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BLOOD DREAMS by Kay Hooper

An instant national bestseller!

Its first week on sale, BLOOD DREAMS appears on the bestseller lists of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and The Washington Post. Extrasensory, extraordinary, extra-riveting-Kay Hooper's thrilling novels about Noah Bishop and his Special Crimes Unit, including the 2006 hardcover bestseller, Sleeping with Fear, are all national bestsellers and have appeared on lists coast-to-coast, including those of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. BLOOD DREAMS is the launch of a new thrill-ogy, her "Blood Trilogy," in which the SCU joins forces with a rogue civilian agency to stop a fearsome serial killer. Look for the second installment, Blood Sins, coming in Spring 2009. Licenses for Kay's current thrillers include: Germany -- trade & audio --/Weltbild; Italy/Mondadori; Russia/AST; Turkey/Kariyer Yayinlari; Estonia/Eram Books; Japan/Village Books; Czech/Alpress; Poland/ P.H.U. Sonia Draga.

Featured Alternate Selection of Doubleday Book Club, Literary Guild, Mystery Guild, Doubleday Large Print and Rhapsody Book Club.

Random House Large Print
Brilliance Audio

Licenses to date: France/Jean-Claude Gawsewitch Editeur;
Romania/Corint Publishing/ Leda Editserv

Bantam Hardcover December 2007


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BLOOD AND ICE by Robert Masello

Pre-empted in England by Harvill Secker, in Spain by E. Espase-Calpe, and in Russia by AST, Masello's eagerly anticipated Bantam debut is a dazzling tale of suspense, the supernatural, and romance in a story that spans centuries. Set shortly after the Crimean War and on an expedition to modern-day Antarctica, this epic novel combines two worlds in the midst of a frozen landscape. For when a modern-day journalist discovers two bodies frozen under the Antarctic ice, he opens up a whole new realm of scientific discovery. Improbably, these two young outcasts-one of Florence Nightingale's nurses and a member of the infamous Light Brigade-carry a deadly curse in their blood: one that enables them to rise from their frozen tomb and live again. The author's hardcover debut, BLOOD AND ICE is a tour de force, a top-notch thriller with a whiff of the paranormal in which Masello proves himself a master of the very magic that makes bestsellers.

Pre-publication licenses to date: England/Harvill Secker; Spain/Espase-Calpe; Russia/AST Publishers

Bantam Hardcover March 2009

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BRIGHT HAIR ABOUT THE BONE by Barbara Cleverly

“Spectacular and dashing. Spellbinding.” —New York Times Book Review on The Tomb of Zeus

"... crisp writing and depth of characterization should please traditional mystery fans." — Publishers Weekly on The Tomb of Zeus

"CWA Historial Dagger Award winner Cleverly, author of the Joe Sandiland series, demonstrates a knack for creating full-blown historical puzzlers with complicated plots and engaging characters in unusual settings. For readers who love Elizabeth Peters and Jacqueline Winspear and still hanker for Agatha Christie." -- Library Journal on The Tomb of Zeus

"Award-winning author Cleverly debuts a captivating new series in which an aspiring archaeologist finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation on the island of Crete. In the tradition of Agatha Christie, the characters are complex and varied. Amid the picturesque history of the island, mystery and murder abound in this riveting novel." -- Romantic Times on The Tomb of Zeus

"With a spirited, intelligent heroine, a glorious exotic setting, a clever plot, loads of archaeological detail and a touch of romance, there's nothing not to like in this crisply told first book of a new series by the author of the Joe Sandilands mysteries. " -- The Denver Post on The Tomb of Zeus

Barbara Cleverly's debut Laetitia Talbot mystery, The Tomb of Zeus (Delta 11/2007), is a critical hit: "With a spirited, intelligent heroine, a glorious exotic setting, a clever plot, loads of archaeological detail and a touch of romance, there's nothing not to like" (Denver Post). In Burgundy, France, 1926, a famed archaeologist dies a terrible death in a country not his own… Thus begins CWA Historical Dagger Award winner Barbara Cleverly's BRIGHT HAIR ABOUT THE BONE. And soon aspiring archeologist Talbot finds herself embroiled in a murderous conspiracy centuries in the making… Letty's joy at snaring a place in the excavation of an ancient church in Burgundy is dimmed by the tragedy of her godfather Daniel's violent death. But when Letty receives a posthumous encoded message, she begins an investigation into Daniel's murder that sends her on a journey into a country's remote history… into the orbit of a privileged French family harboring its own damning secret… into ancient Celtic mysteries and one sacred truth kept through the ages. It is an explosive revelation that could rock modern Christianity-one that forces a killer out of the shadows, as one country devastated by war lays the groundwork for another…

Licenses to date: England/Constable & Robinson

Delta Trade Paperback November 2008

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THE CLUB by Sharon Page

Steamy, scintillating, and seductive, THE CLUB marks Sharon Page's Regency romance debut for Bantam Dell. The first of a two-book commitment to this talented, up-and-coming author, THE CLUB introduces us to Lady Sherringham, Jane Beaumont, a woman who, after the death of her husband, is free from her nightmarish marriage. Yet, when her good friend Del goes missing, Jane is compelled to return to her husband's dark and perverse world. Her journey takes her to the evil and notorious brothel called "The Club," where Jane meets "Lord Wicked," the Earl of Wickham and her friend's brother. The two form an alliance to find Del-one in which they will explore the erotic secrets of "The Club." Sharon Page has garnered a great deal of attention for her erotic novels published with Ellora's Cave and Kensington Aphrodisia. In 2007 her novel Sin won the National Reader's Choice Award for erotic romance and took second place in the Passionate Plume contest.


Dell Mass-Market March 2009

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THE COLD SPOT by Tom Piccirilli

"[Piccirilli ] gives you the distinctive shiver... All good writing provides: the certainty that the writer's own ghosts are in it."
-New York Times Book Review

"A powerful, hard-hitting, fiercely originql writer of suspense. I highly recommend him."
-David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of Creepers

"Piccirilli (The Midnight Road, etc.) tells the gritty, violent and dark tale in an appealingly noirish narrative style, highly economical yet bracingly intimate" -- Publishers Weely

With each new novel, Piccirilli pushes the limit of suspense and terror beyond where most authors dare to go. This time the critically acclaimed author of The Midnight Road and Headstone City breaks through with a crime thriller that takes readers to the darkest place in the human heart and the killer that lurks within. Foreign licenses for Tom's suspense novels include: France/Editions Denoel; Germany/Heyne; and Spain/La Factoria de Ideas.

Bantam Mass-Market May 2008

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THE DECEIVED by Brett Battles

"Battles keeps to the formula that made his first Quinn novel, The Cleaner (2007), a success: plenty of globetrotting, nonstop action, plot twists, tight writing, whiz-bang high-tech devices, tradecraft, and a surfeit of dangerous women. As in The Cleaner, the evildoers whom Quinn must neutralize are a bit James Bondish, but derring-do will always find an audience." -- Booklist

Brand new suspense from Brett Battles, who's been praised by Tess Gerritsen, Jeffrey Deaver, and Robert K. Tanenbaum. His debut novel, The Cleaner was hailed by Booklist as "a tightly written page-turner, filled with tradecraft and offering as much action as a James Bond Film…" Publishers Weekly declares, "admirers of quality espionage fiction can look forward to a new series worth following." In THE DECEIVED, professional "cleaner" Jonathan Quinn is back, racing from the corridors to power in Washington to the bustling streets of Singapore. With addicting momentum and fascinating characters, THE DECEIVED takes us on a thrilling, pulse-pounding journey. Foreign licenses for The Cleaner include: Bulgaria/Bard; England/Preface Publishing; Estonia/Eram Books; France/City Editions; Germany/Goldmann; Holland/Mynx; Japan/Kodansha; and Russia/Eksmo.

