PEGASUS BOOKS
SUMMER 2017
PEGASUS BOOKS
SUMMER 2017
ROSEMARY’S BABY
A Novel
IRA LEVIN
i n t r o d u c t i o n by dav i d mo r r e l l
In this new fiftieth anniversary edition of the classic masterpiece of spellbinding suspense,
evil wears the most innocent face of all . . .
“Suspense is beautifully intertwined with everyday incidents; the delicate line between belief
and disbelief is faultlessly drawn.” —The New York Times
“A succession of solid and quite legitimate surprises. The suspense is admirably sustained.” — The New Yorker
“A darkly brilliant tale of modern devilry that induces the reader to believe the unbelievable.
I believed it and was altogether enthralled.” —Truman Capote
Rosemary Woodhouse and her struggling actor husband Guy move into the Bramford, an old New York City apartment
building with an ominous reputation and mostly elderly residents. Neighbors Roman and Minnie Castavet soon come nosing
around to welcome the Woodhouses to the building, and despite Rosemary’s reservations about their eccentricity and the weird
noises that she keeps hearing, her husband takes a shine to them.
Shortly after Guy lands a plum Broadway role, Rosemary becomes pregnant—and the Castavets start taking a special
interest in her welfare. As the sickened Rosemary becomes increasingly isolated, she begins to suspect that the Castavets’ circle
is not what it seems . . .
Ira Levin is the author of The Boys from Brazil, Rosemary’s Baby, Son of Rosemary, The Stepford Wives, This Perfect Day, Sliver, and A
Kiss Before Dying (for which he won the Edgar Award). Levin was also the recipient of three Mystery Writers of America Edgar
Allan Poe Awards. His website is www.iralevin.org.
David Morrell (introduction) is the author of First Blood, the award-winning novel in which Rambo was created. He holds
a PhD in American literature from Penn State and was a professor in the English department at the University of Iowa.
His numerous New York Times bestsellers include the classic spy trilogy that begins with The Brotherhood of the Rose. An Edgar,
Anthony, and Macavity nominee, Morrell is the recipient of three Bram Stoker Awards and the prestigious ThrillerMaster
Award from the International Thriller Writers organization. His latest novel is the highly praised Victorian mystery/thriller
Inspector of the Dead.
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ISBN 978-1-68177-466-4
(PREV ED ISBN 978-1-60598-110-9)
6 x 9 | 256 pages | CQ 40
Fiction
March
3
TREADING ON THIN AIR
Atmospheric Physics, Forensic Meteorology, and Climate Change:
How Weather Shapes Our Everyday Lives
ELIZABETH AUSTIN, P h D
Weather is an inescapable part of our daily lives, from the nuances of air travel to the future
of climate change. Our past, present, and future is intimately rooted in weather and climate.
“In this mix of memoir and popular science, Austin takes
readers on a global tour and up into the heights of the stratosphere to learn about weather, climate, and how it affects our
planet and our lives. This far-ranging book should whet readers’ appetites for learning more about meteorology and its surprisingly broad applications.”
—Publishers Weekly
$16.95 U.S. | $22.95 CAN.
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ISBN 978-1-68177-403-9
(PREV ED ISBN 978-1-60598-822-1)
5½ X 8¼ | 288 pages | CQ 48
16 pages of color photographs
Science/Weather
May
4
Weather, water, and climate. How we feel, how productive we
are, even our sheer existence, depends on these three things.
The United States’ economic activity varies annually by 1.7%
due to weather—that is more than $500 billion dollars each
year. Weather applications on mobile devices are the second
most popular apps—more popular than social networking,
maps, music, and news.
In Treading on Thin Air, Dr. Elizabeth Austin, a worldrenowned atmospheric physicist, reveals how the climate is
intimately tied to our daily lives. The effects and impacts of
weather on humans, society, and the planet are changing with
the times. Dr. Austin will demystify climate change, revealing
what is really happening with our climate and why, whether it
is El Niño, tornadoes, floods, or hurricanes.
Weather and society are at their most fascinating at
extremes, and Dr. Austin is one of a handful of forensic
meteorologists around the globe. She has been called upon to
investigate plane crashes, murders, wildfires, avalanches, even
bombing cases. Drawing upon her rich experiences, Austin’s
Treading on Thin Air promises to be an enlightening and informative journey through the wild world of weather.
Elizabeth Austin, PhD, is a forensic meteorologist and the
founder and president of WeatherExtreme Ltd. She is recognized as one of America’s foremost experts on climate change
and extreme weather conditions. Dr. Austin has worked with
NASA, the United Nations, the U.S. Department of Justice,
and others. She resides in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, with her family.
THE BOLT SUPREMACY
Inside Jamaica’s Sprint Factory
RICHARD MOORE
As football evokes Texas in Friday Night Lights, so does the speed and drama of sprinting provide
a unique view into Jamaica—home to the mighty Usain Bolt and the fastest runners in the world.
“Entertaining and lively. Moore is an open-minded and engaging writer. Because maybe there is something in the yams,
and maybe we can all still enjoy the dream.” —Esquire UK
“A fascinating account of how a Caribbean island came to rule
the world in the art and science of running very fast indeed.”
—The Independent
“Compelling, thoughtful, and wide-ranging.”
—The Literary Review
Beijing 2008: Usain Bolt slows down as he approaches the
100-meter finish line. He beats his chest, well ahead of his
nearest rival, his face filled with euphoria, the world in thrall
of his extraordinary talent. It is one of the greatest moments
in sports history, and it is just the beginning.
Of the ten fastest 100-meter times in history, eight belong
to Jamaicans. How is it that this small island has come to dominate men’s and women’s sprinting? The Bolt Supremacy opens
the doors to a community where sprinting permeates daily life;
where the high school championships are watched by 35,000
screaming fans; where identity, success, and status are forged
on the track. In such a society there can be the incentive for
some to cheat. There are those who attribute Jamaican success
to something beyond talent and hard work.
Award-winning writer Richard Moore doesn’t shy away
from difficult questions as he travels the length of this beguiling
country speaking to anti-doping agencies, scientists, and skeptics, as well as to coaches, superstars, and the young guns desperate to become the next big thing. Peeling back the layers,
Moore finally reveals the secrets of Usain Bolt and the remarkable Jamaican sprint factory.
Richard Moore is a former racing cyclist and has been
longlisted for the William Hill Award. He is the author of
Slaying the Badger and lives in the United Kingdom.
$27.95 | Hardcover
Territory: U.S. (X)
ISBN 978-1-68177-407-7
6 X 9 | 336 pages | CQ 24
Sports
May
5
THE PIERRE HOTEL AFFAIR
How Eight Gentlemen Thieves Orchestrated the Largest Jewel Heist in History
DANIEL SIMONE
w i t h n i c k sac c o
The startling and sensational true story of the most famous unsolved heist in American history:
the theft of $28 million in jewels from the Pierre Hotel.
Praise for The Lufthansa Heist:
“Simone tells this engrossing tale directly, and he is one helluva writer. Like many of the most compelling true crime tales,
the distinction between cops and robbers is blurry at best. Fine reading.” —Booklist
“The Lufthansa Heist is an amazing, in-depth look at one of the most notorious heists in American history.”
—The Queens Gazette
New York City, 1972.
Bobby Comfort and Sammy “the Arab” Nalo were highly skilled jewel thieves who specialized in robbing luxury Manhattan hotels. With the blessing of the Lucchese crime family, their next plot targeted the posh Pierre Hotel—host to kings and
queens, presidents and aldermen, and the wealthiest of the wealthy. Attired in tuxedoes and driven in a limousine, this band
of thieves arrived at the Pierre, seized the security guards and, in systematically choreographed moves, swiftly took the night
staff—and several unfortunate guests who happened to be roaming around the lobby—as hostages.
The deposit boxes inside the vault chamber were plundered and the gentlemanly thieves departed in their limousine with a
haul of $28 million. But then matters began to deteriorate. The authorities immediately suspected Comfort and Nalo of masterminding the Pierre ambush and arrested them, but the veteran criminals kept their mouths shut. The Lucchese family funneled a $500,000 bribe to the presiding judge to quash the charges—and to this day the Pierre Hotel caper remains unsolved.
A suspenseful narrative of Mafia intrigue, police corruption, and personal betrayal—which concludes with a poignant love
affair—this is the true story of the most famous hotel robbery in American history.
Before becoming a writer, Daniel Simone was an aerospace engineer who worked on the Apollo lunar modules. Besides
having ghostwritten the biographies of two prominent actresses, he is the author of The Lufthansa Heist. Daniel lives in Amagansett, New York.
As a young operator in Lucchese crime family, Nick “the Cat” Sacco specialized in jewel thefts. But he had a distinctive
quality: he never harmed any of his victims. Sacco is the sole surviving bandit of the famed Pierre Hotel siege and robbery.
When he entered the Witness Protection Program in 1974, Sacco was one of wealthiest and most wanted jewel thieves in
America.
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$27.95 U.S. | $36.95 CAN.
Hardcover
Territory: World, All Languages (W)
ISBN 978-1-68177-402-2
6 X 9 | 336 pages | CQ 24
True Crime
May
7
THE PAINTER OF SOULS
A Novel
PHILIP KAZAN
An extraordinary story of passion, art, and intrigue, this novel journeys to a time and place in
Italy where desire reigns supreme—and salvation is found in the strangest of places.
“Kazan conjures up Florence as a magnificent stew of street
life: market sellers, beggars, gangs, petty criminals, pretty
boys turning tricks in the shadows, all characters who, in the
hands of the right painter, might light up church walls with
their spontaneous flawed humanity. The process of creation is
finely drawn, both the physical labor and the meditative concentration it induces. Kazan clearly loves Lippi’s work and this
affection saturates his writing.” —The New York Times
“With meticulous detail and vivid language, British author
Kazan (Appetite) brings the Renaissance to bold life in this, his
first U.S. release. Sure to appeal to fans of art-themed historical fiction.”
—Library Journal
“A compelling story that takes place in a world that Kazan
imbues with all the sights, sounds, and smells of fifteenthcentury Florence.”
—Booklist
$14.95 U.S. | Trade Paper
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ISBN 978-1-68177-405-3
(PREV ED ISBN 978-1-68177-123-6)
5½ X 8¼ | 272 pages | CQ 48
Fiction
May
8
Beauty can be a gift—or a wicked temptation.
So it is for Filippo Lippi, growing up in Renaissance Florence. He has a talent—not only can he see the beauty in everything, he can capture it, paint it. But while beauty can seduce
you and art can transport you—it cannot always feed you or
protect you.
To survive, Pippo Lippi, orphan, street urchin, budding
rogue, must first become Fra Filippo Lippi: Carmelite friar,
man of God. His life will take him down two paths at once.
He will become a gambler, a forger, a seducer of nuns; and at
the same time he will be the greatest painter of his time, the
teacher of Botticelli and the confidante of the Medicis.
So who is he really—lover, believer, father, teacher, artist? Is
anything true except the paintings?
Philip Kazan is a historian, a passionate cook, and a keen
traveler. This is his first book to be published in America. He
lives in England and blogs at www.philipkazan.wordpress.com.
RAMPAGE
A Novel
JUSTIN SCOTT
In the thirtieth anniversary edition of this classic thriller, “the dizzying action ranges from
Manhattan’s towering spires to the labyrinths of the city’s underworld.”—David Morrell
“A nightmarish excursion of revenge, with everything going
for it: tension, pace—and the sheer fascination of great storytelling!”
—Clive Cussler
“Scott, author of The Shipkiller, has created realistic characters,
dialogue, and settings, and an exciting plot that explores in
detail the emotional and legal consequences of revenge and
vigilantism.”
—Library Journal
“A spellbinding book—one of those rare novels you can’t put
down until you’ve finished the last page, and which deliver all
the way through in excitement and high drama.”
—Fred Mustard Stewart
Chris Taggart is a ruthless, driven, real estate entrepreneur
whose buildings have changed the skyline of New York. Young,
handsome, irresistible to women, Taggart has won it all with
his bare hands and fierce ambition. But his dazzling success
can never erase the bitter memory of his father’s death at the
hands of the Mob—and now Taggart sets out to use his wealth
and power to destroy the men whom he holds responsible.
It is a secret vendetta—a war, in fact—that Taggart launches
single-handedly against the Five Families of New York. It pits
him against some of the toughest men in organized crime—
as well as his own brother, a crusading assistant U.S. attorney,
one of the strike force prosecutors.
Taggart risks his fortune, his reputation, and finally his life,
to get revenge, only to find that he has instead become one of
them, that his triumph over criminals has turned him into a
more dangerous threat than any Mob boss in New York.
Justin Scott has written more than thirty thrillers, historical
fiction novels, and mystery novels, including The Shipkiller, Normandie Triangle, and The Empty Eye of the Sea. He collaborates with
Clive Cussler on the Isaac Bell series—The Wrecker, The Spy, The
Race, The Thief, The Striker, The Bootlegger, and The Assassin.
$24.95 U.S. | $33.95 CAN.
Hardcover
Territory: North America (Y)
ISBN 978-1-68177-406-0
6 X 9 | 400 pages | CQ 20
Thriller
May
9
THE ISIS HOSTAGE
One Man’s True Story of Thirteen Months in Captivity
PUK DAMSGÅRD
Danish photographer Daniel Rye was taken captive by the Islamic State
for thirteen brutal months—this is his story.
Advance praise for The ISIS Hostage:
“Provides a captivating account of his days inside the early
incarnation of the ISIS machine, where he was only kept alive
as a financial pawn, and a dramatic tale of hostage negotiation
and family sacrifice . . . Captures an inspiring message about
the collective reaction of humans to such brutal trauma.”
—Newsweek
“In The ISIS Hostage, the full extent of the jihadi’s brutality is
laid bare.”
—The Sun (London)
$27.95 U.S. | $36.95 CAN.
Hardcover
Territory: North America (Y)
ISBN 978-1-68177-467-1
6 X 9 | 352 pages | CQ 20
Memoir/Current Events
May
10
In a tense and riveting narrative, The ISIS Hostage details freelance photographer Daniel Rye’s thirteen-month ordeal at the
hands of the Islamic State after he was captured in Syria, and
the misery inflicted upon him and nineteen other hostages by
their guards.
