BIOGRAPHY
& MEMOIRS
ABBEVILLE
Museum Stories (May, $29.95) by Michel Laclotte. An art world insider recalls 50 years of international museum culture.
ANDREWS MCMEEL
Judged by Love: A Biography of William X. Kienzle (Apr., $19.95) by Javan Kienzle. William Kienzle's widow chronicles her husband's life as a former priest who separated from the Church over disagreements with its practices.
ARCADE
Until the Final Hour: Hitler's Last Secretary (Apr., $26) by Traudl Junge with Melissa Müller tells of life with Hitler from 1942 until his death in the Berlin bunker in 1945.
ATRIA
Homesick: A Memoir of Family, Food, and Finding Hope (Apr., $24) by Jenny Lauren. The niece of Ralph Lauren admits her struggle with bulimia. Ad/promo. 6-city author tour. 20-city radio satellite tour.
Show Me the Way: A Memoir in Stories (Apr., $24) by Jennifer Lauck. The author reconciles her past and explores the lessons she has learned from her own children. Ad/promo. 6-city author tour.
Tales from the Bed: On Living, Dying, and Having It All (June, $24) by Jenifer Estess as told to Valerie Estess. After being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, Jenifer chooses to fight against the enemy in this inspirational memoir. Advertising. 20-city radio satellite tour.
BALLANTINE
Geronimo's Bones: A Memoir of My Brother and Me (Apr., $24.95) by Nasdijj is an account of the love between brothers. Advertising. Author publicity.
Shut Up He Explained: A Memoir of Growing Up on the Blacklist (Apr., $23.95) by Kate Lardner. The granddaughter of Ring Lardner Jr. conjures up the magic and madness of Hollywood during the McCarthy era. Author publicity.
BALLANTINE/ONE WORLD
Native Sons: A Friendship That Created One of the Greatest Works of the 20th Century:Notes of a Native Son (Aug., $24.95) by James Baldwin and Sol Stein looks into the creation and shaping of the original book. Advertising. Author publicity.
BASIC CIVITAS
Mercy, Mercy Me: The Art, Loves, and Demons of Marvin Gaye (Apr., $23) by Michael Eric Dyson reassesses the life of the pop star 20 years after his death. 75,000 first printing. Advertising. Author tour. Radio satellite tour.
BERKLEY
Beyond These Four Walls: Diary of a Psychic Medium (Mar., $21.95) by MaryRose Occhino discusses the psychic's assistance to help others and her own struggles.
BLOOMSBURY
Gutted: Down to the Studs in My Life, My Marriage, and My House (June, $24.95) by Lawrence LaRose is a comic account of the reconstruction of an old house and the near demolition of a new marriage.
Tales to Astonish: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and the American Comic Book Revolution (July, $24.95) by Ronin Ro tracks the life of Kirby, forefather of American comic books, and the comic book industry.
BRASSEY'S
Doctor to the Resistance: The Heroic True Story of an American Surgeon and His Family in Occupied Paris (July, $26.95) by Hal W. Vaughan tells of Dr. Jack Jackson, physician to Hemingway and Fitzgerald in Paris, and the courageous role he played in the French Resistance.
BROADMAN & HOLMAN
Twice Adopted (Aug., $24.99) by Michael Reagan details the life of former President Reagan's adopted son and his newfound faith. Advertising.
BROADWAY BOOKS
Howling at the Moon: The Odyssey of an Out-of-Control Music Mogul in an Age of Excess (Apr., $21.95) by Walter Yetnikoff with David Ritz is the record executive's story of outrageous and self-destructive behavior while he headed CBS Records.
BUNKER HILL PUBLISHING
Mary McFadden: High Priestess of High Fashion (June, $29.95) by Mary McFadden and Ruta Saliklis offers a portrait of the noted fashion designer.
CARROLL & GRAF
Bad Grass Never Dies: More Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (June, $25) by Chuck Barris. This sequel to Confessions of a Dangerous Mind describes Barris's life as it careens out of control.
