Perigee Summer 2012 Catalog

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NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY • CELEBRA • PERIGEE • RIVERHEAD TRADE PAPERBACKS • SUMMER 2012
summer 2012
TRADE PAPERBACKS AND HARDCOVERS
SUMMER
2012
NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY
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PERIGEE Trade Paperback May 2012
CHIC ON A SHOESTRING
Simple to Sew Vintage-Style Accessories
Mary Jane Baxter
Refashion those throwaway items into
something new and oh so chic.
This book takes readers step-by-step through an inventive,
resourceful, and inspiring “refashioning” process for creating
fabulous clothes without breaking the bank. With an eye for all
things “stylishly vintage,” Mary Jane Baxter demonstrates how a host
of new fashions and accessories can be created from old clothing.
Transform ornate trims and vintage buttons into spectacular
brooches, craft a favorite silk scarf into a chic top, or rework flea
market shoes into fashionable showstoppers.
This craft book with fashion sense and personality will inspire,
delight, and rejuvenate a tired wardrobe into something inventive,
978-0-399-15959-6 • $22.95/$24.00 Can.
Trade Paperback
160 pp./8 1/4” x 9 7/8”
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Rights: Q00
First serial, audio: Perigee
Other: Katherine Heygate, Kyle Books
23 Howland Street
London W1T 4AY, England
Publishing History: Original
EAN: 9780399159596 52295
On sale May 1, 2012
© Claire Richardson
fresh, and new.
Mary Jane Baxter is a writer and craft expert. She worked as a BBC
journalist for 12 years before leaving her job as a reporter to train as a
couture hat maker. She runs textile and millinery courses across Europe
and writes and reports on fashion, craft, and creativity for the BBC,
Guardian (UK), Sew magazine, and Cloth.
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The most invaluable accessory—
this stylish, simple, step-by-step guide.
MARKETING
• Online publicity
• Online advertising
• Print features and reviews
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• A beautiful four-color craft book featuring more than
40 sewing projects and ideas for how to glamorize
clothing inexpensively
experienced crafters
• Perfect for those looking for simple, innovative ways to
spruce up their wardrobe, as well as practice
green living
• The author is a fashion reporter and couture hat maker
who has worked with designers such as Marc Jacobs
and Stephen Jones
• Includes full-color photographs and step-by-step
instructions throughout
• Includes a range of projects, from quick ideas for
beginners to more advanced projects for
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GROVER CLEVELAND’S
RUBBER JAW & OTHER
UNUSUAL, UNEXPECTED,
UNBELIEVABLE BUT
ALL-TRUE FACTS ABOUT
AMERICA’S PRESIDENTS
Hail to the Chiefs’ personality quirks, bizarre
behaviors, and other trivialities.
From George Washington to Barack Obama, Grover Cleveland’s Rubber
Jaw collects the strangest true stories about our nation’s leaders, including:
• Andrew Jackson was married to a bigamist
• Martin Van Buren wore pistols in the Senate chamber in case things
got too rowdy
• John Tyler was the most fertile president, fathering fifteen children
with two wives
• Franklin Pierce ran over a woman with his horse while in office and
was arrested, but was released when the police realized he was
the president
• James Garfield could simultaneously write Greek with one hand and
Latin with the other
• Dwight D. Eisenhower’s nickname for his staff driver was
“Private Parts”
MARKETING
• Radio interviews
• Online advertising and publicity
• 6-copy solid counter unit with special header
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Trade Paperback
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First serial, UK, translation, audio: Perigee
Other: John White, John White Literary Agency
60 Pound Ridge Road
Cheshire, CT 06410-3412
EAN: 9780399537431 51400
On sale May 1, 2012
• A pop reference book for history buffs and political junkies
• Published in time for the 2012 election season to provide a lighter look at
politics—or a handbook for the candidates
• Illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout
Photo ©
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Stephen J. Spignesi is the author of thirty books, including The Italian 100,
The Complete Titanic, The USA Book of Lists, The Essential Stephen King, and
American Firsts. He lives in East Haven, CT.
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PLAY THESE GAMES
Simple, low-cost, homemade games made from
101 Delightful Diversions Using
Everyday Items
everyday household items—from the author of
Heather Swain
Make These Toys.
Playing games is the perfect antidote for boredom when kids are tired
of their toys—that’s where Play These Games comes in. This collection
presents homemade activities for kids and grown-ups to create and
play together, from Go Fish cards made using family photos to a
pinball machine constructed out of clothespins, rubber bands, and
cardboard boxes.