This compelling account also follows Daniel’s family and
the nerve-wracking negotiations with his kidnappers. It traces
their horrifying journey through impossible dilemmas, and
offers a rare glimpse into the secret world of the investigation launched to locate and free not only Daniel, but also the
American freelance journalist and fellow hostage James Foley.
Written with Daniel’s full cooperation and based on interviews with former fellow prisoners, jihadists, and key figures
who worked behind the scenes to secure his release, The ISIS
Hostage reveals for the first time the torment suffered by the
captives and tells a moving and terrifying story of friendship,
torture, and survival.
Puk Damsgård has been the Middle East correspondent for
the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) since 2011, having
previously lived for several years in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
She has won such awards as the prestigious Cavling Prize, the
National Press Club of Denmark’s Storytelling Prize, and the
2015 Readers’ Book Prize. She lives in Denmark.
SONATA
A Memoir of Pain and the Piano
ANDREA AVERY
A poignant memoir that weaves chronic illness and classical music into a raw,
inspiring tale of grace and determination.
“Andrea writes like a clever, cunning, confident angel. She’s a
natural, and her realness and grace are lovely to behold.”
—Elizabeth Gilbert
“Beautifully written, deeply thought and felt. Avery describes
life with a disability in a moving, engrossing way.”
—Joseph Straus, PhD, Distinguished Professor at the
Graduate Center at the City University of New York
“A smart, moving, and funny testimony to the sturdiness of the
human will.”
—Joe Theismann
Andrea, already a promising and ambitious classical pianist
at twelve, was diagnosed with a severe case of rheumatoid
arthritis that threatened not just her musical aspirations but
her ability to live a normal life. As Andrea navigates the pain
and frustration of coping with RA alongside the usual travails of puberty, college, sex, and just growing up, she turns
to music—specifically Franz Schubert’s Sonata in B flat D.
960, and the one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein for strength
and inspiration. The heartbreaking story of this mysterious
sonata—Schubert’s last, and his most elusive and haunting—
is the soundtrack of Andrea’s story.
Sonata is a coming-of-age story that explores a “Janushead miracle”—Andrea’s extraordinary talent and even more
extraordinary illness—in a manner reminiscent of Brain on Fire
and Poster Child. As the goshawk becomes a source of both
devotion and frustration for Helen Macdonald in H Is for
Hawk, so the piano comes to represent both struggle and salvation for Andrea in this extraordinary debut.
Andrea Avery holds an MFA from Arizona State University
and teaches English in Phoenix. Her short pieces have been
published in Real Simple, Ploughshares, and The Oxford American,
among others, and she was a finalist in Glamour magazine’s
annual essay contest. This is her first book.
$27.95 U.S. | $36.95 CAN.
Hardcover
Territory: World, All Languages (W)
ISBN 978-1-68177-409-1
6 X 9 | 336 pages | CQ 24
Memoir
May
11
LEFT IN THE WIND
A Novel of the Lost Colony: The Roanoke Journal of Emme Merrimoth
ED GRAY
Faced with dwindling resources and warring tribes, the colony on Roanoke Island begins to crumble
while one young housekeeper commits herself to recording her every memory of the Lost Colony.
“Dalliances on deck, kidnappings by Indians, Puritan scandal,
even the inevitable accusation of witchcraft—Ed Gray delivers it all. Emme’s voice is entertaining.”
—Historical Novel Society
“First-time novelist Gray artfully reimagines [the Roanoke
colonists’] journey to and in the New World. Paints a poignant
portrait of the lost colony and its inhabitants. Fascinating historical fiction served up in an easily consumed form.”
—Booklist
“Part historical novel, part detective story, Left in the Wind is
filled with fascinating details of colonial settlement life and
Native American culture. It’s a gripping story that readers will
have trouble putting down.”
—BookPage
$15.95 U.S. | $21.95 CAN.
Trade Paper
Territory: World English (W)
ISBN 978-1-68177-410-7
(PREV ED ISBN 978-1-68177-126-7)
5½ X 8¼ | 256 pages | CQ 48
Fiction
May
12
In 1587, the 118 men, women, and children of the “Lost
Colony” were abandoned by their governor on what is now
Roanoke Island, North Carolina, and never heard from again.
In this fictional journal, Emme Merrimoth—one of the actual
colonists of Roanoke—recounts the harrowing journey that
brought the colonists to the New World.
Not long after arriving on the island, Emme is accused of
witchcraft, shunned by the colonists, and then enslaved by a
nearby tribe. But throughout these dramatic turns of events,
Emme commits herself to putting down on paper her every
memory of the Lost Colony.
Ed Gray was the founding editor of the revered Gray’s Sporting
Journal, where he discovered and edited the early fiction of E.
Annie Proulx, Rick Bass, and many others. He subsequently
founded Graybooks Publishers and Aisle Seat Books. He is
also the author of a dozen books of essays and other writings.
Left in the Wind is his first novel. He lives in New Hampshire
with his wife, Rebecca.
THE CORONER’S DAUGHTER
A Novel
ANDREW HUGHES
When a young woman uncovers evidence that a recent suicide may have been murder,
her investigations attract the attention of a man stalking the streets of nineteenth-century Dublin.
Praise for The Convictions of John Delahunt:
“A remarkable first novel . . . at once a close character study
and a sweeping panorama of the era, this fascinating book is
a stirring work of fiction and a perceptive chapter in Ireland’s
social history.”
—Marilyn Stasio,
The New York Times Book Review
“In this Dublin-set Victorian drama a convicted murderer
awaiting the gallows unspools his ghastly, riveting tale.”
—Entertainment Weekly, “10 Great Summer Thrillers”
“Historian Hughes puts his knowledge of mid-nineteenthcentury Ireland to masterly use in his chilling first novel. This
beautifully written tale of cruelty and redemption is as unforgettable as it is harrowing.”—Publishers Weekly (starred)
Dublin, 1816. A young nursemaid—who seemingly concealed
a pregnancy and then murdered her newborn in the home of
a prominent family—is found dead after an apparent suicide.
When Abigail Lawless, the eighteen-year-old daughter of the
city coroner, by chance discovers a message from the maid’s
seducer and suspects foul play, she sets out to discover the truth.
An only child, Abigail has been raised amid the books
and instruments of her father’s grim profession, and he in
turn indulges her curious and critical mind. Now she must
push against the restrictions society places on a girl her age to
pursue an increasingly dangerous investigation.
Determined, resourceful, and intuitive, Abigail Lawless
emerges as a young sleuth operating at the dawn of forensic
science.
$25.95 U.S. | Hardcover
Territory: U.S. (X)
ISBN 978-1-68177-411-4
6 X 9 | 304 pages | CQ 24
Ficton/Mystery
May
Born in Ireland, Andrew Hughes was educated at Trinity
College, Dublin. He is the author of The Convictions of John
Delahunt, also published by Pegasus Books. Andrew lives in
Dublin.
13
GODS AND BEASTS
A Mythological Coloring Book: Escape into a World of Fantasy and Imagination
ADAM FISHER
Wondrous creatures from myths and legends around the world come alive in this imaginative new
creation from the illustrator of A Brothers Grimm Coloring Book.
Open these pages and wander through the Minotaur’s labyrinth or open Pandora’s box to discover a world of heroes, goddesses, nymphs, dragons, and more just waiting to be colored to life in this visually stunning new coloring book for all ages.
Through intricate pen and ink illustrations, colorists are invited to explore this mythological landscape and the fantastical
imaginary creatures of Greek myths and world folklore, where you encounter seductive sirens and delicate fairies, menacing
hydras and playful satyrs. Let your imagination run wild with the heroes of Olympus and one hundred vivid illustrations that
invite your unique creative touch.
Adam Fisher is an artist and illustrator who grew up exploring his local Welsh forests and drawing what he observed. Now
that he is grown up, he is still exploring forests (albeit ones farther afield) and sketching what inspires him. In between he creates
artwork for books as well as publications such as National Geographic and the Financial Times. He is the illustrator of A Brothers
Grimm Coloring Book and lives in Wales.
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A Brothers Grimm Coloring Book
$14.95 U.S. | $19.95 CAN.
Trade Paper
Territory: World, All Languages (W)
ISBN 978-1-68177-412-1
8 X 8 | 208 pages | CQ 24
Crafts and Hobbies
May
15
THE SERVICE OF THE DEAD
A Kate Clifford Novel
CANDACE ROBB
Amid the social and political upheavals of fourteenth-century England,
young widow Kate Clifford rushes to solve a brutal murder at her inn.
“Robb’s deft hand creates a realistic political and commercial
climate as King Richard II’s reign draws to a close in 1399.
Comparable to Sara Poole’s Poisoner mysteries and Ariana
Franklin’s Adelia Aguilar series.”
—Booklist
“Kate Clifford is a wonderful creation, hardnosed in some respects, compassionate and caring in others. I look for- ward to
the next installment of this delightful series!”
—Historical Novel Society
“The novel resonates with its compelling portrayal of an England on the brink of crisis.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A strikingly well-crafted novel that is a compelling pageturner from beginning to end. Very highly recommended for
community library historical fiction collections.”
—Midwest Book Review
$15.95 U.S. | $21.95 CAN.
Trade Paper
Territory: North America (Y)
ISBN 978-1-68177-453-4
(PREV ED ISBN 978-1-68177-127-4)
5½ X 8¼ | 256 pages | CQ 48
Fiction/Mystery
May
16
Political unrest permeates York at the cusp of the fifteenth
century. Meanwhile, independent-minded twenty-year-old
Kate Clifford is struggling to dig out from beneath the debt
left by her late husband. Determined to become secure in her
own wealth and establish her independence, Kate turns one
of her properties near the minster into a guest house and sets
up a business.
But the brutal murder of a mysterious guest and the disappearance of his companion for the evening threatens all that
Kate has built. Before others in town hear word of a looming
scandal, she must call upon all of her hard-won survival skills
to save herself from ruin.
Candace Robb is the bestselling author of thirteen crime
novels set in fourteenth-century England, Wales, and Scotland, including the acclaimed Owen Archer series and the
Margaret Kerr trilogy. Candace lives in Seattle, Washington.
A TWISTED VENGEANCE
A Kate Clifford Novel
CANDACE ROBB
As the fourteenth century comes to a close, York seethes on the brink of civil war—
and young widow Kate realizes that her mother is harboring a dangerous secret . . .
Praise for the Kate Clifford series:
“The novel resonates with its compelling portrayal of an England on the brink of crisis.”
—Publishers Weekly
“As with Robb’s other books, this is rich in meticulous historical detail and vivid characters.”
—The Seattle Times
“Robb’s deft hand creates a realistic political and commercial
climate as King Richard II’s reign draws to a close in 1399,
making this a satisfying historical read.”
—Booklist
1399. York is preparing for civil war, teeming with knights summoned for the city’s defense. Henry of Lancaster is rumored
to have landed on the northeast coast of England, intent on
reclaiming his inheritance—an inheritance which his cousin,
King Richard, has declared forfeit.
With the city unsettled, Eleanor Clifford’s abrupt return
to York upon the mysterious death of her husband abroad is
met with suspicion. Her daughter Kate is determined to keep
her distance, but it will not be easy—Eleanor has settled next
door with the intention of establishing a house of poor sisters.
When one of the sisters is set upon in the night by an intruder,
Kate knows that for the sake of her own reputation and the
safety of her young wards she must investigate.
From the first, Eleanor is clearly frightened yet maintains
a stubborn silence. Kate suspects that her mother is keeping
secrets—is she secretly involved in the political upheaval?
When one of her own wards is threatened, Kate is desperate
to draw her mother out of her silence before tragedy strikes
her own household.
Candace Robb is the bestselling author of thirteen crime
novels set in fourteenth-century England, Wales, and Scotland—including the first book in the Kate Clifford series, The
Service of the Dead, also available from Pegasus Crime. Candace
lives in Seattle, Washington.
$25.95 U.S. | $34.95 CAN.
Hardcover
Territory: North America (Y)
ISBN 978-1-68177-452-7
6 X 9 | 400 pages | CQ 20
Fiction/Mystery
May
17
THE LAST VOYAGEURS
Retracing La Salle’s Journey Across America: Sixteen Teenagers on the Adventure of a Lifetime
LORRAINE BOISSONEAULT
In 1976, twenty-four young men set out to recreate French explorer La Salle’s voyage down the
entire length of the Mississippi River, living like the voyageurs of the 1600s.
“The ‘La Salle Expedition II’ is awesome, agonizing, and astonishing.”
—The Providence Journal
“Boissoneault deftly weaves together the original La Salle
voyage and Lewis recreation, giving the reader a sense of the
continuity between the two expeditions divided by almost 300
years. She creates a sense of excitement as she follows the project from conception to completion.”
—The Roanoke Times
$15.95 U.S. | $21.95 CAN.
Trade Paper
Territory: World English (W)
ISBN 978-1-68177-413-8
(PREV ED ISBN 978-1-60598-976-1)
5½ X 8¼ | 288 pages | CQ 48
16 pages of color photographs
History
May
18
Reid Lewis never wanted to be an ordinary French teacher.
With the approach of the U.S. Bicentennial, he decided to put
his knowledge of French language and history to use in recreating the voyage of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La
Salle, the first European to travel from Montreal to the end
of the Mississippi River. Lewis’s crew of modern voyageurs
was comprised of sixteen high school students and six teachers
who learned to sew their own seventeenth-century clothing,
paddle handmade canoes, and construct black powder rifles.
Together they set off on an eight-month, 3,300-mile expedition across the major waterways of North America. They
fought strong currents on the St. Lawrence, paddled through
storms on the Great Lakes, and walked over 500 miles across
the frozen Midwest during one of the coldest winters of
the 20th century, all while putting on performances about
the history of French explorers for communities along their
route. Weaving the true history of La Salle’s initial voyage
throughout the narrative, The Last Voyageurs tells the story of a
truly unique American odyssey, where a group of young men
discovered themselves by pretending to be French explorers.
Lorraine Boissoneault is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and has written about travel,
foreign policy, the environment and adventure for numerous
national and regional publications, including Salon, Forbes Middle
East, The Weather Channel and others. She lives in Chicago.
HOW THE ZEBRA GOT ITS STRIPES
Darwinian Stories Told Through Evolutionary Biology
LÉO GRASSET
t r a n s l at e d by ba r ba r a m e l lo r
France’s brightest young scientist lucidly explains the intricacies
of the animal kingdom through the lens of evolutionary biology.
Why do giraffes have such long necks? Why are zebras striped?
