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Joanna Trollope

Daughters-In-Law

Another captivating novel from the

master of domestic drama. A

lovely, candid and hugely

perceptive exploration of what

happens inside every family when

one generation, with its ways and

habits, has to make way for the

nextand everyone needs to

learn what family love means all

over again. London, UK

978-0-307-35750-2 | $18.95 | 20,000

RH Canadian Publishing | TR | FebruaryFiction |e

James Vance Marshall

waLkabout

A story of culture clash between

American siblings and an initiate

Aboriginal boy in the alien, cruel,

but beautiful Australian Outback.

Though on the surface Walkabout

is an adventure story, darker

themes lie just beneath. Peters

innocent friendship with the

Aboriginal boy throws into relief

Marys no longer childish anxiety,

and together raise questions

about how Aboriginal andWestern culture can meet.

978-1-59017-490-6 | $12.95/$14.95CNew York Review of Books | TR | January

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Tadashi Agi;

Illustrated by Shu Okimoto

DropsofgoD,Volume 3

Few comics have ever exhibited

such sway over the economics of

an industry as The Drops of God.

The legendary wine comic that

dictates wine market prices world-

wide is now available in English for

the rst time! A wine critic and his

rival brother must compete

against each other to determine

who will inherit their fathers

estatea wine collection featuring13 heaven blessed wines.

978-1-935654-36-0 | $14.95/$16.95C9,000 | Vertical | TR | MarchGraphic Novel

Helen Thompson;

Foreword by Dean Fearing

theMansIonon

turtLeCreek

CookbookHaute Cuisine, Texas Style

This is a beautifully designed

cookbook for those who are

interested in southwestern and

Tex-Mex cooking but who want

something more elegant and

rened than Rick Bayless and

Bobby Flay. The iconic restaurant

at The Mansion on Turtle Creekhas set the standard for haute

cuisine for many years. Now home

cooks will be able to re-create

its beloved special dishes.

978-0-8478-3653-6 | $39.95/$45.00C15,000 | Rizzoli | HC | April | Cooking

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Taylor Stevens

theInnoCent:A VanessaMichael Munroe Novel

The highly anticipated follow-up

thriller to the bestselling The

Informationist! The tough,

compelling, razor-sharp character

of Vanessa electried readers from

the rst novel and, as the boxed

Publishers Weeklystarred reviewpredicted, Thriller fans will eagerly

await the sequel to this high-

octane page-turner. Her debut

novel was also my staff pick, so its

no surprise m excited for Taylor

tevens to join us at ALA

Midwinter in January! Dallas, TX

978-0-307-71712-2 | $24.00/$27.00C100,000 | Crown Trade | HC | DecemberGeneral Fiction | ]e

Susan Cain

QuIet:The Power ofIntroverts in a World That

Cant Stop Talking

ntroverts of the world, unite!

Passionately argued and

impressively researched, Quiet

shows how dramatically our

culture undervalues introverts and

identies the advantage of beingone. J. Rowling, W.B. Yeats,

Eleanor Roosevelt, Warren Buffet,

teven pielberg & ME!

ThePowerofIntroverts.com

Nyack, NY

978-0-307-35214-9 | $26.00/$28.00C75,000 | Crown Trade | HC | JanuaryPsychology |]e

Chris Pavone

theexpats

An incredibly twisty and

sophisticated debut thriller about

a former CA agent living abroad:

with the exoticism of Graham

Greene; the smarts of John Le

Carre; and the non-stop action of

Robert Ludlum. one of the

best-written spy thrillers ve everreadAt moments horrifying,

hilarious, and very wise, The

Expats has given Chris Pavone a

permanent place on my short list

of must-read authors. Olen

teinhauer, author ofThe Tourist.

New York City

978-0-307-95635-4 | $26.00/$30.00C100,000 | Crown Trade | HC | March

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Michelle Obama

aMerICangrown:How the White House Kitchen

Garden Inspires Families,

Schools, and Communities

Through telling the story of the

White House itchen Garden, the

First Lady explores how increased

access to fresh, locally grown food

can promote better eating habitsand improve health for families and

communities across America.

Filled with gorgeous full-color

photography, the book will include

stunning photos of the White

House garden throughout the

seasons, as well as other

community and school gardens

from around the country.

www.letsmove.gov

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FRT FCTONLeigh Stein

thefaLLbaCkpLan

A charming, smart and funny debut

novel about the tricky period between

college graduation and moving out of

your parents house into the adult

world. In June, the monsoons hit

Bangladesh. Chinese police discov-

ered slaves in a brickwork factory who

couldnt be sent home because they

were too traumatized to remember

their own names. Dr. Kervorkian was

released from prison. In the opposite of breaking news, I moved in

with my parents.Brooklyn, NY

978-1-61219-042-6 | $14.95/$16.95C | 10,000 | Melville House | TR| January |e

Literary Fiction

Jason Heller

taft2012

He is the perfect presidential candidate.

Conservatives love his hard-hitting

Republican rsum. Liberals love his

passion for peaceful diplomacy. The

media cant get enough of his larger-

than-life personality. Regular folks can

identify with his larger-than-life phy-

sique. And all the American people love

that hes an honest, hard-working man

who tells it like it is. Theres just one

problem: He is William Howard Taft . . .

and he was already U.. president a hundred years ago. o what

on earth is he doing alive and well and considering a running mate

in 2012? Denver, Colorado

978-1-59474-550-8 | $14.95/$16.95C | 30,000 | Quirk Books | TR | January | eHumor

