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June 2, 2017
2711869 IMPOSSIBLE ODDS: The Kidnapping
of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic
Rescue by SEAL Team Six. With E. Landemalm &
A. Flacco. In 2011, Jessica and a colleague were
kidnapped at gunpoint and held for ransom by
Somali pirates. For the next three months they were
terrorized by more than two dozen gangsters. In
riveting detail, Jessica chronicles the ordeal of those
torturous months and of her rescue by SEAL Team
Six. Color photos. 310 pages. Atria.
$2.95
3657604 THEY CALLED ME GOD: The Best
Umpire Who Ever Lived. By D. Harvey & P.
Golenbock. In this memoir, Hall of Fame umpire
Doug Harvey takes us inside baseball as you’ve
never seen it, with unforgettable stories of
baseball greats such as Willie Mays, Sandy
Koufax, Whitey Herzog, and many others. Photos,
some color. 274 pages. Gallery. Paperbound.
Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
1845446 CONFEDERATE BUSHWHACKER:
Mark Twain in the Shadow of the Civil War.
By Jerome Loving. Offers a micro-biography
set in the most important and pivotal year in
the life of its subject. Interwoven throughout
are the headlines and crises of 1885: black
lynchings, Indian uprisings, anti-Chinese
violence, labor unrest, and the death of Grant.
243 pages. UPNE.
$5.95
581829X STIR: My Broken Brain and the
Meals That Brought Me Home. By Jessica
Fechtor. The author was 28, newly married and
thinking of starting a family when an aneurysm
burst in her brain. Her journey to recovery began
in the kitchen as soon as she was strong enough
to stand at the stove top and stir. Food had
something to tell her, and she shares that wisdom
in her heartfelt debut. 274 pages. Plume.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$3.95
7577001 LIFE IS A GIFT: The Zen of Bennett.
By Tony Bennett. LARGE PRINT EDITION. Legendary
singer, artist, and performer, Tony Bennett has been
one of the world’s most beloved entertainers. In this
memoir, a collection of soulful reflections and
philosophies from his life and career, Bennett shares
stories of friends and family and the essential
lessons they have taught him. Book Club Edition. 32
pages of photos. 323 pages. HarperCollins. $2.95
5906202 TRUMBO. By Bruce Cook. Donald
Trumbo was the central figure of the infamous
“Hollywood Ten”: screenwriters who, before the
Mcarthy era, were charged by the House
Committee on Un-American Activities for their
associations with the Communist Party. Cook
weaves a candid portrait of the Oscar-winner who
broke the blacklist. 340 pages. Grand Central.
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$4.95
7590415 COMANDANTE: Hugo Chavez’s
Venezuela. By Rory Carroll. Venezuelan leader
Hugo Chavez has been compared to Napoleon,
Nesser, Peron, and Castro but the truth is that
there has never been a leader like him. Based on
interviews with ministers, aides, courtiers, and
citizens, Carroll breaches the walls of Miraflores
Palace to tell the tale of Chavez’s life and his
political court in Caracas. Book Club Edition.
Photos. 302 pages. Penguin. Orig. Pub. at $27.95
$2.95
5821266 IS THAT ALL THERE IS? The
Strange Life of Peggy Lee. By James Gavin.
This mesmerizing account offers the most
revealing look yet at an artist of infinite
contradictions and layers. Venturing behind the
scenes of such landmarks as “Fever” and “Why
Don’t You Do Right?”, Gavin provides an overdue
portrait of a strange and enchanting woman who
redefined popular singing. Illus. 601 pages. Atria.
Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00
$5.95
7568673 HOW I GOT THIS WAY. By Regis
Philbin. In his warm, witty memoir, the lovable TV
legend regales us with stories from his incredible
career, from his first meeting with a young Ronald
Reagan and 18-year-old Steven Spielberg, to his
experiences with longtime co-hosts Kelly Ripa and
Kathie Lee Gifford. Book Club Edition. 32 pages of
photos, many color. 314 pages. HarperCollins.
Orig. Pub. at $25.99
$3.95
5774799 CALL THE MIDWIFE: A Memoir of
Birth, Joy, and Hard Times. By Jennifer Worth. At
the age of 22, Jennifer Worth leaves her home to
move into a convent and become a midwife in
London’s postwar East End slums. The characters
she meets while delivering babies illuminate a
fascinating time in history, and the strength of
remarkable and inspiring women. 340 pages.
Penguin. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
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Artist & Photographer Biographies
*5762618 THE BRUEGELS: Lives and Works in 500 Images.
By Nigel Rodgers. Features the history of Peter Bruegel the Elder, who
was one of the world’s most original artists, and who founded what
became a dynasty of painters who continued his style, often with only
minor variations for almost a century after his death. Included is a
wide-ranging gallery of over 500 works of the Bruegel family.
256 pages. Lorenz. 8¾x11¼. Import. Pub. at $35.00
$26.95
3627985 IN THE STUDIO: Artists of the
20th Century in Private and at Work. By
Jean-Francois Chaigneau. Opens the
photographic archive of Paris Match to reveal
rare behind the scenes images of great
20th-century artists. Almost 150 intimate and
revealing photos capture them at work, in the
studio, in the privacy of their homes, and
surrounded by friends and family. 207 pages.
Edition Olms. 11x13. Import. Pub. at $65.00
$19.95
*4527437 WILLIAM CAMERON MENZIES: The Shape of Films to
Come. By James Curtis. Menzies was known for his visual flair and love of
adventure and fantasy films—a timeless innovator who meticulously
preplanned the color and design of each film through a series of sketches.
With access to original artwork, correspondence, scrapbooks, unpublished
writings, and illustrations, Curtis offers a portrait of an extraordinary artist of
his time. 416 pages. Pantheon. Pub. at $40.00
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1835904 MOTHER: Portraits by 40 Great Artists. By Juliet
Heslewood. From Rembrandt, Rossetti and Van Gogh to Picasso, Kahlo
and Hockney, 40 portraits make up this collection of artists’ mothers.
Heslewood offers a combination of art history and biographical anecdote,
and also an elegant celebration of the relationships between sons,
daughters and their mothers. Well illus., most in color. 96 pages. Frances
Lincoln. 6¾x8¼. Import. Pub. at $19.95
$2.95
4538978 W A LT E R P O T T E R ’ S C U R I O U S W O R L D O F
TAXIDERMY. By Pat Morris with J. Ebenstein. Fully illus., most in
color. 132 pages. Blue Rider. 8½x9. Pub. at $19.95
$4.95
5814170 DRAWING ON ART: Duchamp & Company. By Dalia
Judovitz. Illus. 285 pages. UMnP. 5½x8½. Paperbound.
Pub. at $24.95
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5814901 CARNAL ART: Orlan’s Refacing. By C. Jill O’Bryan. Illus.,
some color. 199 pages. UMnP. 7x10. Paperbound. Pub. at $24.95 $5.95
Notable Americans
3610071 FALLEN FOUNDER: The Life of Aaron Burr. By Nancy
Isenberg. Attempts to discover the real Aaron Burr, positing that he
was no less a patriot and principled thinker than those who debased
him, a strong character we might recognize and embrace today. Illus.
540 pages. Viking. Pub. at $29.95
$2.95
3610004 AMERICAN LEGACY: The Story of John & Caroline
Kennedy. By C. David Heymann. The author draws on a voluminous
archive of personal interviews to present a telling portrait of John and
Caroline Kennedy. He covers their childhoods in the White House, the
dark aftermath of JFK’s assassination, their uneasy adolescence, and
the many challenges they faced as adults. 16 pages of photos.
593 pages. Pocket. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$2.95
7620276 MICHELLE OBAMA: The First
Lady in Photographs. By D. Willis & E.
Bernard. Captures the First Lady’s dramatic
transformation from working mother to beloved
international icon, from her first tentative steps
on the campaign trail to her spontaneous hug of
the Queen, to her fairy-tale-like “date night” on
Broadway. Color photos. 189 pages. Norton.
8x10. Pub. at $26.95
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2684705 12 YEARS A SLAVE. By Solomon
Northup. Perhaps the best written of all slave
narratives (1853), this is a harrowing memoir
about one of the darkest periods in American
history. It recounts how Solomon Northrup, born a
free man in New York, was lured to Washington
D.C. in 1841 then drugged, beaten, and sold into
slavery. 240 pages. Penguin. Paperbound.
Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
650423X RUSH LIMBAUGH: An Army of One. By Zev Chafets.
Nearly two decades after the author first heard Rush Limbaugh on the
radio, with his braggadocio, the outrageous satire, and slaughtering
of liberal sacred cows, Chafets met Rush for the first time, at
Limbaugh’s rarely visited Southern Command. They talked about
politics, sports, music, show business, religion, and modern
American history, as chronicled here. Photos. 229 pages. Sentinel.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$2.95
5768721 GLORY DENIED: The Vietnam Saga
of Jim Thompson, America’s Longest-Held
Prisoner of War. By Tom Philpott. Presents a
searing reconstruction of one man’s tortuous
journey through war and its aftermath. Follows
Thompson’s story from his childhood to the nine
years he was held in jungle cages and dank prison
cells in Vietnam. 16 pages of photos. 463 pages.
Norton. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
$3.95
3663965 DEVIL AT MY HEELS. By Louis Zamperini with D. Rensin. A
juvenile delinquent, a world-class NCAA miler, a 1936 Olympian, a WWII
bombardier: Louis Zamperini had a life fuller than most when it changed
in an instant. In 1943, his plane crashed into the Pacific, and he and two
other survivors endured 47 days adrift on the ocean, before being
rescued...by the Japanese. Photos. 297 pages. HarperCollins.
Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$4.95
3610411 WHEN TRUMPETS CALL: Theodore
Roosevelt After the White House. By Patricia
O’Toole. Remarkable portrait of one of our most
remarkable presidents, focusing on Roosevelt’s
life after the White House. He had expanded the
scope of the office, and, only fifty when he left
office, spent the rest of his life yearning to return.
16 page s of photos. 494 page s. S&S.
Orig. Pub. at $30.00
$3.95
5765838 BLACK BOY: A Record of Childhood and Youth. By
Richard Wright. Wright’s powerful account of his journey from
innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. It is at once an
unashamed confession and a profound indictment and poignant and
disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering. 438 pages.
Harper. Paperbound. Pub. at $10.00
$3.95
4580737 LINCOLN’S BODY: A Cultural
History. By Richard Wightman Fox. With
commendable scholarship, rare insight, and
engaging prose, Fox delivers a unique and
monumental look at the physical appearance of
America’s most beloved president, examining how
a leader so ungainly in body and downright “ugly”
in aspect came to mean so much to his people.
Photos. 416 pages. Norton. Pub. at $28.95 $5.95
5910404 THE MAN WHO NEVER DIED: The Life, Times, and
Legacy of Joe Hill, American Labor Icon. By William M. Adler.
Chronicles Hill’s remarkable transformation from itinerant and
anonymous immigrant to world-renowned bard of the working class,
labor icon, and legend. Reviving the spirit of an age and providing a
fresh perspective on contemporary issues and events, this is the
essential American story, told true. Photos. 435 pages. Bloomsbury.
Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00
$4.95
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577005X AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF DAVY
CROCKETT. Ed. by Stephen Brennan. Based on Davy
Crockett’s own writings, this is the true story of one of
5796245 SHOWDOWN: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme
America’s most iconic historical figures. Reveals from
Court Nomination That Changed America. By Wil Haygood. He
his earliest days as a boy in Tennessee to his days as a
brought down the separate-but-equal doctrine, integrated schools,
scout during the War of 1812, and from his fights with
and not only fought for human rights and human dignity but also
Andrew Jackson over the Indian Removal Act of 1830
made them impossible to deny. In this stunning biography, Haygood
to his death at the Alamo. Illus. 201 pages. Skyhorse.
details the life and career of Thurgood Marshall, one of the most
Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
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transformative legal minds of the past century. 404 pages. Knopf.
5913047
COMMANDER
WILL
CUSHING:
Daredevil
Hero
of
the
Pub. at $32.50
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Civil War. By Jamie Malanowski. This thrilling biography introduces
3610489 DEAR ABIGAIL: The Intimate Lives and Cushing, a rebellious midshipman whose “talent for buffoonery” got
Revolutionary Ideas of Abigail Adams and Her him expelled from the Naval Academy. But three years later, the
Two Remarkable Sisters. By Diane Jacobs. Much young navy lieutenant daringly attacked a Confederate ironclad and
has been written about the marriage of President John sank the fearsome warship with a primitive torpedo while exposed to
Adams and his wife, Abigail. But few know of the rifle fire. Illus. 304 pages. Norton. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.95 $5.95
equally strong bond Abigail shared with her sisters. 5773733 THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. By John
Now, an acclaimed biographer reveals their moving Marshall. Originally published in 1857. This biography covers every
story, which unfolds against the stunning backdrop of major event in Washington’s personal life and in his public role as a
America in its transformative colonial years. Illus. founding father, including his childhood, his early career, his
499 pages. Ballantine. Pub. at $28.00
$5.95 marriage to Martha, the crossing of the Delaware, the treason of
5570832 THE ORDEAL: My Ten Years in a Malaysian Prison. By Benedict Arnold, his death, and more. 379 pages. Skyhorse.
Beatrice Saubin. The author recounts the terrifying story of being Paperbound. Pub. at $14.95
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tossed into prison for transporting drugs—after being set up by her
5571456 BUFFALO BILL’S LIFE STORY. By
boyfriend—her shocking sentence of death by hanging, reduced to
William F. Cody. Originally published in 1879.
life in prison on appeal, and after ten years, her release. 212 pages.
Buffalo Bill shares his life story as he wanted it
Arcade. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.95
$4.95
told—a unique story of a frontiersman, a
1901753 DANIEL BOONE: The Life and Legend
showman, and a legend. Here are his thoughts on
of an American Pioneer. By John Mack Faragher.
falling in love, becoming a millionaire, the origin of
Draws on popular narrative, public record, scraps of
his nickname, and his move from the Western
documentation from Boone’s own hand, and
Plains to a traveling stage. Illus. 365 pages.
reminiscence and recollection gathered by 19th
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century antiquarians, to provide a portrait of the 1841254 BRADLEY: Great Generals Series. By Alan Axelrod.
complex man who scouted the trans-Appalachian With insight and skillful attention to detail, the author reveals the
west for settlement. Illus. 429 pages. Holt. important legacy of Omar Bradley, the tactical genius who led the
Paperbound. Pub. at $20.00
$7.95 largest field command in history and who remains the model for all
3621383 THE FLIGHT OF THE CENTURY: commanders today. Photos. 204 pages. Palgrave. Paperbound.
Charles Lindbergh & the Rise of American Pub. at $12.95
$4.95
Aviation. By Thomas Kessner. On May 20, 1927,
6509444 HIT ME! Fighting the Las Vegas Mob
an unknown and unassuming 25-year-old airmail
by the Numbers. By D. Gomes & J. Bonansinga.
pilot from rural Minnesota stunned the world by
In 1970s Las Vegas, Dennis Gomes was the
making the first nonstop transatlantic flight. Here,
youngest division chief in Gaming Control Board
the author recreates the alternately tedious and
history. Gomes capped off his tenure with the
terrifying 33-hour flight, the euphoric reaction to it
famous bust of the Stardust skim, portrayed in the
on both sides of the Atlantic, and Lindbergh’s
book and movie Casino. This is Gomes’s crime
central role in promoting the airline industry. Photos. 313 pages.
fighting story, as prepared with his daughter.
Oxford. Pub. at $27.95
$4.95
Photos. 267 pages. Lyons. Pub. at $26.95 $6.95
1884476 FATHER OF THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN: 5888395 SAVAGE HARVEST: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism,
John C. Robinson. By Phillip Thomas Tucker. Across and Michael Rockefeller’s Tragic Quest. By Carl Hoffman. In
black America during the golden age of aviation, John November of 1961, while on a collecting expedition for the Museum of
C. Robinson was acclaimed as the long-awaited “black Primitive Art, Michael Rockefeller disappeared off the coast of southwest
Lindbergh.” As the only African American who served New Guinea. Through exhaustive archival research, Hoffman uncovered
during WWII’s entirety, the Mississippi born Robinson hundreds of pages of never before seen original documents and located
broke new ground in a field that changed the world. His witnesses willing to speak publicly about his disappearance. Photos.
story unfolds here. Photos. 330 pages. Potomac 322 pages. Morrow. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$5.95
Books. Pub. at $29.95
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5906369 FIRST FOUNDERS. By Francis J.
642810X TWO AMERICANS: Truman, Eisenhower, and a
Bremer. In this eminently readable collection of
Dangerous World. By William Lee Miller. Interweaves the lives and
biographies, Bremer brings us a surprisingly
consecutive presidential runs of Truman and Eisenhower, examining their
varied and dynamic group of characters who
roles in the Great War; their perspective on politics; the shared burdens of
continue to guide and influence America today.
McCarthyism and the Cold War; and the turbulent transition of power
With keenly drawn portraits and deeply informed
between them. 404 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $30.00
$6.95
insights, it is a fascinating look at Puritan life.
Illus. 282 pages. Univ of New Hampshire.
3601625 TEAM OF RIVALS: The Political
Pub. at $27.95
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Genius of Abraham Lincoln. By Doris Kearns
Goodwin. Centers on Lincoln’s ability to inspire and 5751403 THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF CHRIS KYLE: American
influence others, as well as his relationships before Sniper, Navy SEAL. By Michael J. Mooney. Reveals Kyle’s life story
and during his presidency. Reexamines long-held from his Texas childhood up through his death in February 2013.
views on such aspects of his personality as Mooney interviews those closest to the late SEAL and also sheds light
melancholia, and describes the ways in which on the life of the suffering veteran who killed Kyle. Photos. 129 pages.
Lincoln’s character affected the outcome of the Back Bay Books. Paperbound. Pub. at $10.00
$5.95
Civil War. 32 pages of photos. 916 pages. S&S.
5792304 COLD SWEAT: My Father James
Paperbound. Pub. at $21.00
$7.95
Brown and Me. By Yamma Brown with R.G. Fisher.
2685051 NO OR DINA RY TIME : Franklin & El eanor
Though packed with celebrity appearances, the
Roosevelt—The Home Front in World War II. By Doris Kearns
focus of this eloquent narrative is an issue faced by
Goodwin. Brilliantly narrates the interrelationship between the inner
millions of women—domestic violence. Dealing
workings of the Roosevelt White House and the destiny of the United
with a complex and famous father eventually took a
States during the war years, while painting an intimate portrait of their
backseat to coping with her own deceitful and
marriage. Illus. 759 pages. S&S. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.99 $4.95
abusive marriage. A profound examination of the
nature of celebrity, violence, and survival. Photos.
5841550 CRONKITE. By Douglas Brinkley. Epic,
$5.95
intimate, and masterfully written, this is a 202 pages. Chicago Review. Pub. at $24.95
definitive, revealing biography of an extraordinary 5883113 THE GENTLE GIANT OF DYNAMITE HILL. By Helen
American life. Drawing on unprecedented access Shores Lee et al. Civil Rights attorney Arthur Davis Shores’ daughters,
to Walter Cronkite’s private papers as well as Helen and Barbara, tell their story about what it was like growing up in the
interviews with his family and friends, Brinkley fear of the next attack on their family and witnessing firsthand how their
brings this American icon into focus as never father fought on through it all because of his passion and faith in a God
before. 32 pages of photos. 820 pages. who sees all men as equal. 16 pages of photos. 288 pages. Zondervan.
$4.95
HarperCollins. Pub. at $34.99
$5.95 Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
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*5930804 THE LIFE AND THE ADVENTURES
OF A HAUNTED CONVICT. By Austin Reed.
Recovered after more than 150 years and
5717426 DUST TRACKS ON A ROAD. By Zora
corroborated by Yale University scholars, this
Neale Hurston. An imaginative and exuberant
startling manuscript is the first known prison
account of Hurston’s rise from childhood poverty
memoir by an African American author, and a
in the rural South to a prominent place among the
gripping first-person account of an antebellum
leading artists and intellectuals of the Harlem
Northern life lived outside slavery. Includes
Renaissance. Her very personal literary
fascinating background material and a series of
self-portrait offers a revealing audacious glimpse poignant letters written by Reed near the end of his life. Illus.
into the life of an artist, anthropologist, chronicler, 270 pages. Modern Library. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00
$12.95
and champion of the black experience in America.
5859549
A
DANCER
IN
THE
REVOLUTION.
By
Howard
E. &
308 pages. HarperPerennial. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.99
$5.95
Wendy Johnson. Johnson’s memoir traces his path from firstborn of a
5796385 THE UNFINISHED LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. By multiclass/multiethnic family in New Jersey to dance in Harlem’s
Douglas Anderson. In this study of Benjamin Franklin’s Cotton Club to communist youth leader and, later, professor of Black
posthumously published memoir—a model of the genre despite studies. Photos. 191 pages. Fordham. Pub. at $29.95
$7.95
having never been finished—Anderson reveals the famed inventor as
1842072 BORN ON A MOUNTAINTOP: On the
a literary adept whose approach to autobiographical narrative was as
Road with Davy Crockett and the Ghosts of the
innovative and radical as his inventions and political thought.
Wild Frontier. By Bob Thompson. The author follows
213 pages. Johns Hopkins. Pub. at $55.00
$7.95
Crockett’s footsteps from his birthplace in east
*4628993 FATHER LINCOLN: The Untold Story
Tennessee to Washington where he served in
of Abraham Lincoln and His Boys—Robert, Eddy,
Congress, and on to Texas and the gates of the Alamo,
Willie, and Tad. By Alan Manning. An insightful and
seeking out those who know, love, and are still willing
revelatory narrative of how Abraham Lincoln cared for,
to fight over Dave’s life and legacy. Book Club Edition.
educated, disciplined, entertained, loved, and grieved
375 pages. Crown. Paperbound. PRICE CUT to $2.95
for his children. It follows Lincoln from his law practice
4634462
DAVID CROCKETT: The Lion of the
in Springfield through the turbulent war years in the
West. By Michael Wallis. One of the most famous
White House, demonstrating how he balanced a
historical figures in American history, David
successful career with paternal responsibilities. Photos.
Crockett has been subject to much debate and
264 pages. Lyons. Pub. at $26.95
$19.95
mythologizing. In this revisionist biography, Wallis
5791014 DAVID CROCKETT IN CONGRESS: The Rise and Fall of
casts a fresh look at the flesh and blood man behind
the Poor Man’s Friend. By J.R. Boylston & A.J. Wiener. We’ve all heard of
the legend, providing a three-dimensional portrait
Davy Crockett, “King of the Wild Frontier,” but serious historians have long
of the famed pioneer. 16 pages of illus. 380 pages.
known that the man behind the myth was more substantive and more
Norton. Pub. at $27.95
PRICE CUT to $5.95
complex. This biography will reveal that he outshone even his own legend.
Color photos. 336 pages. Bright Sky. 8½x10¼. Pub. at $29.95
$9.95 4603788 DAVID CROCKETT: The Lion of the West. By Michael
Wallis. One of the most famous historical figures in American history,
5869765 THE RAT THAT GOT AWAY: A Bronx David Crockett has been subject to much debate and mythologizing. In
Memoir. By Allen Jones with M. Naison. An this revisionist biography, Wallis casts a fresh look at the flesh and blood
inspiring story of one man’s odyssey from the man behind the legend, providing a three-dimensional portrait of the
streets of the Bronx in the 1950s to a life as a famed pioneer. 16 pages of illus. 380 pages. Norton. Paperbound.
professional athlete and banker in Europe, Pub. at $16.95
$5.95
providing a unique vantage point on the history of
*5775426 AMERICAN HERO: The True Story
the Bronx and shedding new light on a neglected
of Tommy Hitchcock—Sports Star, War Hero,
period in American urban history. Photos.
and Champion of the War-Winning P-51
193 pages. Fordham. Pub. at $85.00
$6.95
Mustang. By Nelson W. Aldrich, Jr. Though underage
*5935679 THE MADMAN AND THE ASSASSIN: The Strange
to fly combat in the U.S. or France, Hitchcock joined
Life of Boston Corbett, the Man Who Killed John Wilkes Booth. By
the French Lafayette Flying Corps during WWI,
Scott Martelle. Corbett became an instant celebrity whose peculiarities
shooting down two German planes before being shot
made him the object of fascination and derision. A hatter by trade, he was
down himself. Wounded and captured by the
likely poisoned by the mercury then used in the manufacturing process.
Germans at age 18, he escaped from a prisoner train
This detailed biography tells the story of a man thrust into the spotlight
during a national news event—an unwelcome transformation from and returned home a hero. After playing professional polo for 20 years, he
anonymity to celebrity. Photos. 226 pages. Chicago Review. joined a brokerage firm. In WWII, he taught pilots how to fly in England.
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7653646 SEWARD: Lincoln’s Indispensable
*5844223 BLACK ELK: The Life of an
Man. By Walter Stahr. William Henry Seward was one
American Visionary. By Joe Jackson. Black Elk,
of the most important Americans of the 19th century.
the Native American holy man, is known for his
Progressive governor of New York and outspoken U.S.
1932 testimonial Black Elk Speaks—one of the
senator, he was the favorite to win the 1860
most admired works of American Indian literature.
Republican nomination for president. This biography
Here, Jackson provides a sweeping biographical
sheds light on this complex and central figure of
account of Black Elk’s life, a tale of heroism and
Lincoln’s cabinet. 16 pages of photos. 703 pages.
tragedy, adaptation and endurance in an era of
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permanent crisis on the Great Plains. 16 pages of
4320379 JAMES MADISON. By Richard
photos. 600 pages. FSG. Pub. at $30.00
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Brookhiser. He is known as the Father of the
5910056 THE BLACK RUSSIAN. By Vladimir Alexandrov. The
Constitution, he co-authored the Federalist papers,
extraordinary story of the most engaging and unexpected of heroes,
and shepherded the Bill of Rights through the First
Frederick Bruce Thomas, who used his charm and cunning to find
Congress. He was also known as the Father of
employment in locations as diverse as London and Leipzig. Settling in
Politics, creating many of the concepts and
Moscow in 1899, he became one of that city’s richest and most feted
institutions that surround us today. Here, the eminent
restaurateurs and nightclub impresarios. Illus. 306 pages. Head of Zeus.
biographer presents a vivid and penetrating portrait of
Paperbound Import.
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America’s smartest, toughest, and wiliest founding
*5914000 HEAV’NLY TIDINGS FROM THE father. 287 pages. Basic. Pub. at $26.99
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AFRIC MUSE: The Grace and Genius of Phillis
Wheatley. By Richard Kigel. Phyllis Wheatley was 361039X WADE HAMPTON: Confederate Warrior, Conservative
purchased as a slave in Boston in 1761 at the age of Statesman. By Walter Brian Cisco. Follows the life of one of South
seven. By the time she turned 20, Wheatley was the Carolina’s wealthiest landowners before the Civil War, who replaced J.E.B
most famous person of African descent in the world. Stuart as leader of the Confederate Cavalry, and governed his state
Her writings launched two literary traditions at once: through the chaotic years of Reconstruction. Maps & photos. 401 pages.
$4.95
African American literature and women’s literature. Potomac Books. Paperbound. Pub. at $21.95
577 pages. Paragon House. Paperbound.
4523091 JOHN MARSHALL: The Chief Justice
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Who Saved the Nation. By Harlow Giles Unger.
Reveals how Virginia-born John Marshall emerged
*5937418 MEMOIR OF VENERABLE PIERRE TOUSSAINT:
from the Revolutionary War’s bloodied battlefields to
Slave, Hairdresser, Candidate for Saint. By Hannah F. Lee. Reprint of
become one of the nation’s most important Founding
the classic 1854 story of a remarkable man, who began as a Haitian slave,
Fathers. America’s greatest Chief of Justice, he
became a hair stylist in New York City, and accomplished a long list of
transformed the Supreme Court from an irrelevant
service-oriented good works throughout New York City. It is anticipated
appeals court into a powerful branch of government.
that he will be named the first black American saint of the Catholic
Illus. 374 pages. Da Capo.
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7579616 THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION:
Ulysses Grant in War and Peace. By H.W. Brands.
The author of two acclaimed biographies, The First
American (Benjamin Franklin), and Traitor to His Class
(Franklin Delano Roosevelt) comes a sweeping
portrait that restores Ulysses S. Grant to the eminence
he deserves. Sheds new light on Grant, in all his
heroism and his considerable weakness. 16 pages of
illus. 718 pages. Doubleday.
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5792541 JOHN FRANK STEVENS: Civil
Engineer. By Clifford Foust. John Frank Stevens
was one of America’s foremost civil engineers,
whose reputation was made on the Canadian
Pacific and Great Northern lines. He was hired by
Theodore Roosevelt as the chief engineer of the
Panama Canal, and served as a consultant on the
construction of the Hoover Dam. Photos.
337 pages. InUP. Pub. at $39.00
$5.95
5851505 THEODORE REX. By Edmund Morris. Sequel to Morris’s
best-seller The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. It begins by following the
new President (still the youngest in history) as he came from Mount
Marcy, New York, to Buffalo, to take his emergency oath of office. Photos.
772 pages. Modern Library. Paperbound. Pub.
at $18.00
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5812488 ONE RIGHTEOUS MAN: Samuel Battle
and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York.
By Arthur Browne. Fearlessly claiming his rights,
Samuel Battle broke the color line as New York City’s
first African American cop and prevailed in a
four-decade odyssey that is both the story of one
man’s courageous dedication to racial progress and a
harbinger of the divisions between police and the
people they serve that plague twenty-first-century
America. Photos. 318 pages. Beacon. Pub. at $27.95
$6.95
2673282 BRIDGING DEEP SOUTH RIVERS:
The Life and Legend of Horace King. By J.S.
Lupold & T.L. French Jr. Horace King (1807-1885)
built covered bridges over every large river in
Georgia, Alabama, and eastern Mississippi. That
King, who began life as a slave in Cheraw, South
Carolina, received no formal training makes his
story all the more remarkable. This is the first major
biography of this gifted man. Illus. 335 pages.
UGaP. Pub. at $36.95
$9.95
5739845 KNOWING WHO I AM: A Black Entrepreneur’s
Struggle and Success in the American South. By Earl M.
Middleton with J.W. Barnes. Middleton’s instructive recounting of his
life as a real estate entrepreneur and a richly detailed chronicle of the
changing times in which he lived. 24 pages of photos. 183 pages.
USCP. Pub. at $29.95
$5.95
*6396143 TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE. By
Solomon Northup. The harrowing true story that
inspired the major motion picture. Though his
father was born into slavery, Solomon Northup
was born and lived free. But when two strangers
tricked and kidnapped him, Solomon found
himself dehumanized, beaten, and thrown into a
brut al life of slavery. 300 pages. At ria.
Pub. at $15.00
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7591004 DEAN ACHESON: A Life in the Cold War. By Robert L.
Beisner. 16 pages of photos. 800 pages. Oxford. Paperbound.
Pub. at $19.95
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7551908 HENRY MORGENTHAU, JR.: The Remarkable Life of
FDR’s Secretary of the Treasury. By Herbert Levy. Photos.
563 pages. Skyhorse. Pub. at $35.00
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3610020 DIARY OF A DA: The True Story of the Prosecutor Who
Took on the Mob, Fought Corruption, and Won. By Herbert J. Stern.
16 pages of photos. 537 pages. Skyhorse. Pub. at $29.95
$3.95
5903955 RICHMOND UNCHAINED: The Biography of the World’s
First Black Sporting Superstar. By Luke G. Williams. Illus., some
color. 255 pages. Amberley. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $24.50 $6.95
*4561163 BOONE. By Robert Morgan. Illus. 538 pages.
Algonquin. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95
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Spies & Espionage
2685140 THE SPY WHO LOVED: The Secrets
and Lives of Christine Granville. By Clare Mulley.
Reveals the untold story of Britain’s first female
Special Agent of World War II. The daughter of a Polish
aristocrat and his wealthy Jewish wife, Granville would
become one of Britain’s most daring and highly
decorated agents—a charismatic, difficult, fearless,
and extraordinary woman. 16 pages of photos.
426 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $26.99
$4.95
4481070 MURDER FOR HIRE: My Life as the
Country’s Most Successful Undercover
Agent. By Jack Ballentine. He became a Phoenix,
Arizona police officer in 1978 and quickly rose to
the top as one of the world’s most successful
undercover operatives. His specialty: posing as a
hit man. This is his unbelievable story. Photos.
300 page s. St. Mar tin’s. Paper bound .
Pub. at $14.99
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5738563 THE REGIMENT: 15 Years in the SAS. By Rusty Firmin. This
is the story of one man’s service in the most secretive and admired Special
Forces unit ever formed. From the Iranian Embassy siege, through the
planned attack on the Argentinian mainland in the Falklands War, to the
secret war against the IRA, this compelling account lifts the veil on some of
SAS’s most covert, dangerous and controversial missions. Photos, some in
color. 270 pages. Osprey. Pub. at $25.95
$5.95
*4542517 KIM PHILBY: A Story of Friendship
and Betrayal. By Tim Milne. The so-called Third
Man in the Cambridge spy ring, Philby was the Cold
War’s most infamous traitor. Edited to include newly
released top-secret documents showing how the
KGB’s “master spy” managed to fool MI6 even after
he defected to Moscow, this is the final word on this
notorious figure. Photos. 286 pages. Biteback.
Paperbound Import. Pub. at $16.95
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*5822734 STALIN’S ENGLISHMAN: Guy Burgess, the Cold
War, and the Cambridge Spy Ring. By Andrew Lownie. Tells the
extraordinary true story of the man at the heart of the notorious
Cambridge Spy Ring and a linchpin of Cold War espionage. 24 pages
of photos. 433 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $29.99
$21.95
4640217 THE GOOD SPY: The Life and Death of
Robert Ames. By Kai Bird. Presents the compelling
and complex portrait of the remarkable life and death
of one of the most important operatives in CIA
history—Robert Ames, had he lived, might have
helped heal the rift between Arabs and the West.
Includes interviews with Ames’s widow and hundreds
of his private letters. 16 pages of photos. 430 pages.
Crown. Pub. at $26.00
$5.95
4537416 IN THE SKIN OF A JIHADIST: A Young Journalist
Enters the ISIS Recruitment Network. By Anna Erelle. Presents
the riveting personal story of a young French journalist who went
undercover and got dangerously close to a key member of ISIS.
230 pages. HarperPerennial. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$5.95
Politicians, Statesmen & Revolutionaries
2684764 CATHERINE THE GREAT: Portrait of a
Woman. By Robert K. Massie. The author of Peter the
Great; Nicholas and Alexandra; and The Romanovs
returns with another masterpiece of narrative
biography: the story of an obscure young German
princess who traveled to Russia at 14 and rose to
become one of the most remarkable, powerful, and
captivating women in history. 16 pages of illus., most
color. 625 pages. Random. Pub. at $35.00 $5.95
5703913 BORN TO BE KING: Prince Charles on Planet Windsor.
By Catherine Mayer. Prince Charles has spent his entire life preparing to
be king while insisting on being his own man. Here he emerges as a
complex character driven by a painful past, a questing intellect, and a
king-in-waiting driven to reshape the monarchy while working toward
high ideals. Photos, some color. 258 pages. Holt. Pub. at $28.00 $4.95
4568907 A ROYAL EXPERIMENT: The Private
Life of King George III. By Janice Hadlow.
Presents a magnificent and wonderfully readable
biography of Great Britain’s King George III.
Hadlow exposes with astonishing emotional force
George’s attempt to achieve what none of his
forebears had accomplished: a happy family life.
16 pages of photos, most color. 682 pages. Holt.
Pub. at $40.00
$4.95
5796156 QUEEN VICTORIA: A Life of Contradictions. By Matthew
Dennison. Presents a witty and accessible account of Queen Victoria’s
life, exploring its irony and contradictions, as well as her lasting influence.
It is a compelling assessment of Victoria’s mercurial character and
impact, written with the flourish and insight that this queen deserves.
Illus. 189 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $22.99
$5.95
4580125 EXPLORING LINCOLN: Great
Historians Reappraise Our Greatest President.
Ed. by Harold Holzer et al. Collection of 16 papers
presented at the Lincoln Forum symposia over the
past three years. Shining new light on particular
aspects of Lincoln and his tragically abbreviated
presidency, these papers present a compelling
snapshot of current Lincoln scholarship and a window
into understanding America’s greatest president.
Illus. 296 pages. Fordham. Paperbound. Pub. at $24.95
$2.95
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5797527 ALL THE GREAT PRIZES: The Life of
John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt. By John
Taliaferro. Much of what we know about Abraham
463537X GRACE OF MONACO: The True Story.
Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt comes to us through
By Jeffrey Robinson. Told with affection and humor,
the observations Hay made while private secretary to
and written with the cooperation of Prince Rainier
one and secretary of state to the other. This authoritative
III and his children, Prince Albert, Princess
biography turns the lens around, rendering a rich and
Caroline, and Princess Stephanie, this biography
fascinating portrait of this brilliant man. Illus.
takes readers beneath the surface glitz and
673 pages. S&S. Paperbound. Pub. at $20.00 $4.95
glamour of Monte Carlo for a unique glimpse of the
5769833
HISTORY
OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. By Jacob
House of Grimaldi. Photos. 340 pages. Da Capo.
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$5.95 Abbott. Presents the fascinating account of the first Norman King of
England. Chronicling the years from his illegitimate birth to his
3554678 THE HEIR APPARENT: A Life of Edward VII, the Playboy calamitous burial, this enthralling narrative captures the young
Prince. By Jane Ridley. Chronicles the eventful life of Queen Victoria’s conqueror’s struggles, ambitions, and aspirations during his time in
first born son, the quintessential black sheep of Buckingham Palace, who power. 144 pages. Skyhorse. Paperbound. Pub. at $12.95
$5.95
matured into as wise and effective a monarch as Britain has ever seen.
4646835 AT HOME WITH HENRY VIII: His
Draws on numerous primary sources to paint a portrait of the man and the
Life, His Wives, His Palaces. By Rose
age to which he gave his name. 16 pages of photos. 726 pages. Random.
Shepherd. This beautifully bound volume
Pub. at $35.00
$7.95
reveals the day to day life of Henry VIII and his
2770938 A SECRET LIFE: The Lies and
wives: their surroundings, clothes, activities,
Scandals of President Grover Cleveland. By
foods and more. A fascinating look at a man
Charles Lachman. Presents a gripping work of
driven by private passions and by the need to
nonfiction that reveals that Grover Cleveland led a
control the constant power struggles among his
secret life—which included allegations involving
courtiers. Well illus. in color. 192 pages. Ryland
a rape and violence—that previous histories and Peters & Small. 7½x9½. Pub. at $24.95
$7.95
biographies overlooked. Here Lachman finally sets
5835933
ALIX
AND
NICKY:
The
Passion
of
the
Last
Tsar
and
the record straight on an American president, his
illegitimate son, and the woman who has been Tsarina. By Virginia Rounding. The dramatic story of Emperor Nicholas II
wrongly vilified in history, Maria Halpin. 16 pages of photos. and his wife, Alexandra Fyodorovna, the last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia.
481 pages. Skyhorse. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.95
$5.95 This penetrating and deeply personal study gives profound psychological
insight into their marriage and how it shaped the events that engulfed
4556860 PURE GOLDWATER. By J.W. Dean & B.M. Goldwater, Jr. them. 16 pages of photos. 368 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $29.99 $6.95
The legacy of Barry Goldwater, firebrand politician and optimistic
5852218 IBN SAUD: The Desert Warrior Who
conservative, is more important than ever in an era in which American
Created the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. By M.
conservatism has lost its way. For over fifty years, Goldwater kept a
Darlow & B. Bray. Biography of the warrior
private journal, which is at the core of this biography. Photos.
politician who founded Saudi Arabia in 1932 and
399 pages. Palgrave. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.00
$3.95
turned it into one of the world’s most powerful
5747953 EMPERORS, KINGS &
nations. Between 1902 and 1930 he fought and
QUEENS. By Sonya Newland. Delving into
won a series of astonishing military victories over a
the complex network of royal relationships
succession of enemies much more powerful than
woven by the Emperors, Tsars, Kings and
himself, transforming himself from a minor sheik
Queens of Europe since the 17th century, into a revered king and elder statesman courted by world leaders.
this expansive and beautifully presented Photos. 598 pages. Skyhorse. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.99
$5.95
volume draws together the tangled nature of
their relationships and the impact felt by 3557618 JAMES & DOLLEY MADISON: America’s First Power
such alliances. Fully illus., most in color. Couple. By Bruce Chadwick. Using a recently uncovered trove of letters,
200 pages. Star Fire. 11¾x11¼. Import.
$7.95 this revealing new portrait of James and Dolley Madison reconstructs the
details of their personal and political lives, revealing a couple whose time
5798701 SAMUEL ADAMS: A Life. By Ira Stoll. together contributed so much to the future course of our nation. Illus.
In this stirring biography, Samuel Adams joins the 450 pages. Prometheus. Pub. at $24.95
$6.95
first tier of founding fathers, a rank he has long
deserved. With eloquence equal to that of Thomas 5731801 THE PLAYBOY PRINCES: The Apprentice Years of
Jefferson and Tom Paine, Adams helped ignite the Edward VII and Edward VIII. By Peter J. Beer. Offers a unique
flame of liberty and made sure it glowed even portrait of Edward VII (1841-1910) and his grandson Edward VIII
during the Revolution’s darkest hours. Illus. (1894-1972)—born in different eras, but both waiting until well into
3 3 8 p a g e s. F re e P re s s . Pa p e r b o u n d . middle age before ascending to the British throne. Explores how the
Pub. at $16.00
$3.95 early years lived by these Princes of Wales informed their respective
reigns. Photos. 320 pages. Peter Owen. Paperbound Import.
6518907 WHERE THE CHERRY TREE GREW: The Story of Ferry Pub. at $25.95
$6.95
Farm, George Washington’s Boyhood Home. By Philip Levy. In May
5772761 D I N N E R W I T H C H U R C H I L L :
2002, Levy arrived on the banks of the Rappahannock River in eastern
Policy-Making at the Dinner Table. By Cita
Virginia to begin a decade-long archaeological excavation of Ferry Farm,
Stelzer. Drawing on previously untapped material,
the 800-acre piece of land that George Washington called home from age
diaries of guests, and several other sources, Stelzer
six until his early childhood. This is the story of his remarkable findings.
weaves an eloquent narrative of Winston
Illus. 260 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $27.99
$4.95
Churchill’s dinner-table diplomacy. She pulls up a
4590929 COLONEL HOUSE: A Biography of
chair at some of the key dinners from before,
Woodrow Wilson’s Silent Partner. By Charles E.
during, and after WWII to give us a rare window into
Neu. The partnership between Colonel Edward M.
his conversational brilliance. Illus. 338 pages.
House and Woodrow Wilson was unique in Pegasus. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.95
$5.95
American history and is brilliantly portrayed in this
definitive biography. As an organizer, tactician, and 5748836 CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR. By George Crile. Reveals the
political cutman, House, who had neither official untold true story of a whiskey swilling, skirt chasing, scandal prone
status nor title, helped to make possible Wilson’s congressman from Texas, and how he conspired with a rogue CIA
remarkable achievements. 16 pages of photos. operative to launch the biggest and most successful covert operation
699 pages. Oxford. Pub. at $34.95
$5.95 in U.S. history. 550 pages. Grove. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.95 $4.95
4549392 ONE MAN AGAINST THE WORLD: The
3606325 THE TRUE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: An Illuminating
Tragedy of Richard Nixon. By Tim Weiner. Here is
Look into the Life of One of Our Greatest Founding Fathers. By
the first history of President Richard Nixon with all of
Sydney George Fisher. First published in 1898. Following Franklin
his secret tapes and documents, many declassified in
from his time of a boy who wrote articles in Boston for his brother’s
the past two years. Weiner presents a devastating
paper to his years as a statesman, inventor, and diplomat, Fisher tells
portrait of a tortured and tormented man, showing
the story in a wider scope than Franklin’s own autobiography.
how, in Nixon’s mind, the conflict in Vietnam and the
364 pages. Skyhorse. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
$4.95
crimes of Watergate were one war, fought on two
5835046 LAST ACT: The Final Years and
fronts. 370 pages. Holt. Pub. at $30.00
$6.95
Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan. By Craig
Shirley. Presents the definitive account of Ronald 1843443 THE HARDING AFFAIR: Love and Espionage During
Reagan’s life after public office. Shirley presents a the Great War. By James David Robenalt. Based on over 800 pages
vivid, detailed picture of the president’s final years of correspondence that had been placed in the archives of the Library
based on new research, material from private of Congress in the 1960s, the author tells the previously unknown
collections, and extensive interviews with family, stories of Warren Harding’s personal and political life, including his
friends, coworkers, and caregivers. 408 pages. passionate and politically complicated romance with a German spy.
$5.95
Thomas Nelson. Pub. at
$26.99
$4.95 396 pages. Palgrave. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.00
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5726220 THE OLD MAN: John Brown at
Harper’s Ferry. By Truman Nelson. Originally
published in 1973, this classic biography has been
CD 5868041 HER MAJESTY: Queen
reissued for the 150th anniversary of Brown’s
Elizabeth II and Her Court. By Robert
courageous uprising against slavery. Nelson narrates
Hardman. Read by the author. As Queen
the incredible events that unfolded at Harper’s Ferry
Elizabeth II reaches a defining moment of her
and explodes the conventional dismissal of John
reign—her Diamond Jubilee—Hardman
Brown as a mere fanatic. Illus. 304 pages.
explores the secrets of the Queen’s success
Haymarket. Paperbound.
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to produce a fascinating new portrait of a
CD
3641309
WILSON.
By
A.
Scott
Berg.
Read
by
Jeremy
Bobb.
Sovereign who has witnessed more change than any since the
creation of Britain. Nearly 16 hours on thirteen CDs. Brilliance Audio. 100 years after his inauguration, Woodrow Wilson still stands as one
Pub. at $19.99
$5.95 of the most influential figures of the 20th century, and one of the most
enigmatic. After more than a decade of research, Berg delivers the
7630522 THE BROTHERS BULGER: How They most penetrating biography of the 28th President. Over 32 hours on
Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter three MP3-CDs. S&S. Pub. at $39.99
$6.95
Century. By Howie Carr. Reveals the lives and dark
5885663 COUNTING ONE’S BLESSINGS: The
deeds of the infamous Bulger brothers: William “Billy”
Selected Letters of Queen Elizabeth the Queen
Bulger, former president of the State Senate, and his
Mother. Ed. by William Shawcross. Collects some
brother James “Whitey” Bulger, a vicious and violent
of Queen Elizabeth’s insightful, witty letters, drawing
criminal who was on the FBI’s second most wanted
on the vast wealth of material in the Royal Archives
man, after Osama bin Laden. Photos. 358 pages. Grand
and at Glamis Castle. The Queen’s writings cover
Central. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
everything from her childhood before World War I,
4579844 HENRY CLAY: America’s Greatest Statesman. By
all the way to the end of her life at the beginning of
Harlow Giles Unger. In a critical and little-known chapter of early
the 21st century. 24 pages of photos. 666 pages.
American history, Unger tells how a fearless young Kentucky lawyer FSG. Pub. at $30.00
$5.95
threw open the doors of Congress during the nation’s formative years
5868270
MANDELA:
The
Life
of
Nelson
Mandela.
By
Rod
Green.
and prevented dissolution of the infant American republic. Illus.
318 pages. Da Capo. Pub. at $25.99
$6.95 Using a unique collection of historic and nostalgic photographs to help set
the scene, this account tells the story of how the boy who was brought up in
5731798 PITY FOR THE GUY: A Biography of a mud-brick, thatched hut, sleeping on a straw mat on the bare earth, rose
Guy Fawkes. By John Paul Davis. Paints a unique and to become a firebrand lawyer, political campaigner, Nobel Prize winner, and
detailed portrait of the man behind the infamous 1605 President of South Africa. 192 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $25.99 $4.95
Gunpowder Plot. Often portrayed as an extreme
3563693 LINCOLN’S BOYS: John Hay, John
revolutionary who not only tried to blow up Parliament
Nicolay, and the War for Lincoln’s Image. By
but threatened the English way of life, Fawkes is
Joshua Zeitz. Abraham Lincoln’s presidential
revealed here as far more than a conspirator with an axe
secretaries were his close confidants in the darkest
to grind. Illus. 334 pages. Peter Owen. Paperbound
and loneliest days. Part political drama, part
Import. Pub. at $23.95
$5.95
coming-of-age tale, this is a story of friendship,
569955X THE GREATEST COMEBACK: How Richard Nixon Rose
politics, war, and the contest over history and
from Defeat to Create the New Majority. By Patrick J. Buchanan. This
remembrance. Photos. 390 pages. Viking.
firsthand account written by one of Nixon’s senior advisers, gives an
Pub. at $29.95
$6.95
intimate portrayal of the thirty-seventh president and a fascinating
account of one of the most remarkable American political comeback 4604032 WINSTON CHURCHILL REPORTING: Adventures of a
stories of the the twentieth century. 16 pages of photos. 392 pages. Young War Correspondent. By Simon Read. Combat, cigars and
Crown. Pub. at $28.00
$6.95 whiskey: from the jungles of Cuba and the mountains of the
Northwest Frontier, to the banks of the Nile and the plains of South
5764122 ROBERT THE BRUCE: Pocket Giants. Africa, comes this action-packed tale of Winston Churchill’s
By Fiona Watson. He secured the Crown of adventures as a war correspondent in the age of empire. Photos. 309
Scotland against all odds. He was one of the pages. Da Capo. Pub. at $26.99
$6.95
greatest war leaders of medieval Europe. He
587033X OUTSIDER IN THE WHITE HOUSE. By
focused Scottish identity on an ideal of freedom
Bernie Sanders with H. Gutman. Sanders tells the
that resonates to this day. He’s Robert the Bruce,
story of a passionate and principled political life. He
and he’s the subject of this compact history.
describes how, after cutting his teeth in the civil rights
126 pages. History Press. Paperbound Import.
movement, he helped build a grassroots political
Pub. at $12.95
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movement in Vermont, making it possible for him to
464655X KISSINGER, 1923-1968: The Idealist. By Niall
become the first independent elected to Congress in
Ferguson. Drawing not only on Kissinger’s hitherto closed private
40 years. Photos. 346 pages. Verso. Paperbound.
papers but also on documents from more than 100 archives around
Pub. at $16.95
$4.95
the world, Ferguson reveals the truth behind the reviled and revered
American statesman. In the first of two volumes, he shows that what 5859611 ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE: Queen of the Troubadours.
Kissinger achieved before his appointment as Richard Nixon’s By Jean Markale. Chronicles the life of Eleanor (1122-1204), long
national security adviser was astonishing in its own right. 32 pages of noted for her political and cultural achievements that shaped
photos. 986 pages. Penguin. Pub. at $39.95
$8.95 12th-century Europe. She was the inspiration of the huge diffusion of
the Arthurian cycle and the Celtic myths. Her greatest influence was
4624653 PRINCES AT WAR: The Bitter Battle her role as the symbol of courtly love. 260 pages. Inner Traditions.
Inside Britain’s Royal Family in the Darkest Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
$5.95
Days of WWII. By Deborah Cadbury. In 1936, the
*2718006 MRS. LEE’S ROSE GARDEN: The
British monarchy faced the greatest threats to its
True Story of the Founding of Arlington. By
survival in the modern era—the crisis of abdication
Carlo DeVito. Tells the intensely personal story of
and the menace of Nazism. The fate of the country
Arlington National Cemetery’s earliest history as
rested in the hands of George V’s unequipped sons:
seen through the lives of three people during the
King George VI, Prince Henry, Prince George, and
outbreak of the Civil War: Mary Anna Randolph
King Edward VIII. Here is their story. SHOPWORN. 16
Custis Lee, Robert E. Lee, and Montgomery C.
pages of photos. 357 pages. PublicAffairs. Pub. at $28.99
$9.95
Meigs. Illus. 160 pag es. Cider Mill.
365298X THE JEW WHO DEFEATED HITLER: Henr y
Pub. at $17.95
$12.95
Morgenthau Jr., FDR, and How We Won the War. By Peter
Moreira. When the fate of global democracy was at stake, an 7590423 CONGRESSMAN LINCOLN: The Making of America’s
improbable hero came to the fore—Secretary of the Treasury Henry Greatest President. By Chris DeRose. The gifted young historian
Morgenthau Jr. Describing in detail his contributions to the Allied delivers the first fully realized portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s ambitious
effort, Moreira reveals how Morgenthau engineered the world’s and controversial early political career, and his surprising
greatest economic program to defeat Nazism. Photos. 348 pages. ascendancy that was both historic and far from inevitable. Book Club
Prometheus. Pub. at $25.00
$5.95 Edition. 335 pages. Threshold Editions. Orig. Pub. at $26.00 $4.95
*568112X DIANA: Her Last Love. By Kate
5830249 THE LIFE AND AFTERLIFE OF
Snell. Presents the controversial story of her
ISABEAU OF BAVARIA. By Tracy Adams. After her
relationship with Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat
death, Isabeau, the long-suffering wife of King
Khan. It reveals how they met at a London
Charles VI of France, was reviled as an incompetent
hospital and how, for the last two years of
regent, depraved adultress, and betrayer of the throne.
Diana’s life, they managed to keep their affair
Asserting that there is no historical support for this
largely secret. 16 pages of photos, some in
posthumous reputation, this account returns Isabeau
color. 232 pages. Andre Deutsch. Paperbound
to her rightful place in history. 338 pages. Johns
Import. Pub. at $14.95
$11.95
Hopkins. Pub. at $55.00
$7.95
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455258X THOMAS CROMWELL: The Untold Story of Henry VIII’s
Most Faithful Servant. By Tracy Borman. Grounded in excellent primary
research material, this fascinating biography gives an inside look at a
monarchy that has captured the Western imagination for centuries and tells
the story of a controversial and enigmatic man who forever changed the
shape of his country. Illus., most color. 450 pages. Atlantic Monthly.
Pub. at $30.00
$9.95
*7665563 T H E A U T O B I O G R A P H Y O F E L E A N O R
ROOSEVELT. First published in 1961. Eleanor’s autobiography
constitutes a self-portrait no biography can match for its candor
and liveliness, wisdom, tolerance, and breadth of view. It is an
honest self-portrait of one of the greatest American humanitarians
of our time. 454 pages. HarperPerennial. Paperbound. Pub. at
$16.99
$11.95
7521561 JIMMY CARTER: The American Presidents. By Julian E.
Zelizer. Offers a provocative examination of the maverick politician from
Georgia who rode the post-Watergate wave into office but whose term was
consumed by economic and international crises. 183 pages. Times. $3.95
LIMITED QUANTITY 5857767 THE MEMOIR OF
GENERAL TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE. Ed. by
Philippe R. Girard. In June 1802, the Haitian
revolutionary hero Toussaint Louverture was captured
and deported to mainland France, where he spent the
remainder of his life in the prison of Fort de Joux.
There he wrote a vivid account of his career, from
humble slave to governor of a French colony. Here
that memoir gets a scholarly, annotated, multilingual
edition. 172 pages. Oxford. Pub. at $58.00 SOLD OUT
$9.95
1892045 LEE: A Life of Virtue. By John Perry. In the spirit of bold
restoration, this biography reveals the true Robert E. Lee—passionate
patriot, caring son, devoted husband, doting father, a proud Virginian, and
above all, a God-fearing Christian. 234 pages. Thomas Nelson.
Pub. at $19.99
$6.95
5731623 LUCY PARSONS: An American
Revolutionary. By Carolyn Ashbaugh. One of the
most militant leaders in the radical labor
movement at the turn of the century, Ashbaugh’s
biography follows Parsons’s life and work through
pivotal points in U.S. history—from the end of
slavery and the era of Reconstruction to the birth of
the American labor and socialist movements. She
fought for the rights of women and people of color,
for the eight-hour day, and against poverty. Illus. 288 pages.
Haymarket. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$5.95
5885779 FRANK. By Barney Frank. How did a disheveled,
intellectually combative gay Jew with a thick accent become one of
the most effective (and funniest) politicians of our time? The answer
lies in this fascinating account, interweaving the story of a country’s
transformation with the tale of a truly momentous career. 16 pages of
photos. 387 pages. FSG. Pub. at $28.00
$3.95
5929024 MARIE-ANTOINETTE AND COUNT
FERSEN, REVISED EDITION: The Untold Love
Story. By Evelyn Farr. In this definitive new
volume, Farr draws on fresh evidence from
archive sources including decoded secret
correspondence to peel back the layers of
misinformation obscuring the Queen’s great love
affair and to reveal its impact on the destiny of the
French Royal Family. Color illus. 304 pages. Peter
Owen. Paperbound Import.
$6.95
SOLD OUT
5883709 ANNE BOLEYN. By P. Friedmann. Charts the rise and fall of
Anne Boleyn, from her origins as the daughter of an ambitious courtier
and her elevation to the greatest heights a woman could reach, to her
tragic fall and execution—the victim of a man who once loved her, and
who had altered the course of his country’s history forever in order to have
her. Illus., some in color. 379 pages. Amberley. Paperbound Import. Pub.
at $19.95
$5.95
5883202 HUCKABEE: The Authorized Biography. By Scott Lamb.
Lamb reaches into the vaults of Mike Huckabee’s past to show us the man
behind the politician. With access to personal and professional files,
including dozens of exclusive interviews with family and friends, he
presents the definitive story of one of the most influential figures of our
time. 16 pages of photos, most color. 344 pages. Thomas Nelson.
Pub. at $24.99
$5.95
5874262 BELIEVER: My Forty Years in
Politics. By David Axelrod. Spanning 40 years
that include corruption and transformation,
turmoil and progress, Axelrod takes readers
behind the closed doors of politics. He has
managed strategy for over 150 local, state, and
national campaigns, served as a senior strategist
on President Obama’s election campaigns, and
served in the White House as senior advisor to the
president. Photos. 509 pages. Penguin. Pub. at $35.00
$6.95
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*2772485 THE ROMANOV SISTERS: The Lost
Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and
Alexandra. By Helen Rappaport. Brings the four
daughters of the last Tsar to life in their own words,
illuminating the opulence of their doomed world and
their courage as they faced a terrible end in a
basement at Ekaterinburg in 1918. Their story will
surprise even Romanov aficionados. Illus. 492 pages.
St. Martin’s. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.99
$12.95
4537149 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: The American Presidents. By
Robert V. Remini. Offers a fascinating portrait of a brilliant and
complex man, and of a truly influential American life. Chronicles his
rise to the White House, from his service as secretary of state under
President James Monroe, where Adams accomplished even more
than he did as president. 172 pages. Times. Pub. at $23.00 $7.95
5903793 ISABELLA OF FRANCE: The Rebel
Queen. By Kathryn Warner. A powerful, capable,
and intelligent woman, Isabella forced the
first-ever abdication of a king of England, and
changed the course of English history. This
volume examines her life with a focus on her
revolutionary actions in the 1320s. 16 pages of
color photos. 319 pages. Amberley. Import.
Pub. at $34.95
$9.95
5770629 GEORGE WASHINGTON: Gentleman Warrior. By Stephen
Brumwell. Presents a vivid recounting of the formative years and military
career of “The Father of His Country.” Brumwell focuses on a side of
Washington that is often overlooked: the fiery young frontier officer and
the tough 40-something commander of the revolutionaries’ ragtag
Continental Army. Color photos. 514 pages. Quercus. Paperbound.
Pub. at $18.99
$6.95
5919673 PRIMO LEVI’S RESISTANCE. By
Sergio Luzzatto. Combining investigative flair with
profound empathy, Luzzatto traces vivid portraits of
both rebels and Nazi collaborators, showing how
their fates continued to be intertwined into the
postwar years. And he provides startling insight
into the origins of the moral complexity that runs
through the work of Primo Levi himself. 284 pages.
Metropolitan. Pub. at $30.00
$7.95
7581467 ROOSEVELT’S CENTURIONS: FDR and the
Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II. By Joseph E.
Persico. Takes us inside Allied war councils to explore whether FDR’s
strategic decisions, including his insistence on the Axis powers’
unconditional surrender, helped end or may have prolonged the
Second World War. Book Club Edition. 16 pages of photos.
650 pages. Random.
$5.95
587047X SUSPECTED OF INDEPENDENCE.
By David McKean. The last signatory to the
Declaration of Independence was one of the
earliest to sign up for the Revolution. The story of
Thomas McKean, who lived a radical, boisterous,
politically intriguing life and was one of the most
influential and enduring of America’s Founding
Fathers. Illus. 278 pages. PublicAffairs. Pub. at
$27.99
$8.95
4577507 THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT BE WASHINGTON: Robert
E. Lee’s Civil War and His Decision That Changed American
History. By Jonathan Horn. Relays the riveting true story of Robert E. Lee,
the brilliant soldier bound by marriage to George Washington’s family but
turned by war against Washington’s crowning achievement: the Union.
Illus. 370 pages. Scribner. Pub. at $28.00
$9.95
*4545435 BILL & HILLARY: So This Is That
Thing Called Love. By D. Porter & D. Prince. This is
the story of an intimate and enduring love affair shared
by the world’s most famous political team. Its
revelations derive from hundreds of insiders, each
privy to one or more private dramas that flourished (or
raged) between and around a couple who might once
again take over the Free World. Well illus. 532 pages.
Blood Moon. Paperbound. Pub. at $29.95 $19.95
584794X CARNAGE & COURAGE: A Memoir of
FDR, the Kennedys, and World War II. By Page
Wilson. The author shares with us her incredible
journey from upper-crust ingenue to a career in the
U.S. diplomatic corps, serving Ambassador Joseph
Kennedy during World War Two at the behest of
President Roosevelt. A remarkable insider account of
the worst war the world has ever known. 270 pages.
Yucca. Pub. at $24.99
$6.95
*5829216 THE MYTHOLOGY OF RICHARD III. By John
Ashdown-Hill. After the discovery of the skeleton of Richard III under
a Leicester car park, curiosity surrounding his life and death reached
unprecedented heights. Ashdown-Hill’s research was instrumental in
the discovery of Richard III’s remains, and he explores and unravels
the web of myths in this fascinating work. 16 pages of color illus.
230 pages. Amberley. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $17.95 $12.95
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5728525 THE CHURCHILL FACTOR: How One
Man Made History. By Boris Johnson. Taking on
the myths and misconceptions along with the
5943604 THE EDUCATION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON: How a
outsize reality, Johnson, with wit and passion,
Forgotten Book Shaped the Character of a Hero. By Austin
deftly portrays how this eccentric genius—a man
Washington. Historian Austin Washington, a Washington descendant,
of contagious bravery, breathtaking eloquence,
presents Washington’s life through the lens of a long-forgotten book that
m a t c h l e ss s t r a t e g iz i n g , a n d d e e p
was crucial to the formation of Washington’s character. The book is
humanity—shaped not only his world but our own
reproduced in its entirety at the end of the biography. 344 pages. Regnery.
as well. 16 pages of photos. 390 pages. Riverhead.
Pub. at $29.95
$8.95 Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00
$7.95
5854814 WORTHY FIGHTS: A Memoir of
*4625501 FREDERICK THE GREAT: King of
Leadership in War and Peace. By Leon Panetta
Prussia. By Tim Blanning. The story of one man’s
with J. Newton. A narrative that is a reflection of
life and the complete political and cultural
Defense Secretary Panetta’s values and suffused
transformation of a nation, this sweeping
with his decency and common sense. This epic
biography takes readers inside the mind of the
American success story, is a great political
monarch, giving us a fresh understanding of
memoir, and a revelatory view into many of the
Frederick the Great’s remarkable reign. 16 pages
defining figures and events of our time. 32 pages of
of color p hotos . 653 p ag es. R and om.
photos. 498 pages. Penguin. Pub. at $36.00 $6.95
Pub. at $35.00
$26.95
*1835440 MATRIARCH: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor. 5859468 BOB DRINAN: The Controversial Life of the First
By Anne Edwards. Originally published in 1984. Queen Mary, mother of Catholic Priest Elected to Congress. By Raymond A. Schroth.
two kings, grandmother of the current queen, and a lasting symbol of the Schroth gives us a humanistic profile of an intensely private man and
majesty of the British throne, is the subject of this classic biography. Illus. a glimpse into the life of a priest-politician who saw advocacy of
527 pages. Rowman & Littlefield. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.95 $14.95 human rights as his call. 16 pages of photos. 393 pages. Fordham.
$7.95
4543734 THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Pub. at $85.00
Originally published in the late 18th century, this is the story of one of
3676455 THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES: Notes
American history’s most important figures. In a handsomely bound
on a Latin American Journey. By Ernesto “Che”
edition, Franklin delivers his own ruminations in sections like
Guevara. Featuring Che’s original photographs
Parentage and Boyhood; Self-Education; Common-sense in War
from the journey, a new translation, and a moving
Matters; and more. 202 pages. Chartwell.
$9.95
preface by Che’s daughter, Aleida Guevara, this
tale marks the starting point of Che Guevara’s
*3642259 THE NEW TSAR: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir
transformation into one of the 20th century’s most
Putin. By Steven Lee Myers. In this gripping narrative of Putin’s rise
enduring icons. 24 pages of photos. 175 pages.
to power, Myers recounts the Russian president’s origins, from his
Ocean. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $16.95 $5.95
childhood of abject poverty in Leningrad to his ascent through the
ranks of the KGB, and his eventual consolidation of rule in the *5768373 TRUMPNATION: The Art of Being The Donald. By
Kremlin. Photos. 572 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $32.50
$21.95 Timothy L. O’Brien. Offers an entertaining and revealing look inside the
*5789419 THE NEW TSAR: The Rise and world of Donald Trump, chock full of rip-roaring antidotes, jaw-dropping
Reign of Vladimir Putin. By Steven Lee Myers. In quotes, and rigorous research into the business deals, political antics,
this gripping narrative of Putin’s rise to power, curious relationships, and complex background dealings of the
Myers recounts the Russian president’s origins, Republican nominee. Photos. 276 pages. Grand Central. Paperbound.
$11.95
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to his ascent through the ranks of the KGB, and his
5883911 ELIZABETH WOODVILLE: A Life. By
eventual consolidation of rule in the Kremlin.
David MacGibbon. Elizabeth Woodville, wife of
Photos. 572 pages. Vintage. Paperbound.
Edward IV, mother of Elizabeth of York and the Princes
Pub. at $19.00
$13.95
in the tower, and grandmother of Henry VIII, has been
vilified and defended in turn. Was she a cunning
*4596986 AUGUSTUS: First Emperor of
enchantress, an ambitious advancer of her family’s
Rome. By Adrian Goldsworthy. The dramatic story of
fortunes, or a tragic figure? The real story of the
Rome’s first emperor, who plunged into Rome’s
“White Queen” unfolds here. Color illus. 242 pages.
violent power struggles at the age of 19, proceeded to
Amberley. Import. Pub. at $34.95
$11.95
destroy all rivals, and largely created the Roman
Empire. This portrait captures the passion and 586769X THE HOPKINS TOUCH. By David L. Roll. Charts the full
savagery, the public image and private struggles of story of Harry Hopkins, a major political player in Franklin Roosevelt’s
the real man whose epic life continues to influence policy before and during World War II, highlighting his role in the
Western history. Illus., 16 pages of color photos. forging of an alliance to defeat Hitler. 16 pages of photos. 510 pages.
607 pages. Yale. Paperbound. Pub. at $20.00
$14.95 Oxford. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95
$6.95
5938996 CHURCHILL. By Ashley Jackson. A historian lucidly and *271891X MARCUS AURELIUS: A Life. By Frank McLynn. This
entertainingly describes the contours and contradictions of Winston philosopher, soldier, and Emperor is one of the great figures of
Churchill’s remarkable life as a soldier, politician, historian, antiquity whose life and words still speak to us nearly 2,000 years
journalist, painter, and homemaker. Photos. 415 pages. Quercus. after his death. Based on all available original sources, this is the
Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$4.95 definitive and most vivid biography to date of this monumental
5903939 PRINCE ARTHUR: The Tudor King historical figure. 16 pages of illus. 684 pages. Da Capo. Paperbound.
$16.95
Who Never Was. By Sean Cunningham. During Pub. at $24.99
the early part of the 16th century, England should
2770962 NAPOLEON: A Biography. By Frank
have been ruled by King Arthur Tudor, not Henry
McLynn. In this unique exploration of the
VIII. Had the first-born son of Henry VII lived into
Promethean legend, Napoleon the man emerges as
adulthood, his younger brother Henry would never
an even more fascinating character than previously
reach the throne. Here, Prince Arthur’s life gets
imagined. McLynn reveals the extent to which
rare focus as Cunningham assesses what kind of
Napoleon was both existential hero and plaything
king he would have been. 16 pages of color
of fate; mathematician and mystic; intellectual
photos. 269 pages. Amberley. Import. Pub. at $34.95
$14.95
giant and moral pygmy. Photos. 739 pages.
Arcade. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.95
$4.95
5885620 A COMMON STRUGGLE: A Personal Journey Through
the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction. By Patrick J. *579949X WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR: The Bastard of
Kennedy & S. Fried. Kennedy weaves together his private and professional Normandy. By Peter Rex. Presents a masterful biography of the Norman
narratives, echoing his philosophy that for him, the personal is political and king who conquered England in 1066 and changed the country forever.
the political personal. He examines his journey toward recovery from Challenging William’s storied military reputation, Rex reveals a
bipolar disorder and addiction to pain killers, and reflects on Americans’ competent leader rather than an inspired general—a warrior who
propensity to treat mental illnesses as family secrets. 32 pages of photos, engendered loyalty in some and hatred in others. 286 pages. Amberley.
$12.95
most color. 422 pages. Blue Rider. Pub. at $28.95
$5.95 Paperbound Import. Pub. at $17.95
7568339 MARGARET THATCHER—THE
2725266 GRANT’S FINAL VICTORY: Ulysses S.
AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY: From Grantham to
Grant’s Heroic Last Year. By Charles Bracelen
the Falklands. By Charles Moore. With unequaled
Flood. Shortly after losing his wealth in a terrible 1884
authority and dramatic detail, this first volume of
swindle, Ulysses S. Grant learned he had terminal
Moore’s authorized biography of Thatcher reveals as
throat and mouth cancer. Destitute and dying, Grant
never before the early life, rise to power, and first years
began to write his memoirs to save his family from
as prime minister of the woman who transformed
financial ruin. This masterful narrative brings to life the
Britain and the world in the late 20th century. 24 pages
dramatic last year of General Grant. Photos.
of photos. 859 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $35.00 $7.95
288 pages. Da Capo. Pub. at $27.50
$7.95
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579093X CHURCHILL: The Life. By Max
Arthur. Offers a unique, evocative and insightful
illustrated biography of the 20th century’s
greatest British icon, including rare and
previously unpublished images, as well as
highlights from the Churchill Papers, family
artifacts and the Broadwater Collection of
photograph albums. 272 pages. Firefly.
8¼x10¼. Pub. at $35.00
$9.95
*5705606 HERBERT HOOVER IN THE WHITE
HOUSE: The Ordeal of the Presidency. By Charles
Rappleye. The untold story of a president and a nation
in crisis. Herbert Hoover struggled to respond to the
Great Depression and was dismissed as passive and
unsympathetic. Rappleye draws on fresh sources,
including memoirs, diaries and troves of documents
written by his cabinet and close advisors to reveal a
different Hoover than the often misunderstood
president. 16 pages of photos. 554 pages. S&S. Pub. at $32.50 $24.95
*4599179 THE IMMORTAL IRISHMAN: The
Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American
Hero. By Timothy Egan. Illuminates the dawn of the
great Irish American story, with all its twists and
triumphs, through the life of one heroic man: the
dashing young orator Thomas Francis Meagher who
helped lead a failed uprising against British rule, was
banished to a Tasmanian prison colony, and rose from
the ashes in the streets of New York, instantly the most
famous Irishman in America. 368 pages. HMH. Pub. at $28.00 $19.95
4629442 CHE’S TRAVELS: The Making of a
Revolutionary in 1950s Latin America. Ed. by
Paulo Drinot. Based on Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s
accounts of his trips across Latin America in the
early 1950s, as well as other historical sources, this
history follows the controversial rebel icon country
by country, from his native Argentina to Mexico.
Each essay is focused on a single country and is
written by an expert in its history. 306 pages. Duke.
Paperbound. Pub. at $24.95
$6.95
*5915333 THE LOST TUDOR PRINCESS: The Life of Lady
Margaret Douglas. By Alison Weir. Drawing on decades of research
and myriad original sources, Weir brings the captivating story of the life of
Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, out of the shadows and
presents a strong, alluring woman who fearlessly operated at the very
highest levels of power. 16 pages of illus., some in color. 550 pages.
Ballantine. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00
$12.95
*4564014 THE LOST TUDOR PRINCESS: The
Life of Lady Margaret Douglas. By Alison Weir.
Lady Margaret Douglas was the granddaughter, niece,
cousin, and grandmother of monarchs. Steeped in
intrigue, drama, and tragedy, her life spanned five
reigns, and she employed her sharp intelligence and
covert power to operate fearlessly and effectively at the
very highest levels of power. Illus. in color. 537 pages.
Ballantine. Pub. at $30.00
$19.95
*5913977 EVITA: The Life of Eva Peron. By
Jill Hedges. Based on new sources and first-hand
interviews, this volume explores the personality
and experiences of Eva Peron and the
contemporary events that influenced her and were
in turn influenced by her. Essential reading for
anyone interested in modern Argentinean history
and the cult of “Evita.” Photos. 256 pages. I.B.
