ALLEN UNWIN (dist. by IPG)
Child of the Revolution: Growing up in Castro's Cuba (Apr., $16.95) by Luis M. Garcia presents Castro's revolution through the eyes of a boy in the 1960s.
ALYSON
Gone Today, Here Tomorrow: A Memoir (Aug., $15.95) by Randall Neece explores the relationship between the writer and his partner after Randy is diagnosed with AIDS.
AMACOM
Comes the Darkness, Comes the Light: A Memoir of Cutting, Healing, and Hope (May, $21.95) by Vanessa Vega considers the writer's compulsion to harm herself. Ad/promo.
AMERICAN LEGACY MEDIA
Kamikaze: A Japanese Pilot's Own Spectacular Story of the Famous Suicide Squadrons (Apr., $16.95)by Yasuo Kuwahara and Gordon T. Allred. This wartime saga, first published in 1957, explores the world of the kamikaze in an updated seventh edition. Author tour.
ANGEL CITY PRESS
The Man Who Made Los Angeles: The Biography of Don Benito Wilson (July, $19.95) by Nat Read addresses Benjamin Wilson's key role in the new American state of California.
BERKLEY
To Full Term: A Mother's Triumph over Miscarriage (June, $14.95) by Darci Klein urges women to demand better diagnosis and treatment for preventable pregnancy loss.
BIRLINN/POLYGON (dist. by Interlink)
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth (Mar., $10.95) by John Muir is the classic 1912 chronicle of the Muir family's journey from Scotland to America, while anticipating his own later career as a naturalist.
BLACK CAT
The Royal Nonesuch (Mar., $14) by Glasgow Phillips traces the author's roller-coaster ride through underground Hollywood during the Internet boom. 35,000 first printing.
BLOOMSBURY
Dork Whore: My Travels Through Asia as a Twenty-Year-Old Pseudo-Virgin (Mar., $15.95) by Iris Bahr follows the ex-Israeli soldier on her Asian backpacking mission to lose her virginity. 50,000 first printing.
BROADWAY/HARLEM MOON
I Got Your Back: Our Bond as Father and Son (May, $18.95) by Eddie and Gerald Levert with Lyah LeFlore. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Levert and his son explore race relationships in the African-American community.
CANONGATE
Master of Ceremonies: A True Story of Love, Murder, Roller Skates & Chippendales (May, $14.95) by David Henry Sterry depicts the author's gig as a roller-skating emcee at an '80s male strip club.
CHELSEA GREEN
Visionaries: The 20th Century's 100 Most Important Inspirational Leaders (Apr., $25), edited by Satish Kumar and Freddie Whitefield, reports on the lives and works of Gandhi, Desmond Tutu, Jane Goodall, Khalil Gibran et al.
COLOSSUS BOOKS (dist. by Amber Communications)
Dr. Dre in the Studio: From Compton, Death Row, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, The Game and Mad Money—The Life, Times & Aftermath of the Notorious Record Producer (Mar., $16.95) by Jake Brown narrates the famed producer's story.
DOUGLAS MCINTYRE (dist. by PGW)
The Storyteller: A Memoir of Secrets, Magic and Lies (Mar., $19.95) by Anna Porter sets the family's memoir against the backdrop of the Hungarian revolution.
DUKE UNIV. PRESS
Subcommander Marcos: The Man and the Mask (June, $24.95) by Nick Henck is the first English-language biography of the Zapatista rebel leader.
FARRAR, STRAUS GIROUX
Fast Company: A Memoir of Life, Love and Motorcycles in Italy (May, $14) by David M. Gross recounts the author's experiences at a struggling motorcycle manufacturer. Author tour.
FIVE STAR PUBLICATIONS
Don't Throw Away Your Stick till You Cross the River (Mar., $14.95)by Vincent Collin Beach with Anni Beach considers the life of an ordinary Jamaican in segregated America.
GALLAUDET UNIV. PRESS
Neither-Nor: A Young Australian's Experience with Deafness (Apr., $29.95) by Paul Jacobs explores a life lived between deafness and hearing.
GLOBE PEQUOT
The Handsomest Man in Cuba: An Escapade (Apr., $14.95) by Lynette Chiang follows the writer's bicycle exploration of the Cuba of ordinary citizens.
DAVID R. GODINE
Farewell, Babylon (May, $17.95)by Naim Kattan shares the Canadian author's coming of age in Jewish Baghdad in the 1940s.