Books on Tape Audio

Licenses to date: England/Preface (RH UK); Germany/Goldmann; Japan/Random House Kodansha; Russian/Eksmo Publishers

Delacorte Hardcover July 2008


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DEFENSELESS by Celeste Marsella

"Meet four women who know the meaning of killer high heels. In DEFENSELESS, Celeste Marsella combines the attitude of Sex in the City with the true grit of a harrowing thriller for a potent novel guaranteed to keep you racing through the pages."-- Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of Say Goodbye

One good lawyer... One bad choice... And a killing spree that stunned a city. DEFENSELESS is Celeste Marsella's powerhouse debut novel of suspense and the first in a series-each novel will be narrated by a different one of the four female leads in DEFENSELESS. They're overworked, underpaid, and unstoppable: four young lawyers in a big-city Attorney General's office. And when it comes to relaxing after hours, Marianna Laurie, Shannon and Beth like to kick back in the one bar their boss has made off limits: a funky, Mob-connected dive-which puts them exactly at the wrong place at the wrong time. It was after midnight, just outside the bar, when a body was dumped from a car-literally, right before their eyes. And when their boss finds out they've defied him, Marianna takes the fall, exiled to a job inside a private college-where it just so happens a coed has just been killed. And when the killer strikes again… and again… suddenly Marianna is in the eye of the storm, alone and under seige, just where a killer wants her…


Dell Mass-Market October 2008


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FAEFEVER by Karen Marie Moning

"Moning's delectable Mac is breathlessly appealing, and the wild perils she must endure are peppered with endless conundrums. The results are addictively dark, erotic and even shocking."
-- Publishers Weekly on Bloodfever

"Moning brilliantly works the dark sides of man and Fae for all they are worth. Although she has tamped down the romance and enhanced the urban fantasy element... the sexual tension heats up between Mac and Barrons, while V’lane adds more conflict to the mix. " -- Booklist on Bloodfever

Karen Marie Moning's "Fever" series is a coast-to-coast hit! The first two titles in this national bestselling series, Darkfever and Bloodfever, appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. Thrilling and seductive, the hotly anticipated third novel in the "Fever" series draws readers deeper into the sensual and mysterious realm of the immortal Fae and the adventures of sidhe-seer Mackayla Lane. In FAEFEVER, Karen Marie Moning returns to the shadowy Dublin Otherworld in an undeniably sexy novel her fans are feverish for. Changed by the choices she made in order to survive, Mac no longer is the naïve, idealistic, and glamourous girl newly arrived in Dublin. Now, on a quest to find her sister's killer, she is a major player in a deadly game, but with one great advantage: she knows how to find the one thing Fae and human alike are willing to kill for-the Sinsar Dubh, an ancient book of magic so dark it corrupts anyone who touches it. Surrounded by treachery, her enemies indistinguishable from her allies, she can be certain of only one thing-as All Hallow's Eve approaches, her time is running out. FAEFEVER combines mystery, romance, and urban fantasy to create a dark and addictive page-turner.

Licenses to date: Russia/Family Leisure Club; Germany/Ullstein Verlag


Delacorte Hardcover October 2008


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HOT NIGHTS, DARK DESIRES
by Eden Bradley, Sydney Croft, and Stephanie Tyler

Inspired by the sultry heat and sensual ambiance of New Orleans, this steamy collection delves into the erotic underground of the Big Easy. Cloaked in Spanish moss and mystery, New Orleans has long been a place where people go to abandon their inhibitions and indulge their senses. In HOT NIGHTS, DARK DESIRES, three rising stars on the erotica scene deliver a tantalizing trio of stories that will tease your imagination-and seduce your senses.

Bantam Trade Paperback June 2008

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JESSICA Z. by Shawn Klomparens

"Shawn Klomparens offers an intense and startling vision of the near future where a young woman struggles to find a roadmap for life beneath the thunderheads of terror, lust, and art. Perfectly capturing the ubiquitous sense of dread in a post- 9/11 world dominated by violence and mass media, JESSICA Z. is gripping, unsettling, and dreamlike. A dazzling debut that kept me anxiously turning the pages -- and stayed with me long after the book was closed." -- Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of BLACK OUT

"The relationship develops fast...the story moves swiftly... Klomparens’s gamble mostly pays off." -- Publishers Weekly

From a gifted new voice in fiction comes this powerful debut novel; one woman's moving journey as she discovers the power of love and the importance of self perception in a time after American life has changed and the future is no longer guaranteed. In JESSICA Z., Shawn Klomparens has skillfully crafted a first novel in which an omnipresent new world order never overshadows his delicately intertwining themes of redemption, isolation, trust and forgiveness.

Delta Trade Paperback July 2008


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THE LOST ONES: Book 3 of The Veil
by Christopher Golden


"Golden’s yarn rushes on at breakneck pace, making it impossible to put down. A stunning conclusion to the magical and gripping Veil trilogy (The Myth Hunters, 2006; The Borderkind, 2007; and this book) and must reading for fantasy fans. " -- Booklist

"The conclusion to Golden's trilogy (The Myth Hunters; The Borderkind) displays his broad knowledge of world myth and his gift for storytelling. Well crafted and always surprising, this fantasy adventure belongs in most libraries. " -- Library Journal

Christopher Golden-the award-winning author of Baltimore-returns with the concluding volume in his dark, Neil Gaiman-esque "Veil" series, after The Borderkind and The Myth Hunters ("Stoker-winner Golden launches a promising new dark fantasy series with this chiller... Fast pacing, superior characterization and sound folklore yield a winner."-Publishers Weekly), set between our world and an alternate reality where myths and legends take on a life of their own.

Bantam Trade Paperback April 2008


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LOVE IN THE TIME OF FRIDGES by Tim Scott

Hailed by Booklist as "one of the genre's most promising and original new voices in years," Tim Scott returns with another hilarious yet poignant tale of love, loss, and itinerant appliances. "New Seattle Health and Safety. Do not die for no reason." This is the motto of a city so obsessed with the danger of sharp corners that it has almost forgotten how to live. But Huckleberry Lindbergh is about to find his trip to the city most decidedly unsafe. For a chance encounter leads him into the heart of a dark conspiracy. And in order to stop it, this former cop is about to do something so unsafe-so monumentally stupid-that its reverberations will be felt all the way to the Pentagon. Every bit as unusual and unpredictable as Outrageous Fortune, LOVE IN THE TIME OF FRIDGES is sure to cement Scott's place as one of the science fiction's true originals.

Bantam Spectra Trade Paperback August 2008

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THE MAGICIAN AND THE FOOL by Barth Anderson

"A clever spin on the antique game of tarot and its esoteric origins."
-- Booklist

"Those willing to surrender themselves to this talented author's compelling vision will find a fevered dream universe where understanding in the normal sense is probably not possible, nor even necessary." -- Publishers Weekly

"A cinematic, futuristic techno-thriller with smarts and heart... this cleverly managed skein of cliffhangers and revelations begs to be filmed." -- San Diego Union-Tribune on The Patron Saint of Plagues

"Anderson has some serious writing chops, and he delivers a page turner that is at once a medical thriller, cyberpunk romp and provocative tease... a novel about race and class, science and faith." -- Salon.com on The Patron Saint of Plagues

For hundreds of years, men have sought their hidden futures in the legendary images of the tarot-but what secrets of the past are harbored by the priestess, the magician, the hanged man…and the fool? The author of the explosive The Patron Saint of Plagues returns with a richly textured mystical mystery exploring the dark heart of one of our oldest traditions.

Bantam Trade Paperback February 2008

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THE MIRRORED HEAVENS by David J. Williams

"A crackling cyberthriller. This is Tom Clancy interfacing Bruce Sterling. David Williams has hacked into the future."-Stephen Baxter, author of the Manifold series

"The Mirrored Heavens is a 21st century Neuromancer set in a dark, dystopian future where nothing and no one can be trusted, the razors who rule cyberspace are predators and prey, and ordinary human life is cheap. It starts out at full throttle and accelerates all the way to the end." ---John G. Hemry
(a.k.a. "Jack Campbell"), author of The Lost Fleet: Courageous

"The Mirrored Heavens presents an action-jammed and audacious look at a terrifyingly plausible future. By comparison to Williams' future, the present mess surrounding the Iraq conflict seems almost benign. Highly recommended for politicians, not that most would wish to see where their actions could easily lead." --L. E. Modesitt, Jr., bestselling author of the Saga of Recluse series, the Spellsong Cycle series, and the Corean Chronicles series

Hard-hitting military SF meets dystopian cyberpunk in this politically charged debut - set in a futuristic landscape where hostilities rage from the Eastern and Western hemispheres to the outer ranges of space. MIRRORED HEAVENS is the first in a complex, action-packed new trilogy. David J. Williams has previously worked as a writer and concept developer for the "Homeworld" franchise of video games.

