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Praise for a quiet vendetta:

“�As�in�the�very�best�of�thrillers,�A Quiet Vendetta�has�the�ring�of�truth�and�real�research�behind�it�all.�With�exquisite�pace�and�perfect�timing,�R.J.�Ellory�has�given�us�a�piercing�assessment�of�the�nature�of�love,�loyalty�and�obsessive�revenge,�not�to�mention�a�deep�understanding�of�la�cosa�nostra.”��—The Guardian

“The perfect author to read late into the night.”

—Clive Cussler

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A Quiet VendettaA Thriller

R.J. ElloRy

By�award-winning�thriller�heavyweight�R.J.�Ellory,�this�ambi-tious�crime�novel�takes�his�skill�for�suspense�to�a�spellbinding�level.�When� Catherine� Ducane� disappears� in� New� Orleans,� the� cops�react� fast—she� is� the� governor’s� daughter,� after� all.� But� the� case�quickly�grows�strange.

Her� bodyguard� turns� up� horribly� mutilated,� and� when� the�kidnapper�calls,�he�doesn’t�want�money:�he�wants�time�alone�with�a�minor�government� functionary.�By� the� time� the�pieces� fall� into�place,�it’s�already�too�late�.�.�.

A Quiet Vendetta�is�the�epic�story�of�one�mobster’s�life—ranging�from� Cuba� to� Chicago—and� equally� a� powerful� thriller� of� rage,�love,�and�loss.�With�tension�to�match�the�best�of�Cussler,�Patterson,�and�Ellory’s�own�bestselling�work,�A Quiet Vendetta�confirms�R.J.�Ellory’s�place�at�the�forefront�of�the�genre.

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978-1-59020-508-2 $25.95 (NCR)

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The SAmurAi WArriorWeapons and Fighting Techniques

Thomas D. Conlan

The history of samurai warfare over seven centuries, with more than 150 full-color illustrations

The� samurai� warrior� is� famed� throughout� his-tory� for�his� strict�martial� code,� intricately� constructed�armor,� and� distinctive� katana� sword.� But� samurai�warfare� and� military� culture� is� often� misunderstood�in� the� modern� era.� In� The Samurai Warrior, this� his-tory� and� development� is� traced� over� seven� centuries,��including� the� early� mounted,� bow-armed� samurai,��naginata-wielding� footsoldiers,� and� finishing� with�those�who�employed�firearms�and�cannons.�The�author�analyzes�the�success�of�particular�samurai�dynasties�as�well�as�the�roles�of�the�great�battlefield�commanders�at�key�battles.

The�color�images�and�detailed�line�drawings�show�the�weapons,�equipment,�techniques,�and�tactics�of�the�samurai.� Types� of� armor—such� as� o-yoroi, haramaki,�and�paper�armor,�and�weapons,�such�as�the�tachi� long�sword,�wakizashi�short�sword�and�yari�(pike),�are�shown�in� colorful� detail.� Illustrations� depict� many� types� of�Japanese� soldier� from� the� thirteenth-century� samu-rai� to� seventeenth-century� harquebus-armed� warrior�monks.� Japanese� terminology� is� explained� in� a� clear�and�concise�glossary.

Written�by�an�acknowledged�expert,�The Samurai Warrior� is� a� highly� illustrated,� accessible� introduction�to�samurai�warfare�for�both�the�military�enthusiast�and�general�reader.�

Thomas D. Conlan�is�a�professor�of�history�and�Asian�Studies�at�Bowdoin�College.�He�is�the�author�of�two�scholarly�works,�In Need of Divine Intervention�and�State of War: The Violent Order of Fourteenth Century Japan.�He�lives�near�Portland,�Maine.

978-1-59020-698-0 $30.00 (NCR)

Martial Arts/History7 5⁄8 x 10 1⁄32 224 pp.

