mg:Nonfiction
g:Biography

Clarks of Cooperstown,The
Weber, Nicholas Fox. Knopf (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780307263476. ISBN-10: 0307263479. $35.00. 416 pages. 
Offers a close-up study of the colorful lives of Sterling and Stephen Clark, heirs to the Singer sewing machine fortune and two of America's premier art collectors, and their forty-year-feud, describing their important influence on the artistic world of twentieth-century America. 25,000 first printing. 6 1/4” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography) 

Crashing Through: A Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See
Kurson, Robert. Random House. ISBN-13: 9781400063352. ISBN-10: 1400063353. $25.95. 256 pages. 
A fascinating profile of Michael May, a man blinded by a chemical explosion at the age of three, describes his successful life as a CIA analyst, champion skier, entrepreneur, and family man, who is offered a rare chance to see once again through risky, cutting-edge stem-cell transplant surgery. 250,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography) 

Don't Hassle the Hoff: The Autobiography**
Hasselhoff, David. St. Martin's Pr. ISBN-13: 9780312371296. ISBN-10: 0312371292. $24.95. 288 pages. 
In an entertaining memoir, the popular actor and star of Baywatch describes his acting and musical careers, his personal life, and his dedication to the cause of sick and needy children around the world, in a volume complemented by behind-the-scenes gossip, personal anecdotes, and other colorful tidbits. 150,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography) 

Edith Wharton
Lee, Hermione. Knopf (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780375400049. ISBN-10: 0375400044. $35.00. 896 pages. 
A critical biography of one of America's greatest writers offers a complex, richly textured study of a woman who transcends the image of a snobbish intellectual to describe Wharton's adventure-filled travels in Europe, the literary and artistic circles in which she lived and worked, her heroism during World War I, her search for true intimacy, and the evolution of her writing. 75,000 first printing. 6 1/4” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography) 

Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr
Isenberg, Nancy. Viking (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9780670063529. ISBN-10: 0670063525. $29.95. 560 pages. 
Challenges popular beliefs about the infamous Revolutionary era figure, revealing how a politically aggressive Alexander Hamilton subverted Burr's career through a slanderous letter-writing campaign, in a complimentary portrait that presents evidence of Burr's political talents and dedicated patriotism. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography) 

Fathers and Sons: The Autobiography of a Family
Waugh, Alexander. Doubleday (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780385521505. ISBN-10: 0385521502. $27.50. 464 pages. 
The grandson of Evelyn Waugh explores the complex dynamics of father-son relationships in his family that have produced four generations of successful authors, drawing on his father's reminiscences and previously unknown documents relating to his grandfather to trace the influences that have linked fathers and sons across the generations. 25,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (biography & autobiography) 

FDR
Smith, Jean Edward. Random House. ISBN-13: 9781400061211. ISBN-10: 1400061210. $35.00. 704 pages. 
A masterly new biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt presents a multi-faceted study of the complex American president, detailing his diverse roles as commander-in-chief, leader of a social revolution at the height of the Depression, and statesman, and offering an insightful look at his personal life, the women in his life, and the physical disabilities that he successfully hid from the general public. 75,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography) 

Have You Met Miss Jones? The Life and Loves of Radio's Most Controversial Diva
Jones, Tarsha. Ballantine/One World. ISBN-13: 9780345497482. ISBN-10: 0345497481. $21.95. 224 pages. 
In a steamy, no-holds-barred memoir, the provocative radio DJ shares her candid account of her colorful life and career, from her early musical collaboration with Doug E. Fresh and wild love affairs, to the bitter feuds, intimate friendships, and juicy scandals that she has encountered along the way. 75,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography) 

Last Mrs. Astor, The: A New York Story
Kiernan, Frances. Norton. ISBN-13: 9780393057201. ISBN-10: 0393057208. $24.95. 256 pages. 
Traces the life and legacy of the pioneering New York society philanthropist, describing her marriage to millionaire Vincent Astor, her successful attempt to prevent a challenge to his will, and her esteemed presidency of the Vincent Astor Foundation. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (biography & autobiography) 

Life Less Ordinary: A Memoir, A
Halder, Baby. Regan Bks (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780061255816. ISBN-10: 0061255815. $21.95. 192 pages. 
The memoir of a best-selling author from India describes the abuse and abandonment she suffered in childhood before being forcibly married to an older man at the age of twelve, her escape with her children into a life of servitude, and the dramatic changes she experienced after a kind professor taught her how to read. 50,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (biography & autobiography) 

My First Five Husbands . . . and the Ones Who Got Away
McClanahan, Rue. Broadway Bks (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780767926768. ISBN-10: 0767926765. $24.95. 352 pages. 
In a whimsical and witty memoir, the actress best known for her role as the Golden Girls vamp Blanche Devereaux details her colorful and eventful odyssey from small-town Oklahoma to Hollywood and all the men, experiences, and lessons she encountered along the way. 100,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography) 

Prisoner of Tehran: A Memoir
Nemat, Marina. Free Pr (Simon & Schuster). ISBN-13: 9781416537427. ISBN-10: 1416537422. $26.00. 336 pages. 
Follows the author's tragic childhood in 1980s Iran, which was shaped by war, the Khomeini regime, and her work as a teen anti-propaganda activist, efforts for which she was brutally beaten and sentenced to death before a guard offered to save her and protect her family if she would convert to Islam and marry him. 75,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (biography & autobiography) 

Rickles' Book: A Memoir
Rickles, Don, with David Ritz. Simon & Schuster. ISBN-13: 9780743293051. ISBN-10: 0743293053. $24.00. 288 pages. 
An internationally popular comedian describes his youth as a disadvantaged Jewish boy from Queens, the obstacles he overcame in order to achieve success, and his four-decade stage and screen career. 100,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography) 

Thick as Thieves: A Brother, a Sister--A True Story of Two Turbulent Lives
Geng, Steve. Henry Holt. ISBN-13: 9780805080568. ISBN-10: 0805080562. $24.00. 288 pages. 
Spanning decades of personal drama, rebellion, and family life, a no-holds-barred memoir shares the story of the complex relationship between the author and his sister, the late New Yorker humorist Veronica Geng, following their unique family history and chronicling his life of crime and addiction. 40,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (biography & autobiography) 

Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir, The
Rowell, Victoria. Morrow (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780061246593. ISBN-10: 006124659X. $25.95. 288 pages. 
A Young and the Restless actress and ballet dancer describes her origins as a mixed-race child from the Maine foster care system, her efforts to build her career, and the remarkable women who supported and inspired her life. 100,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (biography & autobiography) 

g:General Nonfiction

1967: Israel, the War, and the Year That Transformed the Middle East
Segev, Tom. Trans by Jessica Cohen. Metropolitan Bks (Henry Holt). ISBN-13: 9780805070576. ISBN-10: 0805070575. $30.00. 512 pages. 
A leading Israeli historian offers a close-up look at a watershed year in the history of the Middle East, detailing the apocalyptic atmosphere in which Israel existed, the six-day 1967 war, and the implications of the war and the political and social climate that surrounded it in terms of reshaping the the Middle East. 60,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (history -- general history)

5-Minute Face, The: The Quick and Easy Makeup Guide for Every Woman
Carmindy. Regan Bks (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780061238260. ISBN-10: 0061238260. $19.95. 224 pages. 
A makeup artist from What Not to Wear shares beauty tips for women of all ages and skin types, identifying makeup products that are best suited to a variety of needs while revealing how to achieve optimal results in a minimum of time. 100,000 first printing. 7 3/8” x 9 1/8” (beauty & grooming) 

Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: My Twelve Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict**
Cooper, Alice. Crown (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780307382658. ISBN-10: 0307382656. $24.95. 288 pages. 
The provocative rock star describes his love affair with golf, reflecting on how he discovered the game, how it helped him overcome a self-destructive downward spiral into alcoholism, and how he evolved from hacker to scratch golfer to serious Pro Am competitor. 150,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (sports & recreation) 

American Patriot: The Life and Wars of Colonel Bud Day
Coram, Robert. Little, Brown. ISBN-13: 9780316758475. ISBN-10: 0316758477. $27.99. 464 pages. 
A portrait of Medal of Honor-winning Colonel George "Bud" Day describes his receipt of every available combat medal, his more than five-year torturous incarceration as a POW in the infamous Hanoi Hilton, and his advocacy for fellow veterans in opposition to the U.S. government. 6” x 9 1/4” (history -- military history) 

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life**
Kingsolver, Barbara, with Steven L. Hopp & Camille Kingsolver. HarperCollins. ISBN-13: 9780060852559. ISBN-10: 0060852550. $26.95. 288 pages. 
The National Humanities Medal-winning author of The Poisonwood Bible follows the author's family's efforts to live on locally and home-grown foods, an endeavor through which they learned lighthearted truths about food production and the connection between health and diet. 175,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9” (nature) 

Assault on Reason, The** 
Gore, Al. Penguin Pr (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9781594201226. ISBN-10: 1594201226. $25.95. 304 pages. 
An analysis of the consequences of the current administration's fear, secrecy, and faith-based initiatives explains how the Bush administration has dangerously compromised America's capacity for addressing long-term challenges, from national security and the environment to health care and economic stability. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (political science) 

Become Who You Were Born to Be: We All Have a Gift . . . Have You Discovered Yours?
Souza, Brian. Harmony Bks (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780307346629. ISBN-10: 0307346625. $24.00. 288 pages. 
An inspirational handbook introduces an easy-to-follow plan designed to help readers identify, embrace, and effectively utilize their unique talents and skills to accomplish personal and professional goals, with practical advice on how to discover one's gift, overcome fears and cope with change, integrate passion into one's career, and more. 60,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (self-help) 