Following the same format as Make These Toys, this book is organized
by materials, each with a short introduction and quirky facts about the
objects used. Every project will have illustrated step-by-step written
instructions. They’re almost as fun to make as they are to play!
Praise for Make These Toys:
“Dozens of simple how-tos for making magic out of household
materials.” —Martha Stewart Living
“My son, entranced, proclaimed Make These Toys by Heather Swain to
be not merely ‘awesome’ but ‘as smart as 10 brains stuck together’…
The bottom line: A great book for rainy days—and sunny ones.”
978-0-399-53744-8 • $14.00/$15.00 Can.
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Rights: W00
Other: Levine Greenberg Literary Agency, Inc.
307 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2407
New York, NY 10001
Previous Book: Make These Toys
978-0-399-53591-8 (7/10)
EAN: 9780399537448 51400
On sale May 1, 2012
—Chicago Tribune
MARKETING
• New York media and in-store author appearances
• Author video available
SALES POINTS
• Organized by the main material used for the project for easy inspiration
• Includes simple and quirky line drawings
• Author website: heatherswainbooks.com
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Heather Swain is a former third-grade teacher, mother of two, writing instructor,
magazine fact-checker, freelance writer, and award-winning author. Her articles
have appeared in American Baby magazine, Time Out New York Kids, and on
Salon.com. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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THE SCRIBBLE DIARY
An imaginative visual diary that encourages
My Brain Right Now
readers to create a record of their days through
Lisa Currie
scribbles, doodles, and writing.
Lisa Currie’s website, The Scribble Diary, was born from a daydream about
creating a page of open-ended doodled prompts and sharing it with a
variety of artists; she was curious how the prompts would be interpreted
and eager to see how people would respond. The beautiful spectrum of
results went beyond what she could have hoped for.
The Scribble Diary is based on the original doodle sheet, and provides
a range of quirky and inspiring open-ended visual prompts, encouraging
readers to respond in whatever manner they want—with words, pictures,
doodles, and more—to create a unique visual record of their days.
MARKETING
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SALES POINTS
• For fans of the wildly popular Wreck This Journal
• The variety and depth of the open, illustrated prompts allows readers to
respond in imaginative ways
978-0-399-53745-5 • $14.00/$15.00 Can.
192 pp./5 1/2” x 7 1/2”
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Rights: W00
Other: Sorche Elizabeth Fairbank
Fairbank Literary Representation
P.O. Box 6, 428 Union Street
Hudson, NY 12534
EAN: 9780399537455 51400
On sale May 1, 2012
• The author’s blog, thescribbleproject.blogspot.com, gets up to 4,000 hits a day
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before
after
Lisa Currie is an illustrator living in Australia. For more information, see
thescribbleproject.blogspot.com.
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PERIGEE Trade Paperback June 2012
TYRANNOSAURUS LEX
A fascinating and accessible look at the world of
The Marvelous Book of Palindromes,
Anagrams, and Other Delightful and
Outrageous Wordplay
recreational linguistics.
Rod L. Evans, Ph.D.
In Tyrannosaurus Lex, Rod Evans takes readers down the rabbit hole into
the bizarre and intriguing world of recreational linguistics (or logology)—
the pursuit of word puzzles or puzzling words. Readers will learn about:
• Anagrams, palindromes, and puns
• Words with unusual nonsemantic features, such as only one vowel or
all the vowels in alphabetical order
• Paraprosdokians—sentences with surprise endings (“I’ve had a
perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn’t it.” —Groucho Marx)
• Kangaroo words, which contain letters in sequence that form
synonyms of the original word (curtial/cut; regulate/rule)
Praise for Evans’s Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits:
“In this entertaining dictionary, Evans enables you to impress your
friends by proving to them that, yes, English has a word for that.” —Tyler Hinman, five-time winner of the American Crossword
Puzzle tournament
“Positively bursting with linguistic gems.”
—Chicago Tribune
MARKETING
978-0-399-53749-3 • $14.00/$15.00 Can.
