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Buchmann, Stephen
THE REASON FOR FLOWERS
Hardcover * July 2015
Nonfiction
CH
From the first crocuses to budding roses to fall’s chrysanthemums, we all love to see the brilliantly colored blossoms, but few of us
know anything about how or why all these diverse flowers came to be. Buchmann, an entomologist specializing in pollination
ecology, does know, and he introduces readers to the endlessly fascinating drama of events surrounding the rise and evolutionary
success of flowers. From earliest time the ancestors of flowering plants swam or floated in the ancient seas, and were the first to
colonize the continents. The story of how these early life forms pretty much ruined the entire planet for other organisms while
modifying it to suit their own needs is just the beginning of the story.
Science, medicine, industry, agriculture, and art are just some of the arenas in which flowers play an essential role. From the floral
breeders to the eccentric botanical characters who study flowering plants, throughout his comprehensive narrative Buchmann
integrates stories about the many colorful personalities who populate the floral world.
Stephen Buchmann is an entomologist who has spent his entire professional life researching flowering plants and the animals that
pollinate them. He is an award-winning writer who has written and co-written many books, among them The Forgotten Pollinators
with Gary Paul Nabhan (Island Press, 1996) the winner of the PMA Benjamin Franklin Award; Honey Bees (Random House Children’s
Publishing Group, 2010). Buchmann holds a doctorate in Entomology from the University of California at Davis. He lives in Tucson,
AZ.
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Cora, Cat
COOKING AS FAST AS I CAN: ONE CHEF’S STORY OF FAMILY, FOOD, AND FORGIVENESS
Hardcover * September 2015
Nonfiction
SW
Before she became a renowned chef and Food Network star, Cat Cora was just a girl from Jackson Mississippi, where days were slow
and every meal was made from scratch. By the age of 15, Cora was writing the business plan for her first restaurant. Her passion for
the kitchen started in her Greek home in Jackson, Mississippi, where fresh feta and home-cured olives filled the kitchen.
But outside the kitchen, Cat's life was volatile. In Cooking as Fast as I Can, Cat Cora reveals, for the first time, the experiences that
shaped her life--from early childhood sexual abuse to the realities of life as a lesbian in the Deep South. She chronicles how she
found her passion in the kitchen and went on to attend the prestigious Culinary Institute of America and apprentice under Michelin
star chefs in France. After her big break as a co-host with Rocco Di Spirito on the Food Network's Melting Pot, Cat broke barriers by
becoming the first-ever female contestant on Iron Chef. By turns epic and intimate, Cooking as Fast as I Can explores Cat Cora's
unlikely success in a demanding industry, and the grit it takes to achieve your dreams.
Cat Cora grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, attended the Culinary Institute of America, then traveled overseas to apprentice in Europe
with world-renowned French chefs Georges Blanc and Roger Vergé. It wasn’t long before the Food Network, in 1999, discovered her
and cast her opposite Rocco DiSpirito to co-host the TV show Melting Pot. She then became the first female Iron Chef. She lives in
Santa Barbara with her wife and four sons.
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Diamant, Anita
THE BOSTON GIRL: A Novel
Hardcover * December 2014
Fiction
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Addie Baum is a Boston Girl, born in 1900 to immigrant Jewish parents who live a modest life entrenched in Roxbury’s Jewish
community. Addie’s intelligence and curiosity lead her to a more modern path. Addie wants to finish high school and to go to
college. She wants a career, she wants to find true love. She wants to escape the confines of her family. And she does.
Boston Girl begins in 1985 when Addie Baum’s 22 -year old granddaughter asks about Addie’s childhood. Starting her story in 1915 –
the year she began to question her role in the world -- Addie relates the story of her life. From the one-room apartment in Boston’s
West End she shared with her parents and two sisters, to the library groups for girls at the Salem Street Settlement where Addie
finds refuge after high school and on Saturdays. To Rockport Lodge in a seaside town 40 miles north of Boston where Addie and
other immigrant girls from the Settlement go for a vacation in the summers and make friendships that will last a lifetime and where
they learn about art, boys, and sports.
Written with the same attention to detail and emotional impact that made Diamant’s previous novels bestsellers, Boston Girl is a
moving portrait of one woman’s complicated life in the early 20th Century, and a window into the lives of all women seeking to
understand the world around them.
Anita Diamant is a prizewinning journalist who won awards for her work in The Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, and New England
Monthly. She is the author of six books about contemporary Jewish practice, one collection of autobiographical essays (Pitching My
Tent) and three prior novels. The Red Tent, her first novel, was an international bestseller and the Booksense Book of the Year. Good
Harbor and The Last Days of Dogtown were both national bestsellers.
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Engle, Charlie
RUNNING MAN
Hardcover * September 2016
Nonfiction
SW
Combines the global appeal of BORN TO RUN, given Charlie Engle’s history as an ultramarathoner, with a potent tale of redemption
in the vein of Cheryl Strayed’s bestseller WILD.
Engle is a member of a small group of elite global runners. He has won or placed in some of the planet’s most punishing
long-distance footraces, including the 155-mile race across China’s Gobi Desert, the 135-mile Jungle Marathon through the Brazilian
Amazon’s interior, and the 135-mile Badwater race that takes place in Death Valley every July. Running is much more than a sport,
however, for Engle; it has also been his salvation. Running helped him break free of a decade-long addiction to crack cocaine. In the
twenty-one years since he hit bottom after a nearly-fatal six-day binge that ended in a hail of bullets, running has kept him sober,
focused—and alive. Running also gave Charlie the strength to endure a year and a half in a West Virginia federal prison, where he
was sent in 2011 after being convicted of exaggerating his income on a home mortgage loan application.
“Running the Sahara”--the Matt Damon produced documentary in which Charlie stars--was distributed in 64 countries. Top-grossing
markets for the film: Australia, England, Germany, South Africa, Austria, Denmark, Israel, Mexico, Netherlands.
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POLISH: Galaktyka
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Epstein, Ronald
ATTENDING: How Mindfulness Can Transform and Humanize the Practice of Medicine
Hardcover * October 2016
Nonfiction
SW
This groundbreaking project is the first book to explore physician mindfulness and its impact on patient care. Worldwide there is a
groundswell of interest in mindfulness. Yet, while mindfulness interventions have become more common for patients, only recently
have the cognitive and emotional lives of doctors become an area of scientific study and a focus of training. This current interest in
mindful medicine should come as no surprise. In ATTENDING, Dr. Epstein provides a much needed antidote to this current trend in
medicine. Building on his world-renowned, innovative programs and workshops in mindful practice, Dr. Epstein provides a road map
for doctors to reboot and refocus their approach to medicine while giving patients a clear idea of what they should expect from their
doctors.
Dr. Epstein is a Professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Oncology and Nursing at the University of Rochester School of Medicine,
where he directs Mindful Practice programs, the Center for Communication and Disparities Research, and the Dean’s Teaching
Fellowship program. His current research is supported by $7 million in grants from the NIH. He is a two-time Fulbright scholar and
has given over 300 presentations at over 100 medical schools, health systems and conferences throughout the world.
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Goodman, Simon
THE ORPHEUS CLOCK: THE SEARCH FOR MY FAMILY’S ART TREASURES STOLEN BY THE NAZIS
Hardcover * June 2015
Nonfiction
CH
London-born Simon Goodman knew his family had been a wealthy German-Jewish banking dynasty before World War II, but that
was all. Then Goodman’s father died. His father’s papers were shipped to Goodman in Los Angeles, and Goodman’s life changed.
Since 1994, Goodman, using his father’s papers as a departure point, has been searching for the art collection that belonged to his
grandparents: a magnificent assemblage of Impressionists, Old Masters, and Renaissance works that disappeared during the Nazi
era. Among the pieces Goodman has found and recovered are works by Renoir, Degas, and Botticelli. Today, Goodman is an
internationally recognized expert regarding Nazi-looted art.
His discovery of a missing Degas in a private collection in Chicago helped force the international art establishment --museums,
governments, private collectors, galleries, auction houses --to confront the Holocaust connection that it had ignored for half a
century. Goodman’s story weaves together elements of a detective story, history, espionage, multi-generational memoir and
personal journey of discovery.
Born in London shortly after WWII and educated at the French Lycee in London, then at Munich University, Simon Goodman
entered the music business in the late 1960s. It was Goodman's father who began secretly searching for his father's lost treasures
and looted art, taken by the Nazis, a legacy that his son, Simon, later inherited. He lives in Los Angeles where his search for his
family's treasures continues.
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Kaplan, Matt
SCIENCE OF THE MAGICAL: FROM THE HOLY GRAIL TO LOVE POTIONS TO SUPERPOWERS
Hardcover * November 2015
Nonfiction
JG
Can migrations of birds foretell our future? Do phases of the moon hold sway over our lives? Is there really a fountain of youth that
can grant us immortality? What is the best way to brew a love potion? How do we create mutant humans who regenerate like
Wolverine?
In Science of the Magical, noted science journalist Matt Kaplan plumbs the rich, lively, and surprising history of the magical objects,
places, and creatures that infuse ancient and contemporary myth. From the healing powers of Viking mead, to the super soldiers in
movies like Captain America, Kaplan ranges across cultures to unearth the universal kernels of truth hidden in our most enduring
magical narratives. Informative and entertaining, Science of the Magical explores our world through the compelling scope of natural
and human history and cutting-edge science.
Matt Kaplan is a science journalist who regularly contributes to The Economist and Nature. He has also written for National
Geographic, New Scientist and the Wall Street Journal. When not chained to a desk in London, Kaplan travels the wilds of the world
as part of an expedition group, and he is currently living in the Boston area as a Knight fellow at MIT and Harvard.
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King, Owen; Mark Jude Poirier; and Nancy Ahn
INTRO TO ALIEN INVASION
Paperback * September 2015
Fiction
JG
Stacey is a brilliant but angsty astrobiology major at Fenton College, who plans to spend Spring Break on campus catching up on her
studies, which she’s already caught up on. Hoping to gain favor with her astrobiology professor, Stacey visits him in the lab to do
some work, but is forced to fend off his lecherous advances instead. Simultaneously, ladybug-sized space insects from the
professor’s ill-gotten Siberian soil samples escape from the laboratory refrigerator. As the outbreak leads to an all-out war between
the students and a force of babbling, bloodthirsty, tentacled monsters, Stacey’s long-stifled romantic feelings for Charlotte begin to
surface while the professor she had admired and respected becomes the students’ worst enemy.
