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Crown
Crown
Hogarth
Broadway Books
Annsley Rosner
Vice President and Publicity Director, Crown, Hogarth, and Broadway
T: 212-782-9740
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Crown
Dataclysm
Who We Are When We Think No One’s Looking
Christian Rudder
Publicist: Annsley Rosner
212-782-9740 | arosner@randomhouse.com
Publicist: Sarah Breivogel
212-572-2722 | sbreivogel@randomhouse.com
Summary
An irreverent, provocative, and visually
fascinating look at what our online lives
reveal about who we really are—and how this
deluge of data will transform the science of
human behavior.
Crown
9780385347372
On Sale Date: 9/9/14
$28.00
Hardcover
Social Science - Statistics
Big data is used to spy on us, hire and fire us, and sell us
things we don’t need. In Dataclysm, Christian Rudder
puts this flood of information to an entirely different use:
understanding human nature. Drawing on terabytes of
data from Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, OkCupid, and many
other sites, Rudder examines the terrain of human experience to answer a range of questions: Does it matter
where you went to college? How racist are we? How do
political views alter relationships?
Philosophers, psychologists, gene hunters and neuroscientists have tried to explain our flaws and foibles.
Rudder shows that in today’s era of social media, a powerful new approach is possible, one that reveals how we
actually behave when we think no one’s looking. Outrageous and illuminating, Dataclysm, is a portrait of our
essential selves—dark, absurd, occasionally noble—and a
first look at a revolution in the making.
Author Bio
CHRISTIAN RUDDER is co-founder of OkCupid and now
serves as chief data analyst and is the author of the
popular blog OkTrends. He graduated from Harvard in
1998 with degrees in English and math, and he served
as creative director for SparkNotes. He has appeared on
NBC’s Dateline and NPR’s All Things Considered, and his
work has been written about in the New York Times and
the New Yorker, among other places. He lives in Brooklyn
with his wife and daughter.
Crown
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Brilliant
The Science of How We Get Smarter
Annie Murphy Paul
Publicist: Penny Simon
865-675-1705 | psimon@randomhouse.com
Summary
Acclaimed science writer Annie Murphy Paul
draws on cutting-edge research to offer a
radically hopeful new theory of intelligence.
Intelligence is not fixed, she says, but can be
powerfully evoked by the everyday situations
we ourselves create. Brilliant shows us how.
Crown
9780307955920
$26.00
Hardcover
Psychology - Cognitive
Most of us assume that intelligence is immutable, set
by our genetic inheritance or by our upbringing.
Brilliant explodes that myth by revealing the impact of
what Paul calls the microenvironment: the context in
which we use our minds at any given moment. Over the
past two decades, evidence has been growing that the
microenvironments in which we learn and work exert a
powerful influence on the expression of our intelligence.
From the physical postures we assume to the amount of
sleep and exercise we get, from the way we take in new
knowledge to the techniques we use to commit material to memory, from our reaction to mistakes to how we
handle distractions, from the information we glean from
classmates and coworkers to the roles we occupy in our
organizations, the situations we create (or find ourselves
in) can evoke or suppress intelligent thought and behavior. Through painstaking laboratory experiments—and
through real-world field studies involving Tibetan monks
and video-game designers, neonatal-care nurses and
racetrack bettors, Juilliard-trained pianists and Air Force
aviators—cognitive scientists and psychologists have
arrived at a revolutionary insight: by carefully structuring
the situations presented by our schools and workplaces,
we can deliberately evoke intelligence—from ourselves,
and from our children, students, and employees.
Author Bio
Crown
ANNIE MURPHY PAUL is an acclaimed science writer;
the author of two previous books, The Cult of Personality
Testing and Origins; and the creator of the popular
Brilliant blog. Paul writes a weekly column about learning for Time’s website and contributes to the New York
Times Magazine, Slate, Forbes.com, and O, The Oprah
Magazine, among many other publications. A graduate
of Yale College and the Columbia University Graduate
School of Journalism, Paul is currently a fellow of the
New America Foundation and a Spencer Education
Journalism Fellow at Columbia University.
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I Take You
A Novel
Eliza Kennedy
Summary
Brilliantly executed, hilarious, and driven by
the irrepressible voice of its unforgettable
heroine, this page-turning debut showcases
one of the most engaging commercial voices
since Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones.
Crown
9780553417821
$24.00
Hardcover
Fiction - Contemporary Women
Junior attorney Lily Wilder is six days from walking down
the aisle but has absolutely no business getting married.
Her fiancé, Will, is a sweet, intelligent, and loving man.
She, however, is sassy, impulsive, and fond of a good
drink(s). She is also unapologetic about her appetite for
sex—definitely not your average blushing bride. Lily loves
Will, but can she really go through with this? Will loves
Lily, but does he know her? As the wedding approaches,
Lily’s nights—and days—of boozing it up with her best
friend, Freddy, are an ever-present reminder of what
she’ll be giving up come Saturday. Lily’s mother, grandmother, and a bevy of stepmothers join forces to try and
stop what they feel is a disaster in the making, but Lily
refuses to hear them out. She is determined to both wed
her man and bed whom she pleases as she wraps up the
final stages of planning in her Key West hometown.
Meanwhile, her job at a powerful Manhattan firm
threatens to upend both her wedding and career—and
a dark secret from her past resurfaces, thanks to the
appearance of an old friend and the intervention of her
disapproving future mother-in-law.
Unlike anything you’ve ever read before, this joyous
and ribald debut introduces a fabulously self-assured
protagonist whose choices usher in fresh messages
about sexual politics.
Author Bio
ELIZA KENNEDY attended the University of Iowa and
Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the
Harvard Law Review. After graduation she clerked for a
federal judge, then practiced litigation for several years
at a prestigious Manhattan law firm. She lives in New
York with her husband and son. This is her first novel.
Crown
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Hogarth
The Book of Strange
New Things
A Novel
Michel Faber
Publicist: Annsley Rosner
212-782-9740 | arosner@randomhouse.com
Publicist: Dyana Messina
212-572-2098 | dmessina@randomhouse.com
Summary
The long-awaited new novel from the
internationally bestselling author of
The Crimson Petal and the White.
Hogarth
9780553418842
$28.00
Hardcover
Fiction - Literary
Peter—devoted pastor, dedicated missionary, and loving
husband to his wife, Bea—has just accepted a demanding and perilous new job. He’s to travel to a new planet,
Oasis, to work for a mysterious corporation called USIC.
He’s tasked with reaching out to the indigenous race, to
make sure they are as peaceful as they seem.
Resolutely devout and strengthened by his letters from
Bea at home, Peter undertakes his job with complete
focus. The Oasans are shockingly open to his teachings,
but things start to unravel when Bea’s missives from
Earth take a dark tone. Earth appears to be coming
apart at the seams: typhoons and earthquakes are devastating whole countries and governments are crumbling. Even the hospital where she works has ceased to
function. Their unearthly divide is testing Peter and Bea’s
relationship to a startling degree.
Peter is thrown into crisis. USIC might be hiding its
true motives in developing Oasis, and the Oasans themselves are frustratingly opaque. Bea’s desperate letters
are only fomenting his doubt. Peter is suddenly faced
with an impossible—and dangerous—decision: to follow
his faith, or follow his heart. His life depends on it.
Author Bio
MICHEL FABER is the internationally bestselling and
critically acclaimed author of The Crimson Petal and
the White, Under the Skin, which was shortlisted for the
Whitbread First Novel Award, and several short-story
collections. Faber’s writing has appeared in Granta, The
O. Henry Prize Stories, the Sunday Times, and the Sunday
Herald, among many other publications.
Hogarth
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Prayers for the Stolen
A Novel
Jennifer Clement
Publicist: Catherine Cullen
212-782-9634 | cacullen@randomhouse.com
Summary
A haunting story of love and survival that
introduces an unforgettable literary heroine.
Hogarth
9780804138802
$15.00
Trade Paperback
Fiction - Literary
Hogarth
Ladydi Garcia Martínez is fierce, funny, and smart, yet
she was born into a world where being a girl is a dangerous thing. In the mountains of Guerrero, Mexico, women
must fend for themselves, as their men have left to seek
opportunities elsewhere. They live in the shadows of the
drug war, where bodies turn up on the village outskirts
and school is only held sporadically. In Guerrero, drug
lords are kings and mothers disguise their daughters as
sons. When that fails, they “make them ugly”—cropping
their hair, blackening their teeth—anything to protect
them from the rapacious grasp of the cartels. And when
the notorious black SUVs roll through town, Ladydi and
her friends burrow into holes in their backyards like animals, tucked safely out of sight.
An illuminating and affecting portrait of women
in rural Mexico and a stunning exploration of the
hidden consequences of an unjust war, Prayers for the
Stolen is an unforgettable story of friendship, family,
and determination.
Author Bio
JENNIFER CLEMENT studied literature in New York and
Paris before writing the award-winning memoir Widow
Basquiat. She later wrote two novels: A True Story Based
on Lies, a finalist for the Orange Prize, and The Poison
That Fascinates, and several books of poetry. Clement’s
work has been translated into ten languages. Currently
the president of PEN Mexico, Clement lives in Mexico
City. www.jennifer-clement.com
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Ruby
A Novel
Cynthia Bond
Summary
“You can’t help but feel that one day [Ruby]
will be considered a staple of our literature,
a classic. Lush, deep, momentous. It is a
treasure of a book.” —Edwidge Danticat,
author of Claire of the Sea Light
Hogarth
9780804139113
$15.00
Trade Paperback
Fiction - Literary
Ephram Jennings has never forgotten the beautiful girl
with the long braids running through the piney woods
of Liberty, their small East Texas town. Young Ruby, “the
kind of pretty it hurt to look at,” has suffered beyond
imagining, so as soon as she can, she flees suffocating
Liberty for the bright pull of 1950s New York. Ruby
quickly winds her way into the ripe center of the city—
the darkened piano bars and hidden alleyways of the
Village—all the while hoping for a glimpse of the red hair
and green eyes of her mother. When a telegram from her
cousin forces her to return home, 30-year-old Ruby Bell
finds herself reliving the devastating violence of her girlhood. With the terrifying realization that she might not
be strong enough to fight her way back out again, Ruby
struggles to survive her memories of the town’s dark
past. Meanwhile, Ephram must choose between loyalty
to the sister who raised him and the chance for a life
with the woman he has loved since he was a boy. Utterly
transfixing, with unforgettable characters, riveting suspense, and breathtaking, luminous prose, Ruby offers an
unflinching portrait of man’s dark acts and the promise
of the redemptive power of love.
Author Bio
CYNTHIA BOND has taught writing to homeless and atrisk youth throughout Los Angeles for more than 15 years.
She attended Northwestern University’s Medill School of
Journalism and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
A PEN/Rosenthal Fellow, Bond founded the Blackbird
Writing Collective in 2011. A native of East Texas, she lives
in Los Angeles with her daughter.
Hogarth
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The Room
A Novel
Jonas Karlsson
Publicist: Rachel Rokicki
212-782-8455 | rrokicki@randomhouse.com
Summary
Funny, clever, surreal, and thought-provoking, this Kafkaesque masterpiece introduces
the unforgettable Bjorn, an exceptionally
meticulous office worker striving to live life
on his own terms.
Hogarth
9780804139984
$14.00
Trade Paperback
Fiction - Literary
Hogarth
Bjorn is a compulsive, exacting bureaucrat who discovers
a secret room at the government office where he works—
a secret room that no one else in his office will acknowledge. When Bjorn is in his room, what his coworkers see
is him standing by the wall and staring off into space
looking dazed, relaxed, and decidedly creepy. Bjorn’s
bizarre behavior eventually leads his coworkers to try to
have him fired, but Bjorn will turn the tables on them
with help from his secret room.
Debut author Jonas Karlsson doesn’t leave a word out
of place in this brilliant, bizarre, delightful take on how
far we will go—in a world ruled by conformity—to live an
individual and examined life.
