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ART & ARCHITECTURE
ACR EDITIONS
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Women as Portrayed in Orientalist Painting (Apr., $29.95) by Lynne Thornton studies the work of some 150 artists who depicted the lives of these women.
ACTAR D
The Function of Structure (Apr., $39.95) by Farshid Moussavi and the Harvard Graduate School of Design provides an illustrated manual of the structural systems of buildings, from Islamic architecture up to today.
UMBERTO ALLEMANDI
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How to Look at Contemporary Art (Mar., $45) by Giorgio Guglielmino examines 66 significant works.
JOHN BLAKE
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Take Art (Apr., $17.95) by Christian Furr reveals the techniques artists use to make their pictures work.
CENTURY
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Outsiders: Art by People (Apr., $26.95) by Steve Lazarides. Banksy’s manager gathers works by boundary-pushing artists.
COLLINS DESIGN
Sci-Fi Art: A Graphic History (Mar., $24.99) by Steve Holland and Alex Summersby profiles anime and manga artists.
CORNELL UNIV. PRESS
Agitate! Educate! Organize! American Labor Posters (May, $24.95) by Lincoln Cushing and Timothy W. Dresher explores the tradition of these posters using 250 reproductions.
5 CONTINENTS EDITIONS
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Futurism (May, $60), edited by Didier Ottinger, reassesses the futurist movement in commemoration of the centennial of the Manifesto of Futurism.
GETTY PUBLICATIONS
Death and Resurrection in Art (Mar., $24.95) by Enrico de Pascale studies pieces ranging from Egyptian tomb paintings to modern works.
GRAFFITO/KORERO BOOKS
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How I Made Up Today: Up-Close Inspiration and Tips from the Online Fashion Community (May, $24.95) by editors at Korero Books looks at the use of cosmetics around the world.
HOMA & SEKEY BOOKS
The Art of Dunhuang Grottoes (Mar., $29.95) by Fan Jinshi offers an overview and an analysis.
JOHAN & LEVI
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Keith Haring in Milan (Mar., $85) by Alessandra Galasso documents Haring’s 1984 solo exhibition.
MANDRAGORA
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Leonardo Da Vinci: Life Through Paintings (Mar., $18.99) by Massimiliano Capati chronicles the artist’s life and analyzes his work.
MFA PUBLICATIONS
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MFA Handbook: A Guide to the Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (May, $24.95) by Jillian Shallcross discusses 500 art treasures.
MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM
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Act/React: Interactive Installation Art (Mar., $34) by George Fifield catalogues an exhibition in which motion-driven installations yield talking tables and virtual snowstorms.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
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In and Out of Amsterdam (July, $55) by Christophe Cherix presents some 120 works by an international group of artists working during the 1960s and ’70s.
NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND
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Turner and Italy (Apr., $25) by James Hamilton explores J.M.W. Turner’s fascination with the country.
W.W. NORTON
Public Art New York (Mar., $29.95) by Jean Parker Phifer tours the city’s five boroughs. A Norton Book for Architects and Designers.
PHAIDON PRESS
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10,000 Years of Art (Apr., $11.95) by the editors of Phaidon Press provides a companion volume to 30,000 Years of Art.
PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
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The Wayfinding Handbook: Information Design for Public Places (Mar., $24.95) by David Gibson illustrates the use of color, type and mapmaking.
Typeface: Classic Typography for Contemporary Design (July, $40) by Tamye Riggs features 60 classic examples.
QUIRK BOOKS
Gig Posters, Volume 1: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century (June, $40) by Clay Hayes highlights some 700 posters from GigPosters.com.
RIZZOLI
Tracey Emin: A Thousand Drawings (May, $75 slipcased) by Tracey Emin gathers self-portraits and informal studies.
ROCKPORT
Graphics Explained: 7 Top Designers, 7 Briefs, 49 Solutions... in Their Own Words (May, $40) by Michael Evamy examines projects that started with similar premises but led to different solutions.
ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS
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Royal Academy Illustrated 2009 (June, $35) by Frank Whitford presents highlights of the 2009 summer exhibition at London’s Royal Academy of Art.
SCALA
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The Art Institute of Chicago, from 1879 to the Modern Wing: Art Spaces (May, $7.95) by Erin Hogan celebrates the opening of the new extension designed by Renzo Piano.
TASCHEN
Architecture Now 6 (May, $39.99), edited by Philip Jodidio, considers current fads.
TATE PUBLISHING
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The Tate Guide to Modern Art Terms (Mar., $16.95) by Simon Wilson and Jessica Lack covers terms ranging from Abstract Impressionism to Young British Artists.
UNIV. OF MINNESOTA PRESS
194X: Architecture, Planning, and Consumer Culture on the American Home Front (Mar., $24.95) by Andrew M. Shanken looks at American architecture during WWII.
UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS
The Land Has Memory: Indigenous Knowledge, Native Landscapes, and the National Museum of the American Indian (Mar.; $24.95, cloth $45), edited by Duane Blue Spruce and Tanya Thrasher, offers images of the museum’s re-creations of what the natives’ environment looked like
UNIV. OF WASHINGTON PRESS
Body and Spirit: Tibetan Medical Paintings (Apr., $45), edited by Laila Williamson and Serinity Young, illustrates how Tibetan medical knowledge draws on traditions from India to China.
WATSON-GUPTILL
Colored Pencil Painting Bible: Techniques for Achieving Luminous Color and Ultra-Realistic Effects (Mar., $25.95) by Alyona Nickelsen.
WILEY/FOR DUMMIES
Acrylic Painting for Dummies (June, $24.99) by Colette Pitcher. Four-color instruction for working in this medium.
Drawing Cartoons & Comics for Dummies (Aug., $19.99) by Brian Farrington. How to master the basic building blocks and how to market them.
BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
BARBOUR PUBLISHING
Inspiring Men of the Faith (May, $9.97) by Sam Wellman et al. spotlights Martin Luther, David Livingstone, Dwight L. Moody and C.S. Lewis.
BERKLEY
Miracle Run (Mar., $15) by Corrine Morgan-Thomas with Gary Brozek encourages parents of autistic children.
Hungry: A Mother and Daughter Fight Anorexia (Aug., $15) by Shelia and Lisa Himmel provides alternating mother/daughter perspectives.
BORDERLAND BOOKS
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Facing Fear: Cancer and Politics, Courage and Hope (Mar., $19.95) by Judith Strasser probes the nature of fear and anxiety.
BROADWAY BOOKS
Rattled! (Apr., $14.95) by Christine Coppa recalls how the author transformed her life when she found herself unexpectedly pregnant by her boyfriend of three months.
CARLTON BOOKS
Daniel Craig: The Illustrated Biography (Apr., $19.95) by Tina Ogle spotlights the actor best known as the latest James Bond.
CHECKMARK BOOKS
Babe Ruth (Apr., $11.95) by Tracy Brown Collins traces the life of the Great Bambino.
CITADEL
Plenty Enough Suck to Go Around (May, $14.95) by Cheryl Wagner recounts the author’s quest to rebuild a life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
CLEIS PRESS
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Deflowered (Apr., $16.95) by Jon Ginoli traces the author’s journey to become a founding member of Pansy Division, the first popular gay punk rock band.
DA CAPO PRESS
Growing Up Dead: The Hallucinated Confessions of a Teenage Deadhead (Apr., $14.95) by Peter Conners revisits the author’s past from suburban kid to “Deadhead” to dad.
ANDRE DEUTSCH
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The Jamie Oliver Effect: The Man, the Food, the Revolution (May, $18.95) by Gilly Smith surveys the work of TV’s Naked Chef.
DISSIDENT BOOKS
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Don’t Call Me a Crook! A Scotsman’s Tale of World Travel, Whisky and Crime (Mar., $14.95) by Bob Moore illuminates the author’s triumphs over morals and the law.
DUFOUR EDITIONS
A Restless Life (Apr., $32.95) by Leland Bardwell. The Irish literary figure chronicles his life.
WM. B. EERDMANS
Out of My Bone: The Letters and Autobiography of Joy Davidman (Mar., $28), edited by Don W. King, includes the letters of C.S. Lewis’s wife along with her autobiographical essay.
FIREFLY
My Ambulance Education: Life and Death on the Streets of the City (Mar., $19.95) by Joseph F. Clark compiles poignant stories of swift, vital care to victims.
GRAYWOLF PRESS
The Winter Sun: Notes on a Vocation (Mar., $15) by Fanny Howe reflects on the author’s literary childhood and her vocation.
Fugitive Visions: An Adoptee’s Return to Korea (July, $16) by Jane Jeong Trenka reconciles a new life in Seoul with an American upbringing.
HESPERUS PRESS
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E.M Forster (June) by Richard Canning and Leo Tolstoy (July, $15.95 each) by Tony Briggs offer the lives of these literary giants.
IBIS PRESS
The Future That Brought Her Here: Memoir of a Call to Awaken (Apr., $16.95) by Deborah DeNicola recounts the author’s search for spirituality while battling an inner war between cynicism and faith.
INTERLINK BOOKS
Che Guevara: A Life (Apr., $16) by Nick Caistor explores the life and ideas of the iconic revolutionary.
LYONS PRESS
Favorite Wife: Escape from Polygamy (Mar., $16.95) by Susan Ray Schmidt describes life inside one of North America’s most infamous polygamous cults.
MIRA BOOKS
Because I Love Her (Apr., $13.95), edited by Andrea N. Richesin, gathers essays from leading female writers on advice they would give their daughters.
NAL
Rage Against the Meshugenah: Why It Takes Balls to Go Nuts (Aug., $15) by Danny Evans describes the author’s struggle to overcome depression.
NATION BOOKS
A World I Loved: The Story of an Arab Woman (May, $14.95) by Wadad Makdisi Cortas considers Lebanon’s alteration by tragic political events.
ORCHID PRESS
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Fragments from the Past (Mar., $12.95) by Randolph O’Hara recalls a Burmese childhood of both hardship and simple pleasures.
OTHER PRESS
High: Confessions of an International Drug Smuggler (May, $14.95) by Brian O’Dea studies an ordinary man who became one of the world’s most efficient marijuana traffickers.
PUSHKIN PRESS
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The Allure of Chanel (Apr., $19.95) by Paul Morand recaptures a WWII-era conversation between the author and the fashion icon.
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD/UNIV. PRESS OF AMERICA
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Tex McCrary: Wars-Women-Politics, An Adventurous Life Across the American Century (Apr., $29.95) by Charles J. Kelly chronicles the life of the cohost of the ’40s talk show Hi Jinx.
SKINNER HOUSE
In Between: Memoir of an Integration Baby (Mar., $18) by Mark Morrison-Reed celebrates interracial relationships and those still struggling to raise multiracial children.
SOFT SKULL PRESS
Impossible Man (Mar., $14.95) by Michael Muhammad Knight delves into the author’s chaotic adolescence and his decision to convert to Islam.
STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK PRESS
Going Blind (July, $19.95) by Mara Faulkner is a memoir and meditation on blindness.
SUTTON
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King Zog: Self-Made Monarch of Albania (Sept., $34.95) by Jason Tomes portrays the European monarch who created his own kingdom entirely without royal connections.
THREE RIVERS PRESS
People Are Unappealing: Even Me (Mar., $13.95) by Sara Barron. The Jewish comedian shares anecdotes from her life. 30,000 first printing.
Cat Power: A Good Woman (Apr., $13.95) by Elizabeth Goodman discusses how the indie rock goddess found redemption from her personal struggles through music. 20,000 first printing.
UNIV. OF ARIZONA PRESS
Angeleno Days: An Arab-American Writer on Family, Place, and Politics (Mar., $17.95) by Gregory Orfalea ruminates on the political and social concerns affecting Arab-Americans.