Marilyn's Last Words: Her Secret Tapes and Mysterious Death (Aug., $25) by Matthew Smith investigates what he says has been falsely labeled a suicide for more than 40 years.
CHELSEA GREEN
Walking on Water: Reading, Writing & Revolution (Mar., $22.50) by Derrick Jensen offers an examination of teaching, writing, creativity and life by the prize-winning author. $25,000 ad/promo. Author tour.
CHICAGO REVIEW PRESS(dist. by IPG)
Brotherhood of Corruption: A Cop Breaks the Silence on Police Abuse, Brutality, and Racial Profiling (Aug., $24.95) by Juan Antonio Juarez. This exposé by a former Chicago narcotics officer reveals the abuse of power and the code of silence in the city's police force. Advertising.
CLEAR PRESS
Virginia Woolf and the Raverats: A Different Sort of Friendship (May, $45) by William Pryor examines the relationship between Woolf and Gwen and Jacques Raverat based on previously unpublished material.
COLUMBIA UNIV. PRESS
Colette (July, $35) by Julia Kristeva, trans. by Jane Marie Todd, is an intellectual biography of the French writer who paved the way for other women to write erotic literature.
CONTINUUM
A Book of Hours: A Roman Memoir (Apr., $35) by M. Owen Lee. The longtime commentator for the Metropolitan Opera's broadcasts reveals how religious faith can enrich and comfort.
COUNTERPOINT
Sontag & Kael: Opposites Attract Me (Apr., $23) by Craig Seligman looks at the two influential cultural critics. Advertising. Author tour.
CROWN
Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story (May, $24) by Timothy B. Tyson recounts the repercussions after a brutal murder in a small North Carolina town in the 1970s.
Cash (May, $29.95) by Rolling Stone editors celebrates the life, music and legacy of country star Johnny Cash. 100,000 first printing. Author publicity.
Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran (June, $23) by Roya Hakakian. An Iranian-American describes growing up in Iran as a Jew during the revolution. 5-city author tour.
DAFINA
From Rage to Reason: My Life in Two Americas (May, $27) by Janet Langhart Cohen with Alexander Kopelman. The television personality and wife of former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen tells of the life she's lived and the lessons she's learned.
Inside a Thugs Heart: With Original Poems and Letters by Tupac Shakur (May, $21) by Angela Ardis is the author's account of her relationship with rap icon Tupac Shakur.
IVAN R. DEE
Oppenheimer: Portrait of an Enigma (Apr., $25) by Jeremy Bernstein depicts the creator of the atomic bomb as a man unsure of his identity and drawn to self-destructiveness.
DUCKWORTH
Eugenie Sellers Strong (Mar., $44.95) by Stephen L. Dyson chronicles the life of one of the first women in England to receive a university education, who went on to became an archeologist and the assistant director of the British School at Rome.
WM. B. EERDMANS
Inge: A Girl's Journey Through Nazi Europe (Mar., $24) by Inge Joseph Bleier and David E. Gumpert offers a coming-of-age story during the Holocaust and WWII.
FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX
Remains: Non-Viewable (May, $24) by John Sacret Young. The creator of TV's China Beach offers a meditation on the generational effects of war as he traces the lives of four men in his family. Author tour.
The Stone Fields: An Epitaph for the Living (Aug., $24) by Courtney Angela Brkic. Brkic describes her work as a member of a forensic team on contract for the U.N. in eastern Bosnia.
FSG/NORTH POINT PRESS
Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of The Birds of America (May, $25) by William Souder depicts the life and times of Audubon and the masterpiece he created.
FORGE
One Giant Leap (Apr., $25.95) by Leon Wagener looks at the life of Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the moon. Advertising. Author publicity. Radio satellite tour.