Over 150 full-color illustrations & photos and 150 line drawings

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in SeArch of The mirAculouSOr, One Thing Leads to Another

milTon GlasERIntroduction by Ralph Caplan

A thought-provoking design work that shows the connectedness of ideas

milton Glaser�has�had�one-man�shows�at�the�Museum�of�Modern�Art�and�the�Georges�Pompidou�Center.�In�2004�he�was�selected�for�the�lifetime�achievement�award�of�the�Smithsonian�Cooper-Hewitt�National�Design�Museum.�In�2010,�he�was�awarded�a�National�Medal�of�Arts�by�Barack�Obama.�His�books�include�Graphic Design, Art is Work,�and�Drawing is Thinking,�all�published�by�Overlook.�Visit�miltonglaser.com.

milton� Glaser� is� perhaps� the� most� cele-brated� graphic� designer� in� the� world.� As� a� young�man,� he� read� a� phrase� that� stayed� with� him�through� his� life:� “In� Search� of� the� Miraculous.”�One� could� say� that� all� human� experience� is� a��miracle—memory,�color,� taste,�Vermeer,� stars,�water-melon,� etc.� For� those� like� Glaser,� the� act� of� making�things�that�move�the�mind�is�perhaps�the�deepest�aspi-ration�to�the�miraculous.�In�this�volume,�he�has�chosen�work,� largely� created�by�him�over� the� last� five�years,�to� demonstrate� how� one� concept� leads� to� another.�Through� fascinating� juxtapositions,� readers� will� gain�insights� into�Glaser’s� oeuvre,� journeying�with�him�as�he� discovers� that� seemingly� new� designs� frequently�come�out�of�provocative� ideas� taken� from�the�distant�past.




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978-1-59020-722-2 $17.95 ($21.00 CaN)

Art/Design7 3⁄5 x 9 7⁄10 96 pp.

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Praise�for�the�work�of�Milton�Glaser:

“ Elegant . . . a book in which the text and the picture positively embrace and dance together .”�

—The New York Times

“ To younger graphic designers, Glaser has the stature of Marlon Brando in Hollywood . . . He appears to have thought more deeply about what he makes than many lionized by the contemporary art world and its market.”—The San Francisco Chronicle


96

The fry chronicleSAn Autobiography

sTEPhEn FRy

The bold, brave, and revealing coming-of-age memoir by beloved actor Stephen Fry

Stephen� Fry� arrived� at� Cambridge� University� as�a� convicted� fraudster� and� thief,� an� addict,� liar,� fanta-sist,� and� failed� suicide,� convinced� that� any� moment�he� would� be� sent� away.� Instead,� he� befriended� bright�young�things�like�Emma�Thompson�and�Hugh�Laurie,�and�he�emerged�as�one�of�the�most�promising�comic�tal-ents�in�the�world.�This�is�the�engrossing,�hilarious,�and�utterly�compelling�story�of�how�the�Stephen�the�world�knows� (or� thinks� it� knows)� found� his� way.� Tales� of�champagne,� love,�and�conspicuous�consumption� jostle�with� insights� into�Broadway�and�TV�stardom.�A�feat�of� trademark� wit� and� verbal� brilliance,� this� is� a� book�that� is�not�afraid�to�confront�the�chasm�that�separates�celebrity�from�a�young�man’s�personal�reality.

stephen Fry�is�an�actor,�producer,�director,�and�writer�who�has�starred�in�numerous�TV�series�including�Blackadder,�Jeeves & Wooster, and�the�sketch�show�A Bit of Fry and Laurie�(with�House�star�Hugh�Laurie).�He�is�the�bestselling�author�of�four�novels�as�well�as�several�works�of�nonfiction.��Visit�stephenfry.com.

978-1-59020-714-7 $27.95 ($32.50 CaN)

Autobiography6 x 9 448 pp.

