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THE HEALING CODE

6 Minutes to Heal, Cure and Succeed Int'l C Feb 2011

THE HEALING CODE ALEXANDER LOYD, PHD, ND AND BEN JOHNSON, MD, DO, NMD 6 Minutes to Heal the Source of Any Health, Success, or Relationship Issue

THE HEALING CODE promises to restore physical, emotional, and relational balance by activating the body’s neuro‐immune system. Using the Heart Rate Variablity test (HRV), the gold standard for measuring stress in the autonomic nervous system, THE HEALING CODE turbocharges the body’s natural defense system to improve function and maintain greater, lasting health.

FEBRUARY 2011 INT'L TRADE PAPERBACK, $16 978‐1‐455‐50292‐9 Carton Qty. 10(T) Health & Fitness GC Life & Style Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia DR. ALEX LOYD, a former psychologist and counselor who discovered this healing method during a 12‐year stretch to cure his wife’s clinical depression, has trained over 65 coaches to guide clients through this simple and natural self‐treatment. DR. BEN JOHNSON was clinical director of the Immune Recovery Clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, for several years.

Dr. Alex Loyd, a former psychologist and counselor who discovered this healing method during a 12‐year stretch to cure his wife’s clinical depression, has trained over 65 coaches to guide clients through this simple and natural self‐treatment. He speaks approximately 150 times a year and has been featured on television (including a PBS special) and radio programs. Dr. Ben Johnson was clinical director of the Immune Recovery Clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, for several years. Suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), he used the methods in THE HEALING CODE for two months and has been symptom‐free for more than seven years. He is the only medical doctor featured in the film The Secret.

#1 NY Times Bestseller

The Sequel to the International Bestseller The Lion's Game THE LION NELSON DEMILLE "The thriller form is as technically demanding as a sonnet, and DeMille works with enormous intelligence, pacing his two narrative strands—Asad Khalil's rampage and John and Kate's hunt—with the greatest craft. " —New York Times Book Review Now available in an international mass market edition.

MAY 2011 INT'L MM, $7.99 978‐1‐4555‐0043‐7 Carton Qty. 48(T) Fiction Grand Central Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia NELSON DEMILLE is also the author of Wild Fire, Night Fall, Up Country, The Lion's Game, Plum Island, The Charm School, Word of Honor, The Talbot Odyssey, Cathedral, and By the Rivers of Babylon. A film version of The Gold Coast is currently being developed and The Lion's Game film rights were sold, along with Plum Island, in a huge deal to Columbia Pictures.

In this eagerly awaited follow‐up to The Lion's Game, John Corey, former NYPD Homicide detective and special agent for the Anti‐Terrorist Task Force, is back. And, unfortunately for Corey, so is Asad Khalil, the notorious Libyan terrorist known as "The Lion." Last we heard from him, Khali had claimed to be defecting to the US only to unleash the most horrific reign of terrorism ever to occur on American soil. While Corey and his partner, agent Kate Mayfield, chased him across the country, Khalil methodically eliminated his victims one by one and then disappeared without a trace. Now, years later, Khalil has returned to America to make good on his threats and take care of unfinished business. "The Lion" is a killing machine once again loose in America with a mission of revenge, and John Corey will stop at nothing to achieve his own goal—to find and kill Khahil.

Best Selling Series

The Second Riveting Thriller in New York Times Bestseller Beverly Barton's 'DEAD BY' Trilogy

DEAD BY MORNING BEVERLY BARTON Why has someone targeted the Powell Private Security and Investigation Agency? Two employees and the brother of an agent have been brutally murdered, their throats slit and triangular pieces of flesh removed from their arms and legs.

MAY 2011 MASS MARKET, $7.99 978‐1‐4201‐1035‐7 Carton Qty. 48(T) Romantic Suspsense Zebra Books World

Award‐winning and national bestselling author BEVERLY BARTON is the author of over thirty Silhouette romances. She lives with her husband in Tuscumbia, Alabama and is currently working on her next novel of romantic suspense for Zebra, due to be published in December 2012.

When Griffin Powell, the agency's CEO, learns that there is a connection between one of his top agents, Maleah Perdue, and an imprisoned serial killer known as The Carver, he assigns her to head up the investigative team. Paired with former FBI profiler, Derek Lawrence, a Powell agency consultant, Maleah is soon drawn into a frightening cat‐and‐mouse game with The Carver when she visits him at a maximum security prison where he is incarcerated. In the hopes of unearthing information that will lead her to the copycat killer, she endures the tormenting game The Carver so obviously enjoys. Maleah and Derek put their lives on the line to protect each other, unearth the startling truth behind the plot against the Powell Agency, and stop a ruthless, cold blooded killer. Also Available: Dead by Midnight MM $7.99 9781420100518

The Cul‐de‐sac Killer New York Times bestselling author

Unleashes his Reign of Terror... DISTURBED KEVIN O'BRIEN A series of grisly murders have haunted Seattleites and baffled police. A mad man known as the Cul‐de‐sac Killer has methodically murdered several families in their homes. Each murder site has been on a cul‐de‐sac. Each victim has been found inside a closet in their home, strangled or stabbed. But it seems someone else is behind what’s happening to Molly Dennehy, her family and her neighbors—someone bent on vengeance, someone deeply disturbed.

MAY 2011 MASS MARKET, $7.99 978‐0‐7860‐2137‐6 Carton Qty. 48(T) Fiction Pinnacle Books Open Market

When the ex‐wife of Molly’s husband is slain in what appears to be another cul‐ de‐sac murder, the mad man behind those killings knows he has a copy cat. He goes after his imitator in a rampage that takes him all over Seattle— and right to Molly’s front door... Also available in mass market: THE LAST VICTIM $5.99 9780786027255

For eighteen years KEVIN O'BRIEN worked as a railroad inspector during the day, writing at night. He lives in Seattle, loves Hitchcock movies, and is hard at work on his next novel. Titles are subject to rights availability and may not be available from HBG in certain markets. Prices and on-sale dates subject to change without notice. Please visit www.hbgusa.com for full export catalogs.

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INSTANT INFLUENCE : HOW TO GET ANYONE TO DO ANYTHING—FAST MICHAEL PANTALON PHD Perhaps you want to motivate a loved one to engage in healthier habits, coax a customer service representative into giving you an upgrade, encourage your employees to achieve, or even inspire change in yourself. Renowned psychologist Dr. Michael Pantalon can show you how to do all of this and more in six simple steps.

MAY 2011 INT'L C, $16 978‐0‐316‐17849‐5 Carton Qty. 20(T) Business / Psychology Little, Brown Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia MICHAEL V. PANTALON, Ph.D. is a motivational coach, consultant, therapist, and award‐winning faculty member at Yale University School of Medicine. He has published in the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association and has presented his work at national and international conferences.

Drawing on three decades of scientific research, INSTANT INFLUENCE shows you how to motivate others to make changes both great and small in 7 minutes or less. Readers will learn how to apply Dr. Pantalon's method in every area of life, how to hang in there when meeting resistance, and how to find even the tiniest spark of 'yes' within an answer that sounds like 'no.' INSTANT INFLUENCE will show you how to get people to tap into their own deeply personal reasons for wanting to change. Dr. Pantalon gives over 100 seminars a year and has trained thousands in his method, including GE executives, the National Institutes of Health, and ER doctors across the US. INSTANT INFLUENCE is the only motivational approach scientifically proven to succeed in seven minutes or less. It is based on an approach tested in over 100 clinical trials.

A Wake Up Call for Leaders to Build the Right Team and Make it Top Priority

Growing Future Leaders

PASSING IT ON : GROWING YOUR FUTURE LEADERS MYLES MUNROE PASSING IT ON is a 'must read' for anyone in leadership because choosing and nuturing the right people is the single most important factor to ensure the future success of any organization. Leaders everywhere struggle with the desire and need to ensure that their vision continues regardless of circumstances. And the question 'what will be my legacy?' is a question all people ask themselves. Myles Munroe observes the tendency of many leaders to deal with this question only when adverse circumstances or retirement looms.