UNIV. OF MASSACHUSETTS PRESS
Tracing Paradise: Two Years in Harmony with John Milton (May, $22.95) by Dawn Potter sheds light on the author’s connection with a literary great.
UNIV. OF MISSOURI PRESS
The Plain Language of Love and Loss: A Quaker Memorial (Apr., $19.95) by Beth Taylor describes how a suicide affects future generations of family and friends.
UNIV. OF NEBRASKA/BISON BOOKS
Kokomo Joe: The Story of the First Japanese-American Jockey in the United States (Apr., $17.95) by John Christgau.
UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO PRESS
Life on the Rocks: One Woman’s Adventures in Petroglyph Preservation (Sept., $18.95) by Katherine Wells explores the author’s educational activities on the mesa.
UNIV. PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
Iwao Takamoto: My Life with a Thousand Characters (Mar., $22) by Iwao Takamoto with Michael Mallory highlights the Japanese-American who created memorable cartoon characters.
VERTICAL
Sayonara, Mr. Fatty!: A Geek’s Diet Memoir (July, $14.95) by Toshio Okada explains how a pad of paper and a pencil helped the author lose 110 pounds in a year.
VIRGIN BOOKS
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Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner (June, $26.95) by Oscar Pistorius describes the author’s participation in high-level sports despite losing both legs as an infant.
MARKUS WIENER
Reflections on a Puerto Rican Life: Benjy Lopez—a Picaresque Tale of Emigration and Return (Mar., $28.95) by Barry B. Levine describes one man’s odyssey through New York’s academic world and sex trade.
NEIL WILSON
(dist. by Interlink)
The Man Who Was Robinson Crusoe: A Personal View of Alexander Selkirk (Apr., $14.95) by Richard Wilson. Accounts of the real-life castaway, including two by the sailors who rescued him.
WOODSTOCKER
(dist. by Antique Collectors’ Club)
Robert Louis Stevenson (Mar., $15.95) by Eileen Dunlop examines the writer’s relationships, including the Samoan islanders among whom he died.
BUSINESS & PERSONAL FINANCE
ADAMS MEDIA
Your Million-Dollar Idea: From Concept to Marketplace (Without a Business Degree) (May, $14.95) by Sandy Abrams. A woman who achieved it tells how.
Selling When No One Is Buying: Growing Prospects, Clients, and Sales in Tough Economic Times (May, $13.95) by Stephan Schiffman maintains that a bad economy is not a deal breaker.
AMACOM
Amazon Top Seller Secrets: Insider Tips from Amazon’s Most Successful Sellers (Mar., $24.95) by Brad and Debra Schepp defines Amazon as the site where cash can be made.
101 Activities for Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service (June, $TBA) by Performance Research Associates lists practical tools.
The eBay Marketing Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Reach More Customers and Maximize Profits (June, $22) by Cliff Ennico and Cindy Shelby sets forth advice to build business.
BERKLEY
A New Breed of Leader: 8 Leadership Qualities That Matter Most in the Real World: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why (Mar., $15) by Sheila Murray Bethel. A professional speaker discusses significant issues.
BLOOMBERG/ECONOMIST
Coaching and Mentoring: A Guide to What They Are and Getting the Most Out of Them (Aug., $19.95) by Jane Renton assesses a coach’s effectiveness and provides real-life lessons for mentors.
BUSINESS PLUS
Put Your Dreams First: Handle Your Entertainment Business (Apr., $16.99) by Thembisa Mshaka, foreword by Vanessa Williams, exposes hidden truths that aspiring women need to know.
CAPITAL BOOKS
(dist. by IPM)
Daydreams at Work: Wake Up Your Creative Powers (May, $15.95) by Amy Fries reveals how capitalizing on your wandering mind can improve your on-the-job performance.
CAREER PRESS
Y in the Workplace: Managing the “Me First” Generation (July, $15.99) by Nicole A. Lipkin and April J. Perrymore looks at how Generation Y is influencing corporate culture.
CELESTIAL ARTS PRESS
Transformational Speaking: If You Want to Change the World, Tell a Better Story (Apr., $16.95) by Gail Larsen reaches out to would-be agents of change.
CHECKMARK BOOKS
Preparing for College (Mar., $16.95) by John J. Rooney and John F. Reardon helps students evaluate their strengths, interests and goals.
DAVIES-BLACK
(dist. by NBN)
Hip and Sage: The Baby Boomer’s Guide to Connecting and Collaborating with Younger Generations in the Workplace (June, $16.95) by Lisa Haneberg explains what’s needed to stay relevant in an ever-changing world.
ENTREPRENEUR PRESS
Start Your Own Green Business (Mar., $17.95) by Rich Mintzer urges entrepreneurs to “go green.”
The Online Professor’s Practical Guide to Starting an Internet Business (May, $21.95) by Danielle Babb.
Taxpertise: The Complete Book of Dirty Little Secrets and Tax Deductions for Small Business the IRS Doesn’t Want You to Know (July, $21.95) by Bonnie Lee.
HARPERONE
First Comes Love, Then Comes Money: How to Overcome the Number One Problem Couples Face (June, $14.99) by Bethany and Palmer Scott promotes financial communication. 50,000 first printing. Author tour.
HAY HOUSE/NEW BEGINNINGS PRESS
How You Can Sell Anyone Anything (June, $14.95) by Ben Stein and Barry Thomas tells how to close the deal.
HCI
Wired For Wealth: Change the Money Mindsets That Keep You Trapped and Unleash Your Wealth Potential (Mar., $15.95) by Brad Klontz et al. outlines a method to alter dysfunctional money habits. 25,000 first printing.
HODDER EDUCATION
(dist. by Trafalgar Square/IPG)
Emotional Intelligence (May, $19.95) by Jill Dann, in the Instant Manager series, suggests how this can help managers at work.
Overcoming Information Overload (May, $19.95) by Tina Konstant and Morris Taylor deals with a common complaint.
JIST PUBLISHING
Tell Me About Yourself (Apr., $14.95) by Katharine Hansen introduces storytelling as the key to excellence in the job market.
JOSSEY-BASS
Practical Intelligence: The Art and Science of Common Sense (Mar., $19.95) by Karl Albrecht declares that PI skills can be improved with education and training.
KEY PORTER BOOKS
(dist. by PGW)
Cold Steel: The Multi-Billion-Dollar Battle for a Global Empire (Apr., $19.95) by Tim Bouquet and Byron Ousey portrays the takeover campaign of European steel giants Mittal and Arcelor.
KOGAN PAGE
The 30 Day MBA (Mar., $29.95) by Colin Barrow focuses on placing MBA skills within reach of all professionals.
MCGRAW-HILL
The CATS Workbook: A Personal Prowl Through the Nine Lives of Innovation (Apr., $16.95) by Stephen Lundin et al. seeks to spark creativity in the workplace.
Am I the Only Sane One Working Around Here? 101 Solutions for Surviving Office Insanity (Aug., $16.95) by Albert Bernstein might be a lifeline for many.
MOODY PUBLISHERS
Porn @ Work: Exposing the Office’s #1 Addiction (Apr., $14.99) by Michael Leahy describes potential dangers and loss of productivity. 27,000 first printing. $35,000 ad/promo.
NEW WORLD LIBRARY
(dist. by PGW)
Less (Mar., $14.95) by Marc Lesser. A Zen teacher and corporate coach advocates slowing down to get more done.
PRENTICE HALL PRESS
Million Dollar Website: Simple Steps to Help You Compete with the Big Boys—Even on a Small Business Budget (May, $19.95) by Lori Culwell.
RONIN PUBLISHING
(dist. by PGW)
Managing Yourself for Excellence (July, $16.95) by Beverly Potter inspires motivation for peak performance.
SELF COUNSEL PRESS
(dist. by Midpoint Trade)
Start & Run a Graphic Design Business (Mar., $20.95) by Michael Huggins requires only a computer, an Internet connection and design skills.
SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
(dist. by IPG)
Stop Workplace Bullying (May, $17.95) by Teresa A. Daniel recommends proactive strategies to combat bad behavior.
SPIRITUALITY & HEALTH BOOKS
(dist. by Midpoint Trade)
The Virtue of Wealth (May, $16.95) by Paul H. Sutherland helps readers understand that we trade time for money.
TEN SPEED PRESS
The Bold Truth About Money: Ten Commandments of Investing for Building Wealth (Apr., $15.95) by Adam Bold speaks to both novice and seasoned investors.
VANGUARD PRESS
The Real Book of Real Estate (Apr., $19.95) by Robert Kiyosaki. Experts instruct how to value a property, handle leases, get financing and more. 75,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo.
VINTAGE
The 21st Century Economy: A Beginner’s Guide (Mar., $14.95) by Randy Charles Epping unravels the mysteries of the current crisis.
WILEY
Stop the Retirement Rip-off: How to Avoid Hidden Fees and Keep More of Your Money (May, $19.95) by David B. Loeper keeps an eye on 401(k) plans.
Stop the Investing Rip-off: How to Avoid Being a Victim and Make More Money (June, $19.95) by David B. Loeper lists questions every investor should ask during a financial sales pitch.
WILEY/FOR DUMMIES
Asset Allocation for Dummies (May, $24.99) by Dorianne R. Perrucci encourages a diverse portfolio.
CHILD CARE & PARENTING
ABBEVILLE PRESS
The Military Father: A Hands-on Guide for Deployed Dads (May; $12.95, cloth $18.95) by Armin A. Brott offers advice on how men in the military can stay connected with their families.
AMACOM
Made Here, Baby!: The Essential Guide to Finding the Best American-Made Products for Your Kids (May, $17.95) by Bruce H. Wolk provides sources for safe, eco-friendly toys.
ARTSTONE PRESS
(dist. by AtlasBooks)
The New Grandparents Name Book: A Lighthearted Guide to Picking the Perfect Grandparent Name (Mar., $9.99) by Lin Wellford and Skye Pifer contains more than 700 monikers.
AVERY
What to Read When: The Books and Stories to Read with Your Child—and All the Best Times to Read Them (Apr., $16.95) by Pam Allyn advises parents based on a child’s age, gender and attention span.
BANTAM
The Doula Guide to Birth: Secrets Every Pregnant Woman Should Know (May, $16) by Amanda Lowe and Rachel Zimmerman addresses why one should use one of these skilled practitioners.
Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, Birth to Age Five (July, $20) by Steven P. Shelov, M.D., and Tanya Remer Altmann, M.D., features new designs and expanded info on three- to five-year-olds. 30,000 first printing.
BLOOMSBURY USA
Real Food for Mother and Baby; The Fertility Diet, Eating for Two, and Baby’s First Food (Apr., $17) by Nina Planck explains why traditional foods are best.
COLLINS LIVING
Today’s Mom: Essentials for Surviving Baby’s First Year (Apr., $16.99) by Mary Ann Zoellner and Alicia Ybarbo. Two Today Show producers supply advice and interviews with seasoned working moms.
DA CAPO LIFELONG
Postcards from the Bump: A Chick’s Guide to Getting to Know the Baby in Your Belly (May, $13.95) by Ame Mahler Beanland and Emily Miles Terry helps moms-to-be bond with junior.
Making Friends: A Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Child’s Friendships (Aug., $13) by Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer recommends ways to adapt to a child’s friendship stages.
DAVIS
(dist. by Sterling)
Insights and Inspirations from Reggio Emilia: Stories of Teachers and Children from North America (Mar., $27.95), edited by Lella Gandiniet al., celebrates in words and pictures this approach to early childhood education.
DICMAR PUBLISHING
(dist. by Midpoint Trade)
Sending Your Child to College: The Prepared Parent’s Operational Manual (Apr., $15.95) by Marie Pinak Carr and her daughters covers safety, tuition, dorm insurance and more.
GRAPHIC ARTS BOOKS
(dist. by IPS)
A Tender Distance: A Mother’s Adventures Raising Sons in Alaska (May, $16.95) by Kaylene Johnson. The author of Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned the Political Establishment Upside Down turns her attention to her own family.
