100 Heartbeats: The Race to Save Earth’s Most Endangered Species
By Jeff Corwin
An Emmy-winning host of Animal Planet and Disney TV shows provides an urgent portrait of the animals that are only a few heartbeats away from extinction due to climate change. Corwin also shares inspiring stories of conservation, in a call to arms that aims to inform, enlighten, and empower readers.
 1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
By Julia Eccleshare, ed.
A latest entry in the series that includes 1001 Paintings provides an authoritative listing of classic and contemporary children’s literature that is categorized by age group and pairs each entry with expert evaluations and artwork reproductions.
 America for Sale: Fighting the New World Order, Surviving a Global Depression, and Preserving USA Sovereignty
By Jerome R. Corsi
The best-selling author of The Obama Nation explains how the United States is being driven by economic crises to accept globalist solutions and offers a way to build a strong U.S. economy by enforcing employment laws and denying benefits to illegal aliens.
 Andy Rooney: 60 Years of Wisdom and Wit
By Andy Rooney
In an unforgettable celebration of the witty American at his best, the 60 Minutes commentator and author of Out of My Mind brings together his greatest pieces of writing, spanning a half-century.
 The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama’s Historic Victory
By David Plouffe
The forty-fourth president’s campaign manager reveals the strategies that he credits with Obama’s successful primary and general elections, explaining how a combination of technology and grassroots organization is revolutionizing politics.
 Bear Portraits
By Jill Greenberg
The celebrity photographer’s evocative bear images are collected in a series that features numerous varieties on location against portrait backdrops, and reflects a wide range of poses and facial expressions that evince unexpectedly human characteristics.
 Biblical Literacy: The Essential Bible Stories Everyone Needs to Know
By Timothy Beal
The author selects the Bible stories that have shaped history and our world and provides the key information readers need to understand their significance and meaning.
 Brain: The Complete Mind
By Michael Sweeney
A vividly illustrated guide to the brain’s development and functions presents accessible coverage of how the brain works and the latest scientific discoveries, sharing lifestyle tips on how to promote brain health through exercise, nutrition, and specific bolstering activities.
 Carry a Chicken in Your Lap: Or Whatever It Takes to Globalize Your Business
By Bruce Alan Johnson and R. William Ayres
The authors counsel aspiring expats on how to succeed in overseas markets, covering everything from selecting compatible employees and salvaging a company’s reputation to strengthening relationships with partners and governments and increasing sales and brand loyalty.
 The Catch: One Play, Two Dynasties, and the Game That Changed the NFL
By Gary Myers
A behind-the-scenes retelling of the 1982 showdown between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers explains its relevance to NFL history, drawing on interviews with leading figures to offer insight into the role of similar events on the rise and fall of franchises.
 Christmas Is Good: Trixie’s Guide to a Happy Holiday
By Trixie Koontz, Dean Koontz, ed.
A best-selling author’s dog offers her advice on the yuletide season, from gift giving (hot dogs are always welcome) to baking tasty sausage-peanut butter Christmas biscuits to making a dog fluffier for all the holiday parties.
 Christmas Miracles
By Cecil Murphey and Marley Gibson
A volume of true Christmas miracle tales imparts the experiences of people who overcame difficult situations through astonishing twists of fate, from a boy whose learning disability vanished while reading a Christmas book to a woman who was rescued in a blizzard by a mysterious stranger.
 Churchill
By Paul Johnson
Johnson shares unconventional and revelatory analyses of key moments in the twentieth-century prime minister’s career, exploring his early achievements and subsequent leadership while providing anecdotal insights into the experiences and qualities that enabled his successes.
 The Diabetes DTOUR Diet: The Revolutionary New Food Cure
By Barbara Quinn
Quinn and the editors of Prevention Magazine offer a six-week dieting plan that centers on four “supernutrients” for those who are overweight and have diabetes or high blood sugar; includes recipes, easy-does-it exercise routines, and real-life stories from the diet’s test panelists.
Dogs & Devotion
By Monks of New Skete
A gift-appropriate tribute to the bond between dogs and their owners by the dog-training monk authors of Divine Canine pairs lavish photography with inspirational text that imparts the lessons and insights the authors have gained over decades of living with and training dogs.
