Fall 2000 Hardcover List
Edited by Laurele Riippa
Compiled by Lynn Andriani, Dena Croog, Robert Dahlin, Cindi DiMarzo, Charles Hix, Karole Riippa, and Bella Stander
-- 8/14/00
Fiction/First & Collections
ACADEMY CHICAGO
Cutter's Island (Sept., $23) by Vincent Panella. A young Julius Caesar recalls being kidnapped and ransomed. $15,000 ad/promo.
BALLANTINE/ONE WORLD
Blackgammon (Oct., $24) by Heather Neff. Two "soul sisters" flout the rules in Paris and London, then seek to regain what they've lost. Advertising. Author publicity.
BANTAM
The Advocate: A Novel of World War II (Sept., $23.95) by Bill Mesce Jr. and Steven G. Szilagyi. In war, is murder still a crime? Ad/promo. Author publicity.
In the Forest of Harm (Jan., $TBA) by Sallie Bissell. A successful prosecutor is stalked by two murderers while on a camping trip with two of her friends.
BRIDGE WORKS
The Last Hollywood Romance (Sept., $22.95) by Beverly Bloomberg is a veteran TV writer's satire of love and showbiz on a sitcom set.
Worthy's Town (Oct., $22.95) by Sharon Rolens. From 1925 through 1950, love and murder lurk beneath the surface of an Illinois town.
BROADWAY BOOKS
Gob's Grief (Feb., $25) by Chris Adrian. Already excerpted in the New Yorker magazine, this tale involves attempts to make a machine that can bring the dead back to life after the Civil War.
CARROLL & GRAF
Lost (Oct., $24.95) by Lucy Wadham. Political intrigue snares a young widow on a Mediterranean island.
Robbers (Dec., $24.95) by Christopher Cook features two drifters on a bloody ride across Texas.
CELESTIAL ARTS
The Other Side of Haight (Jan., $25.95) by James Fadiman. Lives converge tragically during San Francisco's "summer of love."
COFFEE HOUSE PRESS
Glory G s and Gets Some (Sept., $20.95) by Emily Carter portrays a New York City addict and her stay in a Minnesota recovery community.
COUNTERPOINT
Here in the World: 13 Stories (Nov., $23) by Victoria Lancelotta. Frederick Barthelme and Stewart O'Nan have praised these tales about Southern women.
A Student of Weather (Feb., $24) by Elizabeth Hay. A young man changes the lives of two sisters during the 1930s prairie dust bowl years.
DELACORTE
The Palace of Tears (Nov., $19.95) by Alev Lytle Croutier. In 1868, a Parisian vintner dreams of a mysterious woman who simultaneously dreams of him. Ad/promo.
DOUBLEDAY
Drowning Ruth (Sept., $23.95) by Christina Schwarz. One member of a family trio--two sisters and a baby--d s not survive. Ad/promo. Author publicity.
DUTTON
Jimmy's Girl (Feb., $19.95) by Stephanie Gertler. Rebels of the 1960s find themselves today's establishment. Advertising. Author publicity.
FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX
Orange Laughter (Nov., $23) by Leone Ross. A man living in New York City's subway tunnels fights madness at every turn.
HARPERCOLLINS
La Cucina: A Novel of Rapture (Nov., $24) by Lily Prior. Set in 1950s Sicily, a middle-aged librarian with a broken heart and a passion for cooking finds unexpected romance.
HARPER/ECCO PRESS
Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner (Sept., $23) by F.X. Toole. Five stories and a novella shine light on the underworld of professional boxing. 50,000 first printing. Author publicity.
HERODIAS
The Colors of Memory (Oct., $23) by Gabriela Tagliavini reveals how the passage of time distorts memory.
HENRY HOLT
A Good House (Sept., $25) by Bonnie Burnard. Intricacies and rituals mold a family over three generations in this Canadian bestseller. Ad/promo. Author tour.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
The Sugar Island (Sept., $23) by Ivonne Lamazares. A girl and her mother flee Cuba on a makeshift raft. Ad/promo. 5-city author tour.