Featured Alternate Selection of Science Fiction Book Club

Bantam Spectra Trade Paperback June 2008


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MY HUSBAND'S SWEETHEARTS by Bridget Asher

"Bridget Asher's pitch perfect ear for language, sly wit, and compassionate understanding of what it is to be human and fallible made this novel an undiluted joy to read. MY HUSBAND'S SWEETHEARTS is a whip-smart, tender, and eccentric tale that chronicles all the ways forgiveness can come to us; don't miss this ride." -- Joshilyn Jackson, author of Gods in Alabama and Between, Georgia

"The narrator of this wry and thoughtful novel observes her world with snappy, unsentimental eyes, and yet she finds a way to soothe every broken heart around her--including her own--with genuine tenderness."
-- Katherine Center, author of The Bright Side of Disaster

"Each character in this wry and beguiling book has a fresh take on love: how it tricks and blindsides us, makes us crazy, elated, sad; how we can't stop giving it; how it ennobles our lives. As Lucy and her husband's sweethearts reluctantly form a family as unlikely as it is beautiful, I found myself falling-falling hard-for every single one of them." -Marisa de los Santos, New York Times bestselling author of Love Walked In and Belong to Me

In this sweetheart of a novel-a sophisticated romantic comedy already optioned for film with Julia Roberts slated to star-a woman calls up all the former sweethearts in her cheating husband's little black book and invites them to take their turns by his deathbed-to hilarious and surpising results. When Lucy discovered that her philandering husband was gravely ill, she came home, opened up his little black book, and decided she wasn't going through this alone. A 30-something tax auditor who doesn't overlook a thing, Lucy had been blind to Artie's cheating. Now, she can't believe there are so many women in Artie's life-or that any will actually take her up on her offer… But one by one, Artie's sweethearts show up: The one who hates him. The one who owes her life to him. The one he turned into a lesbian. And the one he taught to dance. For Lucy, the jaw-dropping procession of women of all ages, shapes, and forms is an education in the man she can't forgive and can't leave. And among them is one visitor with the strangest story of all: the young man who may or may not be Artie's long lost son… Now, Lucy and her husband's sweethearts are sharing secrets, sharing tears, making connections and even reconciliations. And Lucy is discovering kindred spirits, lost souls, and something that's a lot like family. For as her husband clings to life-and her own is changed forever-Lucy knows one thing for certain: the biggest surprises are yet to come…

Featured Alternate Selection of Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club

Licenses to date: Germany/Droemer Verlag; Holland/ House of Books; Czech/Euromedia Group; Italy/Cairo Editore; Japan/Bungeishunju;
Hebrew/Matar Publishing House


Delacorte Hardcover September 2008


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THE ORPHAN'S TALES: In the Cities of Coin and Spice
by Catherynne Valente


"Continuing the fantasy she began with In the Night Garden, Valente creates in this second and concluding volume a masterpiece of imagery and sensual detail while evoking an entire world through the medium of mythmaking. As with its predecessor, this Arabian Nights-like fantasy belongs in every library." -- Library Journal (starred review)

"Cleverly examining and reconstructing the conventions of the fairy tale... Valente has created a thought-provoking storytelling tour de force." -- Publishers Weekly

"...Valente’s Orphan’s Tales, begun in In the Night Garden (2006), to be a single, lovely, epical, awe-inspiring piece of work." -- Booklist

"Valente's lyrical, witchy, sometimes garish fantasy mixes feminist grit and pixie dust." -- Entertainment Weekly

Of The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden, Kirkus Reviews' starred review asserts "Valente's publisher compares this book to Arabian Nights, and that comparison is hardly hyperbole…[It is] a work of beautifully relayed, interlinked fairy tales." Now, Valente continues to weave her storytelling magic in a new book of Orphan's Tales-an epic of the fantastic and the erotic, the monstrous and mysterious that will transport you. She's an orphan whose name and origins are unknown but whose endless tales inked upon her eyelids weave a spell over all who listen to her read her secret history. And who can resist the stories that she tells? From the Lake of the Dead and the City of Marrow (where coins are stamped from the bones of the kidnapped) to the artists who remain behind in a ghost city of spice, here are stories of hedgehog warriors and winged skeletons, leopard lovers and sparrow calligraphers. Nothing is too fantastic, anything can happen, but you'll never guess what comes next in these intimately linked adventures of firebirds and djinn, singing manticores, Roman unicorns, and women made entirely of glass and gears. Graced with the magical illustrations of Michael Kaluta, THE ORPHAN'S TALES: In the Cities of Coin and Spice is a book of dreams and wonders unlike any you've ever encountered. Open it anywhere and you will fall under its spell. Foreign licenses for In the Night Garden include: Korea/Woongjin Books; Russia/Ripol Publishers; and
Taiwan/Tatien Electric Co.

Licenses to date: Russia/Ripol Publishers


Bantam Trade Paperback November 2007

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PERFECT CIRCLE by Carlos J. Cortes

Carlos J. Cortes' PERFECT CIRCLE is debut science fiction. Geologist and corporate renegade Paul Reece has happily shed his busy and privileged life for a simple one of friends, companionship, and moonshine in a remote village in Honduras. But when his grandfather's multi-billion dollar mining concern discovers a mysterious object buried four miles beneath the surface of the Ituri Rainforest of the Congo, Paul can't pass up the chance to inspect it first-hand. Riding an unpredictable probe down a chute to the center of the Earth, he will witness first-hand the magic that is calling to be born. In a story that includes double-dealing CIA agents, mystical natives and ancient tomes that hold the secrets of this Earth, Cortes reveals how careless actions may bring about ecological cataclysm.

Bantam Mass-Market December 2008


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PROMISE THE MOON by Elizabeth Joy Arnold

A USA Today bestseller, Elizabeth Joy Arnold's debut novel Pieces of My Sister's Life was praised by Publishers Weekly as "[A] winning debut… Novelist Arnold never loses control of the complex interplay between past and present… This well-observed story is vibrant and rich with the subtleties and nuances of family life; fans of Luanne Rice should clear a space in their beach totes." Now, Arnold returns with PROMISE THE MOON, a beautiful, heartbreaking and utterly captivating tale of a family coming together in the face of loss. German language rights in Pieces of My Sister's Life sold at auction to Heyne.

Featured Alternate Selection of Doubleday Book Club, Literary Guild, Rhapsody Book Club, and Doubleday Large Print

Bantam Mass-Market June 2008

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SAFER by Sean Doolittle

"As long as there are writers like Sean Doolittle out there, American crime fiction has got a sterling future ahead of it." -Dennis Lehane

"[The Cleanup] could well be the best-thrills-for-the-buck reading bargain of the year." -Chicago Tribune

"A superb, suspenseful tale." -The Wall Street Journal

"Sean Doolittle is a young writer with serious chops." -George Pelecanos

"A cult writer for the masses-hip, smart and so mordantly funny that the casual reader might be laughing too hard to realize just how thoughtful Doolittle's work is. Get on the bandwagon now." -Laura Lippman

Hardcover debut! Sean Doolittle delivers a fascinating, dark, and witty suspense novel about suburbia-and the painful secrets that lie just below its surface. SAFER introduces us to Paul and Sara Callaway, who move from Boston to the small university town of Clark Falls, Iowa, where they settle into a happy, quiet life. But the peaceful, suburban days on their cozy, wooded cul-de-sac don't last for long. Foreign licenses for Sean's novels include: Brazil/Rocco; France/Editions des Arenes; and Poland/ Wydawnictwo C & T,

Delacorte Hardcover March 2009

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SECRETS OF SURRENDER by Madeline Hunter

** Lessons of Desire was just nominated for a 2008 RITA Award for
Best Historical Romance**

"...Captivating, compelling story..." -- Booklist

Nationally bestselling and 4-time RITA finalist and winner of the 2002 RITA Award for Best Historical Romance, for Stealing Heaven, Madeline Hunter returns with a new tale of sin, seduction, and irresistible, impossible love. SECRETS OF SURRENDER is the third book in the Rothwell Brothers series - following Lessons of Desire and Rules of Seduction.

Featured Alternate Selection of Doubleday Book Club and Rhapsody Book Club

Dell Mass-Market June 2008

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SHADES OF DARK by Linnea Sinclair

**Games of Command was just nominated for a 2008 RITA Award for
Best Paranormal Romance**

"From its tongue-in-cheek title to its melding of romance and zombie-killing action, there's little in Sinclair's newest sci-fi romance (following Games of Command) that doesn't surprise, grip or entertain... Sinclair's strong characterizations and methodical plotting, makes the book an unexpected treat. Though it may prove too light for sci-fi enthusiasts, fans of romance and fantasy hunting for edgier fare can stop singing the blues."
-- Publishers Weekly on The Down Home Zombie Blues

"...Sinclair’s quirky slant on the genre highlights her solid world building and allows even passing fans of science fiction to enjoy the ride. " -- Booklist on The Down Home Zombie Blues

"Quirky, offbeat and packed with gritty action, this blistering novel explodes out of the gate and never looks back. Counting on Sinclair to provide top-notch science fiction elaborately spiced with romance and adventure is a given, but she really aces this one! A must-read, by an author who never disappoints."
-- Romantic Times on The Down Home Zombie Blues

SHADES OF DARK is Linnea Sinclair's long-awaited sequel to the 2006 RITA Award winner, Gabriel's Ghost (Spectra, 11/2005). Court-martialed Imperial Fleet captain Chasidah Bergren is on the run with her fugitive lover, mercenary Gabriel Sullivan. Rim-worlds and illegal deep-space outposts offer little safety. Corruption in the empire-expertly orchestrated by Sully's powerful cousin, Hayden Burke-is everywhere: among her crew, her friends. Even her family. Everyone has a price. Everyone can make a choice. But when Sully makes his, Chaz must choose between what Sully has become-and what her heart demands she must do.