Sam Leith

CoInCIDenCeengIne

This lively, boisterous debut by a

British novelist about a mysterious

engine and the forcesbenevo-

lent and nefariouswho are after

it will speak to fans of other comic

writers like Doug Coupland and Nick

Harkaway. London, England

978-0-307-71642-2 | $23.99/NCR | 30,000 | Crown

Trade | HC | February |eGeneraL Fiction

Kate Alcott

theDressMaker:A Novel

n time for the centennial anniversary

of the sinking of the Titanic this vivid,

romantic, historical novel is about a

spirited young seamstress, Tess, who

survives the disaster only to nd herself

deeply torn between two men, and the

opportunity offered by employer, Lady

Duff Gordon, who is caught up in ascandal revolving around cowardice

and power. This retelling of the fate of

the Titanic blends facts and ction in a

spellbinding tale. Washington, DC

978-0-385-53558-8 | $25.95/$29.00C | 75,000 | Doubleday | HC | February |]e

HistoricaL Fiction

Peter Troy

MaytheroaDrIseup

toMeetyou:A Novel

An engrossing, epic drama told from

four distinct perspectives, spanning

the rst major wave of rish immigra-

tion to New York through the end ofthe Civil War. All the lives unfold in two

beautiful love stories which eventually

collide. This unforgettable story is ren-

dered in cinematic detail and is about

having faith in lifes great meaning

amidst its various tangles. Marcey, NY

978-0-385-53448-2 | $26.95/$31.00C | 50,000 | Doubleday | HC | February |e

HistoricaL Fiction

Tom McCarthy

MenInspaCe

The rst novel by Booker nalist and

author of Remainder and CMen inSpace is a clever entre into the art

world, and a look at the bohemian

life that was Prague in the 1990s. n

this vision of humanity adrift in history

(Central Europe after the fall of com-

munism), we follow a cast of dissolute

bohemians, political refugees, a disori-

entated police agent, and a stranded

astronaut as they chase a stolen paint-

ing from oa to Prague and onward. London, England

978-0-307-38822-3 | $15.00/NCR | 30,000 | Vintage | TR | February | e

Literary Fiction

Jennifer DuBois

apartIaLhIstoryof

LostCauses

Russian world chess champion

Aleksandr Bezetov and 30-year-old

English lecturer rina Ellison are up

against heavy oddshe in a political

campaign against Vladimir Putin and

she against Huntingtons disease.

This mesmerizing debut reveals the

stubbornness and splendor of the

human will even in the most trying

times. San Francisco, CA978-1-4000-6977-4 | $26.00/$30.00C | 40,000 | The Dial Press | HC | March | ]e

GeneraL Fiction

David Kowalski

theCoMpanyof

theDeaD

A mysterious man appears aboard the

Titanic on its doomed voyage. His mis-

sion? To save the ship. The result of

his efforts is a world where the United

tates never entered World War , thus

launching the secret history of the 20th

Century. A magnicent alternate his-tory, set against the backdrop of one of

the greatest maritime disasters. Sydney,

Australia

978-0-85768-666-4 | $15.95/ $17.95C | Titan Books | TR | March | e

science Fiction


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BOO CLUBTed Kosmatka

thegaMes

Jurassic Parkmeets The Hunger

Games. Using bleeding-edge articial

intelligence, the U.. Olympic Commit-

tee in charge of creating the gladiator

for this years games has created its

greatest warrior. But something has

gone horribly wrong: the gladiator

shows signs of hyper-intelligence and a

vicious streak. Indiana

978-0-345-52661-8 | $25.00/$28.95C | 30,000Del Rey | HC | March | ]e

science Fiction

Joe Schuster

theMIght-have-been

A profound debut about lifelong

dreams, second chances, and the

things we choose to dene us, set

against the fascinating and often heart-breaking backdrop of minor league

baseball. St. Louis, MO

978-0-345-53026-4 | $25.00/$28.95C | 20,000Ballantine | HC | March |e

GeneraL Fiction

Kieran Shields

thetruthofaLL

thIngs:A Novel

Two hundred years after the alem

witch trials, in the summer of 1892, a

grisly new witch hunt is beginning

appealing to fans of The Alientist andThe Dante Club with a serial killer ver-

sus early forensic / Holmesian deduc-

tion style mystery. Maine

978-0-307-72027-6 | $25.00/$28.95C | 35,000Crown | HC | March |e

mystery

James M. Tabor

theDeepZone

National bestselling nonction author

James M. Tabor delivers a knockout rst

novel. As outbreak threatens to evolve

into pandemic, scientist Hallie Leland leads

a team into the dangers of the worlds

deepest cave to nd a cure. Vermont

978-0-345-53061-5 | $26.00/$28.00C | 35,000Ballantine | HC | April | ]e

suspense

Rajesh Parameswaran

IaManexeCutIoner:Love Stories

Darkly funny stories about the power of

love, and the love of powertwo urgent

human desires that inevitably, and often

calamitously, intertwine. tories range

from that of an ex-CompUA employeewho sets up a medical practice armed

only with textbooks from the local library

and fake business cards, to a misun-

derstood tiger whose affection for his

keeper goes horribly awry. New York City

978-0-307-59592-8 | $24.95/$27.95C | 30,000 | Knopf | HC | April | e

sHort stories

Rebecca Rasmussen

thebIrDsIsters:A Novel

Achingly authentic and almost

completely character driven, the story

of the sisters depicts the endlessly

binding ties of family. Writes Pub-

lishers Weekly, with its exquisitely

drawn characters & lyrical prose, 1 of

the best rst novels ve read in ages.

Nancy Pearl via Facebook. Perfect for

book groups. St. Louis, MO

978-0-307-71797-9 | $14.00/$16.00CBroadway | TR | Available Now |e

GeneraL Fiction

Julian Barnes

thesenseofanenDIng

The author ofArthur & George, Nothing

to Be Frightened Of, and Pulse presents

for examination Tony, a middle-aged

man whose past life returns with a

vengeance forcing him to reconsider a

variety of things he thought hed under-

stood all along. ometimes life calls for

a revised estimation of ones place in

the world. London, England

978-0-307-95712-2 | $23.95 | 60,000 | Knopf | HC | October | e

Literary Fiction

Tea Obreht

thetIgerswIfe:A Novel

n a Balkan country mending from war,

Natalia, a young doctor, is compelledto unravel the mysterious circum-

stances surrounding her beloved

grandfathers recent death. earching

for clues, she turns to his worn copy of

The Jungle Book and the stories he

told her of his encounters over the

years with the deathless man. But

most extraordinary of all is the story

her grandfather never told herthe

legend of the tigers wife.

tunning . . . a richly textured and searing novel.

Michiko akutani, The New York Times

978-0-385-34384-8 | $15.00/$17.00C | RH Trade Paperbacks | TR | NovemberFiction

Jan-Philipp Sendker

theartofhearIng

heartbeats

mmediately you are drawn into this inti-

mate story told in a Burmese teahouse.

This is a grassroots bestseller: endker

was a rst-time author when the novel

came out in Germany and the word of

mouth was so extraordinary that the

book has sold 350,000 copies in Ger-

many alone. A suspenseful love storyset in the exotic Burmese countryside,

where a young American woman dis-

covers the secret that lived in her fathers heart for over fty years.

Berlin, Germany

978-1-59051-463-4 | $14.95/ $16.95C | Other Press| TR | January |e

GeneraL Fiction


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Alan Bradley

IaMhaLf-sICk

ofshaDows:A Flavia de Luce Novel

All want for Christmas is FLAVA!

Just in time for the holidays comes

the fourth book in the New York Times

bestselling series that is one of the

most lauded mystery debutsstarring

one of the most remarkable creations

in recent literature (USA Today).

