mg:Nonfiction
g:Biography

Cheney: A Revealing Portrait of America's Most Powerful Vice President
Hayes, Stephen F. HarperCollins. 9780060723460. $25.95. 304 pages. 
A profile based on exclusive interviews with the vice president and such intimates as his childhood friends, family members, and senior Bush Administration officials provides insight into his enigmatic personality and long-standing political career. By the author of The Connection. 6” x 9” (biography & autobiography)

Committed: A Rabble-Rouser's Memoir
Mathews, Dan. Atria (Pocket Bks). 9780743291873. $24.00. 256 pages. 
The vice president of PETA describes the high-profile and often incendiary awareness-raising events that have marked his career, from the demonstration during which he dressed like a carrot to promote vegetarianism only to have farming children throw bologna slices at him, to his attack on a GM Rose Parade float to protest their use of animals in crash tests. 40,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 7/16” (biography & autobiography) 

Einstein: His Life and Universe**
Isaacson, Walter. Simon & Schuster. 9780743264730. $35.00. 448 pages. 
A narrative portrait based on the complete body of Einstein's papers offers insight into how the iconic thinker's mind worked as well as his contributions to science, in an account that describes his two marriages, his receipt of the Nobel Prize, and the influence of his discoveries on his personal views about morality, politics, and tolerance. 500,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography)

Four Queens: The Proven็al Sisters Who Ruled Europe
Goldstone, Nancy. Viking (Penguin Group). 9780670038435. $24.95. 352 pages. 
Traces the lives of the four daughters of the count of Provence who eventually became the queens of France, England, Germany, and Sicily, from Marguerite's cultural clashes within the Palais du Roi and Eleanor's civil-war-provoking political aspirations to Sanchia's lonely life and Beatrice's life-risking ambitions. 6” x 9” (biography & autobiography) 

John Donne: The Reformed Soul
Stubbs, John. Norton. 9780393062601. $35.00. 576 pages. 
A vivid portrait of the life and work of the English establishment poet places his achievements against a backdrop of a rapidly transforming world and offers insight into how his writings reflect such subjects as his crises of desire and devotion, the outbreak of plague, and life within Bankside taverns. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography) 

Julia Child: A Penguin Life
Shapiro, Laura. Viking (Penguin Group). 9780670038398. $19.95. 208 pages. 
Traces the life and career of the beloved "French Chef" from her youth as a California party girl and her clerical work in a World War II spy station to her marriage to Paul Child and her revolutionary choice to work as a television cooking instructor. By the author of Perfection Salad. 5 1/8” x 7 1/2” (biography & autobiography) 

Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation**
Roberts, Cokie. Morrow (HarperCollins). 9780060782344. $26.95. 336 pages. 
A sequel to Founding Mothers shares the stories of remarkable women who shaped American history between 1796 and 1828, including Dolley Madison, Theodosia Burr, and Sacajawea. By the author of We Are Our Mothers' Daughters. 400,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (biography & autobiography) 

Leaving Dirty Jersey: A Crystal Meth Memoir
Salant, James. Simon Spotlight (Simon & Schuster). 9781416936299. $21.00. 256 pages. 
Traces the author's descent from a life of wealth and privilege into crystal meth addiction and petty crime throughout the course of a year, a period during which he came to an understanding of the side effects of crystal meth use and suffered a near-psychotic event that prompted his decision to get clean. 30,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (biography & autobiography)

Mistress's Daughter, The
Homes, A. M. Viking (Penguin Group). 9780670038381. $24.95. 240 pages. 
A woman who was adopted as a newborn recounts her experience of meeting her birth parents, describing how adoption affected her sense of identity, her efforts to learn about her late birth mother's personal life, and her discouragement with her birth father's unwillingness to invite her into his family. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (biography & autobiography) 

Paula Deen: An Intimate Memoir**
Deen, Paula. Simon & Schuster. 9780743292856. $25.00. 288 pages. 
A host of the Food Network's Paula Deen's Home Cooking shares stories from her private life, from the events that inspired her down-home values and the success secrets of her popular restaurant to her struggles with agoraphobia and a difficult marriage. 300,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography)

Power and the Glory, The: Inside the Dark Heart of John Paul II's Vatican
Yallop, David. Carroll & Graf. 9780786719563. $26.95. 400 pages. 
The author of the best-selling In God's Name describes lesser-known aspects about the role of Pope John Paul II and his influence on the Vatican, documenting his media appearances and international travels as well as his alleged role in the fall of Soviet Eastern Europe, the mismanagement of Vatican finances, and the church's failure to address the child sexual abuse crisis. 6” x 9” (biography & autobiography) 

Punk Rock Dad: No Rules Just Real Life
Lindberg, Jim. Collins (HarperCollins). 9780061148750. $24.95. 256 pages. 
The lead singer of the band Pennywise shares his whimsical misadventures of balancing his music career with his responsibilities as a father of three daughters, an effort marked by challenges ranging from breastfeeding and toilet training to adolescent rebellion and his own efforts to stay in touch with his inner child. 25,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (biography & autobiography)

Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War, and an African Farm
St. John, Lauren. Scribner's (Simon & Schuster). 9780743286794. $25.00. 288 pages. 
Traces the author's coming-of-age in civil-war-torn Rhodesia, where her family settled after purchasing the farm of a brutally murdered family, detailing a youth marked by terrorism, dangerous wild animals, and the author's embittered realization that everyone she knew was on the wrong side of the conflict. By the author of Hardcore Troubadore. 75,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (biography & autobiography) 

Ralph Ellison: A Biography
Rampersad, Arnold. Knopf (Random House). 9780375408274. $35.00. 576 pages. 
A critical biography of the author of Invisible Man draws on access to Ellison's personal papers to offer a definitive study of the life, work, and influence of Ralph Ellison, detailing his poverty-stricken Oklahoma youth, his education and involvement in New York's liberal intellectual circles, his personal relationships, and the influence of racism on his life. 40,000 first printing. 6 1/4” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography)

Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas
Merida, Kevin & Fletcher, Michael. Doubleday (Random House). 9780385510806. $26.95. 320 pages. 
Based on a 2002 profile of the controversial Supreme Court justice from The Washington Post Magazine, a portrait of Clarence Thomas traces the personal odyssey of the African-American justice from his poor, rural Georgia upbringing to the pinnacle of judicial power, capturing a bitter, isolated, and conflicted man forced to straddle two different worlds. 60,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography) 

Too Close to the Sun: The Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton
Wheeler, Sara. Random House. 9781400060696. $27.95. 352 pages. 
A portrait of the charismatic Denys Finch Hatton, the explorer, soldier, hunter, and lover immortalized in Out of Africa, documents the colorful life and times of the aristocrat known for his love affairs with aviatrix Beryl Markham and author Isak Dinesen, in a biography set against the backdrop of colonial British East Africa. 25,000 first printing. 6 1/4” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography)

When She Was White: The True Story of a Family Divided by Race
Stone, Judith. Miramax (Hyperion). 9780786868988. $23.95. 304 pages. 
A black woman born to white parents at the height of official apartheid in South Africa describes growing up in a white family, persecuted beacuse of her dark skin and frizzy hair, her reclassification as "Coloured," elopement with a black man, estrangement from her parents, life in a poor all-black township, and eventual reunion with her mother after the 1994 end of apartheid. 35,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography) 

g:General Nonfiction

1972: The First Year of the 21st Century
Pattern, Dominic. HarperEntertainment (HarperCollins). 9780060857684. $24.95. 256 pages. 
Citing 1972 as a crucial historical turning point, a populist and provocative chronicle draws on first-person testimonials by such figures as Dr. Henry Kissinger, Godfather producer Robert Evans, and Pong creator Nolan Bushnell to trace how the year's events led to a cultural revolution and directly influenced present-day circumstances. 25,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (social science)

21 Pounds in 21 Days: The Martha's Vineyard Diet Detox
Deluz, Roni, with James Hester. Regan Bks (HarperCollins). 9780061176173. $24.95. 288 pages. 
Outlines a three-week detoxification and weight-loss program based on the author's "MasterFast" cleansing system, a diet comprised of supplement-laden drinks, herbal teas, vegetable purees, and "Live" juices that can help to purge the body of harmful toxins while promoting system and cell stability. 7 3/8" x 9 1/8” (health & fitness) 

40 Days and 40 Nights: Darwin, Intelligent Design, God, OxyContinฎ, and Other Oddities on Trial in Pennsylvania
Chapman, Matthew. Collins (HarperCollins). 9780061179457. $25.95. 288 pages. 
A great-great grandson of Charles Darwin documents the fierce religious debate currently taking place in Pennsylvania, documenting the high-profile Kitzmiller v. Dover Board of Education case through which evolution, rather than the Bush-supported "Intelligent design" theory, was maintained as the educational curriculum. 75,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (current affairs) 