53 color & 17 b&w photographsExport rights: C00

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“ This is, above all else, a thoughtful book. And namedroppy too, and funny. . . . Its camaraderie of tone lets it wear its learning lightly yet leaves you with a hoaching number of new insights, new ways of looking at things.”�—The Guardian

“ This is one of the funniest, most generous, most daring pieces of confessional writing published for years.”—The Telegraph


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AnoTher WomAnA Novel

PEnny VinCEnzi

A dream wedding turns into a nightmare when the bride disappears in this engrossing new Vincenzi blockbuster

Penny Vincenzi,�before�becoming�a�novelist,�worked�at�such�magazines�as�Vogue, Tatler,�and�Cosmopolitan.�She�is�the�author�of�The Dilemma, Almost a Crime, No Angel, Something Dangerous, Into Temptation, Sheer Abandon, An Absolute Scandal, An Outrageous Affair, Windfall,�and�Forbidden Places.�Visit�pennyvincenzi.com.

Penny� Vincenzi,� queen� of� riveting� family� drama,�delivers�her�most�page-turning�saga�yet�in�this�novel�of�intrigue,�sure�to�please�her� legions�of�fans.�The�night�before� her� lavish� wedding,� Cressida� Forrest� went� to�bed�serene�and�happy.�By�morning�she�had�vanished—without�apparent�cause,�and�without�a�trace.�Shocked,�anxious,�and�uncomprehending,�the�two�families�face�a�long�day�of�revelations,�as�a�complex,�fragile�web�of�sexual,�marital,�and�financial�secrets�is�ripped�apart�by�Cressida’s�disappearance.




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“ Penny Vincenzi is poised to fill the gap in the American realm of Cinderella fiction. With so few current writers able to summon the quaint allure of such women’s fiction without stooping to sensation.”

—Janet�Maslin,�The New York Times

“ Nobody writes smart, page-turning commercial women’s fiction like Vincenzi.”—USA Today

“ Soap-opera? You bet—but with her well-drawn characters and engaging style, Vincenzi keeps things humming.”—People

“ Satisfaction guaranteed.”—The Washington Post Book World


98

ScAPegoATA History of Blaming Other People

ChaRliE CamPbEll

“ In the beginning there was blame. Adam blamed Eve, Eve blamed the serpent, and we’ve been hard at it ever since.”

We� may� have� come� a� long� way� from� the� days�when� a� goat� as� a� symbol� was� saddled� with� all� the�iniquities�of�the�children�of�Israel�and�driven�into�the�wilderness,� but� is� our� desperate� need� to� find� some�organization�or�person�to�pin�the�blame�on�and�absolve�ourselves�of�responsibility�really�any�more�advanced?

Charlie�Campbell�highlights�the�plight�of�all�those�others�who�have�found�themselves�in�the�wrong�place�at� the� wrong� time,� illustrating� how� God� needs� the�Devil� as� Sherlock� Holmes� needs� Professor� Moriarty�or�James�Bond�needs�“Goldfinger.”�Every�person�and�society�needs�someone�to�oppose.�Scapegoat�ranges�from�serious�contemplation�of�Jesus�and�contemporary�issues�of�government�blame-shifting�to�conspiracy�theories.

Scapegoat�is�a�tale�of�human�foolishness�that�expos-es� the� anger� and� irrationality� of� blame-mongering�while� reminding� readers� of� their� own� capacity� for� it.�From� medieval� witch� burning� to� reality� TV,� this� is� a�brilliantly�relevant�and�timely�social�history�that�looks�at� the� obsession,� mania,� persecution� and� injustice� of�scapegoating.

Charlie Campbell�was��Books�Editor�at�The Literary Review,�where�he�ran�the�Bad�Sex�in�Fiction�Prize�among�other�things.�He��lives�in�London.