978-0-385-34401-2 | $23.00 | 40,000Delacorte | HC | November |]e

978-0-385-66809-5 | $29.95C | Doubleday Canada | HC

mystery

Michelle Moran

MaDaMetussauD:A Novelof the French Revolution

The shocking actions and behavior

required of Tussaud to survive the revo-

lution make the novel a true page-turn-

er and a perfect reading group choice.

Library Journal(starred review)

Request an author chat at

www.michellemoran.com!

978-0-307-58866-1 | $15.00/$17.00C | 60,000 |Broadway | TR | December |E

HistoricaL Fiction

Michael Grant

bZrk

The Armstrong Fancy Gift Corpora-tion has a vision for their utopia. Run

by the conjoined Armstrong twins,

Charles and Benjamin, the AFGCs

plot to perfect the world will use the

latest nano-technology to cleanup

the imperfections of the human race.

Committed to protecting the sanity

of humanitys free will is the shadowy

guerilla group known as BZR. They

are the only people who can stop the

Armstrong twins. f they fail, we are all doomed. California

978-1-60684-312-3 | $17.99 /$19.99C | 100,000 | EgmontUSA | HC| February |e

science Fiction

Keith Bellows

100pLaCesthat

wILLChangeyour

ChILDsLIfe

n this unique travel planner, geared

to kids 6 to 14, 100 special places

around the globe are presented

through the eyes of regional ex-

perts. The books website, 100kid-

splaces.com, will include the list

of places (as a checklist), selections from the book, as well as a

community-building Your List of a Lifetime. Washington, DC978-1-4262-0859-1 | $16.95 /$18.95C | 25,000 | National Geographic Society | TRMarch |e

parentinG

YOUNG ADULTBOO CLUBLisa See

DreaMsofJoy:A Novel

More than a sequelliterally a con-

tinuationDreams of Joy fullls the

spellbinding story begun in Shanghai

Girls, launching its engrossing narra-

tive from the last cliffhanging scene inthat book. ee paints a vivid, haunt-

ing, and often graphic portrait of a

country, and family, in crisis. Booklist

978-0-8129-8054-7 | $15.00/$17.00C | 300,000RH Trade Paperbacks | TR | February]e

GeneraL Fiction

April Bernard

MIssfuLLer

t is 1850. Margaret Fullerfeminist,

journalist, orator, and the most famous

woman in Americais returning from

Europe where she covered the talianrevolution for The New York Tribune.

When her ship founders in a hurricane

off Long sland and Fuller and her small

family drown, her friends back home,

Emerson and others of the Transcen-

dentalist Concord circle, send Henry

David Thoreau to the wreck in hopes of

recovering her last book manuscript. Saratoga Springs, NY

978-1-58642-195-3 | $14.99/ $16.99C | Steerforth Press| TR | April |e

Literary Fiction

Jane Kirkpatrick

whereLILaCsstILLbLooM:A Novel

With themes of generosity and beauty,

this new novel from the bestselling au-

thor ofThe Daughters Walk is based

on the remarkable true story of how

a real pioneer housewife whose love

for owers changed the lives of those

around her.

978-1-4000-7430-3 | $14.99/$16.99C | WaterbrookMultnomah | TR Original | April | ]e

cHristian Fiction

Anne TylerthebegInnersgooDbye

A middle-aged man crippled in body

and in spirit after the devastating and

unexpected death of his wife, is gradu-

ally restored by her frequent appear-

ancesin their house, on the roadway,

in the market. A beautiful and subtle

exploration of loss and recovery de-

livered with Tylers humor, wisdom,

and always penetrating look at human

foibles. Baltimore, MD

978-0-307-95727-6 | $24.95/NCR | 150,000 | Knopf | HC | April | e

Fiction

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Dean Koontz

houseofoDD

The third all-new graphic novel adven-

turefollowing the hit success In Odd

We Trust and Odd Is on Our Side

starring Dean oontzs immensely

popular character, Odd Thomas.

Southern CA

978-0-345-52545-1 | $10.99/$11.99C | 35,000 |Del Rey | TR | February

GrapHic noveL

Mark Titus

DontputMeIn,CoaCh

n 2006 Mark Titus joined Ohio tates

Buckeye basketball team. He played

alongside seven future NBA players on

the way to setting the record for most

individual career wins in Ohio tate his-toryMark scored nine points in four

years! An irreverent, hilarious look at

NCAA basketball through the eyes

of the nations most famous bench-

warmer and author of the popular blog,

ClubTrillion.com. The story of the most

unlikely career in college basketball. Columbus, OH

978-0-385-53510-6 | $24.95/$27.95C | 40,000 | Doubleday | HC | March | e

memoir/BioGrapHy

Carolina De Robertis

perLa

Perla Correa grew up a privileged only

child in Buenos Aires with a cold, pol-

ished mother and a straitlaced naval

ofcer father. Perla understands that

her parents were on the wrong side

of the recently deposed military dicta-

torship; however, an uninvited visitor

sets her on a journey that will force

her to examine her life and to make a

wrenching decision about who she is,

and who she will become. Oakland, CA

978-0-307-59959-9 | $25.95/$29.00C | 25,000 | Knopf | HC | March | e

GeneraL Fiction

Richard Fortey

horseshoeCrabsanD

veLvetworMs:The Story ofthe Animals and Plants That Time Has

Left Behind

The prolic author ofDry Storeroom

No. 1, Life, Earth, and Trilobite forges

on with a fascinating tale that reveals

what the narratives of living creatures

tell us about the history of evolution.

Landscapes are evoked, boulders are

turned over, seas are paddled as he

explains the importance of understanding plants and animals aspivotal points in evolutionary history. London, England

978-0-307-26361-2 | $28.95/NCR | 25,000 | Knopf | HC | April | e

nature

Introducing

Kevin KellerDan Parent

kevInkeLLer

The secret is out and evin

eller is here, starring in his veryown deluxe oversize full-color

hardcover graphic novel!

evin eller is Archies rst gay

character and the most popular

addition to the Riverdale crowd in

years. This edition includes the

GLAAD Media Award for Out-

standing Comic Book-nominated

story, snt t Bromantic, where

evin rst meets Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica, and also

explores his love of journalism, his desire to serve in the

military in the footsteps of his father, a retired colonel, plus fascinat-

ing and fun insights into evins life growing up as an Army kid

prior to Riverdale.

evins rst comic book appear-

ance in 2011 sold out immediately

in the comic book shop market

and marked the rst time Archie

ever went back to print on a comic

book title.

