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Book Deals: What’s Selling In Nonfiction (3.9.10)

March 9th, 2010

This weekly list covers prescriptive nonfiction books. For more details on publishing deals – including agents, editors, publishers, and book descriptions – visit PublishersMarketplace and subscribe to the Deals Report

BUSINESS / INVESTING / FINANCE

THE CARE AND FEEDING OF CLIENTS
Robert Bly

THE LEADERSHIP PIPELINE (updated)
Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, and Jim Noel

THE PERFORMANCE PIPELINE
Stephen Drotter

FROM BUD TO BOSS: Secrets to a Successful Transition
Kevin Eikenberry and Guy Harris

iLEADERSHIP THE STEVE JOBS WAY: Courage, Charisma, Credibility and Being Way Cool
Jay Elliot

HUMANITARIANS AT THE GATE: Surviving and Thriving in the Treacherous World of the Modern Not-for-Profit
Rupert Scofield

COOKING

1001 BEST HOT AND SPICY RECIPES
Dave DeWitt

PUNCH
Eric Seed

HOW-TO

BEYOND SNAPSHOTS
Rachel Devine and Peta Mazey

PITCH AND PROMOTE LIKE A PRO
Terry Burns

THE UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER PARTY BOOK
Brian Miller, Adam Paulson, and Kevin Wool

STUDY YOUR BRAINS OUT (WITHOUT LOSING YOUR MIND!)
Anne Crossman

DECORATE: 1,000 Professional Design Ideas for Every Room of the House
Holly Becker Joanna Copestick

HOW TO BE A MAN
Glenn O’Brien

HIP GIRL’S GUIDE TO HOMEMAKING
Kate Payne

REFERENCE

EVERYDAY GODDESSES
Julie Loar

HELP! FOR WRITERS
Roy Peter Clark

HEALTH / FITNESS / DIET

THE REAL WORLD DIET: The Delicious Weight Loss Solution You Can Live With
Timothy Harlan, M.D.

PARENTING

HOMESICK AND HAPPY
Michael Thompson

ONE YEAR TO AN ORGANIZED LIFE WITH BABY
Regina Leeds with Meagan Francis

ADVICE / RELATIONSHIPS / SELF-HELP

BITING BACK: A No-Nonsense, No-Garlic Guide to Facing the Personal Vampires in Your Life
Claudia Cunningham

SEX MAGIC AND THE LAW OF ATTRACTION
Skye Alexander

RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY

FROM EMOTIONAL CHAOS TO CLARITY
Phillip Moffitt

THE TEAM JESUS BUILT
Janet Thompson

SCIENCE

BETTER LIVING THROUGH SCIENCE: The Basic Scientific Principles You Need to Solve Every Household Conundrum
Mark Frary

GENERAL / OTHER

WALK OUT, WALK ON
Margaret Wheatley and Deborah Frieze

HOW TO LIVE: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Answers
Sarah Bakewell

Book Deals: What’s Selling In Nonfiction (3.4.10)

March 4th, 2010

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ADVICE / RELATIONSHIPS

THE MAN WHISPERER
Samantha Brett and Donna Sozio

HAPPINESS IS YOURS . . . HELP YOURSELF: The Power of Positive Doing
BJ Gallagher

BUSINESS / INVESTING / FINANCE

URBAN WARFARE
Adam Harmon

THE MESH: Why The Future of Business is Sharing
Lisa Gansky

WIKIBRANDS
Mike Dover and Sean Moffitt

HISTORY / POLITICS / CURRENT AFFAIRS

DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
Kenneth Davis

IN SEARCH OF SACCO AND VANZETTI
Susan Tejada

THE BOXER AND THE ENTERPRISE
David Hanna

THE QUIET PROFESSIONALS
Kevin Maurer

THE SIEGE OF WASHINGTON
John Lockwood and Charles Lockwood

GUNS OF THE CIVIL WAR
Dennis Adler

SUNBURNT CITIES: Foreclosure, Abandonment and Hope for the Shrinking American Sunbelt
Justin Hollander

