Angel City Press
Paradise Promoted: The Booster Campaign That Created Los Angeles, 1870—1930 (Oct., $35) by Tom Zimmerman studies how promoters developed a small town into a cutting-edge metropolis.
Atlantic Monthly Press
The Wreck of the Medusa: The Most Famous Sea Disaster of the Nineteenth Century (Oct., $25) by Jonathan Miles uses published accounts and survivors' journals to recount the most famous shipwreck before the Titanic.
The Bible (Nov., $21.95) by Karen Armstrong discusses the conception, gestation, life and afterlife of history's most powerful book. 100,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
Atlas Books
Legerdemain: The President's Secret Plan, the Bomb and What the French Never Knew (Sept., $24.95) by James Heaphey recounts the story of a young undercover operative for the U.S. Air Force during the Truman-Eisenhower administrations.
Basic Civitas
The Execution of Willie Francis: Race, Murder and the Search for Justice in the American South (Jan., $26) by Gilbert King. A young Cajun lawyer fights to save a black teenager from the electric chair in 1946. Author tour.
BenBella Books
The Irrational Atheist: Discovering the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Dennett, and Harris (Feb., $24.95) by Vox Day argues that these authors employ false assertions and faulty reasoning throughout their works.
Birlinn/Polygon
(dist. by Interlink)
Lost Cornwall (Sept., $20) by Joanna Thomas offers an illustrated exploration of the region's lesser-known places, architecture and cultural relics.
Black Dog & Leventhal
The Manhattan Project: The Birth of the Atomic Bomb by Its Creators, Eyewitnesses and Historians (Sept., $24.95), edited by Cynthia C. Kelly, provides a history of the Manhattan Project and its legacy.
Bluebridge
(dist. by IPG)
Revolutionary Spirits: The Enlightened Faith of America's Founding Fathers (Feb., $22) by Gary Kowalski studies the complex and unorthodox creeds and personalities of the country's founders.
Career Press/New Page Books
The Psychic Life of Abraham Lincoln (Oct., $24.99) by Susan B. Martinez digs into Lincoln's prophetic dreams and his involvement with Spiritualism.
Casemate
Escape from Auschwitz (Oct., $32.95) by Andrei Pogozhev chronicles the author's internment, the camp's internal workings and his ultimate break for freedom.
Coffee House Press
(dist. by Consortium)
Minnesota State Fair: An Illustrated History (Sept., $35) by Kathryn Strand Koutsky and Linda Koutsky covers more than 150 years of the Great Minnesota Get-Together with photos and recipes.
Collins Business
McIlhenny's Gold: How a Louisiana Family Built the Tabasco Empire (Oct., $24.95) by Jeffrey Rothfeder looks at the strange clan that turned hot peppers into a fortune.
Collins Reference
The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder and Stupefy (Oct., $18.95) by Rick Beyer sets forth new tales focusing on America's leaders.
Continuum
Antarctic Destinies: Scott, Shackleton and the Changing Face of Heroism (Jan., $26.95) by Stephanie Barczewski looks at attitudes about the explorers over the years.
Da Capo
The Archimedes Codex: How a Medieval Prayer Book Is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity's Greatest Scientist (Sept., $27.50) by Reviel Netz and William Noel chronicles the discovery of lost works by Archimedes and the secrets they reveal.
Dalmatian Publishing
Voices: Reflections on an American Icon Through Words and Song (Dec., $23.99) celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; includes CD from the Choral Arts Society of Washington.
Ivan R. Dee
The Quest for Absolute Security (Oct., $27.50) by Athan Theoharis traces the history of troubled relations among U.S. intelligence offices and argues that absolute security is an illusory quest
Programmed to Kill (Nov., $28.95) by Ion Mihai Pacepa addresses the questions left unanswered by the JFK assassination committees.
DK
China: People, Place, Culture, History (Sept., $40), by J.A.G. Roberts et al., foreword by Anchee Min, explores China's landscape, architecture and industry. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo.