978-1-879794-93-1 | $19.99 /$22.99CArchie Comic Publications | HC

February

Kevinistheall-American

teenagerwhojust

happenstobegay.

Wewantedtobean

importantfactor,yet

itdoesntcompletely

denehimeither.

JonGoldwater,Archie comics Co-CEO

Cover art not

yet available


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FCTONJuliet Dark

theDeMonLover:A Novel

For fans of Deborah Harknesss A

Discovery of Witches and aren Marie

Moning: this sensual new paranormal

series brilliantly blends Gothic sophis-

tication with dark thrills.

I gasped . . . or tried to. My mouth

opened, but I couldnt draw breath.

. . . His lips, pearly wet, parted and

he blew into my mouth. My lungs ex-

panded beneath his weight. When I

exhaled he sucked in my breath and

his weight turned from cold marble into warm living esh.

978-0-345-51008-2 | $15.00/$17.00C | 50,000 | Ballantine | TR Original | December |e

paranormaL

David Finch

batMan:DarkknIght

voL.1DeLuxeComics superstar David Finch takes full

creative control of Batman by both

writing and illustrating this graphic novel

that delves deep into the more super-

natural and esoteric areas of Gotham

City. The 6-part storyline explores the

horric murder of one of Bruce Waynes

childhood friends... and the terrible ram-

ications the brutal crime has on

Batmans life.

978-1-4012-3215-3 | $24.99/ $27.99C |100,000 | DC Comics | HC | January

GrapHic noveL

Chan Koonchung

thefatyears:A Novel

Banned in China, this controversial

and politically charged novel tells

the story of the search for an entire

month erased from ofcial Chinese

history. Beijing, sometime in the near

future. No one has any memory of the

missing month and could care less

except for a small circle of friends

who will stop at nothing to get to the

bottom of the sinister cheerfulness

and amnesia that has possessedthe nation. Beijing

978-0-385-53434-5 | $27.95/$27.95C | 50,000 | Nan A. Talese/Doubleday | HC | January

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Fiction

The Staff of the Onion

theonIonpresents:Love, Sex, and Other Natural Disasters

Here are more than one hundred news

stories of high-school sweethearts,

college hook-ups, dating disasters,

weddings, divorces, and restraining

orders. From 18-Year-Old MiraculouslyFinds oulmate in Hometown to Cou-

ple Forgets 70th Wedding Anniversary,

these reports capture the heartbreak

and hilarity of the human experience.

978-1-59474-555-3 | $12.95/$14.95C | Quirk Books TR | January

Humor

Adam Schwartz

astrangeron

thepLanet

One mans lifelong quest to come to

terms with his crazy family and nd

his place in the world. n the summer

of 1969, eth hapiro is twelve yearsold, and the personal tumult of his life

plays out against the backdrop of the

moon landing and Woodstock. Over

the next four decades, his quest for

happiness and fulllment takes him

from New Jersey to Chicago to Cam-

bridge, Massachusetts. Wellesley, MA

978-1-56947-869-1 | $24.00 /$27.00C | 25,000| Soho Press | HC | January |e

Literary Fiction

Eva Stachniak

thewInterpaLaCe:ANovel of Catherine the Great

Two young women, caught in a

landscape of shifting allegiances,

navigate the treacherous waters of

palace intrigue. Barbara, the narrator,

is a servant who will become one of

Russias most cunning royal spies.

ophie is a naive German duchess

who will become Catherine the Great.

Eva tachniak captures in glorious

detail the opulence of royalty and the

perilous loyalties of the Russian court. Toronto

978-0-553-80812-4 | $26.00 | 20,000 | Bantam | HC | January | ]e

HistoricaL Fiction

Stephen Gallagher

thebeDLaMDeteCtIve:

A Novel

The author ofThe Kingdom of Bones

and Red, Red Robin returns with a

literary thriller featuring madmen who

see monsters and monsters who

hide in plain sight; a powerful story of

class, family, and insanity. f thriller-

reading were a sin, tephen Gallagher

would be responsible for my ultimate

damnation. Dean R. oontz

United Kingdom

978-0-307-40664-4 | $25.00/$28.95C | 10,000 | Crown Trade | HC | February | e

mystery

Lars Iyer

DogMa

Two yammering British intellectuals

embark on a trip to the American deep

south, where they attempt to form a

new religion based on their philosophi-

cal studies. Their mission is soon

derailed by their inability to take mean-

ingful action, their endless bickering,the peculiar behavior of the natives, and

by a true catastrophe: they cant seem

to nd a liquor store that carries their

brand of gin. Newcastle upon Tyne, England

978-1-61219-046-4 | $14.95/$16.95C | 25,000 | Melville House | TR | February |e

Literary Fiction

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RANDOM HOUSE, INC.10

FCTONNaomi Novik

CruCIbLeofgoLD

ts been almost two years since

Tongues of Serpents and readers are

eager for an update on the Napole-

onic War as experienced through the

adventures of Captain Will Laurence

and his indefatigable ghting dragon,

Temeraire Laurence and Temeraire

must negotiate with the ncas, who

are also being wooed by the French. f

they fail, Napoleon may conquer yet

another continent in his campaign for

world domination. New York, NY

978-0-345-52286-3 | $25.00/$28.95C | Del Rey | HC | March | e

Fantasy

Kathryn Harrison

enChantMents:A Novel

t. Petersburg, 1917: After Rasputins

death, his daughters are taken to the

tsars palace, where the tsarina makes

a shocking request: would Masha, 18,

take her fathers place at the sickbed of

the tsarevitch Alyosha? haken, Masha

agrees. Two months later, the Bolshe-

viks force the tsar to abdicate. Trapped

together in increasingly harsh living

conditions, Masha and Alyosha take

increasing solace in each others com-

pany. New York, NY

978-1-4000-6347-5 | $26.00/$30.00C | 35,000 | Random House | HC | March | ]e

GeneraL Fiction

Hari Kunzru

goDswIthoutMen

A multilayered novel about a young

couple from New York City who are

plunged into a surreal public hell after

their autistic son disappears during a

vacation to Californias Mojave Desert.

