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LONDON 2018
SUBSIDIARY RIGHTS GUIDE
SCRIBNER TOUCHSTONE
SIMON & SCHUSTER, INC.
1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
Paul O’Halloran: Paul.OHalloran@simonandschuster.com
Cordia Leung: Cordia.Leung@simonandschuster.com
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Adler, Tamar Nonfiction
SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW: Classic Recipes Reconsidered KW
Hardcover * April 2018
The award-winning, bestselling author of An Everlasting Meal revives and perfects 100 classic
gourmet recipes in this illustrated cookbook. Other than the occasional kitschy resurrection, like
of deviled eggs, or Oysters Rockefeller or Boeuf Bourguignon, many tastes that first awakened
Americans to the pleasures of the table are nearly gone. Tamar Adler is glad some of the
dishes and ideas from those days have disappeared-- her interest in cooking is rooted in
wanting to overturn the idea of fine dining as complicated. But there are recipes she feels
compelled to resurrect. Beneath the pretentious names, fussy garnishes, gratuitous sauces,
and outmoded techniques, Adler finds the dishes themselves are good and worth keeping alive,
they just need to be adapted to what we like now. The 100 recipes in this book are an
expression of Adler's curiosity, and her affection for old and fading things. Adler is a columnist for the New York Times
Magazine and a contributing writer for Vogue. She is the author of An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and
Grace. Adler has won a James Beard Award and an IACP Award.
Territory: World
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Bloom, Harold Nonfiction
LEAR: THE GREAT IMAGE OF AUTHORITY NG
Hardcover * April 2018
King Lear is one of the most famous and compelling characters in literature. The aged, abused
monarch—a man in his eighties like Bloom himself—is at once the consummate figure of
authority and the classic example of the fall from grace, and widely agreed to be Shakespeare’s
most moving, tragic hero. Award-winning writer and beloved professor Harold Bloom paints
Lear with wisdom, joy, exuberance and compassion. He also explores his own personal
relationship with the character: just as we encounter one Anna Karenina or Jay Gatsby when
we are 17 and another when we are 40, Bloom writes about his shifting understanding—over
the course of his own lifetime—of this endlessly compelling figure, so that the book also
becomes an extraordinarily moving argument for literature as a path to an d a measure of our
humanity. Bloom is Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University and Berg Professor of
English at New York University. He has written over twenty books, is a MacArthur Prize fellow,
a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the recipient of many awards.
Territory: World English
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Bloom, Harold Nonfiction
IAGO: SENSE OF INJURED MERIT NG
Hardcover * October 2018
Harold Bloom is Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University and Berg Professor of English at New York University.
He has written more than twenty books, including Cleopatra: I Am Fire and Air, Falstaff: Give Me Life, The Western
Canon, Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, and How to Read and Why. Iago: Sense of Injured Merit is the latest
in Bloom’s series on Shakespeare.
Territory: World English
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Butler, Katy
THE LOST ART OF DYING: A HANDBOOK OF PRACTICAL, MEDICAL,
SPIRITUAL, AND COMMUNAL PREPARATIONS FOR A GOOD END OF LIFE Nonfiction
Hardcover * January 2019 KW
In the mid-1400s, when the Black Death was still fresh in cultural memory, an unnamed Catholic monk composed a
popular self-help book called Ars Moriendi, or The Art of Dying. Written in Latin and illustrated with woodcuts, this
medieval death manual taught people how to navigate the trials of the deathbed, using simple rituals of repentance,
reassurance, and letting-go. By 1500, The Art of Dying had gone through sixty-five editions and had been translated into
all the major languages of Europe. Bestselling author and award-winning journalist Katy Butler argues that we have lost
touch with the “art of dying” as practiced by our ancestors for hundreds of years. Living in secular, urban societies, we still
hunger for rites of passage, and a sense of the sacred, especially in the important transitions of aging and dying. It’s time
to restore that sense of honor, and through exploring the stages of later life, sharing “good death” stories, as well as
practical takeaways, Butler illuminates a better path for the end of life. Katy Butler’s articles have appeared in The New
York Times Magazine, The Best American Science Writing, and The Best American Essays.
Territory: World
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Colón, Suzan
YOGA MIND: JOURNEY BEYOND THE PHYSICAL, 30 DAYS TO ENHANCE
YOUR PRACTICE AND REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR LIFE FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Paperback * February 2018 Nonfiction
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Suzan Colón, yoga teacher and former senior editor at O, The Oprah Magazine, digs deep into
the spiritual philosophy behind yoga and distills thirty essential components to enrich your
practice and revolutionize your life from the inside out. We live in an increasingly stressful
world, and we know about the hazardous effects stress can have on our health, but meditating
and mindfulness can sometimes seem elusive, unattainable, and impossible to fit into our busy
days. Even the word “yoga” usually makes many people think of complicated, twisty poses—but
that’s not everything. In Yoga Mind, Colón shares key ways to increase self-awareness and
inner balance to use throughout your day—in traffic, on the train, at your job, and at home. This
guide contains a 30-day program designed to create subtle yet powerful shifts in awareness and attitude that lead to real,
lasting change. Whether you’re a hardcore yogi or a beginner to the practice, Yoga Mind can help you unite your body,
mind, and heart to become your best self and cultivate lasting happiness in your life.
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Fenelon, James
FOUR HOURS OF FURY: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE U.S. AIRBORNE
PARATROOPERS WHO LED THE WAY INTO HITLER’S GERMANY Nonfiction
Hardcover * March 2019 RH
Four Hours of Fury is an epic account of the largest airborne Allied attack in World War II, which brought U.S. troops for
the first time across the Rhine into a part of Germany that where 84,000 enemy troops were stationed. Filling a gap in the
history of WWII, Four Hours of Fury weaves together the experiences of paratroopers, glider troops, air crews, pilots, and
Germans as well. Told by paratrooper-turned-historian James Fenelon, this promises to be the most vivid portrait of what
it’s like to be a paratrooper. James Fenelon served for twelve years as a U.S. Army paratrooper and jumpmaster, and has
been published in World War II magazine and Flypast. He regularly consults as a technical adviser for video games,
commemorative artwork, screenplays, and documentaries.