Trade Paperback
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Carton: 40
Reference
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Other: Janet Rosen
Sheree Bykofsky Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 706, Brigantine, NJ 08203
Previous Book: Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits
978-0-399-53672-4 (6/11)
EAN: 9780399537493 51400
On sale June 5, 2012
• Online reviews and author interviews
• Online promotion
SALES POINTS
• A fascinating and fun look into the bizarre and intriguing world of word
puzzles, including anagrams, palindromes, and puns
• Makes obscure trivia and knowledge accessible and entertaining
• Perfect for word, puzzle, and trivia lovers
ALSO AVAILABLE
Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits 978-0-399-53672-4 @ $12.95/$15.00 Can.
Sorry, Wrong Answer 978-0-399-53586-4 @ $11.95/$15.00 Can.
The Artful Nuance 978-0-399-53482-9 @ $13.95/$15.50 Can.
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge 978-0-399-53351-8 @ $12.95/$16.00 Can.
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Rod L. Evans, Ph.D., is a teacher of philosophy at Old Dominion in Norfolk.
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Go nuts for the #1 New York Times bestselling
Useless Information series!
978-0-399-53711-0
$12.95/$15.00 Can.
978-0-399-53696-0
$12.95/$15.00 Can.
978-0-399-53668-7
$12.95/$15.00 Can.
978-0-399-53587-1
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978-0-399-53536-9
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978-0-399-53652-6
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978-0-399-53468-3
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978-0-399-53738-7
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978-0-399-53502-4
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978-0-399-53428-7
$12.95/$15.50 Can.
978-0-399-53350-1
$12.95/$16.00 Can.
978-0-399-53269-6
$12.95/$17.00 Can.
THE TOTALLY AWESOME
BOOK OF USELESS
INFORMATION
First, grown-ups made The Book of Useless
Noel Botham
Now, it’s the kids’ turn...
Information a #1 New York Times bestseller.
The latest installment in the popular, bestselling Useless Information
series contains all the fun and fascinating facts no child needs to know—
but would love to show off! How cool would it be for kids to amaze their
friends by telling them:
• What strange ingredient is used to make lipstick?
• The first meal eaten on the moon?
• How much an iceberg weighs?
Featuring the wackiest and most amazing facts from the Useless
Information series, this fully-illustrated book includes many more
surprising, funny, wild, weird, and altogether true facts sure to enlighten
and entertain any kid (and even adults!).
MARKETING
• Online reviews
SALES POINTS
• A new installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling Useless Information
series, which has more than one million copies in print
978-0-399-15925-1 • $12.95/$13.99 Can.
176 pp./5 1/2” x 7 1/2”
Carton: 52
Humor/Popular Reference
Rights: E00
First serial, audio: Perigee
Other: Author c/o Perigee
Previous Book (in series): The Super Book of Useless
Information 978-0-399-53696-0 (10/11)
EAN: 9780399159251 51295
• Features an appropriately appealing package with black-and-white
line drawings by Travis Nichols, author of The Monster Doodle Book
(Perigee, 6/11)
Photo ©
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• This edition will specifically target an 8-12-year-old market not yet reached by
the series
Noel Botham is chairman of the Useless Information Society and the author of
the #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Useless Information. He lives
in England.
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REMEMBERING RITALIN
Now in paperback: A top child psychologist
A Doctor and Generation Rx Reflect on Life
and Psychiatric Drugs
revisits some of his most challenging former
patients—and examines how Ritalin changed
Lawrence H. Diller, MD
their lives.
The author of the bestselling Running on Ritalin continues to question the
efficacy of the widely prescribed drug. This provocative book asks:
• Is ADHD legitimate or a social construct to excuse poor parenting or
lack of attention to children? Is it over- or under-diagnosed?
• Why does the United States have virtually all the world’s ADHD?
• At the most personal level, has anxiety over childrens’ feelings about
themselves paradoxically led us to become intolerant of even their
smallest deficiencies?
To bring these questions to life—and to answer them with candor and
compassion—Dr. Diller has reconnected with former patients, now in
their twenties. What he discovers provides insight into the process of
child therapy, and the long-term effects of the most controversial treatment
methods of our time.
“Deserves close scrutiny by parents and healthcare professionals as well
as some serious soul-searching about our collective dependence on
978-0-399-53748-6 • $16.00/$17.00 Can.
Trade Paperback
304 pp./5 1/2” x 8 1/4”
Carton: 32
Parenting/Special Needs
Rights: W00
UK, translation, audio: Perigee
Other: Beth Vesel
Beth Vesel Literary Agency,
80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1101
New York, NY 10011
Publishing History: Perigee Hardcover
978-0-399-53664-9 (5/11)
EAN: 9780399537486 51600
pharmaceuticals.”