Doubleday
The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of al Qaeda (Sept., $26) by Yaroslav Trofimov presents its true story in thriller format. 75,000 first printing.
Ebury Press
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
The Making of Modern London: A People's History of the Capital from 1815 to the Present (Feb., $35) by Gavin Weightman and Steve Humphries gives an intimate history of London over the past two centuries.
Ecco
The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrell, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever (Sept., $26.95) by David Friedman reveals the untold story of their bizarre medical quest to conquer death.
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century (Oct., $30) by Alex Ross offers a history of the 20th century through its music. Ad/promo.Author tour.
Fordham Univ. Press
Voices of My Comrades: America's Reserve Officers Remember World War II (Nov., $39.95), edited by Carol Adele Kelly, tracks the years of WWII through stories from 240 veterans.
Forge
JFK's Words of Inspiration for a New Generation (Nov., $14.95) by Eunice Kennedy Shriver features quotes from JFK's speeches, conversations and conferences. 150,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
Gallaudet Univ. Press
The Spanish National Deaf School: Portraits from the 19th Century (Nov., $60) by Susan Plann profiles select teachers and students from 1805—1899 in order to reveal the ambivalence in Spanish deaf education at that time.
Getty Publications
Ashen Sky: The Letter of Pliny the Younger on the Eruption of Vesuvius (Sept., $19.95), illus. by Barry Moser. A new series of relief engravings illustrates the eruption and ensuing destruction.
Giles LTD.
(dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)
School House to White House: The Education of the Presidents (Sept., $29.95) by Sharon Barry compiles summaries of presidential careers from Hoover to Clinton with their reflections on formative experiences that taught the importance of education.
Harcourt
Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding (Sept., $25) by Scott Weidensaul traces the origins of American birding and its growth into the hobby of millions.
Harmony
Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal (Oct., $25.95) by Ben Macintyre. The tale of WWII double agent Eddie Chapman delves into the psychology of espionage. Ad/promo.
HarperCollins
The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788—1800 (Sept., $29.95) by Jay Winik paints a portrait of America, France and Russia at the dawn of the modern era. 150,000 first printing.
Harvard Univ. Press
A Nation of Counterfeiters: Capitalists, Con Men, and the Making of the United States (Sept., $29.95) by Stephen Mihm tells how counterfeiters flourished before the U.S. had a national currency.
The Roman Triumph (Oct., $29.95) by Mary Beard discusses the Roman world's focus on military glory.
Hill & Wang
Ark of the Liberties: America and the World (Nov., $24) by Ted Widmer traces America's past, including its less glorious history. 50,000 first printing.
Lawrence Hill Books
(dist. by IPG)
The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square (Jan., $25.95) by Ned Sublette recalls the eclectic history, culture and music of early New Orleans.
Henry Holt
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943—1944 (Oct., $35) by Rick Atkinson presents the second volume of a trilogy on the liberation of Europe in WWII.
Hyperion
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War (Sept., $35) by David Halberstam explores the heroism, pathos and politics of the military disaster. 300,000 first printing.
Inner Traditions
Books on Fire: The Destruction of Libraries Throughout History (Oct., $24.95) by Lucien X. Polastron surveys the destruction of knowledge from ancient Babylon and China to modern times.
Interlink
Lost Cornwall (Sept., $20) by Joanna Thomas explores some of the English region's hidden facets and lesser-known places that reflect a bygone era.
Knopf
The War: An Intimate History, 1941—1945 (Sept., $50) by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns draws on accounts from ordinary citizens who went through the war. 65,000 first printing. Ad/promo. 7-city author tour.
American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of the Republic (Oct., $26.95) by Joseph J. Ellis examines the founding years of the U.S. 650,000 first printing.Ad/promo.12-city author tour.
Krause Publications
The Legendary Model T Ford: The Ultimate History of America's First Great Automobile (Dec., $40) by Tom Collins commemorates the 100th anniversary of the car that changed the world.