GEORGETOWN UNIV. PRESS
Conversations on the Edge: Narratives of Ethics and Illness (Mar., $21.95) by Richard M. Zaner offers a glimpse into the world of illness and death where ethical decision-making must be tempered with sensitivity toward patients and their families.
GIBBS SMITH
Nudie the Rodeo Tailor: The Life and Times of the Original Rhinestone Cowboy (May, $29.95) by Jamie Lee Nudie and Mary Lynn Cabrall recounts the life of Nudie Cohn and his legendary fashion legacy.
GLOBE PEQUOT PRESS
Semi True: Seasons on the Road with A Prairie Home Companion's Resident Writer and Truck Driver (Aug., $19.95) by Russell Ringsak collects the best commentaries from the road.
GRAYWOLF PRESS
Baby B, a Memoir (May, $17) by Michael Ryan. First published as an essay in the New Yorker, this is a story of technology, babies and unconditional love. Advertising. Author tour.
GROVE PRESS
The Rose of Martinique: A Life of Napoleon's Josephine (Apr., $27.50) by Andrea Stuart covers the life and tempestuous times of Napoleon's wife. 25,000 first printing.
HARMONY
Songs of the Gorilla Nation (Mar., $24) by Dawn Prince-Hughes. The author tells of her journey out of the isolation of Asperger's syndrome and the role played by a family of captive gorillas in her transformation. Ad/promo. 7-city author tour.House on the River: A Summer Journey (July, $22) by Nessa Rapoport follows Rapoport's pilgrimage with her family to the Ontario summer landscapes of her childhood. Author publicity.
HARPERCOLLINS
Life in the Middle Ages (May, $25.95) by James Atlas offers a memoir of middle age that is both personal and generational. 50,000 first printing.
Truth & Beauty (July, $23.95) by Ann Patchett. The author of Bel Canto speaks of her decades-long friendship with the late author Lucy Grealy. 150,000 first printing.
HARPERENTERTAINMENT
It's Not Easy Being Me (June, $25.95) by Rodney Dangerfield. The comic star tells of his rise from obscurity to multimedia stardom. 75,000 first printing.
Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross (July, $23.95) by Craig Seymour takes an inside look at the legendary and reclusive music star. 40,000 first printing.
HIPWAY PRESS (dist. by Biblio)
Nobody Told Me (Apr., $18.95 with CD) by Ken Geringer. A limited edition of this autobiography includes an 11-song soundtrack that is part of the story of Geringer's life.
HENRY HOLT
The Guardians: Kingman Brewster, His Circle, and the Rise of the Liberal Establishment (Mar., $27.50) by Geoffrey Kabaservice recounts the story of Yale president Kingman Brewster, a member of the liberal establishment, who strongly voiced his views through the turbulent 1960s. Advertising.
The Importance of Being Famous: Behind the Scenes of the Celebrity-Industrial Complex (May, $25) by Maureen Orth. Vanity Fair's special correspondent visits the world of the famous, where normal rules don't apply and anonymity is a crime. Advertising. Author tour.
HOLT/METROPOLITAN
I Am Alive and You Are Dead: A Journey into the Mind of Philip K. Dick (Apr., $26) by Emmanuel Carrere paints a portrait of the "Shakespeare of science fiction." Advertising.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
The Dust Diaries: Seeking the African Legacy of Arthur Cripps (Mar., $23) by Owen Sheers. The author explores the story of his great-great-uncle, a poet-turned-missionary in Africa who became a champion of the native people. Author appearances.
Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart (Apr., $28) by John Guy. This new biography of Mary Queen of Scots draws on newly discovered sources. Advertising. 6-city author tour.
Walden: 150th Anniversary Illustrated Edition (Aug., $28.12) by Henry David Thoreau. This special edition is priced at just half a cent less than he supposedly spent building his cabin at Walden Pond.
HYPERION
Making It Up as I Go Along (May, $19.95) by Wayne Brady. The TV star relates how his successes and struggles have helped him on the stage and in life. 125,000 first printing.
Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II (May, $21.95) by Charles Osgood. The host of CBS Sunday Morning captures life from a former era—when milkmen delivered glass bottles to the doorstep and a loaf of bread cost nine cents. 125,000 first printing.
Gasping for Airtime: My Years in the Trenches at Saturday Night Live (June, $23.95) by Jay Mohr dishes on guest hosts, including John Travolta, Shannen Doherty and Alec Baldwin; musical guests; and his SNL cast mates. 50,000 first printing.
KNOPF
The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness (Mar., $24) by Karen Armstrong. The noted author and former nun reveals her own search for God. 60,000 first printing. Advertising. 10-city author tour.
Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (May, $30) by Simon Sebag Montefiore documents the life of the Soviet tyrant and those who sustained him in power for nearly 30 years. 75,000 first printing. Advertising. Author tour.
HAL LEONARD
The Adventures of Buzz Cason: Living the Rock 'n Roll Dream (Apr., $24.95) by Buzz Cason. The author who performed with Elvis Presley and the Judds gives an insider's view of the entertainment world.
LOUISIANA STATE UNIV. PRESS
Wishing for Snow: A Memoir (Mar., $24.95) by Minrose Gwin pays tribute to the author's mentally ill poet mother with a memoir of their devastating relationship. Advertising.
LYONS PRESS
The $60,000 Porsche (Apr., $19.95) by Stephan Wilkinson looks back on life's serpentine paths, sparked by the loving restoration of a Porsche 911SC. Author tour.
MERCER UNIV. PRESS
H.L. Mencken (Apr., $30) by Vincent Fitzpatrick. This biographical portrait is an introduction to the critic and writer's life and work.
MIRAMAX
Big Russ and Me: Father and Son, Lessons of Life (May, $22.95) by Tim Russert. The journalist and host of Meet the Press speaks of American life in the 1950s and the special bond he shares with his father. 350,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo. 17-city author tour.
When I Was White: The Story of Sandra Laing (June, $23.95) by Judith Stone follows the story of a black woman born to white parents during the most unforgiving years of racism in South Africa.
MIT PRESS
Still Lives: Narratives of Spinal Cord Injury (Mar., $27.95) by Jonathan Cole examines the experience of living without sensation in the body through 12 personal stories. Advertising. Author publicity.
MORROW
The Sons of Camelot (May, $27.95) by Laurence Leamer is the second volume in a multigenerational history of the Kennedys. 150,000 first printing.
The Eloquent Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (Apr., $24.95) by Bill Adler commemorates the spirit and wisdom of the first lady on the 10th anniversary of her death. 50,000 first printing.
Mistress of the Elgin Marbles (Aug., $24.95) by Susan Nagel is the story of Mary Nisbet, whose life and letters reveal British aristocracy during the Romantic era. 50,000 first printing.
NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS
Thach Weave: The Life of Jimmie Thach (June, $34.95) by Steve Ewing remembers the WWII navy fighter pilot who devised the Thach Weave tactic that gave the American Wildcats a fighting chance against the Japanese Zeros. Advertising.
NEWMARKET
The Wesley Clark Story: A Different Kind of General (Apr., $19.95) by Antonia Felix covers the military career and personal history of the Democratic presidential candidate and former NATO commander. 50,000 first printing. Ad/promo. 6-city author tour.
W.W. NORTON
Pull Me Up: A Memoir (May, $24.95) by Dan Barry. Barry weaves the rhythms of Long Island, N.Y., and Ireland, his mother's birthplace, to tell the story of an American family. 6-city author tour.
OHIO UNIV. PRESS
The Secret of the Hardy Boys: Leslie McFarlane and the Stratemeyer Syndicate (July, $32.95) by Marilyn S. Greenwald remembers the reporter who created two of the most famous characters in children's literature.
ORBIS BOOKS
Scattered Shadows: A Memoir of Blindness and Vision (May, $25) by John Howard Griffin. The author of Black Like Me talks about his loss of sight in this testament to the human spirit.