After Sputnik: 50 Years of the Space Age
Collins, Martin, ed. Collins (HarperCollins). 9780060897819. $35.00. 256 pages. 
A tour of the world's premier collection of space artifacts, presented by curators from the National Air and Space Museum, chronicles the first fifty years of space achievement and exploration, shares profiles of 150 key objects, and includes complementary photographs of famous works of pop culture art. 20,000 first printing. 10 1/2” x 11” (science)

Age of Betrayal: The Triumph of Money in America, 1865-1900
Beatty, Jack. Knopf (Random House). 9781400040285. $30.00. 352 pages. 
Capturing a world of social unrest and upheaval, a study of America's Gilded Age offers a fresh analysis of a post-Civil War era marked by corrupt politicians, racism, a tyranny of wealth, the power of the business world over the rights of workers, labor unrest, violence, and the corporate rule of government. 40,000 first printing. 6 1/4” x 9 1/4” (history -- united states) 

All Over This Land: The Journey of the Civil Rights Generation, 1944-1983
Lewis, Andrew. Gotham Bks (Penguin Group). 9781592401314. $27.50. 544 pages. 
A narrative history of the civil rights era challenges popular beliefs to document the lesser-known heroic contributions of such figures as Julian Bond and Stokely Carmichael, in an account that traces the activities of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee while chronicling the period's landmark political advances. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (history -- united states)

Atomic Bazaar, The**
Langewiesche, William. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 9780374106782. $24.00. 256 pages. 
A shocking study of the global proliferation of nuclear weapons examines the spread of nuclear technology into unstable, undeveloped, and other hostile nations, as well as the potential that such weapons will fall into the hands of guerrilla terrorists, looking specifically at the role of renegade scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan and at the chances for nuclear terrorism. 75,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (current affairs) 

Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
Gawande, Atul. Metropolitan Bks (Henry Holt). 9780805082111. $24.00. pages. 
The surgeon-author of Complications explores the efforts of physicians to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, discussing such topics as the ethical considerations of lethal injections, the influence of money on modern medicine, malpractice, and surgical errors. (medical) 

Big Papi: The Story of How My Baseball Dreams Came True**
Ortiz, David & Massarotti, Tony. St. Martin's Pr. 9780312366339. $24.95. 288 pages. 
A Boston Red Sox all-star slugger recounts his childhood in the impoverished Dominican Republic, his lesser achievements with the Mariners and Twins, and the influence of his respected parents on his athletic achievements. 150,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (sports & recreation)

Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians
Flanders, Laura. Penguin Pr (Penguin Group). 9781594201134. $24.95. 256 pages. 
Argues that the lines between blue and red political belief systems are not as cut and dried as popularly believed, identifying unexpected regions in the country where progressive changes are taking place while making provocative observations about the real reasons why people vote Republican, in a survey that outlines an incisive strategy for future Democratic wins. By the author of Bushwomen and The W Effect. 6” x 9” (political science) 

Buddha Is As Buddha Does: A Practical Guide to Enlightened Living
Das, Lama Surya. HarperSanFrancisco (HarperCollins). 9780060747299. $23.95. 256 pages. 
One of the most learned and highly trained American-born lamas in the Tibetan tradition welcomes practitioners from all traditions to the helpful, healing insights of the Buddha, helping listeners discover peace, enlightenment, and spiritual revolution. 5 5/8” x 9 1/4” (religion -- buddhism)

Conquering Gotham: A Guilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels
Jonnes, Jill. Viking (Penguin Group). 9780670031580. $27.95. 384 pages. 
Traces the epic story of the struggle to build Penn Station, in a narrative account that describes how the nation's most powerful railroad tackled Tammany Hall corruption, the machinations of labor agitators, and the forces of nature in order to create a tunnel system linking Manhattan, New Jersey, and Long Island. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (history -- united states) 

Deal Breakers: When to Work on It and When to Walk Away
Marshall, Bethany. Simon Spotlight (Simon & Schuster). 9781416935933. $22.95. 256 pages. 
A Beverly Hills-based psychoanalyst and frequent television personality counsels women on how to discern between relationships that can and cannot be saved, making recommendations for addressing key points of contention between men and women in order to promote healthier interpersonal communications. 100,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (family & relationships)

Defending the Damned: Inside Chicago's Cook County Public Defender's Office
Davis, Kevin. Atria (Pocket Bks). 9780743270939. $25.00. 320 pages. 
A member of Chicago's elite Murder Task Force unit describes the lives of its public defenders, many of whom juggle dozens of clients and death-row cases simultaneously, in a sobering account that focuses on the dramatic trial of an accused cop killer. 75,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (law) 

Empire of Blue Water**
Talty, Stephan. Crown (Random House). 9780307236609. $24.95. 352 pages. 
The author of Mulatto America chronicles the real-life, swashbuckling adventures of Welsh pirate Henry Morgan and his exploits in the Caribbean in the service of the English, from his attacks on Spanish merchant ships and raids on wealthy cities of the region to his final assault on Panama that ended Spanish domination of the New World. 100,000 first printing. 6 1/4” x 9 1/4” (history -- general history)

End of Days, The: Armegeddon and the Prophecies of the Return
Sitchin, Zecharia. Morrow (HarperCollins). 9780061238239. $25.95. 256 pages. 
A conclusion to the Earth Chronicles series that began thirty years ago brings the author's theories about the Anunnaki extraterrestrial beings full circle, addressing key questions pertaining to such topics as the biblical Daniel, Sir Isaac Newton, and the end of the world. 6” x 9” (social science) 

Endangered Species: Mass Violence and the Future of Humanity
Younger, Stephen M. Ecco Pr (HarperCollins). 9780061139512. $24.95. 224 pages. 
A former nuclear weapons designer discusses the increasing threat posed by weapons of mass destruction and their ownership by small countries, groups, and individuals, in a practical survey that shares the author's recommendations for preventing large-scale violence. 30,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (current affairs)

ESPN Ultimate Nascar: The 100 Defining Moments in Stock Car Racing History
McGee, Ryan. Foreword by Rusty Wallace. Hyperion. 9781933060255. $29.95. 256 pages. 
A photographic tribute to the past sixty years of racing celebrates its contributors, competition sites, and key races, tracing the sport's history from its dirt-track origins to the multi-million-dollar showdowns of today, in a volume that covers such events as the rise of Junior Johnson and Dale Earnhardt's fatal crash. 9” x 8 1/2” (sports & recreation) 

Everything Conceivable: How Assisted Reproduction Is Changing Men, Women, and the World
Mundy, Liza. Knopf (Random House). 9781400044283. $25.95. 352 pages. 
A journalist for The Washington Post critically assesses the impact of state-of-the-art reproductive technologies on the American family, the culture of parenting, and the ways in which we think about life itself, integrating personal narratives with a history of reproductive technology, medical research, and evolution in a study of the social implications of infertility treatment. 75,000 first printing. 6 1/4” x 9 1/4” (social science)

Feminine Mistake, The: Are We Giving Up Too Much?
Bennetts, Leslie. Hyperion. 9781401303068. $24.95. 320 pages. 
Poses an argument against stay-at-home motherhood that cites such vulnerabilities as dependency on one's husband and the loss of financial autonomy, explaining how stay-at-home mothers also forfeit the psychological, intellectual, and health benefits of working, in a cautionary survey that shares true stories of triumph and tragedy. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (social science) 

Get in the Game: 8 Principles of Perseverance that Make the Difference**
Ripken, Cal, Jr., with Donald T. Phillips. Gotham Bks (Penguin Group). 9781592402649. $26.00. 320 pages. 
An inspirational guide to overcoming personal challenges and building a fulfilling life draws on the lessons learned by the author throughout his record-breaking career and introduces his 8 "Principles of Perseverance," in a reference that makes such recommendations as finding one's passion, creating opportunities, and embracing virtuous values. 100,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (business)

Got What It Takes? Successful People Reveal How They Made It to the Top
Boggs, Bill. Collins (HarperCollins). 9780061122927. $21.95. 320 pages. 
Draws on interviews with industry leaders to offer insight into how high-achievers build on their inherent talents and learn from setbacks in order to achieve high levels of success and fame, in a guide that discloses tips from such names as Sir Richard Branson, Bobbi Brown, and Renee Zellweger. 75,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (self-help) 

Grande Expectations: A Year in the Life of the Starbucks' Stock
Blumenthal, Karen. Crown (Random House). 9780307339713. $24.95. 272 pages. 
In an accessible, informative approach to understanding the art of investment, a Wall Street Journal reporter takes would-be investors behind the scenes to follow a single familiar stock, Starbucks, over the course of an entire year, explaining how investors of all sizes, company management, the media, and other key players determine a stock's performance. 40,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 9 1/4” (business)

Hollywood Trainer™ Complete Weight-Loss Plan, The: 21 Days to Make Healthy Living a Lifetime Habit**
Jenkins, Jeanette. Foreword by Queen Latifah. Putnam (Penguin Group). 9780399153747. $29.95. 320 pages. 
Outlines a holistic, three-week plan for wellness and weight loss as based on the author's 7 Simple Steps for Success” philosophy, in a reference that provides a customizable exercise regimen, menu plans, and self-assessment guidelines. 75,000 first printing. 7 1/2” x 9 1/4” (health & fitness) 

