October 2011
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SUMMERLAND
JUNE 2012 HARDCOVER
Summerland: A Novel Elin Hilderbrand 978-0-316-09983-7, $26.99
Four juniors are driving home from a graduation party on Nantucket when Penny Alistair loses control of the car. Penny is killed; her twin brother is left in a coma. Penny’s boyfriend, Jake, and friend, Demeter, walk away from the crash, their wounds emotional, deep, and unshakable.
In the aftermath, Jake and...
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THE HUNT FOR KSM
MARCH 2012 HARDCOVER
The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Terry McDermott and Josh Meyer 978-0-316-18659-9, $27.99
The definitive account of the decade-long pursuit and capture of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the real mastermind of the worst terrorist attacks in history.
Khalid Sheik Mohammed is the most significant terrorist in...
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KINGDOM OF STRANGERS
JUNE 2012 HARDCOVER
Kingdom of Strangers: A Novel Zoë Ferraris 978-0-316-07424-7, $25.99
A riveting tale of murder and deception by the acclaimed author of City of Veils. A secret grave is unearthed in the desert revealing the bodies of 19 women and the shocking truth that a serial killer has been operating undetected in Jeddah for more than a decade.
However, lead inspector Ibrahim Zahrani...
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THIS BRIGHT RIVER
JUNE 2012 HARDCOVER
This Bright River: A Novel Patrick Somerville 978-0-316-12931-2, $24.99 Lauren Sheehan’s career in medicine came to a halt after a sequence of violent events abroad. Now she’s back in the safest place she knows—St. Helens, Wisconsin—cut off from career, friendship, and romance.
Ben Hanson’s aimless life bottomed out when he went to prison. But after his release, a...
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I, MICHAEL BENNETT
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I, Michael Bennett James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge 978-0-316-09746-8, $27.99
A South American crime lord has brought New York the worst lawlessness and violence the city has ever seen. Police shot in the street. Judges murdered in the courtroom. Mayhem is unleashed—and the mayor demands that Detective Michael Bennett find a way to stop it.
Bennett takes his 10...
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The Violinist’s Thumb And Other Lost Tales of...
JULY 2012 HARDCOVER
The Violinist’s Thumb And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code Sam Kean 978-0-316-18231-7, $25.99
In The Disappearing Spoon, bestselling author Sam Kean unlocked the mysteries of the periodic table. In The Violinist’s Thumb, he explores the wonders of the magical building block of life: DNA.
There are genes to explain crazy cat...
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WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE?
AUGUST 2012 HARDCOVER
Where’d You Go, Bernadette: A Novel Maria Semple 978-0-316-20427-9, $25.99
A hilarious and original novel about a family in crisis after the disappearance of its brilliant, misanthropic matriarch.
Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she’s a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she’s a disgrace; to design...
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DARE ME: A NOVEL
JULY 2012 HARDCOVER
Dare Me: A Novel Megan Abbott 978-0-316-09777-2, $24.99
Addy Hanlon and Beth Cassidy are the cheerleaders all the other girls fear and admire. But everything changes when the new coach arrives. Cool and commanding, Coach French seems perfect in every way, a charismatic presence who overturns the girls’ established pecking order yet manages to gain their fierce allegiance.
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WHAT IN GOD'S NAME
AUGUST 2012 HARDCOVER
What in God’s Name Simon Rich 978-0-316-13373-9, $23.99
God, bored, decides that Earth has had its day—unless two idealistic angels can make a miracle happen.
Welcome to Heaven, Inc., where the founder and CEO has been phoning it in, concentrating more on improving his golf game than ending famines. Craig and Eliza (Department of Miracles) are two of the only...
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GHOST DANCES
AUGUST 2012 HARDCOVER
Ghost Dances Proving Up on the Great Plains Josh Garrett-Davis 978-0-316-19984-1, $27.99
A gifted young writer takes a singular journey back to his native Midwestern American Plains. Growing up in South Dakota, Josh Garrett-Davis always knew he would leave. But as a young adult, he kept going back—in dreams and reality and by way of books. With this beautifully written...
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GROWING UP BRAVE
AUGUST 2012 HARDCOVER
Growing Up Brave: Expert Strategies for Helping Your Child Overcome Fear, Stress, and Anxiety Donna B. Pincus, PhD 978-0-316-12560-4, $25.99
A practical, hands-on approach to helping children overcome anxiety. With social and academic pressures at an all-time high, one in five children today suffers from a diagnosed anxiety disorder and many others go undiagnosed. More...
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THE OMEGA-3 EFFECT
AUGUST 2012 PAPAERBACK
The Omega-3 Effect: Everything You Need to Know About the Miracle Nutrient for Living Longer, Happier, and Healthier William Sears, MD 978-0-316-19684-0, $10.99
From one of the most trusted names in family healthcare—-a guide to the many health benefits of omega-3s. We all want to live as healthfully as possible. In THE OMEGA-3 EFFECT, Dr. William Sears turns his...
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THE DEATH OF SWEET MISTER/TOMATO RED/GIVE US A...
2012 Trade Paperback
Tomato Red: A Novel Daniel Woodrell Foreword by Megan Abbott 978-0-316-20621-1, $14.99
“Woodrell’s down-home version of Chandleresque prose lends a near-Biblical dignity to the criminal doings.” —THE NEW YORKER
2012 Trade Paperback
The Death of Sweet Mister: A Novel Daniel Woodrell Foreword by Dennis Lehane 978-0-316-20614-3, $14.99
“Woodrell has achieved near mastery...
August 2011
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PRIVATE GAMES
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FEBRUARY 2012 HARDCOVER
Private Games James Patterson and Mark Sullivan 978-0316-20682-2, $27.99 Private, the world’s most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect over...
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FIVE CHIEFS: A SUPREME COURT MEMOIR
OCTOBER 2011 HARDCOVER
Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir John Paul Stevens 978-0-316-19980-3, $24.99 When he resigned last June, Justice Stevens was the third longest serving Justice in American history (1975-2010)—only Justice William O. Douglas, whom Stevens succeeded, and Stephen Field have served on the Court for a longer time.
In Five Chiefs, Justice Stevens captures the inner...
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INSIDE SEAL TEAM SIX
DECEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
Inside Seal Team Six: My Life and Missions with America’s Elite Warriors Don Mann with Ralph Pezzullo 978-0-316-20431-6, $27.99 Don Mann offers an indispensable, ground-breaking narrative of what it takes to make a SEAL, and to break a man—very close to the same thing. Pushing himself and his men to extremes, Mann suffered intensely for country, and here...
May 2011
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THE ART OF FIELDING: A NOVEL
SEPTEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
The Art of Fielding: A Novel Chad Harbach 978-0-316-12669-4, $24.99 The anticipated debut from n+1 cofounder Chad Harbach: An unforgettable novel about the glory of youth and five lives on the brink of enormous change.
At Westish College, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for the big leagues until a routine throw goes disastrously off course. In the...
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TOP SECRET AMERICA
SEPTEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State Dana Priest and William Arkin 978-0-316-18221-8, $29.99
The top-secret world that the government created in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks has become so enormous, so unwieldy, and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs, or exactly how many agencies...
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REDIRECT
SEPTEMBER 2011 HARDCOVER
Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change Timothy D. Wilson 978-0-316-05188-0, $25.99 We tell ourselves stories to make sense of the world. These stories ultimately determine if we will lead healthy, productive lives or get into trouble.
In Redirect, Timothy Wilson, “one of the most brilliant, creative, and respected psychologists of his generation”...
