Your long, long list of the week's book releases.

Adults
April 16

Designing and Creating a Cottage Garden: How to Cultivate a Garden Fuill of Flowers, Herbs, Trees, Fruit, Vegetables and Livestock, with 300 Inspirational Photographs by Gail Harland (Anness, $27.50; ISBN 978-1903141717).

Sunday Morning Quilts: 16 Modern Scrap Projects by Amanda Jean Nyberg (C&T Publishers, $22.95; ISBN 978-1607054276).

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Extraordinary Automobiles by DK Publishing (DK, $15.95; ISBN 978-0756695767).

Step-by-Step Home: Design and Decorating by DK Publishing (DK, $40; ISBN 978-0756689766).

Different… Not Less: Inspiring Stories of Achievement and Successful Employment From Adults With Autism, Asperger's, and ADHD by Temple Grandin (Future Horizons, $19.95; ISBN 978-1935274605).

Eyes, Stones by Elana Bell (Louisiana State Univ. Press, $17.95; ISBN 978-0807144640).

Letters to a Friend by Diana Athill (Norton, $24.95; ISBN 978-0-393-06295-3).

The Spanish Holocaust: Inquisition and Extermination in Twentieth-Century Spain by Paul Preston (Norton, $29.95; ISBN 978-0-393-06476-6).

Midnight Alley by Miles Corwin (Oceanview, Midpoint dist., $25.95; ISBN 978-1-60809-038-9).

Fast and Furious: Barack Obama's Bloodiest Scandal and the Shameless Cover-Up by Katie Pavlich (Regnery, $27.95; ISBN 978-1596983212).

The Eat-Clean Vegetarian Cookbook: Lose Weight and Get Healthy--One Mouthwatering Meal at a Time! by Tosca Reno (Robert Kennedy, $22.95; ISBN 978-1552101063).

The Battle Over Health Care: What Obama's Reform Means for America's Future by Rosemary Gibson and Janardan Prasad Singh (Rowman & Littlefield, $24.95; ISBN 978-1-4422-1449-1).

Hopelessly Divided: The New Crisis in American Politics and What It Means for 2012 and Beyond by Douglas E. Schoen (Rowman & Littlefield, $27; ISBN 978-1-4422-1523-8).

The Heart Attack Sutra: A New Commentary on the Heart Sutra by Karl Brunnholzl (Snow Lion, $16.95; ISBN 978-1559393911).

Pointing Out the Dharmakaya: Teachings on the Ninth Karmapa's Text by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche (Snow Lion, $19.95; ISBN 978-1559393881).

In This Timeless Time: Living and Dying on Death Row in America by Bruce Jackson (Univ. of North Carolina, $35; ISBN 978-0-8078-3539-5).

The United States Constitution: A Round Table Comic Graphic Adaptation adapted by Nadia Baer, illus. by Nathan Lueth (Writers of the Round Table Press, $12.95; ISBN 978-1610660259).

April 17

Teamwork Means You Can't Pick the Side That's Right by Scott Adams (Andrews McMeel, $12.99; ISBN 978-1449410186).

The Shadow Catcher: A U.S. Agent Inflitrates Mexico's Deadly Crime Cartels by Hipolito Acosta, with Lisa Pulitzer (Atria, $24.99; ISBN 978-1-4516-3287-3).

Never Say Never: Finding a Life That Fits by Ricki Lake (Atria, $25; ISBN 978-1-4516-2717-6).

White Horse by Alex Adams (Atria/Emily Bestler, $19.95; ISBN 978-1451642995).

The Fire Island Cookbook by Jeff Jenssen (Atria/Emily Bestler, $30; ISBN 978-1451632934).

Simon Says Die by Lena Diaz (Avon, $7.99; ISBN 978-0062136367).

The Occupy Handbook edited by Janet Byrne (Back Bay, $15.99; ISBN 978-0316220217).

The Garden of Happy Endings by Barbara O'Neal (Bantam, $15; ISBN 978-0553386783).