Illustrated with enormous wit and dynamism—mixing classic tropes from science fiction, indie comics, and campus culture—this
unique graphic novel is a fresh take on the large-scale action/adventure story as seen from the point-of-view of a contemporary,
realistic heroine.
Mark Jude Poirier is the author of the novels Goats and Modern Ranch Living, and the story collections Naked Pueblo and Unsung
Heroes of American Industry. In 2014, IFC released Hateship Loveship, which he adapted from an Alice Munro story. He’s a member
of the creative writing faculty at Harvard, where he holds a Briggs-Copeland lectureship.
Owen King is a graduate of Vassar College and the MFA program at the Columbia University School of the Arts, he is the author of
the novel Double Feature, We’re All in This Together: A Novella and Stories, and the co-editor of Who Can Save Us Now? Brand-New
Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories. His writing has appeared in Grantland, One Story, The New York Times Book Review,
Prairie Schooner, and Subtropics, among other publications.
Nancy Ahn studied painting and writing at Bennington College. She lives in Brooklyn.
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Knopper, Steve
MJ: THE GENIUS OF MICHAEL JACKSON
Hardcover * October 2015
Nonfiction
JG
From the moment he first stepped on stage with his brothers at a local talent show in Gary, Indiana, Michael Jackson was destined
to become the undisputed King of Pop. In a career spanning four decades, Jackson became a global icon, selling over 400 million
albums, earning 13 Grammys, and spinning dance moves that captivated the world.
MJ is the definitive biography of Michael Jackson, celebrating his life and talent through the contexts that shaped him. From his early
days with the Jackson 5, to his stratospheric success as a solo artist, to "Beat It" and "Thriller," "Bad" and "The Man in the Mirror," to
his volatile final years, his attempted comeback and untimely death, MJ explores the beguiling and often contradictory forces that
fueled Michael Jackson's genius. Drawing on over 400 interviews ranging from Jackson's family and friends to celebrities like
will.i.am and Ghostface Killah, this must-have for fans offers a rare and panoramic view into the life of an incomparable talent.
Steve Knopper is a contributing editor to Rolling Stone and veteran music reporter who has written for the New York
Times Magazine, GQ, the Wall Street Journal, National Geographic Traveler, Wired, Details and many other publications.
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Liontas, Annie
LET ME EXPLAIN YOU: A NOVEL
Hardcover * July 2015
Fiction
KW
Let Me Explain You begins with a letter: Stavros Stavros Mavrakis, Greek immigrant and proud owner of the Gala Diner in New
Jersey, believes he has just ten days left to live. He sends a scathing email to his estranged ex-wife and three grown daughters,
outlining his wishes for how they each might better their lives. He then prepares for his final hours and wonders why he is alone.
With varying degrees of laughter and scorn, his family and friends have dismissed his behavior as nothing more than a predictable
plea for attention, but when Stavros really does disappear, those closest to him are forced to confront the possibility of his death
and the realities of their loss.
A vibrant tour de force told from multiple perspectives and driving to a surprising conclusion, Let Me Explain You eulogizes Stavros
Stavros, turning in part on his realization that “a man spends his whole life trying to say it better," while giving necessary voice to the
women in his life. This multigenerational novel explores our origins and family myths, reinvention and forgiveness, hunger and what
feeds us.
Annie Liontas writes fiction and poetry. Since 2003, Annie has been dedicated to urban education, working with teachers and youth
in Newark, Philadelphia, and Camden. Let Me Explain You is her first novel. She lives in Philadelphia.
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Moffit, Mitchell and Gregory Brown
AsapSCIENCE
March 2015 * Paper Over Board
Nonfiction
SW
Why do we get hungover? Which actually came first, the chicken or the egg? Is binge-watching TV bad for you? Now, for the first
time, Mitchel Moffit and Greg Brown, the geniuses behind the wildly popular YouTube channel AsapSCIENCE, answer these
questions by explaining the true science of how things work in this fascinating, hilarious, and irreverent book.
Applying the fun, illustrated format of their addictive videos to topics ranging from brain freeze to hiccups to the science of the
snooze button, ASAPScience is the book that answers the questions you actually had in science class. Whether you're a total science
newbie or the next Albert Einstein, this guide is sure to educate and entertain... ASAP.
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Mitchell Moffit has worked everywhere from science labs, to youth travel, to online production. He works fulltime to produce
AsapSCIENCE. Gregory Brown majored in Biological Science and minored in Visual Art at the University of Guelph. He went on to
receive a Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto.
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CHINESE COMPLEX: Eurasian Publishing
CHINESE SIMPLIFIED: Beijing Xiron Books Co.
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Parker, John L
RACING THE RAIN: A NOVEL
Hardcover * July 2015
Fiction
RH
Quenton Cassidy is the skinniest boy in school, and also one of the fastest. Along with his friends Stiggs and Randleman, Cassidy
spends his afternoons exploring his primal surroundings: the local river, the nearby ocean, the lakes, swamps, and forests that
dominate the landscape of the Florida everglades. While adventuring, Cassidy befriends Trapper Nelson, an iconoclastic hunter who
lives in an isolated compound on the riverbank. By the junior high, Cassidy's natural stamina is apparent, and he dreams of becoming
a basketball player, but Cassidy also absorbs Nelson's view of running as a way to interact with the natural world. Warned of
Nelson’s checkered past, Cassidy dismisses the stories as hearsay, until his town is rocked by the disappearance and apparent
murder of a prominent judge and his wife.
John Parker's prequel to the New York Times bestseller Once a Runner is the arresting origin story of a beloved literary figure, and a
modern coming of age classic about the relationships and environments that shape us .
John L. Parker, Jr. has written for Outside, Runner’s World, and numerous other publications. He was the Southeastern Conference
mile champion three times, and the United States Track and Field Federation national champion in the steeplechase, and on several
championship cross-country teams. A graduate of the University of Florida’s College of Journalism as well as its College of Law,
Parker has been a practicing attorney, a newspaper reporter and columnist, a speechwriter for then Governor Bob Graham, and
editorial director of Running Times magazine.
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Peters, Justin
THE IDEALISTS: AARON SWARTZ AND THE RISE OF FREE CULTURE ON THE INTERNET
Hardcover * September 2015
Nonfiction
RH
The Idealists tells the story of Aaron Swartz, the young Internet activist who killed himself in January 2013 while under federal
indictment for allegedly downloading millions of academic journal articles, without explicit authorization from a nonprofit database
called JSTOR. Following the arc of Swartz’s brief life: from adolescent computer prodigy to teenaged dot-com millionaire to
crusading Internet activist, the book uses Swartz’s personal story as an angle into broader issues that are essential to the digital age.
Swartz was potentially facing up to 50 years in prison for his alleged crimes.
The Idealists breaks down the government’s case against him, and explains how we reached the point where federally funded
academic research came to be considered private property, and downloading that material in bulk came to be considered a federal
crime. In the process, the book explores the history of copyright statutes; charts the rise of open access, free culture, and other
ideologies that have come to challenge protectionist IP policies. Justin Peters discusses the fate of the digital commons in an
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increasingly corporatized Internet, and sets Swartz firmly in the context of earlier data idealists who also believed that information
ought to be freely available to all.
Justin Peters is a correspondent for Slate and a contributing editor at the Columbia Journalism Review. He has written for various
national publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Monthly, and Travel + Leisure, and was the founding editor of
Polite, a general-interest print journal. An alumnus of Cornell University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism,
he divides his time between Boston and Brooklyn.
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Film: ZACHARY SHUSTER HARMSWORTH LLC
Agent Contact: Todd Shuster: tshuster@zshliterary.com
Oliver, Isaac
INTIMACY IDIOT
Hardcover * June 2015
Nonfiction
JG
Intimacy Idiot is a hilarious debut collection of personal essays and sketches that show us what it's really like to be young, talented,
gay and extremely single in the city that never sleeps. For the past decade, playwright and actor Isaac Oliver has been living, working
and dating in New York City, but the most stable and consistent relationship in his life has been Netflix. He has hooked up with half
the people in his Washington Heights neighborhood, had his heart broken countless times, and observed the best and worst of
humanity from behind the glass of a West Village box office.
From a self-loathing hockey player, to a man who publicly dresses as a dolphin, Isaac's ridiculous bedfellows have run the gamut. But
his encounters with love and connection, heartsickness and resilience echo our universal desire for intimacy of all kinds in this
absurdly funny, surprisingly poignant collection. And whether he's riding the subway during Breastfeeding Awareness Week or
hovering by the liquor table at a holiday party, Oliver gives voice to the thoughts we wish we could say out loud. Intimacy Idiot is a
celebration of the messy, poignant and absurd moments of urban life, illuminated with a stick of brutally honest comedic dynamite.
Isaac Oliver is an award-winning playwright, actor and author. Hailed as a “monstrous new talent” by New York Magazine, Isaac
regularly performs a solo storytelling show at Ars Nova in New York as well as in Los Angeles and Baltimore. Additionally, Isaac has
read stories in the How I Learned Series, Naked Radio, On This Island, and the New York Musical Theatre Festival. He is a graduate of
Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Baltimore and Fordham College at Lincoln Center.
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Rich, A.J. (Amy Hempel and Jill Ciment)
THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU: A NOVEL
Hardcover * July 2015
Fiction
NG
Morgan Russell, 30, is completing her thesis on victim psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and newly engaged to
Bennett, a man more possessive than those she has dated in the past, but also more chivalrous--and the sex is hot. She returns from
class one day to find Bennett brutally killed, and her dogs—a Great Pyrenees, and two pit bulls she’s fostering--covered in blood.
Bewildered and devastated that her dogs could have committed such violence, she worries that she might suffer from one of the
syndromes she studies--pathological altruism: when selfless acts do more damage than good. When Morgan tries to locate Bennett's
parents to tell them about their son's hideous death, she discovers that everything he has told her--where he was born, where he
lives in Montreal, where he works--was a lie. He is not the man he said he was. In fact, he fits the clinical definition of a sociopath,
and he had several fiancés, all believing the same promises he gave Morgan. And then, one by one, these other women are
murdered. Morgan's research into Bennett has taken on an urgency: in order to stay alive, she must find out how an intelligent
woman like herself, who studies predators, becomes a victim.
