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October 2006
How French are you?
In her nationwide best seller, French Women Don’t Get Fat, Mireille Guiliano laid out a general program for reaching the weight at which you can feel bien dans ta peau (comfortable in your own skin). Now, in her new book, French Women for All Seasons, she teaches you peu à peu (little by little), how to make over your whole life for maximum pleasure.
Take the quiz: Find out how French you already are
Meet Mireille: Read more about the author and find out when you can see her on her book tour
Get started! Find out more and buy the books here
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Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk has won the Nobel Prize
Sonny Mehta, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Knopf, said “Pamuk is a writer whose work is both daring and brilliant. He is a storyteller in the grand tradition, illuminating issues of significance to readers around the world. We are honored to be his publisher, and proud that his work has been awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature.” Read the official announcement on nobelprize.org.
Find out more about Pamuk, and his acclaimed and bestselling books, including:
The New Life (1998)
The White Castle (1998)
My Name is Red (2001)
Snow (2004)
Istanbul (2005)
The Black Book (new translation, 2006)
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Kick Cancer’s Butt
What happens when a shoe-crazy, lipstick-obsessed, wine-swilling, pasta-slurping, fashion-fanatic, single-forever, about-to-get-married big-city girl cartoonist with a fabulous life finds … a lump in her breast? Find out in Cancer Vixen, Marisa Acocella Marchetto’s graphic memoir that is filled with poignant moments, hilarious anecdotes, and several pairs of killer 5-inch heels.
Send the Cancer Vixen e-card and tell everyone you know to help kick cancer’s butt!
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2006 NBA Finalists
Congratulations to Knopf’s two National Book Award nominees in the category of nonfiction:
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
Read an interview with the author, and all of the praise for this book
Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Visit rajivc.com to read more about the book, and find out when you can meet the author on his book tour.
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Prisoners
“Jeffrey Goldberg has done the impossible—found some hope in the rubble of the Middle East. Prisoners will bring you to tears.” —Malcolm Gladwell
Visit prisonersbook.com to find out more about Prisoners: A Muslim & Jew Across the Middle East Divide, including:
An essay from the author
A detailed timeline of events in the Middle East
More reviews of the book
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Calling All Book Clubs
Are you reading Nora Ephron’s essay collection I Feel Bad About My Neck with your book club? We’d love to hear from you. Please let us know if you’re willing to share your group’s reactions by sending an email to knopfwebmaster@randomhouse.com.
Want to let your group know this is a book to start talking about? Send them one of the author’s most hilarious quotes from the book.
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Religion = Madness?
“The president of the United States has claimed, on more than one occasion, to be in dialogue with God. If he said that he was talking to God through his hairdryer, this would precipitate a national emergency. I fail to see how the addition of a hairdryer makes the claim more ridiculous or offensive.” —Sam Harris
Ready to challenge religious dogma? Get Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris, the new book that arms Americans with arguments against the religious right. Then, tell us what you think on www.myspace.com/lettertoachristiannation.
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