Tauris. Pub. at $30.00
$21.95
*5884578 VICTORIA: The Queen. By Julia Baird. Baird brings
to life the fascinating story of a woman who struggled with so
many of the things we do today: balancing work and family, raising
children, navigating marital strife, losing parents, combating
anxiety and self-doubt, finding an identity, searching for meaning.
Illus., some in color. 696 pages. Random. Pub. at $35.00 $26.95
5883717 ANNE NEVILLE: Richard III’s Tragic
Queen. By Amy Licence. Sheds light on Richard III’s
queen, a fascinating and elusive woman shrouded in
controversy and unanswered questions. Licence
reassesses the long-standing myths about Anne’s
role, her health and her marriages, to present a new
and nuanced view of the Kingmaker’s daughter. Color
photos. 223 pages. Amberley. Import. Pub.
at $34.95
$11.95
5946557 CECILY NEVILLE: Mother of Kings. By Amy Licence.
Offers a compelling biography of Neville who, declaring herself as
“queen by right,” would give us future kings of England including
Henry VIII, Edward IV, and Richard III. 16 pages of color photos.
311 pages. Amberley. Paperbound Import.
$6.95
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*5861004 JFK AND THE MASCULINE
MYSTIQUE. By Steven Watts. Not just another
standard biography of the youthful president, Watts
examines Kennedy in the context of certain books,
movies, social critiques, music, and cultural
discussions that framed his ascendancy and shows
us the excitement and sense of possibility, the
optimism and aspirations, that accompanied the
dawn of a new age in America. Photos. 415 pages.
St. Martin’s. Pub. at $29.99
$21.95
*5796865 EDWARD VIII: The Uncrowned King. By Piers
Brendon. Drawing on unpublished material, notably correspondence
with his most loyal supporter Winston Churchill, Brendon’s
biography traces Edward’s (1894-1972) tumultuous public and
private life from bright young prince to troubled sovereign, from
wartime colonial governor to sad but glittering expatriate. Color
photos. 128 pages. Allen Lane. Import. Pub. at $24.95
$19.95
*4614283 OFF THE RECORD WITH FDR,
1942-1945. By William D. Hassett. Assistant
secretary to FDR, Hassett left this revelatory account
of his three years of daily interaction with the
President, accompanying him on many trips to and
from Hyde Park. Scrupulously recording the comings
and goings of innumerable visitors and dignitaries he
added some of his own observations and evaluations
of one person or another. 16 pages of photos. 336
pages. Enigma Books. Paperbound. Pub. at $24.00
$17.95
*270773X THE PRUSSIAN PRINCESSES: The Sisters of Kaiser
Wilhelm II. By John Van der Kiste. Kaiser Friedrich III and his consort
Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, had six children who lived to
maturity, the eldest being Kaiser Wilhelm II. The three younger sisters,
Victoria, Sophie, and Margaret, are brought to life in this first full biography,
illuminating their relationship and the sorrow that would befall them all. 16
pages of photos. 160 pages. Fonthill. Import. Pub. at $34.95
$24.95
*4636546 FIRST WOMEN: The Grace and
Power of America’s Modern First Ladies. By Kate
Andersen Brower. Candid and illuminating, this first
group biography of the modern first ladies provides
an inside look at life at the world’s most powerful
address. Discusses the first ladies’ rivalries and
friendships with one another, and explores everything
from their political causes to their public and private
relationships with their husbands. Photos, some in
color. 380 pages. Harper. Pub. at $28.99
$21.95
*5802091 HIS FINAL BATTLE: The Last Months of Franklin
Roosevelt. By Joseph Lelyveld. An insightful account of Roosevelt’s final
months, showing how he juggled the strategic, political, and personal
choices he faced as the war, his presidency, and his life raced in tandem to
their climax. Photos. 399 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $30.00
$21.95
*5828201 AMERICAN ULYSSES: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant. By
Ronald C. White. In his time, Ulysses S. Grant was routinely grouped with
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in the “Trinity of Great
American Leaders.” But in the 20th century, the commander turned
commander-in-chief has fallen out of public favor. In this finely honed
biography, White makes a brilliant case for reevaluating one of our most
misunderstood presidents. Maps & photos. 826 pages. Random.
Pub. at $35.00
$26.95
*5710464 THE LIFE OF LOUIS XVI. By John Hardman. This
dramatic reassessment of the reign of Louis XVI sheds a bold new light on
the man, his actions, his world and his policies, including the king’s
support of America’s War of Independence, the intricate working of his
court, the disastrous Diamond Necklace Affair and Louis’s famous dash to
Varennes. 16 pages of illus. 499 pages. Yale. Pub. at $40.00
$29.95
5884233 KATHARINE OF ARAGON: The Tragic
Story of Henry VIII’s First Unfortunate Wife. By
Patrick Williams. This monumental biography is the
first to make full use of the Spanish royal archives;
Williams presents a very new portrait of Katharine,
most notably in establishing that her marriage to
Prince Arthur, elder brother of Henry VIII, was never
consummated. Illus. in color. 480 pages. Amberley.
Import. Pub. at $34.95
$11.95
*5882672 THE INTIMATE LIFE OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON. By
Allan McLane Hamilton. Drawn from collected original family letters and
documents, Hamilton’s grandson presents a portrait of one of America’s
chief founding fathers unlike any other, recounting the life of his
grandfather with an unmatched insider’s eye. Originally published in
1910. Illus. 483 pages. Racehorse. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.99 $12.95
*5829259 SCOURGE OF HENRY VIII: The Life
of Marie de Guise. By Melanie Clegg. The wife of
Henry VIII’s nephew, James V of Scotland, Marie de
Guise upon his premature death, was presented with
the formidable challenge of winning the support of
the Scottish people and protecting their daughter’s
threatened birthright, which she did successfully for
the next eighteen years. 16 pages of illus. 208 pages.
Pen & Sword. Import. Pub. at $34.95
$26.95
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*4545346 JASPER TUDOR: Dynasty Maker.
By Terry Breverton. In the bitter and bloody Wars of
the Roses, only the Lancastrian half-brother of
Henry VI fought from the first battle at St. Albans in
1455 to the last at Stoke Field in 1487 and lived to
forge a new dynasty. Here is the first biography of
Jasper Tudor, the real “kingmaker” of British history.
16 pages of color illus. 383 pages. Amberley.
Paperbound Import. Pub. at $16.00
$11.95
*5828392 KARL MARX: Greatness and Illusion. By Gareth
Stedman Jones. This comprehensive narrative allow the reader to
understand Marx’s milieu and development, and makes sense of the
devastating impact of new ways of seeing the world conjured up by
Kant, Hegel, Feuerbach, Ricardo, Saint-Simon, and others had on
him, and how he transformed and adapted their philosophies into
ideas that would have an overwhelming impact across the globe. 16
pages of illus. 750 pages. Belknap. Pub. at $35.00
$27.95
5811058 LYNDON B. JOHNSON: The
Presidential Recordings. Ed. by Max
Holland et al. Presents transcripts of
telephone conversations LBJ recorded as
President, covering the dramatic months of
November 1963 through January 1964.
They depict a man coming to grips with the
awesome responsibilities of the presidency
while simultaneously trying to lead a nation
and a government in mourning. Includes a DVD-ROM. 2,505 pages in
three volumes, slipcased. Norton. Pub. at $175.00
$39.95
5898064 STROM THURMOND’S AMERICA. By Joseph Crespino.
Offers an adroit, lucid portrait of the late South Carolina senator, revealing
a man who was at once a thoroughgoing racist and a political innovator, a
segregationist and a Sun-belt conservative. Shining an unflinching light
on his controversial career, Crespino reveals how Thurmond made his
brand of politics central to American life. Photos. 404 pages. FSG. Pub.
at $30.00
$7.95
*5890764 QUEEN VICTORIA: A Life. By Lytton Strachey. This
acclaimed portrayal of Queen Victoria revolutionized the art of
biography upon its original publishing in 1921. Using elements of
romantic fiction and melodrama, Strachey creates a warm, humorous
and eminently human portrait of this iconic English figure. Photos.
255 pages. Tauris Parke. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $19.00 $13.95
5881331 MENACHEM BEGIN: A Life. By Avi
Shilon. Father of Israel’s right wing and sixth prime
minister of the nation, Menachem Begin was
known for his unflinchingly hawkish ideology.
Through Begin’s remarkable life, the biography
also recounts the history of the right-wing segment
of Israeli society, a story essential to understanding
the Israel of today. 24 pages of photos. 545 pages.
Yale. Pub. at $45.00
$11.95
*587405X THE MAN WHO KNEW: The Life and Times of Alan
Greenspan. By Sebastian Mallaby. The story of Greenspan is also
the story of the making of modern finance, for good and for ill. As the
most influential economic statesman of his age, Greenspan spent a
lifetime grappling with a momentous shift: the transformation of
finance from the regulated system of the postwar era to the free-for-all
of the past quarter century. Photos. 781 pages. Penguin.
Pub. at $40.00
$29.95
*5855292 EDWARD II: The Terrors of
Kingship. By Christopher Given-Wilson. Offers a
concise but detailed examination of King Edward
II, whose reign was merely a string of devastating
disasters. When royal authority is based around
strict succession by the eldest son, what happens
when the eldest son is incapable of fulfilling his
role? Color photos. 128 pages. Allen Lane. Import.
Pub. at $24.95
$19.95
*5716187 CATHERINE THE GREAT & POTEMKIN: The
Imperial Love Affair. By Simon Sebag Montefiore. It was history’s
most successful political partnership—as sensual and fiery as it was
creative and visionary. Drawing on intimate letters and vast research,
this acclaimed biography restores imperial partners Catherine the
Great and Prince Potemkin to their rightful place as titans of their age.
634 pages. Vintage. Paperbound. Pub. at $21.00
$15.95
*593267X HENRY VI: A Good, Simple and
Innocent Man. By James Ross. Ross pieces
together the evidence to show a king who suffered
severe mental torments, whose priorities diverged
sharply from what medieval England expected of
its monarchs, and whose fitful engagement with
government was directly responsible for the
disasters that engulfed the kingdom during his
troubled reign. Color photos. 118 pages. Allen
Lane. Import. Pub. at $24.95
$19.95
5892619 HAVEL: A Life. By Michael Zantovsky. A rare witness to an
extraordinary life, Zantovsky presents a revelatory portrait of Vaclav
Havel, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of
the Czech Republic, a giant among men—and the turbulent times
through which he prevailed. 16 pages of photos. 543 pages. Grove.
Pub. at $30.00
$8.95
5883903 ELIZABETH I: Fortune’s Bastard? By Richard Rex.
Leading Tudor historian Richard Rex reflects critically on the life and
reign of Elizabeth I and highlights the contrary personality of a Queen
who could both baffle and bedazzle her subjects. Illus. 142 pages.
Amberley. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $19.95
$6.95
*5882273 CROWN OF BLOOD: The Deadly
Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey. By Nicola Tallis.
Jane is known to history as “the Nine-Day Queen,”
but her reign lasted, in fact, for thirteen days. Tallis
relates the human and emotional aspects of her
story that have often been ignored, and shows that
she was a remarkable individual with a charismatic
personality who earned the admiration and
affection of many of those who knew her. 16 pages
of color illus. 376 pages. Pegasus. Pub. at $27.95
$21.95
*4558987 THE WORLD OF RICHARD III. By
Kristie Dean. Reviving the Middle Ages in
full-color photos of resplendent castles, towering
cathedrals, manor houses and chapels, this
engaging biographical narrative journeys into the
life of one of history’s most controversial rulers,
whose history remains feverishly debated even
today. 288 pages. Ambe rley. Impor t.
Pub. at $34.95
$24.95
5852854 SMALLWOOD. By Richard Gwyn. Gwyn interviewed Joey
Smallwood extensively and enjoyed his subject’s full cooperation.
But this is in no sense an authorized biography. It is a balanced,
informed, and deeply considered life of the man responsible for
making Newfoundland a province of Canada in 1949. 459 pages.
Skyhorse. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
$5.95
*576677X DONALD TRUMP: The Candidate.
By Gwenda Blair. Blair offers new insight into the man
who seems to have it all and is now making a run for
the highest office in the country—the presidency.
You’ll also get a glimpse of the person who may
ultimately decide the fate of the Trump brand: Donald
Trump, Jr., the real-life apprentice who hopes to put
his own inprint on his father’s empire. 303 pages.
S&S. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$11.95
*5882397 YOUNG ELIZABETH: The Making of the Queen. By
Kate Williams. Reveals how the twenty-five-year-old young Queen
Elizabeth carved out a lasting role for herself amid the changes of the
twentieth century. Her monarchy would be a very different one than that of
her parents and grandparents, and its continuing popularity in the
twenty-first century owes much to the intelligence and elusive personality
of this remarkable woman. Photos. 326 pages. Pegasus. Paperbound.
Pub. at $16.95
$12.95
*5904544 BECOMING QUEEN VICTORIA: The Unexpected
Rise of Britain’s Greatest Monarch. By Kate Williams. Writing
with novelistic flair and historical precision, Williams reveals a vibrant
woman in the prime of her life, while chronicling the byzantine
machinations that continued even after she was crowned. A grand tale
of a woman whose destiny began long before she was born and
whose legacy lives on. Illus., most in color. 457 pages. Ballantine.
Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00
$12.95
*5874785 REAGAN: American Icon. By Iwan
Morgan. Morgan shrewdly assesses Reagan’s
considerable achievements while also highlighting
the shortcomings that were an indisputable part of
his record. This account plots a chronological path
through Reagan’s life, covering his Midwestern
upbringing, rise and fall as a Hollywood star,
conversion from Democratic liberalism to
Republican conservatism, governorship, and
presidency. Photos. 392 pages. I.B. Tauris. Pub. at $29.00
$21.95
*5709512 THE LAST ROYAL REBEL. By Anna Keay. Delivers the
absorbing tale of James, Duke of Monmouth, son of Charles II, and
nephew of King James II. Keay expertly chronicles the charismatic
rogue’s life, charting how he became the champion of parliamentary
monarchy and changed the course of English history. 16 pages of
color photos. 462 pages. Bloomsbury. Pub. at $35.00
$26.95
*4636333 TRUE REAGAN: What Made
Ronald Reagan Great and Why It Matters. By
James Rosebush. Understanding the essence of
this inspiring, strong, and principled leader is
critical to our future. Rosebush takes us back to the
innumerable examples which he recounts from
firsthand observation as Reagan’s Deputy Assistant
to show us why understanding this essence
matters. 16 pages of photos, most in color.
278 pages. Center Street. Pub. at $27.00
$19.95
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*5932661 EDWARD I: A New King Arthur? By Andy King. One
of the most commanding and knightly of all English rulers, Edward I
spent his reign undoing the chaotic failure of his father, Henry III’s
*5827361 HERBERT HOOVER: A Life. By Glen reign, ruling with ruthlessness and confidence. But he also reshaped
Jeansonne. A compelling and rich examination of England’s entire legal system and bureaucracy. This volume attempts
Herbert Hoover’s character, accomplishments, and to answer the question: was he a reformer, or a tyrant? Color photos.
failings. Jeansonne convincingly portrays a steadfast 124 pages. Allen Lane. Import. Pub. at $24.95
$19.95
leader who challenged Congress on an array of
*5855519
HAMILTON:
The
Illustrated
legislation that laid the groundwork for the New Deal,
Biography. By Richard Sylla. Charts the story
and who became the moral voice of the GOP and a
of this renowned founding father, bringing to
champion of Republican principles. 16 pages of
life the flesh-and-blood man and revealing the
photos. 455 pages. NAL. Pub. at $28.00
$21.95
captivating details of his ancestry, close
*5741602 BUSH. By Jean Edward Smith. The most complete
friends, marriage, in-laws, children, personal
account yet of the George W. Bush presidency. Smith’s unbiased
tragedies, enemies, and of course his
biography reveals a self-assured and autonomous leader with a
infamous demise. Includes stunning fold-out
number of noteworthy credits, but also one who had a critical hand in
illustrations and a frameable map. 272 pages.
some of the most devastating crises of recent years, from the rise of Sterling. 9x10¼. Pub. at $35.00
$26.95
ISIS to the economic near-collapse of 2008. Photos. 808 pages.
4603125 THE STRANGER: Barack Obama in
S&S. Pub. at $35.00
$26.95
the White House. By Chuck Todd. LARGE PRINT
*5824249 EDWARD IV: The Summer King.
EDITION. Drawing upon his unprecedented inner
By A.J. Pollard. The story of Edward, Earl of March,
circle sources, Todd creates a gripping account of
a handsome eighteen-year-old of huge charisma
Barack Obama’s tumultuous White House tenure,
and ability, who usurped the English throne from
and his struggle to run Washington at a time when
his Lancastrian predecessor, Henry VI, during the
the rules of national politics are changing. 16
first and most fierce of the Wars of the Roses. Ten
pages of photos. 725 pages. Little, Brown.
years on he had finally secured his kingdom. Color
Pub. at $31.00
$5.95
illus. 134 pages. Allen Lane. Impor t.
5631491
THE
NOTES:
Ronald
Reagan’s
Private
Collection
of
Pub. at $24.95
$19.95
Stories and Wisdom. Ed. by Douglas Brinkley. LARGE PRINT
5759005 HENRY V: Pocket Giants. By A.J. Pollard. This little EDITION. This collection offers a window into the mind of our 40th
volume covers the life of Henry V who towered over his president and the writers and thinkers to whom he turned for
contemporaries and put the fear of God into everyone. Behind the inspiration, humor, and hope. Collected by the Ronald Reagan
carefully constructed nationalist myth was a cold, calculating, Foundation, it includes Reagan’s own writing and quotations and
ruthless ruler who, before his early death, revealed ominous excerpts from speeches, poetry, and literature. 253 pages.
tyrannical tendencies 126 pages. History Press. Paperbound Import. HarperCollins. Paperbound. Pub. at $25.99
$5.95
Pub. at $12.95
$5.95
3650286 COOLIDGE. By Amity Shlaes. LARGE
*589087X THE YOUNG ATATURK: From
PRINT EDITION. Calvin Coolidge, who served as
Ottoman Soldier to Statesman of Turkey. By
president from 1923 to 1929, never rated highly in
George W. Gawrych. Without a doubt the towering
the polls and came to be known as “Silent Cal” for
figure of modern Turkish history, Ataturk’s
his passive demeanor. This biography reveals that
development is at last given the focus it deserves.
the mid-1920s—an era of growth and national
Delving into his military writings, orders and
optimism—had this little-known leader to thank.
political decisions, speeches and more, this
16 pages of photos. 1007 pages. HarperCollins.
rounded, nuanced portrait captures the making of a
Paperbound. Pub. at $35.00
$5.95
major statesman. Maps. 269 pages. I.B. Tauris.
Paperbound Import. Pub. at $20.00
$13.95 4639979 41: A Portrait of My Father. By George W. Bush. LARGE
PRINT EDITION. Weaving a stirring tribute to an inspiring father and a great
*5884446 MARY I: The Daughter of Time. By John Edwards. American, George W. Bush, the 43rd President, takes us through the life
Known as Mary Tudor or, to her detractors, “Bloody Mary,” Mary I, and leadership of his father, the 41st President. Intimate, heartfelt, and
elder daughter of Henry VIII, became England’s ruler on the illuminating, it is a book only a son—and a President—could write. 24
unexpected death of her brother. As a Catholic and the wife of King pages of photos, many color. 449 pages. Random. Paperbound.
Phillip of Spain, she intended to make England obedient to Rome Pub. at $28.00
$5.95
once more. She was a pioneer of English female sovereignty, and of
4592875 41: A Portrait of My Father. By
her country’s role as a world power. Illus. in color. 97 pages. Allen
George W. Bush. Weaving a stirring tribute to an
Lane. Import. Pub. at $24.95
$19.95
inspiring father and a great American, George W.
5881072 BORIS YELTSIN AND RUSSIA’S
Bush, the 43rd President, takes us through the life
DEMOCRATIC TRANSFORMATION. By Herbert J.
and leadership of his father, the 41st President.
Ellison. Ellison establishes Boris Yelstin as the
Intimate, heartfelt, and illuminating, it is a book
principal leader and defender of Russia’s democratic
only a son—and a President—could write. 24
revolution in this analytical masterwork. He presents
pages of photos, many color. 294 pages. Crown.
Yelstin as the very embodiment of Russia’s fragile new
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liberties which include respect for the rule of law and
private property, and freedoms of speech, religion, *5829178 MARGARET POLE: The Countess in the Tower. By
press, and political association. Color photos. Susan Higginbotham. From Margaret’s birth as the daughter of a royal
313 pages. UWaP. Pub. at $30.00
$7.95 duke to her beatification centuries after her death, this examination of
her life tells the story of one of the fortress’s most unlikely prisoners.
*5705649 A SELF-MADE MAN: The Political Life of Abraham 16 pages of illus., some color. 214 pages. Amberley. Import.
Lincoln, 1809-1849. By Sidney Blumenthal. Beginning with Lincoln’s Pub. at $34.95
PRICE CUT to $19.95
painful childhood, this volume takes a look at the early life that shaped the
politician who would become our future president. Based on prodigious *3563421 VENDETTA: Bobby Kennedy Versus Jimmy Hoffa. By
research, Blumenthal’s vivid account of Lincoln’s early years places him James Neff. From 1957 to 1964, Robert Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa
squarely in the politics of this tumultuous period of American history. channeled nearly all of their considerable powers into destroying each
Photos. 556 pages. S&S. Pub. at $35.00
$26.95 other. Here Neff has crafted a heart-pounding epic of crime and
punishment, a saga of venom and relentlessness and two men willing to
*5828341 HENRY V: The Conscience of a King. By Malcolm Vale. do anything to demolish each other. Photos. 377 pages. Little, Brown.
Drawing on extensive primary archival evidence, Vale explores themes Pub. at $28.00
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such as the interaction between king and Church, the rise of the English
*5838266 CRADLES OF POWER: The
language as a medium of government and politics, and the role of
Mothers and Fathers of the American
ceremony in Henry’s kingship. He provides a revised understanding of
Presidents. By Harold I. Gullan. Many of us, for
Henry V and his conduct of the everyday affairs of England, Normandy and
better or worse, are shaped by our early life. Heads
the kingdom of France. Illus. 308 pages. Yale. Pub. at $35.00
$27.95
of state are no exception. In this compact and
*5839769 CHURCHILL AND THE
compelling collection of vignettes, Gullan offers
GENERALS. By Mike Lepine. Widely
insights into the early influences that helped shape
regarded as one of the greatest wartime
our presidents, from the Jeffersons to the
leaders of the 20th century, Winston
Eisenhowers to the Obamas. 16 pages of photos.
Churchill’s fascinating story unfolds in this
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heavily illustrated and compellingly written 379 pages. Skyhorse. Pub. at $27.99
history. After reading all about his role in the 4639014 QUEEN ANNE: Patroness of Arts. By James Anderson
world’s greatest conflict, discover more about Winn. This comprehensive, interdisciplinary biography richly illustrated
his story with two bonus films: Winston with visual and musical examples, sheds new light on the life and reign of
Churchill: A Giant in the Century (90 minutes) and Churchill’s Island (22 Queen Anne (1665-1714) the last Stuart monarch. Illus., some in color.
PRICE CUT to $11.95
minutes). 136 pages. Danaan Publishing. 10¾x10¾. Import. $44.95 791 pages. Oxford. Pub. at $39.95
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4572777 RICHARD III: England’s Black
Legend. By Desmond Seward. With the recent
discovery of Richard III’s remains comes this new
*5705401 ELIZABETH: The Forgotten Years.
edition of the celebrated biography of England’s
By John Guy. Illuminating the often overlooked
most notorious king, sweeping aside sentimental
quarter-century during which Elizabeth struggled to
fantasy to reveal both a chilling and compelling
assert her authority, this groundbreaking biography
monarch whose reign was considered by many to
offers a refreshing take on the venerated monarch: at
be a nightmare. 32 pages of photos. 220 pages.
once powerful and vulnerable, willful and afraid. With
Pegasus. Pub. at $27.95
$7.95
dramatic immediacy, Guy takes us behind Elizabeth’s
4575849
CHURCHILL:
An
Illustrated
Life.
By
Brenda
Ralph
polished veneer to examine the challenge of being
both a woman and a queen. 24 pages of color photos. Lewis. A highly accessible, intimate look at how a privileged yet
493 pages. Viking. Pub. at $35.00
PRICE CUT to $19.95 neglected young boy became the legendary lion of England.
Personal snapshots, archival photos, excerpts of speeches, and a
2676060 THOMAS BECKET: Warrior, Priest, Rebel. By John sweeping text combine to offer a superb portrait of Churchill’s life.
Guy. Drawing on the full panoply of medieval sources, Guy sheds new 256 pages. Amber. Import. Pub. at $30.00
$4.95
light on the relationship between Becket and King Henry II, casting
CD 5851823 A FULL LIFE: Reflections at
doubt on the assumption that these rivals were once friends. He also
Ninety. By Jimmy Carter. Read by the author. The
accounts for Beckett’s seemingly radical transformation from worldly
39th President, Nobel Peace Prize recipient,
bureaucrat to devout man of god. Illus. in color. 424 pages. Random.
international humanitarian, and fisherman reflects
Pub. at $35.00
$7.95
on his full and happy life with pride, humor, and a
*2707632 JOAN OF KENT: The First Princess of Wales. By
few second thoughts. At 90 years old, he tells his
Penny Lawne. Wife of the Black Prince and the mother of Richard II,
tale with verve and candor, offering insight and
the first Princess of Wales and the only woman ever to be Princess of detail he’s never shared before. Over 7 hours on seven CDs. S&S
Aquitaine, the life and career of the beautiful Joan of Kent come to life Audio. Pub. at $29.99
$6.95
in her first major biography. 16 pages of color photos. 320 pages. 1888285 COOLIDGE. By Amity Shlaes. Calvin Coolidge, who
Amberley. Import. Pub. at $34.95
PRICE CUT to $17.95 served as president from 1923 to 1929, never rated highly in the polls
*4596935 THE ANNOTATED LINCOLN. and came to be known as “Silent Cal” for his passive demeanor. This
Ed. by H. Holzer & T.A. Horrocks. An annotated biography reveals that the mid-1920s—an era of growth and national
edition of Lincoln’s essential writings which optimism—had this little-known leader to thank. Photos. 565 pages.
span three decades of Lincoln’s career—1832 HarperPerennial. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.99
$5.95
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to three days before his death on April 15,
5734762 NAPOLEON: A Life. By Andrew
1865—this comprehensive volume includes
Roberts. The first single-volume, cradle to grave
selections from his personal and political
biography to take advantage of Napoleon’s 33,000
letters, poetry, speeches, and presidential
surviving letters, which radically transform our
messages and proclamations. Illus. 604 pages.
understanding of his character and motivation.
Belknap. 9¼x9¾. Pub. at $39.95
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Providing fresh insights into Napoleon’s leadership
*5843421 WILLIAM I: England’s Conqueror. By Marc Morris.
style and decision making, Roberts at last provides
William the Conqueror’s reign brought England more seismic change
a history worthy of its subject: magisterial,
than any era before or since. This concise and gripping biography sifts
insightful, and beautifully written. 32 pages of
through the sources of the time to give a fresh view of an eminently color illus. 926 pages. Viking. Pub. at $45.00
$14.95
influential figure and his all-encompassing power. 105 pages. Allen 5750598 SELF-MADE MAN: One Woman’s Year Disguised as a
Lane. Import. Pub. at $24.95
PRICE CUT to $15.95 Man. By Norah Vincent. With the help of a makeup artist, a trainer,
*5722381 A GREAT AND TERRIBLE KING: and a Julliard voice coach, she infiltrated spaces and situations that
Edward I and the Forging of Britain. By Marc women never see. Her spellbinding account will change the way we
Morris. Tells the sweeping story of Edward I, aka think about what it means to be a man. 290 pages. Penguin.
“Longshanks,” conqueror of Scotland: a truly Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
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formidable king whose reign was one of the most 455695X THE SHAH. By Abbas Milani. Recounting the story of
dramatic and important of the entire Middle Ages, political intrigue and religious tension that led to the Islamic
leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented Revolution, Milani offers a detailed look at the last Shah of Iran as
scale. Color photos. 462 pages. Pegasus. never seen before: social reformer, deeply paranoid leader, romantic
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Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and 5541174 IBN SAUD: The Desert Warrior Who Created the
Alexandra. By Helen Rappaport. Brings the four Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. By M. Darlow & B. Bray. Biography of
daughters of the last Tsar to life in their own words, the warrior politician who founded Saudi Arabia in 1932 and turned it
illuminating the opulence of their doomed world and into one of the world’s most powerful nations. Between 1902 and
their courage as they faced a terrible end in a basement 1930 he fought and won a series of astonishing military victories over
at Ekaterinburg in 1918. Their story will surprise even a succession of enemies much more powerful than himself,
Romanov aficionados. SHOPWORN. Photos. transforming himself from a minor sheik into a revered king and elder
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3605663 BISMARCK: The Story of a Fighter. By Emil Ludwig. Pub. at $29.95
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Otto von Bismarck was more than a politician and a leader: he was the
2679531 THE MAN HE BECAME: How FDR
single driving force that turned the disparate states of Germany into a
Defied Polio to Win the Presidency. By James
cohesive empire. This biography rejects the pedestal that history has
Tobin. With a painstaking reexamination of original
placed him upon, and instead reveals a man ruled by pride, courage,
documents, Tobin uncovers the twisted chain of
and hatred. 661 pages. Skyhorse. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95 $5.95
accidents that left FDR paralyzed; he reveals how
574721X THE WAY WE WERE: Remembering Diana. By Paul
polio recast Roosevelt’s fateful partnership with
Burrell. Paul Burrell was Princess Diana’s butler from 1987 until her death
his wife, Eleanor; and he shows that FDR’s true
in 1997. He was also a confidante and a friend. Featuring previously
victory was not over paralysis but over the ancient
unseen photos and intimate details, Burrell flings open the doors to
stigma attached to the crippled. Photos.
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7585314 IKE AND DICK: Portrait of a Strange Those Who Know Him. By Michael Takiff. Presents the first objectively
Political Marriage. By Jeffrey Frank. Dwight D. balanced book on one of our nation’s most controversial and fascinating
Eisenhower and Richard Nixon had a political and presidents. Through more than 150 chronologically and topically
private relationship that lasted for nearly 20 years. arranged interviews, Takiff captures the larger than life essence of Clinton
Informed by dozens of interviews and deep research, the complicated man. 16 pages of photos. 496 pages. Yale.
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the sensitivity of a novelist and the discipline of a
185111X THE CHILDREN OF HENRY VIII. By
historian. Book Club Edition. Photos. 434 pages.
John Guy. Discover the family drama of England’s
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wealthiest and most powerful king. Drawing on a
vast array of contemporary records, personal
5774241 THE WINNING OF THE WEST. By Theodore Roosevelt.
letters, and firsthand accounts, Guy tells a tale of
First published in 1888, this history of the West by one of our most
jealousy, distrust, and sibling rivalry, simmering
beloved presidents weaves a sweeping drama, well documented and
beneath the pageantry and stormy politics of the
filled with Americans fighting Indian confederacies in the north and
Tudor court. Book Club Edition. Illus. in color.
south while dealing with the machinations of the British, French, and
258 pages. Oxford.
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Spanish. 791 pages. Skyhorse. Pub. at $24.95
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THE
MAR QUESS
OF
QUEENSBERRY: Wilde’s Nemesis. By Linda
Stratmann. The Marquess of Queensberry is as
4629477 COUNTING ONE’S BLESSINGS: The
famous for his role in the downfall of one of our
Selected Letters of Queen Elizabeth the Queen
greatest literary geniuses as he was for helping
Mother. Ed. by William Shawcross. Collects some
establish rules for modern day boxing. This
of Queen Elizabeth’s insightful, witty letters,
riveting biography of the Marquess paints a far
drawing on the vast wealth of material in the Royal
more complex picture of the man by drawing on
Archives and at Glamis Castle. The Queen’s writings
new sources and unpublished letters. 16 pages of
cover everything from her childhood before World photos. 316 pages. Yale. Pub. at $40.00
$5.95
War I, all the way to the end of her life at the
*5824222
AUGUSTUS:
The
Biography.
By
Jochen
Bleicken.
He
beginning of the 21st century. 24 pages of photos.
666 pages. Pan. Paperbound Import.
$5.95 was named son and heir by a murdered dictator. He came to Rome with
nothing, surrounded by ruthless enemies. Yet Augustus would become
5724813 HENRY VIII: The Life and Rule of England’s Nero. By the first Roman Emperor, transforming the Republic into the greatest
John Matusiak. Going beyond the common portrayal of the “old empire the world had seen. This is the definitive biography of the man
monster” and his reign, this compelling account illuminates a man beset who changed Western history. 771 pages. Penguin. Paperbound Import.
by anxieties and insecurities, and more tightly surrounded by those who Pub. at $26.95
$18.95
equated loyalty with fear, self-interest with blind obedience. A colorful
*2661861 KAISER BILL! A New Look at
and intimate portrait of a man wholly unfit for power. Illus. 319 pages.
Germany’s Last Emperor Wilhelm II 1859-1941.
History Press. Paperbound Import.
$5.95
By Blaine Taylor. Offers a fresh look at the much
4642546 THE CRUSADES OF CESAR CHAVEZ.
maligned figure, exploring his relationships with
By Miriam Pawel. Traces Chavez’s remarkable rise as
Bismarck, Hindenburg, Tirpitz, King Edward VII, and
he empowered the poor and disenfranchised and led
Tsar Nicholas, all on the precipice of a global change.
farmworkers to historic victories over the agricultural
Was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia a
industry. With compassion and compelling detail,
visionary, a fool, or both? 32 pages of photos.
Pawel also narrates the equally dramatic years when
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Chavez’s charismatic leadership devolved into a cult 5766125 IN HIS OWN WORDS. By Nelson Mandela. By spreading the
of personality, with heartbreaking consequences for message of freedom, equality, and human dignity, Mandela helped
the union he had built. 32 pages of photos, some transform not only his own nation, but the entire world. Now, for the first
color. 548 pages. Bloomsbury. Paperbound. Pub. at $22.00
$4.95 time, his most eloquent and important speeches are gathered in one
758539X ALL THE BEST, GEORGE BUSH: My Life in Letters and volume. 558 pages. Little, Brown. Pub. at $29.00
$4.95
Other Writings. An ardent writer of letters throughout his life, the *7676980 T.E. LAWRENCE: Tormented Hero. By Andrew
former President, George Herbert Walker Bush, has generously Norman. Sheds new light on the pervasive mystery of Lawrence of
allowed a significant number of these to be published. 16 pages Arabia, discussing in detail his sexual orientation, his fatal
photos. 717 pages. Scribner. Pub. at $35.00
$2.95 motorcycle crash in May 1935, his problematic relationship with his
576971X EMPIRE OF THE SIKHS. By P. Singh & J.M. Rai. A long parents, his role in the Arab Revolt and subsequent disillusionment,
overdue biography of a figure who contributed so much to Sikh and much more. 32 pages of photos. 173 pages. Fonthill.
history, Ranjit Singh (1780-1839). Written out of accounts of India’s Paperbound Import. Pub. at $29.95
$19.95
past by British historians, he was one of the most powerful and
*2729210 HENRY VIII’S LAST LOVE: The
charismatic figures in Indian history. 24 pages of illus., some in color.
Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby,
319 pages. Peter Owen. Paperbound Import.
$7.95
Lady-in-Waiting to the Tudors. By David Baldwin. In
5763568 JEFFERSON’S SHADOW: The Story
1533 Katherine Willoughby married Charles Brandon,
of His Science. By Keith Thomson. The first
Henry VIII’s closest friend. She would go on to serve at
biography to focus on Jefferson’s passion for
the court of every Tudor monarch bar. Here, Baldwin
science; the influence of science on his vision for
shares the remarkable story of a life of privilege,
Ame rica; h is scient ific exp erim ent s and
tragedy, and danger, of a woman who nearly became
inve ntion s; his la sting contr ibut ions to
the seventh wife of Henry VIII. 42 pages of photos, most
p a l e o n t o l o g y , g e o g r a p h y , c l i m a t o l o g y , color. 255 pages. Amberley. Import. Pub. at $34.95
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archeology; and more. Illus. 321 pages. Yale. *5829151 HENRY VIII’S LAST LOVE: The Extraordinary Life
Paperbound. Pub. at $22.00
$6.95 of Katherine Willoughby Lady-in-Waiting to the Tudors. By
5733200 LEON BLUM: Prime Minister, Socialist, Zionist. By Pierre David Baldwin. The remarkable story of a life of privilege, tragedy, and
Birnbaum. Prime Minister of France three times, social activist, and danger lived by a woman who nearly became the seventh wife of
opponent of the pro-Nazi Vichy regime, Leon Blum had a profound Henry VIII. 44 pages of illus., many color. 255 pages. Amberley.
impact on French society. Most biographies downplay the significance of Paperbound Import. Pub. at $17.95
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Blum’s Jewish heritage, but this portrait reveals a man whose progressive 4595076 CONGRESSMAN LINCOLN: The Making of
politics were shaped by his cultural background. 218 pages. Yale. America’s Greatest President. By Chris DeRose. The gifted
Pub. at $25.00
$7.95 young historian delivers the first fully realized portrait of Abraham
*582916X KING JAMES AND THE HISTORY OF Lincoln’s ambitious and controversial early political career, and
HOMOSEXUALITY. By Michael B. Young. Starting his surprising ascendancy that was both historic and far from
with a helpful overview of King James’s life, Young inevitable. 335 pages. Threshold Editions. Paperbound.
offers a world of political intrigue colored by sodomy, Pub. at $16.00
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pederasty, and gender instability. He shows the
*4546245 RICHARD III: A Ruler and His
repercussions to James’s actions that continued after
Reputation. By David Horspool. In a riveting
his death, detracting from the majesty of the monarchy
biography of one of England’s most enigmatic and
and contributing to the outbreak of the Civil War. 277
elusive kings, Horspool dispassionately examines
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the legend as well as the man, uncovering both
5739985 WADE HAMPTON III. By Robert K. Ackerman. Providing the
what we know about Richard and the way that his
most balanced and comprehensive portrayal of Wade Hampton III to date,
reputation has been formed and reformed over
Ackerman’s biography explores the remarkable abilities and tragic failings
centuries. Illus. 321 pages. Bloomsbury.
of the planter-statesman who would come to personify the Civil War and
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Reconstruction in South Carolina. 341 pages. USCP. Pub. at $39.95 $7.95 *4626109 “MOST BLESSED OF THE PATRIARCHS”: Thomas
*5785138 SULTAN SELIM I: The Conqueror Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination. By A. Gordon-Reed &
of the East. By Fatih Akce. Spotlights the life story P.S. Onuf. Through a close reading of Jefferson’s own words, this
of the sultan who virtually re-established the examination of Jefferson fundamentally challenges much of what we
Ottoman state. From his years of childhood and have come to accept about him. Neither hypocrite nor saint, this review
princedom, through his rise and struggle for will introduce you to our most influential founding father: a man more
power, to his campaigns to the East, Akce provides gifted than most but complicated in just the ways we all are. 370 pages.
$21.95
a compelling portrait of this ambitious conqueror. Liveright. Pub. at $27.95
Photos. 270 pages. Blue Dome. Paperbound.
3669459 MARGARET THATCHER ON
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LEADERSHIP: Lessons for American
Conservatives Today. By N. Gardiner & S.
5763991 OUTRAGE: An Anarchist Memoir of the Penal Colony. By
Thompson. Outlines the critical lessons conservatives
Clement Duval. An infamous French illegalist, propagandist, and
can learn from Lady Thatcher on articulating
anarchist who was found guilty in 1886 of theft and attempted murder of a
conservative principles to a broader audience, cutting
police officer, Clement Duval survived his death sentence for 14 years
through bureaucratic messes to achieve goals, and
before escaping in 1901. His account of survival and the merits of
standing up to aggressive regimes. Photo, most color.
anarchism is presented here in English. Illus. 201 pages. PM Press.
232 pages. Regnery. Pub. at $27.95
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Paperbound. Pub. at $20.00
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*5799430 THE COUNTESS: The Scandalous
Life of Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey. By
Tim Clarke. Long demonized by historians and
subjected to rumor and myth, Frances Villiers’
extraordinary and dramatic life is at last unfurled in
full. Clarke skillfully pieces together the truth about
the Countess of Jersey, dispelling many of the
assumptions that continue to surround her to this
day. 16 pages of color photos. 384 pages.
Amberley. Import. Pub. at $34.95
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4573986 THE CHAMBERLAIN LITANY: Letters
Within a Governing Family from Empire to
Appeasement. By Peter T. Marsh. Bereft of a mother
and with a largely absent father, the children of Joseph
Chamberlain, the pivotal British statesman of his day,
clung to each other as they grew up, maintaining a
lifelong correspondence. Their letters are examined
here, shedding light on the family and its place in a
pivotal moment of global history. Photos. 395 pages.
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*4645812 WILLIAM IV: A King at Sea. By Roger Knight. William
IV, the “Sailor King,” enjoyed a seven-year reign, pockmarked with
calamity and mounting debts. Yet, as this concise and perceptive
biography shows, William’s bluff, unpolished sailor’s manner made
him popular with his people. 103 pages. Allen Lane. Import. Pub. at
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*5765595 GREAT EAGLE: Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. By
Aytac Ozkan. An extraordinary biography of the famous sultan,
Mehmed the Conqueror, for those who wish to know about his military
skills and his organizational and administrative abilities. Photos.
213 pages. Blue Dome. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.95
$11.95
5756944 CHURCHILL: A Pictorial History of His Life and Times.
Text by Ian S. Wood. Explores the life of the famous British statesman,
from his formative years and military career through his role as politician
and world leader. Fully illus. 184 pages. G2 Entertainment. 8¼x11.
Paperbound Import. Pub. at $19.95
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*5828309 ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE AND THE
FOUR KINGS. By Amy Kelly. This comprehensive
biography brings together more authentic information
about Queen Eleanor than has ever been assembled
before and reveals in Eleanor a greatness of vision, an
intelligence, and a political sagacity that have been
missed by those who have dwelt on her
capriciousness and frivolity. Illus. 427 pages. Harvard.
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*3670872 COOLIDGE: An American Enigma. By Robert Sobel.
Revisits the largely forgotten, and, some would say, insignificant
career of the 30th president, celebrating his tax cuts and his high
moral character, his simplicity and his lack of charisma. Illus.
461 pages. Regnery. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.99
$13.95
*3678776 YOUNG ELIZABETH: The Making of
the Queen. By Kate Williams. Offers a lively and
poignant look at the Elizbeth’s early years, revealing
how she carved out a lasting role for herself amid the
changes of the 20th century. Her monarchy would be
very different than that of her parents, and its
continuing popularity owes much to the intelligence
and elusive personality of this remarkable woman.
326 pages. Pegasus. Pub. at $28.95
$19.95
4634896 PETER THE GREAT: His Life and World. By Robert K.
Massie. 24 pages of illus., some in color. 909 pages. Random.
Paperbound. Pub. at $20.00
$5.95
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5764025 PISTOLEROS! VOLUME I—1918: The Chronicles of
Farquhar McHarg. 244 pages. PM Press. Paperbound.
Pub. at $18.95
$5.95
1838148 NOT FOR TURNING: The Life of Margaret Thatcher.
By Robin Harris. 24 pages of photos, many in color. 494 pages. St.
Martin’s. Pub. at $35.00
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4641833 JASPER TUDOR: Dynasty Maker. By Terry Breverton. 16
pages of color illus. 311 pages. Amberley. Import.
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459665X TAKING ON THEODORE ROOSEVELT: How One
Senator Defied the President on Brownsville and Shook
American Politics. By Harry Lembeck. 16 pages of photos.
544 pages. Prometheus. Pub. at $27.00
$6.95
7592728 UNINTIMIDATED: A Governor’s Story and a Nation’s
Challenge. By Scott Walker with M. Thiessen. 16 pages of photos.
278 pages. Sentinel. Pub. at $28.95
$4.95
*574508X VENDETTA: Bobby Kennedy Versus Jimmy Hoffa.
By James Neff. Photos. 377 pages. Back Bay Books. Paperbound.
Pub. at $17.99
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5729254 BEFORE THE WARS: Churchill as Reformer
(1910-1911). By Alan S. Baxendale. 231 pages. Peter Lang.
Paperbound Import. Pub. at $31.95
$6.95
*3678725 ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE: The Mother Queen of
the Middle Ages. By Desmond Seward. 264 pages. Pegasus.
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.95
$11.95
5808804 THE MODI EFFECT: Inside Narendra Modi’s
Campaign to Transform India. By Lance Price. 16 pages of photos,
many color. 339 pages. Quercus. Pub. at $26.99
$6.95
*4619234 THE EMPRESS OF ART: Catherine the Great and
the Transformation of Russia. By Susan Jaques. Color photos.
466 pages. Pegasus. Pub. at $35.00
$19.95
*4597206 IMPRUDENT KING: A New Life of Philip II. By Geoffrey
Parker. 32 pages of photos. 438 pages. Yale. Pub. at $40.00
$29.95
3658155 ONCE A PRINCE OF SARILA. By Narendra Singh Sarila.
Illus. 300 pages. I.B. Tauris. Pub. at $43.00
$7.95
*3606538 EDWARD IV: From Contemporary Chronicles,
Letters & Records. By Keith Dockray. Illus. 221 pages. Fonthill.
Paperbound Import. Pub. at $26.99
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LIMITED QUANTITY 5929806 THE LIFE AND DEATH OF KID CURRY:
Tiger of the Wild Bunch. By Gary A. Wilson. During his lifetime, Harvey
“Kid Curry” Logan became the most feared fugitive in America. From
1894 to 1904, he robbed banks and trains all across the West, eluding
every posse that galloped his way. This definitive biography offers a clear
portrait of the Wild West that is fading from memory. Photos. 230 pages.
TwoDot. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95
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5771188 BAD FAITH: A Forgotten History of
Family, Fatherland and Vichy France. By
Carmen Callil. Tells the story of one of history’s
most despicable villains and con men: Louis
Darquier de Pellepoix, Nazi collaborator and
“Commissioner for Jewish Affairs,” who managed
Vichy government’s dirty work, “controlling” its
Jewish population. Photos. 607 pages. Knopf.
Pub. at $30.00
$3.95
2594749 DOCTOR GOEBBELS: His Life and Death. By R. Manvell &
H. Fraenkel. As a leader of the 20th century’s most evil regime, Joseph
Goebbels’ legacy is his work constructing the mythic image of Hitler
during his rise to power and his catastrophic rule of Germany. From his
idyllic childhood to his dramatic suicide, this biography delves deep into
the mystery shrouding one of Hitler’s most evil henchmen. Illus.
329 pages. Skyhorse. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.95
$4.95
5909406 FROM JAILER TO JAILED. By
Bernard B. Kerik. In this hard-hitting, raw, and
oftentimes politically incorrect memoir, Kerik,
America’s Top Cop and decorated 9/11 hero, lays
it all on the line. He details his stunning fall from
grace that whipsawed him through the criminal
justice system, landed him in prison for three
years and eleven days, and now fuels his
unwavering and deeply personal fight for criminal
justice reform. 304 pages. Threshold Editions. Pub. at $27.00 $4.95
5884829 SALTWATER COWBOY: The Rise and Fall of a
Marijuana Empire. By Tim McBride with R. Berrier, Jr. In 1979,
McBride took a fisherman job in a small town on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
Little did he know, he was being initiated into a band of marijuana
smugglers working between Colombia and Miami. So begins his
incredible story—an all-American boy’s ascent to the top of a
multimillion dollar drug ring. Color photos. 262 pages. St. Martin’s.
Pub. at $25.99
$4.95
577358X HITLER: The Memoir of a Nazi
Insider Who Turned Against the Fuhrer. By
Ernst Hanfstaengl. Of American and German
parentage, Ernst Hanfstaengl graduated from
Harvard and ran the family business in New York for
a dozen years before returning to Germany in 1921.
A chance meeting with Adolf Hitler resulted in
Hitler asking Ernst to be his press secretary. Here
he provides an insider’s view of Hitler. 308 pages.
Arcade. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.95
$4.95
4582381 THE GREAT LEADER AND THE FIGHTER PILOT: The True
Story of the Tyrant Who Created North Korea and the Young
Lieutenant Who Stole His Way to Freedom. By Blaine Harden. Tells the
riveting story of how Kim Il-Sung grabbed power in North Korea and
plunged the country into war against the United States while the youngest
fighter pilot in his air force was playing a high-risk game of deception—and
escape. 16 pages of photos. 290 pages. Viking. Pub. at $27.95
$3.95
5930154 SMOKE: How a Small-Town Girl
Accidentally Wound Up Smuggling 7,000
Pounds of Marijuana with the Pot Princess of
Beverly Hills. By Meili Cady. Combining the
excess of The Bling Ring with the intimacy of Blow,
this is the outrageous true story of an aspiring
young actress’s ill-fated friendship and unwitting
alliance with Lisette Lee, a self-proclaimed “Korean
Paris Hilton” and a drug-smuggling con artist.
264 pages. Dey Street. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$4.95
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7620160 JACKAL: The Complete Story of the Legendary Terrorist,
Carlos the Jackal. By John Follain. Definitive biography of the
self-proclaimed professional revolutionary. Traces his evolution from a
chubby schoolboy in Venezuela to the world’s most notorious terrorist, his
audacious kidnapping of 11 OPEC oil ministers, and his ultimate 1994
capture. Photos. 318 pages. Arcade. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.95 $3.95
5889049 TERRY THE TRAMP: The Life and
Dangerous Times of a One Percenter. By K.
Randall Ball. Takes you through Terry’s turbulent life,
from his impoverished upbringing in a broken home
to the notorious one-percenter motorcycle club to his
ultimate imprisonment on a trumped-up charge. Each
page comes to life with the characters, the
motorcycles, the women, and the men who lived out
the story and many more who died trying. Photos.
272 pages. Motorbooks. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.99
$5.95
*581328X EXILE ON FRONT STREET: My Life as a Hells
Angel...and Beyond. By George Christie. The forty-year member of the
Hells Angels now tells his remarkable story: the tale of how a former
Marine gave up a comfortable job with the Department of Defense to
swear allegiance to the nation’s most notorious biker gang—and how he
risked everything to get out. 16 pages of photos, some color. 257 pages.
St. Martin’s. Pub. at $26.99
$19.95
*3388166 EL SICARIO: The Autobiography of
a Mexican Assassin. Ed. by M. Molloy & C.
Bowden. El Sicario is the hidden face of America’s
war on drugs: a contract killer who functioned as a
comandante in the Chihuahuan state police,
attended an FBI training course in the U.S., and
who, for twenty years, kidnapped, tortured, and
murdered people targeted by the Mexican drug
cartels. His story unfolds here. 209 pages. Nation
Books. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$11.95
2732793 WYATT EARP: A Vigilante Life. By Andrew C. Isenberg. In
popular culture, Wyatt Earp has become a beacon of rough justice in the
tumultuous American West. However, Isenberg reveals that the lawman
played on screen by various actors is largely a fiction and in actuality Earp
led a life of impulsive lawbreaking and shifting identities. Photos.
296 pages. Hill & Wang. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$6.95
1846078 WYATT EARP: A Vigilante Life. By
Andrew C. Isenberg. In popular culture, Wyatt Earp
has become a beacon of rough justice in the
tumultuous American West. However, Isenberg
reveals that the lawman played on screen by various
actors is largely a fiction and in actuality Earp led a life
of impulsive lawbreaking and shifting identities. Book
Club Edition. Photos. 296 pages. Hill & Wang.
Orig. Pub. at $30.00
$7.95
5770084 BALLS: The Life of Eddie Trascher, Gentleman
Gangster. By K. Sanz & S.M. Deitche. Chronicles the life of the
gentleman gangster who stole from the Mafia, and lived to tell the story.
He started his career in Vegas, moved to pre-Castro Cuba, and eventually
become a professor, teaching law enforcement and learning everything
there was to know about bookmaking and running the scams. 16 pages of
photos. 262 pages. Skyhorse. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.95
$5.95
5939321 GANDHI AND THE UNSPEAKABLE. By James W.
Douglass. Reveals how those who conspired to kill Gandhi hoped to
destroy a compelling vision of peace, nonviolence, and
reconciliation. As in his bestselling JFK and the Unspeakable,
Douglass shows why this story matters today: what we can learn from
Gandhi’s opposition to the powers of his time. 158 pages. Orbis.
Paperbound. Pub. at $20.00
$7.95
4638948 NAPOLEON’S BRITONS AND THE ST HELENA DECISION.
By Paul F. Brunyee. Presents a fresh study of Napoleon’s last years as a
captive on St Helena. Accessing naval records, regimental archives and
private papers Brunyee paints a fascinating portrait of Napoleon’s life on the
island, and explores the reasoning behind the decision to send him there
and his turbulent relationship with his captors. 16 pages of color photos.
224 pages. History Press. Paperbound Import.
$5.95
*5778581 GOERING: Hitler’s Iron Knight. By
Richard Overy. This chilling biography illuminates
the many facets of Hermann Goering’s personality
and charts his story from his golden days as Hitler’s
most trusted commander to his loss of power after
the Battle of Britain, his sensational trial at
Nuremberg and his death by suicide on the eve of his
execution. Photos. 311 pages. I.B. Tauris.
Paperbound Import. Pub. at $18.00
$12.95
*5847192 AL CAPONE: His Life, Legacy, and Legend. By Deirdre
Bair. From the heyday of gangsters to the present moment, Al Capone has
gripped popular imagination. Rigorous and intimate, Bair provides new
answers to the enduring questions about this fascinating figure, who was
equal parts charismatic gangster, devoted patriarch, and calculating
monster. Photos. 395 pages. Doubleday. Pub. at $30.00
$21.95
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*4615441 STALIN: New Biography of a
Dictator. By Oleg V. Khlevniuk. From the author
whose knowledge of Soviet-era archives far
surpasses that of any other scholar, this engrossing
biography reconstructs Stalin’s life and fully
explores the bloody and indelible mark his crimes
left on his Communist empire and the world.
Photos. 392 pag es. Yale. Paper bound .
Pub. at $25.00
$19.95
*5933676 MAO, REVISED EDITION: The Man Who Made
China. By Philip Short. Acclaimed biographer Philip Short presents a
fully updated and revised edition of his groundbreaking and masterly
b i o g r a p h y of C h in e s e C h a ir m a n M a o Z e d on g . V i v id ,
uncompromising, and unflinching, Short presents in one volume the
man behind the propaganda—his family, his beliefs, and his horrors.
819 pages. I.B. Tauris. Paperbound. Pub. at $25.00
$17.95
*5856531 CASANOVA: The World of a
Seductive Genius. By Laurence Bergreen. Erotic,
brilliant, impulsive, and desperate for recognition,
Casanova was a self-destructive genius. This witty,
vibrant biography exposes his amazing life in rich,
intimate detail. It is also a dazzling portrait of
18th-century Europe from serving girls to kings
and courtiers. Bergreen brings a sensual world
vividly alive. Illus., some in color. 519 pages.
S&S. Pub. at $32.50
$23.95
*5935423 FIDEL CASTRO IN HIS OWN WORDS. By Alex Moore.
Not only a reflection of Castro’s life, triumphs, and misdeeds, but also a
look at the people and places affected by his politics before, during, and
after the age of the Cuban embargo. Includes a collection of Castro’s
most resonant speeches. 16 pages of photos, most color. 223 pages.
Skyhorse. Pub. at $16.99
$12.95
*4597001 BONAPARTE. By Patrice Gueniffey.
How Napoleon became Napoleon. Starting with
his obscure boyhood in Corsica, it then follows his
meteoric rise during the Italian and Egyptian
campaigns, ending with his proclamation as
Consul for Life in 1802. You’ll meet the romantic
cadet and young general burning with ambition,
intoxicated with Josephine, dominating men twice
his age and at war with his own family. 16 pages of
color plates. 1008 pages. Belknap.
$34.95
4583981 THE KING OF NEPAL: Life Before the Drug Wars. By
Joseph R. Pietri. Chronicles a former drug smuggler’s 50 year career in
the marijuana trade, its evolution into a multibillion dollar business, and
the characters he met along the way. Photos. 263 pages. Trine Day.
Paperbound. Pub. at $19.95
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5737273 S TA L I N , V O LU M E 1 : Pa r ad o x e s o f Po w e r,
1878-1928. By Stephen Kotkin. In a magnificent biography that, at
long last, is equal to this shrewd, sociopathic, charismatic dictator in
all his dimensions, Stalin emerges as both astute and blinkered,
cynical and true believing, people oriented and vicious, canny
enough to see through people but prone to nonsensical beliefs.
Kotkin’s rich and multilayered portrait recasts our perspective not
only of the man, but of the world that surrounded him. 32 pages of
photos. 949 pages. Penguin. Pub. at $40.00
$14.95
4549139 GABRIELE D’ANNUNZIO: Poet,
Seducer, and Preacher of War. By Lucy
Hughes-Hallett. Moving thousands of young
men to dress, speak, and walk like fictional
characters, in 1919 d’Annunzio established a
delinquent city-state in the Croatian port of
Fiume. Here is the volatile and fascinating life of
the poet, bon vivant, and virulent nationalist who
prefigured Mussolini. Photos. 589 pages. Knopf.
Pub. at $35.00
$4.95
367844X THE SAGA OF BILLY THE KID. By Walter Noble Burns.
Originally published in 1926. This biography details the life of one of
the most notorious outlaws of the American West. 322 pages.
Skyhorse. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.95
$4.95
5742595 BEING BERLUSCONI. By Michael
Day. The story of a bright ambitious man from a
lower-middle class family who rose to become
rich and powerful beyond most people’s dreams.
But along the way, the tycoon became bogged
down by his hubris and sexual obsessions, as
well as his flagrant disregard for the law. This
examination provides shocking revelations about
the final chapters of a notorious life. Photos.
274 pages. Palgrave. Pub. at $28.00
$4.95
5798612 HOLE IN MY LIFE. By Jack Gantos. In the summer of 1971,
Gantos was an aspiring young writer looking for adventure, cash for
college tuition, and a way out of a dead-end job. For ten-thousand dollars
he agreed to help crew a boat loaded with drugs from the Virgin Islands to
NYC, landing him in federal prison. Gantos finds himself stuck behind
bars armed with nothing but his dreams of college and a desire to write.
199 pages. Square Fish. Paperbound. Pub. at $9.99
$3.95
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2725126 CRACKING THE EGYPTIAN CODE:
The Revolutionary Life of Jean-Francois
Champollion. By Andrew Robinson. Despite the
*570958X THE LAST DAYS OF STALIN. By
efforts of some of Europe’s most intelligent
Joshua Rubenstein. Presents an engaging, briskly
scholars to crack the hieroglyphic code of the
told account of the dictator’s final active moments,
Rosetta Stone, it was an impoverished, arrogant
the vigil at his death bed, and the unfolding Soviet
and brilliant child of the French Revolution who
and international events in the months that
made the vital breakthrough. This full-blooded
followed. Rubenstein throws fresh light on the
account brings his story to life. 86 illus., 16 in
many facets of this major turning point in the 20th color. 272 pages. Oxford. Pub. at $29.95
$6.95
century. 16 pages of photos. 271 pages. Yale.
5595819
DOC:
True
Tales
of
Mishaps,
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Emergencies, and Miracles from a Montana
*4597435 WANTED: The Outlaw Lives of Billy the Kid & Ned
Physician. By R.E. Losee. This is an engaging
Kelly. By Robert M. Utley. Adventure filled double biography revealing the
memoir by Losee, a Yale Medical School graduate
true stories and parallel courses of the two notorious contemporaries who
who, in 1949, moved to Ennis, Montana with his
lived by the gun, were executed while still in their twenties, and remain
family to settle down and practice medicine. Losee
compelling figures in the folklore of their homelands. 10 pages of photos.
continued to yearn for knowledge in the small town
223 pages. Yale. Pub. at $30.00
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and earned international recognition as the
developer of the “Losee Operation.” 212 pages.
*5722365 THE AUDACIOUS CRIMES OF
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COLONEL BLOOD. By Robert Hutchinson. Skyhorse. Pub. at $24.95
Paints a vivid portrait of a double agent in the 5763630 MADNESS AND MEMORY: The Discovery of Prions—A
court of King Charles II, 1671, bent on New Biological Principle of Disease. By Stanley B. Prusiner. Prusiner
ambiguous political and personal motivation, tells the remarkable story of his discovery of prions and reveals how
and provides an extraordinary account of the superb and meticulous science is actually practiced with talented teams
perils and conspiracies that abounded in of researchers who persevere. His hypothesis, one considered heresy,
Restoration England. Color photos. 341 pages. now stands as accepted science and the basis for developing diagnoses
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$6.95
3590771 STEVE JOBS. By Walter Isaacson. Based
on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted
over two years, as well as interviews with more than a
5793386 A SHORT BRIGHT FLASH: Augustin Fresnel and the
hundred family members, friends, adversaries,
Birth of the Modern Lighthouse. By Theresa Levitt. Brings to life
competitors, and colleagues, this is the riveting story
the untold story of Augustin Fresnel (1788-1827), a brilliant young
of the roller coaster life and searingly intense
man who shocked the scientific elite with a new understanding of the
personality of one of the most revolutionary minds of
physics of light. The lens he invented made lighthouses blaze many
our time. 16 pages of photos. 632 pages. S&S.
time brighter, farther, and more efficiently than ever before
Paperbound. Pub. at $20.00
$6.95
revolutionizing maritime navigation. Illus. 281 pages. Norton.
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.95
$5.95 581619X J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER AND THE AMERICAN
CENTURY. By David C. Cassidy. More than the life story of
5766907 LEONARDO: A Biographical Novel. By Curtis Bill Pepper. Oppenheimer—the brilliant physicist who served as scientific director
Presents an intimate portrait of one of the greatest and most creative for the Manhattan Project—it tells the hidden story of the political and
individuals to have ever walked the Earth. Going beyond his mythical social forces that shaped the world in the 20th century, when the rise of
godlike status, Pepper illuminates Leonardo da Vinci the man: a complex American science contributed mightily to the country’s emergence as a
and compelling heart and mind, forged by a swath of traumas and dominant power in world affairs. 16 pages of photos. 462 pages. Johns
passions. 574 pages. Alan C. Hood. Pub. at $35.00
$6.95 Hopkins. Paperbound. Pub. at $25.00
$6.95
5734959 PLANCK: Driven by Vision, Broken by
5820847 TALES FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE
War. By Brandon R. Brown. Interweaving the voices
BRAIN: A Life in Neuroscience. By Michael S.
and writings of Planck, his family, and his
Gazzaniga. Gazzaniga tells the story of his
contemporaries, such as Albert Einstein, Brown
decades-long journey to understand how the
creates a portrait of a groundbreaking physicist
separate spheres of our brains communicate and
working in the midst of war. A story of a brilliant man
miscommunicate their separate agendas. He paints
living in a dangerous time, and it shows how war-torn
a vivid portrait of split-brain theory and of the
Germany deeply impacted his life and work. Photos.
patients, friends, and family members who
258 pages. Oxford. Pub. at $29.95
$7.95
accompanied him on the intellectual journey.
at $16.99 OUT
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4578333 TESLA: A Portrait with Masks. By Vladimir Pistalo. Photos. 428 pages. Ecco. Paperbound. Pub.
SOLD
Traces the life of one of the 20th century’s most prodigious and 5745977 BIG SCIENCE: Ernest Lawrence and the Invention That
colorful inventors. From his formative years in Europe to the Launched the Military-Industrial Complex. By Michael Hiltzik.
whirlwind electrical age in New York, this nuanced account of Tesla’s Presents the dramatic tale of Ernest Lawrence, one of the most important
rise and fall reveals the many dimensions of an enigmatic but scientists of the modern age. His invention—the cyclotron—would
influential visionary. 452 pages. Graywolf. Paperbound. change the course of scientific research, revolutionize nuclear physics,
Pub. at $18.00
$6.95 and pave the way for the atomic bomb, the space program, and the
1842439 THE INVENTOR AND THE TYCOON: A forging of Big Science. 24 pages of photos. 512 pages. S&S.
$7.95
Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Moving Pub. at $30.00
Pictures. By Edward Ball. In the late 19th century,
7582595 GENIUS IN THE SHADOWS: A
Eadweard Muybridge invented stop-motion
Biography of Leo Szilard, the Man Behind the
photography. The artist and inventor was also a
Bomb. By William Lanouette with B. Silard. Leo
murderer who killed coolly and meticulously. His
Szilard, known by some as the “father of the atom
patron Leland Stanford was a railroad tycoon who hired
bomb,” has long been overshadowed by such
him to unlock the secrets of motion through
luminaries as Albert Einstein and J. Robert
photography. A tale from the great American West, this
Oppenheimer. This revised and updated edition of
popular history unspools a story of passion, wealth, and sinister ingenuity.
Szilard’s acclaimed biography paints a captivating
Book Club Edition. 447 pages. Doubleday. Paperbound.
$3.95
portrait of the unsung genius: his protean mind,
2716844 THE MILLIONAIRE AND THE MUMMIES: Theodore political foresight, humor, and conscience. 16 pages of photos.
$5.95
Davis’s Gilded Age in the Valley of the Kings. By John M. Adams. 613 pages. Skyhorse. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
At the start of the 20th century, Theodore Davis was the most famous *5926688 TESLA: The Life and Times of an Electric Messiah. By
archaeologist in the world. Davis’s tomb-robbing in Egypt and Nigel Cawthorne. Born in Croatia in 1856, Tesla spoke eight languages
contributions to science created his wealth and fame. Adams and almost single handedly-developed household electricity. During his
rehabilitates Davis’s tarnished image through this thrilling tale of life he patented more than 700 inventions. His story unfolds here. Illus.
crime and adventure. 363 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $26.99 $4.95 192 pages. Chartwell. 7½x10½. Pub. at $14.99
$11.95
*5698790 THE WRIGHT BROTHERS. By David
2750279 ROBERT OPPENHEIMER: A Life Inside
McCullough. Far more than a couple of Dayton
the Center. By Ray Monk. Presents an unforgettable
bicycle mechanics who happened to hit on success,
story of discovery and unimaginable destruction and a
Wilbur and Orville Wright were men of exceptional
major biography of one of America’s most
ability. McCullough tells the dramatic story of how
brilliant—and most divisive—scientists. Within
these courageous brothers taught the world how to fly,
these pages Monk vividly illuminates the man who
and how their sister Katharine played an important role
would go down in history as “the father of the atomic
in their work. 48 pages of photos. 320 pages. S&S.
bomb.” 32 Pages of photos. 825 pages. Doubleday.
Paperbound. Pub. at $17.00
$12.95
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*5876141 LABYRINTHS: Emma Jung, Her
Marriage to Carl, and the Early Years of
Psychoanalysis. By Catrine Clay. Emma was a
5935598 A LEG TO STAND ON. By Oliver Sacks. The
clever, attractive, and wealthy Swiss heiress when, at
story of what should be a routine recuperation and how it
age 17, she met and fell in love with Carl Jung, a
becomes the beginning of a strange medical journey,
brilliant but penniless doctor who would ultimately
where the author’s injured leg no longer feels part of his
become one of the most influential figures in
body. Sack’s brilliant description of his crisis and
psychology. This is the story of their unconventional
eventual recovery is an illuminating examination of the
marriage, their friendship and subsequent rift with
experience of patient-hood and the inner nature of Sigmund Freud, and their contribution to the development of
illness and health. SHOPWORN. 206 pages. psychoanalysis. Photos. 406 pages. Harper. Pub. at $29.99
$21.95
Touchstone. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$3.95
5854547 THE MOST WANTED MAN IN CHINA. By Fang Lizhi.
5876680 THREE LIVES: A Biography of Stefan Zweig. By Oliver Memoir of the celebrated Chinese physicist whose devotion to
Matuschek. Including the sort of personal detail conspicuously absent science and the pursuit of truth led him to question the authority of
from Zweig’s memoir, Matushek’s definitive biography gives us a the Communist regime. His brave clashes with those in power helped
privileged view into the private world of the master of psychological inspire the Tiananmen Square protests, a story he shares with vivid
insight. Photos. 381 pages. Pushkin. Import. Pub. at $32.00
$7.95 detail and disarming humor. 331 pages. Holt. Pub. at $32.00 $9.95
*5856973 TESLA FOR BEGINNERS. By
5947049 VARTAN OF NAZARETH. By
Robert I. Sutherland-Cohen. Master of invention
Malcolm Billings. Traces the remarkable life of
Nikola Tesla, possessed of a prodigious memory
Pacradooni Kaloost Vartan, the son of a poor
and deep-seated phobias, has left a vast and
Armenian tailor in Constantinople who would
intriguing legacy. He was a scientist, physicist,
become a medical pioneer, founding and
mathematician, electrical engineer, writer of verse,
developing a hospital in Nazareth, even as the
and an extensively published author. His nearly
first rumblings of WWI began. Illus., some
300 patents resulted in an astonishing array of
color. 200 pages. Paul Holberton. 8¾x10½.
household and industrial inventions. Well illus.
Import. Pub. at $45.00
$7.95
141 pages. For Beginners. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.95
$11.95
5875145 FROM THE COURSE OF MY LIFE. By Rudolf Steiner. An
5798523 CONCUSSION. By Jeanne Marie Laskas. This story, that essential complement to Steiner’s unfinished autobiography, it
inspired the movie Concussion, is about the doctor who discovered gathers a wealth of personal testimonies, including lectures,
the truth about the brain damage done by continued blows to the resumes, notebook entries, as well as biographical notes written for
head—and the truth the NFL wanted to ignore. Taut, gripping, and Edouard Schure. Illus. 104 pages. Rudolf Steiner Press. Paperbound
gorgeously told, the story of one unlikely man’s decision to stand up Import. Pub. at $18.00
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to a multibillion-dollar colossus, and to tell the world the truth.
1845322 BRAVE GENIUS: A Scientist, a
Photos. 269 pages. Random. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$5.95
Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from
5930995 LYNN MARGULIS: The Life and Legacy of a Scientific
the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize. By
Rebel. Ed. by Dorion Sagan. This collection gathers together the voices
Sean B. Carroll. Drawing on a wealth of previously
of friends and colleagues to remark on Lynn Margulis’s life and legacy in
unpublished and unknown material, this dual
essays regarding her early collaboration with James Lovelock, her
biography tells the story of how Albert Camus and
fearless face-off with Richard Dawkins during the so-called “Battle of
Jacques Monod endured the most terrible episode of
Balliol” at Oxford, her affinity for Emily Dickinson, and more. Photos,
the 20th century and then blossomed into
some color. 206 pages. Chelsea Green. Pub. at $27.95
$6.95
extraordinarily creative and engaged individuals.
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5857732 IVAN PAVLOV: A Russian Life in Book Club Edition. Photos. 581 pages. Crown.
Science. By Daniel P. Todes. This definitive,
*4583787 CHARLES FORT: The Man Who
deeply researched biography fundamentally
Invented the Supernatural. By Jim Steinmeyer.
reinterprets the Russian physiologist’s famous
Chronicles the life of one of the most fascinating
research on the conditional reflexes and weaves his
and polarizing figures in all of Americana. He came
life, values, and science into a tumultuous century
to be known as “the mad Genius of the Bronx,” “the
of Russian history, from the reign of Tsar Nicholas I
enfant terrible of science,” and the pioneering
to Stalin’s time. 16 pages of photos. 855 pages.
writer who shaped our view of the paranormal.
Oxford. Pub. at $39.95
$9.95
Photos. 332 pages. Tarcher/Penguin. Paperbound.
Pub. at $16.00
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*5844878 THE POPE OF PHYSICS: Enrico Fermi and the Birth
of the Atomic Age. By G. Segre & B. Hoerlin. Enrico Fermi, one of *4646118 SONIC WIND: The Story of John Paul Stapp and
world’s great physicists, made discoveries that changed our world; they How a Renegade Doctor Became the Fastest Man on Earth. By
led to weapons of mass destruction and conversely to life-saving medical Craig Ryan. The unforgettable life of a renegade doctor who risked
interventions. Fleeing Fascism and anti-Semitism, Fermi became a everything in the name of safety. Stapp’s radical experiments helped
leading figure in America’s most secret project: building the atomic pave the way for seatbelts, airbags, and ejection seats, arguably
bomb. Photos. 351 pages. Holt. Pub. at $30.00
$21.95 saving more lives than anyone in history. His story is also chronicle of
5910226 GENIUS AT PLAY: The Curious Mind of John Horton our transition into the Jet Age. Photos. 411 pages. Liveright.
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Conway. By Siobhan Roberts. Roberts gives you a guided tour Paperbound. Pub. at $17.95
through the knotty twists and turns of Conway’s egocentric
5820804 SONIC WIND: The Story of John Paul
personality and his fractious professional and personal relationships,
Stapp and How a Renegade Doctor Became
while deftly detailing his brilliant mathematics. Illus. 454 pages.
the Fastest Man on Earth. By Craig Ryan. The
Bloomsbury. Pub. at $30.00
$9.95
unforgettable life of a renegade doctor who risked
everything in the name of safety. Stapp’s radical
5857783 NATURE’S ORACLE: The Life and Work of W.D.
experiments helped pave the way for seatbelts,
Hamilton. By Ullica Segerstrale. An exhaustive biography of William
airbags, and ejection seats, arguably saving more
Hamilton, one of the twentieth century’s most important evolutionary
lives than anyone in history. His story is also
biologists, weaving together threads of his compelling personal story
chronicle of our transition into the Jet Age. Photos.
with the research and breakthroughs that revolutionized his field.