Bantam Mass-Market August 2008


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SUPER IN THE CITY: A Mystery by Daphne Uviller

This debut comic novel of New York City proportions has Eat, Pray, and Love's bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert cheering: "One should not simply read SUPER IN THE CITY; one should gobble it up like candy." Twenty-seven-year-old Zephyr Zuckerman, a tenant in her parents' Greenwich Village apartment building, boasts a BA worth a hundred grand, a fantasy life that rivals Walter Mitty's, and a bad ex-boyfriend obsession-plus, she can't commit to a career. So, when the superintendent of 187 West 12th is led down the brownstone steps in handcuffs, her parents strongly suggest their "darling daught" become the new super… Zephyr contends with this latest blow to her terminally wormhole-ridden ego by teaming up with cute but surly exterminator Gregory Samson to investigate some titillating secrets about the building's occupants. For example, what was the previous super, who built a hidden staircase lined in pink satin, doing with the smoky-voiced Frenchwoman upstairs? Why does the whiny widow dress only in Tom Wolfe whites? And how exactly does the first-floor jazz musician really pay his rent? Clever, romantic, and utterly hilarious, SUPER IN THE CITY is a native New Yorker's love letter to a city where being gainfully employed can often trump stilettos as the spiciest element of sex appeal, and where a mystery lurks behind every apartment door.


Bantam Trade Paperback April 2009


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ILLEGAL POSSESSION by Kay Hooper (April 2008)
HEART OF DIXIE by Tami Hoag (May 2008)
BODY LANGUAGE by Suzanne Brockmann (June 2008)
MISMATCH by Tami Hoag (July 2008)
THE GOLDEN VALKYRIE by Iris Johansen (August 2008)
TOUCH THE HORIZON by Iris Johansen (September 2008)
IF THERE BE DRAGONS by Kay Hooper (October 2008)
MAN OF HER DREAMS by Tami Hoag (November 2008)
KISS & TELL by Suzanne Brockmann (December 2008)
AND THE DESERT BLOOMS by Iris Johansen
(January 2009)
RUMOR HAS IT by Tami Hoag (February 2009)
THE KISSING GAME by Suzanne Brockmann (March 2009)
REBEL WALTZ by Kay Hooper (April 2009)

Continuing in April 2008, Bantam will bring back into print -- after being unavailable for many years -- classic contemporary romances from today's New York Times bestselling authors: Iris Johansen, Tami Hoag, Kay Hooper, and Suzanne Brockman. Originally published as Loveswepts, these fourteen romantic tales will be released on a monthly basis through the Spring 2009 season.

ILLEGAL POSSESSION: BBC Audiobooks
BODY LANGUAGE: BBC Audiobooks
MISMATCH: BBC Audiobooks
THE GOLDEN VALKYRIE: BBC Audiobooks; Israel/Schalgi-Niram

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THANK YOU FOR ALL THINGS by Sandra Kring

Sandra Kring, beloved author of the critically acclaimed Carry Me Home-"Touching...surprisingly poignant...builds to an emotional crescendo... The book becomes so engrossing that it's tough to see it end" (Washington Post) ... "Heartfelt...Strong characters, a clear community portrait and a memorable protagonist whose poignant fumblings cloak an innocent wisdom demonstrate Kring's promise" (Publishers Weekly)-and her bestselling 2006 novel, The Book of Bright Ideas, returns with the story of a remarkable protagonist, Lucy McGowan, age eleven, and her family's thorny history and an unexpectedly illuminating journey back home... We're extremely pleased and excited to publish Sandy's magical new novel, THANK YOU FOR ALL THINGS, in the Bantam Discovery™ program, with a sizeable six-figure first printing backed by the program's 7-figure marketing campaign. Simultaneous mass market and trade editions will work to build on her already stunning nine-fold sales jump from Carry Me Home-a Book Sense Notable pick and a 2005 Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award nominee-to 2006's The Book of Bright Ideas-a 2006 Target "Bookmarked" selection and selection of the New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age list in 2007. In THANK YOU FOR ALL THINGS, Lucy, her "profound gifted" twin brother Milo, her "commitment phobic" mother, and her New Age grandmother are leaving Chicago for Timber Falls to care for her dying grandfather-a complex and difficult man whose failure as a husband and father still painfully echoes down the years. For Lucy, about whose own missing father no one will speak, the return to the rural Wisconsin town where the McGowan story began promises to provide a key piece to the puzzle of her family's broken past. But what the precocious Lucy discovers is a lesson about the paradoxes of love and the grace of forgiveness that the adults around her will need some help in remembering if they are ever to come to something like peace. By turns heart-wrenching and heart-mending, THANK YOU FOR ALL THINGS is a powerful and poignant novel by a brilliant storyteller whose gift for mixing wisdom and wry humor will fill you with gratitude for the gift of life itself.


Bantam Discovery Trade Paperback & Mass-Market October 2008


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THE THIEVES OF FAITH by Richard Doetsch


"At the heart of this spectacular thriller is a classic love story. Michael St. Pierre will literally move heaven and earth to save the woman he loves."
--Stephen Frey, the New York Times bestselling author of The Chairman on The Thieves of Heaven

Michael St. Pierre, Doetsch's heroic thief from his acclaimed first novel, The Thieves of Heaven, is back in THE THIEVES OF FAITH and is blackmailed into stealing a priceless treasure from within the perilous bowels of the Kremlin to save his old confidant Genevieve Zivera... and the father he never knew. The invaluable mythical box, the map to which is first revealed on the canvas back of a centuries-old, priceless painting, may hold the key to immortality. But keeping it out of the hands of Genevieve's ruthless son Julian, a millionaire who is the very public leader of the world's most exclusive religious cult, will involve Michael's best friend, ex-cop Paul Busch, and Simon, a crack shot hired to protect the Vatican's dark secrets. Publisher's Weekly praised The Thieves of Heaven as "an enjoyable and suspenseful read" and the performance rights have been optioned twice by Fox 2000, a division of 20th Century Fox. Translation rights are licensed in sixteen languages.

Featured Alternate Selection of Doubleday Book Club, Literary Guild, Mystery Guild, and Rhapsody Book Club

Licenses to date: Korea/Moonhak Soochup; Spain/Editorial Planeta; Russia/Eksmo Publishers; Italy/Editoriale Armenia; Brazil/Editora Record; Portugal/Saida de Emergencia


Dell Mass-Market January 2008

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TOUCHSTONE by Laurie R. King

"Like a well-managed Edwardian soirée, "Touchstone" is by turns relaxed, tense, amusing, thought-provoking -- and memorably satisfying. "
-- The Wall Street Journal

"King's meticulously plotted tale of an ordinary man with an extraordinary gift is an Anglophile's treat of sixth sense and sensibility."
-- Entertainment Weekly

"Realistic psychological drama, strong research, and impeccable writing style make this a tale not to be missed. Highly recommended."
-- Library Journal

Bantam represents the translation rights in Edgar and Creasey Award Winner Laurie R. King’s next three mysteries!

First up will be TOUCHSTONE (on sale January 2008), the author’s first historical stand-alone. An electrifying novel of suspense set in a Great Britain between the Great Wars, TOUCHSTONE takes us to a remote cottage in Cornwall where a gripping tale of intrigue, terrorism, and explosive passions begins with a visit to a recluse upon whom the fate of an entire nation may rest—a man code-named . . . Touchstone.

Laurie R. King is the winner of both an Edgar and a Creasey award and is the only novelist other than Patricia Cornwell to win the prize for Best First Crime Novel on both sides of the Atlantic with the publication of her debut thriller, A Grave Talent. She is the New York Times bestselling author of eight Mary Russell historical mysteries, featuring Mary and her husband and partner, Sherlock Holmes, four contemporary novels featuring San Francisco homicide detective Kate Martinelli, and the bestselling stand-alone novels A Darker Place, Folly, and Keeping Watch.

Featured Alternate Selection of Mystery Guild

Centerpoint Large Print

Licenses to date: Italy/Giano-Neri Pozza; Thailand/Nokhook Publishing

Bantam Hardcover January 2008


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TRAITOR'S KISS/LOVER'S KISS
by Mary Blayney

In the tradition of Amanda Quick, a thrilling voice in historical romance makes her Bantam Dell debut with this tantalizing 2-in-1 edition. In TRAITOR'S KISS, a Napoleonic tale of love, trust, intrigue, and adventure, Rhys Braedon has been condemned a traitor to England… and Charlotte Parnell is as secretive as she is beautiful. When she shows up in Rhys' prison cell disguised as a nun, what looked like a bleak future is suddenly filled with newfound hope and purpose. Rhys doesn't know why Charlotte orchestrates his grand escape, but he aims to find out. Yet, he knows even less than he realizes. Charlotte is not who she says she is, but just how many masks does she wear? And Charlotte soon finds herself involved in a mystery of her own when she realizes that Rhys isn't a traitor at all, but a man of science devoted to his craft. Will these two be able to let go of their secrets long enough to realize that the truth is in front of them and their individual quests to find true happiness at an end? HER WILDEST FANTASY, Blayney's deliciously irresisible novel, her first set after the Battle of Waterloo, is the story of Olivia Pennistan, first seen in TRAITOR'S KISS. She has escaped from a band of mysterious kidnappers only to find herself nearly naked and freezing to death in the middle of a forest. Her salvation comes in the form of the unemployed soldier, Michael Garret, who returns Olivia to her brother's home and afterwards accepts a job as the estate's night porter. In close quarters, the attraction between the two quickly intensifies, and they begin a steamy affair behind the castle walls. Can lust turn to love in spite of a brother driven to keep them apart and a hoard of kidnappers still on the loose? Mary writes critically acclaimed, fast paced, and suspenseful Regency romances that are sure to delight the fans of Julia Quinn and Victoria Alexander.

