*MAN 2.0: Unlock the Secret to Burn Fat Faster, Build More Muscle, Have Better Sex, and Become the Best Version of Yourself

For the past 10 years, John Romaniello and Adam Bornstein have been pioneers in the once-obscure field of hormone optimization (think THE 4-HOUR BODY meets BORN TO RUN). Their research into its practical applications has led them to groundbreaking discoveries in virtually every aspect of human performance, health, and self-improvement. This is not about illegal needles and pills—this is the key to all of the natural ways to accomplish all of the above. From secret research in Olympic labs, to real life testing and the proven results they've seen with their own clients, MAN 2.0 is an inside look at how to make men smarter, more energetic, leaner, and prevent aging. MAN 2.0 is a cutting-edge look at the future of health, and the key to how every man can become the person he (and the people he loves) want him to be. John Romaniello is one of the most prolific writers and trainers in the fitness industry. His list of clients includes Timothy Ferriss (THE 4-HOUR BODY), Tucker Max (I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL), and Gary Vaynerchuk (THE THANK YOU ECONOMY), as well as Major League Baseball pitchers, WWE wrestlers, and even Academy Award winning actress Natalie Portman. He’s also worked with hundreds of “regular” guys whose goals revolved around being not-so-regular. He is a regular contributor to Men’s Health, T-Nation and AskMen.com. Adam Bornstein is one of the most popular and well-respected fitness experts in print, digital, and broadcast media. As editorial director for Livestrong.com (proud partner of the Lance Armstrong Foundation), he manages the content for the world's largest health and fitness website, with more than 18 million unique visitors per month. As a fitness authority, Bornstein is the author of several fitness and nutrition books inlcuding THE MEN’S HEALTH DIET, THE WOMEN’S HEALTH DIET, THE MEN’S HEALTH BIG BOOK OF ABS, and THE WOMEN’S HEALTH BIG BOOK OF ABS. He is the former fitness editor for Men’s Health magazine and has been featured in ESPN: The Magazine, People, Men’s Fitness, Details, USA Today, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Parade Magazine. HarperOne

Estimated length: 256 pages; illustrations throughout

Manuscript available: October 2012

Proposal available

Back pain manifests itself to millions in many different forms, and damages its victims’ physical and emotional health. Everyone suggests a different cure: surgeons want to cut, chiropractors want to adjust, physical therapists want to perform physical therapy. But as Dr. Patrick Roth reveals in his provocative book, THE HIDDEN CORE, back pain is usually caused by an underused set of “invisible” muscles that support the spine, and a back that is underused is an unhealthy back. The good news is that you can do something about it. Developing that inner core can relieve, control, and even prevent chronic back pain, as well as improve the appearance and health of your entire body, and Dr. Roth offers a focused exercise plan and specialized workout program to do just that. THE HIDDEN CORE is a refreshing approach to truly strengthening the core of the body and to treating and preventing back pain from a neurosurgeon who provides an innovative exercise based program, helps patients view the body from a totally different perspective, and inspires readers to push their bodies hard in order to cure its maladies. Dr. Patrick Roth is the Vice Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey and is a founding member of North Jersey Brain & Spine Center. He is board certified in Neurological Surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and was named one of the best doctors in New York by New York Magazine in 2010. Roth is a member of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the North American Spine Society, and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has published in numerous medical journals. HarperOne

Estimated length: 256 pages; 25 – 50 photos throughout

Manuscript available: October 2012
Seelig, Tina

inGENIUS: A Crash Course on Creativity

Is the ability to creatively tackle problems innate or can it be learned? Like most human traits, both answers are correct. Some people are inherently more innovative than others. But, just like math, or writing, everyone can improve with practice. Tina Seelig, Ph.D. teaches creativity in her courses on innovation at Stanford School of Engineering. After ten years of experience, she confidently asserts that not only can creativity can be taught but that there are a clear set of tools, skills, and approaches that can unlock anyone’s creative potential. inGENIOUS reminds us that creativity is not just something that you think about—it is something that you do. It is as natural as breathing, and just as necessary for leading a successful and fulfilling life. Whether it is in the conference room, classroom, or kitchen, new ideas open up a world of wonderful possibilities, and every moment provides an opportunity for creativity that will enhance our lives. Tina Seelig has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Stanford and is the Executive Director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, the entrepreneurship center at Stanford University School of Engineering. She teaches a course in the Department of Management Science & Engineering on Creativity and Innovation. She is the author of the international bestseller, WHAT I WISH I KNEW WHEN I WAS 20. HarperOne

Estimated length: 224 pages

Book available
Stoddard, Alexandra

*THINGS MY DAUGHTERS HAVE TAUGHT ME ...AND MORE THINGS I WANT THEM TO KNOW

In this inspirational follow up to the beloved Things I Want My Daughters to Know, bestselling author, designer and lifestyle philosopher Alexandra Stoddard reflects on the lessons she’s learned from her own daughters and offers more words of wisdom in return.  Stoddard is the author of many books including Living a Beautiful Life, Choosing Happiness and You Are Your Choices. William Morrow

Estimated length: 224 pages

Manuscript delivery: May 2012

Tan, Chade-Meng

 "This book and the course it's based on represent one of the greatest aspects of Google's culture -- that one individual with a great idea can really change the world."  -  Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google

“Search Inside Yourself shows that if you change the habitual patterns of your mind you can change their resulting attitudes and emotions and find peace and inner happiness.” – His Holiness the Dalai Lama

“Combining timeless wisdom with modern science, Chade-Meng Tan has created an entertaining and practical guide to success and happiness.” – Deepak Chopra

