B&W PUBLISHING (dist. by Interlink)

Dead Weird (May, $15) by Jim Hewitson examines how we have dealt with death through time, including traditions, premature burials and raising the dead.

BALLANTINE

The Passionate Olive: 101 Things to Do with Olive Oil (Apr., $17.95) by Carol Firenze. In addition to its cooking use, olive oil functions as a beauty aid, a cleaning and polishing agent, and a balm for cuts, blisters and sunburn.

BLACK DOG & LEVENTHAL

Bloom's Bouquet of Imaginary Words: Change One Letter and Grow a Whole New Word! (Mar., $12.95) by Jeffrey and Carole Bloom shows how to create new words with fun new meanings, i.e., destination to dustination: a place where dust goes.

FREE PRESS

Expletive Deleted: A $@! Guide to Smart Swearing (July, $18) by Ruth Wajnryb. A linguist offers a provocative glimpse into our fascination with curse words. Ad/promo. Author publicity.

GOTHAM BOOKS

Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme (July, $20) by Chris Roberts reveals the seamy and quirky stories behind our favorite nursery rhymes. Author tour.

HARPERRESOURCE

The World's Worsts: A Compendium of the Most Ridiculous Feats, Facts, & Fools of All Time (May, $14.95) by Les Krantz identifies everything from the worst generals to the shortest Hollywood marriages.

INFORMATION TODAY INC.

Theories of Information Behavior (May, $49.50) by Sanda Erdelez, Karen Fisher and Lynne (E.F.) McKechnie evaluates how people need, seek, manage, give and use information in different contexts.

MERCURY BOOKS

Historical Atlas of the Islamic World (Mar., $25) by David Nicolle examines the religion's long and dynamic history.

W.W. NORTON

Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior (Apr., $35) by Judith Martin. This updated guide to etiquette explains how to navigate in the new millennium. 11-city author tour. Radio satellite tour.

PANTHEON

Armed Gunmen, True Facts, and Other Ridiculous Nonsense: A Compiled Compendium of Repetitive Redundancies (Aug., $15.95) by Richard Kallan offers a humorous and irreverent look at our tautological use of the English language. Advertising.

ROBSON BOOKS (dist. by Trafalgar Square)

The Companion Series: The Cook's Companion (Mar.) and

The Moviegoer's Companion (Apr., both $15) are filled with quirky facts and useful trivia.

RUTLEDGE HILL PRESS

Casual Lex (May, $14.99) by Webb Garrison is a lexicon of word meanings and origins.

SAGE REFERENCE

Encyclopedia of African American Society (Mar., $250), edited by Gerald D. Jaynes. This two-volume reference looks at the tenets and foundations of African-American culture.

SOURCEBOOKS

Between You and I: A Little Book of Bad English (Mar., $11.95) by James Cochrane is filled with incorrect grammar and usage that often pervades news broadcasts, newspaper articles and political speeches. 25,000 first printing.

SOURCEBOOKS CASABLANCA

The Bridesmaid Handbook (Mar., $10.95) by Sharon Naylor explains how to be a great bridesmaid by anticipating the bride's wishes and needs. Author publicity.

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