Harvest the Wind: America's Journey to Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Stability by Philip Warburg (Beacon, $27.95; ISBN 978-0-8070-0107-3).

The Hidden Agenda: A Proven Way to Win Business and Create a Following by Kevin Allen (Bibliomotion, $24.95; ISBN 978-1-937134-04-4).

Otaku Spaces by Patrick W. Galbraith (Chin Music, $20; ISBN 978-0984457656).

Control the Crazy: My Plan to Stop Stressing, Avoid Drama, and Maintain Inner Cool by Vinny Guadagnino (Crown, $19.99; ISBN 978-0307987242).

The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful and Proactical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms by Danielle LaPorte (Crown, $24; ISBN 978-0307952103).

City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago by Gary Krist (Crown, $26; ISBN 978-0-307-45429-4).

Notes on Democracy: A New Edition by H.L. Mencken (Dissident, $14.95; ISBN 978-0977378838).

David Hockney: The Biography by Christopher Simon Sykes (Doubleday/Talese, $35; ISBN 978-0-385-53144-3).

An Accidental Affair by Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-525-95234-3).

Eat With Your Hands by Zak Pelaccio (Ecco, $39.99; ISBN 978-0061554209).

No Matter What… They'll Call This Book Racist: How Our Fear of Talking Honestly About Race Hurts Us All by Harry Stein (Encounter, $23.99; ISBN 978-1594036002).

The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant by Jean M. Twenge (Free Press, $14; ISBN 978-1-4516-2070-2).

Risk Intelligence: How to Live With Uncertainty by Dylan Evans (Free Press, $26; ISBN 978-1-4516-1090-1).

Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics by Ross Douthat (Free Press, $26; ISBN 978-1439178300).

The DASH Diet for Weight Loss: Lose Weight and Keep It Off--the Healthy Way--With America's Most Respected Diet by Thomas J. Moore (Free Press, $26; ISBN 978-1451669367).

You Have No Idea: A Famous Daughter, Her No-Nonsense Mother, and How They Survived Pageants, Hollywood, Love, Loss (And Each Other) by Vanessa Williams (Gotham, $28; ISBN 978-1592407071).

The Innocent by David Baldacci (Grand Central, $27.99; ISBN 978-0446572996).

The Perfect Outsider by Loreth Anne White (Harlequin, $5.25; ISBN 978-0373277742).

A Texan's Honor by Kate Welsh (Harlequin, $6.25; ISBN 978-0373296873).

The Taming of the Rogue by Amanda McCabe (Harlequin, $6.25; ISBN 978-0373296903).

The 20% Doctrine: How Tinkering, Goofing Off, and Breaking the Rules at Work Drive Success in Business by Ryan Tate (Harper Business, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-06-200323-2).

Mamika: My Mighty Little Grandmother by Sacha Goldberger (Harper Design, $10.99; ISBN 978-0062107886).

Lulu in the Sky: A Daughter of Cambodia Finds Love, Healing, and Double Happiness by Loung Ung (Harper Perennial, $15.99; ISBN 978-0062091918).

Waiting for Sunrise by William Boyd (Harper, $26.99; ISBN 978-0-06-187676-9).

Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States by Michael Lind (Harper, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-183480-6).

Being Global: How to Think, Act, and Lead in a Tranformed World by Gregory Unruh and Ángel Cabrera (Harvard Business Review, $30; ISBN 978-1422183229).

Solar Dance: Van Gogh, Forgery, and the Eclipse of Certainty by Modris Eksteins (Harvard Univ., $27.95; ISBN 978-0674065673).

Why Kosovo Still Matters by Denis MacShane (Haus, $14.95; ISBN 978-1907822391).

Kaltenburg by Marcel Beyer, trans. from the German by Alan Bance (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26; ISBN 978-0-15-101397-5).

Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America by David Beadle and Seabrooe Leckie (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $29; ISBN 978-0547238487).

