From Hospice nurse Maggie Callanan, the co-author of the classic bestseller Final Gifts, which has sold more than 500,000 copies, FINAL JOURNEYS is the ultimate guide to understanding the special needs of the dying and those who care for them. Callanan has tended to the terminally ill for more than two decades. Now, in this compassionate and moving book, she offers a lifetime of wisdom for navigating this difficult passage. Callanan gently guides readers through the crucial decisions that lie ahead, and shows how to meet both physical and emotional challenges with sensitivity, respect-and sometimes even humor. Drawing on the stories of her work with patients and families--from helping a husband or wife cope with the imminent loss of a spouse to observing a dying mother preparing her children to carry on without her--Callanan shares her invaluable wisdom on all aspects of an overwhelming experience, from medical and legal issues, to spiritual and ethical matters. Companionable and resourceful, Callanan gently guides patients and families to identify their fears, open the lines of communication, and increase their understanding of the process of dying. Like a hospice nurse at your side, in FINAL JOURNEYS Callanan helps to ease the leave-taking, from initial diagnosis to crucial decision making, to the final hours. Above all, as the journey nears its end, she reveals how each patient and family can find their own unique ways to communicate what matters most, leaving a legacy of good memories to ease the home-going. Maggie Callanan, R.N. has specialized in care of the dying since 1981. She lectures widely to lay and professional audiences on death and dying, bereavement, and hospice care. She lives in Reston, Virginia.

It's impossible not to get caught up in this heart-warming novel from new author Sarah Addison Allen--an ideal summer read for fans of Luanne Rice, Alice Hoffman, and Adriana Trigiani. GARDEN SPELLS is a wonderful, enchanting tale of sisters--two very different women, each rooted in the past--who discover that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree when family ties cast their spell. The Waverleys have always been a curious family to their neighbors in Bascom, North Carolina. Living in the old Waverley home, Claire Waverley chases folks away from her backyard apple tree, and its unusual fruit, while she runs a successful catering company using ingredients from the magical family garden first tended by her grandmother. Claire keeps to herself, happy to spend time with her eccentric aunt, Evanelle. Claire never left Bascom or her grandmother's home after her mother's death, never made peace with the magical culinary gifts inherited from her grandmother--or with that unique and stubborn apple tree. But, when her sister Sydney returns to Bascom ten years after abandoning the family she was once so ashamed of, with a young daughter in tow and a recent past she won't speak of, Claire's quiet world is turned upside down. Healing the wounds of the past will take more than Claire's potent hyacinth wine, but the two sisters soon realize that their bond is deeper than their scars… and that they are more alike than either could have imagined. Sarah Addison Allen brings warmth, southern charm, and a touch of suspense to a luminous story about how the strength of family ties and talents can be as inexplicable as magic itself. Here at Bantam, we're calling GARDEN SPELLS Southern fried magic realism! Sarah Addison Allen is at work on her next novel, The Sugar Queen, which Bantam will publish in 2008. Sarah lives in North Carolina.

THE GOD MACHINE: From Boomerangs to Black Hawks, The Story of the Helicopter
by James R. Chiles
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NO TIME FOR GOODBYE by Linwood Barclay
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"Instantly addictive, hypnotically descriptive, witty, irreverent, disturbing, and always entertaining," raves Bookpage. "Put Rucka on the short 'must read' list" declares The Philadelphia Inquirer. Critics and readers can't get enough of Greg Rucka's edge-of-your-seat thrillers. In PATRIOT ACTS, he brings back one of his readers' favorite characters--professional bodyguard Atticus Kodiak. For the first time in his life, Atticus is laying low--with Alena Cizkova, a.k.a. Drama, once the world's premier assassin and now the target of assassination herself. Atticus and Alena are wounded, alone, and on the run from what they've done, what they haven't done, and what they'll still need to do to survive. From Eastern Europe to Geneva to the Montana wilderness, they're being hunted across the world by someone more powerful than the mob, the FBI, or the CIA--and if they don't guess who it is and how to stop him, they're history. Born in San Francisco, Greg Rucka is the author of several novels, including five novels featuring bodyguard Atticus Kodiak, and numerous comic books. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Jennifer, and their son Elliot, and is at work on his next novel, to be published by Bantam.

