Book Deals: What’s Selling In Nonfiction (2.11.10)

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BIOGRAPHY

THE MOTHER OF INVENTION: The Legacy of Barbara Marx Hubbard
Neale Donald Walsch

MANY HAPPY RETURNS: The Story of Henry Bloch, America’s Tax Man
Thomas Bloch

ATLANTIC FEVER: Lindbergh, His Competitors, and Five Deadly Weeks in the Race to Conquer the Atlantic
Joe Jackson

WHO KILLED ANNA NICOLE SMITH?
Judge Larry Seidlin

LAFAYETTE: A BIOGRAPHY
Marc Leepson

WITH ALL THY MIGHT: Life Lessons From My Father, His Father & Our Personal Heroes
Benjamin Patton

LONELY HEART: The Life of Nathanael West
Joe Woodward

MEMOIR

FLIGHT OF FAITH: My Miracle on the Hudson
Fred Berretta

ABSOLUTE MAYHEM: Secret Confessions of a Porn Star
Monica Mayhem with Gerrie Lim

IN THE GREEN ROOM WITH LARRY KING
Larry King

ME/YOU/HIM/US: A Memoir
Don Asher and Lois Goodwill

UNTITLED
Ashley Judd

THE GIFT
Susan Whitman Helfgot

A (FAMOUS) DOG’S LIFE
Sue Chipperton with Rennie Dyball

MY LIE: A True Story of False Memory
Meredith Maran

JUJITSU RABBI AND THE GODLESS BLONDE
Rebecca Dana

EMPIRE MADE
Kief Hillsbury

THE SUGAR BASKET
Isabel Gillies

PARIS, MOI, AND THE GANG: A Memoir…of Sorts
Frances Gendlin

YOSSARIAN SLEPT HERE
Erica Heller

HOW TO LOVE AN AMERICAN MAN
Kristine Gasbarre

ANGELS ALL AROUND THEM: A Journey of Love, Loss and Hope
Abby Rike with Becky Estridge

PAW TRACKS IN THE MOONLIGHT
Denis O’Connor

A NIGHTMARE’S PRAYER: A Marine Harrier Pilot’s War in Afghanistan
Michael Franzak

SELF-HELP / ADVICE / RELATIONSHIPS

THE POWER OF MEMOIR: Writing Your Healing Story
Linda Joy Myers Ph.D

FLYING SOLO: A YEAR’S JOURNEY AFTER DIVORCE
Denise Hildreth

AVERAGE JOE
Troy Meeder

WHAT IS HE THINKING? What Guys Want Us to Know About Dating, Love and Marriage
Rebecca St. James

NOW THAT THEY’RE GROWN: Eight Steps to a Healthy Relationship with Your Adult Children
Nancy Williams

STRAIGHT, FROM YOUR GAY BEST FRIEND
Terrance Dean

LOVE TALK
Michelle McKinney Hammond

LMFT’s THE MARRIAGE GARDEN: Cultivating Your Relationship So It Grows and Flourishes
H. Wallace Goddard Ph.D. and James Marshall

THE UNAVAILABLE FATHER: Eight Ways Women Can Understand, Heal, and Cope with a Broken Father/Daughter Relationship
Sarah Simms Rosenthal Ph.D

BREADWOMEN
Liza Mundy

WHEN LOVE STUMBLES
Randi Gunther, Ph.D

BUSINESS / INVESTING / FINANCE

WHY DIE BROKE: Recession-Proof Your “Life Wealth” by Adopting the 8 Personality Traits of the Extremely Successful
Arthur Wylie

THE ACCIDENTAL CREATIVE: A Guide for Staying Inspired, Finding Your Personal Rhythm, and Experiencing Productivity Throughout Your Life
Todd Henry

THE CRIME OF OUR TIME: Why Wall Street Is Not Too Big To Jail
Danny Schechter

RESONATE: The Art of Making Presentations that Change Audiences
Nancy Duarte

JOHNSON & JOHNSON: The Epic Saga of a Doomed Dynasty
Jerry Oppenheimer

ATTENTION SHOPPERS
James Livingston

THE FIVE LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP
John Maxwell

ONE TO ONE MILLION
Kevin Rose

THE TRUTH ABOUT LEADERSHIP: The No Fads, to the Heart-of-the-Matter Facts You Need to Know
James Kouzes and Barry Posner

