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History & BiographyBOOKS DUE: JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL 2009 • VOLUME EIGHTTEEN, NUMBER 1

NoTHiNg To FEARFdr’s inner circle and the Hundred days that created modern americaadam coHen“FDR brought together brilliant people with diver-gent beliefs and was able both to manage and juggle them. In this fascinating book about his first hun-dred days, Adam Cohen looks at his innermost circle and provides wonderful insights about leadership, management, and creativity.”—Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein.A Penguin Press hardcoverJanuary • 352 pp. • 978-1-59420-196-7 • $29.95

PASSiNg STRANgEa gilded age tale of love and deception across the color linemartHa a. sandweiss“An irresistible story of love and deception beauti-fully told. But it is also a major contribution to our understanding of race, class, and gender. This biogra-phy of a secret interracial marriage also tells more about the social experience of big city life—New York in this case—than a shelf full of urban histories.”—Thomas Bender, author of The Unfinished City.A Penguin Press hardcoverFebruary • 368 pp. • 978-1-59420-200-1 • $27.95

THE gARdEN oF iNvENTioNluther Burbank and the Business of Breeding Plantsjane s. smitHThis engaging profile of the most famous gardener on the planet in the early 20th century, the “Wizard of Santa Rosa,” illuminates the transition from the 19th-century farm to 21st-century agribusiness.A Penguin Press hardcoverApril • 320 pp. • 978-1-59420-209-4 • $25.95

THE CANAL BuiLdERSmaking america’s empire at the Panama canalThe Penguin History of American Life Seriesjulie greeneFocusing on the thousands of working people who traveled from around the globe to build it, the author vivifies the human dimensions of a project more com-monly remembered for its engineering triumphs.A Penguin Press hardcoverFebruary • 496 pp. • 978-1-59420-201-8 • $30.00

THE HiNduSan alternative HistorywendY donigerThe estimable scholar presents an vivid account of Hinduism in which debates about its traditions reveal the ironies—and overlooked epiphanies—of history.A Penguin Press hardcoverMarch • 720 pp. • 978-1-59420-205-6 • $35.00

THE THiRd REiCH AT WARricHard j. evans“Evans’s three-volume history...is shaping up to be a masterpiece” (The New York Times), and the conclud-ing volume depicts a society rushing headlong to self-destruction, taking much of Europe with it.A Penguin Press hardcoverMarch • 912 pp. • 978-1-59420-206-3 • $40.00

FoREvER BLuEthe true story of walter o’malley, Baseball’s most controversial owner, and the dodgers of Brooklyn and los angelesmicHael d’antonioWildly reviled for abandoning Brooklyn, O’Malley became a path-breaking owner—an unofficial com-missioner—who helped usher in the modern era of the nation’s pastime, in this revelatory account by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author.A Riverhead hardcoverMarch • 320 pp. • 978-1-59448-856-6 • $25.95

THE REBELLioN oF RoNALd REAgANa History of the end of the cold warjames mann“In this extraordinarily smart, nuanced, and read-able account, Mann straightens out the many misin-terpretations that have bedeviled the legacy left by one of our most complex presidents. This book is required reading for anyone who wants to under-stand Ronald Reagan and his role in ending the Cold War.”—The New Republic. 16-page b/w insert.A Viking hardcoverMarch • 432 pp. • 978-0-670-02054-6 • $27.95

JuSTiNiAN’S FLEABY william rosen

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new jersey council for the Humanities Book award

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THE LiNCoLN ANTHoLogy85 writers on His life and legacy from 1860 until nowEdited by Harold HolzerFor the bicentennial of our greatest president, an illuminating collection of fiction, essays, poetry, sat-ire, history, biography, oratory, and stage and televi-sion drama.A Library of America hardcoverJanuary • 800 pp. • 978-1-59853-033-9 • $40.00Also available with the definitive two-volume Abraham Lin-coln: Speeches and Writings in a three-volume boxed set as The Lincoln Bicentennial Collection:All Library of America hardcoversJanuary • 1,700 pp. • 978-1-59853-036-0 • $99.95

THE PoRTABLE ABRAHAM LiNCoLNEdited with an Introduction and Notes by Andrew DelbancoIn addition to four new selections of Lincoln’s writ-ing, the bicentennial edition features a revised introduction. “An excellent, thoughtfully presented selection.”—Ric Burns.A Penguin Classics paperbackFebruary • 384 pp. • 978-0-14-310564-0 • $18.00