The fate of this couple is bound up

with others including a debauched

British rock star, a former member of

an extraterrestrial-worshipping cult,

and a teenage raqi refugee. A heart-

felt exploration of the search for

meaning in a chaotic universe. New York City

978-0-307-95711-5 | $26.95/NCR | 60,000 | Knopf | HC | March | e

GeneraL Fiction

Noah Hawley

thegooDfather:A Novel

Dr. Paul Allen is the respected Chief of

Rheumatology at Columbia Presbyte-

rian, living the good life. He is at home

with his second family in Westport,

CT, when he hears the report that the

Democratic candidate for president has

been shot. The assassin is his twenty-

year old son, Daniel. A powerful and

emotional story told from the point of

view of both father and son, about the

responsibilities of being a parent and

providing children with unconditional love. Los Angeles, CA

978-0-385-53553-3 | $25.95/$29.00C | 125,000 | Doubleday | HC | March |]e

GeneraL Fiction

Peter Behrens

theobrIens:A Novel

A saga of love, loss, and exhilarating

change spanning half a century in the

lives of a restless family. Joe OBrien

backwoods boy, railroad magnate,

patriarch, brooding soulexchanges

isolation and poverty in the Cana-

dian wilds for a share in the dazzling

possibilities and consuming sorrows

of the twentieth century. When he

meets seult Wilkins, the story of their

courtship is the rst movement in a

symphony of the generations told with precision and imagination.

Maine and West Texas

978-0-307-37993-1 | $26.95/NCR | 35,000 | Pantheon | HC | March | e

GeneraL Fiction

Kim Newman

annoDraCuLa:The BloodyRed Baron

WAR HELL... WHEN YOURE

FGHTNG THE LEGON OF THE

DAMNED! The sequel to the critically

acclaimed Anno Dracula sees an

alternative past with Europe in a pitched

battle between the living and the un-

dead! London, England

978-0-85768-084-6 | $14.95/$16.95C | Titan | TRApril |e

GeneraL Fiction/Horror

David Zimmerman

CarIngIsCreepy

n rural Georgia, a willful teenage girl

allows a young man on the run to

hide out at her home, lodging him in a

secret room. After the Army subse-

quently lists him as AWOL, Lynn Marie

realizes that hes the one thing in her

life that she can control. Will appeal to

fans ofTrue Grit, Winters Bone and

Ellen Foster.Ames, IA

978-1-56947-977-3 | $15.00/$17.00C | Soho Press| TR | April |e

GeneraL Fiction

Ethan Coen

theDaytheworLD

enDs:Poems

From one of the most inventive and

celebrated lmmakers of the 20th cen-

tury, and co-creator of such classics

as Fargo, No Country for Old Men,

and True Grit, a collection of poems

that offer humor and insight into an

artist who has always pushed the

boundaries of his craft.

978-0-307-95630-9 | $13.00/$15.00C | 8,000 |

Broadway | TR Original | April |e

poetry


11/16


NON-FCTONPenny Vincenzi

Morethanyouknow:

A Novel

Eliza has a dazzling career in the

magazine world of the 1960s, but

she gives it up to marry Matt, an

edgy working-class boy. By the endof the decade, the marriage has suf-

fered a harrowing breakdown and it

all comes down to love or money in a

custody over their little girl and Elizas

gorgeous family home. Peopled with

wonderful characters and all the detail

of a sixties lifestyleglowing like one of the iconic ads of the time.

London, England

978-0-385-52825-2 | $26.95/NCR | 40,000 | Doubleday | HC | April | e

GeneraL Fiction

Scott Sigler

noCturnaL:A NovelAs always with cotts books, the horror

here is based not on the supernatural

but on real, impeccably researched

scientic extrapolation, and the sleuth-

ing draws on cutting-edge forensics

worthy of a athy Reichs novel. Join his

fans on Facebook & Twitter! Perfect for

mens book groups!

978-0-307-40634-7 | $26.00/$30.00C | 40,000Crown Trade | HC | April |E

GeneraL Fiction/Horror

Bill Clinton

baCktowork:Why WeNeed Smart Government for a

Strong Economy

wrote this book because love my

country and m concerned about our

future, writes Bill Clinton. As often

said when rst ran for President in1992, America at its core is an idea

the idea that no matter who you are

or where youre from, if you workhard

and play by the rules, youll have the

freedom and opportunity to pursue

your own dreams and leave your kids a country where they can

chase theirs.

978-0-307-95975-1 | $22.95/$25.00C | 300,000 | Knopf | HC | November |] E

poLiticaL science

Paul M. Barrett

gLoCk:The Rise of Americas Gun

A gripping narrative of how an obscure

Austrian curtain-rod manufacturer cap-

tured the hearts of the American gun

market. Glock is full of intrigue, shoot-

outs, congressional maneuvering, at-

tempted murder, marketing manipula-

tion, Hollywood glitz, and more. For

readers ofTrafc and The Big Oystery.

978-0-307-71993-5 | $26.00/$30.00C | 50,000Crown Trade | HC | January | E

History

Sally Bedell Smith

eLIZabeththeQueen:The Life of a Modern Monarch

From the New York Times bestselling

author, a major, revelatory, compul-

sively readable biography of Britains

Queen Elizabeth , published to co-

incide with the Queens 60th year on

the throneher Diamond Jubileein

2012. Washington, DC

978-1-4000-6789-3 | $30.00/$34.00C | 50,000 |Random House | January | HC | ]E

BioGrapHy

Adrian Bejan and J. Peder Zane

DesIgnInnature:How theConstructal Law Governs Evolution in

Biology, Geophysics, Technology, and

Social Organization

n this groundbreaking book the

recurring patterns in naturetrees,

tributaries, air passages, neural

networks, and lightning boltsare ex-

amined and reveal how a single prin-

ciple of physics, the Constructal Law,

accounts for the evolution of these

and all other designs in our world.

A paradigm-shifting book that will fundamentally transform ourunderstanding of the world around us. Chapel Hill, NC

978-0-385-53461-1 | $27.95/$32.00C | 40,000 | Doubleday | HC | January |E

science

Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, the leader in quality paperback crime

ction publishing, has launched Weekly Lizard, a content-driven,

mobile-enabled site featuring the latest-breaking news and features

from the world of crime, thrillers, suspense, and mystery novels. With

Weekly Lizard, readers will have a denitive new source of information

on whats new and whats hot written by leading authors, booksellers,

journalists, bloggers, and other experts in the mystery and thriller genre.

The new site can be found at www.weeklylizard.com.And social media sites

FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/WeeklyLizard

TUMBLR: http://weeklylizard.tumblr.com

TWITTER: http://twitter.com/weeklylizard

Weekly Lizard will include information on Vintage Crime/Black Lizards

classic crime writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Eric

Ambler, Chester Himes, Ross Mcdonald, Maj jwall and Per Wahl;

as well as current bestsellers tieg Larsson, Henning Mankell,

Jo Nesbo, James Ellroy, Jeff Lindsay, John Burdett, and Ruth Rendell.


