About The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are Paperback: 220 pages Publisher: Hazelden Publishing (October 4, 2010) Each day we face a barrage of images and messages from society and the media telling us who, what, and how we should be. We are […]
Maira Kalman, author of And the Pursuit of Happiness, on tour October/November 2010
About And the Pursuit of Happiness • Hardcover: 480 pages • Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The (October 14, 2010) Energized and inspired by the 2008 elections, beloved artist and author Maira Kalman traveled to Washington, D.C., on inauguration day, launching a national tour that would take her from a town hall meeting in Newfane, Vermont, […]
Ron Chernow, author of Washington: A Life, on tour October 2010
About Washington: A Life Hardcover: 869 pages Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The (October 5, 2010) From National Book Award winner Ron Chernow, a landmark biography of George Washington In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no […]
Toni Raiten-D’Antonio, LCSW, author of Ugly as Sin, on tour September 2010
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 […]