany seems to know what it does. 4-city tour. Australia

0-385-51439-5 | $22.95/$32.95C | 40,000 | Doubleday | HC

Susan Carroll

THE SILVER ROSE: A Novel

Though Renaissance France is in turmoil,plagued by war and disease, the formidableCatherine de Medici’s reign of power isthreatened by a far greater evil—a diabolicalwoman known only as The Silver Rose.From the author of The Dark Queen (0-345-

43796-9) and The Courtesan (0-345-43797-7).

0-345-48251-4 | $13.95/$21.00C | 40,000 | Ballantine | TR

Karen Essex

LEONARDO’S SWANSThe story of the powerful Este sisters—Beatrice, Duchess of Milan, and Isabella,Marchesa of Mantua—as they compete forthe affections of Italy’s most influentialprince, the Duke of Milan, and for thelarger prize, to be immortalized in oil byhis court painter and engineer, Leonardoda Vinci. A haunting novel of rivalry, loveand betrayal that transports readers backto Renaissance Italy. Los Angeles, CA

0-385-51706-8 | $21.95/$29.95C | 100,000 | Doubleday | HC


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Carol Goodman

THE GHOST ORCHID: A Novel

Novelist Ellis Brooks is writing a bookbased on the dark events that took placeat Bosco—an artist colony in upstate NewYork—during the summer of 1893. Allshe knows is that the wealthy Milo Lathambrought in a psychic medium to help hiswife contact their three dead children—only to have the séance turn deadly, andhis remaining child abducted. As Ellisuncovers the Latham family’s dark secrets,a series of bizarre accidents occur, and thelines between past and present, and livingand dead begin to blur. Great Neck, NY

0-345-46213-0 | $24.95/$34.95C | 40,000 | Ballantine | HC

N. M. Kelby

WHALE SEASON: A Novel

This sharp, funny novel is madcap hilarityin the quintessentially weird Floridianhinterlands, featuring a local man downon his luck, who is dealt a dubious winninghand by a doctor-turned-serial killer disguisedas Jesus. In the rollicking tradition of CarlHiassen and Tom Robbins! Florida DrivingTour. Sarasota, FL


Kris Radish

ANNIE FREEMAN’S FABULOUSTRAVELING FUNERALKatherine Givens, corporate lawyer anddivorced mother of one, led an ordinarylife until the day an unexpected packagearrived on her doorstep. In it are a pair ofred tennis sneakers, the ashes of her dearestfriend, Annie G. Freeman, and a series ofinstructions that will change Katherine’s life,and the lives of Annie’s closest friends, forever.Ideal for Reading Groups. Wisconsin

0-553-38264-0 | $11.00/$16.00C | 100,000 | Bantam | TR

Ali Smith

THE ACCIDENTAL: A Novel

From the author short-listed for both theBooker Prize and the Orange Prize, aninventive and thought-provoking novel thatexplores the nature of truth, the role ofchance, and the transformative power ofstories. When thirty-something Ambershows up at the Smarts’ home, she tellsnothing but lies and stays for dinner. AsAmber integrates herself into the family, theSmarts come to examine the accidents intheir own lives. 6-city tour. Cambridge, England.

0-375-42225-0 | $22.95/NCR | 50,000 | Pantheon | HC

Nikki Turner, editor

TALES FROM DA HOODThe stories in this anthology have beenhand-picked by Nikki Turner, who searchedhigh-and-low to find fresh new voices towrite stories that reveal that there is always aprice for playing the game, and usually it’syour life. Richmond, VA

0-345-48401-0 | $13.95/$21.00C | 42,000 | One World | TR

Ayelet Waldman

LOVE AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE PURSUITSWhen Emilia loses her newborn daughter,the sight of any child brings her to tears.Wednesday afternoons with her stepson,William—an obsessive know-it-all preschoolerand his mother’s mouthpiece—are pushingher over the edge. When his unceasingquestions turn to the baby’s death, Emiliais at a total loss. Doesn’t anyone understandthat self-pity is a full-time job? Ironically,it is only through her blundering attemptsto bond with William that she finally learnswhat family really means. Reading Groupguide in the back of the book. 6-city tour.Berkeley, CA

0-385-51530-8 | $23.95/$33.95C | 75,000 | Doubleday | HC


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Allegra Goodman

INTUITIONA rich tapestry of characters populate thisnovel, set in the Philpott—a prestigiousresearch lab in Cambridge Massachusetts,desperately in need of a grant. When themice in a dead-end cancer trial suddenlygo into remission, the ebullient staff feelstheir luck has finally turned—until onestubborn young scientist questions thedata and ignites a full-blown investigationthat changes her own life, and the lives ofeveryone around her. Cambridge, MA

0-385-33612-8 | $25.00/$35.00C | 60,000 | Dial Press | HC

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Kristin Hannah

MAGIC HOUR: A Novel

Damaged by a tragedy that derailed hercareer as a child psychologist, Julia Catesflees to the Pacific Northwest, where shefinds hope and inspiration in two intriguingpersonalities: a mute girl named Alice, anda handsome, mysterious local doctor.Bainbridge Island, WA

0-345-46752-3 | $23.95/$33.95C | 85,000 | Ballantine | HC


David Liss

THE ETHICAL ASSASSIN: A Novel

While working as a door-to-door salesmanin a South Florida trailer park, seventeen-year-old Lem Altick witnesses the doubleassassination of two potential customers.Face-to-face with the killer, Lem realizeshe will be an accessory to murder unlesshe cooperates with the assassin, an intelligentextremist who is either a reckless animalrights activist or visionary vigilante forsocial justice. 11-city tour. San Antonio, TX

1-4000-6421-X | $24.95/$34.95C | 50,000 | Ballantine | HC

Michael Robotham

LOST: A Novel

On a cold London night, Detective Ruizis fished out of the Thames with a bullet

in his leg and no memory of the shooting. In his pocket is a photo of Mickey Carlyle,a seven-year-old girl kidnapped three yearsbefore and presumed dead. But with Mickey’skiller convicted and behind bars, no onewants the case reopened. Under investigationby his colleagues and accused of fakingamnesia, Ruiz turns to Joe O’Loughlin,hoping that the psychologist can help unlockhis memory. Step by step, the pieces cometogether, revealing a twisted trail of grief,vengeance, and the search for redemption.Australia

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Stephen Wright

THE AMALGAMATION POLKA An unflinching, expansive, kaleidoscopicpanorama of people caught up in the CivilWar that explores the spectacle of thefrontier—from its last vestiges on the ErieCanal to the savagery in Kansas—as wellas the human heart’s unyielding search forpossibility and redemption. A truly originalvision of this much written about war. 5-city tour. New York City.