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441 pages. Oxford. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $29.95
$6.95 411 pages. Liveright. Pub. at $27.95
*5794196 WIZARD: The Life and Times of 5733782 THE TRUTH ABOUT TESLA: The Myth of the Lone
Nikola Tesla—Biography of a Genius. By Marc Genius in the History of Innovation. By Christopher Cooper.
J. Seifer. Credited as the inspiration for radio, Uncovers beguiling sagas and curious inconsistencies in the
robots, and even radar, Tesla has been called the history of the man credited with inventing everything from
patron saint of modern electricity. Based on alternating current to radar. Along the way, Cooper explores
original material and previously unavailable serious questions about how conventional history has created a
documents, this is the definitive biography of the mythology of the lone inventor striving against society to generate
man considered by many to be the founding father a truly singular idea. Fully illus., some in color. 200 pages. Race
$9.95
of modern electrical technology. 16 pages of Point. 8¼x10¼. Pub. at $28.00
photos. 542 pages. Citadel. Paperbound. Pub. at $21.95
$16.95
7538723 INFINITE POTENTIAL: The Life and
Times of David Bohm. By F. David Peat. The
*5832209 LIGHTNING STRIKES: Timeless Lessons in
story of the extraordinary scientist who introduced
Creativity from the Life and Work of Nikola Tesla. By John F.
the “implicate order” of quantum mechanics, who
Wasik. An electrifying examination of Nikola Tesla’s life and mind,
called Einstein a friend, was forced to give up his
visions and innovations, exploring how they have shaped our past,
U.S. citizenship by McCarthy’s anti-communist
present, and future. Revealing Tesla’s complete legacy, including his
witch hunters, and spent years searching for
profound impact on countless modern technologies, it’s an inspiring
support of his theories. Photos. 353 pages.
reminder of the limitless potential of creativity. Well illus. 276 pages.
Addison-Wesley. Pub. at $25.00
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Sterling. Pub. at $24.95
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4614577 BURIED GLORY: Portraits of Soviet
Scientists. By Istvan Hargittai. Despite featuring
some of the most brilliant minds and scientific
accomplishments of the 20th century, science in the
Soviet Union has been largely neglected in history.
These largely anonymous figures and their remarkable
achievements are revived here, placed against the
tense political backdrop of the Cold War. Photos.
352 pages. Oxford. Pub. at $35.00
$5.95
358223X RETURN FROM THE NATIVES: How Margaret Mead
Won the Second World War and Lost the Cold War. By Peter
Mandler. Part intellectual biography, part cultural history and part
history of the human sciences, this book is a reminder that the
Second World War and the Cold War were a clash of cultures, not just
ideologies. Photos. 366 pages. Yale. Pub. at $45.00
$4.95
CD 5874319 BROTHERHOOD: Dharma,
Destiny, and the American Dream. By Deepak &
Sanjiv Chopra. Read by Deepak Chopra and Sanjiv
Chopra. Deepak and Sanjiv Chopra reveal the story of
their personal struggles and triumphs as doctors,
immigrants, and brothers. After emigrating to the
U.S., they went on to great achievements—Deepak
as a global spiritual teacher and author, and Sanjiv as a renowned
medical expert and professor at Harvard Medical School. 13 hours on
eleven CDs. Brilliance Audio. Pub. at $19.99
$5.95
644069X THE LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, VOLUME 3:
Soldier, Scientist, and Politician, 1748-1757. By J.A. Leo Lemay.
Presents volume three (1748-1757) of a biography that brings
together the major sources in Franklin’s life. Representing a lifetime
of research, the seven-volume work will give enthusiasts, scholars,
and teachers a resource for understanding Franklin’s character and
place in American history. 746 pages. UPaP. Pub. at $49.95 $4.95
6412750 T H E M A N W H O S A VE D S E A
TURTLES: Archie Carr and the Origins of
Conservation Biology. By Frederick Rowe Davis.
Captures the personal, public, and scientific life of
Archie Carr—one of the greatest biologists of the
twentieth century and known as the man who saved
sea turtles. Davis brings Carr’s legacy to life while
exploring the evolution of the naturalist tradition,
biology, and conservation during the 20th century.
Illus. 312 pages. Oxford. Pub. at $35.00
$7.95
1891901 GALILEO: Christian Encounters. By Mitch Stokes. Explores
Galileo Galilei’s role in the Scientific Revolution, and also his sincere,
guiding faith in God. Stokes draws on his expertise in philosophy, logic,
math, and science to attune modern ears with Galileo’s controversial
genius. 214 pages. Thomas Nelson. Paperbound. Pub. at $12.00 $4.95
*5832039 EINSTEIN’S GREATEST MISTAKE: A
Biography. By David Bodanis. He is widely
considered the greatest genius of all time. Yet, in the
final decades of his life, Albert Einstein was ignored by
most working scientists, his ideas opposed by even
his closest friends. This intimate biography traces the
arc of Einstein’s development and downfall, revealing
the fallibility of a titan of modern physics. Photos.
280 pages. HMH. Pub. at $27.00
$19.95
5852129 THE HEADACHE GODFATHER. By
S. Diamond & C. Morey. Traces the life of
Seymour Diamond, M.D., the son of Jewish
immigrants from Ukraine and Slovakia, who
revolutionized the practice of headaches as a
medical specialty when he opened the United
State’s first private headache clinic in 1974.
Photos, some color. 300 pages. Skyhorse.
Pub. at $24.95
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5723760 TESLA: Inventor of the Electrical Age. By W. Bernard
Carlson. Illus. 500 pages. Princeton. Pub.SOLD
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3557863 THE SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT: Adventures of an Urban
Astrophysicist. By Neil deGrasse Tyson. 203 pages. Prometheus.
Paperbound. Pub. at $20.99
$5.95
5755123 THE FEATHERY TRIBE: Robert Ridgway and the
Modern Study of Birds. By Daniel Lewis. Photos. 346 pages. Yale.
Pub. at $45.00
$4.95
4630025 SIMPSON: The Turbulent Life of a Medical Pioneer.
By Morrice McCrae. 24 pages of photos, some color. 287 pages.
Birlinn. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $20.95
$5.95
5829860 WILLIAM DWIGHT WHITNEY AND THE SCIENCE OF
LANGUAGE. By Stephen G. Alter. 339 pages. Johns Hopkins.
Pub. at $57.00
$7.95
5829852 WILLIAM BARTON ROGERS AND THE IDEA OF MIT.
By A.J. Angulo. 220 pages. Johns Hopkins. Pub. at $55.00
$5.95
*4605144 ON THE MOVE: A Life. By Oliver Sacks. 32 pages of
photos, some color. 397 pages. Vintage. Paperbound. Pub.
at $16.95
$12.95
1891952 HUMILITY: An Unlikely Biography of America’s
Greatest Virtue. By David J. Bobb. 228 pages. Thomas Nelson.
Pub. at $24.99
$8.95
Writers & Thinkers
1898620 MAEVE BINCHY: The Biography. By Piers Dudgeon. Her
heartwarming tales of love, life, and loss made her one of the world’s best
loved storytellers. In this extraordinary biography, Dudgeon reveals that
the inspiration for many of her stories came from Maeve’s own hard-won
experience growing up in Ireland. SHOPWORN. Photos. 335 pages. St.
Martin’s. Pub. at $27.99
$4.95
*4567420 EDUCATION OF A WANDERING
MAN. By Louis L’Amour. He Tells of growing up in
North Dakota; his jobs, including skinning cattle
in Texas, circus roustabout, mine caretaker, and
exhibition prize fighter; and a life of adventure
with glorious asides on everything from hobo
culture to the fate of Butch Cassidy. 16 pages of
photos. 258 pages. Bantam. Paperbound.
Pub. at $7.99
$5.95
591311X DREADFUL: The Short Life and Gay Times of John
Horne Burns. By David Margolick. Uncovers the meteoric life of John
Horne Burns, one of the first novelists to depict homosexuals openly and
sympathetically. Offers an account of the extraordinarily rich life of a gay
soldier in wartime and forgotten literary maverick, and examines the
mixed blessing of overnight fame. Photos. 442 pages. Other Press.
Paperbound. Pub. at $17.95
$4.95
1891898 FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY: Christian Encounters. By Peter
Leithart. To absorb Dostoevsky’s remarkable life in these pages is to
encounter a man who not only examined the quest for God, the problem
of evil, and the suffering of innocents in his writing but also drew
inspiration from his own deep Christian faith in giving voice to the
common people. 193 pages. Thomas Nelson. Paperbound.
Pub. at $12.00
$4.95
6463886 I WAS LOOKING FOR A STREET. By Charles Willeford. A
memoir of his wanderings as an orphaned teenage vagabond in the
Southwest during the 1930s Depression, a panorama of desert and
high mesa, cafes and bordellos, relief camps and soup kitchens,
railroad yards and hobo jungles. Illus. 152 pages. PictureBox.
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.95
$4.95
3605779 DASHIELL HAMMETT: Man of
Mystery. By Sally Cline. The first new biography in
more than 25 years on this American master and the
creator of the modern crime novel, this compact
volume uses fresh research, including interviews with
Hammett’s family and Hellman’s heir, to reexamine
the life and works of the enigmatic writer who gave us
Sam Spade and the Thin Man. Photos. 234 pages.
Arcade. Pub. at $22.95
$5.95
3605590 AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOHN MUIR. Ed. by Stephen
Brennan. Presents an autobiography of America’s “Father of National
Parks”—in his own words—and brings to light the many
accomplishments of Muir’s life through the naturalist’s own nonfiction
works including The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, and My First Summer
in the Sierra. Photos. 264 pages. Skyhorse. Pub. at $24.95
$5.95
5835968 ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE: A Life in Letters. Ed. by Jon
Lellenberg et al. This remarkable annotated collection of the
previously unpublished private correspondence of the creator of
Sherlock Holmes offers unique insight into one of the world’s most
popular authors. Illus. 706 pages. Penguin. Pub. at $37.95
$3.95
5883598 W I L L I A M F. B U C K L E Y J R . :
Christian Encounters. By Jeremy Lott. Lott
traces the thread of faith that ran through
Buckley’s public life, from his call for a return to
orthodoxy at Yale University to his doomed but
entertaining run for mayor of New York, to his
jaw-dropping verbal joust with Gore Vidal.
153 pages. Thomas Nelson. Paperbound.
Pub. at $12.00
$4.95
5766397 RESILIENCE: Two Sisters and a Story of Mental
Illness. By Jessie Close with P. Earley. Close dives into the dark
and dangerous shadows of mental illness without shying away
from its horror and turmoil. She tells of finally discovering the
treatment she needs and with the encouragement of her sister,
Glenn Close, and others, the emotional fortitude to bring herself
back from the edge. 16 pages of photos. 306 pages. Grand
Central. Pub. at $27.00
$4.95
4553578 JERUSALEM! The Real Life of
William Blake. By Tobias Churton. This brilliant
biography casts unprecedented light and
perspective on the life and times of mystic poet and
artist William Blake. Churton explores Blake’s
startlingly original quest for spiritual truth, mingling
in the profound lessons his words have for us all
today. 16 pages of illus., some color. 358 pages.
Watkins. Import. Pub. at $29.95
$7.95
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572967X IN THE SHADOW OF THE DREAMCHILD: The Myth
and Reality of Lewis Carroll. By Karoline Leach. At the time of
its first publication in 1999, this biography caused great
controversy, but in the years since then it has become recognized
as a landmark study of the man behind the pseudonym, Charles
Lutwidge Dodgson. Photos. 358 pages. Peter Owen. Paperbound
Import. Pub. at $23.95
$5.95
5865042 MAX PERKINS: Editor of Genius. By
A. Scott Berg. The talents he nurtured were
known worldwide: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest
Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe, and numerous
others. But Maxwell Perkins remained a mystery,
a backstage presence who served these authors
not only as editor, but also as critic, career
m a n a g e r, m o n e y- l e n d e r, p s y c h oa n a l y s t ,
father-confessor, and friend. Photos. 498 pages.
Berkley. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00
$4.95
7669828 DAWN AND THE DARKEST HOUR: A Study of Aldous
Huxley. By George Woodcock. Explores the famously complex life and
career of Huxley. It is a fascinating journey that provides a window into his
life and character, and one that shows an intellectual continually striving
for knowledge of all kinds be it intuitive, scientific, or otherwise. 247
pages. Black Rose. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $24.99
$3.95
3682323 WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED:
Francis Scott Key—A Life. By Marc Leepson.
This biography reveals Francis Scott Key as a man
of his time. Full of contradictions, Key was one of
the intellectual heavyweights of the day. This is the
fascinating life story of an American patriot who
played a little-known but important role in shaping
the United States. Illus. 234 pages. Palgrave.
Pub. at $26.00
$5.95
3676846 HITCHHIKER: A Biography of Douglas Adams. By M.J.
Simpson. Pack your towel, pour yourself a pan-galactic gargle blaster,
and take off on a wild, no holds barred tour of the life and career of Adams,
the creator of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Photos. 418 pages.
Justin, Charles & Co. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$3.95
5780268 THE OUTSIDER: My Life in Intrigue.
By Frederick Forsyth. From the grand master of
international suspense comes his most intriguing
story ever—his own. He was the RAF’s youngest
pilot at the age of 19, barely escaped the wrath of
an arms dealer in Hamburg, was strafed by a MiG
during the Nigerian civil war, and landed during a
bloody coup in Guinea-Bissau. And that’s just for
starters. 16 pages of photos, some color.
332 pages. Putnam. Pub. at $28.00
$5.95
5729165 THE ADVENTURES OF HENRY THOREAU. By Michael
Sims. Tells the colorful story of a complex man seeking a meaningful
life in a tempestuous era. Sims brings to life the insecure, youthful
Henry and sheds fresh light on one of the most iconic figures in
American history. 372 pages. Bloomsbury. Import.
$5.95
5905184 THE WORLD OF RAYMOND CHANDLER: In His Own
Words. Ed. by Barry Day. Celebrated storyteller Raymond Chandler
never wrote a memoir or autobiography, but this collection might be
the next best thing. Notable excerpts from his correspondences,
writing, and interviews given over the years come together to create
an illuminating narrative of the man, his work, and the worlds he
created. Photos. 250 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $27.95
$6.95
4619706 EVEN THIS I GET TO EXPERIENCE.
By Norman Lear. The renowned creator of such
iconic television programs as All in the Family;
Maude; Good Times; The Jeffersons; and Mary
Hartman, Mary Hartman opens up with candor,
humor, and wisdom to deliver a memoir that’s as
remarkable as any of his countless artistic
creations. 16 pages of photos. 448 pages.
Penguin. Pub. at $32.95
$6.95
5804809 DARING: My Passages. By Gail Sheehy. This captivating
memoir reveals Sheehy’s harrowing and ultimately triumphant path from
groundbreaking 1960s “girl” journalist to fearless bestselling author who
made a career of excavating cultural taboos—from sex, menopause, and
midlife crisis to illness, caregiving, and death. 16 pages of photos, some
color. 484 pages. Morrow. Pub. at $29.99
$3.95
3556883 KILL THE MESSENGER: How the CIA’s
Crack-Cocaine Controversy Destroyed Journalist
Gary Webb. By Nick Schou. Tells the tragic story of
Gary Webb, the controversial newspaper reporter who
committed suicide in December 2004. It was his 1996
“Dark Alliances” series on the so-called
CIA/crack-cocaine connection that created a firestorm
of controversy and led to his resignation from the paper
amid escalating attacks. Photos. 233 pages. Nation
Books. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$4.95
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5905958 M O C K I N GB I R D , R E V I S E D : A
Portrait of Harper Lee, from Scout to Go Set a
Watchman. By Charles J. Shields. Offers a richly
detailed look into the life of the woman known
almost solely for her masterwork To Kill a
Mockingbird. This revised edition also covers the
death of Lee’s beloved sister Alice, a fuller portrait
of Lee’s editor, Tay Hohoff, and the release of Lee’s
long buried first novel Go Set a Watchman.
Photos. 326 pages. Holt. Pub. at $26.00
$5.95
5905699 THE BROTHERS VONNEGUT. By Ginger Strand. Melding
biography and cultural history, Strand uses a wealth of research to tell
the fascinating story of Kurt and Bernard Vonnegut—two ambitious
men wrestling with the ethical dilemmas of their age—and reveal
how the desire to control the natural world shaped one of our most
inventive novelists. Photos. 305 pages. FSG. Pub. at $27.00 $5.95
5839955 A HOBBIT, A WARDROBE, AND A
GREAT WAR. By Joseph Loconte. Tells the untold
story of how the First World War shaped the lives,
faith, and writings of celebrated fantasy writers
J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. A captivating and
uplifting look at how friendship and faith survived
and even strengthened in the brutality of war.
Phot os. 235 p ag es. T homa s Nels on.
Pub. at $24.99
$7.95
5948088 JOHN LE CARRE: The Biography. By Adam Sisman. A
master of weaving fiction with fact, legendary spy novelist John le
Carre creates complex protagonists who expose tantalizing glimpses
into the author’s own character. But the reality is that David Cornwell,
the man behind the celebrated pseudonym, has remained an enigma
for more than half a century. The curtain is finally pulled back in this
definitive biography. 32 pages of photos. 652 pages. Harper.
Pub. at $28.99
$7.95
5910382 THE LOST DETECTIVE: Becoming Dashiell Hammett. By
Nathan Ward. This enthralling biography tells the story of how Dashiell
Hammett transformed himself from Pinkerton detective to the author of
the most iconic detective novels of the twentieth century. Illus., some
color. 214 pages. Bloomsbury. Pub. at $26.00
$6.95
5868599 LOUISA MAY ALCOTT: A Personal
Biography. By Susan Cheever. Cheever’s
biography of the author of Little Women explores
with new research and insight a story that inspired
generations of women, chronicling Alcott’s
unconventional upbringing, her life-changing
experience as a Civil War nurse, and her work as a
reformer who opposed slavery and promoted
temperance and women’s rights. Photos. 298
pages. S&S. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$5.95
1886126 THE TERRIBLE SPEED OF MERCY: A Spiritual
Biography of Flannery O’Connor. By Jonathan Rogers. In this
biography, Rogers gets at the heart of O’Connor’s work. He follows
the roots of her fervent faith and traces the outlines of a life marked by
illness and suffering, but ultimately defined by an irrepressible joy
and even hilarity. 189 pages. Thomas Nelson. Paperbound. Pub. at
$15.99
$5.95
5793491 W I L L I N T H E W O R L D : H o w
Shakespeare Became Shakespeare. By
Stephen Greenblatt. Chronicles how a young man
from a small provincial town—a man without
independent wealth, without powerful family
c o n n e ct i o n s, a n d w i t h ou t a u n i v e r s it y
education—moved to London in the late 1580s
and, in a remarkably short time, became the
greatest playwright of his time and all time. 16
pages of illus. 430 pages. Norton. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95 $5.95
1892150 THE QUOTABLE CHESTERTON: The Wit and Wisdom of
G.K. Chesterton. Ed. by Kevin Belmonte. A literary giant of his age, G.K.
Chesterton used his exceptional intellect to write about history, politics,
economics, philosophy, social and literary criticism, and theology. This
volume collects his best thoughts on everything from adventure to
cheese, along with essays about his life and times. 321 pages. Thomas
Nelson. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$4.95
3605728 CHARLES DARWIN: Destroyer of
Myths. By Andrew Norman. Presents a narrative
that looks perceptively at Darwin’s early life, at the
influences that shaped him during his university
years, and at the formative effect of the famous
voyage to the Galapagos in the Beagle that led him
to question orthodox views on how the world was
created and how humans evolved. Photos.
316 pages. Skyhorse. Pub. at $24.95
$5.95
5809657 EDMUND BURKE: The First Conservative. By Jesse
Norman. This rich, accessible, and provocative biography describes
Burke’s life and achievements alongside his momentous legacy,
showing how Burke’s analytical mind and deep capacity for empathy
made him such a vital thinker—both for his own age and for ours.
Illus. 325 pages. Basic. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.99
$5.95
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5885841 JOURNEY TO THE ABYSS: The
Diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1880-1918.
Ed. by Laird M. Easton. These fascinating, never
*4547462 O V E R S E V E N T Y. B y P. G .
before published early diaries of the patron,
Wodehouse. Presenting himself as a traditional
museum director, publisher, cultural critic,
Englishman who deplores the baring of
soldier, secret agent, and diplomat present a
souls—and doubts if he has a soul of his own to
sweeping panorama of the arts and politics of
bare—Wodehouse delivers a characteristically
Belle Epoque Europe, a glittering world poised to
amusing and deliberately evasive memoir, trading
be changed irrevocably by the Great War. Illus.
difficu lt b iogra ph ical q ues tion s for 924 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $45.00
$6.95
self-deprecating humor and comic vignette.
5905729
CHARLOTTE
BRONTE:
A
Fiery
Heart.
By
Claire
Harman.
A
224 pages. Overlook. Pub. at $19.95
$13.95
groundbreaking view of the beloved writer as a young woman ahead of her
5946921 SAGAN, PARIS 1954. By Anne Berest. This intimate time. Shaped by Charlotte’s lifelong struggle to claim love and art for
narrative charts the months in 1954 leading up to the publication of herself, Harman’s richly insightful biography offers readers many of the
the classic French novel Bonjour Tristesse, a work that would pleasures of Bronte’s own work. 16 pages of illus., some color. 462 pages.
transform 18-year-old Parisian Francoise Quoirez into Franciose Knopf. Import. Pub. at $37.95
$10.95
Sagan, literary legend. Photos. 173 pages. Gallic Books. Paperbound
5868467 PENELOPE FITZGERALD: A life. By
Import. Pub. at $14.95
$4.95
Hermione Lee. An intimate portrait of one of the
*5745292 H.P. LOVECRAFT—THE MYSTERIOUS MAN BEHIND
most quietly brilliant novelists of the 20th century.
THE DARKNESS. By Charlotte Montague. An intriguing biography of the
Penelope Fitzgerald was a great English writer
enigmatic author which reveals the mysteries of the strange man behind
whose career didn’t begin until she was nearly 60.
the darkness—the master of modern horror. Fully illus., some color. 192
She would go on to win some of the most coveted
pages. Chartwell. Pub. at $14.99
$11.95
awards in literature—the Booker Prize and the
National Book Critics Circle Award. Illus.
5756014 MAN IN PROFILE: Joseph Mitchell of
488 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $35.00
$6.95
The New Yorker. By Thomas Kunkel. Presents the
first full-length biography of the celebrated New Yorker 5868459 PAULINE KAEL: A Life in the Dark. By Brian Kellow. In her
writer and author of Joe Gould’s Secret and Up in the nearly quarter-century reviewing films at The New Yorker, Pauline Kael
Old Hotel. Kunkel reveals the untold story of this lion of became the most widely-read critic in America. This legend who
American journalism, and unravels the mystery behind changed the face of film criticism became the arbiter of taste for a
his aburpt and baffling disappearance from the pages devoted readership of movie lovers and a career maker (or breaker) for
of the lauded magazine. Photos. 366 pages. Random. directors, actors, and critics alike. Photos. 417 pages. Penguin.
Pub. at $30.00
$6.95 Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00
$4.95
5752957 SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL: Four
4584163 THE ART OF NEIL GAIMAN. By
Decades of Friendship with Gore Vidal. By
Hayley Campbell. Lavishly illustrated with never
Michael Mewshaw. Detached and ironic; a master
before seen manuscript pages, notes, cartoons,
of the pointed put-down, of the cutting quip;
drawings and personal photographs from Neil’s
enigmatic; impossible to truly know: this is the
own archive, this is the first volume to deliver
calcified public image of Gore Vidal—which the
the full story of this fan favorite writer, beloved
man himself was fond of reinforcing. Here
for comics like The Sandman; big-screen
Mewshaw offers an intimate look at Gore Vidal, a
fantasies like Coraline; novels like American
man who prided himself on being difficult to know.
Gods; and so much more. 320 pages.
Photos. 200 pages. FSG. Pub. at $24.00
$7.95 HarperDesign. Pub. at $39.99
$7.95
5839521 SEEING CHEKHOV: Life & Art. By Michael C. Finke. 4632591 LITERARY OUTLAW: The Life and Times of William
Essential reading for students of Russian literature, devotees of the S. Burroughs. By Ted Morgan. A comprehensive biography of an
short story and modern drama, and anyone interested in the anarchist, heroin addict, alcoholic and brilliant writer. William S.
intersection of literature, psychology, and medicine. Illus. 237 pages. Burroughs was a violent, reckless genius and is his life story is as
Cornell. Pub. at $46.50
$4.95 compelling as his fiction. 16 pages of photos. 714 pages. Norton.
$6.95
5929296 BUCKLEY AND MAILER: The Difficult Friendship That Paperbound. Pub. at $24.95
Shaped the Sixties. By Kevin M. Schultz. A lively chronicle of the 1960s
5857627 EDMUND SPENSER: A Life. By
through the surprisingly close and incredibly contentious friendship of
Andrew Hadfield. Vibrant biography of the English
William F. Buckley and Norman Mailer, two of its most colorful
poet often branded as a morally flawed,
characters. Photos. 387 pages. Norton. Pub. at $28.95
$7.95
self-interested sycophant who was complicit in
England’s ruthless colonization of Ireland. Hadfield
5913411 MIRACLES OF LIFE. By J.G. Ballard. A
weaves a complex and subtle portrait, examining an
revealing autobiography that charts the
artist whose professional acclaim conflicts with his
remarkable story of James Ballard (1930-2009).
reviled personage. 24 pages of photos. 624 pages.
With wit, precision, and chilling clarity, Ballard
Oxford. Paperbound. Pub. at $27.95
$7.95
maps the dark constellations of the twentieth
century, and creates a captivating account of an
360635X THE UNKNOWN HENRY MILLER: A
extraordinary writer and man “at ease in the cold
Seeker in Big Sur. By Arthur Hoyle. The first
ruins of the millennium a lifetime sooner than the
substantial work on this distinctive literary voice in
rest of us” (Jonathan Lethem). Photos. 250 pages.
more than 20 years, this luminous biography
Liveright. Pub. at $25.95
$6.95
recounts Miller’s career from its beginnings in Paris
in the 1930s, but focuses on his years in Big Sur,
5899125 THE IMPOSSIBLE EXILE: Stefan Zweig at the End of
California: a period that yielded such important
the World. By George Prochnik. Tells the tragic story of author Stefan
books as The Rosy Crucifixion trilogy. 16 pages of
Zweig’s extraordinary rise and fall, while depicting with great acumen
photos. 384 pages. Arcade. Pub. at $27.95 $6.95
the gulf between the world of ideas in Europe and in America, and the
struggle of those forced to forsake one for the other. Photos. 5811074 THE MAN WHO LOVED ONLY NUMBERS. By Paul
390 pages. Other Press. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.95
$5.95 Hoffman. A vivid account of the mathematical genius of the first order,
5886317 UPDIKE. By Adam Begley. In this totally obsessed with his subject, who thought and wrote
eye-opening, authoritative biography, Begley mathematics for 19 hours a day throughout his life. Photos.
$5.95
offers a captivating portrait of John Updike, the 302 pages. Hyperion. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
3588106 T H E W O R L D S O F S H O L E M
author who saw himself as a literary spy in a
ALEICHEM: The Remarkable Life and
small-town and suburban America, and who
Afterlife of the Man Who Created Tevye. By
dedicated himself to the task of transcribing
Jeremy Dauber. Presents the first comprehensive
“middleness with all its grits, bumps, and
biography of one of the most beloved authors of
anonymities.” 16 pages of photos. 558 pages.
all time: the creator of Tevye the Dairyman, the
Harper. Pub. at $29.99
$5.95
collected stories that inspired Fiddler on the Roof.
5885922 THE LOST LANDSCAPE: A Writer’s
One of the founding giants of modern Yiddish
Coming of Age. By Joyce Carol Oates. One of
literature, Sholem Aleichem’s nuanced tale is
our finest writers vividly re-creates the early
years of her life in western New York State, every bit as compelling as those of his fictional creations. 16 pages of
$6.95
powerfully evoking the romance of childhood photos. 448 pages. Schocken. Pub. at $28.95
and the way it colors everything that comes 5919681 PUBLISHING: A Writer’s Memoir. By Gail Godwin.
after. A candid and moving glimpse of the rural Presents the personal story of a writer’s hunger to be published, the
upbringing that continues to influence Oates’s pursuit of that goal, and then the long haul—for Godwin, 45 years of
w o r k t o d a y. P h o t o s . 3 5 3 p a g e s . E c c o . being a published writer and all that goes with it. Illus. 209 pages.
$5.95
Pub. at $27.99
$5.95 Bloomsbury. Pub. at $25.00
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590515X VIRGINIA WOOLF: Life
Portraits. By Zena Alkayat, illus. by N.
Cosford. Virgina Woolf is one of the 20th
century’s greatest writers and a founding
figure of the Bloomsbury Group, a band of
friends with a revolutionary approach to art
and culture. This volume follows Woolf’s
remarkable life and work and celebrates
the legacy of this literary icon. Well illus. in
color. Frances Lincoln. Import. Pub. at $18.95
$5.95
4572858 TENNYSON: To Strive, to Seek, to Find. By John
Batchelor. Provides an enthralling, definitive biography of Alfred Lord
Tennyson, Queen Victoria’s favorite poet. Achieving historical
permanence with pieces like “The Lady of Shalott” and “The Charge
of the Light Brigade,” Tennyson is revealed in as a intriguing
paradigm of both Romantic and Victorian ideals. 16 pages of photos.
422 pages. Pegasus. Pub. at $35.00
$9.95
*5787548 IN THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS: The Life and
Extraordinary Afterlife of H.P. Lovecraft. By W. Scott Poole. In this
survey of his life, Poole uncovers the importance of H.P. Lovecraft, and
more importantly he provides an examination of his influence that
stretches out to role-playing games, film, television, books, comics, and
much more. 296 pages. Soft Skull. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.95 $12.95
*5732212 BEHIND THE MASK: The Life of
Vita Sackville-West. By Matthew Dennison.
Dennison reveals a renegade, brave, and
charismatic woman: from a lonely childhood of
privilege in her family house Knole, to a celebrated
a n d a f f e ct i o n a t e m a r ri a g e — st re w n w i t h
homosexual affairs—to the solace Vita found in
nature and gardening and the eventual seclusion of
her tower at Sissinghurst. 16 pages of photos.
364 pages. St. Martin’s. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.99
$14.95
582110X BEHIND THE MASK: The Life of Vita Sackville-West.
By Matthew Dennison. Dennison reveals a renegade, brave, and
charismatic woman: from a lonely childhood of privilege in her family
house Knole, to a celebrated and affectionate marriage—strewn with
homosexual affairs—to the solace Vita found in nature and gardening
and the eventual seclusion of her tower at Sissinghurst. 16 pages of
photos. 364 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $29.99
$7.95
5840988 THE LAST LOVE SONG: A Biography of
Joan Didion. By Tracy Daugherty. Delves into the life
of the distinguished American author and journalist
known for works like Slouching Towards Bethlehem
and The Year of Magical Thinking. Daughtery’s
fiction-like narrative takes us on a journey back
through time, always maintaining a respectful
distance from the reclusive literary great. Photos.
728 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $35.00
$9.95
5763525 HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN: European Witness. By
Paul Binding. Binding sheds new light on Andersen as an intellectual,
his rise to international stardom, and his connections with other
eminent European writers. He also pays tribute to Andersen’s
enlightened values that ensure the continuing appeal of his works
which cannot be confined to the category of writings for children.
482 pages. Yale. Pub. at $40.00
$6.95
*5944198 THE FAITH OF CHRISTOPHER
HITCHENS: The Restless Soul of the World’s
Most Notorious Atheist. By Larry Alex Taunton.
At the time of his death, Christopher Hitchens was
the most notorious atheist in the world. Yet while
he railed against God on stage, he maintained
meaningful friendships with evangelical
Christians. Taunton reveals his intimate
conversations with Hitchens and the questions
that followed a seemingly convinced atheist until the day he died.
201 pages. Thomas Nelson. Pub. at $24.99
$17.95
5871425 IN THE HOUSE OF THE INTERPRETER: A Memoir. By
Ngugi wa Thiong’o. The world-renowned Kenyan writer delivers a follow-up
to his critically acclaimed Dreams in a Time of War. Poignantly evokes the
author’s life and times at boarding school in British-ruled Kenya of the
1950s, set against the backdrop of the Mau Mau Uprising for
independence and Kenyan sovereignty. Photos. 240 pages. Pantheon.
Pub. at $25.95
$4.95
582141X THE STATESMAN AND THE
STORYTELLER: John Hay, Mark Twain, and the
Rise of American Imperialism. By Mark Zwonitzer.
Written with the pace of a novel and the epic sweep of
historical writing, this dual biography covers the final
ten years of the lives of friends and contemporaries
Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) and statesman
John Hay. Through their compelling stories, we are
treated to a portrait of a country on the verge of
emerging as a world power. 583 pages. Algonquin. Pub. at $35.00 $8.95
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*6359124
BEATRIX
POT TER’S
GARDENING LIFE: The Plants and Places
That Inspired the Classic Children’s Tales.
By Marta McDowell. Explores the origins of
Potter’s love of gardening and plants and shows
how this passion came to be reflected in her
work. Filled with quotations from her books,
letters, and journals, this is an essential reading
for all who know and cherish her classic tales.
Well illus., most in color. 340 pages. Timber. Pub. at $24.95 $16.95
*7656394 THE SECRET LIFE OF A SATANIST,
REVISED EDITION: The Authorized Biography of
Anton Szandor LaVey. By Blanche Barton.
Penetrates the mystery shrouding the Rasputin of
1950s Hollywood, his start as carnival pitchman for
the Live Nude Ranch at New York’s 1939 World’s Fair,
his literary circle at Weird Tales, and his campaigns in
the war of Invisible Forces. Photos. 312 pages. Feral
House. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.95
$12.95
*7532806 ROAD TO TARA: The Life of Margaret Mitchell. By
Anne Edwards. Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone with the Wind, was
as complex and compelling as her legendary heroine, Scarlett
O’Hara, and her story was as dramatic as anything out of her own
imagination. In this commemorative reprint of the 1983 biography,
Edwards tells the real story of Margaret Mitchell and the extraordinary
novel that has become part of our heritage. 16 pages of photos.
369 pages. Taylor Trade. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95
$14.95
*5944333 KIERKEGAARD: A Single Life.
By Stephen Backhouse. This new biography
presents the genius as well as the acutely
sensitive man behind the brilliant books.
Schola rly a nd accessible , th is account
i n t ro d u c e s S o re n K i e r k e g a a rd ’ s m a n y
guises—the thinker, the lover, the recluse, the
writer, the controversialist. Illus. 301 pages.
Zondervan. Pub. at $24.99
$17.95
5858488 THE DOUBLE LIFE OF PAUL DE MAN. By Evelyn Barish.
Barish retraces the personal story and explosive career of Paul de
Man, one of philosophy’s most controversial figures, from pre-WWII
and war-torn Europe to his reincarnation in postwar America. The life
of the man who despised narrative is revealed in this biography.
Photos. 534 pages. Liveright. Pub. at $35.00
$7.95
CD 2755394 MORTALITY. By Christopher
H i t ch e n s . Re a d b y S i m o n P re b b l e .
Throughout his battle with esophageal cancer,
Hitchens adamantly refused the solace of
religion, preferring to confront death with both
eyes open. Here, Hitchens describes the
torments of illness, and explores how disease
changes our relationship to the world around us. Two hours on 2 CDs.
Hachette. Pub. at $22.98
$6.95
*5905451 EXPECT GREAT THINGS: The Life
and Search of Henry David Thoreau. By Kevin
Dann. Critically and authoritatively captures
Thoreau’s simultaneously wild and intellectually
keen sense of the mystical, mythical, and
supernatural. As one of modern history’s most
important spiritual visionaries, Dann has captured
the full arc of Thoreau’s life as a mystic, spiritual
seeker, and explorer in transcendental realms.
387 pages. TarcherPerigee. Pub. at $30.00
$21.95
*5847451 MY BATTLE AGAINST HITLER: Defiance in the
Shadow of the Third Reich. By Dietrich von Hildebrand. Covering the
years from 1921 to 1938, von Hildebrand tells of the scorn and ridicule
he endured for sounding the alarm when many still viewed Hitler as a
positive and inevitable force. He expresses the sorrow of having to leave
behind his home, friends, and family in Germany to conduct his fight
against the Nazis from Austria. 16 pages of photos. 353 pages. Image.
Paperbound. Pub. at $17.00
$12.95
*5933439 JOHN LOCKE: Philosopher of
American Liberty. By Mary-Elaine Swanson. An
histor ical biog rap hy t hat corrects
mischaracterizations of John Locke, from
Deconstructionism and Academic Collectivism, by
presenting an uncensored view of his life, writings,
and incalculable influence on America. Illus. 403
pages. Nordskog Publishing. Paperbound.
Pub. at $19.95
$14.95
5910919 ORDINARY LIGHT: A Memoir. By Tracy K. Smith. A quietly
potent memoir that explores coming-of-age and the meaning of home
against a complex backdrop of race, faith, and the unbreakable bond
between a mother and daughter. 349 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $25.95 $4.95
5905702 BULLIES: A Friendship. By Alex Abramovich. The powerful
account of one writer’s unlikely friendship with his childhood bully, now
the president of a motorcycle club in one of America’s most dangerous
cities. 209 pages. Holt. Pub. at $26.00
$5.95
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*5890683 CICERO. By Gesine Manuwald.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) introduced
Romans to the major schools of Greek
5888123 GOING INTO THE CITY: Portrait of a Critic as a Young
philosophy, but he is perhaps best known for his
Man. By Robert Christgau. Christgau chronicled many of the key cultural
p o l it i c a l a n d o r a t o r i c a l c a re e r. I n t h i s
shifts of the last half century and revolutionized the cultural status of the
authoritative survey, Manuwald evokes the many
music critic in the process. He looks back at the upbringing that grounded
faces of this great thinker, as well as his
him, the history that transformed him, and the music, books, and films
complexities and seeming contradictions.
that showed him the way. 368 pages. Dey Street. Paperbound.
217 pages. I.B. Tauris. Paperbound Import. Pub.
Pub. at $15.99
$4.95 at $20.00
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*5715997 BEATRIX POTTER: A Life in 5875110 CRUSOE: Daniel Defoe, Robert Knox, and the
Nature. By Linda Lear. Reissued in a new edition for Creation of a Myth. By Katherine Frank. Brilliantly explores the
the 150th anniversary of Potter’s birth, this classic intertwined lives of two real men, Defoe and Knox, and the
biography presents an astonishing portrait of the character and book that emerged from their peculiar conjunction.
extraordinary woman who gave us some of the most Illus. 338 pages. Pegasus. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.95
$4.95
beloved children’s books of all time. A detailed look 5870666 J.D. SALINGER: A Life. By Kenneth Slawenski. Explores
at a lively, independent, and passionate figure Salinger’s privileged youth, long obscured by misrepresentation and
whose art was timeless, and whose generosity left rumor, revealing the brilliant, sarcastic, vulnerable boy who grew up
an indelible imprint on the English countryside. 32 to be one of the most popular and mysterious figures of American
pages of photos, some color. 584 pages. St. Martin’s. Paperbound. literary history. 450 pages. Random. Pub. at $27.00
$7.95
Pub. at $22.99
$17.95
*5904579 BY WOMEN POSSESSED: A Life of
*5895960 RUDYARD KIPLING. By Andrew Lycett. Lycett brings
Eugene O’Neill. By Arthur & Barbara Gelb. The
Kipling to the page as never before. Here is a fresh examination of his
authors collaborated on two previous books about
Oriental and Western perspectives, drawing on previously
O’Neill; this final work focuses on O’Neill’s life between
unpublished material about his years in India, England, and America,
1928 and his death in 1953, a period in which he was
plus recently discovered correspondence which sheds new light on
married to his third wife, Carlotta Monterey. The Gelbs
Kipling’s closest relationships. Photos. 897 pages. Weidenfeld &
offer a masterly portrait of an emotionally damaged
Nicolson. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $22.99
$17.95
virtuoso and his troubled marriage. Photos. 869 pages.
5811252 W I L K I E C O L L I N S : A L i f e o f
Putnam. Pub. at $50.00
$37.95
Sensation. By Andrew Lycett. Set against the
*5722357 MELVILLE IN LOVE: The Secret
backdrop of Victorian London, this colorful
Life of Herman Melville and the Muse of
investigative biography brings to life one of
Moby-Dick. By Michael Shelden. Filled with
England’s greatest writers, whose complex private
the rich detail and immense drama of Melville’s
life was every bit as unconventional and
secret life, this biography tells the gripping
compelling as his Victorian “sensation” novels. 16
account of how one of our greatest novelists
pages of color photos. 522 pages. Windmill.
found his muse, and restores Sarah Morewood to
Paperbound Import.
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her rightful place in the lore of the creation of
5859379 A SCHOLAR’S TALE: Intellectual Journey of a
Moby-Dick. Photos. 271 pages. Ecco. Pub.
Displaced Child of Europe. By Geoffrey Hartman. In this intellectual at $25.99
$18.95
memoir, Hartman describes his early education, uncanny sense of *5754399 LIFE, ANIMATED: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes,
vocation, and development as a literary scholar and cultural critic. and Autism. By Ron Suskind. Reveals the twisting, 20-year journey
195 pages. Fordham. Paperbound. Pub. at $27.00
$5.95 of Owen, the autistic son of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron
*5928583 S A K E & S AT O R I : A s i an Suskind, that will change the way you see autism, old Disney movies,
Journals—Japan. By Joseph Campbell. and the power of imagination. Color photos. 372 pages. Kingswell.
Campbell was one of the foremost interpreters of Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$11.95
myth in our time. Yet when he traveled to Asia for
592054X LE CORBUSIER, HOMME DE
the first time he was nearly fifty and at the
LETTRES. By M. Christine Boyer. Shows for the first
crossroads of his life and career. This, the second
time how Le Corbusier’s voluminous output—books,
volume of his Asian journals, the story of those
diaries, letters, sketchbooks, travel notebooks, lecture
transformative six months in India, are as close as
transcriptions, exposition catalogs, journal
Campbell ever came to writing an autobiography.
articles—reflects not just a compulsion to write, but a
Illus. 350 pages. New World Library. Pub. at $22.95
$17.95
passion for advancing his ideas about the relationship
*5868947 JOSEPH CAMPBELL: A Fire in the Mind. By Stephen &
between architecture, urbanism, and society in a new
Robin Larsen. The authors, students and friends of Campbell’s for more
machine age. Illus. 781 pages. Princeton
than twenty years, weave a rich tapestry of stories and insights that Architectural. Paperbound. Pub. at $45.00
$19.95
catalog both his personal and public triumphs. 24 pages of photos. 5892686 MY CRAZY CENTURY: A Memoir. By Ivan Klima. Spanning
636 pages. Inner Traditions. Paperbound. Pub. at $29.95
$24.95 six decades that included war, totalitarianism, censorship, and the fight
*5856930 LOOKING FOR HEMINGWAY. By for democracy, Czech writer Klima reflects back on his remarkable life
Tony Castro. In 1959, Hemingway went to Spain to while also looking at this critical period of twentieth-century history.
write a new epilogue for bullfighting classic Death Photos. 534 pages. Grove. Pub. at $30.00
$6.95
in the Afternoon, as well as an article for Life
*5928575 ROSSET: My Life in Publishing
magazine. His hosts were American expatriates Bill
and How I Fought Censorship. By Barney
and Anne Davis. This account offers a rare intimate
Rosset. Rosset’s unswerving dedication to
look into the final period of the legendary author’s
publishing what he wanted made him one of the
life, detailing a writer’s despair. Photos. 233 pages.
most influential publishers ever, and led him to
Lyons. Pub. at $26.95
$19.95
publish authors such as Jean Genet, Samuel
*3657426 EMPIRE OF SELF: A Life of Gore Vidal. By Jay
Beckett, William Burroughs, Henry Miller, and
Parini. An intimate, authorized yet totally frank biography of Vidal
Marguerite Duras. At times appalling, more
(1925-2012). The product of thirty years of friendship and
often inspiring, never boring or conventional,
conversation, Parini digs behind the glittering surface of Vidal’s this is Rosset, uncensored. 32 pages of photos. 331 pages. OR
colorful career to reveal the complex emotional and sexual truths Books. Pub. at $28.00
$21.95
underlying his celebrity-strewn life. Photos. 464 pages. Doubleday.
*588229X HEMINGWAY AT WAR: Ernest
Pub. at $35.00
$24.95
Hemingway’s Adventures as a World War II
Correspondent. By Terry Mort. In the spring of
*3657477 MY HISTORY: A Memoir of Growing Up. By Antonia
1944, Hemingway traveled to London and then
Fraser. The acclaimed writer shares vivid memories of her childhood and
to France to cover WWII for Collier’s Magazine.
recalls the experiences that set her on the path to a writing life. It is a
This invigorating narrative is a look at his
heartfelt memoir that is also a love letter to a British way of life that has all
experience and an investigation into
but disappeared. Photos. 268 pages. Doubleday. Pub. at $28.95 $19.95
Hemingway’s subsequent work—much of it
5945704 IRRITABLE HEARTS: A PTSD Love
stemming from his wartime experience—which
Story. By Mac McClelland. When thirty-year-old
McClelland left Haiti after reporting on the devastating shaped the latter stages of his career in dramatic fashion. Photos.
$21.95
earthquake of 2010, she never imagined how the 290 pages. Pegasus. Pub. at $27.95
assignment would irrevocably affect her own life. Back 4577159 MY OLD NEIGHBORHOOD REMEMBERED. By Avery
at home, McClelland tackles perhaps her most Corman. The celebrated author of The Old Neighborhood now tells his own
harrowing assignment—investigate the damage in story, taking us on a lyrical, personable and evocative excursion into the
her own mind and begin to repair her broken psyche. beloved Bronx of his youth. Book Club Edition. 174 pages. Barricade.
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308 pages. Flatiron Books. Pub. at $27.99
$4.95 Paperbound.
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3628388 WASHINGTON IRVING. By Brian Jay Jones. Born in
1783 and named after George Washington, Washington Irving is
widely recognized as the father of American letters. This
4589726 THE LIFE OF WILLIAM APESS, PEQUOT. By Philip F. biography offers a very human portrait of the often contrasting
Gura. The Pequot Indian intellectual, author, and itinerant public and private lives of a true American original. 468 pages.
preacher was one of the most important voices of the nineteenth Arcade. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.95
$2.95
century. Following Apess from his early life through the
5815762
SAILOR
AND
FIDDLER:
Reflections
of
development of his political radicalism to his tragic early death,
a 100-Year-Old Author. By Herman Wouk. The
this volume showcases the accomplishments of an extraordinary
celebrated writer looks back on ten decades of
Native American. 190 pages. UNCP.
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experience to regale us with his remarkable life
5805287 TIBETAN PEACH PIE. By Tom Robbins. The celebrated
story; the true experiences behind his most popular
writer turns his unparalleled literary sensibility inward, weaving
novels from The Caine Mutiny (1915) to War and
together stories of his unconventional life. From his Appalachian
Remembrance (1978); and the perspective he’s
childhood to his globe-trotting adventures, he applies his unique
gained from outlasting a century. 137 pages. S&S.
voice—sly yet sweet, spiritual yet earthy—to welcome us into his
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5729203 APOLLINAIRE IN THE GREAT WAR
*5825806 E V E LY N W A U G H : A L i f e
1 9 1 4 - 1 8 . B y D a v i d H u n t e r. A n u n u s u a l
Revisited. By Philip Eade. Evelyn Waugh was
combination of intimate biography, military history
famously difficult, and drawing on extensive
and literary analysis, this major work on the literary
previously unseen primary sources, Eade
figure, Guillaume Apollinaire, offers a vivid portrait
brilliantly captures the myriad facets of his
of the artist in the epicenter of the Parisian
character even as he casts new light on the
avant-garde, in love and in the cauldron of the Great
novels that have dazzled generations of readers.
War. Photos. 256 pages. Peter Owen. Paperbound
24 pages of photos. 403 pages. Holt. Pub. at
Import. Pub. at $24.95
$5.95
$32.00
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457270X THE POET AND THE VAMPYRE:
*5800544 CATULLUS’ BEDSPREAD: The Life of Rome’s Most
The Curse of Byron and the Birth of
Erotic Poet. By Daisy Dunn. Examines the life of Catullus, who spent
Literature’s Greatest Monsters. By Andrew
most of his young adulthood in Rome, mingling with the likes of Caesar
McConnell Stott. Love affairs, literary rivalries,
and Cicero, and chronicling his life through bawdy poetry. Illus. in color.
and the supernatural collide in this inspired
312 pages. Harper. Pub. at $25.99
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narrative history—a thrilling journey to Lake
Geneva, where Lord Byron, the Shelleys, and
*5730651 OTTO BINDER: The Life and Work
John Polidori came together to create such
of a Comic Book and Science Fiction Visionary.
immortal literary beasts as Frankenstein’s
By Bill Schelly. Chronicles the inimitable creator’s
stranger-than-fiction life story, from his first written monster and The Vampyre. 16 pages of color photos. 434 pages.
$7.95
words as a young man in the Great Depression, Pegasus. Pub. at $29.95
through his success in pulp magazines of the ‘30s 7547463 THE PARIS EDITION: The Autobiography of Waverley
and ‘40s, to his creation of enduring comic book Root 1927-1934. Ed. by Samuel Abt. Features the celebrated
characters like Supergirl, Bizarro, and the Legion of events and personalities of the era, from Lindberg to Gertrude Stein,
Super-Heroes. 329 pages. North Atlantic. as seen by a Chicago Tribune reporter and editor, a natural storyteller
Paperbound. Pub. at $19.95
PRICE CUT to $9.95 who was at the center of expatriate activity in Paris. 208 pages. North
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*5831415 IT’S ALL ONE CASE: The Illustrated Ross Macdonald Point. Pub. at $16.95
Archives. By Paul Nelson et al. A combination of biography, 3662802 THE PLATFORM OF TIME. By Virginia Woolf. A new
bibliography, interviews, and ephemera, this compendium of all things collection of largely unfamiliar memoirs from one of Britain’s
Ross MacDonald provides an in-depth and comprehensive look at his life foremost modernist writers. It includes Woolf’s talk on her role in the
and work. Well illus., most in color. 303 pages. Fantagraphics. famous Dreadnought Hoax, and the complete text of her memoir of
10¾x10½. Pub. at $44.99
PRICE CUT to $27.95 her nephew Julian Bell, who was killed in the Spanish Civil War.
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*5801478 UNDER THE NORTH LIGHT: Photos. 262 pages. Hesperus. Paperbound Import.
The Life and Work of Maud and Miska 5770696 H.G. WELLS: Another Kind of Life. By Michael Sherborne.
Petersham. By Lawrence Webster. Pioneers in An authoritative yet entertaining biography of this pioneering and
a golden age of children’s book publishing in controversial author, the first account of its kind to include suppressed
America, Maud and Miska Petersham were correspondence with his mistress and illegitimate daughter. 406 pages.
among a handful of people who set the direction Peter Owen. Paperbound Import.
$5.95
for illustrated children’s books as we know them
5835283 THE GIRL FROM HUMAN STREET:
today. In this volume, readers are afforded an
Ghosts of Memory in a Jewish Family. By Roger
exhaustive look at the couple’s legendary work
Cohen. An intimate and profoundly moving Jewish
and the principles they espoused. Well illus., some color. 192 pages.
family history of displacement, prejudice, hope,
WoodstockArts. 8¼x10¼. Pub. at $39.50
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despair, and love. Graceful and honest, Cohen’s
*4645510 PIECES OF GLASS: An Artoir. By John Sacret Young.
remarkable chronicle of the quest for belonging
In this unique memoir, Young explores how the art he loved led him to
across generations contributes an important chapter
a deep, illuminating exploration of his most pivotal memories, and
to the ongoing narrative of Jewish life. Photos.
showed him the potent and transforming power of art, and how it
304 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $27.95
$5.95
affected his career as a writer. Illus. in color. 250 pages. Tallfellow.
364913X E.E. CUMMINGS: A Life. By Susan
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Cheever. This rich, illuminating biography offers
2679116 CARELESS PEOPLE: Murder, Mayhem, and the
a major reassessment of the life and work of the
Invention of The Great Gatsby. By Sarah Churchwell. Interweaving
controversial novelist, painter, and playwright
the biographical story of the Fitzgeralds with the unfolding
considered to be one of America’s preeminent
investigation into the Hall-Mills case, this volume is a thrilling
20th-century poets. Cheever gives us the
combination of literary history and murder mystery, a mesmerizing
evolution of an artist whose writing was at the
journey into the dark heart of Jazz Age America. Photos. 399 pages.
forefront of what was new, daring, and bold in an
Penguin. Pub. at $29.95
$3.95
America in transition. Photos. 213 pages.
$6.95
1839500 THE LONG NIGHT: William L. Shirer Pantheon. Pub. at $26.95
5835216 CALL ME BURROUGHS: A Life. By
and The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. By
Barry Miles. Presents the first full-length biography
Steve Wick. Presents the story of legendary
to chronicle the last decade of Burroughs’s life.
American journalist William L. Shirer and how his
Written with the full support of the Burroughs estate
reporting on the rise of the Nazis and WWII brought
and drawing from countless interviews, Miles offers
the devastation home for millions of Americans.
a rigorously researched biography that finally gets to
Unlike some of his esteemed colleagues, Shirer did
the heart of its notoriously mercurial subject. 16
not fall for Nazi propaganda and warned early of the
pages of photos. 716 pages. Twelve. Paperbound.
consequences if the Third Reich was not stopped.
Pub. at $20.00
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Photos. 264 pages. Palgrave. Pub. at $27.00
$5.95
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2721651 THE DEATH OF SANTINI: The Story of a Father and His 4645014 PARACELSUS: Medicine, Magic and Mission at the
Son. By Pat Conroy. The author and his father, the cruel and violent fighter End of Time. By Charles Webster. Theophrastus von Hohenheim
pilot who inspired The Great Santini, find common ground at long last in (1493-1541), better known as Paracelsus, was a physician, natural
this powerful and intimate memoir: at once a tale of personal and family magician, radical activist of the early Reformation and commentator
struggle and a poignant lesson in how the ties of blood can both strangle on the social and religious issues of his day. Drawing on a wide range
and offer succor. Book Club Edition. 16 pages of photos. 338 pages. of sources, Webster considers Hohenheim’s life and work.
$14.95
Doubleday.
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7556586 THE LIFE OF CHARLES DICKENS: The Illustrated
Edition. By John Forster. When British writer Charles Dickens died in
1870, the whole world mourned. In this newly abridged edition of the very
first Dickens biography—written by his close friend and confidant and
reissued in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Dickens’s
birth—presents a vibrant, up-close picture of the brightest literary star of
the Victorian era. Well illus., some in color. 512 pages. Sterling. 8¾x10.
Pub. at $45.00
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4532511 CHARLOTTE BRONTE: A Writer’s Life. By Rebecca Fraser.
A definitive biography of one of literature’s most beloved, and
misunderstood, female writers. It places Charlotte Bronte’s life within the
framework of contemporary attitudes towards women, and discusses how
attitudes and perceptions of Charlotte have (or haven’t) changed since the
Victorian era. 543 pages. Pegasus. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.95
$4.95
*5755573 THE STORY OF BEATRIX
POTTER. By Sarah Gristwood. A celebration of the
enchanting work and surprising life of this women
of contradictions: a sheltered Victorian daughter
who grew into an astute modern businesswoman; a
talented artist who became a scientific expert; and
a famous author who gave it all up to become a
farmer. Fully illus. in color. 160 pages. National
Trust. Import. Pub. at $27.95
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4550137 P.G. WODEHOUSE: A Life in Letters. Ed. by Sophie
Ratcliffe. One of the funniest and most admired writers of the 20th
century, P.G. Wodehouse always shied away from the idea of a biography.
This definitive collection of clever and thoughtful letters, many previously
unpublished, offers unprecedented insight into the life of the man behind
comic creations such as Jeeves, Wooster, Uncle Fred, and Psmith. 16
pages of photos. 602 pages. Norton. Pub. at $35.00
$6.95
5770122 BOOKMARKED: Reading My Way from Hollywood to
Brooklyn. By Wendy W. Fairey. In this intimate and inspiring memoir,
Fairey shows that her love of reading has been both a source of deep
personal pleasure and the key to living a fulfilling and richly self-examined
life. 279 pages. Arcade. Pub. at $25.99
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*4644034 CHASING THE LAST LAUGH: Mark Twain’s Raucous
and Redemptive Round-the-World Comedy Tour. By Richard Zacks.
In 1894 Mark Twain, having mismanaged his finances to the point of
being deeply in debt, embarked on a round-the-world stand-up comedy
tour. Cherry-picking his best stories, he spun them into a 90-minute
performance and trekked around the world in an effort to recover from
financial disaster, reviving his world-class sense of humor in the process.
Photos. 450 pages. Doubleday. Pub. at $30.00
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5726603 THE WORLD OF DYLAN THOMAS. By Peter Stevenson.
Explores Dylan Thomas the man, his poetry and his life. Well illus. in
color. 32 pages. Pitkin. Paperbound Import.
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5752965 TED & I: A Brother’s Memoir. By Gerald Hughes. A
poignant and delightful memoir that recalls the early life of the poet
laureate and the youthful adventures that became the roots of many of
his finest poems. 16 pages of photos. 217 pages. St. Martin’s.
Pub. at $25.99
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5814839 AT YOUR OWN RISK: A Saint’s
Testament. By Derek Jarman. The story of one of
England’s foremost filmmaker—who wrote and
directed several feature films including
Sebastiane, Jubilee, Caravaggio, and Blue, a
stage designer, artist, writer, gardener, and an
outspoken AIDS and queer rights activist—told
i n h i s o w n w o r d s . 1 5 2 p a g e s . U M n P.
Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95
$5.95
5814359 KICKING THE PRICKS. By Derek Jarman. The shockingly
honest journals of the acclaimed filmmaker and gay rights activist.
Illus. 251 pages. UMnP. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95
$5.95
5726077 THE LIFE AND LOVES OF LAURIE LEE. By Valerie
Grove. Grove delves into the letters and diaries Laurie Lee kept hidden
from the world, and building on her magisterial study of the
charismatic poet, she captures the essence of this romantic, elusive
enigma and brings him to life once more. 16 pages of photos.
500 pages. Robson. Paperbound Import.
$5.95
5814537 MY GURU AND HIS DISCIPLE. By Christopher
Isherwood. An honest memoir depicting Isherwood’s spiritual
instructor Swami Prabhavananda, the Hindu priest who guided the
writer and gay right movement activist for some thirty years.
338 pages. UMnP. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95 PRICE CUT to $4.95
5826888 KATHLEEN AND CHRISTOPHER. By
Christopher Isherwood. Warm, confiding, and
sometimes quite caustic, the letters between
Christopher Isherwood and his mother Kathleen
reveal a closer affection between the young
Isherwood and his mother than his biographers
have portrayed. She was for him, in turns, an
agent, a sounding board, and an unbreakable
connection to England. 16 pages of photos.
185 pages. UMnP. Pub. at $24.95
$5.95
*5822688 GUILTY THING: A Life of Thomas
De Quincey. By Frances Wilson. De Quincey was
obsessed with Wordsworth and Coleridge, whose
Lyrical Ballads provided the script to his life, and by
the idea of sudden death. Running away from
school to pursue the two poets, he insinuated
himself into their world. Illus. 397 pages. FSG.
Pub. at $30.00
$21.95
5820057 HOLDING ON UPSIDE DOWN. By
Linda Leavell. Marianne Moore (1887-1972) has
been heralded as America’s greatest poet of the
modernist movement. The first biographer to be
granted access to and freedom to quote from
Moore’s archives, Leavell here provides a
definitive biography, unfolding through Moore’s
poems and letters from T.S. Eliot, William Carlos
Williams, and others. 16 pages of photos. 455
pages. Faber & Faber. Import.
PRICE CUT to $5.95
5766168 IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY: A Memoir. By Richard
Manning. Pursuing a past, which he had vowed to leave behind
and linking his own life with the larger story of his family, the land
they inhabited, and the right-wing fundamentalist politics gaining
ground in America, Manning offers a singular memoir. 307 pages.
St. Martin’s. Pub. at $25.99
PRICE CUT to $2.95
*7561865 THE MOCKINGBIRD NEXT DOOR:
Life with Harper Lee. By Marja Mills. For some
50 years Harper Lee, known to her friends as
Nelle, has said almost nothing on the record. But
in 2001, the Lee sisters opened their door to
Chicago Tribune journalist Marja Mills. It was the
beginning of a long conversation—and a
wonderful friendship. Here, Mills welcomes us
into that friendship, offering a portrait of one of
literature’s most secretive figures. Photos. 278 pages. Penguin.
Pub. at $27.95
PRICE CUT to $9.95
1843192 WRITERS BETWEEN THE COVERS: The Scandalous
Romantic Lives of Legendary Literary Casanovas, Coquettes,
and Cads. By S.M. Schmidt & J. Rendon. 286 pages. Plume.
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.00
$2.95
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4641116 EDGAR A. POE: Mournful and Never-Ending
Remembrance. By Kenneth Silverman. Illus. 564 pages.
HarperPerennial. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.99
$6.95
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2756625 HERMAN MELVILLE, VOLUME 2, 1851-1891: A
Biography. By Hershel Parker. 32 pages of illus. 997 pages. Johns
Hopkins. Pub. at $60.00
$5.95
6495354 MARMEE & LOUISA: The Untold Story of Louisa May
Alcott and Her Mother. By Eve LaPlante. 368 pages. Free Press.
Pub. at $26.00
$4.95
5841860 LITERARY LIFE: A Second Memoir. By Larry McMurtry.
175 pages. S&S. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.00
$3.95
5829925 BENTON MACKAYE: Conservationist, Planner, and
Creator of the Appalachian Trail. By Larry Anderson. 16 pages of
photos. 452 pages. Johns Hopkins. Pub. at $60.00
$5.95
3573710 P.G. WODEHOUSE: A Life in Letters. Ed. by Sophie Ratcliffe.
16 pages of photos. 602 pages. Arrow. Paperbound Import.
$4.95
5929008 LUST & WONDER. By Augusten Burroughs. 398 pages.
St. Martin’s. Pub. at $26.99
$6.95
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559832X JUBILEE HITCHHIKER: The Life and Times of
Richard Brautigan. By William Hjortsberg. 16 pages of photos.
852 pages. Counterpoint. Pub. at $42.50SOLD OUT
$11.95
4640268 LIBERATION: Diaries, 1970-1983. By Christopher
I s h e r w oo d . 8 75 p a g e s . Ha r p e r Pe re n n i a l . Pa p e r b o u n d .
Pub. at $19.99
$4.95
4574974 ROBERT GRAVES. By Bruce King. 266 pages. Haus
Publishing. Import. Pub. at $26.95
$6.95
7652674 A WELCOMING LIFE: The M.F.K. Fisher Scrapbook.
Compiled by Dominique Gioia. 119 pages. Counterpoint. 11x8½.
Pub. at $35.00
$4.95
*4623258 NOTES FROM A DEAD HOUSE. By Fyodor Dostoevsky.
311 pages. Vintage. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.95
$11.95
5816513 MALLARME. By Jacques Ranciere. 94 pages.
Continuum.
$6.95
*5766923 GOLDENEYE: Where Bond Was Born—Ian
Fleming’s Jamaica. By Matthew Parker. Color photos. 388 pages.
Pegasus. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
$12.95
*5761204 THE THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE MAN: The Life of
Reverend W. Awdry. By Brian Sibley. Illus., some in color.
375 pages. Lion Hudson. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $19.95 $15.95
3621901 OBELISK: A History of Jack Kahane and the
Obelisk Press. By Neil Pearson. Illus. 494 pages. Liverpool UP.
Import.
$9.95
*5783348 FOLLIES OF GOD: Tennessee Williams and the
Women of the Fog. By James Grissom. 404 pages. Vintage.
Paperbound. Pub. at $17.00
$12.95
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*5882311 THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF
WALLACE WOOD, VOLUME 1. Ed. by B.
Stewart & J.M. Catron. Learn the story of one of
5724899 I ONLY READ IT FOR THE
the most iconic figures in American comic book
CARTOONS: The New Yorker’s Most Brilliantly
history through the eyes of the people who
Twisted Artists. By Richard Gehr. Highlights the
knew him best. Wood’s friends and coworkers
great cartoonists whose sensibilities have helped to
explore the triumphs and tragedies of this
define The New Yorker. From Gahan Wilson and Roz
enormously gifted artist and discuss frankly his
Chast to Victoria Roberts and Edward Koren, a
struggles with censorship and alcoholism.
dozen iconic figures are profiled in surprising, Includes a never before seen interview with Wood about his work at
weird, and wonderful accounts that reveal each Marvel Comics. Well illus., some in color. 256 pages. Fantagraphics.
artist’s distinct character and impact. 218 pages. 10¼x12¼. Pub. at $39.99
$27.95
New Harvest. Pub. at $25.00
$5.95
5742943 LISTENING TO STONE: The Art and Life of Isamu
5766508 WEAR YOUR DREAMS: My Life in Noguchi. By Hayden Herrera. Combining Noguchi’s personal
Tattoos. By Ed Hardy with J. Selvin. Traces the correspondence and interviews with those closest to him—artists,
explosion of Hardy’s flash tattoo art and recounts patrons, assistants, and lovers—Herrera has created an authoritative
the creation of his massive, spontaneous art piece biography of one of the twentieth century’s most important sculptors.
for the millennium, 2000 Dragons, his enormously Photos. 575 pages. FSG. Pub. at $40.00
$7.95
profitable license deal with Christian Audigier and
his last tattoo in 2008. A never before seen look at 5763835 WHISTLER: A Life for Art’s Sake. By Daniel E.
an American icon who helped bring underground Sutherland. Sutherland makes use of the artist’s private
art above ground. 16 pages of color photos. correspondence to tell the the story of Whistler’s life and work and
293 pages. St. Martin’s. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$3.95 shows why he was perhaps the most influential artist of his
generation, and a pivotal figure in the cultural history of the
5817722 DAVID HOCKNEY: The Biography, nineteenth century. 24 pages of illus., some in color. 440 pages. Yale.
1937-1975. By Christopher Simon Sykes. Draws Pub. at $40.00
$9.95
on exclusive and unprecedented access to David
*5861217
VAN
GOGH’S
EAR.
By
Bernadette
Hockney’s extensive archives, notebooks, and
Murphy. Murphy reveals for the first time, the true
paintings, as well as interviews with family, friends,
story of this long-misunderstood incident,
and Hockney himself, to provide a portrait of one of
sweeping away decades of myth and giving us a
the most influential artists of the twentieth century.
glimpse of a troubled but brilliant artist at his
32 pages of photos, most in color. 363 pages.
breaking point. A fascinating work of detection, it is
Doubleday. Pub. at $35.00
$3.95
also a study of a painter creating his most iconic
5906458 P I C A S S O A N D T H E C H E S S
and revolutionary work, and one fateful sweep of
PLAYER. By Larry Witham. In 1913, events in
the blade that would resonate through the ages.
New York and Paris launched a great public rivalry Illus., some in color. 319 pages. FSG. Pub. at $27.00
$19.95
between the two most consequential artists of the
20th century, Pablo Picasso and Marcel *5848598 TURNER: The Extraordinary Life and Momentous
Duchamp. Witham charts that dramatic Times of J.M.W. Turner. By Franny Moyle. A detailed account of the
crossroads, when two young bohemians adopted life of one of Western art’s most admired, misunderstood, and
opposite views of “the artist,” giving birth to two celebrated painters. Against a background of tumultuous change,
opposing agendas that would shape all of modern Turner strove to liberate painting from an antiquated system of
art. 16 pages of photos. 357 pages. UPNE. Pub. at $35.00
$7.95 patronage, and his visionary work initiated a revolution in landscape
painting, paving the way for the modern artist. Illus. in color.
5729351 CHATTING WITH HENRI MATISSE: 508 pages. Penguin. Pub. at $35.00
$26.95
The Lost 1941 Interview. With Pierre Courthion.
5946522
ARTFUL
LIVES:
Edward
Weston,
Completed in 1941 in Nazi occupied France while
Margrethe Mather, and the Bohemians of Los
Matisse was recovering from a serious operation, this
Angeles. By Beth Gates Warren. A biography that
interview is now published for the first time.
reads like a novel, this is the untold love story of
Withdrawing his permission to publish the interview
Edward Weston and Margrethe Mather, two
upon its completion, this is a fascinating look into the
photographic artists at the center of the bohemian
mind of a renowned artist. Illus., some color.
cultural scene of 1910s and 1920s Los Angeles. One
356 pages. Tate. Import. Pub. at $45.00
$9.95
would become a major Modernist photographer,
5869943 WAGSTAFF—BEFORE AND AFTER
while the other would fall into obscurity. Photos.
MAPPLETHORPE: A Biography. By Philip Gefter. 382 pages. J. Paul Getty Museum. Pub. at $39.95
$9.95
Sam Wagstaff, the legendary curator, collector, and
patron of the arts, emerges as a cultural visionary in *5836670 WILLIAM BLAKE’S SEXUAL PATH TO SPIRITUAL
this groundbreaking biography. Positioning VISION. By Marsha Keith Schuchard. Originally published as Why Mrs.
Wagstaff’s personal life against the rise of Blake Cried: William Blake and the Sexual Basis of Spiritual Vision. The
photography as a major art form and the author’s research includes new archival discoveries of Blake family
simultaneous formation of the gay rights movement, documents and reveals how early Moravian and Swedenborgian erotic and
Gefter’s account provides a searing portrait of a man visionary experimentation fueled much of Blake’s creative and spiritual life.
$15.95
and an era. Photos. 458 pages. Liveright. Pub. at $35.00
$7.95 Illus. 398 pages. Inner Traditions. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.95
*4597060 ETERNITY’S SUNRISE: The
574587X ALEXANDER MCQUEEN: Blood
Imaginative World of William Blake. By Leo
Beneath the Skin. By Andrew Wilson. The
Damrosch. Follows William Blake’s life from
definitive biography of the iconic, visionary, and
beginning to end, drawing extensively on Blake’s
notoriously private British fashion designer,
poems, paintings, etchings, and engravings to offer
exploring the connections between his dark work
a full account of the man and his vision of our world.
and even darker life. From McQueen’s rise to his
Overlooked in his time, he remains an enigmatic
tragic suicide, Wilson reveals an artist who fought
figure to contemporary readers. Well illus., most in
to gain entry into a world that ultimately destroyed
color. 332 pages. Yale. Pub. at $30.00
$19.95
him. 16 pages of photos, most color. 367 pages.
Scribner. Pub. at $30.00
$7.95 *5887496 GEORGE LUCAS: A Life. By Brian Jay Jones. The
4643569 THE TRIP: Andy Warhol’s Plastic Fantastic essential biography of an influential and beloved filmmaker, the man
Cross-Country Adventure. By Deborah Davis. Tells the story about whose visions forever shifted the landscape of film itself. Lucas’s
a little-known road trip that Andy Warhol took from New York to Los colleagues and competitors offer tantalizing glimpses into the man’s life,
Angeles in 1963, and how that journey (and the numerous artists and illuminating the stories, the influences, and the innovations that define
celebrities Warhol encountered) profoundly influenced his life and him. 16 pages of photos, some color. 550 pages. Little, Brown.
$23.95
art. Photos. 324 pages. Atria. Pub. at $26.00
$6.95 Pub. at $32.00
*5828503 THE VINCENT VAN GOGH
5817986 THE ANDY WARHOL DIARIES.
ATLAS. By Nienke Denekamp et al. Thanks to his
Ed. by Pat Hackett. Spanning the mid-1970s
wanderlust and the expansion of the railway
until just a few days before Warhol’s death in
system in Europe in the nineteenth century, Van
1987, this compendium brings together more
Gogh lived and worked in more than twenty
than 20,000 pages of the artist’s diary that he
locations from the countryside of the
dictated daily to Pat Hackett. In it, he gives us
Netherlands and the south of France to cities
the ultimate backstage pass to everything that
such as London and Paris. This volume features,
went on in his world. The 25th Anniversary
timelines, maps, photographs, artworks and
edition includes an added preface by Hackett,
contemplating Warhol’s lasting impact. 32 pages of photos. letters by Van Gogh himself, and illuminates the literal journey of the
$19.95
841 pages. Twelve. Pub. at $34.00
$9.95 artist’s life. 180 pages. Yale. 7½x10. Pub. at $25.00
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*5890772 R E M B R A N D T’ S
HOUSE:
Exploring the World of the Great Master. By
Anthony Bailey. This unique and imaginative
portrait pieces together the events of the great
painter’s career, from his beginnings in Leiden and
early apprenticeship to his marriage and personal
relationships; his restless artistic energy, creative
triumphs and, finally, his slow descent into
financial hardship. Illus. 246 pages. Tauris Parke.
Paperbound Import. Pub. at $18.00
$12.95
5811228 A VIEW OF DELFT: Vermeer Then and Now. By
Anthony Bailey. Vermeer has always been considered the most
elusive of great artists, but this study tracks him down in his home
town to provide a vivid, convincing portrait. Bailey sets Vermeer
imaginatively in the context of Delft, its culture and history to
illuminate his life and personality like never before. Color photos. 272
pages. Pimlico. Paperbound Import.