Kabul Beauty School, The: Beneath the Veil of Afghan Women
Rodriguez, Deborah. Random House. 9781400065592. $24.95. 256 pages. 
The founder of the Kabul Beauty School describes the lives of women in the patriarchal society of Afghanistan from the perspective of the school and its students, offering profiles of such women as a newlywed who must fake her own virginity, a child bride sold into marriage to pay her family's debts, and the wife of a Taliban member who pursues her training despite her husband's abuse. 35,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (social science)

Last Mughal, The: The Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar and the Fall of Delhi
Dalrymple, William. Knopf (Random House). 9781400043101. $30.00. 448 pages. 
A portrait of Mughal emperor, poet, and mystic Bahadur Shah Zafar II is set against the backdrop of mid-nineteenth-century India, the 1857 armed uprising against British rule, the final days of the Mughal capital of Delhi and its destruction in the wake of its fall, and Zafar's final days as an exile in Burma. 35,000 first printing. 6 1/4” x 9 1/4” (history -- general history) 

Last Tycoons, The: The Secret History of Lazard Fr่res & Co., the World's Most Elite and Enigmatic Investment Bank**
Cohan, William D. Doubleday (Random House). 9780385514514. $29.95. 608 pages. 
Journeys deep inside the secret world of the storied Wall Street bank, Lazard Fr่res & Co., revealing how the explosive feuds and power struggles among investment bankers Felix Rohatyn and Steve Rattner, French billionaire and Lazard CEO Michel David-Weill, and his chosen successor, Bruce Wasserstein, turned the financial world upside down. 150,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (business)

Loved Dog, The: The Gentle Way to Teach Good Canine Manners
Geller, Tamar, with Andrea Cagan. Simon Spotlight (Simon & Schuster). 9781416938149. $24.95. 288 pages. 
A Hollywood dog trainer draws on her scientific studies with dogs to explain how to use non-violent, wolf-inspired methods in order to bond with and train canine companions, in a guide that reveals how to employ non-aggressive, play-based techniques that elicit desirable dog behaviors. 75,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (pets) 

Lust in Translation: The Rules of Infidelity from Tokyo to Tennessee
Druckerman, Pamela. Penguin Pr (Penguin Group). 9781594201141. $24.95. 304 pages. 
An analysis of infidelity practices throughout the world offers insight into how adulterous relationships are practiced differently from country to country, discussing how fidelity is tolerated and accepted in other cultures while explaining the role of morality in how affairs are conducted in the United States. 6” x 9” (current affairs)

Millionaire Zone, The: Seven Winning Steps to a Seven-Figure Fortune
Openshaw, Jennifer. Hyperion. 9781401303259. $22.95. 160 pages. 
A gimmick-free reference to achieving financial success presents fear-alleviating tips based on real-world opportunities, drawing on Forbes research to outline a seven-step plan on how to overcome key obstacles while tapping the financial potential of one's closest people and places. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (personal finance) 

Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936
Large, David Clay. Norton. 9780393058840. $27.95. 416 pages. 
A historical account of the 1936 Olympics offers insight into how the games represented a critical collision of athletics and politics for Nazi Germany that continues to have ramifications in the modern world, sharing details about the role of the Nazi Propaganda Ministry, international efforts to boycott the games, and the significant athletic feats performed by competitors. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (history -- general history)

On the Hunt: How to Win the War on Terror, Support Our Troops, and Protect Our Liberty at Home
Hunt, David. Crown (Random House). 9780307347596. $26.95. 272 pages. 
The Fox News military analyst and author of They Just Don't Get It sheds new light on the war in Iraq, the protection of civil liberties at home, the training and support of American troops, illegal immigration, home and border security, terrorism, and other topics of concern, in a no-holds-barred study of the War on Terror. 60,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (current affairs) 

Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life
Nusseibeh, Sari, with Anthony David. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 9780374299507. $26.00. 544 pages. 
A leading Palestinian scholar and leader offers a close-up look at the troubling recent history of his country and the Middle East from a Palestinian perspective, sharing his rationale for promoting a two-state solution to the problems affecting the region. 75,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (current affairs)

Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought
Stephenson, Michael. HarperCollins. 9780060732615. $27.95. 384 pages. 
A comprehensive study of the military aspects of the American Revolution provides detailed coverage of eighteenth-century combat, as well as the conflict's most significant contributors, in an account that is complemented by expert analyses of key battles, period weaponry and equipment, and the role played by weather and terrain. 20,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (history -- military history) 

Physics of Christianity, The
Tipler, Frank J. Doubleday (Random House). 9780385514248. $27.50. 352 pages. 
Arguing that the fundamental tenets of Christianity are wholly consistent with the scientific laws of the universe, a physicist offers a scientific inquiry into Christian beliefs, oulining the basic concepts of physics, the underlying connections between physics and theology, and the scientific basis for the Resurrection, the Incarnation, and other key Christian tenets. 45,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (religion -- christianity)

Political Teachings of Jesus, The
Lindberg, Tod. Regan Bks (HarperCollins). 9780060898632. $25.95. 304 pages. 
An editor of the award-winning Policy Review explores the political principles of Jesus's life as documented in the New Testament, offering coverage of the differences between Christ's religious and political teachings while demonstrating how his principles were key in the formation of modern democratic ideals. 6” x 9” (political science) 

Power of Simple Prayer, The: How to Talk with God About Everything
Meyer, Joyce. Warner Faith. 9780446531962. $22.99. 304 pages. 
Counsels readers on the powerful potential of prayer in a faith-based life, discussing such topics as hindrances to prayer effectiveness, the Bible's role in prayer, and the reasons behind unanswered prayers. 6” x 9” (prayer) 

Presidential Power: Unchecked and Unbalanced
Crenson, Matthew & Ginsberg, Benjamin. Norton. 9780393064889. $27.95. 416 pages. 
A history and evaluation of the "Imperial presidency” in America argues that presidents from the last thirty years have increased the power of their station at the expense of democracy, in an account that expands its coverage beyond foreign policy practices to reveal less-realized means through which the executive branch's power has been institutionalized. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (history -- united states)

Price of Liberty, The: Paying for America's Wars
Hormats, Robert D. Times Bks (Henry Holt). 9780805082531. $25.00. 384 pages. 
Arguing that America's national security depends on its financial stability, a leading expert in the field of international finance draws on the lessons of American history to explain how leaders have held firm to financial principles developed by Alexander Hamilton to secure the nation and why current policies of borrowing to pay for the war in Iraq and short-sighted tax cuts threaten America's security. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (history -- united states) 

Pride and Pinstripes: The Yankees, Mets, and Surviving Life's Challenges
Stottlemyre, Mel & Harper, John. HarperEntertainment (HarperCollins). 9780061174087. $24.95. 304 pages. 
A former star pitcher and world championship coach chronicles his five-decade career with some of the league's top teams, a personal history marked by his relationships with such figures as Mickey Mantle and George Steinbrenner, the devastating loss of his son to leukemia, and his own survival of cancer. 50,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (sports & recreation)

Reposition Yourself**
Jakes, T. D. Atria (Pocket Bks). 9781416544319. $24.00. 336 pages. 
The renowned preacher and spiritual leader shares his thoughts on the spiritual principles of prosperity and success, explaining how to reassess one's life and one's attitudes toward giving, sharing, and achieving the rewards of life from a Christian perspective. 250,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (spiritual life) 

Rescue the Children: Inside Law Enforcement's Hunt for Online Predators
Sher, Julian. Carroll & Graf. 9780786718887. $26.95. 336 pages. 
The investigative reporter author of Angels of Death documents the prevalence of child pornography on the Internet, citing court confessions, Web logs, and interviews to reveal how the industry thrives and makes large profits while being effectively hidden by new technologies, in an account that also traces law enforcement efforts to halt the practice. 6” x 9” (true crime)

Revolt in the Boardroom: The Fall of the Imperial CEO
Murray, Alan. Collins (HarperCollins). 9780060882471. $25.95. 288 pages. 
A Wall Street Journal columnist traces a recent power shift in corporate America during which such chief executives as Michael Eisner, Carly Fiorina, and Hank Greenberg were involuntarily replaced--terminations that were influenced by the Internet and politicized shareholder groups. 40,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (business) 

Riddled with Life: Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex, and the Parasites That Make Us Who We Are
Zuk, Marlene. Harcourt. 9780151012251. $25.00. 336 pages. 
In an engaging study of human disease, an evolutionary biologist argues that germs, infections, bacteria, and viruses have shaped human life, examining the role of disease while answering such questions as why men die younger than women, why most male birds do not have a penis, how parasites can sometimes make us well, and why we get STDs. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (science)