NARRATIVE

STONE OF KINGS
Gerard Helferich

ADDICT NATION
Jane Velez-Mitchell with Sandra

HEART OF DANKNESS: Underground Botanists, Outlaw Farmers and the Race for the Cannabis Cup
Mark Haskell Smith

THE STORY OF EARTH: A Biography of Our Home
Robert Hazen

WHAT’S A DOG FOR?: What the Changing Human-Canine Relationship Tells Us About Who We Are
John Homans

REFERENCE

THE 1 GUIDE TO COLLEGE ADMISSION
Christine VanDeVelde

GREEN HEARTS OF PARIS
Susan Cahill

THE WORD FIELD
James Pennebaker

WORDCATCHER: An Odyssey into the World of Weird and Wonderful Words
Phil Counsineau

RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY

THE TWELFTH INSIGHT
James Redfield

TAO TE CHING: A Zen Master’s Talks
Thomas Cleary

RECLAIMING THE BIBLE FOR A NON-RELIGIOUS WORLD
John Shelby Spong

AN AGNOSTIC’S MANIFESTO
Vincent Bugliosi

51/50: The Magical Adventures of a Single Life
Kristen McGuiness

SCIENCE

COSMIC NUMBERS
James Stein

BIOGRAPHY

C.S. Lewis: A Biography
Alister

ANTIGONE IN VOGUE
Rhonda Garelick

PHILIP JOHNSON: Architect of the Modern Century
Mark Lamster

YOU’RE THE DIRECTOR, YOU FIGURE IT OUT: The Life and Films of Richard Donner
James Christie

COOKING

MAYUMI’S KITCHEN: Macrobiotic Cooking for Body and Soul
Mayumi Nishimura

THE OFFICIAL ALL-AMERICAN FOOD HOLIDAYS COOKBOOK
Yvan Lemoine

HEALTH / FITNESS

BEAUTY PURE AND SIMPLE
Kristen Ma

NAKED FITNESS
Andrea Metcalf

THAT’S A WRAP
Nancy Kennedy

MEMOIR

TOUCHING THE WORLD OF ANGELS
Seth Clyman

AUGUST GALE: A Father and Daughter’s Journey Into The Storm
Barbara Walsh

THE BOY IN THE MOON: A Father’s Search for his Disabled Son
Ian Brown

SOLDIER AND SAINT
James Sheeran

DO YOU DREAM IN COLOR
Laurie Rubin

FACING THE DRAGON: One Man’s Battle Against Methamphetamine
David Parnell with Amy Hagberg

MWF SEEKING BFF
Rachel Bertsche

SPORTS

A TALK IN THE PARK: Nine Decades of Baseball Tales From the Broadcast Booth
Curt Smith

OFFSPEED – Dead Fish, Yellow Hammers and the Search for the Perfect Baseball Pitch
Terry McDermott

POP CULTURE

AMERICAN IDOL
Richard Rushfield

ANTHOLOGY

BILITERATE AGAINST THE ODDS
Maria de la Luz Reyes

CHERISHED: Twenty Writers Celebrate Animals They’ve Loved and Lost
Barbara Abercrombie

THE WILD WILD WEST
John Richard Stephens

HOW – TO

CESAR’S RULES
Cesar Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier

THIS IS YOUR MOMENT: New Short Form Meditations to Set You Free
John Selby

LIFESTYLE

AMISH PEACE FOR FAMILIES
Suzanne Woods Fisher

PARENTING

SMART PARENTING FOR SMART KIDS: Nurturing Your Child’s True Potential
Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Ph.D. and Mark Lowenthal, Psy. D.