$6.95
*464414X PETER ARNO: The Mad, Mad World
of The New Yorker’s Greatest Cartoonist. By
Michael Maslin. In 1925, The New Yorker took a
chance on a young, indecorous cartoonist, Peter Arno.
His witty social commentary, blush-inducing content,
and compositional mastery brought a cosmopolitan
edge to the magazine’s pages—a vitality that would
soon cement The New Yorker as one of the world’s
most celebrated publications. This intimate biography
invites us inside the Roaring Twenties’ cultural swirl. Illus. 287 pages.
Regan Arts. Pub. at $26.95
$19.95
5919495 MY LIFE IN FLUX—AND VICE VERSA. By Emmett
Williams. The unconventional, unchronological, and uncensored
autobiography by an internationally respected poet, performer,
painter and printmaker. 400 illustrations, 17 in color. 496 pages.
Thames & Hudson. Pub. at $40.00
$14.95
4632419 GERDA TARO: Inventing Robert
Capa. By Jane Rogoyska. In 1934, fleeing
war-related complications, two emigres met and
fell in love in Paris. To distinguish their work and
trump competition, they invented a fictitious
photographer, Robert Capa, whose work
commanded high prices but who was rarely
seen in person. The two used this device to
cover the Spanish Civil war. The first woman
photojournalist to be killed in action, Gerda Taro was a complex and
heroic figure. Well illus. 240 pages. Jonathan Cape. 8½x10½.
Import.
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*5722330 DIANE ARBUS: Portrait of a Photographer. By
Arthur Lubow. A definitive biography that brushes aside the cliches
that have long surrounded Arbus and her work and brings into focus
one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists. 16 pages of photos.
734 pages. Ecco. Pub. at $35.00
PRICE CUT to $21.95
*5815223 A REVOLUTION IN COLOR: The
World of John Singleton Copley. By Jane
Kamensky. An intimate portrait of colonial
America’s premier painter which also reveals the
world of the American Revolution, a time riven by
divided loyalties and tangled sympathies. The
painter’s achievements in both Britain and
America made him a towering figure of both
nations’ artistic legacies. Illus., some in color.
526 pages. Norton. Pub. at $35.00
PRICE CUT to $21.95
*5850754 LOUISE NEVELSON: Light and
Shadow. By Laurie Wilson. Art historian and
psychoanalyst Laurie Wilson brings a unique and
sensitive perspective to Nevelson’s story, drawing
on hours of interviews she conducted with
Nevelson and her circle. The story of Nevelson’s
artistic transformation is dramatic, complex, and
inseparable from the historical and cultural shifts
of the 20th century. Illus. 506 pages. Thames &
Hudson. Pub. at $39.95
PRICE CUT to $24.95
3674010 SCHULZ AND PEANUTS. By David Michaelis. Provides
the first full length biography of Schulz, the most widely syndicated
and beloved cartoonist of all time. Tells of his growing up, from his
modest beginnings as a barber’s son to international fame, and how
he came to create the Peanuts gang. 32 pages of photos. 655 pages.
HarperCollins. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.95
$4.95
4634926 PORTRAIT: The Life of Thomas Eakins.
By William S. McFeely. Thomas Eakins, a native of
Philadelphia, painted two worlds: one sure of its
values, such as the surgeons, inventors, musicians,
and athletes of his time, and another that reflected his
own struggles with depression and sexual identity.
This biography brings us closer to the genius of
Thomas Eakins. 16 pages of color illus. 237 pages.
Norton. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.95
$4.95
3610063 DUVEEN: A Life in Art. By Meryle
Secrest. Tour de force volume chronicles the life
of the 20th century’s finest art dealer, whose
remarkable eye for hidden Old Masters and for
exotic treasures brought him to the attention of
British royalty as well as into the company of
America’s wealthiest families. Photos. 517 pages.
Knopf. Pub. at $35.00
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5726093 LIZZIE SIDDAL: The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite
Supermodel. By Lucinda Hawksley. From the moment she met the
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Lizzie’s immortality was decreed—and
her future doomed. Hawksley looks behind the tragic life of the
celebrated muse to reveal a talented poet and artist. 16 pages of illus.
230 pages. SevenOaks. Paperbound Import.
$5.95
5814642 SMILING IN SLOW MOTION. By Derek Jarman. Picking
up where Modern Nature left off, friends and enemies are reviewed as
Jarman races through his last years painting, filmmaking, gardening,
and annoying his targets through his involvement in radical politics.
392 pages. UMnP. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95
$5.95
*5795001 MAD ENCHANTMENT: Claude
Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies. By
Ross King. Linking great artistic achievement to the
personal and historical dramas unfolding around it,
capturing colorful details of Monet’s lavish lifestyle,
tempestuous personality, and abiding friendships,
King presents an intimate and revealing portrait of an
iconic figure in world culture. Illus., most in color.
403 pages. Bloomsbury. Pub. at $30.00
$21.95
*3653897 M TRAIN. By Patti Smith. An unforgettable odyssey
of a legendary artist, told through the prism of the cafes and
haunts she has worked in around the world. It is a book Smith has
described as “a roadmap to my life.” Photos. 254 pages. Knopf.
Pub. at $25.00
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*5797489 YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR LIFE. By Rachel Corbett. A
vibrant portrait of writer Rainer Maria Rilke’s singular friendship with
sculptor Auguste Rodin, transporting us to turn-of-the-20th-century Paris
to explore the development of their influential ideas about art and
creativity. Photos. 310 pages. Norton. Pub. at $26.95
$19.95
*4645529 THE SECRET LIFE. By Salvador
Dali. Comprises Dali’s first volume of his
autobiography, completed in 1941. It encompasses
his birth, childhood and adolescence, during which
we learn of the crucial events and influences which
molded his unique perspectives on life, art,
sexuality and philosophy. Illus., some in color.
272 pages. Deicide. 8½x11. Paperbound.
Pub. at $29.95
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*3644553 LIVES OF THE GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS. By Juliet
Hacking. 304 pages. Thames & Hudson. SOLD
Pub. at $50.00 OUT
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Actors, Celebrities & Performing Artists
5798647 LEONARD: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a
Remarkable Man. By William Shatner with D. Fisher. Over the
course of half a century, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy worked
together, grew to be fast friends, and saw each other through life’s
highs and lows. Shatner recounts stories of their lives on and off the
set, and gathers stories from others who knew Nimoy well, presenting
a full picture of a rich life. Photos, some color. 278 pages. St.
Martin’s. Pub. at $25.99
$6.95
LIMITED QUANTITY 4617312 ELVIS & GINGER:
Elvis Presley’s Fiancee and Last Love Finally
Tells Her Story. By Ginger Alden. For more than
three decades Ginger Alden has held the truth of
her relationship with Elvis close to her heart. Now
she shares her unique story, and while a lot has
been written about The King, the Elvis we meet in
this long-awaited memoir is a revelation. 16 pages
of photos, most color. 383 pages. Berkley.
Paperbound. Pub. at $17.00
$5.95
SOLD OUT
5615283 POSSESSED: The Life of Joan Crawford. By Donald Spoto.
In this brilliantly researched, thoughtful, and intimate biography, Donald
Spoto goes beyond the popular caricature: the abusive, unstable mother
portrayed in her adopted daughter Christina Crawford’s memoir, Mommie
Dearest, to give a three dimensional portrait of a very human woman.
Photos. 336 pages. HarperCollins. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$3.95
LIMITED QUANTITY 5871549 T H E K E N N E DY
CHRONICLES: The Golden Age of MTV
Through Rose-Colored Glasses. She helped
bring the cutting edge of culture into our living
rooms during the 1990s through her outrageous
segments as an MTV VJ, host of Alternative Nation,
and correspondent for MTV News. Now, Kennedy is
giving us a backstage pass to the the last golden
years of the edgy cable network that defined a
generation. Photos. 326 pages. St. Martin’s.
Pub. at $25.99OUT
$4.95
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6506836 IS IT JUST ME? Or Is It Nuts Out
There? By Whoopi Goldberg. From cell phone
zombies to rude customers to congressman
hecklers, civility has all but disappeared.
Unleashing Goldberg’s trademark irreverence and
humor, this book of observations takes a fun and
excruciatingly honest look at how a loss of civility is
messing with our quality of life. 200 pages.
Hyperion. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$2.95
2594633 ABSOLUTE MAYHEM: Secret Confessions of a Porn
Star. By M. Mayhem & G. Lim. In her funny and disarmingly candid
memoir Monica Mayhem, Australia’s most famous porn star, reveals
the ins and outs of making it big in Los Angeles, the pornography
capital of the world. Adults only. Color photos. 240 pages. Skyhorse.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
$4.95
1832239 LIFE—THE RAT PACK: The Original Bad Boys. By
James Kaplan et al. This is a fun, wild, and sometimes
cringe-inducing story about Sinatra, Martin, Davis, Lawford, and
Bishop. Kaplan joins LIFE editors on this project to bring the story
vibrantly alive. There was a place and point in time when the Rat Pack
could not only exist but were on top of the world. Well illus., some in
color. 128 pages. LIFE Books. 8½x11. Pub. at $19.95
$6.95
3622347 A WOMAN AT WAR: Marlene
Dietrich Remembered. Ed. by J. David
Riva. In this collection of interviews and
photographs, the many facets of Dietrich’s
personality and of her life during World War
II are recounted by those whose lives she
touched, including Rosemary Clooney, Burt
Bacharach, Cher, Hildegard Knef, and Maria
Riva. Photos. 175 pages. Painted Turtle.
11x11. Pub. at $50.00
$4.95
2719347 LIFE IS NOT A STAGE: From Broadway Baby to a Lovely
Lady and Beyond. By Florence Henderson with J. Brokaw. For millions of
people around the world, Carol Brady is synonymous with motherhood, but
as she reveals here, Florence Henderson, who portrayed the popular TV
mom, lived a life quite different. She tells of her hardscrabble childhood, as
well as the challenges she’s faced as an adult in this memoir. Book Club
Edition. Photos, most color. 264 pages. Center Street.
$2.95
5888875 JIMMY STEWART: Bomber Pilot. By Starr Smith. Of all the
celebrities who served their country during WWII, Jimmy Stewart was
unique. At the height of his fame, Jimmy Stewart enlisted in the army
several months before the Pearl Harbor attacks woke Hollywood and the
rest of the nation to the reality of war. His service is chronicled here. Well
illus. 288 pages. Zenith. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.95
$6.95
5814421 MARLENE DIETRICH: Life and Legend. By Steven
Bach. From the stages of Berlin to anti-Nazi efforts and silver screen
stardom, Bach reveals the fascinating woman behind the myth
surrounding Marlene Dietrich in a biography that will stand as the
ultimate authority on a singular star. 32 pages of photos. 626 pages.
UMnP. Paperbound. Pub. at $22.95
$6.95
4621816 A FINE ROMANCE. By Candice Bergen.
Bergen’s memoir begins with a humorous account
of the birth of her daughter, then proceeds in a more
linear fashion. She intersperses her narrative with
the letters she exchanged with her husband, Louis
Malle, and others. An honest recounting of an
interesting life, filled with tales of the film industry
and of more universal life events. Illus. in color.
350 pages. S&S. Pub. at $28.00
$4.95
460282X THE FAT LADY SANG. By Robert Evans. From the legendary
producer and author of The Kid Stays in the Picture, one of the greatest
Hollywood memoirs available, comes a second work with all the
elements of a star-studded blockbuster: glamour and conflict, giddy
highs and near-fatal lows, struggle and perseverance, tragedy and
triumph. 32 pages of photos, some in color. 231 pages. HarperCollins.
Paperbound. Pub. at $17.99
$3.95
5770041 AUDREY HEPBURN: A Charmed Life. By Robyn Karney.
This celebration of Audrey Hepburn’s life tells her complete story,
from her childhood in Nazi-occupied Holland through her early
aspirations to become a ballet dancer; her debut onscreen to instant
and universal acclaim and her years as one of Hollywood’s most
sought-after stars; to her later life working among the poorest
children of the Third World. Well illus., some color. 192 pages.
Arcade. 9x11½. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.99
$5.95
754507X HERE’S JOHNNY! My Memories of
Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 46
Years of Friendship. By Ed McMahon. Told by the
man who worked alongside Carson, this work
reveals the very private man behind the public
persona. McMahon sheds light on Johnny’s on
screen and off screen humor, personality, and
foibles. Photos. 217 pages. Rutledge Hill.
Pub. at $24.99
$6.95
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4578686 YES PLEASE. By Amy Poehler. Hilarious
and candid collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, lists
and haiku from the mind of one of our most beloved
entertainers. Chock full of words and wisdom to live
by, this volume is full of Amy’s thoughts on everything
from her too safe childhood to her early days in NYC
and her ideas about Hollywood to the demon that
looks back at all of us in the mirror. Illus., most in
color. 332 pages. Morrow. Pub. at $28.99
$3.95
2687976 FLIP: The Inside Story of TV’s First Black Superstar.
By Kevin Cook. How did Clerow Wilson, a motherless Jersey City
grade-school dropout, become a national celebrity, heralded on the
cover of Time as “TV’s First Black Superstar”? This is Wilson’s rags to
riches story: a candid, funny, and deeply moving biography of a
comedian who changed the face of entertainment. 16 pages of
photos. 242 pages. Penguin. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$3.95
2761483
BRIEF
E N C O UN T E R S :
Conv ers ations , Mag ic Mo ments , and
Assorted Hijinks. By Dick Cavett. The legendary
talk show host shares his reflections and
reminiscences about the fascinating characters
that have crossed his path, from Hollywood
legends and American cultural icons to the
absurdities of everyday life. 267 pages. Holt.
Pub. at $26.00
$5.95
1852507 NOT YOUNG, STILL RESTLESS. By Jeanne Cooper with
L. Harrison. Three or four days a week, Jeanne Cooper (1928-2013)
drove from her Hollywood Hills home to the job she had held for more
than three decades: bringing the character of Katherine Chancellor,
the outspoken, powerful, and insanely wealthy force of nature, to life
on The Young and the Restless. Get to know the woman behind the
character here. Photos, most color. 212 pages. HarperCollins.
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$4.95
5852633 RICHARD BURTON: Prince of
Players. By Michael Munn. From the depths of a
small mining village in Wales to a star of
Hollywood’s silver screen, Richard Burton broke
every rule in his quest for the American dream.
This first ever look at the real Burton is a must-read
for any follower of film, history, and the rise of
celebrity in America. 260 pages. Skyhorse.
Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$4.95
2706946 MARTY FELDMAN: The Biography of a Comedy
Legend. By Robert Ross. Draws on interviews with friends and
family, and also from extensive, previously unpublished and often
hilarious interviews with Marty himself, taped in preparation for the
autobiography he never wrote. Here, Ross shares the fascinating story
of a key figure in the history of comedy. Photos. 368 pages. Titan.
Import. Pub. at $25.99
$5.95
3622215 STRIPPING GYPSY: The Life of Gypsy
Rose Lee. By Noralee Frankel. This lively biography
examines the struggles Lee faced in making a
lucrative and unconventional career for herself while
maintaining a sense of dignity and social value. She
published two novels and a memoir, wrote two plays,
and showed her original artwork in Peggy
Guggenheim’s gallery. Photos. 300 pages. Oxford.
Paperbound. Pub. at $17.95
$4.95
5929113 AMERICAN TITAN: Searching for John Wayne. By
Marc Eliot. Setting Wayne’s life within the sweeping political and
social transformations that defined the nation, Eliot’s masterly
revisionist portrait is a remarkable in-depth look at a life that
embodied the spirit of the 20th century. What emerges is a powerful
understanding of a true American Titan. 16 pages of photos.
413 pages. Morrow. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$4.95
5892422 MIKE WALLACE: A Life. By Peter Rader. In his four
decades as the front man for 60 Minutes, Mike Wallace earned the
distinction of being hyper aggressive, self-assured, and unflinching
in his riveting exposes on injustice and corruption. Yet he was also
profoundly depressed and haunted by demons that nearly drove him
to suicide. Photos. 323 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $25.99
$3.95
5537347 THE OTHER SIDE OF OZ. By Buddy Ebsen. The man who
starred on the stage, in films, and television reflects back on a long
career, including his service in WWII and his life-threatening
experiences on the set of The Wizard of Oz. 125 photos. 288 pages.
Donovan. Pub. at $24.95
$5.95
5748739 39 YEARS OF SHORT-TERM
MEMORY LOSS: The Early Days of SNL from
Someone Who Was There. By Tom Davis. A
12-season veteran of one of television’s most
enduring institutions blends his own life story with
an insider’s look at the birth and rise of Saturday
Night Live. Features laugh-out-loud stories from Al
Franken, Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd, John
Belushi, Bill Murray, Chris Farley, and others. Illus.
304 pages. Grove. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.00
$4.95
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Actors, Celebrities & Performing Artists
4630297 GUNNY’S RULES: How to Get
Squared Away Like a Marine. By R. Lee
Ermey. The former Marine Corps Drill Instructor,
iconic film actor, and television host “The
Gunny” reveals how he got squared away as a
Marine and then used his combat-honed skills
to succeed in the movie business—and how
you can follow your own dream to success by
doing things the Marine Corps way. Photos,
some in color. 210 pages. Regnery. Pub. at $27.95
$4.95
5865964 THE BIG BAD BOOK OF BILL MURRAY. By Robert
Schnakenberg. Part biography, part critical appreciation, part love letter,
and all fun, this enormous volume chronicles every Murray performance in
loving detail, recounting all the milestones, legendary “Murray stories,”
and controversies in the life of this enigmatic performer. Fully illus. in color.
272 pages. Quirk. Paperbound. Pub. at $22.95
$6.95
4594495 CLINT EASTWOOD ICON: The
Essential Film Art Collection. By David
Frangioni. Assembles a selection of film art that
spans Eastwood’s entire career, from the 1950s
through 2009. Culling over 400 pieces, this trove
of promotional artwork gathers posters, lobby
cards, studio ads, and other marketing ephemera
used to advertise Eastwood’s films and image
throughout the world. SHOPWORN. 208 pages.
Castle. 9½x13. Orig. Pub. at $39.95
$4.95
5756987 THE HOUSE OF REDGRAVE: The Lives
of a Theatrical Dynasty. By Tim Adler. Unfurls the life
story of the Redgraves and Richardsons, from
Vanessa’s birth to the death of Natasha. Adler draws on
interviews and research to capture the scandal, tangled
relationships, melodramatic feuds, fallings-out, and
tragedies that defined this gifted lineage of performers
and creators. Photos. 336 pages. Aurum. Paperbound
Import. Pub. at $14.95
$3.95
*761425X GINGER: My Story. By Ginger Rogers. The supreme
dancer looks back over her fabulous career from her vaudeville debut to
her partnership with Fred Astaire, and the joy and heartbreak of her
marriages. Her memoir glows with wit and sparkles with humor. 16 pages
of photos. 532 pages. HarperCollins. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99 $9.95
761828X RECIPES FOR LIFE: My Memories. By Linda Evans.
Linda opens up her heart, her past, and her kitchen, sharing a
revealing assortment of anecdotes, photographs, and over 40 recipes
that Dynasty fans will truly savor. Book Club Edition. 265 pages.
Vanguard. Orig. Pub. at $25.99
$2.95
5755352 THE RICHARD BURTON DIARIES. Ed.
by Chris Williams. Here for the first time are the
diaries of Richard Burton (1925-84), written
between 1939 and 1983. In these intimate pages,
Burton is a man quite different from the acclaimed
actor we know. Through his life stories, we see a
family man, a father, a man often troubled and
always keenly observing. 16 pages of photos.
693 pages. Yale. Pub. at $35.00
$7.95
5732034 TOO FAST TO LIVE, TOO YOUNG TO
DIE: James Dean’s Final Hours. By Keith
Elliot Greenberg. With fresh insider interviews,
riveting storytelling, and acute attention to
details, Greenberg delivers a thoughtful look at
James Dean’s death as a historical moment and
at the actor’s continued life as a seminal icon.
Photos. 291 pages. Applause. Paperbound.
Pub. at $24.99
$7.95
272183X JOHNNY DEPP: Hollywood Superstar. By Michael
Heatley. Wherever Johnny goes, the spotlight inevitably follows. This
book charts his progress to superstardom and looks at the private man as
well as the on-screen superstar. Includes six 8x10 prints. Fully illus. in
color. 64 pages. JG Press. 8½x11¾. Paperbound.
$2.95
4614674 ELIZABETH TAYLOR: A Shining
Legacy on Film. By Cindy De La Hoz. This
retrospective spans Taylor’s seventy-year career,
featuring production histories, behind the scenes
stories, and reviews for each film. Lavishly
illustrated with hundreds of photographs, this is a
dazzling tribute to one of Hollywood’s most fabled
leading ladies. 296 pages. Running Press. 9x12.
Pub. at $30.00
$7.95
5792924 BECOMING RICHARD PRYOR. By Scott Saul. Brings
into focus the comedian and his genius as never before. From Pryor’s
heartbreaking childhood, his trials in the army, and his improv days in
Greenwich Village to his soul-searching interlude in Berkeley and his
rise in the “New Hollywood” of the 1970s, Saul sheds light on an
entertainer who forever altered the cultural DNA of America. Photos.
586 pages. HarperPerennial. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.99
$4.95
4642422 BECOMING RICHARD PRYOR. By Scott
Saul. Brings into focus the comedian and his genius
as never before. From Pryor’s heartbreaking
childhood, his trials in the army, and his improv days
in Greenwich Village to his soul-searching interlude in
Berkeley and his rise in the “New Hollywood” of the
1970s, Saul sheds light on an entertainer who forever
altered the cultural DNA of America. 586 pages.
HarperCollins. Pub. at $27.99
$4.95
2704927 MARILYN MONROE: Gone, but Not Forgotten. By Jessica
Bailey. The original sex symbol is celebrated in this thoroughly illustrated
“bookazine.” Focuses on her illustrious film career, her various
relationships, and her untimely death. Includes six 8x10 prints. Well illus.
64 pages. JG Press. 8¼x11¾. Paperbound.
$3.95
4635418 JENNIFER’S WAY. By Jennifer
Esposito with E. Adamson. After decades of
mysterious illnesses, countless doctor visits, and
multiple misdiagnoses, Jennifer Esposito was
diagnosed with a severe case of celiac disease, an
autoimmune disorder affecting one in 133 people.
The story of one woman’s valiant quest to take
control of her health and share steps that can help
anyone struggling with chronic illness to heal.
274 pages. Da Capo. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$4.95
2717158 YOU MIGHT REMEMBER ME: The Life and Times of Phil
Hartman. By Mike Thomas. Provides a revealing and at times
heartbreaking biography of the beloved comedic actor best known for his
eight brilliant seasons on Saturday Night Live. For the first time ever, the
years and moments leading up to his untimely and shocking end are
described in detail, while his luminous career and complicated personal
life are also brought into the light. 16 pages of photos, most color.
328 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $27.99
$4.95
1904337 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNIE:
From My Three Sons to Mad Men, a
Hollywood Survivor Tells All. By Barry
Livingston. As “Ernie” on the 1960s sitcom My
Three Sons, Barry Livingston became instantly
recognizable for his horn-rimmed glasses and
goofy charm. A true Hollywood survivor and one of
the few child stars who turned early success into a
lifelong career and entertainment, he tells his story
here. 16 pages of photos. 260 pages. Citadel. Pub. at $24.95 $5.95
5883083 FINDING MOOSEWOOD, FINDING GOD. By Jack Perkins.
In the busy years of his career in Los Angeles, Jack Perkins, NBC news
correspondent, didn’t feel the need for God. Yet at the age of fifty-two and
at the height of his career, he and his wife Mary Jo moved to a
bare-necessities cabin on an uninhabited island off the coast of Maine, a
setting where they experienced their spiritual awakening. This is their
inspiring story. Photos, most in color. 312 pages. Zondervan.
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$4.95
6471242 WHEN THEY WERE BOYS: The True
Story of the Beatles’ Rise to the Top. By Larry
Kane. This is the real story of the Beatles’ rise to
fame: focusing on that seven year stretch from the
time the boys met as teenagers in the 1950s to
early 1964, when the Fab Four prepared to invade
America. Includes stories never before told,
including heartbreaks, lucky breaks, betrayal, and
more. 16 pages of photos. 395 pages. Running
Press. Pub. at $24.95
$6.95
2743817 WATCH ME: A Memoir. By Anjelica Huston. Picking up
after A Story Lately Told, which relayed her enchanted childhood,
Huston’s second memoir discusses her turbulent 17-year
relationship with Jack Nicholson; her renowned performances in
films like Prizzi’s Honor and The Royal Tenenbaums; the death of
her father, the great John Huston; and more. 16 pages of photos,
many color. 389 pages. Scribner. Pub. at $27.99
$6.95
5757126 HOPE: Entertainer of the Century. By
Richard Zoglin. Here is the untold story of Bob Hope,
the most important entertainer of the 20th century.
Zoglin offers both a celebration of the entertainer and
a complex portrait of a gifted but flawed man, who,
unlike many Hollywood stars, truly loved fame,
appreciated its responsibilities, and handled celebrity
with extraordinary grace. Photos. 565 pages. S&S.
Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00
$7.95
*367584X THE ICE CREAM BLONDE: The
Whirlwind Life and Mysterious Death of
Screwball Comedienne Thelma Todd. By
Michelle Morgan. A beloved film comedienne who
worked alongside the genre’s greats, Thelma Todd
was a rare Golden Age star who successfully
crossed over from silent films to talkies. She was
also the focus of one of Hollywood’s most enduring
murder mysteries. This authoritative biography
traces her life, and offers a fresh examination of her suspicious death.
Photos. 264 pages. Chicago Review. Pub. at $26.95
$18.95
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5865239 WILDFLOWER. By Drew Barrymore. Funny, insightful,
and profound stories from Drew Barrymore’s past and present, told
from the place of happiness she’s achieved today. Photos.
5911109 THEN AGAIN. By Diane Keaton. In a remarkable act of 276 pages. Dutton. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
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creation, Keaton not only reveals herself in this memoir, but she also
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lets us meet in intimate detail her mother. More than an
GARLAND: Interviews and Encounters. Ed. by
autobiography, it’s about a very American family with very American
Randy L. Schmidt. Collects and presents the most
dreams. 32 pages of photos, some color. 303 pages. Random.
important Garland interviews and encounters that
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
took place between 1935 and 1969. Writing a
*1889966 LOVE TRIANGLE: Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman &
number of essays for various publications and
Nancy Davis. By D. Porter & D. Prince. Hot, unauthorized, and
sitting for countless print, radio, and television
unapologetic, here is all the gossip on this unlikely trio that is truly
interviews, it places Judy Garland in the role of
unfit for print! Well illus. 662 pages. Blood Moon. Paperbound.
storyteller, making this volume the closest thing to
Pub. at $27.95
$19.95 her autobiography we have. 16 pages of photos. 456 pages. Chicago
$14.95
2698455 J I M M Y S T E W A RT: A Review. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.99
Wonderful Life. By Jonathan Coe.
2740222 WHAT’S SO FUNNY? My Hilarious
Handsome tribute to the private man and
Life. By Tim Conway with J. Scovell. Foreword by
screen legend who came to embody the
Carol Burnett. Offers a straight-shooting and
ideal American male—honorable, affably
hilarious memoir about six-time Emmy Award
sarcastic, and endearingly awkward. Charts
winning funnyman’s life on stage and off as an
his life and offers a film-by-film discussion
actor and comedian. You will also enjoy never
of his career. Photos. 192 pages. Arcade.
before shared stories of hilarious behind the
9¾x10. Pub. at $24.95
$6.95
scenes antics on McHale’s Navy and The Carol
Burnett Show. Book Club Edition. 16 pages of
5755638 ALMOST I NTERESTING: The
$7.95
Memoir. By David Spade. The actor, comedian, photos. 247 pages. Howard.
writer, and former Saturday Night Live cast member 1899031 WHAT’S SO FUNNY? My Hilarious Life. By Tim Conway
gets uncomfortably personal as he tells his story, with J. Scovell. Foreword by Carol Burnett. Offers a straight-shooting and
from his youth as a blond-haired pipsqueak in hilarious memoir about six-time Emmy Award winning funnyman’s life on
Arizona, through his rise to comedy fame, to his stage and off as an actor and comedian. You will also enjoy never before
adulthood as a blond-haired pipsqueak in Los shared stories of hilarious behind the scenes antics on McHale’s Navy
Angeles. Photos, some color. 226 pages. Dey and The Carol Burnett Show. 16 pages of photos. 247 pages. Howard.
Street. Pub. at $27.99
$6.95 Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
*4571754 W.C. FIELDS BY HIMSELF: His *5766613 JAMES DEAN: Rebel life. By John Howlett. Cuts through
Intended Autobiography from His Personal the hearsay to provide a definitive glimpse of the man behind the myth,
Letters, Notes, Scripts, and Articles. Fields never shedding fascinating new light on the deepest enigmas of Dean’s
got around to writing his autobiography but he left existence, including his ambiguous sexuality. Includes exclusive
behind a vast assortment of notes, outlines, interviews with the co-stars, friends and lovers who knew him best of all.
scrapbooks, letters, scripts, scenarios, and Photos. 176 pages. Plexus. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $19.95 $14.95
photographs. Now his grandson has edited and woven
*588439X MAKE ‘EM LAUGH: Short-Term
this wealth of unpublished material into a unique new
Memories of Longtime Friends. By Debbie
portrait of the Great One,in his own words. Illus.
Reynolds & D. Hannaway. In this fabulous personal
510 pages. Taylor Trade. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95
$13.95
tour through 65 years onstage and on-screen, Debbie
*5716489 LUCILLE BALL FAQ: Everything Left
recalls wonderful moments with the greats of the
to Know About America’s Favorite Redhead. By J.
entertainment world—Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra,
Sheridan & B. Monush. Everything you ever wanted to
Bette Davis, Phyllis Diller, Gary Cooper, Judy Garland,
know about Lucille Ball is right here. From I Love Lucy to
and many more—sharing stories that shed new light
her specials and later series, to the birth of Little Ricky
on her life and Hollywood then and now. Photos, some
and from B- movies to Broadway, the authors take us in color. 266 pages. Morrow. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.99
$12.95
behind the scenes, making this an indispensable book 5805066 MAKE ‘EM LAUGH: Short-Term Memories of
for all Lucille Ball fans. Photos. 450 pages. Applause. Longtime Friends. By Debbie Reynolds & D. Hannaway. An
Paperbound. Pub. at $19.99
$15.95 entertaining collection of vignettes, stories, jokes, and random
7562853 VIVIEN LEIGH: An Intimate Portrait. By Kendra Bean. musings from a woman who has seen it all—and done most of it!
Through both an in-depth narrative and a stunning array of photographs, In this fabulous personal tour through 65 years onstage and
Bean presents the personal story of one of the most celebrated women of on-screen, Debbie recalls wonderful (and sometimes naughty)
the 20th century, an engrossing tale of success, struggles, and triumphs. moments with the greats of the entertainment world. 16 pages of
272 pages. Running Press. 8x10. Pub. at $30.00
$9.95 color photos. 268 pages. Morrow. Pub. at $25.99
$5.95
2743671 THE FILTHY TRUTH. By Andrew Dice
*2774666 AUDREY AT HOME: Memories of
Clay with D. Ritz. Straight from the “Undisputed
My Mother’s Kitchen with Recipes,
Heavyweight Comedy King” comes the unapologetic
Photographs, and Personal Stories. By Luca
and uncensored autobiography fans have been
Dotti with L. Spinola. Enter Audrey Hepburn’s
waiting for. Dice chronicles his remarkable rise, fall,
private world in this unique biography compiled by
and triumphant return, all delivered with the no holds
her son that combines recollections, anecdotes,
barred humor and honesty that have defined his
excerpts from her personal correspondence,
comedy for decades. 16 pages of color photos.
drawings and recipes for her favorite dishes, and
340 pages. Touchstone. Pub. at $26.99
$5.95
more than 250 previously unpublished family
$24.95
5644909 SPENCER TRACY. By James Curtis. The acclaimed photographs. 256 pages. Harper. Pub. at $35.00
biographer brings us the life of one of the most revered screen actors 5849543 JOHN WAYNE: The Genuine Article. By Michael
of his generation. Drawing on Tracy’s personal papers, and writing Goldman. Provides readers with a rare glimpse into the life of one
with the full cooperation of Tracy’s daughter, Curtis tells the rich story of the most iconic movie stars of all time through a treasure trove
of the brilliant but haunted man at the heart of the legend. Photos. of anecdotes, interviews, photographs, and excerpts from The
1001 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $39.95
$10.95 Duke’s unfinished memoir. 224 pages. Insight Editions.
$7.95
5946204 SO THAT HAPPENED: A Memoir. By Jon Cryer. In this Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
5773652 I L I E F O R M ON E Y: C an d i d ,
revealing, humorous, and introspective memoir, Cryer offers readers
Outrageous Stories from a Magician’s
a front-row seat as he reminisces about his life and experiences in
Misadventures. By Steve Spill. In this funny,
showbiz over the past thirty years. 16 pages of photos, some color.
irreverent, unique, eccentric memoir, a magician
337 pages. NAL. Pub. at $27.95
$5.95
reveals how he managed to survive decades inside
5883733 AUDREY HEPBURN. By
a rarely profitable, sometimes maddening, but
Kathryn Dixon. An account of the life of
often deliciously rewarding offbeat showbiz
Audrey Hepburn, one of only ten actors to
profession. Photos. 226 pages. Skyhorse.
win an Oscar, Tony, Emmy, and Grammy.
Pub. at $24.99
$5.95
But, in her eyes, possibly the best role of
h e r c a re e r w a s t h a t of G oo d w il l *5915538 SHOCKAHOLIC. By Carrie Fisher. This rollicking
Ambassador for UNICEF. Her experiences follow-up to Carrie Fisher’s best selling memoir and Tony and Emmy
in the Netherlands in WWII uniquely Award-nominated one-woman Broadway show Wishful Drinking is
qualified her to advocate on behalf of packed with madcap memories from her star-studded life. She also
children devastated by war and famine. Well illus., many in color. provides a tender chronicle of her rollercoaster relationship with her
96 pages. TAJ Books. Paperbound. Pub. at $9.99
$4.95 family. Photos. 162 pages. S&S. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00 $11.95
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*5915554 WISHFUL DRINKING. By Carrie Fisher. Finally, Carrie
Fisher comes clean (well, sort of) with the crazy truth that is her life in
her first-ever memoir. Photos. 163 pages. S&S. Paperbound.
Pub. at $16.00
$11.95
*5799546 DUKE IN HIS OWN WORDS:
John Wayne’s Life in Letters, Handwritten
Notes and Never-Before-Seen Photos. Ed. by
Jeff Ashworth et al. America’s favorite
gunslinging cowboy also played the roles of
dutiful father, loyal friend, unwavering patriot and
part-time politician. Each and every one of those
sides comes to the surface in this collection of
correspondence to friends, fans, American troops
and former Commanders in Chief. Photos. 203 pages. Media Lab.
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$11.95
*4613023 ROOM 1219: The Life of Fatty Arbuckle, the
Mysterious Death of Virginia Rappe, and the Scandal That
Changed Hollywood. By Greg Merritt. In 1921, one of the biggest
movie stars in the world was accused of killing a woman, triggering an
avalanche of press coverage and a wave censorship that changed the
course of filmmaking. Here is the story of Fatty Arbuckle’s improbable
rise and stunning fall—from one of Hollywood’s first true superstars to its
first pariah. Photos. 428 pages. Chicago Review. Paperbound. Pub. at
$19.99
$15.95
457513X SYBIL THORNDIKE: A Star of Life.
By Jonathan Croall. With unique access to
hundreds of unpublished letters, Croall presents a
sympathetic but critical authorized biography of
the vicar’s daughter who grew up to become an
ardent f emin ist, socia list, p acifist, and
groundbreaking legend of the theatre stage. 24
pages of photos. 584 pages. Haus Publishing.
Import. Pub. at $30.00
$4.95
*7517556 PAUL NEWMAN, THE MAN BEHIND THE BABY
BLUES: His Secret Life Exposed. By Darwin Porter. In the author’s
words, “This a highly personalized biography which I pulled together over
many decades, based on insider reports from Newman’s friends and
enemies. It focuses mainly on Newman’s interaction, personal and
sexual, with the entertainment industry players during the 1950s and
1960s. It also contains some very revealing upfront material on
Newman’s early life, particularly his experiences in the U.S. Navy during
the 1940s.” Photos. 521 pages. Blood Moon. Pub. at $26.95 $18.95
*367598X DUKE IN HIS OWN WORDS: John
Wayne’s Life in Letters, Handwritten Notes and
Never-Before-Seen Photos. Ed. by Jeff Ashworth.
America’s favorite gunslinging cowboy also played
the roles of dutiful father, loyal friend, unwavering
patriot and part-time politician. Each and every one
of those sides comes to the surface in this collection
of correspondence to friends, fans, American troops
and former Commanders in Chief. 208 pages.
Media Lab. Pub. at $24.99
$16.95
5697220 LUCKY ME: My Life with—and Without—My Mom,
Shirley MacLaine. By Sachi Parker with F. Stroppel. Shirley MacLaine’s
only child reveals what it was really like growing up with a mother who
believed in reincarnation and extraterrestrials, but not necessarily
parenthood. Photos. 350 pages. Gotham. Pub. at $27.00
$5.95
*5716519 THREE STOOGES FAQ: Everything
Le f t to K n o w A b o ut t he E y e- Po k i ng ,
Face-Slapping, Head-Thumping Geniuses. By
David J. Hogan. Focuses on the 190 two-reel short
comedies the boys made at Columbia Pictures
during the years 1934-1959. Provides detailed
production and critical coverage for every short,
along with information about each film’s place in
the Stooges’ careers, in Hollywood genre
filmmaking, and in the larger fabric of American culture. Photos.
394 pages. Applause. Paperbound. Pub. at $22.99
$18.95
5870488 SYMPTOMS OF WITHDRAWAL: A Memoir of
Snapshots and Redemption. By Christopher Kennedy Lawford. The
unflinchingly honest portrayal of his life as a Kennedy. Lawford’s
journey is overflowing with hilarious insider anecdotes, heartbreaking
accounts of his addictions to narcotics as well as to celebrity, and
ultimately the redemption he found by asserting his own
independence. 32 pages of photos. 398 pages. HarperCollins.
Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$4.95
*579529X THE GIRL WITH THE LOWER BACK
TATTOO. By Amy Schumer. This collection of essays
by Schumer mines her past for stories about her
teenage years, her family, relationships, and sex, and
shares the experiences that have shaped who she is.
Ranging from the raucous to the romantic this
appealing collection is the literary equivalent of a
night out with your best friend. 16 pages of color
photos. 323 pages. Gallery. Pub. at $28.00 $21.95
*5796784 A LITTLE THING CALLED LIFE: On Loving Elvis
Presley, Bruce Jenner, and Songs in Between. By Linda
Thompson. Thompson breaks her silence, sharing the extraordinary
story of her life, career, and epic romances with two of the most
celebrated, yet enigmatic, modern American superstars—Elvis
Presley and Bruce Jenner. 16 pages of color photos. 369 pages. Dey
Street. Pub. at $27.99
$21.95
5809487 CHLOE SEVIGNY. Text by K. Gordon &
N. Lyonne. Her quirky and avant-garde fashion
sense was quickly noticed by indie magazines
after she appeared in a Sonic Youth music video,
and starred in the controversial independent movie
Kids, (1995). This volume is a deeply personal
illustrated chronicle of the evolution of Sevigny’s
unique style throughout her career. 224 pages.
Rizzoli. 8x10¼. Pub. at $35.00
$14.95
*5806313 IN SUCH GOOD COMPANY: Eleven Years of Laughter,
Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox. By Carol Burnett. Carol pulls back
the curtain on the 25-time Emmy Award-winning show that made
entertainment history, and she reminisces about the outrageously funny
and tender moments that made working on the series as much fun as
watching it. Photos. 301 pages. Crown. Pub. at $28.00
$21.95
*2614995 DAMN YOU, SCARLETT O’HARA:
The Private Lives of Vivien Leigh and Laurence
Olivier. By D. Porter & R. Moseley. Vivien Leigh and
Laurence Olivier were referred to as a “dream couple,”
but their private lives were a nightmare. In this
groundbreaking biography, the sexual excesses and
interpersonal anguish of this ill-fated duo is exposed
in graphic, sometimes wrenching detail. Photos.
708 pages. Blood Moon. Pub. at $27.95
$19.95
*5850053 PETER O’TOOLE: The Definitive Biography. By Robert
Sellers. Reveals what drove him to extremes, why he drank to excess for
many years and hated authority, but it also describes a man who was
fiercely intelligent, with a great sense of humor and huge energy. A funny
and moving tribute to an iconic actor who made a monumental
contribution to theater and cinema. 16 pages of photos. 416 pages. St.
Martin’s. Pub. at $28.99
$21.95
*5847273 BUT ENOUGH ABOUT ME: A
Memoir. By Burt Reynolds & J. Winokur.
Chronicles Reynold’s meteoric rise to fame from
Oscar nominations to the spread in Cosmopolitan
magazine to the financial decisions that took him
from rich to poor and back again. Reynolds shares
the wisdom that has come from his many highs
and lows and opens up about his romances and
breakups. 32 pages of photos, most in color.
302 pages. Putnam. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$11.95
*5932688 JUDY AND I: My Life with Judy Garland. By Sid Luft.
Tells Luft’s and Garland’s story in hard-boiled yet elegant prose.
Beginning with the night they first met and fell for each other, and
continuing through Garland’s lifetime. Luft did not complete his memoir.
It ended in 1960, but was completed and seamlessly pieced together by
editor Randy L. Schmidt from extensive interviews with Sid. 16 pages of
photos. 465 pages. Chicago Review. Pub. at $30.00
$24.95
*5856876 TIPPI: A Memoir. By Tippi Hedren.
This cinematic icon pulls back the veil on her storied
life, detailing her rise from humble beginnings to
becoming the matriarch of a powerful Hollywood
dynasty that includes her daughter, Melanie Griffith,
and her granddaughter Dakota Johnson. From filming
with Hitchcock to establishing her animal sanctuary,
Shambala, she’s led a fascinating life. Photos, many
in color. 275 pages. Morrow. Pub. at $28.99 $21.95
*5762596 THE YOUNG DUKE: The Early Life of John Wayne. By
H. Kazanjian & C. Enss. Through previously unpublished photos and
revealing family anecdotes, this biography tells how Marion Morrison
became the legend known as John Wayne. Chronicles from his boyhood
in Winterset, Iowa, to his days as a college football star to his stunning
box-office success in Westerns and war movies. 194 pages. Globe
Pequot. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.95
$11.95
5759846 BECOMING. By Cindy Crawford with K.
O’Leary. The cornerstone of the golden age of the
supermodel in the 1990s, Crawford blazed a trail,
seamlessly moving between the runway to
unconventional outlets such as MTV, Super Bowl
commercials, and even Playboy magazine. On the
eve of her 50th birthday, she looks back, photo shoot
by photo shoot, on a remarkable career. 256 pages.
Rizzoli. 8¾x11½. Pub. at $50.00
$19.95
*5733804 ABSOLUTELY. By Joanna Lumley. Full of personal
memories and iconic imagery, Lumley relates her iconic life from her
early days in the heat and the dust of the Tropics; through her days as
a model working for some of the best-known names in fashion and
photography; to her days as a beautiful young actress in Swinging
‘60s London. Fully illus., most in color. 272 pages. Weidenfeld &
Nicolson. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $22.99
$17.95
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5893984 BALANCHINE & THE LOST MUSE: Revolution & the
Making of a Choreographer. By Elizabeth Kendall. An intensively
researched account of Balanchine’s early life and formative years,
*7665814 BRIGITTE BARDOT: The Life, intertwined with the history of ballet in post-revolutionary Russia.
the Legend, the Movies. By Ginette Photos. 288 pages. Oxford. Paperbound. Pub. at $24.95
$5.95
Vincendeau. Beginning with Bardot’s early years
*4524330
YOUNG
ORSON:
The
Years
of
Luck
as a model and burgeoning film star, this tribute
and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane. By Patrick
volume takes you behind the scenes of some of
McGilligan. This remarkable, eye-opening biography
her most famous films, including And God
transports us back to the incredible beginnings of
Created Woman; A Very Private Affair and
Hollywood’s ultimate wunderkind, Orson Welles.
Contempt. Includes 15 removable pieces of
Drawing on years of deep research, McGilligan
memorabilia like film posters, a press kit for La
conjures the young man’s Wisconsin background
Parisienne, a handwritten script for And God Created Woman, and more.
with Dickensian richness and detail, offering a
Well illus., many in color. 96 pages. Carlton. 9½x11¼. Import.
compelling look at a young talent that remains both
Pub. at $49.95
$34.95
monumental and misunderstood to this day. 32 pages of photos.
*5697506 HER AGAIN: Becoming Meryl Streep. By Michael 820 pages. Harper. Pub. at $40.00
$27.95
Schulman. An intimate look at the artistic coming of age of the greatest
actress of her generation, and her evolution as a young woman of the *3644596 SINATRA 100. By Charles Pignone. Frank Sinatra was an
1970s, wrestling with changing ideas of feminism, marriage, love, and entertainer of mesmerizing talent, charisma, and style. This volume
sacrifice. Photos. 294 pages. HarperCollins. Pub. at $26.99
$19.95 captures Sinatra in public and private, with exclusive unseen photographs
and memorabilia from the family archives, as well as the most iconic
5852374 MAYBE WE’LL HAVE YOU BACK. images, outtakes, and contact sheets from celebrated photo shoots.
By Fred Stoller. A hilarious and bittersweet 288 pages. Thames & Hudson. 10¾x13½. Pub. at $60.00
$39.95
rags-to-riches story of the hardest working guy
*5882346 MY FIRST HUNDRED YEARS IN
in showbiz. When it comes to Hollywood, it’s a
SHOW BUSINESS. By Mary Louise Wilson.
case of always the bridesmaid and never the
Wilson has crafted a work that is a social history of
bride, except in his case he’s always the snarky
the New York theater scene of the past fifty years
waiter, the mopey cousin, or Man #2. Color
and a thoroughly revealing and superbly
photos. 262 pages. Skyhorse. Paperbound.
entertaining memoir of the extraordinary life of an
Pub. at $16.99
$4.95
extraordinary woman and actor. 16 pages of
*5748518 SOME ENCHANTED EVENINGS: The Glittering Life
photos. 224 pages. Overlook. Paperbound.
and Times of Mary Martin. By David Kaufman. The story of the one and
Pub. at $16.95
$12.95
only Mary Martin, the little girl from Texas who, with her hands on her hips
5899486
YOU’RE
BETTER
THAN
ME:
A
and crowing as Peter Pan, captured America’s heart and created a legend
Memoir. By Bonnie McFarlane. It took Bonnie
in the process, and who dominated the American musical theater’s
McFarlane a lot of time, effort, and tequila to get to
Golden Age. Photos. 420 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $29.99
$21.95
where she is today. In this no-holds-barred
*5874823 BURN MY SHADOW. By Tyler Knight.
memoir, McFarlane tells it like it is. She lays bare
An account of the adult film career of Tyler Knight, a
all of the smart and not so smart decisions she
black porn star who breaks all stereotypes and pushes
made on her way to finding her friends and her
all envelopes. Knight’s story is a whip-smart musing
comedic voice. 275 pages. Ecco. Paperbound.
on the intersection of race and sexuality and how it
Pub. at $15.99
$4.95
mixes with the stereotypes of the porn industry. Knight 2679337 HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY: My Life and Legacy as the Duck
bares everything in this stunning, one-of-a-kind Commander. By Phil Robertson with M. Schlabach. Originally
memoir. Adults only. 304 pages. Rare Bird Books. published as Legend of the Duck Commander. As patriarch of the
Paperbound. Pub. at $17.95
$12.95 Robertson clan and creator of Duck Commander duck calls, he leads his
4463757 DEAR CARY: My Life with Cary Grant. By Dyan Cannon. family in a responsible work ethic and an active faith. In this work, you’ll
With unparalleled honesty, Dyan Cannon shares the heartwarming get to know the man behind the legend, and you’ll come away better for it.
and heartbreaking story of her magical romance and stormy marriage Photos. 230 pages. Howard. Pub. at $24.99
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to screen legend Cary Grant. Photos. 344 pages. HarperCollins.
5734118 CHARLIE CHAPLIN: A Brief Life. By
Pub. at $25.99
$9.95
Peter Ackroyd. Turns the spotlight on Chaplin’s often
5893941 YOU’RE NEVER WEIRD ON THE
controversial life as well as on his classic films, from
INTERNET (ALMOST). By Felicia Day. The
his humble theatrical beginnings to his winning an
fan-favorite actress and internet personality shares
honorary Academy Award. Everything is here: the
her story of growing up in tandem with the online
glamour of the golden age, the murky scandals of the
world. In her “engaging and often hilarious voice”
1940s, and his eventual exile in Switzerland. Book
(USA Today), she shares the warts-and-all story of
Club Edition. Photos. 289 pages. Doubleday.
how being a digital misfit gave her the confidence
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to forge her own path. Illus. 278 pages. Touchstone. *5847206 ALFRED HITCHCOCK: A Brief Life. By Peter Ackroyd.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$4.95 In this quick-witted portrait of one of the most respected film
588800X CALL ME DEBBIE: True Confessions of a Down-to-Earth directors of the twentieth century, Ackroyd reveals a lugubriously jolly
Diva. By Deborah Voigt. Voigt openly reveals the “cross-addiction” that led man fond of practical jokes who smashes a once-used tea cup every
to severe alcoholism, frightening all-night blackouts, and suicide attempts morning to remind himself of the frailty of life. Photos. 276 pages.
in her life. Here, too, is the story of how she achieved complete sobriety, Doubleday. Pub. at $26.95
$19.95
thanks to a twelve-step program and a re-commitment to her Christian 5713501 CHARLIE CHAPLIN: A Brief Life. By Peter Ackroyd. Turns
faith. Color photos. 271 pages. Harper. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99 $5.95 the spotlight on Chaplin’s often controversial life as well as on his classic
*5718538 MASTER OF THE MYSTERIES: New Revelations films, from his humble theatrical beginnings to his winning an honorary
on the Life of Manly Palmer Hall. By Louis Sahagun. The story of Academy Award. Everything is here: the glamour of his golden age, the
Manly P Hall’s life and death provides a panorama of twentieth murky scandals of the 1940s, and his eventual exile in Switzerland.
century mysticism and an insider’s view into a subculture that Photos. 289 pages. Doubleday. Pub. at $25.95
$4.95
continues to have a profound influence on movies, television, music, *5742013 THE REAL JAMES DEAN: Intimate Memories from
books, art, and thought. Photos. 362 pages. Process Media. Those Who Knew Him Best. Ed. by Peter L. Winkler. A rich
Paperbound. Pub. at $22.95
$17.95 collection spanning six decades of writing in which many of the
*3654060 THE WITCH OF LIME STREET: people whose lives were touched by Dean recall their indelible
Seance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit experiences with him in their own words. People like his high school
World. By David Jaher. History comes alive in this and college drama teachers, the girl he almost married, Rock
textured account of the rivalry between Harry Hudson, Natalie Wood, Jim Backus and many more share their
Houdini and the so-called witch of Lime Street, personal accounts of James Dean. Photos. 350 pages. Chicago
PRICE CUT to $11.95
whose iconic lives intersected at a time when Review. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.99
science was on the verge of embracing the
5704014 I ONLY KNOW WHO I AM WHEN I AM
paranormal. Photos. 436 pages. Crown.
SOMEBODY ELSE. By Danny Aiello with G. Reavill.
Pub. at $28.00
$19.95
The celebrated star of stage and screen, featured in
such cinematic classics as The Godfather: Part II and
*5907721 BORN A CRIME: Stories from a South African
Moonstruck, delivers a big-hearted memoir that
Childhood. By Trevor Noah. The respected comedian and new host of
reveals a man of passion, integrity, and guts—and
The Daily Show tells his compelling, inspiring, and comically
lays bare one of the most unlikely success stories ever
sublime story of coming of age during the twilight of apartheid and
told. Photos, most in color. 309 pages. Gallery.
the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. 288 pages. Spiegel &
Pub. at $26.00
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Grau. Pub. at $28.00
$21.95
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*3644502 DIETRICH & RIEFENSTAHL:
Hollywood, Berlin, and a Century in Two
Lives. By Karin Wieland. Born at the dawn of the
20th century, actresses Leni Riefenstahl and
Marlene Dietrich both came of age in Weimar
Berlin. Magisterial in scope, this dual biography
examines two complex lives that began alike but
ended on opposite sides of the century’s
greatest conflict. 612 pages. Liveright.
Pub. at $35.00
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4548779 ANGRY OPTIMIST: The Life and Times of Jon
Stewart. By Lisa Rogak. Since joining The Daily Show in 1999, Jon
Stewart has become one of the major players in comedy as well as
one of the most significant liberal voices in the media. This biography
charts his rise, from his youth in New Jersey to his role in one of the
most influential news programs on TV today. Photos. 280 pages. St.
Martin’s. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
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5703883 ANGRY OPTIMIST: The Life and Times of Jon
Stewart. By Lisa Rogak. Since joining The Daily Show in 1999, Jon
Stewart has become one of the major players in comedy as well as
one of the most significant liberal voices in the media. This biography
charts his rise, from his youth in New Jersey to his role in one of the
most influential news programs on television. Photos. 273 pages. St.
Martin’s. Pub. at $25.99
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4584155 ANGRY OPTIMIST: The Life and
Times of Jon Stewart. By Lisa Rogak. Since
joining The Daily Show in 1999, Jon Stewart has
become one of the major players in comedy as
well as one of the most significant liberal voices
in the media. This biography charts his rise,
from his youth in New Jersey to his role in one of
the most i nflu ent ial ne ws program s on
television. Book Club Edition. 273 pages. St.
Martin’s. Paperbound.
$2.95
4639448 I MUST SAY: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend.
By Martin Short with D. Kamp. In this engagingly witty, wise, and
heartfelt memoir, Short tells the tale of how a showbiz obsessed kid
from Canada transformed himself into a Saturday Night Live legend
and one of Hollywood’s favorite funnymen, known to his famous
peers as the “comedian’s comedian.” 16 pages of photos, some
color. 320 pages. Harper. Pub. at $26.99
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CD 7608829 T O TA L
RECALL:
My
Unbelievably True Life Story. By Arnold
Schwarzenegger. Read by Stephen Lang. Arnold
Schwarzenegger became the world’s biggest
movie star, the husband of Maria Shriver, and an
emerging Republican leader who was part of the
Kennedy family. Thirty-six years after coming to
America, he was elected governor of California, and until now has
never told the full story of his life, in his own voice. Twenty-five hours
on 20 CDs. S&S Audio. Pub. at $49.99
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*3640671 T H E F I R S T K I N G OF
HOLLYWOOD: The Life of Douglas Fairbanks.
By Tracey Goessel. With exclusive access to
Fairbanks’s love letters to Mary Pickford, Goessel
brilliantly illuminates how he conquered not just
the entertainment world but the heart of perhaps
the most famous woman in the world at the time.
Photos. 581 pages. Chicago Review. Pub.
at $34.95
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*5755557 THEN & NOW: A Memoir. By Barbara Cook with T.
Santopietro. Candidly and poignantly describes both Cook’s personal
difficulties and her legendary triumphs, detailing the extraordinary
working relationships she shared with many of the key composers,
musicians, actors, and performers of the late twentieth century,
among them Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Elaine Stritch, and
Robert Preston. 16 pages of photos. 237 pages. Harper.
Pub. at $28.99
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*5708664 EYE MARTY: The Official
Autobiography of Marty Feldman. Ed. by Mark
Flanagan. Mischievous, ironic, and iconic, Feldman
used his quizzical physiognomy to his advantage,
turning his unique looks into a tool in his comedic
arsenal. Beginning his career as a comedy writer, he
became associated with the Monty Python crowd in
England, then was off to Hollywood to work with
Gene Wilder. Mercifully rescued from an attic, this
autobiography reveals the man, warts and all. Well illus. 273 pages. Rare
Bird Books. 8x10¼. Pub. at $34.95
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5852846 SLEEPWALKER. By Kathleen Frazier. At night, Frazier, a
somnambulist, both longed for and dreaded sleep. Highlighting her
compelling quest to beat her sleep terrors and insomnia, this is
ultimately a story of health, hope, and redemption. 228 pages.
Skyhorse. Pub. at $24.99
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4635124 AUDREY AND BILL: A Romantic Biography of Audrey
Hepburn & William Holden. By Edward Z. Epstein. Presents the
complete tale of an on-set romance that turned into a captivating love
story between silver screen legends. Through in-depth research and
interviews with former friends, co-stars, and studio workers, Epstein
sheds new light on the stars and the fascinating times in which they lived.
32 pages of photos. 240 pages. Running Press. Pub. at $25.00 $6.95
7645929 PRAIRIE TALE: A Memoir. By Melissa
Gilbert. A fascinating, heartbreaking, and
ultimately uplifting tale of self-discovery from the
beloved actress who earned a permanent place in
the hearts of millions when she was just a child.
The star of TV’s Little House on the Prairie was a
natural on camera, but behind the scenes, life was
more complicated. Color photos. 367 pages.
Gallery. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$5.95
4523245 ONE LUCKY BASTARD: Tales from Tinseltown. By
Roger Moore with G. Owen. These true stories from Moore’s stellar
career lift the lid on the movie business, from Hollywood to
Pinewood. Features outrageous tales from his own life and career as
well as those told to him by a host of stars and filmmakers including
Sean Connery, Frank Sinatra, and Tony Curtis. Well illus., some color.
272 pages. Lyons. Pub. at $26.95
$6.95
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6395678 DROPPED NAMES: Famous Men and Women as I Knew
Them. By Frank Langella. Rita Hayworth dancing by candlelight in a
small Mexican village; Elizabeth Taylor devouring homemade pasta and
tenderly wrapping him in her pashmina scarf; terrifying a dozing Jackie
Onassis. These are some of the funny, wicked, and sometimes shocking
encounters that are captured in this memoir. 356 pages. HarperCollins.
Pub. at $25.99
$5.95
1872826 SAL MINEO. By Michael Gregg Michaud. In this riveting
biography filled with exclusive, candid interviews with both Mineo’s
closest female and male lovers and never before published
photographs, Michaud tells the full story of this remarkable young
actor’s life, charting his meteoric rise to fame, turbulent career, and
private life. Photos. 421 pages. Crown. Pub.
at $25.99 OUT
$4.95
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6455298 A V A G A R D N ER : T he S e cr e t
Conversations. With Peter Evans. Faithfully
recording Ava’s reminiscences in this book, Peter
Evans describes their late-night conversations
when Ava, after drinking and unable to sleep, was
at her most candid. So candid, in fact, that when
she read her own words, she halted the book. Only
now could this memoir be published. Photos.
293 pages. S&S. Pub. at $26.00
$5.95
561578X STEVE MCQUEEN. By Marc Eliot. Paints a full portrait of
the incredible, yet perplexing actor, chronicling McQueen’s life both
on and off the screen, from his hardscrabble childhood to his rise to
Hollywood superstar status, to his struggles with alcohol and drugs
and his fervor for racing fast cars and motorcycles. Photos. 354
pages. Crown. Pub. at $26.00
$6.95
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7559240 THE BEE GEES. By David N. Meyer. The definitive portrait
of the lives and music of the world’s most famous musical family.
Meyer sheds light on their innovative sound, their myriad #1 hits,
their turbulent personal lives, their poverty-stricken youth, Andy’s
fatal attraction to cocaine, and much more. 16 pages of photos.
389 pages. Da Capo. Pub. at $27.50
$7.95
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7532571 THE WAY I SEE IT: A Look Back at My Life on Little
House. By Melissa Anderson. Takes readers onto the set and inside
the world of the iconic series Little House on the Prairie, where she
literally grew up before the viewers. Also shares her memories of
working on the NBC miniseries, 10.5: Apocalypse. 16 pages of
photos, many color. 243 pages. Globe Pequot. Paperbound.
Pub. at $16.95
$4.95
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7575556 FLIP: The Inside Story of TV’s First Black Superstar. By
Kevin Cook. How did Clerow Wilson, a motherless Jersey City
grade-school dropout, become a national celebrity, heralded on the
cover of Time as “TV’s First Black Superstar”? This is Wilson’s rags to
riches story: a candid, funny, and deeply moving biography of a
comedian who changed the face of entertainment. 16 pages of photos.
242 pages. Viking. Pub. at $26.95
$4.95
3650758 SERIOUSLY...I’M KIDDING. By Ellen DeGeneres.
Whether Ellen is talking about the secret of life, divulging secrets
about how to be a supermodel, or explaining the secrets of becoming
a billionaire, Ellen fans will love reading about her funny experiences
and laugh at her crazy antics and ramblings. 241 pages. Grand
Central. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$4.95
2740230 WHAT IF...: A Lifetime of Questions,
Speculations, Reasonable Guesses, and a Few
Things I Know for Sure. By Shirley MacLaine.
Shirley explores a wide range of matters: spiritual and
secular, humorous and profound, earthbound and
intergalactic, personal and universal. From questions
on family, friendship, politics, war, and religion,
Shirley captures the best. Book Club Edition. 261
pages. Atria.
$2.95
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3650235 CLORIS: My Autobiography. By
Cloris Leachman with G. Englund. Transforming
herself with every role, Cloris Leachman has been
dazzling audiences for decades with her unusual
gift for both comedy and drama. In her memoir,
she looks back on her amazing career. 32 pages of
photos. 281 pages. Kensington. Paperbound.
Pub. at $15.00
$3.95
7611188 THE REDGRAVES: A Family Epic. By
Donald Spoto. Offers a dramatic, poignant, and
revealing biography of one of history’s greatest
families of actors. The product of more than 30
years of research, it recounts the saga of a family
that has broadened the possibilities for actors on
stage, screen and TV in Britain, America, and
around the world. Book Club Edition. Photos.
361 pages. Crown. Orig. Pub. at $26.00
$3.95
5778069 GRETA GARBO: Divine Star. By David Bret. The first
biography to investigate the two so-called missing periods in
Garbo’s life: the first during the late 1920s, forcing MGM to
employ a look-alike to conceal a likely pregnancy; the second
during WWII, when Garbo was employed by British Intelligence to
track down Nazi sympathizers. Photos. 404 pages. Robson.
Import. Pub. at $29.95
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*5716101 A V A G A R D N ER : T he
Barefoot Contessa. By Gilles Dagneau.
Long considered to be “the most beautiful
woman in the world,” Ava Garner remains
at the pinnacle of Hollywood glamour.
Filled with images from her most iconic
films, this extensive volume takes us on a
c a p t i v a t in g j o u r n e y t h ro u g h t h e
tumultuous life and career of this singular
starlet. 191 pages. Gremese International. 8½x8¾. Paperbound
Import. Pub. at $24.99
$17.95
5798663 MASTER OF CEREMONIES. By Joel Grey with R. Paley.
Memoir of a life lived in and out of the limelight, in a career spanning
seven decades that charts the evolution of American entertainment,
from vaudeville to Broadway to Hollywood. The portrait of an artist
coming to terms with his evolving identity. Photos. 246 pages.
Flatiron Books. Pub. at $27.99
$5.95
2721708 DRAMA: An Actor’s Education. By John Lithgow. In this
riveting and surprising personal history, Lithgow shares a backstage
view of his own struggle, crisis, and discovery, revealing the early life
and career that took place out of the public eye and before he became
a nationally known star. Book Club Edition. Illus. 320 pages. Harper.
Paperbound.
PRICE CUT to $1.95
3661083 TOUGH SH*T: Life Advice from a Fat,
Lazy Slob Who Did Good. By Kevin Smith. Smith
takes you through some big moments in his life to
help you live your days in as Gretzky a fashion as you
can—going where the puck is gonna be. Read all
about how he made 10 movies with no discernible
talent; how he blew up his own career after he had
everything he thought he’d ever want; and more.
263 pages. Gotham. Pub. at $25.00
$2.95
5805007 KIM. By Sean Smith. In this unauthorized biography of one of
today’s most provocative pop culture icons, Smith discovers a sweet,
kind and smart young woman whose life story reads like an X-rated
version of Dynasty. He follows her extraordinary journey from her
childhood and amazing family to her turbulent love life and multi-million
dollar lifestyle. 16 pages of color photos. 288 pages. Dey Street.
Pub. at $26.99
$5.95
2679914 THE WOMEN OF DUCK
COMMANDER: Surprising Insights from the
Women Behind the Beards About What Makes
This Family Work. By Kay Robertson et al. You’ve
seen these spunky and loving women on Duck
Dynasty, but you’ve never seen what the ladies are
like when the cameras are off—until now. Here,
Miss Kay, Korie, Missy, Jessica, and Lisa offer an
insightful book about life in the Robertson clan and
the core values that make their family work. 16 pages of photos, some
color. 260 pages. Howard. Pub. at $25.99
$2.95
3564045 DANIEL CRAIG: The Illustrated
Biography. By Tina Ogle. Having blasted his way
onto the cinema screen in Casino Royale, Craig
has become an international star. Lavishly
illustrated with scores of photographs from
throughout his career, this is a revealing insight
into this notoriously private actor and one of
today’s biggest screen stars. 176 pages. Carlton.
Import. Pub. at $19.95
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2766728 KNOCK WOOD. By Candice Bergen. Told with wit,
self-deprecation and a rare degree of courage, this is the
extraordinary record of Candice Bergen’s coming of age. It is at once a
moving fable of the love between father and daughter, a woman’s
triumph over self-doubt, and a dazzling journal of American life.
Photos. 303 pages. S&S. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
1830163 JAMES GANDOLFINI: The Real Life
of the Man Who Made Tony Soprano. By Dan
Bischoff. Gandolfini, who died in June 2013 at age
fifty-one, is widely recognized as one of the
best—and most defining—actors of his
generation. Bischoff’s biography is informed by
fresh interviews with Sopranos actors, HBO
executives, acting teachers and coaches, his
childhood friends, and others. 16 pages of photos,
most color. 258 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub.SOLD
at $24.99
$4.95
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*5831342 DIETRICH & RIEFENSTAHL: Hollywood, Berlin, and a
Century in Two Lives. By Karin Wieland. Born at the dawn of the 20th
century, actresses Leni Riefenstahl and Marlene Dietrich both came of
age in Weimar Berlin. Magisterial in scope, this dual biography examines
two complex lives that began alike but ended on opposite sides of the
century’s greatest conflict. Photos. 612 pages. Liveright. Paperbound.
Pub. at $18.95
$13.95
*2495988 HUMPHREY BOGART: The Making of a Legend. By
Darwin Porter. This revelatory biography provides the greatest insight
yet on how a young, struggling New York actor, Humphrey Bogart,
became the movie legend, “Bogie,” adored by millions around the
world. Re-creates pre-Code Hollywood: flappers, Prohibition,
bathtub gin, and sex of all persuasions. Illus. 541 pages. Blood
Moon. Pub. at $27.95
$18.95
5715628 FOUR FEET TALL & RISING: A Memoir. By Shorty Rossi
with SJ Hodges. A third-generation dwarf, an ex-gang member, and an
ex-con, Shorty knows what it’s like to be misunderstood. After serving over
ten years in prison, he started a business acting as a talent agent for little
people, and established and funded charities that advocate for, rescue, and
rehome abandoned or abused pit bulls. In the process, he became a
reality-TV star. Photos. 261 pages. Crown. Pub. at $25.00
$5.95
*3576337 I SAID YES TO EVERYTHING. By
Lee Grant. Set amid the New York theater scene of
the fifties and the star-studded parties of Malibu in
the seventies, Grant’s memoir evokes a world of
passion and movie-star glamour. After her name
landed on the Hollywood blacklist, her offers
ground to a halt, and she lost it all. 24 pages of
photos. 463 pages. Plume. Paperbound. Pub. at
$18.00
$12.95
*448228X JOHN WAYNE: The Legend and the Man.
Celebrates Duke’s life and legacy through film stills and backstage
photos from everything from cinematic masterpieces like True Grit
and Fort Apache, to a surprising variety of early-career, leading-man
films like Stagecoach and The Big Trail. Also includes a wide
selection of fan mail art, family album photos, and many treasures
gathered over the years in his immense archive. Fully illus., some
color. 272 pages. powerHouse Books. 9x12. Pub. at $45.00 $11.95
*5704820 FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM: A
Salute to the Troops with John Wayne. From the
eds. of the Official John Wayne Magazine. Whether
making a stirring war movie that showed what our
soldiers are capable of, or putting himself in
personal danger to bring a smile to troops stationed
thousands of miles away, John Wayne always kept
the people who serve our country in his heart and
mind. This illustrated biography showcases the
Duke’s commitment to America and those who fight for her. Fully illus.,
some in color. 208 pages. Media Lab. Pub. at $22.99
$17.95
3645401 VANESSA: The Life of Vanessa Redgrave. By Dan
Callahan. In this first-ever biography of the woman many have called our
greatest living actress, Redgrave is at last revealed to us in all of her
different personas. Callahan takes time to account for her political
activism, her unparalleled achievements, and more. 16 pages of photos.
343 pages. Pegasus. Pub. at $28.95
PRICE CUT to $5.95
CD 5737516 THE ART OF ASKING. By Amanda
Palmer. Read and sung by Amanda Palmer. Part
manifesto, part revelation, this is the story of an artist
struggling with the new rules of exchange in the
twenty-first century, both on and off the Internet.
Palmer explores the barriers in her own life to asking
for help and discovers the emotional, philosophical,
and practical aspects of The Art of Asking. Over 11 hours on ten CDs.
Hachette. Pub. at $30.00
$6.95
3635791 THE SELECTED LETTERS OF ELIA KAZAN. Ed. by Albert J.
& Marlene J. Devlin. This collection of nearly 300 letters gives us the life of
Kazan unfiltered, with all the passion, vitality, and raw honesty that made
him such an important stage director (A Streetcar Named Desire; Death of a
Salesman), film director (On the Waterfront; East of Eden), novelist, and
memoirist. Photos. 650 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $40.00
$8.95
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2743728 A LIFE OF BARBARA STANWYCK:
Steel-True, 1907-1940. By Victoria Wilson. Tells
the story of a starlet whose career in movies (88 in
all) spanned four decades beginning with the
coming of sound, and lasted in television through
the 1980s. A dynamic portrait of one of the
screen’s most underrated stars, it delves deeply
into her rich, complex life and explores an
extraordinary range of her iconic motion pictures.
Photos. 1044 pages. S&S. Pub. at $40.00SOLD OUT
$9.95
*5698057 18 HOLES WITH BING: Golf, Life, and Lessons
from Dad. By N. Crosby & J. Strege. A collection of memories of a
father and son on the golf course and the lessons about the game and
about life that Bing imparted. Crosby introduces a whole new
generation to his father, and showcases never before told stories of
father and son and the unique sport that bonded them. Photos.
212 pages. Morrow. Pub. at $22.99
PRICE CUT to $13.95
5845424 GONVILLE: A Memoir. By Peter Birkenhead. A harrowing
and often humorous story of a son coming to terms with his
alternately charming, cruel, generous, and violent father. 256 pages.
Free Press. Pub. at $25.00
PRICE CUT to $2.95
*5842638 A LIFE IN PARTS. By Bryan
Cranston. In his riveting memoir, Cranston maps
his zigzag journey from abandoned son to beloved
star by recalling the many odd parts he’s played in
real life. He also chronicles his evolution on
camera from soap opera player trying to master the
rules of show business to legendary character actor
turning in classic performances. Photos.
274 pages. Scribner. Pub. at $27.00
$19.95
*4624025 A LIFE OF BARBARA STANWYCK,
VOLUME 1: Steel-True, 1907-1940. By Victoria
Wilson. Wilson tells the story of Barbara Stanwyck,
whose astonishing career in movies (88 in all)
spanned four decades beginning with the coming
of sound, and lasted in television through the
1980s. A dynamic portrait of one of the screen’s
most underrated stars, this volume delves deeply
into her rich, complex life and explores her
extraordinary range of iconic motion pictures. Photos. 1044 pages.
S&S. Paperbound. Pub. at $22.00
$11.95
*5827981 THE FRENCH CHEF IN AMERICA. By Alex
Prud’homme. Julia Child’s grandnephew and the co-author of the
preeminent chef’s memoir, Prud’homme tells the story of the
remarkable woman who profoundly changed the way we eat today,
chronicling her rise from home cook to our first celebrity chef.
Photos. 318 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $27.95
PRICE CUT to $15.95
4547640 DANCING THROUGH IT: My Journey in the Ballet. By
Jenifer Ringer. 16 pages of photos, most color. 275 pages. Viking.
Pub. at $27.95
$4.95
6369197 MARILYN: The Passion and the Paradox. By Lois
Banner. 24 pages of photos, some color. 515 pages. Bloomsbury.
Pub. at $30.00
$9.95
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*266514X INSIDE MARILYN MONROE. By John Gilmore.
Photos. 208 pages. Ferine. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.95
$10.95
2688417 WHAT WOULD GRACE DO? How to Live Life in Style
Like the Princess of Hollywood. By Gina McKinnon. 237 pages.
Gotham. Pub. at $26.00
$5.95
5740118 A DANGEROUS WOMAN: The Life, Loves, and
Scandals of Adah Isaacs Menken, 1835-1868, America’s
Original Superstar. By Michael & Barbara Foster. Illus. 347 pages.