978-1-59020-716-1 $19.95 ($23.00 CaN)

History/Sociology5 3⁄8 x 8 208 pp.Export rights: C00

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APocAlyPSe on The SeTEight Disastrous Film Productions

bEn TayloR

The unbelievable true stories behind eight of the most disastrous and outlandish film sets ever

ben Taylor�is�a�contributing�writer�for�DamnInteresting.com,�a�weekly�online�publication�with�400,000�visitors�a�month,�and�contributed�to�their�volume,�Alien Hand Syndrome.�He�lives�outside�of�Philadelphia,�Pennsylvania.��Visit�welcometomynightmare.net.

for� starters,� there’s� Pulgasari—a� North� Korean�Godzilla�clone�dreamed�up�by�Kim�Jong-Il�and�created�by�a�kidnapped�Korean�director,�with�a�budget�of�mil-lions� and� a� staff� of� seven� hundred� fed� on� truckloads�of�pheasants,�wild�geese,�and�deer.�The�stories�behind�the� other� seven� films,� from� The Adventures of Baron Munchausen� and� The Twilight Zone: The Movie� to�Apocalypse Now�and�The Crow, are�just�as�astounding�and�as�gripping—this�is�a�book�film�fans�will�devour.�

These�bizarre,�often�hilarious�cinematic�endeavors�confirm�that�truth�is�stranger�than�fiction,�reality�more�volatile� than� narratives,� and� fate� more� improbable�than�plots.�




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978-1-59020-188-6 $21.95 ($25.50 CaN)

Film/TV6 x 9 352 pp.16 b&w photos

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“ Taylor details the excruciating, mind-boggling and downright insane conditions in which eight films, both popular and obscure, were made . . . Pick this bad boy up when it hits shelves.”�—Cinebyte.com

•��The�eight�films�are�Pulgasari, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Twilight Zone: The Movie, Heaven’s Gate, Fitzcarraldo, Apocalypse Now, The Crow, and�The Abyss


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monTy And rommelParallel Lives

PETER CaDDiCk-aDams

The first dual biography of the legendary opponents of World War II

Two� men� came� to� personify� British� and� German�generalship� in� the� Second� World� War:� Bernard�Montgomery� and� Erwin� Rommel.� They� fought� a�series� of� extraordinary� battles� across� several� theaters�of� war� that� established� them� as� two� of� the� greatest�generals�of�their�age.�They�were�born�four�years�apart,�and� their� lives� were� remarkably� similar—from� their�shared�provincial�upbringings� to�each�nearly�dying� in�but�emerging�from�the�First�World�War�with�glowing�war�records.�They�would�begin�to� fight�each�other�as�divisional� commanders� in� 1940� and� as� they� came� to�prominence,�first�in�North�Africa,�then�at�Normandy.

Caddick-Adams� tracks� and� compares� their� mili-tary� talents� and� personalities� in� battle.� Each� brought�something�unique�to�his�command.�Rommel’s�breath-taking� advance� in� May–June� 1940� was� nothing� less�than�inspired.�Montgomery�took�a�demoralized�Eighth�Army�in�August�1942�and�led�them�to�victory�just�two�months�later.

Monty and Rommel�explores�how�each�general�was�raised� to� power� by� their� war� leaders,� Churchill� and�Hitler,� and� how� the� innovative� military� strategy� and�thought�of�both�permeate�down�to�today’s�armies.�

Peter Caddick-adams�lectures�at�U.S.�military�colleges,�leads�tours�of�the�Revolutionary�War�and�Civil�War�battlefields,�and�appears�on�U.S.�television�to�discuss�current�military�matters.�He�holds�the�rank�of�major�in�the�British�Territorial�Army�and�has�served�with�U.S.�forces�in�three�war�zones:�Bosnia,�Iraq,�and�Afghanistan.�Visit�caddick-adams.com.

978-1-59020-725-3 $35.00 (NCR)

History/WWII6 x 9 640 pp.