Author Bio
JONAS KARLSSON writes plays and short fiction. One of
Sweden’s most prominent actors, Karlsson has performed
on Sweden’s premier stage and in several acclaimed feature films and television series. In 2005, Karlsson made
his debut as a playwright, earning rave reviews from
audiences and critics alike. Spurred by the joy of writing
for the stage, Karlsson began writing fiction.
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If I Fall, If I Die
A Novel
Michael Christie
Summary
A heartfelt and wondrous debut, by a
supremely gifted and exciting new voice
in fiction
Hogarth
9780804140805
$25.00
Hardcover
Fiction - Literary
Will has never been to the outside, at least not since
he can remember. And he has certainly never gotten to
know anyone other than his mother, a fiercely loving yet
wildly eccentric agoraphobe who drowns in panic at the
thought of opening the front door. Their little world comprises only the rooms in their home, each filled with Will’s
art projects and named for various exotic locales.
Soon the confines of his world close in on Will. Despite
his mother’s protestations, Will ventures outside clad in
a protective helmet and braces himself for danger. He
eventually meets and befriends Jonah, a quiet boy who
introduces Will to skateboarding.
Will welcomes his new world with enthusiam, his fears
fading and his body hardening with each new bump,
scrape, and fall. But life quickly gets complicated. When
a local boy goes missing, Will and Jonah want to uncover what happened. They embark on an extraordinary
adventure that pulls Will far from the confines of his
closed-off world and into the throes of early adulthood
and the dangers that everyday life offers.
Author Bio
MICHAEL CHRISTIE received an MFA from the University of British Columbia and is a former professional
skateboarder. His first book, The Beggar’s Garden, was a
finalist for a number of major Canadian prizes and the
winner of the City of Vancouver Book Award. He lives
with his family on Galiano Island, British Columbia. If I
Fall, If I Die is his U.S. debut.
Hogarth
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Broadway
Books
Five Days at Memorial
Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Sheri Fink
Summary
The National Book Critics Circle winner for
nonfiction now available in paperback:
Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Fink’s landmark
investigation of patient deaths at a New
Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane
Katrina—and her suspenseful portrayal of
the quest for truth and justice
Broadway Books
9780307718976
$16.00
Trade Paperback
Social Science - Disease &
Health Issues
In the tradition of the best investigative journalism, physician and reporter Sheri Fink reconstructs five days at
Memorial Medical Center and draws the reader into the
lives of those who struggled mightily to survive and to
maintain life amid chaos.
After Katrina struck and the floodwaters rose, the
power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers chose to designate certain patients last for rescue.
Months later, several health professionals faced criminal
allegations that they deliberately injected numerous
patients with drugs to hasten their deaths.
Five Days at Memorial, the culmination of six years
of reporting, unspools the mystery of what happened in
those days, bringing the reader into a hospital fighting
for its life and into a conversation about the most terrifying form of health care rationing.
In a voice at once involving and fair, masterful and intimate, Fink exposes the hidden dilemmas of end-of-life
care and reveals just how ill-prepared we are in America
for the impact of large-scale disasters—and how we can
do better. A remarkable book, engrossing from start to
finish, Five Days at Memorial radically transforms your
understanding of human nature in crisis.
Author Bio
SHERI FINK’s reporting has won the Pulitzer Prize, the
National Magazine Award, and the Overseas Press Club
Lowell Thomas Award, among other journalism prizes.
Most recently, her coverage of Hurricanes Sandy and
Isaac received the Berger Award from Columbia
University and the Beat Reporting award from the
Association of Health Care Journalists. Fink, a former
relief worker in disaster and conflict zones, received her
M.D. and Ph.D. from Stanford University.
Broadway Books
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City of Stairs
Robert Jackson Bennett
Publicist: Lauren Kuhn
212-782-8637 | lkuhn@randomhouse.com
Summary
A densely atmospheric and intrigue-filled
fantasy novel of living spies, dead gods,
buried histories, and a mysterious, everchanging city—from one of America’s most
acclaimed young sci-fi writers.
Broadway Books
9780804137171
$15.00
Trade Paperback
Fiction - Fantasy - Epic
Broadway Books
Years ago, the city of Bulikov wielded the powers of the
Gods to conquer the world. But after its divine protectors
were mysteriously killed, the conqueror has become the
conquered; the city’s proud history has been erased and
censored, progress has left it behind, and it is just another
colonial outpost of the world’s new geopolitical power.
Into this musty, backward city steps Shara Thivani.
Officially, the quiet mousy woman is just another lowly
diplomat sent by Bulikov’s oppressors. Unofficially, Shara
is one of her country’s most accomplished spymasters—
dispatched to investigate the brutal murder of a seemingly harmless historian.
As Shara pursues the mystery through the evershifting physical and political geography of the city, she
begins to suspect that the beings who once protected
Bulikov may not be as dead as they seem—and that her
own abilities might be touched by the divine as well.
Author Bio
ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT was born in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, but grew up in Katy, Texas. He attended the
University of Texas at Austin and, like a lot of its alumni,
was unable to leave the charms of the city. He resides
there currently with his wife and son.
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Mastering the Art of
Soviet Cooking
A Memoir of Food and Longing
Anya Von Bremzen
Publicist: Catherine Cullen
212-782-9634 | cacullen@randomhouse.com
Summary
A James Beard Award–winning writer captures life under the Red socialist banner in
this wildly inventive, tragicomic memoir of
feasts, famines, and three generations.
Broadway Books
9780307886828
$15.00
Trade Paperback
Biography & Autobiography Personal Memoirs
Born in 1963, Anya von Bremzen grew up in a communual
Moscow apartment where eighteen families shared one
kitchen. She sang odes to Lenin, black-marketeered Juicy
Fruit gum at school, and, like most Soviet citizens, longed
for a taste of the mythical West. When Anya was 10, she
and her mother fled the political repression of Brezhnevera Russia, arriving in Philadelphia with no winter coats
and no right of return.
Now Anya lives in two parallel food universes: one
where she writes about four-star restaurants, the other
where a taste of humble kolbasa transports her back to
her scarlet-blazed socialist past. To bring that past to
life in its full flavor, both bitter and sweet, Anya and her
mother, Larisa, decide to cook their way through every
decade of the Soviet experience. Through these meals,
Anya tells the story of three Soviet generations. Their stories unfold against the panorama of Soviet history and,
ultimately, the collapse of the USSR. Bound together by
Anya’s passionate nostalgia, sly humor, and piercing observations, Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking stirs our
souls and our senses.
Author Bio
ANYA VON BREMZEN is the recipient of three James
Beard Awards, a contributing editor at Travel + Leisure,
and the author of five acclaimed cookbooks, among
them The New Spanish Table and Please to the Table:
The Russian Cookbook. She contributes regularly to Food
& Wine and Saveur and has written for The New Yorker,
Departures, and the Los Angeles Times.
Broadway Books
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The Divorce Papers
A Novel
Susan Rieger
Publicist: Abigail Murdy
212-572-2247 | amurdy@randomhouse.com
Summary
Witty and wonderful, sparkling and
sophisticated, this debut romantic comedy
brilliantly tells the story of one very messy,
very high-profile divorce, and the endearingly
cynical young lawyer dragooned into
handling it.
Broadway Books
9780804137461
$15.00
Trade Paperback
Fiction - Contemporary Women
Twenty-nine-year-old Sophie Diehl is a criminal law associate at an old-line New England firm. Everyone at
Traynor, Hand knows she abhors face-to-face contact,
but with all the big partners away, Sophie must handle
the intake interview for the daughter of the firm’s most
important client. After 18 years of marriage, Mayflower
descendant Mia Meiklejohn Durkheim has just been
served divorce papers, and she is locked and loaded
to fight her eminent and ambitious husband, pediatric oncologist Dr. Daniel Durkheim, for custody of their
10-year-old daughter, Jane. Sophie warns Mia that she’s
never handled a divorce case before, but Mia insists. As
she so disarmingly puts it: It’s her first divorce, too.
First-time novelist Susan Rieger doesn’t leave a word
out of place in this hilarious and expertly crafted debut.
Told through personal notes, memos, e-mails, articles,
and legal papers, this playful reinvention of the epistolary form races along with humor and heartache, exploring the complicated family dynamic that results when
marriage fails.
Author Bio
SUSAN RIEGER is a graduate of Columbia Law School.
She has worked as a residential college dean at Yale, an
attorney at a prominent New York City law firm, and
an associate provost at Columbia; she has also written
about the law. She lives in New York City with her husband. This is her first novel.
Broadway Books
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The Martian
A Novel
Andy Weir
Summary
The New York Times bestseller now available
in paperback. A mission to Mars. A freak
accident. One man’s struggle to survive.
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the
first people to walk on Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the
first person to die there.
After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew
to evacuate the planet while thinking him dead, Mark
finds himself stranded on Mars’s surface, completely
alone, with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive.
And even if he could get word out, his supplies would be
gone years before a rescue could arrive. Chances are,
though, Mark won’t have time to starve to death. The
damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plainold “human error” are much more likely to kill him first.
Author Bio
Broadway Books
9780553418026
$15.00
Trade Paperback
ANDY WEIR was first hired as a programmer for a national
lab at age fifteen and has been engineering software
ever since. He’s always been fascinated by space travel
and is a devoted hobbyist of subjects like orbital mechanics, relativistic physics, astronomy, and the history
of manned spaceflight. The Martian is his first novel.
Fiction - Science Fiction Action & Adventure
Broadway Books
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The Accident
Chris Pavone
Summary
The New York Times bestseller now available
in paperback. An elegant, riveting follow-up
to the New York Times–bestselling and Edgar
Award winning novel, The Expats
As dawn approaches in New York, literary agent Isabel
Reed is turning the final pages of a mysterious, anonymous manuscript entitled The Accident, racing through
its explosive revelations about powerful people, and
somehow, long-hidden secrets connected to her own
past. In Copenhagen, veteran CIA operative Hayden
Gray, determined that this sweeping story be buried, is
suddenly staring down the barrel of a gun. In Zurich, the
author himself is hiding in a shadowy expat life, paranoid and seeking atonement for the lies and betrayals
exposed by his work.
Over the course of one long, increasingly perilous
day, these lives collide as the book begins its dangerous
march toward publication, placing everything at risk—
and everyone in mortal peril. The Accident proves once
again that Chris Pavone is a true master of suspense.
Broadway Books
9780385348478
$15.00
Trade Paperback
Fiction - Thrillers - Suspense
Broadway Books
Author Bio
CHRIS PAVONE, the author of the New York Times–
bestselling The Expats, was a book editor for nearly two
decades. He lives in New York City with his family.
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Crown Archetype
Crown Archetype
Crown Business
Crown Forum
Harmony Books
Tammy Blake
Vice President and Publicity Director, Crown Archetype,
Harmony Books, Crown Forum, and Three Rivers Press
T: 212-572-2542
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tblake@randomhouse.com
Three Rivers Press
Crown
Archetype
Parcells
A Football Life
Bill Parcells and Nunyo Demasio
Publicist: Ellen Folan
212-782-8944 | efolan@randomhouse.com
Summary
After his pivotal 2013 induction into the Pro
Football Hall of Fame, iconoclastic and
Super Bowl–winning coach Bill Parcells finally
reveals his life story and 50 storied years of
football. Widely acclaimed sports writer
Nunyo Demasio touches on some of the biggest NFL franchises in history, including the
New York Giants, New England Patriots, New
York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys.
Crown Archetype
9780385346351
$30.00
Hardcover
Biography & Autobiography Sports
Crown Archetype
Bill Parcells may be the most iconic football coach of
our time. During his decades-long tenure as an NFL
coach, he turned failing franchises into contenders. He
led the ailing New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories, turned the New England Patriots from a team best
known for their drug scandals into an NFL powerhouse,
reinvigorated the New York Jets, brought the Dallas
Cowboys back to life, and was most recently enshrined in
the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Beloved and controversial but always respected, this
is a rare inside look at one of football’s greatest minds at
the most reflective time in his career.
Author Bios
BILL PARCELLS is a veteran football coach for the NFL.