And why does the clitoris of the female hyena exactly resemble
and in most respects function like the male’s penis?
Deploying the latest scientific research and his own extensive observations in Africa, Léo Grasset offers answers to
these questions and many more in a book of post-Darwinian
Just So Stories. Complex natural phenomena are explained in
simple and at times comic terms, as Grasset turns evolutionary
biology to the burning questions of the animal kingdom, from
why elephants prefer dictators and buffaloes democracies, to
whether the lion really is king.
The human is, of course, just another animal, and the
author’s exploration of two million years of human evolution
shows how it not only informs our current habits and behavior,
but also reveals that we are hybrids of several different species.
Prepare to be fascinated, shocked, and delighted, as well as
reliably advised—by the end, you will know to never hug the
beautiful, cuddly honey badger, and what explains its almost
psychotic nastiness.
This is serious science at its entertaining best.
Léo Grasset is a brilliant young French punk scientist par
excellence, founder of Dirty Biology and author of the blog
Dans les testicules de Darwin, devoted to biology, testosterone,
and rock ‘n’ roll (danslestesticulesdedarwin.blogspot.uk). He
has an excellent web presence (17,000 followers on Twitter)
and is one of France’s leading up-and-coming evolutionary
biologists.
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19
THE STRINGS OF MURDER
A Novel
OSCAR DE MURIEL
The brutal slaying of a violinist in his home in 1888 sparks a locked-room murder mystery
investigated by two diametrically opposed Edinburgh detectives.
“A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery.”
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
“Detailed historical context, spine-tingling occult overtones,
and witty characterization create a gripping story. Fans of
Alec Grecian’s and Will Thomas’s gritty Victorian tales will
want to see more of Frey.”
—Booklist
“De Muriel’s debut offers non-violinists ghostly, ghastly appari- tions, unappealing accounts of unspeakable pub meals, and
a steady drip of Had-I-But-Known foreshadowing and backshadowing.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Sherlock Holmes meets The X-Files in de Muriel’s standout
debut, a creepy and atmospheric whodunit set in 1888. De
Muriel matches the intricate mystery with a clever solution.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred)
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Mystery
May
1888: A violinist is brutally murdered in his Edinburgh home.
Fearing a national panic over a copycat Jack the Ripper, Scotland Yard sends Inspector Ian Frey. Frey reports to Detective
“Nine-Nails” McGray, local legend and exact opposite of the
foppish English inspector. McGray’s tragic past has driven him
to superstition, but even Frey must admit that this case seems
beyond belief.
There was no way in or out of the locked music studio.
And there are black magic symbols on the floor. The dead
man’s maid swears there were three musicians playing before
the murder. And the suspects all talk of a cursed violin once
played by the Devil himself.
Inspector Frey has always been a man of reason—but the
longer this investigation goes on, the more his grasp on reason
seems to be slipping . . .
Oscar de Muriel was born in Mexico City. He is a violinist,
translator, chemist, and writer who lives in Lancashire.
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A RISING MAN
A Novel
ABIR MUKHERJEE
In the days of the Raj, a newly arrived Scotland Yard detective is confronted with the murder of a
British official—in his mouth a note warning the British to quit India, or else . . .
Advance praise for A Rising Man:
“[A] splendid debut . . . and his hero, Captain Sam Wyndham,
is a winning creation.”
—The Times (London),
Crime Book of the Month
“Abir Mukherjee’s A Rising Man is a whodunit set in the social and political tinderbox of 1919 Calcutta—a thoughtprovoking roller coaster.” —Ian Rankin, The Guardian
“A lip-smacking and highly entertaining mystery, set in a Calcutta so convincingly evoked that readers will find sweat bursting from their foreheads.”
—The Daily Telegraph
Calcutta, 1919. Captain Sam Wyndham, former Scotland
Yard detective, has been recruited to head up a new post in
the police force. With barely a moment to acclimatize, Wyndham is caught up in a murder investigation that threatens
to destabilize a city already teetering on the brink of political
insurgency.
The body of a senior official has been found in a filthy
sewer, and a note left in his mouth warns the British to quit
India, or else. Under tremendous pressure to solve the case
before it erupts into increased violence, Wyndham and his two
new colleagues embark on an investigation that will take them
from the opulent mansions of wealthy British traders to the
seedy opium dens of the city.
Masterfully evincing the sights, sounds, and smells of colonial Calcutta, A Rising Man is the start of an enticing new historical crime series.
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Mystery
May
Abir Mukherjee’s debut novel A Rising Man won the Harvill
Secker/Daily Telegraph crime writing competition and is the
first in a new series. Abir is married with two small children
and lives in London.
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STITCHES IN TIME
Family and Slavery in Mercantile America
RACHEL MAY
Beginning with the surprise discovery of an unfinished quilt, this groundbreaking history examines
slavery along the Atlantic seaboard—and the humanity behind it.
Praise for Quilting with a Modern Slant—An Amazon “Best Book” of the Year
“Non-quilters who appreciate craftsmanship and creativity will enjoy the ride too.” —The Chicago Tribune
“Pushes the craft forward. Innovative.” —Martha Stewart Living
“May does a marvelous job of capturing a moment in the modern quilting movement, as well as the
viewpoints and opinions of the creators who have made modern quilting into an enduring form of expression.
This volume belongs in all quilting collections.” —Library Journal (starred)
“May serves as an enthusiastic introducer, teacher, and cheerleader.” —Publishers Weekly
When we think of slavery most of us think of the American South. We think of chattel slavery, of backbreaking work, and of
cruel and inhumane treatment on plantations. We don’t think of slavery in the North, nor do we think of urban and domestic/
house slaves.
Rachel May’s remarkable book sheds new light on the far reach of slavery, from New England to the Caribbean, and the
role it played in the growth of mercantile America—all through the discovery of a remarkable quilt. While working in a textile
archive, May opened an old box and discovered a literal treasure-trove: along with a carefully folded unfinished quilt there
was a disarray of 1830s-era fabrics, crumbling papers with the dates 1798, 1808, and 1813; and the words “shuger,” “rum,”
“casks,” and “West Indies,” repeated over and over along with “friendship,” “kindness,” “government,” and “incident.” And
then there were hundreds of letters between the Crouch-Cushman families of Charleston, South Carolina and Providence,
Rhode Island.
Stitches in Time is a beautifully written and resonant history that takes this tactile connection to the past and stitches together
a forgotten legacy of slavery with the rich lives of Minerva, Juda, and Eliza—urban slaves—and their owner, Susan Crouch.
Rachel May is the author of Quilting with a Modern Slant, a 2014 Library Journal and Amazon.com Best Book of the Year.
Her writing has received multiple awards, and she’s been awarded residencies at the Millay Colony and The Vermont Studio
Center. She’s an assistant professor at Northern Michigan University and lives in Marquette, Michigan.
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History
June
23
PRETTY JANE AND
THE VIPER OF KIDBROOKE LANE
A True Story of Victorian Law and Disorder: The Unsolved Murder that Shocked Victorian England
PAUL THOMAS MURPHY
A vivid investigation into the unsolved murder case that shocked Victorian England,
by the author of the New York Times Notable Book Shooting Victoria.
“Although Murphy is mainly interested in the advances of forensic science, his lively narrative, with its unambiguous tone
of outrage, is also a takedown of the social system.”
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
“Entertaining. This highly readable story still shows the cleverness of the police and the frustrations of prosecutors.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Murphy displays a novelist’s gifts in this fascinating true crime
account of an obscure 1871 London murder. His solution to
the crime—based on current forensic science—is likely to be
the last word on the case.”
—Publishers Weekly
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True Crime
June
24
On April 26th, 1871, a London police constable stumbled upon
a brutalized young woman, who stretched out her hand to him,
collapsed in the mud, muttered, “Let me die,” and slipped into
a coma. Five days later, she died, her identity still unknown.
Within hours of her discovery, scores of Metropolitan
Police officers were involved in the investigation, and Scotland
Yard sent one of its top detectives to lead it. On the day of
her death, the police discovered the girl’s identity: Jane Maria
Clouson, a sixteen-year-old servant to the Pooks, a respectable
Greenwich family. Hours later, they arrested her master’s son
for her murder.
Using an abundant collection of primary sources, Paul
Thomas Murphy creates a gripping narrative of the police
procedural and the ensuing legal drama, and, applying contemporary forensic methods to this Victorian cold case, reveals
definitively the identity of Jane Clouson’s murderer.
Paul Thomas Murphy is the author of Shooting Victoria, a
New York Times Notable Book. He currently resides in Boulder,
Colorado.
SNOOZE
The Lost Art of Sleep
MICHAEL M c GIRR
A profound exploration of the precious resource of sleep—
and of the causes and consequences of getting too little of it.
Praise for Michael McGirr:
“Witty and engaging. Brimming with lyrical insight and earthy
humor. A rare treat.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Poignant. An illuminating voyage of self-discovery.”
—Booklist
Michael McGirr always had trouble sleeping. The arrival of
baby twins, however, made him realize that he’d never before
known true exhaustion. And while he celebrated these small
children who brought him so much joy and tiredness, he found
himself on a desperate and bone-weary journey in search of
just a few extra winks a night. It was an adventure that would
teach him more about what exactly sleep is, why we need it,
and what it means when we don’t get enough of it.
In Snooze, McGirr delves into the mysterious world of
sleep, including its many benefits, its stubborn elusiveness, and
exactly what our brains really get up to while we’re in bed.
He offers readers a tour through the odd sleep patterns of
some of history’s greatest minds, including Aristotle, Homer,
Shakespeare, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Edison, and
more. He looks, too, at the demise of sleep in our increasingly
fragmented modern world—and examines what that means
for everyone from the Average Joe in the workplace to those
with serious sleep disorders.
The result is both entertaining and enlightening—the perfect book for those sleepless nights.
Michael McGirr is an essayist, reviewer, prizewinning shortstory writer and teacher. A former Jesuit priest, he is also the
author of Things You Get For Free and Bypass: The Story of a Road.
He lives in Melbourne with his wife, Jenny, and their three
rapidly growing children.
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June
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THE EMPRESS OF ART
Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia
SUSAN JAQUES
A captivating new biography brings to life the creation of Catherine the Great’s
awe-inspiring artistic legacy.
“A well-researched biography. The author provides a unique
perspective on the woman who ‘transformed Russia from a
northern backwater to global superpower.’ An intriguing biography of a ruler whose ruthlessness encompassed art.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Fascinating. One of the most brilliant and accomplished female leaders in history.”
—Christian Science Monitor
“An absorbing account of a fascinating figure and her legacy.”
—Booklist
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Art History
June
26
A German princess who married a decadent and lazy Russian
prince, Catherine mobilized support among the Russian nobles
and staged a coup that ended with her husband strangled with
his own scarf and herself crowned as the Empress of Russia.
Intelligent and determined, Catherine modeled herself on
her grandfather-in-law, Peter the Great, and sought to further
modernize and westernize Russia. She believed that the best
way to do this was through a ravenous acquisition of art. She
was a self-proclaimed “glutton for art” and would be responsible for the creation of the Hermitage, one of the largest
museums in the world, second only to the Louvre, as well as
the further expansion of St. Petersburg.
There are few women in history more fascinating than
Catherine the Great, and for the first time, Susan Jaques
brings Catherine to life through the prism of art.
Susan Jaques is a journalist specializing in art. She holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Stanford University
and an MBA from UCLA. She is the author of A Love for the
Beautiful: Discovering America’s Hidden Art Museums and lives in
Los Angeles where she’s a gallery docent at the J. Paul Getty
Museum.
ATOMIC ADVENTURES
Secret Islands, Forgotten N-Rays, and Isotopic Murder:
A Journey into the Wild World of Nuclear Science
JAMES MAHAFFEY
This latest investigation from acclaimed nuclear engineer James Mahaffey unearths forgotten
nuclear endeavors that were sometimes harebrained, often risky, and always fascinating.
Praise for Atomic Accidents:
“The most comprehensive and certainly one of the most entertaining accounts of atomic accidents.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)
“Alarming, thought-provoking, humorous, and always fascinating.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred)
“The compelling tales unravel like slow-motion horror stories,
spiraling towards disasters we know are coming.” —Nature
Whether you are a scientist or a poet, pro nuclear energy or
staunch opponent, conspiracy theorist or pragmatist, James
Mahaffey’s books have served to open up the world of nuclear
science like never before. With clear explanations of some of
the most complex scientific endeavors in history, Mahaffey’s
new book looks back at the atom’s wild, secretive past and then
toward its potentially bright future.
Mahaffey unearths lost reactors on far-flung Pacific islands
and trees that were exposed to active fission that changed
gender or bloomed in the dead of winter. He explains why we
have nuclear submarines but not nuclear aircraft and why cold
fusion doesn’t exist. And who knew that radiation counting
was once a fashionable trend? Though parts of the nuclear
history might seem like a fiction mashup, where cowboys
somehow got a hold of a reactor, Mahaffey’s vivid prose holds
the reader in thrall of the infectious energy of scientific curiosity and ingenuity that may one day hold the key to solving
our energy crisis or sending us to Mars.
James Mahaffey was a senior research scientist at the
Georgia Tech Research Institute and he has been contracted
by numerous government agencies and the military. He is the
author of Atomic Awakening and Atomic Accidents and lives in
Atlanta, Georgia.
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June
27
THE AUDACIOUS CRIMES
OF COLONEL BLOOD
The Spy Who Stole the Crown Jewels and Became the King’s Secret Agent
ROBERT HUTCHINSON
The gripping story of one of the most enigmatic and alluring figures in British history:
a dangerous double agent and Irish rogue in King Charles II’s court.
“A raffish and intrepid adventurer, Blood led one of those colorful lives that people who read too much secretly wish could
be theirs. If you enjoy action-packed history, this biography
should be in your beach bag.”
—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
“A good history of difficult times in England and Ireland.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Successfully describes how phenomenal self-preservation instincts and a highly unstable royal court allowed a man who
stole the crown to become a royal spy. Blood’s remarkable tenacity shines through.”
—Publishers Weekly
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June
28
In May 1671, a man disguised as a parson daringly attempted
to seize the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. Astonishingly, he managed to escape with the regalia and crown
before being apprehended. And yet he was not executed for
treason.