River Queen, The
Morris, Mary. Henry Holt. 9780805078275. $24.00. 288 pages. 
The author of Nothing to Declare offers a witty and eloquent account of her midlife odyssey down the Mississippi River in a battered old houseboat, accompanied by two river rats called Tom and Jerry and a cantankerous rat terrier named Samantha Jean, describing living life like a pirate and surviving natural disasters, all the while coming to terms with the changes in her life. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (travel) 

Savage Kingdom, A: The True Story of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of America
Woolley, Benjamin. HarperCollins. 9780060090562. $27.50. 496 pages. 
Drawing on new discoveries in the British archives and other previously untapped sources, a history of the Jamestown colony challenges popular misconceptions to offer insight into the philosophies, motivations, and challenges that influenced New World colonization. 25,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (history -- united states)

Savage Peace: America in 1919
Hagedorn, Ann. Simon & Schuster. 9780743243711. $30.00. 384 pages. 
Explains how key events from the year 1919 are comparable to those of today's world, documenting how such problems as terrorism, governmental repression of civil liberties, and domestic surveillance were hotly debated period issues, in an account that cites the contributions of such figures as J. Edgar Hoover, Woodrow Wilson, and W. E. B. DuBois. 40,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (history -- united states) 

See Jane Lead: 99 Ways for Women to Take Charge--at Work and in Life
Frankel, Lois P. Warner Bks. 9780446579681. $22.99. 272 pages. 
Outlines practical tips for women on how to tap personal leadership strengths in the workplace and at home, explaining how to develop management skills with ease and confidence while overcoming sabotaging behaviors from childhood, in a guide complemented by real-world case stories. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (business)

Sick: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis--and the People Who Pay the Price
Cohn, Jonathan. HarperCollins. 9780060580452. $25.95. 320 pages. 
A cautionary report on what the author believes to be the failures of America's medical system is told through the experiences of its victims, from a worker whose wife died from cancer after his employer stopped providing insurance, to a disabled infant's mother who fought to get therapy coverage. 20,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (current affairs) 

Silent Don, The: The Criminal Underworld of Santo Trafficante Jr
Deitche, Scott M. Barricade Bks (Natl Bk Network). 9781569803226. $24.95. 288 pages. 
Explores the life of a powerful, lesser-known mafia boss who controlled a crime network stretching between the Gulf Coast and the Caribbean, an organization linked to drug trafficking, plots to kill Fidel Castro, and the assassination of JFK. 6” x 9” (true crime)

Snack Factor Diet, The: The Secret to Losing Weight--by Eating More
Glassman, Keri. Crown (Random House). 9780307351470. $19.95. 224 pages. 
Arguing that the key to effective weight loss and long-term health is in eating all day, a nutritionist shares the secrets of learning to snack the right way, with the right foods, at the right times to meet individualized needs, explaining how to increase one's metabolism for pain-free weight loss, enhance energy levels, slow the aging process, eliminate binges, and more. 50,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (health & fitness) 

Somebody Is Going to Die If Lilly Beth Doesn't Catch That Bouquet: The Official Southern Ladies' Guide to Hosting the Perfect Wedding
Metcalfe, Gayden & Hays, Charlotte. Hyperion. 9781401302955. $19.95. 256 pages. 
A laugh-out-loud guide to planning and hosting a southern-style wedding makes recommendations for every step, featuring such tips as reading between the lines of etiquette books and avoiding trendy practices, in a hilarious reference that is complemented by recipes. By the author of Being Dead Is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies' Guide to Hosting the Perfect Funeral. 5 1/2” x 7 1/2” (humor)

Stealing Your Life: The Ultimate Identity Theft Prevention Plan
Abagnale, Frank W. Broadway Bks (Random House). 9780767925860. $24.95. 256 pages. 
A former con man and best-selling author of Catch Me If You Can examines the growing problem of identity theft, explaining how easy it is for anyone to assume someone else's identity, the devastating impact of such a crime, ways identity thieves work, and concrete ways to protect oneself against the crime. 40,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (true crime) 

Structure House Weight Loss Plan, The: Get Structured, Be Structured, Stay Structured
Musante, Gerard J. Fireside (Simon & Schuster). 9780743286909. $24.00. 288 pages. 
Outlines a behavioral approach to lifestyle change by the founder and director of Durham's Structure House, explaining the author's philosophies about the connection between weight and a person's relationship with food, in a guide that defines problematic eating patterns while making specific recommendations for achieving lasting weight loss. 50,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (health & fitness)

Summer of 1787, The: The Men Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution
Stewart, David O. Simon & Schuster. 9780743286923. $27.00. 320 pages. 
Traces the events of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 to offer insight into how its delegates worked to establish the world's first constitutional democracy, in a historical account that covers such topics as the fierce conflicts that influenced the writing of the Constitution, the issues that divided the states, and the contributions of key players. 40,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (history -- united states) 

Taj Mahal: A Love Affair at the Heart of the Moghul Empire
Preston, Diana & Preston, Michael. Walker & Co. 9780802715111. $25.95. 336 pages. 
A narrative history of the great monument of Moghul India traces the story of the Taj Mahal, built by emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, examining its creation against the backdrop of the history of the Moghul Empire. 50,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (history -- general history)

Teenage: The Creation of Youth Culture
Savage, Jon. Viking (Penguin Group). 9780670038374. $29.95. 480 pages. 
A history of teen culture documents how its twentieth-century foundations were established in the urban youth cultures of America and Europe during the 1890s, in a social analysis that draws on a large body of written work and considers such influences as Peter Pan, Oscar Wilde, and Anne Frank. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (social science) 

This Year You Write Your Novel
Mosley, Walter. Little, Brown. 9780316065412. $19.99. 112 pages. 
The author of the Easy Rawlins mystery series shares professional tips on how to write a novel, counseling aspiring writers on how to create and adhere to a daily writing schedule, determine a personal narrative voice, and work through the challenging initial stages. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (language arts & disciplines)

Too Late to Say Goodbye: A True Story of Murder and Betrayal**
Rule, Ann. Free Pr (Simon & Schuster). 9780743238526. $26.00. 488 pages. 
Documents the murder investigation into the death of Jenn Corbin, whose apparent suicide in December 2004 was later discovered to be a murder committed by her husband, Bart, a successful Atlanta dentist who was also linked to the suspicious suicide of another woman years earlier. 200,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (true crime) 

Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England
Olson, Lynne. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 9780374179540. $27.00. 464 pages. 
Describes how, in 1940, a group of rebellious Tory Members of Parliament defied the appeasement policies of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to force the prime minister's resignation, bring to power Winston Churchill, and turn British politics and world history upside down. 35,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (history -- general history)

Two Minutes to Glory: The Official History of the Kentucky Derby
Brodowsky, Pamela & Philbin, Tom. Collins (HarperCollins). 9780061236556. $34.95. 336 pages. 
An official account of the history of the Kentucky Derby combines dozens of full-color photographs with a treasury of facts and statistics, in a comprehensive resource that shares victory and loss stories for every Derby since 1875. 60,000 first printing. 8” x 10” (sports & recreation) 

Under a Green Sky: Global Warming, the Mass Extinctions of the Past, and What They Can Tell Us About Our Future
Ward, Peter D. Collins (HarperCollins). 9780061137914. $26.95. 272 pages. 
Arguing that all but one of the major extinction events that have occurred on the planet have been caused by environmental factors, an examination of the ways in which elevated carbon dioxide levels and global warming compromise the earth's ability to sustain life makes cautionary recommendations for averting future disasters. 20,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (science)

U-Turn: What If You Woke Up One Morning and Realized You Were Living the Wrong Life?
Grierson, Bruce. Bloomsbury Pub (St. Martin's Pr). 9781582345840. $24.95. 320 pages. 
Drawing on more than three hundred case studies, a close-up look at the psychology of major midlife U-turns examines the phenomenon from a philosophical, literary, scientific, and psychological perspective to explain why the life-transforming phenomenon occurs and its implications for our continuing struggle with the issues of life choices and self-identity. 50,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (psychology) 

Violin Maker, The: Finding a Centuries Old Tradition in a Brooklyn Workshop
Marchese, John. HarperCollins. 9780060012670. $24.95. 304 pages. 
A narrative history of the traditions and craftsmanship that shape the creation of a violin describes the author's friendship with Sam Zygmuntovich, one of the world's most successful violin makers, as he conducts every step of building a violin for Emerson String Quartet player Eugene Drucker. 25,000 first printing. 4 7/8” x 9” (music)

Wages of Destruction, The: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy
Tooze, Adam. Viking (Penguin Group). 9780670038268. $32.95. 832 pages. 
An accessible portrait of the Nazi war machine and its downfall traces the pivotal role of economics in every aspect of Nazi power, Hitler's views about the potential of a European force strong enough to take on America, and the shortcomings of Hitler's armies. 6” x 9” (history -- military history) 

Walking on Eggshells: Staying Close to Your Adult Children
Isay, Jane. Doubleday (Random House). 9780767920841. $23.95. 288 pages. 
Explains how to create and maintain a fulfilling, lifelong bond with one's adult children, offering helpful insights, case studies, wisdom, and inspirational reflections designed to help keep lines of communication open, alleviate strife, cope with often complicated emotional challenges, and enhance family relationships. 40,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (family & relationships)