He lives in southern Florida. NUNYO DEMASIO is a
reporter and feature writer who has written for the New
York Daily News, Washington Post, Seattle Times,
Newsday, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN: The Magazine.
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Neil Patrick Harris: Choose
Your Own Autobiography
Neil Patrick Harris
Publicist: Tammy Blake
212-572-2542 | tblake@randomhouse.com
Summary
TV favorite Neil Patrick Harris takes readers
on an entertaining and original adventure
through his life and career.
Crown Archetype
9780385346993
$26.00
Hardcover
Biography & Autobiography Entertainment & Performing Arts
Crown Archetype
Neil Patrick Harris is an Emmy-winning stage and screen
performer, famous for his roles as Barney Stinson in the
popular CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother and as the
iconic and beloved Doogie Howser. He’s also hosted both
the Tonys and the Emmys multiple times and is one of
Twitter’s most popular and engaged celebrities. Oh, and
he’s an accomplished amateur magician on the side!
With the publication of Neil Patrick Harris: Choose
Your Own Autobiography, Neil adds “author” to his long
resume, bringing his unique and hilarious voice to the
page for the first time. Drawing on his life experiences—
from being a child star to coming out to acting on
Broadway and becoming a father—as well as his personal
philosophies and love of adventure and surprise, Neil has
created a reading experience for his fans that is nontraditional, imaginative, and laugh-out-loud funny.
Author Bio
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS is an actor, singer, director, producer, and magician. He lives in Los Angeles with his
partner, David Burtka, and their son and daughter.
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Food: A Love Story
Jim Gaffigan
Summary
In the follow-up to his New York Times
bestseller Dad Is Fat, comedian Jim Gaffigan
takes on his favorite topic: food.
Bacon. McDonald’s. Cinnabon. Hot Pockets. Kale.
Stand-up comedian and New York Times bestselling
author Jim Gaffigan has made his career rhapsodizing over the most treasured dishes of the American diet
(“choking on bacon is like getting murdered by your lover”)
and decrying its worst offenders (“kale is the early
morning of foods”). Fans flocked to his New York Times
bestselling book Dad Is Fat to hear him riff on fatherhood but now, in his second book, he will give them what
they really want—more than 200 pages of his thoughts
on all things culinary(ish). You will learn why he believes
coconut water was invented to get people to stop drinking coconut water, why pretzel bread is #3 on his most
important inventions of humankind (behind the wheel
and the computer), and the answer to the age-old
question: “Which animal is more delicious: the pig, the
cow, or the bacon cheeseburger?”
Crown Archetype
9780804140416
$26.00
Hardcover
Humor - Essays
Crown Archetype
Author Bio
JIM GAFFIGAN is a stand-up comedian, actor, and the
bestselling author of Dad Is Fat. He lives in Manhattan
with his wife, Jeannie, and their five children.
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A Letter to My Cat
Notes to Our Best Friends
Lisa Erspamer
Publicist: Rebecca Marsh
212-572-2544 | rmarsh@randomhouse.com
Summary
The follow-up to A Letter to My Dog takes on
cats, with celebrities writing letters of love
and gratitude to their beloved pet felines.
Alluring, elusive, mysterious—the cats in our lives are not
always easy to get to know. But as with all pets, they
have unique personalities and stories to tell. Alongside
beautiful four-color photos of their cats, A Letter to My
Cat collects personal letters from celebrities offering love
and gratitude for all that their cats bring to their lives.
Contributors already locked in include Gina Gershon, Joe
Perry (Aerosmith), Stacy London, Jackson Galaxy, Dita
Von Teese, and even Hungry Girl, with many more to
come (Katy Perry, Halle Berry, Cameron Diaz, Karl
Lagerfeld, Taylor Swift, Grumpy Cat’s owner).
Author Bio
Crown Archetype
9780804139656
$25.00
Hardcover
Pets - Cats - General
Crown Archetype
LISA ERSPAMER most recently served as chief creative
officer and executive vice president of programming and
development for OWN. Prior to that, Lisa was coexecutive producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show, where
she produced and oversaw hundreds of shows, including
the biggest flash mob in history, the legendary car
giveaway, Whitney Houston’s final interview, and
many others.
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Billy Joel
The Definitive Biography
Fred Schruers
Summary
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Crown Archetype
9780804140195
$29.00
Hardcover
Biography - Entertainment &
Performing Arts
The long-awaited biography of the worldclass music legend, based on exclusive
interviews, originally intended for Billy
Joel’s autobiography
Fred Schruers provides an unfettered look into Billy Joel’s
journey from a pint-sized kid growing up in a cookiecutter Long Island suburb to a rock star of monumental
success, and the person that remains behind his iconic
status. After sitting down with Joel for over 100 hours of
exclusive interviews, Schruers tells Joel’s story with an
unparalleled level of intimate knowledge. He recounts
the bouts Joel fought in and out of the boxing ring, trying to assert himself in spite of his small stature, and the
sweaty, weekend shows he played as a member of the
Hassles. Schruers captures the spirit of a restless artist
breaking into the 1970s songwriting scene in narrating the experiences and relationships that inspired the
songs that helped define an era, such as “Only the Good
Die Young” and “Always a Woman to Me,” bringing to
life stories that live within those songs. Throughout, the
voices of Joel’s inner circle and associates—including the
Mean Brothers and the road dogs, who lived much of the
journey with him—are heard in this all-access story of a
beloved rock star’s epic American story.
Author Bio
FRED SCHRUERS enjoyed a successful, high-profile career
as a writer at Rolling Stone, chronicling an impressive
body of musicians and actors, including Fleetwood Mac,
Bruce Springsteen, Jack Nicholson, Sheryl Crow, Matthew
McConaughey, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and
Chris Rock. His writing has also appeared in Premiere,
Entertainment Weekly, Men’s Journal, GQ, the Los
Angeles Times, and Columbia Journalism Review. He
currently freelances for a variety of national outlets.
Crown Archetype
28
So Anyway
Recollections from a Life in Comedy
John Cleese
Summary
The autobiography of John Cleese, legendary
cofounder of the comedy troupe Monty
Python, creator of the award-winning
British sitcom Fawlty Towers and featured
performer in the James Bond, Harry Potter,
and Shrek films.
Crown Archetype
9780385348249
$28.00
Hardcover
Autobiography - Entertainment &
Performing Arts
John Cleese ranks among the most popular and influential comic geniuses of our time. His work has had—and
continues to have—an enormous impact on the world of
entertainment. After getting his start as a writer and actor on the landmark David Frost-hosted The Frost Report,
where he worked alongside many who would later become comedy icons, Cleese landed his most famous role
as a star of the TV show Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
To the legions of Python fans and comedy aficionados
worldwide, Cleese’s work with the Pythons has become
the stuff of legend. From a Minister of Silly Walks, to the
owner (and would-be returner) of a dead parrot, to the
ultraviolent Lancelot in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Cleese followed his Python work with a hugely successful turn as the neurotic hotel manager Basil Fawlty in the
British comedy Fawlty Towers, which in 2000 topped the
British Film Institute’s list of the 100 Greatest Television
Programs, as well as his starring role in the classic comedy A Fish Called Wanda, And these days there’s a new
generation of fans who’ve come to know and love him
for his recurring roles in the James Bond, Harry Potter,
and Shrek franchises, and his many guest appearances
on TV, ranging from roles on The Avengers and Dr. Who
to, more recently, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Will and Grace,
and Entourage.
Author Bio
JOHN CLEESE, a member of Monty Python, a star of
Fawlty Towers, and an entertainment legend, is also a
lecturer on creativity and is currently professor-at-large
at Cornell University. He currently spends most of his
time in England.
Crown Archetype
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Becoming Steve Jobs
The Education of a Legendary CEO
Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli
Summary
Crown Archetype
9780385347402
$30.00
Hardcover
Biography - Business
This is the behind the scenes account of
how Steve Jobs arguably became the most
famous and visionary CEO in history. Awardwinning journalist Brent Schlender and
veteran editor Rick Tetzeli have interviewed
friends, industry insiders, and the people
who knew Jobs best throughout his evolution
as a CEO and leader. In addition Schlender,
who knew Jobs personally for 25 years, has
over 100 hours of interview tapes with Jobs
to draw on, many hours of which have never
before been transcribed.
In May 2012, Schlender’s and Tetzeli’s Fast Company
cover story about Jobs, entitled “The Lost Tapes of Steve
Jobs,” created a sensation in publications around the
world. The narrative thrust of Becoming Steve Jobs is
Job’s growth and evolution as a manager and leader of
others, as an astute CEO, as a father and as a visionary
with an unparalled sense of what consumers wanted—
before they knew what they wanted themselves. But he
didn’t start out with those skills. When he first left Apple
in 1985 and struck out to form his own company, NeXT,
he knew little about running a company, or holding to
a budget, or developing successful products. It was during his years in the wilderness, unsuccessfully launching
NeXT, and helping to revitalize Pixar, that he learned the
skills that would make him so successful upon his return
to Apple in 1996.
Author Bios
BRENT SCHLENDER worked for the Wall Street Journal
for 10 years and as lead technology writer for Fortune.
He now contributes articles to Fast Company. Schlender
covered Steve Jobs for over 25 years, and has written five
Fortune cover stories about him. He has over 100 hours
of tapes of his interviews with Jobs, many hours of
which have never before been transcribed or published.
RICK TETZELI is a former deputy editor at Fortune,
editor of Entertainment Weekly, and executive editor at
Fast Company.
Crown Archetype
30
Flagrant Fouls
Loose Balls, Body Slams, and Life in the NBA
Jalen Rose
Summary
Former NBA star and current ESPN commentator Jalen Rose dishes out his witty, biting
observations and lets readers into the minds
of basketball players on and off the court.
As a former member of the Michigan Wolverine’s “Fab
Five” and a player in some of the Indiana Pacers’ best
seasons, Rose is well qualified to expose the inner workings of college basketball. His sharp tongue, quick wit,
and irreverent sense of humor leave no subject untouched, from the ways players blow off steam on the
road (champagning and campaigning) and what the
groupie scene is like in various NBA cities, to what draft
day is like and how race plays out in the locker room.
Flagrant Fouls will also discuss trends and transitions
within the game, including the rise and fall of the point
guard and the end of the dominant center.
Author Bio
Crown Archetype
9780804138901
$28.00
Hardcover
Sports & Recreation - Basketball
Crown Archetype
JALEN ROSE was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan,
and attended Southwestern High School and the University of Michigan. As the only team in Final Four history to
start five freshmen, the Michigan Wolverines appeared in
back-to-back NCAA Championship games. In 1994, Jalen
was drafted in the first round by the Denver Nuggets. As
a member of the Indiana Pacers, he appeared in three
straight Eastern Conference finals and went to the NBA
Finals in 2000. While many basketball stars make the
transition to the small screen after they hang up their
basketball kicks, Jalen made the bold leap in the
midst of his NBA career in 2002, becoming a multifaceted reporter and on-air personality for Fox Sports
Net’s famed Best Damn Sports Show Period. In 2000,
Jalen established the Jalen Rose Foundation/Charitable Fund to create life-changing opportunities for
underserved youth through the development of unique
programs and the distribution of grants to qualified
nonprofit organizations. Recently, the Detroit News
recognized Jalen with the prestigious Michiganian of the
Year Award in recognition of his excellence, courage,
and philanthropy.
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Harmony
Books
The Happiness of Pursuit
Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to
Your Life
Chris Guillebeau
Publicist: Lauren Cook
212-782-9486 | lcook@randomhouse.com
Summary
From visionary social entrepreneur and lifestyle architect Chris Guillebeau, author of
the New York Times bestseller The $100
Startup, comes a book about finding purpose
and meaning by committing to a lifechanging project or quest.