Best Defense, The: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism
Feith, Douglas J. Regan Bks (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780060899738. ISBN-10: 0060899735. $27.95. 400 pages. 
An influential international policy strategist chronicles the planning of the war on terrorism, drawing on previously classified records to reveal the Pentagon's revolving stance throughout the conflict's controversial evolution. 75,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (political science) 

Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door
Wenzl, Roy, et al. Regan Bks (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780061246500. ISBN-10: 0061246506. $25.95. 320 pages. 
A behind-the-scenes account of the BTK serial killer case describes how Dennis Rader, a church president, scout participant, and devoted family man terrorized the residents of Wichita, Kansas, for more than thirty years. 50,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (true crime) 

Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came Into Being, and Why No One Saw It Coming
Hawken, Paul. Viking (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9780670038527. ISBN-10: 0670038520. $24.95. 288 pages. 
The environmentalist author of Natural Capitalism traces the contributions of a diverse, worldwide grassroots humanitarian movement through which conscientious individuals and organizations are dedicating their efforts to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (social science)

Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment
Chopra, Deepak. HarperSanFrancisco (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780060878801. ISBN-10: 0060878800. $24.95. 320 pages. 
An account of the life of the Buddha, written for western readers, traces his spiritual journey while explaining how his experiences and teachings have changed the world and continue to influence every facet of life. By the author of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success. 100,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (religion -- buddhism) 

Buy, Buy Baby: The Mass Seduction of Our Youngest Consumers, and How It's Changing the American Family
Thomas, Susan Gregory. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN-13: 9780618463510. ISBN-10: 0618463518. $25.00. 288 pages. 
An investigative journalist analyzes the diverse ways in which marketers and promoters exploit infants and toddlers and the potentially damaging impact of that exploitation on the family and society as a whole, from using the latest research in child development to sell directly to young children to transforming youngsters into consumers at an alarmingly early age. 50,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (social science) 

Canon, The: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science**
Angier, Natalie. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN-13: 9780618242955. ISBN-10: 0618242953. $27.00. 320 pages. 
The Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist and author of Woman draws on interviews with hundreds of the world's top scientists to offer an entertaining guide to scientific literacy, exploring the fundamental principles of the major scientific disciplines of physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy and their link to the world around us. 75,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (science) 

Cheat to Lose Diet, The
Marion, Joel. Crown (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780307352248. ISBN-10: 0307352242. $23.95. 288 pages. 
A fitness expert introduces his innovative new approach to losing weight and keeping it off that incorporates the strategic use of cheating to work with the body's hormones to make losing weight fun and easy, explaining why mandatory cheating relieves feelings of guilt and deprivation, while offering psychological support to dieters. 60,000 first printing. 7 3/8” x 9 1/4” (health & fitness) 

China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power
Gifford, Rob. Random House. ISBN-13: 9781400064670. ISBN-10: 1400064678. $26.95. 416 pages. 
Traveling along the three-thousand-mile stretch of China's Route 312, the Beijing bureau chief for NPR offers a close-up look at the economic and social transformation that is turning China upside down, exploring the country's future, the changes that are taking place, and their implications for both China and the world. 50,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (social science) 

Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe Is Just Right for Life
Davies, Paul. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN-13: 9780618592265. ISBN-10: 0618592261. $26.00. 320 pages. 
The physicist-author of The Mind of God looks at cutting-edge scientific discoveries to explore why many of the fundamental features of the physical universe--from the speed of light to the carbon atom--seem tailor-made to produce life, offering a revealing study of the radical multiverse theory and its implications in terms of the nature of reality, time, life, and the cosmos. 35,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (science) 

Dangerous Book for Boys, The
Iggulden, Conn & Iggulden, Hal. Collins (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780061243585. ISBN-10: 0061243582. $24.95. 304 pages. 
A guide for males of any age provides instructions for engaging in a wide range of classic boyhood projects and activities, from building go-carts and constructing treehouses to identifying insects and flying the most effective paper airplanes. 100,000 first printing. 7 3/8” x 9 1/8” (crafts & hobbies) 

Day the World Ended at Little Big Horn, The: A Lakota History
Marshall, Joseph M. Viking (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9780670038534. ISBN-10: 0670038539. $24.95. 288 pages. 
An account of the legendary battle, told from a Lakota perspective, documents key Lakota oral traditions to reveal the nuanced complexities that led up to and followed the conflict. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (history -- united states) 

Driven Out: Roundups, Resistance, and the Forgotten War Against Chinese America
Pfaelzer, Jean. Random House. ISBN-13: 9781400061341. ISBN-10: 1400061342. $27.95. 480 pages. 
Chronicles the shocking campaign of ethnic cleansing that targeted Chinese Americans from the Gold Rush era to the turn of the twentieth century, documenting the systematic attempts to purge Chinese enclaves across the West, as well as the tenacious efforts of the Chinese Americans to achieve reparations, attain rights, and launch campaigns of civil disobedience to accomplish their goals. 25,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (history -- united states) 

Duke Diet, The: The World-Renowned Program for Healthy and Lasting Weight Loss**
Eisenson, Howard J. & Binks, Martin. Ballantine. ISBN-13: 9780345499035. ISBN-10: 0345499034. $25.95. 320 pages. 
Experts from the famed Duke Diet & Fitness Center introduce their effective, breakthrough program for lasting weight loss, presenting the essential tools, motivation, strategies, and coaching to make losing weight part of one's everyday life and offering a three-pronged approach that emphasizes nutrition, fitness, and behavioral health. 300,000 first printing. 7 3/8” x 9 1/4” (health & fitness) 

Ending the Food Fight: Guide Your Child to a Healthy Weight in a Fast Food/Fake Food World
Ludwig, David, with Suzanne Rostler. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN-13: 9780618683260. ISBN-10: 0618683267. $26.00. 320 pages. 
In a landmark study for parents of overweight children, a pediatrician and endocrinologist address three key factors influencing body weight--biology, behavior, and environment--and introduce an effective, progressive program that integrates a low-glycemic diet to help children lose weight and helps permanently improve a family's lifestyle and eating habits. 50,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (health & fitness) 

Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder
Weinberger, David. Times Bks (Henry Holt). ISBN-13: 9780805080438. ISBN-10: 0805080430. $25.00. 288 pages. 
The seminal author of Small Pieces Loosely Joined analyzes the implications of the digital revolution in terms of modern-day business, education, politics, science, and culture and explains how to take advantage of the new emphasis on the miscellaneous and the deluge of information in both the workplace and in one's personal life. 60,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (social science) 

Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions that Changed the World, 1940–1941
Kershaw, Ian. Penguin Pr (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9781594201233. ISBN-10: 1594201234. $35.00. 480 pages. 
Dramatically recreates a sequence of ten decisions made by six major leaders between May 1940 and December 1941 that reshaped human destiny, from Churchill's war cabinet's choice to continue fighting after the German blitzkrieg defeat of France and Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union to Hitler's declaration of war on the U.S. and his subsequent decision to eliminate Jewish citizens. 6” x 9” (history -- military history) 

God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Hitchens, Christopher. Warner Bks. ISBN-13: 9780446579803. ISBN-10: 0446579807. $24.99. 288 pages. 
Poses a case against organized religion that draws on an erudite reading of major religious texts, documenting the myriad ways in which religion reflects human agendas and distorts sexuality and the perception of the origins of the universe, in a science-based analysis that considers the benefits of a secular world. 6” x 9” (current affairs) 

Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith**
Lamott, Anne. Riverhead Bks (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9781594489426. ISBN-10: 1594489424. $24.95. 272 pages. 
A follow-up to the best-selling Plan B examines the ways in which people are caught up by such challenges as work, parenting, and politics, in a collection of essays that describes her struggles with faith in the face of her son's teen years, today's headlines, and an obstinate carpet salesman. 200,000 first printing. 5 1/8” x 8” (spiritual life) 

How to Be Sexy**
Electra, Carmen, with Sheryl Berk. Broadway Bks (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780767925419. ISBN-10: 0767925416. $22.95. 208 pages. 
A free-spirited, entertaining guide by the charming and seductive actress shares the secrets of being sexy in chapters that cover such topics as the art of flirting, the importance of having fun and not taking oneself too seriously, presenting oneself with poise, and how to command a room, along with personal tips on beauty and fashion. 60,000 first printing. 7 1/2” x 9” (self-help) 

In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror
Romero, Anthony D. Rayo (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780061142567. ISBN-10: 0061142565. $24.95. 304 pages. 
An executive director of the ACLU presents a critical assessment of the compromises that have been made to personal freedom since September 11, 2001, in a narrative account that traces the war on terror, the role of elevated national security, and the rise of fundamentalist politics. 100,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (political science) 

Is This a Great Game, or What? From A-Rod's Heart to Zim's Head--My 25 Years in Baseball
Kurkjian, Tim. St. Martin's Pr. ISBN-13: 9780312362232. ISBN-10: 0312362234. $24.95. 288 pages. 
The ESPN sports commentator describes his twenty-five-year career covering professional baseball, drawing on candid interviews with notable players, coaches, managers, and executives to furnish revealing insights into the game, the bizarre rituals and superstitions of some of the game's great players, what transpires in the clubhouse, and much more. 100,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (sports & recreation) 

It's How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments That Taught Lasting Values to America's Finest
Kilmeade, Brian. Regan Bks (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780061237263. ISBN-10: 0061237264. $25.95. 336 pages. 
An anthology of inspirational sports tales by the author of the best-selling The Games Do Count features stories about how sports figures, their families, or their organizations were dramatically changed by pivotal events, in a volume that includes contributions by such athletes as Jimmie Johnson, Evander Holyfield, and Mia Hamm. 100,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (sports & recreation) 