40 b&w images & 10 mapsExport rights: N00

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101

like lifeA Novel

miChaEl TuCkER

The beguiling debut, with the charm of Lost in Translation, by turns laugh-out-loud funny, bittersweet . . . and profound

michael Tucker�is�an�actor,�perhaps�best�known�for�his�work�on�LA Law�(for�which�he�was�nominated�for�multiple�Emmy�Awards).�He�has�written�three�works�of�nonfiction,�all�about�food�and�family.�This�is�his�first�novel.

An� irresistible� tale� by� the� veteran� LA Law� actor,�Like Life� is� an� astonishing� debut.� Herbie� Aaron� is�one� half� of� a� celebrity� marriage.� He� and� Annie� have�been�together�a�lifetime.�They’ve�been�famous,�nobod-ies,� and� mingled� with� the� rich� and� crazy.� Through�it� all,� they’ve� been� passionate� lovers� and� fast� friends.�But�when�Annie�dies�of�cancer,�Herbie�doesn’t�know�what�to�do�without�her—his�conscience�and�his�muse.�If� you� think� this� is� going� to� be� a� tragic� tale� about�death� and� grief,� think� again.� Herbie� is� too� cantaker-ous,� sly,� and� charming� to� keel� over.� Enter� Olive,� a�beautiful�bartender�who�just�might�be�a�great�actress;�Candy,� Herbie� and� Annie’s� neurotic� daughter;� and� a�woman� named� Billy,� the� tough-talking� golf� pro� who�teaches�Herbie�more�about�his�psyche� than�about�his��lousy�swing.

Like Life is� a� hilarious� and� beautifully� rendered�novel� about� a� man� off� the� rails,� battling� through� the�middle-aged� wilderness� days� he� hoped� never� to� face�alone.




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978-1-59020-735-2 $22.95 ($26.50 CaN)

Fiction5 3⁄8 x 8 192 pp.Export rights: V00

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Praise�for�the�work�of�Michael�Tucker:

“ Guileless narrative intertwined with generous descriptions.”�—Publishers Weekly

“ Earthy, humorous, and poignant stories that will draw readers in.” —Library Journal


102

TimeBomBA Thriller

GERalD sEymouR

The stunning contemporary thriller from the “suspense master” (Entertainment Weekly)

hard� on� the� heels� of� last� year’s� brilliant� The Collaborator�comes�this�multilayered�novel�of�espionage�and�crime.�In�1992,�after�being�fired�from�a�top�secret�nuclear�facility,�a�KGB�operative�buried�a�nuclear�suit-case—a�dirty�bomb.�Sixteen�years�later�he�has�found�a�buyer.�Traveling�with�the�buyer�is�an�undercover�agent,�working�for�MI6.�But�as�their�shadowy�journey�begins,�it�becomes� clear� that� their�man� is�beginning� to� suffer�from�Stockholm�Syndrome,�and�the�whole�operation�is�very�likely�to�be�thrown�into�jeopardy.

Displaying�a�fast-paced�narrative�and�an�in-depth�knowledge�of�international�politics,�Timebomb�is�a�rac-ing�thriller�to�keep�you�reading�late�into�the�night.

Gerald seymour�spent�fifteen�years�as�an�international�television�news�reporter,�covering�Vietnam�and�the�Middle�East�and�specializing�in�terrorism.�He�is�the�author�of�the�acclaimed�thriller�Harry’s Game�and�many�other�books,�six�of�which�have�been�filmed�for�television.

978-1-59020-699-7 $25.95 ($30.00 CaN)

Thriller6 x 9 448 pp.

