AKASHIC BOOKS
Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist (Mar., $21.95) by Mike Farrell surveys the actor/producer's life, including his run on M*A*S*H and his efforts to stop capital punishment.
ALGONQUIN BOOKS
Fowl Weather: How Thirty-Nine Animals and One Sock Monkey Took Over My Life (Mar., $23.95) by Bob Tarte tells of living among an eclectic menagerie.
AMACOM
The Grand Illusion: Love, Lies, and My Life with Styx (May, $24.95) by Chuck Panozzo and Michele Skettino reflects on the life of the band's bassist and founding member, including his coming to terms with HIV.
ANDREWS MCMEEL
Fat, Forty, and Fired: One Man's Frank, Funny, and Inspiring Account of Losing His Job and Finding His Life (May, $18.95) by Nigel Marsh details an alcoholic CEO's hectic year off from work.
ARCADE
Kinfolks: Falling off the Family Tree (Apr., $25) by Lisa Alther focuses on the author's search for the near-mythical Melungeon people of her childhood.
BASIC BOOKS
A Lion in the White House: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt (May, $26) by Aida Donald traces the life of the man who reshaped the presidency and forged modern America.
BEACON PRESS
Without a Map: A Memoir (Apr., $24.95) by Meredith Hall tells of her 1965 exile from her New Hampshire community, her Middle East travels and the reunion with her estranged son.
BLOOMSBURY
Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness and the Making of a Great Chef (May, $24.95) by Marco Pierre White. The controversial British chef, the youngest ever to win three Michelin stars, charts his life and career. 40,000 first printing.
How to Hepburn: Lessons on Life from Kate the Great (May, $19.95) by Karen Karbo offers Hepburn-style commentary on making the most out of life. 50,000 first printing.
BROADWAY BOOKS
My First Five Husbands... and the Ones Who Got Away (May, $24.95) by Rue McClanahan follows this Golden Girl's journey from smalltown Oklahoma to Hollywood fame.
CARROLL GRAF
The Power and the Glory: The Inside Story of Pope John Paul II and the Failure of the Vatican (Apr., $26.95) by David Yallop traces the history of John Paul II's papacy.
CHICAGO REVIEW PRESS (dist. by IPG)
Let's Spend the Night Together: Backstage Secrets of Rock Muses and Supergroupies (July, $24.95) by Pamela Des Barres dishes the dirt on 24 rock stars as recollected by legendary groupies.
CHRONICLE
A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France (Apr., $24.95) by Georgeanne Brennan narrates the author's move to France with her family and their purchase of a small farmhouse.
CITADEL
Prisoners of the Storm: 8 Doctors, 30 Nurses, 7,000 Prisoners, and a Category 5 Storm (Aug., $24.95) by Richard Demaree Inglese, M.D., and Diana G. Gallagher captures the struggle to provide medical care for the New Orleans City Jail inmates during Hurricane Katrina.
COLLINS BUSINESS
Threshold Resistance: The Extraordinary Career of a Luxury Retailing Pioneer (Apr., $24.95) by A. Alfred Taubman discusses his career from store designer to a pioneer of luxury malls, as well as his conviction in the Sotheby's price-fixing case.
King of the Club: Richard Grasso and the Survival of the New York Stock Exchange (Aug., $27.95) by Charles Gasparino examines the rise, fall and possible rise again of NYSE chairman Grasso.
COLUMBIA UNIV. PRESS
Nancy Cunard: Heiress, Muse, Political Idealist (Apr., $32.50) by Lois Gordon recounts the life of the heiress (1896—1965) who forsook wealth and privilege to become a freedom fighter.
CONTINUUM
Truman Capote, Enfant Terrible (May, $21.95) by Robert Emmet Long discourses on the author's early years and works.
COUNTERPOINT
Dark at the Roots: A Memoir (Apr., $25) by Sarah Thyre spins a comical tale of a girl named Sarah Thyre who was often too precocious for her own good. Ad/promo.Author tour.
CROSSWAY
The Faith of Condoleezza Rice (Mar., $19.99) by Leslie Montgomery explores the secretary of state's growth into spiritual maturity.
