BARRICADE BOOKS
What Goes Up... Comes Crashing Down: Living with a Manic Depressive (June, $19.95) by Judy Eron provides coping strategies for those whose loved ones suffer from bipolar disorder. Advertising. Radio tour.
BASIC BOOKS
The Last Self-Help Book You'll Ever Need: Repress Your Anger, Think Negatively, Be a Good Blamer, and Throttle Your Inner Child (May, $24) by Paul Pearsall. The bestselling psychologist offers advice for pessimists who prefer denial and repression over acceptance. 50,000 first printing. Advertising. 40-city radio satellite tour.
CONARI PRESS
The Little Secret That Can Change Your Life* (*if you win the rat race, you're still a rat.) (Apr., $12.95) by Joann Davis is a collection of inspirational essays about the path to a more meaningful life—one without workaholism, consumerism and debt.
Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow: 12 Simple Principles (May, $14.95) by Karen Casey offers suggestions such as: stop focusing on the problem so the solution can emerge.
CROWN
Coming Up from the Down Low: Stop the Lies, Heal the Pain, and Get the Love and Sex You Deserve (Apr., $21.95) by J.L. King is a follow-up to On the Down Low that answers the most frequently asked questions about "down low" lifestyle. 100,000 first printing. Advertising. 20-city radio satellite tour.
FREE PRESS
It's My Pleasure: A Revolutionary Plan to Free Yourself from Guilt, Find Your True Self and Create the LifeYou
Want (Mar., $25) by Maria Rodale and Maya Rodale. A mother and daughter advocate pleasure to ensure a healthy and successful life. Advertising.
HARMONY
I Need Your Love—Is It True? How to Stop Seeking Love, Approval, and Appreciation and Start Finding Them Instead (Mar., $24) by Byron Katie questions what we have been taught to think and do to gain approval. 100,000 first printing. Advertising. 15-city tour.
HARPERBUSINESS
What Is Your Life's Work? Answer the BIG Question of What Really Matters... and Reawaken the Passion for What You Do (May, $22.95) by Bill Jensen identifies seven stages of discovery for achieving clarity and purpose in work—and life.
HARPER SAN FRANCISCO
What We Ache For: Creativity and the Unfolding of Your Soul (Apr., $21.95) by Oriah Mountain Dreamer explores creativity as a way of cultivating a spiritually rich life. 75,000 first printing. Author tour.
Easier Than You Think: Small Changes That Add Up to a World of Difference in Life (May, $16.95) by Richard Carlson. The author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff is back with practical, life-changing advice. 100,000 first printing. Advertising. Author tour.
HAY HOUSE
Who Are You?: A Success Process for Building a Foundation for Your Life (Apr., $12.95) by Stedman Graham. Motivational speaker Graham recommends a process for building one's life based on the answer to the titular question.
The Gift of Peace: Guideposts on the Road to Serenity (Apr., $12.95) by Ben Stein teaches how to live in a state of peace based on wisdom learned in 12-step meetings and meditation.
HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS
Chicken Soup for the Mother & Daughter Soul: Special Gift Edition (Mar., $19.95) by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Dorothy Firman, Julie Firman and Frances Firman Salorio combines journaling pages, photographs and stories about daughters and mothers. 100,000 first printing. Radio campaign.
HYPERION
The Secret Language of Girlfriends: Talking Loudly, Laughing Wildly, and Making the Most of Our Most Important Friendships (Apr., $16.95) by Karen Neuburger with Nadine Schiff celebrates female friendship. 100,000 first printing. First serial to Good Housekeeping.
Secrets of the Sexually Satisfied Woman: Ten Keys to Unlocking Ultimate Pleasure (Apr., $24.95) by Laura Berman and Jennifer Berman, M.D., with Alice Burdick Schweiger is based on a groundbreaking survey. 75,000 first printing.
LITTLE, BROWN
2Do Before I Die: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to the Rest of Your Life (Apr., $15.95) by Michael Ogden and Chris Day gathers affirmations from those who've changed their lives through both small steps and giant leaps. Advertising.
MANIC D PRESS
Good Advice for Young Trendy People of All Ages (Mar., $12.95), edited by Jennifer Blowdryer, shows how to thrive in the underground art, music and writing scene. Advertising. Author tour.
MCGRAW-HILL
The Hurried Woman Syndrome (Mar., $22.95) by Brent W. Bost, M.D., offers a seven-step program to deal with the physical and emotional fallout of our fast-paced world.
MIRAMAX
It! Ten Secrets of the Rich and Famous That'll Take You to the Top (Apr., $20) by Paula Froelich. The New York Post gossip columnist reveals 10 tricks for making it big and getting noticed.
PERIGEE
What Southern Women Know About Flirting (May, $19.95) by Ronda Rich is a witty guide to perfecting the art of flirtation and acting like like a true Dixie belle.
RANDOM HOUSE
Being Perfect (Apr., $12.95) by Anna Quindlen advocates avoiding "the perfection trap." Advertising. TV satellite tour. Radio tour.
RODALE
Wake Up or Break Up: Eight Crucial Steps to Strengthening Your Relationship (May, $24.95) by Leonard Felder addresses the problems that most often drive couples apart.
Creating the Good Life: Aristotle's Guide to Getting It Right (May, $24.95) by James O'Toole claims that happiness is attainable through discipline and the pursuit of that which is "good for you."
RUNNING PRESS
Wisdom for a High School Grad (Apr., $14.95) by Douglas Barry. The 18-year-old author of Wisdom for a Young CEO shares the advice he received from luminaries such as George W. Bush, John Kerry and the Dalai Lama in response to the question: What should I get out of college? Author tour.
SASQUATCH
In Passing: Condolences and Complaints on Death, Dying, and Related Disappointments (June, $16.95), collected by Jon Winokur. These wry, witty and contemplative quotes provide perspective on the end of life.
SCRIBNER
On Grief and Grieving (July, $25) by Elizabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler. This final book, completed shortly before her death, explains how Kübler-Ross's five stages of dying apply to mourners learning to live with loss.
S&S/FIRESIDE
100 Ways to Beat the Blues: An Uplifting Book for Anyone Who's Down (Mar., $19.95) by Tanya Tucker and Friends offers a blues-busting pick-me-up based on advice from celebrities and regular folks.
STERLING
Caring for Your Parents: The Complete AARP Guide (Mar., $19.95) by Hugh Delehanty turns familial duty into a journey of emotional development and spiritual growth.
VIKING
Against Depression (May, $25.95) by Peter D. Kramer examines depression and ways to alleviate it. 8-city author tour. Radio satellite tour.
WARNER
And One More Thing... a Mother's Advice on Life, Love and Lipstick (Apr., $20) by Joan Caraganis Jakobson offers hip, grown-up advice for daughters striking out on their own. Advertising.