Columbus Slaughters Braves (Feb., $23) by Mark Friedman traces the rivalry between a Maryland schoolteacher and his younger brother, a baseball hero. Ad/promo. 4-city author tour.
KNOPF
The Family Orchard (Oct., $25) by Nomi Eve. This multigenerational novel spans two centuries of immigrants in Jerusalem. 100,000 first printing. Ad/promo. 12-city author tour.
Pobby and Dingan (Oct., $16) by Ben Rice. The title characters are imaginary friends of an opal miner's daughter in Australia. 50,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
LITTLE, BROWN
Diamond Dogs (Sept., $23.95) by Alan Watt. When a high school quarterback commits a terrible crime, his sheriff father covers it up. Ad/promo. 4-city author tour.
Equivocal Death (Jan., $24.95) by Amy Gutman. Just out of Harvard, a young lawyer discovers betrayal and murder at her law firm. Ad/promo. Author publicity.
MORROW
Discovering the Body (Sept., $24) by Mary Howard. Suspicions mount after a woman marries her dead friend's boyfriend. 25,000 first printing. Advertising. Author publicity.
W.W. NORTON
The Death of Vishnu (Jan., $24.95) by Manil Suri portrays lives in a Bombay apartment building that serve as metaphors for India's social and religious divisions. Ad/promo. BOMC and QPB selections. 12-city author tour.
OVERLOOK PRESS
Coney (Sept., $26.95) by Amram Ducovny is part thriller, part coming-of-age novel in 1930s Coney Island. 30,000 first printing. Advertising. Author tour.
The Aerialist (Nov., $26.95) by Richard Schmitt chronicles a young man's retreat into the darkly glamorous world of the circus. Published in the Sewanee Writers' Series. Advertising. Author tour.
PERMANENT PRESS
Colonfay (Nov., $25) by Myles O'Grady. Evil and honor clash in northern occupied France during WWII.
POCKET BOOKS
The Incumbent (Sept., $24.95) by Brian McGrory. Twelve days before the election, an attempt is made on the president's life. Advertising. Author publicity. Regional author tour.
Girl Talk (Feb., $22.95) by Julianna Baggot. When a young woman becomes pregnant by a married lover, she realizes she is more like her mother than she'd thought.
POCKET/WASHINGTON SQUARE
The White Man in the Tree and Other Stories (Oct., $23.95) by Mark Kurlansky. People of dissimilar lands, races and sexes misjudge one another. 6-city author tour.
PUTNAM
The Mineral Palace (Sept., $23.95) by Heidi Julavits. A doctor's wife uncovers sordid secrets in a Colorado mining town during the Depression. Ad/promo. Author publicity.
QUESTPATH
Voice of the Goddess (Oct., $25.95) by Judith Hand is a saga of love and war on Crete during the Minoan goddess culture. Advertising. Author tour.
RANDOM HOUSE
The Clothes They Stood Up In (Jan., $TBA) by Alan Bennet. Mr. and Mrs. Ransome arrive home from the opera to find that their London flat has been robbed of every single thing, even the casserole in the oven.
RIVERHEAD
Where Your Heart Has Ever Been (Feb., $23.95) by Nuala O'Faolain spins a love story during the latter years of the Irish famine. Ad/promo. Author tour.
ST. MARTIN'S/THOMAS DUNNE
Adams Fall (Oct., $22.95) by Sean Desmond places a ghost story and psychological thriller at Harvard.
Suspension (Nov., $27.95) by Richard E. Crabbe is compared to The Alienist and The Great Bridge.
SEVEN STORIES PRESS
Fake House (Sept., $23.95) by Linh Dinh. Stories delve into strange and touching intimacies between the U.S. and Vietnam.