—Booklist
MARKETING
• West Coast media
• Parenting radio interviews
• “New in Paperback” mentions
SALES POINTS
• The follow-up to the successful Running on Ritalin, on a major controversial
topic in parenting and psychiatry
• Author has top credentials in his field
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• The forthcoming publication of the DSM V will raise awareness of
ADHD diagnosis
Lawrence H. Diller, MD, is a behavioral/developmental pediatrician and family
therapist. He lives in Mill Valley, CA. Author website:
rememberingritalin.com
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TATTOO A BANANA
An interactive guide to creating art out of
And Other Ways to Turn Anything and
Everything into Art
anything—from peanut butter to matchsticks.
Phil Hansen
Commercial artist and YouTube sensation Phil Hansen creates art out
of everyday objects. Now he shares his wildly creative approach by
asking, “Who needs paint when you have a banana—or some paper
clips, a cup of coffee, blades of grass, or toothpicks?” With illustrations
and instructions throughout, this engaging, inspiring, and entertaining
handbook/manifesto takes readers inside the mind of a groundbreaking
artist—and encourages us all to create, reimagine, and rediscover the joy
of making something out of (almost) anything.
MARKETING
• National television interviews
• Midwest media and in-store author events
• Author video available
978-0-399-15963-3 @ $90.00/$96.00 Can.
8” w x 9 1/2” h x 6” d
SALES POINTS
• Features a hand-drawn and hand-lettered design throughout
• The author’s YouTube videos have received more than 25 million hits
978-0-399-53747-9 • $15.00/$16.00 Can.
Trade Paperback
176 pp./7 3/8” x 9 1/8”
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Other: The Literary Group International
14 Penn Plaza, Suite 925
New York, NY 10122
EAN: 9780399537479 51500
• Hansen is a commercial artist whose clients include the Grammys, Skype,
Disney, Diesel, Merck, Arby’s, and Ripley’s Believe it or Not Museum
Photo ©
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• The author’s website, philinthecircle.com, has had more than 2 million views
Phil Hansen is a professional and commercial artist whose work has received
media coverage from CNN, CBS, Good Morning America, The Rachael Ray
Show, and Dr. Phil. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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F MY LIFE WORLD TOUR
The riotous sequel to the darkly funny
Life’s Crappiest Moments from Around
the Globe
international bestseller.
Maxime Valette, Guillaume Passaglia,
and Didier Guedj
From the authors of F My Life, an all-new collection of more hilarious,
embarrassing, and unfortunate real-life missteps, misspeaks, and
mortifying mistakes—the kind that may have ruined someone’s day, but
made FMyLife.com an internet phenomenon. These dark, funny, and
ironic true anecdotes and entries from around the world are addictive—
and absolute proof that right now, somewhere on this planet, someone
is really f’ing up. Laugh, sympathize, and thank the stars that this wasn’t
you...at least for today:
Today, I had my first appearance in a court as an attorney. I called the
prosecution the prostitution. FML
Today, my mother had a nightmare that made her scream “Do not kill me,
take my children!” FML
Today, the dentist sneezed right in my mouth. FML
MARKETING
• Online reviews, author interviews, and slideshows
SALES POINTS
978-0-399-16010-3 • $15.00/$16.00 Can.
Trade Paperback
256 pp./5 1/2” x 7 1/2”
Carton: 48
Humor
Rights: E00
Audio, first serial: Perigee
Other: Camille Plutarque
Michel Lafon Publishing
7-13 Boulevard Paul-Emile Victor
Ile de la Jatte
92521 Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex
France
EAN: 9780399160103 51500
• The FMyLife.com website and phone application receive 2.2 million hits
per day
• “FML”, popularized by FMyLife.com, has become the second most popular
phrase on Facebook
• The first book, F My Life (Villard 2009), was an international bestseller
• Featuring line illustrations
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Photo ©
Maxime Valette, Guillaume Passaglia, and Didier Guedj are the creators of
FMyLife.com and the authors of F My Life. They live in Paris.
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PERIGEE Trade Paperback July 2012
SUFFERING SUCCOTASH
A funny and fascinating investigation of food
A Picky Eater’s Quest to Understand Why
We Hate the Foods We Hate
fears from a writer who’s been in the
culinary trenches.
Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic
As a child, Stephanie Lucianovic created an elaborate system for disposing
of yucky food involving bookshelves, holiday centerpieces, and, later,
boyfriends. As an adult, this picky eater found herself in the most
unlikely of circumstances: a graduate of culinary school who became a
cheesemonger and then a food writer. Along the way, she realized just
how common her plight was. Picky eating is an issue for millions of kids;
there are even support groups for adults who can’t kick it.
With wit and charm, through visits to laboratories specializing in gene
testing and support groups for parents of picky eaters, Stephanie explores
her own food phobias and tries to discover the roots of picky eating. Even
as she eggs fellow picky eaters on, offering plenty of clever ways to avoid
hated foods in every social situation, she also shares tips to help readers
overcome pickiness in themselves and their children.
MARKETING
• National television and radio interviews
• West Coast media and in-store author events
• Regional radio interview campaign
978-0-399-53750-9 • $15.00/$16.00 Can.
Trade Paperback
256 pp./5 1/8” x 8”
Carton: 48
Food Writing
Rights: W00
First serial, UK, audio: Perigee
New York, NY 10001
EAN: 9780399537509 51500
On sale July 3, 2012
SALES POINTS
• Suffering Succotash’s combination of insightful research, memoir, and witty
voice is reminiscent of authors such as Mary Roach and Sarah Vowell, and
will appeal to memoir and pop science readers as well as foodies
• Picky eating is a widespread and much discussed issue, particularly in the
parenting community
• Lucianovic worked for nearly ten years for the popular site Television Without
Pity, where she wrote the Top Chef recaps
• A graduate of the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts in Massachusetts,
Stephanie has also helped develop a line of cookbooks with WilliamsSonoma and has written about food for CHOW, Sunset magazine, and
Cowgirl Creamery, as well as in her own food blog, The Grub Report
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Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic is a freelance writer, editor, and sometime
cheesemonger in the San Francisco Bay Area. Author website: grubreport.com
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PERIGEE Hardcover July 2012
STARTING AT THE FINISH LINE
Coach Al Buehler’s Timeless Wisdom
Amy E. Unell with Barbara C. Unell
Foreword by Coach Al Buehler
Win the race before you even take the first step...
Starting at the Finish Line introduces readers to the “rule book”
of legendary track and cross-country Duke University coach
Al Buehler. Along with his “pep talks” and coach-able quotes, the
book comprises the timeless lessons with which he has inspired
and motivated Olympic and national champion track and field
stars, including Carl Lewis, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Mary Decker
Slaney, as well as countless other Olympians and professional
athletes, and the thousands of Duke students who have attended
his unique class, History and Issues of American Sports.
Throughout the book, America’s top athletes, whom he has coached
over the past five decades, share why Buehler has made such an
indelible mark on their lives on and off the field and outside the
classroom. In their words and by their actions, they show why the
Coach’s “rules” work.
“Coach Buehler is someone who left an indelible mark in my life.
He’s simply a great person, a great human being.”
—Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olympic Gold Medalist
“There are a lot of great men and there are a lot of great coaches.
And Coach Buehler was definitely one of those.”
—Carl Lewis, 9-time Olympic gold medalist
978-0-399-53756-1 • $24.00/$26.50 Can.
Hardcover
304 pp./5 1/2” x 8 1/4”
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“To me, Al is the best example of a teacher-coach in
intercollegiate sports.”
—Mike (Coach K) Krzyzewski, Duke Men’s Basketball
Amy E. Unell, a native of Kansas City, KS, was an Emmy®-nominated
producer for NBC’s Today Show based out of the NBC News Los Angeles
bureau for more than six years. A graduate of Duke University, where
she was a student in Coach Al Buehler’s class, she was 2009-2010 Media
Fellow at Duke’s DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy at the
Sanford School of Public Policy. She is the director and producer of the
documentary Starting at the Finish Line: The Coach Buehler Story, which
premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2011. She lives in Los Angeles.
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“Coach Buehler’s common sense and uncommon
heart inspire us all to do our best in the game of life.”
Courtesy Duke Photography
Courtesy The News & Observer
—Grant Hill, Duke NCAA Champion and NBA All-Star
Olympic Coach Al Buehler and Dr. LeRoy Walker, USOC
Thousands cheer as Coach Al Buehler participates in
President, organize the Gold Rush Track Meet at Duke’s
the Olympic Torch Relay outside the Duke University
Wallace Wade Stadium just six days before the 1996
Chapel as the Olympic symbol makes its way to Atlanta
Olympic Games began in Atlanta.
for the Centennial Games.