You’ve heard of “Search Inside the Book.”  Now it’s time to “Search Inside Yourself.”  From award-winning engineer and Google’s official Jolly Good Fellow (that is his real title!), comes a personal growth program that focuses on developing emotional intelligence through mindfulness, making us more productive at work and better leaders, while becoming more peaceful, happy and compassionate individuals. Created for Google by a diverse group of individuals including a Zen Master, a CEO, a Stanford University scientist, and author Daniel Goleman, “Search Inside Yourself” is a life changing program that will improve both your personal and professional lives. Chade-Meng Tan became the first engineer in Google’s history to leave the Engineering department and join their Peoples Ops Group, where he leads this and other personal-growth programs. He has been teaching the "Search Inside Yourself" course since 2007 with amazing results.  HarperOne
Rights sold: Complex Chinese/Crown Culture; Simplified Chinese/HarperCollinsChina; Dutch/Kosmos; Finnish/Basam Books; French/Belfond; German/Goldmann; Italian/Corbaccio; Korean/Sigongsa; Japanese/Takarajimasha; Portuguese (Brazil)/Novo Conceito; Polish/Helion; Portuguese/Lua de Papel; Russian/AST; Slovene/Primus; Spanish/Zenith; Sweden/ICA; Turkish/Kuraldisi Yayinlari; UK/Collins
Publication: May 2012 (CBR)

Estimated length: 288 pages; b/w illustrations throughout

Manuscript available
Tuma-Young, Jennifer

*BALANCE YOUR LIFE, BALANCE THE SCALE

“Jennifer Tuma-Young knows there’s no magic pill for weight loss and that dieting for the rest of your life isn’t the answer, either… Her insightful book identifies the underlying reasons typical dieting mindsets fail and provides a balanced plan for success.” - Diane Heavin, Founder of Curves International, Inc.

In a crowd of weight-loss book authors, Jennifer Tuma-Young stands apart with her unique system, her backing by a highly successful national franchise, and her own personal experience, having lost 100 pounds through her own program. As Brand Ambassador for Curves International, Tuma-Young has developed a revolutionary weight loss and life change program. To demonstrate to her readers how it works, she set up a 30-day Challenge to work with clients and includes their testimonials, stories, example worksheets, and quotes from their video diaries in her book. In the first week of Tuma-Young’s 30 Day Challenge, seven women lost a total of 46 pounds, and all reported high energy, less stress, more joy, feeling more balanced, and having a higher quality of life. In BALANCE YOUR LIFE, BALANCE YOUR SCALE, Tuma-Young teaches you how to make an essential food-life connection, how to ditch a dieter’s mentality, how to open your mind to greater possibility, and how to (perhaps for the first time ever) truly nurture yourself. The program is not just about weight loss-it is about discovering how food works in your body and in your life as part of a bigger-picture plan of self-caring. Jennifer Tuma-Young was recently dubbed one of America’s Ultimate Experts in life balance and inspired living by Woman’s World Magazine. She has had multiple appearances on Rachael Ray, and ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX News affiliates around the country. HarperOne
Publication: September 2012 (CBR)

Estimated length: 288 pages

Manuscript available: April 2012

Williamson, Marianne

Bestselling author (A RETURN TO LOVE, THE GIFT OF CHANGE, COURSE IN WEIGHT LOSS) and world renowned teacher, speaker and guru Marianne Williamson reveals the spiritual principles that help us overcome earthy stress and challenges, and unleash the divine power of abundance. There are two realms that we have the ability to inhabit: the physical realm and the spiritual realm. In the physical realm, we find ourselves stressed by debt, unemployment, health bills, and more. These fears are real, but we don’t have to find ourselves stuck there. Instead, we can enter the spiritual realm, where God has promised to make abundance and prosperity available to us all. We operate by the laws of the world we inhabit. We do not need to be worried; we do not need to be preoccupied with our current financial situation; we do not need to fear the future. We just need to have the right mindset, the right faith that the power of God can and will work with the universe to produce miracles in our lives. In THE LAW OF DIVINE COMPENSATION, Marianne Williamson gives spiritual counsel about how, if we live our lives to the best of our abilities, God will work with the universe to help give us everything we need. Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed author and lecturer. Six of her ten published books have been New York Times bestsellers, including A RETURN TO LOVE, THE AGE OF MIRACLES, EVERYDAY GRACE, A WOMAN’S WORTH, and THE GIFT OF CHANGE. Marianne’s latest, A COURSE IN WEIGHT LOSS: 21 SPIRITUAL LESSONS FOR SURRENDERING YOUR WEIGHT FOREVER was selected by Oprah to be one of her Favorite Things in 2010. She has been a popular guest on television programs such as Oprah, Larry King Live, Good Morning America and Charlie Rose. HarperOne

Estimated length: 192 pages

Manuscript available: May 2012
Religion / Spirituality
*The following titles by Rob Bell are reissues of books originally published by Zondervan*
Bell, Rob

*DROPS LIKE STARS: A Few Thoughts on Creativity and Suffering

It is the difficult and the unexpected, and maybe even the tragic, that opens us up and frees us to see things in new ways. Many of the most significant moments in our lives come not because it all went right but because it all fell apart. Suffering does that. It hurts, but it also creates. This book is an exploration of the complex relationship between suffering and creativity, driven by the belief that there is art in the agony. Rob Bell was the Founding Pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author of the bestselling LOVE WINS, VELVET ELVIS, SEX GOD, and JESUS WANTS TO SAVE CHRISTIANS. A graduate of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, Bell speaks to sold-out crowds across the world and appeared in a pioneering series of short films called NOOMA. HarperOne (Reissue)