 Eating Animals
By Jonathan Safran Foer
The award-winning author of Everything Is Illuminated exposes common misconceptions about how animals are slaughtered and processed for food, drawing on sources ranging from popular culture to national tradition to reveal how the meat industry misrepresents its practices.
 Enemies of the People: My Family’s Escape to America
By Kati Marton
Marton relates her eyewitness account of her parents’ arrests in Cold War Budapest, Hungary, and the terrible separation that followed, including her parents’ painful time in prison, in a book that draws on secret police files and dozens of interviews.
The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures
By Nicholas Wade
Wade draws on a broad range of scientific evidence to theorize an evolutionary basis for religion, considering how religion may have served as an essential component of early society survival and that the brain may be inherently inclined toward religious behavior.
 Far from Zion: In Search of the Global Jewish Community
By Charles London
The author of One Day the Soldiers Came: Voices of Children in War explores the Jewish Diaspora in some of the most unexpected places – from Burma to Tehran to Cuba, and even Bentonville, Arkansas – in an engaging narrative of community and faith.
 The Fatal Strain: On the Trail of Avian Flu and the Coming Pandemic
By Alan Sipress
A cautionary account of the avian flu epidemic reveals the socioeconomic and political factors in Asia that enabled the fast-mutating strain to become communicable among humans, making sobering predictions about the scientific community’s prospects for countering future pandemics.
 The Fourth Part of the World: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name
By Toby Lester
A high-energy chronicle of the early sixteenth-century creation of the Waldseemuller map offers insight into how monks, classicists, merchants, and other contributors from earlier periods shaped the map’s creation and subsequently informed modern world views.
 A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring
By John Wooden and Don Yaeger
The UCLA Bruins coach presents an inspirational account that pays tribute to the individuals who helped foster the values that shaped his career and shares interviews with people he mentored throughout the years, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton.
 A God Who Hates: The Courageous Woman Who Inflamed the Muslim World Speaks Out Against the Evils of Radical Islam
By Wafa Sultan
The respected psychologist whose outspoken perspectives landed her on Time Magazine’s 2006 most influential people list describes her witness to the consequences of radical Islam, in a cautionary memoir that covers such topics as the practice’s beliefs and its prejudice against women.
 Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe
By Greg Epstein
Epstein offers a constructive, challenging response to recent atheist manifestos that focuses on the heart of humanism, which, rather than seeking to destroy religion, offers an approach to life where people try to live well, build community, celebrate tradition, and be good…without God.
 Googled: The End of the World As We Know It
By Ken Auletta
Auletta critically examines the influence of Google on today’s dynamic media landscape, profiling company founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, while offering insight into their lucrative business processes and assessing the internal and external threats that may inhibit the company’s future prospects.
 Halo Encyclopedia
In a guide created in full collaboration with Microsoft, the game’s maker, O’Connor details the origins of the popular video game, as well as the characters, weapons, vehicles, equipment, and locations from all of the Halo releases to date; includes hundreds of images, illustrations, and technical drawings.
 Hard Work: My Life On and Off the Court
By Roy Williams
Speaking candidly of his past, his passions, and his coaching philosophy, a respected basketball coach tells the story of his life that few people know, from his turbulent family to the North Carolina Tar Heels’ National Championship victory in 2009.
 How Markets Fail: An Atlas of Economic Irrationality
By John Cassidy
A critical assessment of the economic orthodoxies that the author credits with the current global financial crisis examines the rapidly growing field of behavioral economics to identify the interconnectedness of the world and how it gives way to price spikes and boom-and-bust cycles.
 How to Be Famous: Our Guide to Looking the Part, Playing the Press, and Becoming a Tabloid Fixture
By Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt
The controversial costars from the popular cable television show share their secrets for entering celebrity circles while looking the part, whimsically covering topics ranging from befriending the paparazzi and conveying contempt to getting plastic surgery and selling one’s wedding photos.
 The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War
By James Bradley
Bradley analyzes the multinational conflicts that set the stage for World War II, the Chinese communist revolution, and the Korean War, documenting Theodore Roosevelt’s 1905 diplomatic mission in the Pacific through which the United States forged ill-fated covert agreements.