Harmony Books
9780385348843
$25.00
Hardcover
Self-Help - Happiness
Chris Guillebeau specializes in helping people break
out of the “box” of their everyday lives. His most recent
book, The $100 Startup, explained how to create income
on one’s own terms and not necessarily abide by a 9-to5, “work for the man” model. But while liberation from
“the grind” is one step in pursuing a life of purpose, it’s
far from the only way. Indeed, genuine fulfillment typically requires a quest or challenge that is big and
ambitious, that involves surpassing the limits most
people accept as part of their boring, routine-filled lives
and making an actual difference. Chris has undertaken a
successful quest of his own, having visited every country
in the world by age 35. But the quests or projects discussed in this book need not involve travel at all. What
they do involve is commitment and progressive accomplishment, losing oneself in an accretive task—whether
it be a physical journey, an artistic enterprise, a philanthropic feat, even an act of political protest. Chris has
surveyed thousands who’ve undertaken such quests and
really drilled down to discover how they went about it,
the common mistakes, what happened when they hit
the wall, and how they coped when the quest was over.
His specialty is well-researched, easy-to-follow advice
that helps readers bridge the gap between “impossible
dream” and “everyday reality.”
Author Bio
CHRIS GUILLEBEAU is the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup and The Art of Non-Conformity.
He is also the host of the annual World Domination
Summit and Pioneer Nation.
Harmony Books
34
Strong Is the New Skinny
How to Eat, Live, and Move to Maximize Your Power
Jennifer Cohen and Stacey Colino
Summary
In Strong Is the New Skinny, Jennifer Cohen
shows a multipronged plan to become your
strongest, fittest, sexiest, and most vibrant
self, with a food plan that maximizes energy,
vitality, and power; as well as supercharged
workouts that combine high-intensity circuit
training with one-minute cardio blasts.
Look at any woman’s magazine and the messages are
clear: If you’re a woman, you’re not skinny enough, perfect enough, lean enough...you simply are not enough.
Jennifer Cohen, trainer and wellness coach, wants to
change the conversation: You have everything you need
already; you just have to know your own strength.
Harmony Books
9780804140515
$18.00
Trade Paperback
Health & Fitness - Diet &
Nutrition - Diet
Harmony Books
Author Bio
JENNIFER COHEN is the lifestyle and fitness spokesperson for world-class brands including Muscle Milk, Good
Feet, and Polar Heart Rate Monitors. Weight Watchers
appointed Jennifer their fitness spokesperson as well as
the national ambassador of their third annual “Walk it!”
Challenge. She has developed fitness programs for leading health clubs including Toronto’s Yorkville Club, and
she works with celebrities and top executives to incorporate fitness and nutrition into their lives. Visit her
websites www.jennifercohen.com and ngrfit.com.
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Make Up Your Life
Your Guide to Beauty, Style, and Success—
Online and Off
Michelle Phan
Summary
Michelle Phan’s inspiring self-help guide to
living a beautiful life, inside and out, with
advice on everything from makeup and style
to career and creativity.
Harmony Books
9780804137348
$23.00
Hardcover
Health & Fitness - Beauty &
Grooming
Michelle Phan has been hooked on makeup since the
first time she was allowed to try eyeliner. She saw a different person looking back in the mirror and fell in love
with the sense of confidence, beauty, and empowerment
it gave her. Following her passion, Michelle began filming makeup tutorials at home as a college student in
2007—one she uploaded to YouTube garnered 40k views
within a week. Today, she has an empire that includes
her own makeup line with L’Oreal, multiple websites, a
global community of fans, and one of the most popular
channels on YouTube. The video tutorials that first made
her famous are on track to reach one billion total views
by the end of 2013.
Now Michelle has collected her best advice, stories,
and lessons into the book her fans have been asking
for. It includes her trademark beauty and style tips and
tutorials as well as stories from her life and advice on the
topics her fans ask her about most, including exercise,
diet, career, entrepreneurship,and creativity.
Author Bio
MICHELLE PHAN is a beauty expert and digital content
pioneer. In addition to having created her immensely
popular YouTube channel, Michelle also created the
beauty social networking site and sampling program
ipsy.com, YouTube’s For All Women Network (FAWN), and
the makeup line em michelle phan.
Harmony Books
36
The 13th Gift
A True Story About a Christmas Miracle
Joanne Smith
Summary
For readers of Richard Paul Evans and Greg
Kincaid comes The 13th Gift, a heartwarming Christmas memoir about how a random
act of kindness transformed one of the
bleakest moments in a family’s history into
a time of strength and love.
After the unexpected death of her husband, Joanne
Huist Smith had no idea how she would keep herself
together and be strong for her three children—especially
with the holiday season approaching. But 12 days before
Christmas, presents begin appearing on her doorstep
with notes from their “True Friends.” As the Smiths came
together to solve the mystery of who the gifts were from,
they began to thaw out from their grief and come together again as a family. This true story about the power
of random acts of kindness will warm the heart and
remind readers to appreciate the gift of family during
the holiday season.
Harmony Books
9780553418552
$15.00
Hardcover
Author Bio
JOANNE SMITH is a native of Dayton, Ohio. She earned
a bachelor’s degree in English at Wright State University
and works as a reporter for the Dayton Daily News.
Autobiography - Personal
Memoirs
Harmony Books
37
The Skinny Gut Diet
Balance Your Digestive System for Permanent
Weight Loss
Brenda Watson, CNC
Summary
A breakthrough diet book from New York
Times bestselling author, PBS icon, and gut
expert Brenda Watson, this will be the first
weight loss program using the latest
scientific information on digestive health
and sustainable fitness. An easy, nutritious,
and delicious diet.
Harmony Books
9780553417944
$27.00
Hardcover
Health & Fitness - Diet & Nutrition
In The Skinny Gut Diet,New York Times bestselling author
Brenda Watson draws the surprising connection between
weight gain and an underlying imbalance of bacteria in
the gut. She uses current scientific research to outline
how balancing the digestive tract—what Watson refers to as the gut factor—is the most overlooked weight
loss secret today. The Skinny Gut Diet demonstrates the
lifestyle factors that create a bacterial imbalance in the
first place, outlining a plan for healthy digestion that
readers can immediately implement. The plan within this
book is simple: curtail sugar consumption and eat more
healthy fats, living foods, and lean protein.
The Skinny Gut Diet promises that readers who follow
this plan will:
1. Absorb fewer calories from food.
2. Experience fewer cravings.
3. Store less fat.
Author Bio
For over 20 years, BRENDA WATSON has dedicated her
career to helping people achieve vibrant, lasting health
through improved digestive function. A dynamic health
advocate and celebrated PBS-TV health educator, she is
among the foremost authorities in America on optimum
nutrition and digestion, natural detoxification methods,
and herbal internal cleansing.
Harmony Books
38
The Burn
What to Eat When You Want to Lose Weight Fast
Haylie Pomroy
Summary
#1 New York Times bestselling author and
nutrition powerhouse Haylie Pomroy
creates a food-based, goal-specific, supercharged weight-loss plan for readers looking
to shed fat fast, but who don’t have 28 days
to make a change.
Losing weight feels great, but what happens when
your weight loss comes to a screeching halt just five or
ten pounds shy of the finish line? You have a big event
coming up fast, like a wedding, a class reunion, or a
vacation on the beach, and you’re body just isn’t ready.
You’ve only got a few pounds to lose to reach your dream
weight, but they stick to you like glue and no matter
what you do, your weight doesn’t budge.
If this sounds like you, then you need The Burn.
Author Bio
Harmony Books
9780804141055
$26.00
Hardcover
Health & Fitness - Diet & Nutrition - Diet
Harmony Books
Celebrity nutritionist and Extra “Lifechanger” HAYLIE
POMROY is well known in Hollywood and in the medical community for her ability to affect rapid weight loss
by using food to stimulate and jump-start metabolism.
With clinics in Beverly Hills, Burbank, Irvine, and Fort
Collins, Haylie’s A-list celebrity clients include Jennifer
Lopez, Robert Downey Jr., Reese Witherspoon, NFL athletes, and cast members of Glee. She appears on NBC’s
Extra 12 times a year, has appeared on Access
Hollywood, and has been featured in Marie Claire,
People, Star, and more. She is a nutrition expert on
Momlogic (and 27 media affiliates). Haylie is vice
president of clinical research and development for East
West Essentials, a nutritional supplement company,
and is a registered wellness consultant and certified
holistic counselor.
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MeQuilibrium
The Clinically Proven Plan That Cuts Stress in Half!
Jan Bruce, Andrew Shatte, PhD,
and Adam Perlman, MD
Summary
MeQuilibrium is a multiyear effort among
top minds in wellness trends, cognitive psychology, and integrative medicine to create
a comprehensive, balanced solution to defang stress and reboot, rebuild, and relax in
21 days. The efficacy of this unique plan has
been proven in three clinical trials—within
just 60 days, participants’ stress was cut
almost in half.
Harmony Books
9780804138499
$26.00
Hardcover
Self-Help - Happiness
Harmony Books
This dynamic author team has created cutting-edge
software, apps, and the website MeQuilibrium.com,
which is destined to become the Mint.com of well-being.
Individuals and corporations are using this high-tech aid
to manage excess stress—and now overwhelmed readers
can too. In 21 days they can shift their stress response,
build resiliency, and gain personal equilibrium.
Author Bios
Prior to founding MeQuilibrium, JAN BRUCE was managing director and publisher at Martha Stewart Living’s
Whole Living.com/body+soul magazine. Earlier she
served as CEO and cofounder of Integrative Medicine
Communications, the leading digital brand in sciencebased complementary medicine. ANDREW SHATTE, PhD,
is founder and president of Phoenix Life Academy, a
company that specializes in measuring and training in
resilience. He is a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s
Center for Executive Education, a former professor of
psychology at Penn, and currently serves as a research
professor in the College of Medicine at the University of
Arizona. ADAM PERLMAN, MD, is a recognized leader in
the field of integrative medicine and a respected researcher and educator in the field of complementary
and alternative medicine and wellness. His research has
been published in the Archives of Internal Medicine and
the New York Times. In 2011, he became the executive
director for Duke Integrative Medicine.
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Effortless Healing
9 Simple Ways to Sidestep Illness, Shed Excess
Weight, and Help Your Body Fix Itself
Joseph Mercola, MD
Summary
With the #1 natural health website in the
world and always at the forefront of what’s
next in alternative health, Dr. Joseph
Mercola reaches tens of millions of people
each year who trust him to deliver actionable advice and cutting-edge health breakthroughs. Now his first trade book in years
distills decades of his experience into 9 simple keys to maximizing health, preventing
disease, and protecting ourselves from the
negative fallout of modern living.
Harmony Books
9780553417975
$26.00
Hardcover
Health & Fitness - Healing
This book will be Dr. Mercola’s first truly comprehensive
manual of his lifestyle message, synthesizing what he’s
learned into easy methods that anyone can follow to
optimize health. The book’s aim is to arm readers with
the healing power that is their birthright and, through
simple changes, unleash the hidden healers already
available within each of us. Replete with informational
sidebars and eye-opening takeaways, Effortless
Healing delivers top-notch nutrition, exercises, and lifestyle strategies that can be tailored to your unique
goals and biology.
Author Bio
JOSEPH MERCOLA, MD, is a passionate advocate of natural medicine. He is a wellness champion and a visionary who has succeeded in implementing much-needed
changes to our current health care system. He is also a
New York Times bestselling author who has appeared on
national news media such as CNN, Fox News, ABC News,
Today, CBS’s Washington Unplugged, and many times on
The Dr. Oz Show. After 25 years as a physician to thousands of patients, Dr. Mercola merged his passion for
health with his interest in technology and created
Mercola.com in 1997. Mercola.com is the #1 natural
health website, educating and empowering millions of
subscribers to take control of their health.
Harmony Books
41
Crown
Business
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Peter Thiel with Blake Masters
Publicist: Carisa Hays
212-782-9277 | chays@randomhouse.com
Summary
Silicon Valley legend Peter Thiel’s innovative
new theory and formula for how to build the
companies of the future: the only way to
create lasting value and profits is to create
and monopolize a new market instead of
trying to compete in an existing one. For
readers of The Lean Startup, Good to Great,
and Black Swan.