Wild Trees, The: A Story of Passion and Daring**
Preston, Richard. Random House. 9781400064892. $25.95. 256 pages. 
The best-selling author of The Hot Zone takes a close-up look at the world's tallest trees, the coast redwoods that grow only in the coastal regions of California, and at the previously unknown ecosystem that the trees form high in the air in the forest canopy, profiling the scientists and researchers that study this unique, labyrinthine ecological niche. 150,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (nature) 

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g:General Fiction

American Youth
LaMarche, Phil. Random House. 9781400066056. $21.95. 224 pages. 
After becoming involved in a fatal shooting accident in his home, a New England boy on the verge of adulthood suddenly finds himself at the center of the storm dividing his town between antagonistic older residents and the newcomers gentrifying the region, caught between himself, his family, the local police, his girlfriend, and a reactionary vigilante group in his school. A first novel. 30,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

Black & White
Shapiro, Dani. Knopf (Random House). 9780375415487. $24.00. 272 pages. 
After years of estrangement from her famous photographer mother, Ruth Dunne, and the scandal and publicity of nude photographs taken of her as a child by her mother, Clara Brodeur returns to New York City when her mother falls ill and is forced to reconcile the challenges of the past and the new life in Maine she has built for herself. 35,000 first printing. 6 1/4” x 9 1/4” 

Body Surfing**
Shreve, Anita. Little, Brown. 9780316059855. $25.99. 304 pages. 
Struggling to start over again after being divorced and widowed while still in her twenties, Sydney tutors the daughter of a wealthy couple during a New Hampshire summer but finds herself caught up in a bitter family squabble involving her charge's two grown brothers. By the author of The Pilot's Wife. 6” x 9 1/4”

Boomsday
Buckley, Christopher. Warner Bks. 9780446579810. $24.99. 304 pages. 
Inciting a culture war when she suggests that baby boomers should be given government incentives to commit suicide, twenty-nine-year-old blogger and political malcontent Cassandra Devine catches the attention of an ambitious senator seeking the presidency, with whom she launches a campaign during which euthanasia is a forefront issue. 6” x 9” 

Camel Bookmobile, The
Hamilton, Masha. HarperCollins. 9780061173486. $24.95. 288 pages. 
Establishing a bookmobile in a destitute Kenya village, well-intentioned Fiona Sweeny inadvertently renews a decades-old tribal feud involving a camel-powered bookmobile and prior efforts to promote local education. By the author of Staircase of a Thousand Steps. 30,000 first printing. 5 5/8” x 8 1/4”

Handbook to Luck, A
Garcํa, Cristina. Knopf (Random House). 9780307264367. $24.00. 288 pages. 
Follows three young people--Cuban-born Enrique, living in California with his flamboyant magician father; Marta, growing up in the violent slums of San Salvador; and Leila, enjoying an upper-middle-class youth in Tehran--over the course of twenty years as they are transformed by sacrifice, love, violence, and loss as their lives intertwine. 30,000 first printing. 5 5/8” x 8 3/8” 

Hollywood Girls Club
Marr, Margaret. Crown (Random House). 9780307346292. $23.95. 288 pages. 
Three women--Jessica, an agency president with demanding clients and cold fianc้; Celeste, a popular actress whose action-flick husband has dumped her for a young newcomer; and Lydia, a producer whose pet project is falling apart--struggle to reach the heights of the entertainment industry and to stay there, with the help of naive Minnesota writer Mary Anne. A first novel. 50,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4”

Love and War in California
Hall, Oakley. St. Martin's Pr. 9780312357627. $24.95. 288 pages. 
Having come of age in World War II California only to lose his classmates to the war, Payton Daltrey explores recurring themes throughout the rest of his life as he experiences true love, the horrors of Japanese internment camps, and the state's jazz days. By the author of Warlock. 20,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” 

Marriage Game, The**
Michaels, Fern. Pocket Bks. 9780743477451. $25.00. 320 pages. 
Having failed to gain entry into the CIA, Sam, Slick, and a trio of ex-wives set out to exact vigilante justice against a philanderer, an effort that is interrupted by their recruitment into a secret law enforcement agency that is covertly spying on the five women. 250,000 first printing. 6” x 9”

Mergers & Acquisitions
Vachon, Dana. Riverhead Bks (Penguin Group). 9781594489341. $23.95. 256 pages. 
Having landed his dream job as an investment banker as well as a girlfriend from a wealthy family, recent graduate Tommy Quinn enjoys a privileged life of exclusive clubs, elite boardrooms, and luxury yachts, but finds that things are not as wonderful as he thought they would be. 6” x 9” 

Model Summer, A
Porizkova, Paulina. Hyperion. 9781401303266. $24.95. 368 pages. 
A tale based on the author's experience as a supermodel follows the story of fifteen-year-old Jirina, a Swedish misfit who undergoes a remarkable transformation that launches her modeling career in Paris, where she is subjected to an entirely different variety of criticism, challenges, temptations, and heartbreak. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4”

Momzillas
Kargman, Jill. Broadway Bks (Random House). 9780767924788. $22.95. 304 pages. 
In a hilarious parody of motherhood among the upper echelons of Manhattan society, Hannah Foster finds herself caught up in the competitive whirl of high-stakes parenting, thanks to her chic new friends and overbearing, socially conscious mother-in-law. By the author of The Right Address and Wolves in Chic Clothing. 50,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” 

No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club: Diary of a Sixtieth Year
Ironside, Virginia. Viking (Penguin Group). 9780670038183. $24.95. 240 pages. 
Approaching what she believes will be the most interesting period of her life, nearly sixty-year-old curmudgeon Marie Sharp eschews the trend-oriented activities of her peers in order to enjoy her relationship with a new grandchild and a new gentleman friend. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

Notting Hell
Johnson, Rachel. Touchstone (Simon & Schuster). 9781416531760. $25.00. 288 pages. 
Mimi struggles with raised levels of having it all in the face of her husband's laid-back personal life and a billionaire newcomer, while Clare frets about her childless state and the private misdemeanors of her friends and neighbors. 75,000 first printing. 5 1/4” x 8” 

Prince of Nantucket, The
Goldstein, Jan. Harmony Bks (Random House). 9780307345905. $24.00. 352 pages. 
A candidate in a hotly contested Senate race, Los Angeles lawyer Teddy Mathison returns to Nantucket for a visit with his ailing estranged mother, a renowned artist afflicted with Alzheimer's, but despite his campaign manager's plans, Teddy finds himself forced to confront long-suppressed feelings and truths that bring unexpected changes in his life. 30,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4”

Raw Shark Texts, The
Hall, Steven. Canongate Pub (Pub Group West). 9781841959115. $24.00. 336 pages. 
Waking up in a place he does not recognise and unable to remember who he is, attacked by a force he cannot see and confronted with memories he cannot ignore, Eric Sanderson discovers he is being hunted by a psychic predatory shark that may exist only in his mind but soon starts making some very real appearances in his world. A first novel. 125,000 first printing.
6” x 9” 

Reluctant Fundamentalist, The
Hamid, Mohsin. Harcourt. 9780151013043. $22.00. 192 pages. 
A young Muslim American, Changez is living the American dream, with an education at an Ivy League college, high-paying job, and romance with Erica, a member of the elite New York social circles, until the events of September 11th turn his life upside down and force him to confront his personal allegiances. By the author of Moth Smoke. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Torday, Paul. Harcourt. 9780151012763. $24.00. 352 pages. 
A meek, slightly pompous, middle-aged scientist working at London's National Centre for Fisheries Excellence, Dr. Alfred Jones takes on the outlandish--and ill-fated--task of introducing the sport of salmon fishing into the Yemen River at the behest of a mysterious sheikh, in a whimsical novel of administrative bureaucracy, political spin, and government dysfunction. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” 

Savage Detectives, The**
Bola๑o, Roberto. Trans by Natasha Wimmer. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 9780374191481. $27.00. 592 pages. 
This Herralde Award-winning novel chronicles a strange journey that follows the steps of two Latin American poets, Arturo Belano and Ulises Lima, as they struggle to escape from an unknown past, in a novel that follows their odyssey as seen through the eyes of the people whose paths they cross in Central America, Europe, Israel, and West Africa. 50,000 first printing. 6” x 9”  

Secret Relations
Dilke, Annabel. St. Martin's Pr. 9780312334796. $24.95. 384 pages. 
Lifelong friends and cousins Charlie, Kitty, Max, and Liza of the St. Clair political family struggle with limitations that are placed on their ambitions, questionable business decisions that compromise their family's stability, and a public divorce. By the author of The Inheritance. 25,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” 

Summer People
Groh, Brian. Ecco Pr (HarperCollins). 9780061210013. $24.95. 320 pages. 
Agreeing against his better judgment to spend a summer caring for an eccentric New England matriarch, Nathan, an aspiring graphic novelist, is frustrated by his inexperience and his employer's instability, challenges that he confronts while befriending a local priest and falling in love with a child-care provider. 40,000 first printing. 6” x 9”