Territory: World
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Foy, George Michelsen
RUN THE STORM: A SAVAGE HURRICANE, A BRAVE CREW,
AND THE WRECK OF THE SS EL FARO Nonfiction
Hardcover * May 2018 CH
In the bestselling tradition of A Perfect Storm and The Finest Hours a harrowing account of the
incredible true story of the recent shocking disappearance of El Faro, a gigantic American
cargo ship that sank suddenly in the Bermuda Triangle in 2015—taking with it thirty-three lives.
The SS El Faro, a cargo ship as tall as a hundred-story building that made a regular run
between Florida and Puerto Rico, disappeared in Hurricane Joaquin, a category 4 storm. The
ship, her hundreds of shipping containers, and her entire crew sank to the bottom of the ocean,
three miles down. The sinking was the greatest seagoing US merchant marine shipping
disaster since World War II. The massive ship had a seasoned crew, state-of-the-art navigation
equipment, advance warning of the storm, and knowledge of its supposed track. It seemed
incomprehensible that such a ship could sink so suddenly, unable to send even a Mayday call
before disappearing. How, in this day and age, could something like this happen? Foy has crafted a brilliant account that
brings to life the last voyage of El Faro, from her loading to her shocking demise, a story lasting only a few days but which
relentlessly becomes more suspenseful as the deep-rooted flaws leading to the ship’s sinking inexorably link together and
worsen. As we anxiously watch the captain and his crew, the hurricane tightens like a noose around the ship and we see,
minute to minute, all that is happening—the dangerous tilting to the port side, the frantic calls to the engine room, the
courage of the men and women as they fight for survival, and the berserk ocean’s savage consumption of the massive
hull. Foy’s account includes maps, photographs, and the voices of the doomed crew as they respond to the mounting
danger. Meticulous and absolutely thrilling, Run the Storm is a masterwork of stunning power.
Territory: World
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Hansen, Valerie
THE YEAR 1000: When Globalization Began Nonfiction
Hardcover * November 2019 RH
In the tradition of Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel and Noah Harari's Sapiens, Hansen plans to show how bold
explorations and daring trade missions connected the world's great civilizations for the first time, creating the infrastructure
for globalization and having consequences still playing out today. Hansen’s THE SILK ROAD: A New History (Oxford UP,
2012) sold in in Chinese/sc (Beijing United), Chinese/cc (Maitian Chubanshe/Rye Field Publishing), Japanese (Hara-
Shobo), and Korean (Sowadang). Hansen is also author of THE OPEN EMPIRE: A History of China to 1600 (Norton,
2000) and co-author with Kenneth R. Curtis on a major world history textbook now published by Cengage.
Territory: World
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UK: Penguin
DUTCH: Thomas Rap/Busy Bee
JAPANESE: Bungei-Shunju
VIETNAMESE: Saigon Books Cultural
CHINESE/SC: Shanghai Dook
CHINESE/CC: China Times
GREEK: Brainfood Publishing
KOREAN: Minumsa Publishing
GERMAN: Verlag C.H. Beck
RUSSIAN: AST Publishers
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Jennings, Ken
PLANET FUNNY Nonfiction
Hardcover * May 2018 DL
For millennia of human history, the future belonged to the strong. Then there was the Industrial
Revolution and our anointed were the inventors. A century later it was the business-minded,
and fifty years ago, they were the scientific. Today, in a clear sign of evolution totally sliding off
the rails, our god is not strength or efficiency or even innovation, but funny. Funniness. Planet
Funny is the story of how we arrived in this brave new comedic world and what it means—or
doesn’t—to be funny in it now. Tracing the history of humor from fart jokes on Sumerian clay
tablets to the bawdy middle-class antics of Chaucer to Monty Python’s game-changing silliness
to the fast-paced metahumor of The Simpsons, it is nothing less than a full taxonomy of what
spawned and defines the modern sense of humor. It is also an exploration of how having a
sense of humor came to rule modernity, asking questions from why everyone thinks they can
be a comedian on Twitter to why a comedian now thinks he can be president. Ken Jennings was born outside of Seattle,
Washington, but grew up overseas. He first appeared on Jeopardy! In June 2004 and won in total 74 games and $2.52
million, both U.S. game show records, and went on to become a TV folk hero. He is the New York Times bestselling
author of Brainiac, Maphead, Because I Said So! And Ken Jenning’s Trivia Almanac.
Territory: World English
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Katakis, Michael
ERNEST HEMINGWAY: ARTIFACTS FROM A LIFE Nonfiction
Hardcover * October 2018 DL
For many people, Ernest Hemingway remains more a compilation of myths than a person:
soldier, sportsman, lover, expat, and of course, writer. But the actual life underneath these
various legends remains elusive—what did he look like as a laughing child or young soldier?
What did he say in his most personal letters? How did the train tickets he held on his way from
France to Spain or across the American Midwest transform him, and what kind of notes, for
future stories or otherwise, did he take on these journeys? Ernest Hemingway: Artifacts from a
Life answers these questions and many others. Edited and with an introduction by the manager
of the Hemingway estate, featuring a foreword by Hemingway’s son Patrick and an afterword by his grandson Seán, this
rich and illuminating book tells the story of a major American icon through the objects he touched, the moments he saw,
the thoughts he had every day. Featuring over four hundred dazzling images from every stage and facet of Hemingway’s
life, most of them never previously published, this volume is a portrait unlike any other. Michael Katakis is the author of a
number of books, including Despatches (special limited edition), The Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial, and A Thousand
Shards of Gla
ss. His work has been translated into multiple languages and his writing and photography have been collected by a wide
range of institutions, including The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.; the Victoria and Albert Museum and the
British Library in London; and Stanford University’s Special Collections Department.