0-679-45117-X | $24.95/$34.95C | 75,000 | Knopf | HC

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Pearl Cleage

BABY BROTHER’S BLUES:A Novel

The New York Times bestselling authortakes readers back to the Atlanta neigh-borhood of Babylon Sisters (0-345-45610-6)

and Some Things I Never Thought I’d Do (0-345-47826-6) to tell the continuing story of Blue Hamilton and his new wifeRegina, as Regina must figure out whatshe owes her husband, her new neighborsand friends, and most importantly, whatshe owes herself. Atlanta, GA

0-345-48110-0 | $23.95/$33.95C | 40,000 | One World | HC

Liz Curtis Higgs

GRACE IN THINE EYES This moving account of Dinah and herbrothers transports readers from the pagesof Genesis to the Lowlands of nineteenth-century Scotland. Davina is a shy lass ofseventeen, sent by her father to the Isle ofArran to visit her cousins. While there,she catches the eye of young SomerledMacDonald who robs her of her innocence.When Davina’s father and brothers findout they avenge her by arranging forSomerled and his father to tumble to theirdeaths on Arran’s rugged peaks. A story ofpassion and revenge, of lost innocenceand cruel retribution. Louisville, KY

1-57856-259-7 | $13.99/$20.99C | 50,000 | WaterBrook | TR

Conn Iggulden

EMPEROR: THE GODS OF WARCaesar’s incredible story as it has never beentold before. Master storyteller Iggulden bringshis Emperor series to a triumphant conclusionin a novel of epic rivalries, world-shatteringbattles, and doomed love. England

0-385-33767-1 | $25.00/$35.00C | 40,000 | Delacorte | HC

Elizabeth Strout

ABIDE WITH ME: A Novel

From the bestselling author of Amy andIsabelle (0-375-70519-8), another compassionateand moving story about a family in crisis,centering on a New England minister andhis efforts to overcome questions of faithand family raised by the tragic death of hiswife. A story that will makes your thoughtsrace, heart cry, and pages turn even while itentices you to linger long enough to understand.8-city tour by request. New York, NY.

1-4000-6207-1 | $24.95/$34.95C | 100,000 Random House | HC


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Gemma Townley

LEARNING CURVES: A Novel of Sex, Suits, and Business Affairs

Jennifer Bell is caught between her parentswhen her mom asks her to spy on her dad’sunderhanded business deals. Soon Jen isswept up in a whole new world of meetings,Palm Pilots, MBAs, and legal pads. Throwin a handsome coworker who isn’t all heseems to be and you’ve got a rollickingtale of love and the workplace. London

0-345-48003-1 | $12.95/$17.95C | 60,000 | Ballantine | TR

Colson Whitehead

APEX HIDES THE HURT: A Novel

When the town of Winthrop needed anew name for their town, they did whatanyone would do—they hired a nomen-clature consultant. If you want just theright name for your new product, be itautomobile or antidepressant, sneaker orspoon, he’s the man to get the job done.Our expert must decide the outcome, withall its implications for the town’s future.Which name will he choose? Or perhapshe will devise his own? Brilliantly andwryly satirizes our contemporary culture,where memory and history are subsumedby the tides of marketing. 8-city tour.Brooklyn, NY

0-385-50795-X | $22.95/$29.95C | 40,000 | Doubleday | HC

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J. California Cooper

WILD STARS SEEKINGMIDNIGHT SUNS: Stories

In stories that are simple yet elegant,hard-hitting but soft to the spirits,California Cooper has written a brilliantcollection about the universality of people’sdreams and desires and how each of usinside seeks some sort of satisfaction, as awild star seeks a midnight sun. 5-city tour.Gualala, CA

0-385-51133-7 | $23.95/$33.95C | 40,000 | Doubleday | HC

Megan McCafferty

CHARMED THIRDS: A Novel

Following the success of Sloppy Firsts(0-609-80790-0) and Second Helping (0-609-80791-9),McCafferty sends her beloved protagonist,Jessica Darling to Columbia University. A hysterically funny, honest and insightfullook at what happens when one hyper-brightJersey girl finally achieves her dream of leavingher home town and getting into an IvyLeague school. Metuchen, NJ.

1-4000-8042-8 | $21.00/$25.95C | 100,000 | Crown | HC

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David Mitchell

BLACK SWAN GREEN: A Novel

A tender, mysterious, cosmic coming-of-agestory about a boy searching for the meaningof life, by the author of the Man BookPrize finalist Cloud Atlas (0-375-50725-6).When a thirteen-year old boy with a badstutter breaks his mother’s Christmasangel, he wanders through his village tryingto replace it and along the way meets anumber of people who will forever changehis understanding of his place in theworld. 8-city tour by request. Ireland.

1-4000-6379-5 | $22.95/NCR | 50,000Random House | HC

Irene Nemirovsky

SUITE FRANCAISEA lost masterpiece of French literature, a two-part epic novel of life under Nazioccupation, discovered sixty-two yearsafter the author’s tragic death at Auschwitz.Subtle and fiercely ironic, yet full of com-passion, this recently discovered novelrecalls the trajectories of various charactersas a metaphor for the collective destiny ofFrance and the French during the Germanoccupation of World War II.