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Praise�for�Gerald�Seymour:

“Three British masters of suspense, Graham Greene, Eric Ambler, and John le Carré, have been joined by a fourth—Gerald Seymour.”�—The New York Times

“No summary can suggest its depth and texture. . . . [He] gives us richly imagined novels that bristle with authenticity.” —The Washington Post

•��Gerald�Seymour�was�featured�in�the�Oscar-winning�film�One Night in September�

•��Edgar�Award�Best�Novel�nominee�for�The Journeyman Tailor


103

Any dAy noWA Novel

TERRy bisson

The “masterpiece” (Jonathan Lethem) by a key figure of the radical 1960s

Terry bisson�is�an�award-winning�writer.�He�is�the�author�of�seven�novels,�and�his�short�fiction�has�appeared�in�Playboy�and�Harper’s,�among�other�magazines.�He�previously�worked�as�an�auto�mechanic�and�as�a�magazine�and�book�editor.�Bisson�lives�in�Oakland,�California.�Visit�terrybisson.com.

Publishers Weekly� has� called� Bisson’s� prose� “a� won-der�of�seemingly�effortless�control�and�precision,”�and�John� Crowley� hails� Bisson� as� a� “national� treasure!”��Any Day Now� is� truly� a� literary� tour� de� force.� It� is� a�poignant�excursion�into�the�last�days�of�the�Beats�and�the� emerging� radicalized� culture� of� the� 1960s� from�Kentucky�to�New�York�City�and�beyond,�written�in�a�voice�that�is�hauntingly�original�and�daringly�unique.�This� road� movie� of� a� novel,� which� begins� as� a� 1950s�coming-of-age� story� and� ends� in� an� isolated� hippy�commune� under� threat� from� a� national� revolution,�provides� a� transcendent� commentary� on� America’s�civil�liberties�—and�on�the�perils�of�growing�up—�then�and�now.





978-1-59020-709-3 $24.95 ($29.00 CaN)

Fiction5 3⁄8 x 8 356 pp.Export rights: V00

Agent: John Silbersack @ Trident Media GroupFirst Serial, Audio, UK: Overlook

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“ An unsettling, funny, freaky reimagining of America, impeccably written, by one of our most consistently interesting transgressors of literary boundaries.”�—Michael�Chabon

“ He writes like a man who invented language . . . Treat yourself to this book.”�—Peter�Coyote,�author�of Sleeping Where I Fall


Praise for The work of martin sixsmith:

“�Martin�Sixsmith�brings�out�all�the�political�drama�(and�literary�resonance)�of�the�ongoing�confrontation�between�Putin�and�the�imprisoned�entrepreneur�Mikhail�Khodorkovsky.”�—Times Literary Supplement

“�This�history�of�the�rise�and�fall�of�the�Yukos�company�reads�like�a�nineteenth�century�Russian�novel�in�which�titans�battle�for�a�nation’s�soul�.�.�.�We�are�grateful�to�Mr.�Sixsmith�for�the�work�he�has�done�in�telling�this�sordid�story.”�—Contemporary Review

The history of Russia and its people, from the nation’s founding a thousand years ago through the post-Soviet era

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russiaA 1000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East

maRTin sixsmiTh

russia�is�a�country�of�contradictions:�a�nation�that�rules�by�“the�iron�fist,”�with�an�ingrained�tendency�to�sacrifice�the�individual�for�the�collectivist�cause�and�yet�also�a�country�of�cultural�refinement�and� artistic� originality.� In� this� riveting� history,� Martin� Sixsmith�shows�how�Russia’s�complex�identity�has�been�formed�over�a�thou-sand� years,� and� how� it� can� help� us� understand� its� often� baffling�behavior�at�home�and�abroad.

Combining�in-depth�research�with�his�personal�experiences�as�the�BBC�Moscow�correspondent�for�almost�twenty�years,�Sixsmith�tells�Russia’s�full�and�fascinating�story,�from�its�foundation�in�the�last�years�of�the�tenth�century�to�the�first�years�of�the�twenty-first,�skillfully�tracing�the�conundrums�of�modern�Russia�to�their�roots�in�its�troubled�past.�Covering�politics,�music,�literature�and�art,�he�explores�the�myths�Russians�have�created�from�their�history.

Marking� the� twentieth� anniversary� of� the� dissolution� of� the�Soviet� Union,� Russia� is� essential� reading� for� anyone� who� wants�to� understand� the� complex� political� landscape� of� Russia� and� its�unique�place�in�the�modern�world.