SUPER CRUNCHERS: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart
by Ian Ayres
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Can numbers really teach us more about human behavior and better predict future outcomes than human expertise? SUPER CRUNCHERS shows why in this era of huge databases the answer is yes: when it comes to making smart decisions, numbers are out-performing the experts. Super crunchers find patterns in our millions of easily accessible bytes of information and use these patterns to make astoundingly accurate predictions for future behavior and outcomes. Picking up where Freakonomics left off, Ian Ayres shows how super crunching and quantitative analysis don't just explain curious phenomena, but are the basis for real world decisions. Ayres marshals facts and anecdotal material in a fluid and lively narrative as he lays out his explanation of and position on database decision making and calls our era the pivotal, historic moment when experiential experts--those who work from experience and intuition--are losing ground to "super crunchers"--those who analyze enormous amounts of data in search of patterns of behavior that accurately, precisely predict outcomes. But Ayres also explores the meaning of the rise of super crunchers. Why is it happening now and should we be happy about it? And he offers a clarion call for future collaboration between the two for the benefit of all. From predicting which Bordeaux harvest is the best in a century to understanding how data is mined by banks, insurers, and political campaigns--and how best to protect yourself by using data-mining to your advantage--Ayres is an irresistible guide and teacher. Ian Ayres is a lawyer and an economist. He is the William K. Townsend Professor at Yale Law School and a Professor at Yale's School of Management. Professor Ayres is a regular commentator on public radio's "Marketplace" and a columnist for Forbes magazine and regularly writes opinion and editorials for The New York Times. His research has been featured on "PrimeTime Live," "Oprah" and "Good Morning America," as well as in Time and Vogue magazines. Professor Ayres has published eight books and over 100 articles on a wide range of topics. Rights in SUPER CRUNCHERS have been sold to John Murray Publishers in England, Sperling in Italy, Bungeishunju in Japan, and Munhakdongne in Korea.

THE VIRGINIA WOOLF WRITER'S WORKSHOP:
Seven Lessons to Inspire Great Writing
by Danell Jones
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In this brilliantly imagined book, author Danell Jones mines the diaries, essays, correspondence, and fiction of a literary legend to create an unforgettable master class in the art of writing. Using Virginia Woolf's own words, this inspiring, instructive, and entertaining guide will delight fans and writing students and teachers alike--and at last give Woolf a classroom of her own... From nurturing ideas and dealing with self-doubt to creating a completed work and getting published, here is a wellspring of practical advice, invaluable insights on the creative life, and dozens of "writing sparks"--exercises for writers of all levels--straight from Virginia Woolf. Danell Jones shares Woolf's wisdom, wit, and expertise on a range of matters, including: exercises for fiction, poetry, and nonfiction; the value of experimentation; how to use a journal for inspiration; the importance of reading and practicing; and how to learn from great writers. Also provided are references for further reading so that Woolf's quotes may be more deeply explored. In THE VIRGINIA WOOLF WRITER'S WORKSHOP Jones lets Woolf's utterly unique vision guide you to your own distinct voice and deepen your appreciation and knowledge of Woolf as a revolutionary writer and thinker. Danell Jones has been teaching writing for more than twenty years. She earned her Ph.D. in English Literature from Columbia University, where she was awarded both a Whiting Fellowship in the Humanities and a Bennett Cerf Award for her work on Virginia Woolf. Jones' poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews have appeared in various publications including the Denver Quarterly, British Writers, Beyond Baroque, Red River Review, and Virginia Woolf: Themes and Variations. She has been a finalist for the Bakeless Poetry Prize and the PEN/Nelson Algren Award for fiction and has won the Jovanovich Award for poetry. Danell Jones teaches and lives in Billings, Montana.