Estimated length: 144 pages

Manuscript available
Bell, Rob

*SEX GOD: Exploring the Endless Connections Between Sexuality and Spirituality

Just as the physical world is linked with deeper spiritual realities, sex and God are intimately connected. But how? With unusual beauty and insight, Bell addresses this intriguing question to help you better understand that we can’t talk about ourselves as sexual beings without asking who made us that way. An enlightening exploration of sexuality and spirituality. Rob Bell was the Founding Pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author of the bestselling LOVE WINS, VELVET ELVIS, JESUS WANTS TO SAVE CHRISTIANS, and DROPS LIKE STARS. A graduate of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, Bell speaks to sold-out crowds across the world and appeared in a pioneering series of short films called NOOMA. HarperOne (Reissue)

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Estimated length: 208 pages

Manuscript available
Bell Rob

*VELVET ELVIS: Repainting the Christian Faith

We know there’s something more. We sense it, we feel it, and we want it. But how do we find it—a spirituality that stands up to the questions of an honest, searching mind? ‘This book is for those who need a fresh take on Jesus and what it means for us to live the kind of life he teaches us to live,’ writes Rob Bell. ‘This pursuit of Jesus is leading us backward as much as forward ... I am learning that what seems brand new is often just the discovery of something that has been there all along— it just got lost somewhere and it needs to be picked up, dusted off, and reclaimed.’ VELVET ELVIS offers original and refreshingly personal perspectives on what Christianity is really about. Rob Bell was the Founding Pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author of the bestselling LOVE WINS, SEX GOD, JESUS WANTS TO SAVE CHRISTIANS, and DROPS LIKE STARS. A graduate of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, Bell speaks to sold-out crowds across the world and appeared in a pioneering series of short films called NOOMA. HarperOne (Reissue)

Publication: 8/1/12 (CBR)

Estimated length: 208 pages

Manuscript available

Golden, Don

JESUS WANTS TO SAVE CHRISTIANS is a book about faith and fear, wealth and war, poverty, power, safety, terror, Bibles, bombs, and homeland insecurity; it’s about empty empires and the truth that everybody’s a priest; it’s about oppression, occupation, and what happens when Christians support, animate, and participate in the very things Jesus came to set people free from. It’s about what it means to be a part of the church of Jesus in a world where some people fly planes into buildings while others pick up groceries in Hummers. JESUS WANTS TO SAVE CHRISTIANS convicts and encourages Christians to live the life Jesus truly called us to. Rob Bell is the Founding Pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author of the bestselling LOVE WINS, VELVET ELVIS, SEX GOD, and DROPS LIKE STARS. A graduate of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, Bell speaks to sold-out crowds across the world and appeared in a pioneering series of short films called NOOMA. Don Golden is a church activist and vice president with World Relief in Baltimore, MD. HarperOne (Reissue)

Estimated length: 240 pages

Manuscript available
Borg, Marcus

EVOLUTION OF THE WORD: The New Testament in the Order the Books Were Written

Everyone knows the New Testament begins with the Gospel of Matthew, but how many people know that not only was it one of the later books to be written—it was not even the first Gospel! By re-ordering the New Testament books in the sequence of when they were written, Borg provides a wonderful tutorial of how the core ideas of Christianity took shape and developed over time. With introductions and sidebars to each of the books of the Bible, as well as a survey of what we can know about the oral accounts of Jesus that were passed around before the first book was written, Borg reveals how a radical and primitive apocalyptic Jewish faith slowly became more comfortable with the world, less Jewish, and more preoccupied with maintaining power and control. Beginning with Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonicans, we discover afresh the disproportionate influence of the great apostle to the Gentiles as the first to codify early Christian beliefs into written form. From Paul’s authentic letters and the first dramatic telling of Jesus’ story in Mark, we see how an anti-imperial movement started a religious revolution. But we also witness how the next generation of writers slowly began to erode the movement’s radicalism. Readers will rediscover documents they thought they knew well by seeing them in an all-new setting. Borg’s THE EVOLUTION OF THE WORD promises to change how we think about this historic work. Marcus J. Borg is Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture, Emeritus at Oregon State University and author of SPEAKING CHRISTIAN, THE HEART OF CHRISTIANITY, JESUS, and PUTTING AWAY CHILDISH THINGS, among others. HarperOne

Estimated length: 608 pages

Manuscript available
 Ehrman, Bart

*DID JESUS EXIST? The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth

New York Times bestselling author and leading Bible expert tackles one of the most pressing questions in the history of religion and forcefully argues that, yes, Jesus did exist. Large numbers of atheists, humanists, and conspiracy theorists are asking “Did Jesus exist at all?” Was he invented for nefarious purposes by those seeking to control the masses? Or was Jesus such a shadowy figure that bears no meaningful resemblance to the person described in the Bible?  Bart Ehrman confronts these questions and vigorously defends the historicity of Jesus. Known as a master explainer with deep knowledge of the field, Ehrman methodically demolishes both the scholarly and popular “mythicist” arguments against the existence of Jesus, using evidence from the Bible as well as the wider historical record of the ancient world. Ehrman tackles all the key issues, and after establishing the historicity of Jesus, he identifies the most historically reliable sources for best understanding Jesus’s mission and message. Ehrman.  Ultimately, he offers a compelling historical portrait of the person at the heart of the Christian tradition. Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and is a leading authority on the Bible and the life of Jesus. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the New York Times bestselling MISQUOTING JESUS, GOD’S PROBLEM, JESUS, INTERRUPTED, and FORGED. He has appeared on NBC Dateline, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, CNN, The History Channel, and has been featured in Time, the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, and has been interviewed on top NPR shows. HarperOne
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FORGED sold to: Italian/Carocci; Japanese/Kashiwa Shobo Publishers; Portuguese (Brazil)/Nova Fronteira
Publication: March 2012                                                                                (CBR)