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UKRANIAN: Old Lion Publishing
ITALIAN: Arnoldo Mondadori
LaPlante, Alice
HALF MOON BAY Fiction
Hardcover * July 2018 RL
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When Jane’s teenage daughter is killed by a drunk driver, Jane packs up and moves up the coast of California to Half
Moon Bay to begin again. Isolated and grief-stricken, Jane is barely able to go from one day to the next in the small
cottage she has moved to. Alongside the ocean, surrounded by a community of surfers and small town friendships, Half
Moon Bay is a world in which Jane feels she will never belong. Not long after her arrival, a young girl disappears. Then
other young girls go missing. Their bodies are found days later, posed by the seaside adorned with subtle makeup to
make them appear alive and peacefully sleeping. Oddly Jane feels herself coming to life amid the tragedy, helped by new
colleagues and new and fascinating friends. But as she is drawn into a sense of unity, she is also summoned by a blanket
of evil that goes far beyond anything from her past. Alice LaPlante is an award-winning and best-selling author of
numerous books, including A Circle of Wives and the New York Times bestseller Turn of Mind. She taught creative writing
at Stanford University, where she was a Wallace Stegner Fellow and in the MFA program at San Francisco State
University.
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UK: Titan Books
McAfee, Andrew
POST-PEAK: HOW WE FINALLY STOPPED USING
UP THE WORLD AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT Nonfiction
Hardcover * October 2019 RH
MIT research scientist Andrew McAfee’s Post Peak is a follow-up to his coauthored bestsellers The Second Machine Age
and Machine, Platform, Crowd. Post Peak explains why the use of natural resources, already in decline in the U.S., will
eventually plummet worldwide owing to the twin forces of technology and capitalism with profound consequences for
mankind. Contrary to popular assumptions that the world’s resources are being progressively used up, exceeding the
point of regeneration, McAfee posits that we’ve passed the point of “Peak Stuff” and that technology is showing us how to
do more with less. For the first time ever, and for all time to come, the evidence suggests that humans will be able to live
more prosperous lives while taking less from the Earth. Andrew McAfee is an MIT research scientist and cofounder of the
MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy. Along with his frequent coauthor Erik Brynjolfsson, he is the only person named to
both the Thinkers 50 list of the world’s top management thinkers and Politico 50 group of people transforming American
politics. His work has been featured in hundreds of interviews and news stories around the world, and he is a frequent
speaker at TED, Aspen, and Davos.
Territory: World excluding China
Rights: Audio/British/Electronic/Translation: Scribner
UK: Simon & Schuster UK
DUTCH: Unieboek
JAPANESE: Nikkei Publishing
GERMAN: Random House
Pearl, Mike
THE DAY IT FINALLY HAPPENS Nonfiction
Hardcover * July 2019 RH
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In the vein of The World Without Us and What If? VICE “future” columnist Mike Pearl’s The Day It Finally Happens is a
speculative glimpse at those life-changing days that may happen and how we can prepare for them; including: the day the
Internet goes down; the day global warming peaks; the day the last person with a job quits; and the day we experience an
explosion bigger than Krakatoa. Pearl will reveal the hidden people, firewalls, and fail-safes that, in times of dramatic
change, we’ll come to know very well. By diving into the research and seeking out experts, Pearl wants to show us how
things work and what would happen if, indeed, all the things we worry about came to pass. Mike Pearl is a journalist,
author, and screenwriter based in Los Angeles, California. He’s been published in The Hollywood Reporter, The Awl,
Grist, Death and Taxes, and VICE’s website and magazine.
Territory: World
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GERMAN: Piper Verlag
UK: Hodder & Stoughton
POLISH: Grupa Wydawnicza Foksal
HUNGARIAN: Athenium Kiado
Port, Ian S.
THE BIRTH OF LOUD: LEO FENDER, LES PAULS, AND THE RIVALRY
THAT SHAPED THE SOUND OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Nonfiction
Hardcover * January 2019 RH
In the years after World War II, music was evolving from big-band jazz into the primordial elements of rock ‘n’ roll—and
these louder styles demanded revolutionary instruments. When Leo Fender’s tiny firm marketed the first solid-body
electric guitar, the Esquire, musicians immediately saw its appeal. Not to be out-maneuvered, Gibson, the largest guitar
manufacturer, raced to build a competitive product. The company designed an “axe” that would make Fender’s Esquire
look cheap and convinced Les Paul—whose endorsement Leo Fender had sought—to put his name on it. Thus was born
the guitar world’s most heated rivalry: Gibson versus Fender, Les versus Leo. Their contest turned into an arms race as
the most inventive musicians of the 1950s and 1960s adopted one maker’s guitar or another. The Birth of Loud vividly
portrays the race to invent the modern electric guitar and follows the instrment’s subsequent rise to become the most
important musical tool of the twentieth century, launching music as a whole into a loud and radical new age. Ian S. Port is
an award-winning writer and music critic whose work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Village Voice, The Threepenny
Review, and The Believer, among others. He is also the former music editor of San Francisco Weekly. A California native
and lifelong guitar player, he now lives in New York with his wife, Lindsay.
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Pullara, Michael
THE SPY WHO WAS LEFT BEHIND Nonfiction
Hardcover * June 2018 CH
On Aug. 8, 1993, a single bullet to the head killed Freddie Woodruff, the Central Intelligence
Agency’s station chief in Georgia. Within hours, police had a culprit—a vodka-soaked village
bumpkin named Anzor Sharmaidze. A tidy explanation quickly followed: It was a tragic
accident. But the bullet that killed Mr. Woodruff was never found. Evidence casting doubt on the
official story wasn’t presented at Mr. Sharmaidze’s trial. Those who don’t buy the official
explanation suspect that the answer lies in the spy games that played out on Russia’s frontier
following the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. Mr. Woodruff was an early actor in a
dangerous drama. Mr. Woodruff’s Tbilisi was a den of intrigue. It had a big Russian military
base and was awash with former and not-so-former Soviet agents. Shortly before Mr. Woodruff
was shot, veteran CIA officer Aldrich Ames—who would soon be unmasked as a KGB mole—visited him on agency
business. In short order, Woodruff would be dead and Ames is in prison for life. In The Spy Who Was Left Behind,
Michael Pullara had assembled the missing pieces of what happened in 1993 and will reveal the truth. A trial lawyer by
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training, Pullara has pursued the case of Freddie Woodruff for more than ten years. He lives in Texas. This is his first
book.
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Ratay, Richard
DON’T MAKE ME PULL OVER: THE GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY ROADTRIP
Hardcover* July 2018 Nonfiction
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In the days before cheap air travel, families didn’t so much take vacations as survive them.