THE Big RiCHthe rise and Fall of the greatest texas oil FortunesBrYan BurrougH“Burrough has long been one of this nation’s best sto-rytellers, but he has outdone himself with his tour de force, The Big Rich....[He] tak[es] readers deep inside a world of affluence that has remained secret for far too long. It is, quite simply, a triumph.”—Kurt Eichen-wald, author of Conspiracy of Fools.A Penguin Press hardcoverJanuary • 464 pp. • 978-1-59420-199-8 • $29.95

CHRoNiCLES oF THE CRuSAdESjoinville and villehardouinNewly translated by Caroline SmithTwo of the most vivid and reliable accounts of the medieval holy wars: Villehardouin’s Conquest of Con-stantinople and Joinville’s Life of Saint Louis.A Penguin Classics paperbackApril • 384 pp. • 978-0-14-044998-3 • $16.00

LoRdS oF FiNANCEthe Bankers who Broke the worldliaquat aHamed“Ahamed offers us the best of his talents as econo-mist, historian, biographer and financier....A brisk, original, incisive and entertaining account of a cru-cial time in the world’s economic history that con-tinues to affect us all today. Anyone who wants to understand the origins of the economic world we live in would do well to read this book.”—Michael Beschloss.A Penguin Press hardcoverFebruary • 480 pp. • 978-1-59420-182-0 • $32.95

SHAdoWS iN THE JuNgLEthe alamo scouts Behind japanese lines in world war iilarrY alexander“Sheds light on a heroic and almost unknown group of men, while reminding us of just how brutal and unforgiving the war in the Southwest Pacific was.”—Michael Korda. Photos.An NAL Caliber hardcoverFebruary • 336 pp. • 978-0-451-22593-1 • $24.95

ACES HigHthe Heroic saga of the two top-scoring american aces of world war iiBill YenneBashful Dick Bong and brash Tommy McGuire vied to become top gun—and left behind a record of aerial victories yet to be surpassed. 8-page photo insert.A Berkley Caliber hardcoverFebruary • 352 pp. • 978-0-425-21954-6 • $25.95

WiNSToN CHuRCHiLLthe Flawed genius of world war iicHristoPHer catHerwoodHoming in on the prime minister’s decisions between June 1940 and December 1941, the author accuses Churchill of hindering the Allied cause by, for example, ignoring George Marshall’s plan for vic-tory in 1943. 16 pp. photos.A Berkley Caliber hardcoverMarch • 320 pp. • 978-0-425-22572-1 • $25.95

TALkiNg ANiMALS ANd oTHERSthe life and work of walter r. Brooks, creator of Freddy the PigmicHael cartThe first complete biography of the creator of Freddy the Pig, which sprang from Brooks’s idyllic child-hood in turn-of-the-century upstate New York.An Overlook hardcoverJanuary • 272 pp. • 978-1-59020-170-1 • $29.95

PiCkiNg uP THE REiNSamerica and Britain and the Post-war worldnorman mossExamines the changing “special relationship” between Britain and the United States amid the irreparable devastation of WWII. 2 b/w photo inserts.An Overlook hardcoverApril • 304 pp. • 978-1-59020-145-9 • $30.00

A.d. 381Heretics, Pagans, and the christian statecHarles FreemanWhen Emperor Theodosius decreed that all his sub-jects must believe in the Trinity, not only was free thought suppressed for the first time in a thousand years, but numerous theological problems were cre-ated for the Church, still unresolved.An Overlook hardcoverJanuary • 256 pp. • 978-1-59020-171-8 • $27.95

A SixTH SENSEthe life and science of Henri-georges doll, oilfield Pioneer and inventormicHael oristaglio and alexander dorozYnskiPortrays one of the most prolific inventors of the 20th century, a pioneer in the technology of “seeing underground,” enabling the explosive growth of world oil production.An Overlook hardcoverJanuary • 336 pp. • 978-1-59020-174-9 • $35.00

NEW yoRk iN THE 70Sallan tannenbaumPreface by Yoko OnoForeword by P.J. O’Rourke“Tannenbaum’s photographs of the 1970s are as wildly entertaining and energetic as that wonderful and bizarre decade itself.”—American Photo. Color and b/w photos.An Overlook hardcoverMarch • 272 pp. • 978-1-59020-172-5 • $45.00

HELLMAN ANd HAMMETTa BiographysallY clineCuts through the web of dissembling and deceit to expose the heart beneath the carefully constructed veneer of America’s great literary couple. 40 b/w photos.An Overlook hardcoverMarch • 352 pp. • 978-1-59020-146-6 • $30.00