Length: 368 pages

Book available
Hanh, Thich Nhat

*FEAR: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm

One of the world’s most influential spiritual leaders, renowned zen master and buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh has written a powerful and practical strategic guide to overcoming a pervasive problem we all face -- fear. Hanh explores the origins of fear and offers detailed practices on how we can remove its toxic presence from our lives. Framed by a lifetime of mindfulness in action, Hanh explores the path to peace, happiness and freedom within the context of fear. The wise Buddhist teacher shows how simple practices can help overcome the deadly grip of our emotional burdens and anxieties. The Nobel Peace Prize nominee reveals how happiness is not found in suppressing our emotions, but by purposefully living in a meditative and mindful state. In this way we can identify the source of pain that is responsible for our fear, and cut it off from its roots so that the pain might subside. And without fear and anxiety, we can truly embrace the gifts of life. Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist Zen Master, poet, scholar and peace activist. During the war in Vietnam, he worked tirelessly for reconciliation between North and South Vietnam. His courageous efforts to generate peace moved Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. During the war, he founded the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon and the School of Youth for Social Service. Forced into exile because of his efforts to negotiate peace in Vietnam, he continued his activism, rescuing boat people and helping to resettle Vietnamese refugees abroad. Hanh is the author of many books including such important classics as THE NOVICE, PEACE IS EVERY STEP and THE ART OF POWER. He lives Plum Village, his meditation center in France, and travels worldwide, leading retreats on the art of mindful living. HarperOne

Estimated length: 272 pages

Manuscript available: August 2012
Malkovsky, Bradley

GOD’S OTHER CHILDREN: Personal Encounters with Love, Holiness and Faith in Sacred India

GOD’S OTHER CHILDREN is a spiritual travelogue that presents a number of important and unexpected encounters and conversations the author has with Hindus, Muslims, and Buddhists in an India undergoing sweeping cultural changes. With a degree in Catholic theology, Malkovsky originally traveled to India to study Hinduism, but soon fell in love and married into a Muslim family. Through the spiritual and theological reflections woven into the narrative, he emphasizes the distinct beauty and wisdom of each tradition as well as their commonalities with other traditions of spirituality. Bradley Malkovsky is Associate Professor of Comparative Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He has degrees from the University of Tubingen, Germany, and has studied Sanskrit and Hindu thought at the University of Poona in Pune, India. He is the editor of NEW PERSPECTIVES ON ADVAITA VEDANTA (2000) and the author of THE ROLE OF DIVINE GRACE IN THE SOTERIOLOGY OF SAMKARACARYA (2001). He is also the editor of the Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies. HarperOne

Estimated length: 256 pages

Manuscript available
Procter-Murphy, Jeff

Felten, David

With the help of such top contributors as Marcus Borg, A.J. Levine, John Dominic Crossan, John Shelby Spong, Karen Armstrong, Brian McLaren, Diana Butler Bass, and many others, Procter-Murphy and Felten present a lively and stimulating primer on what it means to be a progressive Christian. Covering twenty-one topics and based on the hit DVD series by the same name, LIVING THE QUESTIONS covers all the topics many churches are afraid to address—sexuality and homosexuality, other religions, the miracles and divinity of Jesus—as well as explain traditional topics of the faith in an all-new light—the Bible, the Trinity, salvation, the rapture, and much more. This volume is perfect for groups, individuals, or churches and can be used with or independent of the hit DVD course with the same name. Dr. Jeff Procter-Murphy was trained at Claremont School of Theology and Rev. David Felten at Boston University School of Theology. Together they have over forty years combined experience in local church ministry. HarperOne paperback original

Publication: August 2012 (CBR)

Estimated length: 240 pages

Manuscript available

On the fiftieth anniversary of Pope John XXIII’s opening of the Vatican Council II in October 1962 and of his death in June 1963, as well as for his likely canonization in 2013, Greg Tobin celebrates the “Good Pope” as a profile of a greatly beloved religious figure who ushered in an era of hope and openness; and it is this “openness” that powerful internal forces have been battling ever since, causing many of the Catholic crises we see today. The Second Vatican Council is one of the most historic church councils and its legacy still reverberates through the Catholic Church today. Many now take for granted the changes it ushered into the church: Mass being presented in English with the priest facing the congregation, the study of the Bible by both clergy and laity, and the wide use of laity in leadership positions in the church. In THE GOOD POPE, Tobin follows the Good Pope, Saint John XXIII’s, footprints throughout the twentieth century, from his upbringing and church career to his surprise election as pope in 1958 and the event that stunned the entire world: convoking the epochal meeting of all the world’s bishops at the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican. Through Vatican II, Pope John advocated that the Catholic Church play a positive, humanizing and spiritual role in transforming this new world and saving it from looming self-destruction. Now, for the first time, Tobin presents a major and authoritative biography of John XXIII and argues that the rejection of Pope John’s reforms directly resulted in the many criseses within the Church today. Greg Tobin is vice president for university advancement at Seton Hall University. He is the author of THE WISDOM OF ST. PATRICK, SAINTS AND SINNERS, HOLY FATHER (a biography of Pope Benedict XVI), and WAS JESUS REALLY BORN ON CHRISTMAS? THE CATHOLIC ORIGINS OF HOLY DAYS, HOLIDAYS AND EVERY DAY and co-general editor of Religion in America. He has been featured widely in national and international media, including The New York Times, CBS, MSNBC, Fox News, and countless radio stations. HarperOne