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RANDOM HOUSE, INC.12

NON-FCTONWilliam Bratton & Zachary Tumin

CoLLaborateor

perIsh:Reaching AcrossBoundaries in a Networked World

NYC and LAPD Police Commission

Bratton and Harvard professor Tumin

lay out a eld-tested, streetwise play-

book on how to share information and

collaborate across groups, divisions,

agencies, companies, and industries

in todays networked world.

987-0-307-59239-2 | $26.00/$30.00C | 50,000 |Crown Archetype | HC | January | ]E

Business

Timothy Donaldson

shapesforsounDs

n a culture that is overrun by the

image, it is easy to forget that

alphabets are the origin of gleaning

understanding through images.

Typographer, graphic designer, and

teacher Timothy Donaldson has

compiled a history of the Latin

alphabet that makes clear how

individual letters have come to exist

as we know them today. Falmouth, UK

978-1-935613-43-5 | $27.95/$29.95C | Mark Batty Publisher | TR | January

desiGn

Katherine Newman

theaCCorDIonfaMILy:Boomerang Kids, Anxious Parents,and the Private Toll of Global

Competition

An in-depth and global look at the

growing phenomenon of failure to

launchyoung people who return

homeand what this means for fam-

ily structures and the economy. With

over 300 interviews conducted in six

countries, Newman concludes that

nations with weak welfare states have

the highest frequency of accordion families. Baltimore, Maryland

978-0-8070-0743-3 | $25.95/$29.00C |10,000 | Beacon Press | HC | January

sociaL science

Shorty Rossi

fourfeettaLLanD

rIsIng:A Memoir

From the star of Animal Planets wildly

popular show Pit Boss, an unprecen-

dented glimpse into his violent childhood

and time in prison to his ultimate success

in Hollywood. He partners with organi-

zations in your community, such as The

Humane ociety, Make a Wish Founda-

tion, and The APCA along with animal

shelters and rescue facilities across thecountry. Join his Facebook fans and

Twitter followers!

978-0-307-98588-0 | $25.00/$28.95C | 70,000 | Crown Archetype | HC | January |E

memoir

Barbara Seaman

with Laura Eldridge

voICesofthewoMens

heaLthMoveMent

From pioneering womens health

advocate Barbara eaman, the most

comprehensive collection of litera-

ture on womens health and history

to date.An essential collection of essays,

interviews, and commentary by lead-

ing activists, writers, doctors, and

sociologists on topics ranging across

reproductive rights, sex and orgasm,

activism, motherhood, and birth control. Philadelphia, PA

978-1-60980-394-0 | $34.95/$40.00C | Seven Stories Press | TR | January

sociaL science

Mimi Alford

onCeuponaseCret:My Affair with President

John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath

After 40 years of silence and reection

comes a deeply personal and emo-

tionally charged memoir of a womans

18-month relationship with President

John F. ennedy, when she was a

college intern at the White House.

978-1-4000-6910-1 | $25.00/$28.95C | 125,000Random House | February | HC | ] E

memoir

Russ Feingold

whILeaMerICasLeeps:A Wake-Up Call for the Post-9/11 Era

Champion of progressives and liber-

als, former senator Feingold explains

from his unique view where America

went wrong after 9/11 and how we

can x the mess we made of our

national security and constitutional

values.

978-0-307-95252-3 | $26.00/$30.00C | 60,000 |Crown Trade | HC | February | E

poLiticscurrent aFFairs

Michael R. Gordon and General

Bernard E. Trainor

theenDgaMe:The HiddenHistory of Americas Struggle to Build

Democracy in Iraq

The inside story of Americas objectives

in what is arguably the most widely

reported but least understood war in

our history, based on extensive report-

ing from raq between 2006 to 2011,

and access to highly classied military

and diplomatic information. Brilliantly

informed by access to key gures from

all areas of the playing eld. Washington, D.C./Potomac Falls, Virginia

978-0-307-37722-7 | $30.50/$34.50C | 100,000 | Pantheon | HC | February |Ecurrent aFFairs

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Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha

start-upofyou:An Entrepreneurial Approach to

Building a Killer Career

The founder and chairman of Linkedn,

the one online community no profes-

sional can afford not to belong to,

shows how we can effectively applythe skills and strategies behind the

most successful start-up business to

our business: that is, our career.

San Francisco, CA

978-0-307-88890-7 | $26.00/$30.00C | 60,000Crown Archetype | HC | February | ]E

Businesscareers

Jean Edward Smith

eIsenhowerInwar

anDpeaCe

Jean Edward mithdeemed todays

foremost biographer of formidable

gures in American history by George

Willhas produced yet another magis-

terial biography. mith makes the case

that, with the exception of Franklin D.

Roosevelt (the subject of miths last

bestselling biography), Dwight Eisenhower

was the most successful president of

the twentieth century. Huntington, WV

978-1-4000-6693-3 | $40.00/$45.00C | 25,000 | Random House | February | HC |E

BioGrapHy

Lidia Zylowska

theMInDfuLness

presCrIptIonforaDuLt

aDhD:An 8-Step Program forStrengthening Attention, Managing

Emotions, and Achieving Your Goals

ts estimated that roughly 8 million

adults in the U.. suffer from ADHD.

Drawing on the authors original

research and on her clinical practice,

this book offers an effective mindful-

ness-based approach to overcoming

attention decits. Los Angeles, CA

978-1-59030-847-9 | $18.95/$21.50C | 10,000 | Trumpeter | TR | February

psycHoLoGy

Alain de Botton

reLIgIonforatheIsts:A Non-believers Guide

to the Uses of Religion

A deeply provocative and useful argu-

ment about how we can benet from

the wisdom and power of religion

without having to believe in any of it.

De Botton suggests that we separate

meaningful ideas and practices from

the superstitious framework in which

religious institutions often embed them.He shows what secular society can

learn from religions in a wide range of areas. London, England

978-0-307-37910-8 | $26.95 | 60,000 | Pantheon | HC | March | E

pHiLosopHy/reLiGion

George Dyson

turIngsCatheDraL

n the 1940s and 50s, a group of

eccentric geniusesled by John von

Neumanngathered at the newly

created nstitute for Advanced tudy

in Princeton, NJ. The joint project

was the realization of the theoreti-

cal universal machine, an idea from

Alan Turing. They worked in isolation,

but the government provided fund-

ing. The result was that the computer

that they built also led directly to the

hydrogen bomb and the creation of the digital universe as we

know it. Washington State

978-0-375-42277-5 | $29.95/$34.00C | 75,000 | Pantheon | HC | March |E

science/BioGrapHy

Jonathan Haidt

therIghteousMInD:Why Good People Are Dividedby Politics and Religion

Haidt is one of the most prominent

investigators into moral psychology,

which is the basis for religion and

politics. Humans are descended from

groups that outcompeted other groups

as well as from individuals who out-

competed their peers. We are both

selsh as well as hivish, losing our-

selves in large collective projects. This

perspective yields new insights into human nature. Charlottesville, VA

978-0-307-37790-6 | $28.95/$33.00C | 50,000 | Pantheon | HC | February |E

psycHoLoGy/socioLoGy

Mark Hyman

theMostexpensIve

gaMeIntown:The Rising Cost of Youth Sports and

the Toll on Todays Families

With nearly 50 million kids playing or-

ganized sports each year, it is easy to

see how protable this market can be.