GRYPHON HOUSE
(dist. by Consortium)
Baby Smarts (Mar., $12.95) by Jackie Silberg presents games and activities for developing brain power.
GUIDEPOSTS BOOKS
Because I Said So (Apr., $14.99) by Dawn Meehan shares real-life experiences raising six kids. Author tour.
HARVARD COMMON PRESS
(dist. by NBN)
Unbuttoned: Women Open Up About the Pleasures, Pains, and Politics of Breastfeeding (Apr., $12.95), edited by Dana Sullivan and Maureen Connolly, gathers 25 first-person essays.
HCI
Stop Second-Guessing Yourself: The Toddler Years, a Field-Tested Guide to Confident Parenting (Apr., $14.95) by Jen Singer. The first book in the Momma Saidseries offers tips and secrets. 25,000 first printing.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. PRESS
Planning Parenthood: Strategies for Success in Fertility Assistance, Adoption, and Surrogacy (Apr.; $18.95, cloth $45) by Rebecca A. Clark, M.D., et al. helps would-be parents decide which option to choose.
KNACK
Knack Baby’s First Year: A Complete Illustrated Guide for Your Child’s First Twelve Months (Aug., $19.95) by Robin McClure and Vince Iannelli, M.D., suggests ways to promote baby’s development.
LIFETIME MEDIA
(dist. by Perseus)
What Babies Want: Calming and Communicating with Your Baby (Apr., $14.95) by Debby Takikawa and Carrie Contey teaches parents the art of translating babyspeak.
MULTNOMAH BOOKS
Frazzled (Apr., $13.99) by Trish Berg offers tips for sleep-deprived moms on surviving the preschool years.
NEW HARBINGER/INSTANT HELP BOOKS
Cool, Calm, and Confident: A Workbook to Help Kids Learn Assertiveness Skills (Apr., $16.95) by Lisa M. Schab helps parents teach children to stand up for themselves in nonaggressive ways.
NEW HARBINGER/NOETICS
Mindful Motherhood: Practical Tools for Staying Sane in Pregnancy and Your Child’s First Year (May, $16.95) by Cassandra Vieten presents a mindfulness training program to help new mothers manage mood changes and stress.
PROMETHEUS BOOKS
Predators and Child Molesters: What Every Parent Needs to Know to Keep Kids Safe—A Sex Crimes DA Answers 100 of the Most Asked Questions (Apr., $17.98) by Robin Sax.
QUIRK BOOKS
DadLabs Guide to Fatherhood: Pregnancy and Year One (June, $16.95) by Clay Nichols et al. offers guy-friendly advice for new pops.
SHAMBHALA
(dist. by Random House)
Let’s Go Outside! (July, $12.95) by Jennifer Ward recommends games and projects for youngsters ages eight—12.
SOURCEBOOKS
A Child’s Journey Out of Autism: One Family’s Story of Living in Hope and Finding a Cure (Mar., $14.99) by Leeann Whiffen. The mother of an autistic boy describes the controversial treatments that worked for them. 100,000 first printing.
Healthy Kids the Easy Way: 301 Simple Tips to Get Your Kids Off the Couch, Eating Right and Feeling Great! (Apr., $14.99) by Susan Bartell.
SPRUCE/OCTOPUS
Things to Do Now That You’re a Mom (Apr., $9.95) by Elfréa Lockley offers tips for navigating motherhood.
ST. MARTIN’S/GRIFFIN
Beyond Ava and Aiden: The Enlightened New Guide to Naming Your Baby (July, $12.95) by Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran advises on hip names. 100,000 first printing.
WATERBROOK PRESS
Don’t Let Me Go: What My Daughter Taught Me About the Journey Every Parent Must Make (Mar., $13.99) by David W. Pierce describes how a father and daughter bonded by climbing mountains and running marathons.
WEISER BOOKS
Empowering Your Indigo Child: A Handbook for Parents of Children of Spirit (Mar., $15.95) by Wayne Dosick and Ellen Kaufman Dosick approaches raising kids often labeled ADD, ADHD or ODD on a spiritual-energetic level.
WOODBINE HOUSE
Seeing Is Believing: Video Self-Modeling for People with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities (Mar., $19.95) by Tom Buggey advocates teaching new skills through videos illustrating the desired outcome.
WORKMAN
What to Expect Before You’re Expecting (May, $12.95) by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel explains the whys and wherefores of preparing for pregnancy.
CONTEMPORARY AFFAIRS
AK PRESS
(dist. by Consortium)
The Green Zone (Apr, $14.95) by Barry Sanders examines the environmental impact of U.S. military interventions worldwide. Author tour.
BARBOUR BOOKS
Power Prayers for the Graduate (May, $7.97 by Shanna D. Gregor offers starters in key areas of graduates’ lives.
BEACON PRESS
(dist. by HMH)
Holy Hullabaloos: A Road Trip to the Battlegrounds of the Church/State Wars (June, $18) by Jay Wexler. A professor of church/state law visits people and places responsible for controversial Supreme Court cases.
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Europe 2030 (May, $18.95), edited by Daniel Benjamin. European and American statesmen envision the continent in two decades.
CITY LIGHTS BOOKS
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Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama (Mar., $13.95) by Tim Wise examines how Obama’s success is reshaping the meaning of race in the U.S. Author tour.
DISINFORMATION CO.
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Why Do You Kill? (Apr., $14.95) by Jürgen Todenhöfer. An unembedded reporter talks with Iraqi people about the war.
GEORGETOWN UNIV. PRESS
Islamic Radicalism and Global Jihad (Mar., $26.95) by Devin R. Springer et al. sheds light on the foundation, vision and tactics of the modern jihadist movement.
HAYMARKET BOOKS
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IraqiGirlBlog (Apr., $18) by HNK. A 15-year-old chronicles life under U.S. occupation from her hometown of Mosul.
KEY PUBLISHING
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Terror Bombing: The Global Urban Threat (Mar., $50) by Hayim Granot and Jay Levinson emphasizes the means by which emergency personnel can respond to acts of terror.
MCGILL—QUEEN’S UNIV. PRESS
Seeing Ghosts: 9/11 and the Visual Imagination (Mar., $24.95) by Karen Engle considers how images of 9/11 contribute to our cultural memory.
NEW PRESS
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10 Excellent Reasons to Think Twice About Meat (May, $13.95), edited by Moby, explains the benefits of eating less meat. 25,000 first printing.
NEW SOCIETY PUBLISHERS
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A Nation of Farmers: Defeating the Food Crisis on American Soil (Apr., $18.95) by Sharon Astyk and Aaron Newton examines the dangers of a globalized food system and calls for a return to basics.
W.W. NORTON
The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights (June, $19.95) by Irene Khan. The secretary general of Amnesty International argues that poverty is a global human rights violation. Author tour.
OREGON STATE UNIV. PRESS
Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing America’s Cities (Mar., $18.95) by Jeff Mapes explores the growing bike culture.
OXFORD UNIV. PRESS
Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know (May, $16.95) by Julia E. Sweig illuminates Cuba’s place on the world stage over the past 50 years.
PENGUIN
The Islamist (Apr., $18) by Ed Husain traces one man’s journey to Islamic fundamentalism and back.
PUBLICAFFAIRS
Food, Inc.: How Industrial Food Is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer—and What You Can Do About It (Mar., $14.95), edited by Karl Weber. The companion volume to the documentary film goes behind the scenes to look at the way we eat.
TRINITY UNIV. PRESS
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Clowns and Rats Scare Me (Apr., $16.95) by Cary Clack gathers the San Antonio newspaper writer’s columns on subjects ranging from child abuse to clowns.
VANDERBILT UNIV. PRESS
First Do No Harm: Humanitarian Intervention and the Destruction of Yugoslavia (June; $24.95, cloth $69.95) by David Gibbs uses Yugoslavia’s breakup to argue for a noninterventionist model for U.S. foreign policy.
VERSO BOOKS
Meltdown: The End of the Age of Greed (Apr., $18.95) by Paul Mason. The BBC economics editor examines the global financial collapse.
The Food Wars (July, $14.95) by Walden Bello addresses the complex causes of the global crisis in food prices.
COOKBOOKS, WINE & ENTERTAINING
ANDREWS MCMEEL
Ready, Steady Spaghetti (Mar., $19.99) by Lucy Broadhurst provides information for anyone cooking for kids.
America’s Best Barbecue (Apr., $19.99) by Ardie Davis and Paul Kirk gathers restaurant recipes from around the country.
MITCHELL BEAZLEY/OCTOPUS
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White Heat (June, $21.99) by Marco Pierre White is by the star of the upcoming TV reality show, The Chopping Block.
The Concise World Atlas of Wine (Aug., $29.99) by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson combines essential information with 200 up-to-date maps.
CHELSEA GREEN
In Late Winter We Ate Pears: A Year of Hunger and Love (May, $25) by Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber offers recipes and stories that inspired the Woodstock, Vt., restaurant Pane e Salute.
CHRONICLE BOOKS
Dad’s Awesome Grilling (June, $22.95) by Bob Sloan presents more than 100 recipes for dads of all levels of expertise.
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Vegetables: The Definitive Guide to Delicious Cooking and Eating (June, $27.95) by Sophie Grigson covers a wide range of veggies.
COUNTRYMAN PRESS
The Too Many Tomatoes Cookbook: Classic & Exotic Recipes from Around the World (June, $19.95) by Brian Yarvin includes more than 100 recipes.
DA CAPO LIFELONG
Ani’s Raw Food Desserts: 85 Easy, Delectable Sweets and Treats (May, $17.95) by Ani Phyo steps away from the stove and oven.
Vegan Brunch: Homestyle Recipes Worth Waking Up For—From Asparagus Omelets to Strawberry Pancakes (June, $19.95) by Isa Chandra Moskowitz gets going for either breakfast or brunch.
ECCO
The Cheese Chronicles: A Journey Through the Making and Selling of Cheese in America, from Field to Farm to Table (Aug., $15.95) by Liz Thorpe demystifies specialty cheeses at restaurants, shops and farmers’ markets.
FAIR WINDS PRESS
The Vegan Table: 200 Unforgettable Recipes for Entertaining Every Guest for Every Occasion (June, $19.99) by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau cherishes every holiday with recipes and entertaining tips.
FIREFLY
Country Cooking: 2,151 Recipes from the Readers of Harrowsmith Magazine (Mar., $29.95). Country cooks offer dishes for breakfast, lunch, snack time and dinner.
GIBBS SMITH
100 Meals for $5 or Less (Mar., $12.99) by Jennifer Maughan promises healthy meals that won’t strain the budget.
HAMLYN/OCTOPUS
Cooking from Above—Classics by Keda Black and Cooking from Above—Italian (Apr., $24.99 each) by Laura Zavan spell out easy-to-follow directions for these categories.
KYLE BOOKS
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The Green Kitchen: Techniques and Recipes for Cutting Energy Waste, Saving Money, and Reducing Waste (May, $18.95) by Richard Ehrlich boasts 100 energy-efficient recipes and notes on energy-efficient appliances. Author tour.
LYONS PRESS
$3 Meals (Apr., $14.95) by Ellen Brown keeps costs down for more than 250 dishes.
MAPIN PUBLISHERS
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Khunti Korai: Bangladeshi Cuisine (Mar., $25) by Shawkat Osman introduces a unique style of entertaining.
MONSOON BOOKS
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Southeast Asian Guide to Tropical Cooking Courses (July, $15.95) by Tuttle editors lets the culinary vacationer take wing to Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and elsewhere.
NEW HOLLAND
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Professional Bartending: Every Bartender’s Guide to the Industry (Mar., $19.95) by Adam W. Freeth. All the popular drinks are here, along with ways to jazz them up.