MARKETING
• National television and radio interviews
• Sports radio interviews
• Online reviews and author interviews
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Courtesy Duke Athletics
• Inspired by the documentary film of the same name, which is
directed and produced by our author Amy Unell
• Buehler will be participating in the publication of this book,
including media appearances
• The book will be endorsed by some of the country’s top
athletes and sports figures, including Carl Lewis and
Mary Decker Slaney
• Amy E. Unell is a former Today Show producer and is
well-connected with the media
Duke’s Cross Country team listens to Coach Al Buehler
give marching orders during practice at Wallace Wade
Stadium during the Fall of 1977.
• Publication is timed to coincide with the 2012
Summer Olympics
• For readers of books by John Wooden and
Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski
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EXTREME COSMOS
An astronomer explores the universe, through the
A Guided Tour of the Fastest, Brightest,
Hottest, Heaviest, Oldest, and Most
Amazing Aspects of Our Universe
lens of its most jaw-dropping extremes.
Bryan Gaensler, PhD
A star-gazer since childhood, astronomer Bryan Gaensler has not lost his
wide-eyed fascination with the stars. In this engaging, accessible, and
eye-opening read, he gives readers a guided tour of the universe, with an
emphasis on the extremes of temperature, light, time, size, speed, mass,
sound, magnetism, gravity, and more.
From supernova explosions and massive nuclear fusion to the smallest
known asteroid (the size of a beach ball), Extreme Cosmos is a fascinating
read that will forever change the way readers view the stars.
“A joyous romp through the extreme universe...Gaensler’s book is so
good I am going to steal some of his ideas for my lectures. I have no
higher praise!”
—Professor Robert P. Kirshner, Harvard University, author of The Extravagant Universe
MARKETING
• National and regional radio interviews
SALES POINTS
• Written by one of the world’s top astronomers
• The book’s accessible and entertaining voice will appeal to readers of
pop science
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Science
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First serial, UK, audio: Perigee
(No Australia and New Zealand)
Other: University of New South Wales Press
University of New South Wales
Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
EAN: 9780399537516 51600
Bryan Gaensler, Ph.D., is an astronomer and a professor of physics at the
Sydney Institute for Astronomy. His work has appeared in numerous scientific
journals, as well as in the New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, and
elsewhere.
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OUR VALUED
CUSTOMERS
Conversations from the Comic Book Store
Tim Chamberlain
An illustrated collection of humorous and strange
comments overheard in a comic book store.
“You don’t get Superman the way I do. That’s
why I got all the tattoos.”
Illustrator Tim Chamberlain is the Jane Goodall of the comic book world.
His blog, which provides the basis for this illustrated collection, chronicles
the lively overheard opinions and comments of the sometimes scary,
sometimes funny, but always fascinating culture known as the comic
book store. Gathered from his time as both an employee and customer,
each illustration provides a fascinating—and often hilarious—glimpse
into the inner world of the devoted comic book fan.
Praise for OurValuedCustomers.net:
“Dire but comical...He holds up a twisted mirror to modern day geek
culture.”
—webcomicoverlook.com
MARKETING
• East Coast events at comic book stores
• New England regional media and in-store author events
• Promote at San Diego and New York Comic-Cons
SALES POINTS
• The author’s webcomics have been featured on The Daily What and
The Huffington Post
978-0-399-53752-3 • $11.00/$11.99 Can.
Trade Paperback
96 pp./7 1/4” x 5 1/4”
Carton: 96
Humor
Rights: W00
Other: Dystel & Goderich
Literary Management, Inc.
One Union Square West, Suite 904,
New York, NY 10003
EAN: 9780399537523 51100
• The release is timed for San Diego Comic-Con
Tim Chamberlain is a 30-year-old comic book fan and cartoonist who worked
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Author website: ourvaluedcustomers.net
SUGGESTED ORDER
—83—
PRENTICE HALL PRESS Hardcover July 2012
OPTIONS AS A STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT, 5TH EDITION
Lawrence G. McMillan
The most trusted investment/options advice book
from a renowned consultant, now completely
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market, this comprehensive reference also shows readers the concepts
and applications of various option strategies—how they work, in which
situations, and why.
“A must read...McMillan is truly the master of his field.” —John Murphy, President, Murphy Morris, Inc.