Book Deals: What’s Selling In Nonfiction (2.23.10)

February 23rd, 2010

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ADVICE / RELATIONSHIPS

EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE I LEARNED FROM ROMANCE NOVELS
Sarah Wendell

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BEING NICE
Joan Duncan Oliver

BUSINESS / INVESTING / FINANCE

THE ARROGANCE CYCLE
Michael Farr

GET GRANT MONEY NOW: Guerilla Grant-Writing Tactics for the Nonprofit Employee
Victoria Johnson

THE LANGUAGE OF TRUST: Selling Ideas in a World of Skeptics
Michael Maslansky, Scott West, Gary DeMoss and David Saylor

COOKING

THE LOCAVORE’S DILEMMA: A Manifesto In Praise Of The 10,000-Mile Diet
Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Shimizu

MEMOIR

GROWING UP LAUGHING
Marlo Thomas

THE LADY’S HANDBOOK FOR HER MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS
Sarah Ramey

ONE LAST, GREEN HOME
Mark Harris

NO PICTURES PLEASE: The Story of an Amish Childhood
Ira Wagler

I’M SPIRITUAL DAMMIT: How to Keep Your Feet on the Ground and Your Head in the Stars
Jennifer Weigel

POP CULTURE

THE HAMMERSTEINS: First Family of American Theatre
Oscar Andrew Hammerstein

THE BOOK OF KINK
Eva Nagorski

STUFF PARISIANS LIKE
Olivier Magny

SPORTS

MICKEY AND WILLIE
Allen Barra

WALK, RUN, JUMP!
Sarah Reinertsen with David Tabatsky

HOW-TO

CLASSIC DESIGN FOR THE REAL WORLD
John Burton

HUMOR

GOT MILF?
Sarah Maizes

ILLUSTRATED / ART

WHAT TO WEAR WHERE
Katherine Power and Hillary Kerr

NARRATIVE

FINDING FERNANDA: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Reunion in International Adoption
Erin Siegal

GENERAL / OTHER

HOMEWORK HELPERS: Essays and Term Papers
Michelle McLean

DREAMSIGHT
Dr. Michael Lennox

HEALTH

EMOTIONAL STYLE
Richard Davidson and Sharon Begley

CELL-LEVEL RESONANCE: 10 Practices for Renewal, Vitality and Health
Joyce Whiteley Hawkes, PhD

HISTORY / POLITICS / CURRENT AFFAIRS

BEATRICE’S LAST SMILE: A History of the Medieval World
Mark Gregory Pegg

THE BLUEPRINT: Barack Obama’s Secret Plan for an Imperial Presidency and a Permanent Liberal Government
Ken Blackwell

PARENTING

HELP! MY BABY CAME WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS: Hot to Survive (and Enjoy) Your Baby’s First Year
Blythe Lipman

SOUL TO SOUL PARENTING: A Guide to Raising a Spiritually Conscious Family
Annie Burnside

REFERENCE

WORDCATCHER: An Odyssey into the World of Weird and Wonderful Words
Phil Counsineau

ICONIC LOVES
Marlene Wagman-Geller

RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY

GOD SAY YOU ARE…
Holley Gerth

Book Deals: What’s Selling in Nonfiction (2.15.10)

February 15th, 2010

Oops… looks like Freelance Writing at About.com, who was scheduled to host my book blog tour today, is experiencing technical difficulties and is unable to post my ghostwriting article. So instead, here’s some nonfiction book deals for the week and we’ll try to reschedule the ghostwriting post for Friday.

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ADVICE / SELF-HELP / RELATIONSHIPS

ENOUGH TALK ABOUT LOVE
Herve Le Tellier

IF IT WAS EASY, THEY’D CALL THE WHOLE DAMN THING A HONEYMOON: Living with and Loving the TV-Addicted, Sex-Obsessed, Not-So-Handy Man You Married
Jenna McCarthy

STOP CALLING HIM “HONEY” … AND START HAVING SEX!
Margaret Arana and Julienne Davis

COOKING

VEGAN BAKING CLASSICS
Kelly Rudnicki

THE SERIOUS EATS GUIDE: How to Eat, Cook, and Live a Seriously Tasty Life
Ed Levine

THROWDOWN!
Bobby Flay

HISTORY / POLITICS / CURRENT AFFAIRS

SYSTEM FAIL: The Crisis of Authority, the Decline of the Meritocracy, and the Reformation to Come
Christopher Hayes

ANONYMOUS SOLDIERS: The Jewish Underground, the British Army, and the Rise of Israel
Bruce Hoffman