Macmillan UK
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
City of Cities: The Birth of Modern London (Sept., $24.95) by Stephen Inwood records the birth of the new London during the years before World War I.
McGill—Queen's Univ. Press
Some Family: The Mormons and How Humanity Keeps Track of Itself (Sept., $29.95) by Donald Harman Akenson evaluates the history and functioning of the Mormon Family History Library.
National Archives Publications of England, Wales and the U.K.
(dist. by IPM)
Henry VIII: Court, Church and Conflict (Sept., $34.95) by David Loades focuses on the relationships between the king, his church and his people.
New Press
Big History: From the Big Bang to the Present (Sept., $25.95) by Cynthia Stokes Brown knits together common themes from the history of the universe.
W. W. Norton
For Liberty and Glory: Washington, Lafayette, and Their Revolutions (Sept., $29.95) by James R. Gaines details and compares the “sister revolutions” of America and France. 5-city author tour.
The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story (Sept., $23.95) by Diane Ackerman celebrates the Warsaw zookeepers who saved hundreds of people from the Nazis by hiding them in the bombed-out zoo. 9-city author tour.
God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570—1215 (Jan., $27.95) by David Levering Lewis. The Pulitzer Prize—winning historian begins with the fall of the Persian and Roman empires and continues to the rise of the prophet Muhammad and the creation of Muslim Spain. 5-city author tour.
Oldcastle/Pocket Essentials
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
Occult London (Nov., $16.95) by Merlin Coverley reveals London's occult heritage from the Elizabethan Age to the present.
Oneworld Publications
Daughter of Heaven: The True Story of the Only Woman to Become Emperor of China (Sept., $24.95) by Nigel Cawthorne tracks the story of China's Cleopatra.
The Boy Behind the Mask: Meeting the Real Tutankhamun (Oct., $19.95) by Charlotte Booth reveals a hidden side of the king through the items he was buried with.
Oxford Univ. Press
Holocaust: The Nazi Persecution and Murder of the Jews (Jan., $29.95) by Peter Longerich traces the steps taken by the Nazis toward achieving the Final Solution.
Palgrave Macmillan
The Case of Abraham Lincoln: A Story of Adultery, Murder and the Making of a Great President (Nov., $24.95) by Julie Fenster outlines the gruesome murder case that became the turning point in Lincoln's career. 75,000 first printing. Ad/promo. 3-city author tour.
Penguin Press
Head and Heart: American Christianities (Oct., $27.95) by Gary Wills examines Christianity's place in American life from the Puritans to Bush's administration.
Powerhouse Books
Schapiro's Heroes (Oct., $50) by Steve Schapiro presents the photojournalist's images of people who have shaped American culture during the late 20th century.
Princeton Univ. Press
A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World (Sept., $29.95) by Gregory Clark examines how culture explains the wealth and poverty of nations.
Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy (Oct., $29.95) by Eric D. Weitz captures the excitement and drama of the Weimar era.
Public Affairs
Zhou Enlai: The Last Perfect Revolutionary(Oct., $30) by Goa Wenqian uses classified documents to portray the Chinese political leader.
Quill Driver/Word Dancer
World of Wonder: People and Places (Oct., $24.95) by Laurie Treifeldt compiles material from the World of Wonder syndicated newspaper feature.
Random House
Boom! Aftershocks of the Sixties (Nov., $27.95) by Tom Brokaw studies how the national mindset was affected by the decade of turbulence and change. Ad/promo. 11-city author tour.
Reader's Digest Books
The Rock 'n' Roll Age: The Music, the Culture, the Generation (Sept., $32.95) by Mike Evans revisits the era when new musical sounds reflected revolutionary changes.
Shoemaker & Hoard
Rape: Sex, Violence, History (Nov., $30) by Joanna Bourke investigates and analyzes rape from a historical standpoint.