CROWN
Heart Full of Soul: An Inspirational Memoir About Finding Your Voice and Finding Your Way (Apr., $24.95) by Taylor Hicks. The American Idol winner offers lessons for surviving life's challenges. 400,000 first printing.
The People's Princess: Cherished Memories of Diana, Princess of Wales (July, $19.95) by Larry King collects personal stories about Lady Di. 100,000 first printing.
CROWN FORUM
The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in Washington (June, $29.95) by Robert D. Novak surveys the controversial political reporter's career. 100,000 first printing.
DA CAPO PRESS
Freud's Wizard: The Enigma of Ernest Jones (Mar., $26) by Brenda Maddox examines the life of the man who saved Freud. A Merloyd Lawrence Book.
Millions of Women Are Waiting to Meet You: A Story of Life, Love, and Internet Dating (Apr., $24) by Sean Thomas uncovers the truth about men's thoughts on love and sex.
DIAL
Necessary Sins (Apr., $24) by Lynn Darling recounts the author's life-altering relationship with Washington Post editor Lee Lescaze. 35,000 first printing.
DOUBLEDAY
The Diana Chronicles (June, $26.95) by Tina Brown adds another layer of insight to Princess Diana's life 10 years after her death. 200,000 first printing.
DUFOUR EDITIONS
Wild and Fearless: The Life of Margaret Fontaine (Mar., $45.95) by Natascha Scott-Stokes profiles the Victorian vicar's daughter who became one of the most eminent entomologists of her time.
ECCO
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (May, $26.95) by Crystal Zevon studies the life of noted singer-songwriter Warren Zevon. 40,000 first printing.
The Snoring Bird (June, $22.95) by Bernd Heinrich describes the forces that led him to become a renowned biologist and nature writer. 40,000 first printing.
EDINBOROUGH PRESS (dist. by IPG)
Grace Flandrau, Voice Interrupted (Apr., $34.95) by Georgia Ray chronicles the life of this Minnesota writer, author of six books and a contemporary of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Maxwell Perkins.
FABER FABER
Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer—The Authorized Biography (May, $27) by Chris Salewicz examines the life of the Clash's front man and the punk rock movement he defined.
FARRAR, STRAUS GIROUX
Once upon a Country: A Palestinian Life (Apr., $26) by Sari Nusseibeh with Anthony David recalls a life story that parallels the recent history of Palestine.
GILES (dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)
A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls (Mar., $49.95), edited by Margaret K. Hofer, celebrates the women who made Tiffany lamps, windows and mosaics.
GLITTERATI
Heads or Tails: A Life of Random Luck and Risky Choices (Apr., $25) by Arthur T. Hadley highlights his career as a U.S. Army veteran, author, editor and political campaigner.
GLOBE PEQUOT
A Day in Tuscany: More Confessions of a Chianti Tour Guide (June, $18.95) by Dario Castagno with Robert Rodi. This follow-up to Too Much Tuscan Sun offers a humorous take on Tuscan people and culture.
HARCOURT
Peeling the Onion (July, $26) by Günter Grass, trans. by Michael Henry Heim, traces his childhood in wartime Danzig through the horrors of war and the publication of The Tin Drum. 75,000 first printing.
HARMONY
This Time, This Place: My Life in War, the White House, and Hollywood (June, $25.95) by Jack Valenti takes us through his life as one of LBJ's closest friends and his celebrated stint as a Hollywood mogul. 100,000 first printing.
Visiting Life: Women Doing Time on the Outside (June, $24) by Bridget Kinsella illuminates the obstacles and hopes of women who have relationships with men in prison.
HARPERCOLLINS
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (May, $26.95) by Barbara Kingsolver and Camille Kingsolver describes the family's move to Appalachia and their adaptation to the local food chain. 175,000 first printing.
Nixon and Kissinger (June, $37.50) by Robert Dallek tells of two unlikely leaders who came together to dominate domestic and world affairs. 200,000 first printing.
HARPER ENTERTAINMENT
Clublife (Mar., $24.95) by Rob the Bouncer explores the sex-, drug- and violence-riddled world of New York's club scene. 35,000 first printing.
Mindfreak (May, $24.95) by Criss Angel offers a behind-the-scenes look at the magician's A&E show, along with tips to 25 illusions. 50,000 first printing.