Just a Guy: Notes from a Blue Collar Life
Engvall, Bill, with Alan Eisenstock. St. Martin's Pr. ISBN-13: 9780312362676. ISBN-10: 0312362676. $19.95. 256 pages. 
Sharing hilarious anecdotes from his own life, the popular comedian and member of the "Blue Collar Comedy Tour” details his odyssey from small-town Texas to the often baffling world of fame and fortune, in a zany look at what it means to be "Just a guy." 150,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (humor) 

Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe
Rosen, William. Viking (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9780670038558. ISBN-10: 0670038555. $27.95. 384 pages. 
Traces the summer 542 bubonic plague pandemic that daily killed 5,000 people in Constantinople and nearly ended the life of the emperor Justinian, in an account that traces how the outbreak had a significant impact on period military strategy, economics, and medicine. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (history -- general history) 

Ladies Who Launch: Entrepreneurship & Creativity as a Lifestyle
Colligan, Victoria & Schoenfeldt, Beth. St. Martin's Pr. ISBN-13: 9780312359546. ISBN-10: 0312359543. $24.95. 288 pages. 
The co-founders of the Ladies Who Launch program introduce their innovative approach to help women escape the 9-to-5 grind to follow their dreams and achieve entrepreneurial success in a field that reflects their true skills, passions, and goals, explaining how to start a business, grow an existing company, and tap into one's creative energy to develop services and products. 75,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (business) 

Last Flag Down: The Epic Journey of the Last Confederate Warship**
Baldwin, John & Powers, Ron. Crown (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780307236555. ISBN-10: 0307236552. $25.95. 368 pages. 
Describes the Civil War role of the Confederate warship Shenandoah, a state-of-the-art raiding vessel assigned to sink ships from the U.S. merchant fleet, which prowled international waters destroying dozens of Union ships, until, in August 1865, the crew discovered that the war had been over for months and they were being hunted as pirates. 100,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (history -- united states) 

Long Time Leaving: Dispatches from Up South
Blount, Roy, Jr. Knopf (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780307266187. ISBN-10: 0307266184. $25.00. 400 pages. 
An entertaining selection of essays by the popular humorist, the first in more than a decade, reassesses the diverse conflicts between the North and the South, ranging from musical taste, religion, and eating habits to theories of education, sports, politics, child-rearing, and race. 35,000 first printing. 6 1/4” x 9 1/4” (humor) 

Making of a Mother, The: Overcoming the Nine Key Challenges--from Crib to Empty Nest
Raskin, Valerie Davis. Ballantine. ISBN-13: 9780345475985. ISBN-10: 0345475984. $23.95. 208 pages. 
An incisive study of modern motherhood takes a close-up look at nine fundamental challenges that a mother will confront repeatedly--from setting limits to lost dreams--during her parenting career, offering case studies of forty diverse women, as well as practical strategies and guidelines, to help women cope with new motherhood, the early years, adolescence, and the empty nest. 50,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (family & relationships) 

Mission Al-Jazeera: Bridging the Divide Between the West and the Arab World
Rushing, Josh, with Sean Elder. Palgrave (St. Martin's Pr). ISBN-13: 9781403979056. ISBN-10: 1403979057. $24.95. 256 pages. 
The Washington correspondent for Al-Jazeera offers a behind-the-scenes look at the controversial news agency and explains how the West can utilize it effectively to relay a positive message to the Arab public and to improve America's image in the Middle East. 75,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (current affairs) 

N Word, The: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why
Asim, Jabari. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN-13: 9780618197170. ISBN-10: 0618197176. $26.00. 256 pages. 
A distinguished columnist and cultural critic looks at the history and future of racism from the perspective of its most volatile word, revealing the institutionalization of bigotry in every aspect of American society and argues that the word is a slur that helps keep blacks at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder, even when used with opposite intent. 30,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (social science) 

Nation of Secrets: How Rampant Secrecy Threatens Democracy and the American Way of Life
Gup, Ted. Doubleday (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780385514750. ISBN-10: 0385514751. $24.95. 256 pages. 
Examines the growing emphasis on secrecy in government, business, academia, courtrooms, the media, and every other aspect of American life, explaining why the expanding array of classified information devaluates true privacy and how the preoccupation with secrecy has undermined such values as patriotism, security, privacy, and the national interest. 40,000 first printing. 6 1/4” x 9 1/4” (current affairs) 

New American Story, The**
Bradley, Bill. Random House. ISBN-13: 9781400065073. ISBN-10: 1400065070. $25.95. 240 pages. 
The former New Jersey senator and presidential candidate offers his own perspective on what it will take to make America a better, stronger nation, arguing that we are at a crossroads that requires us to reassess our political system and leadership and offers illuminating suggestions on the changes that need to be made to ensure the promise of our future. 100,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (political science) 

No Retreat, No Surrender: My Fight in Washington for the Soul of America**
Delay, Tom, with Stephen Mansfield. Sentinel (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9781595230348. ISBN-10: 1595230343. $25.95. 352 pages. 
A candid memoir by the former majority leader of the House of Representatives describes pivotal elements from his career, from his conversion to Christianity and contributions to the 1994 takeover to his relationships with such figures as George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Newt Gingrich. 6” x 9” (political science) 

Not So Big Life, The: Making Room for What Really Matters**
Susanka, Sarah. Random House. ISBN-13: 9781400065318. ISBN-10: 1400065313. $24.95. 256 pages. 
The visionary author of The Not So Big House takes her architectural and cultural philosophy to the next level to offer an alternative to the bigger-is-better idea that marks modern-day life, offering a series of simple exercises and inspirational stories to help readers transform their lives to find out what really matters and that less is truly more. 175,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (self-help) 

One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding
Mead, Rebecca. Penguin Pr (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9781594200885. ISBN-10: 1594200882. $24.95. 288 pages. 
A critique of the American wedding industry and the psychology behind the expense, stress, and pressure associated with typical weddings features a tour of the inner workings of wedding planners, commercial registries, and wedding management programs. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (social science) 

Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season
Eig, Jonathan. Simon & Schuster. ISBN-13: 9780743294607. ISBN-10: 0743294602. $26.00. 352 pages. 
A chronicle of the 1947 baseball season during which Jackie Robinson broke the race barrier is a sixtieth anniversary tribute based on interviews with Robinson's wife, daughter, and teammates that covers such topics as his relationship with fellow players, the St. Louis Cardinals' proposed boycott of the Dodgers, and Robinson's associate with segregated hotel roommate and sportswriter Wendell Smith. 125,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (sports & recreation) 

Our First Revolution: The Remarkable British Upheaval That Inspired America's Founding Fathers
Barone, Michael. Crown (Random House). ISBN-13: 9781400097920. ISBN-10: 1400097924. $25.95. 336 pages. 
Describes the influence of Britain's Glorious Revolution of 1688 and 1689 on America's founding fathers, detailing the roles of two extraordinary men--William of Orange and John Churchill--as well as the impact of the era on the evolution of representative government, the foundations of global capitalism, and the hallmark of individual liberty. 50,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (history -- general history) 

Partners in Command: George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower in War and Peace
Perry, Mark. Penguin Pr (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9781594201059. ISBN-10: 1594201056. $27.95. 320 pages. 
Profiles the fateful military partnership between the U.S. Army chief-of-staff and future president during World War II and into the Cold War years, citing their collaboration on major battles, Marshall's influence on Eisenhower's subsequent military and political career, and the reversal in their positions toward the end of the war. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (history -- military history) 

Presidential Courage: From George Washington to Our Time**
Beschloss, Michael. Simon & Schuster. ISBN-13: 9780684857053. ISBN-10: 0684857057. $28.00. 400 pages. 
Documents crucial historical moments in each of the first forty-three presidencies during which the future of the United States has been dramatically affected by a bold executive decision, in an account that offers insight into the factors that influenced the most difficult choices made by each president. 250,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (history -- united states) 

Probiotics Revolution, The: The Definitive Guide to Safe, Natural Health Solutions Using Probiotic and Prebiotic Foods and Supplements
Huffnagle, Gary B., with Sarah Wernick. Bantam Bks (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780553804928. ISBN-10: 0553804928. $24.00. 320 pages. 
Explains how to use common probiotic and prebiotic foods and supplements to naturally restore the body's healthy balance, enhance immunity, and curb inflamation, discussing their potential role in preventing and treating allergies, yeast infections, asthma, chronic bowel diseases, and other ailments. 50,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (health & fitness) 

Puppy's First Steps
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. Ed by Nicholas Dodman. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN-13: 9780618663040. ISBN-10: 0618663045. $24.95. 288 pages. 
Experts from one of the world's most prestigious veterinary schools introduce a cutting-edge, whole-dog approach to raising a dog, emphasizing an innovative combination of training, behavior, and health care while covering everything from how to pick a puppy and how to housetrain to food, dog behavior, and what to do in an emergency. 35,000 first printing. 7” x 9” (pets) 

Raising Kanye
West, Donda. Pocket Bks. ISBN-13: 9781416544708. ISBN-10: 1416544704. $24.95. 224 pages. 
The mother of hip-hop star Kanye West describes her struggles with single parenthood while raising the future music performer, a journey marked by her career as Chicago State University's English department chair, their shared experiences in the African-American community of his youth, and her later work as Kanye's manager. 75,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (performing arts) 

Reagan Diaries, The**
Reagan, Ronald. Ed & intro by Douglas Brinkley. HarperCollins. ISBN-13: 9780060876005. ISBN-10: 006087600X. $35.00. 704 pages. 
Culled from his handwritten daily diaries, an account of the fortieth president's eight years in the oval office offers insight into his character as well as the behind-the-scenes factors that contributed to such events as his first inauguration and the end of the Cold War. 300,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (history -- united states) 

