For the Fiction Lover ($15.00 Picador) This poetic and compelling masterpiece is a heartbreaking look at a marriage and the way we now live. ($27.00 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Eco takes his readers on an unforgettable journey through the underbelly of world-shattering events. Eco at his most exciting, a book immediately hailed as a masterpiece. ($25.99 Little, Brown) "Reading The Art of Fielding is like watching a hugely gifted young shortstop: you keep waiting for the errors, but there are no errors. First novels this complete and consuming come along very, very seldom."--Jonathan Franzen, author of Freedom ($27.99 Scribner) Over five years in the writing, The Dovekeepers is Alice Hoffman's most ambitions and mesmerizing novel. A tour de force of imagination and research, set in ancient Israel. ($35.00 Scribner) In this brilliantly conceived tour de force, Stephen King-who has absorbed the social, political, and popular culture of his generation more imaginatively and thoroughly than any other writer-takes readers on an incredible journey into the past and the possibility of altering it.  1Q84, by Haruki Murakami($30.50 Knopf) "Ambitious, sprawling and thoroughly stunning . . . Orwellian dystopia, sci-fi, the modern world (terrorism, drugs, apathy, pop novels)-all blend in this dreamlike, strange and wholly unforgettable epic."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)  The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern ($26.95 Doubleday) The circus arrives without warning. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Reves, and it is only open at night. Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart. ($27.99 Touchstone) Passion. Danger. Witchcraft. The Lady of the Rivers is New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory's remarkable story of Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, a woman who navigated a treacherous path through the battle lines in the Wars of the Roses. ($28.00 Farrar, Straus and Giroux) "Eugenides's first novel since 2002's Pulitzer Prize-winning Middlesex so impressively, ambitiously breaks the mold of its predecessor that it calls for the founding of a new prize to recognize its success both as a novel, and as a Jeffrey Eugenides novel." -- Publisher's Weekly (starred review) ($30.00 Knopf) From a National Book Critics Circle Award winner, a brilliantly conceived and illuminating reconsideration of a key period in the life of Ernest Hemingway that will forever change the way he is perceived and understood. ($15.95 paperback Vintage) The first volume in the Millennium Trilogy, and an international publishing sensation, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel. ($40.00 Knopf) A collection both intimate and generous of the eloquent, insightful, beautifully written prose works that John Updike was compiling when he died in January 2009. by Nathaniel Philbrick ($25.00 Viking) Nathaniel Philbrick, the New York Times bestselling author of seagoing epics now celebrates an American classic. Like Alain de Botton's How Proust Can Change Your Life, this remarkable little book will start conversations, inspire arguments, and, best of all, bring a new wave of readers to a classic tale waiting to be discovered anew. by Amor Towles ($26.95 Viking) "The characters are beautifully drawn, the dialogue is sharp and Towles avoids the period nostalgia and sentimentality to which a lesser writer might succumb. An elegant, pithy performance by a first-time novelist who couldn't seem more familiar with his characters or territory." --Kirkus Reviews by Geraldine Brooks (ed), Heidi Pitlor (series ed) ($14.95 Mariner) With Brooks picking the best of the best, America's oldest and best-selling story anthology is sure to satisfy this year. by Harlan Coben (ed), Otto Penzler (series ed) ($14.95 Mariner) Best-selling novelist Harlan Coben, a master of suspense and creator of the critically-acclaimed Myron Bolitar series, edits this latest collection of the must-reads in mysteries from the past year. |
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For the History & Biography Buff
($26.95 W.W. Norton)
A riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance. Winner of the 2011 National Book Award for nonfiction.
($26.99 William Morrow)
The fascinating reality of Atlantis's epic glory and destruction are uncovered, finally, in these pages in thrilling detail by the iconoclastic historian Gavin Menzies, father of some of "the most revolutionary ideas in the history of history" (New York Times).
($36.95 Life/Grand Central)
This is a premium volume of LIFE, and beyond its 200-plus pages, which include a review of every LIFE cover ever published, there is, included here, the ultimate premium: The first-ever LIFE issue, with the Margaret Bourke-White photograph of the Fort Peck Dam on the cover, reprinted in its entirety, at actual size (which was really big 10 1/2" x 14") and able to be detached.