Estimated length: 288 pages; black and white photo insert

Manuscript available: June 2012

Illustrated
Castelli, Jean-Christophe

*LIFE OF PI: A Film, A Journey

Part scrapbook, part travelogue, part production archive, this graphic, diversely illustrated volume is a collection of initial inspirations, intimate interviews, storyboards, sketches, souvenirs, snapshots, fine art, marked-up screenplays, notes, and film stills, that when viewed together, tell the story of how renowned, Oscar-winning director Ang Lee brought Yann Martel’s international bestseller--which has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide--to life. It is a juicy behind-the-scenes read, filled with an amazing array of facts and visuals that take readers from preproduction through final cut. Outside photography (including a portfolio by Mary Ellen Mark and vintage archival images), fine art (a portfolio of commissioned sketches by artist Alexis Rockman and 18th-century Indian paintings), cultural artifacts (billboards and signage) and texts supplement the more usual assortment of visuals generated by and for the production (storyboards, sketches, stills, etc.), rounding out this experiential book for lovers of the novel and film viewers alike. Jean-Christophe Castelli worked as a magazine editor and freelance writer, publishing articles in Vanity Fair, Esquire, and Filmmaker before moving into film. For seven years, he was the story editor at the independent production company Good Machine. There he developed many film projects and began a long working relationship with Ang Lee, first with the cultural research on The Ice Storm (1997), followed by the story development of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). Leaving the film world for a few years to pursue his own writing projects, Castelli has continued to do development and research for Lee, most recently as associate producer on Life of Pi (December 2012). HarperDesign

Estimated length: 160 pages; 200 – 250 4 color illustrations

Sample Material available: May 2012
Landis, Deborah Nadoolman

*HOLLYWOOD SKETCHBOOK: A Century of Costume Illustration

Who is Marilyn Monroe without the billowing white dress of The Seven Year Itch or the candy-pink silk number from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes? In HOLLYWOOD SKETCHBOOK, author and Academy Award-nominated costume design expert Deborah Nadoolman Landis opens the doors to the dynamic world of costume illustration, revealing the world’s most sumptuous illustrations and behind-the-scenes stories of the most beloved costumes of all time. Landis showcases the work of one hundred of Hollywood’s most accomplished, provocative, and pioneering costume design artists of the last century. Drawing on years of extensive research, Landis has discovered a wealth of never-before-seen, original sketches and full-color illustrations from some of the biggest names in the biz-Adrian, Pauline Annon, and Cecil Beaton, for example-to the lesser well-known but equally important-Bonnie Cashin, Joe De Yong, Charles LeMaire. Featuring a comprehensive introduction that contextualizes the rigors of costume illustration as well as highlights the individual contributions each of the featured artists made to the history of the art form itself, this book is authoritative yet accessible in tone, and contains a dazzling array of first-person anecdotes that inform and further enhance the images. Deborah Nadoolman Landis is president of the Hollywood Costume Designers Guild, of which she has been a member for nearly thirty years. Her costume design credits include Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Three Amigos, and Coming to America, for which she received an Academy Award nomination. She also designed the costumes for Michael Jackson’s Thriller video, which was directed by her husband, John Landis. Deborah has a Ph.D. in the history of costume design from the Royal College of Art. HarperDesign

Estimated length: 448 pages; 4 color photos throughout

Sample material: May 2012
Lehrman Bloch, Karen

*DEEP BEAUTY: Interiors with Soul

In this visually stunning volume, author Karen Lehrman Bloch explains how today’s best interior designers are evoking the most basic principles found in nature to create interiors that are as good for the soul as they are innovative. DEEP BEAUTY: Interiors with Soul presents twenty-five highly original residential projects from around the world that use artifacts, artisanal work, and the materials and colors of nature to create interiors that are elegant, intimate, peaceful, and uplifting. Each chapter is filled with direct and practical how-to advice on how the reader can create a living space that embodies nature’s most basic and essential components: authenticity, simplicity, balance, surprise, and grandeur. Through a dynamic mix of photographs and one-on-one interviews, author Karen Lehrman Bloch opens the doors to some of the most beautiful homes in the world to showcase the homes of interior designers, artists, fashion designers, and stylists, such as Donna Karan, Alberta Ferreti, Darryl Carter, Vincente Wolf, Consuelo Castiglioni (Marni), Michelle Oka Doner, and Lori Goldstein. Each homeowner reveals the incentive behind their design decisions and how their homes have affected their health and happiness. Bloch shows both the novice and the seasoned decorator how to refashion and personalize everyday design decisions to create a home that is truly unique and full of soul. Karen Lehrman Bloch is a cultural critic, curator, and the director of Grafia Books. She has written for and edited numerous acclaimed books, such as AMERICAN STYLE by Harold Koda and Kelly Killoren Bensimon, CAROLINA HERRERA: Portrait of a Fashion Icon by Hamish Bowles and Alexandra Kotur, and MARC JACOBS by Bridget Foley. Her criticisms have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Slate, The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal, Metropolis, and Vogue. HarperDesign