MAY 2011 INT'L C, $14 978‐0‐446‐55873‐0 Carton Qty. 20(T) Christian Living/Business FaithWords World

MYLES MUNROE is the founder of the Bahamas Faith Ministries, a network of churches headquartered in Nassau, Bahamas. He is a gifted orator and speaks to audiences around the world as both a preacher and as a motivational speaker. You can visit him on the web at www.bfmmm.com.

PASSING IT ON is a wakeup call to leaders leaders to focus on building the right team for the future and to make it a top priority. Properly mentoring people to ensure the continuity of vision is a process that takes years or even decades. Mentoring is the pathway to developing leaders from within; leaders who are in line with the goals of the organization; leaders who are most likely to adopt and carry a vision forward. Also Available from Myles Munroe: In Charge, int'l C, 9780446541664, $14

"Colorful, captivating...a novel of big themes: freedom, self‐reliance, conservation, sheer survival." The International Bestseller

—The New York Times Book Review

THE BRAVE NICHOLAS EVANS "Fascinating...moving...a big, engossing book [with] an unexpected ending that surprises mightily." —LA Times on The Horse Whisperer The New York Times bestseller in an international mass market edition.

JUNE 2011 INT'L MASS MARKET, $7.99 978‐0‐316‐18584‐4 Carton Qty. 48(T) Fiction Back Bay Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia NICHOLAS EVANS has been a journalist, screenwriter, TV/film producer, and novelist. He studied at Oxford University after serving in Africa with the Voluntary Service Overseas. He then studied journalism and worked as a newspaper reporter and television screenwriter before writing four bestselling books of fiction.

Tom Bedford lives alone in the wilds of Montana. Distanced from his own troubled past, he rarely sees his son, Danny, who is now deployed in Iraq. Tom hasn't always been so isolated. As a boy, his mother was a rising movie star in the glitzy, enchanted world of 1960s Hollywood. She fell in love with young Tom's onscreen cowboy hero, the suave Ray Montane. Tommy and his mother lived in a glamorous, Hollywood version of the Wild West—until a shocking and deadly confrontation forced them to flee. As a man, Tom has put all of that behind him—until Danny is charged with murder. In the chaos of war, his son has been caught in a violent skirmish gone bloodily awry, and the Army needs someone to pay for the mistake. Shocked into action, Tom confronts the violence in his past and fights to save the son he'd let slip away. As father and son struggle to understand one another, they also learn the true meaning of bravery.

"Ms. Schiff seems to have inhaled everything there is to know about Cleopatra and her times" Pulitzer Prize Winning Author

—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

CLEOPATRA : A LIFE STACY SCHIFF The New York Times bestselling in an international mass market edition. Her palace shimmered with gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Cleopatra, the wealthiest ruler of her time and one of the most powerful women in history, was a canny political strategist, a brilliant manager, a tough negotiator, and the most manipulative of lovers. Although her life spanned fewer than forty years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world.

JUNE 2011 INT'L MASS MARKET, $7.99 978‐0‐316‐18638‐4 Carton Qty. 48(T) Biography/History Back Bay Open Market STACY SCHIFF is the author of Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov), winner of the Pulitzer Prize; Saint‐Exupéry, a Pulitzer Prize finalist; and A Great Improvisation, winner of the George Washington Book Prize. She has been a Guggenheim Fellow, and a fellow at the center for Scholars & Writers, and received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Cleopatra fascinated the world right up to her death. In the 2000 years since, myths about the last Queen of Egypt have been fueled by Shakespeare, Dryden, and Shaw, who put words in her mouth, and by Michelangelo, Delacroix, and Elizabeth Taylor, who put a face to her name. In Cleopatra, Pulitzer prize‐winning biographer Stacy Schiff accomplishes a feat that has eluded artists and writers for centuries: capturing fully the operatic life of an exceptionally seductive and powerful woman, whose death ushered in a new world order.

The latest in the bestselling Alex Cross series The

CROSS FIRE CROSS FIRE

Detective Series

JAMES PATTERSON With a supercharged blend of suspense, action, and deception, CROSS FIRE is James Patterson's most exciting Alex Cross novel ever. Now in an international mass market edition. Detective Alex Cross is called to the scene of a perfectly‐executed assassination of two of Washington's most corrupt: a dirty congressmen and a scheming lobbyist. Next, the elusive marksman begins picking off other crooked politicians, sparking a blaze of theories—is the marksman a hero or a rogue vigilante?

JUNE 2011 INT'L MM, $7.99 978‐0‐446‐58536‐1 Carton Qty. 48(T) Fiction Grand Central Open Market, Excluding Europe

JAMES PATTERSON is one of the bestselling writers of all time, with more than 160 million copies of his books sold worldwide. He is the author of the two most popular detective series of the past decade, featuring Alex Cross and the Women's Murder Club. He has won mystery's highest honor, Edgar Award.

Alex and Bree are busy with their wedding plans, but as the date approaches, the spree of killings demands all of Alex's attention, and the couple is forced to put the ceremony on hold. The case explodes and Max Siegel from the FBI battles Alex for jurisdiction. As Alex juggles the sniper, the wedding, and the struggle with Siegel, he receives a call from his deadliest adversary, Kyle Craig. After years of silence, the Mastermind is back to his old tricks and will not relent until he has eliminated Cross—and his family —for good. Also available in int'l mass market: I, Alex Cross $7.99 9780446572538

Shibumi sold over 2.3 million copies

The BLOCKBUSTER prequel to TREVANIAN's Shibumi SATORI DON WINSLOW

JUNE 2011 INT'L MASS MARKET, $7.99 978‐1‐4555‐0170‐0 Carton Qty. 48(T) Thriller Grand Central Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia

DON WINSLOW's books include The Power of the Dog and The Life and Death of Bobby Z. In addition to his writing, Don has been an actor, director, movie theater manager, safari guide and private investigator. He invites you to visit him at his website www.donwinslow.com.

It is the fall of 1951 and the Korean War is raging. Twenty‐six year‐old Nicholai Hel has spent the last three years in solitary confinement at the hands of the Americans. Hel is a master of hodo korosu or 'naked kill,' fluent in over six languages, and has honed extraordinary 'proximity sense'‐‐an extra‐awareness of the presence of danger. He has the skills to be the world's most formidable assassin and now the CIA needs him. The Americans offer Hel freedom in exchange for one small service: go to Beijing and kill the Soviet Union's Commissioner to China. It's almost certainly a suicide mission, but Hel accepts. Now he must survive chaos, violence, suspicion, and betrayal while trying to achieve his ultimate goal of satori‐‐the possibility of true understanding and harmony with the world. Just as Eric van Lustbader revitalized the Bourne franchise by writing as Robert Ludlum, critically‐acclaimed novelist Don Winslow, will full support of the Trevanian Estate will bring the Trevanian legacy to a new generation of readers. SATORI brings back Nicholai Hel, a man who is a genius, fluent in multiple languages...and is one of the most absolutely compelling characters ever.

The NY Times Bestseller

"The Funniest Important Writer in America"—Miami Herald STAR ISLAND CARL HIAASEN Meet 22‐year‐old Cherry Pye (née Cheryl Bunterman), a pop star since she was fourteen‐and about to attempt a comeback from her latest drug‐and‐ alcohol disaster. Now meet Cherry again: in the person of her 'undercover stunt double,' Ann DeLusia. Ann portrays Cherry whenever the singer is too 'indisposed'‐‐ meaning wasted ‐‐ to go out in public. And it is Ann‐mistaken‐ for‐Cherry who is kidnapped from a South Beach hotel by obsessed paparazzo Bang Abbott.

JUNE 2011 INT'L MM, $7.99 978‐1‐4555‐0042‐0 Carton Qty. 48(T) Fiction Grand Central Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia CARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of eleven previous novels, including the best‐ selling Nature Girl, Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, and Lucky You, and three best‐ selling children's books, Hoot, Flush, and Scat. His most recent work of nonfiction is The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport. He also writes a weekly column for The Miami Herald.

Now the challenge for Cherry's handlers (über‐stage mother; horndog record producer; nipped, tucked, and Botoxed twin publicists; weed whacker‐wielding bodyguard) is to rescue Ann while keeping her existence a secret from Cherry's public ‐‐ and from Cherry herself.The situation is more complicated than they know. Ann has had a bewitching encounter with Skink, the unhinged former governor of Florida living wild in a mangrove swamp, and now he's heading for Miami to find her . . .

