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The Day Donny Herbert Woke Up
A True Story
Written by Rich Blake
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: December 9, 2008
Price: $13.95
The remarkable story of a fireman who miraculously came out of a coma for one full day
On a brutally cold December day, Donny Herbert, a hardworking firefighter from Buffalo, New York, was searching the attic of a burning house. The roof, heavy with snow, suddenly collapsed, and for six minutes he... Read more >
A True Story
Written by Rich Blake
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: December 9, 2008
Price: $13.95
The remarkable story of a fireman who miraculously came out of a coma for one full day
On a brutally cold December day, Donny Herbert, a hardworking firefighter from Buffalo, New York, was searching the attic of a burning house. The roof, heavy with snow, suddenly collapsed, and for six minutes he... Read more >
This Time, This Place
My Life in War, the White House, and Hollywood
Written by Jack Valenti
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $15.95
“[Jack Valenti] lived his life as a gentleman and patriot...He might have been the last of the breed.” —New York Times
An Influential and Varied Life
The list of notable names—people that Jack Valenti knew and with whom he worked—is astonishing. Aside from LBJ, there were Jack and Bobby Kennedy, Kirk Douglas, Frank... Read more >
My Life in War, the White House, and Hollywood
Written by Jack Valenti
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $15.95
“[Jack Valenti] lived his life as a gentleman and patriot...He might have been the last of the breed.” —New York Times
An Influential and Varied Life
The list of notable names—people that Jack Valenti knew and with whom he worked—is astonishing. Aside from LBJ, there were Jack and Bobby Kennedy, Kirk Douglas, Frank... Read more >
Last Night I Dreamed of Peace
The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram
Written by Dang Thuy Tram
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $12.95
“Remarkable. . . . A gift from a heroine who was killed at twenty-seven but whose voice has survived to remind us of the humanity and decency that endure amid—and despite—the horror and chaos of war.”
—Francine Prose, O, The Oprah Magazine
Brutally honest and rich in detail, this posthumously published diary of... Read more >
The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram
Written by Dang Thuy Tram
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $12.95
“Remarkable. . . . A gift from a heroine who was killed at twenty-seven but whose voice has survived to remind us of the humanity and decency that endure amid—and despite—the horror and chaos of war.”
—Francine Prose, O, The Oprah Magazine
Brutally honest and rich in detail, this posthumously published diary of... Read more >
Hard Corps
From Gangster to Marine Hero
Written by Marco Martinez
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $14.95
At the age of seventeen, Marco Martinez was a thug
At the age of twenty-two, he was a hero
Hard Corps tells the story of a young man’s incredible transformation from gun-toting gang member to recipient of the Navy Cross, the second-highest honor a U.S. Marine can receive. Gritty, riveting, and ultimately inspiring... Read more >
From Gangster to Marine Hero
Written by Marco Martinez
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $14.95
At the age of seventeen, Marco Martinez was a thug
At the age of twenty-two, he was a hero
Hard Corps tells the story of a young man’s incredible transformation from gun-toting gang member to recipient of the Navy Cross, the second-highest honor a U.S. Marine can receive. Gritty, riveting, and ultimately inspiring... Read more >
Katie
The Real Story
Written by Edward Klein
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $14.95
New York Times Bestseller
A no-holds-barred account of the rise—and dramatic stumble—of a media icon.
In this probing portrait of a struggling news queen, bestselling author Edward Klein rips away the mask that has hidden the many faces of Katie Couric: the strong, independent woman and the needy wife and lover; the grieving... Read more >
The Real Story
Written by Edward Klein
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $14.95
New York Times Bestseller
A no-holds-barred account of the rise—and dramatic stumble—of a media icon.
In this probing portrait of a struggling news queen, bestselling author Edward Klein rips away the mask that has hidden the many faces of Katie Couric: the strong, independent woman and the needy wife and lover; the grieving... Read more >
Look Me in the Eye
My Life with Asperger's
Written by John Elder Robison
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $14.95
New York Times Bestseller
“As sweet and funny and sad and true and heartfelt a memoir as one could find.”
—from the foreword by Augusten Burroughs
Ever since he was young, John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits—an inclination to blurt... Read more >
My Life with Asperger's
Written by John Elder Robison
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $14.95
New York Times Bestseller
“As sweet and funny and sad and true and heartfelt a memoir as one could find.”
—from the foreword by Augusten Burroughs
Ever since he was young, John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits—an inclination to blurt... Read more >
The Prince of Darkness
50 Years Reporting in Washington
Written by Robert D. Novak
Format: Trade Paperback, 672 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $18.95
New York Times Bestseller
A landmark achievement
The Prince of Darkness is not simply the stunningly candid memoir of one of the country’s most influential reporters but also a riveting history of the past half century in American politics. Read more >
50 Years Reporting in Washington
Written by Robert D. Novak
Format: Trade Paperback, 672 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $18.95
New York Times Bestseller
A landmark achievement
The Prince of Darkness is not simply the stunningly candid memoir of one of the country’s most influential reporters but also a riveting history of the past half century in American politics. Read more >
Switching Time
A Doctor's Harrowing Story of Treating a Woman with 17 Personalities
Written by Richard Baer
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $14.95
One afternoon in 1989, Karen Overhill walks into psychiatrist Richard Baer’s office complaining of vague physical pains and depression. Odder still, she reveals that she’s suffering from a persistent memory problem. Routinely, she “loses” parts of her day, finding herself in places she doesn’t remember going to or being told about... Read more >
A Doctor's Harrowing Story of Treating a Woman with 17 Personalities
Written by Richard Baer
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $14.95
One afternoon in 1989, Karen Overhill walks into psychiatrist Richard Baer’s office complaining of vague physical pains and depression. Odder still, she reveals that she’s suffering from a persistent memory problem. Routinely, she “loses” parts of her day, finding herself in places she doesn’t remember going to or being told about... Read more >
My Lobotomy
Written by Howard Dully and Charles Fleming
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $13.95
At twelve, Howard Dully was guilty of the same crimes as other boys his age: he was moody and messy, rambunctious with his brothers, contrary just to prove a point, and perpetually at odds with his parents. Yet somehow, this normal boy became one of the youngest people on whom Dr... Read more >
Written by Howard Dully and Charles Fleming
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $13.95
At twelve, Howard Dully was guilty of the same crimes as other boys his age: he was moody and messy, rambunctious with his brothers, contrary just to prove a point, and perpetually at odds with his parents. Yet somehow, this normal boy became one of the youngest people on whom Dr... Read more >
Confessions of a Prep School Mommy Handler
A Memoir
Written by Wade Rouse
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $13.95
At an elite prep school, the devil wears Lilly Pulitzer pink.
