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TRUE CRIM E / M URDERFlatiron Books | 5/16/20179781250080547 | $26.99 / $37.99 Can.Hardcover | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 209.3 in H | 6.1 in W

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FLATIRON B OOK S MAY 2017

The Fact of a BodyA Murder and a Memoir

Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich

A young law student, an unspeakable crime, and a past thatrefuses to stay buried.

Before Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich begins a summer job at a law firm inLouisiana, working on the retrial defense of death-row convicted murdererand child molester Ricky Langley, she thinks her position is clear. The childof two lawyers, she is staunchly anti-death penalty. But the moment Ricky’sface flashes on the screen as she reviews old tapes, the moment she hears himspeak of his crimes, she is overcome with the feeling of wanting him to die.Shocked by her reaction, she digs deeper and deeper into the case, realizingthat despite their vastly different circumstances, something in his story isunsettlingly, uncannily familiar.

Crime, even the darkest and must unsayable acts, can happen to any one ofus. As Alexandria pours over the facts of the murder, she finds herself thrustinto the complicated narrative of Ricky’s childhood. And by examining thedetails of Ricky’s case, she is forced to face her own story, to unearthlong-buried family secrets, to reckon with how her own past colors her viewof Ricky's crime.

But Alexandria is not alone in interpreting the crime through her own life.The judge, the jury foreman, even the victim’s mother and the defenseattorney—all see what happened through their own lens of experience. Thetrial that took place was about Ricky’s past, but also the pasts of everyonetouched by the murder. In Alexandria’s hands, THE FACT OF A BODYbecomes a book not only about how the story of ...

PRAISE

"This book is a marvel. With unflinching precision and immense compassion,Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich peels apart both a murder case and her ownexperience to reveal how we try to make sense of the past. The Fact of a Body isequal parts gripping and haunting and will leave you questioning whether anyone story can hold the full truth."--Celeste Ng, author of the New York TImes bestselling Everything I Never Told You

"The Fact of a Body is unlike any murder story I've ever read, a masterpiece ofboth reportage and memoir, a book that could only be written by an author withAlexandria Marzano-Lesnevich's staggering gifts: a relentless reporte...

Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich is a 2014 National Endowment for the Arts fellow in creativewriting, an award given for her work on The Fact of A Body. Other honors in support of thisbook include a Rona Jaffe Award, a scholarship to the Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference, as wellas fellowships to the MacDowell Colony, Millay Colony for the Arts, Blue Mountain Centerand Yaddo. Her essays and short fiction have appeared in The New York Times, OxfordAmerican, Salon, and the anthology TRUE CRIME. S...

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CO O KIN G / SPECIFICIN GREDIENTS / MEATFlatiron Books | 5/2/20179781250079176 | $35.00 / $49.00 Can.Hardcover | 320 pages10 in H | 8 in WIncludes over 100 color photographs throughout

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KnifeSteakhouse Meals at Home

John Tesar

James Beard nominee and Bravo’s “Top Chef” contestant ChefJohn Tesar reveals the secrets to cooking the purest, beefiest,most delicious steak you’ve ever tasted.

In his debut cookbook, Chef John Tesar tells you how to have the beststeakhouse meal you’ve ever eaten—in your home kitchen. Infused with theflavor of Texas and Tesar’s culinary genius, this book reveals Tesar’s “backto the pan” method for cooking the perfect steak. Tesar doesn’t stop atsteak, though; this book is full of recipes and techniques for cooking lamb,pork, veal, burgers, along with recipes for sides, salads, starters, and foolproofversions of classic sauces. Tesar also provides a comprehensive guide to cutsand breeds, and gives portraits of top producers. KNIFE is devoted to thecelebration of steak in every form, with recipes for your favorite juicy cuts,as well as techniques for making mouthwatering dishes from underratedcheaper cuts. Tesar blends old school techniques and new cooking methods tocook meat like you’ve never had it before.