THE MENDACITY OF HOPE: Barack Obama and the Betrayal of American Liberalism
Roger Hodge

ILLUSTRATED / ART

SNORKEL BOB’S SOME FISHES I HAVE KNOWN
Robert Wintner

LEARN SOMETHING EVERY DAY
Pete Jarvis and Gethin

MEMOIR

UNEQUAL FORTUNES: Snapshots from the Bronx
Arthur Levine and Laura Scheiber

MY NAME IS VICTORIA
Victoria Donda

LOST LUSTRE: A NEW YORK MEMOIR
Joshua Karlen

PADDLE BEADS
O. Ross McIntyre

TO THE LAST BREATH
Dr. Francis Slakey

SHAMELESS: How I Ditched the Diet, Got Naked, Found True Pleasure…and Somehow Got Home in Time to Cook Dinner
Pamela Madsen

PIANO LESSONS
Anna Goldsworthy

NARRATIVE

AN ORAL HISTORY OF LONDON
Craig Taylor

DECEMBER 8, 1980: The Day John Lennon Died
Keith Elliot Greenberg

SCIENCE

DREAMLAND: Adventures in the Strange World of Sleep
David Randall

REALITY WITHOUT ILLUSIONS: What We’re Committed to in a World with No God
Alex Rosenberg

GUITAR ZERO
Gary Marcus

SPORTS

THE END OF THE EARTH: Borg, McEnroe, Connors, and the Final Days of Tennis’ Golden Age
Stephen Tignor

RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY

HIDDEN TREASURE: Uncovering the Truth in Your Own Life Story
Gangaji

SAVING LEONARDO: A Call to Resist the Secular Assault on Mind, Morals, and Meaning
Nancy Pearcey

TRUE CRIME

YOUNG AL CAPONE: The Untold Story Of Scarface In New York, 1899-1925
William Balsamo and John Balsamo

BUSINESS / INVESTING / FINANCE

GET A LIFE, NOT A JOB: Do What You Love and Let Your Talents Work for You
Paula Caligiuri, Ph.D

12 STEPS TO POWER PRESENCE: How To Exert Your Authority To Lead
John Baldoni

GENERAL / OTHER

DOSED: A Medication Generation Grows Up
Kaitlin Bell

BIOGRAPHY

THE QUIET DON: The Untold Story of Russell Bufalino, the Mob’s Most Fearsome Kingpin
Matt Birkbeck

OTTO VON BISMARCK: The Man Who Made Modern Germany
Jonathan Steinberg

HOW-TO

TROUBLESHOOTING THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth

REFERENCE

THE THINKER’S THESAURUS: Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words
Peter Meltzer

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

February 11th, 2010

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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

Book Deals: What’s Selling In Nonfiction (1.19.10)

January 19th, 2010

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HISTORY / POLITICS / CURRENT AFFAIRS

CRONY CAPITALISM
by David Stockman

TO SAVE AMERICA
by Newt Gingrich

OUT OF SIGHT: The Making of the Los Angeles Arts Scene
by William Hackman

A LABYRINTH OF KINGDOMS
by Steven Kemper

HOW TO BE SECULAR: A Field Guide for Religious Moderates, Atheists, and Agnostics
by Jacques Berlinerblau

AMERICAN TALIBAN
by Markos Moulitsas

RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY

SECRETS OF THE DRAGON GATE
by Dr. Steven Liu and Jonathan Blank

GOD WITHOUT RELIGION
by Andrew Farley

START: Becoming a Good Samaritan
by Michael Seaton

BEING, CONSCIOUSNESS, BLISS: The Reality of God
by David Bentley Hart

THE ART OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE
by Harold Bloom

SPORTS

IN THE GRASP
by Mark Kram Jr.