Crown Business
9780804139298
$27.00
Hardcover
Business & Economics Entrepreneurship
Refining and expanding on the lecture notes from his
startups course at Stanford (which received over a million views online), Thiel says that progress comes in
two forms: vertical and horizontal. Horizontal progress
means copying or iterating on products, ideas, and solutions that already exist; vertical progress is building new
ones from the ground up. Yet horizontal progress yields
only incremental improvements and short-term profits that are quickly competed away. To create lasting
value, we must strive for vertical progress: going from
0 to 1. Thiel urges innovators in all fields not to compete
on well-trodden paths but rather to find a new frontier,
plant their flag, monopolize, then scale up as quickly as
possible. The next great company won’t be another
Microsoft or Apple—those have been done. Instead it will
be something completely new that we have yet to
dream up.
Author Bios
PETER THIEL is a billionaire entrepreneur and investor
best known for cofounding PayPal and making the first
outside investment in Facebook and early investments in
SpaceX, LinkedIn, Yelp, and Spotify. He currently nurtures
tomorrow’s tech visionaries through his fund, the Thiel
Foundation. He has appeared on 60 Minutes, CNBC,
CBS Sunday Morning, and been featured in the The
New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune,
The Atlantic, USA Today, and more. BLAKE MASTERS is
cofounder of Judicata, a technology startup.
Both have undergraduate and law degrees
from Stanford.
Crown Business
44
Scrum
The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
Jeff Sutherland
Publicist: Megan Perritt
212-572-2543 | mperritt@randomhouse.com
Summary
The first book to explain how the software
world’s hottest management process can be
used as a tool to hyperaccelerate work of all
kinds, Scrum explains to the general reader
what is wrong with the way we currently do
work, and how productivity and quality can
be boosted as much as 1200 percent.
Crown Business
9780385346450
$27.00
Hardcover
Business & Economics Management
Scrum (which gets its name from the formation in rugby
in which the whole team locks its arms to gain control
of the ball) is the reason that Amazon can launch a
new feature on its website every day. It’s why the Red
River Army Depot in Texas was able to roll out armored
Humvees 39 times faster than before. It’s how the FBI
finally created a massive terrorist-tracking database.
The reason for the rapid embrace of Scrum across so
many disciplines is simple: organizations that implement
Scrum typically double productivity and quality—and
sometimes the increase can be as much as twelve-fold.
But the promise of Scrum as a project management tool
extends far beyond business. Much as Atul Gawande did
in The Checklist Manifesto, Sutherland shows how this
unique approach to problem solving and team optimization has nearly universal application. At bottom, Scrum is
about coming together with your team, looking at what
you’re doing, and course correcting.
Author Bio
JEFF SUTHERLAND is currently the CEO of Scrum, Inc.,
the chairman of the Scrum Foundation, and senior adviser to OpenView Venture Partners, where he coaches
venture-funded companies. These days he constantly
travels the world speaking about Scrum. The book’s
uncredited co-author is J. J. Sutherland, chief content
officer at Scrum, Inc. Educated at Harvard and Carnegie
Mellon, J. J. was formerly senior producer at NPR, where
his work covering 9/11, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq,
natural disasters, and the Arab Spring won multiple
Peabody and DuPont Awards, as well as the Overseas
Press Club’s Lowell Thomas Award and the Edward R.
Murrow Award.
Crown Business
45
How to Kill a Unicorn
How the World’s Hottest Innovation Company
Brings New Ideas to Market Faster
Mark Payne
Summary
A unique behind-the-scenes look at the
groundbreaking methodology that today’s
most in-demand innovation factory uses to
create some of the boldest products and
successfully bring them to market.
Crown Business
9780804138734
$30.00
Hardcover
Business & Economics - DecisionMaking & Problem Solving
Today innovation is seen by business leaders and the
media alike as the key to growth, a burning issue in every
company, from startups to the Fortune 500. And in that
space, Fahrenheit 212 is viewed as a high-performance
innovation SWAT team, able to solve the most complex,
mission-critical challenges. Under Mark Payne, the firm’s
president and head of Idea Development, Fahrenheit 212,
since its inception a decade ago, has worked with such
giants of industry as Coca-Cola, Samsung, Hershey’s,
Campbell’s Soup, LG, Starbucks, Mattel, Office Depot,
Citibank, P&G, American Express, Nutrisystem, GE, and
Goldman Sachs to name a few. It has been praised as a
hotspot for innovation in publications such as Fortune,
Esquire, Businessweek, and FastCompany.
What drives Fahrenheit 212’s success is its unique
methodology, combining what it calls Magic—the creative side of innovation—with Money—the business side.
They explore every potential idea with the end goal in
mind—bringing an innovative product to market in a way
that will transform a company’s business and growth. In
How to Kill a Unicorn, Mark Payne pulls back the curtain
on how the company is able to bring more innovative
products and ideas successfully to market
than any other firm and offers blow-by-blow inside
accounts of how they grappled with and solved their
biggest challenges.
Author Bio
MARK PAYNE is the cofounder, president, and head of
Idea Development for Fahrenheit 212, today’s hottest
innovation consultancy firm. Known for ideas that transform business markets, the company works with many of
the biggest and most prominent companies in America.
The firm is based in New York City.
Crown Business
46
Crown
Forum
By the People
Rebuilding Liberty Without Permission
Charles Murray
Summary
A groundbreaking book by bestselling
author and social historian Charles Murray,
By the People exposes the corruption of government regulation and charts a new course
for restoring individual freedom and limited
government in our daily affairs.
Crown Forum
9780385346511
$27.00
Hardcover
Social Science - Sociology General
The American project is on the threshold of its third
act. Act I was the nation’s founding, establishing protections of individual liberty; Act II began in the 20th
century, when the welfare state was grafted onto the
original conception of limited government. But Act II has
proven unsustainable. Through legislative overreach and
misguided court decisions that expanded the federal
government’s scope, regulations originally intended to
protect individuals have morphed into an unjust, tangled
web that harms individuals and small businesses while
serving special interests and the few who are wealthy
enough to operate above the law by hiring good lawyers
and accountants.
In By the People, Charles Murray shows how, through
a resurgence in federalism (states’ rights), coordinated
mass civil disobedience, and privately funded court
cases in which the corruption of the regulatory process
gets exposed and hamstrung, Americans can take back
their individual liberty and restore the rule of law rightly
understood, because the federal government isn’t an
invincible foe against which we are powerless to resist.
Author Bio
CHARLES MURRAY is the W. H. Brady Scholar at the
American Enterprise Institute. He first came to national
attention in 1984 with his book Losing Ground. His
subsequent books include In Pursuit, The Bell Curve
(with Richard J. Herrnstein), What It Means to Be a
Libertarian, Human Accomplishment, In Our Hands, and
Real Education. He received a bachelor’s degree in history from Harvard and a Ph.D. in political science from
MIT. He lives with his wife in Burkittsville, Maryland.
Crown Forum
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Three
Rivers
Press
Finding Jesus
Winston Rowntree
Summary
A wry homage to Where’s Waldo that
challenges readers to “find Jesus” in a
variety of unlikely places
On each page of Finding Jesus, the Son of God is hidden
in a crowded scene—from a rock concert to a wedding
to a grocery store. The objective for the reader is to “find
Jesus” in the detailed illustrations—and it’s not always
easy, what with Jesus’s propensity for walking on water
and turning the other cheek! Darkly funny and pleasantly challenging, this interactive children’s book for adults
makes the perfect gift for believers and skeptics alike.
Three Rivers Press
9780553418002
$9.99
Trade Paperback
Author Bio
WINSTON ROWNTREE is a columnist at the world’s most
visited humor site, Cracked.com.
Humor - Topic - Religion
Three Rivers Press
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This Is What You Just Put
in Your Mouth
Egg Nog to Beef Jerky, the Surprising Secrets of
What’s Inside Everyday Products
Patrick Di Justo
Cover
Not Available
Three Rivers Press
9780804139885
$15.00
Trade Paperback
Social Science - Popular Culture
Summary
Based on Wired’s most popular column, an
irreverent, informative look at the shocking,
disgusting, and dumbfounding ingredients
found in the products we put in and on our
bodies, from Cadbury Creme Eggs to
Axe deodorant
Wired writer Patrick Di Justo examines the inner workings of everything from WD-40 and Cool Whip to baby
formula and Miracle-Gro and reports his findings in the
magazine’s “What’s Inside” column (also its most popular). With rigorous research and sarcastic wit, he explains
what each ingredient does, what its side effects are,
other uses it may have, and how it interacts with the rest
of the ingredients to make ordinary household products
do what they do. The results are shocking, disgusting,
and even dumbfounding.
This Is What You Just Put in Your Mouth is a collection
of the best columns from the magazine, along with more
than ten new pieces, rounded out by stories of the wacky
experiences he had while doing his research.
Author Bio
PATRICK DI JUSTO is the author of Wired’s most popular
column, “What’s Inside.” A contributor to The New
Yorker’s science blog, Elements, he also writes for
Gizmodo, Popular Science, and Dwell, among others.
Three Rivers Press
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Potter
Clarkson Potter
Potter Style
Potter Craft
Kate Tyler
Vice President and Publicity Director,
Clarkson Potter, Potter Style, and Potter Craft
T: 212-572-2551
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Clarkson
Potter
Blue Ribbon Baking from a
Redneck Kitchen
Francine Bryson
Publicist: Erica Gelbard
212-572-6182 | egelbard@randomhouse.com
Summary
A pie champion and down-home Southern
baker reveals her winning recipes for pies,
cakes, cookies, and more in this proudly
American baking book.
Clarkson Potter
9780804185783
$22.00
Trade Paperback
Cooking - Baking
Clarkson Potter
A mom, homemaker, and self-proclaimed redneck,
Francine Bryson and her award-winning desserts were
thrust into the national eye when she was chosen for The
American Baking Competition and went on to become
a finalist on the show. Now she shares her recipes and
baking tips with everyone, always staying true to her
Southern roots, which means pairing chocolate and peanut butter with bacon, turning an apple pie upside down,
using cherry pop in a cake, and always making use of
seasonal fresh fruit—and plenty of cream cheese.
Author Bio
FRANCINE BRYSON has won more than 200 local and
national baking competitions and was the runner-up
and crowd favorite on CBS’s The American Baking
Competition. Her childhood home in Greenville, South
Carolina, was located between those of her Nana and
Granny, both keen bakers who started teaching their
secrets to Francine when she was barely tall enough to
reach the countertop. A member of the American
Pie Council, she lives with her husband in Pickens,
South Carolina.
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One Pot
120+ Easy Meals from Your Skillet, Slow Cooker,
Stockpot, and More
Editors of Martha Stewart Living
Publicist: Kate Tyler
212-572-2551 | ktyler@randomhouse.com
Publicist: Georgia Dodge
212-782-8329 | gdodge@randomhouse.com
Summary
The editors of Martha Stewart Living take
30-minute meals and everyday food to the
next level with one-pot meals; more than 120
innovative, comfort-food recipes make use
of just a pot, a sheet pan, a skillet, a slow
cooker, or a pressure cooker for meals that
are delicious, satisfying, and quick to clean
up, too.
Clarkson Potter
9780307954411
$26.00
Trade Paperback
Cooking - American
MSLO’s latest cookbook features something everyone
wants more of: all-in-one meals. Packed with 120
gorgeous images and recipes for one-pot wonders
(including their food hack for One-Pan Pasta that went
viral over the summer), this cookbook helps you get in
and out of the kitchen with only one vessel to clean.
From chicken and vegetables that roast on the same
sheet pan to skillet lasagna, baked risotto, soups, and
down-home casseroles, this is the volume that gives you
the biggest flavor payoff with the smallest efforts. Here,
too, are a dozen recipes for one-bowl desserts that can
be ready when you are.
Author Bio
For more than 20 years, the food editors and chefs in the
kitchens of MARTHA STEWART LIVING have been producing bestselling cookbooks, including Martha Stewart’s
Cakes, Meatless, Martha Stewart’s New Pies and Tarts,
and Power Foods. MARTHA STEWART is America’s most
trusted lifestyle expert and teacher and the author of
more than 80 books on cooking, entertaining, crafts,
homekeeping, gardens, weddings, and decorating.