by Richard Rhodes
($26.95 Doubleday)
"The author of The Twilight of the Bomb (2010) returns with the surprising story of a pivotal invention produced during World War II by a pair of most unlikely inventors--an avant-garde composer and the world's most glamorous movie star.... A faded blossom of a story, artufly restored to bright bloom. -- Kirkus Reviews
($28.95 Doubleday)
"Historian Candice Millard's Destiny of the Republic is first-rate history, political intrigue, and a true-crime story all rolled into one. Millard is masterful at capturing the zeitgeist of America during the 1880s, when President James Garfield was assassinated. An epic must-read!"--Douglas Brinkley, author of The Wilderness Warrior
 by Robert Hughes($35.00 Knopf)
From Robert Hughes, one of the greatest art and cultural critics of our time, comes a sprawling, comprehensive, and deeply personal history of Rome-as city, as empire, and, crucially, as an origin of Western art and civilization, two subjects about which Hughes has spent his life writing and thinking.
 by E. H. Gombrich ($29.95 Yale University Press)
Blending high-grade design, fine paper, and classic binding, this is both a sumptuous gift book and an enhanced edition of a timeless account of human history.
($35.00 Simon & Schuster) Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years--as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues--Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.
($35.00 Random House) The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and rose to become one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history.
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For the Foodie
($35.00 W.W. Norton)
In this beautiful book, a master teacher provides delicious recipes and explains the principles behind the essential technique of roasting.
($35.00 Little, Brown)
At the heart of this indispensable reference, formatted like the authors' two previous bestsellers The Flavor Bible and What to Drink with What You Eat, is an encyclopedic guide profiling hundreds of different wines by their essential characteristics--from body and intensity to distinguishing flavors, from suggested serving temperatures and ideal food pairings to recommended producers (including many iconic examples).
($25.95 Knopf)
"Adam Gopnik brilliantly weaves together the history, philosophy, and culture of food with his deep passion for cooking and the shared pleasures of the table. Anyone who roasts a chicken at home or eats chocolate mousse in a restaurant will be forever changed by this book. I loved it!" --Ina Garten ($24.00 Free Press)
"I knew this important, original, and necessary book would be informative--and it is, very. What I didn't expect: pure entertainment in an original, fresh voice that will make readers feel they have a smart new best friend. I lapped this up in one sitting, learned a bunch, laughed out loud--and am about to try several of the recipes. You nailed it, Jennifer Reese!"
-- Mollie Katzen, author of Moosewood Cookbook
 Momofuku Milk Bar, by Christina Tosi
($35.00 Clarkson Potter)
The highly anticipated complement to the New York Times bestselling Momofuku cookbook, Momofuku Milk Bar reveals the recipes for the innovative, addictive cookies, pies, cakes, ice creams, and more from the wildly popular bakery.
Lidia's Italy in America, by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
($35.00 Knopf)
After taking us on journeys into her own kitchen and into kitchens across Italy, Lidia Bastianich now invites us on a road trip into the heart of Italian American cooking today. Traveling around the United States, Lidia visits Italian American communities that created something new out of the recipes passed down from their ancestors.
($75.00 Clarkson Potter) Set among Martha's dining rooms, kitchens, gardens, and patios, this is her most intimate book yet, a new classic for hosts and home cooks of every generation.
($40.00 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
"Jacques P�pin has been a constant inspiration to me. This book is a distillation of the very best of his creations, showing both the remarkable breadth of his cooking and the beautiful continuity of his dishes over the past sixty years. He makes food the way it should be made: Simple, seasonally ripe, pure, and impossible to resist."
--Alice Waters
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For Older Kids & Teens
 ($17.99 Dutton) Crossed is the hotly awaited second book in the dystopian Matched trilogy. Matched, the first book in the trilogy is now in paperback ($9.99 Dutton).
 The Apothecary, by Maile Meloy
($16.99 Putnam)
Award-winning author Maile Meloy's first book for young readers is a breathtaking adventure set after World War II in London. Two young adventurers must protect the ancient Pharmacopoeia and help to save the world from another disaster!
by Brian Selznick ($24.95 Scholastic) The inspiration for the magical movie Hugo, Caldecott Honor artist Brian Selznick's lavishly illustrated debut novel is a cinematic tour de force not to be missed! ($29.99 Scholastic) Playing with the form he created in his trailblazing debut novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick once again sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. Rich, complex, affecting, and beautiful--with over 460 pages of original artwork--Wonderstruck is another stunning achievement from a uniquely gifted artist and visionary.
 The Heroes of Olympus, The, Book One: Lost Hero,
by Rick Riordan
($18.99 Hyperion)
Rick Riordan, the best-selling author of the Percy Jackson series, pumps up the action and suspense in The Lost Hero, the first book in The Heroes of Olympus series. Fans of demi-gods, prophesies, and quests will be left breathless.
by Rick Riordan ($19.99 Hyperion) With an ever-expanding cast of brave-hearted heroes and formidable foes, this second book in The Heroes of Olympus series offers all of the action, pathos, and humor that Rick Riordan fans crave.