Amy Hempel is the author of four collections of stories: Reasons to Live, At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom, Tumble Home, and The
Dog of the Marriage. She has won many awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and an inaugural USA Foundation Fellowship,
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and the PEN/Malamud Award for the Short Story. She teaches writing at Harvard University and at Bennington College. She is a
founding board member of two dog rescue nonprofit organizations.
Jill Ciment was born in Montreal, Canada. She is the author of Small Claims, a collection of short stories and novellas; The Law of
Falling Bodies, Teeth of the Dog, The Tattoo Artist, Heroic Measures, and Act of God, novels; and Half a Life, a memoir. She has been
awarded a National Endowment for the Arts, a NEA Japan Fellowship Prize, two New York State Fellowships for the Arts, the Janet
Heidinger Kafka Prize, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Ciment is a professor at the University of Florida.
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Rockoff, Adam
THE HORROR OF IT ALL: ONE MAN’S LOVE AFFAIR WITH MASKED MANIACS,
FRIGHTENED VIRGINS, AND THE LIVING DEAD...
Hardcover * May 2015
Nonfiction
JG
Author Adam Rockoff traces the highs and lows of the horror genre through the lens of his own obsessive fandom, which began in
the horror aisles of his childhood video store. From the convergence of horror and heavy metal, to Siskel and Ebert's crusade against
the slasher flick, to the legacy of the Scream franchise, and the behind-the-scenes work of horror directors and make-up artists,
Rockoff mines the rich history of the genre, braiding critical analysis with his own first-hand experiences as a horror writer and
producer. Filled with mordant wit and knife-tipped insight, The Horror of It All explains why horror films not only endure, but
continue to prosper.
Adam Rockoff is an author, screenwriter, and producer in the horror film industry. His production company, FlashRock Films, has
produced series and specials for the Discovery Channel, A&E, National Geographic Channel, the History Channel, MSNBC, truTV,
Investigation Discovery, CNBC and PBS. His first book, Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, 1978-1986, a critical
examination of the slasher genre, was adapted into a documentary film.
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Ross, Lillian
REPORTING ALWAYS
Hardcover * November 2015
Nonfiction
RL
A collection of Lillian Ross’s New Yorker profiles and "Talk of the Town" pieces that spans 40 years and brings the reader into the
hotel rooms of Ernest Hemingway, John Huston, and Charlie Chaplin; Robin William’s living room and movie set; Harry Winston’s
office; the cross-town bus with upper east side school children; the tennis court with John McEnroe; and into the lives of other
famous, and not so famous, individuals.
Ross’s profiles are filled with minute details that reveal her subject to the reader. Often humorous, perceptive, always informative
and fun to read, Ross’s unique fly-on-the-wall style of journalism is visible throughout. This collection will appeal to readers of The
New Yorker¸ aspiring journalists, and writers who have long admired Ross’s writing and spirit.
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Roizen, Dr. Michael
THIS IS YOUR DO-OVER: THE 7 SECRETS TO LOSING WEIGHT, LIVING LONGER,
AND GETTING A SECOND CHANCE AT THE LIFE YOU WANT
Hardcover * February 2015
Nonfiction
From one of the world’s best known doctors and bestselling co-author of the "YOU" series with Dr. Mehmet Oz, this is a practical
guide that shares the seven secrets to losing weight, restoring peak vitality, and returning your body to optimal health at any age.
No matter what kind of lifestyle you lead, no matter what your bad habits, whether you're a smoker or a couch potato, it's never too
late to start living a healthy life. You do not have to be destined to a certain health outcome because your parents were on the same
path, or because you think you’ve already done the damage. And you can even change the function of your genes through your
lifestyle choices.
In THIS IS YOUR DO-OVER, bestselling author and renowned chief wellness officer of the Cleveland Clinic Dr. Michael Roizen gives
readers the tools they need to change their habits and get a new start. THIS IS YOUR DO-OVER addresses all the areas that
contribute to total-body wellness--including nutrition, exercise, sex, stress, sleep, and the brain. Roizen shares his seven simple
secrets to healthy living and provides concrete strategies that anyone can implement, regardless of age or health.
Michael F. Roizen, MD, is a #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of YOU: The Owner’s Manual series with Dr. Oz, and co-founder
and originator of the popular RealAge.com website. He is chief wellness officer and chair of the Wellness Institute of the Cleveland
Clinic and chief Medical Consultant to The Dr. Oz Show.
TERRITORY: World
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Rights: 1 Serial/British/Translation/Electronic: Scribner
Ruiz-Camacho, Antonio
BAREFOOT DOGS: STORIES
March 2015 * Hardcover
Fiction
LM
On an otherwise unremarkable night, José Victoriano Arteaga—patriarch of a thriving Mexico City family—vanishes on his way home
from work. Police offer Arteaga’s family few answers; as with so many others, the full truth of what happened to Arteaga is lost to
the shadows of Mexico City’s vast and desperate underworld, a place of rampant drug violence, government corruption, and secret
armies. But soon packages arrive to the family house, offering horrifying clues: in one box, Arteaga’s ear. In the next, his foot.
After fear, guilt and financial ruination have fractured the once-proud family and scattered them across the globe, this marvelous
story collection sifts through the wreckage to shows us its luminous pieces: in a swimming pool in Palo Alto, Arteaga’s young
grandson struggles to make sense of the grief that has hobbled his mother; in a Mexico City slum, Arteaga’s mistress alternates
between rage and heartbreak as she waits, in growing panic, for her lover’s return; in Texas, Arteaga’s housekeeper tries to piece
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together a second life in an alienating and demeaning new land; in Madrid, Arteaga’s son takes his ailing dog through the hot and
unforgiving streets, in search of his father’s ghost.
Antonio Ruiz-Camacho’s debut collection offers an exquisite and intimate evocation of the loneliness, love, hope, and fear that can
bind a family even as unspeakable violence threatens to tear it apart.
Antonio Ruiz-Camacho has worked as a journalist in Mexico, Europe, and the US. A 2009 Journalism Knight Fellow at Stanford
University and a 2014 Dobie Paisano Fellow in Fiction, sponsored by the Graduate School at the University of Texas at Austin and the
Texas Institute of Letters, Ruiz-Camacho earned his MFA from the New Writers Project at UT Austin. His work has appeared in The
New York Times, Story Quarterly, Poets & Writers, Etiqueta Negra, and elsewhere. He is from Toluca, Mexico and lives in Austin,
Texas with his family.
TERRITORY: World
SPANISH WORLD: Penguin Random House
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1 Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Scribner
Film: 3 Arts: Richard Abate: rabate@3arts.com
Shelton, Peter
CLIMB TO CONQUER: The Untold Story of WWII's 10th Mountain Division
Hardcover 2003; Paperback May 2011
Nonfiction
Director/actor Robert Redford plans to produce a film based on CLIMB TO CONQUER.
This is the World War II story of a brotherhood of mountain men -- climbers, ski racers, ski jumpers, and thrill-seekers -- who formed
America's first Alpine Troops and through training, talent, and camaraderie, climbed an unclimbable mountain and help turn the tide
of the war.
Chronicling the origins of the division, with its beginnings in the burgeoning phenomenon of the sport of skiing in the 1930s, through
its formation by civilian authorities in anticipation of coming U.S. involvement in World War II, Peter Shelton brings us through the
troops' development and training, to their culminating battle: the pivotal 1945 assault on Riva Ridge against an all but impenetrable
Nazi foothold in the Northern Italian Apennines. Hand over hand, 10th companies scaled an icy, 1200-foot cliff, catching the
defending Germans by surprise. The rout was on, though weeks of fierce fighting remained. The 10th suffered the heaviest
casualties per combat day of any American division in the war. Almost 1,000 men were killed and nearly half of the 10,000-man
force was wounded. But on May 2, the German army surrendered, and the men of the 10th celebrated by getting out their sticks
and holding a ski race on the snowfields of Mt. Mantgart.
10th vets David Brower (Sierra Club), Paul Petzoldt (NOLS), Bill Bowerman (Nike) and Pete Seibert (Vail), not only helped save a
world, they came home and helped create one that subsequent generations take for granted. Many particulars of what we might
term an "active lifestyle" today can be traced to the Army division whose motto was "We Climb to Conquer."
Peter Shelton grew up skiing with family in California, which led eventually to a career in ski schools in his native Sierra Nevada and
the Rockies of Colorado. He has been a contributing editor and writer at Men's Journal and at Ski Magazine (where he first wrote
about the 10th Mountain Division), and a correspondent since 1984 for Outside Magazine.
TERRITORY: World, excl. UK & Commonwealth
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1 Serial/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Scribner
ITALIAN: Piemme
POLISH: Rebus
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Thomas, Abigail
WHAT COMES NEXT AND HOW TO LIKE IT: A Memoir
March 2015 * Hardcover
Nonfiction
NG
What comes next? Readers who loved Abigail Thomas's bestselling memoir A Three Dog Life have been wondering. Abigail herself
has wondered. What comes after the devastating loss of her husband, a process both sudden and slow? What form does a lifelong
friendship take after certain lines are crossed? How to cope with a daughter's diagnosed illness? Or the death of a beloved dog? Is
life worth living without three Manhattans before dinner? How do you paint the ocean on a sheet of glass?
And how to like it? How to accept, appreciate, enjoy? How to find comfort, and pleasure? Who are our most trusted, valuable
companions and what will we do for them? Instead of painting an ocean, paint a forest, turn it over, do some scraping, and presto:
there is the ocean, beautiful, many colors blue, deep water, no sky. When you’ve given up, when you least expect it, there it is.
What Comes Next and How to Like It is an extraordinarily moving memoir about many things, but at the center is a friendship
between Abigail Thomas and a man she met thirty-five years ago. Through marriages, child raising, the vicissitudes and tragedies of
life, it is this deep, rich bond that has sustained her.
Abigail Thomas, the daughter of renowned science writer Lewis Thomas (The Lives of a Cell), is the mother of four children and the
grandmother of twelve. She was for a time a book editor and for another time a book agent. Her memoir, A Three Dog Life, was
named one of the best books of 2006 by the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post. She is also author of Safekeeping, a
memoir, and Thinking About Memoir.