Real All Americans. The: The Team That Changed a Game, a People, a Nation
Jenkins, Sally. Doubleday (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780385519878. ISBN-10: 0385519877. $24.95. 352 pages. 
Offers an inspirational portrait of the Native American football team of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, a championship squad that included the legendary Jim Thorpe and that defeated its Ivy League opponents, in a history that is set against a backdrop of the early days of football and the rise and fall of Coach Glenn "Pop" Warner. 75,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (sports & recreation) 

Richness of Life, The: The Essential Stephen Jay Gould
Gould, Stephen Jay. Ed by Steven Rose. Foreword by Oliver Sacks. Norton. ISBN-13: 9780393064988. ISBN-10: 0393064980. $35.00. 672 pages. 
Collects forty-four key segments from the late renowned paleontologist and evolutionary biologist's best-selling and award-winning books, papers, and essays, in a collection that includes an assortment of previously unpublished articles and speeches. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (science) 

Russell Simmons' Hip-Hop Laws of Success: 12 Proven Steps to Achieving Happiness and Empowerment**
Simmons, Russell, with Chris Morrow. Gotham Bks (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9781592402939. ISBN-10: 1592402933. $23.00. 256 pages. 
A prominent hip-hop entrepreneur draws on the experiences and life lessons from his successful career to counsel readers on how to achieve personal and professional happiness and empowerment, in a guide that features such wisdom as "Never change for the mainstream” and "There aren't any failures in life, just quitters. 6” x 9” (business) 

Schmucks! Our Favorite Fakes, Frauds, Lowlifes, Liars, the Armed and Dangerous, and Good Guys Gone Bad
Mason, Jackie & Felder, Raoul. Collins (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780061126123. ISBN-10: 0061126128. $25.95. 256 pages. 
The co-authors of The Survival Guide to New York profile the politicians, athletes, celebrities, and others who they believe to be among the world's most disreputable characters, in a satirical analysis of modern life that decries the acts of such figures as Rob Marshall, Randall Cunningham, and Mickey Mouse. 6” x 9” (humor) 

Send: Think Before You Click: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home
Shipley, David & Schwalbe, Will. Knopf (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780307263643. ISBN-10: 0307263649. $19.95. 256 pages. 
A definitive guide to e-mail etiquette and communication addresses the fine art of composing electronic memos, notes, reports, or other communiques, answering such questions as when one should e-mail and when one should call, fax, or show up in person; how to handle sensitive issues; and the challenges of composing an effective e-mail. 250,000 first printing. 5” x 7 1/4” (reference) 

Tales from Q School: Inside Golf's Fifth Major**
Feinstein, John. Little, Brown. ISBN-13: 9780316014304. ISBN-10: 0316014303. $26.99. 400 pages. 
An account of the 2005 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament shares the stories of the players who competed for thirty coveted Q school positions, offering insight into their successes and failures as well as the event's grueling initial stages and finals. 6” x 9 1/4” (sports & recreation) 

Way Off the Road: Discovering the Peculiar Charms of Small-Town America
Geist, Bill. Broadway Bks (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780767922722. ISBN-10: 0767922727. $23.95. 288 pages. 
The best-selling author of Little League Confidential describes his 5,600-mile RV odyssey across America, along with the eccentric individuals, unusual places, and offbeat celebrations and events he encountered on his journey, from a ninety-three-year-old pilot paperboy to the Mike the Headless Chicken Festival in Fruita, Colorado. 75,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (travel) 

What Happy Women Know: How New Findings in Positive Psychology Can Change Women's Lives for the Better
Baker, Dan, with Ina Yalof. Rodale Pr (St. Martin's Pr). ISBN-13: 9781594865459. ISBN-10: 1594865450. $24.95. 272 pages. 
Provides a close-up look at five traps that can compromise happiness and hinder a woman's quest for a better life, drawing on the latest research to furnish a set of helpful tools, techniques, and strategies designed to help women accept the past and move toward a happier future of their own choice. 5 3/4” x 9” (self-help) 

Where Have All the Leaders Gone?**
Iacocca, Lee, with Catherine Whitney. Scribner's (Simon & Schuster). ISBN-13: 9781416532477. ISBN-10: 1416532471. $25.00. 192 pages. 
A former chief executive of Chrysler Corporation addresses key issues facing today's Americans, from job security and global competition to the war in Iraq and the corporate problems facing the auto industry, in an account throughout which he shares life lessons gleaned from his personal and professional experiences. 250,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 7/16” (business) 

Why Wills Won't Work (If You Want to Protect Your Assets): Safeguard Your Estate for the Ones You Really Love
Budish, Armond. Avery Pub (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9781583332733. ISBN-10: 1583332731. $22.95. 256 pages. 
A customized resource to twenty-first-century estate planning cites the flaws in typical will processes while making key recommendations on such topics as protecting a child's inheritance in the event of a divorce, avoiding death taxes, and protecting an estate from probate and other sources of depletion. 6” x 9” (law)

mg:Fiction
g:General Fiction

After Dark**
Murakami, Haruki. Trans by Jay Rubin. Knopf (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780307265838. ISBN-10: 0307265838. $22.00. 208 pages. 
Two sisters--Eri, a fashion model sleeping her way to oblivion, and Mari, a young student--form the center of a novel that documents a series of encounters--with a jazz trombonist, the manager of a "Love hotel” and her maid staff, and a Chinese prostitute brutalized by a businessman client--in Tokyo during the witching hours between midnight and dawn. 75,000 first printing. 5” x 9 1/2” (general fiction) 

Back on Blossom Street**
Macomber, Debbie. Mira Bks (Harlequin). ISBN-13: 9780778324515. ISBN-10: 0778324516. $24.95. 352 pages. 
When Susannah, the owner of a new flower store, and her employee, a young widow named Colette Blake, join the knitting class at A Good Yarn, they meet a group of unforgettable women, each dealing with her own problems, who offer them life-changing advice, support, and friendship. 6 1/4” x 9 1/2” (general fiction) 

Big Girls, The
Moore, Susanna. Knopf (Random House). ISBN-13: 9781400041909. ISBN-10: 1400041902. $24.00. 256 pages. 
The story of Helen, an inmate at Sloatsburg, and the horrible crime that led to her life sentence at the prison, is told through the voices of Helen herself, who describes her abusive childhood and how she "Saves” her own children; Dr. Louise Forrest, a single mother and head of mental services at the prison; Vangie, an ambitious starlet; and Ike Bradshaw, a young corrections officer. 75,000 first printing. 5 5/8” x 8 3/8” (general fiction) 

Descendants, The
Hemmings, Kaui Hart. Random House. ISBN-13: 9781400066339. ISBN-10: 1400066336. $24.95. 304 pages. 
A descendant of royalty and one of the largest landowners in Hawaii, Matthew King struggles to deal with his out-of-control daughters--feisty, ten-year-old Scottie and seventeen-year-old Alex, a recovering drug addict--as well as his comatose wife, whom they are about to remove from life support. By the author of House of Thieves. A first novel. 40,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (general fiction) 

Envious Moon
Greene, Thomas Christopher. Morrow (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780061153877. ISBN-10: 0061153877. $24.95. 320 pages. 
Working at the side of his fellow Portuguese townies on a commercial fishing boat in Rhode Island, seventeen-year-old Anthony reluctantly participates in a burglary only to cause an accidental death, an event after which he becomes determined to help a grieving young girl. By the author of I'll Never Be Long Gone. 6” x 9” (general fiction) 

Five Skies
Carlson, Ron. Viking (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9780670038503. ISBN-10: 0670038504. $23.95. 256 pages. 
Working together on a summer construction project high in the Rocky Mountains, drifter Arthur Key, shiftless Ronnie Panelli, and foreman Darwin Gallegos reveal details about their pasts and beliefs in cautious and profound ways. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (general fiction) 

Free Food for Millionaires
Lee, Min Jin. Warner Bks. ISBN-13: 9780446581080. ISBN-10: 0446581089. $24.99. 512 pages. 
Having become thoroughly indoctrinated in the ways of American life through her Princeton education, Casey Han struggles between the expensive lifestyle she enjoys and the traditional culture to which her Korean immigrant parents desperately cling. 6” x 9” (general fiction) 

Girls of Riyadh
Alsanea, Rajaa. Penguin Pr (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9781594201219. ISBN-10: 1594201218. $24.95. 320 pages. 
Originally banned in Saudi Arabia, the tale of four young women university students from Riyadh follows their struggles to navigate the precarious paths between desire, fulfillment, and Islamic tradition while witnessing the ways in which the Arab world is being changed by new economic and political realities. A first novel. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (general fiction) 

I Love You, Beth Cooper
Doyle, Larry. Ecco Pr (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780061236174. ISBN-10: 0061236179. $22.95. 320 pages. 
Recklessly announcing his love for the head cheerleader during his valedictorian commencement speech, Denis Cooverman is inducted into the wilder side of youth culture by the object of his affection, who turns out to be more than he bargained for. A first novel. 40,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (general fiction) 

Landing
Donoghue, Emma. Harcourt. ISBN-13: 9780151012978. ISBN-10: 0151012970. $25.00. 336 pages. 
From their first meeting at Heathrow Airport and over the course of the following year, the lives of two very different people--Sile, a veteran flight attendant and world traveler, and Jude, a young archivist stubbornly attached to the tiny town of Ireland, Ontario--intersect, in a romantic comedy that reveals the joys and sorrows of a long-distance relationship. By the author of Touchy Subjects. 6” x 9” (general fiction) 