1-4000-4473-1 | $25.00/NCR | 75,000 | Knopf | HC

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THE PROTÉGÉ: A Novel

Another page-turning novel of financialsuspense, in which the life of ChristianGillette—the embattled hero of TheChairman (0-345-45761-7)—is turned upsidedown when he’s offered a shadowy deal inexchange for new information about hisfather’s mysterious death. Fort Myers, FL

0-345-48058-9 | $24.95/$34.95C | 40,000 | Ballantine | HC


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William Bernhardt

CAPITOL MURDER: A Novel

Trial attorney Ben Kincaid travels toWashington, D.C., where the senior senatorfrom his home state of Oklahoma—andformer fellow law student—is accused ofmurder. A female intern, who appears tobe a victim of a ritual killing, is found deadin the tunnels leading from the senate.Thoughthe senator proclaims his innocence, a videotapehas surfaced of a former tryst with theyoung woman, causing Kincaid to weighhis doubt against his loyalty. Tulsa, OK

0-345-45149-X | $25.95/$35.95C | 50,000 | Ballantine | HC

Lisa Gardner

GONEIt begins with a frantic phone call from PIand former FBI profiler Pierce Quincy tohis daughter Kimberly, a rookie FBI agent.The car of Pierce’s partner and lover, RainieConnor, has been found on the side of adeserted road. Blood stains the driver’sseat. Worse…Rainie is gone. New England

0-553-80431-6 | $25.00/$35.00C | 175,000 | Bantam | HC


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Richard Hawke

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL: A Novel

The twisty and thrilling tale of charismaticNew York City PI Fritz Malone, who getshimself into a world of trouble when hisefforts to stop a Thanksgiving Day Parademassacre put him face to face with the city’smost sinister conspiracy. The must-readfirst book in a new suspense series, forfans of Michael Connelly, Harlan Coben,and Carl Hiaasen. New York City

1-4000-6425-2 | $21.95/$29.95C | 75,000Random House | HC


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Perri O’Shaughnessy

SINISTER SHORTSA collection of crime and suspense tales,many appearing in print for the very firsttime. From locked-room mysteries, tohard-boiled cases, from psychologicalthrillers to cozy whodunits—and even aNina Reilly tale! California

0-385-33797-3 | $21.00/$28.00C | 60,000 | Delacorte | HC

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Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown

SOUR PUSSMary Minor “Harry” Haristeen unexpectedlyremarries her ex-husband, veterinarianFair. Soon, though, the excitement of theirremarriage is overwhelmed by the brutalmurder of Professor Vincent Forland, aworld-famous grape and fungal expertwho had come to visit local vineyards.Harry’s trio of curious pets, Mrs. Murphy,Pewter, and Tucker discover the first critical clue. Charlottesville, VA

0-553-80362-X | $25.00/$35.00C | 75,000 | Bantam | HC

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THE SKIN GODS: A Novel of Suspense

Philadelphia police detectives Jessica Balzanoand Kevin Byrne must match wits with adepraved killer taking sinister inspirationfrom cinema classics like Psycho and FatalAttraction—turning cinematic art into brutal reality. But on the trail of the killer,Kevin Byrne is unaware that this monsterhas focused his sights on the detective’sgreatest vulnerability: his teenage daughter.Colleen. Cleveland, OH

0-345-47097-4 | $24.95/$34.95C | 50,000 | Ballantine | HC

Anne Perry

DARK ASSASSIN: A Novel

A superintendent in the Thames RiverPolice, William Monk is on a patrol boatnear Waterloo Bridge when he and hismen notice a young couple standing at therailing, apparently engaged in an intensediscussion. Seconds later, as the coupleplunges to their death in the icy waters,Monk is unsure if he has witnessed anaccident, a suicide, or a murder. The ensuinginvestigation leads him toward a conspiracythat reverberates into the highest levels ofHer Majesty’s government. Scotland

0-345-46929-1 | $25.95/$35.95C | 60,000 | Ballantine | HC

Barbara Vine

THE MINOTAUR: A Novel

Renowned mystery writer Ruth Rendell,aka Barbara Vine, draws on the conven-tions of the 19th-century novel to writethis page-turning tale. When a young nurse meets the man she has been hired to care for, the schizophrenic owner ofLydstep Old Hall, she soon finds herself in possession of knowledge she wishes she had never attained, secrets that willlead headlong into obsession, betrayal, and, finally, murder. London, England.

0-307-23760-5 | $25.00/NCR | 40,000 Shaye Areheart/Crown | HC

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Thomas Perry

NIGHTLIFE: A Novel

Master story-teller, Thomas Perry, returnswith his most electrifying thriller yet, adangerous cat-and-mouse game that pitstwo women again each other: Portlandhomicide detective Catherine Hobbes,and elusive murderer Tanya Starling,who changes her appearance and identityat will. California.

1-4000-6004-4 | $24.95/$34.95C | 40,000Random House | HC | March

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PURSUIT: A Novel

Thirteen bodies are found in a Louisvillerestaurant. When the police reach a deadend, a victim’s family seeks Roy Prescott’sservices. Working outside the law andwilling to do what the police can’t, Prescotthunts the killer.

0-8129-7138-8 | $13.95/$21.00C | 30,000 Random House | TR | February

DEAD AIM: A Novel

In this breathtaking novel, an ordinaryman tries to help a young woman andfinds himself drawn into a series of lethalstruggles with a terrifying and sinisterunderworld of dangerous secrets anddeadly hatreds.

0-8129-6983-9 | $13.95/$21.00C | 30,000 Random House | TR | February


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Jim Davis

GARFIELD PIGS OUTAt every time of the day, Garfield has onething on his mind: eating. And when theopportunity arrives to dig into his favoritedish, he does just that. Come on over andwatch as Garfield pigs out! Jim Davis’ 42nd

book. Features full color strips. Muncie, IN

0-345-46466-4 | $10.95/$15.95C | 50,000 | Ballantine | TR

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Philip K. Dick

A SCANNER DARKLYA graphic novel taken directly from thestills of the animated major motion pictureadaptation of Philip K. Dick’s classic novel,starring Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder.Caustically funny, eerily accurate in itsdepiction of junkies, scam artists, and the walking brain-dead, Philip K. Dick’sindustrial-grade stress test of identity is as unnerving as it is enthralling.

