About On China • Hardcover: 512 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (May 17, 2011) Drawing on forty years of intimate acquaintance with the country and its leaders, Henry Kissinger reflects on how China’s past relations with the outside world illuminate its twenty-first century trajectory. In On China, Henry Kissinger turns for the first time […]
Maureen Stanton, author of Killer Stuff and Tons of Money, on tour June 2011
About Killer Stuff and Tons of Money Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: The Penguin Press (June 9, 2011) An antique dealer’s journey from the populist mayhem of flea markets to the rarefied realm of auctions reveals the rich, often outrageous subculture of antiques and collectibles. Whether it’s “Antiques Roadshow” or “American Pickers”, the high-stakes world of […]
James B. Stewart, author of Tangled Webs, on tour May/June 2011
About Tangled Webs • Hardcover: 496 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (April 19, 2011) Bestselling author James B. Stewart’s newsbreaking investigation of our era’s most high-profile perjurers, revealing the alarming extent of this national epidemic. Our system of justice rests on a simple proposition: that witnesses will raise their hands and tell the truth. […]
Molly Peacock, author of The Paper Garden, on tour May 2011
About The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins Her Life’s Work at 72 Hardcover: 416 pages (includes 35 color illustrations) Publisher: Bloomsbury USA (March 29, 2011) An inspirational tour de force that proves it’s never too late to be who you might have been. Mary Delany was seventy-two years old when she noticed a petal drop […]
Melody Beattie, author of the Codependent No More Workbook, on tour April/May 2011
About the Codependent No More Workbook: Exercises for Learning to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself: Publisher: Hazelden Publishing Date: April 01, 2011 The Codependent No More Workbook was designed for Beattie fans spanning the generations, as well as for those who may not yet even understand the meaning and impact of their codependency. […]
Marshall Ulrich, author of Running on Empty, on tour April/May 2011
About Running on Empty: An Ultramarathoner’s Story of Love, Loss, and a Record-Setting Run Across America Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Avery (April 14, 2011) The ultimate endurance athlete, Marshall Ulrich has run more than 100 foot races averaging over 100 miles each, completed 12 expedition-length adventure races, and ascended the Seven Summits – including Mount […]
Eli Pariser, author of The Filter Bubble, on tour May/June 2011
About The Filter Bubble • Hardcover: 304 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (May 12, 2011) “You spend half your life in Internet space, but trust me—you don’t understand how it works. Eli Pariser’s book is a masterpiece of both investigation and interpretation; he exposes the way we’re sent down particular information tunnels, and he […]
Mitchell Zukoff, author of Lost in Shangri-La, on tour April/May 2011
About Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II • Hardcover: 400 pages • Publisher: Harper (April 26, 2011) “Zuckoff delivers a remarkable survival story….Polished, fast-paced and immensely readable—ready for the big screen.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “LOST IN SHANGRI-LA is a riveting […]
William Deresiewicz, author of A Jane Austen Education, on tour May 2011
About A Jane Austen Education • Hardcover: 272 pages • Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The (April 28, 2011) An eloquent memoir of a young man’s life transformed by literature. In A Jane Austen Education, Austen scholar William Deresiewicz turns to the author’s novels to reveal the remarkable life lessons hidden within. With humor and candor, […]
Lisa Miller, author of Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife, on tour April 2011
About Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial (March 29, 2011) A groundbreaking and accessible history of heaven—from the earliest biblical conceptions of the afterlife to the theologians who frame our understandings to the convictions and perceptions of everyday people. The desire for a celestial afterlife is universal. It […]