Hyman takes us to tournaments spon-

sored by Nike, Gatorade, and other big

businesses, and he talks to parents

who sacrice their vacations and sav-ings to get their (sometimes reluctant) junior stars to these far-off,

expensive venues for a chance to shine. Baltimore, Maryland

978-0-8070-0136-3 | $24.95/$27.95C | 10,000 | Beacon Press | HC | March | E

sports & recreation

Jim Lahey and Rick Flaste

MypIZZa:The Easy No-KneadWay to Make Spectacular Pizza at Home

The mastermind behind the foolproof

no-knead bread-making technique that

was rst featured by the New York

Times in 2006 (and subsequently emailed

around the world), now turns his talentsto pizza, not only with an extensive set

of pizza recipes, but also includes

appetizer, salad, and dessert dishes.

978-0-307-88615-6 | $27.50/$31.00C | 40,000 | Clarkson Potter | HC | March |E

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NON-FCTONRachel Maddow

DrIft

Maddow has been a semiregular

guest on all the major talk shows,

including The Tonight Show with

Jay Leno, The Daily Show with Jon

Stewart, The Colbert Report, Real

Time with Bill Maher, and Late Show

with David Letterman, not to mention

her own. Brilliant, lacerating, and pro-

vocative, Drift belongs on the shelf

beside such bestsellers as Whats the

Matter with Kansas?, Griftopia, and

The Shock Doctrine.

978-0-307-46098-1 | $26.00/$30.00C | Crown Trade | HC | March | ]E

poLitics & current aFFairs

Frances Mayes and Edward Mayes

thetusCansun

Cookbook:Recipes fromOur Italian Kitchen

ince her rst memoir, Under the

Tuscan Sunand the movie release

the name Frances Mayes has become

synonymous with all things Tuscan.

With lively chapter intros and head-

notes about her cooking experiences in

Tuscany, Francess rst entry in the cookbook category is a reading

experience to savor. Durham, NC and Italy

978-0-307-88528-9 | $29.99/$31.99C | 75,000 | Clarkson Potter | HC | March | E

cookinG

Winston GroomshILoh,1862:The First Greatand Terrible Battle of the Civil War

From bestselling author of Forrest

Gump and accomplished Civil War

historian Winston Groom, comes a

fascinating new account of the 1862

battle of hiloh, the rst great and

terrible battle of the Civil War. Like

his popular Vicksburg, 1863, this

promises to place an important

battle in context and stand as the

most engaging, readable account of

the event. Washington, DC

978-1-4262-0874-4 | $30.00/$34.00C | 50,000 | National Geographic | HC | March | E

History

Caroline Stoessinger

notesfroMtheheart:A Century of Wisdom from the Life

of Alice Herz-Sommer, the Worlds

Oldest Living Holocaust Survivor

At 107 years old, Alice Herz-ommer

is the worlds oldest Holocaust sur-

vivor, as well as the worlds oldest

concert pianist. Despite her years of

imprisonment in the Theresienstadt

concentration camp and the murders

of her mother, husband, and friends at

the hands of the Nazis, Alice is victo-

rious in her ability to move on, to live each day in the present.

New York, NY

978-0-8129-9281-6 | $23.00/$25.95C | 30,000 | Spiegel & Grau | HC | ]E

memoir

Cheryl Strayed

wILD:From Lost to Found on the

Pacific Crest Trail

After losing her mother to cancer, see-

ing her family scattered, and her own

marriage destroyed, Cheryl made the

impulsive decision to hike the PacicCrest trail from the Mojave Desert

through California and Oregon to

Washington tateand to do it alone.

With no previous experience as a

long-distance hiker, a young woman

forges ahead on a journey that mad-

dened, strengthened, and ultimately healed her. Portland, OR

978-0-307-59273-6 | $25.95/$29.00C | 100,000 | Knopf | HC | March | ]E

BioGrapHy

Richard Zacks

IsLanDofvICe:TheodoreRoosevelts Doomed Quest to Clean

Up Sin-Loving New York

New York City in the 1890s was the

nancial and industrial capital of Amer-

ica, but there was also a very dark un-

derbelly teeming with brothels, wide-

spread gambling, and vicious criminal

rings. n 1895, Theodore Roosevelt

became the police commissioner and

resolved to purge and purify in City.

This is the story of his epic and doomed

crusade. New York City

978-0-385-51972-4 | $27.95/$32.00C | 60,000 | Doubleday | HC | March |]E

History

Charles Ferguson

InsIDeJob:The Rogues WhoTurned into a Criminal Enterprise and

How They Hijacked the United States

Picking up where the Academy Award-

Winning movie left off, naming names

and examining new material based

on explosive interviews that prove

the nancial crisis of 2008 was the

heist of the century.

978-0-307-95255-4 | $27.00/$31.00C | 60,000Crown Archetype | HC | April |]E

Business

Ian Gardner

DeLIverusfroM

Darkness:The Untold Story of Third Battalion

506 Parachute Infantry

Company at Market Garden

Following on the success of the authors

previous volume, Tonight We Die As

Men, this new book follows the men of

the 3/506 (AA, The Other Band of

Brothers) from their jump into occupied

Holland to their desperate 72-day ghtagainst a ferocious German enemy.