0-375-42402-4 | $15.95/$21.95C | 50,000 | Pantheon | TR

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A SCANNER DARKLYThe Original Novel

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Jessica Abel

LA PERDIDA The first novel-length work by an acclaimedyoung comics artist. A bilingual (English/Spanish)graphic novel that tells the riveting storyof a young American woman’s adventuresand misadventures in Mexico City.Brooklyn, NY0-375-42365-6 | $19.95/$27.95C | 20,000 | Pantheon | HC

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Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

CHANGELINGS: Book One of the Twins of Petaybee

When a visiting scientist gets wind of the shapeshifting ability of the Shongilitwins—able to transform from human to seal and back—the twins are soon indanger of kidnapping…or worse. And sothey must be sent away from their belovedPetaybee, just as that world is undergoingits own changes…changes that couldbring untold wonders—or disaster!Ireland and Seattle

0-345-47002-8 | $19.95/$27.95C | 100,000 | Del Rey | HC

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Keri Arthur

FULL MOON RISINGRiley Jensen is a dhampire—half werewolf,half vampire—who lives with her twinbrother, Rhoan, an assassin who protectsinnocents from the depredations of super-natural beings. When Rhoan disappearswhile on one of his missions, Riley mustfind her brother and uncover the shadowyring behind his disappearance before allthe supernatural races are threatened withcertain defeat by what could be the world’smost powerful—and deadly—species.Australia

0-553-80458-8 | $15.00/$19.95C | 50,000 | Spectra | HC

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Elizabeth Moon

ENGAGING THE ENEMYThe continued adventures of KylaraVatta—black-sheep scion of Vatta Transport,Ltd., one of the galaxy’s wealthiest merchanthouses—as she builds her own fleet in thepursuit of vengeance against those whodestroyed her family and their tradeempire. Florence, TX

0-345-44756-5 | $24.95/$34.95C | 40,000 | Del Rey | HC

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Margaret Atwood

THE TENTWith exquisite irony and deadly accuracy,Margaret Atwood shares her views on therelationships between men and women, therecent, inexplicable hunger for memoirs, thefleeting thrills of youth and of fame, andother preoccupations of our times. Toronto

0-385-51668-1 | $18.00/NCR | 60,000 | Nan A. Talese | HC

Bill Carter

DESPERATE NETWORKS:Starring Martha Stewart, Dan Rather, SimonCowell, Les Moonves, Donald Trump, MattLeBlanc, Teri Hatcher, Jeff Zucker, And aHost of Other Movers and Shakers WhoCreated Television’s Most Tumultuous Year

A New York Times reporter takes a behind-the-scenes look at a tempestuous year forthe four major television networks, as theystruggle with the sweeping changes—andvolatile personalities—that could make orbreak them for years to come. Basking Ridge, NJ

0-385-51440-9 | $26.00/$37.00C | 100,000 | Doubleday | HC


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Margo Jefferson

ON MICHAEL JACKSON A bracing, personal discourse on the culturalsignificance of Michael Jackson by a PulitzerPrize-winning New York Times cultural critic.From child prodigy to biggest star in theworld to mutant has-been accused ofpedophilia, Jefferson brilliantly unravelsthe complexities of one of the most enig-matic and reviled figures of today, all thewhile giving him his proper due for hisgreatness once upon a time. New York

0-375-42326-5 | $20.00/$27.00C | 75,000 | Pantheon | HC

Shirlee Kalstone

ALLERGIC TO PETS?Offering advice, explanations, helpful hints,and ways to avoid outbreaks—withoutavoiding animals entirely—this is a much-needed resource for animal-loving allergysufferers everywhere. New York City

0-553-38367-1 | $7.99/$10.99C | 40,000 | Bantam | TR

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Julie Moir Messervy and Sarah Susanka

OUTSIDE THE NOT SO BIG HOUSE:Creating the Landscape of Home

Extending the original principles from TheNot So Big House with innovative designs thatpromote unifying the home with its landscape,award-winning designer Julie Moir Messervyand bestselling architect-author Sarah Susankacombine forces to provide readers with a uniquedesign tool. Creating a seamless transitionbetween indoors and outdoors requiresrethinking their relationship: First, considerthe building in relation to the existing land,and second, consider landscape design thatdraws the eye from the inside to the outside.Saxtons River, VT and Raleigh, NC

1-56158-734-6 | $34.95/$49.95C | 75,000 | Taunton | HC

P. Allen Smith

P. ALLEN SMITH’S COLOR FOR THE GARDEN: Creating a Compelling Color Scheme

From the famed gardening expert comesan innovative guide to transforming gardensinto living works of art, from choosing anappropriate color palette to selecting theright plants for your setting and style. 12-city tour. Little Rock, Arkansas.

1-4000-5342-0 | $32.50/$45.00C | 50,000 Clarkson Potter | HC

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Bill Barich

A FINE PLACE TO DAYDREAM: Racehorses, Romance, and the Irish

From the author of the racetrack classicLaughing in the Hills comes another, abouthis new life—and the woman who broughtit about—in his new home in Dublin,where his old habits flourish anew and hediscovers among the Irish a love of thehorse and the track and the wager that hesoon comes to share. 6-city tour. Dublin,Ireland.

1-4000-4279-8 | $24.00/$34.00C | 35,000 | Knopf | HC

Seth Lloyd

PROGRAMMING THE UNIVERSE: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes On the Cosmos

A brilliant book, by one of the pioneerdevelopers of the quantum computer, thatlooks at the universe through the lens ofcutting edge computer science. Seth Lloydis the Brian Greene of quantum computers.NPR’s Science Friday. 10-city tour. Cambridge, MA

1-4000-4092-2 | $25.95/$35.95C | 100,000 | Knopf | HC


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Created by Lyn Heward and written by John U. Bacon

THE SPARK: Igniting the Creative Fire that Lives Within Us All

In the bestselling tradition of Who MovedMy Cheese?, an inspiring story about thepower of creativity and the imaginationand how they can enrich our world, writtenby one of today’s premier creative forces,Cirque du Soleil. Montreal, QC

0-385-51651-7 | $19.95/NCR | 75,000 | Currency | HC

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Jeff Opdyke

THE WALL STREET JOURNALCOMPLETE PERSONALFINANCE GUIDEBOOKA new, fully up-to-date, expertly writtenguide: the quintessential primer on personalfinance by the world’s most authoritativesource of information on money and investing.Jeff Opdyke takes readers through theessentials: banking (different kind of accountsand methods of banking); investing (under-standing risk and diversification); borrowing(good debt vs. bad debt); insurance (whatyou need); planning (creating a budget, basicestate planning); taxes. Filled with lively elementsthat enhance the text, including sidebars,call-outs, graphs and charts. Baton Rouge, LA

0-307-33600-X | $14.95/$21.00C | 60,000Three Rivers Press | TR

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Robert K. Cooper, Ph.D.

GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY: The 5 Keys to Surpassing Everyone’s Expectations

“The ultimate business guru for the newmillennium.” (USA Today) and author of TheOther 90% (0-609-80880-X) provides a completelynew neuroscience-based understanding ofhow to exceed expectations while reducingthe seemingly endless daily workload. Dr.Cooper’s tested methods simplify efforts, sparkingenuity and lead to the kind of goal-focusedenergy most people only dream of throughfive keys: manage direction, not effort;focus, not time; capacity, not conformity;energy, not effort; results, not intentions.Ann Arbor, MI.

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FORENSIC DETECTIVE: How I Cracked the World’s Toughest Cases

The delightfully macabre, thoroughlyinformative, and absolutely thrilling casebookof a leading forensic anthropologist. Anintroduction to a fascinating field, a tourof baffling cases, and a most human lookat a man whose life’s work lies in the bodiesof the dead. Hawaii and Massachusetts

0-345-47941-6 | $24.95/$34.95C | 50,000 | Ballantine | HC

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MaryJane Butters

MARYJANE’S STITCHING ROOM WORKBOOK Breathing new life into forgotten domesticarts, MaryJane’s Farmgirl series outlineseasy, step-by-step projects for contemporaryhomemakers, newbie knitters and crocheters,who want projects with farmgirl flavor,and anyone who wants simple-to-makeprojects to give as gifts or to keep forthemselves. Moscow, Idaho.

1-4000-8048-7 | $24.95/$34.95C | 40,000 Clarkson Potter | HC

Cesar Millan and Melissa Jo Peltier

CESAR’S WAY: The Natural, Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Correcting AllCommon Dog Problems

From the star of the hit TV series The DogWhisperer, a fresh and readable common-senseguide to understanding and correctingcommon dog behavior issues by getting tothe root of their problems: us. 20-city radiosatellite tour. Los Angeles, CA.

0-307-33733-2 | $24.95/$33.95C | 50,000 | Harmony | HC

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Phil Town

RULE #1: The Simple Strategy for Getting Rich—in Only 15 Minutes a Week!

Ex-Green Beret turned multi-millionairesmashes conventional investing wisdom.This eye-opening, refreshingly accessibleguide refutes the notion that “safe investing”is about plowing money into gigantic 401K-stylemutual funds and offers a reliable strategyfor picking stocks without losing money.For those who feel they don’t “know enough”to actively invest, Town’s stockpickingtechniques are meant to walk investment-phobes through the do-it-yourself process.20-city Television satellite tour. 50-city radiosatellite tour. Jackson Hole, WY.

0-307-33613-1 | $25.00/$35.00C | 250,000 | Crown | HC


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Louis Uchitelle

THE DISPOSABLE AMERICAN: Layoffs and Their Consequences

From a New York Times reporter, the soberingstory of American business’s embrace ofdownsizing—its necessity, its overutilization,and its devastating impact on Americansindividually and collectively. Uchitelle offersspecific recommendations to restrict layoffsthat would benefit workers, business, andthe nation. 8-city tour. Scarsdale, NY.

1-4000-4117-1 | $26.00/$37.00C | 50,000 | Knopf | HC

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Mark Stevens

YOUR MANAGEMENT SUCKS: The 7 Day Crash Course for Declaring Waron Your Business

A seven day battle plan that challengesassumptions about success and provides aroadmap for taking a business to the nextlevel. Mark Steven’s ideas will send a signalto employees, shareholders, and businesspartners that you are ready to take whateversteps are necessary to drive toward a pathof perpetual business growth and not beheld hostage to internal politics, politicalcorrectness or conventional thinking.Bedford, NY

1-4000-5493-1 | $25.00/$35.00C | 50,000 | Crown | HC

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Fred Barnes

REBEL IN CHIEF: How George W. Bush Is Redefining the Conservative Movement andTransforming America

A well-known conservative reporter withunparalleled access to the White Houseshows how Bush is putting his own distinctstamp on conservatism, and dramaticallychanging America. Today Show. Washington,D.C. area.

0-307-33649-2 | $23.95/$33.95C | 100,000 Crown Forum | HC

0-7393-2476-4 | $27.50/$39.95C | RH Audio | CD

Anthony Bianco

THE BULLY OF BENTONVILLEA probing, disturbing examination of Wal-Mart’s impact on America’s economy,culture, and community life, written bythe co-author of the Business Week articlethat first exposed the dark side of thecompany’s phenomenal success. RadioSatellite Tour. New York City

0-385-51356-9 | $24.95/$34.95C | 50,000 | Currency | HC

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Sonia Nazario

ENRIQUE’S JOURNEYA timely story of one family’s embodimentof a national issue, illegal immigration, andthe toll it takes on the parents and childreninvolved and on the nation’s natural resourcesand moral standing. 6-city tour. Los Angeles, CA.

1-4000-6205-5 | $26.95/$37.95C | 35,000 Random House | HC

And Also:Traducido por Ana V. Ras

LA TRAVESIA DE ENRIQUE0-8129-7580-4 | $15.95/$22.95C | 15,000 Random House | TR

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Michael R. Gordon and General Bernard E. Trainor

COBRA 2: The Inside Story of the Invasion andOccupation of Iraq

A stunning work of investigative journalismby the chief military correspondent of TheNew York Times and a Military analyst forNBC, brimming with new and compromisingdisclosures. A singularly authoritative andcomprehensive account of the planningand prosecution of the Iraq war. Embargoed12-city tour. Potomac Falls, Virginia.

0-375-42262-5 | $27.95/$39.95C | 200,000 | Pantheon | HC

0-7393-2516-7 | $34.95/$49.95C | RH Audio | CD

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LICENSED TO KILL: Privatizing the War on Terror

The War on Terror marks the first timethat America has engaged in a major militaryoperation with hired soldiers. An explosiveexposé of how private military contractors—CIAparamilitaries and security firms such asHalliburton and Blackwell—are transforminghow wars are fought. Los Angeles.