TERRITORY: World
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1 Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Scribner
Film: DARHANSOFF & VERRILL: chuck@dvagency.com
Wagner, Tony; Dintersmith, Ted
MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED: A NEW VISION FOR EDUCATION
TO PREPARE OUR KIDS FOR TODAY’S INNOVATION ECONOMY
Hardcover * August 2015
Nonfiction
SW
Today more than ever, we prize academic achievement, pressuring our children to get into the “right” colleges, have the highest
GPAs, and pursue advanced degrees. But while students may graduate with credentials, by and large they lack the competencies
needed to be thoughtful, engaged citizens and to get good jobs in our rapidly evolving economy. Our school system was engineered
a century ago to produce a work force for a world that no longer exists. Alarmingly, our methods of schooling crush the creativity
and initiative young people need to thrive in the twenty-first century.
In Most Likely to Succeed, bestselling author and education expert Tony Wagner and venture capitalist Ted Dintersmith call for a
complete overhaul of the function and focus of schools, sharing insights and stories from the front lines, including profiles of
successful students, teachers, parents, and business leaders.
Tony Wagner currently serves as an Expert In Residence at Harvard University’s Innovation Lab. Prior to this appointment, Tony was
the first Innovation Education Fellow at the Technology& Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard, and the founder and co-director of
the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Tony is a frequent speaker at national and international
conferences and the author of the international bestsellers Creating Innovators and The Global Achievement Gap.
Ted Dintersmith is a partner emeritus with Charles River Ventures, a leading early-stage venture capital firm based in Cambridge,
MA, and Menlo Park, CA. He is a frequent speaker at conferences on innovation and entrepreneurship.
Also by Tony Wagner: CREATING INNOVATORS (2012)
Rights Sold: ARABIC: Arabia Magazine | CHINESE CPLX: China Times | CHINESE SMPL: China Science Publishing | JAPANESE: Eiji |
KOREAN: Open Books | POLISH: Museum Bajek | ROMANIAN: Trei | SPANISH: Norma | VIETNAMESE: Alpha Books
TERRITORY: World
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1 Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Scribner
Film: Esmond Harmsworth: eharmsworth@zshliterary.com
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Wolever, Ruth
THE MINDFUL DIET: How to Transform Your Relationship to Food
for Lasting Weight Loss and Vibrant Health (from the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine)
April 2015 * Hardcover
Nonfiction
SW
Now, for the first time, two leading experts from the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine offer a new paradigm for eating and
health—a step-by-step program that dismantles old patterns, provides new tools for making healthy choices, and fosters deep,
internal motivation.
Grounded in years of scientific research, The Mindful Diet examines how different foods and beverages effect our body on a
biochemical level, and how we can become aware of our own internal signals through meditation. Instead of an all-or-nothing
approach to health, where dieting becomes an exertion of willpower, The Mindful Diet focuses on the many variables that drive our
habits, including stress levels, nutrition and exercise, relationships and even spirituality. Loaded with concrete meditation exercises,
behavioral techniques and food charts, this book provide the tools to avoid cravings, stop emotional overeating, identify when you
are full and find time to exercise. By tapping into the root of unhealthy triggers, readers can reprogram their bodies, make healthy
choices, lose weight and keep it off for life.
Ruth Wolever is the Director of Health Psychology at the Duke University Center for Integrative Medicine and a staff member at the
Duke Diet and Fitness Center.
Beth Reardon was the longtime nutritionist with training in health promotion and wellness and is the Director of Integrative
Nutrition at the Duke University Center for Integrative Medicine.
TERRITORY: World
1st Serial/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Scribner
BRITISH: Atlantic Books
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Abramowitz, Andy
THANK YOU, GOODNIGHT: A Novel
Hardcover * June 2015
Fiction
SK
Closing in on forty, Teddy has settled with grudging resignation into his second career as a lawyer at a big law firm. Sure, it isn’t as
exciting as the years he spent as lead singer of Tremble—they of the ‘90s megahit “It Feels Like a Lie”—but that life has long since
passed its sell-by date. Then, a bizarre call from an old friend sends him careening into the unthinkable: getting the band back
together for one last shot at rewriting history.
Never mind that the band members haven’t spoken in ten years, that they left the scene in a blazing cloud of indifference, and that
the only fans who seem to miss them reside in a remote town in Switzerland, Teddy is clawing his way to what could be a genuine
comeback – if only he can snooker his former band mates out of their adult lives. And when a once immature, self-involved
twenty-something rocker ages into an introspective and maybe a touch less self-involved contender for airplay – this time with a
host of real-world problems – it makes for a hell of a ride as the rock world watches to find out: can a fallen idol have a second
chance at his fifteen minutes of fame? And will Teddy learn something about what a legacy really means?
Smart, poignant, funny, and laced with vintage rock n roll, THANK YOU, GOODNIGHT is a terrific novel that fans of Jonathan Tropper
and Nick Hornby won’t want to miss.
Andy Abramowitz lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two daughters. Like Teddy Tremble, he is a lawyer with a past in music.
Unlike Teddy, he has no musical legacy to correct. He is hard at work on his second novel.
Territory: World
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1 Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Touchstone
Film: DEFIORE AND COMPANY, LLC
FRENCH: Bragelonne
Alger, Christina
THIS WAS NOT THE PLAN: A Novel
Hardcover * January 2016
Fiction
SK
By the acclaimed author of THE DARLINGS, Cristina Alger’s second novel about a young widower who gets off the partner track at his
prestigious law firm after a “Jerry Maguire” moment at an office party forces him to become the father he never had and the father
he never thought he was capable of being.
Cristina Alger is a lifelong New Yorker. A graduate of Harvard College and NYU Law School, she worked as a financial analyst and a
corporate attorney before becoming an author. Her first novel, The Darlings, was published by Viking in 2012. She is currently
working on her third novel.
Territory: World English
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1 Serial/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Touchstone
Film: Pilar Queen: pq@mccormickwilliams.com
Belden, Chris
SHRIVER: A Novel
Paperback * September 2015
Fiction
EW
When lonely Shriver is mistaken for a famously reclusive Salinger-like author of the same name and invited to a prestigious literary
conference, he attends out of mere curiosity. Pretending to be the famous, universally lauded writer, Shriver is feted, fawned over,
and featured at stuffy literary panels and readings. But things quickly go awry as tensions mount among the prestigious literary
guests and one of the other featured authors suddenly goes missing. In a sea of fatuous flattery and literary pretention, Shriver must
dodge a persistent police detective, a pesky journalist determined to unearth his past, and a mysterious and possibly dangerous
stalker who seems to know his secret. But most vexing of all, Shriver has fallen in love with the conference organizer, but cannot
confess his real identity for fear of losing her. When the “real” Shriver (or is he?) appears to claim his place among the literati, the
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conference—and Shriver's world—threaten to unravel.
CHRIS BELDEN was born and raised in Canton, Ohio. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including American Fiction, SN
Review, and Skidrow Penthouse. He received an MFA from the Fairfield University MFA Program, and has taught writing at Fairfield
University, as well as at such nontraditional venues as senior centers, soup kitchens, and a maximum security prison. Belden lives in
Connecticut with his family.
Territory: World
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Chiarella, Jessica
AND AGAIN: A Novel
Hardcover * October 2015
Fiction
SK
AND AGAIN is the story of four terminally ill patients who are given genetically perfect bodies as part of a pilot program called
SUBlife. Their new bodies are exact replicas of their old selves—without imperfections. Blemishes, scars, freckles, and lines have
disappeared, their fingerprints are different, their vision is impeccable, and their illnesses have been cured.
But the medical miracle that granted them perfect bodies and a fresh start could also be their undoing. Because their old bodies no
longer exist, their new physical identities have no memories. Their muscles have to be retrained to move, food tastes different, their
bodies react with fright and anxiety to new stressors, and each of them faces a return to daily life using an entirely new body.
Hannah, an artistic prodigy has to relearn how to hold a brush; David, a Congressman, grapples with his old habits; Connie, an
actress whose stunning looks are restored after a protracted illness, tries to navigate an industry obsessed with physical beauty; and
Linda, who spent eight years paralyzed after a car accident, now struggles to reconnect with a family that seems to have built a new
life without her.
When SUBlife comes up for consideration in Congress, all four patients find the implications of their new lives now hold ramifications
for the future of medicine, and David in particular must decide whether opposing the program is worth saving his political career.
AND AGAIN follows these four ordinary individuals placed in extraordinary circumstances as each attempts to navigate a world
fraught with boundless possibilities, unimaginable risks, and grave consequences.
Territory: World
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1 Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Touchstone
Film: Melissa Kahn: mkahn@3arts.com
De Mariaffi, Elisabeth
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW : A Novel
January 2015 * Hardcover
Fiction
SK
The year is 1993. Rookie crime beat reporter Evie Jones is haunted by the unsolved murder of her best friend Lianne Gagnon in 1982,
back when both girls were eleven. The suspected killer, a repeat offender named Robert Cameron, was never apprehended. Now
twenty-two and living alone for the first time, Evie is obsessively drawn to researching the real story of who killed Lianne. She leans
on childhood friend David Patton for help – but why does every trail seem to lead back to David’s own father, Graham? As she gets
closer and closer to the truth, Evie becomes convinced that the killer is still at large – and that he’s coming back for her.
Elisabeth de Mariaffi is a critically acclaimed poet and short fiction writer, and she is also one of the wild minds behind the highly
original Toronto Poetry Vendors, a small press that sells single poems by established Canadian poets through vending machines. She
lives in St. John's, Canada, with her family.
Territory: World
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1 Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Touchstone
Film: TRANSATLANTIC LITERARY AGENCY
BRITISH: Titan
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Chaney, Jen
AS IF!: AN ORAL HISTORY The Oral History of Clueless as told by Amy Heckerling and the Cast and Crew
July 2015 * Paperback
Nonfiction
LS
Relying on recollections and insights collected from a wide range of people involved in the making of Clueless, as well as those
inspired by its characters, humor and message, this book is a comprehensive oral history of the movie that applies the specificity of
the oral history approach. It tells the tale of the movie via nitty-gritty details, from the story behind Cher’s famously plaid ensembles,
to the origin of the film’s vocabulary (Where did “She’s a full-on Monet” come from?), to the truth about that clog that smacked Tai
in the forehead and knocked her out at the Val party. (Hint: it was made out of foam.)