Licenses to date: Russia/AST Publishers


Bantam Mass-Market (2-1) November 2008

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THE TREASURE by Iris Johansen

Critics have called Iris Johansen's novels "a thrill ride," and praise her "flesh-and-blood characters [and] crackling dialogue" (Publishers Weekly). After ten years of keeping her fans on the edge of their seats with suspense, she does it anew-but this time, with sizzle and sensuality. The #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen brings her millions of readers her first newly published historical romance novel in a decade-a sweeping and scintillating tale of love, war, and immortality set in the twelfth century. A great romantic epic, THE TREASURE, is the follow up novel to Iris's bestselling Lion's Bride-which Bantam will repackage and reissue in September. As young girls, Selene and her sister Thea escaped from slavery with the help of a mysterious assassin named Kadar. He is dangerous, yet remains loyal to Thea, her husband, and Selene. For years, they've all lived happily at Ware's estate in Scotland, while Selene and Kadar hide a smoldering passion for each other. When a summons from out of Kadar's past forces him to leave the safety of Scotland-with Selene and a young soldier at his side-he will wrestle with demons from his previous life and fend off deadly attacks. And when their mission becomes clear, the lovers face a choice beyond imagining, nearly beyond enduring.

Bantam Hardcover December 2008


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A WHOLE NEW LIGHT by Sandra Brown

With dozens of New York Times bestsellers to her credit, Sandra Brown has been at the top of the women's fiction market for over twenty years with over 70 million copies of her books in print and translations in over 30 languages world-wide. Bantam continues its New York Times bestselling program of hardcover reissues of her work with A WHOLE NEW LIGHT. Fans will embrace this new edition of one of her most beloved tales. Set in Acapulco, Mexico, A WHOLE NEW LIGHT is Sandra Brown's exquisite novel of two people whose newfound attraction compels them to see each other in… a whole new light.

Featured Alternate Selection of Doubleday Book Club, Literary Guild, and Doubleday Large Print

Licenses to date: Croatia/LeoCommerce; Germany/Weltbild; Norway/Schibsted


Bantam Hardcover December 2007

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Fast becoming one of the genre's hottest new trends, "Romantica" is Bantam Dell's exciting new Romance Category Buster:

Erotic... Tantalizing... Scintillating...

Lara Adrian

MIDNIGHT AWAKENING and MIDNIGHT RISING


“Midnight Awakening is an adrenaline-fueled, sizzlingly sexy, darkly intense addition to Lara Adrian’s addictively readable paranormal [Midnight] Breed series.” -- Chicago Tribune

MIDNINGHT RISING
#45 on USA Today bestseller list (4/13/2008)

#6 on New York Times bestseller list (4/13/2008)
#8 on Publishers Weekly bestseller list

Kiss of Midnight (May 2007) and Kiss of Crimson (June 2007) launched Lara Adrian's steamy and suspenseful vampire paranormal series. Her acclaimed "Midnight Breed" saga continues with two more vampire stories of passion and danger: MIDNIGHT AWAKENING and MIDNIGHT RISING. One of the hottest categories in the romance genre, paranormal novels are enjoying strong sales and Lara writes to the heart of the genre - dark, sexy, and suspenseful. Certain to thrill fans of Sherrilyn Kenyon and Christine Feehan, this exciting series will continue with the promise of at least two more books to come in Summer 2008. Kiss of Midnight has been licensed in Spain to Roca Editorial. Rights in Kiss of Midnight, Kiss of Crimson, and MIDNIGHT AWAKENING were snapped by Vgs Verlag in Germany.


MIDNIGHT AWAKENING: Featured Alternate Selection of Doubleday Book Club and Rhapsody Book Club; Germany/Vgs Verlag

MIDNIGHT RISING: Featured Alternate Selection of Doubleday Book Club and Rhapsody Book Club; Germany/Vgs Verlag; Vietnam/Vina Books

Dell Mass-Market December 2007/April 2008


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Jenna Black

DEVIL'S DUE


"...a winning heroine, a well-crafted contemporary world where demonic possession is just a part of life and a nice balance of mystery, action and sex, making this light but engaging novel an urban fantasy series kickoff full of promise." -- Publishers Weekly on The Devil Inside

"Talk about your odd couples! The delicious irony of trapping a sexy demon and a cranky exorcist in the same body gives rising star Black lots of room for conflict and action. It's inventive in the extreme! " -- Romantic Times on
The Devil Inside

The exorcist-with-an-attitude, the hot and sexy Morgan Kingsley is back in this third novel in Jenna Black's paranormal fantasy series for Dell, following The Devil Inside (12/2007) and The Devil You Know (8/2008). "[Black's] got a winning heroine, a well-crated contemporary world where demonic possession is just a part of life, and a nice balance of mystery, action, and sex, making this light but engaging novel an urban fantasy series kickoff full of promise."-Publishers Weekly. In DEVIL'S DUE, Morgan Kingsley is betrayed by the boyfriend of her dreams, her brother is repossessed, and she's unable to escape from the hunky demon who shares her body. All Morgan wants is to curl up and avoid reality for a while. But she can't. A woman named Claudia Brewster seeks her services. During the brief time that Claudia had been on a cruise, her son, Tommy, changed from an invective-spewing member of the anti-demon society God's Wrath to a happy little demon host. Claudia smells a rat-as does Morgan-but all the paperwork looks legal. That is, until Morgan begins digging up the secrets of Tommy's past and finds herself deep in another deadly conspiracy…


Dell Mass-Market December 2008



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Eden Bradley

FORBIDDEN FRUIT

Exploring the compelling and sometimes dark side of sensual pleasure, Eden Bradley has established herself as one of the hottest erotica novelists today. With her fourth novel, FORBIDDEN FRUIT, Eden invites us to experience the alluring and the taboo in a way that can only be described as delicious. As a university instructor in Alternative Sexuality, Mia Rose Curry has spent her adult life studying the science behind sexual fantasies and fetishes. Though she sees eroticism everywhere-in her studies, and most notably in the sensuality of food and cooking-Mia has yet to feel this sort of passion in herself. Until a young man with crystal gray eyes steps into her classroom and offers to translate her textbook fantasies into flesh and blood desire. Twenty-six-year old chef Jagger enrolls in Mia's course, assuming that the intriguing subject will make the class a breeze, but soon finds himself far too distracted by the beautiful professor to concentrate on his studies. Jagger pursues her recklessly-making her gourmet meals that soon turn into provocative encounters unlike anything either has experienced before. As the heat turns up, leaving both of their professional lives at risk, the two must indulge their mutual passion… or get out of the kitchen.

Delta Trade Paperback November 2008

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Louisa Burton

WHISPERS OF THE FLESH

From up-and-coming erotica star Louisa Burton comes the most provocative book yet in her Hidden Grotto series. Darkly sensuous and exquisitely titillating, WHISPERS OF THE FLESH follows Bound in Moonlight and The House of Dark Delights. In this steamy collection, readers will be seduced by the stories bound together by a common theme of secrets and deception. Hidden deep in the heart of the French countryside, the Castle of the Hidden Grotto has for centuries beckoned guests with the allure of tantalizingly erotic immortals who promise to bring fantasy to life. Filled with mystery and magic, the chateau has a way of bringing to light otherwise clandestine desires. A chaste, young, British Jesuit poses as a landscaper to investigate centuries of rumored wickedness at the château, forcing him to confront the long-sublimated desires and urges beneath his own pious exterior... The American daughter of the château's dying administrator can't bear the thought of succeeding him, since it would mean playing matchmaker to the love of her life. The roots of her dilemma, and its possible solution, hark back to a weekend in 1972 when a group of free-loving hippies descended on the château for a weekend of orgiastic revelry where every convention was broken, and nothing was taboo. Step into the Castle of the Hidden Grotto and lose yourself in a realm of mystery, temptation, and intoxicating sensuality. Louisa Burton deftly combines elements of the paranormal with suspense, historical romance, and erotica, making WHISPERS OF THE FLESH a thoroughly scintillating read.