1-4000-9781-9 | $24.00/$34.00C | 40,000 | Crown | HC

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Joe Klein

TURNIP DAY: The Lost Music of American Politics

Klein, one of today’s top political observers,has kept a close watch on the politicalarena for nearly three decades, and he hasnever been as angry or as disillusioned ashe is right now. In this book he exposesthe corruption that infests the system. Henames names, places blame where needed,and praises when appropriate. 5-city tour.Pelham, NY

0-385-51027-6 | $23.95/$33.95C | 100,000 | Doubleday | HC

0-7393-2544-2 | $27.50/$39.95C | RH Audio | CD

David Sirota

HOSTILE TAKEOVER: How Big Business Bought Our Governmentand How We Can Take It Back

The seemingly unsolvable problems weface in this country—from healthcare toeducation to the flight of quality jobsoverseas—all stem from one commoncause: the government’s failure to protectits citizens from a soulless, greedy, corporateoligarchy bent on squeezing them dry.With fiery passion, pinpoint wit, and smartanalysis, this up-and-coming political starshows readers how to regain control oftheir government. 20-city Political TalkRadio Campaign. Helena, MT.

0-307-23734-6 | $24.00/$34.00C | 40,000 | Crown | HC

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Jonah Goldberg

LIBERAL FASCISM: The Totalitarian Temptation from Mussolini to Hillary Clinton

Since the rise and fall of the Nazis in themidtwentieth century, fascism has beenseen as an extreme right-wing phenomenon.Now comes a startling new perspective onthe theories and practices that define fascistpolitics. Replacing conveniently manufacturedmyths with surprising and enlighteningresearch, Goldberg shows that the originalfascists were really on the Left and thatliberals, from Woodrow Wilson to FDR toHillary Clinton, have advocated policiesand principles remarkably similar to thoseof Hitler’s National Socialism. Washington, DC

0-385-51184-1 | $24.95/$34.95C | 50,000 | Doubleday | HC

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Deborah Tannen

YOU’RE WEARING THAT? Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation

In her most-provocative book to date, thebestselling author of You Just Don’t Understand(0-345-37205-0), shows us that the reallyhigh-stakes relationship—and the onemost in need of healing—does not play outbetween men and women, but betweenmothers and daughters. 20/20, Today Show,Good Morning America, CBS Early Showappearances. 5-city tour. McLean, VA.

1-4000-6258-6 | $25.95/$35.95C | 100,000 Random House | HC


0-7393-1371-1 | $27.50/$39.95C | RH Audio | CD

Nancy D. Wiseman, Founder andPresident, First Signs, Inc.

COULD IT BE AUTISM?: A Parent’s Guide to the First Signs and Next Steps

The number of children affected by autism–anumbrella term for a wide spectrum of dis-orders that includes “classic” autism, Asperger’sSyndrome, and Rett Syndrome–is growingevery year. Most children are not diagnoseduntil they start school, but developmentalproblems can appear in infants as youngas four months old. Early intervention canvastly improve a child’s chances for a successfuloutcome and, for some, even recovery.This resource provides parents with vitalinformation so they can recognize the redflags of developmental delays. Merrimac, MA

0-7679-1972-6 | $22.95/$32.95C | 40,000 | Broadway | HC

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Vivian E. Glyck

THE TAO OF POOP: Keeping Your Sanity (and Your Soul) While Raising a Baby

With humor and insight, a young motherexplains how raising a child can be a pro-found opportunity for personal growth.Presenting ten valuable life lessons thatarise amid all the challenges and changesthat baby and parent undergo during thefirst years of a child’s life, each chapterexplores a common parenting predicamentand a lesson that can be drawn from it.3-city tour. San Diego, CA.

1-59030-287-7 | $16.95/$23.95C | 50,000Trumpeter/ Shambhala | HC

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QUEEN BEE MOMS & KINGPIN DADS: Coping with the Parents, Teachers, Coaches, and Counselors Who Can Rule—or Ruin—Your Child’s Life

The author of The New York Timesbestselling Queen Bees and Wannabes (1-4000-4792-7), exposes what she calls“Perfect Parent World”—where social competition runs rampant and parents act out their own issues through theirteenaged kids—and gives parents the tools to navigate that world. 20-city tour.Washington, D.C.

1-4000-8300-1 | $25.00/$35.00C | 100,000 | Crown | HC

0-7393-2504-3 | $29.95/$42.00C | RH Audio | CD

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Ted Haggard

THE JERUSALEM DIET: The “One-Day” Approach to Reach YourIdeal Weight—and Stay There

The Jerusalem Diet requires only a digitalscale, a calendar, and a willingness to“lighten up”—physically, spiritually, andemotionally. Readers will learn to managetheir weight without guilt or starvationtechniques. Colorado Springs, CO

1-4000-7220-4 | $17.99/$25.99C | 50,000 | WaterBrook | HC

Roger Housden

SEVEN SINS FOR A LIFEWORTH LIVINGPleasure, especially in countries of a distinctly Puritan persuasion (like ours),has had a bad rap for a long time. Theauthor of the Ten Poems series dismissesmoderation, and recommends embracingseven delicious sins including: sensualpleasures, foolishness, doing nothing useful,and celebrating the ordinary. New York City.

0-307-33671-9 | $18.95/$26.95C | 40,000 | Harmony | HC

Brooke Siler

YOUR ULTIMATE PILATES BODY® CHALLENGE: At the Gym, on the Mat, and on the Move

The biggest name in Pilates is raising thebar with an integrated program designedto provide a better workout and a stronger,leaner, more flexible body. For beginnersand experienced practitioners alike. 5-citytour. New York City

0-7679-1982-3 | $17.95/$25.95C | 75,000 | Broadway | TR

RANDOM HOUSE, INC.

HEALTH, DIET & SELF-HELP

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LaDawn Black

STRIPPED BARE: The 12 Truths That Will Help You Land the Very Best Black Man

A sassy relationship guide featuring 12 proven truths using examples fromthe author’s own life, as well as stories andletters from her readers and radio showlisteners to: clue the reader in to whather man desires; aid her in identifying,pursuing, and nurturing a great relation-ship; and break the patterns and ideasthat are holding her back. Baltimore, MD

0-345-48366-9 | $12.95/$17.95C | 40,000 | One World | TR

M A R C H

Joe Massengale with David Clow

SIX LESSONS FOR SIX SONS: An Extraordinary Father, A Simple Formula for Success

Part inspiring memoir, part practical motivational manual for building strongfamilies and careers, this is the rags-to-richesstory of an exceptional father and the sixlessons that helped an African-Americanfamily rise from poverty in post-slaveryTexas a century ago to thriving careersall over the US today. Los Angeles, CA.