AS IF! is divided into three sections—Before Clueless, recounting Heckerling’s initial template for the screenplay (Jane Austen’s
Emma), as well as character development and casting (who knew Reese Witherspoon was almost Cher Horowitz?); During Clueless,
covering everything from costumes to props to that unforgettable soundtrack; and After Clueless, analyzing the film’s post-release
legacy. It includes lists and sidebars on everything from the vocabulary of the film (jeepin’, as if, Barneys and Bettys) to the many
90’s references (from Fit or Fat to Marky Mark) to a map of SoCal locations (from the liquor store parking lot where Cher got mugged
to the streets where she took her failed driving test).
Jen Chaney writes about movies, television and popular culture for numerous publications, including New York Magazine’s Vulture,
The Washington Post, The Dissolve, Esquire and Salon. Jen spent more than 12 years working at The Washington Post, where,
among many other things, she wrote Celebritology, a popular blog about celebrities and entertainment that attracted, on average, 1
million readers per month.
Territory: World
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Clark, Ron
MOVE YOUR BUS: A Parable
Hardcover * July 2015
MH
Nonfiction
Picture a corporation, business, school or team as a bus. The distance the bus travels represents the goals and progress of the
organization. The bus itself has no gas, and it is dependent upon the people within to provide the energy to move. Imagine there are
holes in the bottom of the bus and that everyone must move the bus with their legs. The people on the bus can be divided into
groups according to how fast and how far they push the bus.
The new book from bestselling author and award-winning educator Ron Clark -- an accessible and uplifting business parable in the
tradition of Who Moved My Cheese and Fish! that shows how leaders in all professions (not just the educational world) how to
recognize exceptional talent in their staff; how to motivate solid, hardworking employees, when to jettison the dead weight, and
how to inspire ALL workers to do their very best work for the organization (the "bus").
Ron Clark has been called "America's Educator." In 2000, he was named Disney's American Teacher of the Year. He is a New York
Times bestselling author whose book, The Essential 55, has sold over 1 million copies and been published in 25 different countries.
He has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, and Oprah, and Ms. Winfrey even named him as her first "Phenomenal Man." His
classes have been honored at the White House on three separate occasions. Ron's teaching experiences in New York City are the
subject of the uplifting film, The Ron Clark Story, starring Matthew Perry.
Also by Ron Clark: THE END OF MOLASSES CLASSES * July 2011
BULGARIAN: Iztok Zapad | CHINESE SIMP.: China Citic | CHINESE CPLX: China Times | KOREAN: Gimm Young | LATVIAN: Apgads
Territory: World
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1 Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Touchstone
Film: Richard Abate
BRITISH: S&S UK
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Elwes, Cary
AS YOU WISH: Storming the Castle and Other Inconceivable Tales
October 2014 * Hardcover
from the Making of The Princess Bride
Nonfiction
MB
New York Times Bestseller! Cary Elwes's As You Wish: Tales From the Princess Bride includes many never-before-shared stories and
behind-the-scenes accounts of the making of the iconic movie, ranked by the American Film Institute as one of the top 100
Greatest Love Stories and by the Writers Guild of America as one of the top 100 screenplays of all time. The Princess Bride was a
modest hit in theaters, but with the home video market it soon became a bestseller on VHS, then DVD, and Blu-Ray, as people
passed along their love for the movie to new generations.
Elwes was inspired to give fans an unprecedented look into the creation of this hallmark piece and share his fond memories from
the set after the cast and crew celebrated the movie's 25th anniversary celebration at the New York Film Festival in 2012. He
includes making-of-the-movie photos and interviews with people involved with the film, including Robin Wright (Princess
Buttercup), Billy Crystal (Miracle Max), Mandy Patinkin (Inigo Montoya), Christopher Guest (Count Tyrone Rugen), Chris Sarandon
(Prince Humperdinck), Wallace Shawn (Vizzini), Rob Reiner (director), Norman Lear (producer), and William Goldman (writer).
Cary Elwes is a celebrated English actor who starred as "Westley" in The Princess Bride before moving on to roles in Robin Hood:
Men in Tights, Glory, Days of Thunder, Twister, and Saw, among many other acclaimed performances. Find out more about Cary
Elwes at twitter.com/cary_elwes.
Territory: World
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1 Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Touchstone
Film: Literary Group International: Katherine Latshaw
AUSTRALIA/NZ: Simon & Schuster ANZ
Emerson, Clint
100 DEADLY SKILLS: A SEAL OPERATIVE’S GUIDE TO ELUDING PURSUERS,
EVADING CAPTURE, AND SURVIVING ANY DANGEROUS SITUATION
Paperback * October 2015
Nonfiction
MB
100 Deadly Skills is the book you need for today’s world. Modified for civilian survival from real world clandestine operations, the
step-by-step graphics will teach you how to think and act like members of the special forces. This complete course in how to be a
“Violent Nomad” begins with understanding the psychology of survival and moves on to preventing tracking, eluding active shooters,
repelling down the side of a building, immobilizing bad guys, protecting against cyber-criminals, and avoiding—or at least
surviving—a wide array of threats, all using low-tech to “no-tech” resources. The 100 Deadly Skills include:
• Mission Preparation (From what you need in your Go Bag to making improvised body armor)
• Infiltration (Accessing enemy territory from sea, air, or land)
• Infrastructure Development (From evading a pursuer and defeating a kidnaping to making and concealing weapons)
• Surveillance (From tracking to detecting tampering to hiding secret information)
• Access and Collection (From picking locks to sending secure electronic correspondence and data)
• Operational Actions (From disarming and restraining a bad guy to basic defense strategies)
• Sanitization (From creating a disguise to leaving no trace)
• Exfiltration and Escape (From defeating any kind of restraint to surviving an ambush)
CLINTON EMERSON, retired Navy SEAL, spent 20 years conducting special ops all over the world while attached to SEAL Teams
(including the elite SEAL Team SIX) and the National Security Agency (NSA). Utilizing an array of practical skills he developed to
protect himself while at home and abroad, he created Violent Nomad—a personal, non-kinetic capture/kill program cataloguing the
skills necessary to defend against any predator or crisis.
Territory: World
1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Touchstone
Film: Daniel Mandel
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Emmons, Henry
STAYING SHARP
Paperback * September 2015
Nonfiction
MH
Doctors Henry Emmons and David Alter are experts in the field of neuroscience and psychiatry with more than 30 years of
experience, and together they translate the fundamentals of mind and brain science into an easily understood framework for living
and aging gracefully. They focus on the two interdependent themes of resilience and radiance--resilience being a healthy,
well-functioning, youthful brain; radiance as the brain's ability to control and direct resilience, creating a wise mind.
Using 10 core concepts from new neuroscience--5 that build a resilient brain and 5 that cultivate a radiant mind--Doctors Emmons
and Alter help readers achieve the conditions for a joyful life. Emmons and Alter translate brain neuroscience to contemporary life in
accordance with the following concepts: 1. Key structures and their role in the networked systems of the brain;2. The emotional,
mental, and social connection abilities made possible by these underlying structures;3. Specific exercises and practices the reader
can, with focused attention, lean to apply in daily life to access their potential for a joy-filled life. The Chemistry of Youth combines
cutting-edge neuroscience with holistic medicine to provide readers with a blueprint to live more joyfully, age more gracefully, and
build intimacy in interpersonal relationships, no matter where they are in life.
Henry Emmons, MD is a psychiatrist who integrates mind-body and natural therapies, mindfulness and allied Buddhist therapeutics,
and psychotherapeutic caring and insight in his clinical work. He practices general and holistic psychiatry and consults for several
colleges and organizations nationally.
David Alter, PhD is a clinical psychologist whose 30-year practice combines mind-body medicine, strategic therapeutic interventions,
and clinical hypnosis to address the presenting concerns of his clients. He conducts his practice at Partners in Healing, the center for
holistic health that he co-founded, and the Institute for Brain-Behavior Integration, which he founded to study and treat issues
involving brain health.
CHINESE COMPLEX: China Times
Also by Henry Emmons:
CHEMISTRY OF CALM (2010): CHINESE SIMPLIFIED: Beijing Normal University |ITALIAN: Mediterranee
CHEMISTRY OF JOY (2006): CHINESE SIMPLIFIED: Beijing Normal University | PORTUGUESE: Gente
Territory: World
st
1 Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Touchstone
Film: Janis Vallely: janvall@aol.com
Frankel, Bethenny
I SUCK AT RELATIONSHIPS SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO: 10 RULES FOR NOT SCREWING
UP YOUR HAPPILY EVER AFTER
Hardcover * April 2015
Nonfiction
MB
Bethenny Frankel is good at many things—being an entrepreneur, mom, and TV star—but when it comes to relationships, she is the
first to admit that she has had many failures. The good news is, in working through the mistakes, she has already learned many
things about what she doesn’t want, that she won’t accept, and that she shouldn’t settle for. And most importantly, she still believes
in love and that her perfect relationship is still to come.
Filled with a mix of candid personal stories and the no-nonsense advice she’s known for, I Suck at Relationships So You Don’t Have To
is the next step on Bethenny’s A Place of Yes journey. This is a book by someone who has made many relationship mistakes and
knows a thing or two because of it. Bethenny takes a deep look at her own dating and relationship history and gets to the heart of
the mistakes women make and what it takes to find and sustain a meaningful connection. Look for Bethenny’s take on hot topics
such as: understanding your man; the dos and don’ts of dating; how to trust your gut; and much more.
Territory: World
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1 Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Touchstone
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Glowacki, Jamie
OH CRAP. POTTY TRAINING
Paperback * June 2015
Nonfiction
MH
The What to Expect When You're Expecting of potty training meets Go the F*#k to Sleep. This is a funny, voice-y potty training book
that tells parents to stop messing around and get their kids potty trained EARLY (at 20-30 months) … and then gives them a clear
plan to actually show them how to do it. Initially self-published, the author has been selling OH CRAP via her website and has already
sold 40,000 copies through word-of-mouth – all in digital form.
Jamie Glowacki is an internationally recognized parenting and potty training expert. Check out her recorded Q + A podcasts on
blogtalkradio.com and her YouTube channel: Oh Crap With Jamie.