Estimated length: 192 pages; 250 four-color photos throughout

Sample material available: November 2012
Max, Peter

THE UNIVERSE ACCORDING TO PETER MAX: A Psychedelic Odyssey

As instantly recognizable as Peter Max’s artwork is, his life story is not as well known. Here, for the first time, Peter Max details the large and small brush strokes of his life’s journey-in his own words and images. In fifty intimate essays, Max muses on a variety of thematic subjects, all the while telling his life story-from his birth in Berlin to a childhood spent in Shanghai to his odyssey to New York City, and his subsequent ascension into the celebrity-filled artworld of the 1960s and beyond. In each essay, Max relates intimate details of his life as they relate to the nature of creativity, and reveals how he has been able to see art in the everyday and how you can, too. Vibrant artwork-some of which have never been seen before-accompanies the essays, providing an illuminating, colorful look into the inspired life and times of Peter Max. Considered by many to be the world’s most iconic pop artist, Max’s signature “Cosmic 1960s”-style artwork defined a generation. Besides painting the colossal mural for the 1969 Woodstock festival, he has also painted Lady Liberty on the White House lawn, served as the official artist for the Grammys, the United Nations Earth Summit, and five Superbowls, and had his paintings grace the covers of People, U.S. News & World Report, Life, and Manhattan’s Yellow Pages-twice. Harper Design

Publication: July 2012 (CBR)

Estimated length: 288 pages; four-color throughout

Sample material available
Mnookin, Sara

*SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF GOODMAN

Grace Kelly ordered her wedding invitations here; it’s where designers from Halston to Mizrahi and Kors got their start; Yoko Ono and John Lennon once bought more than 70 furs from a salesman who was summoned to bring a truckful of coats to their Dakota department on Christmas Eve. These and many other entertaining anecdotes make up this illustrated companion book to the new fashion documentary Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf Goodman, which takes the audience behind the scenes into the inner sanctum of the world’s most sophisticated store. A venerable list of celebrities, personalities, and veteran store employees, from Joan Rivers to Michael Kors to renowned window dresser, Linda Fargo, will speak of the magic, myths and mysteries of a retailer at the apex of luxury. This accompanying volume includes a range of stories culled from the film, and is illustrated in four color throughout, with gorgeous original sketches for the store by designers such as Balmain, Lanvin, and Balenciaga; art and photography from major advertising campaigns by Warhol, Horst, and Mapplethorpe; vintage photography from the store as it appeared in Life and Town & Country; candids of celebrities, yesterday and today, and stylish spot art. Sara James Mnookin is a writer, editor, and author whose work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Departures, InStyle, Real Simple, Country Living, and Harper’s Bazaar. She has served as fashion news editor for Men’s Vogue, media editor for Women’s Wear Daily, and special projects producer for Charlie Rose on PBS. From 2006 to 2009, Random House published eight of her books in a split narrative young adult series called What If..., co-authored with Liz Ruckdeschel. Holly Brubach is a journalist specializing in fashion, architecture, and design. She has been a contributing editor at Vogue magazine, a staff writer for The New Yorker and the Atlantic Monthly, and the style editor of The New York Times Magazine. HarperDesign

Estimated length: 240 pages; illustrations throughout

Sample material available: April 2012

Morton, Camilla

The third book in the unique Fashion Fairy Tale Memoir series wraps the life story of iconic designer and international jetsetter Diane von Furstenberg together with a reworking of one of our most beloved ‘Once Upon a Time’ fables, The Emporer’s New Clothes. This empowering memoir celebrates the life of fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, a one-time Warhol muse, Studio 54 pin up, and real-life princess, who challenged the centuries-old traditions of beauty, style and protocol to create a wardrobe for women by a working woman. Fairytale and haute couture mix magically in this re-imagined story created by fashion writer and internationally bestselling author Camilla Morton, and art directed exclusively by Diane von Furstenberg herself. !t Books

Estimated length: 112 pages; 6 /14 x 8 ¾; illustrated throughout

Manuscript available: June 2012
Soloman, Connie Furr

Jewett, Jan

Known for creating fantastic spectacles and possessing rare charisma, the magnificent and flamboyant Wladziu Valentino Liberace was a world-renowned star in the entertainment industry for more than four decades, and is particularly celebrated for the outrageous costumes that people remember and most associate with him. In LIBERACE EXTRAVAGANZA!, Liberace’s famous sequined, bejeweled, and rhinestone-studded outfits, as well as his extravagant collection of furs and feather capes, are exhibited in book-form for the very first time. Authors Connie Furr Soloman and Jan Jewett are well-established costume designers, and have been given exclusive access by the Liberace Museum and Foundation to photograph Liberace’s costumes. They will trace the incredible development of them from Liberace’s humble beginnings as a young man performing in his brother’s hand-me-downs, to his $24,000 suits covered in layers of silk and satin ruffles, Austrian Swarovski crystal rhinestones, and 24k white gold diamond encrusted buttons, to his “electric” costumes, the first ones ever created, that featured four thousand light bulbs and weighed more than twenty-five pounds. The book will include a foreword from Michael Travis, Liberace’s principle designer, interviews with Jim Lapidus and Anna Nateece, two of Liberace’s most celebrated designers, and Ray Arnett, Liberace’s stage manager. This unique project is timed to the release of a biopic on Liberace from HBO Films, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Michael Douglas as Liberace and Matt Damon as his lover, Scott Thorson. LIBERACE EXTRAVAGANZA is the only book on the market authorized and endorsed by the Liberace Foundation. Connie Furr Soloman has worked extensively as a costume designer in regional theater and opera at such theaters as Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, Syracuse Opera, and the Georgia Shakespeare Festival. She is an associate professor at Arizona State University. Jan Jewett, the manager of Imagination Costume since 1998, has worked in the costume design world for more than thirty-one years. Imagination has a stellar reputation for designing and manufacturing high quality costumes from those used in Disney parades, to custom outfits for Bette Midler, Cher, and Donnie and Marie. Jan has overseen the building of costumes for Broadway, Carnegie Hall, numerous major casinos, award winning national commercials, and some of the biggest corporate events, galas, television, and motion pictures produced over the last decade. HarperDesign