OVERLOOK PRESS
Hemingway in Africa: The Last Safari (May, $35) by Christopher Ondaatje retraces Hemingway's two major African safaris to analyze his writings.
OXFORD UNIV. PRESS
The Flawed Architect (Aug., $30) by Jussi Hanhimaki offers a reassessment of statesman Henry Kissinger.
Alger Hiss' Looking Glass Wars (Mar., $30) by G. Edward White looks at the details of Hiss's life—one devoted to perpetuating a lie.
PANTHEON
Persepolis 2 (Aug., $17.95) by Marjane Satrapi is the sequel to Satrapi's memoir-in-comic strips. Ad/promo. 8-city author tour.
PENGUIN
Alexander Hamilton (Apr., $35) by Ron Chernow looks at the founding father who galvanized, scandalized and shaped the newborn union. Advertising. Author tour.
PERMANENT PRESS
Callgirl (Aug., $26) by Jeannette Angell. With university degrees and life reversals, Angell began a night career as a call girl while teaching during the day.
PLUTO PRESS
River of Angry Dogs: A Memoir (Apr., $27.50) by Mira Hamermesh. From her childhood in German-occupied Poland, her escape to free Europe and later Palestine, Hamermesh offers her life-affirming journey.
PUBLICAFFAIRS
Inside: A Public and Private Life (Apr., $30) by Joseph A. Califano Jr. reveals the politicians accomplishments achieved through tenacity, ambition and courage.
RANDOM HOUSE
A Chance Meeting: Intertwined Lives of American Writers and Artists During a Century of American History (Mar., $25.95) by Rachel Cohen. Chapters reveal encounters between historical figures: Henry James and Matthew Brady, Willa Cather and Mark Twain, and more.
Lincoln's War: The Untold Story of America's Greatest President as Commander in Chief (Apr., $35) by Geoffrey Perret shows how Lincoln created the modern role of commander-in-chief and in doing so saved the Union and shaped a nation. Advertising. Author publicity.
Grace and Power: The Private World of the Kennedy White House (May, $29.95) by Sally Bedell Smith describes how the Kennedys and their social circle changed the politics and style of America. Advertising. 6-city author tour.
RAYO
Burro Genius (July, $24.95) by Victor Villasenor explores the transformation of the author from an angry young man into a passionate adult. 50,000 first printing.
REGANBOOKS
God and Ronald Reagan (Mar., $24.95) by Paul Kengor looks at Reagan's life through his relationship to God. 50,000 first printing.
The Other Man (Mar., $25.95) by Michael Bergin. The model and actor discusses his relationship with Carolyn Bessette. 100,000 first printing
REGNERY
Milestones: A Literary Biography (Apr., $29.95) by William F. Buckley Jr. Essays form an unconventional autobiography.
RIVERHEAD
Blue Blood (Apr., $26.95) by Edward Conlon. NYPD officer Conlon and author of the "Cop Diary" pieces in the New Yorker talks about his life. Advertising. 6-city author tour. Radio satellite tour.
Overworld: Confessions of a Covert Operative (May, $24.95) by Larry J. Kolb. The son of a spymaster who became one himself portrays the life at every stage. Author publicity. Radio satellite tour.
RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL
The Cruise of the Vanadis (May, $27.95) by Edith Wharton with photos by Jonas Dovydenas. This volume, never before published in America, documents the writer's 1888 cruise on the Mediterranean.
RODALE
My Prison Without Bars (Mar., $24.95) by Pete Rose with Rick Hill. The baseball player, barred from the game in 1989, continues his story.
ROUTLEDGE
FDR and Lucy: Lovers and Friends (Apr., $27.50) by Resa Willis delves into Franklin Roosevelt's relationship with Lucy Mercer Rutherford, his mistress of 31 years. Advertising.