Lyons. Pub. at $24.95
$4.95
4572564 THE MAKING OF MARKOVA: Diaghilev’s Baby
Ballerina to Groundbreaking Icon. By Tina Sutton. 32 pages of
photos. 670 pages. Pegasus. Pub. at $39.95
$9.95
5706408 BLOOD, SWEAT, AND MY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL YEARS: Is
Steve Katz a Rock Star? Photos. Lyons. Pub. at $26.95
$7.95
*4626214 FRANK SINATRA: A Celebration of the Music and
Movies of Ol’ Blue Eyes. Ed. by Ben Nussbaum. 96 pages. I-5
Press. Paperbound. Pub. at $9.99
$7.95
3599345 MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI. By Charles Dickens.
357 pages. Pushkin. 4½x6½. Paperbound Import.
$2.95
*570359X PAUL MCCARTNEY: The Life. By Philip Norman.
Photos. 853 pages. Little, Brown. Pub. at $32.00
$23.95
*3604497 BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH. By Nigel Goodall. 16
pages of color photos. 260 pages. Andre Deutsch. Paperbound
Import. Pub. at $16.95
$12.95
*7654243 BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH: The Biography. By
Justin Lewis. Color photos. 278 pages. John Blake. Import. Pub.
at $29.95
$11.95
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*5794331 ELIZABETH AND MICHAEL: The Queen of
Hollywood and the King of Pop—A Love Story. By Donald Bogle.
Photos. 391 pages. Atria. Pub. at $26.00
$18.95
3677052 SOMEWHERE FOR ME: A Biography of Richard Rodgers.
By Meryle Secrest. Examines the complexities of the man who composed
over 900 songs, forty Broadway musicals, and numerous films. Reveals the
artist who was one of American musical theater’s greatest figures. Photos.
457 pages. Applause. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95
$3.95
5902320 BEETHOVEN: The Man Revealed. By
John Suchet. Beethoven scholar and classical radio
host John Suchet illuminates the composer’s
difficult childhood, his struggle to maintain
friendships and romances, his ungovernable temper,
his obsessive efforts to control his nephew’s life, the
excruciating decline of his hearing, and much more.
Adults only. Illus., some color. 389 pages. Atlantic
Monthly. Pub. at $30.00SOLD OUT
$7.95
5864038 VICTOR HERBERT: A Theatrical Life. By Neil Gould.
Not only a revealing portrait of Victor Herbert the composer,
entrepreneur, and visionary but also Gould re-creates the vibrant
world of Herbert’s Broadway. For any fan of the American Musical,
which Herbert helped to create, this is delightful reading. 16 pages of
photos. 610 pages. Fordham. Paperbound. Pub. at $35.00
$7.95
5858313 ALAN JAY LERNER: A Lyricist’s Letters. Ed. by
Dominic McHugh. Widely regarded as one of the most important
figures of the American musical stage, Lerner penned the lyrics to
some of the most well-known and beloved Broadway shows,
including Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, Camelot, and My Fair Lady.
McHugh reveals with this collection the highs and lows of the career
of one of America’s wittiest and most romantic lyricists. Photos.
314 pages. Oxford. Pub. at $41.95
$7.95
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5858585 HENRY COWELL: A Man Made of Music. By Joel Sachs.
Offers the first complete biography of one of the most influential figures in
twentieth-century American music. Providing a wealth of insight into
Cowells ideas and philosophy, Sachs lays out a much needed
perspective on one of the music world’s greatest legacies. 16 pages of
photos. 600 pages. Oxford. Paperbound. Pub. at $35.00
$7.95
1839713 THE SORCERER OF BAYREUTH: Richard Wagner, His
Work and His World. By Barry Millington. Presents an in-depth but
accessible overview of the life, work and times of one of the most
influential and controversial composers in the history of music. It explores
his original sources of inspiration; his fetish for exotic skills; his
relationship with both his wife and his mistress; the anti-Semitism that is
undeniably present in his operas; and more. Well illus., some in color.
320 pages. Oxford. Pub. at $39.95
$9.95
5792878 THE WORDSM ITHS: Oscar
Hammerstein 2nd & Alan Jay Lerner. By
Stephen Citron. Drawing on a wealth of previously
unpublished manuscripts, lyrics, letters, and
interviews, Citron’s dual biography brings to life
the strikingly different worlds of Hammerstein and
Lerner—two remarkable artists who revolutionized
musical theater. Illus. 446 pages. Applause.
Paperbound. Pub. at $24.99
$5.95
5758963 GEORGE WHITEFIELD CHADWICK: The Life and Music
of the Pride of New England. By Bill F. Faucett. Traces Chadwick’s story
from his earliest musical education to his surging career in Boston’s
nascent musical culture of the 1880s, to his fruitful middle years, and finally
to his later life and towering legacy. Offers penetrating examinations of his
major compositions and a vivid re-creation of Boston’s rich and influential
musical and cultural scene. Photos. 416 pages. Northeastern UP.
Paperbound. Pub. at $40.00
PRICE CUT to $3.95
2758210 PORTRAIT OF JOHNNY: The Life of
John Herndon Mercer. By Gene Lees. An
intimate biography of the great songwriter, this is
also a deeply affectionate memoir by one of
Johnny Mercer’s best friends. Moon River, Laura,
Satin Doll: the list of Mercer’s songs is endless.
Here is the story of the man behind those songs.
Photos. 360 pages. Hal Leonard. Paperbound.
Pub. at $18.95
$4.95
2747367 GEORGE GERSHWIN. By Rodney Greenberg. George
Gershwin (1898-1937) is arguably the 20th century’s greatest
songwriter. He was one of the first composers to realize the exciting
potential of combining elements of jazz and popular song with the
forms and instrumentations of symphonic music. Here is his story.
Well illus. 240 pages. Phaidon. Paperbound.
Pub. at $14.95
$5.95
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5732174 YOU FASCINATE ME SO: The Life and
Times of Cy Coleman. By Andy Propst. He penned
hit songs such as Witchcraft and The Best Is Yet to
Come, and wrote classic musicals like Sweet Charity;
City of Angels; and The Will Rogers Follies; but few
know the man behind these timeless tunes and
celebrated shows. This beguiling biography pulls
back the curtain, illuminating the creative life of a
musical genius. 16 pages of photos, some color.
487 pages. Applause. Pub. at $32.99
$9.95
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4542223 THE TIME OF MY LIFE: A Righteous
Brother’s Memoir. By Bill Medley with M. Marino.
Capturing the intersection of soul, R&B, and rock in
5758998 GIUSEPPE VERDI: Pocket Giants. By Daniel Snowman.
the 1960s, Medley’s unforgettable memoir offers an
This small volume gives us a look at the life of Verdi (1813-1901), an
unvarnished look at his personal triumphs and
operatic genius—the Shakespeare of opera—whose music tells us what
tragedies as one of the Righteous Brothers, extracted
it means to be human, and who was a great patriot of Italy. 127 pages.
from five decades of musical, television, motion
History Press. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $12.95 PRICE CUT to $3.95
picture, and live performance success. 16 pages of
photos. 228 pages. Da Capo. Pub. at $26.99 $6.95
1858548 BENJAMIN BRITTEN: A Life for Music. By Neil Powell.
This spellbinding centenary biography looks at the music, the life, and the 5815525 MERCURY: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury.
legacy of one of the twentieth century’s greatest composers. 16 pages of By Lesley-Ann Jones. Freddie Mercury’s unmatched skills and
photos. 508 pages. Holt. Pub. at $37.00 SOLD
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to $4.95 showmanship made him a superstar and Queen a household name. Now,
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2758199 THE PEOPLE’S ARTIST: Prokofiev’s Soviet Years. By more than 20 years after his tragic death, those closest to Mercury open
Simon Morrison. 16 pages of photos. 491 pages. Oxford. Pub. up about the icon, offering this definitive account of his life in the spotlight
at $29.95
$4.95 and behind the scenes. 32 pages of photos, some color. 350 pages.
$6.95
5836409 JOSEPHINE LANG: Her Life and Songs. By Harald & Touchstone. Pub. at $26.00
Sharon Krebs. Illus. 308 pages. Oxford. Pub. at $55.00
$4.95 7585322 BRUCE. By Peter Ames Carlin. This biography of one of
America’s greatest musicians is the first in 25 years to be written with
Bruce Springsteen himself. With access to the artist, his family, and band
members, including Clarence Clemons in his last major interview, Carlin
LIMITED QUANTITY 5938937 BRIAN JONES: The presents an intimate and vivid portrait of the icon. Book Club Edition. 16
Untold Life and Mysterious Death of a Rock pages of photos, some in color. 494 pages. Touchstone. Orig.
Legend. By Laura Jackson. Explodes the myths and Pub. at $28.00
$3.95
stigmas that swirl around the life and mysterious
5758769 CASH: The Autobiography of Johnny
death of Brian Jones, founder of the Rolling Stones.
Cash. With Patrick Carr. The songs and music of
Provides new information on the rivalries within the
Johnny Cash have moved audiences worldwide for
band, and analyzes police statements, coroner’s
over fifty years. In this fascinating autobiography
reports and more to reveal the true story behind this
the country music legend reveals the personal pain
enduring rock ‘n’ roll mystery. Photos, some color.
and turmoil that lay behind the incredible success
293 pages. Piatkus. Paperbound Import. Pub.
at $15.95
$5.95
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of his professional career. 16 pages of photos.
7568479 YOU ARE NOT ALONE:
333 pages. Harper. Paperbound Import.
Michael—Through a Brother’s Eyes. By
Pub. at $8.99
$6.95
Jermaine Jackson. Michael Jackson’s older 5735432 JOHNNY CASH: The Life. By Robert Hilburn. Drawing
brother offers a keenly observed memoir tracing upon his personal experience with Cash and a trove of
his brother’s life starting from their shared never-before-seen material from the singer’s inner circle, Hilburn
childhood and extending through the Jackson 5 creates an utterly compelling, deeply human portrait of one of the
years, Michael’s phenomenal solo career, his most iconic figures in modern popular culture. 16 pages of photos.
loves, his suffering, and his tragic end. Book Club 679 pages. Little, Brown. Pub. at $32.00
$6.95
Edition. 16 pages of photos, half in color.
442 pages. Touchstone. Orig. Pub. at $26.00
$1.95 3561178 GLOW: The Autobiography of Rick James. With David
Ritz. In this posthumously published, wildly entertaining, profound
3561321 A VIEW FROM A BROAD. By Bette expression of a rock stars life and soul, James and Ritz offer a
Midler. In this biography, Bette relives her career no-holds-barred memoir about the boy and the man who became a
through memories of endless rehearsals, her fear music superstar in America’s disco age. 16 pages of photos, most
of flying, crazy schedules, and wisdom she color. 342 pages. Atria. Pub. at $26.00
$3.95
learned from Thai Gondoliers, with the trademark
4588215 A MAN CALLED DESTRUCTION: The
razor-blade wit that her fans have grown to know,
Life and Music of Alex Chilton, from Box Tops to
love, and expect. Well illus. in color. 150 pages.
Big Star to Backdoor Man. By Holly George-Warren.
S&S. Pub. at $29.99
$3.95
The first biography of virtuosic musician Alex Chilton.
From his first hit at just 16 (The Letter) to his
LIMITED QUANTITY 5910072 BRIAN JONES: The Making of the
subsequent years spent far away from the music
Rolling Stones. By Paul Trynka. Offers a new take on the Rolling Stones’
scene, to his re-emergence as an influential solo artist
epic rise to fame, laying bare the shocking ruthlessness, internal warfare
and producer, his story is interwoven with that of pop
and sexual competition that throttled the band from within. As well as
music’s evolution from the mid-1960s through indie
exploring Brian Jones’s crucial yet untold role in the Stones’ music, it rock. 16 pages of photos. 370 pages. Viking. Pub. at $27.95
$5.95
also investigates the unraveling of his psyche as observed by family,
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STREET:
Bob
Dylan’s
Minnesota.
friends, bandmates, and lovers. 16 pages of photos. 370 pages. Plume.
Paperbound. Pub. at $17.00
$5.95 By Toby Thompson. With unprecedented access to Dylan’s English
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7559542 KICKING & DREAMING: A Story of and music teachers, his high school girlfriend Echo Helstrom, and
Heart, Soul, and Rock & Roll. By Ann Wilson et countless neighbors and relatives, Thompson discovers the real
al. The sisters, Ann and Nancy Wilson recount a person behind the mythology Dylan created. Photos. 215 pages.
$5.95
journey that has taken them from the back roads of UMnP. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.95
Vancouver, where they got their start as a band, to 5910331 IT’S A LONG STORY: My Life. By Willie Nelson with D. Ritz.
the pinnacle of success—and sometimes As clear as a Texas sky and delivered in the same rhythm that he lived it,
excess—as leaders of Heart. Through it all, they the living legend’s full, unforgettable story unfolds here. Unvarnished,
draw strength from a family bond that trumps funny, and leaving no stone unturned, Nelson takes us from Abbott, Texas,
everything else. Photos, some color. 289 pages. to the Pacific Northwest, from Nashville to Hawaii and all the way back
HarperCollins. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$4.95 again for a chronicle of true love, wild times, best friends, barrooms, and
4621786 DEAL: M y Three Decades of unforgettable music. SHOPWORN. 16 pages of photos, some color.
$9.95
Drumming, Dreams, and Drugs with the 392 pages. Little, Brown. Pub. at $30.00
5919509 IT’S A LONG STORY: My Life. By Willie
Grateful Dead. By Bill Kreutzmann with B. Eisen.
Nelson with D. Ritz. As clear as a Texas sky and
Presents a thrilling and seductive rock and roll
delivered in the same rhythm that he lived it, the living
memoir by one of the founding members of the
legend’s full, unforgettable story unfolds here.
Grateful Dead. A chronicle of American music
Unvarnished, funny, and leaving no stone unturned,
history at the intersection of culture and
Nelson takes us from Abbott, Texas, to the Pacific
experience, it’s a wild trip through the most
Northwest, from Nashville to Hawaii and all the way
psychedelic corners of rock. 16 pages of photos,
back again for a chronicle of true love, wild times, best
some color. 388 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $27.99
$4.95
friends, barrooms, and unforgettable music. 16 pages
2685043 MY WAY. By Paul Anka with D. Dalton. A
‘50s teen idol who virtually invented the singer of photos, some color. 392 pages. Sphere. Paperbound Import. $6.95
songwriter heartthrob combination, Anka rocketed 3635635 GIRLS LIKE US: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly
to fame with hits like “Diana” and “Put Your Head Simon—and the Journey of a Generation. By Sheila Weller. This
on My Shoulder.” The singer’s forthcoming, funny, groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America’s most
and witty autobiography is bursting with rich important musical artists charts their lives as women at a magical
stories of the people in his life, from Elizabeth moment in time. They collectively represent, in their lives and their
Taylor and Tom Jones to Michael Jackson and Little songs, a great swath of American girls who came of age in the late
Richard. 32 pages of photos. 371 pages. St. 1960s. 24 pages of photos. 584 pages. Washington Sq. Press.
$5.95
Martin’s. Pub. at $29.99
$4.95 Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00
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3673782 MAN ON THE RUN: Paul McCartney in the 1970s. By
Tom Doyle. Provides an illuminating look at the most tumultuous
decade in the life of a rock icon—the only McCartney biography in
decades based on firsthand interviews with the ex-Beatle himself.
Photos. 257 pages. Ballantine. Pub. at $27.00
$5.95
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5811015 IF YOU CAN’T BE FREE, BE A
MYSTERY: In Search of Billie Holiday. By
Farah Jasmine Griffin. Offers an enchanting
investigation into one of the most famous jazz
vocalists of all time, her world and how she is
remembered. Griffin fully liberates Lady Day from
the tragic songstress myth, and instead presents a
virtuoso whose passion made every song she
sang forever hers. Photos. 240 pages. Ballantine.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$5.95
5864887 BILLIE HOLIDAY: The Musician and the Myth. By John
Szwed. Much of Holiday’s popular image has dwelt on the tragic details
of her life, to the point that the genuine artist has been overshadowed by
the icon. Drawing on a vast amount of new material that has surfaced,
Szwed strips away the myths and puts her music front and center,
illuminating her uncanny voice, signature songs, and enduring legacy.
230 pages. Penguin. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
5814251 HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED: Bob
Dylan’s Road from Minnesota to the World.
Ed. by C.J. Sheehy & T. Swiss. From his roots in
Hibbing, to his rise as a cultural icon in New York,
to his prominence on the worldwide stage, Sheehy
and Swiss bring together the most eminent Dylan
scholars at work today to assess Dylan’s career,
influences, and his global impact on music and
culture. Photos. 278 pages. UMnP. Paperbound.
Pub. at $22.95
$6.95
5778263 JOHN MAYALL: The Blues Crusader—His Life, His
Music, His Bands. By Dinu Logoz. The first detailed biography of an
icon in the world of blues music and the God-father of British blues,
Mayall was also a pioneering musician, blues promoter and talent
scout for over 50 years. 32 pages of photos, most in color. 272 pages.
Edition Olms. Import.
$9.95
5868246 LIKE ME: Confessions of a Heartland
Country Singer. By Chely Wright. The country
music star writes about her life and career and
growing up in America’s heartland. She also writes
about making up her mind at a young age to become
a country music star, knowing then that her feelings
and crushes on girls were “sinful” and praying that
she would somehow be “fixed.” Photos. 286 pages.
Pantheon. Pub. at $25.95
$3.95
7585772 MY CROSS TO BEAR. By Gregg Allman with A. Light.
Bringing to life the carefree early days of the Allman Brothers Band,
Gregg holds nothing back. He goes behind the scenes of some of the
greatest rock music ever recorded, without shying away from the most
infamous and painful moments of his career. Book Club Edition.
Photos. 390 pages. Morrow. Paperbound.
$2.95
5714397 RINGO: With a Little Help. By
Michael Seth Starr. Traces the entire arc of Starr’s
remarkable life and career, from his sickly
childhood to his life as the “World’s Most Famous
Drummer,” and to his triumphs, addictions, and
emotional battles following the breakup of the
Beatles as he came to terms with his legacy.
SHOPWORN. 16 pages of photos. 426 pages.
Backbeat Books. Pub. at $32.99
$9.95
5809649 DREAMS TO REMEMBER: Otis Redding, Stax Records,
and the Transformation of Southern Soul. By Mark Ribowsky.
Reintroduces an incredibly talented yet impulsive man, one who once
even risked his career by shooting a man in the leg. But that temperament
masked a deep vulnerability that was only exacerbated by an industry that
refused him a Grammy until he was in the grave. A fascinating look at a
talented young man. Photos. 365 pages. Liveright. Pub. at $27.95 $7.95
5792525 THE JAZZ LIFE OF DR. BILLY TAYLOR.
With Teresa L. Reed. Taylor recounts how he came of
age as a jazz musician in smoke-filled clubs pulsating
with the rhythms of bebop, and later climbed to world
acclaim as an internationally recognized music
educator and popular media figure. He fought for the
recognition of jazz music as “America’s classical
music” and for the recognition of black musicians as
key contributors to the American music repertoire.
Photos. 227 pages. InUP. Pub. at $25.00
$5.95
5760038 THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF BOB DYLAN. Ed. by Sean
Egan. Presents a selection of the best writing on Dylan, both praise and
criticism. Interviews, essays, features, and reviews from Dylan intimates
and scholars are interspersed with new narrative and reviews of every
album. 518 pages. Running Press. Paperbound. Pub. at $13.95 $4.95
5874556 DIARY OF A MADMAN. By Brad Scarface Jordan with B.
Meadows-Ingram. From Geto Boys legend and renowned storyteller
Scarface comes a passionate memoir about how hip-hop changed the life
of a kid from the south side of Houston, and how he rose to the top and
ushered in a new era of rap dominance. Color photos. 223 pages. Dey
Street. Pub. at $25.99
$5.95
5836263 HI-DE-HO: The Life of Cab Calloway.
By Alyn Shipton. The first full-length biography of
Cab Calloway, whose vocal theatrics and
flamboyant stage presence made him one of the
highest-earning African American bandleaders.
Drawing on firsthand accounts from Calloway’s
family, friends, and fellow musicians, Shipton
charts the entire path of this musical icon. Photos.
283 pages. Oxford. Pub. at $29.95
$6.95
3568059 MUSORGSKY & HIS CIRCLE: A
Russian Musical Adventure. By Stephen Walsh.
The emergence of Russian music in the 19th
century comprises one of the most remarkable and
fascinating stories in all music history. Here Walsh
presents a portrait of five men (Mily Balakirev,
C e s a r C u i, A le x a n d e r B o ro d i n , N i k ol a y
Rimsky-Korsakov, and Musorgsky) who came
together in St. Petersburg and created some of the
greatest music ever written. 470 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $37.50 $8.95
*5778905 UNOFFICIAL TAYLOR SWIFT: From the Heart. By
Alice Hudson. A pictorial biography of the country crooner turned
mainstream megastar. Combines quotes from Swift, a diversity of
images, and a detailed account of her career, Well illus. in color.
128 pages. Flame Tree. Import. Pub. at $15.99
$11.95
5864534 MR. MOJO: A Biography of Jim Morrison. By Dylan
Jones. In this colorful and intimate biography, Jones strips bare the
skin-tight leather suit of Jim Morrison’s Lizard King persona, and
offers a frank and honest appraisal of a much beloved and often
romanticized countercultural icon. 184 pages. Bloomsbury.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$6.95
5724902 I’M YOUR MAN: The Life of Leonard
Cohen. By Sylvie Simmons. Charts the life and
career of Leonard Cohen, one of the most important
and influential songwriters of our time. Having
spoken to more than a hundred key figures in
Cohen’s life, Simmons paints a deeply insightful,
well-rounded portrait of the artist and writer who
has impacted countless performers, listeners, and
composers. Photos. 546 pages. Vintage.
Paperbound Import.
$7.95
5735475 ROCKS: My Life in and Out of Aerosmith. By Joe Perry
with D. Ritz. Filled with humor, insight, and brutal honesty from the
guitarist and co-founder of Aerosmith, Perry’s story spans from the
top of the world to the bottom of the barrel—several times over. 48
pages of photos, most color. 416 pages. S&S. Pub. at $27.99 $4.95
5870682 UNTOUCHABLE: The Strange Life and
Tragic Death of Michael Jackson. By Randall
Sullivan. Chronicles the story of the King of Pop from
his boy-idol childhood to the final years of his
tumultuous adult life. Through exclusive access to
inner-circle figures, Sullivan sheds fresh light on
Jackson’s near-takedown of a megacorporation; the
pedophilia allegations that marred his reputation; and
the fate of his estate and children. 32 pages of photos.
790 pages. Grove. Paperbound. Pub. at $20.00
$4.95
5818281 SPECIAL DELUXE. By Neil Young. Young
offers reminiscences about his Canadian boyhood,
his musical influences, his family, the rock ‘n’ roll life,
and one of his deepest, most ebullient passions: cars.
He explores his love for vintage automobiles,
examines his newfound awareness of his hobby’s
negative environmental impact, and offers watercolor
illustrations of his favorite rides. 384 pages. Blue
Rider. Pub. at $32.00
$6.95
*5851092 PRINCE—CHAPTER AND
VERSE: A Life in Photographs. By Mobeen
Azhar. This lavishly illustrated volume pays
homage to the uniquely talented artist. Azhar tells
Prince’s story, through conversations he has had
with the people who knew him best. His portrait of
this amazing artist is unlike anything you’ve read
before—a fitting tribute. 144 pages. Sterling.
9¼x11¼. Pub. at $19.95
$14.95
CD 5738121 THE UNIVERSAL TONE: Bringing
My Story to Light. By Carlos Santana et al. Read by
Jonathan Davis. Santana’s memoir offers an inspiring
story of musical fearlessness that finds humor in the
world of high-flying fame, speaks plainly of personal
revelations, and celebrates the divine and infinite
possibility Santana sees in each person he meets.
Over nineteen hours on 16 CDs. Hachette. Pub. at $35.00
$7.95
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*5620066 BUCK OWENS. By Eileen Sisk.
Chronicles the rise to stardom of one of the
country’s best-loved country music entertainers.
The man that emerges is the opposite of the
aw-shucks image he cultivated on Hee Haw. A
control freak with an outsized appetite for sex,
Owens could be genial one moment and ruthlessly
cruel the next. Photos. 385 pages. Chicago
Review. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
$12.95
5874572 DREAM WEAVER: A Memoir. By
Gary Wright. Best known for his hits “Dream
Weaver” and “Love is Alive,” Gary Wright reflects
on his long and illustrious career in the music
business and tells the little-known story of his
professional collaboration, friendship, and
spiritual journey with George Harrison. Photos,
most in color. 246 pages. Tarcher/Penguin.
Pub. at $27.95
$5.95
5864496 LOVE SONG: The Lives of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya.
By Ethan Mordden. The romance of Kurt Weill, the Jewish cantor’s
son, and Lotte Lenya, the Viennese coachman’s daughter, changed
the history of Western music, ultimately yielding one of the definitive
works of the 20th century, The Threepenny Opera. Playing out against
the tumult of war, their powerful love story is chronicled here. Photos.
334 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $29.99
$6.95
*3678911 ON THE ROAD WITH JANIS
JOPLIN. By John Byrne Cooke. As a road manager
and filmmaker, Cooke helped run the Janis Joplin
show—and record it for posterity. Here he reveals
the never before told story of his years with the
young woman from Port Arthur who would become
the first female rock ‘n’ roll superstar—and depart
the stage too soon. Photos. 430 pages. Berkley.
Paperbound. Pub. at $17.00
$11.95
4535014 ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART: My
Life and Music. By Burt Bacharach with R.
Greenfield. Over the past six decades, Bacharach’s
legendary songwriting has touched millions of
devoted listeners all over the world. Now, in one
inspiring memoir, the renowned musician offers a
frank and riveting account of his life and the stories
behind the hits. 16 pages of photos. 291 pages.
HarperCollins. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.99 $4.95
5891302 ROBERT PLANT: A Life. By Paul Rees. The story of the
forces that shaped him from his boyhood in England’s Black Country
to the ravaging highs and lows of the Zeppelin years. Rees paints a
rich, complex portrait of a man who was only nineteen when he
changed the face of rock ‘n’ roll. 16 pages of photos, some color.
360 pages. Dey Street. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.99
$4.95
4646681 ROBERT PLANT: A Life. By Paul Rees.
Discover the forces that shaped Led Zeppelin front
man Robert Plant, from his boyhood in England’s
Black Country to the ravaging highs and lows of the
Zeppelin years; from his relationship with
bandmates to his solo career that today has him
producing some of the most acclaimed work of his
career. 16 pages of photos, some in color.
360 pages. HarperCollins. Pub. at $28.99 $7.95
5887895 ANGER IS AN ENERGY: My Life Uncensored. By John
Lydon with A. Perry. A fresh and mature look back on a life full of
incident from his beginnings as a sickly child of immigrant Irish
parents who grew up in post-war London, to his present status as a
vibrant, alternative national hero. 24 pages of photos. 536 pages. Dey
Street. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.99
$6.95
457074X RESPECT: The Life of Aretha Franklin. By David Ritz.
Aretha Franklin is well known as the Queen of Soul. This
comprehensive biography covers the music and tumultuous life of
one of the greatest American talents of the 20th century. 16 pages of
photos, some color. 520 pages. Little, Brown. Pub. at $30.00 $7.95
*3627136 LOVE BECOMES A FUNERAL PYRE:
A Biography of the Doors. By Mick Wall. Spanning
the entire history of the Doors, this book will long
remain the definitive biography of a band that forever
changed popular music. But it’s not the story you think
you know. Along with evoking the cultural milieu of Los
Angeles in the sixties, Wall investigates the real story
of the Doors. Photos, many color. 408 pages. Chicago
Review. Pub. at $28.95
$19.95
5929644 HOW TO BE A MAN (AND OTHER ILLUSIONS). By Duff
McKagan. Taking the reader into the life of an international rock
musician, Duff McKagan shares with disarming candor and humor
the solid life lessons he’s learned along the way to success and
fulfillment in both his family life and career. 296 pages. Da Capo.
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$4.95
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5874971 BIRD: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker. By Chuck
Haddix. Tells the story of Charlie Parker’s life, music, and career, artfully
weaving together firsthand accounts from those who knew him with new
information to create a compelling narrative portrait of a tragic genius. 10
pages of photos. 188 pages. UIlP. Pub. at $24.95
$9.95
*5847559 SINATRA: The Chairman. By
James Kaplan. Following Sinatra from the
mid-1950s to his death in 1998, Kaplan uncovers
the man behind the myth, revealing by turns the
peerless singer, the sometimes powerful actor, the
business mogul, the tireless lover and—of
course—the close associate of the powerful and
the infamous. Photos. 980 pages. Anchor.
Paperbound. Pub. at $20.00
$14.95
*5806305 GOOD VIBRATIONS: My Life as a
Beach Boy. By Mike Love with J.S. Hirsch. As a
founding member of the Beach Boys, Mike Love has
spent an extraordinary 55 years and counting as the
group’s lead singer and one of its principle lyricists. A
story of overnight success and age-defying longevity;
of musical genius and reckless self-destruction; of
spirituality, betrayal, and forgiveness. Photos, most in
color. 436 pages. Blue Rider. Pub. at $28.00 $21.95
*5743397 I’VE ALWAYS KEPT A UNICORN: The Biography of
Sandy Denny. By Mick Houghton. Based on original and candid
interviews with more than 50 of her friends, fellow musicians, and
contemporaries, and with access to previously unseen documents
and Sandy’s own notebooks, Houghton illuminates the life of a
unique and complex artist—one of the greatest British
singer-songwriters. Photos. 502 pages. Faber & Faber. Paperbound
Import. Pub. at $22.95
$17.95
7622155 MORE ROOM IN A BROKEN HEART:
The True Adventures of Carly Simon. By Stephen
Davis. The first full-length biography of the American
musical star, from an acclaimed journalist who has
known her for decades. Captures Carly’s extraordinary
journey from privileged daughter of Richard Simon, to
the wife of a heroin-addicted superstar, to breast
cancer survivor, and more. Book Club Edition. Photos.
409 pages. Gotham. Paperbound.
$4.95
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5732042 TRANSFORMER: The Complete Lou Reed Story. By
Victor Bockris. From the electroshock treatments of his youth to the
collaborations with the greatest artists of his time, and his explosive
relationships with drag queen Rachel and the extraordinary Laurie
Anderson, this is a personal and passionate celebration of the enigmatic
Velvet Underground pioneer. Photos. 548 pages. Harper. Paperbound
Import. Pub. at $15.99
$7.95
7568045 THREE CHORDS FOR BEAUTY’S
SAKE: The Life of Artie Shaw. By Tom Nolan. This
unflinching account of Shaw’s life is driven by 14
years of interviews with Shaw, as well as
conversations with more than 100 of his
contemporaries. Nolan offers a candid and
sympathetic portrait of the musician and his era and
restores Shaw to his rightful place in jazz history.
Photos. 430 pages. Norton. Pub. at $29.95
$7.95
5814618 RIFFTIDE: The Life and Opinions of Papa Jo Jones. As
told to Albert Murray. Drawn from fourteen tapes recorded over eight
years beginning in 1977, this volume is an impressionistic series of riffs
and tales by Jones, revealing a man at the forefront of a new form of music
and a country amid incredible turmoil and opportunity. 12 pages of
photos. 172 pages. UMnP. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95
$6.95
*5822580 BORN TO RUN. B y B r u c e
Springsteen. Rarely has a performer told his own
story with such force and sweep. Like many of
Springsteen’s songs, his autobiography is written
with the lyricism of a singular songwriter and the
wisdom of a man who has thought deeply about his
experiences. He shares it all: growing up Catholic
in Freehold, New Jersey, his early days as a
bar-band king, and the personal struggles that
inspired his best work. 510 pages. S&S. Pub. at $32.50
$22.95
6435912 WHO I AM. By Pete Townshend. From the voice of a
generation comes this, the highly anticipated autobiography by the
most literate musician of the last 50 years and legendary guitarist of
The Who. Covers Townshend’s various brushes with death, his work
with musicians like Keith Moon and Eric Clapton, and much more. 16
pages of photos. 538 pages. HarperCollins. Pub. at $32.50 $7.95
*7676468 JERRY LEE LEWIS: His Own
Story. By Rick Bragg. For the first time Lewis’s
story is told in full, as he shared it over two years
with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Rick Bragg. In a
narrative rich with atmosphere and anecdote, we
watch Jerry Lee emerge from the fields and levees
of Depression-era Louisiana to worldwide fame. 32
pages of photos. 498 pages. HarperCollins. Pub. at
$27.99
$19.95
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*5788633 JONI MITCHELL: In Her Own Words. By Malka
Marom. Based on a series of conversations ranging through four
decades of friendship, Joni and Malka discuss childhood and aging,
*5867177 TESTIMONY. By Robbie Robertson. love and loss, acclaim and criticism, poverty and affluence. Illus.,
The guitarist and songwriter of The Band weaves a most in color. 259 pages. ECW Press. Import. Pub. at $29.95 $21.95
poignant and lyrical memoir, employing his
*5780829 FLORENCE! FOSTER!! JENKINS!!!
unique storyteller’s voice to chart his journey
The Life of the World’s Worst Opera Singer. By
through some of music history’s most pivotal
Darryl W. Bullock. In this sparkling biography, Bullock
moments. A captivating chronicle of the time when
shares the story of how the socialite financed her own
rock became a way of life, when a generation came
meteoric rise to success, championed by her adoring
of age, and when five friends created a new kind of
friends, long-suffering accompanist, and devoted
popular music. 16 pages of photos, some color.
husband/manager St. Clair Bayfield, who stood by his
500 pages. Crown. Pub. at $30.00
$21.95
wife’s side through every sharp note and shielded her
5906172 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS: A Life in
from her harshest critics. Photos. 198 pages.
Music. By Dave Stewart. With a behind-the-scenes look at Stewart’s Overlook. Pub. at $24.95
$17.95
innovative endeavors that keep him on the cutting edge of the music
*4587170 W H AT H A PP E NE D , M I S S
business, his memoir is a one of a kind portrait of the creative heart of
SIMONE? A Biography. By Alan Light. Offers an
one of its most gifted and enterprising contributors. 32 pages of
intimate look at the life of Nina Simone, the
photos, most color. 321 pages. NAL. Pub. at $28.00
$6.95
classically trained pianist who evolved into a
*5887720 THE COMPLETE DAVID BOWIE,
chart-topping chanteuse and committed civil
SEVENTH EDITION. By Nicholas Pegg. A foremost
rights activist. Harnessing the singular voice of the
source of analysis and information on every facet of
singer herself, this nuanced biography highlights
Bowie’s work. From his boyhood skiffle performance
her musical inventiveness, while laying bare the
at the 18th Bromley Scouts’ Summer Camp, to the
personal demons that plagued her through much of
majesty of his final masterpiece Blackstar, every her life. 309 pages. Crown. Pub. at $26.00
$16.95
aspect of David Bowie’s extraordinary career is 5940184 THE BOY AT THE GATE. By Danny Ellis. A renowned
explored. 800 pages. Titan. Paperbound Import. singer-songwriter, Ellis is a survivor, strong and resilient. But when
Pub. at $26.95
$19.95 confronted by forgotten memories of betrayal and abandonment, and
*5885248 SOMEBODY TO LOVE: The Life, Death and Legacy unnerved by his experience, he begins an arduous journey that leads
of Freddie Mercury. By M. Richards & M. Langthorne. Weaves him back to the streets of Dublin. What he discovers with each twist
together Mercury’s upbringing, pursuit of musical greatness with and turn of his odyssey will forever change his life. 16 pages of
Queen, and his endless search for love with the story of a terrible photos. 359 pages. Arcade. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.99
$4.95
disease that swept across the world in the 1980s. With brand-new
5898412 PATTI SMITH’S HORSES AND THE
perspectives from Mercury’s closest friends and fellow musicians,
REMAKING OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL. By Mark Paytress.
this moving tribute casts a very different light on both his death and
The poet laureate of punk, Patti Smith’s revolutionary
the origin of AIDS itself. Photos, some in color. 440 pages. Weldon
sound and indelible, genre-bending stage persona
Owen. Pub. at $24.95
$17.95
forever changed the landscape of rock music. This is
*4599640 ETERNAL TROUBADOUR: The
the unforgettable story of her landmark debut, Horses,
Improbable Life of Tiny Tim. By Justin Martell
examining its role in her journey to becoming the most
with A.W. McDonald. Drawing on more than 100
influential punker of all time. Photos. 260 pages.
interviews with family, friends, and associates,
Piatkus. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $13.95 $4.95
plus access to Tiny’s diaries, which have never *587386X JUST GETTING STARTED. By Tony Bennett with S.
before been made public, this is the incredible Simon. A beautiful compilation of reflections on the people who have
true story of one of the most fascinating yet significantly enriched Bennett’s life. Recounting his relationships
misunderstood figures in the history of popular with entertainers, humanitarians, and loved ones, he reveals how he
music. 16 pages of photos, many color. has been shaped by the principles each of them imparted to him.
478 pages. Jawbone. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $19.95
$14.95 Well illus. in color. 270 pages. Harper. Pub. at $27.99
$21.95
*5850789 NO QUARTER: The Three Lives of Jimmy Page. By
CD 5943663 GEORGE HARRISON. By Alan
Martin Power. Using new and exclusive interviews, Power tells the story of
Clayson. Read by Mike Read. A comprehensive
Jimmy Page’s long career. Opening in the early ‘60s session scene, the
biography of Harrison’s life and musical career,
author goes on to explore Page’s time in the Yardbirds, the band that
beginning in the early 1960s and the formation of
would tranform into the legendary Led Zeppelin. It was the band that
the Beatles, spanning the sixties, and following
dominated the rock world for 12 years. Photos, many in color. 698 pages.
his later solo career and other interests, including
Overlook. Pub. at $35.00
$24.95
Indian spirituality and environmentalism. 3 CDs.
$12.95
573858X LENNON LEGEND: An Illustrated Life of John Lennon. By Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. Pub. at $19.95
James Henke. Rare and remarkable slipcased monograph tells the story of *588232X THE LIFE & MUSIC OF RANDY NEWMAN: Maybe I’m
Lennon’s life, from his early writings to his final days. Letters and other Doing It Wrong. By David & Caroline Stafford. Born in Los Angeles with
memorabilia can be taken out to enjoy. The accompanying 60-minute CD uncles in the movie music business, and a childhood intermittently spent
features Lennon talking about his life and art, and singing “Imagine.” in New Orleans, this prolific singer/songwriter was greatly influenced by
Slipcased. 64 pages. Chronicle. 10x10¾. Pub. at $40.00
$14.95 this early life. The authors shine a frequently surprising light into the life
586836X A NEW DAY: A Memoir. By Jon and work of one of the all-time greats. 16 pages of photos, some color.
$21.95
Secada. Jon shares the lessons he’s learned to 277 pages. Omnibus. Import. Pub. at $28.95
make him the resilient person he is today. His
*5856523 SEX, DRUMS, ROCK’N’ROLL! The
moving message reaffirms that wisdom and
Hardest Hitting Man in Show Business. By
strength come from constantly reinventing
Kenny Aronoff. Voted by Rolling Stone magazine as
yourself and finding what you’re made of through
one of the greatest drummers of all time, Aronoff is
doubt and hardship, growing from adversity, and
arguably the most sought-after recording and
having faith in A New Day. Photos. 242 pages.
touring beat master ever. Ignited by a Beatles TV
Celebra. Pub. at $24.95
$4.95
appearance in 1964, Aronoff’s passion for
drumming carried him from the kit in his childhood
5859476 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE PROMISE OF ROCK ‘N’
living room to Bernstein at Tanglewood and much
ROLL. By Marc Dolan. Whether describing his father’s job in a factory,
doomed small town romances, or the inchoate longing to get out and more. Photos. 353 pages. Backbeat Books. Pub. at $29.99 $24.95
start a new life, this examination reveals rock ‘n’ roll’s ultimate potential: 581555X MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson. By Steve
to not just be a successful product, not just a vehicle for rebellion but a Knopper. A Rolling Stone contributing editor presents the ultimate
way to envision a better society. Photos. 540 pages. Norton. Paperbound. critical biography of The King of Pop: a panoramic, vivid, and incisive
Pub. at $17.95
$4.95 portrait that explores and celebrates his unique and indelible
*5842212 THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG: A influence in music, dance, and popular culture. Photos. 438 pages.
$6.95
Memoir. By Carole Bayer Sager. For five decades, Scribner. Pub. at $27.00
*5847508 NOT DEAD YET: The Memoir. By
Sager has been among the most admired and
Phil Collins. Collins pulls no punches about himself,
successful songwriters at work, responsible for
his life, or the ecstasy and heartbreak that’s inspired
lyrical contributions to popular songs like Nobody
his music in this much awaited memoir. The candid,
Does It Better, The Best That You Can Do, and more.
witty, unvarnished story of the songs and shows, the
But while her professional life was filled with
hits and pans, his marriages and divorces, and the
success and fascinating people, her personal life
ascents to the top of the charts and into the tabloid
was much more difficult and dramatic. Here she
headlines. Photos, many in color. 371 pages. Crown.
tells all in a frank and darkly humorous memoir. 16 pages of photos,
Pub. at $28.00
$21.95
most color. 336 pages. S&S. Pub. at $28.00
$21.95
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*5889421 SYD BARRETT & PINK FLOYD: Dark Globe. By
Julian Palacios. A definitive biography featuring a wealth of interviews
with Syd’s family, friends and members of Pink Floyd, providing an
unvarnished look at Barrett’s life and work. 24 pages of photos.
443 pages. Plexus. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $19.95
$14.95
*5860067 OVER THE TOP AND BACK: The
Autobiography. By Tom Jones. One of the world’s
greatest singing talents reveals the stories behind the
ups and downs of his remarkable life, from the early
heydays to the subsequent fallow years to his later
period of artistic renaissance. A memoir like no other,
it is a musical tale by turns raw, honest, funny, and
powerful. Photos, some color. 424 pages. Blue Rider.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$11.95
*6526918 GOD SAVE THE KINKS. By Rob Jovanovic. Drawing on
fresh interviews with former band members and key collaborators, this
behind the scenes biography explores a much-neglected chapter of rock ‘n’
roll history and lays bare the band who made the Sixties swing, starting with
their first breakthrough hit, You Really Got Me. 16 pages of photos, some in
color. 330 pages. Aurum. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $14.95
$11.95
*5937094 FOREVER STARDUST: David Bowie Across the
Universe. By Will Brooker. Most books about Bowie track his artistic
“changes” chronologically throughout his career. This volume
examines Bowie’s “sameness”: his recurring themes, images, motifs
and concepts as an artist, across all his creative work, from lyrics and
music through to costumes, storyboards, films, plays, and paintings.
259 pages. I.B. Tauris. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.99
$12.95
*5870070 PERFECT DAY: An Intimate
Portrait of Life with Lou Reed. By Bettye
Kronstad. In this intimate and revealing memoir,
Kronstad tells the full story of her five years with
the one of rock ‘n’ roll’s finest sons, from their
meeting 1968 through the demise of The Velvet
Underground, to the rise of his solo career. The
result is a fascinating portrait of life with a music
legend. Photos, some color. 278 pages. Jawbone.
Paperbound. Pub. at $22.95
$17.95
NEW! *5911338 SPIDER FROM MARS: My Life with Bowie.
By Woody Woodmansey with J. McIver. Drummer Woody Woodmansey is
the last surviving member of David Bowie’s band the Spiders From Mars,
which helped launch Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust persona and made him a
sensation. A vivid and unique evocation of a transformative musical era and
the enigmatic, visionary musician at the center of it, by one of the people
who knew him best. Photos, some in color. 302 pages. St. Martin’s.
Pub. at $27.99
$21.95
4535421 IT’S ONLY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: 30 Years
Married to a Rolling Stone. By Jo Wood. In this
wild portrait of one of the biggest rock bands in
history, Jo Wood comes clean about her three
decades as the girlfriend and eventually the wife of
Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood. She vividly
describes life on tour, in the studio, at the parties,
and every raucous moment in between. 16 pages
of photos, most color. 317 pages. HarperCollins.
Pub. at $26.99
PRICE CUT to $2.95
2747553 IT’S ONLY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: 30 Years Married to a
Rolling Stone. By Jo Wood. In this wild portrait of one of the biggest rock
bands in history, Jo Wood comes clean about her three decades as the
girlfriend and eventually the wife of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood.
She vividly describes life on tour, in the studio, at the parties, and every
raucous moment in between. Book Club Edition. 16 pages of photos,
most color. 317 pages. HarperCollins. Paperbound.
$2.95
4536185 CHER: All I Really Want to Do. By D.
Easlea & E. Fiegel. Beginning with her breakthrough
as the Cleopatra to Sonny Bono’s Caesar in the ‘60s,
Cher’s compelling biography takes us through the
tumult of the ‘70s, the big-screen success of the
‘80s, superstardom in the ‘90s, and right up to her
recent comeback alongside Christina Aguilera in
Burlesque. 16 pages of photos. 272 pages. Backbeat
Books. Paperbound. Pub.
at $19.99
$6.95
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OUT
1857258 LIGHT MY FIRE: My Life with the Doors. By Ray
Manzarek. From the psychedelic whirl of southern California in the
1960s to Morrison’s death in 1971, a complete history of the group
who made an irreversible impact on music, by the man who was there
from the beginning. 16 pages of photos. 352 pages. Berkley.
Paperbound. Pub. at $17.00
$4.95
4571169 ROBERT PLANT: The Voice That Sailed the Zeppelin. By
Dave Thompson. This biography follows Plant on two parallel tracks: one
through his heights of fame with rock colossus Led Zeppelin, and another
through his second life as a multimillion-selling solo artist. Includes
excerpts from Thompson’s own conversations with Plant’s friends and
associates. 16 pages of photos, some color. 256 pages. Backbeat Books.
Pub. at $27.99
$4.95
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7581068 THE SOUNDTRACK OF MY LIFE. By
Clive Davis with A. DeCurtis. The music legend
recounts an extraordinary five-decade career in the
music business, while also telling a remarkable
personal story of triumphs, disappointments, and
encounters with some of the greatest musical artists of
our time, from Bob Dylan and Paul Simon to Whitney
Houston and Alicia Keys. Book Club Edition. 48 pages
of photos, many in color.SOLD
586 pages. S&S.OUT
$2.95
3647218 LENNON: The Man, the Myth, the Music—The
Definitive Life. By Tim Riley. Charts the remarkable journey that
brought a Liverpool art student from a disastrous childhood to the
highest realms of fame. Riley’s narrative draws on interviews with
John Lennon’s friends, enemies, confidantes, and associates; lost
memoirs written by relatives and friends; as well as previously
undiscovered City of Liverpool records. 24 pages of photos.
766 pages. Hyperion. Pub. at $35.00 SOLD OUT
$5.95
6399797 COLONEL TOM PARKER : The
Curious Life of Elvis Presley’s Eccentric
Manager. By James L. Dickerson. Based on
unprecedented research and interviews, this
authoritative biography of Colonel Tom Parker
(1909-1997) includes new revelations and
insights into the notorious manager. 16 pages of
photos. 262 pages. Cooper Square. Paperbound.
Pub. at $16.95
$3.95
2701944 SEX, DRUGS, RATT & ROLL: My Life in Rock. By
Stephen Pearcy with S. Benjamin. Pearcy tells his story from scrawny,
thrill-seeking teenager to when his band broke through at Whiskey a
Go Go. There was nothing they wouldn’t snort, drink, bed, or break. It
is his story of survival and a search for the things that matter most.
Photos. 309 pages. Gallery. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$3.95
5811155 ROOM FULL OF MIRRORS: A
Biography of Jimi Hendrix. By Charles R. Cross. In
this illuminating account of the rock legend’s life, Cross
transcends Hendrix’s often surreal depictions to paint a
far deeper, more compelling portrait of his life. Drawing
on never-before-seen documents, private letters and
interviews, he unlocks the vast mystery of this enduring
musical genius. 16 pages of photos. 384 pages.
Hyperion. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$5.95
5792649 MR. TUBA. By Harvey Phillips. An account of the amazing life
and career of a tuba virtuoso, whose experiences include performing with
circuses, an education at the Juilliard School, a stint with the U.S. Army
Field Band, and freelancing with the New York City Opera and Ballet. He has
crusaded for the recognition of the tuba as a serious musical instrument.
Photos, some in color. 479 pages. InUP. Pub. at $32.00
$5.95
5868343 MY WAY. By Paul Anka with D. Dalton.
A ‘50s teen idol who virtually invented the singer
songwriter heartthrob combination, Anka rocketed
to fame with hits like “Diana” and “Put Your Head
on My Shoulder.” The singer’s forthcoming, funny,
and witty autobiography is bursting with rich
stories of the people in his life, from Elizabeth
Taylor and Tom Jones to Michael Jackson and
Little Richard. Photos. 372 pages. St. Martin’s.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.99
$3.95
SOLD OUT
5810884 COLTRANE. By Paolo Parisi. This graphic novel biography
echoes the jazz pioneer’s work in structure and style, juxtaposing
scenes from Coltrane’s personal life—his military career, addictions,
and love affairs—against snapshots of his major recordings. Fully
illus. 122 pages. Jonathan Cape. Paperbound Import.
$5.95
580521X SINATRA’S CENTURY: One Hundred
Notes on the Man and His World. By David
Lehman. In celebration of his one hundredth
birthday, here is an irresistible collection of 100
short reflections on the man, his music, and his
larger than life story by a lifetime fan who also
happens to be one of the most prominent voices in
c o n t e m p or a r y A m e r i ca n p o e t r y. P h o t os .
268 pages. Harper. Pub. at $24.99
$6.95
5805090 MOUNTAIN CITY GIRLS: The McGarrigle Family Album.
By Anna & Jane McGarrigle. In their first definitive family memoir, the
luminary folk musicians tell their entire story of love, loss, and family.
Charming and witty, interspersed with lyrics and photos, it captures the
McGarrigles’ lives, idiosyncratic upbringing, and literary and musical
influences. 32 pages of photos. 328 pages. Random. Import.
Pub. at $32.00
$4.95
5796008 THE LIVES OF JOHN LENNON. By
Albert Goldman. From his traumatic childhood to
his golden days with the Beatles to his hidden life
with Yoko Ono, Goldman’s exhaustive 1969
biography delves deep into Lennon’s secretive
world to deliver a fascinating portrait of this
end lessly comp lex p erson alit y. Ph otos.
719 pages. Chicago Review. Paperbound.
Pub. at $22.95
$6.95
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4646754
UNFAITHFUL
MUSIC
&
DISAPPEARING INK. By Elvis Costello. This
idiosyncratic memoir offers Costello’s (born Declan
Patrick MacManus) unique view of his unlikely and
sometimes comical rise to international success, with
diversions through the previously undocumented
emotional foundations of some of his best-known
songs and the hits of tomorrow. Photos. 674 pages.
Blue Rider. Pub. at $30.00
$9.95
4537602 SO MANY ROADS: The Life and Times of the Grateful
Dead. By David Browne. This remarkably detailed and cinematic volume
paints a strikingly fresh portrait of one of rock’s greatest and most enduring
institutions and sheds new light—for fans and newcomers alike—on the
band’s music, dynamics, and internal struggles. Photos. 482 pages. Da
Capo. Pub. at $30.00
$9.95
2752301 THE TREASURES OF NOEL
COWARD: Star Quality. By Barry Day. As a
songwriter he rivals Cole Porter, as a
playwright his output exceeded that of W.
Somerset Maugham, and as an influential
cultural figure he has no rival. He is Noel
Coward, and in this volume, his fascinating
story comes to life in words, photographs, and
removable facsimile memorabilia. Includes a
DVD with previously unpublished personal footage. Slipcased. 63
pages. Andre Deutsch. 9½x11. Import. Pub. at $50.00
$11.95
7624549 ME. By Ricky Martin. Martin shares his memories of his early
childhood, his family’s sacrifices to support his dreams, and
coming-of-age experiences in the famed boy band Menudo. Book Club
Edition. 292 pages. Celebra. Orig. Pub. at $26.95 PRICE CUT to $1.95
6411916 ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART: My
Life and Music. By Burt Bacharach with R.
Greenfield. Over the past six decades, Bacharach’s
legendary songwriting has touched millions of
devoted listeners all over the world. Now, in one
inspiring memoir, the renowned musician offers a
frank and riveting account of his life and the stories
behind the hits. 16 pages of photos. 291 pages.
HarperCollins. Pub. at $27.99
$6.95
5819822 COMING THROUGH SLAUGHTER. By Michael Ondaatje.
Set against the first flush of the jazz era in New Orleans, this fictionalized
meditation chronicles the life, the art, the mystery and the madness of
Buddy Bolden, the first of the great trumpet players and the unrecorded
Father of Jazz. 185 pages. Bloomsbury. Import.
$6.95
4638557 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE
PROMISE OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL. By Marc Dolan.
Whether describing his father’s job in a factory,
doomed small town romances, or the inchoate
longing to get out and start a new life, this examination
reveals rock ‘n’ roll’s ultimate potential: to not just be a
successful product, not just a vehicle for rebellion but
a way to envision a better society. Photos. 512 pages.
Norton. Pub. at $29.95
$7.95
5812046 GIRL IN A BAND. By Kim Gordon. Filled with the sights
and sounds of a pre-Internet world and a deeply personal portrait of a
woman who has become an icon. Gordon explores the artists,
musicians, and writers who influenced her and the relationship that
defined her life for so long. Photos. 274 pages. Dey Street.
Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
PRICE CUT to $3.95
5814863 BLUE GUITAR HIGHWAY. By Paul
Metsa. Captures the thrill of the Twin Cities when
acts like the Replacements, Husker Du, and Prince
were remaking pop music. Metsa gives us a
close-up view of the roller-coaster ride that is the
professional musician’s life, played out against the
polarizing politics and intimate history of the past
few decades of American culture. 16 pages of
photos. 272 pages. UMnP. Pub. at $24.95 $5.95
*2724685 TOM JONES: The Life. By Sean Smith. Chronicles the
dramatic journey of Tommy Woodward, the young man who would grow up
to become Tom Jones. From his early battle with tuberculosis to struggling
on the breadline for seven years to support his childhood sweetheart, it
reveals a life not only of star-studded glamour and success, but also of
unimaginable trials. 16 pages of photos, most color. 312 pages.
HarperCollins. Import. Pub. at $27.99
PRICE CUT to $14.95
*5751942 AN ACCIDENTAL MUSICIAN: The
Autobiography of Judy Dyble. With Dave
Thompson. A saga of love, loss and laughter that
begins in the folk clubs of the early 1960s and
continues right up to the present day, in the
company of Richart Thompson, Ashley Hutchings,
and many more. 16 pages of photos, some color.
227 pages. Soundcheck. Paperbound Import.
Pub. at $24.95
PRICE CUT to $14.95
366354X MY CROSS TO BEAR. By Gregg Allman with A. Light.
LARGE PRINT EDITION. Bringing to life the carefree early days of the
Allman Brothers Band, Gregg holds nothing back. He goes behind the
scenes of some of the greatest rock music ever recorded, without
shying away from the most infamous and painful moments of his
career. Well illus., many in color. 527 pages. HarperCollins.
Paperbound. Pub. at $27.99
$2.95
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4642406 ANOTHER SIDE OF BOB DYLAN: A Personal History
on the Road and off the Tracks. By Victor & Jacob Maymudes.
Photos, some color. 288 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $26.99 $4.95
5759048 JIMI HENDRIX: The Man, the Magic, the Truth. By Sharon
Lawrence. Photos. 350 pages. Macmillan. Paperbound Import. $6.95
571348X BILLY JOEL: The Definitive Biography. By Fred Schruers.
16 pages of photos, most color. 387 pages.SOLD
Crown. Pub. at $29.00
$6.95
OUT
4627989 WELCOME TO MY JUNGLE. By Craig Duswalt. Photos.
218 pages. BenBella. Pub. at $24.95
$4.95
3616711 MY LIFE WITH DETH: Discovering Meaning in a Life
of Rock & Roll. By David Ellefson with J. McIver. 16 pages of
photos, some color. 238 pages. Howard. Pub. at $24.00
$2.95
2695405 LIFE UNSEEN—JOHNNY CASH: An Illustrated
Biography. By M. DuPre & D.S. Levy. 192 pages. Time Home
Entertainment. 9x12. Pub. at $29.95
$7.95
452358X HERE COMES THE NIGHT: The Dark Soul of Bert
Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm & Blues. By Joel Selvin.
435 pages. Counterpoint. Pub. at $25.00
$6.95
5750245 GIRL IN A BAND. By Kim Gordon. Photos. 273 pages.
Dey Street. Pub. at $27.99
$6.95
2725134 DANCING BAREFOOT: The Patti Smith Story. By Dave
Thompson. Photos. 294 pages. Chicago Review. Pub. at $24.95 $5.95
*454756X WAITING FOR THE MAN: The Life & Music of Lou
Reed. By Jeremy Reed. 24 pages of photos, some color. 272 pages.
Overlook. Pub. at $27.95
$19.95
NEW! 7560141 A LIFE OF SONG. By Marjory Kennedy-Fraser.
149 pages. The Islands Book Trust. Paperbound Import.
$5.95
Adventurers & Explorers
5894549 WALKING THE NILE. By Levison Wood. Wood’s epic journey
of almost 4,000 miles on foot along the world’s longest river will go down in
the history of exploration. From the source of the Nile in Rwanda to its
mouth on Egypt’s coast, he passes through rainforests, savannah, swamp,
desert, and oases, camping in the wild, foraging for food, and fending off
multiple dangers. 338 pages. S&S. Paperbound Import.
$5.95
*4613007 GRANDMA GATEWOOD’S WALK: The Inspiring Story
of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail. By Ben
Montgomery. In 1955, at the age of 67, Emma Gatewood became the first
woman to through-hike the Appalachian Trail alone. This meticulously
documented account of her adventure describes her progress from
Georgia to Maine, and all of the dangers, wildlife, and people she
encountered along the way. Illus. 277 pages. Chicago Review.
Paperbound. Pub. at $17.99
$13.95
590630X AT THE POINT OF A CUTLASS: The
Pirate Capture, Bold Escape, and Lonely Exile
of Philip Ashton. By Gregory N. Flemming. At
just 19 years old fisherman Philip Ashton was
captured by pirates, subjected to torture and
hardship, and ultimately escaped and lived as a
castaway on a deserted Caribbean island. Based
on a rare copy of his 1725 account, this is a vivid
portrait of America’s real-life Robinson Crusoe.
Illus. 241 pages. UPNE. Pub. at $29.95
$7.95
5817862 MOTHER OF GOD: An Extraordinary Journey into the
Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon. By Paul Rosolie.
In January 2006, a restless 18-year-old hungry for adventure
embarked on a journey to the Madre de Dios (“Mother of God”)
region of Peru—an expedition that would transform his life. He now
recounts his incredible odyssey, taking us deep into the Amazon and
reminding us of the grave danger it faces today. 16 pages of color
photos. 306 pages. Harper. Pub. at $25.99
$4.95
1891375 NEIL ARMSTRONG: A Life of Flight.
By Jay Barbree. Much has been written about
Neil Armstrong, America’s modern hero and
history’s most famous space traveler. Yet, shy of
fame and never one to steal the spotlight,
Armstrong was always reluctant to discuss his
personal side of the events. Here for the first time
is the story of his life of flight, shared for five
d e c a d e s wi t h a t r u st e d f r i e n d . P h o t os .
362 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $27.99
$5.95
7669968 MY ARCTIC JOURNAL: A Year Among Ice-Fields and
Eskimos. By Josephine Peary. Originally published in 1893. As the
privileged daughter of a Smithsonian Institution official, Josephine Peary
(1863-1955) was entirely unprepared for life as Mrs. Robert Peary. This
memoir of her extended trips to the Arctic is the only Arctic memoir written
by a woman. Photos. 240 pages. Cooper Square. Paperbound.
Pub. at $18.95
$3.95
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5770378 ELDORADO: Adventures in the Path of
Empire. By Bayard Taylor. A journalist’s eyewitness
account of the explosive 1849 California Gold Rush
5774330 NO SUCH THING AS FAILURE: My
and his travels through Mexico. The author was 24
Life in Adventure, Exploration, and Survival.
years old when he left New York for California with a
By David Hempleman-Adams. The author is the
shipload of forty-niners seeking gold. Sent by Horace
first person in history to achieve the Adventurer’s
Greeley, he wrote of what he saw for the New York
Grand Slam by reaching the geographic and
Tribune. Illus. 515 pages. Skyhorse. Paperbound.
magnetic north and south poles, as well as
Pub. at $14.95
$5.95
climbing the highest peaks on all seven continents.
4523024
FLAWS
IN
THE
ICE:
In
Search
of
Douglas
Mawson.
By
But that is just the tip of the iceberg—an iceberg he
exposes in this heart-pounding memoir. 16 pages David Day. Presents the untold story of Douglas Mawson’s 1911-1914
of color photos. 242 pages. Skyhorse. Pub. at $24.99
$5.95 Antarctic Expedition, mistakenly hailed for a century as a courageous
survival story from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. 16 pages of
448990X NOTHING DAUNTED: The Unexpected photos. 316 pages. Lyons. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95
$5.95
Education of Two Society Girls in the West. By
*4533933 DESPERATE STEPS: Life, Death,
Dorothy Wickenden. In the summer of 1916, Dorothy
and Choices Made in the Mountains of the
Woodruff and Rosamond Underwood left home in
Northeast. By Peter W. Kick. Collects 20 true tales
Auburn, New York, for the wilds of northwestern
of backcountry misadventure and misfortune,
Colorado. Bored by their society luncheons, charity
including incidents along the famed Appalachian
work, and the effete young men who courted them,
Trail, and reveals the lessons to be learned in each.
they took two teaching jobs at a remote mountaintop
From close-calls to unsolved mysteries, these
schoolhouse. Photos. 286 pages. Scribner.
stories illuminate the realities faced by
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.00
$4.95
outdoorspeople across the Northeast. 270 pages.
5937809 NO DREAM IS TOO HIGH. By Buzz Aldrin with K. Abraham. Appalachian Mtn Club. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95
$12.95
Half a century after walking on the Moon, Aldrin speaks from the 5852366 MASTER OF THIN AIR: Life and Death on the World’s
heart—to those who remember that historic moment and to the younger Highest Peaks. By Andrew Lock. A seasoned climber offers his riveting,
generations who revere him as an American hero. In vivid personal thrilling account of what it takes to challenge the earth’s highest peaks
anecdotes, Buzz shares 13 rules to live by in this inspiring and survive. A riveting high-altitude drama brimming with danger and
autobiographical work. 16 pages of photos, some color. 223 pages. excitement, it is also the inspiring story of one man’s motivation to
National Geographic. Pub. at $22.00
$5.95 achieve his extraordinary dream—even in the most dire of moments. 16
1832069 LAST CLIMB: The Legendary pages of color photos. 332 pages. Arcade. Pub. at $25.99
$5.95
Everest Expeditions of George Mallory. By D.
5936055 PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR: An
Breashears & A. Salkeld. Tale of the man who
Adventure. By Artemis Cooper. In 1934, at the
may have reached the summit of Mount Everest
age of 18, Fermor decided to walk across Europe.
almost 30 years before Edmund Hillary, with a
In just over a year, he walked through nine
riveting account of the discovery of his body in
countries and taught himself three languages.
1999, seventy-five years after he vanished. Well
Commissioned into the Intelligence Corps at the
illus., some color. 240 pages. National
outset of the war, he supported the Cretan
Geographic. 8½x10. Pub. at $35.00
$5.95
resistance, and in 1944 oversaw the abduction of
5770289 DANIEL BOONE: The Pioneer of Kentucky. By John
General Heinrich Kreipe. Subsequent explorations
S.C. Abbott. This classic reprint of Abbott’s (1805-1877) account of of the Mediterranean provided the subjects for his first four books.
the life and genius of Daniel Boone recounts the epic story of how Photos. 448 pages. John Murray. Import.
$9.95
Boone opened up the Appalachian Mountains and gave Americans *5935237 INCREDIBLE SURVIVAL STORIES: Tales of
the chance to settle the Midwest. 331 pages. Skyhorse. Paperbound. Death-Defying Treks Across the Globe. Ed. by Jay Cassell. Scale the
Pub. at $14.99
$5.95 world’s highest peaks, plunge to the depths of the ocean, wade through
5845785 THE OREGON TRA IL: A New the dense jungles of the amazon, and cross every terrain in between.
American Journey. By Rinker Buck. An epic Features more than a dozen firsthand accounts from celebrated explorers
account of traveling the length of the Oregon Trail and adventurers, of some of the most perilous accounts of man versus
the old-fashioned way—in a covered wagon with a nature ever to be penned. Illus., many in color. 319 pages. Skyhorse.
$12.95
team of mules, an audacious journey that hasn’t Paperbound. Pub. at $17.99
been attempted in a century—which also
593608X PRELUDE TO EVEREST: Alexander
chronicles the rich history of the trail, the people
Kellas, Himalayan Mountaineer. By I.R. Mitchell
who made the migration, and its significance to
& G.W. Rodway. The story of the first man to die on an
the country. SHOPWORN. Photos. 450 pages.
expedition to Mt. Everest in 1921, whose expeditions
S&S. Pub. at $28.00
$6.95
paved the way for the eventual ascent of
Kangchenjunga and of Everest itself. Beginning in
5770149 BUSHMASTER: Raymond Ditmars and the Hunt for the
Scotland’s Cairngorms and ending in the majestic
World’s Largest Viper. By Dan Eatherley. Raymond Ditmars
Himalayas, Kellas’ journey encompasses struggles,
(1876-1942), the first curator of reptiles at the Bronx Zoo, brought
explorations, and discoveries which impacted
cold-blooded animals to public attention as never before. This is the true
story of this remarkable man—and his obsession with capturing one mountaineering from the early 20th century to the present day. Photos,
$6.95
enigmatic and deadly reptile: the world’s largest viper, the bushmaster. 16 some in color. 285 pages. Luath. Import. Pub. at $35.00
pages of photos, some color. 303 pages. Arcade. Pub. at $24.99 $6.95 581099X THE ICE MASTER: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the
5754070 WHITE ESKIMO: Knud Rasmussen’s Karluk. By Jennifer Niven. Draws on personal diaries as well as an
Fearless Journey into the Heart of the Arctic. By interview with the one living survivor to create an epic tale of true
Stephen R. Bown. Presents the first full-scale adventure, betrayal and survival. 402 pages. Hyperion. Paperbound.
$5.95
biography of the visionary explorer and ethnographer Pub. at $15.99
who opened up the culture, the language, and the life 5810817 ADA BLACKJACK: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic.
of the Arctic. Lovers of extreme adventure, remote By Jennifer Niven. Draws on Ada Blackjack’s never-before-published
cultures and timeless legend will relish this gripping diary to chronicle a top-secret polar expedition in 1921, of which she was
account of Rasmussen. Illus. 339 pages. Da Capo. not only the only woman, but the sole survivor. SHOPWORN. 431 pages.
Pub. at $27.99
$7.95 Hyperion. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.99
$5.95
*4581067 ADVENTURES WITH INDIANS AND GAME: Twenty
*5826012 THE MINT: Lawrence After Arabia.
Years in the Rocky Mountains. By William A. Allen. A born observer,
By T.E. Lawrence. In 1922, his dreams of an
Allen describes a world that by the time he wrote his memoirs in 1903, no
independent Arabia shattered, T.E. Lawrence enlisted
longer existed. His accounts of life in the frontier wilderness reflect a lost
in the RAF under the assumed name of John Hume
era of romantic heroism, untouched nature, and early Western
Ross. With poetic clarity, his account sheds light on a
sentiments, both antiquated and modern, toward Native Americans. Illus.
little-known period in the enduring hero’s story,
310 pages. Skyhorse. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$9.95
bringing to life the harsh realities of barracks life and
the war’s surreal aftermath. 210 pages. I.B. Tauris.
5803829 DARKNESS DESCENDING. By Ken
Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00
$12.95
Jones. On January 5, 2003, Jones was caught in an
avalanche in Romania’s Transylvanian Alps. Suffering 5712904 I WAS A TIGER HUNTER: Eyewitness Accounts. By J.
from life-threatening injuries, Ken dragged himself to Moray Brown. The author, an army officer stationed in India during the
safety over three agonizing days. But that was just the nineteenth century, introduces his experiences of shikar, or game
beginning of his ordeal. Here he shares the breathless hunting, one of the main pastimes for British officials in India during the
but inspiring story of the surgery that saved his life, days of the Raj. Describes sporting incidents from small game and fowl to
and of his fight to walk again. Color photos. hunting rogue elephants and the tiger, the ultimate Indian wild animal.
$6.95
202 pages. Quercus. Pub. at $24.99
$6.95 224 pages. Amberley. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $14.50
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*4542436 AMELIA EARHART: Beyond the
Grave. By W.C. Jameson. Explores the life and
disappearance of the first woman to fly solo over
the Atlantic. Jameson dissects what we do and
don’t know about that final flight, ultimately
proposing an eye-opening and plausible theory
that the official government position regarding her
so-called vanishing “is a lie.” Photos. 175 pages.
Taylor. Pub. at $24.95
$16.95
*766964X TREASURE HUNTER, SECOND EDITION: A Memoir
of Caches, Curses, and Confrontations. By W.C. Jameson. A
treasure hunter for more than 50 years, Jameson has contended with
death-defying falls, mine shaft cave-ins, flash floods, shootings,
rattlesnakes, scorpions, drug runners, corporate mercenaries, and
more. He has also unearthed enough treasure to make it all
worthwhile. He recounts these and many more breathless adventures
here. Photos. 258 pages. Taylor. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95 $12.95
*4643984 THE MYSTERY OF JOHN COLTER:
The Man Who Discovered Yellowstone. By
R.M. Anglin & L.E. Morris. John Colter’s tale is the
opening chapter of the history of the American
West. But unlike the men who would follow him, he
left few tracks. With the help of many researchers
and libraries, the authors have established a
chronology of t he m an w ho d iscove red
Yellowstone. Photos. 243 pages. Rowman &
Littlefield. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.95 SOLD OUT
$14.95
5731674 MUTINY ON BOARD HMS BOUNTY. By William Bligh.
In 1789 the crew of HMS Bounty mutinied against their captain,
Willian Bligh. When he returned to England and several mutineers
went on trial, different versions of events began to emerge. This new
edition brings together Bligh’s account of the mutiny, responses from
lawyer Edward Christian, and contradictory testimony from Bounty
crew members. 187 pages. Adlard Coles. Paperbound Import.
Pub. at $14.00
$5.95
5712661 AT SEA WITH PIRATES. By William
Dampier. A buccaneer, journalist, naturalist, and
explorer, William Dampier shocked and delighted
the literary world with the scarcely credible tales of
his voyages. His most memorable swashbuckling
exploits, drawn from the pages of his wildly popular
A New Voyage Around the World, are collected
here. Illus. 283 pages. Amberley. Paperbound
Import. Pub. at $14.50
$6.95
*5890845 TALES FROM MISERY RIDGE: One Man’s
Adventures in the Great Outdoors. By Paul J. Fournier. A man who has
lived and breathed Maine’s Great North Woods for decades—as a boy at
camp, a sporting camp owner, a bush pilot, and an employee of the
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife—re-creates his
rollicking wilderness adventures. 195 pages. Islandport. Paperbound.
Pub. at $16.95
$12.95
5841518 CIRCLING THE MIDNIGHT SUN. By James Raffan.
Armed with his passion for the north, his interest in diverse
cultures, and his unquenchable thirst for adventure, Raffan charts
his circumnavigation of the world at 66.6 degrees latitude. He
gives us a deeply affecting portrait of societies and landscapes
shifting in the throes of enormous change. 16 pages of color
photos. 456 pages. HarperCollins. Import. Pub. at $32.99 $8.95
*5765579 A SHORT RIDE IN THE JUNGLE. By
Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent. Not only the thrilling tale of
a daring adventure on an aging motorcycle; it is also
the story of Southeast Asia’s legendary Ho Chi Minh
Trail, and of a war, the effects of which can still be seen
across the region and in the hearts of not only its
people but of the many Americans whose lives were
touched forever by it. Photos. 367 pages. Lost Classic
Books. Paperbound. Pub. at $21.95
$16.95
*4636511 PRIAM’S GOLD: Schliemann and the Lost Treasures
of Troy. By Caroline Moorehead. Describes the remarkable adventure of a
grocer’s apprentice turned self-made archaeologist whose discovery of
the ruins of the fabled city of Troy and the magnificent treasure of King
Priam annointed him the “father of pre-history.” Traces Schliemann’s
footsteps to Troy and the subsequent convoluted history of the treasure.
Illus. 307 pages. I.B. Tauris. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.00
$13.95
CD 2755068 AN ASTRONAUT’S GUIDE TO
LIFE ON EARTH: What Going to Space Taught
Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being
Prepared for Anything. By Chris Hadfield. Read by
the author. Takes you deep inside his years of training
and space exploration to show how to make the
impossible possible. Col. Hadfield’s vivid and
refreshing insights will teach you how to think like an astronaut and will
change the way you view life on earth—especially your own. Nine hours
on 8 CDs. Hachette. Pub. at $30.00
$7.95
*5731364 EVE OF A HUNDRED MIDNIGHTS: The Star-Crossed
Love Story of Two WWII Correspondents and Their Epic Escape
Across the Pacific. By Bill Lascher. An enthralling saga of love, adventure,
and danger, chronicling the unforgettable true story of journalists Melville
and Annalee Jacoby. Having just married mere days after the attack on Pearl
Harbor, the newlyweds embarked on an island-hopping run for their lives
across the Pacific after the fall of Manila during World War Two. Photos.