Publication: April 2013                                                                           (CBR)

Estimated length: 224 pages; 4 color throughout

Sample material available: September 2012

Stoker, Bram

Cloonan, Becky (illustrator)

This new unabridged edition of Dracula brings a unique, contemporary visual spin to the cult classic, with more than 50 original illlustrations by Becky Cloonan, an Eisner-awarding winning artist with wide recognition, having published with Vertigo, Dark Horse, Tokyo Pop, and others. This is a Dracula we’ve never seen before—edgy, stylishly macabre with Victorian overtones, and an unusual color palette, in a graphically dynamic package. Dracula is the premier vampire story: this new edition will appeal to graphic novel and comics fans as well as those who love vampire stories. The book will coincide with the release of Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows starring Johnny Depp. Harper Design

Estimated length: 384 pages w/ full color illustrations throughout

Sample Material available
von Mueffling, Dini

THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF FASHION: The Most Fabulous Looks from Every Era—and How to Create Them for Yourself

From a well-connected fashion journalist, this is a gorgeously designed full-color fashion bible with hundreds of fascinating photos and fashion illustrations, from Ancient Greece to Marie Antoinette to Chanel to Bryant Park. THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF FASHION traces 5,000 years of fashion trends and history, and shows readers how to achieve their favorite styles from each remarkable era. Featuring the iconic designers of the 20^th century, including Coco Chanel and Christian Dior, it also offers a behind-the-scenes look at the world of fashion today. From Ancient Cultures, through the Middle Ages, Renaissance Europe, the Victorian era, the thirties, forties and fifties, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, blue jeans and up to the 21^st Century of Michelle Obama, this is an exciting, informative, and interactive fashion tome for anyone interested in fashion and do-it-yourself projects. Dini von Mueffling has written for Elle, Mademoiselle, and Town and Country, among other publications. !t Books

Page extent: 256 pages; 200 4-color photos & illustrations throughout; 7 3/8 x 9 1/8 trim

Manuscript available: August 2012
Cookbooks
Antine, Stacey

*APPETITE FOR LIFE: The Thumbs-Up, No Yucks Guide to Getting Your Kid to Be a Great Eater-Including Over 100 Kid-Approved Recipes

APPETITE FOR LIFE is the fun and practical guide to feeding your kids natural, nutritious food from breakfast to bedtime and creating healthy eaters. With over 100 easy, kid-approved recipes for all 3 meals plus snack time, APPETITE FOR LIFE takes the guesswork out of what you’re going to feed your kids six-times a day, and also helps you learn to make food not a battleground, but an opportunity for fun and experimentation. Invite the kids to the grocery store and play Stacey’s Supermarket Spy game, welcome them to the farmers market and let them pick which vegetables to try with that night’s dinner. Ultimately, APPETITE FOR LIFE encourages you to let your children have a voice. With Stacey’s “no yucks allowed” philosophy, kids learn to use a thumbs up/thumbs down rating system for new foods they try, but they always have to try at least one bite. A registered dietician with more than twenty years of experience, Stacey Antine, CEO and founder of HealthBarn USA, is committed to helping families raise their nutritional literacy through hands-on learning. Antine is also a featured healthy living expert for Everyday with Rachel Ray. HarperOne

Estimated length: 256 pages; 8 page 4-color insert

Manuscript available: April 2012
Currah, Alice

SAVORY SWEET LIFE

As internationally recognized blogger Alice Currah knows, the food we share with others is more than just what we eat—it becomes an extension of ourselves. Whether it’s baking dad’s favorite cake on his birthday or serving a refreshing pitcher of lime mojitos for a summer backyard barbecue, life’s simplest moments can create the most meaningful memories. In the SAVORY SWEET LIFE, Alice celebrates these “life happenings” with gorgeous full-color photos and more than 100 easy recipes organized by occasion, including: snow day—decadent hot chocolate, spiced gingersnap cookies, creamy tomato soup with grilled garlic cheese sandwiches; quick and easy Asian inspired weeknight dinner—cucumber salad, grilled salmon teriyaki rice bowl, coconut ginger ice cream; mom, I’m hungry! (simple, fast, healthy kids snacks perfect for after school or between meals)—mango orange smoothie, black bean quesadillas, herbed yogurt dip with vegetables; and southern backyard party—salad with sour apples and toasted pecans, hickory barbecue ribs, bourbon banana cream pie. Alice shares personal stories, practical advice, time-saving tips, and real life food everyone will love. Alice Currah’s SavorySweetLife.com, attracts half a million page views monthly and has continued to grow in popularity since its March 2009 launch. It is a member of the Martha’s Circle blog network. Alice has featured online at Forbes, Martha Stewart, Real Simple, The Pioneer Woman, Epicurious, Bon Appetit, Saveur, Craft, Life Hacker, Amazon, iVillage, and many more. She is also a weekly food contributor for PBS Parents. William Morrow Cookbooks (paperback)

Publication: May 2012 (NV)

Estimate length: 288 pages; illustrations throughout

Manuscript available
Hesser, Amanda

*THE FOOD52 COOKBOOK, VOLUME 2: Seasonal Recipes from Our Kitchen to Yours

The pioneers of the online community cookbook return with a second helping of delicious, seasonal recipes from the country’s most inventive home cooks—as compiled from the acclaimed Food52.com website. Since it stormed its way onto the food blogosphere in September 2009, Food52.com has made its mark by adhering to one simple principle—the best recipes come from home cooks. Powered by a thriving online community and edited by noted food writers Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, Food52.com solicits skilled home cooks who compete each week by sending in their “best” seasonally appropriate recipe within a particular category. While Amanda and Merrill choose the finalists, the winners are ultimately determined by the votes of online readers, and THE FOOD52 COOKBOOK II will include the authors’ expert comments on every recipe, plus behind-the-scenes photos, tips and variations, reader comments, and brief features on the contributors. Amanda Hesser has been named one of fifty women game-changers in food by Gourmet. William Morrow Cookbooks

Estimated length: 448 pages; full color photos throughout

Manuscript available

Lagasse, Emeril

Sandwich lovers rejoice! From one of America’s favorite chefs, here are more than 100 simple, flavorful recipes for the world’s best sandwiches and the breads and condiments that make them shine.

