About The American Bible • Hardcover: 544 pages • Publisher: HarperOne (May 29, 2012) Since Thomas Jefferson first recorded those self-evident truths in the Declaration of Independence, America has been a nation that has unfolded as much on the page and the podium as on battlefields or in statehouses. Here Stephen Prothero reveals which texts continue to generate controversy […]
George E. Leary, Jr., author of What’s Wrong With My Kid?, on tour May/June 2012
About What’s Wrong With My Kid? When Drugs or Alcohol Might Be a Problem and What to Do About It Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Hazelden (May 1, 2012) George E. Leary Jr., M.A. was a youth counselor, surrounded by kids all day, and yet he failed to see that his own child was using and abusing drugs. […]
Kevin Roberts, author of Movers, Dreamers and Risk-Takers, on tour June 2012
About Movers, Dreamers and Risk-Takers: Unlocking the Power of ADHD Paperback: 250 pages Publisher: Hazelden (June 5, 2012) The negative aspects of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are well known–impulsivity, difficulty paying attention, lacking follow through, procrastination, boredom, anxiety, etc. But what many people don’t know is that when these same traits are put to good use, those […]
Ann Blumenthal Jacobs, Patricia Ryan Lampl, and Tish Rabe, authors of Love for Grown-Ups, on tour May 2012
About Love for Grown-Ups • Paperback: 240 pages • Publisher: Harlequin (July 19, 2011) Ann Blumenthal Jacobs, Patricia Ryan Lampl and Tish Rabe are “The Garter Brides.” Why do they call themselves The Garter Brides? Because they all got married after the age of thirty-five, and each bride wore the same lucky garter at her […]
Debbie Ford, author of Courage, on tour May/June 2012
About Courage • Hardcover: 240 pages • Publisher: HarperOne (April 24, 2012) “In this insightful book, my friend and colleague Debbie Ford has detailed a very inspiring and pragmatic blueprint for living a courageous life…. In between the covers of the book you hold in your hand is a thorough delineation of all that you […]
Steve Coll, author of Private Empire, on tour May 2012
About Private Empire • Hardcover: 704 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (May 1, 2012) Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Coll goes deep inside ExxonMobil Corp, the largest and most powerful private corporation in the United States In Private Empire, Steve Coll investigates the notoriously secretive ExxonMobil Corporation, revealing the true extent of its power. […]
Jonathan Gottschall, author of The Storytelling Animal, on tour May 2012
About The Storytelling Animal • Hardcover: 272 pages • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (April 10, 2012) Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Yet the world of story has long remained an undiscovered and unmapped country. It’s easy […]
Max Holland, author of Leak: Why Mark Felt Became Deep Throat, on tour June 2012
About Leak • Hardcover: 304 pages • Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas (March 6, 2012) Through the shadowy persona of “Deep Throat,” FBI official Mark Felt became as famous as the Watergate scandal his “leaks” helped uncover. Best known through Hal Holbrook’s portrayal in the film version of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s All the […]
Tracy Reifkind, author of The Swing, on tour April/May 2012
About The Swing • Hardcover: 256 pages • Publisher: HarperOne (March 13, 2012) In his blockbuster New York Times bestseller, The 4-Hour Body, Timothy Ferriss asked the question: what are the tiniest changes that will produce the biggest results. When he examined how one could lose 100 pounds the fastest, he interviewed Tracy Reifkind. In […]
Chade-Meng Tan, author of Search Inside Yourself, on tour April/May 2012
About Search Inside Yourself • Hardcover and eBook: 288 pages • Publisher: HarperOne (April 24, 2012) In his first book, Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Profits, Happiness (and World Peace), Meng distills emotional intelligence into a set of practical and proven tools and skills that anyone can learn to transform their own creativity, productivity and […]