START THE CAR: The World According to Bumble
by David Lloyd

FOUR DAYS IN JULY: Tom Watson, the 2009 British Open, and One of the Most Improbable Stories in Sports History
by Jim Huber

THE LONGEST SHOT
by Neil Sagebiel

BULLPEN DIARIES
by Charley Rosen

SCIENCE

THE BROTHERHOOD
by Thomas Joiner

BORN LIARS: Why We Can’t Live Without Deceit
by Ian Leslie

WHAT THE ROBIN KNOWS: How Birds Tell Us About Ourselves and the Natural World
by Jon Young

ADVICE / RELATIONSHIPS

WHEN LOVE ENDS
by Jackie Johnson

GRUMBLE HALLELUJAH
by Caryn Rivadeniera

POP CULTURE

A IS FOR ARMAGEDDON
by Richard Horne

I LOVE MUSIC/I HATE MUSIC: Trivia and Other Extremely Important Stuff About the Songs and Bands You Love, Hate, Love to Hate, and Hate to Love
by Brian Boone

THE SPIN READER: 25 Years of Heroes, Heretics, and the New Rock-n-Roll
by Doug Brod

DOWN OFF THE SHELF: 25 Writers On How They Came By Their Favorite Hardcovers and Paperbacks
by Sean Manning

COOKING

SPEAKEASY: The Employees Only Guide to Classic Cocktails (with a Twist)
by Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric

THE VEGAN HOLIDAY KITCHEN
by Nava Atlas

THE GOURMET BREAD MACHINE BOOK
by Judith Fertig

300 BEST TACOS
by Kelley Coffeen

BASIC TO BRILLIANT: More Recipes and Stories from Three Generation of Southern Cooking
by Virginia Willis

PIE CONTEST IN A BOX
by Gine Hyams

HUMOR

HOW TO WRITE ON THE INTERNET: An Absolutely Phony Stylebook
by Ken Lowery and Mark Hale

STUFF HIPSTERS HATE
by Andrea Bartz and Brenna Ehrlich

BIOGRAPHY

LET FREEDOM SWING
by James “Tad” Hershorn

JAGGER: A Biography
by Marc Spitz

AUDREY AT HOME
by Luca Dotti with Alessia Margiotta

PARENTING

BABY BARBELLS
by Dr. Joshua Levitt

HEALTH

SWEAT SCIENCE: Fitness Myths, Training Truths, and Other Surprising Discoveries from The Science of Exercise
by Alex Hutchinson

FULL: A Life Without Dieting
by Michael Snyder, MD

OUTSMART YOUR GENES: How Your DNA Will Empower You To Protect Yourself Against Cancer, Alzheimer’s, Heart Disease, Obesity, and Many Other Conditions
by Brandon Colby, MD

THE HUMAN ASSEMBLY: The Discovery, Industry, and Future of Our Parts, Tissues and Organs
by Michael Mason

RECOVERY MYTH
by Bankole Johnson, DSc, MD, PhD, MPhil, FRCPsych

FIRST STEPS: An Olympian’s Guide to Miles, Marathons, Motherhood and More
by Kara Goucher

BUSINESS / INVESTING / FINANCE

WISE INVESTING MADE SIMPLE AGAIN: More Tales Too Enrich Your Life
by Larry Swedroe

ACTS OF GOD AND MAN
by Michael Powers

TOO MANY BOSSES, TOO FEW LEADERS
by Rajeev Peshawaria

NO B.S. PRICE STRATEGIES FOR ANY BUSINESS
by Dan Ennedy

MEMOIR

AFFECTION
by Krissy Kneen

BRINGING PROGRESS TO PARADISE
by Jeffrey Rasley

DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN: A Portrait in Letters
by Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (edited by Steve Weisman)

SUSAN
by Sigrid Nunez

GENERAL / OTHER

THE LITERARY LADIES GUIDE TO THE WRITING LIFE: Observations, Inspiration, and Wisdom from Women Authors who Paved the Way
by Nava Atlas

VAMPYRE SANGUINOMICON
by Father Sebastiaan

NARRATIVE

A BLOOD CURSE
by Alfredo Corchado

AN OCEAN APART
by Terrie Williams

HOW-TO

THE JOY FACTOR
by Susan Smith Jones

ESSENTIALS FOR THE HOME: 50 Things Everyone Needs
by Deborah Needleman

STILL STANDING: Addicts Talk About Living Sober
by Bucky Sinister

TRUE CRIME

A PECULIAR TRIBE OF PEOPLE: Murder and Madness in the Heart of Georgia
by Rick Hutto