Swimming Lessons
Monroe, Mary Alice. Mira Bks (Harlequin). 9780778324621. $21.95. 368 pages. 
In this follow-up to The Beach House, Toy Sooner, a single mother and marine biologist opening a turtle rehab facility with the help of a director at the South Carolina Aquarium, must find a way to deal with the return of her daughter's vindictive father, who has just been released from prison. 5 5/8” x 8 1/2” 

To My Dearest Friends
Volk, Patricia. Knopf (Random House). 9780307263605. $23.00. 224 pages. 
Two unlikely women--Nanny, a charming, highly disorganized Manhattan real-estate agent, and Alice, the prim owner of a high-end used clothing boutique--are thrown together by the death of their mutual best friend, Roberta, as they attempt to unravel the truth about Roberta's previously unknown lover, in a story of the bonds of female friendship. 35,000 first printing. 5 5/8” x 8 3/8” 

Historical Fiction

April in Paris
Wallner, Michael. Doubleday (Random House). 9780385519144. $21.95. 256 pages. 
Working in the army's back offices in occupied Paris, Roth, a young German soldier, is transferred to Gestapo headquarters to work as an interpreter during the interrogation of Resistance fighters because of his ability to speak fluent French, but when he falls in love with Chantal, the beautiful daughter of an antiquarian bookshop owner, he suddenly finds himself on the opposite side of his Nazi colleagues.  

Depths
Mankell, Henning. Trans by Laurie Thompson. New Pr (Norton). 9781595580894. $26.95. 416 pages. 
Sent on a mission to take covert depth readings around the Stockholm archipelago, World War I Swedish naval officer Lars Tobiasson-Svartman finds himself passionately attracted to an isolated young widow whose wild nature is in total contrast to his wife's reserved and elegant personality. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4”

Moments Lost, The: A Midwest Pilgrim's Progress
Olds, Bruce. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 9780374118211. $25.00. 480 pages. 
Working as a newspaper reporter in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Chicago, Franklyn Shivs becomes caught up in one of the most bitter and violent labor disputes in U.S. history when in 1913 he is assigned to cover a bloody copper mine strike in northern Michigan and becomes caught up in a passionate affair with one of the strike's most militant leaders. 15,000 first printing. 6” x 9” 

Portrait of an Unknown Woman**
Bennett, Vanora. Morrow (HarperCollins). 9780061251832. $24.95. 432 pages. 
An epic tale set against a backdrop of civil-war torn sixteenth-century Europe, portraitist Hans Holbein the Younger flees to the safety of Tudor England in order to escape artistic censorship, a refuge from where he paints two nearly identical portraits of Sir Thomas More's family that reflect subtle but significant differences. 6” x 9”

Quilter's Homecoming, The: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel**
Chiaverini, Jennifer. Simon & Schuster. 9780743260220. $24.00. 336 pages. 
In a latest addition to the popular series, newlyweds Elizabeth and Henry set out on a cross-country journey to the site of their new home only to discover that they have been the victims of fraud and are now penniless, a circumstance that forces Henry to take a job as a ranch hand while Elizabeth begins a new quilt. By the author of Circle of Quilters. 125,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 7/16” 

Tallgrass
Dallas, Sandra. St. Martin's Pr. 9780312360191. $23.95. 320 pages. 
Her life turned upside-down when a Japanese internment camp is opened in their small Colorado town, Rennie witnesses the way her community places suspicion on the newcomers when a young girl is murdered, an event that prompts Rennie's own perspective change and the discovery of dangerous secrets. By the author of New Mercies. 75,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” 

g:Horror

Season of the Witch
Mostert, Natasha. Dutton (Penguin Group). 9780525950035. $24.95. 384 pages. 
Asked by a former lover to investigate the disappearance of her stepson, information thief and skilled "Remote viewer” Gabriel Blackstone begins to investigate a pair of beautiful witch sisters who use their magic to attain vast levels of power; a case during which Gabriel finds himself in mortal danger. By the author of The Midnight Side. 6” x 9” 

You Don't Scare Me
Farris, John. Forge (St. Martin's Pr). 9780312850647. $24.95. 304 pages. 
Ten years after the death of her stepfather, Crow Tillman, who had been the epitome of pure evil, twenty-four-year-old Chase Emrick remains haunted by the horrors of her past, with everyone she has ever been close to suffering a horrific fate, until she meets campus cop Adam Cameron, but to beat Crow once and for all they both must confront a netherworld of horror, evil, and death. 15,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” 

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Amen Corner
Shefchik, Rick. Poisoned Pen Pr. 9781590584118. $24.95. 364 pages. 
Arriving at the Augusta National Golf Club to play in his first Masters tournament, talented amateur golfer Sam Skarda, a thirty-three-year-old Minneapolis police detective on medical leave following a shooting, finds himself tapped to investigate the killing of the Masters rules committee chair, whose body in found in the middle of the fairway, followed by the murder of a New York Times columnist. 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”

American Detective: An Amos Walker Novel**
Estleman, Loren D. Forge (St. Martin's Pr). 9780765312242. $24.95. 272 pages. 
Hired by former Detroit Tigers pitcher Darius Fuller to break up his daughter's romance with Hilary Bairn, a presumed fortune-hunter, Amos Walker gets more than he bargained for when Fuller's daughter turns up dead, he discovers that Bairn had been in debt to a loan shark, Bairn vanishes, and he must tangle with crooked cops and dangerous gangsters to find the truth. 20,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” 

Chinese Alchemist, The: An Archaeological Mystery
Hamilton, Lyn. Berkley Pub Group. 9780425213957. $23.95. 272 pages. 
Targeted by ruthless criminals while attempting to recover an eighth-century Tang Dynasty silver box, antiques dealer Lara McClintoch stumbles on an ancient formula for immortality that reveals the truth about a museum curator's mysterious death and places Lara's own life in danger. 15,000 first printing. 5 5/8” x 8”

Damsels in Distress: A Claire Malloy Mystery**
Hess, Joan. Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr). 9780312315016. $24.95. 304 pages. 
Reluctantly becoming involved with the Renaissance Fair coming to the quiet college town of Farberville, Arkansas, local bookseller Claire Malloy must put her sleuthing talents to work when one of the festival organizers becomes the victim of arson and a burned body turns up in the wreckage of her rented house. 40,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” 

Deadly Appraisal: A Josie Prescott Mystery
Cleland, Jane K. Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr). 9780312343668. $23.95. 288 pages. 
Despite her involvement in an earlier murder investigation, antiques expert Josie Prescott's new life in New Hampshire is thriving, with a successful business, new friendships, and a possible romance with the local police chief, until Maisy Gaylor drops dead at the benefit she is hosting, and Josie finds herself on the short list of suspects. 20,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

Deadman's Switch: A Charlotte Lyon Mystery
Seranella, Barbara. Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr). 9780312361709. $23.95. 272 pages. 
A crisis management expert and consultant, Charlotte Lyon is called in to get to the bottom of a mysterious derailment that had killed both the train's engineer and a film celebrity and finds herself investigating--despite the complications of the recent death of her husband and her nagging mother--a very clever homicide. 20,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” 

Glass Houses: A Gregor Demarkian Mystery
Haddam, Jane. Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr). 9780312343071. $24.95. 304 pages. 
When Henry Tyder, an alcoholic, sometimes homeless member of a socially prominent Philadelphia family, is arrested at the scene of the most recent murder attributed to a serial killer known as the Plate Glass Killer, who has been terrorizing the city of brotherly love, his attorney asks Gregor Demarkian, former head of the FBI's BSU, to look into the case. 25,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4”

Good Husband of Zebra Drive, The: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency**
Smith, Alexander McCall. Pantheon Bks (Random House). 9780375422737. $21.95. 240 pages. 
Things go badly awry for Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni when he sets out to do something special for their adopted daughter, Motholeli, and it is up to his wife, Mma Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, to extricate him from his problems. 300,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” 

Laced: A Regan Reilly Mystery**
Clark, Carol Higgins. Scribner's (Simon & Schuster). 9780743289436. $24.00. 288 pages. 
Tracing their ancestry to a small Dublin town while honeymooning in Ireland, newlyweds Regan and Jack Reilly learn disturbing information about their families, a discovery with which they are aided by Jack's colleagues at the Major Case Squad. By the author of Hitched. 200,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4”

Miss Julia Strikes Back**
Ross, Ann B. Viking (Penguin Group). 9780670038411. $24.95. 304 pages. 
Hosting a party while her husband and Hazel Marie are away, Miss Julia discovers that her Princess Diana ring replica and other jewelry pieces have been stolen, and she packs up Little Lloyd, Etta Mae Wiggins, and an inebriated private investigator in order to catch the thieves in Palm Beach. By the author of Miss Julia Stands Her Ground. 75,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” 

Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead
Drake, Nick. HarperCollins. 9780060765897. $24.95. 352 pages. 
Secretly assigned to solve the disappearance of the enigmatic Egyptian queen, chief detective of ancient Thebes Rai Rahotep finds himself removed from his quaint home village and thrust into a teeming criminal world in which he is a stranger, investigating a case in which his very survival becomes dependent on his success. 25,000 first printing. 6” x 9”

Refuge, The: A Maxie and Stretch Mystery**
Henry, Sue. New Amer Lib (Penguin Group). 9780451220479. $23.95. 288 pages. 
Preparing for some much-needed Alaska-style R&R with her miniature dachshund Stretch, Maxie McNabb receives a frantic call for help that sends her flying to Hawaii to assist her injured old friend, Karen Bailey, in packing up her house, a job that is soon complicated by a mysterious prowler, telephone sabotage, and her old friend's secrets. 30,000 first printing. 6” x 9” 

Set Sail for Murder**
Hart, Carolyn. Morrow (HarperCollins). 9780060724030. $23.95. 304 pages. 
Responding to a former lover's call for help, retired newspaper reporter Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins finds herself aboard a Baltic cruise, a voyage during which she realizes that she still has feelings for her former flame and that a killer is stalking her fellow passengers. By the author of Dead Days of Summer. 40,000 first printing. 6” x 9”

Sovereign: A Matthew Shardlake Mystery
Sansom, C. J. Viking (Penguin Group). 9780670038312. $25.95. 592 pages. 
When Henry VIII sets out to quell rebellion in the north and transport a dangerous conspirator back to London for questioning, lawyer Matthew Shardlake finds himself investigating the murder of a local glazier with unsettling ties to the royal family, a case during which he discovers a cache of secret papers that throw the royal line's legitimacy into question. By the author of Dissolution. 6” x 9” 

Spanish Dagger**
Albert, Susan Wittig. Berkley Pub Group. 9780425213940. $23.95. 320 pages. 
China Bayles's demanding schedule is further complicated by her half-brother's and her husband's attempt to solve the mystery of her father's suspicious accidental death, an investigation during which she stumbles on a murdered body in the seemingly tranquil community of Pecan Springs. By the author of Bleeding Hearts. 50,000 first printing. 6” x 9”

Staying Home Is a Killer: A Mom Zone Mystery
Rosett, Sara. Kensington Bks. 9780758213389. $22.00. 256 pages. 
When Ellie Avery, a mom, a part-time organizer, and an occasional sleuth, investigates the apparent suicide of a fellow military wife, she becomes immersed in a dangerous mystery involving Middle Eastern artifacts, a priceless manuscript, black marketeers, and a shady art dealer. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” 

The Water Lily Cross: An English Garden Mystery
Eglin, Anthony. Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr). 9780312365462. $23.95. 304 pages. 
Searching for a missing botanist friend, Lawrence Kingston discovers that the missing man had been experimenting with aquatic plants and had been on the verge of announcing a horticultural breakthrough that could generate billions of dollars in revenue, following a trail that leads into the dark heart of danger and greed where ruthless men will do anything to achieve their own ends. 10,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

Turquoise Girl
Thurlo, Aim้e & Thurlo, David. Forge (St. Martin's Pr). 9780765317155. $23.95. 256 pages. 
Shocked by the brutal murder of a young Navajo woman, Navajo Police Special Investigator Ella Clah calls in FBI Agent Dwayne Blalock for help, but she soon realizes that the murderer may have a strange link to her own past and to her father, who may have been pursuing the same killer before his own murder, a decade earlier. 15,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” 

Withering Heights: An Ellie Haskell Mystery
Cannell, Dorothy. Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr). 9780312343378. $22.95. 288 pages. 
Heading for her young cousin Ariel's delightfully Gothic mansion on the Yorkshire moors, Ellie Haskell discovers that things could not be worse--a mysterious villain is stalking the house's picturesque halls, the medium who turns up to conduct a s้ance is an imposter, and a local neighbor is her husband's glamorous former flame. 25,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” 

g:Romance

Echoes of the Dance
Willett, Marcia. St. Martin's Pr. 9780312361006. $24.95. 352 pages. 
Aiding a divorced father with his teenage son and manipulative ex-wife, Kate Webster finds the ex-wife exceeding her worst experiences before discovering some unsettling truths about the father and son. By the author of A Friend of the Family. 25,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” 

g:Science Fiction & Fantasy

Children of H๚rin, The**
Tolkien, J. R. R. Ed by Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin. 9780618894642. $26.00. 320 pages. 
The best-selling author of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy comes an action-packed fantasy adventure saga, set in the early days of MIddle-earth, in which humans and elves, dwarves and dragons, orcs and dark sorcerers clash in an epic battle between good and evil. 250,000 first printing. 

Into a Dark Realm, Book Two (The Darkwar Saga)
Feist, Raymond E. Eos (HarperCollins). 9780060792800. $25.95. 384 pages. 
Having successfully prevented a civil war within the Empire of Great Kesh, Pug and his allies in the Conclave of Shadows search for the mad sorcerer Leso Varen in the hopes of destroying the Guild of Assassins, an effort that is challenged by the sorcerer's powerful protectors and a planned invasion by the Dasati. By the author of Flight of the Nighthawks. 75,000 first printing. 6” x 9”

Name of the Wind, The
Rothfuss, Patrick. DAW Bks (New Amer Lib). 9780756404079. $24.95. 896 pages. 
This suspenseful coming-of-age story folllows Kvothe as he recounts his transformation from a magically gifted young man into the most notorious wizard, musician, thief, and assassin in his world. A first novel. 50,000 first printing. 6” x 9”

Outback Stars
McDonald, Sandra. Tor Bks (St. Martin's Pr). 9780765316431. $25.95. 432 pages. 
Recovering from injuries sustained during the loss of her last ship, bored hero Lieutenant Jodenny Scott takes a berth on the next ship out, the Aral Sea, a ship full of misfits, malcontents, and criminals, and journeys to the Alcheringa, an alien-controlled space warp, where she comes face to face with a powerful force that will turn her life upside down. A first novel. 15,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” 

Rollback
Sawyer, Robert J. Tor Bks (St. Martin's Pr). 9780765311085. $24.95. 320 pages. 
Accepting a rollback, an expensive, experimental rejuvenation procedure, for herself and her husband of sixty years in exchange for deciphering a message from aliens, Dr. Sarah Halifax is faced with a dilemma when the procedure works on her husband, making him physically twenty-five again, but not on her, leaving her in her eighties. 25,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”

Spindrift
Steele, Allen. Ace Bks. 9780441014712. $24.95. 368 pages. 
More than fifty years after a European starship goes missing while investigating an unidentified space object with possible alien origins, the expedition's three surviving members return to Earth without having aged and possessing claims about an extraterrestrial race. By the author of Coyote Frontier. 20,000 first printing. 6” x 9” 

White Night: A Novel of the Dresden Files**
Butcher, Jim. ROC (New Amer Lib). 9780451461407. $23.95. 416 pages. 
Assigned to investigate a series of deaths of magic practitioners, all of whom lacked the ability to become full-fledged wizards, professional Chicago wizard Harry Dresden is shocked when the evidence points to his half-brother Thomas as the killer, until he uncovers a conspiracy within the White Council of Wizards that threatens both him and his family. 100,000 first printing. 6” x 9”

Yellow Eyes
Ringo, John & Kratman, Tom. Pocket Bks/Baen Bks. 9781416521037. $26.00. 400 pages. 
With the alien Posleen invaders advancing on the strategically important Panama Canal, the United States, overstretched as it prepares to defend the U.S. itself, sends a handful of advanced Armored Combat Suits, rejuvenated combat veterans, and three antiquated warships to assist the Panamanians in preventing the canal from falling into enemy hands.  

g:Story Collections

Best Stories of the American West, Volume I
Jaffe, Marc, ed. Forge (St. Martin's Pr). 9780765310897. $25.95. 320 pages. 
The first volume in a series of short fiction collections featuring outstanding contemporary stories set against the backdrop of the American West captures the rich diversity of culture and lifestyle in the region in twenty works by Sherman Alexie, Melanie Thon, Luis Alberto Urrea, Elmore Leonard, Max Evans, John Sayles, and other acclaimed authors. 10,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4”

Tranquil Star, A: Unpublished Stories of Primo Levi
Levi, Primo. Trans by Ann Goldstein & Allesandra Bastagli. Norton. 9780393064681. $21.95. 176 pages. 
An English-language publication of seventeen classic short works, published to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the author's death, includes pieces written between 1949 and 1986 and features such protagonists as a captured partisan fighter, a middle-aged chemist, and a lustful older man. 5 3/8” x 8” 

g:Suspense

Absolute Fear**
Jackson, Lisa. Kensington Bks. 9780758211828. $19.95. 432 pages. 
When a series of brutal ritual slayings is linked to Our Lady of Virtues Hospital, Eve Renner, whose past is tied to this old asylum, must learn to trust her former lover Cole Dennis, who was accused of attempted murder, when she becomes the killer's next target. 6” x 9”