The Farm: Rustic Recipes for a Year of Increadible Food by Ian Knauer (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30; ISBN 978-0547516912).

The Juju Rules: Or, How to Win Ballgames From Your Couch: A Memoir of a Fan Obsessed by Hart Seely (Houhgton Mifflin Harcourt, $25; ISBN 978-0-547-62237-8).

The Twilight Lord by Beatrice Small (HQN, $7.99; ISBN 978-0373776641).

Following the Path: The Search for a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Joy by Joan Chittister (Image, $18; ISBN 978-0307953988).

Making WET: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing by Leonard Koren (Imperfect, $39; ISBN 978-0981484624).

Under the Halo: The Official History of Angels Baseball by Pete Donovan (Insight Editions, $40; ISBN 978-1608870196).

I'm Awesome: One Man's Triumphant Quest to Become the Sweetest Dude Ever by Jason Ellis (It Books, $25.99; ISBN 978-0062098214).

Wish You Were Here by Graham Swift (Knopf, $25; ISBN 978-0307700124).

An Unexpected Guest by Anne Korkeakivi (Little Brown, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-316-19677-2).

At Home on the Range by Margaret Yardley Potter (McSweeney's, $24; ISBN 978-1-936365-89-0).

A Hotel Lobby at the Edge of the World by Adam Clay (Milkweed Editions, PGW dist., $16; ISBN 978-1-57131-441-3).

A Deeper Darkness by J.T. Ellison (Mira, $14.95; ISBN 978-0-7783-1320-5).

The Vampire Voss by Colleen Gleason (Mira, $14.95; ISBN 978-0-7783-2952-7).

More Like Her by Liza Palmer (Morrow, $14.99; ISBN 978-0-06-200746-9).

A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash (Morrow, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-06-208814-7).

Creating Time: Using Creativity to Reinvent the Clock and Reclaim Your Life by Marney K. Makridakis (New World Library, $22.95; ISBN 978-1608681112).

The Philippines 1941-42 by Clayton Chun (Osprey, $19.95; ISBN 978-1849086097).

Deliver Us From Darkness: The Untold Story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Company During Market Garden by Ian Gardner (Osprey, $27.95; ISBN 978-1849087179).

Crossing the Borders of Time: A True Story of War, Exile, and Love Reclaimed by Leslie Maitland (Other Press, Norton dist., $29.95; ISBN 978-1-59051-496-2).

Twisted by Laura Griffin (Pocket Star, $7.99; ISBN 978-1-4516-1737-5).

Unnatural Acts by Stuart Woods (Putnam, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-399-15886-5).

The Witness by Nora Roberts (Putnam, $27.95; ISBN 978-0399159121).

Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson (Putnam/Amy Einhorn, $25.95; ISBN 978-0-399-15901-5).

The Man Who Planted Trees: Lost Groves, Champion Trees, and an Urgent Plan to Save the Planet by Jim Robbins (Random/Speigel & Grau, $25; ISBN 978-1-4000-6906-4).

Maps of Fate: Book Two by Reid Lance Rosenthal (Rockin SR, $14.95; ISBN 978-0982157633).

Slightly Irregular by Rhonda Pollero (S&S/Gallery, $15; ISBN 978-1-4165-9073-6).

Lucky Bastard by S.G. Browne (S&S/Gallery, $23; ISBN 978-1-4516-5719-7).

Alger Hiss: Why He Chose Treason by Christina Shelton (S&S/Threshold, $26; ISBN 978-1-4516-5542-1).

Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World by Tony Wagner (Scribner, $27; ISBN 978-1451611496).

God in Pain: Inversions of Apocalypse by Slavoj Zizek (Seven Stories, $19.95; ISBN 978-1609803698).

The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto by Tavis Smiley and Cornel West (SimleyBooks, $12; ISBN 978-1401940638).

America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union by Fergus M. Bordewich (Simon & Schuster, $30; ISBN 978-1-4391-2460-4).