HARPER SAN FRANCISCO
Joan: The Mysterious Life of the Heretic Who Became a Saint (Mar., $24.95) by Donald Spoto. Newly discovered documents present a portrait of the peasant girl who fought for her country.
HARVARD UNIV. PRESS
Prophet of Innovation (Apr., $35) by Thomas K. McCraw is an account of business tycoon Joseph Schumpeter, whose ventures failed but who nonetheless believed in capitalism and progress.
HAUS PUBLISHING (dist. by IPM)
Scott and Amundsen: Duel in the Ice (Mar., $24.95) by Rainier K. Langner discusses two disparate explorers with the same obsession: the South Pole.
Shostakovich: His Life and Music (Mar., $24.95) by Brian Morton portrays the famed Russian composer who worked amid the rigid Soviet system.
HYPERION
Boots on the Ground by Dusk: The Remarkable Life and Death of Pat Tillman (May, $24.95) by Mary Tillman and Narda Zacchino reflects on the life of the soldier who was killed in Afghanistan at the hands of his fellow soldiers. 250,000 first printing.
KODANSHA INTL
Yazuka Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter (July, $22.95) by Shoko Tendo recounts her childhood as a teenage criminal and member of a Japanese gangster family.
KUNATI (dist. by IPG)
Mothering Mother: A Daughter's Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir (Mar., $19.95) by Carol D. O'Dell describes a daughter's struggle to care for her mother stricken with Alzheimer's. 55,000 first printing. $125,000 ad/promo.
LITTLE, BROWN
Here If You Need Me: A True Story (Aug., $23.99) by Kate Braestrup. The author, a minister on search and rescue missions in Maine, provides solace to bereaved families and the wardens she accompanies. Ad/promo.
LOUISIANA STATE UNIV. PRESS
Down in Orburndale: A Songwriter's Youth in Old Florida (Mar., $25) by Bobby Braddock. The Nashville songwriter talks about his growing up.
LYONS PRESS
Strange Tribe: A Family Memoir (May, $24.95) by John Hemingway. Ernest Hemingway's grandson zeroes in on the dynamics between his grandfather and Gregory, Ernest's youngest son. 50,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo.
MBI
The Longest Ride: My Ten-Year, 500,000 Mile Motorcycle Journey (Mar., $34.95) by Emilio Scotto celebrates his world-record motorcycle jaunt around the globe.
MCCLELLAND STEWART
The Making of a Nurse (Mar., $26.95) by Tilda Shalof shares the author's stories from her career as an ICU nurse.
MIRAMAX
My Father's Secret War (Mar., $24.95) by Lucinda Franks discusses her relationship with her distant father, who she discovered was a WWII spy. 75,000 first printing. Author tour.
NELSON BOOKS
Unbroken (Apr., $22.99) by Tracy Elliott recalls her violent childhood, life as a stripper and the symbolism of an old china cabinet as redemption from the past.
NEW HARBINGER
The Good Eater: The True Story of One Man's Struggle with Binge Eating Disorder (Mar., $24.95) by Ron Saxen details his years of uncontrollable eating. Author tour.
NORTHWESTERN UNIV. PRESS
Postal Indiscretions: The Correspondence of Tadeusz Borowski (June, $30) by Tadeusz Borowski, trans. by Alicia Nitecki, offers a window on the Holocaust and postwar Communist Europe.
W.W. NORTON
The Last Mrs. Astor (May, $24.95) by Frances Kiernan looks at the life and times of noted New York socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor.
ONE WORLD BOOKS
Have You Met Miss Jones?: The Life and Loves of Radio's Most Controversial Diva (June, $21.95) by Tarsha Nicole Jones reveals details of the Hot 97-FM host's romances, collaborations and feuds.
OTHER PRESS
Reasonable People: A Memoir of Autism and Adoption (May, $25.95) by Ralph James Savarese celebrates DJ, a boy labeled profoundly retarded who is now earning top grades at a regular school.
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
MacArthur: A Biography (July, $21.95) by Richard B. Frank, foreword by Gen. Wesley K. Clark, is the fifth installment in Clark's Great Generals series. 75,000 first printing.
PANTHEON
Nureyev (June, $35) by Julie Kavanagh checks out the iconic ballet dancer whose sexual life was just as whirlwind as his career.