Between home and one’s destination lay thousands of miles and a plethora of annoyances, like
being crowded into the backseat with a noogie-happy older brother or being sentenced to a
cross-country trek with a dad who didn’t believe in bathroom breaks. Don’t Make Me Pull Over
is a nostalgic look at the “golden age of family road trips”—a halcyon era that culminated in the
latter part of the twentieth century.. The construction of national highways in the 1950s hit the
gas pedal on the road trip phenomenon and families were soon streaming—seatbeltless—to a
range of sometimes stirring, sometimes wacky locations. Ratay reveals how the American
family road trip came to be, how its evolution has mirrored the country’s, and why those “forced
to talk to each other” family bonding journeys have largely disappeared. Combining laugh-out-
loud personal recollections with countless factual anecdotes, Don’t Make Me Pull Over is part pop history, part “National
Lampoon’s Vacation,” and completely riveting. An award-winning writer and tourism authority, Richard Ratay has helped
market some of travel’s biggest brands, including two of the Midwest’s biggest tourist destinations, Noah’s Ark Waterpark
and the Milwaukee County Zoo. His numerous industry awards include dozens of ADDYs and two EMMYs.
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Roth, Geneen
THIS MESSY, MAGNIFICENT LIFE: A FIELD GUIDE Nonfiction
Hardcover * March 2018 RL
Geneen Roth had it all -- a #1 New York Times Bestseller, a devoted loving husband, money,
and the slim figure that had eluded her for many years. But she wasn't happy. She woke up
every day feeling defeated and worthless. A humorous and empathetic exploration of the
imperfect journey, Mostly Magnificent explains her journey from then to now -- she's happy,
confident, she's "perfect," and she knows she can get better. This book explains how others --
rich, poor, successful, floundering -- can take the journey to find their own best self. Geneen's
message is clear and empowering. Her stories are funny and honest. Readers will learn from
her triumphs and her failures, share her anxieties and fears, and watch as she comes to
understand and accept herself. Roth is the author of nine books, including New York Times
bestsellers When Food is Love, Lost and Found, and Women, Food, and God, as well as The
Craggy Hole in My Heart and the Cat Who Fixed It. She has been teaching groundbreaking
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workshops and retreats for over thirty years, and has appeared on numerous national shows including The Oprah Winfrey
Show, 20/20, the Today show, Good Morning America, The View, and NPR’s Talk of the Nation. For more information
about her work, please visit GeneenRoth.com.
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Schwarz, Liese O’Halloran
THE POSSIBLE WORLD: A Novel
Fiction
Hardcover * June 2018 KW
It was just another night shift for Lucy, overworked ER physician in Providence, Rhode Island,
until six-year-old Ben is brought in as the sole survivor from a horrifying crime scene. It’s not
clear what he saw, or what he remembers. Lucy, grappling with a personal upheaval of her own,
feels a profound, unexpected connection to the little boy…but will recovering his memory heal
him, or damage him further? Across town, Claire will soon be turning one hundred years old.
She has long believed that the lifetime of secrets she’s kept doesn’t matter to anyone any more,
but a surprising encounter makes her realize that the time has come to tell her story. As Ben,
Lucy, and Clare struggle to confront the events that shattered their lives, something stronger
than fate is working to bring them together. An expertly stitched story that spans nearly a
century—from the Great Depression through the Vietnam War era and into the present—The Possible World is a
captivating novel about the complicated ways our pasts shape our identities, the power of maternal life, and loneliness
born out of loss, and how timeless bonds can help us triumph over grief. Liese O’Halloran Schwarz, a former emergency-
medicine doctor, published her first novel, a Southern mystery entitled Near Canaan, while inmedical school. The Possible
World is her newest work.
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Sederer, Lloyd
THE ADDICTION SOLUTION: FIXING AMERICA’S DRUG CRISIS Nonfiction
Hardcover * May 2018 SH
Delivered with warmth, accessibility, and humor, The Addiction Solution is a practical guide
through the world of drug abuse and addiction treatment. Bringing together scientific
knowledge, policy suggestions, and case studies, Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, Chief Mental Health
Officer of the NYS Office of Mental Health, describes our current crisis and offers solutions on
the level of individuals, families, and communities. With a special, timely focus on opiates,
though addressing addiction as a whole, Sederer takes the reader through what counts in
addiction treatment. Most importantly, he goes on to lay out specific, evidence-based,
researched solutions to the problem of drug use, from exercise to therapy to community-wide
programs. Sederer is the author of eleven books, seven for professional audiences and four for
the lay public and university courses, and over 500 articles in the fields of mental health and the
addictions as well as film, TV, theatre and book reviews. He is Medical Editor for Mental Health
at The Huffington Post and Adjunct Professor at the Columbia/Mailman School of Public Health. His two most recent
books are Improving Mental Health: Four Secrets in Plain Sight (2016) and Controversies in Mental Health and the
Addictions (2017).
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Warner, Melanie
THE MAGIC FEATHER EFFECT: THE STRANGE POWER OF
10PLACEBOS AND THE TRUTH ABOUT ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE Nonfiction
Hardcover * February 2019 DL
The Magic Feather Effect journeys through the fascinating, otherworldly, and often-entertaining universe of alternative
medicine. There are countless stories of people who sought medical treatment outside the bounds of accepted, science-
based medicine and somehow became healthy again, often permanently. In this book, Warner sets up the theory that
instances where alternative medicine works likely have nothing to do with mystical explanations, but everything to do with
our brains. The Magic Feather Effect investigates how known scientific phenomena—such as the placebo effect—may
explain the successes of alternative medicine. Melanie Warner is the author of Pandora’s Lunchbox: How Processed
Food Took Over the American Meal and a freelance writer for several publications, including The New York Times, Fast
Company, CBSnews.com. She has spent the past fifteen years writing about business. For two years, she was a staff
reporter for The New York Times covering the food industry. Before that, she spent seven years as a writer at Fortune
magazine, where among other things, she wrote about the dot com boom in Silicon Valley.