Bantam Trade Paperback October 2008

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Sydney Croft

UNLEASHING THE STORM

Hot on the heels of Riding the Storm (Delta 9/2007), Sydney Croft returns with a blistering new novel that takes lust and love to a whole new level. In UNLEASHING THE STORM, the second installment in her ACRO (Agency for Rare Covert Operatives) series, Croft delivers heart-stopping action, off the charts sensuality, and larger than life characters to take readers on a ride they won't soon forget…

Delta Trade Paperback March 2008


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New & Forthcoming Nonfiction:


7 DEADLY SCENARIOS: A Military Futurist Explores A New Century of War
by Andrew Krepinevich

Throughout history, great powers have fallen because they failed to anticipate new threats to their security. Now, strategy and policy expert Andrew Krepinevich reveals the most horrifying dangers facing America-and what the country can do to prevent them. Based on extensive research, interviews, and the latest intelligence coming out of Washington's top agencies, 7 DEADLY SCENARIOS provides readers with what they must know to anticipate threats in a rapidly changing world. Andrew Krepinevich is executive director of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, an independent policy research institute. He has served as a consultant on military affairs for many senior government officials, including several secretaries of defense, the CIA's National Intelligence Council, as well as all four military services.

Bantam Hardcover September 2008


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101 FOODS THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE: From Apples to Zucchini, A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of
Must-Eat Power Foods
by David Grotto

When it comes to food, nature provides a wealth of delicious choices. But each one also supplies unique health benefits. From apples to yogurt, this comprehensive encyclopedia of power foods from top nutritionist David Grotto proves that what tastes good can also be good for you-and tells you why. More than a reference book, 101 FOODS THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE will make a significant impact on your health by guiding you to gradually add these foods to your diet. Plus, each entry includes a history of the food's origin, therapeutic benefits along with scientific research, tips for use and preparation, and an appetizing recipe from a leading chef or nutritionist. Prepare to awaken your tastebuds, lose excess weight, and feel the healing begin.

Alternate Selection of One Spirit, Crossings, The Crafters Choice, Homestyle,
The Good Cook, BOMC/Smart Readers and Quality Paperback Book Club

Licenses to date: France/Editions Ada, Inc. ; England/Transworld Publishers; Portugal/Sebenta Editora Ltd.; Brazil/LaRousse do Brasil;
Greece/Fytrakis Publishers; Turkey/Pozitif Tur. Dis. Tic. Ltd. Sti. Marti Yayincilik; Romanian/Polirom Editura; Czech/Kma s.r.o. (Levne Knihy)

Bantam Trade Paperback January 2008


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ASK FOR IT: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want
by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever

"This book is a practical and empowering resource, invaluable to anyone, male or female, looking to gain an advantage at the negotiation table."
-- Publishers Weekly

In this companion to their groundbreaking book, Women Don't Ask, Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever offer the first guide to negotiation that starts before you get to the bargaining table, showing you how to clear that initial hurdle: Asking in the first place. In ASK FOR IT: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want, Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever show you that it's okay to ask-and teach you how to ask effectively. Guiding you step-by-step, they offer crucial advice on how to identify what you're really worth, maximize your bargaining power, manage the emotions on both sides of the table, and make sure you're treated fairly.

Random House Audio

Licenses to date: England/Piatkus Books; Russia/Eksmo Publishers; Spain/Ediciones B

Bantam Hardcover March 2008

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BODY SIGNS: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...
How To Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective
by Joan Liebmann-Smith and Jacqueline Nardi Egan

"A handy and entertaining resource that fulfills its mission “to alert you, warn you, and maybe even scare you into going to the doctor… and save you the time, expense and anxiety of going” when one isn’t needed."
-- Publishers Weekly

What does your body know that you don't? Spots, skin tags, the little things that people poke at in the mirror can mean a lot. Culturally we're tuned-in to these little things, but we treat them as annoyances to be cosmetically removed or altered, not as part of the body's early warning system. BODY SIGNS: How To Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective will be a humorous, informative how-to guide for anyone who obsesses about their body's little quirks. It will explain which signs are mere oddities and which are danger signs long before they become real symptoms. The narrative will cover head to toe and everything inbetween. Scattered throughout the practical, authoritative medical information will be sidebars labeled "Sign Posts" specifically addressing the chapter information in hand. These will highlight healthy signs, warning signs, and danger signs; historical anecdotes, quotations, remarkable statistics, and helpful hints on removing and preventing the body sign in question. Liebmann-Smith is medical sociologist affiliated with the Strang Cancer Prevention Center and Columbia University. Egan is a medical journalist, and both are experienced in explaining complicated issues in an informal and interesting way. Both are published authors and they have collaborated on three books. Liebmann-Smith has published articles in many magazines, ranging from Newsweek to Vogue, and has appeared on Oprah and the Today Show.

Featured Alternate Selection of One Spirit Book Club, Military Book Club, Scientific American, Black Expressions, BOMC, History Book Club and
Quality Paperback Book Club


Licenses to date: Germany/Heyne Verlag; Holland/A.W.Bruna; Sweden/Damm; Spain/Ediciones Grijalbo; Israel/Aryeh Nir Publishers; Brazil/Editora Campus;
Russia/Sophia Publishers; England/Penguin; Poland/Wydawnictwo Purana; Czech/Metafora s.r.o.; Korea/Wisdomhouse Publishers; Indonesia/UFUK Press; Thai/WeLearn Co. Ltd.; Portugal/Estrela Polar; Croatia/V.B.Z Publishers; Serbia/Alnari Publishing; France/Marabout; Italy/Apogeo;
Lithuania/Algarve Publishers; Estonia/Eram Books


Bantam Hardcover January 2008


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COSMIC LOVE: Secrets of the Astrology
of Intimacy Revealed
by Jan Spiller


"COSMIC LOVE provides a unique guidepost for understanding the puzzle of emotion. Jan Spiller's sensitive insights into the undercurrents of emotion that form the core of intimacy are richly detailed on every page. By addressing the full spectrum--from misconceptions that get in the way, to the special gifts each person brings into a relationship--Jan has distilled a complex quandary into a workable formula. This book is a must-read for those who seek to better grasp how their feelings and the feelings of others form the matrix we call relationship." --Gloria Star, author of Astrology: Woman to Woman

"If you took a journey of the heart with Jan Spiller and Astrology for the Soul, COSMIC LOVE will take you that much higher. Jan is a gifted astrologer, a perceptive seer into the human spirit, and makes the most complex of astrological symbolism accessible to one and all. It is a pleasure to travel with Jan Spiller once again."
--Alan Oken, author of Alan Oken's Complete Astrology

World-renowned astrology expert and author of Astrology for the Soul (16 printings), Jan Spiller brings us COSMIC LOVE, her new breakthrough book that uses the science of the heavens to give you down-to-earth relationshship advice-and achieve complete intimacy with your partner. In this insightful and powerful guide, Jan demonstrates that astrology is a practical science that leads to real results in intimacy in love.

Bantam Trade Paperback January 2008

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DO GENTLEMEN REALLY PREFER BLONDES?
Bodies, Behavior, and Brains--The Science Behind Sex, Love, and Attraction
by Jenna Pincott

Why is blushing so becoming?
Is it true that if you're good on the dance floor, you're good in bed?
Why do women prefer men with dark hair?
Can your genes make you adulterous?
Why do blue-eyed men subconsciously prefer blue-eyed women?
Why are more women than men bisexual?

Based on the latest research in biology, evolution and cutting-edge science, DO GENTLEMEN REALLY PREFER BLONDES? provides real answers to these and countless other questions about love, sex, and relationships. If you've ever wondered how scientists measure love-or whether men really prefer blondes over brunettes-this smart, sexy book provides real answers to these and many other questions about our most baffling dating and mating behaviors. Based on the latest research in evolutionary biology, cognitive science and neurology, DO GENTLEMEN REALLY PREFER BLONDES? dares to explain the science behind sex-and opens a fascinating window on the intriguing phenomenon of love and attraction. Covering the areas of Bodies, Brains and Behavior, this eye-opening guide reveals the genetic and hormonal secrets behind what makes us tick sexually. For example, do you know why a man's body chemistry and behavior changes when he's in a committed relationship? And why, when he becomes a daddy, his testosterone level seems to plummet? And did you know: when a couple first falls in love, their brains are indistinguishable from those of the clinically insane; you can tell a lot about a person's sexual chemistry just by looking at his or her hands; people with migraines have higher sex drives; exercise makes you hornier. DO GENTLEMEN REALLY PREFER BLONDES? provides both an in-depth exploration into our sexual psyches-and fresh advice for the millions of men and women who want to discover the secrets of successful relationships.

Licenses to date: Brazil/Planeta; England/Transworld; Germany/Goldmann; Holland/Forum; Italy/Sonzogno; and Russia/AST Publishers.