GOTHAM
The Official eBay Bible, 3rd Edition (May, $24) by Jim "Griff" Griffith maps out the auction site's tricks and tips, for beginners and experts alike. Ad/promo.
HARPER SAN FRANCISCO
Just as I Am: The Autobiography of Billy Graham (June, $19.95) by Billy Graham. This revised edition shares celebrity encounters, Graham's role after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, his refusal to retire and more.
HAUS (dist. by IPM)
Catherine the Great (May, $15.95) by Michael Streeter recounts the tumultuous life of the Russian empress.
HAZELDEN
Rewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Mar., $13.95) by Jeff Bell probes the radio news anchor's own life with OCD. 20,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS
High Infatuation: A Climber's Guide to Love and Gravity (Apr., $16.95) by Steph Davis collects essays and prose poetry on life, love, empowerment and an adventurous life.
NAL
Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why It Often Sucks in the City, or Who Are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me? (June, $14) by Jen Lancaster follows the author's journey from the top of the heap to the bottom of the barrel.
NATION BOOKS
What Isn't There: A Journal (Apr., $13.95) by Jocelyn Lieu meditates on grief and loss in the wake of 9/11.
ORION (dist. by Sterling)
Garbo & Gilbert in Love: Hollywood's First Great Celebrity Couple (Mar., $14.95) by Colin Shindler evokes the turbulent affair between the Swedish legend and the silent film star.
PARALLAX
Learning True Love: Practicing Buddhism in a Time of War (May, $16.95) by Sister Chan Khong relates the writer's life of single-minded dedication to humanity. Ad/promo. Author tour.
PERENNIAL
Dishwasher (May, $13.95) by Pete Jordan traces a 12-year, cross-country quest to wash dishes in all 50 states. 40,000 first printing.
PLUTO PRESS
Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma and Resilience (Apr.; $24.95, cloth $85) by Alice Rothchild records the Jewish-American doctor's travels and work in Israel and the Occupied Territories.
RDR BOOKS
Killing Dave Henderson, Etc. (Mar., $15.95) by James Nelson chronicles the counterfeit life—and its aftermath—of an envied Yale alumnus.
SHERIDAN HOUSE
Joseph Conrad: Master Mariner (Mar., $19.95) by Peter Villiers explains how Capt. Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski, mariner, became Joseph Conrad, novelist.
SHILOH ENTERPRISES (dist. by B&T)
The Shiloh Shepherd Story (Mar., $18.95) by Tina M. Barber articulates the process of creating a new dog breed.
SKYHORSE (Dist. by Sterling)
Diary of a Sex Fiend: Girl with a One Track Mind (Mar., $16.95) by Abby Lee presents a year-long diary of desires, fantasies and anxieties.
SOFT SKULL PRESS
Typo: The Last American Typesetter, or, How I Made and Lost 4 Million Dollars (An Entrepreneur's Education) (May, $15.95) by David Silverman tells of a man who set out to save a company and got mugged by global capitalism. 25,000 first printing.
TILBURY HOUSE
Just One More Thing, Doc: Further Farmyard Adventures of a Maine Veterinarian (Mar., $15) by Bradford B. Brown shares stories of a country vet.
UNIV. OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Pressing On: The Roni Stoneman Story (Apr., $19.95) by Roni Stoneman as told to Ellen Wright surveys the life, family and career of the Appalachian musician and eight-year Hee Haw regular.
UNIV. OF IOWA PRESS
Hawthorne in His Own Time (June; $24.95, cloth $54.95), edited by Ronald A. Bosco and Jillmarie Murphy, collects personal reminiscences of the writer by his contemporaries.
UNIV. OF MASSACHUSETTS PRESS
Hungry Hill: A Memoir (May, $19.95) by Carole O'Malley Gaunt portrays a teenage girl coping with her mother's sudden death and her father's slow decline.
UNIV. OF WISCONSIN PRESS
Dr. Joe Bell: Model for Sherlock Holmes (Mar., $26.95) by Ely M. Liebow connects Bell with Holmes's creator, Arthur Conan Doyle.
UNIV. PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
Father of the Comic Strip: Rodolphe Topffer (Apr.; $25, cloth $55) by David Kunzle studies the Swiss artist who invented the comic strip.
VERSO
Praised Be Our Lords: A Political Education (Apr., $34.95) by Regis Debray. The French intellectual traces the path of his political engagement.
VILLARD
Macedonia (May, $17.95) by Harvey Pekar and Heather Roberson, art by Ed Piskor, shares Roberson's travels as she explores one country's path around war. Ad/promo. Author tour