This man was Colonel Thomas Blood, a notorious turncoat
and fugitive from justice. Nicknamed the “Father of all Treasons,” he had been involved in an attempted coup d’etat in
Ireland as well as countless plots to assassinate Charles II. Yet
in an age when gossip and intrigue ruled, the restored Stuart
king decided Blood was more useful to him alive than dead.
Bestselling historian Robert Hutchinson paints a vivid
portrait of a double agent bent on ambiguous political and
personal motivation, and provides an extraordinary account
of the perils and conspiracies that abounded in Restoration
England.
Robert Hutchinson is the bestselling author of The Last
Days of Henry VIII, Elizabeth’s Spymaster, Thomas Cromwell, Young
Henry, and The Spanish Armada. He lives in England.
ACCIDENCE WILL HAPPEN
A Recovering Pedant’s Guide to English Language and Style
OLIVER KAMM
A witty, authoritative, and often provocative guide to the use and abuse of
the English language, by the London Times’s lead grammar columnist.
“A much-needed book that challenges those who want to entomb English, a living language that is in no danger of being
destroyed or corrupted by occasional grammatical missteps.
Especially refreshing is Kamm’s appreciation of the organically evolving American English, which adds a sense of exuberance to our ‘living language.’ Highly recommended.”
—Library Journal (starred)
“An engaging and sympathetic style guide.”
—Booklist
“A spirited argument for why modern English and its regional
variants enrich and strengthen the language.”
—Shelf Awareness
Are standards of English alright—or should that be all right?
To knowingly split an infinitive or not to? And what about
ending a sentence with a preposition, or for that matter beginning one with “and”?
We learn language by instinct, but good English, the
pedants tell us, requires rules. Yet, as Oliver Kamm cleverly
demonstrates in this new book, many of the purists’ prohibitions are bogus and can be cheerfully disregarded. Accidence
Will Happen is an authoritative and deeply reassuring guide
to grammar, style, and the linguistic conundrums we all face.
Oliver Kamm is a chief columnist for the London Times.
As a self-confessed reformed pedant he is the newspaper’s
unofficial expert on language and style, a subject he tackles
in his long-running immensely popular weekly column, “The
Pedant.” He writes two weekly columns: “The Pedant,” on language; and a “Notebook” on economics, international affairs,
and culture. He is a regular columnist for The Jewish Chronicle,
and his writings have also appeared in The Guardian, The New
York Times, The New Republic, Foreign Policy, the New Statesman,
and many other publications. He lives in England.
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Writing
June
29
DISCOVERING THE MAMMOTH
A Tale of Giants, Unicorns, Ivory, and the Birth of a New Science
JOHN J. M c KAY
The fascinating saga of solving the mystery of this ancient animal who once roamed the
north country—that has captivated our collective imagination ever since.
Long after the last mammoth died and was no longer part of our diet, this awe-inspiring creature still played a role in human
life. Cultures around the world interpreted the remains of mammoths through their own worldview and mythology. When the
ancient Greeks saw deposits of giant fossils, they knew they had discovered where the gods had vanquished the Titans. When
the Chinese discovered buried ivory, they knew they had found dragons’ teeth.
But as the Age of Reason dawned, monsters and giants gave way to the scientific method. Yet the mystery of these
mighty bones remained. How did Enlightenment thinkers overcome centuries of myth and misunderstanding to reconstruct
an unknown animal?
The journey to unravel that puzzle begins in the 1690s with the arrival of new type of ivory from Russia. It ends during
the Napoleonic Wars with the first recovery of a frozen mammoth. The path to figuring out the mammoth was traveled by
a colorful cast of characters, including Peter the Great, Ben Franklin, the inventor of hot chocolate, even one pirate, and it
culminates with the creation of the science of paleontology.
John J. McKay has a Master’s in History from the University of Washington. A technical writer by trade, he is the “Mammoth Guy” by vocation, and his remarkable archival research, lively wit, and passion for extinct proboscideans is well
known to the scientific community. He lives in Anchorage, Alaska, where people appreciate a good mammoth. Visit him at
mammothtales.blogspot.com.
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June
31
THE DEAD DON’T BLEED
A Novel
DAVID KRUGLER
In a gripping World War II mystery, a young naval intelligence officer goes undercover to solve a
murder and prevent the Soviets from stealing the secrets of America’s atomic bomb project.
“Krugler brings expertise and authenticity to his first thriller,
as well as a penetrating portrait of wartime Washington. And
Voigt—a man with secrets of his own—stands out as one of
the most intriguing characters in espionage fiction. Expect the
unexpected in this thumping good read.”
—The Richmond Times-Dispatch
“A good old-fashioned spy novel. The action is fast paced and
the mystery is gorgeously wrought and splendidly opaque.
Read The Dead Don’t Bleed for a thrill-packed ride with a truly
stunning ending.”
—Dayton Daily News
“History professor Krugler makes his triumphant fiction debut.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred)
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Thriller
June
32
Washington D.C., 1945. Victory in the war looms, but a new
fear transfixes the wartime capital. Fear of communist spies
and the atomic secrets they covet. When the corpse of a Navy
Intelligence officer is found on a cobblestone back alley, Lt.
Voigt is called in to investigate. It’s his first murder, but in the
plot that he quickly begins unraveling, it won’t be his last.
Pursuing crosses and double-crosses, Voigt goes undercover
and the fragments he discovers (a defecting German physicist,
a top secret lab in New Mexico, and Uranium-235) suggest
something far larger than the usual spy-vs.-spy shenanigans.
Soon enough he’s in a race to identify the killer, to keep the
bomb away from the Russians—and to keep ahead of his own
secrets.
David Krugler is a historian and novelist. His works of nonfiction include books on government propaganda, Cold War
civil defense, and racial conflict in the United States. He is a
professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville,
where he has taught since completing his PhD at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH
A Novel
DAMIAN M c NICHOLL
Inspired by true events, this dazzling new novel finds a Texan art student facing down life,
death, love, and glory in the bullfighting rings of 1950s Mexico.
Praise for A Son Called Gabriel:
“A fine, compassionate coming-of-age story. McNicholl is a
graceful writer, and his is a worthy debut.”
—Publishers Weekly
“McNicholl writes in an easygoing, natural tone that’s neither
manipulative nor sentimental and succeeds in conveying the
real innocence of childhood as it invades maturity.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“A touching portrait of one boy’s hopes and fears.”
—Booklist
Texan art student Kathleen Boyd has dreamed of becoming
a matador since childhood. Now a young woman, her disapproving fiancé and practical-minded mother see her dream
as a foolish flight of fancy. Nevertheless, Kathleen relocates
to Mexico and finds herself under the instruction of Fermin,
a retired matador intent on asserting his dominance in their
partnership.
While Kathleen struggles to perform alongside the unwelcoming men of the bullfighting scene, she is befriended by
Julio, better known as El Cabrito—The Kid—who shows techniques that defy Fermin’s strict instruction. And as Kathleen
begins selling out arenas as La Diosa Tejana, the Texan Goddess, it is only Fermin who gets rich. Kathleen faces her own
moment of truth—will she finally seize the success she has
worked toward for so long?
Damian McNicholl was born and raised in Northern Ireland and worked as an attorney in New York. His critically
acclaimed first novel, A Son Called Gabriel, was an ABA Booksense Pick, a Foreword magazine Book of the Year Finalist, and
a Lambda Literary Awards finalist. He lives in Pennsylvania.
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Fiction
June
33
THE KING’S BED
Sex and Power in the Court of Charles II
DON JORDAN & MICHAEL WALSH
An intelligent and spirited history of Charles II’s dissolute life and surprising legacy.
“The authors make excellent use of a great wealth of resources. The authors’ easy, readable style makes this a solid
biography of Charles II, full of sturdy history and enough
salacious information to keep it interesting.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“A balanced narrative. Jordan and Walsh excel in describing
the king’s unusual willingness to claim and promote many of
his illegitimate children. Authentic insight on how salacious
sex and the pursuit of pleasure ruled a troubled king.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Well-researched. Those interested in royal history and scandals will delight in the stories and characters contained within
these pages.”
—Library Journal
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June
34
To refer to the “private” life of Charles II is to abuse the adjective. His amorous liaisons were largely conducted in royal palaces surrounded by friends, courtiers, and literally hundreds
of servants and soldiers.
The authors take us inside Charles’s palace, where we will
meet court favorites, amusing confidants, advisors jockeying
for political power, mistresses past and present, and key figures
in the king’s inner circle, such as his “pimpmasters” and his
personal pox doctor. The King’s Bed tells the compelling story
of a king ruled by his passion.
Don Jordan has twice won a Blue Ribbon Award at the New
York Film and Television Festival and has written four books
with Michael Walsh. He lives in London.
Michael Walsh has won a Royal Television Society Award.
Together with Don Jordan he has written four books, including
White Cargo, acclaimed by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison as an
“extraordinary book.” He lives in London.
BLOOD ROYAL
The Wars of the Roses: 1462–1485
HUGH BICHENO
The concluding volume to this rousing two-part history of the Wars of the Roses,
England’s longest and bloodiest civil war, narrated by a master historian.
England, 1462. The Yorkist Edward IV has been king for
three years since his victory at Towton. The former Lancastrian King Henry VI languishes in the Tower of London. But
Edward will soon alienate his backers by favoring the family
of his ambitious wife, Elizabeth Woodville. And he will fall out
with his chief supporter, Warwick “the Kingmaker,” with dire
consequences.
Told with extraordinary authority and narrative verve,
Blood Royal is the second part of a two-volume history of
the dynastic wars fought between the houses of Lancaster
and York for the English throne from 1450 until 1485.
Hugh Bicheno tells the story of the Wars of the Roses as an
enthralling, character-driven saga of interwoven families, narrating each chapter from the point of view of a key player in
the wider drama.
This latest volume describes three Lancastrian attempts
to overthrow the Yorkists, ending with the death of Edward’s
successor, Richard III, at Bosworth in 1485—and the accession of Henry VII and the rise of the Tudor dynasty.
Hugh Bicheno graduated from Cambridge and later joined
the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). He is the author of Crescent and Cross: The Battle of Lepanto 1571, Razor’s Edge: The Unofficial History of the Falklands War, Elizabeth’s Sea Dogs, and Battle
Royal. He lives in England.
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History
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GOING DEEP
John Philip Holland and the Invention of the Attack Submarine
LAWRENCE GOLDSTONE
The controversial history of the attack submarine—and the story of its colorful creator—that
reveals how this imaginative invention changed the face of modern warfare.
Praise for Drive!:
“A marvelously told story. Goldstone has written a book that beautifully captures the intertwined fates
of these two ingenious pioneers.” —Wall Street Journal
“A wonderful, story-filled saga of the early days of the auto age. The story is so compelling and well-crafted
that most readers will be swept up in his vivid recreation of a bygone era. [A] highly readable popular history.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)
“A splendid dissection of the Selden/Ford patent faceoff and its place in automotive historiography, this work will be
enjoyed by business, legal, transportation, social, and intellectual historians; general readers; and all libraries.”
—Library Journal (starred)
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea to The Hunt for Red October, readers the world over have demonstrated an enduring
fascination with travel under the sea. Yet the riveting story behind the invention of the submarine—an epic saga of genius,
persistence, ruthlessness, and deceit—is almost completely unknown.
Like Henry Ford and the Wright brothers, John Philip Holland was completely self-taught, a brilliant man raised in humble
circumstances, earning his living as a schoolteacher and choirmaster. But all the while he was obsessed with creating a machine
that could successfully cruise beneath the waves. His struggle to unlock the mystery behind controlled undersea navigation
would take three decades, during which he endured skepticism, disappointment, and betrayal. But his indestructible belief in
himself and his ideas led him to finally succeed where so many others had failed.
Going Deep is a vivid chronicle of the fierce battles not only under the water, but also in the back rooms of Wall Street and the
committee rooms of Congress. A rousing adventure at its heart—surrounded by an atmosphere of corruption and greed—this
a story of bravery, passion, and the unbreakable determination to succeed against long odds.
Lawrence Goldstone began life on Wall Street and has now written over a dozen books. His latest is Drive!: Henry Ford, George
Selden, and the Race to Invent the Auto Age. The first book in this series of innovation histories was Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn
Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies. He and his wife, author Nancy Goldstone, live in East Hampton, New York.
• Major review attention
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• Outreach to military history outlets
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History
June
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THE KAMIKAZE HUNTERS
Fighting for the Pacific: 1945
WILL IREDALE
An extraordinary story of courage, valor, and dogged determination, the vivid account of how a
few brave young pilots ensured lasting peace during World War II.
“Iredale writes with verve and expertise to illuminate the story
of the young men who lived and died at the end of the war in
the battle against Japan in the summer of 1945.”
—Jonathan Dimbleby,
author The Battle of the Atlantic
“A gripping account of British fighter pilots in the Pacific.”
—Rick Stroud, author of Rifleman
“In an impressive first book, Iredale fairly weighs the effectiveness of the British effort. An engaging history of an underreported facet of the Pacific war.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Relying heavily on survivor recollections, journalist Iredale’s
work presents a nearly forgotten account of the carrier pilots
and deck crewmen who served in the British Pacific Fleet
during the closing phase of World War II. A powerful testament to World War II’s Anglo-American military alliance.”
—Library Journal (starred)
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16 pages of photographs plus maps
History
June
38
In May 1945, with victory in Europe established, the war was
all but over. But on the other side of the world, the Allies were
still engaged in a bitter struggle to control the Pacific. And it
was then that the Japanese unleashed a terrible new form of
warfare: the suicide pilots, or Kamikaze.
Drawing on meticulous research and unique personal
access to the remaining survivors, Will Iredale follows a group
of young men from the moment they signed up through their
initial training to the terrifying reality of fighting against pilots
who, in the cruel last summer of the war, chose death rather
than risk their country’s dishonorable defeat—and deliberately flew their planes into Allied aircraft carriers.
Will Iredale joined the London Sunday Times in 1999,
working first on the foreign news desk and subsequently
undercover investigations. He lives in London with his family.
This is his first book.
A HOLE IN THE WIND
A Climate Scientist’s Bicycle Journey Across the United States
DAVID GOODRICH
An epic bicycle journey across our nation that engages the challenges
of climate change alongside a diverse array of American voices.
“There’s probably no one more qualified to embark on such
an ambitious project in the service of environment and education. A Hole in the Wind is full of information, rollicking
cross-country adventures, and deep introspection as Goodrich
pushes his physical limits to see our changing world in real
life.”