John Tesar was called “the single most talented cook I ever worked with” by AnthonyBourdain. Tesar also enjoys the pseudonym Jimmy Sears in Bourdain’s bestselling memoirKITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL and in MEDIUM RAW. An iconoclastic celebrity of the foodworld, Tesar came up as a chef in New York City at 13 Barrow St, 44 & Hell’s Kitchen, Vine,and the Supper Club. He then went on to open two acclaimed restaurants in Dallas that havebeen named among the best in the country by Bon Appetit, Eater, and ...

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FICTIO N / LITERARYFlatiron Books | 7/11/20179781250079572 | $24.99 / $34.99 Can.Hardcover | 320 pages9.3 in H | 6.1 in W

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FLATIRON B OOK S JULY 2017

Tornado WeatherDeborah E. Kennedy

Iowa MFA graduate Deborah Kennedy tells the story of afive-year old girl who goes missing in a small town, a placewhere everyone knows something different about herdisappearance and about each...

Five-year-old Daisy Gonzalez’s father is always waiting for her at the busstop. But today, he isn’t. As the bus driver, Fikus, lowers her wheelchair to theground and looks around, chaos erupts behind him as one child has an accidentand the rest begin to scream. When Daisy says her house is right down theroad, she’ll be fine, and begins to wheel herself away, Fikus lets her go. Andthat's the last time she is seen.

Nearly everyone in town suspects or knows something different about whathappened, if they could only put the pieces together. They also know a lotabout each other. The immigrants who work in the dairy farm know theiremployers’ secrets. The manager of the Laundromat knows who laid a curseon the town and why. A soldier daydreaming of his hometown can see it moreclearly than the people still there. And the police officer doesn't realize howmuch he knows. They are all connected, in ways small and profound, openand secret.

By turns unsettling, dark, and wry, the powerful voices bring the town’s richfabric to life. Tornado Weather is an affecting portrait of a complex andflawed cast of characters striving to find some measure of fulfillment in theirlives. Though the characters’ triumphs are often modest, the hope forredemption is real--and Kennedy brilliantly shows that there is nothingaverage about an average life.

PRAISE

“Kennedy's vision is as clear as her embrace is wide. With Tornado Weather, shehas given us a novel that startles and surprises from the first page to the last,turning our heads again and again. Yet the thunderclaps the book produces arenot those of a thriller, despite the missing child at its center, but of how manyhuman beings it seems to know, and how variously it inhabits them. In theabundance with which it is populated, and the diversity with which it is colored, itoffers something considerably more than the fragments of a few stray characters. Itoffers the mosaic of an entire community.” —Kevin Brockmeier, bestselling authorof T...

DEBORAH KENNEDY is a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and a recent graduate of the IowaWriters' Workshop. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Salon, Sou'wester, ThirdCoast Magazine, and The North American Review. Kennedy has worked as both a reporterand editor, and also holds a master's in Fiction Writing and English Literature from MiamiUniversity in Oxford, Ohio.Tornado Weather is her debut.

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BIO GRAPHY & AUTOBIO GRAPHY/ PERSO NAL M E M OIRSFlatiron Books | 5/2/20179781250111302 | $24.99 / $34.99 Can.Hardcover | 192 pages | Carton Qty: 288.3 in H | 5.5 in W

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You Don't Look Your AgeAnd Other Fairy Tales

Sheila Nevins

For readers of Nora Ephron, Anna Quindlen, and even LenaDunham, comes a collection of stories and essays about whatwomen of a certain age have learned—sometimes the hardway.

In You Don’t Look Your Age, Sheila Nevins has put together an incrediblysurprising, funny and poignant collection of short stories, essays, and poetrythat, taken together, tell not only her life story—but the life stories of ageneration of women.

Nevins has seen it all. A famed documentary producer (many credit her withcreating the modern documentary) Nevins has always been behind the scenes.But now it’s time for her to take center stage. Nevins experienced obstaclesat every path—as a daughter, a mother, and as a woman pursuing a career inan industry she loved. You Don’t Look Your Age is Nevins’ chance to tell howthings really were, and are, for countless women. Topics she tackles are:frenemies, infidelity, plastic surgery, dieting, Viagra, the heartbreak of youngfirst love, the discomforts of growing old, and a celebration in the long run ofwhat life has to offer.