Last Chinese Chef, The
Mones, Nicole. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN-13: 9780618619665. ISBN-10: 0618619666. $24.00. 288 pages. 
Struggling to get back on her feet in the wake of her husband's premature death and stunned by a paternity suit against her husband's estate, food writer Maggie McElroy plans a trip to China to investigate the claim and to profile rising chef Sam Liang, who introduces her to the Chinese concept of food, while drawing her into his extended family and helping her come to terms with her life. 30,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (general fiction) 

Little Pink Slips
Koslow, Sally. Putnam (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9780399154157. ISBN-10: 0399154159. $24.95. 368 pages. 
Hired to modernize the image of an outdated women's magazine, high-profile editor Magnolia Gold is horrified when she is ignominiously replaced by a brash television personality who attempts to remake the magazine in her own tacky image. 6” x 9” (general fiction) 

Little Stalker
Belle, Jennifer. Riverhead Bks (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9781594489464. ISBN-10: 1594489467. $24.95. 352 pages. 
Inspired throughout her teen years by the movies of renowned filmmaker Arthur Weeman, thirty-three-year-old New York novelist Rebekah Kettle writes obsessive fan letters, pursues a relationship with a quirky paparazzo, and befriends an eccentric older woman whose apartment view looks into the home of the famous filmmaker. 6” x 9” (general fiction) 

Ministry of Special Cases, The**
Englander, Nathan. Knopf (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780375404931. ISBN-10: 0375404937. $25.00. 352 pages. 
In 1976 Buenos Aires, Kaddish Poznan, the outcast son of a whore, who makes his living defacing Jewish gravestones, and his wife, Lillian, are devastated by the disappearance of their own son, Pato, which forces them into the bleak corridors of the Ministry of Special Cases in search of the truth, in a debut novel set against the backdrop of Argentina's Dirty War. 100,000 first printing. 6 1/4” x 9 1/4” (general fiction) 

Monk Upstairs, The
Farrington, Tim. HarperSanFrancisco (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780060815165. ISBN-10: 0060815167. $23.95. 272 pages. 
Having fallen in love with a preoccupied monk against her will, Rebecca Martin finds her life turned upside down by Mike's spiritual routine and belief system, which include a continual meditation practice, an avoidance of all social situations, and an unrelenting search for his higher calling. 40,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (general fiction) 

Rant: The Oral Biography of Buster Casey**
Palahniuk, Chuck. Doubleday (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780385517874. ISBN-10: 0385517874. $24.95. 288 pages. 
Based on the reminiscences of his three friends following Casey's spectacular death, a fictional oral biography of Buster "Rant” Casey” chronicles the violent world of a small-town rebel who heads for the big city to become the leader of an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing, as well as rumors that his saliva infected hundreds with a plague of rabies. 125,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (general fiction) 

Rope Walk, The
Brown, Carrie. Pantheon Bks (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780375424632. ISBN-10: 0375424636. $24.00. 336 pages. 
On Memorial Day, during her tenth birthday party, Alice, a motherless young girl protected by her father and five older brothers, encounters two very different people who will change her life forever--Theo, a mixed-race New York City boy visiting his grandparents for the summer, and Kenneth, a cosmopolitan artist suffering from the ravages of AIDS. 35,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (general fiction) 

Sea Lady, The
Drabble, Margaret. Harcourt. ISBN-13: 9780151012633. ISBN-10: 0151012636. $24.00. 352 pages. 
Traveling separately to Ornemouth, England, a town by the North Sea where they had spent a summer together as children, Humphrey Clark and Ailsa Kelman reassess the course of their individual lives and decisions over the past thirty years of separation, reviewing the successes and failures of their public lives, as well as their secret history, in the process. 6” x 9” (general fiction) 

Sheer Abandon
Vincenzi, Penny. Doubleday (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780385519885. ISBN-10: 0385519885. $24.95. 496 pages. 
Meeting by chance in 1985 at Heathrow Airport, three young women--Martha, Clio, and Jocasta--spend time together in Thailand before going their separate ways and are reunited many years later, unaware that one of them had abandoned her newborn baby at the airport the following year and that the child, now a beautiful teenager named Kate, is searching for her birth mother. 60,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (general fiction) 

Sirens of Baghdad, The
Khadra, Yasmina. Doubleday (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780385521741. ISBN-10: 038552174X. $19.95. 304 pages. 
Forced to leave the university when the Americans invade Iraq, a young man from a small desert village is transformed by a thirst for vengeance and heads for Baghdad to join the resistance, joining forces with a radical group, until a top secret mission forces him to reconcile a proposed terrorist act with his own moral principles. By the author of The Swallows of Kabul. 35,000 first printing. 5 5/8” x 8 1/4” (general fiction) 

Summer Reading
Wolitzer, Hilma. Ballantine. ISBN-13: 9780345485861. ISBN-10: 0345485866. $24.95. 272 pages. 
The lives of three very different women--Lissy Snyder, a beautiful, insecure newlywed and unwilling stepmother; her resentful, nosey housecleaner, Michelle; and Angela Graves, the bookish, solitary head of a local book group--intersect over the course of a summer in the Hamptons as they find their reading choices changing their lives forever. 30,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (general fiction) 

There's a Slight Chance I Might Be Going to Hell: A Novel of Sewer Pipes, Pageant Queens, and Big Trouble
Notaro, Laurie. Villard Bks (Random House). ISBN-13: 9781400065011. ISBN-10: 1400065011. $19.95. 304 pages. 
Following her academic husband to a new job in a small college town in Washington, freelance writer Maye is suddenly confronted by the challenges of making new friends and, after a series of missteps, decides to enter the annual Sewer Pipe Queen pageant, a popular local tradition, only to uncover a sinister mystery that has been haunting the town for years. A first novel. 75,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (general fiction) 

Wedding Officer, The: A Novel of Culinary Seduction
Capella, Anthony. Bantam Bks (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780553805475. ISBN-10: 0553805479. $22.00. 448 pages. 
Na๏ve and war weary, British officer James Gould is sent to occupied Naples in 1943 to dissuade Allied officers from marrying their Italian girlfriends, suffering from a limited menu of fried Spam fritters and warmed-up rations, until a beautiful country girl joins the officers' staff as a cook. By the author of The Food of Love. 50,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (general fiction) 

Witch of Portobello, The**
Coelho, Paulo. HarperCollins. ISBN-13: 9780061338809. ISBN-10: 006133880X. $24.95. 288 pages. 
Traces the life of Athena, an abandoned daughter of a Transylvania gypsy, in a tale told from the viewpoints of such characters as her adoptive journalist mother, a teacher of calligraphy, and an actress. By the author of The Alchemist. 75,000 first printing. 5 5/8” x 8 1/4” (general fiction)  

g:Historical Fiction

Archivist's Story, The
Holland, Travis. Dial Pr (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780385339957. ISBN-10: 038533995X. $23.00. 256 pages. 
In 1939 Moscow, Pavel Dubrov, a reluctant young archivist, is sent into the infamous Lubyanka prison to authenticate an unsigned story confiscated from one of the political prisoners, Isaac Babel, and finds himself in possession of the great writer's final works, charged with destorying them. A first novel. 30,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (historical fiction) 

Cataloochee
Caldwell, Wayne. Random House. ISBN-13: 9781400063437. ISBN-10: 1400063434. $24.95. 368 pages. 
Set against the backdrop of the mountains of western North Carolina, an evocative, historical novel follows six decades in the lives of three families in two settlements--Little Cataloochee and Big Cataloochee--from the end of the Civil War until 1928, when the National Park Service prepares to uproot them to make way for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 40,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (historical fiction) 

Coal Black Horse
Olmstead, Robert. Algonquin Bks (Workman Pub Co). ISBN-13: 9781565125216. ISBN-10: 1565125215. $23.95. 224 pages. 
When Robey Childs's mother experiences a premonition about her husband, a Civil War soldier, she sends her only son to retrieve his father from the battlefield, wearing a coat that is blue on one side and gray on the other, accompanied by an unusual horse that becomes his only companion, guide, and protector as he makes his way through the death and destruction of war. 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” (historical fiction) 

Dream When You're Feeling Blue**
Berg, Elizabeth. Random House. ISBN-13: 9781400065103. ISBN-10: 1400065100. $24.95. 224 pages. 
After sending their men off to fight in the war, sisters Kitty and Louise Heaney join their flirtatious younger sister, Tish, in writing letters to servicemen overseas, in a study of life during World War II from the perspective of the young men on the battlefield and the women left behind on the home front. 150,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (historical fiction) 

Genghis: Birth of an Empire
Iggulden, Conn. Delacorte Pr (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780385339513. ISBN-10: 0385339518. $25.00. 384 pages. 
From the critically acclaimed author of the Emperor series comes a sweeping novel chronicling the rise to power of Genghis Khan, one of the world's most powerful and fearsome rulers, from his tragic beginnings, to the murder of his father, to his legendary exploits as a feared warrior who conquered much of the known world. 40,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (historical fiction) 

Land of Mango Sunsets, The**
Frank, Dorothea Benton. Morrow (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780060892388. ISBN-10: 0060892382. $24.95. 304 pages. 
Having left behind the island family cottage of her youth, a soul-weary woman struggles to come to terms with questionable choices from her past while endeavoring to remember life lessons about love and magic. By the author of Full of Grace. 250,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (historical fiction) 

Last Empress, The
Min, Anchee. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN-13: 9780618531462. ISBN-10: 0618531467. $25.00. 352 pages. 
The sequel to the best-selling Empress Orchid continues the story of the resourceful Tzu Hsi, or Empress Orchid, as she is transformed from a strong-willed young woman into a politically savvy leader, moving from the concubine quarters on to the world stage, while confronting the perilous status of the Chinese empire, social unrest, and devastating personal loss. 50,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (historical fiction) 