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martin sixsmith�is�the�author�of�Moscow Coup: The Death of the Soviet System, The Litvinenko File: The True Story of a Death Foretold, and�two�novels.�Educated�at�Oxford,�Harvard,�and�the�Sorbonne,�he�was�the�BBC�Moscow�correspondent�for�many�years.

978-1-59020-723-9 $37.95 ($44.00 CaN)

History/Russia6 x 9 624 pp.

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ecliPSeThe Horse that Changed Racing History Forever

niCholas ClEE

The greatest race horse in history and ancestor of nearly all Kentucky Derby winners of the last fifty years

A� chestnut� with� a� white� blaze� is� scorching� across�the� turf� towards� the� finishing� post.� His� four� rivals�are� so� far� behind� him� that,� in� racing� terms,� they� are�“nowhere.”�Watching�Eclipse�is�the�man�who�wants�to�buy�him.�An�adventurer�and�rogue�who�has�made�his�money�through�gambling,�Dennis�O’Kelly�is�also�com-panion�to�the�madam�of�a�notorious�London�brothel.

While�O’Kelly�is�destined�to�remain�an�outcast�to�the�racing�establishment,�his�horse�will�go�on�to�become�the�undisputed,�undefeated�champion�of�his�sport.

Eclipse’s�male-line�descendants�include�Secretariat,�Barbaro,�and�all�but�three�of�the�Kentucky�Derby�win-ners�of�the�past�fifty�years.

nicholas clee is�a�journalist�and�racing�enthusiast.�He�is�also�the�author�of�Don’t Sweat the Aubergine.

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“It is a centaur of a book: half-human, half-horse. But Clee knows how to tell a gripping story: he weaves the halves together into a well-written narrative of social change. . . . Fascinating.”�—The Independent

“Splendid . . . This is a read bursting with life, and Clee has the balance and worldliness to weigh all his material with sense and perspective. No racing home should be without it.”—The Times

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The eScAPe of Sigmund freudDaViD CohEn

The thrilling story of Freud’s escape from the Nazis, and of the unexpected man who saved him

David Cohen�is�a�writer,�filmmaker,�and�psychologist.�His�books�include�Psychologists on Psychology and�biographies�of�the�therapist�Carl�Rogers�and�of�John�B.�Watson,�the�founder�of�behaviorism.�His�films�include�The Pleasure Principle.�He�lives�in�London.

A� month� after� the� Nazis� took� over� Austria� on�March� 12,� 1938,� every� business� owned� by� Jews� had�a� Nazi� appointed� to� run� it.� For� eighty-two-year-old�Sigmund� Freud,� the� world’s� leading� psychoanalyst,�the�appointed�“commissar”�was�a� thirty-five-year-old�chemist,� Anton� Sauerwald.� Goebbels� and� Himmler�wanted� all� psychoanalysts,� especially� Freud,� humili-ated�and,�later,�killed,�and�Sauerwald�was�in�a�position�to�seal�Freud’s�fate.�

The Escape of Sigmund Freud�tells�of�how�the�Nazi�raid� on� Freud’s� house� produced� evidence� that� would�have� prevented� the� Freuds� from� leaving� Austria—yet� Sauerwald� chose� to� hide� this� from� his� superi-ors.� With� never-before-seen� material,� David� Cohen�reveals�the�last�two�years�of�Freud’s�life�and�the�fate�of�Sauerwald,�from�the�arrest�of�Freud’s�daughter,�Anna,�by�the�Gestapo;�the�dramatic�saga�behind�the�signing�of�Freud’s�exit�visa�and�his�eventual�escape�to�London�via�Paris;�Sauerwald’s�meeting�with�the�ailing�Freud�in�London;�to�how�the�Freud�family�would�in�turn�save�Sauerwald’s�life�as�well.