With biting humor, charm, deep insight, wisdom, and surprising poignancy,Nevins has written that rare book that will be shared between mothers anddaughters and even granddaughters.

PRAISE

Sheila Nevins has seen it all. A famed documentary producer--in fact, many credither with creating the modern documentary--Nevins has always been behind thescenes. But she’s realized that it takes a certain courage to tell your own story, andnow it’s time for her to take center stage.

In TO WHOM DO I HAVE TO CURTSY ANYWAY? Nevins has put together anincredibly surprising collection of short stories, essays, and poetry. There arewonderful anecdotes about frenemies, infidelity, plastic surgery, dieting, Viagra,being a working mother to a special needs child, the heartbreak of first love, thediscomforts of growing old, how in a pre-Lean In...

Sheila Nevins is an American television producer and the President of HBO DocumentaryFilms. She has produced over one thousand documentary films for HBO and is one of he mostinfluential people in documentary filmmaking. She has worked on productions that have beenrecognized with 32 Prime Time Emmys, 37 News and Doc Emmys, 42 Peabody Awards, and 26Academy Awards.

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FICTIO N / FAMILY LIFEFlatiron Books | 6/6/20179781250095206 | $25.99 / $36.99 Can.Hardcover | 336 pages | Carton Qty: 209.3 in H | 6.1 in W

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FLATIRON B OOK S JUNE 2017

The People We Hate at theWeddingGrant Ginder

A bitingly funny, hugely entertaining novel in which a fracturedfamily from the Chicago suburbs must gather in London fortheir eldest daughter's marriage to an upper-crust Englishman,proving ...

Paul and Alice’s half-sister Eloise is getting married! In London! There will befancy hotels, dinners at “it” restaurants and a reception at a country estatecomplete with tea lights and embroidered cloth napkins. They couldn’t hate itmore.

The People We Hate at the Wedding is the story of a family. Donna, the clan’smother, is now a widow living in the Chicago suburbs with a penchant for theoccasional joint and more than one glass of wine with her best girlfriend whilewatching House Hunters International. Alice is in her thirties, single, smart,beautiful, stuck in a dead-end job where she is mired in a rather predictable,though enjoyable affair with her married boss. She might just like herklonopin prescription a bit too much. Her brother Paul lives in Philadelphiawith his older, handsomer, tenured track Penn professor boyfriend who’srecently been saying things like “monogamy is an oppressiveheteronormative construct,” while eyeing his lacrosse bro undergrads. Paulworks for a famous “immersive” psychologist – sadistically forcing people toconfront their own fears day in and day out. He hates it. And then there’sEloise. Perfect, gorgeous, cultured Eloise. The product of Donna’s firstmarriage to the dashing European playboy of the Western World Henrique,Eloise has spent her school years at the best private boarding schools, herwinter holidays in St. John and a post-college life cushioned by a fat, endlesstrus...

PRAISE

"Witty and completely absorbing, THE PEOPLE WE HATE AT THEWEDDING is family dysfunction at its best —full of heart, humor, and jealoussiblings. This novel is addicting and entertaining and I couldn't put it down!"-Jennifer Close, New York Times bestselling author of GIRLS IN WHITEDRESSES and THE HOPEFULS

"Not only does it have the best title in the universe, The People We Hate At TheWedding is wickedly smart and shamelessly funny. Grant Ginder brilliantlycaptures privileged Brits clashing against semi-privileged Americans in the mosthilariously cringeworthy ways. Cluelessly self-absorbed, appallingly outrageous,and so very endearing, t...