"Britton is…the next Robert Ludlum" Bestselling Author of The Invisible

—bookreporter.com

THE EXILE ANDREW BRITTON With intricate plotting and spine tingling action, The Exile propels us deep into the heart of a terrifying conspiracy rooted in one of the world’s most unstable regions—a place where the political has become brutally personal... For the President of the United States, the daily horror of life in West Darfur, Sudan’s anarchic killing fields, just hit heartbreakingly close to home. His beloved niece Lily, a nurse caring for refugees in the most war‐torn region, has been targeted and savagely murdered by a corps of Janjaweed, fearsome government‐backed militiamen.

JUNE 2011 MASS MARKET, $7.99 978‐0‐7860‐2256‐4 Carton Qty. 48(T) Fiction Pinnacle Books World

ANDREW BRITTON was born in England and moved with his family to the United States when he was seven, settling in Michigan, then North Carolina. After serving in the Army as a combat engineer, Andrew entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he pursued a double major in economics and psychology.

The rash and vicious killing is a clear provocation, but any response will seriously destabilize the already‐ teetering region and threaten the security of the entire world. With the situation too explosive for diplomatic or military solutions, yet with the President and the public thirsting for revenge, America is out of options. Except one: Ryan Kealey. See HBG International Presenter backlist for more Andrew Britton.

Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush join forces in a stunning, edge‐of‐your‐seat thriller Two New York Times Bestselling Authors

WICKED LIES LISA JACKSON; NANCY BUSH Justice Turnbull paces his room at Halo Valley Security Hospital on the Oregon coast, planning his escape. His psychiatrist thinks Justice is reformed, remorseful. He's dead wrong. It's been twenty years since the murder of Jessie Brentwood, a high school student born into the Colony at Siren Song. But Jessie was only on of many who must be punished for belonging to that cult of evil. And Lorelei is at the top of Justice's list...

JUNE 2011 MASS MARKET, $7.99 978‐1‐4201‐0339‐7 Carton Qty. 48(T) Romantic Suspsense Zebra Books World

LISA JACKSON is the number‐one New York Times bestselling author of more than 75 novels, including Malice, Lost Souls, Absolute Fear, and Chosen to Die. NANCY BUSH is the author of the acclaimed Jane Kelly mystery series.

Laura Adderly didn't plan to get pregnant by her soon‐to‐be‐ex‐ husband, though she'll do anything to protect her baby. But now reporter Harrison Frost is asking questions about Justice's disappearance and delving into the Colony's colorful and sordid past. Harrison hasn't figured out Laura's connection to the story yet. But lately Laura hears a voice drawing nearer, whispering her given name‐‐Lorelei‐‐the name no one else knows. And the soul numbing terror tells her, beyond doubt, that Justice is coming for her. All her life, Laura has been able to sense approaching eveil. But that won't stop a psychopath bent on destruction. Justice has been unleashed, and this time, there will be no place safe to hide.

'Patterson Seems Unstoppable' USA Today

JAMES PATTERSON's Summer Thrill Ride NOW YOU SEE HER Coming June 2011

NOW YOU SEE HER JAMES PATTERSON & MICHAEL LEDWIDGE The greatest female character James Patterson has ever created must vanish —or die. 22 year‐old Jeanine Fournier has looks to die for, a handsome police‐officer husband, and a carefree life in Key West. When she learns that she's pregnant with their first child, her happiness feels almost overwhelming.

JUNE 2011 INT'L C, $16 978‐0‐446‐57428‐0 Carton Qty. 20(T) Fiction Grand Central Open Market, Excluding Europe JAMES PATTERSON has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records, with more than 170 million copies. MICHAEL LEDWIDGE is the author of The Narrowback, Bad Connection, and the coauthor, with James Patterson, on four successful thrillers

Jeanine's whole life is shattered when she unearths a terrible secret that causes her to run for her life and change her identity. Now, years later, an even greater horror leads her to risk everything she's earned—a secure life in New York City, a prosperous career as a lawyer, even the daughter she loves‐‐to return to Florida and confront the murderous evil she fled. In a story of wrenching suspense, James Patterson gives us his most head‐ spinning, action filled story yet—a Hitchcock‐like blend of unquenchable drama and pleasure. Also Available in Int'l Mass Market: Worst Case $7.99 9780446572552 Run for Your Life $7.99 9780446555678

From International Bestseller DAVID BALDACCI a Romantic, Heart‐warming, Family drama. A Ready Made Summertime Blockbuster!

ONE SUMMER DAVID BALDACCI It's almost Christmas, and while most families were busy with preparations for the holiday season, there was no such joy in Jack's home. He suffered from an incurable condition, and only had a short time left to live. With his wife, Lizzie, constantly at his side, he spent his last days preparing to say goodbye to her, and their three children, before the end. Until an unthinkable tragedy strikes the family: Lizzie is killed in a car accident, and with no one able to care for them, the children are separated from each other, sent to live with family members around the country.

JUNE 2011 INT'L C, $16 978‐1‐4555‐0026‐0 Carton Qty. 20(T) Fiction Grand Central Open Market

DAVID BALDACCI lives with his family in Virginia. He and his wife have founded the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. He invites you to visit him at www.david‐baldacci. com and his foundation at www. wishyouwellfoundation.org.

Then, something unexpected and miraculous happens: Jack begins to recover. He rises from what should have been his deathbed, compelled by one thought...to bring his fractured family back together. Struggling to rebuild their lives after Lizzie's death, Jack brings them all to a run‐down house on the oceanfront in South Carolina, a house that was Lizzie's home when she was a young girl. And there, over one unforgettable summer, Jack will begin to learn to love again, and he and his children will learn how to become a family once more.

In more than 40 languages

A chilling tale from international sensation and international bestseller Carlos Ruiz Zafón

THE MIDNIGHT PALACE CARLOS RUIZ ZAFON In the heart of Calcutta lurks a dark mystery. . . . From the author of the New York Times bestselling novel,The Prince of Mist, comes Carlos Ruiz Zafon's second YA mystery, THE MIDNIGHT PALACE.

MAY 2011 INT'L B, $11.99 978‐0‐316‐17847‐1 Carton Qty. 20(T) Young Adult Fiction LB Young Readers Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia CARLOS RUIZ ZAFÓN is the author of six novels, including the New York Times bestseller The Prince of Mist and the international phenomena The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game. His work has been published in more than fifty countries and honored with numerous awards. He divides his time between Barcelona, Spain, and Los Angeles, California.

Set in Calcutta in the 1930s, The Midnight Palace begins on a dark night when an English lieutenant fights to save newborn twins Ben and Sheere from an unthinkable threat. Despite monsoon‐force rains and terrible danger lurking around every street corner, the young lieutenant manages to get them to safety, but not without losing his own life. . . .Years later, on the brink of Ben and Sheere's sixteenth birthdays, the mysterious threat reenters their lives. This time, it may be impossible to escape. With the help of their brave friends, the twins will have to take a stand against the terror that watches them in the shadows of the night‐‐and face the most frightening creature in the history of the City of Palaces. Also available from Carlos Ruiz Zafón: The Prince of Mist (International) Int'l B, 9780316091084, $11.99

The Latest in Jeff Kinney's International Bestselling Series The Instant Worldwide Bestseller

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID DIARY OF A WIMPY KID #5: THE UGLY TRUTH JEFF KINNEY “Perfectly pitched wit and believably self‐centered hero..." —The New York Times Now in an international paperback edition. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE UGLY TRUTH is the 5th and latest book in the phenomenal bestselling series by Jeff Kinney that explores the relationship between Greg Heffley and his best friend Rowley Jefferson. Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it’s cracked up to be?

JUNE 2011 INT'L B, $7.99 9781419700354 Carton Qty. 40(T) Juvenile Fiction 8‐12 Abrams Open Market, Excluding UK, Commonwealth, Singapore & Malaysia JEFF KINNEY is an online game developer and designer, and a #1 New York Times bestselling author. In 2009, Jeff was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C., area and moved to New England in 1995.

Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy‐girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older—all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or will he have to face the “ugly truth”? Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is a New York Times #1 bestseller, and appears on bestseller lists world‐wide. There are over twenty‐seven million copies in print, and the first book is now a blockbuster movie from Fox Studios.

An Uproarious Middle Grade Escapade from New York Times Best Selling Author JAMES PATTERSON Over 100 Hilarious Illustrations

MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE JAMES PATTERSON, CHRIS TEBBETTS, LAURA PARK Rafe Kane isn't sure he's ready for his first year of middle school. So to keep himself motivated, he teams up with his best friend, Leo the Silent, to create the ultimate game that will make school fun (or at the very least, interesting): trying to break every rule listed in his school's Code of Conduct, with Rafe doing the deeds and Leo awarding the points. Chewing gum in class–5,000 points! Running in the hallway–10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm–50,000 points!

JUNE 2011 INT'L B, $9.99 978‐0‐316‐13348‐7 Carton Qty. 20(T) Juvenile Fiction 8‐12 J.Patterson Young Reader Open Market, Excluding Europe JAMES PATTERSON is the author several highly praised YA series. His novels have sold more than 180 million copies worldwide. In 2010 he was voted the Children's Choice Award Author of the Year. CHRIS TEBBETTS is the author of the The Viking, a fantasy adventure series for young readers. LAURA PARK is a cartoonist and illustrator.

But pretty soon Rafe's game starts to catch up with him. He's failing most of his classes, and being bullied at school– and at home–is only making things worse. Rafe will have to decide if he wants to keep breaking the rules, or if there might be a better way to deal with his problems.James Patterson's debut middle‐grade novel addresses some of middle schoolers' biggest issues: bullies, first crushes, and finding out what makes each of us special, all with a hilarious main character and over 100 fantastic in‐text illustrations that are sure to have young readers begging for more! This is James Patterson's first middle grade novel.

HBG International – May & June 2011 – Hardcover & Trade Paperback Preview Still Summer

Backseat Saints

Jacquelyn Mitchard

Joshilyn Jackson

May 2011 MM $7.99 9780446585415 Fiction Grand Central Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia

May 2011 PB $13.99 9780446582377 Fiction Grand Central World

When a sailing expedition goes awry three friends in a desperate fight for survival must battle the elements, dwindling food and water, the threat of modern‐day piracy, and their own frailties. STILL SUMMER is at once a breathtaking adventure and a story about the bonds that hold friend to friend and mothers to daughters, and how facing our own mortality tests the truth of everything we think we know.

Now in trade paperback. New York Times bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson returns with a gripping new novel about one woman's struggle to evade certain death at the hands of her abusive husband, all the while uncovering the family secrets that have held her captive. BACKSEAT SAINTS will dazzle readers with a fresh and heart‐ wrenching portrayal of the lengths a mother will go to right the wrongs she's created. 'BACKSEAT SAINTS will pull you in and won't let you out until the last page. Raw, tangy, and funny...I love reading about smart, flawed and ultimately wise women, like Rose Mae.'— Kathryn Stockett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Help

Big Bad Beast

The Cypress House

Shelly Laurenston

Michael Koryta

May 2011 PB $14 9780758231703 Para. Romance Brava World

May 2011 PB $14.99 9780316053716 Fiction Back Bay Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia

Laurenston's shapeshifter series delights paranormal fans with smart‐ talking heroines, plenty of action and sensuality. Ric Van Holtz, the wolfishly sexy hero of BIG BAD BEAST is nothing you expect—and everything you want. When it comes to following her instincts, former marine Dee‐Ann Smith never holds back. Trouble is, her too‐cute rich‐ boy boss Ric Van Holtz insists on helping out. And his crazy‐like‐a‐fox smarts and charming persistence are making it real hard for Dee to keep her heart safe.

The Final Note Kevin Alan Milne

Called by Michael Connelly "one of the best of the best," Michael Koryta knows how to thrill. In this followup to his bestseller So Cold the River, Koryta delivers a supernatural thriller in which a journey to Florida's coast becomes an inescapable nightmare. Arlen Wagner has an awful gift: he sees death in the eyes of men before it strikes. So when he sees death's telltale sign in the eyes of all his fellow passengers on a train, he tries to warn them. Only young Paul Brickhill listens. The two abandon the train but are soon stranded at The Cypress House—right in the path of a hurricane.

The Language God Talks: On Science and Religion

May 2011 PB $13.99 9781599952956 Fiction Center Street World

Herman Wouk

A paperback original from the author of Paper Bag Christmas and Sweet Misfortune. In THE FINAL NOTE. Ethan Bright rediscovers the two lost loves of his life, music and his wife. At his grandfather's deathbed he re‐lives the past and tries to figure out what went tragically wrong. His once nimble fingers, haven't touched a guitar in over a year, and his formerly hopeful spirit is almost too heavy to carry, weighed down by regret. His grandfather's dying words open Ethan's heart, and in THE FINAL NOTE, he rediscovers what his wife meant to him and the joys that his music brought to him.

The acclaimed book in which one of the great storytellers of our time recounts his own efforts to reconcile science and religion. In THE LANGUAGE GOD TALKS, Herman Wouk investigates the nature of the eternal questions of why we are here, what is faith and how science fits into that picture.

May 2011 PB $14.99 9780316078443 Religion Back Bay Open Market

'Wouk's questions are pure, his exploration heartfelt, and his remarkable lifetime of experience couldn't be more relevant or necessary.'—Jonathan Safran Foer

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The Mirror Test: Is Your Business Really Breathing? Jeffrey W. Hayzlett with Jim Eber May 2011 PB $16.99 9780446559812 Business Management Business Plus World In trade paperback. THE MIRROR TEST is a definitive and prescriptive approach on how business managers can evaluate what's not working well in their businesses and how they can turn their companies around. Hayzlett, until June 2010 the chief marketing office for Kodak, has 25 years of international marketing and management experience. He has built his career on having the ability to get his people to look up and pay attention to the problems at hand.

Mystery Writers of America Presents The Rich and the Dead Mystery Writers of America Edited by Nelson DeMille May 2011 PB $15.99 9780446555883 Mystery Grand Central Open Market It's a fact—the truly wealthy live in another world. From their multi‐ national businesses to their palatial mansions to their exotic vacations at glamorous places all around the world, they do everything in a big way. Sometimes, that even includes crime. THE RICH AND THE DEAD features mystery and crime stories set among the upper crust of society. Selected by bestselling crime author Nelson DeMille, a collection of mystery/thriller short stories from some of today's top writers including Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Ted Bell, S.J. Rozan, David Morrell, and Harley Jane Kozak.

Moment of Glory: The Year Underdogs Ruled Golf John Feinstein May 2011 PB $15.99 9780316025324 Sport Back Bay Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia Now in trade paperback. In MOMENT OF GLORY, internationally celebrated sports writer John Feinstein returns to the unlikely year of 2003 and chronicles the personal and professional struggles of Ben Curtis, Mike Weir, Jim Furyk, and Shawn Micheel. With great affection for the underdog and extraordinary access, he gives readers an insider's look into how winning (and losing) major championships changes players' lives. John Feinstein is the bestselling author of Let Me Tell You a Story, Caddy for Life, Open, The Punch, The Last Amateurs, The Majors, A Good Walk Spoiled.

Saints and Sinners Edna O'Brien May 2011 PB $13.99 9780316122726 Fiction Back Bay Open Market, Excluding Europe

Edna O'Brien, recipient of the James Joyce Ulysses Medal and Los Angeles Times Book Prize, introduces in SAINTS AND SINNERS. A vivid new cast of restless, searching people, who—whether in the Irish countryside or London or New York—remind us of our own frail humanity. In language that is always bold and full of life, Edna O'Brien recognizes the universal forces that rule our lives. 'Edna O'Brien writes the most beautiful, aching stories of any writer, anywhere.'—Alice Munro

Southern Comfort

The Summer of Us

Fern Michaels

Holly Chamberlin

May 2011 PB $15 9780758266460 Fiction Kensington Books World

The course of Atlanta homicide Detective Patrick "Tick" Kelly's life is forever altered when he returns from work one evening to discover his beloved wife and children have been murdered. Overcome with grief, he descends into alcoholism and despair, his only comfort found in a bottle of Jack Daniels. After a few years of this desolate lifestyle Tick somehow manages to pull himself together becoming sober and embarking on a second career as a best‐selling author.

