In Stores This Month John Grisham returns to form with The Appeal, his first legal thriller since The Broker. This time, the verdict is just the beginning. Visit www.jgrisham.com to learn more.

THE SECRET BETWEEN US Barbara Delinsky From the author of the New York Times bestseller Family Tree, comes another powerful novel about family dynamics and the drastic repercussions of a lie gone wrong. To watch a video, view the Readers' Guide, and read an excerpt visit www.barbaradelinsky.com.     HOMO POLITICUS Dana Milbank Washington's most acerbic (and feared) columnist, The Washington Post's Dana Milbank, skewers the peculiar and alien tribal culture of politics. Read what Homo Politicus has to say about Katherine Harris, Bill Jefferson, and other Washington Beltway natives at www.danamilbank.com.     LIBERAL FASCISM Jonah Goldberg A startling new perspective on the theories and practices that define fascist politics. "Liberal Fascism is nothing less than a portrait of twentieth-century political history as seen through a new prism. It will affect the way I think about that history—and about the trajectory of today's politics—forever after." —Charles Murray, author of Human Accomplishment and coauthor of The Bell Curve Read an excerpt here.     HOUSE LUST Daniel McGinn How did home renovations come to routinely turn families' lives upside down? Why did we overbid on "hot" properties that are getting colder by the minute? How did House Lust become so contagious? "The best part of this smart, entertaining book is that while you're laughing at other people's excesses, you're simultaneously calculating how much it would cost to do a renovation like theirs." — Joel Stein, columnist, Time Visit www.houslustthebook.com to read an excerpt.     NO MORE MONDAYS Dan Miller Doesn't everyone dread Mondays? Doesn't every responsible person just bury their dreams and passions in exchange for getting a paycheck? Absolutely not! No More Mondays! will show you that meaningful work really is within your grasp. To comment or for up-to-date resources, visit www.NoMoreMondaysBlog.com.     LIFE CLASS Pat Barker From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Regeneration Trilogy, an acknowledged masterwork of modern fiction, Life Class is an exceptional new novel of artists and lovers caught in the maelstrom of the Great War. Read the Author Q&A and an excerpt.     THE COMMONER Jonathan Burnham Schwartz New from the acclaimed author of the brilliant Reservation Road, comes an imaginative tour de force inspired by the dramatic real-life stories of the reigning empress and crown princess of Japan. View the Readers' Guide. Browse through a complete collection of Nan A. Talese titles, here.     EMBRYO Robert P. George and Christopher Tollefsen A compelling scientific and moral case that human life begins at conception and that embryos are therefore entitled to the full protection of the law. Read an excerpt from Chapter One, "What Is at Stake in the Embryo Experimentation Debate."     THEY KNEW THEY WERE RIGHT Jacob Heilbrunn The neocons have become at once the most feared and reviled intellectual movement in American history. Critics on left and right describe them as a tight-knit cabal that ensnared the Bush administration in an unwinnable foreign war. This book defines who the neoconservatives are, where they came from and why they remain a potent and permanent force in American politics. Read an excerpt. Doubleday Black Ink Currency subscribe unsubscribe  Doubleday Video Library Life Class by Pat Barker Click here to view the Readers' Guide. They Knew They Were Right by Jacob Heilbraunn Click here to read an Excerpt. Click here to download the Doubleday Spring 2008 Catalog Click here to download the Doubleday Summer 2008 Catalog