408 pages. Morrow. Pub. at $26.99
$19.95
*5932610 NO BARRIERS: A Blind Man’s
Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon. By E.
Weihenmayer & B. Levy. The moving story of
Weihenmayer’s journey since descending Mount
Everest—the first and only blind person to summit
the mountain—from leading expeditions around the
world with blind Tibetan teenagers to helping injured
soldiers climb their way home from the war. These
pioneers show him surprising ways forward that
surpass logic and defy traditional thinking. 32 pages of photos, most
color. 459 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $26.99
$19.95
4629906 PIRATE HUNTER: The Life of Captain Woodes
Rogers. By Graham A. Thomas. The epic swashbuckling career of
the famous 18th-century privateer and pirate hunter unfolds in this
full-length biography, painting a vivid and adventurous portrait of the
fight against piracy in the Caribbean. Photos. 176 pages. Pen &
Sword. Import. Pub. at $39.95
PRICE CUT to $5.95
3678075 FROM POLE TO POLE: Roald Amundsen’s Journey in
Flight. By Garth James Cameron. Roald Amundsen was the most
successful polar explorer of his era using sleds, dogs, skis, and ships. But
he was also the first man to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911
and the North Pole on May 12, 1926 in the airship Norge. Here is a
compelling account of Amundsen’s life in flight. Illus. 199 pages.
Skyhorse. Pub. at $22.95
PRICE CUT to $3.95
7625278 BETWEEN MAN AND BEAST: An
Unlikely Explorer, the Evolution Debates, and
the African Adventure That Took the Victorian
World by Storm. By Monte Reel. The extraordinary
story of Paul Du Chaillu, a young man who emerged
from the jungles of Africa with evidence of a
mysterious, still-mythical beast (the gorilla) only to
stumble straight into the center of the biggest debate
of the day: Darwin’s theory of evolution. Illus.
331 pages. Doubleday. Pub. at $26.95
PRICE CUT to $3.95
1842048 BETWEEN MAN AND BEAST: An Unlikely Explorer, the
Evolution Debates, and the African Adventure That Took the
Victorian World by Storm. By Monte Reel. The extraordinary story of
Paul Du Chaillu, a young man who emerged from the jungles of Africa
with evidence of a mysterious, still-mythical beast (the gorilla) only to
stumble straight into the center of the biggest debate of the day: Darwin’s
theory of evolution. Book Club Edition. Illus. 331 pages. Doubleday.
Paperbound.
$2.95
*5741564 WELCOME TO THE GODDAMN ICE
CUBE: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the
Great White North. By Blair Braverman. By age 18,
Braverman had traded her California home for arctic
Norway to learn to drive sled dogs, and found work as a
tour guide on a glacier in Alaska. By turns funny and
sobering, bold and tender, this is her adventure—a rich
and revelatory memoir of a young woman determined
to develop the strength and resilience that the frozen
north demands. 274 pages. Ecco. Pub. at $25.99 PRICE CUT to $14.95
*5814049 HOW TO MAKE A SPACESHIP: A Band of Renegades,
an Epic Race, and the Birth of Private Spaceflight. By Julian Guthrie. It
was a historic $10 million race that reawakened the promise of manned
spaceflight. Test pilot Mike Melvill, aboard the bullet-shaped
SpaceShipOne, soared into the air, attempting to reach a distance no
civilian pilot had ever reached before. The spectacle defied reason, but if it
succeeded, it would be the foundation of a new industry and a new age.
That story unfolds here. 16 pages of photos. 432 pages. Penguin.
Pub. at $28.00
PRICE CUT to $15.95
570300X FINN BURNETT, FRONTIERSMAN.
By Robert Beebe David. Born in Missouri in 1844,
Ficelius G. Burnett had a thrilling career on the
Upper Plains and northern Rockies, initially
battling Indians and later befriending them. His
days as an army sutler at Forts Phil Kearney and
C.F. Smith on the “Bloody Bozeman” Trail
coincided with the infamous Fetterman Massacre.
He later formed a lasting friendship with the
Shoshone chief Washakie, and Sacajawea, of Lewis and Clarke fame.
378 pages. Stackpole. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.95
$5.95
4536835 STARMAN: The Truth Behind the Legend of Yuri
Gagarin. By J. Doran & P. Bizony. On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin
became the first person to venture into space, gaining worldwide
fame in a quick 108-minute journey. Relayed here is his personal
journey from peasant to international icon, his disintegration under he
pressures of fame, and his final disillusionment with the USSR.
Photos. 252 pages. Walker. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$5.95
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4614593 CITIZEN EXPLORER: The Life of
Zebulon Pike. By Jared Orsi. Provides the first
modern biography of this intrepid soldier and
explorer, who rivaled contemporaries Lewis and
Clark. Written from an environmental perspective,
rich in cultural and political context, it is a
nuanced, enthralling tale of discovery and survival
in an untamed America. Photos. 379 pages.
Oxford. Pub. at $29.95
$9.95
4592336 GALLEY SLAVE. By Jean Marteilhe. Presents a
compelling firsthand account of a galley slave in the early 18th
century, written by a French Protestant who was subjected to
harrowing conditions and murderous toil, all for the sake of his
beliefs. 210 pages. Seaforth. Import. Pub.SOLD
at $27.95
$6.95
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3615650 SOUTH WITH THE SUN: Roald
Amundsen, His Polar Explorations, & the
Quest for Discovery. By Lynne Cox. Biography of
Roald Amundsen, “the last of the Vikings,” who
was one of the most successful polar explorers
ever. A powerfully built man more than six feet tall,
Amundsen began his career of adventure at the
age of fifteen; 25 years later he was the first man to
reach both the North and South Poles. Photos.
291 pages. Mariner Books. Paperbound. Pub.
at $15.95 OUT
$2.95
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5773326 WITH SCOTT IN THE ANTARCTIC: Eyewitness
Accounts. By Herbert Ponting. The author was the photographer on
Captain Scott’s Terra Nova expedition to the Antarctic in 1910-13.
Here he describes the journey and how the polar expeditions passed
the time during the long winter. Photos. 254 pages. Amberley.
Paperbound Import. Pub. at $14.50
$5.95
*4558162 THE PROMISE OF THE WEST:
Young Pioneers on the Overland Trails. By
Mary Barmeyer O’Brien. Driven by the promise of
prosperity and opportunity on the frontier,
thousands traveled west in the mid 1800s to forge
a new life. The difficulties of overland travel forced
parents to rely on their children for help. This is a
collection of short episodes from the lives of these
children. Ph otos. 180 page s. TwoDot.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
$12.95
*1883739 PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR: An
Adventure. By Artemis Cooper. Drawing on years
of interviews with Leigh Fermor and his closest
friends, Cooper documents the wild and inspiring
life of this extraordinary adventurer and travel
writer—the man behind iconic works like A Time of
Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; and
Broken Road. Photos. 448 pages. New York Review
of Books. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95
$5.95
5775205 PHENOM ENAL: A Hesi tant
Adventurer’s Search for Wonder in the Natural
World. By Leigh Ann Henion. Children have the
ability to marvel over simple things in nature. Yet,
as adults, our experience of the world has the power
to rob us of that feeling. Here, Henion shares her
journey to reawaken her sense of wonder with
eclipses, auroras, volcanoes, and other natural
phenomena. 276 pages. Penguin. Paperbound.
Pub. at $17.00
PRICE CUT to $2.95
4638840 ICE CAPTAIN: The Life of J.R. Stenhouse. By Stephen
Haddelsey. This biography brings Captain J. R. Stenhouse’s adventures
together for the first time and makes essential reading for anyone
interested in Antarctic exploration and the heroism of a bygone era.
Photos. 238 pages. Sutton Publishing. Import.
PRICE CUT to $5.95
*5751721 THE ART OF EXILE: A Vagabond Life.
By John Freely. An unforgettable memoir that takes the
reader from the streets of New York to the corridors of
provincial campus life; from WWII in the Pacific to the
shores of the Bosphorus: and from Ancient Troy to the
isles of Dionysus and Ariadne. A remarkable odyssey
that has spanned nine decades, several continents and
one great love. Photos. 240 pages. I.B. Tauris.
Pub. at $35.00
PRICE CUT to $19.95
4530845 THE DISCOVERY OF JEANNE BARET: A Story of
Science, the Hi gh Seas , and the F irs t Woman t o
Circumnavigate the Globe. By Glynis Ridley. Illus. 288 pages.
Crown. Pub. at $25.00
$3.95
4548892 BULLS BEFORE BREAKFAST: Running with the Bulls
and Celebrating Fiesta de San Fermin in Pamplona, Spain. By
Peter N. Milligan. Color photos. 298 pages. St. Martin’s.
Pub. at $27.99
$6.95
*6525644 DAVID LIVINGSTONE: Africa’s Greatest Explorer.
By Paul Bayly. 320 pages. Fonthill. Import. Pub. at $40.00 $27.95
4617584 SUCH GOOD GIRLS: The Journey of the Holocaust’s
Hidden Child Survivors. By R.D. Rosen. Sophie Turner-Zaretsky, Flora
Hogman, and Carla Lessing were among the mere 10 percent of
European Jewish children who survived the Holocaust. Here is the story of
how they survived and how a groundbreaking event in 1991 brought
these hidden child survivors together. 16 pages of photos. 257 pages.
Harper. Pub. at $25.99
$5.95
5866057 CONDI: The Condoleezza Rice Story. By Antonia Felix. From
her childhood in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, where her parents
fostered a love of learning and excellence at an early age, to her calling to
the arts as an outstanding classical pianist, to her rise through the political
ranks to the halls of power in Washington, D.C., a revealing look at the most
gifted and influential woman in American political history. Photos.
302 pages. Threshold Editions. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.00
$3.95
*2720620 ANGEL OF BATAAN: The Life of a
World War II Army Nurse in the War Zone and
at Home. By Walter M. Macdougall. This is Alice
Zwicker’s story: her growing up in a small Maine
town, her commitment to the profession of
nursing, and her immersion in World War
II—including Manila, Bataan, Corregidor, and
three long, hungry years when she was held
prisoner by the Japanese. Photos. 197 pages.
Down East. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
$12.95
3561275 SALLY RIDE: America’s First Woman in Space. By Lynn
Sherr. Drawing from diaries, files, and letters, the author tells the incredible
story of Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. Chronicling a life
that intersected with revolutionary social and scientific changes in America,
Sherr also sheds light on Ride’s scrupulously guarded personal life. 24
pages of photos. 374 pages. S&S. Pub. at $28.00
$3.95
3587894 MURDER ON THE HOME FRONT: A True Story of
Morgues, Murderers, and Mysteries During the London Blitz. By
Molly Lefebure. The year was 1941. While WWII rages in the skies above
London, a battle against violence, murder, and the criminal underworld
was being fought on the streets below. With a sense of humor and a
rebellious spirit, Lefebure paints a portrait of wartime London in this
fast-paced story of crime and punishment. Photos. 272 pages. Grand
Central. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.00
$4.95
2700921 THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB: A True Story. By Lily
Koppel. As America’s Mercury Seven astronauts were launched on
death-defying missions, their young wives’ lives were transformed into
royalty. As their celebrity rose—and as divorce and tragic death began to
touch their lives—the women continued to rally together. Here Koppel
tells the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest
heroes in American history. Book Club Edition. 16 pages of photos, most
color. 272 pages. Grand Central. Paperbound.
$2.95
5770270 DANCING WITH THE ENEMY. By Paul
Glaser. Tells the gripping story of the author’s
aunt—a Jewish dance instructor who was betrayed
to the Nazis by the two men she loved, yet
managed to survive WWII by teaching dance to the
SS at Auschwitz. Her epic life becomes a window
into the author’s past and the key to discovering his
Jewish roots. Photos. 305 pages. Skyhorse.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.99
$4.95
366371X AMERICAN QUEEN: The Rise and Fall of Kate Chase
Sprague, Civil War “Belle of the North” and Gilded Age Woman of
Scandal. By John Oller. The charismatic daughter of Salmon P. Chase,
Lincoln’s treasury secretary, Kate Chase’s dramatic story is one of
ambition and tragedy set against the seductive allure of the Civil War and
the Gilded Age, involving some of the most famous personalities in
American history. Illus. 376 pages. Da Capo. Pub. at $25.99
$8.95
570314X JULIA’S CATS: Julia Child’s Life in the Company of Cats.
By P. Barey & T. Burson. Tells the story of Julia Childs’ charmed life in the
company of cats from Paris to Provence, Cambridge to California. Filled
with rare personal photos and based on fresh anecdotes found in Julia
and Paul’s letters and on reminiscences of people who knew her well, this
volume celebrates the parade of felines who helped put the joie in her joie
de vivre. Photos. 143 pages. Abrams. Pub. at
$16.95
$5.95
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7545223 LOVE, LIFE, AND ELEPHANTS: An African Love Story.
By Dame Daphne Sheldrick. In this heartwarming and poignant
memoir, Sheldrick shares her amazing relationships with a host of
animal orphans, and her magical and heartbreaking human love story
with a famous Tsavo Park warden. 24 pages of photos, some color.
334 pages. Picador. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$5.95
2454181 THE FASTING GIRL: A True Victorian
Medical Mystery. By Michelle Stacey.
Investigates the true story of Mollie Fancher, who
in 1865 was flung from a horsecar and suffered a
myriad of strange symptoms, including paralysis,
trances and seizures, and was also reportedly able
to “live on air.” For over a decade, she ate
practically nothing. 336 pages. Tarcher.
Paperbound. Pub. at $13.95
$3.95
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5868645 PHILOMENA: The Poignant True Story
of a Mother and the Son She Had to Give Away.
By Martin Sixsmith. As a teenager in Ireland in 1952,
4596188 EVERYBODY’S GOT SOMETHING. By
Philomena Lee got pregnant and was sent to a
Robin Roberts with V. Chambers. The beloved Good
convent—a “fallen woman.” For three years after her
Morning America anchor recounts her incredible
son was born she cared for him there. Then the
journey. With grace, heart, and humor, she mingles
Church took him away and sold him, like countless
struggle—cancer, a rare blood disease, and the death
others, for adoption in America. This is the story of
of her mother—with triumph—her return to TV and
Philomena and her search for the son she never
the tremendous support of and love of her family and stopped loving. Photos. 452 pages. Pan. Paperbound Import.
$4.95
friends. 16 pages of color photos. 263 pages. Grand
5766133
INVENTING
ELSA
MAXWELL:
How
an
Irrepressible
Central. Pub. at $27.00
$4.95
Nobody Conquered High Society, Hollywood, the Press, and the
5895227 WILD WOMEN: Crusaders, World. By Sam Staggs. Tells the true story of Elsa Maxwell (1881-1963),
C u r m u d g e o n s a nd C o m p l e t e l y who ascended from the San Francisco middle class to the heights of
Corsetless Ladies in the Otherwise society in London, Paris, Venice, and Monte Carlo with her out-loud
Virtuous Victorian Era. By Autumn personality and illustrious parties that attracted the rich, royalty, rock stars,
Stephens. A delightful collection of and movie stars. Photos. 340 pages. St. Martin’s. Paperbound.
riveting stories about our independent, Pub. at $17.99
$4.95
iconoclastic, and utterly outrageous
5941350 TRAPPED: My Life with Cerebral Palsy.
foremothers who refused to whittle
By Fran Macilvey. Writing the painful truth about her life
themselves down to the 19th-century
to help readers understand how disabled adults really
Victorian model of proper womanhood. Well illus. 248 pages. Conari
feel, Macilvey’s revealing account shows just how hard
Press. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.95
$4.95
it is to maintain the appearance of a “normal” life. More
5854938 ROMANTIC OUTLAWS: The
importantly, out of her mistakes have come lessons in
Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and
real acceptance, peace, and joy, which she would like to
Her Daughter Mary Shelley. By Charlotte Gordon. A
share with her readers. 182 pages. Skyhorse.
biography of two courageous women, mother and
Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$4.95
daughter, who both pushed against the boundaries of
4645022
POLIO
WARS:
Sister
Elizabeth
Kenny
and
the
Golden
society’s expectations for woman in the eighteenthand nineteenth-centuries. Both women had passionate Age of American Medicine. By Naomi Rogers. Tells the story of a
relationships with several men, bore children out of senior nurse who came to the U.S. from Australia in 1940, bringing with
wedlock, and chose to live in exile outside their native her an unorthodox approach to the treatment of polio. Treating the disease
country. Illus. 649 pages. Random. Pub. at $30.00
$6.95 as a non-neurological affliction, she utilized optimistic, patient-centered
style of care that gave new hope to desperate patients and families.
4584848 THE LIFE AND LEGENDS OF CALAMITY JANE. By 456 pages. Oxford. Pub. at $35.00
$6.95
Richard W. Etulain. A lively, concise and exhaustively researched
586609X CRITICAL CARE: A New Nurse Faces
biography traces the real Calamity Jane from the Missouri farm where
Death, Life, and Everything in Between. By
she was born in 1856 through the development of her notorious
Theresa Brown. With great compassion and a
persona as a Wild West heroine. Photos. 381 pages. UOkP.
$7.95
disarming sense of humor, Brown shares the trials
5839432 THE QUEEN OF THE RING: Sex,
and triumphs of her patients and comes to realize
Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an
that caring for a patient means much more than
American Legend. By Jeff Leen. Tells the
simply treating a disease. Deeply moving and
astounding but little-known story of Mildred Burke,
sobering, her story sheds light on the issues of
the longest reigning women’s wrestling champion.
mortality and meaning in our lives. 200 pages.
The author pulls back the curtain on a forgotten era HarperOne. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$4.95
of American history: a time when a petite
Midwesterner used her beauty and her brawn to 4602765 CRITICAL CARE: A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and
captivate audiences around the globe and Everything in Between. By Theresa Brown. With great compassion
dominate America’s most masculine sport. 16 pages of photos. and a disarming sense of humor, Brown shares the trials and triumphs
356 pages. Atlantic Monthly. Pub. at $25.00
$4.95 of her patients and comes to realize that caring for a patient means
much more than simply treating a disease. Deeply moving and
5818117 I AM MALALA: The Girl Who Stood Up sobering, her story sheds light on the issues of mortality and meaning
for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. By in our lives. 190 pages. HarperOne. Pub. at $19.99
$4.95
Malala Yousafzai with C. Lamb. When the Taliban
seized Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. 5798620 I’LL DRINK TO THAT. By Betty Halbreich with Rebecca
Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for Paley. The fascinating story of a meticulous, impeccable, hardworking,
her right to an education. After being shot in the head elegant, and most importantly, delightfully funny woman. As a personal
at point-blank range, Malala made a miraculous shopper for the luxury store Bergdorf Goodman, Halbreich has never been
recovery and continues her advocacy. Now a Nobel afraid to tell it to her clients straight. She won’t sell something just to sell
Peace Prize-winner, her story is told here. 16 pages of it, and she helps women face their closet and their mirror every day.
$5.95
color photos. 327 pages. Little, Brown. Pub.SOLD
at $26.00
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5948312 POUND FOR POUND: A Story of
5856248 CLEOPATRA: A Life. By Stacy Schiff. The Pulitzer
One Woman’s Recovery and the Shelter
Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the
Dogs Who Loved Her Back to Life. By Shannon
history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Rich in detail, epic
Kopp. An inspirational tale of one woman’s
in scope, it is a luminous, deeply original reconstruction of a dazzling life.
journey back from the brink of self-destruction,
Illus. in color. 368 pages. Little, Brown. Pub. at $29.99
$6.95
and a heartfelt homage to the four-legged heroes
570393X CLEOPATRA: A Life. By Stacy Schiff.
who unexpectedly saved her life. A poignant
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life
memoir of hope, resilience, and the spiritual
the most intriguing woman in the history of the
healing animals bring to our lives. 16 pages of
world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Rich in color photos. 273 pages. HarperCollins. Pub. at $25.99
$7.95
detail, epic in scope, it is a luminous, deeply
original reconstruction of a dazzling life. 16 pages 5743001 MY JOURNEY. By Donna Karan with K. Boyes. Karan offers a
of photos. 394 pages. Little, Brown. Paperbound. candid memoir and shares intimate details about her lonely childhood, her
Pub. at $16.99
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and her ongoing quest for self-acceptance and spiritual peace. Well illus.,
many in color. 363 pages. Ballantine. Pub. at $30.00
$4.95
5743141 SOLDIER GIRLS: The Battles of Three Women at
Home and at War. By Helen Thorpe. With intimate detail, humor, 7551800 ANN THE WORD: The Story of Ann Lee, Female
sensitivity, and insight, Thorpe shows us what it is to be a woman Messiah, Mother of the Shakers, the Woman Clothed with the
surrounded and far outnumbered by men; embedded in a male Sun. By Richard Francis. Offers the first serious biography of one of the
culture; and looked upon as both alien and highly desirable. most extraordinary and mysterious women in the history of Western
$2.95
409 pages. Scribner. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.00
$4.95 culture. 388 pages. Arcade. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
5750725 A W O R L D E L S E W H E R E : A n
5886260 TESTAMENT OF YOUTH: Penguin
American Woman in Wartime Germany. By
Classics. By Vera Brittain. In 1915, the author
Sigrid MacRae. In recounting her mother’s
abandoned her studies at Oxford to enlist as a nurse in
remarkable story and delving into her father’s
the armed service. Before the war was over she had
complex heritage, MacRae reveals how the sweep
served in London, Malta, and close to the Western Front
of history affects individual lives and gives us a
in France. This memoir tells of her experiences, and
memoir that is as haunting and poignant as any
offers an elegy for those who came of age on the eve of
novel. 16 pages of photos. 310 pages. Viking. Pub.
the war and vanished in the trenches. 661 pages.
at $27.95
$6.95
Penguin. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00
$3.95
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5829690 SHAMELESS: The Visionary Life of
Mary Gove Nichols. By Jean L. Silver-Isenstadt.
Though little known today, Mary Gove Nichols
5940559 GIRL AT SEA. By Joanna Sprtel
(1810-84) was once one of the most infamous and
Walters. Walters shares her story, beginning with
influential women in America, a radical social
training at the U.S. Naval Academy and
reformer who preached equality in marriage, free love,
continuing through her service in the fleet aboard
spiritualism, and much more. Here, the story of this
combatant warships. She hopes to inspire others
groundbreaking feminist hero comes into the light.
to reach beyond what they thought they were
342 pages. Johns Hopkins. Pub. at $43.00
$5.95
capable of and find their own inner strength
5899508
ASHLEY’S
WAR.
By
Gayle
Tzemach
through the story of her successes and failures.
Lemmon. Using exhaustive firsthand reporting and a
275 pages. Skyhorse. Pub. at $24.99
$4.95
finely tuned understanding of the complexities of war
594015X BLIND CURVES: A Woman, a
Lemmon tells the story of a team of women
Motorcycle, and a Journey to Reinvent Herself.
handpicked from across the Army, Guard, and Reserve
By Linda Crill. A fifty-seven-year-old widow, Crill
to serve alongside the men, to access places and
trades in her corporate suits and joins two men and a
people that were out of reach for the male soldiers. At
woman for a white-knuckle, exhilarating road trip
the heart of the team is the tale of a dedicated and
along the West coast from Vancouver, Canada, to the
beloved soldier, First Lieutenant Ashley White.
wine country of Mendocino, California. By heading Photos. 289 pages. HarperPerennial. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99 $4.95
into the unknown she faces her fears, tests old
beliefs, and discovers the inspiration to build the next 5820065 THE INVISIBLE WOMAN. By Claire Tomalin. This
phase of her life. 239 pages. Skyhorse. Pub. at $24.95
$4.95 award-winning work of biography and historical revisionism shines a
long-overdue light on the affair between Nelly Ternan and Charles
588411X HITLER’S ENGLISH GIRLFRIEND: The Story of Unity Dickens. Blending social history and detective story, Tomalin
Mitford. By David Rehak. This is the shocking true story of Unity Mitford, provides new insight into the female experience of the Victorian era.
an English girl who was a niece of Winston Churchill and yet she turned Photos. 333 pages. Penguin. Paperbound Import.
$5.95
into Hitler’s most beloved groupie and most unlikely intimate friend.
Photos. 157 pages. Amberley. Import. Pub. at $29.95
$11.95 *5935881 ON MY OWN. By Diane Rehm. NPR radio host Diane Rehm
writes about the death of her husband of fifty-four years, John, and the
5778115 AMERICA’S QUEEN: The Life of struggle to reconstruct her life without him. Having decided to refuse to eat,
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. By Sarah Bradford. drink, or accept medication after nine years of suffering Parkinson’s, Diane
Jackie Kennedy was a twentieth-century icon of has also became an advocate for end of life care and the right to die on
glamor, elegance and grace. As the beautiful young one’s own terms. 162 pages. Vintage. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00 $11.95
wife of President John F. Kennedy, she was adored, her
588294X ANNE BRADSTREET: Christian
style imitated across the world. This brilliant biography
Encounters. By D.B. Kellogg. A series of
gives not only a fascinating account of her time with
biographies that highlight important lives from all
JFK, but also of her life after his assassination in 1963,
ages and areas of the Church. Here the life of
in all its color and controversy. 32 pages of photos.
Anne Bradstreet is revealed. She arrived in the
692 pages. Penguin. Paperbound.
$7.95
New World at the age of eighteen and helped
5945887 MOTORCYCLES I’VE LOVED: A Memoir. By Lily
establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and was
Brooks-Dalton. A powerful memoir about a young woman whose
always searching for God’s hand in everything
passion for motorcycles leads her down a road all her own. A bold
around her. 178 pages. Thomas Nelson.
portrait of one young woman’s empowering journey of independence Paperbound. Pub. at $12.00
$4.95
and determination. 244 pages. Riverhead. Pub. at $27.95
$4.95
5835194 AMERICAN WIFE: Love, War, Faith, and Renewal. By
*4615204 HISSING COUSINS: The Lifelong Taya Kyle with J. DeFelice. The widow of “American Sniper” Chris Kyle
Rivalry of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice shares their private story, an unforgettable testament to the power of love
Roosevelt Longworth. By M. Peyser & T. Dwyer. and faith in the face of war and unimaginable loss. A universal chronicle of
Presents a lively, provocative double biography of love and heartbreak, service and sacrifice, faith and purpose that will
two extraordinary first cousins whose tangled lives inspire every reader. Photos. 334 pages. Morrow. Pub. at $27.99 $5.95
provide a sweeping look at the 20th century. Vivid,
intimate, and stylishly written, it studies a pair of 5841089 MY CHARMED LIFE: A Memoir. By Beth Bernstein.
political trailblazers who short circuited the rules When the author’s mother passed away, her life was forever changed.
of gender and power, each in her own way. Photos. In this frank, funny, and heartwarming memoir, Bernstein learns how
332 pages. Anchor. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$11.95 to link together the memories of jewelry handed down to her by the
*5754402 TRIALS OF THE EARTH: The True Story of a Pioneer woman who taught her how to love, overcome obstacles and (most
Woman. By Mary Mann Hamilton. The first-hand account of a remarkable importantly) accessorize. 305 pages. NAL. Paperbound.
$5.95
woman thrust into the center of taming the American South, surviving Pub. at $15.00
floods, tornadoes, and fires; facing bears, panthers, and snakes; managing *5933722 THE MISTRESS OF PARIS: The 19th-Century
a boardinghouse in Arkansas; and running a logging camp in Mississippi Courtesan Who Built an Empire on a Secret. By Catherine Hewitt.
all while caring for her children, several of whom didn’t survive the perils of Spectacularly evoking the sights and sounds of mid- to late-19th-century
pioneer life. 318 pages. Little, Brown. Pub. at $27.00
$19.95 Paris, Hewitt delivers the fantastically readable biography of Comtesse
*584729X CLEMENTINE: The Life of Mrs. Valtesse de la Bigne, a glamorous French courtesan who inspired artists
Winston Churchill. By Sonia Purnell. Plunging and intoxicated hundreds—but who lived behind a shroud of secrecy.
$21.95
into the vibrant and tumultuous private world of the Photos, some color. 358 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $27.99
5856442 IRREPRESSIBLE: The Jazz Age Life of
Churchill’s, this biography reveals just how much
Henrietta Bingham. By Emily Bingham. A powerful
Winston depended on his wife for solace and
biography of a woman who rode the cultural cusp as a
inspiration and also for political advice. Purnell
muse to the Bloomsbury Group, the daughter of the
posits that Clementine was a terrible mother, but
ambassador to the United Kingdom during the rise of
you would be hard-pressed to find a more devoted
Nazism, the seductress of royalty and athletic
and resourceful wife. 16 pages of photos.
champions, and a pre-Stonewall figure who never
436 pages. Penguin. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00
$12.95
buckled to convention. Illus. 369 pages. FSG.
5948053 A HOUSE FULL OF DAUGHTERS: A
Pub. at $28.00
$7.95
Memoir of Seven Generations. By Juliet
Nicolson. A journey through the lives of seven *5848423 HELEN KELLER: The Story of My Life & Selected
generations of women who emerge for Nicolson Letters. Compiled by Stuart Miller. An account of an extraordinary
as individuals in their own right, but also as personality who lived an extraordinary life, overcoming the huge
integral to who she is and where she has come obstacles of deafness and blindness to learn to acquire language,
from. One woman’s clear-eyed investigation into attend college, and become an advocate for others. 214 pages.
$7.95
the nature of family and memory. 16 pages of Chartwell. Pub. at $9.99
photos. 326 pages. FSG. Pub. at $26.00 $8.95
5855225 WILD ROMANCE: A Victorian Story of
5835941 AMERICA’S JOAN OF ARC: The Life
a Marriage, a Trial, and a Self-Made Woman. By
of Anna Elizabeth Dickinson. By J. Matthew
Chloe Schama. Portrays a woman at the forefront of
Gallman. Offers the first full-length biography of
changes that the twentieth century would bring to
Dickinson to appear in over half a century. She was
women’s lives everywhere. Thrust into the spotlight,
a charismatic orator, writer, and actress, who rose to
Theresa Longworth traversed the globe and wrote
fame during the Civil War and remained in the
about her journeys. She became an unmarried author
public eye for the next three decades. SHOPWORN.
and public speaker in a society that had little space for
Illus. 262 pag es. Oxford. Paper bound .
either. An inspiring tale of a woman who never gave
Pub. at $30.00
$4.95 up. Illus. 249 pages. Walker. Pub. at $24.00
$4.95
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*5802032 CHA NEL: The Enig ma. B y
I s a b e l l e F i e m e y e r. T h i s a n a l y t i c a l
volume—rich with archival material and
*5800730 S TA L I N ’ S D A U G H T E R : T h e
first-hand testimonies, and illustrated with
Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of
letters and personal objects—illuminates the
Svetlana Alliluyeva. By Rosemary Sullivan.
reasons why Coco Chanel remains a source of
Presents a revelatory biography of Svetlana
enduring fascination. Well illus., many in color.
Alliluyeva, a woman fated to live in the shadows
191 pages. Flammarion. 8x11. Import. Pub. at
of her father, the notorious Soviet dictator
$45.00
$32.95
Joseph Stalin. Photos. 600 pages. Harper.
*5754682
LIFE
OF
THE
PARTY:
The
Remarkable
Story
of How
Paperbound. Pub. at $18.99
$13.95
Brownie Wise Built, and Lost, a Tupperware Party Empire. By Bob
Kealing. Offers a definitive portrait of Brownie Wise, the executive and
5945941 OUT OF ORANGE: A Memoir. By Cleary Wolters. Orange Is single mom whose Tupperware parties sparked a cultural revolution in
the New Black introduced the world to Alex Vause. Now meet the real postwar America. Originally published as Tupperware Unsealed in 2008,
woman behind the glasses. Speaking out for the first time to share her this revised and updated edition presents a further examination of Wise’s
story, Wolters tells a brutally honest, emotional tale of the bold decisions life and career, giving an overlooked business icon the recognition she
and epic mistakes she made and the struggle to keep it from defining the deserves. Illus. 298 pages. Crown. Pub. at $26.00
$18.95
rest of her life. 305 pages. HarperOne. Pub. at $26.99
$5.95
5924618 SECURITY MOM: An Unclassified
*4618882 HARRIET QUIMBY: Flying Fair
Guide to Protecting Our Homeland and Your
Lady. By Leslie Kerr. Beautiful, intelligent, and
Home. By Juliette Kayyem. Weaving her personal
forever seeking adventure, Harriet Quimby left an
story of marriage and motherhood into a
indelible mark as one of the first women to fly. This
fast-paced account of managing the nation’s most
is he r rema rka ble story of av iat ion,
compelling disasters as assistant secretary at the
photojournalism, fashion design, script writing,
Department of Homeland Security, Juliette
and advertising, halted suddenly with her tragic
recounts the mile-stones that mark the path of her
death at just 37 years old. Illus., some color.
daring, funny, and ultimately relatable life.
112 pages. Schiffer.
$14.95 260 pages. S&S. Pub. at $25.99
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*4630858 LOUISA: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams. By 4643488 SOPHIA: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary. By
Louisa Thomas. An intimate portrait of a remarkable woman, a look at Anita Anand. Delivers the enthralling story of Sophia Duleep Singh:
a complicated marriage to one of the nation’s earliest presidents, and born into Indian royalty; exiled to England and raised as a genteel
a snapshot of a pivotal historical moment, this biography gives the aristocratic Englishwoman; and returned to her homeland as a
full extraordinary life of Louisa Catherine Adams its due. 500 pages. fearless revolutionary ready to fight for equality, justice, and Indian
Penguin. Pub. at $30.00
$21.95 independence. 16 pages of photos. 416 pages. Bloomsbury.
5899699 FAT GIRL WALKING. By Brittany Pub. at $30.00
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Gibbons. A collection of stories from Gibbons life,
7612303 DEFIANT BRIDES. By Nancy Rubin
her thoughts about the issues that she has faced as
Stuart. In the first dual biography of both Peggy
a woman, wife, mom, daughter, daughter-in-law,
Shippen Arnold and Lucy Flucker Knox, wives to
and Internet personality in regards to her weight.
Benedict Arnold and Henry Knox respectively,
She also asks some tough questions like “what if
Stuart paints a rich portrait of two rebellious
my husband weighs less than I do and is my body
women who defied expectations and struggled,
hate ruining my daughter’s life?” Start having those
publicly and privately, in a volatile political
conversations, and maybe save all of womankind.
moment in early America. 248 pages. Beacon.
Photos. 232 pages. Dey Street. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99 $4.95
Pub. at $26.95
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*5890780 SAPPHO. By Page duBois. Historical study has placed 5781965 LEAVING BEFORE THE RAINS COME. By Alexandra Fuller.
Sappho in a number of ideological frames. Yet, as this authoritative A child of the Rhodesian wars and daughter of two deeply complicated
study shows, the historical poet herself remains elusive. Her true parents, Fuller is no stranger to pain. The disintegration of her marriage
value is to be gleaned from her remarkable verse, as well as her leaves her shattered and she finally confronts the tough questions about
reception—one of the richest of any figure from antiquity. 185 pages. her past, about the American man she married, and the family she left
I.B. Tauris. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $20.00
$14.95 behind in Africa. Her memoir is filled with intelligence, wit and courage.
*4613295 THE CIVIL WARS OF JULIA Penguin. Paperbound.
PRICE CUT to $1.95
WARD HOWE. By Elaine Showalter. Her
4580222 LEAVING BEFORE THE RAINS
authorship of “Battle Hymn of the Republic” made
COME. By Alexandra Fuller. A child of the
her famous during the Civil War, but it was Howe’s
Rhodesian wars and daughter of two deeply
personal war for women’s equality, intellectual
complicated parents, Fuller is no stranger to pain.
freedom, pacifism and suffrage that made her a
The disintegration of her marriage leaves her
profoundly critical figure in social reform. In this
shattered and she finally confronts the tough
multi-faceted biography, Showalter restores Howe
questions about her past, about the American man
to the pantheon of feminist intellectuals who
she married, and the family she left behind in
changed the world. Illus. 303 pages. S&S. Pub. at $28.00 $21.95
Africa. Her memoir is filled with intelligence, wit
*5776120 RADHIKA’S STORY: Human and courage. Book Club Edition. 258 pages. Penguin.
$2.95
Trafficking in the 21st Century. By Sharon *5832926 MY OWN WORDS. By Ruth Bader Ginsburg et al. The
Hendry. Presents the chilling firsthand account of first book from Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in
Radhika Phuyal, forced into human sex trafficking 1993—a witty, engaging, serious, and playful collection of writings
in India at the young age of 16. It is also the story of and speeches from the woman who has had a powerful and enduring
a mother’s indelible love for her son, and her influence on law, women’s rights, and popular culture. 371 pages.
determination to reunite with him in the face of S&S. Pub. at $30.00
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dangerous and overwhelming odds. 16 pages of
color photos. 208 pages. IMM Lifestyle Books. *5817110 DOREEN VALIENTE WITCH. By Philip Heselton. Tells
Paperbound Import. Pub. at $16.99
$12.95 the fascinating story of Valiente, who made an unparalleled contribution
to contemporary spiritual practice, and emerged as one of the foremost
*4636554 THE LAST GOODNIGHT: A World War II Story of thinkers in the revival of Paganism and witchcraft. Photos. 357 pages.
Espionage, Adventure, and Betrayal. By Howard Blum. A femme Llewellyn. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.99
PRICE CUT to $11.95
fatale whose dangerous liaisons and death-defying missions were
*5859964 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, VOLUME 3:
vital contributions to the Allied victory, Betty Pack was a dazzling
The War Years and After 1939-1962. By Blanche
American debutante who became one of WWII’s most successful
Wiesen Cook. The third and final volume in this
spies. A suspenseful saga of wartime espionage. Photos. 510 pages.
comprehensive biography series takes the reader
Harper. Pub. at $28.99
$21.95
through WWII, Franklin Roosevelt’s death, the
*586688X EMMA HAMILTON: Seduction
founding of the United Nations, and Eleanor
& Celebrity. Ed. by Quintin Colville with K.
Roosevelt’s death in 1962. It follows the arc of war and
Williams. Widely known as the temptress who
the evolution of a marriage, as the first lady was forced
ensnared the naval hero Horatio Nelson, Emma
to realize the cost of maintaining her principles while
Hamilton’s (1765-1815) full life was a
spectacular one, long obscured by that the country and her husband increasingly drew away from them. 16
$29.95
scandalous affair. This volume rescues her pages of photos. 670 pages. Viking. Pub. at $40.00
re m a r k a b l e st o r y f ro m m y t h a n d 5784611 LOOSE GIRL: A Memoir of Promiscuity. By Kerry Cohen.
misrepresentation, unveiling an extraordinary This captivating memoir is about the author’s descent into promiscuity
and ambitious woman who broke through the barriers of privilege to and how she gradually found her way toward real intimacy. Reveals the
win a unique place in British history and the art world. Well illus. in story of addiction, not just to sex but also to male attention. 224 pages.
$3.95
color. 280 pages. Thames & Hudson. 9x10¾. Pub. at $50.00 $37.95 Hyperion. Paperbound. Pub. at $13.99
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5773040 THE POETS’ DAUGHTERS. By Katie Waldegrave.
Drawing on a host of new sources, Waldegrave tells the never before
told story of how two young women, Dora Wordsworth and Sara
Coleridge, born into greatness, shaped their own legacies. Illus.,
some color. 416 pages. Windmill. Paperbound Import.
$5.95
*4576470 FAST INTO THE NIGHT: A Woman,
Her Dogs, and Their Journey North on the
Iditarod Trail. By Debbie Clarke Moderow. Not your
average musher, Moderow found herself less than 200
yards from the finish line when her dogs decided they
didn’t want to run anymore. Not completing the race
was nothing compared to the disappointment in
having lost touch with her dogs. An exquisitely written
memoir of a woman, her dogs, and what can happen
when someone puts herself in that place between daring and doubt, and
soldiers on. Photos. 262 pages. HMH. Pub. at $25.00
$16.95
5806755 ANCHOR & FLARES: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hope &
Service. By Kate Braestrup. Brave, unflinching, and very funny,
Braestrup reminds us that the threats we cannot predict have the power to
knit us together as much as to rip us apart and that, as parents, we are as
often called upon to bear loving witness as to be a guiding light.
327 pages. Little, Brown. Pub. at $26.00
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*358092X STALIN’S DAUGHTER: The Extraordinary and
Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva. By Rosemary Sullivan.
Presents a revelatory biography of Svetlana Alliluyeva, a woman fated to live
in the shadows of her father, the notorious Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.
Photos. 741 pages. Harper. Pub. at $35.00
PRICE CUT to $17.95
3610136 IMPAIRED: A Nurse’s Story of Addiction and Recovery.
By Patricia Holloran. 337 pages. Kaplan. Pub. at $24.95
$3.95
5847125 SHOOTING STARS: My Unexpected Life
Photographing Hollywood’s Most Famous. By Jennifer Buhl.
328 pages. Sourcebooks. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$4.95
4647041 FULL CIRCLE: A True Story of Murder, Lies and
Vindication. By G. Killian & S. Kobrin. Photos. 316 pages. New Horizon.
Pub. at $24.95
$5.95
5704162 THE STORY: A Reporter’s Journey. By Judith Miller.
381 pages. S&S. Pub. at $27.00
$4.95
5852595 RED SORROW. By Nanchu. Photos. 275 pages. Arcade.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.99
$4.95
5806968 THE DRUMMOND GIRLS: A Story of Fierce
Friendship Beyond Time and Chance. By Mardi Jo Link. Photos.
272 pages. Grand Central. Pub. at $26.00
$4.95
5836301 HOMETOWN APPETITES: The Story of Clementine
Paddleford, the Forgotten Food Writer Who Chronicled How
America Ate. By K. Alexander & C. Harris. 16 pages of photos.
318 pages. Gotham. Pub. at $27.50
$4.95
3638162 BE SAFE, LOVE MOM: A Military Mom’s Stories of
Courage, Comfort, and Surviving Life on the Home Front. By
Elaine Lowry Brye with N.G. Satter. 260 pages. PublicAffairs.
Pub. at $25.99
$4.95
4536940 WOMEN ON THE NILE: Writings of Harriet
Martineau, Florence Nightingale and Amelia Edwards. By Joan
Rees. Photos. 188 pages. Rubicon. Import.
$4.95
*4548590 MODEL WOMAN: Eileen Ford and the Business of
Beauty. By Robert Lacey. 32 pages of photos. 340 pages. Harper.
Pub. at $29.99
$19.95
454210X MAMA KOKO AND THE HUNDRED GUNMEN: An
Ordinary Family’s Extraordinary Tale of Love, Loss, and
Survival in Congo. By Lisa J. Shannon. 213 pages. PublicAffairs.
Pub. at $24.99
$5.95
3621677 LINA & SERGE: The Love & Wars of Lina Prokofiev.
By Simon Morrison. Photos. 328 pages. HMH. Pub. at $26.00 $7.95
3657906 GERTRUDE & ALICE. By Diana Souhami. Gertrude Stein and
Alice Babette Toklas met on September 8th, 1907. From that day on they
were together until Gertrude’s death in 1946. Everyone who was anyone
went to their salons at 27 rue de Fleurus. Here is the story of this legendary
couple. Photos. 300 pages. I.B. Tauris. Paperbound. Pub. at $21.00 $5.95
3650316 CUT ME LOOSE: Sin and Salvation
After My Ultra-Orthodox Girlhood. By Leah
Vincent. Born into a fundamentalist sect of
ultra-Orthodox Judaism, the author was raised to
worship two things: God and the men who ruled
her world. But when she was caught exchanging
letters with a male friend at age 16, her parents cast
her out in New York City, where she fell down a
promiscuous and self-destructive spiral. Now she
shares the struggle of finding herself in this powerful memoir.
228 pages. Doubleday. Pub. at $25.95 SOLD OUT
$4.95
7671423 PHILOMENA: The Poignant True
Story of a Mother and the Son She Had to Give
Away. By Martin Sixsmith. As a teenager in Ireland
in 1952, Philomena Lee got pregnant and was sent
to a convent—a “fallen woman.” For three years
after her son was born she cared for him there.
Then the Church took him away and sold him, like
countless others, for adoption in America. This is
the story of Philomena and her search for the son
she never stopped loving. 16 pages of photos. 420 pages. Penguin.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
3611973 THE CHILDREN OF WILLESDEN LANE. By M. Golabek &
L. Cohen. When Hitler’s armies advanced on pre-war Vienna, 14-year-old
Lisa Jura’s parents were forced to make a difficult choice. Able to secure
passage for only one of their three daughters aboard the Kindertransport,
they chose to send the gifted Lisa to London and safety. Here is Lisa’s
story, told by her daughter. 272 pages. Grand Central. Paperbound. Pub.
at $14.00
$4.95
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4562720 UNDER MAGNOLIA: A Southern
Memoir. By Frances Mayes. An honest and moving
ode to family and place, and a thoughtful meditation
on the ways they define us, or cause us to define
ourselves. Mayes, who relishes the sweetness of the
South, writes a story of a girl whose self knowledge
leads her out of the South and into the rest of the
world, and then to a profound return home. Photos.
293 pages. Crown. Pub. at $26.00
$5.95
5835445 THE SCARLET SISTERS: Sex, Suffrage, and Scandal
in the Gilded Age. By Myra MacPherson. A fresh look at the life and
times of Victoria Woodhull and Tennie Claflin, two sisters whose
radical views on sex, love, politics, and business threatened the white
male power structure of the nineteenth century and shocked the
world. 16 pages of photos. 399 pages. Twelve. Paperbound.
Pub. at $16.00
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3606171
THE
P O R NO G R A PH E R ’ S
DAUGHTER: A Memoir of Childhood, My Dad,
and Deep Throat. By Kristin Battista-Frazee. The
author was only four years old in 1974 when her
father, Anthony Battista, was indicted for
distributing the now-famous porn film Deep
Throat. Here she offers her insider account of the
event and its resulting family trauma, revealing
what it was like to come of age with a father in the
porn business. Photos. 255 pages. Skyhorse. Pub. at $24.95 $3.95
275648X BEATRICE’S SPELL: The Enduring Legend of Beatrice
Cenci. By Belinda Jack. Fascinating study of a Renaissance tragedy that
has haunted artists through the ages. Beatrice Cenci was executed under
papal decree in Rome in September of 1599. Thought to be sixteen, she
murdered her father, a member of one of the great Roman families, after 5941202 SINCE MY LAST CONFESSION: A Gay Catholic Memoir.
withstanding cruel treatment from him. Illus. 196 pages. Chatto & By Scott Pomfret. Pomfret maps with matchless humor the full spectrum
Windus. Import.
$5.95 of the gay Catholic experience—from one end of the rainbow to the other.
$4.95
CD 275505X THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB. 288 pages. Arcade. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.95
By Lily Koppel. Read by Orlagh Cassidy. As 5859735 HIDDEN: Reflections on Gay Life, AIDS, and Spiritual
America’s Mercury Seven astronauts were launched Desire. By Richard Giannone. A searingly honest and richly
on death-defying missions, television cameras insightful memoir that captures the author’s transformation from a
focused on the brave smiles of their young wives. solitary gay academic to a dedicated caregiver as well as a sexually
Here Koppel reveals the stories and secrets of and spiritually committed man. 16 pages of photos. 176 pages.
$5.95
America’s unsung heroes—the wives of our original Fordham. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.95
5793203 I CAN GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT
astronauts. Eight hours on 7 CDs. Hachette. Pub. at $29.98
$3.95
LOVE. By Gary Indiana. Indiana is a true radical
5743133 SHARDS. By Allison Moore with N.
whose caustic voice has by turns haunted and
Woodruff. Moore was the star of her recruit class at
influenced the literary and ar tistic
the Maui Police Department and was quickly
establishments. Here he has composed a
promoted to vice cop. But when a doomed love
literary, unabashedly wicked, and revealing
affair with another cop led Allison to seek a
montage of excursions into his life and
desperate escape, her life took a sudden and violent
work—from growing up gay in rural New
plunge. Her story spares no detail of the tangle of
Hampshire to his existence in New York in the
addiction and betrayal that cost Moore her career,
her colleagues and the island that was once her ‘ 8 0 s a s a d o w n t o w n p e r s o n a l i t y . 2 4 0 p a g e s . R i z z o l i .
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$4.95 Pub. at $25.95
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*5697956 OUTLAW TALES OF THE OLD WEST. Ed. by Erin H.
Turner. Including such notable rascals as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance
Kid, Belle Starr and Pancho Villa, this collection of fifty outlaw tales
5941113 THE REAPPEARING ACT. By Kate Fagan. In this chronicles an assortment of well known—and not so well
coming-of-age memoir about one woman’s experience as an athlete known—despicable desperados. 402 pages. TwoDot. Paperbound. Pub. at
struggling with her sexual identity, Fagan brings the reader along for the $18.95
$13.95
ride as she slowly accepts her new reality and takes the first steps toward
*4557972
ENTERTAINING
WOMEN:
embracing her true self. 186 pages. Skyhorse. Pub. at $24.95
$4.95
Actresses, Dancers, and Singers in the Old West.
*4645553
TRUE
HOMOSE XUAL
By Chris Enss. Many of the most popular female
EXPERIENCES: Boyd McDonald and Straight
entertainers of the mid and late 1800s performed in
to Hell. By William E. Jones. A complex portrait of
boomtowns, drawn by the same desire for riches that
Boyd McDonald (1925-1993) drawn from
attracted miners. Though sometimes literally showered
previously unpublished material and in-depth
with gold, their personal lives were often marked by
interviews with many people from McDonald’s life,
tragedy. These stories reveal the entertaining side and
including family members. The first biography
also the hardships of the American West. Photos.
devoted to a key figure of the American 215 pages. TwoDot. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
$12.95
underground. Adults only. Illus. 220 pages. We
Heard You Like Books. Pub. at $25.00
$19.95 5721032 THE NEWS SORORITY. By Sheila Weller. Revealing the
tremendous combination of ambition, empathy, and skill that empowered
5822254 VISIONS AND REVISIONS. By Dale Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, and Christiane Amanpour to reach stardom,
Peck. Part memoir and part extended essay, Peck’s this volume is a detailed story of three very particular lives and a testament
latest work is a foray into what the author calls “the to the extraordinary character of women everywhere. 16 pages of photos.
second half of the first half of the AIDS epidemic,” the 481 pages. Penguin. Pub. at $29.95
$7.95
period between 1987 when the AIDS Coalition to
*5845629
THE
NEW
YORK
TIMES
BOOK
OF
Unleash Power was founded, and 1996, when the
THE DEAD. Ed. by William McDonald. Chronicles
advent of combination therapy transformed AIDS from
the lives of history-makers through their
a virtual death sentence into a chronic manageable
obituaries since the newspaper first began
illness. 212 pages. Soho. Pub. at $25.00
$5.95
publishing them 165 years ago. Selected are 320
5825164 UNDER THIS BEAUTIFUL DOME. By
of the most important and influential obits from
Terry Mutchler. The author shares the story of her
the newspaper’s archives including Annie Oakley,
secret five-year relationship with Penny Stevens, an
Theodore Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Marilyn
Illinois state senator who mentored Barack
Monroe and more. Photos. 646 pages. Black Dog
Obama—and of the cancer diagnosis that threatened & Leventhal. 7¾x12. Pub. at $45.00
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to tear them apart. A powerful chronicle that
highlights both the political and personal facets of the *5875846 BIOGRAPHIES IN AMERICAN CERAMIC ART,
fight for marriage equality. Photos. 308 pages. Seal. 1870-1970. By Ken Forster. This comprehensive directory
Pub. at $24.00
PRICE CUT to $4.95 contains over 2,000 biographical entries for individuals involved
in American ceramic art from 1870 to 1970. It includes art/studio
potters, pottery owners and managers, decorators, designers,
sculptors, china painters, Native American craftsmen, and more.
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4612035 50 BRILLIANT MINDS OF THE LAST 100 YEARS. By 240 pages. Schiffer. 8¾x11¼.
Rodney Castleden. Selected from the last 100 years, all fifty individuals *5891965 BIZARRISM, VOL. 1, REVISED EDITION. By Chris
featured here have brought about change through their great Mikul. Strange but true tales celebrate eccentrics, visionaries, crackpots,
achievements. They represent a wide range of disciplines from literature, cult leaders, artists, theorists, and outsiders of every stripe. Revised and
architecture and art to astrophysics, mathematics and computers. Well expanded, this edition revisits unique individuals from Rosaleen Norton
illus., some in color. 192 pages. Chartwell. 7½x10½.
$4.95 (Australia’s most notorious witch) to Harry Crosby (poet, sun worshipper
5839556 SISTERS OF FORTUNE: America’s and the best-looking corpse of 1929). Well illus. 208 pages. Headpress.
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Wake. As gripping as the best historical novel, this 4584104 AFRICAN LEADERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY:
is the story of the exuberant Marianne, Bess, Biko, Selassie, Lumumba, Sankara. By Lindy Wilson et al. Presents in
Louisa, and Emily Caton, the American sisters who one volume the lively stories of four iconic leaders from a century in
enthralled the highest levels of English Regency African history. From rulers to revolutionaries, it covers the lives of Steve
society decades before the notorious Dollar Biko, Emperor Haile Selassie, Patrice Lumumba, and Thomas Sankara.
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Princesses of the Victorian era. 393 pages. 163 pages. OhUP. Paperbound.
Touchstone. Pub. at $27.00
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5734258 FEAR AND THE MUSE KEPT WATCH.
By Andy McSmith. A bold exploration of the
*5845947 A COWBOY OF THE PECOS. By Patrick Dearen. In
triumph of art during terrible times and under an
the late 1880s the Pecos River region of Texas and southern New
oppressive regime. McSmith evokes the lives of
Mexico was known as “the cowboy’s paradise,” and the cowboys
more than a dozen of the most brilliant artists and
who worked in and around the river were known as “the most
writers of the twentieth century and takes the reader
expert cowboys in the world.” The meticulously researched and
deep into Stalin’s Russia, revealing how they
entertaining stories included here offer a glimpse into a forgotten
pursued their art at great personal risk. 339 pages.
yet mythologized era. Photos. 217 pages. Lone Star. Paperbound.
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5773059 PORTRAIT OF THE WRITER: *5712254 HISTORY’S PEOPLE: Personalities and the Past.
Literar y Lives in Focus. A dazzling By Margaret MacMillan. Acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan
photographic collection of 250 stars of gives her own personal selection of figures of the past, women and
literature, spanning from the late nineteenth men, some famous and some little-known, who stand out for her.
century to the present day. Each photograph is Some have changed the course of history and even directed the
accompanied by a biography of the writer, currents of their times. Includes: Bismarck, FDR, Hitler, Stalin,
providing a concise overview of their life and Thatcher, Fanny Parkes and Elizabeth Simcoe. 389 pages. House of
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literary accomplishments. 512 pages. Thames Anansi. Import. Pub. at $24.95
& Hudson. Import.
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*5861489 HISTORY’S PEOPLE: Personalities
and the Past. By Margaret MacMillan. Acclaimed
*5867215 THE WARBURGS: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey
historian Margaret MacMillan gives her own
of a Remarkable Jewish Family. By Ron Chernow. Bankers,
personal selection of figures of the past, women and
philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists, and politicians, the
men, some famous and some little-known, who
Warburgs’ success made them a lightning rod for antisemitism in
stand out for her. Some have changed the course of
Germany. This fascinating history paints a group portrait of this clan,
history and even directed the currents of their times.
towering in renown, but tragically vulnerable to the irrational currents
Includes: Bismarck, FDR, Hitler, Stalin, Thatcher,
of the 20th century. Photos. 820 pages. Vintage. Paperbound.
Fanny Parkes and Elizabeth Simcoe. 389 pages.
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*5705924 RASCALS IN PARADISE. By House of Anansi. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $15.95
James A. Michener & A.G. Day. A thrilling *570569X FIRST DADS: Parenting and Politics from George
collection of nonfiction adventure stories, Washington to Barack Obama. By Joshua Kendall. Whether nurturing,
offering portraits of ten scandalous men and pushy, or preoccupied, each President’s parenting style reveals much
women, some infamous and some overlooked. about his beliefs as well as his psychological makeup. In a lively
From lifelong buccaneers to lapsed noblemen, in narrative, Kendall shows presidential character in action. He suggests
the capable hands of James Michener, these provocative conclusions about which type of parent might be best suited
rogues become the stuff of legend. 372 pages. to lead the American people. Illus. 392 pages. Grand Central.
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5738571 THE REVOLUTION’S LAST MEN. By Don N. Hagist. The
stories of the final six surviving soldiers who fought in the American
Revolution. Written about and photographed for a book that appeared
in 1864, their biographies have been re-researched and
authenticated, and their stories set straight through primary sources.
Illus. 197 pages. Westholme. Pub. at $28.00
$7.95
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5739446 EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE. By
Michael Hearst. Fifty of the world’s most
fascinating individuals are introduced in
colorfully illustrated profiles, from Sam Patch,
who jumped Niagara Falls for $75, to Bruce Lee,
a martial arts legend who could do two-finger
push-ups, to Helen Thayer, who walked to the
North Pole alone, and beyond. 1100 pages.
Chronicle. 8¾x11¼.SOLD
Pub. at $16.99 OUT
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5746973 THE BRONTE CABINET: Three Lives in Nine Objects.
By Deborah Lutz. Illuminates the complex and fascinating lives of the
Bronte sisters through the things they wore, stitched, wrote on, and
inscribed. By unfolding the histories of the meaningful objects in
their family home, Lutz immerses readers in a nuanced re-creation of
the sisters’ lives. Illus. 310 pages. Norton. Pub. at $27.95
$7.95
5726611 THE WORLD OF PHI LIP AND
ALEXANDER. Ed. by Elin C. Danien. The
biographies of Alexander the Great, along with
his father Philip of Macedon. Contributors
discuss the fourth century BC from the point of
view of the historical significance of Philip, the
foundations of Alexander’s empire, religion and
more. Illus. 114 pages. UPaP. Paperbound.
Pub. at $15.95
$5.95
*5732298 NEARER THE HEART’S DESIRE. By Robert D.
Richardson. While bringing to life one of the most famous and ancient
works of poetry, The Rubaiyat, Richardson deftly recounts in turn the
life stories of Omar Khayyam and Edward FitzGerald, the author and
the translator, their lives separated by eight-hundred years.
196 pages. Bloomsbury. Pub. at $24.00
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Unusual, Multifaceted Lives
1857282 THE MAN WHO QUIT MONEY. By Mark Sundeen. In the
autumn of 2000, Daniel Suelo deposited his worldly wealth—all thirty
dollars of it—in a phone booth. He has lived without money ever since.
Discover the inspiring story of how one man learned to live, sanely and
happily, without earning, receiving, or spending a single cent. 260 pages.
Riverhead. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.00
$3.95
5748976 NAKED AT LUNCH: A Reluctant
Nudist’s Adventures in the Clothing-Optional
World. By Mark Haskell Smith. Equal parts cultural
history and gonzo participatory journalism, Haskell
takes us on his compelling and humorous journey
into the world of social nudism. He disrobes for the
first time in Palm Springs, observes family nudism in
a Spanish town, and travels to the largest nudist resort
in the world. 310 pages. Grove. Pub. at $25.00 $6.95
5866103 CRYING FOR HELP. By Casey Watson. Two weeks after
saying farewell to her first foster child, Casey is asked to look after
Sophia, a troubled 12-year-old with a sad past. Sophia’s actions are
disturbing and provocative and, before long, Casey and her family
find themselves in a dark and dangerous situation. 312 pages.
HarperElement. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $9.99
$3.95
2679213 DRIVING THE SAUDIS: A Chauffeur’s Tale of the
World’s Richest Princesses (Plus Their Servants, Nannies, and
One Royal Hairdresser). By Jayne Amelia Larson. The author recounts
her experiences as a chauffeur for the incredibly extravagant Saudi royal
family while they vacationed in Beverly Hills, sharing her insights into the
people behind the suitcases full of cash and ridiculous shopping sprees.
208 pages. Free Press. Pub. at $25.00
$3.95
3650618 MY GENTLE BARN: Creating a
Sanctuary Where Animals Heal and Children
Learn to Hope. By Ellie Laks with N. Isak. Filled
w i t h co lo r fu l t a le s of t h e G e n t le B a r n
residents—from Buddha the miniature Hereford
cow who loves to give hugs to a sweet little hen
named Strawberry—this is the story of how Ellie
Laks built her unique animal sanctuary, where
mistreated animals heal and at-risk kids learn to
hope. 268 pages. Harmony. Pub. at $25.00
$5.95
3606333 THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE ELEPHANT MAN: The
Definitive Account of the Tragic and Extraordinary Life of
Joseph Carey Merrick. By M. Howell & P. Ford. First published in
1980. Here, in this fully revised edition, are the true and unromantic
facts of Joseph Carey Merrick’s life—hounded, persecuted, and
starving in a brutal Victorian world, until surgeon Frederick Treves
discovered the gentle man beneath his physical deformities. Photos.
214 pages. Skyhorse. Paperbound. Pub. at $12.95
$4.95
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5865565 TRAVELS WITH LIZBETH: Three
Years on the Road and on the Streets. By Lars
Eighner. A beautifully written account of one man’s
experience of homelessness, a story of physical
survival, and the triumph of the artistic spirit in the
face of enormous adversity. Eighner celebrates the
companionship of his dog, Lizbeth, and recounts
their ongoing struggle to survive on the streets of
Austin, Texas. Originally written in 1993.
298 pages. St. Martin’s. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$4.95
5854954 RURALLY SCREWED: A Memoir of
Losing Myself for Love. By Jessie Knadler. Knadler,
a magazine editor in New York, had a habit of always
looking over her shoulder for better options. She
wasn’t quite sure moving to Montana and marrying a
cowboy was a better option—but head over heels in
love, she did it anyway. An entertaining memoir about
the things we do for love. 324 pages. Berkley.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$3.95
5792509 THE INFORTUNATE: The Voyage and Adventures of
William Moraley, an Indentured Servant. Ed. by S.E. Klepp &
B.G. Smith. William Moraley ventured from England to the
colonies in 1729 as an indentured servant, worked in various
capacities, rambled about the countryside on foot, and mingled
with black bondspeople, laborers, artisans, Indians, and other
common folk. He provides an unusual perspective on life in
America during the early decades of the 18th century. Illus.
178 pages. PaSUP. Paperbound. Pub. at $22.95
$4.95
*1872257 INSATIABLE: Porn—A Love
Story. By Asa Akira. In one of the most surprising
books about sex in the 21st century, Akira offers a
provocative memoir of her life and career as a porn
star. Written with uncompromising honesty, her
story is an electrifying, amusing, and sometimes
disturbing look at a world still largely hidden from
public view. Adults only. 246 pages. Grove.
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.00
$9.95
366113X WE BOUGHT A ZOO. By Benjamin Mee. The author uprooted
his family and moved them to a dilapidated zoo with over 200 animals.
His dream was to refurbish the zoo and run it as a family business. Then
tragedy struck. His wife died of a brain tumor. But, in this amazing true
story, the healing power of animals helped him and his children move
forward and turn the zoo into a thriving success. Color photos. 261 pages.
Weinstein. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.95
$3.95
4546547 STRUCK BY GENIUS: How a Brain
Injury Made Me a Mathematical Marvel. By J.
Padgett & M. Seaberg. The first documented case
of acquired savant syndrome with mathematical
synesthesia (seeing the intrinsic mathematical
designs hidden in the world around us), Jason
Padgett is a medical marvel. Here he tells his
remarkable story of how life-threatening injuries
from a violent mugging transformed his brain and
life forever. Color photos. 243 pages. HMH. Pub. at $27.00
$6.95
4607406 THE BIG TINY: A Built-It-Myself Memoir. By Dee
Williams. After a near-death experience forced Williams to
re-evaluate her life, she decided to downsize dramatically, forgoing
her beautiful sprawling Pacific Northwest house to build an
84-square-foot home on her own, from the ground up—and along
the way find an exciting and simplified new existence. Photos. 288
pages. Blue Rider. Pub. at $26.95
$5.95
575612X SEPARATED @ BIRTH: A True Love
Story of Twin Sisters Reunited. By Anais Bordier et
al. When 25-year-old actress Sam opened a
Facebook message from a stranger, she had no idea
that it would change her life forever. Adopted from
South Korea as an infant, Sam never imagined that she
had a twin sister—but she did. Their story of mutual
discovery is a fascinating look into the biological ties
that bind us, and the age-old argument of nature vs.
nurture. Photos. 291 pages. Putnam. Pub. at $26.95
$5.95
5726476 THE TEACHINGS OF DON JUAN. By Carlos Castaneda.
Originally published in 1968 it is the story of Castaneda’s spiritual
journey into the world of sorcery, and his tutelage by a Yaqui Indian feared
and shunned by the ordinary folk of the American Southwest because of
his unnatural powers. 252 pages. Penguin. Paperbound Import. $5.95
4509331 THUNDER DOG: The True Story of a
Blind Man, His Guide Dog & the Triumph of
Trust at Ground Zero. By Michael Hingson with
S. Flory. Tells the amazing true story of the
author, a blind man, and his courageous guide
dog, who together experienced and survived the
harrowing events of September 11th. It’s an
inspiring tale that illuminates how the rare trust
between a man and his guide dog can inspire
unshakable faith in each of us. 232 pages. Thomas Nelson.
Pub. at $22.99
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583516X A WARRIOR’S FAITH. By Robert W.
Vera. Not a mere military biography, this is a firsthand
account of the divinely directed change in a man who
5924596 SABAN: The Making of a Coach. By Monte Burke.
was transformed by God’s love, and who in turn
Through unprecedented interviews with more than 250 friends,
transformed everyone around him. Rather than a
coworkers, rivals, former players, and others, Burke reveals the
tragic story of a wounded warrior, it’s a monument to a
defining moments of the coach’s life. Saban paints a portrait of a
blinded hero who became a beacon of light for the
complex man, fundamentally shaped by both his past and the game
broken, the despairing, and the proud. 207 pages.
he loves. 341 pages. S&S. Pub. at $27.00
$5.95
Thomas Nelson. Pub. at $22.99
$4.95
4556704 THE NAZI SEANCE: The Strange Story 5936209 SELIM AGA: A Slave’s Odyssey. By James McCarthy.
of the Jewish Psychic in Hitler’s Circle. By Arthur Selim Aga was eight when he was abducted from the Sudan by Arab
J. Magida. Following WWI, Berlin and all of Germany slavers and auctioned in the Cairo slave market. Bought and sold at least
was devastated. Charlatans and demagogues eagerly eight times before being freed and taken to Scotland, he later became an
exploited the desperate crowds, and fascination with author, lecturer, and explorer, as Sir Richard Burton’s manservant in West
the occult was everywhere. A man called “Europe’s Africa. McCarthy’s biography includes Selim’s own narrative of his early
Greatest Oracle Since Nostradamus,” Erik Jan life in its entirety. Illus., some in color. 254 pages. Luath. Import.
Hanussen, grew so popular he rubbed elbows with Pub. at $26.95
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high-ranking Nazis, including Hitler. Hanussen’s story
*1897217 H IS FOR HAWK. By Helen
unfolds here. 269 pages. Palgrave. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00 $5.95
Macdonald. Despite her experience as a falconer,
5839262 THE LEGACY OF SHINGWAUKONSE: A Century of
Macdonald had never been tempted to train one of
Native Leadership. By Janet E. Chute. Chronicles the remarkable life of
the most vicious predators of the sky, the goshawk.
the Ojibwa leader, whose proposals for native managerial jurisdiction
But after her father’s sudden death, she found that
over local lumber mills, mining, and farming were overridden by fearful
the bird’s fierce and feral temperament mirrored
Canadian and U.S. policy makers. 16 pages of illus. 359 pages. Univ of
her own. To cope with her loss, Macdonald took on
Toronto Press. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $29.95
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the challenge, adopting a deadly bird that would
test her humanity and change her life. 300 pages.
4634764 THE MAN WITH THE BRANDED
$11.95
HAN D: The Lif e of Jo nathan Walker, Grove. Pub. at $26.00
Abolitionist. By Alvin F. Oickle. Relates the 590224X ANNE FRANK: Pocket Giants. By Zoe Waxman.
remarkable story of Jonathan Walker, who spent his Rediscovers the girl behind the moving diary, telling her story from its
life rescuing and sheltering slaves before and after beginning to its untimely end. Waxman places Frank’s life within the
the Civil War. Even after being tried and convicted, wider context of the Holocaust and examines why, even after 70
branded on his hand “SS,” slave stealer, and years, her written words still speak to us today. 120 pages. History
spending a year in prison, he continued to devote Press. Paperbound Import.
$5.95
his life to the supposition that “all men are created
equal.” Illus. 298 pages. Westholme. Pub. at $28.00
$5.95 5766192 LIKE ANY NORMAL DAY: A Story of Devotion. By
Mark Kram, Jr. The story of two brothers, Buddy who suffered an
584522X A CHANCE IN THE WORLD. By Steve injury on the football field that left him a quadriplegic, and Jimmy,
Pemberton. The unbelievably true story of a wounded who he called upon to perform an act of courage born of brotherly
and broken boy destined to become a man of devotion. Explores the essential bonds that exist in families and
resilience, determination, and vision. Through it all, asks the question: what would you be willing to do for someone
Pemberton’s story teaches us that no matter how you love? Photos. 261 pages. St. Martin’s. Paperbound.
broken our past, no matter how great our misfortunes, Pub. at $15.99
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we have it in us to create a new beginning and to build
5863783
AN
IRISHMAN
IN
CHINA.
By
Zhao
a place where love awaits. 257 pages. Thomas
Changtian. Based on exhaustive historical
Nelson. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$3.95
research, the biography is enlivened by dialogue
4607740 LAST NIGHT IN THE OR: A Transplant Surgeon’s
and plot elements suggested by the author’s deep
Odyssey. By Bud Shaw. Pioneering transplant surgeon Dr. Bud Shaw
knowledge of Robert Hart and the country and
shares his memories from a life in one of medicine’s most
times in which he lived. Reveals a pivotal period in
demanding fields. An exhilarating, fast-paced, and intimate memoir
Chinese history through the lens of the life of one
that taps the core of what it means to be human. 291 pages. Plume.
fascinating individual. 191 pages. Shanghai Press.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
Pub. at $18.95
$5.95
*5861195 A STREET CAT NAMED BOB: And How He Saved 5794749 KITCHENER’S LAST VOLUNTEER: The Life of Henry
My Life. By James Bowen. The endearing story of a street musician Allingham, the Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Great War. With D.
in London who found Bob the Cat in the spring of 2007, and the pair, Goodwin. Originally published in 2009. Henry Allingham (1896-2009)
now famous around the world, has been inseparable ever since. was the last British serviceman alive to have volunteered for active duty in
310 pages. St. Martin’s. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$11.95 the first World War, and one of the very few people who can directly recall
5910374 KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL: Adventures in the Culinary the horror of that conflict. This is the touching story of the extraordinary
Underbelly. By Anthony Bourdain. After twenty-five years of sex, long life of an ordinary man who represents a last link to a vital point in
drugs, bad behavior and haute cuisine, Bourdain has decided to tell Britain’s history. 16 pages of photos. 254 pages. Mainstream.
$5.95
all. His tales of the kitchen are as passionate as they are Paperbound Import. Pub. at $15.95
unpredictable, as shocking as they are funny. 307 pages.
*4645340 CAPTAIN OF THE CARPATHIA: The
Bloomsbury. Paperbound Import.
$5.95
Seafaring Life of Titanic Hero Sir Arthur Henry
Rostron. By Eric L. Clements. Set within the
*5800765 VILLAGE VETS: One Country
context of his times and featuring particulars of the
Town, Two Best Mates, and a Farm Load of
ships in which he served and commanded, this is
Animals. By A. Bennett & J. Carroll. The
the first comprehensive biography of Arthur Rostron
endearing story of two best “mates” who both
before, during and after his year as captain of the
dreamed of working with animals from the time
Carpathia, the first ship to the rescue of the
they were knee high. Finding themselves
survivors of the Titanic disaster. 16 pages of photos,
unlikely TV stars, their genuine affection for the
$21.95
people they meet and the animals they treat have some color. 297 pages. Conway. Pub. at $30.00
won the hearts of Australians everywhere. *5698758 FIVE PRESIDENTS: My Extraordinary Journey
288 pages. ABC Books. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$11.95 with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. By Clint
5941318 SURVIVING THE SHARK. By Jonathan Hill with L. McCubbin. Retired Secret Service agent Clint Hill brings
& Margaret Kathrein. Kathrein describes his history to life with this work, a rare and fascinating portrait of the
incredible shark attack experience, beginning with American Presidency. With a unique insider’s perspective, Hill sheds
the eerie moments just before the attack, when new light on the character and personality of these five presidents,
something smashes into his hand as he paddles on revealing their humanity in the face of grave decisions. 32 pages of
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his board off Stinson Beach, California. Here he not photos, some color. 451 pages. S&S. Pub. at $28.00
only writes of his ordeal, but also delves into shark
*3597210
DOCTORED:
The
behavior and explains his desire to spread shark
Disillusionment of an American Physician.
awareness. Photos. 200 pages. Skyhorse.