Delacorte Hardcover October 2008


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GANDHI & CHURCHILL: The Epic Rivalry that Destroyed
an Empire and Forged Our Age
by Arthur Herman


"The complex task of drawing comparison and contrast between two of the most chronicled lives of the 20th century is easily and compellingly handled by Herman... These two men may have been presented historically as enemies, or at least proxy enemies, but Herman brings out the true issues that divided them yet made them remarkably similar holdovers of the Victorian era. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal (starred review)

"Veteran historian Herman offers an ambitious, reasoned joint biography of two great men... Herman’s measured portrait of each man conveys his entire worldview, shaped by class, history and education. Each proved great and flawed in different ways. A well-wrought historical narrative that adds significantly to our understanding of both figures." -- Kirkus

"Historian Herman (How the Scots Invented the Modern World) paints a forceful portrait of the emergence of the postcolonial era in the fateful contrast—and surprising affinities—between two historic figures on opposite sides of the struggle for Indian independence. ... Herman’s dual biography artfully depicts the personalities of the two men... the author also takes careful account of the constellation of modern and antimodern currents of late Victorian thought in situating these vastly influential figures in a fascinating narrative of their times." - Publishers Weekly

"Herman presents his criticisms subtly, without impeding the brisk narrative flow. Showing history eluding Gandhi and Churchill, Herman provocatively presents their efforts to shape it." -- Booklist

In this fascinating and meticulously researched book, bestselling historian Arthur Herman sheds new light on two of the most universally recognizable icons of the 20th century and reveals how their forty-year rivalry sealed the fate of India and the British Empire. They were born worlds apart: Winston Churchill to Britain's most glamorous aristocratic family, Mohandas Gandhi to a pious, middle-class household in a provincial town in India. Both men would go on to lead their nations through harrowing trials and two world wars-and become locked in a fierce contest of wills that would decide the fate of countries, continents, and ultimately an empire. GANDHI & CHURCHILL reveals how both men were more alike than different, and yet became bitter enemies over the future of India, a land of 250 million people with 147 languages and dialects and 15 distinct religions-the jewel in the crown of Britain's overseas empire for 200 years.

Featured Alternate Selection of Military Book Club, History Book Club and Book-of-the-Month Club

Recorded Books Audio

Licenses to date: England/Random House and Czech/Prah Publishers; Portugal/Saida de Emergencia; Brazil/Distribuidora Record

Bantam Hardcover May 2008


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THE GOOGLE STORY: Inside the Hottest Business, Media and Technology Success of Our Time -- Updated Edition
by David A. Vise and Mark Malseed

"...may be the most detailed account of the spectacular rise of the seven-year-old search engine...When CEO Eric Schmidt reiterates the cofounders' ultimate goal--getting all the world's information online--at the end of the 326-page book, you might start to believe it." -- Newsweek

Originally published in November 2005, Delacorte's hardcover edition of THE GOOGLE STORY continues to sell and sell almost three years after publication. In October 2008, the authors and Delacorte are repromoting THE GOOGLE STORY with a revised and updated edition - available simultaneously in both hardcover and trade paperback. Updated to reflect some of the most recent bold moves by Google and timed to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the company's founding, this revised edition of the national bestseller is the definitive inside account of an enterprise that changed the way we work, talk, and live.

International reception for THE GOOGLE STORY has been spectacular with twenty-five (25) sales to date: England/Pan Macmillan; Taiwan/China Times Publishers; China/Citic Publishers; Japan/East Press Publishers; Indonesia/PT Gramedia; Korea/GoldenOwl Publishers; Italy/EGEA Publishers; Holland/De Boekerij; Brazil/Editora Rocco; Portugal/Editora Presenca; Czech/Pragma - Robert Nemec; Turkey/Koridor Yayincilik; France/Editions Dunod; Germany/Murmann Verlag; Russia/Eksmo Publishers; Israel/Matar Publishin; Spain/Esfera de Los Libros; Thailand/Praphansarn Publishing Co; Greece/Kedros Publishers; Lithuania/Alma Littera; Serbia/Politika d.o.o.; Vietnamese/Alpha Books; Bulgaria/Sluntse Publishing House; Poland/Dolnoslaskie Wydawnictwo; Vietnam/Alpha Books

Licenses to date: Serbia/V.B.Z. d.o.o.

Delacorte Hardcover/Trade Paperback October 2008


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THE HAPPIEST TODDLER ON THE BLOCK: How to Eliminate Tantrums and Raise a Patient, Respectful and Cooperative One-to-Four-Year-Old
by Harvey Karp, M.D. (Revised Edition)

From renowned child development specialist Dr. Harvey Karp, the author who taught hundreds of thousands of readers how to calm and quiet their colicky infants in The Happiest Baby on the Block, comes a new edition of this equally remarkable and successful program for preventing-and when they can't be prevented, soothing-toddlers' stormy outbursts. A shorter, more reader-friendly revision of THE HAPPIEST TODDLER ON THE BLOCK, this new edition will do even more to help parents survive the "terrible twos" and beyond. Although the original book is already a parenting classic, this revised edition will attract a whole new generation of Harvey Karp readers with its many more real-life examples of the trials parents face and its emphasis on fast problem-solving for time-challenged parents.

Licenses to date: China/Citic Publishers; Czech/Euromedia Group; Croatia/Planetopija Publishers; France/Editions AdA; Korea/Haneon; Russia/Popuri Publishers; Spain/Ediciones Medici;
Vietnam/Lac Hong Book Publishers


Bantam Hardcover September 2008


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MISCARRIAGE, MEDICINE & MIRACLES:
Everything You Need to Know About Miscarriage
by Bruce K. Young, M.D., and Amy Zavatto

One in four American women will miscarry during pregnancy. Now, an internationally known leader and innovator in obstetrics and gynecology provides the most comprehensive, encouraging, and accessible, up-to-date guide on both the causes and, most importantly, the prevention of miscarriage. Dr. Bruce Young has treated hundreds of women who have experienced the heartbreaking loss of miscarriage, and who are left with unanswered questions about what went wrong and how miscarriage may impact their ability to conceive and give birth. Written with the help of one of Dr. Young's patients, Amy Zavatto, MISCARRIAGE, MEDICINE & MIRACLES serves as both an informative, proactive tool and a compassionate guide through what can be a confusing, difficult medical journey. Bruce K. Young, M.D developed the first obstetrical intensive care unit and founded the Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine at NYU Medical Center. He is currently the Silverman Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NYU Medical School. Amy Zavatto is a freelance writer in New York City.

Bantam Hardcover May 2008


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THE MUCH TOO PROMISED LAND: America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace
by Aaron David Miller

"[A] revealing and well-written memoir... what is unusual about this memoir when compared with other, similar ones is how lively, even irreverent, it is. Mr. Miller is a fine raconteur who fills his pages with real characters and sly observations." -- The New York Times

Aaron David Miller, an advisor in every White House administration since Ronald Reagan's, participated in every negotiation the U.S. brokered between the Arabs and Israelis from 1985 until 2003. Drawing on his extraordinary participation, considerable skills as an analyst and negotiator, and exclusive interviews with all the major participants in the peace process during his tenure, including 3 U.S. presidents, 8 secretaries of state, Israeli prime ministers and foreign ministers, and the leaders of Egypt, Syria, Jordan and the Palestinians, Miller delivers an incomparable account of America's decades-long commitment to Arab-Israeli peace. In THE MUCH TOO PROMISED LAND, Miller examines the issue of whether peace in the Middle East is a self-defeating illusion, or whether a practical resolution still can be found. He addresses the problem that American leaders have wrestled with for more than half a century: Why has the world's greatest superpower failed to broker, or impose, a solution in the Middle East? Without partisanship or finger-pointing, and in a book that tackles the complicated issues of culture, religion, history, and national security that have defined-and often derailed-a half century of diplomacy, Miller lucidly and even-handedly records triumphs and failures on both sides of the negotiation table, and addresses how we got where we are today.

Licenses to date: Israel/Miskal Publishers

Bantam Hardcover April 2008


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THE NEW MOM'S SURVIVAL GUIDE:
How to Reclaim Your Body, Your Health, Your Sanity,
and Your Sex Life After Having a Baby
by Jennifer Wider, M.D.

In this compassionate, comprehensive guide, Dr. Jennifer Wider, a physician as well as the mother of two small children, delivers up-to-date medical information, candid answers to a host of questions, and expert advice on a range of postpartum issues -- sex and intimacy after pregnancy-physical and mental roadblocks to coping with thyroid problems and much more. An authoritative yet accessible and candid book by an expert on women's health, this is the first medical guide ever to focus exclusively on all the postpartum physical, mental, and emotional health issues that new mom's are likely to face.