Grant Ginder is the author of THIS IS HOW IT STARTS and DRIVER'S EDUCATION. Hereceived his MFA from NYU, where he teaches writing

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YO U N G ADULT FICTIO N /SOCIAL THE MES / PREG NANCYFlatiron Books | 6/27/20179781250114846 | $17.99 / $24.99 Can.Hardcover | 368 pages | Carton Qty: 208.3 in H | 5.5 in W

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Aftercare InstructionsBonnie Pipkin

In the tradition of Jandy Nelson and Rainbow Rowell, abig-hearted journey of furious friendship, crazy love, andunexpected hope after a teen's decision to end an unwantedpregnancy

“Troubled.” That’s seventeen-year-old Genesis according to her small NewJersey town. She finds refuge and stability in her relationship with herboyfriend, Peter—until he abandons her at a Planned Parenthood clinic duringtheir appointment to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. The betrayal causesGen to question everything.

As Gen pushes herself forward to find her new identity without Peter, shemust also confront her most painful memories. Through the lens of anongoing four act play within the novel, the fantasy of their undying loveunravels line by line, scene by scene. Digging deeper into her past whileexploring the underground theater world of New York City, she rediscovers along-forgotten dream. But it’s when Gen lets go of her history, the one shethinks she knows, that she’s finally able to embrace the complicated, chaotictrue story of her life, and take center stage.

This powerfully immersive and format-crushing debut follows Gen from dormrooms to diners to house parties to auditions—and ultimately, right intoreaders’ hearts.

PRAISE

“Bonnie Pipkin presents more than a novel, but a confident and exciting writingcareer.” —New York Times bestselling and three-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Rita Williams-Garcia

“With quiet subtle power, Bonnie Pipkin does not shy away from portraying theharsh realities of what can happen in the aftermath of a hard decision. AftercareInstructions is a heart wrenching story that will touch and resonate with so manyyoung adult readers.” —Printz Award winner and National Book Award FinalistAn Na

“Do I have any criticisms? None.” —Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner TimWynne-Jones

“Powerful, hopeful, and compelling. You won't wan...

BONNIE PIPKIN believes in prose, performances, puppet shows, and public displays ofaffection. Originally from California, Bonnie now lives in Brooklyn. She has an MFA fromVermont College of Fine Arts, teaches literature courses at Kean University, officiatesweddings, and looks after a very cute cat. Aftercare Instructions is Bonnie’s first novel.Follow her on Twitter @bonnie_pipkin.

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CO O KIN G / SPECIFICIN GREDIENTS / DAIRYFlatiron Books | 6/6/20179781250063458 | $40.00 / $56.00 Can.Hardcover | 416 pages9.8 in H | 7.5 in WIncludes over 100 color photographs throughout

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The Book of CheeseThe Essential Guide to Discovering Cheeses You'll Love

Liz Thorpe

From America's foremost authority on cheese comes arevolutionary book to help readers expand their universe ofcheeses and discover new favorites that are similar to onesthey already love.

For the first time ever, in a world of monotonous cheese books, comes anentirely new way to discover and enjoy this beloved food. The country’sleading expert on cheese, Liz Thorpe has mapped the entirety of cheese,using 9 familiar favorites, or “gateways”, designed to open readers up to morefun and eccentric textures and flavors. Liz takes readers on a journey frombasics like Swiss, blue, and cheddar, to explore more adventurous types thatthey are most likely to fall in love with. Instead of getting caught up intechnical classifications, Liz's revolutionary approach to organizing the worldof cheese allows food lovers to focus on what they care about: finding morecheeses to enjoy. Complete with fun flavor wheels, useful sidebars, andgorgeous photography, The Book of Cheese will quickly become not only yourfavorite book on this mouthwatering food but the only book on cheese youwill ever need.

After years in a cubicle, in 2002 Liz was drawn out of corporate America to pursue her passionfor cheese. Since then she has become the country’s leading expert on cheese, from working thecounter at New York's famed Murray's Cheese, to expanding Murray’s wholesale business asVP, from designing cheese menus for the country's best restaurants, to authoring The CheeseChronicles. Now as founder of The People’s Cheese, Liz teaches a broader market about whycheese matters and how to make it part ...