Territory: World
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Warren, James
GOD, WAR, AND PROVIDENCE Nonfiction
Hardcover * June 2018 CH
God, War, and Providence tells the remarkable story of the alliance between Roger Williams's
Rhode Island and the Narragansett Indians, and their joint struggle to retain their autonomy and
their distinctive ways of life against Purtian encroachment. For readers of Mayflower and
Empire of the Summer Moon, a fresh, deeply-researched, and dramatic account of the first epic
struggle between native Americans and the aggressive Puritan oligarchy in New England in the
early seventeenth century. James A. Warren is a writer and a former visiting scholar in the
American Studies Department at Brown University. Currently a regular contributor to The Daily
Beast, Warren is the author of Giap: The General Who Defeated America in Vietnam (Palgrave
Macmillan, 2013), and American Spartans: The United States Marines: A Combat History from
Iwo Jima to Iraq (Free Press, 2005), among other books.
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TOUCHSTONE
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TAKE THE LEAP: CHANGE YOUR CAREER, CHANGE YOUR LIFE Nonfiction
Hardcover * December 2018 CB
An inspirational road map for going after your dream job, Take the Leap is packed with true stories from over 75 people
who transformed their lives and expert advice on how you can do it too. Whether you see yourself selling a screenplay,
living abroad, inventing the next big thing, running your own winery, or creating a charity—what’s stopping you? People
have millions of reasons why they aren’t doing what they really want, but the best advice always comes from people who
have been exactly where you are—standing at a crossroads, wanting to jump on a new idea and try something completely
different. Take the Leap’s inspirational stories of career changes are paired with expert guidance for anyone ready to
make a radical life change. Each chapter focuses on a different type of career switch. If you are looking for more
adventure, ready for your turn in the spotlight, want to make the world a better place, turn your hobby into a career, break
into tech, or make more money in a creative field, Take the Leap is the career guide for you in today’s ever-changing job
market.
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Brown, Jeremy
INFLUENZA: THE HUNDRED YEAR HUNT TO CURE
THE DEADLIEST DISEASE IN HISTORY Nonfiction
Hardcover * December 2018 MAB
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On the 100 anniversary of the devastating pandemic of 1918, Jeremy Brown, a veteran ER
doctor, explores the troubling, terrifying, and complex history of the flu virus, from the origins of
the Great Flu that killed millions, to the vexing questions such as: are we prepared for the next
epidemic, should you get a flu shot, and how close are we to finding a cure? While influenza is
now often thought of as a common and mild disease, it still kills over 30,000 people in the U.S.
each year. Dr. Jeremy Brown, currently Director of Emergency Care Research at the National
Institutes of Health, expounds on the flu’s deadly past to solve the mysteries that could protect
us from the next outbreak. From the bizarre remedies that once treated the disease, such as
whiskey, and blood-letting, to the current controversy over vaccinations, and the federal
government’s role in preparing for pandemic outbreaks, Influenza is an enlightening and
unnerving look at the shapeshifting deadly virus that has been around long before people—and warns us that it may be
many more years before we are able to conquer it for good.
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Cayton-Holland, Adam
TRAGEDY PLUS TIME: TRAGI-COMIC MEMOIR Nonfiction
Hardcover * May 2018 LS
Adam Cayton-Holland went from a highly sensitive kid growing up in Denver, Colorado to a
writer and performer with a burgeoning career in comedy. His civil rights lawyer father and
investigative journalist mother taught Adam and his sisters to feel the pain of the world deeply
and try to combat it through any means necessary. His older sister chose law, Adam chose
stand-up comedy, and his younger sister, Lydia, lost the battle. Just as Adam's career was on
the rise, Lydia took her own life. Both a moving tribute to a lost sibling and an inspiring guide to
moving through the pain, Tragedy Plus Time is a heartbreakingly honest and darkly funny
memoir about trying your hardest to choose life in the wake of a devastating loss. Adam
Cayton-Holland is a national touring comic who has appeared on Conan, @midnight, The
Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, Happy Endings, Deadbeat, Flophouse, Hidden America with
Jonah Ray, and was named one of Esquire's "25 Comics to Watch" and Variety's "10 Comics to
Watch." Adam co-created, writes, and stars in truTV's Those Who Can't along with his fellow members of the comedy
troupe, The Grawlix.
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Curry, Kevin
FIT MEN COOK: 100 MEAL-PREP RECIPES FOR HEALTHY EATING Nonfiction
Hardcover * December 2018 CB
The fitness influencer and creator of the #1 bestselling Food & Drink app, FitMenCook, shares 100 easy, quick meal-prep
recipes that will save you time, money, and inches on your waistline—helping you to get healthy on your terms. No one
enjoys cookie-cutter meal plans, bland recipes, or eating the same thing every day. Instead of worrying about what to eat
and how it’s going to affect our bodies, we should embrace food freedom—freedom to create flavorful meals, but in a
more calorie-conscious way; freedom to indulge occasionally while being mindful of portions; and freedom to achieve
wellness goals without breaking the bank. In Fit Men Cook, Kevin Curry, fitness expert and social media sensation with
millions of followers and hundreds of thousands of downloads on his app, shares everything you need to live a healthy life
each day—from grocery lists to common dieting pitfalls to his ten commandments of meal prep—as well as his personal
story of overcoming depression and weight gain to start a successful business and fitness movement. After all, bodies
may be sculpted at the gym, but they are built in the kitchen. The FitMenCook app was named an “App Store Best of
2015” and today remains one of the Top 3 Food & Drink apps in the US and UK. Curry is also a contributor for several
syndicates including the Today show, Live with Kelly and Ryan, Men’s Health, Bodybuilding.com. He holds a master’s
13degree from Harvard and has brand partnerships with the American Heart Association, Kohl’s, Kroger, Reebok, Vitamix,
and Nordic Track.
Emerson, Clint
THE RIGHT KIND OF CRAZY: NAVY SEAL, COVERT OPERATIVE, AND
BOY SCOUT FROM HELL Nonfiction
Hardcover * October 2018 MAB
Retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson is the only SEAL ever inducted into the International Spy Museum. Emerson spent his
career on the bleeding edge of intelligence and operations, often specializing in solo missions that took advantage of
subterfuge, improvisation, the best in recon and surveillance tech, and even elements of Hollywood disguise to combat
the changing global field. His parameters were: find, fix, and finish—and of course, leave no trace. While Emerson was a
real life Jason Bournes as well as a decorated soldier, he operated by only two codes: “if you aren’t cheating, you aren’t
trying” and “it’s only illegal if you get caught.” The Right Kind of Crazy is unlike any military memoir you’ve ever read
because Emerson is upfront about the fact that what makes you a great soldier and sometimes hero doesn’t always make
you the best guy—but it does make for damn good stories. Clint Emerson is the author of bestselling 100 Deadly Skills
who spent twenty years conducting special ops all over the world while attached to SEAL Teams (including the elite SEAL
Team SIX) and the National Secret Agency (NSA).