Lost Diary of Don Juan, The**
Abrams, Douglas. Atria (Pocket Bks). ISBN-13: 9781416532507. ISBN-10: 1416532501. $25.00. 256 pages. 
Traces the life of the romantic adventurer from his secret childhood in a convent, to his escapades as a libertine, to his unavoidable fall into chaotic love, in a tale set against a backdrop of the Spanish Golden Age. A first novel. 125,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (historical fiction) 

Luncheon of the Boating Party**
Vreeland, Susan. Viking (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9780670038541. ISBN-10: 0670038547. $24.95. 304 pages. 
Meeting his closest friends for a summer lunch on a caf้ terrace along the Seine, master Impressionist painter Auguste Renoir undertakes the most challenging project of his career while struggling with the issues that are polarizing post-Franco-Paris War France. 100,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (historical fiction) 

Nature of Monsters, The
Clark, Clare. Harcourt. ISBN-13: 9780151012060. ISBN-10: 0151012067. $25.00. 400 pages. 
In 1718, sixteen-year-old Eliza Tally, left pregnant following a reckless love affair, journeys to London to escape the scandal and take a job as an apothecary's maid, only to find herself working for a mysterious apothecary who refuses to let her see his face or enter the study where he pursues his experiments. By the author of The Great Stink. 6” x 9” (historical fiction) 

Pearl Harbor: A Novel of the World War II Pacific Theater**
Gingrich, Newt & Forstchen, William R. St. Martin's Pr. ISBN-13: 9780312363505. ISBN-10: 0312363508. $25.95. 384 pages. 
A historical novel set against the backdrop of Pearl Harbor and the beginning of World War II examines the events, decision-making processes, and strategies that led to the Japanese attack on Hawaii from a Japanese perspective, focusing on the role of Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto and two of his officers as they plan and carry out the raid. 200,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (historical fiction) 

Quest, The**
Smith, Wilbur. St. Martin's Pr. ISBN-13: 9780312318420. ISBN-10: 0312318421. $27.95. 512 pages. 
When ancient Egypt is threatened by a series of terrifying plagues, including the failure of the Nile River, the pharaoh sends the Warlock Taita on a perilous quest to the source of the Nile to uncover the cause of the catastrophe, unaware of the terrible enemy who lies in wait, plotting the destruction of The Warlock. By the author of River God. 225,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (historical fiction) 

Second Objective, The 
Frost, Mark. Hyperion. ISBN-13: 9781401302221. ISBN-10: 140130222X. $24.95. 336 pages. 
In an attempt to regain the upper hand for Germany in the fall of 1944, famed commando Otto Skorzeny plots to have 2,000 English-speaking soldiers infiltrate and compromise Allied lines, while a smaller band of highly skilled commandos embark an a more sinister mission with history-changing potential. By the author of The List of Seven. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (historical fiction) 

Stormy Weather
Jiles, Paulette. Morrow (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780060537326. ISBN-10: 0060537329. $24.95. 336 pages. 
Witnessing the rise and loss of her family's oil business in the wake of her father's gambling problems, proud young Jeanine accompanies the other women in her family to an abandoned farm when her father dies under dubious circumstances. By the author of Enemy Women. 100,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (historical fiction) 

Thousand Splendid Suns, A**
Hosseini, Khaled. Riverhead Bks (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9781594489501. ISBN-10: 1594489505. $25.95. 336 pages. 
Two women born a generation apart witness the destruction of their home and family in war-torn Kabul, losses incurred over the course of thirty years that test the limits of their strength and courage. By the author of The Kite Runner. 600,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (historical fiction)  

g:Horror

All Together Dead**
Harris, Charlaine. Ace Bks. ISBN-13: 9780441014941. ISBN-10: 0441014941. $24.95. 336 pages. 
Betrayed by her longtime vampire lover, cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has her hands full dealing with every kind of undead and paranormal creature, as well as the new man in her life, the shapeshifter Quinn, and the upcoming vampire summit, which may involve a power struggle between the vampire queen of Louisiana, weakened by hurricane damage, and some ambitious vamps out to seize control. 5 1/8” x 8” (horror)  

g:Mystery & Detective

Cat in a Red Hot Rage: A Midnight Louie Mystery
Douglas, Carole Nelson. Forge (St. Martin's Pr). ISBN-13: 9780765314017. ISBN-10: 0765314010. $24.95. 384 pages. 
When the streets of Las Vegas are turned upside-down by the arrival of the Red Hat Sisterhood organization, Temple Barr and Midnight Louie work to clear Electra's name from a murder accusation, an effort for which they team up with Midnight Louise and other friends at the Crystal Phoenix. 30,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (mystery & detective) 

Cruel Stars of the Night, The
Eriksson, Kjell. Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr). ISBN-13: 9780312366674. ISBN-10: 0312366671. $23.95. 320 pages. 
In the sequel to The Princess of Burundi, Police Inspector Ann Lindell and her colleagues are called in to investigate the disappearance of a local professor, a case that could be linked to the murders of several elderly men. 30,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (mystery & detective) 

Dead Boyfriends: A Mystery
Housewright, David. Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr). ISBN-13: 9780312348304. ISBN-10: 0312348304. $23.95. 288 pages. 
Thrown in jail after preventing a rookie cop from roughing up a distraught woman at a murder scene, unlicensed private detective Rushmore McKenzie suddenly finds himself caught up in the nightmare of his own past as he investigates a seemingly straightforward case involving a cheating boyfriend and an alcoholic girlfriend with a convenient baseball bat. 15,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (mystery & detective) 

Fat Free and Fatal: A Savannah Reid Mystery
McKevett, G. A. Kensington Bks. ISBN-13: 9780758215505. ISBN-10: 0758215509. $22.00. 320 pages. 
Curvaceous P.I. Savannah Reid learns that you can never be too rich, too thin, or too twisted when her boss, the newly svelte actress Dona Papalardo, becomes the target of a very determined killer who is desperate for fifteen minutes of fame. 5 1/3” x 8 1/4” (mystery & detective) 

Fatal Grace, A: An Armand Gamache Mystery
Penny, Louise. Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr). ISBN-13: 9780312352561. ISBN-10: 0312352565. $23.95. 304 pages. 
Sent to tiny Three Pines, a village south of Montreal, to investigate the death of CC de Poitiers, an extremely unpopular woman apparently cooked alive in an apparent electrical accident during a local curling match, Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec finds that no one liked the victim and that nearly everyone in town had both a motive and opportunity to kill her. 35,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (mystery & detective) 

Killer Stitch, A: A Knitting Mystery
Sefton, Maggie. Berkley Pub Group. ISBN-13: 9780425215203. ISBN-10: 0425215202. $21.95. 272 pages. 
When an alpaca sheep rancher with a reputation as a unrepentant playboy turns up dead in Bellevue Canyon, ardent knitter and occasional sleuth Kelly Flynn launches a personal investigation into the murder and discovers that, among the ladies of Fort Connor, there are all too many suspects who may have had a motive for killing the victim. 5 1/8” x 8” (mystery & detective) 

Murder with Reservations: A Dead-End Job Mystery
Viets, Elaine. New Amer Lib (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9780451221117. ISBN-10: 0451221117. $21.95. 272 pages. 
In the sequel to Murder Unleashed, Helen Hawthorne finds her job at Sybil's Full Moon Hotel in Fort Lauderdale threatened and her troubles mounting when the body of a maid turns up in a dumpster, a discovery that could bring the local cops down on her head and lead to a confrontation with her ex-husband, who is hot on her trail. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (mystery & detective) 

Play Dead
Rosenfelt, David. Warner Bks. ISBN-13: 9780446582414. ISBN-10: 0446582417. $24.99. 320 pages. 
Rescuing a golden retriever from euthanasia, wisecracking New Jersey defense attorney Andy Carpenter subsequently learns that the dog was involved in a previous owner's shocking murder conviction and is persuaded by the man's sister to reopen the case, with dangerous results. By the author of Dead Center. 6” x 9” (mystery & detective) 

Saturnalia: A Marcus Didus Falco Novel
Davis, Lindsey. Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr). ISBN-13: 9780312361297. ISBN-10: 0312361297. $23.95. 320 pages. 
Ancient Roman sleuth Marcus Didius Falco is pitted against his old rival, the Chief Spy Anacrites, to find a fugitive, an enemy of Rome who vanished from house arrest, leaving behind the body of murdered young man, but Falco is confronted by another problem, the disappearance of his wife Helena's brother, who may be fatally involved once more with the great lost love of his youth. 30,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (mystery & detective) 

Silent Assassin, The
Andrews, Lori. Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr). ISBN-13: 9780312352714. ISBN-10: 0312352719. $23.95. 304 pages. 
When geneticist Dr. Alexandra Blake, a bioterrorism researcher and forensic specialist at the Armed Forces Institute, is assigned the delicate task of returning several skulls brought home by American soldiers from Vietnam, she soon discovers that the case could be tied to another with a link to Vietnam as she and her colleagues follow the trail of a killer. 25,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (mystery & detective) 

Suffer the Little Children: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery
Leon, Donna. Atlantic Monthly Pr (Pub Group West). ISBN-13: 9780871139603. ISBN-10: 087113960X. $24.00. 320 pages. 
A brutal attack on a pediatrician by a Carabiniere captain and two privates, who also take away the doctor's eighteen-month-old son, draws Commissario Guido Brunetti and his colleague, Inspector Vianello, into a dangerous case involving a ring of baby traffickers and an illegal money-making scheme between pharmacists and doctors. 50,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (mystery & detective) 