—Outside
After a distinguished career in climate science as Director of
the UN Global Climate Observing System in Geneva, David
Goodrich returned home to the United States to find a nation
and a people in denial. Concerned that the American people
are willfully deluded by the misinformation about climate that
dominates media and politics, David thought a little straight
talk could set things right.
Starting on the beach in Delaware, David rode his bike
4,200 miles to Oregon, talking with the people he met on
the ultimate road trip. Along the way he learned a great deal
about why climate is a complicated issue for many Americans
and even more about the country we all share. Climate change
is the central environmental issue of our time.
But A Hole in the Wind is also about the people and experiences Dave encountered as he rode, like the toddler’s beauty
pageant in Delaware, the tornado in Missouri, rustbelt towns
and their relationship with fracking, and the uranium-poisoned
ghost town in Wyoming. As he rides, David will discuss the climate with audiences varying from laboratories to elementary
schools.
Beautifully simple, direct, and honest, A Hole in the Wind is
a fresh, refreshing ride through a difficult and controversial
topic, and a rich read that makes you glad to be alive.
David Goodrich served as the Director of the UN Global
Climate Observing System in Geneva, Switzerland and was
the head of NOAA’s Climate Observations and Monitoring
Program. He lives in Maryland.
$27.95 U.S. | $36.95 CAN.
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Science/Environment
June
• M ajor review attention and national media,
including TV and radio
• Author events in Washington, D.C. and
New York City
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SO CLOSE TO HOME
A True Story of an American Family’s Fight for Survival During World War II
MICHAEL TOUGIAS
and
ALISON O’LEARY
A true story of men and women pitted against the sea during World War II—
and an unforgettable portrait of the determination of the human spirit.
“A little-known story—told from multiple points of view—about
how World War II got a lot closer than most people think.”
—New York Post, “This week’s must-read books”
“Tougias, a writer who specializes in survival stories, and journalist O’Leary impressively render the grim early period of
U.S. involvement in WWII.”
—Publishers Weekly (part of a boxed feature)
“Gives a solid perspective of the hardships endured by ordinary people.”
—Library Journal
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ISBN 978-1-68177-432-9
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History
July
40
On May 19, 1942, a German U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico,
captained by Commander Erich Würdemann, stalked the
freighter Heredia fifty miles from New Orleans. Most aboard
were merchant seamen, but there were also a handful of civilians, including the Downs family: Ray and Ina and their two
children, Sonny and Lucille. Fast asleep in their berths, the
Downs family had no idea that two torpedoes were heading
their way. When the ship exploded, chaos ensued—and each
family member had to find their own path to survival.
An inspiring historical narrative, So Close to Home tells the
story of the Downs family as they struggle against sharks,
hypothermia, drowning, and dehydration in their effort to survive the aftermath of this deadly attack off the American coast.
Michael Tougias is the author and coauthor of twenty- three
nonfiction books, including several true survival-at-sea adventures, such as Rescue of the Bounty, Fatal Forecast, Overboard!, A Storm
Too Soon, and The Finest Hours (now a major motion picture by
Disney). His book Ten Hours Until Dawn was selected as one of
the American Library Association’s “Best Books of the Year.”
Alison O’Leary is a former reporter for The Boston Globe,
a magazine editor, and a freelance writer. Her work has
appeared in newspapers and magazines across the country.
LEAP IN
A Woman, Some Waves, and the Will to Swim
ALEXANDRA HEMINSLEY
At once inspiring, hilarious, and honest, Alexandra Heminsley chronicles her endeavor to tackle a
whole new element, and the ensuing challenges and joys of open water swimming.
“Life affirming, liberating, and fun.”
—Jojo Moyes,
author of Me Before You
“Heminsley is a Bridget Jones–like writer.”
—The Washington Post
“Alexandra Heminsley has the courage to abandon her comfort zone and try something truly daunting and intimidating.
You will enjoy this book and learn to laugh in the process.”
—Dean Karnazes
“It’s a meditative act,” people said. But when yet another wave
slammed into Alexandra’s face, it was far from meditative. It
was survival.
When she laced up her shoes in Running Like a Girl, all Alexandra had to do was get out there and run. But swimming was
something else entirely. The water was all-consuming, confusing her every move, sabotaging every breath. Determined,
Alexandra would adapt, find new strengths, and learn to work
with the water. She does not want to stand on the beach any
longer. She wants to leap in.
In doing so she will learn not just to accept herself, but what
lies beyond. Soon, the water will not inspire fear, but adventure. She will dive into water as she hopes to dive into life.
As Alexandra shows in this wondrous and funny book, not
knowing how to do something is not weakness—true strength
lies in the desire to learn.
The time is now to leap in, and revel in what you thought
was beyond you—discovering that it was only you holding you
back.
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Sports
July
Alexandra Heminsley is a journalist, broadcaster, ghostwriter and the author of Running Like a Girl. She is the books
editor for Elle UK and a contributor to the BBC. She lives in
Brighton in the United Kingdom.
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AFTER ANATEVKA
A Novel Inspired by Fiddler on the Roof
ALEXANDRA SILBER
w i t h a f o r e wo r d by s h e l d o n h a r n i c k
A sweeping historical novel in the grand tradition of Russian literature that imagines
what happens to the characters of Fiddler on the Roof after the curtain falls.
Praise for Alexandra Silber:
“Glamorous and hyper-articulate.” —The New York Times
“Extraordinary, at once vulnerable and forceful, confident and in fine voice. Ms. Silber is as dynamic
as it is possible to be as a solo performer in one small set.” —The New York Observer
“Prodigiously gifted. A joy to watch and hear.” —Time Out
The world knows well the tale of Tevye, the beloved Jewish dairyman from the shtetl Anatevka of Tsarist Russia. In stories
originally written by Sholem Aleichem and then made world famous in the celebrated musical Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye, his
wife Golde, and their daughters dealt with the outside influences that were encroaching upon their humble lives. But what
happened to those remarkable characters after the curtain fell?
In After Anatevka, Alexandra Silber picks up where Fiddler left off. Second-eldest daughter Hodel takes center stage as she
attempts to join her Socialist-leaning fiancé Perchik to the outer reaches of a Siberian work camp. But before Hodel and Perchik can finally be together, they each face extraordinary hurdles and adversaries—both personal and political— attempting
to keep them apart at all costs.
A love story set against a backdrop of some of the greatest violence in European history, After Anatevaka is a stunning conclusion to a tale that has gripped audiences around the globe for decades.
Alexandra Silber is an actress and singer who starred most recently as Tzeitel in the Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof.
She earlier played Hodel in a revival of the same show in London’s West End. It was those two roles which inspired her to
write After Anatevka. Her other Broadway, New York, and West End credits include Master Class, Arlington (Outer Critics Circle
nomination), Carousel (TMA Award and Ovation Nomination), and Hello Again (Drama League nomination). She received a
Grammy nomination for her portrayal of Maria in the recording of West Side Story with the San Francisco Symphony. She has
appeared on all three incarnations of Law & Order and has performed in a variety of concert outlets including the 57th Annual
Grammy Awards, Royal Albert Hall, and Carnegie Hall. She lives in New York, and this is her first book.
Sheldon Harnick is the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award–winning lyricist who co-wrote Fiddler on the Roof.
• Major review attention
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• Outreach to theatergoers and Jewish community groups
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Fiction
July
43
THE EDGE OF THE EMPIRE
A Journey to Britannia: From the Heart of Rome to Hadrian’s Wall
BRONWEN RILEY
An epic narrative journey from Rome to Hadrian’s Wall brings vividly to life the colors,
smells, sounds, and sensations of travel in the second century.
“Erudite and fascinating. Dear reader, if you live like me in
some long liberated colony of one or the other, consult this fascinating volume for a guide not merely to its physical relics but
to its meanings and its attitudes, which may perhaps be your
own. If not, read the book anyway to find what your destiny
has missed.”
—Jan Morris,
The New York Times Book Review
“A delightful trip from Rome to Hadrian’s Wall—in C.E. 130.
Great fun for anyone with even a slight knowledge of Roman
and English history and geography—or those curious about
them.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)
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History
July
130 A.D. Rome is the dazzling heart of a vast empire and
Hadrian its most complex and compelling ruler. Faraway Britannia is one of the Romans’ most troublesome provinces: here
the sun is seldom seen and “the atmosphere in the country is
always gloomy.”
What awaits the traveler to Britannia? How will you get
there? What do you need to pack? What language will you
speak? How does London compare to Rome? Are there any
tourist attractions? And what dangers lurk behind Hadrian’s
new Wall?
Combining an extensive range of Greek and Latin sources
with a sound understanding of archaeology, Bronwen Riley
describes an epic journey from Rome to Hadrian’s Wall at the
empire’s northwestern frontier. In this strikingly original history of Roman Britain, she evokes the smells, sounds, colors,
and sensations of life in the second century.
Bronwen Riley is the head of guidebooks at English Heritage. She studied Classics at Oxford and then Byzantine Art at
the Courtauld Institute. She lives in England.
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THE LITTLE BOOK OF BIG HISTORY
The Story of the Universe, Human Civilization, and Everything in Between
IAN CROFTON
and
JEREMY BLACK
A lively history of the universe and human civilization, this authoritative volume tells
the story of the cosmos, the stars, and human development on earth.
The Little Book of Big History successfully encapsulates the entire
story of the cosmos, from the Big Bang to the current day,
into an engaging and comprehensive narrative. Combining
methods from history, astronomy, physics, and biology to draw
together the big story arcs of how the universe was created,
why planets formed, and how life developed, the result is a
unique perspective on mankind’s place in the universe.
Excited by the alternative “framework for all knowledge”
that is offered by this approach, Bill Gates is funding the Big
History Project, which aims to bring this concept to a wider
audience around the world.
The Little Book of Big History breaks down the main themes
of Big History into highly informative and accessible parts
for all readers to enjoy. By giving a truly complete timeline of
world events, this book shines a whole different light on science as we learned it and makes us think of our history—and
our future—in a very different way.
Ian Crofton, formerly editor in chief of The Guinness Encyclopaedia, has written a wide range of other books, including
Science Without the Boring Bits, Brewer’s Britain and Ireland, Brewer’s
Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable, and the acclaimed World
History: 50 Events You Really Need to Know. A polymath, with a
gift for condensing complex narratives into highly readable
and entertaining texts, he is the perfect guide to an increasingly popular approach to history.
Jeremy Black is a professor of history at Exeter University. He is also a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of
America and the West at the Foreign Policy Research Institute
based in Philadelphia. He is the author of a number of history books and is one of the most prolific historical scholars
in England.
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History
July
45
THE WAGES OF DESIRE
An Inspector Lamb Novel
STEPHEN KELLY
In the late summer of 1941, Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Lamb must risk his life to investigate
the links between a series of killings in a Hampshire village brimming with buried secrets.
“Set in 1942, Kelly’s pleasantly baffling second whodunit
featuring Det. Chief Insp. Thomas Lamb of the Hampshire
Constabulary fulfills the promise of 2015’s The Language of the
Dead. Fans of the TV series Foyle’s War will be pleased.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred)
“Some of the most precise, most thorough, scene descriptions
I’ve ever read. An entertaining World War II mystery that
packs a punch all the way through until the very final word,
literally.”
—Bookgasm
“The war is more matter of fact than oppressive presence in
this second Lamb mystery, as decades-old secrets are wrapped
up in a satisfying conclusion.”
—Booklist
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Mystery
July
46
In the late summer of 1941, long-buried secrets begin to surface in the Hampshire village of Winstead, when the body
of a young woman—a former conscientious objector—is
found shot to death in the church cemetery. She had recently
joined a group of conscripted workers, building a POW camp
on an abandoned farm near Winstead, but Detective Chief
Inspector Thomas Lamb has his doubts.
The mystery deepens when workers at the farm find the
remains of a child in the foundation of the old farmhouse, and
a tramp who had been squatting in the wood near the church
turns up dead. As Lamb pieces together the connections, he
draws closer to the source of evil and, in the end, must risk his
own life to uncover the truth.
Stephen Kelly is an award-winning writer, reporter, editor,
and newspaper columnist. His work has appeared in The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post, and Baltimore Magazine. He has
a Master of Arts degree from the Johns Hopkins University
Writing Seminars and has taught writing and journalism at
Hopkins, Towson University, in Baltimore, and Sweet Briar
College, in Virginia. He lives in Columbia, Maryland.
FOX HUNTER
A Charlie Fox Thriller
ZOË SHARP
In the latest novel in this energetic series, ex-special forces soldier Charlie Fox finds
herself on a mission to the Iraqi countryside to track down a missing comrade-in-arms.
Praise for the Charlie Fox series:
“Sharp means business. Brilliant. Charlie’s skills are both formidable and for real.”
—The New York Times
“Ill-tempered, aggressive and borderline psychotic, Fox is also
compassionate, introspective, and highly principled: arguably
one of the most enigmatic—and coolest—heroines in contemporary genre fiction.”
—The Chicago Tribune
“Zoë Sharp will keep you turning pages till dawn.”
—Jeffery Deaver
“If Jack Reacher were a woman, he’d be Charlie Fox.”
—Lee Child
Special forces soldier-turned-bodyguard Charlotte “Charlie”
Fox can never forget the men who put a brutal end to her military career, but a long time ago she vowed she would not go
looking for them. Now she doesn’t have a choice.
Her boss Sean Meyer is missing in Iraq, where one of
those men was working as a private security contractor. When
the man’s butchered body is discovered, Charlie fears that
Sean may be pursuing a twisted vendetta on her behalf. Charlie’s “close protection” agency in New York needs this dealt
with— fast and quiet—before everything they’ve worked for
goes to ruins. They send Charlie to the Middle East with
very specific instructions: find Sean Meyer and stop him—by
whatever means necessary.
As the trail grows ever more bloody, Charlie realizes that
she is not the only one after Sean and, unless she can get to
him first, the hunter may soon become the hunted.
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Thriller
July
Zoë Sharp’s novels have been nominated for numerous
awards including the Edgar, Anthony, Barry (twice), Benjamin
Franklin, and Macavity Awards in the United States, as well as
twice for a CWA Dagger Award in England, where she lives.
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THE WAY OF THE RUNNER
A Journey into the Fabled World of Japanese Running
ADHARANAND FINN
Welcome to Japan, the most running-obsessed nation on earth,
and home to a unique running culture unlike anything we’ve ever experienced.
