About The Idea Factory • Hardcover: 432 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (March 15, 2012) A sweeping, atmospheric history of Bell Labs that highlights its unparalleled role as an incubator of innovation and birthplace of the century’s most influential technologies. In the decades between 1920 and 1980, Bell Laboratories in New Jersey was the […]
Pamela Druckerman, author of Bringing Up Bébé, on tour February/March 2012
About Bringing Up Bébé Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: The Penguin Press (February 7, 2012) The secret behind France’s astonishingly well-behaved children. When American journalist Pamela Druckerman has a baby in Paris, she doesn’t aspire to become a “French parent.” French parenting isn’t a known thing, like French fashion or French cheese. Even French parents themselves […]
Bart D. Ehrman, author of Did Jesus Exist?, on tour March/April 2012
About Did Jesus Exist? • Hardcover: 368 pages • Publisher: HarperOne (March 20, 2012) Large numbers of atheists, humanists, and conspiracy theorists are raising one of the most pressing questions in the history of religion: “Did Jesus exist at all?” Was he invented out of whole cloth for nefarious purposes by those seeking to control […]
Kim Barnouin, author of Skinny Bitch Book of Vegan Swaps, on tour March 2012
About Skinny Bitch Book of Vegan Swaps • Paperback: 288 pages • Publisher: HarperOne (March 13, 2012) A Must-Have Guide for the Smart Vegan A vegan lifestyle is the newest hot health trend—thanks in no small part to the smart, fearless, and number one New York Times bestselling Skinny Bitch books. But with so much […]
R.J. Smith, author of The One, on tour March/April 2012
About The One: The Life and Music of James Brown Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Gotham (March 15, 2012) The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time. Playing 350 shows a year at his peak, […]
Heather Poole, author of Cruising Attitude, on tour March 2012
About Cruising Attitude • Paperback: 272 pages • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (March 6, 2012) Flying the not-so-friendly skies… In her more than fifteen years as an airline flight attendant, Heather Poole has seen it all. She’s witnessed all manner of bad behavior at 35,000 feet and knows what it takes for a […]
Eric Klinenberg, author of Going Solo, on tour February 2012
About Going Solo • Hardcover: 288 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (February 2, 2012) A revelatory examination of the most significant demographic shift since the baby boom-the sharp increase in the number of people who live alone-that offers surprising insights on the benefits of this epochal change. Renowned sociologist and author Eric Klinenberg explores […]
Gary Marcus, author of Guitar Zero, on tour January/February 2012
About Guitar Zero • Hardcover: 288 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (January 19, 2012) On the eve of his fortieth birthday, a professor of no discernible musical talent learns to play the guitar and investigates how anyone of any age might master a new skill. Just about every human being knows how to listen […]
Dave Isay, author of All There Is, on tour February 2012
About All There Is • Hardcover: 176 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (February 2, 2012) A celebration of love from StoryCorps. In All There Is, founder Dave Isay shares stories of love and marriage from the revolutionary oral history project, revealing the many and remarkable paths that relationships can take. From the excitement and […]
Peggy Orenstein, author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter, on tour February 2012
About Cinderella Ate My Daughter • Paperback: 272 pages • Publisher:Harper Paperbacks (January 31, 2012) The acclaimed author of the groundbreaking bestseller Schoolgirls reveals the dark side of pink and pretty: the rise of the girlie-girl, she warns, is not that innocent. Sweet and sassy or predatory and hardened, sexualized girlhood influences our daughters from […]