Book Deals: What’s Selling In Nonfiction (1.12.10)

January 12th, 2010

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WHEN YOU CAN’T FIND GOD
Author: Linda Shepherd

MY NAME IS CARLY: A Girl Discovers Her Voice
Author: Arthur Fleischmann with Carly Fleischmann

THE PRODUCTIVE WRITER: Success Strategies for Writing and Selling More
Author: Sage Cohen

OUT OF THE WOODS: How Trees Shaped America and America Shaped Trees
Author: Eric Rutkow

HEAT
Author: Bill Streever

JAPANESE GRILLING
Authors: Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat

GLOCK
Author: Paul Barrett

GOD AND FOOTBALL
Author: Chad Gibbs

A WOMAN’S GUIDE TO INNER BEAUTY
Author: Ginger Garrett

THE INDIE AUTHOR GUIDE (revised)
Author: April Hamilton

CASH FOR CLUTTER: The Suddenly Frugal Guide to Getting Organized and Making Money from Your Stuff
Author: Leah Ingram

THE INTERLOPER: LEE HARVEY OSWALD INSIDE THE SOVIET PERPLEX
Author: Peter Savodnik

5 VERY GOOD REASONS TO PUNCH A DOLPHIN IN THE MOUTH
Author: Matthew Inman

HIS MAJESTY’S YANKS: The Untold Story of the Five Young American Patriots who Went First to Fight the Nazi Army
Author: Rachel Cox

POT OF GOLD: A Marijuana Virgin’s Adventures in the Land of the Magical Weed
Author: Greg Campbell

GRACE BEFORE MEALS: Recipes for Family Life
Author: Father Leo Patalinghug

BRAINSTEERING: The Breakthrough Approach to Developing More and Better Ideas of Any Kind
Authors: Kevin Coyne and Shawn Coyne

THE LAST GOOD WAR
Author: Tom Sanders

THERE’S WOOD IN YOUR TURKEY BACON: And 333 Other Fascinating Facts That Will Make You Smarter, Safer and Healthier
Author: Mark Di Vincenzo’s

AMAZING PUZZLES FROM THE BIBLE
Author: Timothy Parker

SOUL SURFING
Author: Robert Wise

I HATE EVERYTHING
Author: Matthew DiBenedetti

WARRIOR POLICE: Rolling with America’s MPs in the World’s Trouble Spots
Authors: Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Cucullu and Christana Fontana

BAD FOR THE JEWS
Author: Scott Sherman

MAKE STUFF TOGETHER
Authors: Bernadette Noll and Kathie Sever

MY MILK TOOF
Author: Inhae Lee

UNCHARTED TERRITORI
Author: Tori Spelling

THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES: The Untold Story of One Family’s Dream and the True History of The Days of Our Lives
Author: Ken Corday

MY PARENTS WERE AWESOME
Author: Eliot Glazer

O MIGHTY SMITER!: Is The God Of The Old Testament Really Angry, Sexist, and Racist?
Author: David Lamb


Book Deals: What’s Selling In Nonfiction (01.05.10)

January 5th, 2010

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RUNNING ON EMPTY
Author: Marshall Ulrich

LUST FOR BLOOD: Why People are Fascinated by Death, Murder, Horror and Violence
Author: Jeffrey Kottler

DEADLY SPIN: How the PR Juggernaut is Killing American Health Care
Author: Wendell Potter

HORSE TALES FROM HEAVEN
Author: Rebecca Ondov

LIFE BEFORE BIRTH
Author: Dr. Arthur Janov

Book Deals: What’s Selling In Nonfiction (12.30.09)

December 30th, 2009

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WABI SABI LOVE: Finding Perfect Love in Imperfect Relationships
Author: Arielle Ford