NORTH ATLANTIC BOOKS
Raw Family Signature Dishes: A Step-by-Step Guide to Essential Live-Food Recipes (July, $18.95) by Victoria Boutenko provides easy instructions.
OXMOOR HOUSE
Cooking Light Fresh Food Fast: 250 Incredibly Flavorful 5-Ingredient 15-Minute Recipes (Mar., $24.95) by Cooking Light magazine editors illustrates the fare with 175 photos. 100,000 first printing.
CLARKSON POTTER
Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone’s Favorite Treats (June, $24.95) by Martha Stewart has the low-down on frostings, fillings and adornments. 150,000 first printing.
READER’S DIGEST BOOKS
Taste of Home Dinner on a Dime (July, $15.95) by the editors of Taste of Home magazine provides 403 recipes that will delight the palate without breaking the budget. 75,000 first printing.
ROBERT ROSE
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300 Big & Bold Barbecue & Grilling Recipes (Apr., $24.95) by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig. Planking, rotisserie cooking and barbecuing an entire hog are included.
RUNNING PRESS
Sneaky Chef to the Rescue: 101 All-New Recipes and “Sneaky” Tricks for Creating Healthy Meals Kids Will Love (Apr., $19.95) by Missy Chase Lapine responds directly to her readers’ family challenges. 100,000 first printing.
Low and Slow: Mastering the Art of Barbecue in Five Easy Lessons (May, $19.95) by Gary Wiviott and Colleen Rush focuses on five dinners that lay a foundation for much more.
SASQUATCH BOOKS
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Cooking Club: Great Ideas and Delicious Recipes for Fabulous Get-Togethers (May, $22.95) by Dina Guillen and Michelle Lowrey tells how to organize a cooking club.
SELLERS PUBLISHING
One Pot Spanish: More than 100 Easy, Authentic Recipes (Apr., $21.95) by Penelope Casas. The author of Tapas and Paella! cooks up more delicioso meals.
SERIF
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Roman Cookery: Ancient Recipes for Modern Kitchens (Apr., $17.95) by Mark Grant adapts foods eaten by the Romans—a precursor to the Mediterranean diet—for today’s home.
SOUVENIR PRESS
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The Light Jewish Cookbook (Apr., $16.95) by Sylvie Jouffa and Annick Champetier de Ribes. A dietician turns traditional Jewish recipes into a weight-loss diet.
SPRUCE/OCTOPUS
Ice Cream Galore (May, $16.95) by Caroline Barty doesn’t forget sorbets, gelato, parfaits and sherbets.
STOREY PUBLISHING
Ghoulish Goodies: A Frightful Cookbook (July, $14.95) by Sharon Parrish Bowers features 50 family-friendly recipes for Halloween. 50,000 first printing.
SUNSET BOOKS
Weber’s Way to Grill: The Step-by-Step Guide to Expert Grilling (Mar., $24.95) by Jamie Purviance includes more than 600 photos. 350,000 first printing. Ad/promo. 12-city author tour.
TEN SPEED PRESS
Takashi’s Noodles (Apr., $24.95) by Takashi Yagihashi and Harris Salat dishes up hot and cold Japanese dishes.
VERTICAL
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Iron Chef Chen’s Knockout Chinese (May, $19.95) by Chen Kenichi. Each of the more than 50 recipes has an unusual take on traditional ingredients.
WILDERNESS ADVENTURES PRESS
Chuck and Blanche Johnson’s Savor Cookbook: California Wine Country Cookbook (Apr., $24.95) by Chuck and Blanche Johnson assembles 150 recipes from 40 of the wine country’s best restaurants.
WILEY
Big Green Cookbook: Hundreds of Planet-Pleasing Recipes and Tips for a Luscious Low-Carbon Lifestyle (Apr., $24.95) by Jackie Newgent enables cooks to reduce their carbon footprint in the kitchen.
Eat Cheap, but Eat Well: The Poor Chef Cookbook (May, $18.95) by Charles Mattocks. Most of the 122 multicultural recipes can be made for $3.50 per person or less.
WILEY/FOR DUMMIES
California Wine for Dummies (Apr., $16.99) by Ed McCarthy and Mary Ewing Mulligan includes information on various regions and why some produce better varieties.
WORKMAN
You Don’t Have to Be Diabetic to Love This Cookbook (May, $19.95) by Tom Valenti and Andrew Friedman. The diabetic chef crafts over 250 recipes to meet strict guidelines.
FICTION/FIRST NOVELS & COLLECTIONS
AGATE PUBLISHING
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Before I Forget (Mar., $16) by Leonard Pitts Jr. details the challenges of fatherhood among three generations of black men.
AVON
The Scent of Sake (Mar., $13.99) by Joyce Lebra reveals the hidden culture of Japanese brewing families during the 19th century. 50,000 first printing.
Home Repair (May, $13.99) by Liz Rosenberg. A woman’s husband leaves her while she’s in the middle of a tag sale. 50,000 first printing.
Real Life & Liars (June, $13.99) by Kristina Riggle portrays a loving, slightly dysfunctional family faced with crisis.
BANTAM
This Little Mommy Stayed Home (June, $12) by Samantha Wilde peeks inside the mind of a frazzled first-time mom doubting life and love. 30,000 first printing.
BERKLEY
Bufflehead Sisters (July, $15) by Patricia J. Delois centers on two girls who grow up as close as sisters but have dark secrets between them.
BETHANY HOUSE
Elisha’s Bones (Mar., $13.99) by Don Hoesel. A professor of antiquities seeks bones that could raise the dead. $50,000 ad/promo.
Through the Fire (July, $13.99) by Shawn Grady. A near death experience causes a Reno firefighter to lose confidence amid a blaze. $45,000 ad budget.
COUNTERPOINT
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Floodmarkers (July, $14.95) by Nic Brown. Members of a North Carolina town find their bearings in the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo.
FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX
Ground Up (Aug., $14) by Michael Idov. A young man opens his own coffee shop in New York City.
GRAND CENTRAL
Men, Money, and Gold Diggers (Apr., $14.99) by Je’Caryous Johnson. An all-out battle of the sexes ensues when wealth complicates the search for love.
HARPER PERENNIAL
The Ballad of West Tenth Street (Apr., $13.99) by Marjorie Kernan explores the intertwined worlds inside neighboring New York City townhouses. 25,000 first printing.
Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing (Aug., $13.99) by Lydia Peelle. Eight stories explore lives derailed by the loss of a connection to the land. 50,000 first printing.
HOLT
The Little Sleep (Mar., $14) by Paul Tremblay. This series debut features narcoleptic detective Mark Genevich,
KENSINGTON
Blue Boy (May, $15) by Rakesh Satyal. A 12-year-old Indian boy thinks he may be a reincarnation of the Hindu god Krishna.
LOUISIANA STATE UNIV. PRESS
Revenge of the Teacher’s Pet: A Love Story (Apr., $16.95) by Darrin Doyle details the quirky courtship of a science teacher and his wife.
MANIC D PRESS
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Lilac Mines (June, $14.95) by Cheryl Klein bridges the gaps between generations of California women who love other women.
MILKWEED EDITIONS
The Hospital for Bad Poets (May, $16) by J.C. Hallman. This debut story collection explores modern riddles with no easy answers. Author tour.
NAL
Rooftops of Tehran (May, $15) by Mahbod Seraji presents a coming-of-age love story set in 1970s Iran.
POCKET BOOKS
All Roads Lead Me Back to You (Aug., $15) by Kennedy Foster portrays an unlikely romance between a Washington rancher and an illegal Mexican immigrant she rescues.
POWERHOUSE BOOKS/MISS ROSEN EDITIONS
Pillage (June, $14.95) by Brantly Martin captures the exploits of a group of Manhattan’s downtown elite at the turn of the 21st century.
SARABANDE BOOKS
Once the Shore (Apr., $15.95) by Paul Yoon presents ethereal stories set on a South Korean island.
SECOND STORY PRESS
The Madwoman of Bethlehem (Mar., $18.95) by Rosine Nimeh Mailloux depicts a 1940s Palestinian woman who feigns insanity to avoid the consequences of murder.
TATRA PRESS
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Brighter Graphite (Mar., $14) by Michael Horvath. Two novellas explores the greed and power struggles of the art world.
ULYSSES PRESS
Sanditon: Jane Austen’s Unfinished Masterpiece Completed (Mar., $14.95) by Jane Austen and Juliette Shapiro. The author of the Austen sequel, Mr. Darcy’s Decision, completes Austen’s half-written novel.
FICTION/GENERAL & SHORT STORIES
ABACUS UK
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Magnificent Bastards (Apr., $17.95) by Rich Hall collects tall tales and stories of lost souls.
AKASHIC BOOKS
Ruins (Mar., $15.95) by Achy Obejas follows a man who once believed in the Cuban revolution, but has lost faith. Author tour.
Alice Fantastic (May, $15.95) by Maggie Estep involves three eccentric women, 17 dogs and assorted lovers. Author tour.
Better (Aug., $15.95) by John O’Brien. The author of Leaving Las Vegas sketches a mysterious patriarch who grants live-in guests their wishes.
ALMA BOOKS
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Don Juan de la Mancha (June, $16.95) by Robert Menasse portrays the post-1968 generation through a Viennese newspaper editor who maintains an emancipated marriage.
ALYSON BOOKS
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The Mariposa Club (Apr., $14.95) by Rigoberto Gonzalez. Four guys try to memorialize their friendship in their last year of high school.
ANCHOR BOOKS
The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2009 (May, $14.95), edited by Laura Furman, collects stories by both famous and emerging writers.
APHRODISIA
Dominic: The Lords of Satyr (Mar., $12.95) by Elizabeth Amber. In two novellas set in 19th-century Tuscany the eponymous lords offer sexual practices.
Wolf Tales VIII (July, $12.95) by Kate Douglas features beasts possessed of boundless sexual energy.
ARCHIPELAGO BOOKS
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Georg Letham: Physician and Murderer (May, $17) by Ernst Weiss, trans. by Joel Rotenberg, follows a scientist who is convicted of murder and deported to a tropical island.
ATRIA BOOKS
Mother of the Believers (Apr., $16) by Kamran Pasha portrays the teenage girl who married Muhammad in the seventh century.
Sensuality: Caramel Flava II (June, $15) by Zane presents sensual short stories.
The Sound of Water (June, $16) by Sanjay Bahadur provides a fictionalized account of the 2001 flooding of India’s Bagdihi mines.
ATRIA/STREBOR BOOKS
Disciplined (Mar., $9.95) by Allison Hobbs. A woman accepts an invitation to a private island, anticipating decadent sexual pleasures.
Obsessed (Mar., $9.95) by Delilah Devlin. Briana recovers from her divorce by traveling to an island hideaway.
Auctioned (Mar., $9.95) by Kimberly Kay Terry. Chastity Davidson makes up for workday disappointment by accepting an invitation to fulfill her erotic fantasies.
AVON A
The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë (July, $14.99) by Syrie James investigates this Brontë sister’s passionate and unquiet soul. 100,000 first printing.
Now & Then (July, $13.99) by Jacqueline Sheehan. A woman wakes up among her ancestors in Ireland in 1844. 250,000 first printing.
BALLANTINE
Serendipity (Mar., $14) by Louise Shaffer follows a woman in the aftermath of her mother’s death.
Love Stories in This Town (Apr., $14) by Amanda Eyre Ward collects 12 stories about love in all its complexity, absurdity and glory. 6-city author tour.
A Wild Affair (Apr., $13) by Gemma Townley features a couple whose wedding is scotched at the last minute due to jealousy.
BANTAM
One Good Affair (July, $12) by Tess Stimson includes six lovers, two affairs and the unraveling of secrets. 30,000 first printing.
The Shortest Distance Between Two Women (July, $13) by Kris Radish celebrates sisterhood. 125,000 first printing.