SLAvE SHiPBY marcus rediker

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james a. rawley awardwinner

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CLoSiNg TiMEjoe queenanRevisiting his childhood in a Philadelphia housing project with an emotional terrorist for a father, the acerbic humorist depicts the damage done by par-ents without futures—and the grace children find to move beyond.A Viking hardcoverApril • 320 pp. • 978-0-670-02063-8 • $26.95

CiTy kida writer’s memoir of ghetto life and Post-soul successnelson georgeThe eminent writer and filmmaker tells of growing up a comics-devouring nerd in the crime-ridden projects of Brooklyn, illustrating how wrenching memories can be transformed into affirming books and cinema. 8-page b/w insert.A Viking hardcoverApril • 272 pp. • 978-0-670-02036-2 • $25.95

THE BALLAd oF BLiNd ToM, SLAvE PiANiSTamerica’s lost musical geniusdeirdre o’connellBorn into slavery in Georgia, blind and autistic Tom Wiggins died an international celebrity in 1908, having dazzled audiences across the globe. 50 b/w illustrations.An Overlook hardcoverJanuary • 256 pp. • 978-1-59020-143-5 • $24.95

THE SCENT TRAiLHow one woman’s quest for the Perfect Perfume took Her around the worldcelia lYtteltonAfter having a perfume created just for her, the author tracks down each component of her scent. “Fascinating facts, stories, literary references, and history.”—The Times Literary Supplement.An NAL paperback originalFebruary • 336 pp. • 978-0-451-22624-2 • $15.00

STANdiNg Bythe making of an american military Family in a time of waralison BuckHoltzA Navy wife faces the peculiar challenges presented by her husband’s deployment to the Middle East. “A funny, deeply moving, and ultimately breathtaking book.”—Andrew Carroll, author of War Letters.A Tarcher hardcoverApril • 256 pp. • 978-1-58542-695-9 • $24.95

MAN oF CoNSTANT SoRRoWmy life and times dr. ralPH stanleY witH eddie deanThe bluegrass legend reflects on his poverty-stricken boyhood in the Appalachian coalfields, musical careers with his brother Carter and the Clinch Moun-tain Boys, and appearance on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. 8-page b/w photo insert.A Gotham hardcoverApril • 320 pp. • 978-1-592-40425-4 • $26.00

TEN dEgREES oF RECkoNiNgthe true story of a Family’s love and the will to surviveHester rumBergIn 1993, the Sleavin family set out to sail around the world. But one night, a freighter near New Zealand altered its course ten degrees. The sole surviving Sleavin finally tells the story. “Celebrates the love and spirit of adventure of the Sleavin family.”—Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle. An Amy Einhorn/Putnam hardcoverFebruary • 288 pp. • 978-0-399-15535-2 • $24.95

i’M SoRRy you FEEL THAT WAythe astonishing But true story of a daughter, sister, slut, wife, mother, and Friend to man and dogdiana josePH“Joseph’s stories have an unflinching honesty and a wry appreciation for the absurdities of masculinity and motherhood.”—Sarah Vowell, author of Assassi-nation Vacation.An Amy Einhorn/Putnam hardcoverMarch • 224 pp. • 978-0-399-15528-4 • $23.95

SEEkiNg PEACEchronicles of the worst Buddhist in the worldmarY PiPHerAfter decades of examining the lives others, the renowned psychologist reflects on her life in a way that allows readers to reimagine theirs.A Riverhead hardcoverMarch • 288 pp. • 978-1-59448-861-0 • $25.95

ANgEL AT THE FENCEthe true story of a love that survivedHerman rosenBlatWhile incarcerated at a labor camp during WWII, the author met his angel—a young girl outside who transferred food—and hope—through the fence. Years later on a double date in New York City, he meets a young woman with the memory of helping a boy in a camp survive...A Berkley hardcoverFebruary • 304 pp. • 978-0-425-22581-3 • $23.95

gETTiNg A gRiPon my Body, my mind, my selfmonica seles“Perhaps the most adored figure in the sport’s his-tory” (Sports Illustrated) recounts her highs—nine Grand Slams—and lows—her assault and depres-sion—in this life-affirming autobiography. 8-page b/w photo insert.An Avery hardcoverApril • 256 pp. • 978-1-58333-330-3 • $26.00

uNPoLiSHEd gEMmy mother, my grandmother, and mealice PungBorn a month after her parents fled to Australia from the killing fields of Cambodia, Pung recalls growing up between two worlds, East and West, in this “sophisticated and fiercely intelligent book....There’s something striking on every page.”—Helen Garner, author of Postcards from Surfers.A Plume paperback originalFebruary • 288 pp. • 978-0-452-29000-6 • $15.00

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