Clarkson Potter
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Picked Last
Inspiration and Encouragement for Anyone Who
Was Ever Bullied, Left Out, or Pushed Aside
Ben Cohen
Summary
Ben Cohen, a World Cup rugby champion and
founder of the anti-bullying organization
the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, offers
inspiration and life lessons for those who
have struggled with bullying, and for those
who love them.
International sports star and anti-bullying advocate
Ben Cohen shares moving insights into overcoming the
pain of being victimized, pushed aside, or left out. After
his own father was beaten to death for standing up for
a fellow employee, Ben made it his mission to spread
awareness about victimization; to build solidarity among
family, friends, and other allies; and to offer support and
a safe forum for conversation.
Clarkson Potter
9780804185646
$14.95
Hardcover
Self Help - Motivational
Clarkson Potter
Author Bio
BEN COHEN, MBE, is an England Rugby World Cup
Champion, and second in all-time scoring for the U.K.
In May 2011, he retired to found the Ben Cohen StandUp
Foundation, an anti-bullying organization that promotes
tolerance and the importance of character, respect, and
equality in creating a kinder world. He has spoken to
students all over the world and to corporations including Microsoft, Coca-Cola, and Nike. He has more than
280,000 likes on Facebook and 55,000 Twitter followers.
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The Skinnytaste Cookbook
Light on Calories, Big on Flavor
Gina Homolka with
Heather K. Jones, R.D.
Summary
The highly anticipated debut cookbook
from Gina Homolka, the genius behind
Skinnytaste.com, which has double the
Facebook fans and Pinterest pins of Smitten
Kitchen, and is one of the top-25 blogs for
healthy eating
Clarkson Potter
9780385345620
$29.99
Hardcover
Cooking - Health
Clarkson Potter
Skinnytaste.com is the hottest go-to resource for lowfat, low-calorie meals that taste anything but. Gina
Homolka—a home cook turned savvy blogger—started
the site as she launched her own efforts to lose weight
after having her second child, and her recipes instantly
resonated with a wide audience. The Skinnytaste
Cookbook will share 150 slimmed-down recipes, including
25 fan favorites and the reveal of the much-requested
Skinny Fettuccini Alfredo, as well as cooking tips and
tricks that’ll help any home cook make great low-cal
meals. With Gina’s advice, handy nutrition facts, and 125
stunning photographs, this cookbook will be the ultimate
handbook for “skinny-fying” the kitchen.
Author Bios
GINA HOMOLKA is the founder of Skinnytaste, the
award-winning blog that’s been featured on
Glamour.com, TheKitchn, Gourmet Live, FineCooking.com,
among other media outlets. She lives in Long Island with
her husband and two children. HEATHER K. JONES, R.D.,
is a registered dietitian, health journalist, and the author
of several nutrition books.
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The Portlandia Cookbook
Cook Like a Local
Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein,
and Jonathan Krisel
Summary
The companion cookbook from former
Saturday Night Live cast member Fred
Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, the stars of
the satirical series Portlandia—with 50
delicious and usable recipes for every
freegan, organic farmer, food truck diehard,
dumpster diver, and food lover. And yes,
the chicken’s local.
Clarkson Potter
9780804186100
$24.95
Hardcover
Cooking - Gourmet
Food plays a very special role in Fred Armisen and
Carrie Brownstein’s award-winning satire Portlandia—
and the way Portlandia’s residents enjoy and talk about
food are a huge part of the show’s personality. Fred,
Carrie, and director Jonathan Krisel take you to the dishes that define the show, from cult-raised chicken to Stu’s
stews, from pickled veggies to foraged green salads.
Complete with new full-color finished food shots and
illustrations, and paired with humorous stories, headnotes, and sidebars from the loveable food-obsessed
Portlandia characters, this is a funny cookbook, with
serious recipes, for people who want to bring Portlandia
right into their kitchens.
Author Bios
FRED ARMISEN, cocreator, cowriter, and costar of
Portlandia, recently completed his ninth and final season
on Saturday Night Live, where he was best known for his
impressions of President Obama, Muammar Gaddafi,
and Queen Elizabeth. He has appeared in countless
films and TV shows, and appears as an accomplished
musician at SXSW and on Pitchfork.com. CARRIE
BROWNSTEIN is the cocreator, cowriter, and costar of
Portlandia. She made her TV debut with Portlandia, and
received an Emmy nomination. She is well known as a
member of the rock band Sleater-Kinney. Brownstein’s
writing has appeared in the New York Times, Believer,
and Slate. JONATHAN KRISEL is the series director of
Portlandia. He has written and directed shows for Adult
Swim, Comedy Central, and Funnyordie.com, and has
returned to Saturday Night Live where he is a staff writer.
Clarkson Potter
60
Make It Ahead
A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
Ina Garten
Summary
America’s best-loved and most successful
cookbook author Ina Garten delivers
her top make-ahead recipes and
invaluable tips, making meal-planning
easier than ever—whether for the week to
come or for a special meal.
Clarkson Potter
9780307464880
$35.00
Hardcover
Whether you’re hosting a dinner for company or just
want to spruce up your weeknight repertoire, Ina shares
recipes perfect for making ahead, so meals are stressfree yet still deliver deep flavor. Wild Mushroom and
Farro Soup can be made on the weekend and reheated
midweek to rave reviews. Freeze Leek and Ham Empanadas and bake when needed. Season chicken a day ahead,
pop in the fridge, and get ready for the crispiest skin and
juiciest meat you’ve ever tasted in a roasted chicken. The
flavor of Braised Red Cabbage with Pancetta actually
improves when the dish is made in advance. And everyone needs the recipe for Ina’s decadent (and glutenfree) chocolate cake that sits beautifully—if you can wait
at all to eat it!
Cooking - Quick & Easy
Author Bio
INA GARTEN is the host of the Emmy Award–winning
Barefoot Contessa television show on Food Network and
a New York Times bestselling author. She also has a line
of sauté dinners available nationwide. She lives in East
Hampton, New York, with her husband, Jeffrey. This is her
ninth book.
Clarkson Potter
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A Kitchen in France
A Year of Cooking in My Farmhouse
Mimi Thorisson
Publicist: Anna Mintz
212-572-6186 | amintz@randomhouse.com
Summary
A sumptuously photographed French
cookbook with simple, elegant recipes that
will transport food lovers, Francophiles, and
armchair travelers to an old farmhouse in
southwest France.
Clarkson Potter
9780804185592
$40.00
Hardcover
Cooking - French
Clarkson Potter
When Mimi Thorisson and her husband moved with their
children from Paris to a small town in out-of-the-way
Médoc, she did not quite know what was in store for
them. She found wonderful ingredients from local farmers and the neighboring woods and, most important,
time to cook. Her aspirational blog, Manger, was born,
chronicling the family’s seasonal meals and life in an
old farmhouse, all photographed by her husband. These
recipes—including Roast Chicken with Herbs and Crème
Fraîche, Cèpe and Parsley Tartlets, Winter Vegetable Cocotte, Apple Tart with Orange Flower Water, and Salted
Butter Crème Caramel—will bring a touch of the French
countryside into any home.
Author Bio
MIMI THORISSON is the author of Manger, a blog devoted
to French cooking that was named Saveur’s Best Regional Food Blog in April 2013. After a career in television and
having lived in Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Reykjavik,
and Paris, she settled with her photographer husband,
four young children, two older stepchildren, and the
family’s fourteen dogs in a farmhouse in Médoc. She
is the star of the cooking shows La Table de Mimi and
the upcoming Les Desserts de Mimi, both on Canal+
in France.
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Clean Slate
A Cookbook and Guide: Reset Your Health,
Boost Your Energy, and Feel Your Best
Editors of Martha Stewart Living
Publicist: Georgia Dodge
212-782-8329 | gdodge@randomhouse.com
Summary
Building upon the success of Meatless and
Power Foods—which proved that healthy
food can be beautiful, delicious, and completely accessible—the editors at Martha
Stewart Living now present their version of
an elimination diet to help you reset, detox,
and clean up your eating habits, with more
than 175 energy-boosting recipes, including a
3-Day and a 21-Day Action Plan.
Clarkson Potter
9780307954596
$26.00
Trade Paperback
Cooking - Health
Clean Slate helps you wipe that nutritional slate clean
whenever you feel the need to reset your eating with a
step-by-step plan: start with a week of lentils, fruits,
vegetables, nuts and seeds, plus oil and seasonings. The
next week introduce a variety of other good-for-you
foods, including fish and gluten-free grains and eggs.
During your last week, customize your diet: improvise
meals by following the book’s guidelines. With an introductory “manifesto” that lays out the golden rules for
reset eating and alternative plans for a 3-day or 21-day
reset diet, this book also gives you 175-plus recipes for
replenishing (nourishing breakfasts), rebooting (energizing juices and smoothies), recharging (veggie-loaded
dishes), reengerizing (smart snacks), restoring (meals
with substance), and relaxing (recipes for a little something sweet).
Author Bio
For more than 20 years, the food editors and chefs in the
kitchens of MARTHA STEWART LIVING have been producing bestselling cookbooks, including Martha Stewart’s
Cakes, Meatless, Martha Stewart’s New Pies and Tarts,
and Power Foods. MARTHA STEWART is America’s most
trusted lifestyle expert and teacher and the author of
more than 80 books on cooking, entertaining, crafts,
homekeeping, gardens, weddings, and decorating.
Clarkson Potter
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Supermarket Healthy
Recipes and Know-How for Eating Well Without
Spending a Lot
Melissa d’Arabian
Publicist: Anna Mintz
212-572-6186 | amintz@randomhouse.com
Summary
Food Network personality Melissa d’Arabian
shows you how to make healthy meals for
your whole family and still save lots of
money and time, in a cookbook with 120
new dishes.
If you think that eating healthier is too expensive,
Melissa is here to guide you and prove that healthy
eating can be easy, affordable, and achievable with
everyday supermarket ingredients. She provides nutritional information with each recipe to help readers
decide which ones are best for them and for their
families. If the secret to better health is better cooking
at home, then Melissa’s book is the ultimate tool kit for
every home cook who wants to eat healthier and
save money.
Author Bio
Clarkson Potter
9780307985170
$24.99
Trade Paperback
Clarkson Potter
MELISSA D’ARABIAN was a corporate finance executive
before becoming the host of Food Network’s Ten Dollar
Dinners and Cooking Channel’s Drop 5 Lbs with Good
Housekeeping, and launching the new Food Network Web
series The Picky Eaters in fall 2013. She has a political science degree from the University of Vermont and an MBA
from Georgetown University. She lives with her family in
San Diego.
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It Was Me All Along
A Memoir
Andie Mitchell
Summary
A young food blogger shares her inspiring
story of incredible weight loss—a journey
from nearly 300 pounds to losing more than
half her size—and establishing a healthy and
confident relationship with food.
Clarkson Potter
9780770433246
$24.00
Hardcover
Biography & Autobiography Women
Clarkson Potter
On her 20th birthday, Andie Mitchell stepped on the scale
and discovered that she weighed nearly 300 pounds. At
5’ 9”—even knowing that she was big and hating herself for it—she was stunned. How had she gotten there?
Without following wild diet trends, she lost 135 pounds
over 13 months and has kept it off for 6 years. It Was Me
All Along shares the at-times heartbreaking, yet ultimately uplifting and motivating, story of how Andie
kicked her habit of binge eating, which she acquired
during a traumatic childhood, and developed a healthy
relationship with food, which she still loves to cook and
enjoy. Her story is at-once familiar and inspiring to millions who have struggled with weight and
self-image issues.
Author Bio
ANDIE MITCHELL is the blogger behind
CanYouStayForDinner.com, which shares her
inspiring story of successful weight loss and continued
love of food. A former editor and social media manager
at Foodista.com, she is now the social media director
for The Shriver Report.
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Potter
Style
Refinery29
Style Stalking
The Editors of Refinery29
Publicist: Sean Boyles
212-782-9003 | sboyles@randomhouse.com
Summary
Breaking from the tradition of wordless
street style photography books, Refinery29
annotates trendy and timeless outfits captured on the street from a fashion insider’s
perspective, with tips about how to achieve
each look. What Design*Sponge did for DIY
decor, R29 is doing for fashion—offering their
readers content inspired from their mustread website and transforming it into the
must-have book of the season.