Bantam Trade Paperback July 2008

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OUT OF THE BLUE: A History of Lightning --
Science, Superstition, and Amazing Stories of Survival
by John Friedman

In this marvelous blend of science, history, and astonishing storytelling, an acclaimed journalist explores one of the most powerful forces of nature, from its meteorological origins to its profound influence on human beings across the globe. The odds of being struck by lightning are about one in three million. And yet, this rare phenomenon has inspired both fear and awe for millennia… In this brilliantly researched book, John S. Friedman probes lightning's scientific, spiritual, and cultural roots and offers riveting first-hand accounts of those who have clashed with lightning and lived to tell about it. OUT OF THE BLUE charts an extraordinary journey across the ages that explores our fascination and dread in the face of one of nature's most fearsome spectacles. The producer of the Oscar-winning documentary Hotel Terminus, John S. Friedman has written for the New York Times and other publications, and contributes regularly to The Nation.

Delacorte Hardcover June 2008

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RECLAIMING VIRTUE:
How We Can Develop the Moral Intelligence to Do the Right Thing at the Right Time for the Right Reason
by John Bradshaw

A landmark book on the life of virtue from one of the bestselling authors of our generation. Through his groundbreaking New York Times bestsellers and compelling PBS specials, John Bradshaw has changed millions of lives and inspired the work of an entire generation of therapists. Now, in his first major book in a decade, he has taken on a new challenge: redefining what it means to live a moral life in today's world. In society today, there is no lack of wrongdoing, from corporate greed to domestic violence to drug abuse. What can we do to counteract these forces? Bradshaw looks to history's great thinkers for answers, examines the psychological foundations of character building, and offers a plan of action for bringing more virtue into our lives-including how to nurture our instincts for goodness from childhood through adulthood. From the ethical thinking of Aristotle to the selflessness of everyday heroes to recent discoveries in neuroscience, Bradshaw explores the nature of moral intelligence-that unique knowing which guides us to the right action-and delves into a range of social issues and thought-provoking questions. What motivates one person to use their intelligence as a source for goodness, yet another for evil? What does it take to move people to virtuous action? And what enables us to live side-by-side with wickedness? Bradshaw also provides a fascinating discussion of morality and ethics as evolutionary processes. Enlightening and insightful, Bradshaw once again inspires readers with his approach to our uncertainty as an unprecedented opportunity for growth and healing.

Bantam Hardcover October 2008

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THE RHINO WITH GLUE-ON SHOES: And Other Surprising True Stories of Zoo Vets and their Patients
by Lucy Spelman, DVM and Ted. Y. Mashima, DVM

"These tales from the front lines make for absorbing reading... (they) reveal the empathy, creativity, and daring of their veterinarian authors... a perfect book." -- Booklist

"This is a delightful book. The stories, each amazingly different, are told with warmth, humor and sensitivity. They are sometimes sad, always captivating. It is a book you can dip into on a journey or read before sleep at night. Buy it and give copies to your friends." --Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE ( Dame of the British Empire) Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute UN Messenger of Peace

"Spelman and Mashima's fascinating exploration of the mysterious and often exciting world of veterinary medicine within the confines of the zoological community is a rare opportunity for the reader to go behind the scenes where the stories of drama, discovery, and compassion have been waiting to be revealed. This book is a compelling journey of the often herculean efforts on behalf of dedicated zoo veterinarians and their charismatic patients..... it is a journey of triumph and tragedy, mystery and discovery, which will keep the reader glued to the pages like the prosthetic shoes glued to a rhino hoof." --Jeff Corwin, host of "The Jeff Corwin Experience"

"So what's it like to be a zoo vet, people often ask. How close do you get to your patients? Have you ever been injured by one of them? Do you become attached to the animals, and if so, isn't it hard when they die? Don't you wish all of your patients could live freely? Is anything truly 'wild' anymore? "We hope the stories in this book, written by twenty-nine of today's top zoo vets, will answer many of these questions--and others the reader may not even have thought of. . . . [The vets'] exotic and interesting patients range from all over the animal kingdom, and include a rhino with chronic foot problems, an orphaned whale calf, a kangaroo with a broken neck, a herd of escaped bison, and an anorexic eel....We offer these stories not only to illustrate the complexity of modern zoological medicine but also to give the reader a rare opportunity to experience the special bonds that develop between zoo vets and their wild animal patients."

A moray eel diagnosed with anorexia… a herd of bison outside of Paris whose only hope is a crusading female doctor from Paris… a vet desperately trying save an orphaned baby whale by unraveling the mystery of her mother's death… a kangaroo with a broken neck… This fascinating collection of 30 stories offers a rare glimpse into the world of exotic animals and the doctors who care for them. Lucy Spelman is DVM, is the regional veterinary manager for the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project in central Africa, based in Rwanda. She is the former director of the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, and has been featured on Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel. Ted Y. Mashima, DVM, is the President and Executive Director of the Asian American Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, based in Washington, DC He is the former associate director for the Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine at the University of Maryland.

Featured Alternate Selection of Book-of-the-Month Club, Mystery Guild, Doubleday Book Club, Literary Guild, Doubleday Large Print, Scientific American, Children's Book Club, One Spirit Book Club, and Quality Paperback Book Club

Guide Posts 2nd Serial (Electronic)

Delacorte Hardcover July 2008

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SUPER CRUNCHERS: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart
by Ian Ayres

An international sensation - and still the talk of the relevant blogsphere - this Wall Street Journal and New York Times business bestseller - included in the 2007 "Year's Best Books" list from The Economist -- was heralded by reviewers across the U.S. and Freakonomics coauthor Stephen D. Levitt as "groundbreaking… Not only is it fun to read, it just might change the way you think. The September 2008 trade paperback reprint of this business classic will include a new chapter focusing on the democratization of super crunching, highlighting how companies like Google are making it easy for individuals to crunch their own data and introducing some new prediction tools that anyone can use.

Foreign licenses for SUPER CRUNCHERS include: Arabic/Arabic Scientific Publishers; British/John Murray Publishers; Chinese (Mainland China)/China Youth Press; Chinese (Taiwan)/China Times Publishing; Greek/Editions Enalios; Italian/Sperling & Kupfer; Japanese/Bungeishunju Publishers; Korean/Munhakdongne Publishers; Portuguese (Brazil)/Ediouro; Portuguese (Portugal)/Sebenta Editora; Turkish/Pegasus Yayincilik

Bantam Trade Paperback September 2008

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THE WISE HEART: A Guide to the Essential Teachings
of Buddhist Psychology
by Jack Kornfield

"Author, psychologist and pioneering Buddhist teacher Kornfield writes his best book yet (and his previous ones were pretty good). His newest uses the same sweet narrative voice, provides convincing and illustrative anecdotes and stories, and reaches into world traditions and literature as well as contemporary scientific research. This book offers a systematic and well-organized view of Buddhist psychology, complete with occasional diagrams. Concepts and practices are placed in a framework that explains and connects them. It’s all done with an eye toward application; most chapters end with exercises. Kornfield has been practicing Buddhism for close to 40 years, a lasting discipline that has produced this masterful book and a seasoned view of life that acknowledges a lot of oopses. As a mediator and psychologist, he has also witnessed some serious angst, including his own, and draws on it for illustrative power. Not everything here is new, least of all the title, but then the Buddha isn’t either. The best is left for last: joy you can seek for yourself and others. Just keep your meditative seat, and this book by your bed. Kornfield comes across as the therapist you wish you’d had. " -- Publishers Weekly

"I love this gentle, brilliant and incisive book. I read it slowly, with amazement at its richness and wisdom, relief at feeling so understood, pleasure in Kornfield's beautiful writing and sweet humor, and gratitude that such understanding has been expressed in the written word. This Wise Heart changed me." -Anne Lamott

"The Wise Heart is Jack Kornfield at his most wonderful and illuminating. He brings to life a way to understand and cultivate mindfulness, compassion, lovingkindness and true wisdom that shatters idealizations of practice and penetrates to the core of what liberation is all about." -Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Coming to Our Senses and Arriving at Your Own Door

"This masterpiece of a dedicated life's work unveils the principles of an ancient 'science of mind' that are woven seamlessly into a wondrous map of the human heart-one that is astonishingly consistent with the discoveries of modern neuroscience." -Daniel Siegel, M.D., author of The Developing Mind and The Mindful Brain

Through such classics as A Path With Heart and After the Ecstasy, the Laundry, Jack Kornfield has become one of the leading spiritual teachers of our time. Now, in this major new work, he explores the entire scope of Buddhist psychology and shows its profound applications to the dilemmas we face today. Filled with vivid personal stories -- including Kornfield's own recovery from a violence-filled childhood -- and with precise practical guidance for personal change, THE WISE HEART is an extraordinary journey from the roots of consciousness to the highest expression of human possibility.

Main Selection of One Spirit Book Club; Featured Alternate Selection of
Quality Paperback Club

O Magazine 2nd Serial; Shambhala Sun 2nd Serial


Licenses to date: England/Rider Books;
Germany/Verlagsgruppe Random House (Riemann Verlag);
France/Editions Belfond; Brazil/Editora Cultrix


Bantam Hardcover May 2008


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