Algonquin Books
On the Civil Rights Trail: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail (Jan., $18.95) by Charles E. Cobb Jr. takes readers through the heart of the civil rights era. 8-city author tour.
AtlasBooks
The American Religion (Sept., $20) by Harold Bloom asks provocative questions about the role of religion in American culture.
BenBella
History Revisited: The Great Battles: Eminent Historians Take on the Great Works of Alternative History (Mar., $17.95), edited by J. David Markham and Mike Resnick, asks seven historians to determine how probable the events depicted really are.
Birlinn/Polygon
(dist. by Interlink)
The Secrets of Rosslyn (Sept., $19.95) by Roddy Martine ponders the history and mysteries of the medieval Scottish chapel featured in The Da Vinci Code.
Cleveland Clinic Press
Struck by the Hand of God: The Collision of Stroke and World History (Sept., $14.95) by Michael De Georgia, M.D., shows how sudden strokes suffered by political leaders have changed the world in an instant.
Disinformation Company
(dist. by Consortium)
Infernal Device: Machinery of Torture and Execution (Nov., $14.95) by Erik Ruhling surveys torture tools invented exclusively for the infliction of pain and the ending of life.
Duke Univ. Press
Harriet Tubman: Myth, Memory and History (Nov., $24.95) by Milton C. Sernett examines the legacy of one of America's significant historical figures.
Enigma Books
Hitler's Gift to France: The Return of the Ashes of Napoleon II (Nov., $19) by George Poisson, trans. by Robert L. Miller, tells how a “peace offering” backfired and became a political crisis.
Georgetown Univ. Press
Bonds of Affection: Civic Charity and the Making of America—Winthrop, Jefferson and Lincoln (Nov., $26.95) by Matthew S. Holland examines how each figure interpreted and appropriated charity.
Graywolf Press
Black Glasses Like Clark Kent (Feb., $14) by Terese Svoboda investigates her uncle's experiences as an MP in Japan after WWII. Author tour.
Grove Press
American Gangster: And Other Tales of New York (Oct., $14) by Mark Jacobson. The basis for the forthcoming Ridley Scott film considers the life of 1970s drug lord Frank Lucas.
Harper Paperbacks
Don't Know Much About Anything (Sept., $14.95) by Kenneth C. Davis. The latest addition to the Don't Know Much About series. 75,000 first printing.
Harper Perennial
Frost/Nixon (Sept., $14.95) by David Frost combines new and classic writings plus annotated transcripts of the interviews. 60,000 first printing.
Heritage House
Against Arctic Odds (Oct., $17.95) by Anthony Dalton depicts two nature-defying Alaskan journeys almost a century apart.
Inner Traditions
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of the Troubadours (Dec., $16.95) by Jean Markale analyzes the mythical and historic significance of the medieval monarch.
Inner Traditions/Destiny
Christopher Columbus, the Last Templar (Oct., $19.95) by Ruggero Marino reveals the secret alliance behind the “discovery” of America.
La Frontera Publishing
(dist. by Univ. of New Mexico Press)
Who Killed Chester Pray? A Death Valley Mystery (Sept., $22,95) by Nicholas Clapp discloses new information on this unsolved murder.
New Press
A Dangerous Woman: The Graphic Biography of Emma Goldman (Sept., $17.95) by Sharon Rudahl recalls the life of the famous anarchist.
Olive Branch Press
(dist. by Interlink)
Hamas: A History from Within (Sept., $18) by Azzam Tamimi recounts the origins, rise and impact of Hamas.
Oregon State Univ. Press
The First Oregonians (Oct., $22.95), edited by Laura Berg, covers the state's Native Americans up to the present.
Quirk Books
Anything for a Vote: Dirty Tricks, Cheap Shots, and October Surprises in U.S. Presidential Elections (Oct., $16.95) by Joseph Cummins looks at the bad behavior and absurd accusations of presidential elections.
Harvill Secker
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
An Orange Revolution: A Personal History Through Ukrainian History (Sept., $16.95) by Askold Krushelnycky examines the December 2004 uprising in response to a rigged election.
Serif
(dist. by Interlink)
The Romantic Exiles (Sept., $24.95) by E.H. Carr reviews the lives of liberal propagandists, exiled anarchists, dissident aristocrats and occasional spies.
State Univ. of New York Press
The Fire Island National Seashore: A History (Feb., $21.95) by Seth Forman and Lee E. Koppelman examines this region since its creation in 1964.
Univ. of Tennessee Press
The Warrior's Path: Reflections Along an Ancient Route (Oct., $24.95) by Casey Clabough imagines how history played itself out along the mountains and valleys of mid-North America.
Virginia Publishing
Hermann's Haunts: The Wines and Spirits of Hermann, Missouri (Sept., $15.95) by Holly Drago and Jill Phillips offers a history of the town through its wineries and haunted sites.
White Mane/Burd Street Press
Sidelights and Lighter Sides of the War Between the States (Oct., $17.95) by Ralph Green takes an offbeat look at the soldiers, civilians and leaders during the Civil War.