SCHOCKEN
The Choice: Poland, 1939—1945 (Aug., $23) by Irene Eber. A Holocaust survivor tells her story of escape, renewal and self-acceptance.
SCRAPBOOK (dist. by IPG)
With Love, Aunt Eleanor: Stories from My Life with the First Lady of the World (Apr., $28) by Eleanor Roosevelt II. Roosevelt's niece shares personal stories, photos and handwritten notes. Advertising. Author tour.
SCRIBNER
Letter to a Great Grandson: A Message of Love, Advice, and Hopes for the Future (June, $14.95) by Hugh Downs. The TV personality shares his thoughts on relationships, science, the challenges of life and more. A Lisa Drew book.
SEVEN STORIES PRESS
Sleepaway School (June, $21.95) by Lee Stringer. The author of Grand Central Winter takes readers on a personal American journey. 25,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo. Author tour.
SIMON & SCHUSTER
Peninsula of Lies: A True Story of Mysterious Birth & Taboo Love (Mar., $25) by Edward Ball. The National Book Award—winning author (Slaves in the Family ) investigates the strange-but-true life of the mysterious Charleston socialite Dawn Langley Simmons. 100,000 first printing. Ad/promo. 10-city author tour.
SMITHSONIAN BOOKS
Sarge: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver (May, $32.50) by Scott Stossel celebrates the man who founded the Peace Corps, launched the war on poverty, created Head Start and more. Advertising.
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIV. PRESS
Indomitable Sarah: The Life of Judge Sarah T. Hughes (July, $35) by Darwin Payne is a biography of the judge who swore in Lyndon B. Johnson on Air Force One after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
SWALLOW PRESS
Body Story (June, $13.95) by Julia K. De Pree conveys the author's journey from an anorexic adolescent to a healthy adult.
TAYLOR TRADE
Kerouac: The Definitive Biography (June, $27.95) by Paul Maher reassesses the life and work of the writer, poet and beat generation icon.
TYNDALE HOUSE
Family Man (Apr., $24.99) by Dale Buss looks at the life of Dr. James Dobson, family advocate and founder of Focus on the Family.
UNIV. OF ARIZONA PRESS
After the Fire (June, $19.95) by J.A. Jance. The popular mystery author shares the anguish caused by her alcoholic husband and how she found the courage to move on.
UNIV. OF ARKANSAS PRESS
Winthrop Rockefeller, Philanthropist: A Life of Change (Apr., $29.95) by John L. Ward is the biography of the former Arkansas governor and philanthropist.
UNIV. OF GEORGIA PRESS
Cartographies: Meditations of Travel (Apr., $22.95) by Marjorie Agosin. The author and human rights activist recalls her life on four continents through prose and poetry.
UNIV. OF IOWA PRESS
On the Viking Trail: Travels in Scandinavian America (May, $27.95) by Don Lago relates a quest for family roots.
UNIV. OF MISSOURI PRESS
Don't Let the Fire Go Out! (Apr., $29.95) by Jean Carnahan. The widow of Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan remembers his life.
UNIV. OF NEBRASKA PRESS
Gang of One: Memoirs of a Red Guard (Apr., $24.95) by Fan Shen is one young man's harrowing life during China's Cultural Revolution.
UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO PRESS
New Buffalo: Journals from a Taos Commune (Mar., $24.95) by Arthur Kopecky takes readers to one of the most successful communes of the 1960s and '70s.
UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS
Sidney Poitier: Man, Actor, Icon (Mar., $29.95) by Aram Goudsouzian traces how Poitier became the screen symbol of the Civil Rights movement.
UNIV. OF NOTRE DAME PRESS
The Triumph of Wounded Souls (Apr.; $65, paper $28) by Bernice Lerner follows seven Holocaust survivors who overcame obstacles to become college and university professors.
UNIV. OF OKLAHOMA PRESS
Ojibwa Warrior: Dennis Banks and the Rise of the American Indian Movement (May, $29.95) by Dennis Banks with Richard Erdoes. Banks, influential Indian leader and founder of the American Indian Movement, tells his story.