0-307-23810-5 | $23.00/$33.00C | 40,000 | Harmony | HC

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Joan Anderson

A WEEKEND TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE: Find Your Authentic Self After a Lifetime ofBeing All Things to All People

After years of focusing on the needs ofothers as a wife and mother, Andersondevoted a year to rediscovering herselfand reinvigorating her dreams. The questionsshe asked herself and the insights shegained became the core of the popularweekend workshops Anderson developedto help women figure out how–after alifetime of being all things to all people–theycan finally find their authentic selves. Thisbook brings Anderson’s techniques to womeneverywhere, providing a step-by-step path readers can follow at their ownpace. 4-city tour. Cape Cod, MA

0-7679-2054-6 | $23.95/$33.95C | 60,000 | Broadway | HC


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THE BIG OYSTER: New York on the Half Shell

The history of the city as told through itscelebrated bivalve. It is a gastronomic historyrevealing four centuries of culinary evolutionand food trends in a city that has alwaysbeen a gastronomic trend setter. But it isalso an economic history, examining theenormous impact of transportation inno-vations—the Erie Canal, the railroad, theclipper ship—that completely changedurban living and food and also accountedfor the growth of an international oystertrade. New York City

0-345-47638-7 | $23.95/$29.95C | 50,000 Ballantine | HC | February

0-7393-2598-1| $25.95/$38.95C | RH Large Print | HC

0-7393-2470-5 | $27.50/$39.95C | RH Audio | CD

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BOOGALOO ON 2ND AVENUE: A Novel of Pastry, Guilt, and Music

Mark Kurlansky's debut novel featuringunforgettable characters, vivid events andculinary delights, set in 1988 Lower EastSide Manhattan.

0-345-44819-7 | $13.95/$21.00C | 15,000Random House | TR | February

FROM THE 2005 ALA NOTABLE AUTHOR OF 1968: THE YEAR THAT ROCKED THE WORLD

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Max Hastings

WARRIORS: Portraits from the Battlefield

A thrilling series of portraits of men andwomen who risked their lives in live combat and intelligence work earningthem the title of “warriors”—told by amaster military historian. England.

1-4000-4441-3 | $27.50/NCR | 60,000 | Knopf | HC

F E B R U A R Y

Alan Axelrod

1001 EVENTS THAT MADE AMERICA: A Patriot’s Handbook

This informative chronology of key events in our history sweeps from 45,000 B.C., when the first intrepid Asians crossed the Bering land bridge to populate North America, to the 21st century, which finds us the richest andmost powerful country in the world.

0-7922-5307-8 | $19.95/$27.95C | 50,000 National Geographic | HC

Noah McCullough

THE ESSENTIAL BOOK OFPRESIDENTIAL TRIVIAA charming but challenging book of presidential trivia from the ten-year-oldscholar and media-superstar. Includes abrief biographical sketch, fun facts, and atrivia question about each of the nation’s43 presidents. 3-city tour. Katy, TX.

1-4000-6482-1 | $9.95/$13.95C | 50,000 Random House | TR

G.J. Meyer

A WORLD UNDONE: The Story of the Great War, 1914—1918

A powerful narrative that will introducenew generations of readers to an endlesslyfascinating, tragic story that radicallychanged the course of history. The GreatWar reduced European civilization almostto ruins. It cleared the way for the rise ofthe Soviet Union and Hitler, and left in itswake problems that threaten the stability ofthe Middle East even today. New York City

0-553-80354-9 | $28.00/$40.00C | 40,000 | Delacorte | HC

M A R C H

Roger Moorhouse

KILLING HITLERFew leaders, in any century, have been thetarget of so many assassination attempts.Hitler’s would-be assassins ranged fromsimple craftsmen to high-ranking soldiers,from the apolitical to the ideologicallyobsessed, and from enemy agents to hisclosest associates. England

0-553-80369-7 | $25.00/$35.00C | 40,000 | Bantam | HC

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Gail Caldwell

A STRONG WEST WIND: A Memoir

From the Pulitzer Prize winning journalistcomes a sweeping memoir of a life lived atAmerican crossroads—from the TexasPanhandle of the 1950s, to the anti-warmovement, to the Women’s movement, toleaving home—and the great books thathave sustained her along the way. 6-citytour. Boston, MA.

1-4000-6248-9 | $24.95/$34.95C | 50,000Random House | HC

M A R C H

Ken Dornstein

THE BOY WHO FELL OUT OF THE SKY: A True Story

A piercing, emotionally overwhelmingmemoir about two brothers who share aclose relationship that’s broken up, suddenlyand tragically, and the younger brother’sefforts at investigating the crime and startinga new life. 8-city tour. Somerville, MA.

0-375-50359-5 | $23.95/$33.95C | 50,000 Random House | HC

Scott Gray

THE MIND OF BILL JAMES: How a Complete Outsider Changed Baseball

The story of how a gifted outsider inspireda new understanding of baseball, this book delves deeply into James’s essentialwisdom—including the significance of aplayer’s stolen-base record, the influence of batting-order performance, and whyteams tend to develop the characteristicsthat are least favored by their home parks.It also brings together his best writing,some of it long unavailable, as well asinsights from new interviews. A treasury of his idiosyncratic genius. Radio SatelliteTour. Charlottesville, VA

0-385-51464-6 | $23.95/$33.95C | 40,000 | Doubleday | HC

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Jean Godfrey-June

FREE GIFT WITH PURCHASE: My Improbable Career in Magazines and Makeup

From the beauty editor and director ofLucky Magazine, a fun and hilarious memoirof an unlikely career in magazines andmake up, alternating personal stories froma quirky tomboy who finds herself in theinner circle of the beauty world withdishy magazine gossip and top-secretbeauty advice. New York, NY.

0-307-23748-6 | $21.00/$28.00C | 40,000 | Harmony | HC

Mike Leonard

THE RIDE OF OUR LIVES: Roadside Lessons of an American Family

NBC’s Today Show correspondent MikeLeonard’s highly entertaining account ofhis memorable cross-country RV trip withhis elderly parents. Offers readers a profoundreminder that life’s greatest lessons are, moreoften than not, taught by ordinary people.20-city tour. Today. Winnetka, IL

0-345-48148-8 | $24.95/$34.95C | 150,000 | Ballantine | HC


0-7393-2466-7 | $27.50/$39.95C | RH Audio | CD

Gay Talese

A WRITER’S LIFEA compelling memoir from a living legendthat illuminates not only his life, but whatit is to learn the writer’s craft. He reliveshis encounters with celebrities like JoeDiMaggio, Lee Iacocca, Bill Bonanno, andFrank Sinatra, as well as obscure figureswho served as gateways to remarkable stories.This book reflects Gay Talese’s convictionthat everyone represents a great story.Charlie Rose, C-SPAN’s Book TV, NPR. 12-city tour. New York City.

