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Advanced Publication Newsletter (APN)For Library Managers in Acquisitions and Collection Development
January 2009
Dear Librarian:
Welcome to the Winter 2009 edition of PENGUIN GROUP (USA)’s Advance Publication Newsletter. The newsletter includes late-breaking reviews, news of award-winners, up-to-date information on prices, and book descriptions for our January through April titles. We hope you will take some time to review the many new books included here.
As usual, the newsletter is divided into subject categories to route each section to your appropriate acquisitions and collection development specialists.
Some highlights:
- There are a slew of new books from your favorite authors this season! See our Fiction section for our winter favorites, including Harlan Coben's Long Lost, T.C. Boyle's The Women, Elizabeth Gilbert's Stern Men, and Linda Olsson's Sonata for Miriam.
- Enjoy the crime genre? Check out the Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime, an original anthology of your favorite thieves from over the years. (see Literature)
- The Penguin Press is proud to announce the publication of New York Times editorial board member Adam Cohen's Nothing to Fear, a revelatory account of the personal dynamics that shaped FDR's inner circle, and Passing Strange, an account of the secret double life of the man who mapped the American West and the woman he loved. (see History and Biography). Also, please see our Memoir page in this section.
- The Gamble, Thomas E. Ricks' follow-up to the bestselling Fiasco, is a look into General Petraeus and Iraq during the past two years. (see Current Events and Politics)
- A world-renowned paleontologist takes readers all over the globe to reveal a new science that trumps science fiction: how humans can re-create a dinosaur in How to Build a Dinosaur. Are you an idealist? Want to make the world a better place? Why not read The Idealist.org Handbook to Building a Better World. (see Science/Education/Reference)
- Riverhead's One Big Happy Family celebrates alternative family arrangements, including gay adoption and polyamory. (see Psychology/Health/Spirituality)
- The best of the best business books are compiled in Portfolio's The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. (see Business & Management)
- Read the fascinating behind-the-scenes history of Sesame Street in Street Gang, the story of one of the most important and beloved shows on television—how it got started, nearly failed, and was saved by Elmo. (see Performing Arts & Popular Culture)
Download the complete catalog here.
Please enjoy our newsletter and order through your regular supplier or via the direct order form enclosed. In addition, you may peruse the newsletter online, and sign up for an email alert each time it goes live on our library site, www.penguin.com/library.
Regards,
Alan S. Walker
Senior Director, Academic & Library Sales
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