Including classic sandwiches and unique culinary creations, EMERIL’S SANDWICH SPECIALS serves up recipes for every skill level and palate. Enjoy a savory breakfast wrap, an easy on-the-go lunch, or a satisfying hot meal. Emeril’s sandwiches span a range of international flavors with varieties for any occasion—and he even leaves room for dessert! Recipes for hearty breads and versatile condiments round out this comprehensive book, sure to be a fan favorite. Emeril Lagasse is a chef, restaurateur, and author of fifteen bestselling cookbooks including his most recent book, SIZZLING SKILLETS AND ONE POT WONDERS. He is the proprietor of twelve restaurants across the country. William Morrow Cookbooks
Publication: October 2012 (NV)

Estimated length: 288 pages; full color photos throughout

Manuscript available
Lefebvre, Ludovic

*LUDOBITES: Recipes and Stories from the Pop-Up Restaurants of Ludo Lefebvre

Ludo Lefebvre is a culinary prodigy who worked at his first three-Michelin-star restaurant at age 14. By 24 he was running his own kitchens in Los Angeles-winning accolades at L’Orangerie and Bastide. In 2007 he traded fine-dining for the freedom to cook outside the box. The result was LudoBites, a “touring” restaurant that roves the streets of Los Angeles, playing to different sold-out crowds every four months. From a taqueria in Reseda to a diner in West Hollywood, LUDOBITES is the chronicle of that journey, with each chapter showcasing the story and food of each of the seven different LudoBites incarnations. Recipes in LUDOBITES merge the techniques Lefebvre perfected in his years at the finest French restaurants. Beautiful, high energy full color photography takes readers behind the scenes to see all the pain, drama, and triumph for themselves. Narrative essays prefacing each chapter give an unprecedented glimpse into the mind of a chef who breaks all the rules and whom Time hailed as “the chef of the future.” Lefebvre is the two-time recipient of the prestigious Mobil Five Star Award and star of the Sundance Channel hit LudoBites America. He has trained in France for 13 years, and has been head chef at some of the top-rated restaurants in California. He published his first cookbook, CRAVE, a Feast of the Five Senses in 2005. Ecco

Estimated length: 320 pages; 2-color photos throughout, 3 8-page 4-color inserts

Manuscript available: April 2012

Moskin, Julia & Severson, Kim

A hilarious and inspiring cookbook that pits the strategies and recipes of two popular New York Times food reporters against each other, COOKFIGHT is the year-long story of their brinksmanship. Moskin and Severson face-off on one cook’s dilemma after another, from January through December, and COOKFIGHT delivers a new “challenge” for each month-from a “comfort” challenge, to a “vegetarian” challenge-the results of which are chronicled in hilarious, side-by-side narratives and delicious, inventive, recipes. COOKFIGHT is a celebration of having fun in the kitchen. With an introduction by New York Times critic, Frank Bruni, color photography throughout, useful sidebars and cooking tips, and Kim and Julia’s sense of humor as they battle it out, COOKFIGHT is a reminder of how intensely personal cooking can be, but also how meaningful it is to cook with and for friends and family. Julia Moskin has co-authored nine cookbooks while writing for magazines including Saveur and Metropolitan Home. Kim Severson has been the Atlanta bureau chief for the New York Times since November 2010. Before her recent appointment, she was a dining writer for The New York Times for six years. She is the author of the memoir Spoon Fed: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life, and has won four James Beard awards for food writing. Ecco

Estimated length: 288 pages; black and white photos throughout.

Manuscript available: April 2012

Rettke, Amanda

It’s what’s inside that counts! While there’s much fascination with a cake’s outer appearance, Amanda Rettke, founder of the popular blog I Am Baker,  is the first baker to put equal effort into designing a cake’s interior.  Here are dozens of stunningly inventive cakes with surprises inside for every occasion—it’s the next baking craze! Whether it’s a striking, all-white cake with a secret red velvet heart baked inside, a St. Patrick’s Day cake complete with a surprise shamrock, Amanda’s cakes, cookies and sweets are unique and downright revolutionary. Every cake is a gift to be shared with family and friends, a special treat that should be lovingly prepared and meticulously designed—from the inside out.  SURPRISE INSIDE CAKES features a few classic favorites from Amanda’s blog and more than 40 brand-new cakes, complete with easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step photo tutorials. Amanda Rettke began her food blogging career in October 2010 with the introduction of her first surprise-inside cake, and soon discovered a passion for baking, photography, and all things sweet. Since the inception of I Am Baker, her website has gained over 10,000 feed subscribers and averages almost 2 million page views a month.  Her cakes have been featured on Martha Stewart’s show, the HGTV blog, The Huffington Post, Apartment Therapy, the Insider, in other cookbooks and food blogs, and in Brides magazine.  William Morrow Cookbooks

Publication date:  April 2013                                                                                      (NV)

Estimated page length:  288 pages; 450 – 600 photos

Manuscript available:  August 2012
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