Territory: World
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1 Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Touchstone
Goodman, Carol
RIVER ROAD: A NOVEL
Hardcover * January 2016
Fiction
SK
Nan Lewis, a creative writing professor at a state university in upstate New York, is driving home from a faculty holiday party, upset
because she’s just learned that she has been denied tenure, when she hits a deer. She walks into the woods but can’t find the deer
and makes her way back home in a snowstorm, leaving her car at the bottom of her snowed-out driveway.
The next morning, a police officer comes to the door and tells Nan that one of her students, Leia Dawson, has been killed in a
hit-and-run on River Road. Because of the damage to her car, Nan is suspected of killing Leia. In the coming days, as local opinion
focuses on Nan as the chief suspect, Nan finds herself reviled by the same community that rallied around her when her daughter
was killed in a similar hit-and-run accident six years ago. She begins receiving little "tokens"—gifts from Leia's real killer?—that make
Nan believe the two accidents might be connected. And as she investigates further, she starts to learn that the people around her,
including Leia Dawson, are hiding secrets she'll have to uncover to clear her name and find out who really killed Leia...
Carol Goodman is the author of fourteen novels, including The Lake of Dead Languages and The Seduction of Water, which won the
2003 Hammett Prize.
Territory: World
1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Touchstone
FILM: Robin Rue
Gregory, Philippa
THE TAMING OF THE QUEEN: A Novel
September 2015 * Hardcover
Fiction
SK
By the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the Starz original series The White Queen, a riveting new Tudor tale featuring
King Henry VIII's sixth and final wife Catherine Parr, the first English queen known as a scholar.
The aging king finds Catherine favorable, and is pleased by her attempts to bring together the royal heirs, Prince Edward, Princess
Mary, and Princess Elizabeth. Henry even indulges Catherine’s scholarly attempts, allowing her to invite teachers from around the
world to lecture her about religion and the bible within her chambers. But none of this is enough to save the young queen. When
Catherine translates the bible from the Latin to English, members of the king’s court sense a threat in her fascination with religion. A
plot is formed to frame Catherine as a heretic, a fickle wife, and worse—a disloyal citizen before the king. As the conspiracy against
her mounts, Catherine finds herself trapped in a palace with few allies and many enemies, pressed to retain the favor of a volatile
court and convince a dying king to spare her life.
Philippa Gregory is the author of several bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn Girl, and is a recognized authority on
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women’s history. Her Cousins’ War novels are the basis for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen. She studied
history at the University of Sussex and received a PhD from the University of Edinburgh.
Most recently by Philippa Gregory: THE KING’S CURSE (2014)
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Territory: World 1st Serial/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Touchstone
Hood, Joshua
CLEAR BY FIRE: A SEARCH AND DESTROY THRILLER
Hardcover * August 2015
Fiction
MB
Mason Kane was a loyal American soldier and a proud member of the elite, off-the-books Anvil Program—a group of black ops
soldiers who wage war from the shadows. But all that changed when his commander, as a part of twisted scheme to force America’s
continued involvement in the Middle East, ordered an innocent Afghan family murdered. Refusing the order, Mason finds himself on
the run, hunted by his former comrades and labeled a terrorist by the country he served faithfully.
Relying only on his survival skills and the help of female Special Operations operative Renee Hart, Kane must embark on his gravest
mission yet: unraveling the conspiracy that reaches all way to the President’s inner circle and stopping the world’s most dangerous
soldiers from completing their treacherous plan. Set in the shadows of the War on Terror, this realistic, action-packed adventure
puts a twist in the traditional military thriller and starts a brand-new series that fans of Brad Thor and Brad Taylor will love.
Joshua Hood graduated from the University of Memphis before joining the military and spending five years in the 82nd Airborne
Division, where he was team leader in the 3-504 Parachute Infantry Regiment. In 2005, he was sent to Iraq and conducted combat
operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and was deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom. He is currently
a member of a full-time SWAT team in Memphis, Tennessee, and has conducted countless stateside operations with the FBI, ATF,
DEA, Secret Service, and U.S. Marshals.
Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Touchstone
FILM: Robert G. Diforio: bob@d4eo.com
Jance, J.A.
COLD BETRAYAL: AN ALI REYNOLDS NOVEL
Hardcover * March 2015
Fiction
SK
Ali's longtime friend, a Taser-carrying nun named Sister Anselm, rushes to the bedside of a young pregnant woman hospitalized for
severe injuries after she was hit by a car on a deserted Arizona highway. The girl had been running away from The Family, a
polygamous cult with no patience for those who try to leave its ranks. Something about her strikes a chord in Sister Anselm,
reminding her of a case she worked years before when another young girl wasn't so lucky.
Meanwhile, married life agrees with Ali Reynolds. But any hopes that she and her husband, B. Simpson, will finally slow down and
relax now that they’ve tied the knot are dashed when Ali's new daughter-in-law approaches her desperate for help. The girl's
grandmother, Betsy, is in danger: she's been receiving anonymous threats, and someone even broke into her home and turned on
the gas burners in the middle of the night. But the local police think the elderly woman's just not as sharp as she used to be. While
Ali struggles to find a way to protect Betsy before it's too late, Sister Anselm needs her help as well, and the two race the clock to
uncover the secrets that The Family has hidden for so long - before someone comes back to bury them forever.
J. A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the Ali Reynolds series, the J.P. Beaumont series, and the Joanna Brady series,
as well as four interrelated Southwestern thrillers featuring the Walker family.
Territory: World
1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Touchstone
Film: Northwest Literary Agency/ Alice Volpe, northwestlit@aol.com
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Stan Lee
AMAZING FANTASTIC INCREDIBLE: A MARVELOUS MEMOIR
Hardcover * October 2015
Nonfiction
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In this full-color graphic memoir illustrated by celebrated artist Colleen Doran, Stan Lee tells the story of his life with the same
inimitable wit, energy, and offbeat spirit that he brought to the world of comics. He moves from his impoverished childhood in
Manhattan to his early days writing comics, followed by military training films during World War II, through the rise of the Marvel
empire in the 1960s to his current resurgence in movies. This will be a must-have for all fans of comic books and graphic novels.
Stan Lee is a man who needs no introduction. Nevertheless: Having begun his career with wartime Timely Comics and staying the
course throughout the Atlas era, Stan the Man made comic-book history with Fantastic Four #1, harbinger of a bold new perspective
in story writing that endures to this day. With some of the industry's greatest artists, he introduced hero after hero in Incredible
Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man, X-Men and more, forming a shared universe for rival publishers to measure themselves against.
BRITISH: S&S UK
Also by Stan Lee: HOW TO DRAW COMICS THE MARVEL WAY (1984)
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Film: Susan Crawford
Leotta, Allison
A GOOD KILLING: A NOVEL
Hardcover * May 2015
Fiction
LS
Can Anna save the only family she has left? The sister she always tried to protect is on trial for life. Coach Fowler, the beloved
hometown football coach, is dead. For prosecutor Anna Curtis, all her cases are important—but this one is personal. And it will bring
her to her knees. The two sisters are close, but their lives couldn’t be more different. Anna is a successful prosecutor and Harvard
Law School grad living in D.C., while Jody never left Michigan and works on the assembly line at GM, like everyone else in town.
When Anna gets the call that Jody is in trouble, her own world is in shambles. The life she built with her fiancé; and stepdaughter is
over, just weeks before their wedding. A trip back home would be a welcome distraction, if only it wasn’t under these
circumstances. With her job in D.C. on the line and her sister’s life hanging in the balance, Anna must step on the other side of the
courtroom to defend her sister. And as Anna investigates she soon wonders if her sister or anyone in this town is telling the truth
about Coach Fowler. Uncovering his secrets could cost both women their lives.
Allison Leotta was a federal sex-crimes prosecutor in Washington, D.C., for twelve years. In 2011, she left the Justice Department to
pursue writing fulltime. She is the acclaimed author of Law of Attraction, Discretion, and Speak of the Devil, and founder of the
award-winning blog, The Prime-Time Crime Review.
Territory: World
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Rights: 1 Serial/British/Translation/Electronic: Touchstone
Film: WRITERS HOUSE LLC
McEwen, Scott
THE SNIPER AND THE WOLF: A SNIPER ELITE NOVEL
Hardcover * May 2015
Fiction
MB
Hot on the trail of "The Wolf," a rogue Russian military sniper-turned-Chechen-terrorist, American hero and expert sniper Gil
Shannon turns from hunter to hunted when his mission is exposed by a traitor high up in US government. Shannon must turn to an
unlikely ally--a deadly Russian special operative--to help even the odds against him. Together they discover that The Wolf is just the
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tip of the global terrorist plot comprised of CIA agents, moles in the White House, embassy leaders in South America, and a growing
force of Chechen separatists bent on upending the U.S. economy and the stability of the Western world.
Despite the cooperation of the Russian military, the President of Russia refuses to aid Shannon’s increasingly dire battle against
legions of enemy fighters deep within Russia’s hinterlands due to strained relations with the U.S. over the increasing tensions in the
Ukraine and mistrust of Shannon’s ties to a newly established clandestine organization reporting to the U.S. President.
Scott McEwen is a trial attorney in San Diego, California, and has taught at Thomas Jefferson School of Law. He obtained his
undergraduate degree at Oregon State University and thereafter studied and worked extensively in London, England. Scott works
with and provides support for several military charitable organizations, including the Seal Team Foundation.
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Territory: World Rights: 1 Serial/British/Translation/Electronic: Touchstone
Film: Objective Entertainment: Ian Kleinert
HUNGARIAN: Gabo Kiado
Also by Scott McEwan: SNIPER ELITE: ONE-WAY TRIP * June 2013
Sold in: CHINESE SIMP: Chongqing | CZECH: Albatros | HUNGARIAN: Gabo Kiado | ITALIAN: Mondadori | JAPANESE: Hayakawa |
RUSSIAN: Exmo | THAI: Amarin Publishing
TARGET AMERICA * June 2014
Sold in: HUNGARIAN: Gabo Kiado | JAPANESE: Hayakawa
Osborne, Peter
NO GRAIN, NO PAIN
Hardcover * January 2016
Nonfiction
MH
Osborne’s NO GRAIN, NO PAIN offers a grain-free protocol for treating chronic pain. NO GRAIN, NO PAIN will reach beyond the
massively successful WHEAT BELLY by William Davis and GRAIN BRAIN by David Perlmutter to advance the gluten-free discussion on
surprising sources of gluten, such as corn and rice, which are mistakenly used as common "gluten-free" substitutes.