The Forbidden Stories of Marta Veneranda (Nov., $21.95) by Sonia Rivera-Valdes scrutinizes the commingling of Anglo and Latino cultures. Advertising. 3-city author tour.
SIMON & SCHUSTER
Where I'm Bound (Oct., $24) by Allen B. Ballard was inspired by the true story of a black cavalry regiment in Mississippi. 60,000 first printing. Ad/promo. 7-city author tour.
SOHO PRESS
Motherland (Jan., $23) by Vineeta Vijayaraghavan. A young New Yorker vacationing with her relatives in southern India learns that home can be anywhere.
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIV. PRESS
Swimming in Sky (Oct., $19.95) by Inman Majors. In suburban Knoxville, a 20-something fellow dissects family relationships and waning spirituality.
STEERFORTH PRESS
The Interpreter (Feb., $22) by Suzanne Glass. A simultaneous interpreter overhears a plan to postpone development of a revolutionary HIV treatment.
SUNSTONE
Broken Hearts (Sept., $24.95) by Bob Levy. Long after a serial killer is executed, similar murders begin again. 8-city author tour.
Cuts No Slack (Nov., $22.95) by Tom Whatley. A man learns to avoid trouble, but also will not yield when pressed.
TALK MIRAMAX
The Seventh Samurai (Sept., $24.95) by Helen DeWitt. A young prodigy obsessed with Kurosawa's Seven Samurai seeks his missing father. Ad/promo.
The Temple of Optimism (Nov., $23.95) by James Fleming takes place in Jane Austen territory, an 18th-century English village. Advertising. Author publicity.
TOR
The King's Peace (Oct., $26.95) by Jo Walton features a woman who becomes a great king's strong right hand. Advertising.
UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO PRESS
El Puente/The Bridge (Oct., $18.95) by Ito Romo. From both directions, 13 women approach a bridge at the Mexico/U.S. border on a day the river turns red.
UNIV. PRESS OF COLORADO
The Lobo Outback Funeral Home (Dec., $24.95) by Dave Foreman--the founder of Earth First!--probes relationship issues and the conservation movement.
UNIV. PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
Red Stick Men (Sept., $22) by Tim Parrish collects stories about the gritty working class in Baton Rouge, La.
VIKING
A Heart of Stone (Jan., $23.95) by Renate Dorrestein. The world of a 12-year-old living in an Amsterdam suburb unravels on her birthday.
Ordinary Horror (Jan., $24.95) by David Searcy. When a widower applies supposedly harmless poison to rid his garden of a gopher, his neighbors begin acting in increasingly bizarre ways.
VILLARD
Bad Timing (Feb., $22.95) by Betsy Berne. A love affair bubbles in Manhattan's art, jazz and magazine worlds.
WARNER
Amanda's Wedding (Feb., $23.95) by Jenny Colgan. A group of friends plot to thwart an ill-advised marriage. Ad/promo.
Health, Fitness & Beauty
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
The Diabetes Travel Guide (Jan., $15.95) by David F. Kruger features information for diabetics on preparing and packing necessary supplies for a trip. $15,000 ad/promo.
BALLANTINE
The Sugar Addict's Total Recovery Program: The Potat s Not Prozac Daily Dietary Plan (Dec., $22.95) by Kathleen DesMaisons offers a solution for overcoming sugar sensitivity. Ad/promo. 6-city author tour.
The Formula: Burn Fat, Build Muscle, and Look, Feel, and Perform Better (Feb., $TBA) by Gene and Joyce Daoust outlines how to maximize fat burning and balance nutrition. 12-city author tour.
BALLANTINE/WELLSPRING
The Path of Practice: A Woman's Guide to Healing with Food, Breath, and Sound (Nov., $24.95) by Bri Maya Tiwari combines Ayurveda with cleansing rituals, chants and natural recipes. Advertising. 3-city author tour.
BANTAM
The Change Before the Change: Everything You Need to Know to Stay Healthy in the Decade Before Menopause (Oct., $24.95) by Laura E. Corio, M.D., and Linda G. Kahn. 60,000 first printing. Ad/promo. Author publicity.