UNIV. OF UTAH PRESS
The Heart of the Sound: An Alaskan Paradise Found and Nearly Lost (Mar., $21.95) by Marybeth Holleman. Twining together the repercussions of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the end of her marriage, Holleman explores the resilience of nature.
UNIV. OF WISCONSIN PRESS
The Man from Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson (Mar., $30) by Bill Christofferson is a biography of the former Wisconsin governor, U.S. senator and founder of Earth Day.
UNIV. OF WISCONSIN/TERRACE BOOKS
Black Eye: Escaping a Marriage, Writing a Life (Mar., $26.95) by Judith Strasser tracks a bright, strong-willed woman's 17-year descent into domestic violence.
Blue Daughter of the Red Sea: A Memoir (Mar., $19.95) by Meti Birabiro recounts the author's abuse as an adolescent in Ethiopia, alienation and racism in Italy and salvation in the U.S.
UNIV. PRESS OF KENTUCKY
Adams on Adams (June, $26), edited by Paul M. Zall. Letters and notes illuminate one of our founding fathers' sense of duty, sacrifice and principle helped to win government under law at home and national respect abroad.
Hal Wallis: Producer to the Stars (May, $35) by Bernard F. Dick. The producer of Casablanca, Jezebel and True Grit is revealed.
UNIV. PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau (Mar., $26) by Martha Ward plumbs the life of the famous voodoo priestess in Creole New Orleans.
VENDOME PRESS
Theo: The Other Van Gogh (May, $24.95) by Marie-Angélique Ozanne and Frédérique de Jode is the biography of Vincent's gifted but imprudent younger brother.
Theodora: Empress of Byzantium (May, $27.50) by Paolo Cesaretti follows the woman who rose from humble beginnings to become the empress of Byzantium.
VIKING
Farewell, Jackie: An Intimate Portrait of Her Final Days (Apr., $23.95) by Edward Klein explores the last six months of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's life.
Ten Minutes from Normal (Apr., $25.95) by Karen Hughes. The former aide to President George W. Bush discusses her inner-circle job and concerns about balancing work and family. 15-city author tour. TV and radio satellite tour.
Namath: A Biography (Aug., $27.95) by Mark Kriegel is the biography of football legend Joe Namath. Author publicity.
VILLARD
Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief: The Astonishing True Story of a High-Society Cat Burglar (Apr., $24.95) by Bill Mason with Lee Gruenfeld. Mason robbed the rich and famous while maintaining an outwardly conventional life. 9-city author tour.
W PUBLISHING
A Man of Faith: The Spiritual Journey of George W. Bush (Apr., $21.99) by David Aikman follows the story from reveler to revelation.
WALKER
A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier, Explorer, Naturalist, Buccaneer (Apr., $27) by Diana Preston and Michael Preston examines the life of the explorer and pirate who inspired Darwin, Defoe and Cook. BOMC, History and QPB alternates. Author tour.
Let Me Go (May, $19) by Helga Schneider is the memoir of a daughter's final encounter with her mother, a former SS guard at Auschwitz.
WARNER
Three Weeks with My Brother (Apr., $22) by Nicholas Sparks and Micah Sparks chronicles the life-affirming journey of the bestselling author and his brother. Ad/promo. 20-city author tour.
Camp (June, $22) by Michael Eisner. Disney CEO Eisner looks back at one of the most formative experiences of his life—the time he spent at summer camp. Ad/promo. Author publicity.
WILEY
The Jenny Craig Story: How One Woman Changes Millions of Lives (Mar., $24.95) by Jenny Craig reveals the personal and professional sides of Craig, whose weight loss program has helped many.
YALE UNIV. PRESS
Milosevic: A Biography (Mar., $35) by Adam LeBor documents the life of the former Serbian leader, the only head of state to be tried for genocide.