A WHOLE NEW LIGHT by Sandra Brown
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With over fifty New York Times bestsellers to her credit, Sandra Brown is one of the world's most popular novelists. Bantam continues its New York Times bestselling program of hardcover reissues of her work with A WHOLE NEW LIGHT, set in Acapulco, Mexico. Cyn McCall knows she can count on her late husband's friend and business partner, Worth Lansing, for friendship and advice. He is always there to make her laugh and help her to forget her problems. And, Cyn is Worth's best friend and the only woman who can tease him about his many romantic entanglements. The last thing either of them expect is to fall in love--with one another. When Worth invites Cyn to a getaway weekend in Acapulco he never suspects his desire for her. And, while he believes it is time she stopped mourning and move forward with her life, he can't escape the feeling that he is betraying his friend's memory. But guilt can't stop the rising tide of their desire. With passion and promise, A WHOLE NEW LIGHT captures the rich romance Sandra Brown's fans have come to expect. There are more than twenty-seven million copies of her books in print, and Sandra Brown has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Romance Writers of America. She and her family divide their time between South Carolina and Texas. Long Time Coming, (Bantam's Spring 2006 hardcover reissue) is licensed to Weltbild in Germany, Schibsted in Norway, Remedium in Slovakia, and Maecenas in Hungary. Temperatures Rising (Bantam's Fall 2006 hardcover reissue) is licensed to Ikar in Slovakia and Lap-Ics in Hungary.

THE DARKER SIDE OF PLEASURE by Eden Bradley
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END OF THE WORLD BLUES
by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
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New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning returns with the second novel in her scorching-hot, undeniably sexy "Fever" series, continuing the chronicles of sidhe-seer MacKayla Lane and the world of the immortal Fae. Darkfever (Delacorte, November 2006) was an instant national bestseller, landing on the New York Times, Dallas Morning News, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. And, reviewers weighed in with rave endorsements: "Moning's newest foray contains suspense and plenty of setup... It's a compelling world filled with mystery and vivid characters, and this, combined with the hint of sparks between Jericho and Mac, will stoke readers' fervor for Bloodfever, the next installment." (Publishers Weekly) Now, in BLOODFEVER, we are lured even further into the fantastic and heady Dublin Otherworld, as the adventures of Mac continue. After a brush with death and a taste of the mind-bending evil of the Sinsar Dubh, a book of dark magic, Mac faces an even greater threat: not only are Lord Master's Unseelie minions trying to capture her, but a murderous, inhuman enemy wants revenge--and is determined to kill the last living O'Connor Null, at any cost. Thrilling, seductive, and throbbing with the heat of a sensual and mysterious Otherworldly realm, BLOODFEVER is just the second book in the series that fans of paranormal suspense are already feverish for. Karen Marie Moning graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in Society and Law. Her novels, which have appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists, have won numerous awards, including the prestigious RITA Award. They have been translated into nine (9) languages. Darkfever is licensed to Ullstein, J'ai Lu, Ediciones B, and Family Leisure. Karen is at work on her next "Fever" novel for Delacorte and can be reached at www.karenmoning.com.

"[DOGS' MISCELLANY] celebrates our abiding love affair with the irrepressible pooch" --Daily Express

DOGS' MISCELLANY is a treasure trove of fascinating facts, anecdotes, statistics, misconceptions, historical information, snippets of verse, and even more, about man's best friend. Whether it is read from cover to cover or dipped into on the reader's whim, this charming collection is a heart-warming tribute to our canine friends, guaranteed to engage and delight. Filled with quotations and stories about dogs in movies, literature and TV, plus tales of companionship and loyalty between humans and dogs, this is the perfect gift for any canine connoisseur. We will publish it as a small hardcover gift package, complete with delightful black and white illustrations throughout. J.A. Wines is a British writer and editor.