The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity by Nancy Gibbs (Simon and Schuster, $32.50; ISBN 978-1-4391-2770-4).

William S. Burroughs vs. The Qur'an by Michael Muhammad Knight (Soft Skull, $15.95; ISBN 978-1593764154).

The Murder of Gonzago by R.T. Riachev (Soho Constable, $25.95; ISBN 978-1616950866).

What Doesn't Kill You by Iris Johansen (St. Martin's, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-312-65123-7).

Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones: 90 Recipes for Making Your Own Ice Cream and Frozen Treats From Bi-Rite Creamery by Kris Hoogerhyde, Anne Walker and Dabney Gough (Ten Speed, $24.99; ISBN 978-1-60774-184-8).

Heaven in Her Arms: Why God Chose Mary to Raise His Son and What It Means for You by Catherine Hickem (Thomas Nelson, $15.99; ISBN 978-1400200368).

The Dash: Making a Difference With Your Life From Beginning to End by Mac Anderson (Thomas Nelson, $15.99; ISBN 978-1400319985).

A Shot of Faith (to the Head): Be a Confident Believer in an Age of Cranky Atheists by Mitch Stokes (Thomas Nelson, $16.99; ISBN 978-1595554345).

Farm Fresh Southern Cooking: Straight From the Garden to Your Dinner Table by Tammy Algood (Thomas Nelson, $24.99; ISBN 978-1401601584).

The Debt Bomb: A Bold Plan to Stop Washington From Bankrupting America by Tom A. Coburn (Thomas Nelson, $24.99; ISBN 978-1595554673).

The Cabin in the Woods: The Official Movie Novelization by Tim Lebbon (Titan, $7.99; ISBN 978-1848565265).

The Disappearance of Georgiana Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Mystery by Regina Jeffers (Ulysses, $14.95; ISBN 978-1612430454).

Canine Commandos: The Heroism, Devotion, and Sacrifice of Dogs in War by Nigel Cawthorne (Ulysses, $14.95; ISBN 978-1612430553).

Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James (Vintage, $15.95; ISBN 978-0345803498).

Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James (Vintage, $15.95; ISBN 978-0345803504).

Use Your Words: A Writing Guide for Mothers by Kate Hopper (Viva Editions, $16.95; ISBN 978-1936740123).

Where Lilacs Still Bloom by Jane Kirkpatrick (WaterBrook, $14.99; ISBN 978-1-4000-7430-3).

Optimize: How to Attract and Engage More Customers by Integrating SEO, Social Media, and Content Marketing by Lee Odden (Wiley, $24.95; ISBN 978-1118167779).

Dialogue Gap: Why Communication Isn't Enough and What We Can Do About It, Fast by Peter Nixon (Wiley, $29.95; ISBN 978-1118157831).

Game Over: Jerry Sandusky, Penn State, and the Culture of Silence by Bill Moushey (William Morrow, $26.99; ISBN 978-0062201133).

Eco-Tyranny: How the Left's Green Agenda Will Dismantle America (WND, $25.95; ISBN 978-1936488506).

Sex and the Office: A History of Gender, Power, and Desire by Julie Berebitsky (Yale Univ., $38; ISBN 978-0300118995).

Lucien Freud Portraits by Sarah Howgate (Yale Univ., $65; ISBN 978-0300182552).

Charmed: Season 9, Vol. 3 by Paul Ruditis (Zenescope, $15.99; ISBN 978-1937068967).


April 18

The Everything Twins, Triplets, and More Book: From Pregnancy to Delivery and Beyond: All You Need to Enjoy Your Multiples by Pamela Fierro (Adams Media, $15.95; ISBN 978-1593373169).

The Unofficial Game of Thrones Cookbook: From Direwolf Ale to Auroch Stew: More Than 150 Recipes From Westeros and Beyond by Alan Kistler (Adams Media, $19.95; ISBN 978-1440538728).

Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle, $14.95; ISBN 978-1-4521-0655-7).

