ALLEN & UNWIN
(dist. by Trafalgar Square/IPG)
Subantarctic Wilderness: Macquarie Island (Nov., $39.95) by Aleks Terauds and Fiona Stewart explores the history, geology and wildlife of the small island between Australia and Antarctica.
BASIC BOOKS
The Arabs: A History (Nov., $29.95) by Eugene Rogan narrates the history of these peoples in the modern world. Author tour.
BASIC CIVITAS
Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama (Jan., $26) by Peniel E. Joseph chronicles the successes, failures and stalemates of black leaders over the past 15 years.
BLOOMSBURY PRESS
The Age of Comfort: When Paris Discovered Casual—and the Modern Home Began (Sept., $28) by Joan DeJean identifies the moment when informality and comfort became top priorities in architecture and interior design.
Half Moon: Henry Hudson and the Voyage that Redrew the Map of the New World (Sept., $28) by Douglas Hunter provides a new account of the explorer and the discovery that changed the course of history.
BLUEBRIDGE
(Dist. by IPG)
Mr. Langshaw's Square Piano: The Story of the First Pianos and How They Caused a Cultural Revolution (Oct., $24.95) by Madeline Goold concerns the now almost-forgotten square pianos and how they helped shape modern life.
CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS
Yalta 1945: Europe and America at the Crossroads (Sept., $36) by Fraser J. Harbutt offers a revisionist study of Allied diplomacy from 1941 to 1946.
CARLTON
(dist. by Sterling)
Jack the Ripper: The Casebook (Sept., $29.95) by Richard Jones summarizes what's known to date.
CENTER STREET
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History (Sept., $26.99) by Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter tells of the Allied division in WWII that tracked down art looted by the Nazis.
CONWAY
(dist. by Sterling)
The Voyages of Captain Cook: 101 Questions and Answers About the Explorer and His Three Great Scientific Expeditions (Sept., $14.95) by Anthony Cornish.
CROWN
The Death of American Virtue (Feb., $35) by Ken Gormley looks at the second presidential impeachment trial in American history. 50,000 first printing.
DA CAPO PRESS
A Rainbow in the Night: The Tumultuous Birth of South Africa (Sept., $26) by Dominique Lapierre, trans. by Kathryn Spink, recounts its history from the era of Dutch colonists through the end of apartheid. 50,000 first printing.
IVAN R. DEE
(dist. by NBN)
Cotton and Race in the Making of America: The Human Costs of Economic Power (Oct., $28.95) by Gene Dattel follows the cotton money trail.
DOWN EAST BOOKS
(dist. by NBN)
Chosen Faith, Chosen Land: The Untold Story of America's 21st Century Shakers (Nov., $30) by Jeanine Lauber describes contemporary Shaker life in words and photos.
FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX
Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker (Nov., $30) by James McManus traces the game's history and examines its importance in American culture. 75,000 first printing. Author tour.
GALLAUDET UNIV. PRESS
Deaf History and Culture in Spain: A Reader of Primary Documents (Dec., $80), edited and translated by Benjamin Fraser, traces the turbulent history of deaf culture in Spain.
GARNET PUBLISHING
(dist. by IPM)
The Perfumed Palace: Islam's Journey from Mecca to Peking (Oct., $60) by M.A. Aldrich and Kukas Nikol portrays one of the world's oldest Islamic communities.
GETTY PUBLICATIONS
The California Missions (Oct., $39.95) by Edna E. Kimbro and Julia G. Costelo profiles these historic structures.
GROVE PRESS
(dist. by PGW)
The Red Flag: A History of Communism (Nov., $27.50) by David Priestland discusses its rise and fall in a dozen countries over two centuries.
HARVARD UNIV. PRESS
The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire (Nov., $35) by Edward N. Luttwak examines the endurance of the eastern Roman empire.
HISTORY PRESS
(dist. by Trafalgar Square/IPG)
Today Is a Good Day to Fight: The Indian Wars and the Conquest of the West (Oct., $27.95) by Mark Felton spans the period from the days of settlers and prospectors through the end of the Indian wars.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America (Oct., $26) by Timothy Egan looks at the forest fire that cemented Roosevelt's legacy. 75,000 first printing. 10-city author tour.
INNER TRADITIONS
How the World Is Made: The Story of Creation According to Sacred Geometry (Oct., $35) by John Mitchell and Allan Brown explains why ancient societies that grasped the principles of geometry flourished.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. PRESS
Dining on the B&O: Recipes and Sidelights from a Bygone Age (Dec., $34.95) by Thomas J. Greco and Karl D. Spece looks at the dining car experience in the heyday of American railroading, including recipes.
KNOPF
The National Parks: America's Best Idea (Sept., $50) by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns. The companion volume to Burns's new film celebrates America's parks. 500,000 first printing. 7-city author tour.
The American Civil War: A Military History (Oct., $35) by John Keegan examines how America's geography shaped the war. 200,000 first printing.
LITTLE, BROWN
The Murder of King Tut: The Plot to Kill the Child King—A Nonfiction Thriller (Sept., $26.99) by James Patterson and Martin Dugard presents a compelling case that the boy-king's death was anything but natural.
LITTLE, BROWN UK/PIATKUS
(dist. by Trafalgar Square/IPG)
Dublin: A View from the Ground (Nov., $22.95) by Neil Hegarty considers the city's rich cultural past.
MACADAM/CAGE
(dist. by IPG)
The Most They Ever Had (Sept., $23) by Rick Bragg evokes the hardscrabble lives of those who lived and died by an American cotton mill. Author tour.