BITTER BREW: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Bush and America’s Kings of Beer
William Knoedelseder

SOCIAL MEDIA 101
Chris Brogan

PLAYBOOK FOR SUCCESS
Nancy Lieberman

BORROW: A Brief History of Debt in Modern America
Louis Hyman

COMPETING TO COOPERATE
Adam Galinsky and Maurice Schweitzer

WINNING IN THE ZERO-GROWTH DECADE AHEAD
Gary Kaminsky

POP CULTURE

THE NEW FACE OF JAZZ
Cicily Janus

EXPOSED: Rock ‘n’ Roll Retrospective
Mick Rock

I’M IN THE BAND
Sean Yseult

SCIENCE

VISIONS OF THE MULTIVERSE
Steven Manly

DEADLY INFERNO: Why We’ll Live Sicker and Die Quicker on a Hotter Planet and How We Can Save Ourselves
Linda Marsa

SIGNATURES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Stanislas Dehaene

MIRROR EARTH: The Search for Our Planet’s Twin
Michael Lemonick

PARENTING

MOMOLOGY
Shelly Radic

OUT OF THE SPIN CYCLE: Devotions to Lighten Your Mother Load
Jen Hatmaker

BABY-LED WEANING
Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett

HOW TO BE A MOMSHELL: The Rules and Celebrity Secrets for Being a Thinner, Younger, and Sexier Mom
Janice Min

FRIENDS FOREVER: How Parents Can Help Their Kids Make and Keep Good Friends
Fred Frankel Ph.D

GOOD KIDS, TOUGH CHOICES: How to Help Your Children Do the Right Thing
Rushworth Kidder Ph.D

SPORTS

BIRD AT THE BUZZER: The Greatest Women’s Game Ever Played
Jeff Goldberg

FIELD GUIDE TO BALLS
Josh Chetwynd

HEALTH / FITNESS / DIET

CHRONICLES OF A STOMACH STAPLER
John Alverdy, M.D. with Don Reneau

THE HERBAL KITCHEN
Kami McBride

THE DYSLEXIC ADVANTAGE
Brock Eide and Fernette Eide

LAUGH YOURSELF THIN: How to Make Happiness, Fun and Pleasure the Keys to Permanent Weight Loss
Melanie Rotenberg, M.D. with Mitch Rotenberg, PhD

WHAT A GUY CAN EXPECT WHEN SHE’S NOT EXPECTING
Marc Sedaka

HISTORY / POLITICS / CURRENT AFFAIRS

CLIMATE CAPITALISM: Natural Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change
Hunter Lovins and Boyd Cohen

THE MURDER OF MERIWETHER LEWIS
Xaviant Haze and Paul Schrag

POINT OF CAPTURE
Matthew Alexander

MR. GEORGE & MR. JOHN: How Two Secretive Brothers Built the A&P and Unleashed the Consumer Revolution
Marc Levinson

UNDERDOGMA
Michael Prell

PACIFIC AIR
David Sears

VENICE: Islands of Honor and Profit
Thomas Madden

NIXON’S GREATEST SECRETS
Don Fulsom

BOUGHT AND PAID FOR
Charlie Gasparino

PUSH HAS COME TO SHOVE
Steve Perry

HAITI: The Aftershocks of History
Laurent Dubois

YOU KNOW I’M RIGHT
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera

MY BURNING BUSH: How One Woman’s Career in Christian Politics Went Up In Flames
Lisa Baron

TWENTY GODS OR NONE: The Making of a Nation from the Margins of Faith
Peter Manseau

ADAPT: How to Save the World One Failure at a Time
Tim Harford

IRELAND UNHINGED: Encounters with a Wildly Changing Country
David Monagan

ROOSEVELT AND STALIN: Winning the War, Shaping the Peace
Susan Butler

ENTERTAINING JEWS
Robert Brustein

NATO 2.0
Sarwar Kashmeri

LIFESTYLE

HUNTING AND GATHERING: A Field Guide for Styling Your Perfect Wedding
Matthew Robbins