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“ A tantalizing exploration of Freud’s escape from Vienna . . . [Cohen’s] writing is passionate, sometimes wry, and always gripping.”

—The Independent


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The mASTer BlASTerA Novel

P.F. kluGE

The breakout novel by the “sparkling, witty, astute” P.F. Kluge (Entertainment Weekly)

The� much-hailed� author� of� Gone Tomorrow has�crafted� a� luminous� portrayal� of� strangers� adrift� in� an�intoxicating� land.� This� captivating� novel� intertwines�the�stories�of�several� inhabitants�on�Saipan,�America’s�least-appreciated� tropical� island.� George� Griffin� is� a�jaded�writer�who�comes�for�a�press�junket�and�stays�far�longer� than� expected;� Stephanie� Warner� is� a� univer-sity�professor�on�“trial� separation”� from�her�husband;�Mel�Brodie� is� an�elderly� entrepreneur;� and�Khan� is� a�Bangladeshi�laborer�who�comes�to�Saipan�(“America”)�to� escape� hunger.� Their� voices� circle� the� enthralling�element�of�Saipan—and�the�hopes�that�originally�drew�them�to�the�island.�

With� the� versatility� that� won� Kluge� accolades�as� the� writer� behind� Dog Day Afternoon, The Master Blaster�is�a�rare�wonder�of�contemporary�storytelling.

Novelist,�journalist,�and�teacher,�P.F. kluge�is�Writer�in�Residence�at�Kenyon�College.�He�is�the�author�of�Gone Tomorrow and�A Call From Jersey, published�by�Overlook.�Two�films,�Dog Day Afternoon and�Eddie and the Cruisers,�are�based�on�his�work.�Visit�pfkluge.com.

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Praise�for�the�work�of�P.F.�Kluge:

“Gorgeous, wrenching . . . He can really write, like a man who means it.”�—San Francisco Chronicle

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The BlAck ShiPSThe American Fleet that Opened Japan to the West

hEnRy sCoTT sTokEs

The dramatic story of when American vessels first arrived in Japan, changing both cultures forever

henry scott stokes�was�the�Tokyo�bureau�chief�for�The New York Times, The Financial Times, and�other�publications.�Educated�at�Oxford,�he�is�the�author�of�The Life and Death of Yukio Mishimia.�He�lives�in�Tokyo.

“The� Black� Ships”� were� U.S.� Navy� vessels� that�sailed�to�Japan� in�1853�and�1854.�Their� timbers�were�blackened�with�tar,�and�black�smoke�coiled�from�their�steam�engines.�They�were�armed�with�powerful�guns�developed� by� Commodore� Matthew� Calbraith� Perry�himself.� Acting� against� known� Japanese� wishes,� this�was�also�the�first�foreign�fleet�to�enter�the�strategic�Bay�of�Edo�(now�Tokyo)�in�three�hundred�years—causing�great�fear�in�the�leaders�of�Edo�Japan.

Perry� delivered� a� letter� of� peace� from� President�Fillmore� in� a� beachside� ceremony� on� July� 14,� 1853.�A� skilful� diplomat,� he� also� threw� parties� aboard� his�flagship�Susquehanna�and�shared�important�inventions�with�the�nation,�such�as�the�telegraph.

The�Black�Ships�forever�opened�Japan�to�the�West,�leading� to� a� rapid� transition� toward� Western� cus-toms.�Henry�Scott�Stokes�has�written�an�exciting�and�insightful�narrative�of�the�pivotal�event�and�its�lasting�impact�on�world�history.




978-1-59020-466-5 $26.95 ($31.00 CaN)

History/Japan5 3⁄8 x 8 208 pp.

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Praise�for�The Life and Death of Yukio Mishima:

“ Well worth reading even for those not particularly interested in Japanese literature. For Mishima the man suggests a psychological paradigm which has its counterpart in other cultures. . . . highly intelligent.”

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