The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers
By Thomas Fleming
The author of Perils of Peace takes a fresh look at the critical role of women in the lives of the founding fathers, exploring both the inspiration and scandal that came from the relationships of Washington, Franklin, Adams, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Madison with their mothers, wives, and mistresses.
 The Invention of the Jewish People
By Shlomo Sand
A leading Israeli historian evaluates the national myth of the Jewish exile from the promised land by the Romans in the first century AD, arguing that the myth had its origins in the nineteenth century rather than biblical times, when he asserts that Jewish historians reconstituted an imagined people in order to model a future nation.
 It Could Happen Here: America on the Brink
By Bruce Judson
The author of Go It Alone! argues that, due to the widening gap between the rich and the poor as a result of the current economic crisis, violent revolution is possible in the United States and could be triggered by some kind of unexpected shock or crisis.
 It’s Your Time: Activate Your Faith, Achieve Your Dreams, and Increase in God’s Favor
By Joel Osteen
The best-selling author of Become a Better You shares a new message of hope with readers. By using faith as a cornerstone, readers can find a new place in their lives where they are happy, secure, and fulfilled.
 Jesus: A New Understanding of God’s Son Through Reflections on His Life
By Joseph F. Girzone
The author of the Joshua series draws on scriptural studies to present a non-doctrinal assessment of Jesus’ message and teachings, sharing personal anecdotes, biblical tales, and fan stories from around the world to explain the development of key beliefs and mysteries.
Jim Cramer’s Getting Back to Even
By James J. Cramer
The author gives advice on earning money back that was lost due to the economic downturn as only he can, in an in-your-face way that gives readers the facts they need to get the most from their investments.
 The Kennedy Assassination – 24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson’s Pivotal First Day as President
By Steven M. Gillon
Gillon documents the thirty-sixth president’s decisions throughout the twenty-four hours following JFK’s death, in a narrative that draws on new archival sources to reveal how Johnson’s choices negatively impacted his administration.
 The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem and Sicily
By Nancy Goldstone
The author documents the life and reign of the 14th-century monarch, describing her against-the-odds acquittal after being tried by the papal court for the murder of her husband, the edicts for which she was admired and reviled, and the events that led to her assassination.
 Let it Bleed: The Rolling Stones, Altamont, and the End of the Sixties
By Ethan A. Russell
A fan’s treasury of photographs and behind-the-scenes stories from the Rolling Stone’s infamous 1969 “Let It Bleed” tour draws on the photographer’s insider perspectives and is complemented by descriptions of the band’s interactions with other period icons, from Abbie Hoffman to Little Richard.
 A Lethal Obsession: Anti-Semitism from Antiquity to the Global Jihad
By Robert Solomon Wistrich
Wistrich traces the many forms and insidious nature of anti-Semitism throughout history from private stereotypes and Middle Ages infamies to the Holocaust and its many detractors, exposing a modern face of anti-Semitism that is reinvigorating biases.
Life After Death: The Evidence
By Dinesh D’Souza
Drawing on some of the most powerful theories and trends in science, philosophy, and psychology, the author argues that the atheist critique of immortality is irrational and that it is reasonable to believe in life after death, concluding that belief in the concept can give depth and significance to life itself.
Michael
By Jason Fine
A full-color book collects three decades of Rolling Stone magazine’s reporting on Michael Jackson, including articles on the making of his albums and a 1983 look into the “king of pop’s” world, as well as never-before-published features, such as an article on how Jackson learned to dance and a newly-reported piece on what went wrong.
 On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear
By Richard Ellis
An impassioned profile of the habitat and life cycle of the polar bear includes coverage of such topics as the species’ venerated position in Inuit culture, its reproductive habits, and the environmental factors that are compromising its ability to survive.
 One Simple Act: Discovering the Power of Generosity
By Debbie Macomber
An award-winning novelist illustrates how simple acts of generosity have lasting life-changing impact on both recipient and giver, sharing true stories of random acts of kindness that have changed lives in unimaginable and wonderful ways.
 The Physics of Miracles: Tapping in to the Field of Consciousness Potential
By Richard Bartlett
Built on a foundation of quantum and scalar physics, a new study of consciousness technology shares real, practical applications for healing and transformation, in a book by the author of Matrix Energetics that aims to change one’s perceptions about what is possible.