MILLION DOLLAR COACHING and MILLION BOOKING SPEAKING
Author: Dr. Alan Weiss

MIND OVER MONEY MATTERS: How to Take Control of Your Money Before It Takes Control of You
Author: Valerie Coleman Morris

A BUM DEAL
Authors: Rufus Hannah and Barry Soper

LARCENY IN MY BLOOD: An Ex-Junkie and Ex-Con’s Adventures in the Ivy League
Author Matthew Parker

DON’T FORGET TO SPIT: Lessons from a Newfound Life in the Wine Trade
Author: Marco Pasanella

DANCING IN THE GLORY OF MONSTERS
Author: Jason Stearns

MIND THE GAP
Author: Klaus Issler

WHY CHRISTIANITY IS FAILING US
Author: Diana Butler Bass

SUMATRA WITH THE SEVEN CHURCHES
Author: Sandra Glahn

I HATE MY BODY
Author: Cyndi Lee

THE BUDDHA IN THE CLASSROOM: Lessons to Inspire the Weary Teacher
Author: Donna Quesada

LEAVING MUNDANIA: A Year of Grownup Make-Believe
Author: Lizzie Stark

COOKING WITHOUT BORDERS: Flavors for the New American Kitchen
Author: Anita Lo

APOCALYPSE NEVER: Forging the Path to a Nuclear Weapon-Free World
Author: Tad Daley

THE MCGRAW-HILL 36-HOUR COURSE IN BUSINESS WRITING AND COMMUNICATION: How to Effectively Manage Your Writing, Revised Edition
Author: Kenneth Davis

KILL THE MESSENGER: The Media’s Role in the Fate of the World
Author: Maria Armoudian

THE ONLY WAY OUT IS IN: The Inner Harmony Approach to Recovery From Addiction
Author: Peter Amato

THE ASCENSION OF JERRY: Murder, Mayhem & Ludicrous Redemption in Late-1970s Los Angeles
Author: Chip Jacobs

Book Deals: What’s Selling In Nonfiction (12.23.09)

December 23rd, 2009

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LYING IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Author: John Mearsheimer

THIS MORTAL COIL: How the Modern Body Was Born
Author: Fay Bound Alberti

BASKETBALL JUNKIE
Author: Chris Herren with Bill Reynolds

INTELLIGENT LUST: Why Smart Sex is Better Than Great Sex
Author: Stanley Siegel

BRINGING UP OSCAR: The Men and Women Who Conceived Hollywood’s Most Wanted Man
Author: Debra Ann Pawlak

WHAT CHEFS FEED THEIR KIDS: Recipes and Techniques for Cultivating a Love of Good Food
Author: Fanae Aaron

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FUTURE
Author: Michael J. Fox

BIG LITTLE MAN
Author: Alex Tizon

FROM WAIKIKI TO WALL STREET: How Surfing Transformed the World
Author: Peter Weswick and Peter Neushul

THE 30 DAY GUIDE TO SOCIAL MARKETING
Author: Gail Martin

FIRED UP FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Author: Carol Roth

SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS: A Portrait of Sonny Rollins
Author: John Abbott and Bob Blumenthal

THE 30 MINUTE VEGAN’S TASTE OF EUROPEAN CUISINE
Author: Mark Reinfeld and Jennifer Murray

UNTITLED MICHAEL JACKSON BIOGRAPHY

Author: Richard Siklos

UNTITLED MEREDITH BAXTER MEMOIR

Author:  Meredith Baxter

CLASSIC CHEZ PANISSE: A 40th Anniversary Celebration of Chez Panisse
Author: Alice Waters

ONE NATION UNDER SEX: How the Private Lives of Presidents and First Ladies Shaped America
Author: Larry Flynt and David Eisenbach

A CHILD’S WRITING LIFE
Author: Pam Allyn

PRESENT YOUR WAY TO THE TOP
Author: David Dempsey

PRETTY DOINGS: The Secret, Sinful History of Georgian London
Author: Dan Cruikshank

RX HEART: Facts, Fads and Fictions in the Prevention and Treatment of Heart Disease
Authors: A. Marc Gillinov, M.D. and Steven Nissen, M.D