During the last 14 years, thousands of patients have come to Dr. Osborne’s chiropractic practice seeking relief from chronic pain.
Whether their suffering is due to autoimmune disease (hypothyroidism, arthritis, lupus, fibromyalgia) or other issues (migraines,
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, muscle weakness, etc.), the majority feel dramatically better after eliminating grain from their diets. Grain
leads to chronic pain by triggering the body’s inflammation response, “leaky gut,” vitamin deficiencies, and more. To combat these
and other complications, Dr. Osborne offers a 2-part, 4-week protocol for replacing all grain, gluten, and gluten-like protein
(including surprising hidden sources) with healthy meats, vegetables, and fruits, including original recipes, as well as supplements
and lifestyle modifications.
Peter Osborne, DC, DACBN, PScD. is the founder of GlutenFreeSociety.org.
POLISH: Bukowy Las
Territory: World
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Prepon, Laura; Troy, Elizabeth
THE STASH PLAN: 21 DAYS TO A STRONGER, HEALTHIER, FAT-BURNING NEW YOU
Hardcover * March 2016
Nonfiction
MH
We all know Laura Prepon as the star of That 70’s Show and cultural phenomenon Orange is the New Black. But few have known of
her lifelong struggles with weight, bloating, and energy. For 15 years Laura tried everything. Nothing worked, until she met
Integrative Nutritionist Elizabeth Troy, whose practice, combining Chinese Meridian Theory (CMT) and food science, finally unstuck
her body’s malfunctioning organs and metabolism through a targeted eating and stretching program that, finally, allowed her body
to thrive.
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Combining the latest food science with ancient wisdom, THE STASH PLAN seeks to stimulate the liver and gall bladder, the source of
all energy in CMT and the site of bodily detoxification and key to fat burning, through organic, anti-oxidant packed and macro-and
micro-nutrient balanced meals you cook and Stash-to-go, nutritional broths, and daily resistance stretching. Packed to the brim with
the science and inspiration you’ll need to make fat-burning food and exercise choices, and a vast array of delicious recipes to take
the guesswork out, THE STASH PLAN is a revolutionary new way to lose the weight and, finally, feel great.
Laura Prepon is an actress, best known for her starring roles on Television Hall of Fame show That 70’s Show and the Netflix
juggernaut Orange is the New Black. She is a lifelong cook, an exercise enthusiast, and a social media addict boasting over 1.5 million
followers across Instagram and Twitter. Elizabeth Troy, RD, IN, is an integrative nutritionist, well-being coach and Fellow at the
Center Institute for Research & Education in Integrative Medicine at Mount Sinai, with a Master’s Degree in Education from
Columbia University.
Territory: World
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Proops, Gregory
THE SMARTEST BOOK IN THE WORLD
June 2015 * Hardcover
Nonfiction
MB
“The Smartest Man in the World” podcast is in the iTunes top charts every week and perennially referenced in the Podmass column
in The Onion. Rolling Stone calls the podcast “some of the boldest comedy on the podcasting frontier right now” and USA Today is
“obsessed” with it. Like his podcast this book will be stern and sentimental, didactic and accessible. He seeks to get laughs, thrill and
enlighten. He digresses constantly and in digression he hopes to rope you into his world of raspberry dawns and strawberry letters,
of Satchel Paige and the Ohio Players of History, and the very scary here and now.
Greg Proops is an internationally renowned stand-up comic whose smash-hit weekly podcast “The Smartest Man in the World”
garners over 50k downloads a week (closing in on 300k a month) for a total of 3.5 million US downloads in less than two years, plus
another half a million UK downloads (he built a UK fanbase from his work on “Whose Line Is It Anyway”). Proops is on the road 300
days a year recording his podcast live each week at comedy clubs and theaters on both sides of the Atlantic.
Territory: World
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Film: Innovative Artists/ David Tochterman, david.tochterman@iala.com
Rendon, Jim
UPSIDE
June 2015 * Hardcover
Nonfiction
MH
When something horrible happens people will often spout the age-old axiom: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. But it
wasn’t until a few decades ago that scientists started to examine this notion in earnest…and they found that it’s actually true. As
author and journalist Jim Rendon has discovered, “post-traumatic growth” is a real thing, and there is a burgeoning field of
researchers and experts who are digging deep to learn more about it. It turns out that there are some key differences between
those who are laid low by difficult experiences and those who are able to overcome tough times and emerge stronger. It is these
surprising truths about trauma that Jim Rendon explores in Upside.
Comprised of interviews with leading researchers and trauma victims, Rendon translates and interprets victims' stories and
researchers’ findings into a compelling narrative that illustrates the potential each of us has to overcome traumatic experiences and
shift our happiness set point dramatically for the better.
Jim Rendon is a graduate of the journalism school at UC Berkeley. He is a former staff writer at SmartMoney magazine, and a
veteran journalist whose work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone, and Fortune.
Territory: World
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Film: Inkwell Management
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Ramone, Marky
PUNK ROCK BLITZKRIEG: My Life As A Ramone
January 2015 * Hardcover
Nonfiction
MB
Before 1978, working-class Brooklyn native Marc Bell was already a name in the New York music scene, playing with hard rockers
Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys and Richard Hell and the Voidoids. But when he accepted the invitation to join a band with
three other tough, grubby misfits, he took their moniker as his own, and the ferocious rhythm that epitomized punk was born. Now,
having outlived the three other long-term Ramones, Joey, Johnny, and Dee Dee, Marky is the one member of the band who can tell
the taleof their improbable rise from the most humble of beginnings to their induction into rock’s pantheon.
From the successes of the cult film Rock ‘N’ Roll High School and punk anthem “I Wanna Be Sedated,” through the Ramones’
growing dysfunction and his own struggle with alcoholism—which prompted a series of stints in rehab after being kicked out of the
group—Marky sets the record straight, painting an unflinching picture of the turmoil behind the band that galvanized their
generation, while illuminating his co-pioneers who paved the way for rock as we know it now.
Born Marc Bell on July 15, 1956, Marky Ramone, a Brooklyn native, joined the Ramones in 1978 at the age of 22, replacing original
drummer Tommy Ramone. Most recently, he's toured and recorded with his own band, Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg. He was honored
in 2010 with a drum scholarship in his name by the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles.
Territory: World
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Film: JOHN CAMPBELL AGENCY, INC.
BRITISH: John Blake
FRENCH: Rivages
GERMAN: Iron Pages
PORTUGUESE (B): Editora Planeta Do Brasil
Schafer, Jack
THE LIKE SWITCH: AN FBI AGENT'S GUIDE TO INFLUENCING, ATTRACTING, AND
WINNING PEOPLE OVER
January 2015 * Paperback
Nonfiction
MB
As a Special Agent for the FBI’s National Security Division’s Behavioral Analysis Program, Dr. Jack Schafer developed dynamic and
breakthrough strategies for profiling terrorists and detecting deception. In his current role as a professor of psychology, Dr. Schafer
has evolved his proved-on-the-battlefield tactics for the more domestic, but no less critical battle of getting people to like you. The
same powerful techniques that the author used to recruit people to betray their country can be used to get people to like you for a
moment or a lifetime. Dr. Schafer explores the underlying meanings of human body language and behavior, demonstrating what to
look for and what to do in any given situation. This book will improve your "LQ" (Likeability Quotient) and as well as helping you
“spot the lie,” i.e. know if you can trust someone, in person or online.
John R. "Jack" Schafer, PhD, is a psychologist, professor, intelligence consultant, and former FBI Special Agent. Dr. Schafer spent
fifteen years conducting counter-intelligence and counterterrorism investigations, and seven years as a behavioral analyst for the
FBI’s National Security Division’s Behavioral Analysis Program. He developed spy recruitment techniques, interviewed terrorists, and
trained agents in the art of interrogation and persuasion. Dr. Schafer is a professor with the School of Law Enforcement and Criminal
Justice at Western Illinois University. Marvin Karlins received his PhD in Psychology from Princeton University and is currently
Professor of Management at the University of South Florida's College of Business Administration. Dr. Karlins consults internationally
on issues of interpersonal effectiveness and has also authored twenty-four books, including two national bestsellers, What Every
BODY Is Saying and It's A Jungle In There.
Territory: World
British/Translation/Electronic: Touchstone
CHINESE COMPLEX: Yuan Liou
CHINESE SIMPLIFIED: China Citic
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CZECH: Albatros
ESTONIAN: Sinisukk
FRENCH: Ixelles Editions
GERMAN: Muencher
JAPANESE: Daiwa Shobo
LITHUANIAN: Alma Littera
PORTUGUESE (B): Universo dos Livros
RUSSIAN: Mann, Ivanov, and Ferber
SPANISH: Urano
TURKISH: Koridor
Stewart, Leah
THE NEW NEIGHBOR: A NOVEL
Hardcover * July 2015
Fiction
SK
Ninety-year-old Margaret Riley is hiding from the world. Stoic and independent, she rarely ventures from her house on a Tennessee
mountaintop, choosing instead to find comfort in antiques and grisly mystery novels. But when she spots a woman in the
long-empty house next to hers, her curiosity is piqued. Jennifer Young is also seeking seclusion. On the run from her old life, she's
brought her four-year-old son Milo to this quiet town where no one from her past can find, or castigate, her.
The two women contemplate each other from afar until Jennifer, in need of income, puts up flyers advertising her services as a
massage therapist and when Margaret calls, Jennifer eagerly signs up her first paying client. But Margaret wants more than
Jennifer's professional attention. She senses a mystery in the younger woman; a reluctance to talk about herself, her young son, his
missing father, or her past. Over their massage sessions, Margaret’s curiosity intensifies into obsession. As Margaret's tale moves
towards her own dark secrets, Jennifer grows increasingly reluctant to listen, and when she finally pulls away, Margaret’s
desperation drives her to do something that will threaten the new life Jennifer has so painstakingly created.
Leah Stewart is the critically acclaimed author of The History of Us, Husband and Wife, The Myth of You and Me, and Body of a Girl.
The recipient of a Sachs Fund prize and an NEA Literature Fellowship, she teaches in the creative writing program at the University of
Cincinnati and lives in Cincinnati with her husband and two children.