By Sandeep Jauhar. In his first book, Intern,
Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
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Jauhar revealed the hardships and rewards of a
medical education. In this follow-up, he
5898358 MY KOREAN DELI. By Ben Ryder Howe. The warm and
portrays a profession in crisis, revealing his
funny tale of a preppy editor who buys a Brooklyn deli with his Korean
increasing disillusionment with the sobering
in-laws, brought to life in the the unlikely partnership of an
truths of the medical field—and the
assortment of unique characters. With wit and candor, Howe weaves a
consequences those truths could have for all of
beguiling tapestry of family, culture class, and the quest for
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authenticity. 304 pages. Holt. Pub. at $25.00
$4.95 us. 268 pages. FSG. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.00
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*5824230 DRACULA’S WARS: Vlad the Impaler and His
Rivals. By James Waterson. In this full account of Vlad Dracula,
Waterson details the good and the bad of this warlord prince, offering
a fascinating insight into the violent end of the Middle Ages.
256 pages. History Press. Import. Pub. at $29.95
$24.95
*5923425 NO WALL TOO HIGH: One Man’s
Daring Escape from Mao’s Darkest Prison.
By Xu Hongci. A remarkable story of Xu Hongci’s
life from childhood through his final prison break.
He was one of roughly 550,000 Chinese unjustly
imprisoned after the spring of 1957, and despite
the horrific conditions he was determined to
escape and get his freedom. Photos. 314 pages.
FSG. Pub. at $27.00
$19.95
5854857 POWER FORWARD: My Presidential
Education. By Reggie Love. Love has been
singularly lucky in his mentors. At Duke University,
where he was a walk-on and a captain of its fabled
basketball team, Love learned that sports builds
character, and from President Obama, he learned
that how you conduct your life defines your
character. A professional coming-of-age story like
no other. 16 pages of photos. 213 pages. S&S.
Pub. at $26.00
$5.95
*5722225 DO NO HARM: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain
Surgery. By Henry Marsh. Provides unforgettable insight into the
countless human dramas that take place in a busy modern hospital.
Above all, it offers a lesson in the need for hope when faced with life’s
most difficult decisions. 291 pages. Picador. Paperbound.
Pub. at $16.00
$11.95
*5935970 SWITCHED ON: A Memoir of Brain
Change and Emotional Awakening. By John Elder
Robison. The extraordinary story of an Asperger’s
syndrome sufferer who received an invitation from one
of the world’s foremost neuroscientists to undergo an
experimental new brain therapy. Robison’s story is
what happens when the world as you know it is
upended overnight. 296 pages. Spiegel & Grau.
Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00
$12.95
5781094 IN THE SHADOW OF VELAZQUEZ: A Life in Art History.
By Jonathan Brown. Engaging and witty, Brown reveals the links between
events in his personal life and his decision to study Hispanic art of the
Golden Age. His adventures offer a model for understanding how art
history is constructed by unrecognized life experiences. Well illus., some
in color. 158 pages. Yale. Pub. at $45.00
$15.95
5897971 SHOUTING WON’T HELP. B y
Katherine Bouton. In this deftly written and deeply
felt look at a widely misunderstood phenomenon,
B o u t o n re c o u n t s h e r o w n jo u r n e y i n t o
deafness—and her return to the hearing world
through the miracles of technology. An engaging
and informative account of what it’s like to live with
an invisible disability. 276 pages. Picador.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$6.95
*5828368 JEAN COCTEAU: A Life. By Claude Arnaud. In this
comprehensive biography Arnaud narrates the life of this legendary
French novelist, poet, playwright, director, filmmaker, and designer
who, as a young man, pretended to be a sort of god, but who died as a
humble and exhausted craftsman. 16 pages of photos. 1014 pages.
Yale. Pub. at $40.00
$31.95
5921074 BEING A BEAST. By Charles Foster.
Foster lived alongside badgers, sleeping in a
burrow on a Welsh hillside and eating earthworms.
He tried to catch fish in his teeth while swimming
like an otter, rooted through London garbage cans
as an urban fox and as a red deer he was hunted by
bloodhounds and nearly died in the snow. Follow
Foster’s attempts to survive as animals do.
235 pages. Metropolitan. Pub. at $28.00 $13.95
5890543 ONE MORE STEP. By Bonner Paddock with N. Bascomb. In
2008, Bonner Paddock summited Mount Kilimanjaro, the world’s tallest
freestanding mountain. Four years later, he earned the elite triathlete title
Kona Ironman. Thousands have done each individually. Bonner is the first
person with cerebral palsy to do both. This is his story. 16 pages of color
photos. 288 pages. HarperOne. Pub. at $27.99
$5.95
*5881927 M E S S E N G E R B E T W E E N
WORLDS: True Stories from a Psychic
Medium. By Kristy Robinett. Follow Robinett’s
emotional journey through a difficult childhood,
stormy marriages, conflict with faith, job loss,
and illness, and the hard-won lessons that
opened her heart to true love and acceptance of
h e r u n i q u e g if t . 26 9 p a g e s. L le w e l ly n .
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*5902134 PSYCHEDELIC MARINE: A Transformational Journey
from Afghanistan to the Amazon. By Alex Seymour. After returning from
a tour of duty in Afghanistan, the author needed a way to cope with the
extremes he experienced as a member of the Royal Marines. Psychedelics
were part of the answer, but he also needed a spiritual channel to find
understanding. Venturing in to the Amazon, he plunged into the world of
shamanism, a hallucinogenic and spiritual journey that changed his life.
231 pages. Park Street. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
$13.95
570281X THE BUSIEST MAN IN ENGLAND: A
Life of Joseph Paxton, Gardener, Architect &
Victorian Visionary. By Kate Colquhoun. Joseph
Paxton bestrode the worlds of horticulture, urban
planning, and architecture like a colossus. This
self-taught polymath created the greatest garden in
England, helped found the London Daily News and
designed the Crystal Palace, home of the Great
Exhibition of 1851. The compelling story of a man
who personified the Victorian ideals of self-improvement,
resourcefulness, and civic service. Illus. 304 pages. Godine.
Pub. at $35.00
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4589432 FINDING ME: A Decade of Darkness, a Life
Reclaimed. By Michelle Knight with M. Burford. Heartbreaking,
shocking, and ultimately triumphant, this is the harrowing
firsthand account of Michelle Knight, kidnapped by Cleveland
school bus driver Ariel Castro and held captive for more than a
decade. Book Club Edition. Photos, most color. 252 pages.
Weinstein. Orig. Pub. at $24.99
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5742714 FINDING ME: A Decade of Darkness, a Life
Reclaimed. By Michelle Knight with M. Burford. Heartbreaking,
shocking, and ultimately triumphant, this is the harrowing
firsthand account of Michelle Knight, kidnapped by Cleveland
school bus driver Ariel Castro and held captive for more than a
decade. Color photos. 326 pages. HarperCollins. Paperbound
Import. Pub. at $8.99
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3638332 FINDING ME: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed.
By Michelle Knight with M. Burford. Heartbreaking, shocking, and
ultimately triumphant, this is the harrowing firsthand account of Michelle
Knight, kidnapped by Cleveland school bus driver Ariel Castro and held
captive for more than a decade. Photos, most color. 256 pages.
Weinstein. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.00
$4.95
*4630939 ORCHESTRA OF EXILES: The Story
of Bronislaw Huberman, the Israel Philharmonic,
and the One Thousand Jews He Saved from Nazi
Horrors. By J. Aronson & D. George. The story of
Bronislaw Huberman, who in 1936 created the
Palestine Symphony, and by creating this world level
orchestra, miraculously arranged for the very best
Jewish musicians and their families to emigrate from
Nazi threatened territories, ultimately saving nearly a
thousand Jews from the approaching Holocaust. 16 pages of photos.
370 pages. Berkley. Pub. at $28.00
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2716801 THE MASONIC MAGICIAN: The Life and Death of Count
Cagliostro and His Egyptian Rite. By P. Faulks & R.L.D. Cooper. In
1789, Count Alessandro Cagliostro was arrested by the Inquisition in
Rome and condemned to death, which was later commuted to life
imprisonment. His crime, in the eyes of the Church, was that of
Freemasonry. Drawing on remarkable new documentary evidence, this
engaging account shows that he was a genuine visionary. Also revealed is
the Egyptian Rite, never before published in English. Illus., most in color.
317 pages. Watkins. Import. Pub. at $24.95
$5.95
5709881 GUNTHER PLUSCHOW: Airman,
Escaper, Explorer. By Anton Rippon. A story that
would do justice to the best adventure fiction,
except it’s all true. Gunther Pluschow was the only
POW to escape from the British mainland during
WWI, he was a fearless aviator who flew against the
British and Japanese on Germany’s besieged Far
East colony, he escaped more POW camps, and
became an explorer after the war. Photos.
194 pages. Pen & Sword. Import. Pub. at $39.95
$6.95
4569067 WILL YOU LOVE ME? By Cathy Glass. Chronicles the
heartrending yet ultimately inspiring true story of Lucy, a
beleaguered, supposedly unfixable foster child, taken in and
rehabilitated against all odds with one vital ingredient: love.
312 pages. HarperElement. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $9.99 $3.95
3650650 PEE-SHY. By Frank Spinelli. In his stunningly honest
and poignant memoir, Spinelli recounts a childhood marred by
traumatic abuse from a Boy Scout counselor, and of finding the
opportunity to overturn 30 years of confusion and self-blame—for
himself, and for other boys like him. 344 pages. Kensington.
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.00
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3637948 TITANIC THOMPSON: The Man Who Bet on Everything.
By Kevin Cook. Captures the life of a great American hustler. Born in a log
cabin in the Ozarks, Alvin “Titanic” Thompson (1892-1974) traveled with
his golf clubs, a .45 revolver, and suitcase full of cash. He won and lost
millions playing cards, dice, golf, and pool. He killed five men and married
five women. 16 pages of photos. 248 pages.SOLD
Norton. Pub. at $24.95
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*4564103 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MARY
VAUX WALCOTT. By Marjorie G. Jones. The
“Audubon of Botany,” Philadelphia Quaker Walcott
5812461 ON MY OWN TWO FEET. By Amy Purdy with M. Burford.
was a gifted artist who catalogued North American
When just nineteen, Purdy contracted the deadly bacterial meningitis and
wildflowers in skilled watercolors. She was
was given less than a two percent chance of survival. In a near-death
catapulted to the highest levels of society and
experience that she has never talked about until now, she seized her
politics by a late, bold marriage to the secretary of
second chance at life, and reminds us to live life to the fullest, because we
the Smithsonian. Her life was a rich intersection of
are all much more capable than we could ever imagine. 16 pages of color
religion, politics, science, and art. Illus., many in
photos. 248 pages. Morrow. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$4.95 color. 176 pages. Schiffer. Pub. at $24.99
$16.95
4639464 IN A ROCKET MADE OF ICE: Among the Children of 4562305 CATHEDRAL OF THE WILD: An African Journey Home.
Wat Opot. By Gail Gutradt. Disarming, funny, and deeply moving, By Boyd Varty. This story of transformation, which involves an intense
this is Gutradt’s inspiring true story of volunteering at an orphanage in spiritual quest, inspires a great appreciation for the beauty and order of
rural Cambodia, of the children saved by this very special place, and the natural world. With conviction, hope, and humor, the author makes a
of a woman’s transformation in trying to help them. Photos, some passionate claim for the power of the wild to restore the human spirit.
color. 322 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $25.95
$5.95 Color photos. 281 pages. Random. Pub. at $27.00
$5.95
2716437 DOUBLE DOUBLE: A Dual Memoir of 583967X THEOS BERNARD, THE WHITE LAMA: Tibet, Yoga, and
Alcoholis m. B y M a r t h a & Ke n G r i m e s. American Religious Life. By Paul G. Hackett. Based on thousands of
Award-winning mystery writer Martha Grimes primary sources and rare archival materials Hackett recounts the real
shares the page with her son, Ken Grimes, to offer story behind the purported adventures of this iconic figure and his role in
two points of view on their respective struggles with the growth of America’s religious counterculture. Photos. 494 pages.
alcoholism. In alternating chapters they share their Columbia. Pub. at $32.95
$8.95
brave stories—of drinking, recovery, relapse, *3675556 THE LIGHT BETWEEN US. By Laura Lynne Jackson.
friendship, travel, work, success, and failure. The author has an extraordinary psychic gift and has dedicated her life
213 pages. Scribner. Pub. at $25.00
$3.95 to exploring our connection to the Other Side, conversing with
583998X HOPE UNSEEN. By Scotty Smiley with D. Crandall. Delivers departed ones, and helping people come to terms with loss. Here she
the powerful story of the U.S. Army’s first blind active-duty officer. Despite shares her remarkable journey and the lessons in love she’s learned
an attack that rendered him unable to see, Smiley has climbed Mount along the way. 265 pages. Spiegel & Grau. Pub. at $26.00 $11.95
Rainier, won an ESPY as Best Outdoor Athlete, earned an MBA from Duke,
*4596978 ASHOKA IN ANCIENT INDIA. By
commanded an army company, and won the MacArthur Leadership Award.
Nayanjot Lahiri. A vivid biography of Ashoka, who
His incredible story of faith in the face of incredible odds unfolds here.
ruled an empire encompassing much of
Photos. 243 pages. Howard. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$3.95
modern-day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and
5816963 THE TSAR’S DOCTOR: The Life and Times of Sir James
Bangladesh in the third century BCE. At the center
Wylie. By Mary McGrigor. Unravels the many mysteries surrounding
of Lahiri’s account is the complex personality of
Wylie’s life and his involvement with the Romanov dynasty, and examines
the Maurya dynasty’s third emperor, a strikingly
his notable medical achievements as well as his participation in many of
contemplative monarch, ambitious and humane,
the most momentous events in nineteenth-century history. Illus.
who introduced a unique style of benevolent
220 pages. Birlinn. Paperbound Import.
$6.95 governance. Photos, some in color. 385 pages. Harvard.
$29.95
4586115 TELEGRAM FROM GUERNICA. By *4636694 THE NATURALIST: Theodore Roosevelt, a Lifetime of
Nicholas Rankin. Detailed in this volume is the life Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History. By
of a classical scholar who fought against Darrin Lunde. A captivating new account of how Theodore Roosevelt’s
dictatorship and became a war correspondent. lifelong passion for the natural world set the stage for America’s wildlife
Reporting on several notable battles, he exposed conservation movement and determined his legacy as a founding father
the truth behind the Nazi bombing of Guernica in of today’s museum naturalism. Photos. 334 pages. Crown. Pub.
1937. Joining the British Army in 1940, he at $28.00
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pioneered front line psychological operations in
*4601211 DESIGNING UTOPIA: John
Africa and Asia. Photos. 400 pages. Faber & Faber.
Hargrave and the Kibbo Kift. By Cathy Ross
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with O. Bennett. Relates the story of Hargrave and
the Kibbo Kift which has strong resonances with
4624718 THEY ARE ALL MY FAMILY: A Daring
twenty-first-century debates about art, politics,
Rescue in the Chaos of Saigon’s Fall. By John P.
individualism, anti-capitalism, nature and the
Riordan with M.B. Demery. A vivid narrative of one
environment. It’s also a story about English youth
man’s ingenious strategy to save his Vietnamese
adapting to a new century, new ideologies and a
colleagues when the North Vietnamese Army closed
new sense of possibilities in a global world. Fully
in on Saigon. His exploits which he relates here,
transformed a time of enormous peril into a display of illus., most in color. 178 pages. I.B. Tauris. 9x11. Paperbound.
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extraordinary courage. Photos. 238 pages. Pub. at $40.00
PublicAffairs. Pub. at $25.99
$7.95 5839319 THE MONEYMAKER. By Janet Gleeson. In this humorous
5814693 TO SMILE IN AUTUMN: A Memoir. By Gordon Parks. A biography, Gleeson brings to life two fascinating characters who
candid revelation of a man—photographer, musician, poet, novelist, together would change the way the world worked: the inscrutable
journalist, activist, and film director—in the prime of his life and John Law, and mercurial money itself. 272 pages. Bantam.
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career and a testament to a person much attuned to the greater world Paperbound Import.
and driven to leave his mark on it. 40 pages of photos. 249 pages. 571060X THE DARK ART: Undercover in the Global War
UMnP. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95
$5.95 Against Narco-Terrorism. By E. Follis & D. Century. Photos.
$4.95
*5806666 TEMPLE GRANDIN: Voice for the Voiceless. By 281 pages. Berkley. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.00
Annette Wood. Born with a disability so severe that it could have required 5835410 A MAN OF GOOD HOPE. By Jonny Steinberg. 308 pages.
her to be institutionalized, Temple Grandin turned her disability into an Knopf. Pub. at $26.95
$5.95
asset. Despite her autism, she has earned a doctorate degree, is 5814626 A SAWDUST HEART: My Vaudeville Life in Medicine
renowned worldwide as a speaker, has written many books, some of them and Tent Shows. By Henry Wood as told to M. Fedo. Photos.
bestsellers, and has given voice to animals and people with autism. 129 pages. UMnP. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
$5.95
224 pages. Skyhorse. Pub. at $24.99
$17.95 4588193 LYING. By Lauren Slater. 221 pages. Penguin.
4559665 NICKY HASLAM: A Designer’s Paperbound. Pub. at $15.00
$3.95
Life. Ed. by Claire Chandler. Nicky Haslam has 4540379 I AM BECAUSE YOU ARE: How the Spirit of Ubuntu
rifled through his scrapbooks and design Inspired an Unlikely Friendship and Transformed a
archive to share the key moments in his career Community. By Jacob Lief with A. Thompson. 16 pages of color
and the myriad of inspirations for his decorating photos. 210 pages. Rodale. Pub. at $24.99
$2.95
style, glamorous designs, and creative
ingenuity, brought to life by his amusing
anecdotes and astute observations. 288 pages.
Rizzoli. 9¾x11¾. Pub. at $55.00
$19.95
5845807 THE RICHEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED:
5713641 THE INVISIBLE FRONT: Love and Loss in an Era of
The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger. By Greg
Endless War. By Yochi J. Dreazen. Tells the unforgettable story of the
Steinmetz. For the first time, here is the audacious
Grahams, a military family that lost two sons—one to suicide and one
journey of the man who invented modern capitalism.
in combat—and channeled their grief into fighting the armed forces’
In the days when Columbus sailed the ocean and Da
suicide epidemic. With great sympathy and profound insight,
Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, a German banker named
Dreazen reveals America’s flawed treatment of the troops who return
Jacob Fugger (1459-1525) became the richest man
from war to a world not designed for them. Photos. 306 pages. Crown.
in history. Illus., some color. 283 pages. S&S.
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*5774675 TRUMP: A Graphic Biography. By
Ted Rall. Donald Trump inherited a fortune, but he
wanted more. Never missing an opportunity to
expand his holdings, he transformed himself into
a national brand. He built an empire, but that
wasn’t enough. He wanted to be President, and he
was willing to do and say whatever it took. He
pulled off the ultimate acquisition: the hostile
takeover of the Republican party. Everyone was
shocked—except those who knew him. 192 pages. Seven Stories.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
$12.95
*5801850 TRUMP: The Greatest Show on
Earth. By Wayne Barrett. Originally published in
1992, this edition includes a new introduction.
Barrett paints an intimate portrait of Trump: a brash
man driven by bravado and ambition, with an
anxious ruthlessness to subdue his rivals and
control his allies. This triumph of journalism proves
to be a cautionary tale. 476 pages. Regan Arts.
Paperbound. Pub. at $17.99
$12.95
*5764874 JESSE LIVERMORE, BOY PLUNGER:
The Man Who Sold America Short in 1929. By
Tom Rubython. In the summer of 1929, most people
believed that the stock market would continue to rise
forever. One man disagreed and started a process that
would see him sell $450 million worth of shares short.
Two weeks later, the market began fluctuating for no
apparent reason. From the 24th to the 29th of October,
Wall Street lost $30 billion. Jesse Livermore made
nearly $100 million and overnight became one of the richest men in the
world. Photos. 382 pages. Myrtle. Pub. at $29.95
$21.95
*5822718 PRINCE OF DARKNESS: The Untold
Story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, Wall Street’s
First Black Millionaire. By Shane White. Reveals the
larger than life story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, a black
man who defied every convention of his time. A
wheeler and dealer in the lily-white business world of
Wall Street, he married a white woman, speculated in
the shares of railroad companies that did not allow him
on their trains, and generally set his white
contemporaries’ teeth on edge when he wasn’t just plain outsmarting
them. 360 pages. Picador. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00
$12.95
5849357 PRINCE OF DARKNESS: The Untold
Story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, Wall Street’s
First Black Millionaire. By Shane White. Reveals
the larger than life story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, a
black man who defied every convention of his time.
A wheeler and dealer in the lily-white business
world of Wall Street, he married a white woman,
speculated in the shares of railroad companies that
did not allow him on their trains, and generally set
his white contemporaries’ teeth on edge when he wasn’t just plain
outsmarting them. 360 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $27.99
$8.95
*5797063 TRUMP REVEALED: An American Journey of
Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power. By M. Kranish & M. Fisher. A
deeply researched biography of Donald Trump that reveals a complex
portrait of the man who—despite broad skepticism—could be the
next president of the United States. Color photos. 431 pages.
Scribner. Pub. at $28.00
$21.95
5924529 FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY: A
Memoir. By Sam Polk. When Polk was offered an
annual bonus of $3.6 million and grew angry
because it was not enough, he knew he had lost
himself in his obsessive pursuit of money. Making
money was an attempt to fill the void left by his
narcissistic unavailable father. Raw and vivid, it
explores the birth of a young hedge fund trader, his
disillusionment, and the radical new way he has
come to define success. 272 pages. Scribner. Pub. at $25.00 $5.95
*5866731 WHEN THE NEW DEAL CAME TO TOWN. By George
Melloan. In this personal and social history of the New Deal, the Wall
Street Journal editor shares a homespun vignette of 1933 small-town
Indiana as seen through his eyes, both as a little boy and as an expert
economist. 240 pages. Threshold Editions. Pub. at $25.00 $17.95
5723752 STRAIGHT TO HELL. By John LeFevre.
The man behind the infamous @GSElevator Twitter
account chronicles his adventures as a
globe-conquering investment banker. Delving
deep inside an industry that is both envied and
reviled, he pulls no punches in describing the
shocking rule-breaking, frat-boyish antics, and
ruthless schemes that make the finance world as
entertaining as it is disturbing. 313 pages. Atlantic
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*4628608 THE MAC MAN: Gordon B. Ingram and His
Submachine Guns. By F. Iannamico & D. Thomas. The story of Gordon
Baily Ingram, best known for his Model 10 and Model 11 “MAC”
submachine gun designs and to a lesser extent his moderately
successful Ingram Model 6. Spending his entire life in the firearms
business, he held a number of patents and conceived a large number of
rifle, submachine gun and pistol designs. Fully illus., some in color.
520 pages. Chipotle. 8¾x11¼. Pub. at $39.95 PRICE CUT to $24.95
*5822610 SHOE DOG: A Memoir by the
Creator of Nike. By Phil Knight. Fresh out of
business school, Phil Knight borrowed 50 dollars
from his father and launched a company with one
simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost
running shoes from Japan. Today, Nike is the gold
standard, its iconic “swoosh” much more than a
logo. Now in a memoir that’s surprising, humble,
unfiltered, funny, and beautifully crafted, the
mysterious entrepreneur finally tells his story. 386 pages. Scribner.
Pub. at $29.00
PRICE CUT to $15.95
6520804 THE RICHEST WOMAN IN AMERICA: Hetty Green in the
Gilded Age. By Janet Wallach. No woman in the Gilded Age made as
much money as America’s first female tycoon, Hetty Green. At the time of
her death in 1916, she was worth at least $100 million, equal to about $2.4
billion today. Her unique financial prowess in an age of rampant buying and
borrowing is explored here. 281 pages. Doubleday. Pub. at $27.95 $5.95
361042X WILLIAM D. PAWLEY: The
Extraordinary Life of the Adventurer,
Entrepreneur, and Diplomat Who Cofounded the
Flying Tigers. By Anthony R. Carrozza. Pawley was a
self-made millionaire with little education. He
immersed himself in whatever venture he chose and
usually came out on top. Carrozza’s in-depth
biography looks at the extraordinary life of a man
whose work influenced 30 critical years of American
and international relations during WWII and the Cold War. Photos.
407 pages. Potomac Books. Pub. at $34.95
$4.95
5770726 HENRY FORD: Pocket Giants. By David Long. Provides a
concise but compelling look at the life of a man who revolutionized
factory production methods and put the world on wheels with his creation
of the pioneering Model T. 128 pages. History Press. Paperbound Import.
Pub. at $12.95
$5.95
5712653 APPETITE FOR AMERICA. By
Stephen Fried. With verve and passion, Fried tells
the story of Fred Harvey, a visionary young
immigrant who became a founding father of
America’s food service industry. A historical
biography as richly rewarding as a slice of apple
pie, it reveals a remarkable family man whose
family business and can-do spirit shaped
American culture for generations. 16 pages of
photos. 515 pages. Bantam. Paperbound. Pub. at $18.00
$6.95
5729653 THE HONORABLE PETER WHITE. By Ralph D. Williams.
Originally printed in 1905, this is a biography and a sketch of the Lake
Superior iron country. 205 pages. Freshwater. PRICE CUT to $5.95
3652920 THE FAST TIMES OF ALBERT CHAMPION: From
Record-Setting Racer to Dashing Tycoon, an Untold Story of
Speed, Success, and Betrayal. By Peter Joffre Nye. Drawing on
Champion’s personal scrapbook as well as those of his family
members, this is the first major biography of this daring cyclist, car
racer, and early auto-industry innovator whose passion for speed
helped define the character of the 20th century. Illus. 460 pages.
Prometheus. Pub. at $26.00
$5.95
Sports Stars
1863339 IMPACT PLAYER. By Bobby Richardson with D. Thomas.
Chronicles the life story of the legendary Bobby Richardson—from his
early days playing American Legion ball in South Carolina through his
storied career with the Yankees and his decision to walk away from the
game in his prime. Book Club Edition. 16 pages of photos, some color.
283 pages. Tyndale House.
$2.95
5771773 SCOOTER: The Biography of Phil
Rizzuto. By Carlo DeVito. Exhaustive research
sheds new light on this baseball legend, exposing
the Hall of Famer’s moxie and lifelong dedication
to the sport. From world-class athlete to legendary
announcer, from recording with Meat Loaf to his
induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame,
it’s all here. Photos. 368 pages. Triumph.
Pub. at $24.95
$3.95
4630416 MUNSON: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain. By
Marty Appel. Captures the little known details of the young man from
Canton and his rise to stardom in baseball’s most storied franchise. In
addition to examining Thurman Munson’s life and tragic death, Appel
also opens a door on the Yankees of the 1970s, recounting moments and
stories that have never been told before. Photos. 375 pages. Doubleday.
Pub. at $26.00
$3.95
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5849373 PUDGE: The Biography of Carlton Fisk. By Doug Wilson.
The first biography of the Hall of Fame catcher, a Boston and Chicago
icon who famously embodied the New England grit, determination, and
work ethic. Photos. 358 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $26.99
$6.95
5818222 PARCELLS: A Football Life. By Bill
Parcells & N. Demasio. During his tenure, Parcells
transformed teams and took players to new heights, all
the way to his enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of
Fame. His life is chronicled in this insightful, nuanced
account, illuminating the complex man behind the
polarizing icon—and the 30 years of NFL history he
helped write. 16 pages of photos, some color.
536 pages. Crown. Pub. at $30.00
$6.95
5945933 ORR: My Story. By Bobby Orr. One of
the greatest sports figures of all time breaks his
silence in a memoir as unique as the man himself.
From his rookie year in 1966 through the
mid-1970s, Bobby Orr could change a hockey
game just by stepping onto the ice. Here he tells
all—both the ups and the downs. 24 pages of
photos, some color. 290 pages. Putnam.
Pub. at $27.95
$5.95
2688212 ORR: My Story. By Bobby Orr. One of the greatest sports
figures of all time breaks his silence in a memoir as unique as the man
himself. From his rookie year in 1966 through the mid-1970s, Bobby Orr
could change a hockey game just by stepping onto the ice. Here he tells
all—both the ups and the downs. Photos. 290 pages. Berkley.
Paperbound. Pub. at $17.00
$4.95
2736136 PETE ROSE: An American Dilemma.
By Kostya Kennedy. Presents a fascinating
reexamination of Pete Rose’s life; from his cocky
and charismatic early years through his storied
playing career to his bitter war against baseball’s
hierarchy to the man we find today—still
incorrigible, still adored by many. 342 pages.
Sports Illustrated. Pub. at $26.95
$6.95
5657733 FACING TED WILLIAMS: Players
from the Golden Age of Baseball Recall the
Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived. Ed. by Dave
Heller. Foreword by Wade Boggs. Offers a different
perspective, with testimonials from teammates
and opponents alike, on how Ted Williams was
regarded among his peers. Heller provides riveting
insights from baseball legends Don Larsen, Hall of
Famer Bob Feller, and many others. Illus.
306 pages. Sports Publishing. Pub. at $24.95
$5.95
3583821 GIL HODGES: The Brooklyn Bums, the Miracle Mets,
and the Extraordinary Life of a Baseball Legend. By T. Clavin &
D. Peary. Biography of one of baseball’s most overlooked stars,
shedding light on the life and career of the man who helped drive his
team to win six pennants and a World Series victory in 1955, and later
took over the manager’s spot on the Mets, leading them to 1969’s
miracle World Championship victory. 16 pages of photos. 405 pages.
NAL. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.00
$3.95
5756235 THE YANKEE WAY: Playing, Coaching,
and My Life in Baseball. By Willie Randolph. For
almost 30 years, Willie Randolph, All-star second
baseman, World Series champion, and manager, was
a part of Yankee lore and mythology. In his memoir, he
shares stories from his life in pinstripes, opening up
about the team that raised him and the city that
molded him. 16 pages of photos. 274 pages. Dey
Street. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.99
$3.95
5750474 MR. HOCKEY: My Story. By Gordie Howe. Known as Mr.
Hockey, Gordie Howe led the Detroit Red Wings to four Stanley Cups and
is the only player to have competed in the league in five different decades.
Yet, the man recognized as one of the sport’s greatest all-around players
has never told his story in full—until now. 16 pages of photos, most in
color. 242 pages. Putnam. Pub. at $27.95
$5.95
5751381 THE KID: The Immortal Life of Ted
Williams. By Ben Bradlee, Jr. Obsessed with 5825768 TED WILLIAMS, MY FATHER. By Claudia Williams. In
perfection and drawing on his anger for strength, this tender and surprising memoir, Claudia, Ted Williams’s last
Williams racked up a laundry list of accolades such surviving child, recounts her unforgettable years with one of
as MVP Awards, six batting titles, All-Star baseball’s brightest stars, offering a rare glimpse inside the Hall of
appearances, and more. The author takes us inside Famer’s life after he hung up his spikes. 16 pages of photos, most
the clubhouse, the batter’s box, and beyond, to color. 307 pages. Ecco. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$3.95
introduce us to baseball’s “immortal” hero. 48
5853850 HANK GREENBERG: The Hero of
pages of photos. 856 pages. Back Bay Books.
Heroes. By John Rosengren. Baseball in the 1930s
Paperbound. Pub. at $25.00
$5.95
was a cultural touchstone that galvanized
3637514 THE DIMAGGIOS: Three Brothers,
communities and gave a struggling country its heroes
Their Passion for Baseball, Their Pursuit of the
amidst the woes of the Depression. Here, Rosengren
American Dream. By Tom Clavin. The untold great
offers an intimate account of one of the greatest
American story of three brothers—Joltin’ Joe, Dom,
baseball players, and one of the most important Jews
and Vince DiMaggio—and the great American game,
of the 20th century. Photos. 392 pages. NAL.
baseball, that would consume their lives. Clavin
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
reveals how three kids from an immigrant family of 5945739 THE JOURNEY HOME: My Life in Pinstripes. By Jorge
eleven found their way into the upper echelons of Posada with G. Brozek. The legendary New York Yankees catcher tells
American sports and pop culture. 16 pages of photos. the incredible and unexpected story of his career, his past, and the
320 pages. Ecco. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$4.95 father-son bond that fueled his love for the game. 16 pages of color
4538986 WEST BY WEST: My Charmed, Tormented Life. By Jerry photos. 344 pages. Morrow. Pub. at $27.99
$5.95
West & J. Coleman. The frank and deeply affecting autobiography of one 5848172 FACING WAYNE GRETZKY. Ed. by Brian Kennedy. More
of the greatest basketball players and executives of all time—Jerry West. than a conventional biography this narrative offers perspectives and
Recounts the difficult road traveled, from an abusive childhood in West testimonials from opponents and teammates alike, including Denis
Virginia all the way to his record as a player, coach, and General Manager Potvin, Kelly Hrudey, Mark Howe, and many more. 232 pages. Sports
for the Lakers. 16 pages of photos, most in color. 338 pages. Little, Publishing. Pub. at $24.95
$5.95
Brown. Pub. at $27.99
$3.95
*5800552 CHUVALO: A Fighter’s Life. By
3611655 THE LAST COWBOY: A Life of Tom
George Chuvalo with M. Greig. The inspirational
Landry. By Mark Ribowsky. As the coach of football’s
memoir of Canadian boxer George Chuvalo, who
most storied era, Landry transformed the sport into
fought some of the greatest heavyweights in
the technical chess match it is today. Over a decade
history, including Mohammed Ali and Joe Frazier,
after his death, this book takes a fresh look at the
but lost everything outside the ring in a series of
misunderstood legend, telling us as much about our
crippling tragedies. 24 pages of photos, most in
country’s obsession with football as about Landry
color. 380 page s. Harper. Paper bound .
himself. 16 pages of photos. 684 pages. Liveright.
Pub. at $16.99
$12.95
Paperbound. Pub. at $18.95
$5.95 5850509 MEN IN GREEN. By Michael Bamberger. Bamberger
4582594 PIN ACTION. By Gianmarc Manzione. draws up a list of golf heroes, nine are living legends, like Dolphus
For a few kids in the 1960s, the world of “action “Golf Ball” Hull, Arnold Palmer, Mike Donald and others. What they
bowling” was a ticket off the mean streets and all share is a game that courses through their veins like a drug.
onto the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. Bamberger is hopeful they will answer a difficult question: When and
For Ernie Schlegel, it was a way to escape his where were you happiest? 260 pages. S&S. Pub. at $27.00
$6.95
hustler history and become a champion. This is
*5935342 WAR ON THE BASEPATHS: The
his remarkable true story. Book Club Edition. 16
Definitive Biography of Ty Cobb. By Tim
p a g e s o f p h o t o s . 2 2 6 p a g e s . Pe g a s u s .
Hornbaker. Offers a fresh look at Ty Cobb, one of
Paperbound.
$2.95
the greatest players ever to grace the baseball
3606120 NOW PITCHING, BOB FELLER: A Baseball Memoir.
diamond. Surmounting Cobb’s reputation as a
With Bill Gilbert. Said to be the fastest pitcher ever, Feller reminisces
“dirty” player, Hornbaker reveals the real person
about his baseball career. He compares today’s baseball with the kind
behind the mythologized character: a generous
of game he played against Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio and Hank
man who played with his heart on his sleeve. 16
Greenberg. Photos. 231 pages. Sports Publishing. Paperbound. Pub.
pages of photos. 356 pages. Sports Publishing.
at $14.95
$4.95 Paperbound. Pub. at $16.99
$12.95
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CD 5755700 THE CLOSER: My Story. By Mariano Rivera with W.
Coffey. Read by Michael Kay. The greatest relief pitcher of all time shares
his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseball. With astonishing
candor, Rivera recounts the championships, the bosses, the rivalries, and
the struggles of being a Latino baseball player in the U.S. and of
maintaining Christian values in professional athletics. Over 7 hours on six
CDs. Hachette. Pub. at $30.00
$7.95
3601269 THE CLOSER: My Story. By Mariano
Rivera with W. Coffey. The greatest relief pitcher of all
time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love,
and baseball. With astonishing candor, Rivera
recounts the championships, the bosses, the rivalries,
and the struggles of being a Latino baseball player in
the U.S. and of maintaining Christian values in
professional athletics. Color photos. 280 pages. Little,
Brown. Pub. at $28.00
$5.95
*5861039 A LIFE WELL PLAYED: My Stories. By Arnold
Palmer. Now, with new stories as well as details and insights to some
legendary ones, the most important golfer of all time shares his
thoughts, advice, and memories in the areas of golf, business, and
life. 258 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $22.99
$17.95
5881412 RACING THROUGH THE DARK: Crash, Burn, Coming
Clean, Coming Back. By David Millar with J. Whittle. Offers a vivid portrait
of Millar’s life in professional cycling, including his soul-searing detour into
performance-enhancing drugs, his dramatic arrest and two-year ban, and
his ultimate decision to return to the sport he loves, to race clean. Photos,
many in color. 351 pages. S&S. Pub. at $26.00
$7.95
7604785 A FATHER FIRST: How My Life
Became Bigger Than Basketball. By Dwyane
Wade. Recounting his fatherhood journey, the
8-time All-Star for the Miami Heat, begins his
story in 2011 with the news that after a long, bitter
custody battle, he has been awarded sole custody
of his sons in a virtually unprecedented court
decision. Here, he chronicles the lessons he has
learned. Color photos. 337 pages. Morrow.
Pub. at $26.99
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*581300X FORWARD: A Memoir. By Abby Wambach. With
stunning candor, the soccer star shares her inspiring and brutal journey,
from girl in Rochester, New York, to world-class athlete. More than a
sports memoir, hers is a tale of resilience and redemption—and a
reminder that heroism is, above all, about embracing life’s challenges
with fearlessness and heart. 16 pages of color photos. 230 pages. Dey
Street. Pub. at $26.99
PRICE CUT to $14.95
6470726 HANK GREENBERG: The Hero of
Heroes. By John Rosengren. Baseball in the
1930s was a cultural touchstone that galvanized
communities and gave a struggling country its
heroes amidst the woes of the Depression. Here,
Rosengren offers an intimate account of one of the
greatest baseball players, and one of the most
important Jews of the 20th century. Photos.
392 pages. NAL. Pub. at $26.95
$5.95
459567X JUAN MARICHAL: My Journey from the Dominican
Republic to Cooperstown. With Lew Freedman. From 1960 to 1969,
no major league pitcher won more games than Juan Marichal. In this full
account of his life and career, Marichal tells of his experiences growing up
on a Dominican farm, where he had to fashion his own baseball
equipment, then tracks his full, bumpy journey to MLB stardom. Photos.
272 pages. MVP. Pub. at $25.00
$3.95
4538935 TED WILLIAMS, MY FATHER. By Claudia Williams. In
this tender and surprising memoir, Claudia, Ted Williams’s last
surviving child, recounts her unforgettable years with one of
baseball’s brightest stars, offering a rare glimpse inside the Hall of
Famer’s life after he hung up his spikes. 16 pages of photos, some in
color. 307 pages. Ecco. Pub. at $26.99
$5.95
5847745 7 1 5 : R e f l e c t i o n s o n
Hammerin’ Hank & the Home Run
That Made History. By Kevin Neary.
This tribute to Hank Aaron features a
collection of quotes, statements, and
short stories from people whose lives he
touched. Includes more than 100
i n t e r v i e w s f ro m H a l l o f F a m e r s ,
teammates, former and current players,
baseball commissioners, and many more. Well illus., most in
color. 182 pages. Sports Publishing. Pub. at $24.99
$5.95
578039X MAJOR: A Black Athlete, a White Era, and the Fight to
Be the World’s Fastest Human Being. By Todd Balf. Major Taylor,
one of the hundreds of racers who won the hearts of a bicycle-crazed
public at the turn of the 20th century, was a superstar nobody saw
coming, a classic underdog aided by an unlikely crew. It is also an
account of a rivalry that would become an archetypal tale of white
versus black. Photos. 306 pages. Crown. Pub. at $24.00
$3.95
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*4643917 BILLY MARTIN: Baseball’s Flawed
Genius. By Bill Pennington. The combative, fiery,
intimidating field manager caricature is erased at last
in this definitive biography of a true baseball genius
who never backed down for the game he loved.
Intimate, revelatory, and endlessly colorful, it is an
indelible portrait of a larger than life sports figure
whose accomplishments in the game have been
overshadowed by his demons outside it. 16 pages of
photos. 530 pages. HMH. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
$12.95
*5767369 BULLET BILL DUDLEY: The Greatest 60-Minute Man
in Football. By Steve Stinson. On Thanksgiving Day in 1941, Bill Dudley
was carried off the football field on the shoulders of his teammates for his
last game. Every spectator, 24,000 of them at the University of N. Carolina’s
Kenan Stadium, rose in salute. Behind him lay childhood, struggle, and
sudden stardom. Ahead were triumph, heartache, and a fairy tale love story.
His story unfolds here. Photos. 250 pages. Lyons. Pub. at $24.95 $17.95
3561186 HEISMAN: The Man Behind the Trophy. By John M.
Heisman with M. Schlabach. 16 pages of photos. 248 pages.
Howard. Pub. at $25.00
$3.95
7659407 DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD: The Many Lives of
Hemingway’s Friend, the American Matador Sidney Franklin. By
Bart Paul. 16 pages of photos. 291 pages. UNeP. Pub. at $29.95 $3.95
3681629 BEATING GOLIATH: My Story of Football and Faith. By
A. Briles & D. Yaeger. Color photos. 260 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at
$26.99
$2.95
Families & Dynasties
5780179 JACQUELINE BOUVIER KENNEDY
ONASSIS: The Untold Story. By Barbara Leaming.
With extraordinary skill and great sensitivity,
Leaming’s biography is the first to document Jackie’s
brutal, lonely, and valiant 31-year struggle with post
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Here is the woman
as she has never been seen before in heartrending
detail. Photos. 358 pages. Thomas Dunne Books.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.99
$5.95
4523105 THE KENNEDY WIVES: Triumph and Tragedy in
America’s Most Public Family. By A. Hunt & D. Batcher. Tells the
story of Rose, Jackie, Ethel, Joan, and Vicki—five women at the heart
of America’s royal family, whose pain and grief we’ve shared through
the decades. Offers a captivating look into their faith, their politics,
their marriages, their tragedies, and their triumphs. Photos. 346
pages. Lyons. Pub. at $26.95
$6.95
2708124 BOBBY AND JACKIE: A Love Story.
By C. David Heymann. Draws on more than two
decades of personal interviews, as well as
previously unavailable reports and briefs from the
Secret Service and the FBI, to create a complete
picture of the complex romantic relationship
between Jackie Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy.
Photos. 230 pag es. Atria. Paper bound .
Pub. at $15.00
$3.95
572449X THE BORGIAS. By Christopher Hibbert. Originally
published as The Borgias and Their Enemies. From the dynasty’s
Spanish roots to its occupation of the highest position in Renaissance
society, this gripping tale brings to life history’s wickedest family.
Hibbert removes the layers of myth surrounding the Borgias to create
a portrait alive with drama and verve. 328 pages. Constable.
Paperbound Import.
$6.95
*5800633 KICK: The True Story of JFK’s Sister
and the Heir to Chatsworth. By Paula Byrne. Lively,
charismatic, extremely clever, and blessed with
graceful athleticism and a sunny disposition, the
alluring socialite, Kathleen Kennedy, known as “Kick,”
was a firecracker who effortlessly made friends and
stole hearts. Byrne shines a spotlight on this feisty and
unique Kennedy long relegated to the shadows of her
legendary family’s history. 16 pages of photos.
342 pages. Harper. Pub. at $29.99
$21.95
5919770 THEIR PROMISED LAND: My Grandparents in Love
and War. By Ian Buruma. A family history of surpassing beauty and
power, Buruma’s account of his grandparents’ enduring love through
the terror and separation of two world wars brings readers inside a
good and loving marriage and gives a glimpse of the sacrifices made
during the wars. Photos. 305 pages. Penguin. Pub. at $27.00 $7.95
7609353 THE PATRIARCH: The Remarkable
Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy.
By David Nasaw. A celebrated historian tells the full
story of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the 20th
century’s most famous political dynasty. Utilizing
access to the Joseph P. Kennedy papers in the JFK
Presidential Library, Nasaw tracks Kennedy’s passage
from East Boston outsider to supreme Washington
insider. Book Club Edition. 16 pages of photos. 868
pages. Penguin. Paperbound.
$5.95
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7627149 JACK KENNEDY: Elusive Hero. By Chris Matthews. Using
interviews conducted with those closest to JFK, Matthews explores what
Kennedy was really like. We see this beloved president in the company of
7650841 LIFE—THE DAY KENNEDY DIED: friends; having fun and giving off that restlessness of his; and navigating life
50 Years Later LIFE Remembers the Man from privileged, rebellious youth to gutsy American leader. Book Club
and the Moment. By Michelle DuPre et al. Edition. 479 pages. S&S. Orig. Pub. at $27.50
$1.95
This volume includes Life‘s removable reprint
185173X
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PRECIOUS
DAYS:
The
of the original issue; memories by Richard B
Final Year of Jack with Jackie. By Christopher
Stolley, who obtained the Zapruder film; an
Andersen. LARGE PRINT EDITION. They were the
essay by Abraham Zupruder’s granddaughter;
original power couple—outlandishly rich,
J.I. Baker on conspiracy theories; and
impossibly attractive, and endlessly fascinating.
Theodore H. White’s famous “Camelot”
Now, in this rare, behind the scenes portrait of the
interview with Jackie Kennedy. Fully illus., some in color. 192 pages.
Kennedys in their final year together, Andersen
LIFE Books. 11x14. Pub. at $50.00
$17.95
shows us a side of JFK and Jackie we’ve never
4562984 THE IRISH BROTHERHOOD: John F.
seen before. Book Club Edition. 16 pages of
Kennedy, His Inner Circle, and the Improbable photos, some color. 518 pages. Gallery.
$4.95
Rise to the Presidency. By Helen O’Donnell with
K. O’Donnell, Sr. Offers an intriguing and indelible *4522087 THE KENNEDY WIVES: Triumph and Tragedy in
portrait of the son, brother, friend, congressman, America’s Most Public Family. By A. Hunt & D. Batcher. Tells the story
senator, and President. It also captures the of Rose, Jackie, Ethel, Joan, and Vicki—five women at the heart of
experience and spirit of the group of men who America’s royal family, whose pain and grief we’ve shared through the
gathered around Jack Kennedy as he made his decades. Offers a captivating look into their faith, their politics, their
dramatic rise to the presidency—Bobby Kennedy, marriages, their tragedies, and their triumphs. Photos. 346 pages. Lyons.
$7.95
Kenny O’Donnell, Larry O’Brien, and Dave Powers. 16 pages of Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
photos. 502 pages. Counterpoint. Pub. at $30.00
$9.95 *6516394 EMPTY MANSIONS: The Mysterious Life of Huguette
5887879 AMERICAN GHOST. By Hannah Nordhaus. Family diaries, Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune. By B. Dedman
photographs, and newspaper clippings take Nordhaus on a riveting & P.C. Newell, Jr. Offers a rich mystery of wealth and loss, connecting the
journey through three hundred years of German history and the American Gilded Age opulence of the 19th century with a 21st-century battle over a
immigrant experience, as she traces the story of her ancestor, Julia Staab. $300 million inheritance. At its heart is a reclusive heiress so secretive that
Reportedly haunting the mansion turned hotel in Sante Fe, the author at the time of her death at age 104, no new photograph of her had been
explores her story, and those of her extended family. Illus. 320 pages. taken in decades. Photos, many in color. 470 pages. Ballantine.
$11.95
HarperPerennial. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$4.95 Paperbound. Pub. at $17.00
*5745713 BOBBY KENNEDY: The Making of 4552598 THE THREE ROOSEVELTS: Patrician Leaders Who
a Liberal Icon. By Larry Tye. Tye draws on Transformed America. By J.M. Burns & S. Dunn. 678 pages.
$6.95
unpublished memoirs, unreleased government Atlantic Monthly. Paperbound. Pub. at $20.00
files, 58 boxes of papers that had been under lock
and key for 40 years, and interviews with RFK
intimates, including Bobby’s widow, Ethel and
sister, Jean. Bare-knuckle operative, cynical White 274791X LIFE—THE ROYAL FAMILY: Prince George of
House insider, romantic visionary—Bobby Cambridge. By Michelle DuPre et al. Published quickly upon the birth of
Kennedy was all of these things, and each aspect of Will and Kate’s first child, LIFE offers this special commemorative volume
his personality emerges in this perceptive biography. Photos. filled with the history of royal babies. Also includes a section on the family
580 pages. Random. Pub. at $32.00
$23.95 of Elizabeth II, when Charles was in knee pants, Will and Kate’s
honeymoon, the Olympics, and much more. Fully illus., most in color.
756869X JACK KENNEDY: Elusive Hero. By Chris Matthews. Using 96 pages. LIFE Books. 8¼x10¾. Pub. at $17.95
$1.95
interviews conducted with those closest to JFK, Matthews explores what
1829890 POSTCARDS OF LOST
Kennedy was really like. We see this beloved president in the company of
ROYALS. The postcards showcased
friends; having fun and giving off that restlessness of his; and navigating
here, held in the Bodleian Library,
life from privileged, rebellious youth to gutsy American leader. Book Club
b r i n g t og e t h e r i m a g e s o f t he
Edition. Photos. 479 pages. S&S. Paperbound. PRICE CUT to $1.95
emperors, kings and queens, czars
5710596 CRAZY TOWN: The Rob Ford Story. By Robyn Doolittle.
and czarinas, princes, grand dukes,
The Fords have a long, unhappy history of substance abuse and criminal
dukes, and duchesses who were left
behavior. Despite their troubles, they are also one of the most ambitious
behind by the sweep of history. Mini
families in Canada. Comparing themselves to the Kennedys they believe
biographies provide a narrative
they were born to lead. A page-turning portrait of a troubled man, a
formidable family, and a city caught in a jaw-dropping scandal. Photos. snapshot of each figure. Fully illus., some in color. 96 pages.
$4.95
367 pages. Viking. Import. Pub. at $29.95
PRICE CUT to $3.95 Bodleian Library. 6¾x5. Import. Pub. at $20.00
5781124 J F K : A Ph o t o g r ap h i c 5946824 ON THE TRAIL OF RICHARD III. By Kristie Dean. Richard III
Memoir. By Lee Friedlander. Fifty years remains one of the most controversial rulers in history, forever the subject of
after Kennedy’s death, this memoir a perplexing familial murder mystery. This volume leads you through the
observes the public’s reaction to the landscape of Richard’s time, visiting resplendent castles, towering
presidents election and assassination, cathedrals, and manor houses in an engaging narrative that brings The
featuring photographs published here for Middle Ages to life. 32 pages of color photos. 287 pages. Amberley.
$5.95
the first time. Friedlander has captured a Paperbound Import. Pub. at $17.95
moment in American history that 5798167 SCARLET WOMEN: The Scandalous Lives of
galvanized the nation and continues to Courtesans, Concubines, and Royal Mistresses. By Ian Graham.
resonate today. 55 pages. Yale. Pub. at $45.00 PRICE CUT to $9.95 Courtesans were an elite group of talented, professional mistresses. The
2761718 JACQUELINE BOUVIER KENNEDY ONASSIS: The Untold most successful became wealthy and famous in their own right. While they
Story. By Barbara Leaming. With extraordinary skill and great sensitivity, led charmed lives, they occupied a curious position: they enjoyed freedom
Leaming’s biography is the first to document Jackie’s brutal, lonely, and and political power unknown to most women, but they were ostracized by
valiant 31-year struggle with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Here polite society. Read about La Belle Otero, Marie Duplessis and many more.
$6.95
is the woman as she has never been seen before in heartrending detail. 294 pages. Thomas Dunne Books. Pub. at $26.99
Photos. 358 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $27.99
$7.95 5867614 ELIZABETH I & HER CIRCLE. By Susan Doran.
7558449 CRAZY RICH: Power, Scandal, and Provides a vivid and dramatic account of political life in
Tragedy Inside the Johnson & Johnson Elizabethan England through an investigation of the queen’s
Dynasty. By Jerry Oppenheimer. In this interactions with the men and women closest to her. A fascinating
scrupulously researched biography, Oppenheimer narrative told from multiple perspectives, it challenges many of
places the Johnson & Johnson family under a the myths that surround the influential monarch. 16 pages of
$9.95
journalistic microscope, as he reveals the secrets photos. 397 pages. Oxford. Pub. at $39.95
356455X A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A
behind their immense power, their extraordinary
DUCHESS: Catherine, HRH The Duchess of
wealth, and their provocative dramas. Photos.
Cambridge. By Ian Lloyd. Reveals what life has
478 pages. St. Martin’s.SOLD
Pub. at $27.99 OUT
$6.95
been like for Catherine since the wedding. Through
760954X AFTER CAMELOT. By J. Randy Taraborrelli. LARGE PRINT
over 100 stunning images, you will see her grow
EDITION. Based on extensive research, including hundreds of
into her new role as a key member of the Royal
exclusive interviews, Taraborrelli provides a behind-the-scenes look
Family, blossoming from being William’s partner
at the nation’s most famous—and controversial—family after JFK’s
to performing her first solo engagement in 2011
assassination. Includes chapters on Jackie, Eunice and Sargent
and giving her first public speech in 2012.
Shriver, Edward Kennedy, and others. Book Club Edition. 16 pages of
$5.95
photos. 903 pages. Grand Central.
$2.95 128 pages. Carlton. 8½x11. Import. Pub. at $24.95
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*4644174 GAME OF CROWNS: Elizabeth,
Camilla, Kate, and the Throne. By Christopher
Andersen. Go behind the palace walls to examine the
surprising similarities and stark differences among
three remarkable women—Queen Elizabeth; Camilla,
Duchess of Cornwall; and Princess Kate. Reveals how
the women actually feel about each other, how they
differ as lovers, wives, and mothers, and how they are
reshaping the landscape of the monarchy. Color
photos. 341 pages. Gallery. Pub. at $28.00
$21.95
*5799422 CHARLES BRANDON: Henry VIII’s
Closest Friend. By Steven Gunn. Illuminates a
little-known figure in the life of one of history’s
most infamous monarchs: Charles Brandon, Henry
VIII’s closest friend and companion. Despite
secrets, failures and misfortunes, Brandon retained
the king’s friendship and even steadily increased
his own power within the Tudor court. 16 pages of
photos. 287 pages. Amberley. Paperbound Import.
Pub. at $17.95
$12.95
*5928559 THE PRIVATE LIVES OF THE TUDORS: Uncovering
the Secrets of Britain’s Greatest Dynasty. By Tracy Borman.
Delves deep behind the public face of the monarchs, showing what
their lives were like beyond the stage of the court. Drawing on
material from those closest to them, Borman examines Tudor life in
fine detail. She explores their education, upbringing, sexual lives, and
looks into the kitchens, bathrooms, schoolrooms, and bedrooms of
court bringing new insights into these celebrated figures. 16 pages of
illus., many color. 448 pages. Grove. Pub. at $27.00
$19.95
*3631214 QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND THE
ROYAL FAMILY: A Glorious Illustrated
History. By Susan Kennedy et al. Including rarely
seen and unpublished photographs, this is a
beautiful guide to the Queen and her relatives,
from her Norman ancestors to her grandchildren
and great-grandchildren. The engaging and
authoritative text takes in battles, assassinations,
coronations, weddings, state visits, and more.
320 pages. Dorling Kindersley. 10x12. Pub. at $40.00
$27.95
5919711 A ROYAL EXPERIMENT. By Janice Hadlow. In this
magnificent biography of a marriage between Great Britain’s King
George III and Queen Charlotte, Hadlow exposes with astonishing
emotional force King George’s attempt to achieve what none of his
forebears had accomplished—a happy family life. 16 pages of color
illus. 682 pages. Picador. Paperbound. Pub. at $25.00
$6.95
5903157 ROYAL BABIES: A History 1066-2013. By Amy Licence.
Presents a fascinating examination of some of history’s royal babies, from
Edward, born in sanctuary to Edward IV and Elizabeth Wydeville, to Baby
Windsor, Britain’s future king. The importance and circumstances of each
arrival are covered in detail. 16 pages of photos, most color. 188 pages.
Amberley. Import. Pub. at $29.95
$9.95
5884209 IN BED WITH THE TUDORS: The Sex
Lives of a Dynasty from Elizabeth of York to
Elizabeth I. By Amy Licence. From illegitimate
children to adulterous queens to impotent kings,
discover the private lives of Tudors as Licence
explores the births of Elizabeth of York’s two sons,
Catherine of Aragon’s marriages to both of them,
Henry VIII’s many wives and mistresses, and the sex
lives of his daughters. Color illus. 254 pages.
Amberley. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $19.95
$5.95
*5866391 QUEEN VICTORIA AND THE EUROPEAN EMPIRES.
By John Van der Kiste. Provides a comprehensive history of Queen
Victoria’s personal and political relationships with the emperors and
empresses and kings and queens of France, Germany, Austria, and
Russia. Weaves a number of interpersonal strands into a fascinating
tapestry of European royalty from the 1830s to the early 1900s. 32
pages of photos. 176 pages. Fonthill. Import. Pub. at $32.95 $24.95
*5874807 WILL & KATE: A Royal
Family. By Alice Hudson. This pictorial
account of the romance, wedding, married
life, and parenting of Prince William and
Catherine Middleton documents tthe history
of the various phases of their relationship,
including a chronology of events, and
quotes from both William and Kate and
others. Fully illus. in color. 128 pages.
Flame Tree. Import. Pub. at $15.99
$11.95
*5907675 THE KING IS DEAD: The Last Will and Testament of
Henry VIII. By Suzannah Lipscomb. Offers an adroit examination of
Henry VIII’s last will and testament, evoking the world of the Tudor
king in all its glory, pomp and paranoia. Illustrated with sumptuous
portraits of the key figures of Henry’s court, this bold work is as
beautiful as it is daring. 192 pages. Pegasus. Pub. at $26.95 $19.95
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*5856744 ELIZABETH: Renaissance Prince. By Lisa Hilton. Based
on new research, Hilton’s fresh interpretation is of a queen who saw herself
primarily as a Renaissance prince—an expert in Machiavellian statecraft.
She challenges readers to reassess Elizabeth’s reign, showing how a
marginalized queen ultimately adapted to become England’s first
recognizably modern head of state. Illus. 384 pages. HMH. Paperbound.
Pub. at $16.95
$11.95
5901561 ELIZABETH: Renaissance Prince. By Lisa Hilton. Based
on new research, Hilton’s fresh interpretation is of a queen who saw
herself primarily as a Renaissance prince—an expert in
Machiavellian statecraft. She challenges readers to reassess
Elizabeth’s reign, showing how a marginalized queen ultimately
adapted to become England’s first recognizably modern head of
state. 16 pages of illus. 384 pages. HMH. Pub. at $27.00
$7.95
5884225 INTIMATE LETTERS OF ENGLAND’S
KINGS. By Margaret Sanders. Offers a selection of
intimate letters from some of England’s most powerful
men. From Henry VIII’s declaration of love to Anne
Boleyn to James II’s sarcastic letter to his perfidious
son-in-law, William of Orange, these letters show the
people behind the crown, allowing history to assume a
remarkably human face. 288 pages. Amberley.
Paperbound Import. Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
5903785 INTIMATE LETTERS OF ENGLAND’S QUEENS. By
Margaret Sanders. This fascinating collection of letters provides an insight
into the private emotions of England’s queens, from the bitter anger
expressed by Anne Boleyn in her letter to Cardinal Wosley and her heartfelt
attempt to save herself from death while imprisoned in the Tower in May
1536 to the despair felt by Queen Victoria on the death of her husband. 287
pages. Amberley. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $16.00
$6.95
*5788293 HENRY VII: The Maligned Tudor King. By Terry
Breverton. His father’s death at the beginning of the Wars of the Roses left
Henry Tudor, the future Henry VII, to grow up in almost constant danger,
imprisonment, and exile. The hunchback usurper Richard III desperately
wanted him dead, and in his exile Henry Tudor was left with no choice. He
either invaded England or faced being traded to Richard to meet certain
death. In 1485, against overwhelming odds, his invasion succeeded.
Color photos. 443 pages. Amberley. Import. Pub. at $34.95
$26.95
358772X INGLORIOUS ROYAL MARRIAGES: A
Demi-Millennium of Unholy Mismatrimony. By
Leslie Carroll. It’s no secret that marriages of monarchs
are often made in hell. Here’s some of the most
spectacular mismatches in five hundred years of royal
history. Brimming with outrageous real-life stories of
royal marriages gone wrong, this is an entertaining
account of dubious matches doomed from the start.
378 pages. NAL. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00 $4.95
4555686 PRINCE PHILIP: The Turbulent Early
Life of the Man Who Married Queen Elizabeth
II. By Philip Eade. Before he wooed the shy girl
who would become Queen Elizabeth II, Prince
Philip had a tumultuous upbringing in Greece,
France, Nazi Germany, and Britain. This new
biography brilliantly brings to life the early years of
one of the most fascinating and mysterious
members of the royal family. Photos. 347 pages.
St. Martin’s. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.99SOLD OUT
$6.95
4514173 PRINCE PHILIP: The Turbulent Early Life of the Man
Who Married Queen Elizabeth II. By Philip Eade. Before he wooed the
shy girl who would become Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip had a
tumultuous upbringing in Greece, France, Nazi Germany, and Britain.
This new biography brilliantly brings to life the early years of one of the
most fascinating and mysterious members of the royal family. Photos.
347 pages. Holt. Pub. at $28.00
$5.95
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*4558723 INSIDE THE TUDOR COURT. By Lauren Mackay. The
writings of Eustace Chapuys, Spanish Ambassador to Henry VIII’s court
from 1529 to 1545, have been instrumental in shaping our interpretations
of the monarch. Beginning with Chapuys’ arrival in England during Henry’s
divorce from Katherine of Aragon, this work compellingly weaves through
the episodic reigns of each of Henry’s queens. 16 pages of color photos.
381 pages. Amberley. Paperbound Import. Pub.
at $16.00
$11.95
SOLD
OUT
*5799449 FIXER & FIGHTER: The Life of
Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent, 1170-1243. By
Brian Harwood. Hubert de Burgh rose to become
one of the most powerful men in England. He
loyally served first King John and then Henry III and
played a crucial role in saving the Plantagenet
dynasty when it was at its most vulnerable. At last,
this remarkable figure gets a full-length biography
in these pages. 16 pages of photos. 158 pages.
Pen & Sword. Import. Pub. at $32.95
$24.95
5845459 KINGS & QUEENS: A History of British Monarchy.
By Ronald Pearsall. Fully illus., most in color. 132 pages. Todtri.
9¼x12.
$7.95
*2729261 RICHARD III: The King in the Car Park. By Terry
Breverton. Illus., some in color. 316 pages. Amberley. Paperbound
Import. Pub. at $16.00
$11.95
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Spiritual Figures & Leaders
4584457 DAVID WILKERSON: The Cross, the
Switchblade, and the Man Who Believed. By
Gary Wilkerson with R.S.B. Sawyer. Rural
Pennsylvanian preacher David Wilkerson took on
New York’s slum world in the 1950s and ‘60s,
pulling many from the depths of addiction to the
heights of salvation. His journey of heartache, hope
and passion, which ultimately opened up to help
struggling people across the nation, unfolds here.
16 pages of photos. 304 pages. Zondervan. Pub. at $22.99
$3.95
4563751 THE GREAT REFORMER: Francis and the Making of a
Radical Pope. By Austen Ivereigh. A deeply contextual biography of
Pope Francis, providing details on how his ambitious program
began—and where it is taking the Church. Charting Francis’ journey
through the intersection of faith and politics, it is the definitive account of
how one of the most unlikely and radical popes came to be. Photos.
445 pages. Holt. Pub. at $30.00
$4.95
5797543 AN AMERICAN CARDINAL: The
Biography of Cardinal Timothy Dolan. By Christina
Boyle. An account of Timothy Michael Dolan’s rise to
the top of the Roman Catholic power structure in the
United States. Ordained in 1976, he was made
Archbishop of New York in 2009. Three years later he
was elevated to cardinal. The next time the cardinals of
the world are called to Rome to elect a new pontiff,
their choice might just be an American cardinal.
Photos. 281 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $27.99
$4.95
5788099 STRANGE GLORY: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. By
Charles Marsh. Ever since his execution by the Nazis in 1945,
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor, theologian, and anti-Hitler
conspirator, has become one of the most widely read and inspiring
Christian thinkers of our time. Drawing on extensive new research,
Marsh offers a definitive account, by turns majestic and intimate, of
this modern icon. Photos. 515 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $35.00 $7.95
5910358 JOSEPH SMITH: Rough Stone
Rolling. By Richard Lyman Bushman with J.
Woodworth. Recounts the story of a man who
formed a new religion from the ground up. At 23,
without the benefit of wealth, education, or social
position, he published the 584-page Book of
Mormon, and the following year he organized a
church. He went on to found cities, build temples,
and attract thousands of followers. 16 pages of
photos. 740 pages. Vintage. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.95
$7.95
5877253 BILLY GRAHAM: His Life and Influence. By David
Aikman. This beautifully wrought narrative, with previously
unreported stories and biographical details, reveals the full impact of
America’s most famous preacher. 345 pages. Thomas Nelson.
Pub. at $24.99
$6.95
5868084 IF MY HEART COULD TALK: A Story
of Family, Faith, and Miracles. By Dodie Osteen.
Dodie Osteen founded Lakewood Church with her
late husband John in 1959. After a dramatic and
miraculous healing from terminal cancer in 1981,
God called Dodie into a special ministry of prayer.
Through the ministry of compassion, she has
touched the lives of millions. 270 pages.
FaithWords. Pub. at $25.00
$5.95
5798019 MAMA MAGGIE: The Untold Story of
One Woman’s Mission to Love the Forgotten
Children of Egypt’s Garbage Slums. By M. Makary
& E. Vaughn. Maggie Cobran has been called the
Mother Theresa of Egypt and received Nobel Prize
nominations for her innovative and transformative
work in Cairo’s garbage slums, caring for the children
who live forgotten in the worst of places. This account
chronicles her surprising journey from privileged
child to stylish marketing executive to a humble figure bringing hope to
the poor. Photos. 247 pages. Thomas Nelson. Pub. at $24.99
$5.95
5790743 AUGUSTINE: Conversions to Confessions. By Robin
Lane Fox. Follows Augustine of Hippo on his eventful journey to God
and the writing of the Confessions. Drawing on recently discovered
letters and sermons, Fox expands on and complicates the story
Augustine told about himself. 16 pages of photos. 657 pages. Basic.
Pub. at $35.00
$9.95
5781450 WHY NIEBUHR MAT TERS. By
Charles Lemert. Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)
was a Protestant preacher, an influential
religious thinker, and an important moral guide
in mid-twentieth-century America. In this lively
overview of his career, Lemert analyzes how his
ideas illuminate our most difficult questions
today. 252 pages. Yale. Paperbound. Pub.
at $18.00
$6.95
5802598 THE GOOD POPE: The Making of a
Saint and the Remaking of the Church. By Greg
Tobin. Released for the 50th anniversary of the
opening of the Vatican Council II in October 1962 and
of John’s death in June 1963, this biography takes us
back in time to witness the humility, sanctity, and
spiritual celebrity of Pope John XXIII, aka the “Good
Pope,” who forever changed the Catholic Church.
267 pages. Harper. Pub. at $26.99
$7.95
5712378 A L L M E N A R E B R OT H E R S :
Autobiographical Reflections. By Mohandas K.
Gandhi. Brings together some of Gandhi’s most
important writings in a single volume as well as his
inspiring articulation of his philosophy of
non-violent resistance, and his thoughts on religion
and theology. Includes reflections on topics
ranging from politics, education, women’s rights
and technology. 213 pages. Bloomsbury.
Paperbound. Pub. at $19.95
$5.95
*5728770 MOTHER ANGELICA—HER GRAND SILENCE: The
Last Years and Living Legacy. By Raymond Arroyo. Dramatic
conclusion to four previous Mother Angelica books. Arroyo completes
the saga of this singular nun with his most intimate book yet. Reveals her
spiritual battles, the personal request she made of God, episodes of
hilarity and inspiration, and the author’s personal relationship with her.
228 pages. Image. Pub. at $23.00
$17.95
5873037 CAMERADO, I GIVE YOU MY HAND. By
Maura Poston Zagrans. Why, at the age of
seventy-one, and after having had a spectacularly
successful career, does a man become an ordained
priest? Behind the razor wire of prison, Father Dave
discovered that justice sometimes looks different
from the other side. He shows us how happiness and
fulfillment are ours when we become a camerado,
who offers camaraderie and compassion to the least,
the lost, and the lonely. Photos. 272 pages. Image. Pub. at $22.00 $4.95
5766354 PRAY FOR ME: The Life and Spiritual
Vision of Pope Francis, First Pope from the
Americas. By Robert Moynihan. On March 13,
2013, cardinals elected for the first time a pope from
outside Europe. Pope Francis, a native of Argentina, is
also the first Jesuit ever to hold the Chair of Peter.
Moynihan, a leading expert on the papacy provides
the ultimate introduction to this new pope.
234 pages. Image. Pub. at $19.99
$5.95
*5933943 DOROTHY DAY: The World Will Be
Saved by Beauty. By Kate Hennessy. A prominent
reformer and social organizer, Dorothy Day
(1897-1980) founded a radical Christian
movement committed to working for justice,
eradicating poverty, and helping the needy. In this
detailed and intimate biography, Day’s
granddaughter shares the life and work of this
controversial American Catholic, now a candidate
for sainthood. Photos. 372 pages. Scribner. Pub. at $27.99 $21.95
4593111 DEATH OF A KING. By Tavis Smiley with D. Ritz. The real
story of the forgotten year in which King faced great despair and
devastating pressure. This volume paints a vivid portrait of the leader
and visionary in a singular narrative, revealing a dramatic chronicle of
the last twelve months of Dr. King’s life. Book Club Edition.
276 pages. Little, Brown. Orig. Pub. at $27.00
$5.95
*5933404 GEORGE MULLER, 1805-1898:
Delighted in God. By Roger Steer. A powerful
answer to modern skepticism, George Muller’s
story has become an example of a powerful faith. In
the 1830s, to point to the “visible proof that our
God and Father is the same faithful creator as he
ever was” he supervised the building of five large
orphanages, housing thousands of children, by
praying in every penny of costs. 253 pages.
Christian Focus. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $14.99
$11.95
5883024 DANGEROUS LOVE. By Ray Norman. An account of the
Normans’ encounter with violent extremism in the Islamic Republic of
Mauritania, and of the family’s unexpected return to the area in the
face of terrifying risks. This is a story of a call that could not be denied
and of a family’s refusal to give up on love. 234 pages. Thomas
Nelson. Pub. at $22.99
$5.95
*5944015 BARTHOLOMEW: Apostle and
Visionary. By John Chryssavgis. Surrounded on
all sides by Islam, the beloved Ecumenical
Patriarch Bartholomew continues to influence the
world for Christ from his seat in Constantinople, a
city central to Christian history. Discover for
yourself the man who embodies the meaning of
the word ecumenical and experience his passion
for God, the Church, and the world. Photos, most
in color. 271 pages. Thomas Nelson. Pub. at $26.99
$19.95
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5836298 THE HOLY BUREAUCRAT. By Adam J. Davis. Davis offers
a fresh perspective on the complex relationship between
thirteenth-century institutional power and evangelical devotion, and
he explores the fascinating career of Eudes Rigaud, the Franciscan
theologian at the University of Paris, and archbishop of Rouen.
268 pages. Cornell. Pub. at $52.50
$9.95
4589807
MEISTER
ECKHART:
A
Mystic-Warrior for Our Times. By Matthew Fox.
Though he lived in the 13th century, Eckhart’s deeply
ecumenical teachings were in many ways modern.
He taught about ecology, artistic creativity, and
advocated for social, economic, and gender justice.
Here, the author creates metaphorical meetings
between Eckhart and Teilhard de Chardin, Adrienne
Rich, and other radical thinkers. 312 pages. New
World Library. Paperbound. Pub. at $17.95
PRICE CUT to $5.95
3626296 GANDHI BEFORE INDIA. By Ramachandra Guha.
Presents the most illuminating portrait of the life, the work and the
historical context of one of the most abidingly influential—and
controversial—men in modern history. Photos. 673 pages. Knopf.
Pub. at $35.00
PRICE CUT to $4.95
*4628888 SETTING THE WORLD ON FIRE: The
Brief, Astonishing Life of St. Catherine of Siena.
By Shelley Emling. Patron saint of Italy, St. Catherine
of Siena worked for peace between Christians while
campaigning for a holy crusade against Muslims.
Though illiterate, she grew into a great writer. She
offered moral guidance and inspiration to kings,
queens and popes. This is a fascinating portrait of a
powerful and charismatic woman. Illus. 226 pages. St.
Martin’s. Pub. at $26.99
PRICE CUT to $14.95
574265X DEATH ROW CHAPLAIN. By Earl Smith with M. Schlabach.
The youngest chaplain ever hired by the California Department of
Corrections, the Reverend Earl Smith became the chaplain of Death Row
at San Quentin State Prison for twenty-three years. The reverend’s stories,
collected here, show that even in the darkest hour, God’s grace and mercy
can reach a soul—even behind bars. Photos. 242 pages. Howard. Pub.
at $22.99
$6.95
1892223 S A I N T PAT R I C K : Ch r is t i an
Encounters. By Jonathan Rogers. Separating the
many myths from the facts, Rogers weaves a
wonder-filled tale of courage, barbarism,
betrayal, and hope in God’s unceasing
faithfulness. Countless miracles have been
attributed to Saint Patrick, as recounted here.
143 pages. Thomas Nelson. Paperbound.