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Fenet, Lydia
THE MOST POWERFUL WOMAN IN THE ROOM Nonfiction
Hardcover * April 2019 CB
Who is the most powerful woman in the room? She’s the one who can raise a million dollars in a minute. She’s the one
who can sell anything to anyone, just by asking. As a senior executive at Christie’s and a top performer in her field, Lydia
Fenet knows firsthand that the one skill that can set women apart in both their life and career is the ability to sell. Written
in Lydia’s poised and relatable voice, this book will equip women with everything they need to know—from selling as
yourself and networking to the importance of never apologizing and always telling the truth—to selling successfully as a
woman. Lydia discusses practical tools, such as finding your own “strike” method, as well as offering encouragement to
take ownership of a position and innovate in one’s job. In every chapter, the prescriptive is balanced with personal
anecdotes, case studies, insight, and advice from Lydia’s extensive network, including some of the most powerful and
successful women in business, fashion, journalism, and the arts. Lydia Fenet is Senior Vice President and International
Director of Strategic Partnerships at Christie’s, where she’s led auctions for over 400 organization and trains all of
Christie’s charity auctioneers. She travels around the country to speak on “The Art of Selling” and has been featured in
The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Elle Magazine, and Gotham Magazine.
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Harp, Clint
HANDCRAFTED Nonfiction
Hardcover * September 2018 MAB
Clint Harp, maverick carpenter on HGTV’s smash hit Fixer Upper and the star of Wood Work on the DIY Network,
presents his inspirational memoir that celebrates meaningful work, turning your craft into a career, and recognizing the
importance of the journey itself. While Clint Harp is now known as Chip and Joanna Gaines’ go-to table maker on Fixer
Upper and a nationally acclaimed artisan, his life has not always been the DIY dream we see on the show. Ten years ago,
he played the role of what he thought was a good husband, father, and provider, dutifully working at a sales job with a
healthy paycheck. Yet he kept coming back to his unfulfilled dream of building furniture. Without formal training, financing,
workspace, or customers, the Harps were quickly on the edge of financial collapse. Then Clint met Chip Gaines at a gas
station—a chance encounter that marked the next chapter on a wild ride Clint and his wife, Kelly, wouldn’t have imagined
possible. Spanning Clint’s remarkable journey, Handcrafted is part memoir and part manual for dreamers. Clint provides
unvarnished, thoughtful reflections on a path that is possible for anyone bold enough to pursue it.
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Hollender, Meika
GET ON TOP: OF YOUR PLEASURE, SEXUALITY & WELLNESS
A VAGINA REVOLUTION Nonfiction
Paperback * March 2018 CB
A smart, actionable guide to help women take control of their sexual health and learn about
vital information in a pro-pleasure, safety-first, and sex-positive way from a leader in sexual
education for the GirlBoss generation. Written by the creator of the Get On Top national
campaign, cofounder of Sustain, a line of all-natural sexual wellness products, and daughter of
the founder of the billion-dollar green company, Seventh Generation, this book helps women
access all the facts they need to make smart, healthy, and safe choices when it comes to sex.
Chapters include topics such as birth control, STDs, sex, masturbation, and what PH is and
why it’s important.
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Jacobs, Nova
THE LAST EQUATION OF ISAAC SEVERY: A Novel in Clues Fiction
Hardcover * March 2018 KO
In the vein of literary mysteries such as Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore and The Spellman
Files, Nova Jacobs follows the story of struggling bookseller Hazel Severy, whose recently
deceased mathematician grandfather has left his last, secretive equation to her, if only she can
uncover it before scheming professors, shady entrepreneurs, and the rest of her eccentric
family of geniuses. Jacobs is a writer, screenwriter, and a Nicholl Fellow with the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Jance, J.A.
DUEL TO THE DEATH Fiction
Hardcover * March 2018 TP
The thirteenth book in New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance’s Ali Reynolds Mystery
series. After taking down the man responsible for his best friend’s death, Stuart Ramey thinks
the case is finally closed. That is, until Stu finds himself left a multimillion dollar fortune in
Bitcoin in a desperate bid by Frigg, a rogue A.I. program created by the killer, to keep itself from
being fully deactivated. To sort out his situation and take Frigg down for good, Stu enlists the
help of Ali Reynolds and the rest of his cyber security colleagues at High Noon Enterprises. But
they are not the only ones who know about Frigg’s existence. Jance is also the author of the
15J.P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, and the four interrelated Southwestern thrillers featuring the Walker
family.
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Jance, J.A.
ALI REYNOLDS MYSTERY #14 Fiction
Hardcover * March 2019 TP
The fourteenth book in New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance’s Ali Reynolds Mystery series. Jance is also the
author of the J.P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, and the four interrelated Southwestern thrillers featuring the
Walker family. Visit her online at JAJance.com.
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Johnson, Sophie Lucido
MANY LOVE Nonfiction
Paperback * June 2018 CB
An empowering, illustrated memoir about love in the 21st century by a young polyamorist with
bylines in Jezebel, Vice, and more; offering both a sociological look at modern relationships
and a deeply personal glimpse into unconventional life. Sophie Lucido Johnson: a woman who,
after trying for years to emulate the kind of relationship her boomer parents—married happily
for 40 years—had, realized that maybe the love she was looking for was down a road less
traveled. With a series of caring partners from her high school sweetheart through her current
fiancé, Johnson explores her sexuality, her values, and the nature of love, sharing each
revelation (some painful, some hilarious) with the reader. Ultimately, she's empowered to make
her relationships work for her on her own terms, and will inspire her readers to do the same:
polyamorous or not. Complete with informative charts (did you know there are five distinct types
of jealousy?) and black & white illustrations throughout, Many Love is a bold, heartwarming memoir offering readers a
memorable glimpse into an unconventional life. Johnson is a writer, illustrator, comedian, and the editor-in-chief of
Neutrons Protons. Many Love is her first book.
