About Believing is Seeing • Hardcover: 336 pages • Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The (September 1, 2011) Academy Award-wining filmmaker Errol Morris investigates the hidden truths behind a series of documentary photographs. In Believing Is Seeing Academy Award-winning director Errol Morris turns his eye to the nature of truth in photography. In his inimitable style, Morris untangles […]
Jerome Groopman, MD, and Pamela Hartzband, MD, authors of Your Medical Mind, on tour September/October 2011
About Your Medical Mind • Hardcover: 320 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (September 20, 2011) Making the right medical choices is harder than ever. Whether we’re deciding to take a cholesterol drug or choosing a cancer treatment, we are overwhelmed by information from all sides: our doctors’ recommendations, dissenting expert opinions, confusing statistics, conflicting media reports, […]
Dr. Joel Fuhrman, author of Super Immunity, on tour September/October 2011
About Super Immunity • Hardcover: 288 pages • Publisher: HarperOne (September 20, 2011) “We have scientific evidence that the right raw materials and nutritional factors can double or triple the protective power of the immune system. It is possible to hardly ever get sick, and boosting your body’s defenses to the level of super immunity […]
Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney, authors of Willpower, on tour September 2011
About Willpower • Hardcover: 304 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (September 1, 2011) “Willpower (the thing) lies at the curious intersection of science and behavior. Willpower (the book) lies at the intersection of Roy Baumeister, an extraordinarily creative scientist, and John Tierney, a phenomenally perceptive journalist. Ignore it at your peril.” – Stephen J. Dubner, coauthor […]
Thomas H. Groome, author of Will There Be Faith?, on tour August/September 2011
About Will There Be Faith? • Paperback: 384 pages • Publisher: HarperOne (August 23, 2011) A Modern Manual for Sharing a Relevant, Vibrant, Enduring Faith In the face of mounting obstacles, parents and educators find themselves increasingly challenged by the task of leading people toward lives of faith. Now Thomas Groome, a world-renowned authority on religious education, […]
Sam Wasson, author of Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M., on tour September 2011
About Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. • Paperback: 288 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial (August 30, 2011) Audrey Hepburn is an icon like no other, yet the image many of us have of Hepburn—dainty, immaculate—is anything but true to life. Here, for the first time, Sam Wasson presents the woman behind the little black dress that rocked the […]
Julie Salamon, author of Wendy and the Lost Boys, on tour August/September 2011
About Wendy and the Lost Boys • Hardcover: 480 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (August 18, 2011) The authorized biography of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein. In Wendy and the Lost Boys bestselling author Julie Salamon explores the life of playwright Wendy Wasserstein’s most expertly crafted character: herself. The first woman playwright to win a Tony […]
Alexandra Fuller, author of Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness, on tour August/September 2011
About Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness • Hardcover: 256 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (August 23, 2011) In this sequel to Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, Alexandra Fuller returns to Africa and the story of her unforgettable family. In Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness Alexandra Fuller braids a […]
Nassir Ghaemi, author of A First-Rate Madness, on tour August/September 2011
About A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness • Hardcover: 352 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (August 4, 2011) An investigation into the surprisingly deep correlation between mental illness and successful leadership, as seen through some of history’s greatest politicians, generals, and businesspeople. What makes a leader succeed in critical […]
Hal Herzog, author of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat, on tour August 2011
About Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat • Paperback: 368 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial (August 9, 2011) Does living with a pet really make people happier and healthier? What can we learn from biomedical research with mice? Who enjoys a better quality of life—–the chicken destined for your dinner plate or […]