Tumbling Blocks: A Benni Harper Mystery**
Fowler, Earlene. Berkley Pub Group. ISBN-13: 9780425215197. ISBN-10: 0425215199. $24.95. 320 pages. 
When her boss, Constance Sinclair, insists that she investigate the death of a local socialite, Benni Harper's search for a killer is threatened by plans to put her quilting museum on the map and a visit from her daunting mother-in-law and "Surprise” new husband, in the thirteenth volume in the best-selling quilting mystery series. 6” x 9” (mystery & detective) 

White Corridor: A Bryant and May Mystery
Fowler, Christopher. Bantam Bks (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780553804508. ISBN-10: 0553804502. $24.00. 352 pages. 
Heading for the International Spiritualists' Convention, John May and Arthur Bryant find themselves stranded along with dozens of other motorists by a massive blizzard and soon discover that a notorious killer is also stuck along the same remote stretch of highway, forcing them into a desperate race against time to stop him before he claims his next victim. 20,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (mystery & detective)  

g:Romance

River Knows, The**
Quick, Amanda. Putnam (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9780399154171. ISBN-10: 0399154175. $24.95. 400 pages. 
Inadvertently teaming up with a fellow interloper who suspects a prominent society figure of hiding dangerous secrets, bespectacled Louisa Bryce of late-Victorian London investigates her beliefs about the man's connection to a notorious brothel and learns that her partner's fianc้e drowned in the Thames under suspicious circumstances. 200,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (romance)  

g:Science Fiction & Fantasy

1634: The Baltic War
Weber, David & Flint, Eric. Pocket Bks/Baen Bks. ISBN-13: 9781416521020. ISBN-10: 141652102X. $26.00. 448 pages. 
With the Baltic War raging around them, the time-traveling Americans from the West Virginia town of Grantville find themselves caught in the middle, with Gustavus Adolphus, KIng of Sweden, and the Emperor of the United States of Europe launching a counterattack on the combined forces of France, Spain, England, and Denmark. (science fiction) 

HARM
Aldiss, Brian W. Del Rey/Ballantine. ISBN-13: 9780345496713. ISBN-10: 034549671X. $21.95. 224 pages. 
In a paranoid, near-future world, Paul Ali, a young writer of Muslim heritage, finds himself imprisoned and held for questioning because of his comic novel, which contains a scene in which two characters joike about the murder of a British prime minister, and his only escape is to an alien planet that he invents within his own mind. 35,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (science fiction) 

Last Colony, The
Scalzi, John. Tor Bks (St. Martin's Pr). ISBN-13: 9780765316974. ISBN-10: 0765316978. $23.95. 320 pages. 
Serving his human colony on distant Huckleberry as a village ombudsman, retired fighter John Perry looks forward to settling into farm life with his wife and adopted daughter before he is reluctantly drawn back into the dangerous interstellar politics of his past. 50,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (science fiction) 

No Humans Involved
Armstrong, Kelley. Bantam Spectra (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780553805086. ISBN-10: 0553805088. $20.00. 400 pages. 
Planning to retire from the celebrity spotlight, Jaime Vegas signs up to appear in a final reality TV special called "Raising Marilyn Monroe,” but her arrival on the set is marked by the ghostly haunting of children trapped between two worlds and joins forces with a powerful werewolf to track down the evil cadre of would-be magicians responsible. 50,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (fantasy) 

Pesthouse, The
Crace, Jim. Doubleday (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780385520751. ISBN-10: 0385520751. $24.95. 304 pages. 
In a futuristic American wasteland in which families are fleeing to Europe, an injured Franklin Lopez joins forces with Margaret, a woman suffering from a deadly infection and confined to the Pesthouse to either recover or die alone, as the two discover that their dreams of a safe and secure future mean following an unexpected path. 40,000 first printing. 6 1/4” x 9 1/4” (science fiction) 

Sacrifice (Star Warsฎ: Legacy of the Force)**
Traviss, Karen. Del Rey/Ballantine. ISBN-13: 9780345477408. ISBN-10: 0345477405. $25.95. 400 pages. 
As Jacen Solo continues his rise to power, he grows increasingly like his grandfather, Darth Vader, and his evil Sith mentor, Emperor Palpatine, until he is forced to make a horrifying choice that will forever change his own life and those of the Skywalker and Solo families. 200,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (science fiction) 

Serpent Bride, The (The Darkglass Mountains Saga)
Douglass, Sara. Eos (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780060882136. ISBN-10: 0060882131. $26.95. 480 pages. 
A first installment in a new series by the author of the Axis trilogy finds Serpent cult devotee Ishbel Labarde preparing to become Archpriestess while contriving to marry the king of Escator in order to prevent the return of a deadly enemy. 50,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9” (fantasy) 

Society of S, The
Hubbard, Susan. Simon & Schuster. ISBN-13: 9781416534570. ISBN-10: 1416534571. $25.00. 384 pages. 
Thirteen-year-old, half-vampire Ariella Montero struggles with the daily realities of her condition while harboring an unflinching desire to unravel the darkest secrets of vampire nature, a longing that leads her to learn about the gentle, wise, and even vegetarian lifestyles of vampires. A first novel. 100,000 first printing. 6 1/4” x 9 1/4” (fantasy) 

Spirit Stone, The, Book Two (The Silver Wyrm)
Kerr, Katharine. DAW Bks (New Amer Lib). ISBN-13: 9780756404338. ISBN-10: 0756404339. $24.95. 592 pages. 
When a new threat emerges, Prince Dar of the Westlands must call upon his dwarven and human allies for help when the goddess Alshandra gives his vast lands to his ancient enemies, the Horsekin, and orders the slaughter of his people. 6” x 9” (fantasy) 

Well of Shades, The
Marillier, Juliet. Tor Bks (St. Martin's Pr). ISBN-13: 9780765309976. ISBN-10: 0765309971. $26.95. 512 pages. 
A continuation of the epic series that began with The Dark Mirror finds master assassin and spymaster Faolan dispatched by King Bridei to identify who among the king's subjects are loyal and treasonous, a mission Faolan hopes will unlock secrets from his past. 25,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (fantasy) 

g:Story Collections

In the Driver's Seat: Stories
Simpson, Helen. Knopf (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780307265227. ISBN-10: 0307265226. $22.00. 192 pages. 
A collection of short stories following the lives of single women and wives during various phases of midlife deals with the themes of time and change as it addresses such topics as the Iraq war, a smoker's reprieve from death by lung cancer, and a woman who finds grief for her lost lover assuaged by involvement in some carpentry repair work. 35,000 first printing. 5” x 7 1/2” (story collections) 

Wizards
Dann, Jack & Dozois, Gardner, eds. Berkley Pub Group. ISBN-13: 9780425215180. ISBN-10: 0425215180. $25.00. 416 pages. 
A collection of never-before-published tales by some of the masters of modern fantasy explores the world of wizards, both good and bad, in "The Witch's Headstone” by Neil Gaiman, Jane Yolen's "Slipping Sideways Through Eternity,” Orson Scott Card's "Stonefather,” and other works by Peter S. Beagle, Tanith Lee, Tad Williams, Patricia A. McKillip, and other notable authors. 6” x 9” (story collections)  

g:Suspense

6th Target, The**
Patterson, James & Paetro, Maxine. Little, Brown. ISBN-13: 9780316014793. ISBN-10: 0316014796. $27.99. 400 pages. 
When one of the Women's Murder Club members is left struggling to survive after a brutal attack, her three companions work to keep her attacker behind bars, while new San Francisco police department partner Lindsay Boxer investigates a series of kidnappings in which children and their nannies are being abducted without ransom demands. 6” x 9 1/4” (suspense) 

Bad Luck and Trouble: A Jack Reacher Novel**
Child, Lee. Delacorte Pr (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780385340557. ISBN-10: 0385340559. $26.00. 384 pages. 
When a man is killed by being thrown from a helicopter high over the California desert, loner Jack Reacher discovers that someone is targeting his old friends and teammates and launches a personal campaign to end the conspiracy before it claims any more lives. 250,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (suspense) 

Blue Zone, The**
Gross, Andrew. Morrow (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780061143403. ISBN-10: 0061143405. $25.95. 384 pages. 
Refusing to give up her life when her parents and siblings enter the Witness Protection Program, Kate Rabb is horrified when her father goes missing a year later in the aftermath of his case worker's brutal murder, and she attempts to infiltrate the dangerous organization into which he has disappeared. 200,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (suspense) 

Cat and Mouse
Coyle, Harold. Forge (St. Martin's Pr). ISBN-13: 9780765305480. ISBN-10: 0765305488. $24.95. 384 pages. 
Frustrated that his unit is pursuing a goal that has nothing to do with their mission, War on Terror soldier Nathan Dixon encounters political resistance while working to undermine a charismatic terrorist who would unite various Islamic factions in order to maximize American casualties. 50,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (suspense) 

Christopher's Ghosts: A Paul Christopher Novel
McCarry, Charles. Overlook Pr (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9781585679140. ISBN-10: 1585679143. $25.00. 272 pages. 
A tale spanning the period from the late 1930s to the height of the Cold War follows Paul Christopher's struggles against the rise of Nazi totalitarianism in Berlin through his efforts to escape the machinations of an S.S. officer who would kill Christopher for exposing the man's brutal actions. 6” x 9” (suspense) 

Chrysalis, The
Terrell, Heather. Ballantine. ISBN-13: 9780345494665. ISBN-10: 0345494660. $21.95. 240 pages. 
Hard-driving Manhattan attorney Mara Coyne is confronted by the case of her career when she is asked to defend a prestigious auction house against claims that a mysterious Dutch masterpiece about to be sold is a Nazi wartime theft, a case that reveals the brutal methods used by the Nazis to pilfer art, as well as the corrupt underbelly of the art world itself. A first novel. 50,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (suspense) 