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King, Crystal
THE SECRET CHEF Fiction
Hardcover * February 2019 KO
When Bartolomeo Scappi, chef to four popes, dies, he leaves his vast estate—numerous previously unknown properties,
a large sum of money, and his position—to his nephew and apprentice Giovanni on the condition that he take the Scappi
name. He also asks Giovanni to burn his journals, most of which are written in cipher. Instead, Giovanni reads them and
learns that he is the product of a passionate love affair between Bartolomeo and a noblewoman his father called “Stella”.
No one, including Giovanni’s adoptive mother Caterina, knows her true identity. As Giovanni pieces together the sordid
details of Scappi’s past, he must contend with two rivals who have joined forces against him and will do anything to get
their hands on the late chef’s recipes. So Giovanni and his best friend Valentino, scion of a powerful and wealthy noble
family, head off to Venice, where his parents met, in hopes of uncovering his mother’s true identity. Crystal King is an
author, culinary enthusiast, marketing expert, and the author of Feast of Sorrow. She is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet
and received her MA in critical and creative thinking from UMass Boston.
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Klein, Linda Kay
PURE: INSIDE THE EVANGELICAL MOVEMENT THAT SHAMED A
GENERATION OF YOUNG WOMEN AND HOW I BROKE FREE Nonfiction
Hardcover * August 2018 TT
A potent combination of memoir, journalism, and academic research, this is a groundbreaking
and eye-opening examination of the often devastating effects the evangelical church's purity
culture and abstinence education has had on a generation of young women. Man-Made Girls is
the story of Linda Kay Klein’s journey to heal from sexual and gender-based shame after
having grown up in, and later left the American evangelical Christian church. Through these
frank, funny and often disturbing conversations, unsettling trends begin to surface, and an
epidemic was revealed: religious “purity culture” is traumatizing girls and producing a
generation of adults haunted by fear and anxiety that sometimes manifests in panic attacks,
paranoia, nightmares, self-harm and more. Finally, she introduces churches, pastors, and
activists who are recognizing the damage done by purity culture education and are seeking a
new, healthier way to help young people ingegrate sexuality and spirituality. Born in personal experience and supported
by reporting and academic research, this is the first and only account of the effects of purity culture on a generation of
young people. Klein has spent over a decade working at the cross section of faith, gender, and social change, and earned
an interdisciplinary Masters degree focused on American evangelical Christian gender and sexuality messaging for girls
from New York University.
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Murray, Victoria Christopher
ENVY: A SEVEN DEADLY SINS NOVEL
Fiction
Paperback * June 2018 LS
By the NAACP Image Award winner for Outstanding Literary Work and national bestselling
author Victoria Christopher Murray, who "creates believable women to whom readers will easily
relate" (Library Journal), a novel inspired by the seven deadly sins. Before he dies, Gabrielle's
father reveals that he'd had a brief affair while he was on a business trip. The woman gave birth
to a daughter and kept it a secret from him until a year before. He gives Gabrielle her name and
asks her to do right by her sister. Gabrielle and Adrienne are elated to discover their
relationship, but Adrienne wants more from her newfound sister after living a tough life in
Alabama with her mother, a struggling singer, who was never able to fully provide for the two of
them. Now that she's in Los Angeles, Adrienne is determined to have everything that she's
always desired, everything that she has always envied. And what she has desired and envied is her sister's life. There is
nothing that she will not do to get it. Victoria Christopher Murray is the author of more than twenty novels including Lust,
The Ex Files, Lady Jasmine, The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil, and Stand Your Ground, which was named a Library
Journal Best Book of the Year. Winner of the African American Literary Award for Fiction and Author of the Year (Female),
Murray is also a two-time NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Fiction. Visit her website at
VictoriaChristopherMurray.com.
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Orenstein, Hannah
PLAYING WITH MATCHES Fiction
Hardcover * June 2018 KO
17In the tradition of Something Borrowed and in the vein of recent hits like The Knockoff and The Assistants, a funny and
smart debut about a young matchmaker balancing her messy personal life and the demands of her varied clients. Sasha
Goldberg is a recent NYU graduate, living on ramen and cheap wine with her best friend, Daisy. Desperate for a job, she
embarks on an unlikely career as a matchmaker for New York City's elite at the dating service Bliss. Woefully
inexperienced, Sasha throws herself into her job, trolling for pedigreed catches on Tinder, coaching her clients through
rejection, and dishing out dating advice to people twice her age. Sasha hopes to find her clients The One, like she did in
college with investment banker boyfriend Jonathan. But when Sasha discovers that Jonathan is cheating on her, she
spirals out of control... and right into the arms of Adam, the writer with the sexy Southern drawl she had set up with a Bliss
client. He's strictly off-limits, but she can't help wanting him anyway. Hannah Orenstein is a writer in New York. She is the
assistant features editor at Seventeen.com, and her work has also appeared on Cosmopolitan.com, MarieClaire.com, and
Refinery29. At 21, she became the youngest matchmaker at the elite dating service Tawkify.
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Philipps, Busy
UNTITLED Nonfiction
Hardcover * October 2018 LS
A collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the beloved comedic actress known for her roles on Freaks and
Geeks, Dawson’s Creek, and Cougartown who has become “the breakout star on Instagram stories…imagine I Love Lucy
mixed with a modern lifestyle guru” (The New Yorker). Busy Philipps’s autobiographical book offers the same unfiltered
and candid storytelling that her Instagram followers have come to know and love, from growing up in Arizona and her
painful and painfully funny teen years, to her life as a working actress, mother, and famous best friend. A rare entertainer
whose impressive arsenal of talents as an actress is equally matched by her storytelling ability, sense of humor, and
sharp observations about life, love, and motherhood, Philipps’s delightfully showcases her wry humor and willingness to
bare it all. Her conversational writing reminds us what we love about her on screens large and small, from film to
television to Instagram.