Territory: World English
st
Rights: 1 Serial/British/Translation/Electronic: Touchstone
Film: Gail Hochman: ghochman@bromasite.com
Scheffler, Ian
PUZZLING: The Rubik’s Cube, Past and Present & the Fascinating Subculture of Speedcubing
Hardcover * Spring 2016
Nonfiction
MB
When Ernő Rubik, a Hungarian professor of design, assembled a handful of wooden blocks held together by paper clips and rubber
bands, he never suspected he’d created one of the best-selling toys in history and the most popular puzzle in the world: Rubik’s
Cube. Rubik would go on to sell 350,000,000 of his Rubik’s Cubes, cementing the Cube’s place in pop culture history.
But the most surprising aspect of the Cube’s legacy is that, decades after it exploded onto the scene, it gave rise to something
entirely unforeseen: a sport called speedcubing. A diverse community of speedcubers has dedicated itself to solving Rubik’s Cube as
fast as possible—not to mention one-handed, blindfolded, and using only feet. In PUZZLING, Scheffler chronicles his own attempt to
master the puzzle as he pieces together the Cube’s past while crossing paths with the speedcubing’s seminal figures and current
stars (some of them children), culminating in the World Championship in Rio de Janeiro, where he will attempt to solve the Cube in
20 seconds or fewer, referred to as “sub-20” (the Cubers’ equivalent of the four-minute mile).
Ian Scheffler has written for The New Yorker, The Guardian, The Los Angeles Times, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. He holds a
degree in English from Columbia University, where he co-edited the Columbia Review. He lives in New York City. You can follow him
on twitter or visit him online at www.ianscheffler.com
Territory: World
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Rights: 1 Serial/British/Translation/Electronic: Touchstone
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Stuhler, Rachel
ABSOLUTELY TRUE LIES: A NOVEL
Paperback * May 2015
Fiction
LS
Holly Gracin, a fledgling entertainment writer in L.A., is on the verge of having to move back home to upstate New York when she
gets hired to write the memoirs of Daisy Mae Dixson, the former Nickelodeon child star who has moved seamlessly into both
blockbuster movies and pop music. Daisy is eighteen years old. Holly has always wanted to be part of the in-crowd, and suddenly
she’s traveling around the world on yachts, trailed by paparazzi, sneaking out of five-star hotels in the dead of night and realizing
that Daisy’s wholesome public image is purely a work of fiction. Daisy has a public meltdown, and suddenly the memoirs are the
cornerstone of resurrecting her image--and all the people who’ve been treating Holly badly desperately need her help. But working
at all hours trailing a pop star has taken its toll, and Holly must decide if becoming the ultimate insider is worth losing a starring role
in her own life.
Rachel Stuhler grew up in Rochester, New York, so obsessed with movies and books that she spent as little time as possible in the
real world. In her late teens, this obsession led her first to New York as a terrible production assistant and then to Los Angeles,
where she spent four years working as a script supervisor, before becoming a screenwriter herself. Stuhler has written more than
twenty movies for television and ghostwritten three celebrity memoirs. This is her first novel. She lives in Los Angeles.
Territory: World
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Rights: 1 Serial/British/Translation/Electronic: Touchstone
Film: STERLING LORD LITERISTIC
Rorick, Kate
EPIC ADVENTURES OF LYDIA BENNET
Hardcover * June 2015
Fiction
LS
Before her older sister, Lizzie started her wildly popular video log, turning herself and her sisters into internet sensations, Lydia was a
normal 20-year-old, plotting ways to skip classes at her community college, and obsessed with finding the perfect fake ID. Then Lydia
created her own vlogs, enjoying the attention as people watched, debated, tweeted, tumbld, and blogged about them. But not all
attention is good. After her ex-boyfriend betrays her trust by trying to cash in on her fame, Lydia stops being a naive, animated girl,
and must now learn to navigate a far more fragile and judgmental world. Most of all, she wants to win back her family’s trust and
respect. And she has to do it without her sisters, who have (finally) moved out of the house.
Picking up where The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet left off, and told in Lydia’s distinctive, maddening and endearing voice, this novel
chronicles the next six months of Lydia’s life as she struggles to determine the future she wants for herself. Featuring beloved
characters from The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet, new characters who might influence Lydia’s choices, as well as hilarious texts,
doodles, tweets, and ephemera, this novel presents a new avenue into the delightful world of the Bennet sisters, for fans and new
readers alike.
Kate Rorick is a writer for The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. She has written for a variety of television shows, including Law and Order:
Criminal Intent and Terra Nova. In her spare time, she is the bestselling author of historical romance novels under the name Kate
Noble.
Also by Kate Rorick: THE SECRET DIARY OF LIZZIE BENNET (May 2014)
Rights Sold: BRITISH: S&S UK | GERMAN: Rowohlt | ITALIAN: Newton Compton | PORTUGUESE/BRAZ: Verus
Territory: World
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Rights: 1 Serial/British/Translation/Electronic: Scribner
Film: Innovative Artists/ David Tochterman, david.tochterman@iala.com
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Sullivan, Jaime Primak
SAVED BY THE BELLES: THE SOUTHERN EDUCATION OF A JERSEY GIRL
Hardcover * September 2015
Jaime Primak Sullivan, star of Bravo TV's Jersey Belle, shares her story of being a Jersey-bred, tough-as-nails workaholic who finds
herself in Birmingham, Alabama, when she falls in love with a true Southern gentleman and surrounds herself with a new posse of
fiercely loyal Southern belles. With equal parts Jersey frankness and delightful Southern charm, Jaime offers her hard-won lessons as
a fish out of water in this modern-day Steel Magnolias memoir.
Jaime Primak Sullivan is the star of Bravo TV’s new hit series, Jersey Belle. A career woman and a mother of three children under the
age of seven, Jaime is also the founder and president of Bridge and Tunnel Entertainment, a full-service public relations and strategic
marketing agency specializing in public relations, brand building, and event planning. In 2006, Jaime relocated to Birmingham,
Alabama.
Territory: World
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Unger, Lisa
CRAZY LOVE YOU: A NOVEL
March 2015 * Hardcover
Fiction
SK
Ian Paine has spent his life running away. He's drunk so much booze, taken so many reality warping drugs, gotten high so often that
his past has finally faded from the forefront of his mind. He hid inside himself, and to the world he was just a lonely fat boy. But Ian
was lucky; he grew up and managed to escape the haunting pull of his hometown and become a successful comic book artist in New
York City.
There has only ever been one constant in Ian's life: Priss. She is everything he isn't – powerful, enticing, beautiful. Dangerous. She
isn't afraid to confront the problems that Ian isn't strong enough to face, but she also loves to feed his addictions – for drugs, for sex,
for running away – like no one else.
But everything begins to change when Ian meets Megan, a kind, good-hearted woman that he wants to be better for. Ian is ready to
get married and build a foundation for a new life so that he can finally move on from his past. But Priss won't let Ian go so easily, not
when she's spent a lifetime by his side. Priss is angry, and when she's angry, bad things begin to happen. . .
Lisa Unger is an award-winning New York Times and international bestselling author. She was born in New Haven, Connecticut, but
grew up in the Netherlands, England, New Jersey, and New York, where she graduated from the New School for Social Research.
Unger now divides her time, along with her husband and daughter, between Florida and New York City.
Territory: World
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BRITISH: S&S UK
DUTCH: WPG Belgium
FRENCH: Toucan
Also by Lisa Unger: IN THE BLOOD * January 2014
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O’Leary, John
ON FIRE: Eight Keys to Breathing Life and Possibility Into Every Moment
Hardcover * March 2016
Nonfiction
MH
John was nine years old when he was burned on over 100% of his body and given a 1% chance of survival. But he did survive, and
today John is a highly successful motivational speaker, sharing his personal message of hope and inspiration with 50,000 people a
year.
In ON FIRE, John takes us back to the day fire transformed his life. John worked his way back from near death with the support of his
family, a dedicated medical staff, and total strangers who were captivated by the story of this boy fighting for his life. The lessons
John learned over these grueling months were invaluable and indelibly shaped his life. John discovered something about himself: he
could have retreated, given up, led a life of despair because of his unfortunate situation. But John decided to meet the challenges
head on; he chose truly to live a life on fire each and every day. This is a book about the key choices we all make in our lives; which
path we travel; which existence we lead. John O’Leary is here to impart his wisdom and help guide us down a path that is filled with
hope and possibility.
John O’Leary offers personal and professional development resources and an online community of inspiration-seekers through his
organization Rising Above with John O’Leary. John shares his message with an average of 50,000 people at more than 140 live events
each year around the world to organizations in healthcare, sales, marketing, financial services, education, spirituality and safety. In
2006 he was inducted into the Energize “Keep Going” Hall of Fame (an honor he shares with baseball great Cal Ripken, Jr.). He is also
a lifestyle contributor for ParadeMagazine.com.
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Penn, Maya
UNTITLED
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Nonfiction
A motivational work of inspiration for teens based on her own entrepreneurial experiences with technology, creativity, self-reliance,
and self-motivation, and building a business and speaking career.
Maya’s TEDWomen Talk has 1,171,988 views on TED’s site and 132,328 views on Youtube, and those numbers are growing. She is
the youngest female to do two back-to-back official TEDTalks. Maya has been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, The NRDC,
NPR,CNN/HLN, TIME, ESSENCE, The Steve Harvey Show, Young Entrepreneur, The TOMS Shoes Blog, Redbook, FOX 5 Atlanta, Wired,
Black Enterprise, Cosmopolitan Magazine, CBS Better Mornings Atlanta, Ebony, TechRepublic (CBS Interactive), Atlanta Tech Edge,
TakePart (Pivot Media), Gabrielle Bernstein's Her Future Blog, actress Alicia Silverstone's blog The Kind Life, The Atlanta Journal
Constitution, and many other publications.
Maya Penn is a 15 year old philanthropist, environmental and girls’ rights activist, entrepreneur, eco-designer, artist, animator,
coder, illustrator, and writer. She is the CEO of Maya's Ideas, a company she started at 8 years old. Maya creates eco-friendly
clothing and accessories. Her designs are sold all over the world. 10-20% of her profits go to local and global charities and
environmental organizations. Through her nonprofit Maya's Ideas 4 The Planet, Maya has designed and created 10,000 eco-friendly
sanitary pads for girls in developing countries. She has partnered with MedShare for the distribution of the pads.
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