978-1-84908-717-9 | $27.95/$33.00C | Osprey Publishing | HC | April

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NON-FCTONSimon Johnson and James Kwak

DeLuDeD:Why America CantSolve Its Debt ProblemAnd Why It

Matters to You

From the authors of 13 Bankers, a

chilling account of Americas unprec-

edented debt crisis: how it came to

pass, why it threatens to topple the

nation as a superpower if it is not

addressed soon, why this might be

impossible given the hypocrisy about

government decits prevalent in

Washington todayand what is to be

done. Boston, MA and New Haven, CT

978-0-307-90696-0 | $26.95/$31.00C | 75,000 | Pantheon | HC | April | E

Business/current aFFairs

Jeanne Kelley;

Foreword by Jonathan Gold

saLaDforDInner:Complete Meals for All Seasons

This is a single-subject cookbook

for people who want to eat healthier

but arent looking to diet, for fans of

Michael Pollan, Alice Waters, and

Deborah Madison, and for readers

with palates too sophisticated to go for

books like Skinny Bitch. The principle is

that dinner doesnt have to be centered around a huge chunk of

meat. Los Angeles, CA

978-0-8478-3825-7 | $35.00/$35.00C | 15,000 | Rizzoli | HC | April

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Gary Krist

CItyofsCounDreLs:The12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth

to Modern Chicago

With strong appeal to readers ofThe

Devil in the White Cityand The Island

at the Center of the World, the mas-

terfully told story of when an aviation

disaster, a race riot, a crippling transit

strike, and a sensational child murder

transxed and roiled a city already on

the brink of collapse. Bethesda, MD

978-0-307-45429-4 | $26.00/$30.00C

50,000 | Crown Trade | HC | April | ]EHistory

Loretta Lynn

honkytonkgIrL:A Life in Lyrics

From Butcher Holler, Y, to fame

throughout the world, this most

beloved country music star gives us the

rst collection of her lyrics and tells the

stories that inspired her most popular

songs: Coal Miners Daughter, Dont

Come Home A Drinking, and m a

Honky Tonk Girl. Having won everymusic award possible, she celebrated

the ftieth anniversary of her recording

career in 2010. Hurricane Mills, TN

978-0-307-59489-1 | $29.95/$32.00C | 75,000 | Knopf | HC | April

music

Leslie Maitland

CrossIngtheborDers

oftIMe:A True Story of War,Exile, and a Love Reclaimed

A true story of love lost during WW

and then found again fty years lat-

er when a daughters investigative journey reunites her mother with her

teenage sweetheart. Maitland, a

former New York Times reporter, ap-

proached this book with the same

rigorous gusto that she applied to her

work for the Times. This is not only a

memoir but a work of investigative history. Washington, DC

978-1-59051-496-2 | $29.95/$33.00C | Other Press | HC | April | E

BioGrapHy

Garry Marshall

MyhappyDaysIn

hoLLywooD:A MemoirFor over ve decades, Marshall has

been among the most successful

writers, directors, and producers in

America. He takes readers behind-the-

scenes, into the dressing rooms and

movie trailers, where few have ventured

before. For readers of the recent best-

sellers from Carol Burnett and Dick

Van Dyke.

978-0-307-88500-5 | $25.00/$28.95C | 40,000Crown Archetype | HC | April |] E

memoir

Mark Updegrove

InsearChofLbJ:An OralHistory of the Presidential Years

n a compelling oral biography of LBJ,

the Director of the LBJ Library uses

the accounts, recollections, and con-

versations of those who worked day

in and day out with him to reveal an

unusually rich, colorful and intimate

portrait of a president who was both

larger than life, and who accom-

plished great things while in ofce.

978-0-307-88771-9 | $27.00/$31.00C50,000 | Crown Trade | HC | April | ]E

BioGrapHy

Bill Wurtzel and Claire Wurtzel

funnyfooD:365 Healthy, Silly,Creative Breakfasts

Well, breakfast should be the most

important meal of the day. Bill and

Claire Wurtzels Funny Food is an

eye-popping, mouthwatering clar-

ion call to healthy eating. Creating

works of art from all four food groups,

Funny Food will inspire your children, your students, and you

to bring breakfast to life in the healthiest, happiest, and mostwhimsical ways. Funny Foodwill awaken your inner artists, build-

ers, and dreamers. New York, NY

978-1-59962-111-1 | $19.95/$22.95C | Welcome Books | HC | April

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1. ______ I prefer one-on-one conversations to

group activities.

2. ______ I often prefer to express myself in writing.

3. ______ I enjoy solitude.

4. ______ I seem to care about wealth, fame, and

status less than my peers.

5. ______ People tell me that Im a good listener.

6. ______ Im not a big risk-taker.7. ______ I enjoy work that allows me to dive in

with few interruptions.

8. ______ I like to celebrate birthdays on a small

scale, with only one or two close friends or

family members.

9. ______ People describe me as soft-spoken

or mellow.

10.______ I prefer not to show or discuss my work

with others until its nished.

11.______ I tend to think before I speak.

12.______ I often let calls go through to voice-mail.

The Quiet Revolution BeginsJa nu ary 24 , 2012

Are you an introvert?Take this quiz to nd out where you fall on the introvert-extrovert

spectrum. Answer each question True or False, choosing the answer

that applies to you more often than not.

The more often you answered True, the more introverted you are. f you found yourself with a roughly equal number of True and False answers, then

you may be an ambivertyes, there really is such a word. Note: This is an informal quiz, excerpted from Quiet, based on characteristics of introversion

commonly accepted by contemporary researchers. For more info on Quiet see page 2.

Most of the choices we make each day may feel

like the products of well-considered decision

making, buttheyre not. Theyre habits. One paper pub-

lished by a Duke University researcher in 2006 found

that more than 40 percent of the actions people per-formed each day werent actual decisions, but habits.

And though each habit has relatively little impact on its

own, over time, the meals we order, what we say to

our kids each night, whether we save or spend, how

often we exercise and so on: they all have enormous

inuence on our health, productivity, nancial security

and happiness.

Think about when you woke up this morning. What did

you do rst? Did you hop in the shower, check your

email or grab a donut from the kitchen counter? Did

you brush your teeth before or after you toweled off?Which route did you drive to work? alad or hamburger

for lunc h? When you got home, did you put on your

sneakers and go for a run, orpour yourself a drink and

eat dinner in front of the TV?

All of those decisions werent really choices at all.

They were habits.

thepowerofhabIt:

Why We Do What We Do and How to Change It

Charles Duhigg

Full of compelling narrativesthat will appeal to fans of

Michael Lewis, Jonah Lehrer,

and Chip and Dan Heath,

The Power of Habit contains

an exhilarating argument:

our most basic actions are

not the product of well-con-

sidered decision making but

outgrowths of habits we

often do not realize exist. By

harnessing this new science,

we can transform our lives.

Brooklyn, NY

978-1-4000-6928-6 | $28.00 | 60,000 | Random House | March | HC | ]E

978-0-385-66974-0 | $32.95C | Doubleday Canada | HC

psycHoLoGy

For more fascinating Q&A with Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit,

visit .dmli.cm/i

Q: How much of our daily activitiesare inuenced by habits?

A:

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