Paris in Color by Nichole Robertson (Chronicle, $19.95; ISBN 978-1452105949).

The Heaven Answer Book by Billy Graham (Thomas Nelson, $14.99; ISBN 978-1400319381).

Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics by Marion Nestle (Univ. of California, $29.95; ISBN 978-0520262881).

April 19

Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair With Trashby Edward Humes (Avery, $27; ISBN 978-1-58333-434-8).

Pathways to the Common Core: Accelerating Achievement by Christopher Lehman, Mary Ehrenworth, and Lucy Calkins (Boynton/Cook, $33.13; ISBN 978-0325043555).

To This Cedar Fountain by Kate Braid (Caitlin, $17.95; ISBN 978-1894759786).

Valor in Vietnam: Chronicles of Honor, Courage and Sacrifice: 1963-1977 by Allen Clark (Casemate, $29.95; ISBN 978-1612000954).

Battle for Tinian by Nathan Prefer (Casemate, $32.95; ISBN 978-1612000947).

What Would Michelle Do?: A Modern-Day Guide to Living With Substance and Style by Allison Samuels (Gotham, $24; ISBN 978-1592407088).

Kawaii Not, Too: Cute Gets Badder by Meghan Murphy (How, $12.99; ISBN 978-1440309205).

April 20

The Struggle by Wanda E. Brunsletter (Barbour, $14.99; ISBN 978-16162608897).

The Cornbread Mafia: A Homegrown Syndicate's Code of Silence and the Biggest Marijuana Bust in American History by James Higdon (Lyons, $24.95; ISBN 978-0762778232).

Best Seat in the House: Mark Rosen's Sports Moments and Minnesota Memories by Mark Rosen with Jim Bruton (MBI, $26; ISBN 978-0760341322).

Speculating Daguerre: Art and Enterprise in the Work of L.J.M. Daguerre by Stephen C. Pinson (Univ. of Chicago, $65; ISBN 978-0226669113).

Children’s/YA

April 17

Mister Death's Blue-Eyed Girls by Mary Downing Hahn (Clarion, $16.99; ISBN 978-0547760629).

My Dad is Big and Strong, BUT… : A Bedtime Story by Coralie Saudo, trans. from the French by Claudia Bedrick, illus. by Kris DiGiacomo (Enchanted Lion, Consortium dist., $16.95; ISBN 978-1-59270-122-3).

The Last Apprentice: Grimalkin, the Witch Assassin by Joseph Delaney, illus. by Patrick Arrasmith (Greenwillow, $17.99; ISBN 978-0062082077).

The Springsweet by Saundra Mitchell (Harcourt, $16.99; ISBN 978-0547608426).

Download Drama by Celeste O. Norfleet (Harlequin Kimani, $9.99; ISBN 978-0373534630).

Herbert's Wormhole: The Rise and Fall of El Solo Libre by Peter Nelson, illus. by Rohitash Rao (HarperCollins, $12.99; ISBN 978-0062012180).

The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting (HarperCollins, $17.99; ISBN 978-0062082190).

Glimmer by Phoebe Kitanidis (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-06-179928-0).

Looking for Me by Betsy R. Rosenthal (Houhgton Mifflin, $15.99; ISBN 978-0547610849).

If All the Animals Came Inside by Eric Pinder, illus. by Marc Brown (Little Brown, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-316-09883-0).

The Very Fairy Princess: Here Comes the Flower Girl! by Julie Andrews (Little Brown, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-316-18561-5).

172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad, trans. from the Norwegian by Tara F. Chace (Little Brown, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-316-18288-1).

Snow White and the Huntsman by Universal (Poppy, $12.99; ISBN 978-0316213271).

Into the Abyss by E.J. Altbacker (Razorbill, $12.99; ISBN 978-1595143822).

The Chaos by Nalo Hopkinson (S&S/McElderry, $16.99; ISBN 978-1-4169-5488-0).

Liberator by Richard Harland (Simon & Schuster, $17.99; ISBN 978-1442423336).