“It’s a wonderful adventure, and it’s not far-fetched at all to
liken it to one of Plimpton’s escapades, even if Finn seems
to be a better runner than Plimpton was a football player. An
elegant, well-written pleasure even for readers with no particular interest in foot racing.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)
“Finn’s explorations of Japanese running culture will be fascinating to anyone who enjoys the sport or is interested in
learning about life in Japan.”
—Library Journal
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Sports
July
48
Japan is the most running-obsessed country on earth. A 135mile relay race, or “ekiden,” is the country’s biggest annual
sporting event. Thousands of professional runners compete for
corporate teams in some of the most competitive races in the
world. The legendary “marathon monks” run a thousand marathons in a thousand days to reach spiritual enlightenment.
Yet so much of Japan’s running culture remains a mystery
to the outside world. Adharanand Finn, the award-winning
author of Running with the Kenyans, spent six months immersed
in this one-of-a-kind running culture to discover what it might
teach us about the sport and about Japan.
As an amateur runner about to turn forty, he also hoped to
find out whether a Japanese approach to training might help
him run faster. What he learns—about competition, teamwork, form, chasing personal bests, and about himself—will
fascinate and surprise anyone keen to explore why we run and
how we might do it better.
Adharanand Finn is the author of Running with the Kenyans,
which was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book award.
He is an editor at The Guardian and a freelance journalist. He
currently competes with the Torbay Athletic Club in Devon,
UK, where he lives with his family. Follow him on Twitter at
@adharanand.
THE LIVES OF TUDOR WOMEN
A Social History
ELIZABETH NORTON
The turbulent Tudor Age never fails to capture the imagination.
But what was it truly like to be a woman during this era?
Praise for The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor:
“Norton explains these machinations with as much knowledge
and nuance as any historian has done since A. F. Pollard.”
—Christian Science Monitor
“A scheming fortune hunter, Seymour’s judgment was anything but sound. Great material.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“A stunning achievement. I was spellbound. This is how history writing should be.”
—Alison Weir
The Tudor period conjures up images of queens and noblewomen in elaborate court dress; of palace intrigue and dramatic politics. But if you were a woman, it was also a time
when death during childbirth was rife; when marriage was
usually a legal contract, not a matter for love; and the education you could hope to receive was minimal at best.
Yet the Tudor century was also dominated by powerful and
dynamic women in a way that no era had been before. Historian Elizabeth Norton explores the life cycle of the Tudor
woman, from childhood to old age, through the diverging
examples of women such as Elizabeth Tudor, Henry VIII’s
sister; Cecily Burbage, Elizabeth’s wet nurse; Mary Howard,
widowed but influential at court; and Elizabeth Barton, a
peasant girl who would be lauded as a prophetess. Their stories are interwoven with studies of topics ranging from Tudor
toys to contraception to witchcraft, painting a portrait of the
lives of queens and serving maids, nuns and harlots, widows
and chaperones. Norton brings this vibrant period to colorful
life in an evocative and insightful social history.
$27.95 | Hardcover
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ISBN 978-1-68177-440-4
6 X 9 | 416 pages | CQ 20
8 pages of color illustrations
History
July
Elizabeth Norton is a historian specializing in the queens
of England and the Tudor period. She is the author of The
Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor and lives in England.
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MAKING CONTACT
Jill Tarter and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
SARAH SCOLES
A brilliant examination of the science behind the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and
its pioneer, Jill Tarter, the inspiration for Carl Sagan’s Contact.
“Jill Tarter has dedicated most of her career to answering one question: Are we alone?” —NPR, “Science Friday”
“People told her she wasn’t going to make it because she was a woman . . .”
—Dan Werthimer, chief scientist of UC Berkeley’s SETI program
“Jill is just a wonderful person, a very optimistic person who keeps going even though things might look bleak sometimes.
That’s what you need to do SETI.” —Bill Borucki, principal investigator of NASA’s Kepler mission
Jill Tarter is a pioneer, an innovator, an adventurer, and controversial force. At a time when women weren’t encouraged to do
much outside of the home, Tarter ventured as far out as she could—into the three-Kelvin cold of deep space. And she hasn’t
stopped investigating a subject that takes and takes without giving much back.
Today, her computer’s screensaver is just the text “SO . . . ARE WE ALONE?” This question keeps her up at night. It is,
in some ways, the question that keeps us all up at night. We have all spent dark hours wondering about our place in it all, our
aloneness both terrestrial and cosmic. Tarter’s life and her life’s work are not just a quest to understand life in the universe: they
are a quest to understand our lives in the universe. No one has told that story, her story, until now.
It all began with gazing into the night sky. All those stars were just distant suns—someone else’s suns. Diving into the science, philosophy, and politics of SETI—searching for extraterrestrial intelligence—Sarah Scoles reveals the fascinating figure
at the center of the final frontier of scientific investigation. This is the perfect book for anyone who has ever looked up at the
night sky and wondered if we are alone in the universe.
Sarah Scoles is a science writer whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, Slate, Smithsonian, The Washington Post, Scientific American, Popular Science, Discover, New Scientist, Aeon, and Wired. A former editor at Astronomy magazine, Scoles worked at the National
Radio Astronomy Observatory, the location of the first-ever SETI project. She lives in Denver, Colorado.
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ITHACA
A Novel of Homer’s Odyssey
PATRICK DILLON
In the tumultuous aftermath of the Trojan War, a young man battles
to save his home and his inheritance.
“A vibrant retelling of The Odyssey. Dillon’s use of the fatherson bond and their parallel journeys is as rich as it is complex.
This is a smart and highly readable adventure, and a fresh take
on a classic story.”
—Publishers Weekly
“All the drama and yearning of the original. A vibrant and
fresh revival. Dillon’s achievement is in characterization while
retaining the heart and passion of Homer.”
—Shelf Awareness (starred)
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July
52
Telemachus’s father, Odysseus, went off to war before he
was born . . . and never came back. Aged sixteen, Telemachus finds himself abandoned, his father’s house overrun with
men pursuing his beautiful mother, Penelope, and devouring
the family’s wealth. He determines to leave Ithaca, his island
home, and find the truth. What really happened to his father?
Was Odysseus killed on his journey home from the war? Or
might he, one day, return to take his revenge?
Telemachus’s journey takes him across the landscape
of bronze-age Greece in the aftermath of the great Trojan
war. Veterans hide out in the hills. Chieftains, scarred by
war, hoard their treasure in luxurious palaces. Ithaca retells
Homer’s famous poem, The Odyssey, from the point of view
of Odysseus’s resourceful and troubled son, describing Odysseus’s extraordinary voyage from Troy to the gates of hell, and
Telemachus’s own journey from boyhood to the desperate
struggle that wins back his home . . . and his father.
Patrick Dillon is a writer and award-winning architect. He
is the author of seven books, including Truth; Lies; Gin: The
Much-Lamented Death of Madam Geneva; and The Last Revolution.
Patrick Dillon has been fascinated by Homer’s epic poem The
Odyssey since studying it at school, and has traveled extensively
in Greece. He lives in London with his family, dividing his time
between writing and architecture.
THE ARCHITECTURE OF LOSS
A Novel
Z. P. DALA
A novel of forgiveness and reconciliation that shines light
on the dark underbelly of South Africa’s history.
Praise for What About Meera:
“Fluent narrative that sparkles . . . the writing is crisp.
Thought-provoking and beautifully done.”
—Books Live South Africa
“The book crackles with life, colour, and strange humour.”
—Essay of Africa
Estranged at the age of six from her mother, who sent her
away from her hometown of Brighton in rural Zululand, brilliant architect Afroze Bhana finds herself compelled to return
to her place of birth to find answers about her painful childhood when she receives word that her aging mother is desperately ill.
Afroze arrives to find that her mother, Sylvie—who was a
doctor and a fierce activist during the dark days of the antiapartheid struggle—is a shadow of her formidable self, but
Sylvie has still retained her sarcasm and anger toward the
daughter that she sent away. Somehow, Sylvie cannot draw
her daughter close, even facing the looming threat of her own
mortality.
A moving novel about the complexities of family ties,
The Architecture of Loss beautifully explores the ways in which
the anti-apartheid struggle irrevocably damaged many of its
unsung heroes.
Z. P. Dala is the author of What About Meera, which was the
Debut Prize Winner in the Minara Aziz Hassim Literary
Award in South Africa and was longlisted to the Etisalat Prize
for Fiction 2015. She was awarded second prize in the Witness True Stories of KwaZulu-Natal competition and was
long-listed for the Orange Prize for short fiction. She lives in
Durban, South Africa.
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July
53
WHO COOKED
ADAM SMITH’S DINNER?
A Story of Women and Economics
KATRINE MARÇAL
A funny, clever, and thought-provoking examination of the myth of the “economic man”
and its impact on the global economy.
“A smart, funny, readable book on economics, money [and] women.” —@MargaretAtwood
“A sprawling, engaging feminist polemic. Interesting.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Marçal’s romp through the development of the field and the work of Smith, Keynes, Freud, the Chicago School, and
Lawrence Summers (among others) is as diverting as it is thoughtful, especially as she points out the gaping hole at its center:
the places where self-interest and the market can’t quite reach. Midway through her book, Marçal writes about Betty Friedan’s
The Feminine Mystique—in its own way, this vivid, entertaining work is equally groundbreaking.” —The Boston Globe
“An excellent argument for the value of feminism as an analytical lens. A masterpiece of rhetoric, clearheaded analysis,
and critical imagination. A model of radical thought. Marçal’s critique—and the anticapitalist feminist tradition on
which it stands—is a historical insight of unimaginable potential.” —New Republic
How do you get your dinner? That is the basic question of economics. When economist and philosopher Adam Smith proclaimed that all our actions were motivated by self-interest, he used the example of the baker and the butcher as he laid the
foundations for “economic man,” arguing that the baker and butcher didn’t give bread and meat out of the goodness of their
hearts. It’s an ironic point of view coming from a bachelor who lived with his mother for most of his life—a woman who
cooked his dinner every night.
The economic man has dominated our understanding of modern-day capitalism, with a focus on self-interest and the
exclusion of all other motivations. Such a viewpoint disregards the unpaid work of mothering, caring, cleaning and cooking.
It insists that if women are paid less, then that’s because their labor is worth less.
A kind of femininst Freakonomics, Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner? charts the myth of economic man—from its origins at
Adam Smith’s dinner table, its adaptation by the Chicago School, and its disastrous role in the 2008 global financial crisis—in
a witty and courageous dismantling of one of the biggest myths of our time.
Katrine Marçal is the lead editorial writer for the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, where she writes articles on Swedish
and international politics, economics, and feminism. For her book Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner?, she was shortlisted for the
August Prize and won the Lagercrantz Award. She lives in London.
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July
55
THE BUTCHER BIRD
A Somershill Manor Mystery
S. D. SYKES
In the sequel to Plague Land, we return to Somershill Manor, where an ominous legend
takes hold of hearts and minds as children begin to disappear.
“Sykes offers an unusual perspective on this historical period.
She also deals realistically with the troubles of the era’s women.”
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
“Sykes does a skillful job of making her forward-thinking but
all-too-human protagonist both believable and likeable, and in
bringing to life an epoch when ‘science’ was often as dangerous as superstition.”
—The Wall Street Journal
“British author Sykes establishes herself firmly as a major talent with this hard-edged sequel to 2015’s Plague Land. Sykes
artfully integrates both puzzles with the politics of the time.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred)
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Mystery
July
56
Oswald de Lacy is growing up fast in his new position as Lord
of Somershill Manor. However, in the wake of the plague,
there is still the same amount of work to be done in the farms
and fields, and the few people left to do it think they should be
paid more—something the King himself has forbidden.
Just as anger begins to spread, the story of the Butcher Bird
takes flight. Convinced the bird is just a superstitious rumor,
Oswald must discover what is really happening. He can expect
no help from his snobbish mother and his scheming sister
Clemence, who is determined to protect her own child, but
happy to neglect her stepdaughters.
From the plague-ruined villages of Kent to the thiefinfested streets of London and the luxurious bedchamber of
a bewitching lady, Oswald’s journey is full of danger, dark
intrigue, and shocking revelations.
S. D. Sykes received an MA in Writing from Sheffield Hallam
in England and is the author of Plague Land and City of Masks,
both available from Pegasus Crime. She lives in England.
CITY OF MASKS
A Somershill Manor Mystery
S. D. SYKES
Lord Somershill flees England for the wonders of Venice, where he becomes involved in a bizarre
murder investigation that plunges him into the depths of this secretive medieval city.
Praise for The Butcher Bird:
“Sykes can be described as the ‘medieval C. J. Sansom.’ Offthe-charts imaginative and breathtaking.”—Jeffery Deaver
“From his small village in Kent to the seamy underbelly of
London, Oswald’s mission to rid his land of the Butcher Bird
is enthralling, chilling, and vastly entertaining.”
—Library Journal (starred)
It’s 1358, and young Oswald de Lacy, Lord Somershill, is
delayed in Venice as he awaits a pilgrim ship to the Holy Land.
While the city is besieged by the King of Hungary, Oswald
stays at the house of an English merchant, and soon comes
under the spell of this decadent and dazzling island state that
sits on the edge of Europe—where East meets West.
But Oswald has secrets. He is running away from something in England—a shadow that still haunts him, no matter
how much he consoles himself with the delights of Venice.
When he finds a dead man at the carnival, he is dragged into
a murder investigation that draws him deep into the intrigues
of this paranoid, mysterious city.
From the dungeons of the Doge’s Palace to the conventbrothel of Santa Lucia, Oswald must search for a murderer in
this bewildering maze of alleys and canals. When he comes up
against the feared Signori di Notte, the secret police, Oswald
learns that he is not the only one with something to hide.
Everyone is watching (or trailing) someone else; and nobody
in Venice is who they appear to be. Masks, it seems, are not
only for the carnival.
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S. D. Sykes received an MA in Writing from Sheffield
Hallam in England and is the author of Plague Land and The
Butcher Bird, both available from Pegasus Crime. She lives in
England.
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THE BOOK OF SPICE
From Anise to Zedoary
JOHN O’CONNELL
At once familiar and exotic, spices are rare things, comforting us in favorite dishes while evoking
far-flung countries, Arabian souks, colonial conquests, and vast fortunes.