Face of Death, The
McFadyen, Cody. Bantam Bks (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780553804669. ISBN-10: 0553804669. $24.00. 448 pages. 
Struggling to put her life back together in the wake of a run-in with a psychotic killer that left her husband and daughter dead, an encounter with the infamous Shadow Man, and the adoption of her murdered best friend's young daughter, Smoky Barret comes to the aid of a teenage girl plagued by an abnormal string of bad luck that could leave her dead. 55,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (suspense) 

Fall from Grace, A
Barnard, Robert. Scribner's (Simon & Schuster). ISBN-13: 9780743272209. ISBN-10: 074327220X. $24.00. 288 pages. 
Put off by his father-in-law's boasts about his literary successes and distasteful fondness for young girls, detective inspector Charlie Peace nevertheless works to clear the man's reputation, as well as the good name of Charlie's wife, Felicity, when both are implicated in a murder. By the author of Dying Flames. 15,000 first printing. 5 1/2” x 8 7/16” (suspense) 

First Stone, The
Kelman, Judith. Berkley Pub Group. ISBN-13: 9780425213674. ISBN-10: 0425213676. $24.95. 368 pages. 
Haunted by the mysterious noises and screams coming from the apartment upstairs, home to world-famous cardiac surgeon Dr. Malik and his family, a pregnant Emma confides her concerns to a friend, making Dr. Malik the target of an investigation and causing Emma to fear for her life as she prepares to deliver her new baby. 6” x 9” (suspense) 

Fourth Order, The
Frey, Stephen. Ballantine. ISBN-13: 9780345480644. ISBN-10: 0345480643. $24.95. 320 pages. 
The chief financial officer of a leading energy company headquartered in Washington, D.C., Michael Rose is working overtime to acquire a global information technology company, unaware that the corporation serves as a cover for intelligence agencies or that he is risking everything when a foreign government realizes that he is about to discover the truth. 50,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (suspense) 

Free Fire: A Joe Pickett Novel
Box, C. J. Putnam (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9780399154270. ISBN-10: 0399154272. $24.95. 288 pages. 
Having recently lost his job as a Wyoming game warden, Joe Pickett is recruited by the devious governor Rulon to oversee a murder investigation involving a confessed killer and overlapping jurisdictions that enabled the man's release. By the author of In Plain Sight. 50,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (suspense) 

Ghostwalk
Stott, Rebecca. Spiegel & Grau (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780385521062. ISBN-10: 0385521065. $24.95. 256 pages. 
When the death of a Cambridge historian leaves her opus on Sir Isaac Newton and his alchemy unfinished, Lydia Brooke is called in to finish the book, only to find herself embroiled in a mystery in which the present becomes entangled with a past based on Newton's life and an investigation into four suspicious deaths that took place in seventeenth-century Cambridge. A first novel. 75,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (suspense) 

Good Guy, The**
Koontz, Dean. Bantam Bks (Random House). ISBN-13: 9780553804812. ISBN-10: 0553804812. $27.00. 384 pages. 
Chatting with a nervous stranger sitting at a local bar, Timothy Carrier soon realizes that he has been mistaken for a killer-for-hire and has been given an envelope full of cash and a contract on a pretty young woman whose photograph and address accompany the money. 600,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (suspense) 

In Secret Service**
Silver, Mitch. Touchstone (Simon & Schuster). ISBN-13: 9781416537946. ISBN-10: 1416537945. $25.00. 272 pages. 
Inheriting Ian Fleming's long-lost account of his spy activities during World War II, young American academic Amy Greenberg finds herself targeted by unknown assailants and must race to finish the manuscript in order to save her life and reveal the actions of a traitor. A first novel. 150,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (suspense) 

Invisible Prey**
Sandford, John. Putnam (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9780399154218. ISBN-10: 0399154213. $26.95. 384 pages. 
Investigating the seemingly open-and-shut double homicide case involving a pair of wealthy elderly women, Lucas Davenport begins to suspect that the handful of small items that were stolen from the crime scene may have had more significant values. By the author of Dead Watch. 600,000 first printing. BOMC, Lit Guild, Doubleday, & Mystery Guild Main. 6” x 9” (suspense) 

Lethally Blond
White, Kate. Warner Bks. ISBN-13: 9780446577953. ISBN-10: 0446577952. $24.99. 384 pages. 
Hired by television celebrity and former flame Chris Wickersham to investigate the disappearance of a fellow star, gossip journalist Bailey Weggins quickly realizes that the actor's absence involves more than previously feared, in a case that puts her own life in danger. 75,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (suspense) 

Majestic Descending
Graham, Mitchell. Forge (St. Martin's Pr). ISBN-13: 9780765318121. ISBN-10: 0765318121. $24.95. 352 pages. 
Having witnessed a violent argument between two fellow cruise passengers, Atlanta attorney Katherine Adams is horrified to learn that one of them was murdered later that night, a situation that is complicated when the ship begins to sink as part of an international terrorist conspiracy. 50,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (suspense) 

Obsession: An Alex Delaware Novel**
Kellerman, Jonathan. Ballantine. ISBN-13: 9780345452634. ISBN-10: 0345452631. $26.95. 384 pages. 
Grieving over the death of her aunt, the woman who had raised her, and haunted by her aunt's deathbed confession of murder, young Tanya enlists the assistance of her former counselor, Dr. Alex Delaware, and LAPD Detective Milo Sturgis to unravel the truth about a dark secret from the past that could have deadly repercussions in the present. 350,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9 1/4” (suspense) 

Overlook, The**
Connelly, Michael. Little, Brown. ISBN-13: 9780316018951. ISBN-10: 0316018953. $21.99. 288 pages. 
Having left the LAPD's Open Unsolved Unit for the prestigious Homicide Special squad, Harry Bosch investigates the murder of a doctor whose death is linked to the theft of a dangerous radioactive substance that Harry fears may be part of a large-scale terrorist plot. 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” (suspense) 

Revenge of Innocents
Rosenberg, Nancy Taylor. Kensington Bks. ISBN-13: 9780758213037. ISBN-10: 0758213034. $24.00. 368 pages. 
Refusing to believe that her best friend, who was dealing with a stormy marriage and an emotionally distant daughter, committed suicide, probation officer Carolyn Sullivan, determined to find the truth, must separate lies from truths as she sets a trap for a killer that puts her own life in jeopardy. 6” x 9” (suspense) 

Savage Garden, The
Mills, Mark. Putnam (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9780399153532. ISBN-10: 0399153535. $24.95. 304 pages. 
Assigned to write a monograph about a famous sixteenth-century garden, aimless young Cambridge scholar Adam Banting visits the enigmatic garden only to discover clues that the woman to whom the garden was dedicated may have been murdered, a finding that points to a related and more recent killing. By the author of Amagansett. 75,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (suspense) 

Simple Genius**
Baldacci, David. Warner Bks. ISBN-13: 9780446580342. ISBN-10: 0446580341. $26.99. 448 pages. 
Checking into a psychiatric institution after the events in Hour Game, former Secret Service agent Michelle Maxwell is worriedly monitored by partner Sean King, who distracts himself with a murder investigation at a genius enclave where a sophisticated microprocessor is being developed. 750,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (suspense) 

Unknown Terrorist, The
Flanagan, Richard. Grove Pr (Pub Group West). ISBN-13: 9780802118516. ISBN-10: 0802118518. $24.00. 336 pages. 
After spending the night with an attractive stranger, Gina Davis awakens to find her lover missing and to discover that she has become the prime suspect in an investigation into an attempted terrorist attack involving a trio of unexploded bombs at a stadium. By the author of Gould's Book of Fish. 50,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (suspense) 

Unquiet, The: A Thriller**
Connolly, John. Atria (Pocket Bks). ISBN-13: 9780743298933. ISBN-10: 0743298934. $25.95. 416 pages. 
In the aftermath of a once-respected psychiatrist's disappearance and the discovery of harm he had inflicted on his child patients, private detective Charlie Parker finds himself torn between those who would reveal and protect the doctor's secrets, a case that is complicated by the machinations of a vengeful killer. 100,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (suspense) 

Up in Honey's Room**
Leonard, Elmore. Morrow (HarperCollins). ISBN-13: 9780060724245. ISBN-10: 0060724242. $25.95. 304 pages. 
Secretly passing intelligence through a spy ring while running a butcher shop in Detroit, German-born Walter Schoen becomes estranged from his long-suffering wife and is targeted by Marshals serviceman Carl Webster, who believes Schoen is hiding an escaped prisoner of war. 200,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (suspense) 

Woods, The**
Coben, Harlan. Dutton (Penguin Group). ISBN-13: 9780525950127. ISBN-10: 0525950125. $26.95. 384 pages. 
Grieving over the murder of his sister twenty years earlier and raising his six-year-old daughter alone after losing his wife to cancer, county prosecutor Paul Copeland is inadvertently tied to a murder investigation that he believes may be related to his sister's case, a discovery that threatens to reveal long-buried family secrets. 400,000 first printing. 6” x 9” (suspense) 

Yiddish Policemen's Union, The**
Chabon, Michael. HarperCollins. ISBN-13: 9780007149827. ISBN-10: 0007149824. $26.95. 432 pages. 
An alternate historical work based on a premise that Alaska became the Jewish homeland after World War II finds detective Meyer Landsman investigating a heroin-addicted chess prodigy's murder, a case with ties to an extremist Orthodox sect. 250,000 first printing. 6 1/8” x 9” (suspense)