About Ugly as Sin: The Truth About How We Look and Finding Freedom from Self-Hatred Hardcover: 264 pages Publisher: HCI (September 1, 2010) “The truth is that we all have felt ugly. The sin is that we let this word shame us, control us, and define us.” — Toni Raiten-D’Antonio, LCSW Have you heard about […]
Christie Barnes, author of The Paranoid Parents Guide, on tour September 2010
About The Paranoid Parents Guide: Worry Less, Parent Better, and Raise a Resilient Child Paperback: 264 pages Publisher: HCI (September 1, 2010) The debate between helicopter parents versus free-range parents causes confusion for parents who want to find the middle ground while raising independent kids, without being wracked with worry and guilt. Somewhere between Free Range Kids and Perfect Madness is […]
Amy Boesky, author of What We Have: A Family’s Inspiring Story About Love, Loss, and Survival, on tour August/September 2010
About What We Have: A Family’s Inspiring Story About Love, Loss, and Survival Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Gotham (August 5, 2010) At thirty-two, Amy Boesky thought she had it all figured out: a wonderful new man in her life, a great job, and the (nearly) perfect home. For once, she was almost able to shake […]
Robin Easton, author of Naked in Eden: My Adventure and Awakening in the Australian Rainforest, on tour September 2010
About Naked in Eden: My Adventure and Awakening in the Australian Rainforest: Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: HCI (September 1, 2010) Mildly autistic and dangerously disconnected from life, Robin Easton was reborn in the Australian rainforest. In the deepest recesses of the forest, far from everything that was modern and familiar, Robin and her husband, Ian, […]
William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, authors of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, on tour July/August 2010
About The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (July 27, 2010) William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger, and a place where hope and opportunity were hard to find. […]
Sandra Lamb, author of Write the Right Words, on tour August 2010
About Write the Right Words A Warm and Practical Guide to Writing the Perfect Card Message Are you at a complete loss for words when a birthday card or congratulatory card circulates at the office? When was the last time you mailed a “thinking of you” card to a faraway family member, just to say hello? […]
Clay Shirky, author of Cognitive Surplus, on tour June/July 2010
About Cognitive Surplus • Hardcover: 256 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press (June 10, 2010) For decades, technology encouraged people to squander their time and intellect as passive consumers. Today, tech has finally caught up with human potential. In Cognitive Surplus, internet guru Clay Shirky forecasts the thrilling changes we will all enjoy as new digital […]
Thomas Chatterton Williams, author of Losing My Cool, on tour June 2010
About Losing My Cool: How a Father’s Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip-hop Culture Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: The Penguin Press HC (April 29, 2010) Like many young men in America, Thomas Chatterton Williams grew up in awe of Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls, and the parade of bling-bedecked rap stars he saw on Black Entertainment […]
Emma Larkin, author of Everything is Broken, on tour June 2010
About Everything is Broken • Hardcover: 288 pages • Publisher: The Penguin Press HC On May 2, 2008, an enormous tropical cyclone made landfall in Burma, wreaking untold havoc, and leaving an official toll of 138,300 dead and missing. In the days that followed, the sheer scale of the disaster became apparent as information began […]
Kim West, a.k.a. “The Sleep Lady,” author of The Good Night, Sleep Tight Workbook, on tour May 2010
About The Good Night, Sleep Tight Workbook: The Sleep Lady’s Gentle Step-by-Step Guide for Tired Parents The perfect combination for guaranteed sleep success. Good Night Sleep Tight Workbook is the essential companion to the best selling book, Good Night, Sleep Tight, by The Sleep Lady, Kim West. The workbook includes a step-by-step guide for parents, […]