Lord John Grey--the beloved character last seen in Lord John and the Private Matter--returns in a magnificent new novel. Here, Diana Gabaldon, the New York Times bestselling author of the "Outlander" saga, brilliantly weaves together three strands in the secret life of John Grey: a shattering family mystery, a love affair with potentially disastrous consequences, and a war that stretches from the Old World to the New. In 1758, in the heart of the Seven Years War, Britain fights by the side of Prussia in the Rhineland. For Lord John and his titled brother Hal, the battlefield will be a welcome respite from the torturous mystery that poisons their family's history. Seventeen years ago, Lord John's father, the Duke of Pardloe, was found dead at his desk, a suicide, accusations of his role as a Jacobite agent staining forever the family legacy. Now Hal has received a page of their late father's missing diary and Lord John believes that someone has the power to illuminate a secret he has told no one: that their father was murdered, his suicide staged. Lord John turns to a man who has been both his prisoner and his confessor, the Scotsman and Jacobite James Fraser, for answers. When Fraser offers up the missing piece of the astounding puzzle, Lord John, caught between his courage and his conscience, gets the chance to confront a traitor face to face… Kirkus Reviews proclaims Lord John and the Private Matter a "compelling and unique period mystery for the author's legion of fans." Diana Gabaldon is The New York Times bestselling author of seven historical novels-Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, Lord John and the Private Matter, and A Breath of Snow and Ashes-and one work of nonfiction, The Outlandish Companion. She lives with her family in Scottsdale, Arizona.

For the first time, LORD JOHN AND THE HAND OF DEVILS brings three novellas together to reveal a new chapter in the life of John Grey, the beloved character from Diana Gabaldon's wildly popular Outlander series. A spectacular addition to any Gabaldon fan's library, this unique volume includes Lord John and the Hellfire Club, which marks the first appearance of Lord John outside of the Outlander novels. A young diplomat is killed in the street as he begs Lord John for help. Grey's vow to avenge the young man leads him on a trail to the notorious Hellfire Club and the dark caves beneath Medmenham Abbey. In Lord John and the Succubus, Grey's assignment as liaison to a Hanoverian regiment in Germany finds him caught between two threats: the advancing French and Austrian Army, and the menace of a mysterious "night-hag," who spreads fear and death among the troops. Acknowledging that he is unlikely to fall victim to a succubus, Lord John is obliged to contend with the marauding night-hag before the enemy arrives. With its touch of the supernatural, this tale bridges the action between Gabaldon's two full-length Lord John novels. Finally, in Lord John and the Haunted Soldier, Lord John is called to the Arsenal at Woolwich, to answer the questions of a Royal Commission of Enquiry regarding a cannon that exploded during the battle of Krefeld. Accusations ensue, and Lord John finds himself knee-deep in a treasonous plot-haunted by a dead lieutenant and followed by a man with no face. Diana Gabaldon is the author of the beloved New York Times bestselling Outlander Saga novels. Lord John is a featured character in the saga, and this season he comes into his own. Ms. Gabaldon won a 2006 Quill Award for her most recent Outlander novel, A Breath of Snow and Ashes. She keeps in touch with her readers through her website www.dianagabaldon.com.

On a remote island off the coast of Scotland, the body of a young woman is discovered by a retired detective. But her death was no ordinary event: the body is almost totally incinerated--with the exception of one hand and both feet. And the cottage in which she is found also is untouched by fire. It appears to be a case of spontaneous human combustion--until forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter, first introduced to readers in The Chemistry of Death, discovers evidence that leads him to a different conclusion: this was murder. As his devastating suspicions begin to expose secrets long buried by the small, isolated community, the island is hit by a raging storm-and when power and communications fail, the killing begins in earnest... Simon Beckett's debut, The Chemistry of Death, was published to extraordinary reviews in England. In the U.S., Library Journal wrote, "The gory crimes in all their detail will entice CSI, Patricia Cornwell, and Kathy Reichs fans, but it's the subtle psychological nuances that make this debut really shine," while Publishers Weekly claimed it " A promising serial killer whodunit.. high quality prose," and the Tampa Tribune stated the novel is, "Increasingly compelling all the way to the surprising conclusion... A well-thought-out debut." Simon Beckett lives in England, where he is at work on his next thriller starring Dr. David Hunter, which Delacorte will publish in 2008.