MAPIN PUBLISHING
(dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)
Royal Tombs of India: 13th to 18th Century (Sept., $65) by A.S. Bhalla traces the history of the country's Islamic tombs.
MOTORBOOKS
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (Nov., $30) by Matt Stone and Preston Lerner reveals a side of the actor that most of the world didn't know.
NATION BOOKS
(dist. by Perseus)
El Monstruo: True Tales of Dread and Redemption in Mexico City (Dec., $28.95) by John Ross delineates the city's history and its 23 million inhabitants.
NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS
Hell to Pay (Oct., $36.95) by D.M. Giangreco counters those who question the use of the atom bomb against Japan.
NEW HOLLAND
(dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)
Milestones of Civilizations (Sept., $45) by Linda Blandford surveys more than 25 critical turning points.
NEW PRESS
Dr. Seuss & Co. Go to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of America's Leading Comic Artists (Oct., $29.95) by André Schiffrin features more than 300 examples culled from PM, the newspaper. 75,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo.
W.W. NORTON
Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court (Feb., $27.95) by Jeff Shesol scrutinizes the confrontation that defined Roosevelt's first term.
OVERLOOK PRESS
Exopolitics (Oct., $24.95) by Stephen Bassett and Grant Cameron reveals the secret history of U.S. presidents and UFOs.
OXFORD UNIV. PRESS
Atomic Obsession: Nuclear Alarmism from Hiroshima to Al Qaeda (Nov., $24.95) by John Mueller contends that nuclear weapons have never represented a major threat.
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789—1815 (Nov., $34.95) by Gordon S. Wood looks at the beginning of national government under the Constitution.
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
The Harding Affair: Love and Espionage During the Great War (Sept., $27) by James Robenalt tells the unknown story of the president's personal and political life.
Troubled Water: Race, Mutiny, and Bravery on the USS Kitty Hawk (Sept., $27) by Gregory Freeman describes the 1972 riot aboard the Gulf of Tonkin—bound ship: a turning point for Naval race relations.
PRINCETON UNIV. PRESS
No Enchanted Place: The End of Empire and the Ideological Origins of the United Nations (Nov., $24.95) by Mark Mazower argues that the U.N. was founded as a world organization that would protect the interests of empire.
RANDOM HOUSE
A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon (Oct., $35) by Neil Sheehan examines the other space race, to prevent the Soviet Union from acquiring nuclear superiority.
READER'S DIGEST BOOKS
Oh, Say Did You Know? (Sept., $14.95) by Fred DuBose and Martha Hailey collects anecdotes of people, events and ideas that shaped American history.
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
(dist. by NBN)
Smugglers: A History of Truck, Barter, and Trade (Oct., $34.95) by Alan Karras explores the activity's multifaceted role from earliest times to the present.
RUNNING PRESS
Barbie: All Dolled Up (Sept., $29.95) by Jennie D'Amato celebrates Barbie's 50th anniversary with quotes and historical detail.
New York 400 (Sept., $50) by the Museum of the City of New York looks at people, arts, culture, politics and drama over the city's four centuries.
SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
(dist. by W.W. Norton)
With Hitler to the End: The Memoir of Hitler's Valet (Sept., $27.95) by Heinz Linge describes a decade of life with the Führer.
SOURCEBOOKS
The Dancing Plague (Sept., $24.99) by John Waller evokes the sights, sounds and hardships of this late medieval disease.
STACKPOLE BOOKS
The American GI in Europe in World War II (Oct., $29.95) by J.E. Kaufmann and H.W. Kaufmann weaves together firsthand accounts of the war.
STERLING/INNOVATION
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: The Illustrated Edition (Sept., $40). Dee Brown's classic becomes visual with maps, photos, sketches and paintings.
STERLING/UNION SQUARE
The Road Out of Hell: Sanford Clark and the True Story of the Wineville Murders (Nov., $24.95) by Anthony Flacco with Jerry Clark. The adopted son of the only survivor of the 1928 shooting spree tells all.
TEXAS A&M UNIV. PRESS
Women Doctors in War (Nov., $35) by Judith Bellafaire and Mercedes Graf traces the efforts of female physicians to serve their country on the same basis as their male counterparts.
UNBRIDLED BOOKS
Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius (Sept., $25.95) by Colin Dickey details the acts of those who violate graves to hold traces of genius in their hands.
UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
The Book of Codes: Understanding the World of Hidden Messages (Sept., $29.95), edited by Paul Lunde, surveys the history of code making and breaking.
UNIV. OF CHICAGO PRESS
Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates (Feb., $35) by Adrian Johns explores intellectual property disputes from the advent of print culture to the Internet.
UNIV. OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Christian America and the Kingdom of God (Sept., $29.95) by Richard T. Hughes investigates why many Americans regard the U.S. as a Christian nation.
UNIV. PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
Madame Vieux Carré: The French Quarter in the Twentieth Century (Jan., $28) by Scott S. Ellis details the quarter's transformative century.
V&A PUBLISHING
(dist. by Abrams)
Renaissance Secrets: Recipes & Formulas (Oct., $29.95) by Jo Wheeler unveils the world of Renaissance lotions and potions.
VIKING
The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War (Oct., $26.95) by Caroline Alexander reveals what Homer really intended in his work.
D-Day: The Battle for Normandy (Oct., $32.95) by Antony Beevor offers an account covering the period from the invasion to the liberation of Paris.
WALKER & COMPANY
An Artist in Treason: The Extraordinary Double Life of General James Wilkinson (Oct., $26) by Andro Linklater provides the first modern biography of the greatest traitor—and one of the most colorful characters—in American history.