BANTAM DISCOVERY
The Goodbye Cousins (June, $13) by Maggie Leffler depicts two cousins whose lives change and overlap. 45,000 first printing. Advertising.
BARBOUR BOOKS
A Cousin’s Promise (Mar., $10.97) by Wanda E. Brunstetter examines how a tragic accident and the appearance of an old beau complicate lives in Indiana Amish country. 75,000 first printing.
BASIC BOOKS
That Mad Ache (May, $14.95) by Françoise Sagan, trans. by Douglas R. Hofstadter, looks at lost love in Paris in the 1960s.
BERKLEY
The Tory Widow (Apr., $14) by Christine Blevins tells of a young woman caught up in the American Revolution.
Vision in White (May, $16) by Nora Roberts features four friends in the wedding business.
The Girl from Junchow (June, $15) by Kate Furnivall stands as a sequel to The Russian Concubine.
BERKLEY HEAT
Chains (May, $15) by Shiloh Walker offers paranormal romance and romantic suspense.
Wild Instinct (July, $15) by Sarah McCarty is “from one of Ellora’s Cave’s bestselling authors.”
BERKLEY SENSATION
Cry for Passion (Mar., $15) by Robin Schone offers erotic romance set in Victorian London.
Nauti Intentions (Apr., $15) by Lora Leigh involves the wild Macay cousins.
The Mage (Apr., $15) by Jean Johnson stands as the eighth and final title in the Sons of Destiny series.
Hard and Fast (May, $15) by Erin McCarthy looks at the exploits of NASCAR drivers.
BETHANY HOUSE
The Secret (May; $13.99, cloth $19.99) by Beverly Lewis focuses on Grace Byler, whose mother mysteriously leaves their home and Amish community, revealing secrets. 312,000 first printing. $350,000 ad/promo. Author tour.
BRAVA
Tasting Fear (Aug., $14) by Shannon McKenna features three sisters seeking their mother’s murderer.
Let Me In (Mar., $14) by Donna Kauffman involves a former intelligence agent drawn back into the dangerous world she thought she’d left behind.
BROADWAY BOOKS
Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament (Mar., $14) by S.G. Browne offers humor, pathos and the rampant consumption of human flesh.
Palace Circle (Mar., $14) by Rebecca Dean recounts an 18-year-old Virginian’s marriage in 1911, which plunges her into the heart of British society.
CAPUCHIN CLASSICS
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Tales of Sexual Desire: Father Sergius, The Kreutzer Sonata, The Devil (Apr., $14.95) by Leo Tolstoy contains three stories of moral, sexual and religious ambiguity.
CINCO PUNTOS PRESS
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Out of Their Minds (Apr., $13.95) by Luis Humberto Crosthwaite depicts a man who sells his soul to God to become a great songwriter.
COFFEE HOUSE PRESS
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German for Travelers: A Novel in 95 Lessons (May, $14.95) by Norah Labiner. The great-grandchildren of a Jewish psychiatrist unravel family secrets. 20,000 first printing.
The Hebrew Tutor of Bel Air (July, $14.95) by Allan Appel follows a beautiful rich girl and her bewildered tutor in 1963 Los Angeles.
COTEAU BOOKS
The Factory Voice (May, $21) by Jeanette Lynes imagines the lives and dreams of four women related to mysterious events at a military aircraft factory in 1941.
CUMBERLAND HOUSE
Dear Dwayne (May, $15.95) by Jackie Lee Miles. Francine’s therapist suggests that writing pretend letters to her ex-husband will ease her pain.
CURBSTONE PRESS
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Your King No Longer Treads the Earth (June, $15) by Cristina Sánchez-Andrade, trans. by W. Nick Hill, offers “a powerful female voice in Spanish literature.”
DAFINA
The Company We Keep (Mar., $15) by Mary Monroe shows two women who have been disappointed in love and find that the company they keep can be dangerous.
Play Dirty (Apr.. $15) by Kiki Swinson centers on one cunning sistah playing a very dangerous game with the law.
DALKEY ARCHIVE PRESS
News from the Empire (Apr., $18.95) by Fernando del Paso looks at the tragic lives of Emperor Maximillian and his wife, Carlota.
Normance (May, $14.95) by Louis-Ferdinand Céline focuses on an air attack on Paris during World War II.
DELTA
Windless Summer (Mar., $12) by Heather Sharfeddin discusses a troubled family, a dying town and the summer that changed both. 22,500 first printing.
Tap and Gown (May, $12) by Diana Peterfreund concludes the Secret Society Girl series by following Amy Haskel and her fellow knights as they prepare to leave Eli University for the real world. 25,000 first printing.
DOWNTOWN PRESS
The Love of Her Life (June, $15) by Harriet Evans tells the story of a young woman who must rebuild her life after the death of a close friend and a romantic betrayal.
DUFOUR EDITIONS
The Long and the Short (Mar., $26.95) by Allen Saddler explores the emotional intensity of the last days of WWII through the fortunes of three soldiers.
ECCO
The Scenic Route (May, $13.95) by Binnie Kirshenbaum follows a woman searching for love in the present as well as peace with the past.
ETRUSCAN PRESS
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The Disappearance of Seth (June, $16.95) by Kazim Ali offers interlocking stories of five New Yorkers in the aftermath of 9/11.
EUROPA EDITIONS
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Bone China (July, $16) by Roma Tearne. A Sri Lankan family is torn apart as four members leave home—where there is a civil war—for the safety of England.
The Most Beautiful Book in the World (Aug., $15) by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt contains eight fables about people in search of happiness.
FEMINIST PRESS
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Departing at Dawn (Aug., $14.95) by Gloria Lisé, trans. by Alice Weldon, depicts the military takeover of Argentina and the memories of the “disappeared” that haunt a woman and her nation.
5 SPOT
Busy Woman Seeks Wife (Apr., $13.99) by Annie Sanders recounts the story of a high-powered female executive who needs a “wife” to organize her life.
Mating Rituals of the North American Wasp (May, $13.99) by Lauren Lipton pairs two mismatched strangers who fall in love and get married, but not in that order.
GEMMAMEDIA
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The Faloorie Man (June, $20) by Eugene McEldowney presents fictionalized memories of growing up in postwar Belfast.
The Comedian (June, $12) by Joseph O’Connor recounts a story of childhood that is both funny and sad.
GRAND CENTRAL
The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos (June, $13.99) by Margaret Mascarenhas discusses the search for truth and love, as embodied in a missing girl.
Hollywood Is Like High School with Money (July, $13.99) by Zoey Dean focuses on a woman who enlists the help of a teenager in trying to get ahead in Hollywood.
GRAYWOLF PRESS
Pieces for the Left Hand (Apr., $14) by J. Robert Lennon collects funny and disturbing vignettes about smalltown life. Advertising.
I Am Not Sidney Poitier (June, $15) by Percival Everett recounts the story of a wealthy black man adopted by Ted Turner. Advertising.
GREAT LITTLE BOOKS
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Whispers (May, $14.95) by D.B. Rodi. An historian uncovers important documents in the crypt of Winchester Cathedral.
GROVE/ATLANTIC
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How I Became a Famous Novelist (July, $14) by Steve Hely follows a young ne’er-do-well who decides to write the all-time bestselling book and crashes through the publishing industry.
GUIDEPOSTS BOOKS
Jane Austen Ruined My Life (Mar., $14.99) by Beth Pattillo. An English professor—who’s also a minister’s daughter—travels to England to find Jane Austen’s missing letters.
HARPER PAPERBACKS
Jennifer Johnson Is Sick of Being Single (May, $13.99) by Heather McElhatton concerns the plight of a lovelorn, cubicle-working woman in the Minneapolis suburbs. 50,000 first printing.
HARPER PERENNIAL
The Lie (Mar., $13.99) by Chad Kultgen presents the tale of a love triangle gone awry.
The Cardboard Universe (Apr., $14.99) by Christopher Miller offers feuding biographers’ takes on the life and legacy of a legendary writer. 40,000 first printing.
HARVARD UNIV. PRESS
The Red Badge of Courage (Apr., $7.95) by Stephen Crane includes a new introductory essay by a leading Crane scholar, Paul Sorrentino.
HODDER HEADLINE/JOHN MURRAY
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The Burnt-Out Town of Miracles (Apr., $12.95) by Roy Jacobsen tells the story of the Soviet invasion of Finland in 1939.
HYPERION
Buffalo Lockjaw (Apr., $14.95) by Greg Ames. A man returns to his hometown of Buffalo, N.Y., to reconcile his past. 75,000 first printing.
INTERLINK
The Novel (Mar., $15) by Nawal El Saadawi, trans. by Omnia Amin and Rick London, explores the nature of identity in a meta-novel that was banned throughout the Middle East.
Master of the Eclipse (May, $15) by Etel Adnan collects short stories by a Lebanese-born poet.
KENSINGTON
The King’s Daughter (Mar., $15) by Barbara Kyle describes a young woman plotting to overthrow Queen Mary and place Elizabeth on the throne.
The Ocean Inside (Apr., $15) by Janna McMahan shows a couple focusing on their younger daughter as their older daughter drifts.
Entertaining Angels (May, $12.95) by Judy Duarte recounts how love and forgiveness work miracles in a small California community.
Succubus Heat (June, $15) by Richelle Mead. Seattle’s archdemon Jerome is kidnapped and the demon population begins turning on itself.
KEY PORTER BOOKS
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Opportunity Rings (June, $17.95) by Sheryl Steinberg takes a comic look at one woman’s attempt to navigate the world of wireless technology.
KIMANI PRESS
Naughty (Mar., $14.95) by Rochelle Alers offers a story of romance.
LITTLE, BROWN
I’m So Happy for You (July, $13.99) by Lucinda Rosenfeld examines the darker, more competitive side of female friendship.
MELVILLE HOUSE
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Please Step Back (May, $16.95) by Ben Greenman charts the rise and fall of a rock star inspired by ’60s musicians.
MIRA
Silent on the Moor (Mar., $13.95) by Deanna Raybourn follows events on a ruined estate.
The Wind Comes Sweeping In (Mar., $13.95) by Marcia Preston. A woman leaves her father’s Oklahoma ranch and her child to become an artist.
MODERN LIBRARY
The Belly of Paris (May, $15) by Emile Zola, trans. by Mark Kurlansky, is a new translation of the story of a convict who escapes from prison after being falsely accused of murder.
MULTNOMAH BOOKS
Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes (May, $12.99) by Robin Jones Gunn describes best friends who spend a week exploring Holland and renewing their faith.
NAL
The French Mistress (July, $15) by Susan Holloway Scott depicts the clever mistress of King Charles II in England’s Restoration Court.
NAL/ACCENT
The Lost Hours (Apr., $15) by Karen White. A woman discovers a mysterious scrapbook.
Driftwood Summer (June, $15) by Patti Callahan Henry. Three sisters return to a small beach town off the coast of Georgia to run their family’s bookstore.
NAL/HEAT
The Family Jewels (Mar., $15) by Carole Hart tells the erotic story of a jewel thief who uses the art of seduction to get what she wants.
Bad Boy (Apr., $15) by Maya Reynolds examines the perils and pleasures of falling for a bad boy.
NEW DIRECTIONS
The Naked Eye (May, $13.95) by Yoko Tawada, trans. by Susan Bernofsky, presents a suspense story about Catherine Deneuve and a precocious North Vietnamese high school student who finds herself penniless in Paris.
The Halfway House (May, $15.95) by Guillermo Rosales, trans. by Anna Kushner, describes a young man who arrives in Miami and is put in a psychiatric “hell hole.”
Azorno (July, $13.95) by Inger Christensen, trans. by Denise Newman, concerns five pregnant women, two men and a possible murder.
W.W. NORTON
The Private Diary of Mr. Darcy (June, $14.95) by Maya Slater tells this noted character’s tale from his viewpoint, for a change.