Kansas City Lightning (Aug., $26.95) by Stanley Crouch charts the rise and fall of jazz genius Charlie "Bird" Parker Jr.
PENGUIN PRESS
The Man for Dark Times: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World (Aug., $27.95) by Samantha Power considers the work of the influential U.N. staffer who died in Iraq and his struggle for peace. 5-city author tour.
PENN STATE UNIV. PRESS
Memoirs of Nikita Khrushchev (Mar., $65) by Sergei N. Khrushchev. This last of three volumes is devoted to international affairs.
POCKET BOOKS
Raising Kanye (May, $24.95) by Donda West talks about her life as superstar rapper Kanye West's mom and the challenges she faced as a single parent.
POTOMAC
Enter the Past Tense: My Life as a CIA Assassin (June, $24.95) by Roland W. Haas. The trained CIA specialist offers information on intelligence work during the Cold War.
POWERHOUSE BOOKS
Walker's Way: My Years with Walker Evans (Mar., $24.95) by Isabelle Storey chronicles the author's eventful marriage to the prominent photographer and how it eventually failed.
PROBITAS PRESS (dist. by IPG)
Television Tightrope: How I Escaped Hitler, Survived CBS and Fathered Viacom (Apr., $27.95) by Ralph Baruch with Lee Roderick recounts the TV maverick's life. $40,000 ad/promo. Author tour.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The Wrong Stuff: The Extraordinary Saga of Randy Cunningham, the Most Corrupt Congressman Ever Caught (June, $25.95) by Marcus Stern et al. looks at the man behind the biggest bribery scandal in U.S. history.
RANDOM HOUSE
Crashing Through: A Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See (Apr., $25.95) by Robert Kurson highlights the scientific breakthrough that allowed a blind businessman, husband and father to finally see.
FDR (May, $35) by Jean Edward Smith recounts the life of the world leader who framed his own agenda, devised his own strategy and wrote most of his own speeches.
REGAN BOOKS
Oh, the Hell of It All (Apr., $25.95) by Pat Montandon is a memoir by the well-known San Francisco socialite, peace activist and mother (made famous in Sean Wilsey's Oh, the Glory of It All).
RIVERHEAD
Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence (Apr., $24.95) by Rebecca Walker. The author of Black, White, and Jewish considers her decision to conceive a child.
RIZZOLI
Slim: A Fantasy Memoir (Apr., $29.95) by Cynthia Rowley collects inspirational vignettes written and illustrated by the fashion luminary.
RODALE
Father of the Year (May, $24.95) by Trey Ellis takes a comical look at dating as a newly single father.
RUNNING PRESS
Tabloid Prodigy (May, $24.95) by Marlise Kast reveals secrets spilled to snag the "Big Story." 50,000 first printing.
SCHOCKEN
Marc Chagall (Mar., $19.95) by Jonathan Wilson sheds new light on the mysterious and misunderstood Jewish artist. Author tour.
SIMON SCHUSTER
Einstein: His Life and Universe (Apr., $30) by Walter Isaacson narrates the life of the scientific genius and explains the inner workings of his mind. 500,000 first printing.
Paula Deen: An Intimate Memoir (Apr., $25) by Paula Deen. The personable Food Network star and Savannah, Ga., restaurateur presents a recipe-filled life story. 300,000 first printing.
SIMON SPOTLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
Driving with Dead People (Mar., $23) by Monica Holloway is a family saga laced with eccentricities and dysfunction.
STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK PRESS
Emerson and Eros: The Making of a Cultural Hero (Apr., $35) by Len Gougeon traces the spiritual, psychological and intellectual evolution of one of America's most important cultural figures.
ST. MARTINS
Mississippi Sissy (Mar., $24.95) by Kevin Sessums. The author shares stories from his life growing up in the '60s as a weird little boy from the American South. Ad/promo.Author tour.
ST. MARTINS/THOMAS DUNNE
Making Waves (May, $24.95) by David Hasselhoff considers the varied career of the performer cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the "Most Watched TV Star in the World." 150,000 first printing.
SUNSTONE
An Accidental Novelist (July; $28.95, paper $22.95) by Richard S. Wheeler is a memoir by the prolific author of 60 novels of the American West.