May 2011 PB $9.95 9780758265739 Fiction Kensington Books World THE SUMMER OF US, the story of three women on the brink of turning thirty—and on the verge of finding themselves. A house share in Martha’s Vineyard sets the stage for a summer of cold margaritas, hot guys, and hilarious adventures. The kind of summer that can break hearts—and make lifelong friendships… Also available: The Family Beach House $15.00 9780758235060 Summer Friends $15.00 9780758235077

See the Popular Fiction Backlist for more Fern Michaels.

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This Is Why You're Fat (And How to Get Thin Forever) Jackie Warner May 2011 PB $16.99 9780446548588 Health GC Life & Style Open Market The New York Times bestseller in trade paperback. 'Being fat isn't your fault; staying fat is.' That's what Jackie Warner, America's favorite no‐ nonsense celebrity fitness trainer tells her own clients, and that's why no one delivers better results than Jackie does. Now for the first time in THIS IS WHY YOU'RE FAT, Jackie shares her revolutionary program, showing readers the best ways to drop pounds and inches fast, without grueling workouts or deprivation, and keep them off for good!

The War Lovers Evan Thomas May 2011 PB $16.99 9780316004121 History Back Bay World

One of our great—and greatest selling—historians looks at America's ferocious drive toward empire during the Gilded Age. Depressed by the 'closing' of the Western frontier and embracing theories of social Darwinism, a group of warmongers that included a young Teddy Roosevelt agitated loudly that the United States exert its influence overseas, leading to a war with Spain that involved both Cuba and the Philippines. THE WAR LOVERS confirms Evan Thomas is a popular historian of the first rank. Now available in trade paperback.

20 Years Younger: Look Younger, Feel Younger...

Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me

Bob Greene with Harold Lancer, MD, et al

Chelsea's Family, Friends, and Other Victims

May 2011 HC $27.99 9780316133784 Health Little, Brown World

It's time to turn back the clock! In 20 YEARS YOUNGER, Bob Greene and Harold Lancer, MD, offer readers a practical, science‐based plan for looking and feeling their best as they age. The cutting‐edge program details easy and effective steps we can all take to rebuild the foundation of youth and enjoy better health, improved energy, and a positive outlook on life. Also Available in May 2011: 20 Years Younger Daily Journal TPB $15.99 9780316185127

May 2011 HC $24.99 9780446584715 Humor Grand Central World It's no lie: Chelsea Handler loves to prank, fool, make up stories and lie compulsively for the sake of her own amusement. And all of this Handler does to the people closest to her. Her friends, her family, and her co‐workers have all fallen victim to Handler's tricks, believed her stories of total foolishness and lured into behaving like total fools. Luckily, they've lived to tell the tales and, for the very first time, write about them in LIES CHELSEA HANDLER TOLD ME. Also available: Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang TPB $14.99 9780446552431

The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared

Slow Sex: The Art and Craft of the Female Orgasm

Alice Ozma

Nicole Daedone

May 2011 HC $24.99 9780446583770 Memoir Grand Central Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia

May 2011 HC $24.99 9780446567190 Sexuality GC Life & Style World

THE READING PROMISE is the heartwarming, true story of Kristen Brozina, her single father and elementary school librarian, and a promise. When Kristen was in the 4th grade, she and her father made a promise: to read aloud every night for 100 straight nights. When they reached the 100th night they were hooked and extended their promise to 1000 nights and soon, it was the night before Kristen left for college. THE READING PROMISE is about 'The Streak' that meant more to Kristen than just the books, it meant building an unshakable relationship with her father that, like many of the stories they read, will stand the test of time.

Since 1999, Nicole Daedone has been leading the "slow sex movement" through her popular OneTaste organization devoted to the art and craft of female orgasm. Thousands have attended her Slow Sex workshops and now she's perfected those lessons into a practical guide to improving the pleasure of the female orgasm through the popular practice of Orgasmic Meditation. SLOW SEX is the step‐by‐step guide that teaches men and women how to slow down, connect emotionally, and achieve authentic female sexual satisfaction. The promise: in just 15 minutes every woman can become orgasmic.

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The Story of Beautiful Girl

Tabloid City

Rachel Simon

Pete Hamill

May 2011 HC $24.99 9780446574464 Literary Fiction Grand Central Open Market

May 2011 HC $26.99 9780316020756 Fiction Little, Brown Open Market, Excluding Europe

An unforgettably moving love story about the improbable odds faced by a disabled couple and a lost child—from the author of the bestseller Riding the Bus with My Sister. Lynnie and Homan are an unlikely couple hindered by race and disabilities, hidden away in a hospital. One night the couple escapes and takes refuge in the home of a retired school teacher, Martha. When the authorities finally catch up, Lynnie mutters only two words to Martha, 'Hide Her.' THE STORY OF BEAUTIFUL is the tale of three lives desperate to connect, yet kept apart by seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

From the New York Times bestselling author who is to many the living embodiment of New York City, Pete Hamill comes, TABLOID CITY, an extraordinary drama of one fateful day in the greatest city in the world. Over a 24 hour span eight principal characters tell a different tale about the same day in the same metropolis they call home. As the story behind the death of two women unfolds it illuminates deep connections between these people who could not be more different but who inexplicably become part of the same thrilling story pieces of their living city.

Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN

C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy

James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales

Jeff Sharlet

May 2011 HC $27.99 9780316043007 Sport Little, Brown World The first complete and never‐before revealed history of ESPN—'the world wide leader' and the rowdiest frat house in sports TV. In THOSE GUYS HAVE ALL THE FUN, the personalities of ESPN anchor and athlete speak freely about the scandals, the triumphs, the affairs, the gambling, the suspensions, and the rivalries that have played out off the field. Through over 500 interviews, Miller and Shales explore the astonishing business story of ESPN's rise, the off camera antics (putting it lightly!) of a wild assortment of combative, sometimes ego‐ maniacal personalities, and the great athletes that have defined the games we've watched at home.

June 2011 PB $15.99 9780316091060 POL Back Bay World Now in trade paperback, the blistering investigation of the influence of fundamentalism in American politics. The secretive Christian fundamentalist group called "The Family" is leading a new crusade for a "God‐led government." Jeff Sharlet, the only journalist to have reported from within the organization, unveils how the Family, steeped in influence and corruption, fuels and funds political fundamentalism from within the American government. ''At once a gripping politcal thriller, a masterpiece of investigative journalism, and a timely call to arms.'—Peter Manseau.

Changeling Moon

Hitch‐22: A Memoir

Dani Harper

Christopher Hitchens

June 2011 PB $14 9780758265142 Para. Romance Brava World

June 2011 PB $14.99 9780446540346 Memoir Twelve Open Market

Not just your usual werewolf romance, this is a sensitive story of the connection between man and animal, exploring the humanity and potential bestiality in all of us. Dani Harper brings fresh take to the wildly popular shapeshifter myth with a tale that has that rare combination of sensuality, action and thought‐provoking themes.

Now in trade paperback, HITCH‐22 is the life story of one of the most admired and controversial public intellectuals of our time. Over the course of his 60 years, Christopher Hitchens—outspoken New York Times bestselling author of God is Not Great—has led a complicated life filled with multitudes. A citizen of both the US and UK, a war correspondent and a peace activist, and an avowed atheist, Hitchens has a perspective like no other. This is the story of his life, lived large. Also available: God Is Not Great, Int'l MM 9780446509459, $7.99

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Hope for Animals and Their World

How Successful People Think Workbook

Jane Goodall with Thane Maynard and Gail Hudson

John C. Maxwell

June 2011 PB $15.99 9780446581783 Nature Grand Central Open Market Now in paperback, Jane Goodall's bestselling HOPE FOR ANIMALS AND THEIR WORLD, filled with inspiring stories of the beloved animals once on the verge of extinction. Interweaving her firsthand experiences in the field with premier scientists and environmentalists, Jane Goodall includes animal success stories such as the American Crocodile, California Condor, and Crested Ibis, among others. At once a celebration of the animal kingdomo and a passionate call to arms, HOPE FOR ANIMALS AND THEIR WORLD presents an uplifting, hopeful message for the future of animal‐human coexistence.