“The best one-stop source of understandable option information that
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—Ken and Daria Dolan on the WOR radio network
SALES POINTS
• Revised for the first time in ten years, including new charts, statistics, and
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• Detailed examples, exhibits, and checklists show readers the power of each
strategy under carefully described market conditions
978-0-7352-0465-2 • $85.00/$98.00 Can.
Hardcover
1,024 pp./7 3/8” x 9 1/4”
Carton: 6
Business/Investing
Rights: W00
First serial, UK,
audio: Prentice Hall Press
Other: Author c/o Prentice Hall Press
Publishing History: Prentice Hall Press hardcover
978-0-7352-0197-2 (3/02)
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STUDY GUIDE FOR OPTIONS AS A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT, 5TH EDITION
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176 pp. • 7 3/8” 9 1/4” • Carton: 44 • Business/Investing • Rights: W00
Publishing History: Original • EAN: 9780735204645 54000
Lawrence G. McMillan is the editor of The Option Strategist Newsletter and
the author of numerous articles on options and investment trading. Formerly
senior vice president of the equity arbitrage department at Thomson McKinnon
Securities, he manages money for private clients and trades his own account.
Author website: optionstrategist.com
—84—
PERIGEE Trade Paperback August 2012
AFTER THE FACT
The surprising, forgotten, and fascinating fates
The Surprising Fates of American History’s
Heroes, Villains, and Supporting Characters
of those who participated in some of American
Owen Hurd
history’s most iconic events.
After the Fact picks up where traditional histories leave off—a “Where
Are They Now?” meets History 101. Lingering on the scene long after
the smoke has cleared and the spotlights have moved on, After the
Fact uncovers the telling details of history’s most compelling subplots.
Readers will discover:
• A better messenger than soldier, Paul Revere was later kicked out of
the militia for his role in the Penobscot Expedition, the most disastrous
military blunder of the Revolutionary War.
• After his exploration of the American interior with William Clark,
Merriweather Lewis suffered a precipitous downfall, committing suicide
just three years after their triumphant return. Clark, on the other hand,
lived a successful and fulfilling life.
• Following his participation in the Battle of Little Bighorn, Sitting Bull
was given leave to join Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show, parading
about on horseback and selling autographed portraits for two
dollars apiece.
MARKETING
978-0-399-53753-0 • $15.00/$16.00 Can.
Trade Paperback
272 pp./5 1/2” x 8 1/4”
Carton: 36
History/Popular Reference
Rights: W00
Other: David Fugate
LaunchBooks Literary Agency
566 Sweet Pea Place
Encinitas, CA 92024
EAN: 9780399537530 51500
On sale August 7, 2012
SALES POINTS
• Features a unique angle by looking at historical events in terms of what
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• A lively read for general interest readers as well as history buffs
• For readers of Don’t Know Much About History and Lies My Teacher Told Me
Photo ©
SUGGESTED ORDER
• Regional radio interviews
Owen Hurd is the author of Chicago History for Kids, which was named one of
the “Best Books of 2007” by the Chicago Public Library. A freelance writer with
17 years of experience writing for major corporations, professional services firms,
and nonprofit organizations, he’s also worked at Loyola University Press and
Bonus Books. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.
—86—
PERIGEE Trade Paperback August 2012
They said what?!
PRESCHOOL GEMS
Love, Death, Magic, and Other Surprising
Treasures from the Mouths of Babes
The revealing, hilarious, and bizarre-but-true
Leslie McCollom
things overheard in preschool classrooms, based
on the Twitter sensation.
Preschool teacher Leslie McCollom records the often inexplicable,
unpredictable, and jaw-dropping remarks uttered in her Portland,
Oregon, classroom. Preschool Gems is a collection of the best of her
findings, from the sinister and shocking to the cute and naively sincere:
• “I love David Bowie. I’m going to marry David Bowie.”
• “But there’s a ghost in the sandbox, and he’s activating the toys and
turning them into traps!”
• “Remember what I told you in the bathroom: Life is more important
than anything.”
• “When I’m an old man with a walking stick I’ll still remember you...
but you’ll be dead.”
• “I don’t care about time outs. I only care about my life.”
• “When I grow up I want to be a Canadian.”
MARKETING
• Pacific Northwest media and in-store author appearances
978-0-399-53755-4 • $13.00/$13.99 Can.