LATE, LATE AT NIGHT
Author: Rick Springfield

REAL FOOD NOW: Modern Meatless Meals for Eco-Friendly Eating
Author: Ann Gentry

OVERHAUL
Author: Steve Rattner

SUMMIT: Hoover, the Kennedy Brothers, and the Meeting that Unmasked the Mob
Author: Gil Reavill

MONEYWOOD
Author: William Stadiem

THRIVE FOODS
Author: Brenden Brazier

A DOG NAMED SLUGGER

Author: Leigh Brill

TIRED AND WIRED
Author: Marcelle Pick

CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE
Authors: Frances Park & Ginger Park

THE BUYING BRAIN: Secrets Of Selling To The Subconcious Mind
Author: Dr. A.K. Pradeep

CLOUD COUNTRY REVIVAL: How Wind Energy Is Breathing New Life Into America’s Heartland
Author: Philip Warburg

THE PCOS DIET PLAN: A Natural Approach To Healing Your Health And Hormones
Author: Hillary Wright

LADY REPORTER IN HER CHEVY ‘BLUETTE’: Lorena Hickock’s Journey’s Through America During The Great Depression
Author: Michael Golay

THE LAST DAYS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN SENATE
Author: Ira Shapiro

COMMANDO: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone
Author: Johnny Ramone

LITERACY FOR LOVE AND WISDOM
Author: Jeffrey Wilhelm & Bruce Novak

BEST OF THE BRITCOMS
Author: Garry Berman

THE HEART OF EUROPE: A History of The Holy Roman Empire
Author: Peter Wilson

THE BERLIN-BAGHDAD EXPRESS
Author: Sean McMeekin

BURIED IN THE SKY
Author: Peter Zuckerman & Amanda Padoan

NOW WRITE! SCREENWRITING: Exercises By Today’s Best Screenwriters, Teachers, And Consultants
Authors: Sherry Ellis & Laurie Lamson

IN COLD PURSUIT: My Hunt For Tim Krajcir, The Notorious Police School Killer
Author: Paul Echols with Christine Byers

HOW WE WENT TO WAR: Roosevelt, His Cabinet, And The Plan For Victory
Author: David Kaiser

IN SEARCH OF CIVILIZATION: Remaking a Tarnished Idea
Author: John Armstrong

THE MAGICAL STRANGER
Author: Stephen Rodrick

THE BACKYARD INVESTOR
Author: Chris Camillo

HANNAH ARENDT AND MARTIN HEIDEGGER
Author: Antonia Grunenberg

THE DEEDS OF MY FATHERS: Generoso Pope, Sr., Power Broker Of New York & Gene Pope, Jr., Publisher Of The National Enquirer
Author: Paul David Pope

JANUARY FIRST: One Child’s Battle with Schizophrenia
Author: Michael Scholfield

THE ORCHID AND THE DANDELION
Author: David Dobbs

VEGANIZE IT!
Author: Jenn Shagrin

ONE GOOD EGG
Author: Suzy Becker

THE LETTERS OF JOHN F. KENNEDY
Author: Martin Sandler

THE THYROID/MIND CONNECTION
Authors: Richard Shames, M.D. and Karilee Shames, R.N.

THE QUANTUM ENIGMA
Authors: Bruce Rosenblum and Fred Kuttner

THE FIVE PERCENT SOLUTION: Resolving Seemingly Impossible Conflicts at Home, at Work, and Beyond
Author: Peter Coleman

BEYOND BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM
Author: Tim Grainey

RANSOM ROAD
Author: Caleb Daniloff

TINDERBOX
Authors: Craig Timberg and Dr. Daniel Halperin

TRUE CRIME: MISSOURI
Author: David Krajicek

LOVE AMERICAN STYLE: Memoirs Of A Marriage Counselor’s Divorce
Author: Sharyn Wolf

MAKE IT FAST, COOK IT SLOW ON A BUDGET
Author: Stephanie O’Dea

UNTITLED R. KELLY MEMOIR
Author: R. Kelly with David Ritz

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