ONE WORLD BOOKS
Ghetto Superstar (Apr., $14) by Nikki Turner observes a diva who attracts the attention of the music industry’s most influential and shadiest mogul. 4-city author tour. Advertising.
PENGUIN
Sonata for Miriam (Mar., $15) by Linda Olsson tells a story of loss, identity and the importance of one’s past.
August Heat (Mar., $14) by Andrea Camilleri features Sicilian inspector Salvo Montalbano undertaking one of the most shocking investigations of his career.
On the Divinity of Second Chances (May, $15) by Kaya McLaren portrays a family on the brink of dissolution.
Lucky Everyday (June, $14) by Bapsy Jain tracks a woman from Bombay to New York after her divorce.
PERSEA
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The Vera Wright Trilogy: My Father’s Moon, Cabin Fever, The Georges’ Wife (June, $26) by Elizabeth Jolley. A trilogy of novels shows a woman looking back at her youth and remembering her journey from WWII England to Australia.
PICADOR
Burnt Shadows (May, $14) by Kamila Shamsie follows two families from the bombing of Nagasaki to the turmoil of Pakistan in the 1980s and then to New York and Afghanistan in the wake of 9/11. 50,000 first printing.
POCKET BOOKS
Whispered Lies (May, $15) by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Diana Love illustrates the Bureau of American Defense intercepting an unexpected tip on a secret organization.
The Jewel Box (June, $15) by Anna Davis focuses on the pseudonymous author of a racy newspaper column in 1927 London.
POCKET BOOKS/MTV/VH-1
How It Ends (Aug., $14) by Laura Wiess examines how love changes who we are.
PROFILE BOOKS
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Darwin’s Angel (Apr., $12.95) by John Cornwell offers an alternative viewpoint to Richard Dawkins’s arguments, written from the point-of-view of a guardian angel.
PUSHKIN PRESS
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Hecate and Her Dogs (July, $14.95) by Paul Morand explores the literary scene of 1954 with disturbing eroticism.
RIVERHEAD
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible! (Apr., $15) by Jonathan Goldstein contains irreverent retellings of Bible stories for the modern world.
SAMHAIN
Hunter’s Edge (Apr., $13) by Shiloh Walker presents paranormal romance from the Hunters series.
Into the Lair (July, $15) by Maya Banks provides paranormal romance from the Falcon Mercenary Group series.
Unbroken (May, $15) by Maya Banks collects three sensual novellas.
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The Class (Apr., $16.95) by François Bégaudeau, trans. by Linda Asher, shows an attempt to teach French to African teenagers on the outskirts of Paris. 25,000 first printing. Author tour.
SIGNET ECLIPSE
Bound by Honor (May, $15) by Colette Gale offers an erotic retelling of the story of Maid Marian.
Mating Game (July, $15) by Janice Maynard tells an erotic tale of a woman who must find a husband to fulfill the provision of her grandmother’s will.
SIMON & SCHUSTER
Do Not Deny Me (June, $14) by Jean Thompson groups 12 short stories on the daily lives of Americans. 75,000 first printing.
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SOURCEBOOKS CASABLANCA
Holly’s Inbox (June, $14.99) by Holly Denham tells the story of an inexperienced receptionist at a London investment bank.
SOURCEBOOKS LANDMARK
An Offer You Can’t Refuse (Apr., $14) by Jill Mansell follows Lola as she tries to win back the love of her life, a decade after she accepted an offer from his mother to break up with him. 100,000 first printing.
Miranda’s Big Mistake (June, $14) by Jill Mansell showcases Miranda, who falls in love with a man who has just left his pregnant wife. 100,000 first printing.
SPICE BOOKS
Cleopatra’s Perfume (Apr., $13.95) by Jina Bacarr presents a woman who has an insatiable appetite for sexual adventure in 1939 Europe.
Deeper (July, $13.95) by Megan Hart follows a middle-class student who falls in love with the local bad boy.
STEEPLE HILL
Stranger in the Night (May, $13.95) by Catherine Palmer. Three women are united by a secret.
STEERFORTH
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The Lie (Apr., $13.95) by Fredrica Wagman covers one woman’s struggles with the conventions of her day and with her obsession with Rita Hayworth.
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIV. PRESS
Echoes of Glory (Apr., $19.95) by Robert Flynn focuses on fictitious Mills County, Tex., where citizens embrace legends rather than actual history.
THREE RIVERS PRESS
Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story (Mar., $13.95) by Carolyn Turgeon reveals the unknown story of Cinderella’s fairy godmother, who is living in modern-day New York City. 25,000 first printing.
TOUCHSTONE
The King’s Grace (Mar., $16.99) by Anne Easter Smith imagines the life of the historical character Grace Plantagenet, the illegitimate daughter of King Edward IV. 100,000 first printing.
The French Gardener (June, $15) by Santa Montefiore. A London couple moves to a country house with a magical garden. 75,000 first printing.
East of the Sun (June, $16.50) by Julie Gregson delineates a trip to Bombay in autumn 1928. 100,000 first printing.
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The Shanghai Gesture (Apr., $15.50) by Gary Indiana applies wit and nihilistic vision to a spin on Fu Manchu.
TYNDALE HOUSE
The Moment Between (May, $13.99) by Nicole Baart features Abigail Bennett, who undergoes a tragedy that pushes her to the brink of obsession.
UNIV. OF ALABAMA PRESS
The Packhorseman (Apr., $24.95) by Charles Hudson brings to life the Indian traders and southeastern Indians of early 18th-century Carolina.
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Scapegallows (May, $14.95) by Carol Birch follows the valued servant of a wealthy family and a friend of criminals.
VIRGIN BOOKS
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Primal (Aug., $12.95) by Robin Baker covers the reappearance of a group of undergraduates who were presumed dead, but were actually stuck on a desert island.
WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS
Tempest Tales (June, $14) by Walter Mosley. Tempest has been denied access to heaven, refuses to go to hell, so is returned to Harlem.
WATERBROOK PRESS
A Flickering Light (Apr., $13.99) by Jane Kirkpatrick imagines an early 20th-century woman pioneering in the male-dominated world of photography.
WAYNE STATE UNIV. PRESS
American Salvage (Apr., $18.95) by Bonnie Jo Campbell collects stories set in rural Michigan.
The Lost Tiki Palaces of Detroit (Apr., $18.95) by Michael Zadoorian features short stories set in and around the city of Detroit.
ZEBRA
Surrender Becomes Her (July, $14) by Shirlee Busbee offers a tale of two hasty marriages and one unrepentant passion.
ZONDERVAN
The End Is Now (June, $14.99) by Rob Stennett showcases an apocalypse that occurs only in Goodland, Kans.
FICTION/MYSTERY & SUSPENSE
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Evil Valley (July, $14.95) by Simon Hall. The second book in the TV Detective Series finds Adam and Dan hunting a psychopath.
ALGONQUIN BOOKS
The Big Steal: A Sterling Glass Mystery (July, $14.95) by Emyl Jenkins. The intrepid appraiser and amateur sleuth investigates a burglary at a Virginia manor house.
ARTE PÚBLICO PRESS
Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery (Mar., $19.95), edited by Sarah Cortez and Liz Martinez, collects original stories by Latino mystery writers.
BERKLEY PRIME CRIME
The Adversary (Mar., $15) by Michael Walters continues the series of crime thrillers set in modern-day Mongolia.
BITTER LEMON
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A Not So Perfect Crime (Mar., $14.95) by Teresa Solana satirizes Catalan politics.
JOHN DANIEL & CO./PERSEVERANCE PRESS
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Docketful of Poesy: A Poetic Death Mystery (Apr., $14.95) by Diana Killian. Matters turn deadly when a poetry scholar joins a film crew.
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Gauntlet (Mar., $16.95) by Richard Aaron. A glory-seeking “Emir” announces that he plans a massive terror strike against a U.S. landmark.
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Foxtrot Oscar (May, $9.95) by Charlie Owen. Local villains in a Manchester town get hot under the collar for a dangerous project.
HODDER & STOUGHTON
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Live Fire (Apr., $16.95) by Stephen Leather. Investigator Dan “Spider” Shepherd discovers he has more in common with a team of criminals than he thought.
HODDER PAPERBACKS
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Lamb to the Slaughter (Mar., $16.95) by Aline Templeton. The proposed opening of a chain superstore divides the inhabitants of a tranquil market town.
MIDNIGHT INK
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Dead Floating Lovers (July, $14.95) by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli unearths two skeletons from a Northern Michigan lake.
Mama Rides Shotgun (July, $14.95) by Deborah Sharp. After her mother’s ex-beau succumbs to poisoned chili, Mace Bauer tries to corral the killer.
OAK TREE PRESS
Where Angels Fear (Mar., $14.95) by Sunny Frazier. Christy Bristol spins horoscopes to help her cop boyfriend track down a murderer.
OLD STREET PUBLISHING
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Do Time Get Time (May, $17.95) by Andrey Rubanov, trans. by Andrew Bromfield. A young man in the Soviet Union’s perestroika era is jailed for running an underground bank.
PENGUIN
Chalk Circle Man (July, $14) by Fred Vargas introduces American readers to French favorite Commissaire Adamsberg.
REVELL
The Knight (Aug., $13.99) by Steven James. Agent Patrick Bowers realizes the murderer he’s tracking is using an ancient manuscript as a blueprint for his crimes.
SERPENT’S TAIL
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The Bridge of the Golden Horn (May, $15.95) by Emine Sevgi Ozdamar. A young woman is caught between two cultures.
SIMON & SCHUSTER UK
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Ghost Song (Apr., $16.95) by Sarah Rayne. A music hall closed for more than 90 years may contain a sinister secret.
SPHERE
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The Butcher of Smithfield: Chaloner’s Third Exploit in Restoration London (Mar., $13.95) by Susanna Gregory. Thomas Chaloner returns from a clandestine excursion to Spain and Portugal.
TOUCHSTONE
Starvation Lake (Mar., $14) by Bryan Gruley. The editor of the Starvation Lake, Mich., newspaper tries to solve the mystery of his former hockey coach’s death.
WOLF PIRATE PUBLISHING
The Angel’s Iscariot (June, $16) by Alex Bloodworth. A fallen angel’s execution threatens to produce a worldwide cataclysm.
YMAA
Quiet Teacher—a Xenon Pearl Martial Arts Thriller (June, $12.95) by Arthur Rosenfeld. Dr. Pearl meets a grand wizard who may be the key to his redemption.
FICTION/SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
ACE
The Alchemist’s Pursuit (Mar., $15) by Dave Duncan. The latest in the series features Nostradamus’s apprentice in an alternate historical Venice.
Dragon’s Luck (Apr., $15) by Robert Asprin. Is Griffen McCandles taking advantage of his New Orleans gambling operation and his new status as head dragon?
BAEN BOOKS
Fires of Freedom (May, $14) by Jerry Pournelle. Unless a colony world can quickly develop a spaceship, it will be ruled by Imperial agents.
BETHANY HOUSE
The Enclave (Mar., $14.99) by Karen Hancock. A longevity institute covers up a researcher’s disturbing encounter with a psychopath. $45,000 ad/promo.
CANONGATE U.S.
Pandora in the Congo (Mar., $15.95) by Albert Sánchez Pinol. A pulp fiction ghostwriter is involved in an African gold mining expedition gone wrong.
DEL REY
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: No Prisoners (May, $15) by Karen Traviss. A training session turns into a full-scale hostile action when Anakin asks Rex to get Ahsoka out of his hair.
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas (July, $30) by Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry. The first official atlas of the Star Wars galaxy includes material from the films, books, comics and more.
Gears of War: Novel #2 (July, $13) by Karen Traviss continues the series based on the Xbox game.
EDGE
The Oracle Paradox (Apr., $19.95) by Stephen L. Antczak. A computer that can predict anyone’s future wants change.