Pub. at $12.00
$4.95
*5835674 MUHAMMAD: His Life Based on the Earliest
Sources. By Martin Lings. Originally published in 1983, this is an
updated edition of the comprehensive and authoritative account of
the life of the Prophet. Based on the sira, the 8th- and 9th-century
Arabic biographies that recount numerous events in the Prophet’s
life, it contains original English translations of many important
passages that reveal the words of men and women who heard
Muhammad speak. 374 pages. Inner Traditions. Paperbound.
Pub. at $19.95
PRICE CUT to $11.95
578767X FONT OF LIFE: Ambrose, Augustine, & the Mystery of
Baptism. By Garry Wills. Illus. 194 pages. Oxford. Pub. at $21.95 $5.95
5712912 IN THE SHADOW OF ISLAM. By Isabelle Eberhardt. 120
pages. Peter Owen. 5x7½. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $15.95
$5.95
*3630560 THE PROMISE OF FRANCIS: The Man, the Pope,
and the Challenge of Change. By David Willey. Color photos.
312 pages. Gallery. Pub. at $26.00
$11.95
Memoirs
4635345 GIFTED HANDS: The Ben Carson Story. With Cecil
Murphey. Dr. Ben Carson is known around the world for breakthroughs in
neurosurgery. Filled with fascinating case histories, this account of his
inspiring odyssey from his upbringing in inner-city Detroit to his position
as director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Medical
Institutions at age 33 makes him a role model for anyone attempting the
seemingly impossible. Photos. 240 pages. Zondervan. Paperbound.
Pub. at $14.99
$4.95
4535596 NORTH OF NORMAL: A Memoir of
My Wilderness Childhood, My Unusual
Family, and How I Survived Both. By Cea
Sunrise Person. In the late 1960s, Person’s
subversive family fled to the Canadian wilderness
to grow pot, embrace free love, and live off the
land. This riveting memoir of growing up off the
grid amid multiple generations of dysfunction,
chronicles one woman’s journey to reclaim her life
on her own. Photos. 340 pages. Harper. Pub. at $25.99
$5.95
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571754X IN THE SANCTUARY OF OUTCASTS:
A Memoir. By Neil White. When Neil White heads
to Federal prison to serve eighteen months for bank
fraud, he finds it’s no ordinary prison. Beautiful and
isolated, it’s also the home to people disfigured by
leprosy. In this unlikely mix of leprosy patients,
nuns, and criminals, White’s new life journey
begins. 316 pages. HarperPerennial. Paperbound.
Pub. at $14.99
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5747082 JOKES MY FATHER NEVER TAUGHT ME: Life, Love, and
Loss with Richard Pryor. By Rain Pryor with C. Crimmins. An intimate,
harrowing, poignant, and often hilarious memoir that explores a divided
heritage and the forces that shaped a wildly schizophrenic childhood.
Lovingly told and painfully frank, it is an unprecedented look at the life of a
comedy icon, told by a daughter who both understood the genius and
knew the tortured man within. Photos. 210 pages. HarperCollins.
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$4.95
5487153 THE PERFECT NAZI: Uncovering My
Grandfather’s Secret Past. By Martin Davidson.
The author, already into middle age, discovered
that his demanding, magnetic grandfather was a
Nazi SS officer. Part personal quest, part family
memoir, part WWII history, the author explores in
this volume the truth behind this dark family secret.
16 pages of photos. 370 pages. Penguin.
Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
4643321 THE RELUCTANT PSYCHIC. By Suzan Saxman with P.
Finn. Being a psychic and seeing things that others couldn’t brought
joy, terror, loneliness, and sadness into Saxman’s life. Here she tells
the story of her journey and tries to make sense of her mother’s own
personal buried secrets that were never acknowledged. 344 pages.
St. Martin’s. Pub. at $25.99
$4.95
5738385 THE KINDNESS DIARIES: One
Man’s Quest to Ignite Goodwill and Transform
Lives Around the World. By Leon Logothetis.
Feeling disconnected despite outward success,
the author set off on a journey to see just how far
kindness could take him. Remarkably, he made his
way from Hollywood, across the U.S., through
Europe, India, Cambodia, Vietnam, and back to
L.A. by asking strangers for shelter, food, and gas.
Photos. 248 pages. Reader’s Digest. Pub. at $24.99
$2.95
6481124 SECRETS OF A WEBCAM GIRL. By Annabelle T. Baxter.
This is the true story of a woman’s transition from business suit to
birthday suit as a way to solve mounting financial problems. Told with
candor and wit, this behind the scenes memoir reveals her patrons’
fetishes, infidelities, and perversities while offering stunning revelations.
Adults only. 260 pages. Skyhorse. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95 $4.95
5570956 ROMAN’S JOURNEY: An Extraordinary Odyssey of
Holocaust Survival. By Roman Halter. Roman Halter was a
schoolboy in a small town in Poland when in 1939 he and his family
watched their German neighbors greet the arrival of Hitler’s armies.
He chronicles his six year journey through the Lodz ghetto, the
Auschwitz and Stutthof concentration camps, and the fire bombing of
Dresden. 338 pages. Arcade. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
$4.95
5734541 A LUCKY LIFE INTERRUPTED: A
Memoir of Hope. By Tom Brokaw. Tom Brokaw
offers a powerful memoir of a year of dramatic
change—a year spent battling cancer and
reflecting on a long, happy, and lucky life. He
writes in the warm, natural voice of one of
America’s best-loved journalists, bringing us with
him as he navigates an altered life. He also
advocates that patients take an active role in their
own treatment. Book Club Edition. 230 pages. Random.
$3.95
2669374 SERVICE INCLUDED: Four-Star Secrets of an
Eavesdropping Waiter. By Phoebe Damrosch. While the author was
figuring out what to do with her life, she supported herself by working as a
waiter. Before long she was a captain at the four-star restaurant Per Se, in
New York City. This is the story of her experiences there. 228 pages.
Morrow. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$4.95
3667707 WHAT REALLY HAPPENED: John
Edwards, Our Daughter, and Me. By Rielle Hunter.
The author offers an extremely personal account to her
relationship with John Edwards: the facts of how they
actually met; how their accidental love started and
escalated; what it was like to fall in love with a married
man who decided to run for president; the surprise of
becoming pregnant during the campaign; and more.
Photos. 247 pages. BenBella. Pub. at $24.95 $4.95
5750393 LIGHTS & SIRENS: The Education of a Paramedic. By
Kevin Grange. Few jobs can match the stress, trauma, and drama that a
paramedic calls a typical day at the office. Grange’s story is an in-depth
look at the trials and tragedies that paramedic students experience daily,
and is ultimately about the best part of humanity—people working
together to help save a human life. 327 pages. Berkley. Paperbound.
Pub. at $16.00
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4522885 CAPTIVE: 2,147 Days of Terror in the
Colombian Jungle. By Clara Rojas. On a fateful
day in February 2002, campaign manager Clara
Rojas accompanied longtime friend and
presidential hopeful Ingrid Betancourt into an area
controlled by the powerful leftist guerrilla group,
FARC. FARC took them captive and held them for
six years. Clara tells her story here. 243 pages.
Atria. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.00
$2.95
1837524 SERVICE: A Navy SEAL at War. By
Marcus Luttrell with J.D. Hornfischer. As Navy SEAL
Marcus Luttrell recuperated from his star-crossed
mission in Afghanistan, he wondered why he and so
many others, from America’s founding to today, had
been willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of
family, nation and freedom. Here is the story of his
miraculous rescue. Book Club Edition. 16 pages of
photos. 364 pages. Little, Brown.
$3.95
5943841 THE REAL LIFE OF A SURGEON: Candid Stories
Along the Path from Student to Veteran Doctor. Ed. by Arthur W.
Perry. A fascinating and candid collection of stories from behind the
scalpels. From seemingly terminal diagnoses to miraculous
recoveries and everything in between, surgeons see us at our most
vulnerable, and they have seen it all. 205 pages. Kaplan. Paperbound.
Pub. at $16.95
$4.95
587419X AFTER A WHILE YOU JUST GET
USED TO IT. By Gwendolyn Knapp. Growing up
among a dying breed of eccentric Florida
crackers, Knapp moves to New Orleans and
congratulates herself on escaping the crazy. Just
when life is smoothing out, Knapp’s mother packs
up her 500 tea cups and 400 wicker baskets and
moves next door. Family is always the most
important thing. Even if they’re totally deranged.
247 pages. Gotham. Pub. at $26.95
$4.95
762588X ALL IS GRACE. By Brennan Manning
with J. Blase. On April 27, 1934, a little boy was
born who grew up to become a vagabond
evangelist in patchwork pants, fiercely daring us to
believe a line too good to be true: God loves you as
you are and not as you should be. Here Manning
tells the story of his life—his failures and graces
so many fear. Book Club Edition. Photos.
240 pages. David C Cook.
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5724228 WORKING STIFF: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the
Making of a Medical Examiner. By J. Melinek & T.J. Mitchell. Presents
the fearless memoir of a young forensic pathologist’s “rookie season” as
a New York City medical examiner, and the hair-raising, heartbreaking,
and impossibly complex cases that shaped her as both a physician and a
parent. 258 pages. Scribner. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
574928X STEPDOG: A Memoir. By Mireya
Navarro. When Mia moved in with Jim, the man of her
dreams, she had no idea that she was taking on
Eddie, the dog of her nightmares. She quickly found
herself in a full-on war with her husband’s pet. But as
time went on, Mia began to reassess Eddie. As Eddie
started to grow old and senile enough to forget the
worst of his grievances against her, Mia grew more
forgiving of him, and realized that the stepdog is just
another challenge that blended families must face. Book Club Edition.
Photos. 248 pages. Putnam.
$3.95
4617975 FALLING IN HONEY: How a Tiny Greek Island Stole My
Heart. By Jennifer Barclay. Breathtaking ocean views, tranquil beaches,
delicious food and warmhearted people are a few of the reasons why
Barclay loves the Greek islands. But her dreams of living there full time
seem out of reach until a break up turns her world upside down. This
memoir is a testament to the power of being good to yourself. 337 pages.
Sourcebooks. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$4.95
7651473 THE HITLER I KNEW: Memoirs of the Third Reich’s
Press Chief. By Otto Dietrich. The author was a 34-year-old journalist
when he met Adolf Hitler in 1931. Two years later, he was invited to be
Hitler’s press chief. Dietrich accepted with simple uncritical conviction
that Adolf Hitler was a great man dedicated to promoting peace and
welfare for the German people. Published posthumously, his memoir
serves as an intimate guide to life at Hitler’s side. Photos. 242 pages.
Skyhorse. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.95
$4.95
4538447 GHOST WALTZ: A Family Memoir.
By Ingeborg Day. Born in Austria at the height of
World War II, Ingeborg grew up knowing little
about the early years of her life. When she came
to America in 1957, she heard for the first time of
Hitler, Nazis, and the Holocaust—topics that
were forbidden in her own house, for a reason.
232 pages. HarperPerennial. Paperbound.
Pub. at $15.99
$3.95
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6519725 DEAD END GENE POOL. By Wendy
Burden. The great great great great granddaughter
of Cornelius Vanderbilt takes a look at her wealthy
blue-blooded family in this irreverent and wickedly
funny memoir. The spoiled life of the uber-rich that
she and her brother live with their grandparents is
in dark contrast to the life they live with their
mother. Photos. 280 pages. Gotham. Paperbound.
Pub. at $16.00
$3.95
5865948 A BABY’S CRY. By Cathy Glass. What could cause a
mother to believe that giving away her newborn baby is her only
option? Glass is about to find out. A harrowing and moving memoir
about tiny Harrison, left in Glass’s care, and the potentially fatal family
secret of his beginnings. 305 pages. HarperElement. Paperbound
Import. Pub. at $9.99
$3.95
5940508 FROM HOLOCAUST TO HARVARD.
By John G. Stoessinger. The true and touching
human tale of survival and achievement in the face
of pure evil. Even in Hitler-ruled Nazi Germany,
there were plenty of people who refused to cower
at absolute evil and who did everything they could
to usher families like Stoessinger’s to freedom.
Throughout his story, Stoessinger expresses his
gratitude to those who helped him. Photos, some
color. 190 pages. Skyhorse. Pub. at $22.95
$4.95
5899265 THE POINT OF VANISHING: A Memoir of Two Years in
Solitude. By Howard Axelrod. After losing the sight of his right eye because
of an injury, Axelrod, desperate for a sense of orientation he could trust,
retreated to a jerry-rigged house in the Vermont woods where he lived
without a computer or television, and largely without human contact for two
years. He needed to find a sense of meaning that couldn’t be changed in an
instant. 211 pages. Beacon. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
$4.95
4546512 SATAN IS REAL: The Ballad of the Louvin Brothers. By
Charlie Louvin with B. Whitmer. The beautiful and tragic saga of the
Louvin Brothers, one of the most legendary country duos of all time, is
one of America’s great untold stories. Here is the epic tale of two brothers
bound together by love, hate, alcohol, blood, and music—and separated
by personalities divine and devilish. Photos. 297 pages. HarperCollins.
Pub. at $22.99
$5.95
592457X NYPD GREEN: A Memoir. By Luke
Waters with P. Ryan. Takes you into the thick of the
danger and scandal of life as a New York cop, both on
and off the beat. Balanced with wit and humor, Waters
offers a front-row seat to the bravery, corruption, and
greed of the justice system, painting a vivid picture of
the city’s colorful characters and a critical look at the
system intended to serve and protect. Photos, most
color. 273 pages. Touchstone. Pub. at $24.99 $4.95
5758629 ANNE FRANK: The Diary of a Young
Girl. Just as the Nazis occupied Holland in 1942,
the Frank family, with thirteen-year old Anne, fled
home to go into hiding and succeeded in eluding
the dreaded Gestapo for two years. Anne wrote her
diary during this time, until the family was betrayed
and caught. The edited version of the manuscript
was published after the war by her father, the only
family member to survive the Holocaust.
285 pages. Wilco Publishing House. Paperbound Import.
$6.95
1872753 MY DELICIOUS LIFE WITH PAULA DEEN. By Michael
Groover with S.S. Cohen. Paula’s legion of fans know all about the
chance encounter that led to a courtship which ended in a fairy tale
romance and wedding, but they’ve never heard it from his side of the
story. Here, for the first time, the Savannah native tells all. Photos,
most in color. 222 pages. S&S. Pub. at $25.00
$3.95
7666691 TO THE END OF HELL: One Woman’s Struggle to
Survive Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge. By Denise Affonco. In one of the
most powerful memoirs of persecution ever written, Denise Affonco
recounts how her comfortable life in Phnom Penh was torn apart in 1975
when the Khmer Rouge seized power in Cambodia. 198 pages.
Reportage Press. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $15.95
$3.95
5922763 LIFE AND TIMES OF FREDERICK
DOUGLASS: The Illustrated Edition.
Frederick Douglas was the most important
African-American human rights leader,
abolitionist, orator, writer, and diplomat of his
time. This new, stunningly illustrated edition of
his third and final memoir celebrates the life
and accomplishments of a legendary
champion of freedom. 244 pages. Zenith.
9½x11. Pub. at $35.00
$7.95
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5868440 ORCHARD HOUSE: A Memoir. By Tara Austen Weaver.
Weaver saw potential in a ramshackle, rundown half-acre property,
envisioning a garden which might yield not only food, but personal
renewal. Through bleak winters, cold springs, golden summer days,
and autumns full of apples, pears, and pumpkins, this evocative
memoir recounts the Weavers’ trials and triumphs, and a cultivation
of land and soul. 284 pages. Ballantine. Pub. at $26.00
$5.95
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582138X THE SHIFT: One Nurse, Twelve
Hours, Four Patients’ Lives. By Theresa Brown.
Theresa invites you to experience not just a day in
3555569 A FARM DIES ONCE A YEAR. By Arlo Crawford. Presents
the life of a nurse but all the life that happens in a
an intimate, gorgeously observed memoir about family and farming
day on a hospital’s cancer ward. In just twelve
that forms a powerful lesson. Crawford chronicles one full season on
hours, lives can be lost, life-altering treatment
a farm to show us how one man builds, sows, and harvests his way
decisions made, and dreams fulfilled or stolen.
into a new understanding of what is necessary to a life well-lived.
She shares four of these stories here. 256 pages.
258 pages. Holt. Pub. at $25.00
$4.95
Algonquin. Pub. at $24.95
$5.95
4634578 FIVE FOUR WHISKEY: A Memory of *5755476 MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS. By Gerald Durrell.
War. By Robert Sweatmon. Assigned as a rifleman A hilarious account of the five years in Durrell’s childhood spent living
with a mechanized unit after being drafted in 1969, with his family on the island of Corfu. With snakes, scorpions, toads, owls
at the age of 21, Sweatmon relates in this biography and geckos competing for space with one bookworm brother and another
how ordinary civilian soldiers survived an ordeal set who’s gun-mad, as well as an obsessive sister, young Gerald has an awful
in one of the most turbulent times in American lot of natural history to observe. This collectible volume is bound with
history. 16 pages of color photos. 228 pages. gilded pages and includes a ribbon bookmark. 375 pages. Macmillan.
Westholme. Pub. at $26.00
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*5708591 MONSIEUR LE VET: My Life with
7597002 THE DARK SIDE OF INNOCENCE: Growing Up Bipolar.
Animals in Rural France. By Sylvain Balteau.
By Terri Cheney. Written in episodic chapters that mimic the ups and
Reveals the hidden side of a vet’s work and the rich
downs of bipolar depression (hypomania, mania, depression), Cheney’s
variety of French rural life. Through his work with
remarkable chronicle of her painful odyssey is a gut-churning ride. Book
animals, Sylvain gains a privileged insight into the
Club Edition. 277 pages. Atria. Paperbound.
$2.95
people who live with them. In order to love animals,
you can’t help but love people as well. Funny,
*4557808 T H E M A F I A H I T M A N ’S
poignant, and sometimes bizarre stories from an
DAUGHTER. By Linda Scarpa with L. Rosencrance.
extraordinary vet. 230 pages. Icon Books.
Linda Scarpa had the best of everything, yet
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classmates avoided her, and boys wouldn’t date her. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $15.95
Eventually she learned why—they were afraid of her 5920868 GIRL IN THE DARK: A Memoir. By Anna Lyndsey. One day
father. To Linda, however, he was a loving father. She Anna had an ordinary life, and then the unthinkable happened. But even
reveals what it was like, growing up in the violent impossible lives, she learns, endure. Unable to tolerate the slightest
world of the mob, and coming to grips with the truth amount of light, she must spend her days in a blacked-out room. Through
about her father. Photos. 280 pages. Pinnacle. it all there is Pete, her love and her rock. A tale of an unimaginable fate that
Paperbound. Pub. at $7.99
$5.95 becomes a transcendent love story. 258 pages. Doubleday. Pub.
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5894530 A VINEYARD IN TUSCANY: A Wine Lover’s Dream. By at $24.95
Ferenc Mate. From taming a runaway tractor to battling volcanic
5894263 INSIDE A PEARL: My Years in Paris. By
fermenting vats, Mete takes us through the adventures and
Edmund White. Edmund White was 43 when he
misadventures of renovating an 800-year-old house, planting 15 acres of
moved to Paris in 1983. He spoke no French and knew
vines, starting the winery, and finally the first harvest, followed by the thrill
just two people in the entire city, but soon discovered
of winemaking. 273 pages. Norton. Pub. at $24.95
$4.95
the anxieties and pleasures of mastering a new culture.
He fell passionately in love with Paris, and offers a
5924553 MY FATHER BEFORE ME: A Memoir. By Chris
brilliant examination of a city and a culture eternally
Forhan. Forhan was born into a family of secrets. On a cold night in
imbued with an aura of enchantment. 261 pages.
1973, just before Christmas, his father killed himself in the
Bloomsbury. PaperboundSOLD
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carport. Forty years later he dives headlong into his family’s past,
OUT
illuminating the silence and stoicism of his ancestors and the 5853737 A FIFTY-YEAR SILENCE: Love, War, and a Ruined
ripple effect it had on generations to follow. 310 pages. Scribner. House in France. By Miranda Richmond Mouillot. Mouillot’s
Pub. at $26.00
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5793270 MERMAID: A Memoir of Resilience. grandmother, a physician, and her grandfather, an interpreter at
By Eileen Cronin. At the age of three, Eileen Cronin the Nuremberg Trials, who refused to utter his wife’s name after
first realized that only she did not have legs. Her she left him. A legacy of trauma, the burden of history, and the
boisterous Catholic family accepted her situations complexities of memory spannig two continents and three
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as “God’s will,” treating her no differently than her generations. 272 pages. Crown. Pub. at $26.00
ten siblings. Reflecting with humor and grace on
5793238 JOE AND ME: An Education in Fishing
her youth, search for love, and quest for answers,
and Friendship. By James Prosek. When James
Cronin spins a shimmering story of self-discovery
Prosek was just fifteen, a ranger named Joe Haines
and transformation. 336 pages. Nor ton.
caught him fishing without a permit in a stream near
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.95
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Prosek’s home in Connecticut. But instead of a small
fine and a lecture, James instead received enough
LIMITED QUANTITY 5883385 NO PLACE TO HIDE: A Brain Surgeon’s
knowledge about fishing and the great outdoors to
Long Journey Home from the Iraq War. By W. Lee Warren. When Dr.
last a lifetime. 190 pages. HarperPerennial.
Warren landed at the 332nd Air Force Theater Hospital at Joint Base
Paperbound. Pub. at $12.95
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Balad, Iraq, he quickly learned that the challenges he faced as a brain
surgeon in Texas were nothing compared to tent-hospital operations in a 5750997 BECOMING A MOUNTAIN: Himalayan Journeys in
war zone. This is the story of months of personal struggles on the home Search of the Sacred and the Sublime. By Stephen Alter. After being
front, one hundred twenty days of combat carnage on the battlefield, and brutally attacked and badly injured, Alter took a series of treks in the high
one desperate will to survive. Color photos. 350 pages. Zondervan. Himalayas. Weaving together observations of the natural world,
Pub. at $22.99
$5.95 Himalayan history, folklore and mythology, and encounters with other
2719398 MALLED: My Unintentional Career in Retail. By Caitlin pilgrims along the way, he gives an inspiring meditation on the solace of
Kelly. When she lost her job as a journalist, Caitlin Kelly found high places and the enduring mystery of mountains. 266 pages. Arcade.
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herself—middle aged and mid career—in a part-time job at The Pub. at $24.99
North Face, selling clothes. She relates her experiences here. Book
*5673704 BEYOND BELIEF: My Secret Life
Club Edition. 226 pages. Portfolio. Paperbound.
$2.95
Inside Scientology and My Harrowing
Escape. By Jenna Miscavige Hill with L.
5577527 MY AMBULANCE EDUCATION: Life & Death on the
Pulitzer. As the niece of the Church of
Streets of the City. By Joseph F. Clark. At 18, Joseph Clark started as an
Scientology’s leader, the author grew up at the
ambulance attendant to pay his way through college. For the next seven
center of this controversial and powerful
years, he worked New York City’s most dangerous neighborhoods as an
organization. But at 21 Jenna made a break from
EMT, and encountered a cavalcade of harrowing, poignant, and touching
Scientology—a stunning escape she recounts
experiences. Those stories are detailed here. Color photos. 254 pages.
here, piercing the veil of secrecy that has long
Firefly. Pub. at $29.95
$7.95
573455X HAMMER HEAD: The Making of a shrouded this world. Color photos. 404 pages. Morrow.
$11.95
Carpenter. By Nina MacLaughlin. McLaughlin spent Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
her twenties working at a newspaper desk job. *5948630 RUNNING ON RED DOG ROAD: And Other Perils of an
Yearning for more tangible work, she landed a job as Appalachian Childhood. By Drema Hall Berkheimer. Gypsies, faith
a carpenter’s assistant, despite not knowing a Phillips healers, moonshiners, and snake handlers weave through Drema’s
from a flathead screwdriver. She describes the joys childhood in 1940s Appalachia. Her coming of age is colored by tent
and frustrations of making things by hand, reveals the revivals with Grandpa, poetry-writing hobos, and traveling carnivals, and
challenges of working in a male-dominated industry, through it all she serves witness to a multigenerational family of saints
and explains how manual labor changed her view of and sinners whose lives defy the stereotypes. 203 pages. Zondervan.
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the world. 224 pages. Norton. Pub. at $24.95
$3.95 Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
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LIMITED QUANTITY 5883938 EVACUEES: Growing Up in Wartime
Britain. By Geoffrey Lee Williams. In 1939, at the age of nine,
Geoffrey Lee Williams and his twin brother Alan were evacuated to
Kent. This account goes on to record their impressions of their three
subsequent evacuations and their adventures, or misadventures,
during the Battle of Britain, the London Blitz, D-Day, and the V1 and
V2 raids until the end of the war in 1945. 158 pages. Amberley.
Paperbound Import. Pub. at $19.95
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5853613 THE CHRISTMAS PLAINS. By Joseph Bottum. Bottum
takes us on his own journey down memory lane to his boyhood
Christmases in South Dakota. Among a wandering band of escaped
horses, poorly wrapped Christmas presents, and an unforgettable
encounter with a vacuum cleaner and some tinsel, Bottum helps us
rediscover the joy, sadness, and excitement of the holidays.
212 pages. Image. Pub. at $14.99
$4.95
5912962 B E A U T I F UL E Y E S : A Fa t he r
Transformed. By Paul Austin. The story of a
father’s journey toward acceptance of a child who
is different. Austin chronicles his life with his
daughter who has Down Syndrome, watching her
learn to walk and talk and form her own opinions,
making decisions about her future, and navigating
cultural assumptions and prejudices. 284 pages.
Norton. Pub. at $25.95
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5849292 THE DOUBLE LIFE OF FIDEL CASTRO. By Juan Reinaldo
Sanchez with A. Gylden. One of Castro’s soldiers breaks his silence and
shares his memoirs of his years of service, his eventual imprisonment
and torture for displeasing the notorious dictator, and his dramatic escape
from Cuba. 278 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $25.99
$8.95
4562631 RATHER OUTSPOKEN: My Life in the
News. By Dan Rather with D. Diehl. For over two
decades, Dan Rather was the network “face” of TV
journalism as the anchor of CBS Evening News. At
the end of his tenure, he became part of the news
himself. Now for the first time, Rather tells the real
story of his final months at CBS, including his
removal from the anchor chair. Photos. 309 pages.
Grand Central. Pub. at $27.99
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7568371 RATHER OUTSPOKEN: My Life in the News. By Dan
Rather with D. Diehl. For over two decades, Dan Rather was the network
“face” of TV journalism as the anchor of CBS Evening News. At the end of
his tenure, he became part of the news himself. Now for the first time,
Rather tells the real story of his final months at CBS, including his removal
from the anchor chair. Book Club Edition. Photos. 309 pages. Grand
Central. Paperbound.
$2.95
5816475 UNDER ONE ROOF: How a Tough Old
Woman in a Little Old House Changed My Life.
By B. Martin & P. Lerman. A true story of young and
old, proving that each can help show the other
what’s important in life. From Martin’s story we
have much to learn about love, friendship and how
seeing the best in other people can help us to find
the best in ourselves. 262 pages. HarperCollins.
Import.
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583497X THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE GRACE OF GOD. By
Jep Robertson et al. The Robertson’s write about their personal trials,
their early years together, and the challenges that could have
destroyed them both had the grace of God not intervened. This is their
love story, but more importantly, it’s their love story for God. Color
photos. 228 pages. Thomas Nelson. Pub. at $25.99
$5.95
3557669 MA, I’M GETTIN MESELF A NEW
MAMMY: A Memoir of Dublin at the Turn of the
1960s. By Martha Long. After numerous arrests for
shoplifting, Martha is sent to the convent where, the
judge rules, she is to get an education. Put to
back-breaking work by the nuns, and treated cruelly by
the other children, Martha runs away with a cherished
book and must find her own way. Here, Long tells her
story. 336 pages. Seven Stories. Pub. at $23.95 $6.95
*5949092 THE PUG LIST. By Alison Hodgson. The story of a family
who lost everything when an arsonist burned their house down, and how
they rebuilt their home and lives with the help of a small dog with a huge
personality. 208 pages. Zondervan. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99 $11.95
5930936 FLYING BLIND: One Man’s Adventures
Battling Buckthorn, Making Peace with
Authority, and Creating a Home for Endangered
Bats. By Don Mitchell. Novelist, writing professor,
and shepherd Don Mitchell was determined to
provide a welcoming home for endangered Indiana
bats on a 150 acre farm in Vermont. Mitchell brilliantly
shares this journey and reveals how it changed his
relationship with bats, the land, and the government.
208 pages. Chelsea Green. Pub. at $24.95
$6.95
5854911 THE REMOVERS: A Memoir. By
Andrew Meredith. Confronted each day by the
proofs of mortality, Meredith begins to see his
father, a man he cannot forgive, as a sympathetic,
imperfect man who loves his family despite his
flaws. A powerful story of a young man who learns
to love, to forgive, and at last to live. 177 pages.
Scribner. Pub. at $24.00
$5.95
5792975 CONFESSIONS: An Innocent Life in Communist
China. By Kang Zhengguo. A gripping narrative of hardship,
warmth and humor in the face of cruelty. An intimate memoir that
draws the reader into the intersections of everyday life and
Communist power, from the first days of “liberation” in 1949, to
the Tiananmen Square protests. Photos. 455 pages. Norton.
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.95
$5.95
5920051 BAREFOOT TO AVALON: A Brother’s Story. By David
Payne. As universal as it is intimate, this is a brave memoir of
brotherhood, of sibling rivalry and sibling love, and of the secrets a
family can hold silent and carry across generations. 294 pages.
Atlantic Monthly. Pub. at $26.00
$5.95
5883040 DEATH ON HOLD. By Burton & Anita
Folsom. Burt and his wife Anita began a years-long
friendship with Mitch Rutledge, a death row
inmate, and watched him become a leader and role
model for others in prison. The amazing story of a
m i r a c u lo u s fr i e n d s h ip , a n d o f g r a ce ,
reconciliation, and redemption for a man without
hope who was given a future. 252 pages. Thomas
Nelson. Pub. at $24.99
$5.95
5924472 AVAILABLE: A Memoir of Heartbreak, Hookups,
Love, and Brunch. By Matteson Perry. Perry throws himself into the
modern world of courtship and digital dating, only to discover that
even the best laid plans won’t necessarily get you laid. Candid and
funny, Perry tells what it was like for him to learn all about dating,
finding love, and becoming better at life. 246 pages. Scribner.
Pub. at $24.99
$4.95
5895375 SOUL ON BIKES. By Tobie Gene
Levingston et al. Foreword by Sonny Barger. In the
tumultuous 1960s, Levingston and the East Bay
Dragons exploded onto the Oakland streets alongside
the Black Panther Party. Here, Levingston views
America through the handlebars of his Harley, and
tells of an underground African-American culture.
Photos, some color. 263 pages. Motorbooks.
Paperbound. Pub. at $17.99
$3.95
*4645480 HOLD STILL: A Memoir with Photographs. By Sally
Mann. Presents a revealing and beautifully written memoir and family
history from acclaimed photographer Sally Mann. In a unique interplay of
narrative and image, Mann’s preoccupation with family, race, mortality,
and the American South are revealed as almost genetically
predetermined. Well illus., some in color. 482 pages. Back Bay Books.
Paperbound. Pub. at $18.99
$13.95
*5927560 WRITING MY WRONGS: Life,
Death, and Redemption in an American
Prison. By Shaka Senghor. In 1991, Senghor was
sent to prison for second-degree murder. Today, he
is a lecturer at universities, a leading voice on
criminal justice reform, and an inspiration to
thousands. Now he tells his story of life in
prison—and of overcoming the crippling shadows
of poverty, violence, and fear. 268 pages.
Convergent. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.00
$9.95
586612X THE DAY MY BRAIN EXPLODED. By Ashok Rajamani. In his
memoir, written with humor, spirit, and a touch of anger, Rajamani shows
us how the will to survive can triumph even under the most daunting
circumstances. 253 pages. Algonquin. Paperbound. Pub. at $13.95 $3.95
5853532 BON APPETEMPT: A Coming-of-Age
Story (with Recipes!). By Amelia Morris. Full of
hilarious observations about food, family,
unemployment, romance, and the extremes of
modern-day L.A., and featuring recipes as basic as
Toasted Cheerios and as advanced as gateau de
crepes, this memoir is sure to resonate with anyone
who has tried and failed—and been all the better for
it. 304 pages. Grand Central. Pub. at $26.00 $4.95
*5801621 THE GIRL WHO ESCAPED ISIS:
This Is My Story. By F. Khalaf & A.C. Hoffmann.
Farida Khalaf was a young Yazidi woman living a
normal, sheltered life in northern Iraq in 2014 when
her village was attacked by ISIS. All of the men in
her town were killed and the women were taken into
slavery. She describes her world as it was, and the
hell it became. Her bravery and resilience in the
face of unimaginable violence will fascinate and
inspire. 224 pages. Atria. Pub. at $24.00
$17.95
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5896681 HER: A Memoir. By Christa Parravani.
Studies of twins have shown that when an identical
twin dies, the surviving twin’s life is immediately at
risk. Living without one’s mirror self can feel
impossible, and then become so. This was the
case for the author when her twin Cara died.
Parravani’s account of being left one half of a
whole is heart-wrenching and unforgettable.
308 pages. Holt. Pub. at $26.00
$6.95
*588442X ALL THINGS STRANGE AND
WONDERFUL: My Adventures as a Vet in
Africa. By Dr Reb. After joining the Peace Corps
as a young vet, Dr. Reb was sent to Malawi, Africa,
for a two-year stint. He thought he would be able
to help the local people with their animals and
maybe stumble on an adventure or two. What he
didn’t expect was that the simple act of saving two
puppies and teaching a local bar girl to play chess
would transform the way he thought about life forever. 252 pages.
Finch. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $19.95
$14.95
5868335 MY JOURNEY WITH MAYA. By Tavis Smiley with D. Ritz.
Smiley shares his personal memories of Maya Angelou, of a
decades-long friendship with one of history’s most fascinating
women, one who left as indelible an imprint on American culture as
she did on him. 214 pages. Little, Brown. Pub. at $24.00
$4.95
5868106 INDEPENDENT ED: Inside a Career of
Big Dreams, Little Movies, and the Twelve Best
Days of My Life. By Edward Burns with T. Gold. An
entertaining, inspirational memoir by the celebrated
independent filmmaker and writer, director, and actor
whose first film,The Brothers McMullen, has become
an indie classic. From becoming the first filmmaker to
premiere a movie on iTunes to writing, directing, and
acting in TNT’s Public Morals, Burns’ first-person
account captivates. Photos. 260 pages. Gotham. Pub. at $26.95 $4.95
5853818 GONE FERAL: Tracking My Dad
Through the Wild. By Novella Carpenter. When
Novella Carpenter’s largely absentee father goes
missing, he’s ultimately found, but spurs her
realization that she must try to repair their
relationship. Raw, funny, unsentimental, and alive
with pitch-perfect dialogue and unforgettable
characters, this memoir marks Carpenter’s
transformative passage from daughter to mother.
Photos. 212 pages. Penguin. Pub. at $26.95
$4.95
5946379 VISITING HOURS: A Memoir of Friendship and Murder.
By Amy Butcher. Butcher’s deeply personal, heart-wrenching exploration
of how trauma affects memory, and the way a friendship changes and
often strengthens through seemingly insurmountable challenges.
Ultimately, it’s a testament to the bonds we share with others and the
profound resilience and strength of the human spirit. 249 pages. Blue
Rider. Pub. at $26.95
$4.95
5888476 WHIPPING BOY. By Allen Kurzweil.
Much more than a tale of karmic retribution for the
bullying he suffered, Kurzweil gives a poignant
meditation on loss, memory, and mourning. A
surreal odyssey born out of suffering, nourished by
r a n c or, t e m p e re d b y w i t , a nd re s ol v e d
unexpectedly in a breathtaking act of personal
courage. Photos. 292 pages. Harper. Paperbound.
Pub. at $15.99
$4.95
5868211 LET THE TORNADO COME: A Memoir. By Rita Zoey
Chin. Chin’s harrowing childhood begins to bubble up again in
adulthood, causing debilitating panic attacks that threaten the secure
life she’s built. The arrival of a spirited, endearing horse named
Claret, who has a difficult history himself, will finally set her free.
322 pages. S&S. Pub. at $25.00
$4.95
5856159 ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE OF MY HEART: My Life of Rock
and Revolution in the ‘60s. By Richard Goldstein. An unforgettable
portrait of an ambitious and openhearted young man in the right place at
the right time, able to feel the full register of the sixties. Filled with the
memories of unparalleled experience, this is a deeply moving, insightful
document of rock and revolution in America. 223 pages. Bloomsbury.
Pub. at $26.00
$7.95
5780446 MY MYSTER IOUS SON: A
Lif e- Changi ng
Pass age
Betw een
Schizophrenia and Shamanism. By Dick
Russell. Desperately seeking an alternative to the
medical model’s medication regimen for his adult
son’s schizophrenia, Russell introduces him to a
West African shaman in Jamaica. Theirs becomes
an ancestral quest, the journey finally taking them
to the sacred lands of New Mexico and an
indigenous healer. 390 pages. Skyhorse. Pub. at $24.95
$7.95
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*5761174 THE DUCHESS OF BLOOMSBURY
STREET. By Helene Hanff. A New Yorker who isn’t
afraid to speak her mind, Hanff delivers an outsider’s
funny yet fabulous portrait of idiosycratic Britain. A
witty account of two different worlds colliding, but also
a love letter to England and its literary heritage—and a
celebration of the written word’s power to sustain,
transport, and unite us. 144 pages. HarperPerennial.
Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99
$11.95
*1884093 WILD. By Cheryl Strayed. In the wake of crippling loss,
the author decided to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave
Desert through California and Oregon to Washington. This powerful,
blazingly honest memoir tells the story of a 1,100-mile solo hike that
maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed a broken woman.
315 pages. Vintage. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.95
$11.95
*5802415 THE PIGEON TUNNEL: Stories
from My Life. By John le Carre. From his years in
British Intelligence during the Cold War to a career
as a writer that took him all over the globe, Le Carre
has always written from the heart of modern times.
In this highly anticipated memoir, he is as funny as
he is incisive, expressing the same moral
ambiguity with which he imbues his novels.
310 pages. Viking. Pub. at $28.00
$21.95
5930944 GENE EVERLASTING: A Contrary Farmer’s Thoughts on
Living Forever. By Gene Logsdon. Logsdon recounts the joys and
tragedies from his childhood in Ohio, adulthood, and child-rearing, as
well as his recent bout with cancer. With each story, he keeps an eye
toward the lessons that farming and his underlying connection to nature
have taught him about life and its mysteries. 177 pages. Chelsea Green.
Pub. at $24.95
$5.95
5883628 ACROSS THE POND: An American
Gentleman in Victorian London. By R.D.
Blumenfeld. A unique look at the life, events, and
people of London through the eyes of an American at
the turn of the century. Blumenfeld’s diary, which
covers the time from Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee
to the start of WWI, is a treasure trove of amusing
anecdotes, interesting insights, and firsthand accounts
of an era when everything was changing. 192 pages.
Amberley. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $14.50
$6.95
5945674 I WAS A CHILD. By Bruce Eric Kaplan. Kaplan’s memoir
is full of both wonder and anxiety, and is altogether side-splitting and
heartbreaking. Above all it captures what it was like for him, and
perhaps some of you, to be a child. Well illus. 193 pages. Blue Rider.
Pub. at $25.95
$4.95
5896673 A FORT OF NINE TOWERS: An Afghan Family Story.
By Qais Akbar Omar. In this stunning coming-of-age memoir, Omar
recounts terrifyingly narrow escapes and absurdist adventures as well
as moments of intense joy and beauty, set against the backdrop of
war-torn Afghanistan. 396 pages. FSG. Pub. at $27.00
$6.95
5881285 I M M O R A L M EM O R I E S : A n
Autobiography. By Sergei Eisenstein. Vivid,
eccentric and free-ranging, Sergei Eisenstein’s
autobiography is written in a style reminiscent of
the brilliant visual effects of montage and
dynamic progression that characterize its
author’s film-making technique. 48 pages of
illus. 292 pages. Peter Owen. Paperbound
Import. Pub. at $38.95
$6.95
5864577 THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM: Episodes in My
Life and Career as a Television Writer. By Rita Lakin. A smart and
entertaining memoir by a groundbreaking legend who touched the
lives of millions of viewers week after week, year after year, and
redefined the role of women in Hollywood television. Photos, some in
color. 286 pages. Applause. Pub. at $29.99
$6.95
585346X THE AUTUMN BALLOON: A Memoir. By Kenny Porpora.
Porpora’s memoir is the story of a deeply dysfunctional but intensely
loving family, and follows him from the chaos of his youth to his
academic triumphs. At times darkly comic, at times elegiac, this is a
beautifully written testament to the irreplaceable bonds of family.
295 pages. Grand Central. Pub. at $26.00
$4.95
*5523249 CALL THE MIDWIFE: Farewell to
the East End. By Jennifer Worth. In this final volume
in the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, a mid-wife in
post-war London gives us the full story on Chummy’s
delightful courtship and wedding, introduces us to
Megan’mave, identical twins who share a browbeaten
husband, and visits Sister Monica Joan again, who is
in top eccentric form. 321 pages. Ecco. Paperbound.
Pub. at $15.99
$11.95
*5523257 CALL THE MIDWIFE: Shadows of the Workhouse. By
Jennifer Worth. This second volume in the memoirs of a midwife in
postwar London tells stories of unimaginable hardship alongside the joys
of birth, from orphaned brother and sister Peggy and Frank who live and
work in a Dickensian workhouse, to Mr. Collett, the Boer War veteran who
dies there. 293 pages. Ecco. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$11.95
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5853540 THE BOOK OF WANDERINGS: A Mother-Daughter
Pilgrimage. By Kimberly Meyer. Leaving behind the rhythms of
ordinary life, Kimberly Meyer and her daughter Ellie, a college
*5933366 DYING IN INDIAN COUNTRY, student, dedicated a summer to retracing the steps of Felix Fabri, a
REVISED EDITION: A Family Journey from medieval Dominican friar, from Venice to the Mediterranean, through
S e l f - De s t r uc t io n t o Op p o s i n g Tr i b al Greece and Cyprus, to Israel and across the Sianai Desert with
Sovereignty. By Lisa Morris. Reveals the Bedouin guides, to the Palestinian territories and to Cairo and
anguishing reality of how the current reservation Alexandria. 354 pages. Little, Brown. Pub. at $27.00
$4.95
system played out in the author’s own family. After
5853435
ALL
OR
NOTHING:
One
Chef’s
Appetite
for
the
Extreme.
a life-changing experience, her husband, a
member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, became By Jesse Schenker. A candid exploration of the manic culture of some of
personally accountable and led their family in a the world’s most celebrated kitchens. A drug-fueled, anxiety-ridden epic,
new direction. A story of spiritual transformation and healing, away it reads like a rollicking rock-and-roll memoir—with amazing food.
$4.95
from decades of trauma, toward hope and victory in Jesus Christ. 260 pages. Dey Street. Pub. at $25.99
*5794048 WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR.
367 pages. Deep River Books. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99 $11.95
By Paul Kalanithi. Chronicles Kalanithi’s
*5886430 BLACK SUNSET: Hollywood Sex, Lies, Glamour,
transformation from a naive medical student into a
Betrayal, and Raging Egos. By Clancy Sigal. A hilarious memoir of
neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, and
Clancy Sigal’s escapades as a cocky young Hollywood agent on the
finally into a patient and new father confronting his
Sunset Strip, peddling writers and actors in a blacklist-crazed
own mortality. An unforgettable, life-affirming
“golden age” movie industry of the 1950s. 342 pages. Soft Skull.
reflection on the challenge of facing death and on
Paperbound. Pub. at $17.95
$12.95
the relationship between doctor and patient, from
5868238 LIFE IN A MARITAL INSTITUTION.
a brilliant writer who became both. 228 pages.
By James Braly. A sharp, funny glimpse into a very Random. Pub. at $25.00
$17.95
unusual marriage, by turns fascinating and
casually shocking. The scenes from Braly’s *5928389 IAN FLEMING: A Personal Memoir. By Robert Harling.
marriage are wrapped around the story of a Their friendship being forged during WWII, Harling later became Ian
colorful, kooky family that includes a fierce Fleming’s deputy in the commando unit dubbed “Fleming’s Secret
bomber-pilot dad, a debutante-heiress mom, and Navy”. Yet beneath the pair’s charm, charisma and creativity was an
a delightfully druggy sister. Love is eternal. altogether darker reality. Harling exposes the personality behind his
278 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $24.99
$4.95 protagonist, and provides a fascinating and unprecedented insight into
the mind of the creator of James Bond. Photos. 372 pages. Robson.
5853567 BURQAS, BASEBALL, AND APPLE Import. Pub. at $27.95
$21.95
PIE: Being Muslim in America. By Ranya Tabari
5913748
WHERE
THE
DEAD
PAUSE,
AND
THE
Idliby. This is the story of how, through their lives, their
JAPANESE SAY GOODBYE. By Marie Mutsuki
schools, their friends, and their neighbors, one
Mockett. The author’s family owns a Buddhist temple
American Muslim family struggled to assimilate and
twenty-five miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear
find acceptance in a harsh climate of confusion and
power plant. In March 2011, after the earthquake and
prejudice—a story for anyone who has experienced
tsunami, radiation levels prohibited the burial of her
being an outsider in their own country. Photos.
Japanese grandfather’s bones. Mockett also grieved
239 pages. Palgrave. Pub. at $27.00
$4.95
for her American father, who had died unexpectedly.
585136X SCREENING ROOM: Family Pictures. By Alan Lightman.
Here she talks about her journey through the grief
The author’s grandfather, M.A. Lightman, owned a movie theater empire guided by a colorful cast. 316 pages. Norton. Pub. at $26.95
$6.95
whose success both galvanized and paralyzed his children and
grandchildren. In this moving, impressionistic memoir, Alan returns 5888131 THE GOOD DOCTOR: A Father, a Son, and the Evolution of
home to a Memphis he fled decades ago, rediscovering his southern Medical Ethics. By Barron H. Lerner. A fascinating and moving account of
roots and confronting his family legacy. Photos. 247 pages. Pantheon. how Lerner came to terms with two very different images of his father: on the
Pub. at $25.95
$5.95 one hand, a revered clinician, teacher, and researcher who always put his
patinets first and, on the other hand, a physician who was willing to “play
*592815X BAKSHEESH AND BRAHMAN: God,” opposing the very revolution in patients’ rights that his son was
Asian Journals—India. By Joseph Campbell. teaching his own students. 223 pages. Beacon. Paperbound.
Campbell was one of the foremost interpreters of Pub. at $18.00
$5.95
myth in our time. Yet when he traveled to Asia for the
5868076 THE HURT ARTIST: My Journey from
first time he was nearly fifty and at the crossroads of
Suicidal Junkie to Ironman. By Shane Niemeyer
his life and career. This journal of those transformative
with G. Brozek. After a failed suicide attempt,
six months in India are as close as Campbell ever
Brozek put himself on a rigid training regimen
came to writing an autobiography. Illus. 390 pages.
while serving out a year’s term in prison. Six
New World Library. Pub.SOLD
at $22.95
$17.95
OUT
months after his release, this former alcoholic ,
*5918820 ASYLUM: A Survivor’s Flight from Nazi-Occupied
cigarette smoker, and heroin addict competed in
Vienna Through Wartime France. By Moriz Scheyer. In 1943, while
his first triathlon. 261 pages. St. Martin’s.
hiding at a convent, Scheyer began drafting this book—his memoir.
Pub. at $25.99
$4.95
Traces his experiences of a French concentration camp, an escape
attempt and contact with the Resistance, and a final, dramatic rescue and 5853672 DELANCEY: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a
clandestine life in the convent. Illus. 306 pages. Little, Brown. Marriage. By Molly Wizenberg. In this funny, frank, and tender
Pub. at $28.00
$21.95 memoir, the author of A Homemade Life and the blog Orangette
*5911923 DINNER WITH EDWARD: A recounts how opening a restaurant sparked the first crisis of her
$5.95
Story of an Unexpected Friendship. By young marriage. Photos. 241 pages. S&S. Pub. at $25.00
Isabel Vincent. When Isabel meets Edward, they *5911761 SIXTY: A Diary of My Sixty-First Year. By Ian Brown.
are both at a crossroads: he wants to follow his Award-winning writer and journalist Ian Brown presents an uncensored
late wife to the grave, and she is ready to give up account of his sixty-first year, and his investigation of the many
on love. Thinking she is merely checking in on changes—physical, mental, and emotional—that come to all of us as we
an octogenarian neighbor, Isabel has no idea age. Brown is a master of the seriocomic, and his day-to-day dramas as a
that the man in the kitchen roasting the sublime husband, father, brother, son, friend, and neighbor are rendered with both
chicken and light-as-air souffle will end up wistfulness and wit. 299 pages. The Experiment. Pub. at $24.95 $17.95
changing her life. 213 pages. Algonquin. Pub. at $23.95
$17.95
5896711 IN THE BODY OF THE WORLD: A
Memoir. By Eve Ensler. Author/activist Eve Ensler
*5884411 SETTLE FOR MORE. By Megyn Kelly. Megyn goes
The Vagina Monologues has devoted her life to the
behind the scenes of the stories and storms that landed her in the
female body—how to talk about it, how to protect
anchor chair of the most successful news broadcast in cable news.
and value it. Yet she spent much of her life
Through her unique blend of hard work, humor, and authenticity, she
disassociated from her own body. A diagnosis of
has won fans across the political divide. Color photos. 340 pages.
uterine cancer and months of harrowing treatment
Harper. Pub. at $29.99
$19.95
forced her to erase that distance. Ensler calls on us
5866014 CARDBOARD GODS: An American
all to embody our connection to the world.
Tale. By Josh Wilker. Wilker shares the story of his
$5.95
unconventional and heartbreakingly comic 221 pages. Metropolitan. Pub. at $25.00
childhood through the cards he collected, whose 5870267 THE MADWOMAN IN THE VOLVO: My Years of Raging
full-color images—of players both celebrated and Hormones. By Sandra Tsing Loh. Not your grandmother’s menopause
long forgotten—open each chapter and become story, Loh chronicles utterly relatable, everyday perils: raising preteen
the means of expressing his fears, hopes, daughters, weathering hormonal changes, and the ups and downs of a
bewilderment, passions and dreams. 243 pages. career and a relationship. The upbeat conclusion—it does get better.
Algonquin. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.95
$3.95 283 pages. Norton. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.95
$4.95
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7577621 THE GIRL: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski.
By Samantha Geimer et al. In this searing and surprising memoir,
Geimer, “the girl” at the center of the infamous Roman Polanski
*5868890 HIGH-ALTITUDE WOMAN: From sexual assault case, breaks a virtual thirty-five-year silence to tell her
Extreme
Sports
to
Indigenous story and reflect on the events of that day and their lifelong
Cultures—Discovering the Power of the repercussions. Photos. 265 pages. Atria. Pub. at $26.00
$4.95
Feminine. By Jan Reynolds. Providing a guide for
1851934 THE THREE OF US: Growing Up with
women entering male-dominated fields, Reynolds
Tammy and George. By Georgette Jones with P.B.
explains how women as well as men should nurture
Cox. As the daughter of country music legends
their feminine assets for more successful relationships
Tammy Wynette and George Jones, the author was
at work, at play, at home and in our global relationship
considered country music’s next heir apparent after
with the natural world. 16 pages of color photos.
her birth in 1970. But as her parents’ marriage fell
280 pages. Inner Traditions. Paperbound. Pub. at $19.95
$15.95
apart, there were dark times for Georgette, which
NEW! *5949114 IT MAKES ME WONDER: A Memoir. By
she shares in this memoir. Photos, some color.
William W. Sherrill. The author takes us down his path from
296 pages. Atria. Pub. at
$25.00
$4.95
SOLD
OUT
Depression-era dropout to the highest echelons of Lyndon B. 5795923 INSIDE A PEARL: My Years in Paris. By Edmund White.
Johnson’s presidential administration and international business. When he moved to Paris in 1983, White spoke no French and knew just two
Along the way, he details his combat experience on Iwo Jima, the people in the entire city. When he left 15 years later, he was utterly
inner workings of the Federal Reserve Board, and more. 288 pages. intoxicated by France and passionately in love with its culture. Here he
Bright Sky. Pub. at $24.95
$17.95 shares the story of those fertile years, when he enmeshed himself in a city
NEW! *5913861 BOTH SIDES OF THE LINE. By Kevin Kelly. defined by its aura of enchantment. 261 pages. Bloomsbury. Import. $5.95
The remarkable story of an unlikely team of winners from some of the
7618891 TWO KISSES FOR MADDY: A
roughest parts of Boston and the football coach who preached about
Memoir of Loss & Love. By Matthew Logelin.
the need to live a clean, drug-free life, yet allowed his penchant for
Twenty-seven hours after giving birth, Liz Logelin
drinking and cocaine to get the better of him, resulting in murder.
died after suffering a pulmonary embolism.
Photos, some in color. 306 pages. Bancroft. Pub. at $27.50 $17.95
Though confronted with devastating grief and the
4407938 PIECES OF MY HEART. By Robert J.
responsibilities of a new and single father, Matt
Wagner with S. Eyman. LARGE PRINT EDITION. In
Logelin did not give in. This is his story of moving
this moving memoir, Wagner opens his heart to
forward and making a life for his daughter. Book
share the romances, the drama, and the humor of
Club Edition. 262 pages. Grand Central.
$2.95
an incredible life. From growing up in Bel Air to
1855654 DRIVING WITH DEAD PEOPLE. By
falling in love with Natalie Wood (twice) to his life
Monica Holloway. Small wonder that, at nine years
in Hollywood, Wagner tells never before told
old, Monica develops a fascination with the local
stories, including the pain he suffered when Natalie
funeral home despite her father’s bouts of violence
die d. P hotos, some color. 461 p age s.
and abuse—and her mother’s prim denials.
HarperCollins. Paperbound. Pub. at $25.95
$5.95
Holloway’s remarkable memoir shines with humor,
clear-eyed grace, and an uncommon sense of
5797861 A GIFT FROM BOB. By James Bowen. London street musician
resilience 327 pages. S&S. Paperbound. Pub.
James Bowen, known for his bestseller A Street Cat Named Bob, recalls the
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last Christmas he spent on the streets with his now-famous feline. It was in
these toughest of times that James learned to give his new life with 2737183 COWBOY & WILLS: A Remarkable Little Boy and the
Bob—and Christmas—a meaning it had never had before. Illus. Puppy That Changed His Life. By Monica Holloway. When the author
172 pages. St. Martin’s. Pub. at $22.99
PRICE CUT to $5.95 learns that her brilliant three-year-old has autism spectrum disorder, she
573407X CALLED FOR LIFE: How Loving Our Neighbor Led Us takes him to buy an aquarium. But what he really wants is a puppy, which
into the Heart of the Ebola Epidemic. By Kent Brantly et al. Just is when Cowboy Carol Lawrence enters their lives. It turns out that the
months after Dr. Kent Brantly and his family arrived in Liberia, the puppy needed them as much as they needed the puppy, as chronicled
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Ebola virus erupted. After six weeks of intense battle to help others here. 280 pages. Gallery. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.00
survive, he is diagnosed with Ebola himself. Becoming the first 3561313 TRAUMA RED: The Making of a Surgeon in War and in
person with Ebola ever treated in the U.S., he wasn’t prepared for the America’s Cities. By Peter Rhee with G. Dillow. This is the compelling
firestorm of debate that would follow, nor that his faith would inspire and inspiring memoir by the trauma surgeon who led the team that saved
people around the world. Color photos. 224 pages. WaterBrook Congresswoman Gabby Gifford’s life—from his upbringing in South
Press. Pub. at $23.00
PRICE CUT to $3.95 Korea and Uganda to the gripping dramas he faces as a world-class
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*4583361 UNLIKELY WARRIOR: A Small physician. Photos. 241 pages. Scribner. Pub. at $28.00
Town Boy’s View of World War II. By Robert C.
CD 1855859 LOSING MY MIND: An Intimate
Lovell. A first-hand memoir of one of the most
Look at Life with Alzheimer’s. By Thomas
pivotal decades in U.S. history: life before, during,
DeBaggio. Read by Cotter Smith. Extraordinary
and after WW II, beginning and ending in the same
first person account of the early onset form of the
small Oklahoma town. Stationed in Germany
disease that ravages younger, more alert minds.
during the latter part of the war, by the age of 20,
DeBaggio started writing on the first day of his
Lovell had faced more than most people do in a
diagnosis. Abridged. Five hours on 5 CDs. S&S
lifetime. 595 pages. Canton Street Press. Audio. Pub. at $30.00
$4.95
Paperbound. Pub. at $29.99
PRICE CUT to $14.95 3572811 CARAVANS AND WEDDING BANDS: Memories of a
2702312 WORKING STIFF: Two Years, 262 Romany Life. By Eva Petulengro. For Romany Eva Petulengro,
Bodies, and the Making of a Medical marrying outside her culture was a big step to take. In this charming
Examiner. By J. Melinek & T.J. Mitchell. Presents sequel to The Girl in the Painted Caravan, Eva describes her new life
the fearless memoir of a young forensic as a true Romany girl getting used to living with a “gorger.” Photos,
$2.95
pathologist’s “rookie season” as a New York City some color. 374 pages. Pan. Paperbound Import.
medical examiner, and the hair-raising,
4550943 STOLEN: Escape from Syria. By
heartbreaking, and impossibly complex cases that
Louise Monaghan with Y. Kinsella. A gripping
shaped her as both a physician and a parent. 258
memoir of motherly love. In the middle of one of the
pages. Scribner. Pub. at $25.00
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worst civil wars in Syria’s history, Louise Monaghan
was fighting a war of her own. Her ex-husband had
5793297 THE NIGHT THE ANGELS CAME. By Cathy Glass.
abducted their 6-year-old daughter from Cyprus
Eight-year-old Michael and his father Patrick have always been a
and flown her to Syria, determined to raise her
close-knit family of two. But now Patrick is seriously ill and looking for
under Sharia law. 255 pages. St. Martin’s.
someone to take care of his son when he is no longer able to. The author,
Pub. at $25.99
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an experienced foster care giver and her family rise to the challenge, but
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isn’t prepared for the impact Michael’s stay has on her family. 312 pages. 4361334 HIGH LATITUDES: The Incredible True Story of an Arctic
HarperElement. Paperbound Import. Pub. atSOLD
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$3.95 Journey. By Farley Mowat. This marvelous memoir chronicles the
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5757096 GIFTED HANDS: The Ben Carson author’s 1966 trips to the Canadian Arctic, marrying his own experiences
Story. With Cecil Murphey. Dr. Ben Carson is known with those of the people he meets: eccentrics, loners, and do-gooders.
$4.95
around the world for breakthroughs in neurosurgery. 300 pages. Skyhorse. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
Filled with fascinating case histories, this account of 5715830 STILL ROOM FOR HOPE. By Alisa Kaplan. As a result of
his inspiring odyssey from his upbringing in being raped by three male friends at the age of 16, and the resulting
inner-city Detroit to his position as director of media firestorm and subsequent trial, Kaplan became addicted to
pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Medical methamphetamines, and her life spiraled out of control. In her darkest
Institutions at age 33 makes him a role model for moment, she discovered hope. Transformed from victim to survivor
anyone attempting the seemingly impossible. with the help of God, Kaplan’s account shows that redemption is
Photos. 240 pages. Zondervan. Pub. at $18.99
$5.95 always possible. 282 pages. FaithWords. Pub. at $24.00
$4.95
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458399X A MEMOIR OF INJUSTICE: By the Younger Brother of
James Earl Ray, Alleged Assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr. By
Jerry Ray as told to T. Carter. Gives the reader a sibling’s view of, and
insight into, a national tragedy, and shows us the very human
consequences of being a brother to James Earl Ray. He shares his
good times, his bad times, and a fuller realization of what actually
transpired in April 1968 in Memphis. Photos. 158 pages. Trine Day.
Paperbound. Pub. at $19.95
$2.95
CD 185755X WAITING TO BE HEARD. By
Amanda Knox. Read by the author. Amanda Knox
had been studying abroad in Italy when her friend
and roommate Meredith Kercher was murdered. In
2009, she was wrongly convicted of murder but
the conviction was overturned in 2011. For the first
time, after spending four years in Italian prison,
Amanda shares the truth about her terrifying ordeal. Over 11 hours on
ten CDs. HarperAudio. Pub. at $39.99
$4.95
4562496 HIS OWNSELF: A Semi-Memoir. By Dan Jenkins.
Jenkins lets loose on his experiences in journalism, sports and
showbiz. An honest look at politics, hypocrites, political correctness,
the past, the present, Hollywood money, and athletes this is a laugh
out loud tribute to the romanticism of sports writing and the glory
days of sports. 266 pages. Doubleday. Pub. at $26.95
$4.95
2686872 THE REJECTED STONE. By Al Sharpton with N. Chiles. The
heart of this memoir is an intimate discussion of Sharpton’s own personal
evolution from street activist, pulpit provocateur and civil rights leader to
the man he is today: 100 pounds slimmer, and according to the New York
Observer, the most thoughtful voice on cable. Color photos. 261 pages.
Cash Money Content. Pub. at $22.00
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*1898132
HITLER—PERSONAL
RECOLLECTIONS: Memoirs of Hitler from Those
Who Knew Him. By Heinz A. Heinz. Based on
interviews supplied first hand by those friends,
helpers and comrades who had believed in Adolf
Hitler from the beginning of his political career, Heinz
offers an unprecedented insight into Hitler during the
inter-war period. 231 pages. Pen & Sword.
Paperbound Import. Pub. at $19.95
$13.95
5722942 BORN ON THE BAYOU: A Memoir. By Blaine Lourd.
Charting his journey from his rural home in Louisiana to working
the star-studded streets of Los Angeles as a financial adviser to the
rich and famous alongside his brother, Bryan, Lourd’s story is
about the complicated road to success and identity. 209 pages.
Gallery. Pub. at $25.00
$3.95
5750857 AFTER WOODSTOCK: The True Story
of a Belgian Movie, an Israeli Wedding, and a
Manhattan Breakdown. By Elliot Tiber. The latest
addition to Tiber’s ongoing life story, starting where
Taking Woodstock leaves off in 1969 and
continuing to the present day. Encompasses the
early AIDS crisis, his longtime relationship with the
late Belgian actor and director, Andre Ernotte, and
his often difficult relationship with his mother. Book
Club Edition. 462 pages. Square One Publishers. Paperbound. $1.95
4642554 DANGEROUS WHEN WET. By Jamie Brickhouse. The
celebrated writer and publisher delivers his astonishing memoir, by
turns darkly comic and deeply poignant. In blisteringly funny prose,
he charts his struggles with alcohol, his complicated relationship
with “Mama Jean,” and his sexuality. 271 pages. St. Martin’s.
Pub. at $25.99
$5.95
5807417 THIS IS HOW YOU SAY GOODBYE. By
Victoria Loustalot. In this razor-sharp memoir,
Loustalot travels to Cambodia, Stockholm, and Paris
to find out who her difficult and charismatic father
was, and where, exactly, she came from. She
investigates her father’s past, tracks down those he
loved, and ultimately finds peace within a jagged
loss. 224 pages. St. Martin’s. Paperbound.
Pub. at $16.99
$3.95
5840139 JESUS, MY FATHER, THE CIA, AND ME: A Memoir...of
Sorts. By Ian Morgan Cron. In a voice of humor, grace, and
forgiveness, the author charts his voyage through the tumultuous
seas of life, an empowering reminder of God’s blessings and the
unifying joys of the Christian faith. 257 pages. Thomas Nelson.
Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99
$4.95
5795966 LETTERS TO POSEIDON. By Cees
Nooteboom. From his Mediterranean garden on
the island of Menorca, Nooteboom writes to the
trident-wielding deity, Poseidon. Interweaving
keen observation and the fruits of his vast
knowledge, his glittering prose explores questions
of human existence, all the while marveling at the
secrets of the deep. Illus. 238 pages. MacLehose
Press. Pub. at $24.99
$6.95
5820618 THE ROAD IS HOW. By Trevor Herriot. Three months
after a serious accident, Herriot set out along a prairie road to
reflect. Unfolding over three days, this narrative illustrates how
each of us can find, in brief passages in our lives, a measure of
grace as we walk this good earth. 354 pages. HarperPerennial.
Paperbound. Pub. at $18.99
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5812380 MY LIFE AS A FOREIGN COUNTRY:
A Memoir. By Brian Turner. An award-winning
poet and former infantry team leader in Iraq, Turner
combines his devastating recollections as
“Sergeant Turner” with his visions of the
experiences of generations of warriors in his
family—and even those of the enemy—in a work
of profound understanding and beauty. 212 pages.
Norton. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.95
$4.95
*5758459 A PRAYER BEFORE DAWN: My
Nightmare in Thailand’s Prisons. By Billy
Moore. No ordinary prison memoir, the story of one
man’s survival amid inhumane circumstances, and
most importantly, the story of his redemption in the
most unlikely of places. Photos. 175 pages.
Skyhorse. Pub. at $24.99 PRICE CUT to $13.95
*5709520 NO WAY BUT GENTLENESSE. By Richard Hines.
Hines regales us with his unique memoir about a working-class
kid whose passion for the elite pastime of falconry laid the
groundwork for an unexpected path through adulthood. His is the
rustic, breathtaking saga of the love for a mining culture lost to
time, and of the salvation one can find in the natural world.
271 pages. Bloomsbury. Pub. at $26.00
PRICE CUT to $9.95
5820863 THEY TOLD ME NOT TO TAKE THAT
JOB. By Reynold Levy. A riveting account of how
Levy and his colleagues steered Lincoln Center
through its most tumultuous decade to a startling
transformation, shaping a consensus for the
physical modernization of the 16-acre campus and
raising the over $1.2 billion necessary for its
redevelopment. Color photos. 350 pages.
PublicAffairs. Pub. at $28.99 PRICE CUT to $5.95
5595975 A ROAD BACK FROM SCHIZOPHRENIA. By Arnhild
Lauveng. 170 pages. Skyhorse. Pub. at $22.95
$4.95
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4626427 BADGE #1: True Stories from a Boston Cop. By
Frankie DeSario. Photos. 124 pages. History Press. Paperbound.
Pub. at $19.99
$4.95
5750016 BLUE-EYED BOY: A Memoir. By Robert Timberg. 16
pages of photos. 304 pages. Penguin. Pub. at $27.95
$5.95
5816955 THE TRANSVESTITE MEMOIRS. By Abbe de Choisy.
142 pages. Peter Owen. Paperbound Import.
$4.95
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4617002 DEAD RECKONING: Navigating a Life on the Last
Frontier, Courting Tragedy on Its High Seas. By Dave Atcheson.
201 pages. Skyhorse. Pub. at $24.95
$5.95
5853524 BODY COUNTS: A Memoir of Politics, Sex, AIDS, and
Survival. By Sean Strub. Photos. 420 pages. Scribner.
Pub. at $30.00
$5.95
5775361 VISITING HOURS: A Memoir of Friendship and
Murder. By Amy Butcher. 249 pages. Blue Rider. Paperbound. Pub.
at $16.00
$4.95
4538722 NOT MY FATHER’S SON. By Alan Cumming. Photos.
294 pages. HarperCollins. Pub. at $26.99
$5.95
5717345 COOP: A Year of Poultry, Pigs, and Parenting. By Michael
Perry. 352 pages. HarperPerennial. Paperbound. Pub. at $14.99 $4.95
5849365 THE PRISON BOOK CLUB. By Ann Walmsley.
279 pages. Viking. Import. Pub. at $24.95
$6.95
5809592 DETROIT HUSTLE: A Memoir of Love, Life & Home.
By Amy Haimerl. 269 pages. Running Press. Pub. at $24.00 $6.95
582060X RETURN: A Palestinian Memoir. By Ghada Karmi.
319 pages. Verso. Pub. at $26.95
$6.95
574718X THE UNDERTAKING: Life Studies from the Dismal
Trade. By Thomas Lynch. Illus. 202 pages. Norton. Paperbound.
Pub. at $15.95
$4.95
5820561 RAISING RYLAND. By Hillary Whittington with K. Gasbarre.
Color photos. 253 pages. Morrow. Paperbound. Pub. at $15.99 $4.95
5754844 AESTHETICS: A Memoir. By Ivan Brunetti. Fully illus. in
color. Yale. Pub. at $25.00
$5.95
4591526 BETWEEN GODS. By Alison Pick. 382 pages. Doubleday.
Import. Pub. at $27.95
$4.95
4542134 MY SPIRIT TOOK YOU IN: The Romance That
Sparked an Epidemic of Fear. By Louise Troh with C. Wicker. Color
photos. 264 pages. Weinstein. Pub. at $26.00
$4.95
3615685 THE TICKING IS THE BOMB. By Nick Flynn. 283 pages.
Norton. Pub. at $24.95
$2.95
4639537 A LUCKY LIFE INTERRUPTED. By Tom Brokaw. LARGE
PRINT EDITION. 257 pages. Random. Paperbound. Pub. at $27.00 $5.95
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4584139 AMERICAN WARLORD: A True
Story. By Johnny Dwyer. The American son of
the infamous African dictator Charles Taylor,
Chucky followed his father to Liberia, where he
ended up leading a murderous militia. Now in
the a federal penitentiary, Chucky is the only
American ever convicted of torture abroad. His
shockin g st ory u nfolds h ere. Phot os.
344 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $27.95
$3.95
4580419 WASHINGTON’S REVOLUTION:
The Making of America’s First Leader. By
Robert Middlekauff. Presents a vivid,
insightful, essential new account of the
formative years that shaped a callow George
Washington into an extraordinary leader.
Focusing on his early years, Middlekauff
penetrates Washington’s mystique to reveal
his all too human fears, values, and passions.
Illus. 358 pages. Knopf. Pub. at $30.00
$5.95
4568818 MARK TWAIN’S AMERICA: A
Celebration in Words and Images. By
Harry L. Katz et al. Focusing on the years 1850
to 1910, this lavishly illustrated volume pays
tribute to Mark Twain’s life and work with rare
images, photographs, popular prints; a lively
narrative history; and numerous excerpts from
Twain’s own writing. 236 pages. Little, Brown.
8x10. Pub. at $40.00
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5699908 SO, ANYWAY... By John Cleese.
Takes readers on a grand tour of Cleese’s
ascent in the entertainment world, from his
humble beginnings in a sleepy English town
and his early comedic days at Cambridge
University (with future Monty Python partner
Graham Chapman) to the founding of the
landmark comedy troupe. Photos. 392 pages.
Crown. Pub. at $28.00
$7.95
457933X GRAY WORK: Confessions of an
American Paramilitary Spy. By Jamie Smith. A
Blackwater Security founder and paramilitary
contractor with more than two decades of
experience—and hundreds of planned and
executed missions—gives you a firsthand look into
the secret lives of America’s private warriors and
their covert work around the world. 16 pages of
photos. 385 pages. Morrow. Pub. at $27.99 $4.95
3610144 THE IRON LADY: Margaret
Thatcher, from Grocer’s Daughter to Prime
Minister. By John Campbell. From her humble,
small-town upbringing to her rise to power as
Great Britain’s first female prime minister, to her
dramatic fall from grace after more than three
decades of service, this biography delves into
the story of this fascinating woman’s life as never
before. 564 pages. Penguin.
$4.95
5929288 BRANDO’S SMILE: His Life,
Thought, and Work. By Susan L. Mizruchi.
Explores the Brando that others have missed: the
man who collected 4,000 books; the man who
rewrote scripts; the man who consciously used
his body and employed the objects around him to
create believable characters; the man who loved
Emily Dickinson’s poetry. Photos. 469 pages.
Norton. Paperbound. Pub. at $16.95
$4.95
5884241 THE KINGS & QUEENS OF
SCOTLAND. By Timothy Venning. The history of the
Scottish monarchy can be presented as a long tale of
triumph over adversity, characterized by the personal
achievements of its truly remarkable rulers who
transformed their fragile kingdom into the master of
northern Britain. Here, Venning charts this process.
16 pages of photos, some color. 288 pages.
Amberley. Paperbound Import. Pub. at $24.95 $7.95
5827019 PYTHAGORAS: His Lives and the
Legacy of a Rational Universe. By Kitty Ferguson.
Brilliantly evokes Pythagoras’ ancient world, piecing
together his mysterious story from the scraps of
evidence that survive, and traces the incredible
influence his thinking has had on extraordinary
people—from Plato to Bertrand Russell—throughout
the history of Western thought and science.
366 pages. Icon Books. Paperbound Import. $6.95
5873576 SANTA CLAUS IS FOR REAL. By
Charles Edward Hall with B. Witter. A genuine,
behind-the-scenes look at the joy and pageantry
of the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music
Hall. The author, who has played Santa for
twenty-eight years in the Spectacular, also talks
about the meaning of the holidays, friendship,
giving, and especially the magic of believing.
194 pages. Gallery. Pub. at $14.99
$4.95
3605957 GRACE. By Thilo Wydra. Kelly
appeared in classic films including Rear Window
and To Catch a Thief, yet her private life remained
in the shadows. This biography draws from
previously unreleased photographs and
documents from the Grimaldi family archive,
letters between Kelly and Hitchcock, and
interviews with her companions and relatives,
including Prince Albert II of Monaco. 378 pages.
Skyhorse. Pub. at $24.95
$5.95
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