When Wade Rouse, who grew up more Hee-Haw than Dynasty, was hired as the director of publicity at the prestigious Tate Academy, he quickly discovered his real job: to make the very pretty, very rich, very mean mommies of the elite... Read more >
A Memoir
Written by Wade Rouse
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $13.95
At an elite prep school, the devil wears Lilly Pulitzer pink.
When Wade Rouse, who grew up more Hee-Haw than Dynasty, was hired as the director of publicity at the prestigious Tate Academy, he quickly discovered his real job: to make the very pretty, very rich, very mean mommies of the elite... Read more >
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Privilege and Scandal
The Remarkable Life of Harriet Spencer, Sister of Georgiana
Written by Janet Gleeson
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: June 24, 2008
Price: $14.95
A revealing portrait of one of the most glamorous, influential, and notorious members of the Spencer family
Intelligent, attractive, and born into wealth, Harriet Spencer, ancestor of Princess Diana, married Frederick, Viscount Duncannon, at the age of nineteen. But it was her affair with Lord Granville Leveson Gower that resulted in... Read more >
The Remarkable Life of Harriet Spencer, Sister of Georgiana
Written by Janet Gleeson
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: June 24, 2008
Price: $14.95
A revealing portrait of one of the most glamorous, influential, and notorious members of the Spencer family
Intelligent, attractive, and born into wealth, Harriet Spencer, ancestor of Princess Diana, married Frederick, Viscount Duncannon, at the age of nineteen. But it was her affair with Lord Granville Leveson Gower that resulted in... Read more >
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Alice Cooper, Golf Monster
A Rock 'n' Roller's Life and 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict
Written by Alice Cooper
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: May 27, 2008
Price: $13.95
Wretched excess, rock stardom, and golf—from the man who invented shock rock
In this tell-all memoir, Alice Cooper speaks candidly about his life and career, including all the years of rock ’n’ roll history he’s been a part of, the addictions he faced, and the surprising ways he found redemption.
From a childhood... Read more >
A Rock 'n' Roller's Life and 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict
Written by Alice Cooper
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: May 27, 2008
Price: $13.95
Wretched excess, rock stardom, and golf—from the man who invented shock rock
In this tell-all memoir, Alice Cooper speaks candidly about his life and career, including all the years of rock ’n’ roll history he’s been a part of, the addictions he faced, and the surprising ways he found redemption.
From a childhood... Read more >
Wonderful Tonight
George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me
Written by Pattie Boyd and Penny Junor
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: May 27, 2008
Price: $14.95
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller
For the first time, rock music’s most famous muse tells her incredible story
Pattie Boyd, former wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton, finally breaks a forty-year silence and tells the story of how she found herself bound to two of the most addictive, promiscuous musical... Read more >
George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me
Written by Pattie Boyd and Penny Junor
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: May 27, 2008
Price: $14.95
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller
For the first time, rock music’s most famous muse tells her incredible story
Pattie Boyd, former wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton, finally breaks a forty-year silence and tells the story of how she found herself bound to two of the most addictive, promiscuous musical... Read more >
Inside Power
Written by Gary Sheffield and David Ritz
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: April 22, 2008
Price: $13.95
I love this game
Love the feel of the bat in my hand, the grass under my feet, the shouts of encouragement as I step into the box. I draw strength from the fans and play my heart out for them.
I just wish those who control the game had more respect for... Read more >
Written by Gary Sheffield and David Ritz
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: April 22, 2008
Price: $13.95
I love this game
Love the feel of the bat in my hand, the grass under my feet, the shouts of encouragement as I step into the box. I draw strength from the fans and play my heart out for them.
I just wish those who control the game had more respect for... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
The Wizard of Menlo Park
How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World
Written by Randall E. Stross
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2008
Price: $14.95
Thomas Edison’s greatest invention?
His own fame.
Starting with the first public demonstrations of the phonograph in 1878 and extending through the development of incandescent light and the first motion-picture cameras, Thomas Edison’s name became emblematic of all the wonder and promise of the emerging age of technological marvels. But this critical... Read more >
How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World
Written by Randall E. Stross
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2008
Price: $14.95
Thomas Edison’s greatest invention?
His own fame.
Starting with the first public demonstrations of the phonograph in 1878 and extending through the development of incandescent light and the first motion-picture cameras, Thomas Edison’s name became emblematic of all the wonder and promise of the emerging age of technological marvels. But this critical... Read more >
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