NINA GARCIA’S LOOK BOOK: What to Wear for Every Occasion
Nina Garcia

MY MOM, THE STYLE ICON
Piper Weiss

RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY

TRIUMPH OF CHRISTIANITY
Rodney Stark

FOREVER FRIENDS: A Journal
Robin Jones Gunn

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SAINT MAGIC
Judika Illes

THE GATES OF HEAVEN
Chris Carter

CAN THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH?
Jiddu Krishnamurti

UNDEFENDING CHRISTIANITY
Dillon Burroughs

HEAVEN ACCORDING TO COLTON
Todd Burpo

SPEAKING TO GOD
David Van Biema

RAISED BY THE CHURCH
Ed Rohs and Judith Estrine

YOU CAN DO IT
Margot Starbuck

EASY BURDENS
Patty Kirk

THE WEISER GUIDE TO THE EGYPTIAN MYSTERIES
Normandi Ellis

BOOK OF PAGAN RITUAL PRAYER
Ceisiwr Serith

HUMOR

MY BOYFRIEND WROTE A BOOK ABOUT ME: And Other Stories I Shouldn’t Share with Acquaintances, Co-workers, Taxi Drivers, Assistants, Job Interviewers, Bikini Waxers and Ex / Current/ Future Boyfriends But Have
Hilary Winston

ASSHOLES FINISH FIRST
Tucker Max

100 MORE TERRIBLY TASTELESS LISTS
Karl Shaw

HOW-TO

BIG BOOK: For Mothers in Recovery
Barbara Joy

GIRLS WORLD
Jennifer Paganelli

WRITING THE SUPERNATURAL NOVEL
Steven Piziks

REFERENCE

THE WEISER FIELD GUIDE TO THE PARANORMAL
Judith Joyce

THE WEISER FIELD GUIDE TO SECRET KNOWLEDGE
Daniel Pineda

THE BARBARIAN APPETITE: Romans, Christians, Conquerors, & the Unlikely Culinary History of the English Language
Ina Lipkowitz

MYSTERY EMPORIUM
Juanita Rose Violini

THE WEISER FIELD GUIDE TO UFOs
Bret Lueder

ANTHOLOGY

CHRISTMAS IN MY HEART #21
Joe Wheeler

END OF LIFE STORIES
Lee Gutkind

IMMORTALITY
Lee Gutkind

THE GOOD LORD MADE THEM ALL
Joe Wheeler

THE RAILROAD AS ART: Day Jobs and Southern Writers
Sonny Brewer

NARRATIVE

HOOKED: My Father’s Tackle Box, Million-Dollar Minnows and the Quest for the Perfect Fishing Lure
Bob Morris

CITY LOST AND FOUND: The History of a Place in America
Katharine Greider

GOLDEN SHORE: THE EPIC TALE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE SEA
David Helvarg

THE LAST VINEYARD: Taming Argentina’s Wild West and Putting Malbec on the Map
Ian Mount

WAR IN THE WOODS: Combating the Marijuana Cartels on America’s Public Lands
John Nores and James Swan

TRUE CRIME

KIDNAPPED
Jayne Garcia Valseca and Eduardo Garcia Valseca

COOKING

LOVELESS CAFE’S BOOK OF SIMPLE SOUTHERN DESSERTS
Alisa Huntsman

UNTITLED
Sheryl Crow with Chuck White

CHANGING COURSES: A Mission to Get People Off of the Couch and Into the Kitchen
Kathleen Flinn

TWENTY TECHNIQUES
Michael Ruhlman

ROAST CHICKEN
Mindy Fox

SUGAR BABY: Sweet Recipes by Degree
Gesine Bullock-Prado

POPSICLE CRAZE
Anni Daulter

NAKED WINE
Alice Feiring

GENERAL / OTHER

RICH PEOPLE THINGS
Chris Lehmann

NOTE TO SELF: Love
Andrea Buchanan

LGBTQ STUDENTS READING THE WORD AND THE WORLD
Mollie Blackburn

THE ALGEBRA TEACHER’S GUIDE TO RETEACHING ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS & SKILLS
Gary Muschla, Judith Muschla, and Erin Muschla

ILLUSTRATED / ART

A LIFE OF STYLE
Rebecca Moses

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One Response to “Book Deals: What’s Selling In Nonfiction (2.11.10)”

  1. Cicily Janus Says:

    Great blog and thanks for the book mention!

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