 The Power of Slow: 101 Ways to Save Time in Our 24/7 World
By Christine Louise Hohlbaum
A practical guide to improving life quality through an improved management and perception of time challenges popular beliefs about multitasking and urgency, offering such suggestions as minimizing gadgets, delegating, and knowing one’s limits.
 The Red Flag: A History of Communism
By David Priestland
A history of communism from its origins in the aftermath of the French Revolution to the rise and fall of the Soviet Union examines the contributions of such figures as Marx, Lenin, and Gorbachev while demonstrating communism’s appeal to a range of societies.
 The Secrets of Mary: Gifts from the Blessed Mother
By Janice T. Connell
A celebration of the Virgin Mary collects tales of peace and comfort from scripture, history, and the modern world, in a volume that includes an account of a Saint Augustine discovery, insight from Bosnia’s famous children of Medjugorje, and a Washington, D.C. anchorperson’s astonishing experience.
 The Sellout: How Three Decades of Wall Street Greed and Government Mismanagement Destroyed the Global Financial System
By Charles Gasparino
The author of Blood on the Street offers an account of the most dramatic and anxiety-ridden era in national socioeconomic history – not merely recounting of the collapse of Wall Street’s legendary firms, but a broad examination of the people and the forces who killed Wall Street.
 The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation
By Andrew B. Lewis
A group portrait of the leading civil rights activists who comprised the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee draws on original sources to illuminate their challenges to American perspectives on human rights, politics, and moral obligation.
 Signs of Life: 40 Catholic Customs and the Difference They Make
By Scott Hahn
A tribute to the touchstones of a Catholic life shares accessible explanations of the biblical doctrines and historical traditions that underlie the faith’s beliefs and practices, including basic tenets while sharing reflections on how to apply Catholic wisdom to everyday life.
Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech That Ended the Cold War
By Romesh Ratnesar
Drawing on interviews with former Reagan administration officials, journalists, historians, and eyewitnesses, the author focuses on Ronald Reagan’s June 1987 speech at the Brandenburg Gate and his historic challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. The book will be published on the 20th anniversary of the wall’s removal.
 Thucydides: The Reinvention of History
By Donald Kagan
A Yale professor’s reassessment of the life and contributions of the ancient revisionist historian places him in a context of his time, citing the pivotal influence of his refusal to credit the gods or individuals with the societal events documented in The Peloponnesian War.
Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
By Jake Adelstein
An American journalist offers a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up, recounting his time as a crime reporter in the seedy side of Japan where extortion, murder, human trafficking, and corruption reign.
 The Truth About Psychics: What’s Real, What’s Not, and How to Tell the Difference
By Sylvia Browne
The best-selling author of All Pets Go to Heaven traces the history of spirituality and explains how to know if a psychic is real and is telling the truth, exploring such topics as telling the future, astral projections, and contacting residents of the spiritual world.
 Vanity Fair’s Proust Questionnaire: 101 Luminaries Ponder Love, Death, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life
By Graydon Carter, ed.
Carter collects the responses of 101 top-selected Proust Questionnaire personalities through which celebrities answer a common series of probing personal questions, including entries from Bette Midler, Salman Rushdie, and Martin Scorsese.
 The Vikings: A History
By Robert Ferguson
Ferguson presents a history of the Nordic warriors and explorers that plundered and traded their way across Europe, discussing how ultimately their violence and conquests helped spread and enhance accomplishments in the arts, culture, and government.
 What Would Susie Say? Bullsh*t Wisdom About Love, Life, and Comedy
By Susie Essman
A stand-up comedian offers a humorous collection of essays empowered by the brazen character she plays on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” attacking such topics as men, dogs, psychotherapy, and what to do when your date admits his inner child is Dame Judy Dench.
 When the Game Was Ours
By Larry Bird and Earvin “Magic” Johnson
Two NBA legends open up as never before to give the definitive account of their decades-long rivalry and friendship, in a book that transports readers to an electric era of basketball, and explores Bird’s struggles with chronic pain and Johnson’s discovery that he had contracted HIV.
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