The Memoir Project Marion Roach Smith June 2011 PB $12 9780446584845 Writing Grand Central Open Market

The essential, eccentric guidebook for anyone wanting to write a memoir, from author and teacher Marion Roach Smith. THE MEMOIR PROJECT is a disarmingly frank, wildly fun distillation of all the unsentimental lessons that work for anyone who wants to write. Tired topics like writing exercises, morning pages, and 'writer's block' are replaced with quirky, provocative tactics that teach readers to write with purpose. Finally, the advice that students have sought from Marion's class for the last thirteen years is available in this uniquely inspiring guide.

The Girl in the Garden Kamala Nair June 2011 HC $24.99 9780446572682 Fiction Grand Central World

THE GIRL IN THE GARDEN is the redemptive story of a young woman who, facing an engagement she's not sure she wants, revisits the memories of a scorching childhood summer in her ancestral Indian home where she discovered a spellbinding garden, untouched by time, that still harbors a terrible secret. The Namesake meets The Secret Garden in this enchanting novel that is a dark, grown‐up fairytale. Born in London, Kamala Nair grew up in the United States. Kamala received an M.Phil in Creative Writing from Trinity College Dublin in 2005. She works for ELLE Decor magazine.

June 2011 PB $9.99 9781599953915 Business & Economics Center Street World

This standard trade paperback workbook from New York Times bestselling author John Maxwell will guide business readers to think their way to success. In the workbook Maxwell shares the eleven ways highly successful people approach life and work, teaching readers how to expand their thinking and achieve their dreams. Derived from his previous bestselling title, Thinking for a Change. Also available: Thinking for a Change, pb, 9780446692885, $14.95 See the Business Backlist for more John Maxwell.

Simon's Cat: Beyond the Fence Simon Tofield June 2011 PB $13.99 9780446560078 Humor Grand Central Open Market, Excluding Europe Simon's Cat the feline Internet phenomenon makes his way onto the page in his second adventure: SIMON'S CAT: BEYOND THE FENCE Simon's cat decides it's time to go beyond the comfortable confines of Simon's backyard. For the fans of cats and I Can Has Cheezburger? SIMON'S CAT: BEYOND THE FENCE is sure to charm and entertain. Also Available: Simon's Cat TPB $13.99 9780446560061

The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War... Michael Hastings June 2011 HC $27.99 9780316176255 Current Events/Politics Little, Brown Open Market From the Rolling Stone reporter whose articles shocked the world, an explosive account of our nightmare in Afghanistan. THE OPERATORS is a landmark and expansive work of journalism that will report everything you didn't know about the war Afghanistan in vivid, unforgiving and unforgettable detail. THE OPERATORS promises an unprecedented behind‐the‐scenes account of the war from the only journalist poised to tell it. 'The kind of story that ricochets through Washington—and around the world—at lightning speed'—Newsweek

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Psychic Intelligence

The Ridge

Terry and Linda Jamison

Michael Koryta

June 2011 HC $26.99 9780446563420 Spirituality GC Life & Style World

June 2011 HC $24.99 9780316053662 Fiction Little, Brown Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia

In PSYCHIC INTELLGIENCE, the psychic twins, Terry and Linda Jamison help readers dissolve the blocks preventing us from developing our intuition. They reveal what they call the Four Clairs: clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, and claircognizance. The psychic twins will guide you in developing your unique 'clair', that will change your destiny by building healthy relationships. Now at a time when hope is needed and so many are feeling confused, frustrated and even fearful, PSYCHIC INTELLIGENCE will show readers that we all have the power to tap into and control our own destinies.

A new supernatural thriller from international bestseller Michael Koryta: a man discovers a deadly force that has plagued an idyllic town for over a century. On an isolated ridge stands the mysterious lighthouse, but no water in sight. Reporter Roy Darmus has always found it amusing‐ until he is selected as the recipient of a suicide note from its builder. Roy enters the bizarre structure finding something impossible that soon gives Roy a storytelling assignment more daunting than anything he's seen before: convincing people that an age‐old legend has in fact come to life.

See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody

Silver Girl

Bob Mould with Michael Azerrad

June 2011 HC $26.99 9780316099660 Fiction R.Arthur Books Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia

June 2011 HC $24.99 9780316045087 Biography Little, Brown World

SEE A LITTLE LIGHT is a full‐force autobiography from a hero of American punk, Bob Mould, the founder of Hüsker Dü who set the standard for blazing guitars and soul‐baring lyrics. Now for the first time Bob Mould tells the story of life inside that furnace, at a time when there were no easy outlets for music that sounded different from the mainstream. Mould's SEE A LITTLE LIGHT is a classic American story of individualism and persistence.

Elin Hilderbrand

A sparkling summertime novel about best friends, love and money from New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand. Meredith Martin Delinn has just lost everything: her homes, her friends, her relationship with her sons, and her social standing—all because of her husband's shady investment planning. When she escapes to Nantucket, she finds her problems haven't disappeared and she must reconcile decisions from deep in her past to save her future. See the Popular Fiction Backlist for more Elin Hilderbrand.

To Be Sung Underwater

A Drop of the Hard Stuff

Tom McNeal

Lawrence Block

June 2011 HC $24.99 9780316127394 Fiction Little, Brown Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia

May 2011 HC $25.99 9780316127332 Fiction Mulholland Books Open Market

A surprising literary love story from the author of Goodnight, Nebraska that asks: what if you rediscovered your first love? Judith Whitman always believed in the kind of love that 'picks you up in Akron, Ohio, and sets you down in Rio de Janeiro.' She herself has experienced it, but only once, and not with the man she married. In TO BE SUNG UNDERWATER a carpenter whose blue eyes could exert an instant pull on her. She dreams of what could have been had her dissolving marriage had never happened. A riveting and epic love story about what might happen if you revisit the road not taken.

Grand Master Lawrence Block brings his greatest character, Matthew Scudder, back into action in his most personal case. Scudder is on the straight and narrow until a childhood friend is murdered and the events surrounding his investigation of the crime send him spiraling back into a life he thought he left behind. A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF explores themes of loss, regret, nostalgia, redemption and takes us back to Scudder's first year of sobriety. The reexamination of Scudder's origins will prove friendly to new readers and appeal to existing fans.

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Fun and Games Duane Swierczynski June 2011 PB $14.99 9780316133289 Fiction Mulholland Books Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia

The first of three explosive pulp thrillers from cult crime fiction sensation and Marvel Comics scribe Duane Swiercynski. Charlie Hardie, an ex‐cop still reeling from the revenge killing of his former partner's entire faimly, fears only one thing that the same thing will happen to him. Languishing in self‐imposed exile, Charlie has become a glofified house sitter. His latest gig comes replete with an illegally squatting B‐movie actress who rants about hit men that specialize in making deaths look like accidents. Unfortunately, it's the real deal. Hardi finds himself squared off against a small army of the most lethal men in the world.

Daniel X: Demons and Druids James Patterson & Adam Sadler May 2011 PB $7.99 9780316038300 Juvenile Fiction 8-12 J.Patterson Young Reader Open Market, Excluding Europe Now in paperback, James Patterson's thrillingly explosive Arthurian adventure, DANIEL X: DEMONS AND DRUIDS. This third adventure in the Daniel X series takes the reader back into the Dark Ages to end the reign of the devastating force known as Phosphorious Beta before the demon can begin his path to destruction. Daniel X has more than one million copies in print. Also available: The Dangerous Days of Daniel X PB $7.99 9780316119702 Daniel X: Watch the Skies PB $7.99 9780316119696

Sisters Red

Top of the Feud Chain

Jackson Pearce

Lisi Harrison

May 2011 PB $8.99 9780316068673 Young Adult Fiction LB Young Readers Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia

May 2011 PB $9.99 9780316035828 Young Adult Fiction Poppy World

Now in paperback, the modern day fairy tale that is part Little Red Riding Hood, part Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The SISTERS RED, Scarlett and Rosie March, are two highly skilled sisters who have been hunting the Fenris—werewolves who prey on teen girls—since Scarlett lost her eye years ago while defending Rosie in an attack.