($27.99 Knopf) Not so very long ago, Eragon--Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider--was nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now the fate of an entire civilization rests on their shoulders. This is the much-anticipated, astonishing conclusion to the worldwide bestselling Inheritance cycle.
by Marie Lu
($17.99 Putnam)
What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Coming from very different worlds, two teens, never meant to cross paths, become unlikely allies in a sinister plot. Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this dystopian novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills.
by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler ($18.99 Razorbill) It's 1996, and less than half of all American high school students have ever used the Internet. Emma just got her first computer and an America Online CD-ROM. Josh is her best friend. They power up and log on--and discover themselves on Facebook, fifteen years in the future. Everybody wonders what their Destiny will be. Josh and Emma are about to find out!
by Norton Juster, illustrated by Jules Feiffer ($24.00 Knopf) It has been fifty years--and millions of readers--since the world was first introduced to Milo and his adventures in the Lands Beyond with Tock, the Humbug, and the captive princesses Rhyme and Reason. Now we have a remarkable 50th anniversary edition to honor this universally adored and deeply influential novel. A perfect gift for longstanding fans and lucky new readers, the 50th anniversary edition of The Phantom Tollbooth is a book to cherish. |
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For Young Children
 The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories, by Dr. Seuss
It's the literary equivalant of buried treasure! Seuss scholar and collector Ch
arles D. Cohen has hunted down seven rarely seen stories by Dr. Seuss.
by Maurice Sendak
($17.95 HarperCollins)
In this highly anticipated picture book, Maurice Sendak, the Caldecott Medal-winner for Where the Wild Things Are, once again explores the exuberance of young children and the unshakable love between parent (in this case, an aunt) and child.
($17.99 Philomel)
Every child has an artist inside them, and this vibrant new picture book from Eric Carle will help let it out. Filled with some of the most magnificently colorful animals of Eric Carle's career, this tribute to the creative life celebrates the power of art.
by Peter Bentley and Helen Oxenbury
($17.99 Dial)
A rollicking read-aloud with a charming surprise ending and spare, expressive illustrations, this kid-pleaser is a classic in the making.
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For Artists & Art Lovers  The Louvre: All the Paintings,
by Erich Lessing and Vincent Pomarede
($75.00 Black Dog & Leventhal)
Endorsed by the Louvre and for the first time ever, every painting from the world's most popular museum is available in one stunning book. All 2,981 paintings on display in the permanent painting collection of the Louvre are presented in full color in this striking, slipcased book.
($40.00 Princeton Architectural Press)
In this stunning book, Berkeley-based artist Patricia Curtan presents four decades of menus she created for legendary chef Alice Waters' restaurant Chez Panisse. The menues include dinners for special guests such as Julia Child, Hillary Clinton, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and James Beard with notes about the menus, the artwork, the occasions, and, of course, the food.
($39.95 Tin House Books)
"Woven of equal parts visual mastery and creative bravery, Moby-Dick in Pictures is a treasure in and of itself, one that not only pays homage to Melville, but also reimagines what it means to embark on a modern-day epic voyage of creative restlessness."--The Atlantic
by Courtney Watson McCarthy and Martin Howard
($29.95 Thames & Hudson)
Specially created pop-ups explore the marriage of art and mathematics in Escher's popular work.
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For Armchair Travelers
by Sloane Crosley (ed), Jason Wilson (series editor)
($14.95 Mariner Books)
The hilarious and well-traveled Sloane Crosley, author of the New York Times bestseller I Was Told There'd be Cake, helms this collection of the genre's gems.
by Richard Grant
($15.00 Free Press)
In his last book, the adventure classic God's Middle Finger, Richard Grant narrowly escaped death in Mexico's lawless Sierra Madre. Now, Grant has plunged with his trademark recklessness, wit, and curiosity into East Africa. Setting out to make the first descent of an unexplored river in Tanzania, he gets waylaid in Zanzibar by thieves, whores, and a charismatic former golf pro before crossing the Indian Ocean in a rickety cargo boat. And then the real adventure begins.
by Gerard Helferich
($24.95 Lyons Press)
"While others were anticipating the dubious 2012 Long Count apocalypse, Gerard Helferich was chasing an answer to a much more interesting Maya mystery--where had the legendary Maya jade come from? Stone of Kings is a rare creature in the world of adventure literature: equal parts fascinating travelogue, rich history, and good old-fashioned detective story."--Mark Adams, author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu
 by Ina Caro
($27.95 W.W. Norton)
In one of the most inventive travel books in years, Caro invites readers on 25 one-day train trips that depart from Paris and transport travelers back through 700 years of French history.
by Mark Adams
($26.95 Dutton)
What happens when an adventure travel expert--who's never actually done anything adventurous--tries to re-create the original expedition to Machu Picchu?
by Tim Butcher
($26.95 Atlas Books)
The audacious, gripping travelogue of a writer chasing the ghost of Graham Greene into the heart of Africa.