“A fun read with many anecdotes drawn from an assortment
of sources. Libraries should have a variety of spice books, and
this one not only supplies a piquant perspective but makes
readers want to get in the kitchen and start cooking.”
—Library Journal
“More than just culinary reference, this book delves into the
rich history of spices and how they’ve helped shape the modern
world. O’Connell’s easy charm and flair for narrative make for
an entertaining look at the seeds, roots, barks, and other plant
components that today we look on as everyday flavorings but at
one time started wars and launched explorers. ” —Booklist
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Food
July
58
A tasty compendium of spices and a fascinating history and
wide array of uses of the world’s favorite flavors—The Book of
Spice reveals the amazing history of spices both familiar and
esoteric. John O’Connell’s erudite chapters combine history
with insights into art, religion, medicine, and science, and is
richly seasoned with anecdotes and recipes.
Discover why Cleopatra bathed in saffron and mare’s milk,
why wormwood-laced absinthe caused eighteenth-century
drinkers to hallucinate, and how cloves harvested in remote
Indonesian islands found their way into a kitchen in ancient
Syria. Almost every kitchen contains a bottle of cloves or a
stick of cinnamon, almost every dish a pinch of something,
whether chili or cumin. The Book of Spice is culinary history at
its most appetizing.
John O’Connell worked at Time Out (London) and now
writes for the Times, The Guardian, New Statesman, and National.
He is the author of For the Love of Letters and lives in London
with his family.
THE UNKNOWN UNIVERSE
A New Exploration of Time, Space, and Modern Cosmology
STUART CLARK
A groundbreaking guide to the universe and how our latest deep-space discoveries are
forcing us to revisit what we know—and what we don’t.
“Readers will be entirely pleased with the experience.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)
“There’s plenty of fresh and fascinating information to learn.
The exciting recent discovery of gravitational waves will make
this title all the more relevant for the cosmologically curious.”
—Library Journal
“Clark’s easily absorbed prose places readers deep in the middle of exciting new models, ideas, and analysis that are requiring scientists to rethink what they had thought they knew
about outer space.”
—Shelf Awareness
On March 21, 2013, the European Space Agency released a
map of the afterglow of the Big Bang. We will never see the
early universe in more detail. On the one hand, such a view is
the apotheosis of modern cosmology; on the other, it threatens
to undermine almost everything we hold cosmologically sacrosanct.
This is the first book to address what will be an epochdefining scientific paradigm shift. Do Newton’s laws of gravity
need to be rewritten? Can we ever know what happened
before the Big Bang? Are there universes beyond our own?
Are the once immutable laws of physics changing?
Stuart Clark, PhD, is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical
Society and is the astrology correspondent for the New Scientist.
Stuart holds a first-class honors degree and a PhD in astrophysics. The Sun Kings, which established him as a popular science writer of the highest level, was shortlisted for the Royal
Society science book prize and won the Association of American Publishers 2007 Professional and Scholarly Publishing
Award for Excellence in the Cosmology and Astronomy category. Stuart lives in England.
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Science
July
59
THE SENILITY OF VLADIMIR P.
A Novel
MICHAEL HONIG
A biting satire of a particular despot and a deeply human allegory of the fragility of
goodness and the contagion of unchecked power.
“Refreshing. The Senility of Vladimir P. makes for an essential
entry in the field. Honig is an adroit plotter [and] full of humor. This is an author who understands the grotesque reality
of a place where the honest man is the coward. Page-turning.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Honig’s study of what remains of a person once time takes
its toll on the body and mind is a stunning take on the development of the corrupt and the corrupted. A surprisingly
touching investigation of motive, duty, and greed.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Honig contrasts his protagonist’s principled kindness with a
society in which corruption is ubiquitous, perhaps unavoidable. Priceless moments amplify the seriousness of Honig’s
indictment of the present-day Putin administration, and those
who empower it by looking away.”
—Booklist
“A whip-smart parody starring Putin. Ingenious.”
—BookPage
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August
60
Set twenty-odd years from now, it opens on Patient Number
One—Vladimir Putin, largely forgotten in his presidential
dacha, serviced by a small coterie of house staff, drifting in
and out of his memories of the past. His nurse, charged with
the twenty-four-hour care of his patient, is blissfully unaware
that his colleagues are using their various positions to skim
money, in extraordinarily creative ways, from the top of their
employer’s seemingly inexhaustible riches.
A brilliantly cast modern-day Animal Farm, The Senility of
Vladimir P. is a coruscating political fable that shows, through
an honest man slipping his ethical moorings, how Putin has
not only bankrupted his nation economically, but has also
diminished it culturally and spiritually.
Michael Honig is a former surgeon and lives in England.
This is his first novel.
THE AMBER SHADOWS
A Novel
LUCY RIBCHESTER
During the dangerous days of World War II, Honey Deschamps is spending her days transcribing
decrypted messages at Bletchley Park, when she starts to receive bizarrely coded packages.
“Lucy Ribchester’s The Amber Shadows is a spooky and complex
psychological thriller set in Bletchley Park during the second
World War. Atmospheric and engaging.”
—Ian Rankin, The Guardian
“The Hourglass Factory is a lively, funny, unexpected book . . . it’s
got vivid characters and a great sense of curiosity – a splendid
opening to a career.”
—USA Today
“Expertly paced and plotted. How can one resist such a deliciously over-the-top, historically savvy novel? A romp with
flair and substance.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)
Bletchley Park, 1942: As World War II rages on, Honey Deschamps sits at her type-x machine, tediously transcribing
decrypted signals from the German Army, doing her part to
assist the British war effort. Halfway across the world, Hitler’s
armies are marching into Leningrad, leaving a trail of destruction and pillaging the country’s most treasured artworks,
including the famous Amber Room—the eighth wonder of
the world.
As reports begin filtering into Bletchley Park about the
stolen loot, Honey receives a mysterious package, handdelivered from a man that she has never seen before who claims
that he works at the Park as well. The package is postmarked
from Russia, and inside is a small piece of amber. It is just the
first of several such packages, and when she examines them
together she realizes that someone, relying on her abilities to
unravel codes, is trying to tell her something.
Lucy Ribchester was the winner of the Scottish Book Trust
New Writer’s award in 2013. She is the author of The Hourglass
Factory and her short stories have been published by Vintage
Script, Ether, and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, among others.
Lucy lives in Edinburgh.
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THE CLASSICAL WORLD
The Foundations of the West and the Enduring Legacy of Antiquity
NIGEL SPIVEY
A masterly investigation into the classical roots of Western civilization.
“A grand traverse of classical civilization. He also provides
countless telling details about each period in a way that makes
ancient history feel fresh and invigorating. Anyone with the
slightest curiosity about ancient classics will love this book.
Shelve next to the work of Mary Beard.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)
“Spivey’s descriptions of historical facts and personages read
smoothly. A serviceable overall look at Greco-Roman history
and its ideals.”
—Library Journal
An authoritative and accessible study of the foundations,
development, and enduring legacy of the cultures of Greece
and Rome, centered on ten locations of seminal importance in
the development of classical civilization.
Starting with Troy, where history, myth and cosmology
fuse to form the origins of classical civilization, Nigel Spivey
explores the contrasting politics of Athens and Sparta, the
diffusion of classical ideals across the Mediterranean world,
classical science and philosophy, the eastward export of Greek
culture with the conquests of Alexander the Great, the power
and spread of the Roman imperium, and the long Byzantine
twilight of Antiquity.
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August
62
Nigel Spivey is professor of Classical Art and Archaeology
at Cambridge University. He wrote Songs on Bronze: The Greek
Myths Made Real and The Ancient Olympics, and presented the
television series How Art Made the World for the BBC. He lives
in Cambridge.
THE ENLIGHTENED MR. PARKINSON
The Pioneering Life of a Forgotten Surgeon
CHERRY LEWIS
A colorful and absorbing portrait of James Parkinson and
the turbulent, intellectually vibrant world of Georgian London.
Praise for Cherry Lewis:
“Lewis has a gripping tale to tell. I would recommend The
Dating Game to anyone who has the slightest interest in how our
planet came to be the way it is.”
—John Gribbin, The Sunday Times (London)
Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common forms of
dementia, with 60,000 new cases each year in the United
States alone, yet few know anything about the man the disease is named after. In 1817—two hundred years ago—James
Parkinson (1755–1824) defined this mysterious ailment so precisely that we still diagnose Parkinson’s disease today by recognizing the symptoms he identified.
The story of this remarkable man’s contributions to the
Age of the Enlightenment is told through his three seemingly disparate passions: medicine, politics, and fossils. As a
political radical, Parkinson was interrogated over a plot to kill
King George III and was in danger of exile. But simultaneously, he was helping Edward Jenner set up smallpox vaccination stations across London and writing the first scientific
study of fossils in English, jump-starting a national craze. He
is one of the intellectual pioneers of “the age of wonder,”
forgotten to history, but Cherry Lewis restores this amazing
man to his rightful place in history with her evocative portrait
of the man and his era.
Cherry Lewis is an honorary research fellow at the University of Bristol. She is the author of The Dating Game: One Man’s
Search for the Age of the Earth (Cambridge University Press).
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August
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THE STORY OF EGYPT
The Civilization that Shaped the World
JOANN FLETCHER
The story of the world’s greatest civilization—full of epic stories, spectacular places,
and an evolving society rich in inventors, heroes, villains, and pioneers.
“Passionately revisionist. Fletcher’s passion for detail comes
into its own. Fascinating material.”
—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
“A sweeping look at this epic history emphasizing the role
of women rulers. The authoritative author imparts her vast
knowledge in an orderly chronology and lively, intimate history. A perfect choice for budding Egyptologists.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)
The story of the world’s greatest civilization spans 4,000 years
of history that have shaped the world. It is full of spectacular
cities and epic stories—an evolving society rich in inventors,
heroes, heroines, villains, artisans, and pioneers. Professor
Joann Fletcher pulls together the complete story of Egypt,
charting the rise and fall of the ancient Egyptians while putting their whole world into a context to which we can all relate.
Fletcher uncovers some fascinating revelations: new evidence shows that women became pharaohs on at least ten
occasions, and that the ancient Egyptians built the first Suez
Canal and then circumnavigated Africa.
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Professor Joann Fletcher is based in the Department of
Archaeology at the University of York, where she teaches
world mummification and funerary archaeology. She is the
author of eight books, including The Search for Nefertiti and Cleopatra the Great. Among her many television appearances, the
follow-up program to The Search For Nefertiti won a BAFTA, a
Royal Television Society Award, and an Association for International Broadcasting Award. Most recently, she wrote and
presented Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings for BBC2, and is
now working on the four-part series The Story of Egypt for PBS.
WONDERLANDSCAPE
A Cultural History of Yellowstone National Park
JOHN CLAYTON
An evocative blend of history and nature writing that tells the story of Yellowstone’s evolving
significance in American culture through the stories of ten iconic figures.
Past praise for John Clayton:
“A warm portrait of a woman whose strong spirit and independent vision perfectly embodied the American West.”
—Bloomsbury Review
“A rare revelation of frontier mythology as lived experience, in
all of its contradiction and complexity.”
—Western American Literature
Yellowstone is America’s premier national park. Today, Yellowstone is often a byword for conservation, natural beauty,
and a way for everyone to enjoy the great outdoors. But it was
not always this way. Wonderlandscape presents a new perspective
on Yellowstone, the emotions its various natural wonders and
attractions evoke, and how this explains the park’s relationship
to America as a whole.
Whether it is artists or naturalists, entrepreneurs or popculture icons, the story of Yellowstone, as seen through these
ten remarkable figures, ends up reflecting and redefining the
park for the values of their era.
As the National Park Service enters its second century,
Wonderlandscape allows us to reflect on the values and heritage
that Yellowstone has come to represent—how it will shape the
America’s relationship with her land for generations to come.
John Clayton is the author of The Cowboy Girl: The Life of
Caroline Lockhart, which was a finalist for a High Plains Book
Award, as well as Small Town Bound, Stories from Montana’s
Enduring Frontier, and Images of America: Red Lodge. Clayton
writes for the Montana Quarterly and other popular and business
publications. A regular speaker at the Montana Book Festival,
Clayton lives in Montana on the outskirts of Yellowstone, and
enjoys exploring the park in all seasons.
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BIBLIOMYSTERIES
Stories of Crime in the World of Books and Bookstores
e d i t e d by
OTTO PENZLER
Specially commissioned by the Mysterious Bookshop, the “bibliomysteries” in this unique
collection feature original stories by the genre’s most distinguished authors.
Advance praise for Bibliomysteries:
“What treats you have in store!” —Ian Rankin
Praise for The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories:
“A landmark volume. Essential. It merits celebration on that basis alone,
as a bibliographic event of gargantuan proportions.” —Booklist (starred)
“The breadth of this anthology is but one of its virtues. This volume is a must for all fans of the great detective.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred)
“Fans of the fictional detective will find great joy in this tome.” —Library Journal (starred)
If you open your dictionary, you will discover that there is no such word as “bibliomystery.” However, most mystery readers
know that the word refers to a mystery story that involves the world of books: a bookshop, a rare volume, a library, a collector,
or a bookseller.
The stories in this unique collection were commissioned by the Mysterious Bookshop. They were written by some of the
mystery genre’s most distinguished authors. Tough guys like Ken Bruen, Reed Farrel Coleman, Loren D. Estleman, Mickey
Spillane, and Max Allan Collins. Bestsellers like Nelson DeMille, Anne Perry, and Jeffery Deaver. Edgar winners such as C. J.
Box, Thomas H. Cook, and Laura Lippman.
Here you will discover Sigmund Freud dealing with an unwelcome visitor; Columbo confronting a murderous bookseller; a
Mexican cartel kingpin with a fatal weakness for rare books; and deadly secrets deep in the London Library; plus books with
hidden messages, beguiling booksellers, crafty collectors, and a magical library that is guaranteed to enchant you.
Who knew literature could be so lethal!
Otto Penzler is the proprietor of the Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. He is the founder of the Mysterious Press and
Otto Penzler Books, and has received an Edgar Award, an Ellery Queen award, and a Raven Award for his contribution to the
mystery field. His anthology The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps was a New York Times bestseller.
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Mystery
August
67
CYBERSPIES
The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage
GORDON CORERA
The previously untold story of the conflux of espionage and technology, with a compelling
narrative rich with astonishing revelations taking readers from World War II to the Internet age.