Potter Style
9780804185530
$19.99
Trade Paperback
Self-Help - Fashion & Style
With brand-new photography and archival favorites,
Refinery29 editor in chief Christene Barberich and creative director Piera Gelardi annotate more than 180 real
looks captured in major cities across the country.
Barberich and Gelardi provide their distinctive point of
view as to why an outfit works, and where to spend on
investment pieces and where to save, as well as references to iconic tastemakers and interviews with fashion
designers and other creative professionals.
Author Bio
REFINERY29, the largest independent fashion and style
website in the United States, is a lifestyle platform that
delivers nonstop inspiration to live a more stylish and
creative life. In addition to its global and local newsletter
editions and 24/7 original editorial content, Refinery29
connects more than 10 million visitors every month and
more than 1.25 million subscribers with content,
commerce, and community.
Potter Style
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Ten Speed Press
Ten Speed Press
Watson-Guptill
Amphoto
Kristin Casemore
Director of Publicity, Ten Speed Press, Watson-Guptill, and Amphoto
T: 510-285-2944
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kristin.casemore@tenspeed.com
Ten Speed
Press
What Color Is Your
Parachute? 2015
A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and
Career-Changers
Richard N. Bolles
Publicist: Kara Van de Water
510-285-2966 | kara.vandewater@tenspeed.com
Summary
The world’s most popular job-search book is
updated for 2015 to tailor its long-trusted
guidance with up-to-the-minute information and advice for today’s job-hunters and
career-changers.
Ten Speed Press
9781607745563
$29.99
Hardcover
Business & Economics Job Hunting
Ten Speed Press
9781607745556
$18.99
Trade Paperback
Business & Economics Job Hunting
Ten Speed Press
In today’s challenging job market, the time-tested
advice of What Color Is Your Parachute? is needed more
than ever. Recent grads facing a tough economic landscape, workers laid off midcareer, and people searching
for an inspiring work-life change all look to career guru
Richard N. Bolles for support, encouragement, and nutsand-bolts guidance on landing a job. Featuring all-new
guidance on how to deal with change constructively,
this revised edition outlines which job-hunt strategies
work—and which don’t. Combining classic elements like
the famed Flower Exercise with updated advice on social
media and search tactics, Bolles demystifies the entire
job-search process, from résumés to interviewing to
networking, expertly guiding job-hunters toward their
dream job.
Author Bio
RICHARD N. BOLLES has led the job-search field for more
than 40 years. A member of Mensa and the Society for
Human Resource Management, he has been the keynote speaker at hundreds of conferences. Bolles holds
a bachelor’s degree cum laude in physics from Harvard
University, a master’s degree from General Theological
(Episcopal) Seminary in New York City, and three honorary doctorates.
Author Residence: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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Flour + Water
Pasta
Thomas McNaughton
Publicist: Kelly Snowden
510-285-2974 | kelly.snowden@tenspeed.com
Summary
An elevated guide to the craft of pastamaking by rising star chef Thomas
McNaughton of San Francisco’s hottest
Italian restaurant, flour + water.
Ten Speed Press
9781607744702
$35.00
Hardcover
Cooking - Pasta
San Francisco’s flour + water has a devoted local
following, a strong national reputation, and is well
known for its specialty regional pasta varieties, allItalian wine program, and star chef Thomas
McNaughton. An artisan truly passionate about pasta,
McNaughton’s inventive recipes and fresh flavor combinations—such as Corn and Crescenza Cappelletti with
Bitter Honey; Spaghetti with Confit Albacore, Pole beans
and Chili Flakes; and Asparagus Caramelle with Brown
Butter—set Flour + Water apart from other pasta books.
The 75 recipes are organized seasonally, and appeal to
all pasta-lovers, from those who’ve never made it
themselves to weekend warriors looking for their
next challenge.
Author Bio
THOMAS McNAUGHTON is the executive chef and
co-owner of flour + water, Central Kitchen, and
Salumeria in San Francisco. He has worked at some of
the most respected restaurants in San Francisco, including La Folie, Gary Danko, and Quince. He has twice been
nominated for Rising Star Chef of the Year by the James
Beard Foundation and he’s in the process of opening a
retail space and a demo/test kitchen. McNaughton and
flour + water have gotten glowing reviews from GQ, the
New York Times, San Francisco magazine, and Sunset.
Author Residence: San Francisco, CA
Ten Speed Press
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Eat
The Little Book of Fast Food
Nigel Slater
Publicist: Kristin Casemore
510-285-2944 | kristin.casemore@tenspeed.com
Summary
Britain’s foremost food writer returns with
a deliciously simple collection of more than
600 ideas for satisfying meals that are quick
and easy to get to the table.
Eat is a beloved author’s homage to those times when
“we just want to eat.” Pairing a fresh, compact package
with the same witty prose and straightforward recipes
that captivated fans of Tender, Ripe, and Notes from the
Larder, Eat is devoted to simple food—done well. Whether
it’s a humble fig and ricotta toast or sizzling chorizo
with shallots and potatoes, Nigel Slater provides endless ideas for fast food that can be prepared in under an
hour and that busy parents, novice cooks, and discerning
food aficionados will savor. With delightful photography
throughout, this highly giftable volume is sure to be the
new go-to tome for wholly enjoyable, everyday meals.
Ten Speed Press
9781607747260
$27.99
Hardcover
Author Bio
NIGEL SLATER is the author of numerous bestselling
books, including Notes from the Larder and the James
Beard Award–winning Ripe and Tender. He has written a
column for the Observer for twenty years and is the host
of the BBC series Simple Suppers. His memoir, Toast, won
British Biography of the Year, and has been adapted into
a feature film.
Author Residence: London, UK
Ten Speed Press
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The Slanted Door
Modern Vietnamese Food
Charles Phan
Summary
The long-awaited cookbook from the
Slanted Door, James Beard Award–winning
chef Charles Phan’s beloved San Francisco
Vietnamese restaurant.
Ten Speed Press
9781607740544
$40.00
Hardcover
Cooking - Vietnamese
Award-winning chef and restaurateur Charles Phan
opened the Slanted Door in San Francisco’s Mission District in 1995, inspired by the food of his native Vietnam.
Since then, the Slanted Door has moved across town to
the historic Ferry Building and has grown into a worldclass dining destination. Its accessible, modern take on
classic Vietnamese dishes is beloved by diners, chefs,
and critics alike. The Slanted Door is a love letter to the
restaurant, its people, and its food, featuring stories
and essays in addition to its most iconic recipes such
as Seared Scallops with Vietnamese Beurre Blanc, WokSeared Eggplant with Satay Sauce, and Rack of Lamb
with Tamarind Sauce.
Author Bio
CHARLES PHAN is the executive chef and owner of the
Slanted Door family of restaurants. He received the
James Beard Award for Best Chef California in 2004, and
in 2011, was inducted into the James Beard Foundation’s
Who’s Who of Food in America. He lives in San Francisco
with his wife and their three children.
Ten Speed Press
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Death & Co
Modern Classic Cocktails, with More than
500 Recipes
David Kaplan, Nick Fauchald,
and Alex Day
Publicist: Kelly Snowden
510-285-2974 | kelly.snowden@tenspeed.com
Summary
The definitive guide to the contemporary
craft cocktail movement, from one of the
highest profile, most critically lauded, and
influential bars in the world.
Ten Speed Press
9781607745259
$40.00
Hardcover
Cooking - Bartending
Featuring hundreds of recipes for signature Death & Co
creations as well as classic drink formulas, Death & Co
is not only a comprehensive collection of the bar’s best,
but also a complete cocktail education. With chapters on
the theory and philosophy of drink-making; a complete
guide to the spirits, tools, and other ingredients needed
to make a great bar; and specs for nearly 500 iconic
drinks, Death & Co is destined to become the go-to
reference on craft cocktails. Filled with beautiful, evocative photography, illustrative charts and infographics,
and colorful essays about the characters who fill the bar
each night, Death & Co—like its namesake bar—is bold,
elegant, and setting the pace for mixologists around
the world.
Author Bios
DAVID KAPLAN is the founder and owner of Death & Co,
a New York City nightlife destination, as well as the
co-owner of Proprietors LLC, a full-service hospitality
company, with ALEX DAY. NICK FAUCHALD is a Brooklynbased writer, editor, and publisher of print and digital
products. He’s been an editor at Food & Wine, Wine
Spectator, and Every Day with Rachael Ray magazines.
From 2008 to 2011, he was the editor in chief of
Tasting Table.
Author Residence: Los Angeles, CA / New York, NY
Ten Speed Press
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Plenty More
Vibrant Vegetable Cooking from
London’s Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi
Summary
The hotly anticipated follow-up to London
chef Yotam Ottolenghi’s bestselling and
award-winning cookbook, Plenty, featuring
120 vegetarian dishes organized by
cooking method.
Ten Speed Press
9781607746218
$35.00
Hardcover
Cooking - Vegetarian
Yotam Ottolenghi’s monumentally successful cookbook,
Plenty, changed the way people cook and eat vegetables.
Its focus on flavorful, vegetable-centric dishes that emphasize spices and fresh ingredients caused a producecooking craze in the UK, the US, and the world over.
Plenty More continues in the spirit of Plenty, with 120
dazzling produce-focused dishes, prepared raw, grilled,
baked, simmered, cracked, or braised. Featuring recipes
for main dishes, sides, salads, and sweets, and including Membrillo and Stilton Quiche, Buttermilk-Crusted
Okra, Candy Beetroot with Lentils, Roasted Rhubarb with
Sweet Labneh, and Quince Poached in Pomegranate
Juice, this is the follow-up cookbook everyone has been
waiting for.
Author Bio
YOTAM OTTOLENGHI arrived in the UK from his native
Israel in 1997 and set out on a new career in food, after
having completed an MA in Comparative Literature while
working as a journalist in Tel Aviv. In London, he attended
the Cordon Bleu cooking school, after which he worked
as a pastry chef. In 2002, Yotam and his partners set up
Ottolenghi, a unique food shop offering a wide range
of freshly made savory dishes, baked products, and
patisserie items. There are now four Ottolenghis, as well
as NOPI, a brasserie style restaurant in Soho. Since 2006
Ottolenghi has written a column in The Guardian’s
Weekend Saturday magazine. He is the author of the
New York Times bestselling books Plenty, Jerusalem,
and Ottolenghi.
Author Residence: London, UK
Ten Speed Press
77
Bread Revolution
World-Class Baking with Sprouted and Whole
Grains, Heirloom Flours, and Fresh Techniques
Peter Reinhart
Summary
An exploration of cutting-edge developments in the bread-baking world from
beloved author Peter Reinhart, featuring
40 recipes and formulas that use sprouted
flours, whole and ancient grains, alternative
grains (such as corn and grape-skin flour),
nut and seed flours, and allergy-friendly
approaches.
Ten Speed Press
9781607746515
$30.00
Hardcover
Cooking - Bread
Renowned baking author and instructor Peter Reinhart
has always been on the forefront of the bread movement—
from cold fermentation (The Bread Baker’s Apprentice)
and whole grain breads (Peter Reinhart’s Whole Grain
Breads) to unconventional methods for making glutenfree bread (The Joy of Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Baking).
In Bread Revolution, he explores the latest groundbreaking new flours based on grape seeds, emmer, and other
ancient grains, and interviews intrepid bakers such as
Craig Ponsford, Keith Giusto, and Mike Pappas, who are
developing new wheat processing and baking techniques
that expose tremendous flavor and health benefits. This
on-trend collection of fresh bread recipes will appeal to
avid bakers, health-conscious cooks, and food allergic,
gluten-sensitive, and diabetic households.