Alpha Academy: Where the betas get booted. For Skye Hamilton, breaking boys' hearts is easier than one‐two‐plie. But if she hurts emo‐ freak Sydney, Shira will send her packing. Skye's only choice? Make him dump her first! TOP OF THE FEUD CHAIN is the cutthroat conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling spin‐off series of The Clique!

'This well‐written, high‐action adventure grabs readers and never lets go....A satisfying read with a fantastic cover.'—School Library Journal Starred Review

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do‐It Yourself Book (Revised and Expanded) Jeff Kinney May 2011 HC $11.95 9780810989955 Juvenile Fiction 8-12 Abrams Open Market, Excluding UK Commonwealth, Singapore &

The DUFF Kody Keplinger June 2011 PB $8.99 9780316084246 Young Adult Fiction Poppy Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia

Malaysia

Revised and expanded with more activities, new cartoons and comics, including 'Rowley's Journal," expanded full‐color pages and a new look cover. Illustrated throughout, with ruled and blank pages for readers to record their own stories, diaries, favorites, and least faves. Original edition sold over 5 million copies. One Day Laydown May 10, 2011. See the YA & Children's Backlist for more Wimpy Kid.

THE DUFF (designated ugly fat friend) is about Bianca Piper, a girl who is way to smart to fall for the charms of slimy school hottie, Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca can't stand him. Especially when he calls her the Duff. But one night, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. And likes it. Until it all goes horribly awry when she realizes that she's falling for the guy she though she hated more than anyone. 'A relationship that the YA market has never seen before...'—Kirkus Reviews

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How to Train Your Dragon Book 7: How to Ride a Dragon's Storm Cressida Cowell June 2011 PB $5.99 9780316079099 Juvenile Fiction 8-12 LB Young Readers Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia In his seventh adventure, Hiccup the reluctant Viking hero must race against the clock to discover America. Hiccup, everyone's favorite reluctant Viking hero, has three months, five days and six hours to discover America, get back to Berk, save his father, battle Polarserpents and win the annual Inter‐Tribal Friendly Swimming Race. Can he do it? See the YA & Children's Backlist for more Cressida Cowell.

Forgotten Cat Patrick June 2011 HC $17.99 9780316094610 Young Adult Fiction LB Young Readers Open Market

Each night when sixteen‐year‐old London Lane goes to sleep, her whole world disappears. In the morning, all that's left is a note telling her about a day she can't remember. The whole scenario doesn't exactly make high school any easier. But when London starts experiencing disturbing visions, she realizes it's time to learn a little more about the past she keeps forgetting—before it destroys her future. The rights for FORGOTTEN have been sold in 8 countries.

Reality Check Jen Calonita June 2011 PB $8.99 9780316045537 Young Adult Fiction Poppy World

Sixteen‐year‐olds Charlie, Keiran, Brooke, and Hallie have just been signed up for their own reality television show. They can't even believe it. "You'll be The Hills meets The Secret Life of the American Teenager," the Armani‐suited executive tells them. How could they say no? But soon enough, cameras following them everywhere and interfering producers surreptitiously scripting their lives start to affect the four best friends' relationships. Jen Calonita's The Secret of My Hollywood Life series has sold over 500,000 copies.

She Loves You, She Loves You Not... Julie Anne Peters June 2011 HC $17.99 9780316078740 Young Adult Fiction LB Young Readers World

The compelling new love story from National Book Award Finalist Julie Anne Peters, SHE LOVES YOU, SHE LOVES YOU NOT. Seventeen‐year‐ old Alyssa thought she had it all figured out. Great family, great friends, and most importantly a great girlfriend named Sarah. Together they dreamed about the day they could move away together and be proud and accepted for what they are. Soon Alyssa is making that move solo when her father cuts her off from all that she once knew. Alyssa finds herself living with a mother she barely knows and struggling to forget her past life and hoping that one day she can build a new life and love once again.

Surface Detail

Chasing the Moon

Iain M. Banks

A. Lee Martinez

May 2011 PB $14.99 9780316123419 Science Fiction Orbit Open Market

May 2011 HC $19.99 9780316093552 Fantasy Orbit World

The new culture novel from the bestselling author of Matter. Lededje Y'breq is one of the Intagliated, her marked body bearing witness to a family shame, her life belonging to a man whose lust for power is without limit. Prepared to risk everything for her freedom, her release, when it comes, is at a price, and to put things right she will need the help of the Culture. 'Banks writes space opera on the grand scale: he measures time in eons...tragedies in gigadeaths.'—Time.

Unspeakable horrors are inhabiting the Earth in this hilarious new comic novel from the author of Divine Misfortune. Diana thought the apartment was too good to be true, but she wasn't expecting a roommate who wants to devour the universe. Yet Vom the Hungering is doing his best to keep his eating disorder under control. Soon Diana is up to her elbows in cosmic horrors and ancient entities as she discovers reality just isn't what it used to be.

See the Sci‐Fi & Fantasy Backlist for more Ian Banks.

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The Rogue

Naamah's Blessing

Trudi Canavan

Jacqueline Carey

May 2011 HC $25.99 9780316037860 Fantasy Orbit Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia

June 2011 HC $26.99 9780446198073 Fantasy Grand Central Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia

From international bestseller Trudi Canavan comes the sequel to The Ambassador's Mission. Sonea, a Black Magician of Kyralia, continues to fear for her son Lorkin as he lives among the Sachakan rebels. Lorkin does his best to learn their unique magic, but the Traitors are reluctant to trade their knowledge—and Lorkin comes to suspect something sinister. Also available: The Ambassador's Mission MM $7.99 9780316037815 The Magician's Apprentice MM $7.99 9780316037877

The concluding volume in Jacqueline Carey's New York Times Kushiel's Legacy saga. The series completes with a fabulous, explosive novel! Returning to Terre d'Ange, Moirin finds the royal family broken. Wracked by grief at the loss of Queen Jehanne, King Daniel is unable to rule. Prince Thierry, the heir, is believed dead. 3‐year‐old Desirée is like her mother: tempestuous, intelligent and fiery, but desperately lonely, and vulnerable. As tensions mount, King Daniel asks Moirin to be Desirée's protector; but a vision revealed by the spirit of Queen Jehanne that sends Moirin on a quest. Prince Thierry is alive, and Desirée's only hope is to bring the heir home to rule.

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MARVEL – May & June 2011 – Focus Titles New X‐Men by Grant Morrison ‐ Book 1 Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Ethan Van Sciver, Leinil F Yu

Origins of Marvel Comics Fred Van Lente, Jeff Parker, Jim McCann, Christopher Yost, John Romita, Leinil F Yu, Alan Davis, Greg Land

May 2011 PB $14.99 9780785155034 Graphic Novels Marvel World

May 2011 PB $24.99 9780785156154 Graphic Novels Marvel World

Sixteen million mutants dead...and that's just the first step in Cassandra Nova's plans. With an army of evolved Sentinels primed for annihilation, Nova will stop at nothing to see every mutant exterminated. Led by Professor X, the X‐Men have always sought to end the ongoing strife between mutants aned humans, hoping to one day unite the two species in peaceful coexistence. But the time for dreams is past. Now, their entire existence is under direct attack. Now, it is time for the X‐Men to fight.

An all‐star lineup of creators brings you the origins of Marvel's greatest heroes in ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMIC. Short, accessible origin stories, all drawn by a roster of the hottest artists. From the Avengers to the X‐Men! From Iron Man, Thor, the Fantastic Four and Spider‐man to Hulk, they're all here. A perfect addition to the library of the Marvel Comics collector.

Collecting: New X‐Men #114‐117 X‐Men comes to the theaters in June 2011.

Red Hulk: Scorched Earth Jeff Parker, Gabriel Hardman May 2011 PB $16.99 9780785148968 Graphic Novels Marvel World

The score has been settled, Red Hulk has been beaten by the Incredible Hulk decisively. The war is over and Steve Rogers (Captain America) is on tap to give these explosive characters a sense of direction. Red Hulk heads out to deal with a deadly contingency plan left by Leader and MODOK, for once on the side of the angels. But Iron Man didn't get the message.