“An engrossing history of the dark side of the information revolution. Corera casts his net widely and makes it clear that
America is the leader in the battle, as well as the most vulnerable. A convincing argument that the most secure way to communicate is via snail mail.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“An exhaustive account by the BBC’s security correspondent.”
—Providence Journal
“Corera’s dense and comprehensive history of electronic and
computer espionage includes many hitherto secret tales from
the world of communication intelligence.”
—Publishers Weekly
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Gordon Corera’s compelling narrative takes us from the
Second World War to the Cold War, and through the birth
of the Internet to the present era of hackers and surveillance.
The book is rich with historical detail and characters, as well
as astonishing revelations about espionage carried out in
recent times by the UK, US, and China. Using unique access
to the National Security Agency, GCHQ , Chinese officials,
and senior executives from some of the most powerful global
technology companies, Corera has gathered compelling stories from heads of state, hackers, and spies of all stripes.
Cyberspies is a groundbreaking exploration of the new space
in which the worlds of espionage, diplomacy, international
business, science, and technology collide.
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History
August
68
Gordon Corera is a security correspondent for BBC News.
He has presented major documentaries for the BBC on cybersecurity, including Crypto Wars and Under Attack: Espionage, Sabotage, Subversion and Warfare in the Cyber Age. He is the author of
The Art of Betrayal: The Secret History of MI6: Life and Death in the
British Secret Service. He lives in London.
THE DAY WILL PASS AWAY
The Diary of a Gulag Prison Guard: 1935–1936
IVAN CHISTYAKOV
t r a n s l at e d by a r c h ta i t
A rare first-person testimony of the hardships of a Soviet labor camp—long suppressed—
that will become a cornerstone of understanding the Soviet Union.
“A fascinating look into the Soviet camp system—and a
reminder that the imprisoned were not its only victims.”
—Anna Reid, author of Leningrad
Originally written in a couple of humble books, which have
been anonymously donated to the Memorial Human Rights
Centre in Moscow, this remarkable diary is one of the few firstperson accounts to survive the sprawling Soviet prison system.
At the back of these books there is a blurred snapshot and
a note, “Chistyakov, Ivan Petrovich, repressed in 1937–38.
Killed at the front in Tula Province in 1941.” This is all that
remains of Ivan Chistyakov, a senior guard at the Baikal Amur
Corrective Labor Camp.
Who was this lost man? How did he end up in the gulag?
Though a guard, he is a type of prisoner, too. We learn that he
is a cultured and urbane ex-city dweller with a secret nostalgia
for pre-revolutionary Russia. In this diary, Chistyakov does not
just record his life in the camp, he narrates it. He is a sharpeyed witness and a sympathetic, humane, and broken man.
From stumblingly poetic musings on the bitter landscape
of the taiga to grumbles about his stove, from accounts of the
brutal conditions of the camp to reflections on the cruelty of
loneliness, this diary is an astonishing record—a visceral and
immediate description of a place and time whose repercussions still reverberate throughout modern Russia.
Ivan Chistyakov was a Muscovite who was expelled from
the Communist Party during Stalin’s purges. He commanded
an armed guard unit on the Baikal–Amur Mainline, which
was built by forced labor.
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History
August
Arch Tait was awarded the PEN Literature in Translation
prize in 2010 for his translation of Anna Politkovskaya’s Putin’s
Russia. To date he has translated twenty-seven books from
Russian, most recently the memoirs of Akhmed Zakayev.
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SIXTY DEGREES NORTH
Around the World in Search of Home
MALACHY TALLACK
From the northern wilds of Greenland and Scotland to the faraway reaches of Scandinavia and
Siberia, a moving meditation on the allure of travel and the meaning of home.
“Throughout his travels, Tallack beautifully sketches a sort
of emotional geography of place, a yearning to connect with
communities and landscapes.”
—The Dallas Morning News
“A memoir remarkable for its intimacy, wisdom, and radiant
prose. Tallack renders descriptions of his emotional landscape
as delicately as his painterly descriptions of the physical world.
An enthralling meditation on place.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)
“Delves into the local culture, dispelling myths and seeking
common bonds. The history is captivating and adds context
to each place visited. This book balances history, travel, and
culture on an interesting path around the world.”
—Library Journal
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Travel Writing
August
70
The sixtieth parallel marks a borderland between the northern
and southern worlds. Wrapping itself around the lower
reaches of Finland, Sweden, and Norway, it crosses the tip of
Greenland and the southern coast of Alaska, and slices the
great expanses of Russia and Canada in half. The parallel also
passes through Shetland, where Malachy Tallack has spent
most of his life.
In Sixty Degrees North, Tallack travels westward, exploring the
landscapes of the parallel and the ways that people have interacted with those landscapes, highlighting themes of wildness
and community, isolation and engagement, exile and memory.
Malachy Tallack has written for the New Statesman, the Scottish Review of Books, and many other publications. He won a
New Writers award from the Scottish Book Trust in 2014 and
the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship in 2015. He is from
Shetland and currently lives in Glasgow.
DRINKS WITH DEAD POETS
A Season of Poe, Whitman, Byron, and the Brontës
GLYN MAXWELL
A spirited homage to the departed literary greats, this novel tells the tale of a
profound autumn term with Poe, Yeats, Whitman, Dickinson, and the Brontës.
Praise for On Poetry:
“Defiantly and exhilaratingly poetic. It’s provocative and
opinionated and personal and urgent; by turns good-humored
and intemperate; and full of earned advice on the writing and
reading of poems.”
—Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books
“On Poetry is one of the best guides I have ever read to the
greatest and most intimidating of all the literary forms.”
—Sam Sacks, Open Letters Monthly
“Should be read by anyone who writes poetry and anyone
who’s interested in how and why poetry is written. This is the
best book about poetry I’ve ever read; certainly the only one
that’s made me laugh out loud.”
—The Guardian
Poet Glyn Maxwell wakes up in a mysterious village one
autumn day. He has no idea how he got there—is he dead?
In a coma? Dreaming?—but he has a strange feeling there’s a
class to teach. And isn’t that the poet Keats wandering down
the lane? Why not ask him to give a reading, do a Q & A, hit
the pub with the students afterward?
Soon the whole of the autumn term stretches ahead, with
Byron, Yeats, Emily Dickinson, the Brontës, the Brownings,
Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, Wilfred Owen, and many
more all on their way to give readings in the humble village hall.
And everything these famed personalities say—in class,
on stage, at the Cross Keys pub—comes verbatim from these
poets’ diaries, essays, or letters.
Glyn Maxwell is one of Britain’s major poets. His novel Blue
Burneau was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Prize.
He has taught at Princeton, Columbia, and New York University, and he reviews poetry for the New York Times. He is the
author of One Thousand Nights and Counting: Selected Poems, as well
as the recently published On Poetry.
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Fiction
August
71
EMPIRES IN THE SUN
The Struggle for the Mastery of Africa
LAWRENCE JAMES
The one-hundred-year history of how Europe coerced the African continent into its various
empires—and the resulting story of how Africa succeeded in decolonization.
Praise for Churchill and Empire:
“Wonderful. Modern narrative history at its best.” —Jan Morris
“A brisk, thorough, and revisionist study. James has a gift for narrative. Churchill and Empire is a thoughtful,
searching look at British imperial rule and its most eloquent champion.” —National Review
“Scholars usually reject Churchill’s view of the British Empire as an essentially beneficent and civilizing force as
self-serving hypocrisy. But James does not superficially endorse this view. Careful readers will find an account that
reveals genuineness to the dilemma he faced.” —Choice
“This is a stylish, intelligent, and readable book.” —The New York Times Book Review
In this dramatic (and often tragic) story of an era that radically changed the course of world history, Lawrence James investigates how, within one hundred years, Europeans persuaded and coerced Africa into becoming a subordinate part of the
modern world. His narrative is laced with the experiences of participants and onlookers and introduces the men and women
who, for better or worse, stamped their wills on Africa. The continent was a magnet for the high-minded, the adventurous, the
philanthropic, and the unscrupulous.
Between 1830 and 1945, Britain, France, Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Italy, and the United States exported their languages, laws, culture, religions, scientific and technical knowledge, and economic systems to Africa. The colonial powers
imposed administrations designed to bring stability and peace to a continent that appeared to lack both. The justification
for occupation was emancipation from slavery—and the common assumption that late nineteenth-century Europe was the
summit of civilization.
By 1945 a transformed continent was preparing to take charge of its own affairs, a process of decolonization that took a
quick twenty years. This magnificent history also pauses to ask: what did not happen and why?
Lawrence James was a founding member of the University of York and then took a research degree at Merton College,
Oxford. After a distinguished teaching career he became a full-time writer in 1985 and has emerged as one of the outstanding
narrative historians on the subject of empire, including The Rise and Fall of the British Empire and Churchill and Empire: Portrait of
an Imperialist. He lives in England.
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History
August
73
VULGAR TONGUES
An Alternative History of English Slang
MAX DÉCHARNÉ
This roller coaster ride through the colorful history of slang—from highwaymen
to hip-hop—is a fresh and exciting take on the subject.
Praise for Hardboiled Hollywood:
“Décharné renders an intriguing picture of the powerful place
this art form has come to occupy in society and why.”
—Financial Times
“This tome thankfully eschews the pompous subtext and
strained metaphors of most film books, leaving what any good
detective wants: just the facts, ma’am.” —The Guardian
“Anyone with an interest in hard-boiled fiction needs this book
on his shelf.”
—Time Out
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Popular Culture
August
74
Slang is the language of pop culture, low culture, street culture, underground movements and secret societies; depending
on your point of view, it is a badge of honor, a sign of identity,
or a dangerous assault on the values of polite society. Of all
the vocabularies available to us, slang is the most alive, constantly evolving, and—as it leaks into the mainstream and is
taken up by all of us—infusing the language with a healthy
dose of vitality.
Witty, energetic, and informative, Vulgar Tongues traces the
many routes of slang, beginning with the thieves and prostitutes of Elizabethan London and ending with the present
day, where the centuries-old terms rap and hip-hop still survive, though their meanings have changed. On the way we will
meet pickpockets, schoolchildren, hard-boiled private eyes,
carnival geeks, and the many eccentric characters who have
tried to record slang throughout its checkered past.
Max Décharné is a writer and musician. He is the author
of six previous books including Hardboiled Hollywood: The True
Crime Stories that Inspired the Great Noir Films (Pegasus) and Straight
from the Fridge, Dad: A Dictionary of Hipster Slang (Broadway). He
lives in England.
TASTES LIKE CHICKEN
A History of America’s Favorite Bird
EMELYN RUDE
From the domestication of the bird nearly ten thousand years ago to its current status as our
go-to meat, the history of this seemingly commonplace bird is anything but ordinary.
“Ms. Rude had me at the opening paragraph. Contains fowlrelated recipes throughout the ages, including one for chicken
soup circa 1390. A salve for the soul, even then.”
—Jennifer Senior, The New York Times
“Rude lays out the fascinating history of how a once-maligned
bird became a staple of the American dinner plate. A fine window into how our ancestors cooked, ate, and thought.”
—The Boston Globe
“A food historian with a feature writer’s flair. Rude makes the
humble bird’s story fresh and interesting on nearly every page.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)
It’s hard to imagine, but there was a point in history when individual people each consumed less than ten pounds of chicken
per year. Today, Americans devour 73.1 million pounds of
chicken in a day. How did chicken rise from near-invisibility to
being in seemingly “every pot”?
With meticulous research, Rude details the ascendancy
of chicken from its humble origins to its centrality on grocery store shelves and in restaurants and kitchens. Along the
way, she reveals startling key points in its history, such as the
moment it was first stuffed and roasted by the Romans, how
the ancients’ obsession with cockfighting helped the animal
reach Western Europe, and how slavery contributed to the
ubiquity of fried chicken today.
In the spirit of Mark Kurlansky’s Cod and Bee Wilson’s
Consider the Fork, Tastes Like Chicken is a fascinating, clever, and
surprising discourse on one of America’s favorite foods.
Emelyn Rude has been a food writer for TIME and Vice and
media manager for some of New York City’s most acclaimed
chefs and restaurateurs. She is a contributor to National Geographic’s “The Plate” and is a National Geographic Young Exploprer. This is her first book.
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Nature
August
75
THE DOG MERCHANTS
Inside the Big Business of Breeders, Pet Stores, and Rescuers
KIM KAVIN
We love them with all our hearts, but do we really know where our dogs came from?
Kim Kavin reveals the complex network behind the $11 billion-a-year business of selling dogs.
“Fascinating. We are dipping into a world largely veiled to the
consumer. If it shines some light on the shadowy, largely unregulated dog industry, I’d say that’s worth five stars.”
—The Washington Post
“Should be required reading for anyone interested in owning a
dog—whether that be via adoption or purchase from a breeder.”
—Parade
“Essential reading for all dog lovers, this balanced work will
become the standard on this topic.”
—Library Journal (starred)
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Pets/Dogs
August
76
In what promises to become an Omnivore’s Dilemma for dog
lovers, The Dog Merchants is the first book to explain the complex and often surprisingly similar business practices that
extend from the American Kennel Club to local shelters, from
Westminster champions to dog auctions.
Kavin reveals how dog merchants create markets for dogs,
often in defiance of the usual rules of supply and demand. She
takes an investigative approach and meets breeders and rescuers at all levels, shedding much-needed light on an industry
that most people don’t even realize is an industry. Instead of
pitting rescue and purebred people against each other, The Dog
Merchants shows how all dog lovers can come together with one
voice as consumers, on behalf of all our beloved companions.
Kim Kavin is a widely published award-winning journalist,
as well as a volunteer worker dedicated to fostering puppies
who have been saved from high-kill shelters but who have not
yet been adopted. She lives in Long Valley, N.J., where her
hobbies include cooking, wine tasting, and hiking local park
trails with her dogs Blue and Ginger.
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INDEX
Accidence Will Happen (Kamm, Oliver)
29
Last Voyageurs, The (Boissoneault, Lorraine)
18
After Anatevka (Silber, Alexandra) 43
Leap In (Heminsley, Alexandra)
41
Amber Shadows, The (Ribchester, Lucy) 61
Left in the Wind (Gray, Ed)
12
Architecture of Loss, The (Dala, Z. P.)
53
Little Book of Big History, The (Crofton, Ian and Jeremy Black)
45
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49
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56
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20
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26
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63
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47
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74
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39
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46
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48
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10
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