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Richards, Cecile
MAKE TROUBLE: A MEMOIR Nonfiction
Hardcover * April 2018 LS
From Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, daughter of the late Ann Richards,
featured speaker at the Women's March on Washington, and "the heroine of the resistance"
(Vogue), comes the defining voice of the movement on how to lead and be of service, based on
her lifetime of experience fighting for social justice. Cecile Richards has been an activist since
she was sent home from junior high for wearing an armband in protest of the Vietnam War.
Now, as one of the most well-respected and renowned leaders of the resistance and
progressive movements in American politics today, she shares her story for the first time,
encouraging readers to lead and find the joy in service of others. Richards has never ceased
18pushing for progress and her memoir will inspire readers to hope and action. Richards is a nationally respected leader in
the field of women’s health and reproductive rights. Before joining Planned Parenthood, Richards served as deputy chief
of staff for House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. She is a frequent speaker and commentator on issues related to
women’s rights, reproductive health, and sex education.
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Santomero, Angela Nonfiction
PRESCHOOL CLUES CB
Paperback * April 2018
The award-winning creator of Blue’s Clues, Super Why!, and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
shares her twelve progressive “clues” for parents and educators (inspired by children’s media)
to ensure that their preschoolers flourish academically, socially, and emotionally during this
critical time. Because Santomero lives and breathes educational and empowering media for
kids, she has her finger on the pulse of the latest research from top thinkers in child
development and education. Her impressive experience, distinct media-maker lens, and mom-
next-door approachability place Angela in the unique position to bridge the gap between child
development experts and parents.
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Tha God, Charlamagne
SHOOK ONE: MY ANXIETY PLAYING TRICKS ON ME MAB
Hardcover * October 2018 Nonfiction
Anxiety is holding you back. It’s time to turn the tables on your fears and take control of your life and your future. Being
shook is more than a rap lyric for Charlamagne—it’s a battle that he is trying to win. While it may seem like he’s at the
pinnacle of the game, he is still plagued by anxieties: fear of being weak, of being a bad dad, of being a worse husband,
and ultimately, of failure. While tens of millions (and growing every year) suffer from anxiety, many still feel too much
social stigma to seek treatment—especially within the black community. Never one to avoid supposedly taboo subjects,
Charlamagne digs deep into the role anxiety plays in both hip hop and his own life in Shook One. Shook One is his
journey to beat those fears, as well as a guide to empower you to finally embrace your own potential. With the guidance of
mentors, loved ones, guests on his show, and therapy, Charlamagne has gathered valuable tools for how to use that fear
to fuel his success. The New York Times bestselling author of Black Privilege and cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast
Club, Charlamagne reveals his blueprint for breaking free from your fears and anxiety to reach that elusive next level of
success.
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Touchstone Staff
FILL ME IN Nonfiction
Hardcover * November 2018 KO
Your twenties and early thirties come with so many landmark moments—from graduating college, moving to new places,
starting new jobs, and finding the perfect people to spend your time with. Now, with Fill Me In, you can capture and
preserve those memories—both your own and those of your best friends! Fill Me In is split into the Past (“Memories”) and
Future (“Predictions”), and features a broad range of questions that vary from the silly—which Hogwarts house should you
belong to?—to the serious—what’s something you wish you could’ve told your past self?—and everything in between.
With a small trim and illustrations by Jo Harrison, this journal makes the perfect gift. It’s the perfect way to bond with your
friends—or get to know yourself a little better.
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Trap House, Chapo
THE CHAPO GUIDE TO REVOLUTION: A MANIFESTO AGAINST LOGIC,
FACTS, AND REASON Nonfiction
Hardcover * September 2018 MAB
From the creators of the cult-hit podcast Chapo Trap House comes the manifesto for everyone
who feels orphaned and alienated—politically, culturally, economically—by the bloodless Wall
St. centrism of the Democrats and the lizard-brained atavism of the right: there is a better way,
the Chapo way. Rendering all previous attempts at political satire obsolete, The Chapo guide to
Revolution shows you that you don’t have to side with either the pear-shaped vampires of the
right or the craven, lanyard-wearing wonks of contemporary liberalism. Featuring illustrated
taxonomies of contemporary liberal and conservative characters, biographies of important
thought leaders, “never before seen” drafts of Aaron Sorkins’ Newsroom manga, and the ten
new laws that govern Chapo Year Zero (everyone gets a dog, billionaires are turned into
Soylent, and logic is outlawed). Chapo Trap House is a collective of writers, artists, and satirists
that began as a political comedy podcast in March 2016. Their biweekly show has been covered everywhere from The
New Yorker and The Guardian to VICE and Paste magazine. Originally a trio of Internet-pals Will Menaker, Felix
Biederman, and Matt Christman, the show has expanded its roster to writers Brendan James, Amber A’Lee Frost, and
Virgil Texas.
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Van Alkemade, Kim
BACHELOR GIRL Fiction
Paperback * March 2018 TP
In 1939, legendary brewer millionaire Col. Jacob Ruppert dies and bequeaths much of his
fortune, including New York Yankee Stadium and the legendary team, to former actress Helen
Winthrope. As the press and public clamor for her answers about her real relationship to the
famously confirmed bachelor tycoon, Helen’s relationship with Albert Kramer, Ruppert’s
personal secretary, is slowly revealed through flashbacks to Helen’s childhood. When Ruppert’s
own secrets are finally revealed, Helen and Albert are forced to confront the truth about their
relationship to Ruppert—and to each other. Van Alkemade is the author of New York Times
bestseller Orphan #8, and her creative nonfiction essays have appeared in literary journals that
include the Alaska Quarterly Review, CutBank, and So to Speak. She is a Professor in the
English Department at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
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White, Chris
THE LIFE LIST OF ADRIAN MANDRICK: A NOVEL Fiction
Hardcover * April 2018 LB
H Is for Hawk meets Grief Is the Thing with Feathers in this evocative debut novel about Adrian
Mandrick, a pill-popping anesthesiologist and avid birder who embarks on a quest to find one of
the world’s rarest species, allowing nothing to get in his way—until he’s forced to confront his
obsessions and what they’ve cost him. A desperate search for the extremely rare Ivory-billed
Woodpecker eventually leaves him stranded in the thick swamplands of Florida’s panhandle,
where he has to face his past and present failures, reflect on what his obsessions and
addictions have cost him, and to question what is truly important in his life.
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