SYRACUSE UNIV. PRESS
Does the Land Remember Me?: A Memoir of Palestine (Apr., $24.95) by Aziz Shihab chronicles the author's return to a homeland he no longer recognizes.
Something of My Own: Gertrude Berg and American Broadcasting, 1929—1956 (May, $24.95) by Glenn D. Smith Jr. examines the legacy of the broadcasting pioneer and her beloved radio alter ego, Molly Goldberg.
TARCHER
The Eagle and the Rose Take Flight: The Return of Grey Eagle (Apr., $24.95) by Rosemary Altea shares stories of her encounters with the spirit world and her spirit guide, Grey Eagle.
TEMPLE UNIV. PRESS
Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith (Mar., $27.50) by Olympic medalist Smith with David Steele tells the athlete's story before and after he raised a black-gloved fist in the 1968 Olympics.
TEXAS AM UNIV. PRESS
John B. Armstrong, Texas Ranger and Pioneer Horseman (Mar., $20) by Chuck Parsons sheds light on the details of this Ranger's life.
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIV. PRESS
Alexander Campbell: Adventurer in Freedom, A Literary Biography, Volume II (May, $25) by Eva Jean Wrather, edited by D. Duane Cummins, follows the founder of the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, and his role at the Virginia Constitutional Convention.
THUNDERS MOUTH PRESS
Dr. Dre: The Biography (Mar., $24.95) by Ronin Ro shares never-before-told stories in this biography of the rap star.
Billy Joel: The Biography (June, $25.95) by Mark Bego treats the life and career of the iconic "Piano Man."
TRIUMPH BOOKS
Pouring Six Beers at a Time: And Other Stories from a Lifetime in Baseball (Mar., $24.95) by Bill Giles. The owner of the Philadelphia Phillies tells how his life has revolved around ballparks.
Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business—The Truth About the King from His Bodyguard Confidant (May, $25.95) by Sonny West with Marshall Terrill presents a no-holds-barred view through the lens of a charter member of the Memphis Mafia.
UNIV. OF GEORGIA PRESS
Southern Comforts: Rooted in a Florida Place (Aug., $29.95) by Sudye Cauthen depicts the tensions between Florida's community and environment through oral history and cultural geography.
UNIV. OF IOWA PRESS
Dream Not of Other Worlds: Teaching in a Segregated Elementary School, 1970 (Apr., $24.95) by Huston Diehl charts the author's year teaching fourth grade in a segregated Virginia elementary school.
UNIV. OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS
W.E.B. Du Bois, American Prophet (May, $39.95) by Edward J. Blum focuses on the leader's spiritual life.
UNIV. OF TENNESSEE PRESS
Thomas Wolfe: Where Do the Atrocities Begin? (Apr., $38) by Joanne Marshall Mauldin recounts the last two years in the life of the brilliant but troubled writer.
UNIV. PRESS OF COLORADO
Thomas F. Walsh: Progressive Businessman and Colorado Mining Tycoon (July, $34.95) by John Stewart examines the life of an Irish immigrant turned mining magnate.
VERSO
Writing in an Age of Silence (May, $22.95) by Sara Paretsky discusses the political and literary traditions that have shaped her writing career.
VIKING
The Mistress's Daughter (Apr., $24.95) by A.M. Homes. The author learns the meaning of adoption by delving into the past of her biological and adoptive parents. 8-city author tour.
VIRGIN BOOKS
Chevy Chase: The Authorized Biography (May, $24.95) by Rena Fruchter offers an in-depth look at the actor, comedian and writer.
The Lost Beach Boy: The True Story of the Unknown Founding Member of the Beach Boys (June, $24.95) by Jon Stebbins with David Marks. A musician who was in at the beginning reveals the story behind the band's creation. Author tour.
WILEY
Let's Face It: 90 Years of Living, Loving, and Learning (Mar., $22.95) by Kirk Douglas shares a revealing memoir as he approaches his 90th birthday.
Things I've Said, but Probably Shouldn't Have: An Unrepentant Memoir (May, $24.95) by Bruce Dern with Christopher Fryer and Robert Kern delivers the story of the Hollywood actor's life on and off the set.