Never before available in the U.S., NEVER GO BACK is a tale of memory, coincidence, and murder that confirms the unique and compelling genius of Robert Goddard. It was a reunion destined for trouble. Yet when Harry Barnett, reluctant hero of Goddard's award-winning Into the Blue and Out of the Sun, receives an invitation to reconnect with his fellow retired RAF servicemen, he nostalgically anticipates an enjoyable weekend at the Scottish castle they once occupied. All too soon, several "accidental" deaths occur, and Harry must confront the secrets of the troop's original operation in a richly crafted novel of suspense from the author acclaimed internationally as the "master of the sly double- and triple-cross" (Seattle Times). The Washington Post called Into the Blue "cracking good literate entertainment...a book that will push the edges of late night fatigue...It's the storyteller as magician; we only see what he wants us to see, when he wants us to see it...had me utterly spellbound." And The New York Times Book Review hailed In Pale Battalions as "superbly plotted...The novel's mysteries fit together as intricately as the pieces of a Chinese puzzle.... The author's manipulation of suspense and surprise rarely fails to dazzle." Robert Goddard is the author of eight bestselling novels, including Into the Blue, Play to the End, Hand in Glove, Borrowed Time, Sight Unseen, and In Pale Battalions. He lives in England, where he is at work on his next novel to be published by Dell.

RIDING THE STORM by Sydney Croft
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In this vivid, poetic, beautifully written fable--published in the U.K. and Australia to acclaim--the words of Charles Dickens forever change the lives of the inhabitants of a small Pacific island in the midst of a bloody and devastating civil war. On the remote, war-ravaged island of Bougainville, all of the teachers have fled for safer havens, and school has been disrupted for thirteen year-old Matilda and the other village children. Eccentric Mr. Watts, the only white man who has stayed on the island--and who is the object of much curiosity and scorn--agrees to become their teacher, reading to them from Great Expectations. When the children come home every day with stories of Pip and Estella, Miss Havisham, Mr. Jaggers, and Victorian London, even the most suspicious adults grow curious. Pip's story revitalizes the small community, giving hope to those who have never before considered the world beyond their shores. But imagination is a dangerous thing on an island at war, and before long, things take a surreal and tragic turn. Jones weaves a thematically complex story of literature, culture, and imperialism in a novel that packs a walloping climax, and in the end, is a work equal to the power of myth. Lloyd Jones is the author of The Book of Fame, and Biografi, a New York Times Notable Book, and his only other book to be published in the States. He lives in Wellington, New Zealand.

Here is the unforgettable memoir of one woman who travels from rebellion to piety to hard won insight, as she searches for comfort both within and outside of the Orthodox Jewish community. Brutally honest and beautifully written, THE RABBI'S DAUGHTER belies one's assumptions about spiritual journeys while offering a rare glimpse into the insular world of ultra-religious Jews. Granddaughter of the Chief Rabbi of Israel and daughter of a highly respected London Rabbi, Reva's childhood resentment of her family's strict rules and paralyzing fear of her sister's mental disability spiraled into a whirlwind of sex and drugs by the time she reached adolescence. When the drugs and sex no longer provided escape, Reva sought refuge and purpose in the laws of the Torah and the world of the ultra Orthodox of Jerusalem. As Reva struggles to carve out an authentic life for herself, she realizes that her difficult relationships with the people in her intimate circle--her parents, her brain-damaged sister, Rochelle, the pious Hasid she eventually marries, and the man she escapes to when her marriage becomes unendurable--are part of her own unique destiny. Modern day matchmakers, ritual baths, sexual codes of conduct, the extreme striving of the newly converted: Reva's world may seem unfamiliar, but her emotions, her experience, and her journey to find herself will resonate with readers. This is a timely and daring work. Reva Mann writes a weekly column for the Jewish News London and the Jewish Advocate Boston. She lives in Jerusalem with her three children.