0-679-41096-1 | $26.00/$37.00C | 150,000 | Knopf | HC

0-7393-2528-0 | $29.95/$42.00C | RH Audio | CD

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Emily Kaufman

THE TRAVEL MOM’S ULTIMATEBOOK OF FAMILY TRAVEL: Planning, Surviving, and Enjoying YourVacation Together

Vacations with children can be anythingbut restful. With scores of ideas for fami-ly-friendly destinations, parenting advice,cost-saving tips, and a welcome dash ofhumor, Emily is the traveling companionno mom will want to be without. RadioSatellite Tour. West Hills, CA

0-7679-2063-5 | $14.00/$21.00C | 50,000 | Broadway | TR

0-7393-3250-3 | $18.00/$26.00C | RH Audio | CD

Tahir Shah

THE CALIPH’S HOUSETaking the Year in Provence approach toNorth Africa, this brilliant—and oftenhilarious—account is the tale of the writer’stumultuous year fixing up a ramshackleold summer palace in Casablanca, contendingwith a trio of possessive guardians inheritedwith the house, exorcising the jinns (“genies”),and coming to grips with Moroccan life.Casablanca, Morroco

0-553-80399-9 | $22.00/$30.00C | 40,000 | Bantam | HC

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National Geographic Society

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO THE NATIONALPARKS OF THE UNITED STATES, FIFTH EDITIONFeaturing 80 all-new maps and more than 350 photos, this guide is the mostcomprehensive, up-to-the-minute book of its kind. A perennial favorite, it reflectsNational Geographic’s century-long associ-ation with America’s national parks systemand its peerless reputation for travelexpertise and cartographic excellence.

0-7922-5322-1 | $25.00/$35.00C | 60,000 National Geographic | TR

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Nathaniel Lande and Andrew Lande

THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING: An Ultimate Guide for Travelers

A catalog deluxe for travel connoisseurs—andfor armchair explorers everywhere—thisillustrated, expert and celebrity-drivenglobetrotting guide offers “top-ten” lists in dozens of categories and more than 30fabulous trips. A 21st century Grand Tour.Santa Barbara, CA

0-7922-5364-7 | $19.95/$27.95C | 60,000National Geographic | TR

Linda Coffman

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CARIBBEAN CRUISES: A cruise lover’s guide to selecting the righttrip, with all the best ports of call

1-4000-1576-6 | $22.95/$32.95C | 10,000Fodor’s | TR | February

Fodor’s

FODOR’S LAS VEGAS’ 25 BEST, 1ST EDITION1-4000-1619-3 | $11.95/$16.95C | 20,000 | Fodor’s | TR | March

Fodor’s

FODOR’S ORLANDO’S 25 BEST, 1ST EDITION1-4000-1620-7 | $11.95/$16.95C | 10,000 | Fodor’s | TR | March

Elise Allen

THE TRAVELING MARATHONER: A Complete Guide to Top U.S. Races andSightseeing on the Run

1-4000-1459-X | $19.95/$27.95C | 15,000 | Fodor’s | TR | April

Ann Chandonnet

COMPASS AMERICAN GUIDES: Alaska’s Inside Passage, 1st Edition

1-4000-1480-8 | $18.95/$26.95C | 22,500Compass American Guides | TR | April

Knopf Guides

KNOPF MAPGUIDE: BEIJING0-375-71122-8 | $9.95/$13.95C | 10,000 | Knopf | TR | April

Knopf Guides

KNOPF MAPGUIDE: EDINBURGH0-375-71130-9 | $9.95/$13.95C | 5,000 | Knopf | TR | April

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KNOPF MAPGUIDE: RIO DE JANEIRO0-375-71124-4 | $9.95/$13.95C | 10,000 | Knopf | TR | April

Knopf Guides

KNOPF MAPGUIDE: WARSAW0-375-71121-X | $9.95/$13.95C | 7,500 | Knopf | TR | April

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KNOPF MAPGUIDE:WASHINGTON, D.C.0-375-71123-6 | $9.95/$13.95C | 25,000 | Knopf | TR | April

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PREP: A Novel

An insightful and funny coming-of-agestory starring Lee Fiora, an intelligent,observant high school student at a prestigiousboarding school. Lee's experiences—com-plicated relationships with teachers; intensefriendships with other girls; an all-consumingpreoccupation with a classmate who is lessthan a boyfriend and more than a crush;conflicts with her parents—coalesce into asingular portrait of the thrilling and painfuladolescence universal to us all. A brilliantdissection of class, race, and gender in ahothouse of adolescent angst and ambition.Perfect for Young Adult groups! Authoravailable for phone chats!

0-8129-7235-X | $13.95/$21.00C Random House | TR | November

Haruki Murakami

KAFKA ON THE SHOREA bewitching coming-of-age story populatedby a cast of enchanting, mysterious characters,including a teenage boy and an aging simpletoncalled Nakata, who has the ability to speakto cats. A tour-de-force of philosophicalspeculation and metaphysical reality.

1-4000-7927-6 | $14.95/$21.00C | Vintage | TR | January

Connie May Fowler

THE PROBLEM WITH MURMUR LEEA wild tale about the strong bonds among a group of friends that loses itsquirkiest member. Part family saga, partmurder mystery, Fowler weaves the voicesof Murmur and her friends into a com-pelling narrative with poignancy andhumor. Author available for Phone Chats!

0-7679-2145-3 | $9.95/$13.95C | Broadway | TR | March

Lee Martin

THE BRIGHT FOREVERA suspenseful and emotional tale of acrime and its effects on the people in asmall Midwestern town in the 1970s. An extremely nuanced portrayal of thecomplicated give and take among peoplestruggling to maintain their humanityafter a nine-year-old girl disappears whileriding her bike.

0-307-20986-5 | $14.00/$18.00CThree Rivers Press | TR | March

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