Author Bio
PETER REINHART is a baking instructor and faculty
member at Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte,
North Carolina. He was the cofounder of Brother
Juniper’s Bakery in Santa Rosa, California, and is the
author of eight books on bread baking, including Crust
and Crumb and The Bread Baker’s Apprentice
(winner of the 2002 James Beard Cookbook of the
Year and IACP Cookbook of the Year), and the 2008
James Beard Award–winning Peter Reinhart’s Whole
Grain Breads.
Author Residence: Charlotte, NC
Ten Speed Press
78
The Pizza Bible
The World’s Favorite Pizza Styles, from Neapolitan,
Deep-Dish, Wood-Fired, Sicilian, Calzones and
Focaccia to New York, New Haven, Detroit,
and More
Tony Gemignani
Publicist: Natalie Mulford
510-285-2959 | natalie.mulford@tenspeed.com
Summary
A comprehensive guide to making pizza,
covering nine different regional styles—
including standards like Neopolitan, Roman,
and Chicago, as well as renowned pizza subspecialties such as St. Louis and Californian—
from chef, 11-time world pizza champion,
Tony Gemignani.
Ten Speed Press
9781607746058
$29.99
Hardcover
Cooking - Pizza
Pizza is one of the world’s most well-known and beloved
foods, and everyone has their favorite style. In fact,
devotion to one particular style is so ubiquitous that
most pizza books cover only one or two varieties of pie.
But for those who truly love pizza, there’s no need to be
monogamous. Pizza master Tony Gemignani brings pizza
to the people in all its glorious forms, from Chicago deep
dish to paper-thin Roman style. The Pizza Bible is the
world’s first guide to making all of the major pizza styles,
filling a hole in the market and elevating the craft of
making pizza to that of bread or charcuterie.
Author Bio
TONY GEMIGNANI is the chef and owner of seven
restaurants: Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, Capo’s, and
Tony’s Coal-Fired Pizza in San Francisco, Pizza Rock in
Sacramento and Las Vegas, and Tony’s of North Beach
and Slice House by Tony Gemignani in Rohnert Park. He’s
also the co-owner of the International School of Pizza
in San Francisco. Gemignani has been making pizza for
more than 20 years and holds an impressive set
of awards.
Ten Speed Press
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The Diabetes Solution
How to Control Type 2 Diabetes and Reverse
Prediabetes Using Simple Diet and Lifestyle
Changes—with 100 Recipes
Jorge E. Rodriguez, MD, and
and Susan Wyler, MPH, RD, LDN
Summary
An authoritative guide to preventing,
reversing, and managing prediabetes and
diabetes, featuring a comprehensive and
holistic diet, fitness, and lifestyle plan,
along with 100 recipes, from the authors of
The Acid Reflux Solution.
Ten Speed Press
9781607746164
$24.99
Hardcover
Health & Fitness Diseases - Diabetes
The Diabetes Solution provides a complete program for
fighting type 2 diabetes—and preventing prediabetes
from developing into full-blown diabetes—by presenting
the latest scientifically validated information on what
exactly the disease is, how it progresses, and how it can
be effectively treated. Because many studies prove that
a minor weight loss of 5 to 7 percent can make a huge
difference in blood sugar levels and diabetic status, this
straightforward program also includes 100 delicious
and easy-to-prepare recipes as part of the blood sugar
budget, a simplified eating plan that controls carb consumption, limits calories, and encourages weight loss.
Proper management of diabetes from the earliest stages
is essential; The Diabetes Solution simplifies the data,
takes an aggressive stance on early medication, and
focuses on reducing permanent damage and eliminating
future complications so the newly diagnosed and those
at risk can conquer the disease and thrive.
Author Bios
JORGE E. RODRIGUEZ, MD, is board-certified in internal
medicine with a special fellowship in gastroenterology
from Baylor School of Medicine in Dallas, TX. He has
practiced preventive family medicine for more than two
decades, and appears frequently as a medical expert
and guest on television news and talk shows. SUSAN
WYLER, MPH, RD, LDN, is adjunct professor of nutrition
at UNC Chapel Hill, a licensed clinical nutritionist, and
cookbook author.
Author Residence: Los Angeles, CA / Chapel Hill, NC
Ten Speed Press
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The Paleo Chef
Quick, Flavorful Paleo Meals for Eating Well
Pete Evans
Summary
Acclaimed chef Pete Evans takes a whole new
approach to making gluten-free, grain-free,
and dairy-free meals that are worthy of a
restaurant but effortless to prepare.
Ten Speed Press
9781607747437
$24.99
Hardcover
Cooking - Health & Healing Gluten-Free
The Paleo diet has taken America by storm as more and
more people discover the health benefits of cutting
out processed, sugary foods and instead eating quality
proteins and fats, fresh vegetables and fruits, and nuts
and seeds. However, following this way of eating doesn’t
mean sacrificing flavor or spending a long time in the
kitchen. In The Paleo Chef, Pete Evans, one of Australia’s
leading chefs and food personalities, shows readers
how to prepare gorgeous food that is satisfying, flavorforward, and good for you. A graduate of New York’s
Institute for Integrative Nutrition and an enthusiastic
supporter of the Paleo movement, Pete’s mission is to
revolutionize the way we eat and live. The Paleo Chef is
his breakout book, a visually rich collection of more than
100 of his most inspired, no-sacrifice recipes for every
meal of the day, from Sprouted Seed Bread to Chia Seed
Pudding, Grilled Asparagus with Roasted Bone Marrow to
Chocolate Beet Cake, and more.
Author Bio
PETE EVANS is an award-winning Australian chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, TV presenter, adventure seeker,
and father. A TV celebrity in Australia, Pete recently
made his US debut as host of A Moveable Feast on PBS.
He has authored seven internationally successful cookbooks and has contributed to such publications as Fine
Cooking, Home Beautiful, and New Idea magazines.
Author Residence: Sydney, Australia
Ten Speed Press
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WaterBrook Multnomah
WaterBrook Press
Multnomah Books
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Beverly Rykerd
Publicity Manager, WaterBrook Multnomah
T: 719-268-1935
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brykerd@randomhouse.com
Convergent Books
WaterBrook
Press
Be the Message
Taking Your Faith Beyond Words to a Life of Action
Kerry Shook and Chris Shook
Publicist: Beverly Rykerd
719-268-1935 | brykerd@randomhouse.com
Summary
The Gospel is not about what we say. It’s
about who we are, what we do, and how we
are Jesus to the world around us. The Gospel
is not a well-crafted sermon. It’s a life lived.
You are the Gospel.
WaterBrook Press
9781400073818
$21.99
Hardcover
Religion - Christian Life
Many of us are caught in a disconnect between the
vital faith we want to have and the same old, same
old of words and messages we’ve heard and echoed all
our lives. Kerry and Chris Shook say that the solution to
that disconnect is a practical understanding of how the
Gospel is to be lived out in our lives. On the one hand,
being the Gospel is simple. As Chris Shook says, “You
can do more than nothing.” What does that look like for
you? What are the things holding you back from a life
of action, one that that lives out the Gospel? How do
you begin to change so that yours can be a life of action
not words? On the other hand, the call to a life of active
faith is costly. Kerry Shook explores the biblical story of
the rich young ruler and notes how he knew what the
“words” of the Gospel were, he knew the commandments, he had the right theology. But Jesus called him
to a Gospel of action—to give up his wealth to the poor.
And the rich young man couldn’t go there—he couldn’t
accept the cost. What does it cost you to be the Gospel
in your world?
Author Bios
KERRY SHOOK and his wife, CHRIS SHOOK, founded The
Woodlands Church in The Woodlands, Texas, in 1993.
Since then the church has grown to an attendance of
15,000. The Woodlands Church is counted among the
fastest-growing churches in America. Kerry Shook and
his church have been featured on Fox News, NBC, and
PBS, and thousands around the world tune in weekly to
Pastor Kerry’s televised broadcasts to hear his message
of hope and encouragement.
WaterBrook Press
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Love Without Limits
Nick Vujicic
Publicist: Ashley Boyer
719-264-5698 | aboyer@randomhouse.com
Summary
The inside story on one of today’s most
intriguing and inspiring love stories.
In Love Without Limits, two young people of strong
Christian faith—both of them yearning to love and to be
loved—tell how improbably they found each other, fell in
love, and then fought to overcome doubts and skepticism from others about their relationship to form the
powerful bond that led to a truly joyful marriage. Nick
and Kanae write candidly about their early fears and
insecurities, then explain how despite their concerns
about the impact of Nick’s disabilities on their relationship, their shared Christian faith and mutual trust
brought them together and became the foundation for
their marriage. Readers will cheer the triumph of an
unusual but destined love! Born without arms or legs,
Nick is a beloved figure known worldwide for his inspirational, overcoming attitude toward life. Now his life is
enriched by a family formed with wife Kanae and their
son Kiyoshi.
WaterBrook Press
9781601426178
$21.99
Hardcover
Religion - Christian Life - Inspirational
WaterBrook Press
Author Bio
NICK VUJICIC is a motivational speaker, evangelist,
author, and the director of the nonprofit organization
Life Without Limbs. Nick is a great inspiration to people
around the world, regularly speaking to large crowds on
overcoming obstacles and achieving dreams. A longtime
resident of Australia, he now lives in southern California
with his wife, Kanae, and son, Kiyoshi. Visit his website at
www.NickVujicic.com
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Joy to the World
How Christ’s Coming Changed Everything
(and Still Does)
Scott Hahn
Publicist: Katie Moore
719-268-1936 | kamoore@randomhouse.com
Summary
The perfect Christmas gift! One of
Catholicism’s best known authors (and
EWTN mainstay) presents a beautifully told
and unique take on the Nativity story.
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9780804141123
$20.00
Hardcover
Religion - Holidays - Christmas
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What could be more familiar than the Christmas story—
and yet what could be more extraordinary? The cast of
characters is strange and exotic: shepherds and magicians, an emperor and a despot, angels, and a baby who
is Almighty God. The strangeness calls for an explanation, and this book provides it by examining the characters and the story in light of the biblical and historical
context. Bestselling author Scott Hahn, who has
written extensively on Scripture and the early Church,
brings evidence to light, dispelling some of the mystery
of the story. Yet he also make Christmas familiar all over
again by showing it to be a family story. Christmas, as it
appears in the New Testament, is the story of a father,
a mother, and a child—their relationships, their interactions, their principles, their individual lives, and their
common life.
Author Bio
DR. SCOTT W. HAHN holds the Fr. Michael Scanlan Chair
of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization at
Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he has
taught since 1990, and is the Founder and President
of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. In 2005, he
was appointed as the Pope Benedict XVI Chair of Biblical Theology and Liturgical Proclamation at St. Vincent
Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hahn is also the
bestselling author of numerous books, including The
Lamb’s Supper, Reasons to Believe, and Signs of Life. He
lives in Steubenville, Ohio.
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Convergent
Books
Rare Bird
A Mother’s Story of a Beautiful Boy Who Flew
Too Soon
Anna Whiston-Donaldson
Publicist: Beverly Rykerd
719-268-1935 | brykerd@randomhouse.com
Summary
A mother’s story of tenacity in the face of
sudden, unfathomable loss, and her surprising encounters with the supernatural on her
journey to healing and hope.
Convergent Books
9781601425195
$22.99
Hardcover
Autobiography - Personal
Memoirs
Convergent Books
Out of seemingly nowhere on a September day, 12year-old Jack is swept away in a freak flood from his
neighborhood, his family, and life itself. Left to wrestle
with the awful questions—How did it happen? Why?
What ever now?—are Jack’s mother, Anna, his younger
sister, Margaret, and his dad, Tim. They each fall into
the abyss of grief in different ways. And in the days and
months ahead, they each find their faltering way toward something like peace and healing. Anna unfolds
her story with telling detail, beautiful evocations of love
and longing, and the power of a woman who has not
only survived the unimaginable but returned to make her
testament of hope—that after all, nothing can separate
a mother from her child.
Author Bio
ANNA WHISTON-DONALDSON holds a master’s degree
in English from Wake Forest University. She taught high
school English and photojournalism for six years.
Currently, she is popular blogger and manages a
Christian bookstore. She lives with her husband, Tim,
and daughter, Margaret, in suburban Washington, DC.
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