Simon & Schuster
1776: The Illustrated Edition (Oct., $65) by David McCullough repackages the bestseller with reproductions of rare historical artifacts and memorabilia. 300,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
State Univ. of New York
Carnegie's Model Republic:Triumphant Democracyand the British-American Relationship (Oct., $60) by A.S. Eisenstadt examines Carnegie's book and his efforts to promote closer ties between America and Britain.
Syracuse Univ. Press
The End of the Innocence: The 1964—1965 New York World's Fair (Sept., $29.95) by Lawrence R. Samuel tracts events and cultural impact of the Fair.
Taschen
The Circus, ca. 1870—1950 (Nov., $200), edited by Noel Daniel, sheds new light on circus history with a behind-the-scenes look at life on the move.
Tempus
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
From Churchill's War Rooms: Letters of a Secretary 1943—45 (Sept., $32.95) by Joanna Moody chronicles how an ordinary girl became privy to secrets of WWII.
Tempus/Spellmount
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
The American Civil War: Day by Day (Sept., $35) by Philip Katcher offers a chronological approach to the conflict, including key land and sea battles.
Texas Christian Univ. Press
Going to Texas: Five Centuries of Texas Maps (Oct., $39.95), compiled by the Center of Texas Studies at TCU, reproduces in color 64 maps of the state.
Thames & Hudson
The Seventy Wonders of China (Oct., $40), edited by Jonathan Fenby, offers an overview of China's marvels in all areas.
Tidewater
Deadrise and Cross-Planked (Nov., $34.95) by Larry S. Chowning. Boat builders explore the role of these unique boats.
Times Books
Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries That Ignited the Space Age (Sept., $26) by Matthew Brzezinski marks Sputnik's 50th anniversary with a behind-the-scenes story of the prelaunch conflicts.
Umberto Allemandi
(dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)
The Irish Towards the USA (Sept., $60) by Kevin Kenny articulates why Irish immigrants were forced to leave their homeland, what they encountered upon arrival and the impact they made on American society.
Univ. of Alabama Press
Survival Pending Revolution: The History of the Black Panther Party (Sept., $28.95) by Paul Alkebulan looks at the history of the party from 1966 to 1982.
Univ. of Chicago Press
Hard Road West: History and Geology Along the Gold Rush Trail (Sept., $25) by Keith Hayer Meldahl chronicles both the journeys of the wagon trains and the landscape they traversed.
Univ. of Georgia Press
Motoring: The Highway Experience in America (Feb., $34.95) by John A. Jakle and Keith A. Sculle contrasts the myth of the open road with the reality of the American driving experience.
Univ. of Nebraska Press
In Praise of Flattery (Nov., $21.95) by Willis Goth Regier offers a history of flattery as a rhetorical device inherent in human communication.
Univ. of North Carolina Press
American Inquisition: The Hunt for Japanese American Disloyalty in World War II (Oct., $27.50) by Eric L. Muller examines the harsh system of loyalty screening the American government deployed against its own citizens.
Univ. of Oklahoma Press
Books on Trial: Red Scare in the Heartland (Oct., $24.95) by Shirley A. Wiegand and Wayne A. Wiegand recounts the events resulting from a 1940 police raid on a left-wing bookstore.
Univ. of Pennsylvania Press
The Head in Edward Nugent's Hand: Roanoke's Forgotten Indians (Oct., $32.50) by Michael Leroy Oberg explains the relationship between the English and the native population.
Univ. Press of Florida
Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program (Oct., $24.95) by Pat Duggins examines the rise and fall of the agency's most visible endeavor and the next step in space exploration.
Univ. Press of Kansas
The Supreme Court: An Essential History (Sept., $34.95) by Peter Charles Hoffer et al. demonstrates how the justices have shaped the law and how the court has shaped the nation.
Univ. Press of Kentucky
Lincoln Legends: Myths, Hoaxes, and Confabulations Associated with Our Greatest President (Oct., $24.95) by Edward Steers Jr. scrutinizes some of the tall tales and distorted ideas about Honest Abe.