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For Sports Fans
 The Best American Sports Writing 2011, Jane Leavy (ed), Glenn Stout (series ed)
$14.95 Mariner Books
Well established as the premier sports anthology, The Best American Sports Writing brings togther the finest writing on sports to appear in the past year. Edited by the award-winning Jane Leavy, author of Sandy Koufax and The Last Boy, the pieces in this volume embrace the world of sports in all its drama, humanity and excitement.
($21.99 Hyperion)
A hilarious collection of the best sports articles in the history of The Onion, "America's Finest News Source." The book features satirical looks at the egotistical athletes, embarrassing teams, ridiculous story lines, and head-scratching plays that make the world of sports so ripe for parody.
The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit,by Michael Cannell
($25.99 Twelve)
Cannell tells the enthralling story of Phil Hill--a lowly California mechanic who would become the first American-born driver to win the Grand Prix--and, on the fiftieth anniversary of his triumph, brings to life a vanished world of glamour, valor, and daring.
by Ed Viesturs
($26.00 Crown)
The bestselling author of No Shortcuts to the Top and K2 chronicles his three attempts to climb the world's tenth-highest and statistically deadliest peak, Annapurna in the Himalaya, while exploring the dramatic and tragic history of others who have made, or attempted, the ascent, and what these exploits teach us about facing life's greatest challenges.
by Joe Garner, Bob Costas, & Joe Montana
($35.00 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
A thrilling collection of the NFL's greatest moments, officially endorsed by the NFL. Includes an original ten-part documentary on DVD.
by Chris Santella
($24.95 Stewart, Tabori and Chang)
"The photos are sharp, the prose is compelling (Santella is one of the best in this business), the research is supremely thorough . . . and as such, the ride through 50 More Places is very much worth taking."--Field and Stream.com
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For Automobile Aficionados
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For Music Lovers
 Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes, by Stephen Sondheim
After his acclaimed and best-selling Finishing the Hat (named one of the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2010), Stephen Sondheim returns with the second volume of his collected lyrics, Look, I Made a Hat, giving us another remarkable glimpse into the brilliant mind of this living legend, and his life's work.
by Stephen Sondheim
($90.00 Knopf)
Both volumes of this remarkable collection combined in a beautiful boxed set!
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For Everyone Else!
by Edwidge Danticat (ed) and Robert Atwan (series ed)
($14.95 Mariner)
Edited by the award-winning and critically-acclaimed Edwidge Danticat, author of Brother, I Am Dying, this classic collection of essays showcases the year's best.
by Chris VAn Allsburg
($24.99 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
An inspired collection of short stories by an all-star cast of best-selling storytellers based on the thought-provoking illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. The collection features many remarkable, best-selling authors in the worlds of both adult and children's literature: Sherman Alexie, M.T. Anderson, Kate DiCamillo, Cory Doctorow, Jules Feiffer, Stephen King, Tabitha King, Lois Lowry, Gregory Maguire, Walter Dean Myers, Linda Sue Park, Louis Sachar, Jon Scieszka, Lemony Snicket, and Chris Van Allsburg himself.
by Mary Roach (ed), Tim Folger (series ed)
($14.95 Mariner)
Edited by outrageously curious science writer Mary Roach, author of Stiff, Spook, Bonk, and Packing for Mars, this collection brings together the best and brightest writers on science and nature.
by Amy Sedaris
Now in Paperback!
($15.99 Grand Central)
America's most delightfully unconventional hostess and the bestselling author of I Like You, comedienne Amy Sedaris delivers a new book that will forever change the world of crafting.
by Sharon Montrose
($16.99 It Books)
Sharon Montrose's definitive photographic style and extensive experience in the animal industry have made her one of the most sought-after photographers specializing in animals. This beautiful book features Montrose's richly evocative photographs of wild and domestic animals displayed in unusual ways.
 by William Shatner ($21.95 Dutton) This collection of rules, illustrated with stories from Bill's illustrious life and career, will show you how Bill became WILLIAM SHATNER, larger than life and bigger than any role he ever played. Shatner Rules is your guide to becoming William Shatner. Or more accurately, beautifully Shatneresque. Because let's face it...Shatner does rule, doesn't he? 
($25.00 Dutton) John Hodgman--bestselling author, The Daily Show's "Resident Expert", minor television celebrity, and deranged millionaire--brings us the third and final installment in his trilogy of Complete World Knowledge. |
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