BROOKLINE BOOKS
Young at Any Age: Prescriptions for Longevity--A Book of Lists (Nov., $27) by Abdullah Fatteh, M.D., and Naez Fatteh, M.D., encourages increased life span through diet, exercise, care of major body systems and a healthy lifestyle. $15,000 ad/promo.
CELESTIAL ARTS
Energy Exercises by Emma Mitchell and Energy Foods (Sept., $12.95 each) by Nic Rowley and Kirsten Hartvig suggest ways to enhance activity.
CONSUMER REPORTS BOOKS
Consumer Reports Complete Drug Reference 2001 (Dec., $44.95) by Micromedex, Inc. and United States PharmAcopeia provides the latest information on more than 11,000 prescription and nonprescription medicines.
DUTTON
7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life: How to Rapidly Relieve Back and Neck Pain Using the McKenzie Method (Oct., $23.95) by Robin McKenzie with Craig Kubey. Author publicity.
ELEMENT BOOKS
Feel Good Naked: 10 No-Diet Secrets to a Fabulous Body (Jan., $22.95) by Laure Gardner offers a program for a new body outlook and a sense of self-confidence. $30,000 ad/promo. Author tour.
hAMLYN
(dist. by Sterling)
The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Family Health: Diagnosis and Treatments for More than 2000 Ailments, Using Orthodox and Complementary Medicine (Oct., $45) by Michael Apple, M.D., provides gender-specific information covering more than 2,000 disorders.
HARMONY
Shaman, Healer, Sage: How to Heal Yourself & Others with the Energy Medicine of the Americas (Dec., $23) by Alberto Villoldo demonstrates the healing power of the energy medicine tradition. Ad/promo.
Turn Off the Fat Genes!: The Revolutionary Guide to Taking Charge of the Genes That Control Your Weight (Feb., $23.95) by Neal Barnard, M.D., offers a three-week gene-control program.
HARPERRESOURCE
The Burn Rate Diet (Jan., $24) by Stephen Van Schoyck utilizes a Web site component to provide a personalized, prescriptive approach to healthy weight loss and maintenance. 75,000 first printing.
HARPER SAN FRANCISCO
The Multi-Orgasmic Couple (Nov., $24), by Mantak Chia, Maneewan Chia, Douglas Abrams and Rachel Carlton Abrams, M.D., introduces essential tools for men and women to achieve blissful sexual relationships. Advertising.
Harvard common press
Essential Exercises for Breast Cancer Survivors: How to Live Stronger and Feel Better (Oct.; $29.95, paper $16.95) by Amy Halverstadt and Andrea Leonard is for more than 1.6 million survivors 35,000 first printing. Author tour.
HATHERLEIGH PRESS
Live Long, Look Young! I Can't Believe It's Yoga for the Ageless (Nov., $14.95) by Lisa Trivell features workout plans and diet and skin care tips to help slow down the aging process.
HAZELDEN/TRANSITIONS
Health Intuition: A Simple Guide to Greater Well-Being (Sept., $21.95) by Karen Grace Kassy suggests improving health by using one's intuition. $12,000 ad/promo.
HENRY HOLT
For Women Only: A Revolutionary Guide for Women to Overcoming Sexual Dysfunction and Reclaiming Your Sex Life (Jan., $25) by Jennifer Berman, M.D., and Laura Berman. A female urologist and sex therapist offer advice.
INNER TRADITIONS INT'L
Thai Yoga Massage (Feb., $29.95) by Kam Thye Chow features stretching, breathing exercises, assisted yoga postures and pressure point therapy.
KENSINGTON/Dafina
Like a Natural Woman: The Black Woman's Guide to Alternative Healing (Jan., $23) by Ziba Kashef offers answers to issues that are unique to black women.