Trade Paperback
128 pp./5” x 7”
Carton: 92
Humor/Family
Rights: W00
New York, NY 10001
EAN: 9780399537554 51300
• Social media outreach
978-0-399-15965-7 @ $78.00/$83.94 Can.
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SALES POINTS
• McCollom’s Preschool Gems Twitter feed grew from 8,000 followers to 85,000
in a matter of months, and continues to gain new followers daily
• Notable followers include Gwyneth Paltrow, Jad Abrumad of NPR’s Radiolab,
Tucker Max, various Glee cast members, and Mystery Science Theater 3000’s
Bill Corbett
• A Kids Say the Darnedest Things for a new generation
SUGGESTED ORDER
Photo ©
• Perfect for parents of young children, teachers, educators, and general
humor readers
Leslie McCollom is a 28-year-old writer and educator living in Portland,
Oregon. She teaches pre-K at New Day School, a gem of a school itself, which
offers full-day programs for children between the ages of two and a half to six
years old. Author website: twitter.com/preschoolgems
—87—
PRENTICE HALL PRESS Trade Paperback August 2012
The most trusted MBA guide on the market,
HOW TO GET INTO THE
TOP MBA PROGRAMS,
SIXTH EDITION
updated with information on today’s
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Richard Montauk
This all-encompassing guide reveals facts and insights that can make
a difference in today’s competitive MBA market. Admissions insider
Richard Montauk demystifies the applications game and gives his readers
the tools they need to ace every step of the process.
SALES POINTS
• One of the top-selling and most trusted MBA guides on the market
• Previous editions have sold more than 120,000 copies
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school ranking and business school trends, as well as new interviews with
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• In today’s economic downturn, people are applying to business school in
record numbers
SUGGESTED ORDER
Photo ©
978-0-7352-0466-9 • $30.00/$31.50 Can.
Trade Paperback
640 pp./7 3/8” x 9 1/4”
Carton: 12
Reference
Rights: W00
First serial, UK,
Other: Author c/o Prentice Hall Press
Publishing History: Prentice Hall Press Trade Paperback
978-0-7352-0450-8 (8/10)
EAN: 9780735204669 53000
Richard Montauk is the founder and president of Degree of Difference, a firm
specializing in the admissions process. He holds a J.D. from Stanford University
and worked previously as a corporate lawyer. He is the author of How to
Get into the Top Law Schools and How to Get into the Top Colleges, both for
Prentice Hall Press.
—88—
PRENTICE HALL PRESS Trade Paperback August 2012
An indispensable guide for anyone who wants to
HOW TO FIND
OUT ANYTHING
From Extreme Google Searches to Scouring
Government Documents, A Guide to
Uncovering Anything About Everyone
and Everything
track down hard-to-find information.
Master “cybrarian” Don MacLeod shows readers how to find what they’re
searching for quickly, efficiently, and accurately—and how to avoid the
most common mistakes of the Google Age. They’ll learn:
Don MacLeod
• How to really tap the power of Google, and why Google is the best
place to start a search but never the best place to finish it
• The scoop on vast yet little-known online resources that search engines
cannot scour—such as refdesk.com, ipl.org, the University of Michigan
Documents Center, and Project Gutenberg, among others
• How to access free government resources (and put their tax dollars to
good use)
Whether researching a term paper or digging up confidential information,
readers will learn little-known tricks to discover exactly what they need—
every time.
MARKETING
• New York media
978-0-7352-0467-6 • $20.00/$21.00 Can.
Trade Paperback
320 pp./6” x 9”
Carton: 32
Reference/Research
Rights: W00
First serial, UK, translation,
New York, NY 10001
EAN: 9780735204676 52000
• Based on the author’s “How to Find Out Anything” class with
Mediabistro.com, which has been running for more than 10 years
• For students, writers, journalists, researchers, and anyone who needs help
beyond a typical Google search
• Offers little-known tips on finding government documents, online databases,
and other free, hidden resources that will not show up on Google searches
Photo ©
SUGGESTED ORDER
SALES POINTS
Don MacLeod has been a law librarian for more than 20 years at prestigious
law firms in New York City. He has also served as the Manager of Web
Applications at Cravath and Chadbourne. Today he is the manager of knowledge
management at Debevoise and Plimpton, an international business law firm.
Author website: howtofindoutanything.com
—89—
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This charming book
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This beautifully
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celebrates doing what
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reading, cooking,
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