American Outrage**
Green, Tim. Warner Bks. 9780446577434. $24.99. 320 pages. 
His life and career put on hold after losing his wife and becoming his adopted son's only caregiver, award-winning investigative journalist Jake Carlson aids his son's quest to find his biological mother and inadvertently uncovers a horrifying blackmarket child trafficking operation that kidnapped his son from a powerful New England family. 6” x 9” 

Anatomy of Fear: A Novel of Visual Suspense
Santlofer, Jonathan. Morrow (HarperCollins). 9780060881979. $24.95. 320 pages. 
Helping with a serial murder investigation in which the killer leaves grisly drawings at his crime scenes, police sketch artist Nate Rodriguez finds the tables turned on him when he gets close to identifying the killer, who manages to turn Nate's colleagues against him while setting up the artist in a deadly game of cat and mouse. By the author of The Killing Art. 6” x 9”

Angelica**
Phillips, Arthur. Random House. 9781400062515. $25.95. 384 pages. 
A novel that interweaves the parallel, sometimes conflicting interpretations of events from the perspectives of four characters chronicles the lives of Constance, her husband, biological researcher Joseph Barton, their daughter Angelica, and spiritualist Anne Montague and the supernatural evil that may--or may not--be threatening their household. 100,000 first printing. 6 1/4” x 9 1/4” 

Black Hats: A Novel of Wyatt Earp and Al Capone
Culhane, Patrick. Morrow (HarperCollins). 9780060892531. $24.95. 352 pages. 
Visiting Brooklyn to assist deputy-turned-sportswriter Bat Masterson during a showdown with Prohibition-era mobsters, detective Wyatt Earp struggles to protect a speakeasy once belonging to the late Doc Holliday from falling under the rule of a young Al Capone. 6” x 9”

Body of Lies
Ignatius, David. Norton. 9780393065039. $24.95. 320 pages. 
Emerging from a tour of duty in Iraq with a badly injured leg, CIA soldier Roger Ferris takes on a mission to infiltrate the network of a master terrorist and bases his plan on a British intelligence operation from World War II before finding himself caught in a dangerous web and depending on a dubiously trustworthy intelligence head. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” 

Book of Air and Shadows, The**
Gruber, Michael. Morrow (HarperCollins). 9780060874469. $24.95. 384 pages. 
Desperately typing out the details of a case that puts him at the center of a deadly conspiracy that could mean his imminent demise, intellectual property lawyer Jake Mishkin recounts how a bookstore fire led to the discovery of a cache of encrypted seventeenth-century letters revealing the whereabouts of one of the most valuable historical items in the world. By the author of Night of the Jaguar. 100,000 first printing. 6” x 9”

Dark Room
Kane, Andrea. Morrow (HarperCollins). 9780060741341. $23.95. 352 pages. 
Seventeen years after the brutal double murder of her parents, Morgan Winter finds her life thrown back into turmoil when it is discovered that the wrong person had been convicted for the crime, and begins to realize that the true killer has been silently watching her all along. By the author of Wrong Place, Wrong Time. 6” x 9” 

Fresh Disasters: A Stone Barrington Novel**
Woods, Stuart. Putnam (Penguin Group). 9780399154102. $25.95. 288 pages. 
When a managing partner takes on a sleazy con man as a client, attorney Stone Barrington finds himself forced to aid the man's inept efforts to take down an infamous mafia boss, a case for which he teams up with former partner Dino. By the author of Short Straw. 300,000 first printing. 6” x 9”

God's Spy**
G๓mez-Jurado, Juan. Dutton (Penguin Group). 9780525949947. $24.95. 384 pages. 
In the aftermath of the pope's death, police inspector Paola Dicanti is called in to investigate the brutal murders of two cardinals, assisted by American priest and former army intelligence officer Anthony Fowler, who begins to suspect that someone in the Vatican is aiding the killer. A first novel. 75,000 first printing. 6” x 9” 

Heartstopper**
Fielding, Joy. Atria (Pocket Bks). 9780743295987. $24.95. 368 pages. 
Having recently moved to the peaceful "Alligator Alley" community of Torrance, Florida, divorced teacher and mother of two Sandy is horrified along with her neighbors by the murder of the school's most popular girl, an event that places the entire town under suspicion. By the author of Mad River Road. 100,000 first printing. 6” x 9” 

I Heard That Song Before**
Clark, Mary Higgins. Simon & Schuster. 9780743264914. $25.95. 336 pages. 
Marrying the son of her father's wealthy employer, twenty-eight-year-old gardener's daughter Kay Lansing becomes increasingly disturbed by the suspicion surrounding her husband, Peter, in regard to the mysterious deaths of his first wife and a high-school senior. 1,000,000 first printing. Lit Guild, Doubleday, Mystery Guild, & BOMC Main. 6” x 9”

Lisbon Crossing, The
Gabbay, Tom. Morrow (HarperCollins). 9780061188435. $24.95. 304 pages. 
Arriving in neutral 1940 Lisbon at the side of a famous film star, Jack Teller assists his companion's search for a childhood friend who is believed to be hiding from the Nazis, an effort that is overshadowed by the murder of a detective and numerous false leads throughout the city's drawing rooms and nightclubs. By the author of The Berlin Conspiracy. 50,000 first printing. 6” x 9” 

Lone Creek
McMahon, Neil. HarperCollins. 9780060792213. $24.95. 320 pages. 
Haunted by memories of a teenager's accidental death years earlier, construction hand Hugh Davoren discovers two buried horses on the ranch where he is employed, a finding that places him in terrible danger with the ranch's secretive new owners. By the author of Revolution No. 9. 30,000 first printing. 6” x 9”

Naming of the Dead, The**
Rankin, Ian. Little, Brown. 9780316057578. $24.99. 432 pages. 
Sent to man an abandoned police station during an international conference between the leaders of the free world, officer John Rebus investigates the suspicious falling death of a delegate at an Edinburgh banquet, a case he must race against time to solve. By the author of Fleshmarket Alley. 6” x 9 1/4” 

Obsession**
Robards, Karen. Putnam (Penguin Group). 9780399154164. $24.95. 400 pages. 
Recovering from a murder attempt with an uncanny conviction that everything in her life is profoundly wrong, National Security Agency assistant Katharine Lawrence is drawn into a dangerous investigation by CIA agent Nick Huston, through whom she learns about her true identity and her exploitation as an agency decoy. 150,000 first printing. 6” x 9”

Second Sight
McCarry, Charles. Overlook Pr (Penguin Group). 9781585678785. $25.95. 480 pages. 
A seventh installment of the series featuring spy Paul Christopher finds him endeavoring to enjoy a quiet retirement in Washington, D.C., only to be called back into service when U.S. agents throughout the Middle East are kidnapped and exposed to a dangerous drug by an unknown adversary. By the author of Old Boys. 6” x 9” 

Sleeping with Strangers**
Dickey, Eric Jerome. Dutton (Penguin Group). 9780525949992. $24.95. 352 pages. 
Drifting from relationship to relationship in his work as a killer for hire, Gideon interacts with a range of con artists, prostitutes, and broken-hearted clients while passing time with three very different women, each of whom wishes to capture his heart. By the author of Chasing Destiny. 150,000 first printing. 6” x 9”

What the Dead Know**
Lippman, Laura. Morrow (HarperCollins). 9780061128851. $24.95. 384 pages. 
Interviewing a distressed and disoriented woman who has fled the scene of an accident, Baltimore County police department detective Kevin Infante is amazed when she claims to be the younger of a pair of sisters who were abducted thirty years earlier, a statement that she seems completely unable to prove. 75,000 first printing. 6” x 9” 

What's So Funny?
Westlake, Donald E. Warner Bks. 9780446582407. $24.99. 320 pages. 
Tempted to find a highly valuable, seven-hundred-pound chess set, hapless crook John Dortmunder musters his merry band of fellow ne'er-do-wells on a haphazard treasure hunt that prompts his investigation of Russia's last czar, an effort in which he enlists the assistance of tough former cop Johnny Eppick. 6” x 9”

Zig Zag
Somoza, Jos้ Carlos. Rayo (HarperCollins). 9780061193712. $24.95. 550 pages. 
Hiding dangerous discoveries that she made a decade earlier while working with a covert string theory research team, physics professor Elisa Robledo is horrified when she learns that her former team members have been brutally murdered by a mysterious dark force that is now targeting Elisa. 6” x 9” 

g:Westerns

Canyon of Bones, The
Wheeler, Richard S. Forge (St. Martin's Pr). 9780765313249. $24.95. 304 pages. 
Working as a guide for wealthy Englishman Graves Duplessis Mercer, mountain man Barnaby Skye soon discovers that his employer is only interested in salacious and weird tales to write up for the British tabloids, a situation that endangers all of their lives when they visit a Missouri River valley filled with gigantic fossils of ancient monsters, a region sacred to local tribes. 10,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”