GOLLANCZ
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The Larion Senators: The Eldarn Sequence Book 3 (Mar., $16.95) by Robert Scott and Jay Gordon. Is Steven Taylor willing to kill his best friend to save two worlds from annihilation?
GRAND CENTRAL
Santa Olivia (May, $13.99) by Jacqueline Carey features a young woman with special genetically engineered wolflike powers.
HQN
The Shadow Queen (Apr., $13.95) by Bertrice Small. The widow of Dominus of Terah ascends to the throne, but some believe a woman should not govern.
LUNA BOOKS
Cast in Silence (Aug., $14.95) by Michelle Sagara. A mysterious visitor from Kaylan Neya’s past casts her under a cloud of suspicion.
MEDALLION PRESS
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New Dawn Rising (Apr., $15.95) by Scott Gamboe. An elite Coalition military group must quickly learn who is behind a deadly conspiracy.
MYRMIDON
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God Emperor of Didcot (Apr., $14.95) by Toby Frost. The new allies of Isambard Smith and his crew include tea-obsessed nomads.
Space Captain Smith (May, $14.95) by Toby Frost. The British Space Empire faces the growing menace of the evil ant-soldiers.
ORBIT
Orcs: Bad Blood (Apr., $14.99) by Stan Nicholls. Stryke and his warrior band return in this sequel to Orcs.
The Edge of the World (June, $14.99) by Kevin J. Anderson. Two warring kingdoms will sacrifice anything to find a powerful weapon.
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The Wise Woman’s Tale (Apr., $12.95) by Phillipa Bowers. A 14-year-old girl remembers being murdered in an earlier life by a mob that thought she was a witch.
PYR
Blood of Ambrose (Apr., $15.98) by James Enge. Morelock Ambrosius, deadly swordsman and hopeless drunk, must protect the king from evil.
World’s End: The Age of Misrule, Book 1 (May, $15.98) by Mark Chadbourn. A dragon firebombs a freeway and shape-shifters stalk the commercial district.
ROC
The Red Tree (Aug., $16) by Caitlin R. Kiernan. A Harvard historian is diagnosed as epileptic.
TACHYON
The Best of Michael Moorcock (May, $14.95), edited by John Davey et al., displays a more serious side of the author of the Elric series.
TOR
Night of Knives: A Novel of the Malazan Empire (May, $14.95) by Ian Esselmont. The once-in-a-generation appearance of a shadow moon threatens the citizens of Malaz with demon hounds and worse.
TOR/SEVEN SEAS
Wicked City, Vol. 1 (July, $9.95) by Hideyuki Kikuchi and Ayami Kojima is the first of the novels of horror writer Kikuchi on which the classic anime was based.
WATERBROOK PRESS
The Vanishing Sculptor (June, $13.99) by Donita K. Paul. Young Tipper must find three key elements to save her sculptor father and her country.
WIZARDS OF THE COAST
The Purifying Fire (July, $14.95) by Laura Resnick. An impulsive fire mage explores her own volatile power.
FOLKLORE, MYTHS & LEGENDS
LANGENSCHEIDT
Strange: Atlas of the Unexplained (June, $19.99) by Colin Wilson explores notable occult phenomena and unnatural wonders.
MCGILL—QUEEN’S UNIV. PRESS
Kiviuq: An Inuit Hero and His Siberian Cousins (Apr., $29.95) by Kira Van Deusen examines Arctic life through the stories of the eternal Inuit wanderer.
MONSOON BOOKS
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Tales from Old China (Apr., $15.95) by Ong Siew Chey. A professor retells 20 classic stories.
GARDENING
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101 Garden Projects: Quick and Easy DIY Ideas (Mar., $9.95) by Helena Caldon offers simple, time-efficient projects.
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN
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Fragrant Designs: Brooklyn Botanic Gardens All-Region Guide (July, $9.95) shows how to make scents in your garden.
CHELSEA GREEN
Eliot Coleman’s Winter Harvest Handbook: Deep Organic Four-Season Vegetable Production for the 21st Century (Apr., $35) by Eliot Coleman. Bringing in maximum yields with minimum energy inputs.
COLLINS UK
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Green and Easy: Simple Organic Gardening (May, $24.95) by Allan Shepherd considers how green living is relevant to the ordinary gardener.
CONRAN/OCTOPUS BOOKS USA
Organic Kitchen Garden (Apr., $16.99) by Juliet Roberts provides guidance on growing a kitchen garden.
HISTORIC HOUSE TRUST OF NEW SOUTH WALES
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Lost Gardens of Sydney (Mar., $45) by Colleen Morris traces the establishment of distinctive local gardening styles.
NEW HOLLAND
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Compost Specialist: The Essential Guide to Creating and Using Garden Compost (Mar., $9.95) by David Square explains different types of compost and their ingredients.
Grow Organic: Fruit and Vegetables Fresh from Your Garden (Mar., $19.95) by Nick Hamilton illustrates techniques for going organic.
SASQUATCH BOOKS
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Growing Your Own Vegetables: An Encyclopedia of Country Living Home Manual (May, $18.95) by Carla Emery and Lorene Edwards Forkner offers expertise on plots large and small.
STOREY PUBLISHING
The Ever-Blooming Flower Garden: A Blueprint for Continuous Color (Mar., $19.95) by Lee Schneller features a four-step system. 20,000 first printing.
The Backyard Homestead (Mar., $18.95) by Carleen Madigan Perkins explains everything from growing vegetables and fruits to raising chickens. 30,000 first printing.
TIMBER PRESS
The Perennial Matchmaker (Mar., $14.95) by Tom Fisher suggests 100 perennial combinations.
UNIV. PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
Captivating Combinations: Color and Style in the Garden (Mar., $28) by Norman Winter. Putting pizzazz in your plots.
GAY & LESBIAN STUDIES
ARSENAL PULP PRESS
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The Slow Fix (Apr., $18.95) by Ivan E. Coyote represents the author’s fourth story collection.
BYWATER BOOKS
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Risk (Apr., $14.95) by Elana Dykewomon follows Carol, whose father was killed in the Vietnam War, from the mid-1980s to post-9/11. Author tour.
NOLO
Making It Legal: Everything You Need to Know About Same Sex Marriage (June, $21.99) by Frederick Hertz and Emily Doskow. Two attorneys cover all bases, from deciding whether to marry to understanding the new legalities.
UNIV. PRESS OF KANSAS
The Sodomy Cases: Bowers v. Hardwick and Lawrence v. Texas (Mar., $16.95) by David A.J. Richards recounts the history of the Supreme Court’s two highest-profile gay rights cases.
GRAPHIC NOVELS
DC COMICS
Bayou, Vol. 1 (June, $14) by Jeremy Love imagines a world of gods and monsters south of the Mason-Dixon line.
DEL REY
Peter Jackson Presents: District 9 (June, $24) by D.A. Stern serves as a prequel to, and chronicle of, the Lord of the Rings producer’s August 2009 film.
FIRST SECOND BOOKS
The Photographer (May, $29.95) by Didier Lefèvre et al. chronicles the reporter’s real-life journey through war-torn Afghanistan.
LAST GASP
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Barefoot Gen, Vol. 7: Bones in the Dust (Mar.) and ... Vol. 8: Merchants of Death (Mar., $14.95 each) by Keiji Nakazawa depict Gen and his family struggling to survive in post—atomic bomb Hiroshima.
METROPOLITAN BOOKS
Britten and Brülightly (Mar., $20) by Hannah Berry. Though the death of Berni Kudos is ruled a suicide, detectives Britten and Brülightly suspect something more sinister.
NBM/COMICS LIT
Mijeong (June, $15.95) by Byun Byung-Jun presents tales of youth going awry.
NEW PRESS
Studs Terkel’s Working: A Graphic Adaptation (May, $22.95), adapted by Harvey Pekar, edited by Paul Buhle, reinvents interviews with ordinary working Americans. 25,000 first printing.
SIMON SPOTLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
Sunny-Side Down (Mar., $14.99) by Lev Yilmaz explores adolescent fears that adults may have outgrown.
STERLING
Still I Rise: A Graphic History of African Americans (Mar., $14.95) by Roland Laird with Taneshia Nash Laird, illus. by Elihu “Adofo” Bey, tackles the history of Black America.
TOKYOPOP
Fruits Basket, Vol. 22 (Mar.) and ... Vol. 23 (July, $10.99 each), text and art by Natsuki Takaya, conclude this bestselling shojo manga series. 150,000 first printing each.
Warcraft: Legends, Vol. 3 (Mar.) and ... Vol. 4 (June, $10.99 each) by various contributors. The newest entries in this manga series based on the bestselling World of Warcraft video game. 50,000 first printing each.
Future Diary, Vol. 1 (May) and ... Vol. 2 (June, $10.99 each), text and art by SaKae Esuno. In a world where cellphone diaries can predict the future, their users battle to become gods. 40,000 first printing.
UNIV. OF MINNESOTA PRESS
Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals (Mar., $17.95) by Hiroki Azuma questions the characteristics and consequences of the Otaku consumer subculture.
VILLARD
Huntington, West Virginia “On the Fly” (Apr., $18) by Harvey Pekar, illus. by Summer McLinton. This series of five stories describes the humor of everyday life.
VIZ MEDIA
Dogs: Prelude (Apr., $12.99) by Shirow Miwa. Four individuals struggle to survive a dystopian urban future.
VIZ/SHOJO BEAT
Honey Hunt, Vol. 1 (Apr., $8.99) by Miki Aihara follows the daughter of two high-profile artists in the midst of a divorce.
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 1 (July, $8.99) by Karuho Shiina. A shy, misunderstood teenager is mistaken for a horror film character.
VIZ SIGNATURE
Children of the Sea, Vol. 1 (June, $14.99) by Daisuke Igarashi. The daughter of an aquarium employee sees a ghost.
HEALTH, FITNESS & BEAUTY
AMACOM
Surviving the Cancer System: An Empowering Guide to Taking Control of Your Care (June, $TBA) by Mark Fesen, M.D., presents an oncologist’s candid perspective.
ARSENAL PULP PRESS
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The Simply Raw Living Foods Detox Manual (Apr., $18.95) by Natasha enables readers to clean up the body with pure nutrition.
DUNCAN BAIRD
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The Organic Pharmacy: The Complete Guide to Natural Health and Beauty (Mar., $22.95) by Margo Marrone et al. tailors treatments for 33 different conditions.
The Power of Breath: The Art of Breathing Well for Harmony, Happiness, and Health (Mar., $14.95) by Swami Saradananda. More than 30 exercises cover all five types of breathing in the Eastern tradition.
BANTAM
Sara Snow’s Fresh Living: The Essential Room-by-Room Guide to a Greener, Healthier Family and Home (Mar., $16) by Sara Snow. Try recycling empty egg cartons.
BARRICADE BOOKS
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Curious, Odd, Rare & Abnormal Reactions to Medications (Apr., $15.95) by Jerome Litt stretches from baldness and yawning to priapism.
BENBELLA BOOKS
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Optimal Health Revolution (May, $17.95) by Duke Johnson, M.D., asserts that persistent inflammation is at the root of most lethal diseases.
BLACK DOG & LEVENTHAL
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Natural Healing Wisdom & Know-How: Useful Practices, Recipes, and Formulas for a Lifetime of Health (Apr., $19.95), compiled by Amy Rost, provides a complete home reference for natural and alternative health and healing—from acupuncture to yoga.
CAPRACUS PRESS
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Get a Grip! On Your Hormones (Mar., $19.95) by Shelley S. Binkley, M.D., addresses women’s transitions from adolescence to menopause.
CONNECTIONS
Easy Pilates: Any Age, Any Place, Any Time by Mina Stephens, Easy Reflexology... by Pauline Willis and Easy Tai Ji... (Mar., $11.95 each) by Robert Parry simplify exercise regimens.