Tron: Movie Adaptation Peter David, Franco Pierfederici May 2011 PB $9.99 9780785153207 Graphic Novels Marvel World

A world inside the computer where man has never been before. Never before now. In anticipation of Walt Disney Pictures' high‐tech adventure, TRON: LEGACY, which hits U.S. theaters in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D on December 17, 2010‐‐Marvel Comic is proud to bring to you a stunning new visualization of the first TRON film. Adapted by legendary scribe Peter David and stunningly illustrated by Mirco Peirfederici (X‐Men Legacy, Dark Wolverine)!

Sense & Sensibility: Sense & Sensibility Nancy Butler, Sonny Liew May 2011 PB $14.99 9780785148203 Graphic Novels Marvel World

Award‐winning writer Nancy Butler, adapter of Marvel's New York Times best‐selling adaption of Pride & Prejudice, returns to Marvel with another Jane Austen classic! Alongside incredible artist Sonny Liew (My Faith in Frankie, Wonderland), Butler brings to life the world of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, two daughters without parents or means, forced to experience hardship, romance, and heartbreak, all in the hopes of achieving love and lasting happiness.

Ultimate Comics Avengers: Crime and Punishment Mark Millar, Leinil F Yu May 2011 PB $19.99 9780785136712 Graphic Novels Marvel World

Some jobs are just too dirty for the Ultimates. For these, Nick Fury must gather the Avengers, a black ops team willing to do the missions that others won’t. What role will an infamous mass killer play in Fury’s plans? Find out, as the Punisher returns to the Ultimate U! Blockbuster team of MARK MILLAR (ULTIMATES) and LEINIL YU (SECRET INVASION) present the explosive tale. Collecting: Ultimate Avengers 2 #1‐6

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Iron Man Thor

Thor: For Asgard

Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Scot Eaton

Rob Rodi, Simone Bianchi

May 2011 HC $19.99 9780785151616 Graphic Novels Marvel World

Thor, God of Thunder, Son of Asgard, heir to the ancient and mythic heritage of divine power! Iron Man, invincible hero, miracle of technology, offspring of scientific genius and engineering wonder! These two mightiest of Avengers come together to face a menace that is both magical and technological, and which threatens to wipe away the pantheons of legend and science so it can replace them with a schocking new order for the Twenty First century!

May 2011 HC $24.99 9780785144458 Graphic Novels Marvel World

Get ready for an epic adventure showcasing the God of Thunder as you've never seen him before! The vassals of Asgard are in armed revolt...Odin is missing...Balder is dead...and the entire continent is battered by a years‐long winter. How can Thor put the empire back together ‐ especially with his mighty hammer Mjolnir mysteriously denied him? Thor comes to the theaters in May 2011.

Thor comes to the theaters in May 2011.

Thor: The Art of Thor the Movie

Captain America vs. The Red Skull

Marvel Comics

Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, et al

May 2011 HC $49.99 9780785151302 Graphic Novels Marvel World

May 2011 PB $24.99 9780785150961 Graphic Novels Marvel World

Continuing their popular "Art of" series of movie‐tie‐in books, Marvel presents their latest blockbuster achievement, THE ART OF THOR. Featuring exclusive production artwork, behind‐the‐scenes photography, and in‐depth interviews. THE ART OF THOR provides an insider's look into the making of the highly anticipated film directed by Kenneth Brannagh, and starring Chris Helmsworth, Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman.

For decades, Captain America, Super‐Soldier for the United States, and the Red Skull, evil agent of the Third Reich, have been the most bitter of foes. After multiple battles during World War II, both men have survived into the modern age, where the fights have only grown deadlier. Collecting: Captain America Comics #1;#79‐81; #143; #226‐227; #262‐263; #370

Thor comes to the theaters in May 2011. Captain America comes to the theaters in July 2011.

The Marvels Project: Birth of the Super Heroes

Uncanny X‐Men: Quarantine

Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting

Matt Fraction, Greg Land

June 2011 PB $29.99 9780785140610 Graphic Novels Marvel World

June 2011 PB $16.99 9780785152255 Graphic Novels Marvel World

The centerpiece of Marvel's 70th anniversary celebration. Who is the mysterious old man who lies on his deathbed in a hospital in 1939, and how does his passing mark the beginning of the first heroic age of the Marvel Universe‐‐and signal the rise of the superhumans? Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting unveil the defining story of the origin of the Marvel Universe, revealing the hidden connections that unite the earliest costumed champions, and whose reverberations are felt dramatically into the present day. It's a world on the brink of war, and the race is on to create the world's first super‐soldier.

The X‐Men on Utopia are getting sicker and sicker and their powers are shutting down one‐by‐one. Wolverine's healing factor is down and he's suffering adamantium poisoning, but he's much better off than the mutants whose mutation defines their bodies, like Rockslide and Mercury. And if that weren't bad enough, The Collective Man has Chinatown in the palms of his many hands and the Sublime Corporation is kicking the plan they've been hatching for 2 years into high‐gear! X‐Men comes to the theaters in June 2011.

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X‐Men: First Class

Ultimate Comics X: Origins

Dean Haspiel, Brian Clevinger, Juan Doe

Jeph Loeb, Arthur Adams

June 2011 PB $14.99 9780785155591 Graphic Novels Marvel World

All‐new collection of stories featuring some of Marvel's most legendary mutants. Vacation for Iceman and Angel in NYC turns to doom and GOOM. What's a walking snoman and his birdboy to do? It's a giant‐size battle in the Big Apple. And a visit from Batroc the Leaper could help reveal what makes Scott Summers: team leader of the X‐Men, so unhappy.

June 2011 HC $24.99 9780785140146 Graphic Novels Marvel World

Who‐or what‐is Ultimate X? The answers and even more secrets arrive in the all new ULTIMATE X series from the superstar dream team of Jeph Loeb and Art Adams. Wolverine is dead. Captain America is a fugitive. The Fantastic Four disbanded. Lives have been destroyed and nothing can ever be the same‐is there any hope left? It all begins with a search for a brand new character whose identity will leave jaws on the floor and change the Ultimate Universe forever.

X‐Men comes to the theaters in June 2011.

Captain America: The Trial of Captain America

Captain America: Man Out of Time

Ed Brubaker, Daniel Acuna

Mark Waid, Jorge Molina

May 2011 HC $24.99 9780785151197 Graphic Novels Marvel World

June 2011 HC $19.99 9780785151289 Graphic Novels Marvel World

THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN AMERICA begins here! Nothing will ever be the same again, and this time we mean it. Award‐winning writer Ed Brubaker and acclaimed artist Butch Guice continue to take Captain America to new heights! Captain America comes to the theaters in July 2011.

When the Avengers pull a mysterious, tattered soldier from the sea, they unwittingly bring back to life the Living Legend of World War II‐‐a man whose memories of a life sixty years ago are as fresh as yesterday! How will Steve Rogers, frozen in suspended animation for half a century, adapt to the world of the 21st century? Captain America: The First Avenger comes into theaters everywhere July 23, 2011! Captain America comes to the theaters in July 2011.

Captain America: Forever Allies

Thor: World Eaters

Roger Stern, Nick Dragotta, Marco Santucci, Paolo M Rivera

June 2011 HC $24.99 9780785148388 Graphic Novels Marvel World

May 2011 HC $24.99 9780785153245 Graphic Novels Marvel World

Matt Fraction, Pasqual Ferry

Collecting: Captain America: Forever Allies #1‐4

In the wake of Siege, Asgard must take its proper place as the Golden Realm. But that means Thor's home isn't just a beacon...it's a target! And what happens to the Asgardians and the denizens of all nine worlds‐‐including Earth!‐‐ when a dark, destructive force from another reality comes on the warpath? Matt Fraction is an award winning comic book writer best know for his work on Invincible Iron Man and Uncanny X‐Men, as well as the sci‐fi espionage series Casanova and the winner of the 2009 Eisner Award for Best New Series.

Captain America comes to the theaters in July 2011.

Thor comes to the theaters in May 2011.

James "Bucky" Barnes has led many lives. Once he was Captain America's partner Bucky, a proud member of the Invaders, a founder of the original Young Allies. Now he is Captain America, the Sentinel of Liberty, and when an old enemy suddenly reappears, Jim must re‐ open the last, unsolved case of the Young Allies in order to stop a menace that threatens the world.