LITTLE, BROWN
Face Forward (Oct., $32.95) by Kevyn Aucoin demonstrates how to achieve multiple looks with makeup. Ad/promo. Two 25-city TV satellite tours.
POCKET BOOKS
The Liver Book: The Patient's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recovery (Feb., $25.95) by Sanjiv Chopra focuses on the liver and all its functions, problems and solutions.
Meditation as Medicine (Feb., $25.95) by Dharma Singh Khalsa teaches specific meditations for a variety of ills.
CLARKSON POTTER
Frederic Fekkai: A Year of Style (Oct., $35). The noted style and beauty consultant presents his philosophy of simple elegance and casual chic. Ad/promo. 6-city author tour.
The Longevity Code: Your Personal Prescription for a Longer, Sweeter Life (Feb., $25) by Zorba Paster with Susan Meltsner. Utilizing the latest research, Paster offers answers to how our bodies and minds change as we age.
PRIMA
New Hope for People with Bipolar Disorder (Sept., $24.95) by Jan Fawcett, M.D., Bernard Golden and Nancy Rosenfeld aims to dispel the myths and fears surrounding this illness.
PUTNAM
Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD (Jan., $27.95) by Daniel G. Amen, M.D. Ad/promo. Author lecture tour.
Live Right 4 Your Type: The Individualized Prescription for Maximizing Health, Well-Being, and Vitality in Every Stage of Your Life (Jan., $24.95) by Peter J. D'Adamo, M.D., with Catherine Whitney introduces new research to help readers achieve physical and emotional well-being. Ad/promo. TV/radio satellite tours.
QVC PUBLISHING
Perfect Hair Every Day (Oct., $27.50) by Nick Chavez provides information and tips on the basics of hairdressing and step-by-step instructions for both day and evening hairstyles. Author tour.
RODALE
High Energy Living (Sept., $29.95) by Robert K. Cooper offers a method for managing energy levels. 35,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo.
Alternative Cures (Nov., $29.95) by Bill Gottlieb features advice from natural healers on common health problems
SHAMBHALA
Boundless Healing: Meditation Exercises to Enlighten the Mind and Heal the Body (Oct., $32.95) by Tulku Thondup advocates meditation for improved physical and mental health. Ad/promo. 5-city author tour.
THORSONS
The Energy Secret (Nov., $24.95) by Jane Alexander offers advice on how to recognize and understand one's vital energy. 40,000 first printing. Ad/promo. Author tour.
Simply Ayurveda (Jan., $19.95) by Bharti Vyas is a primer. 50,000 first printing. Ad/promo. Author tour.
TIME-LIFE
The Diet Advisor (Jan., $14.95) from Health magazine editors analyzes the 20 leading diets.
TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Herbalism: The Healing Power of Plants--Regional Traditions, Remedies and Recipes (Sept., $24.95) by Frank J. Lipp is a guide to medicinal plants from around the world.
UNIVERSE
Massage for Total Well-Being: A Hands-On Guide to Reviving Body, Mind and Spirit (Nov., $25) by Ann Kent Rush shows how massage can be integrated into one's daily routine to build muscle tone, improve circulation and maintain good health. Author tour.
UNIV. OF ILLINOIS
The First Look (Oct.; $34.95, paper $16.95) by Amelia Davis gathers personal stories from breast cancer survivors.
WEATHERHILL
Hapkido: Traditions, Philosophy, Technique (Sept., $80) by Marc Tedeschi includes photographs demonstrating more than 2,000 martial arts techniques.
SAMUEL WEISER
Structural Yoga Therapy: Adapting to the Individual (Nov., $40) by Mukunda Stiles is for teachers and advanced students. $12,000 ad/promo. Author tour.
WILEY
Spirit Body Healing: Using Your Mind's Eye to Unlock the Medicine Within (Oct., $24.95) by Michael Samuels, M.D., and Mary Rockwood Lane demonstrates how to heal illness and prevent disease through visualization, creativity and meditation. Ad/promo.
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