CROSSING PRESS
Planetary Apothecary: An Astrological Approach to Health and Wellness (May, $15.95) by Stephanie Gailing specifies holistic remedies for each zodiac sign.
CYPRESS HOUSE
It’s Not in Your Head, It’s in the Bread: How to Get Off Gluten and Reclaim Your Life (Mar., $15.95) by Eydi Bauer advances relief from gluten intolerance and celiac disease.
FAIR WINDS PRESS
The New Heart Disease Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Effectively Reverse and Manage Heart Disease (July, $24.99) by Christopher P. Cannon, M.D., and Elizabeth Vierck summarizes a cardiologist’s advice.
FALCONGUIDES
Tina Vindum’s Outdoor Fitness: Step Out of the Gym and Into the Best Shape of Your Life (Mar., $19.95) by Tina Vindum advocates back-to-basics conditioning.
FIRESIDE
Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting (Mar., $16) by Bethenny Frankelincludes 25 recipes. 200,000 first printing.
HARPER PAPERBACKS
The Game On! Diet: Kick Your Friend’s Butt by Shrinking Your Own (June, $14.99) by Aaron Ferguson combines science with an especially fierce competitive game. 40,000 first printing.
HAY HOUSE
The Vitamin D Revolution: How the Power of This Amazing Vitamin Can Change Your Life (Mar., $10.95) by Soram Khalsa, M.D., finds a connection between deficiency and 17 types of cancers.
HCI
Dr. Schwarzbein’s Menopause Power (Mar., $24.95) by Diana Schwarzbein, M.D. The endocrinologist submits her hormone-balancing therapy program. 50,000 first printing.
HUMAN KINETICS
Fit in 5 (Mar., $16.95) by Greg Whyte outlines 150 exercises requiring only body weight and exercise bands.
HUNTER HOUSE
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Anywhere, Anytime, Any Body Yoga (July, $14.95) by Laura Carapellese deals with busy schedules and physical limitations.
INNER TRADITIONS/BEAR & COMPANY
The Naturopathic Way: How to Detox, Find Quality Nutrition, and Restore Your Acid-Alkaline Balance (Mar., $12.95) by Christopher Vasey reduces toxic causes of illness. A Healing Arts Press book.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. PRESS
Inside Assisted Living: The Search for Home (July; $16.95, cloth $45) by J. Kevin Eckert et al. deciphers difficulties facing consumers, providers and policy makers.
KEY PORTER BOOKS
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The Little Book of Stress Relief (Mar., $17.95) by David Posen, M.D., assists in attaining a calmer life.
KNACK
Knack Pregnancy Guide: An Illustrated Handbook for Every Trimester (Aug., $19.95) by Brenda J. Lane organizes information for busy moms-to-be.
KODANSHA INT’L.
The Japanese Skincare Revolution (Mar., $19.95) by Chizu Saeki, trans. by Kay Yokota. The beauty adviser’s bestseller is revised to meet the needs of American women.
LACHANCE PUBLISHING
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Take Your Oxygen First: Protecting Your Health and Happiness While Caring for a Loved One with Memory Loss (May, $14.95) by Leeza Gibbons et al. proposes a strong spiritual life and a positive outlook.
LOST COAST PRESS
The Girlfriends’ Infertility Treatment Companion (Mar., $17.95) by Elizabeth Gordon Dellenbaugh shares personal knowledge of the procedures and the experiences of eight friends.
MCGRAW-HILL
Super Immunity Foods: A Complete Program to Boost Wellness, Recover Faster, and Keep Your Body Strong (May, $16.95) by Frances Sheridan Goulart details 25 choices.
MEDICAL MANOR BOOKS
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The Philly Power Dietstep (Apr., $21.95) by Fred A. Stutman, M.D., reveals 10 diet and fitness secrets. 50,000 first printing. Author tour.
NEW SOCIETY PUBLISHERS
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The Practical Cyclist: Bicycling for Real People (Apr., $14.95) by Chip Haynes targets those who have not been actively cycling for some time.
NORTH ATLANTIC BOOKS
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Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future (Mar., $14.95) by David Wolfe provides an overview of healthy, healing meals.
Green Smoothie Revolution: The Radical Leap Toward Natural Health (May, $14.95) by Victoria Boutenko reintroduces long-neglected fruits, vegetables and greens.
PARAGON HOUSE
Too Much Medicine (Mar., $18) by Dennis Gottfried, M.D., seeks to avoid needless procedures.
PLUME
The Black Book of Hollywood Pregnancy Secrets (Mar., $15) by Kym Douglas and Cindy Perlman offers celebrity tips for looking fantastic during and after pregnancy.
PROMETHEUS BOOKS
The Sunlight Solution: Why More Sun Exposure Is Essential to Your Health (Mar., $19.98) by Laurie Winn Carlson runs contrary to popular belief.
RODALE
Belly Off! (May, $19.95) by Jeff Csatari et al. unlocks the weight-loss secrets of Belly Off! Club members. 100,000 first printing.
RODMELL PRESS
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Yogabody (May; $29.95, cloth $39.95) by Judith Hanson Lasater covers anatomy, kinesiology and asana. Author tour.
RUNNING PRESS
Skinny Bastard: A Kick-in-the-Ass for Real Men Who Want to Stop Being Fat and Start Getting Buff (May, $14.95) by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. The authors of Skinny Bitch turn their attention to males. 150,000 first printing.
SEAL PRESS
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The Noncycler’s Guide to the Century and Other Road Races (May, $15.95) by Dawn Dais maps the world of cycling for both athletes and nonathletes.
SELLERS PUBLISHING
Boomer Yoga (Mar., $19.95) by Beryl Bender Birch demonstrates how to adapt techniques to age, lifestyle and health.
SQUARE ONE
End Your Addiction Now: A Proven Nutritional Supplement Program That Can Set You Free (Mar., $16.95) by Charles Gant, M.D., and Greg Lewis emphasizes a proven biochemical recovery program.
ST. MARTIN’S/GRIFFIN
Hungry Girl 200 Under 200: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories (May, $19.95) by Lisa Lillien furnishes guilt-free dishes. 750,000 first printing. Author tour.
ULYSSES PRESS
101 Healthiest Foods: A Quick and Easy Guide to the Fruits, Vegetables, Carbs and Proteins That Can Save Your Life (Mar., $14.95) by Joanna McMillan Price et al. rates over 300 foods.
The Master Cleanse Experience: Day-to-Day Accounts of What to Expect and How to Succeed on the Lemonade Diet (June, $13.95) by Tom Woloshyn recounts what happened to 10 different people.
UNIV. OF WASHINGTON PRESS
Resuscitate: How Your Community Can Improve Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (Apr., $29.95) by Mickey Eisenberg, M.D., identifies specific steps to be taken.
WALKER & COMPANY
Crave: Why You Binge Eat and How to Stop (Mar., $16) by Cynthia M. Bulik advocates proven techniques.
WEINSTEIN BOOKS
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The Quantum Wellness Cleanse: The 21-Day Essential Guide to Healing Your Mind, Body, and Spirit (May, $14.95) by Kathy Freston serves as a companion to Quantum Wellness. 200,000 first printing.
WORKMAN
The 10-Minute Total Body (Aug., $17.95) by Sean Foy et al. uses the science of interval training.
YALE UNIV. PRESS
Fighting Cancer with Knowledge and Hope: A Guide for Patients, Families and Healthcare Providers (Apr., $16) by Richard C. Frank, M.D., employs plain language to comfort and help.
The Essential Hospital Handbook: How to Be an Effective Partner in a Loved One’s Care (May, $18) by Patrick Conlon facilitates navigation through unfamiliar and intimidating territory.
HISTORY
DUNCAN BAIRD
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Egyptian Book of Living & Dying: The Illustrated Guide to Ancient Egyptian Wisdom (Apr., $14.95) by Joann Fletcherexplores this ancient people’s legendary work regarding the quest for immortality.
JOHN F. BLAIR
Voices of the American Revolution in the Carolinas (Mar., $12.95) by Ed Southern recalls the battles through first-person accounts taken from letters, journals and records. Author tour.
CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS
The Horse in Human History (June, $29.99) by Pita Kelekna traces this animal’s role, from early domestication to its strategic role in colonization.
CONTINUUM PUBLISHING
The Secret Temple: Masons, Mysteries, and the Founding of America (Mar., $14.95) by Peter Levenda addresses the controversial and misunderstood secret society, the Freemasons.
DOWN EAST BOOKS
Bar Harbor’s Gilded Century: Opulence to Ashes (June, $18.95) by Lydia Vandenbergh and Earle Shuttleworth Jr. offers a pictorial history, from its origins to the devastating 1947 fire.
FORDHAM UNIV. PRESS
Dutch New York: The Roots of Hudson Valley Culture (TBA, $29.95), edited by Roger Panetta, commemorates the 400th anniversary of the Hudson River’s discovery and describes the Dutch influence on the area.
HISTORY PRESS
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Eminent Victorian Women (May, $19.95) by Elizabeth Longford describes those women who challenged the established society’s repressive rules.
INNER TRADITIONS/BEAR & COMPANY
The Invisible History of the Rosicrucians: The World’s Most Mysterious Secret Society (July, $24.95) by Tobias Churton investigates the “invisible fraternity.”
MIT PRESS
Obelisk: A History (Mar., $27.95) by Brian A. Curran et al. ponders this structure’s many meanings, from ancient Egypt to 20th-century America.
MONKFISH PUBLISHING
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The Search for Lost Knowledge: A Graham Hancock Alternative Science and History Reader (Aug., $16), edited by Glenn Kreisberg. Essays explore such topics as lost civilizations and the secret history of NASA.
NYU PRESS
Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudeville: Excavating Manhattan’s Lost Places of Leisure (Aug., $19.95) by David Freeland uncovers obscure entertainment destinations and details the evolution of each neighborhood.
PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
How Ukraine Became a Market Economy and Democracy (Mar., $26.95) by Anders Äslund tells the country’s story from the breakup of the Soviet Union to today. Author tour.
PURDUE UNIV. PRESS
Comparative Central European Holocaust Studies (Mar., $39.95), edited by Louise O. Vasvári and Steven Tötösy de Zepetnek, gathers articles by scholars from around the world.
REGNERY
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Vietnam War (Apr., $19.95) by Phillip Jennings suggests that the war was one of the bright spots in U.S. military history.
TILBURY HOUSE
The Cranberry: Hard Work and Holiday Sauce (May, $20) by Stephen A. Cole harvests stories and observations about the fruit.
UNIV. OF ARIZONA PRESS
Chicle: The Chewing Gum of the Americas, from the Ancient Maya to William Wrigley (May; $24.95, $50 cloth) by Jennifer P. Mathews. This history of the treat emphasizes the far-reaching impacts of chicle harvesting.
UNIV. OF TENNESSEE PRESS
America’s Main Street Hotels: Transiency and Community in the Early Auto Age (June, $29.95) by John A. Jakle and Keith A. Sculle examines these hotels’ role in economic development at last century’s turn.
UNIV. OF WISCONSIN PRESS
The Presidents We Imagine: Two Centuries of White House Fictions on the Page, on the Stage, Onscreen, and Online (Mar., $26.95) by Jeff Smith discusses what fictional and fictionally reimagined presidencies can teach us about real politics.
Imaginary Friends: Representing Quakers in American Culture, 1650—1950 (June, $26.95) by James Emmett Ryan argues that Quakers have offered a radical model of morality, piety and antimodernity.
VISION PAPERBACKS
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Beachy Head (May, $17.95) by Sheila Ryan presents a history of events surrounding England’s enigmatic locale.
MARKUS WIENER
Jews and Judaism in African History (Apr., $26.95) by Richard Hull illustrates the subject from antiquity through the 21st century.