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BIO GRAPHY & AUTOBIO GRAPHY/ PERSO NAL M E M OIRSFlatiron Books | 5/2/20179781250123961 | $26.99 / $37.99 Can.Hardcover | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 208.3 in H | 5.5 in WIncludes black-and-white chapter opener images

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Man of the YearLou Cove

For one 1970’s family, the center may not hold, but it certainlydoes fold.

In 1978 Jimmy Carter mediates the Camp David Accords, Patti Smith topscharts with “Because the Night”, Suzanne Summers lets us all know thatThree’s Company, too, and thirteen year-old Lou Cove’s free-thinking Jewishfamily moves from the Upper West Side of Manhattan to the Puritanwasteland of Salem, Massachusetts. His eighth move in ten years, Lou figureshe should just resign himself to an adolescent purgatory of annoying paperroutes, school bullies and endlessly being ignored by every girl he likes.

Then one October morning, as the New England leaves are just turning into“foliage” and the air gains a crisp bite, an old friend of Lou’s father,free-wheeling (and free-loving) Howie Gordon arrives at the Cove doorstepwith his beautiful wife Jeremy in tow. At the tail end of a cross-countryhoneymoon with the whiff of Berkley at their backs, the young couple is inneed of a place to “crash” for a few weeks, maybe months. Howie iseverything Lou wants to be: handsome as a movie star, muscled like a god andin possession of an unstoppable confidence. Howie and Jeremy are a breath offresh air for the Cove’s, imbuing the entire family with an energy and senseof adventure they didn’t even know they had lost.

Lou quickly becomes Hutch to Howie’s Starsky, talking late into the night asHowie explains the ways of the world (and women) to Lou over midnightjoints on the roof, and joyrides around Boston. And then Howie drops a b...

PRAISE

“A preposterous true tale about one little man's journey into adulthood. I came forthe adventures with the male centerfold, but I stayed for the break-your-heartportrait of a nuclear family teetering between enlightenment and core meltdown.”-- Jill Soloway, creator of Transparent

“This book is about a lot of things: fatherhood, religion, friendship, nostalgiaand, of course, male nipples. It’s got something for everyone. And best of all, it’stold in Lou’s voice: funny, touching and compelling. Doesn’t even need acenterfold.”-- A.J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically

Lou Cove is senior advisor to CEOs and Boards of Trustees at numerous non-profits,including the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, where he helped launch an initiative that hasprovided nearly 20 million Jewish books to young families around the world. He is the formerExecutive Director of Reboot, a network of the country’s leading young Jewish creatives –among them writers, journalists, digital entrepreneurs, and creators of television and films. Inthis capacity, Cove helped launch projects like ...

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FICTIO N / THRILLERS / LEGALFlatiron Books | 8/8/20179781250105561 | $25.99Hardcover | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 209.3 in H | 6.1 in W

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FLATIRON B OOK S AUGUS T 2017

The PleaA Novel

Steve Cavanagh

A must-read for fans of John Grisham, Marcia Clark, and ScottTurow, The Plea is the brilliant new action-filled legal thrillerfrom the author of The Defense.

When David Child, a major client of a corrupt New York law firm, is arrestedfor murder, the FBI ask con-artist-turned-lawyer Eddie Flynn to secure Davidas his client and force him to testify against the firm. The FBI swear David isguilty as hell--plus they have incriminating files on Eddie's wife. If Eddie can'tor won't get David to hire him, she'll pay the price.

Though the evidence overwhelmingly says that David killed his girlfriend,when Eddie meets David, he's convinced the man is innocent. With the FBIputting pressure on him to secure his client's guilty plea, Eddie has to find away to prove Child's innocence while keeping his wife out of danger. Using hislegal know-how, talent at deceit, and some guile-filled grift, Eddie must findout what really happened.

Eddie has a guilty wife, an innocent client, and only a few days to save themboth.

PRAISE

“A gripping, twisty, blood 'n’ guts thriller.” —Ian Rankin, bestselling author ofthe Detective John Rebus series“The Plea is one of the most purely entertaining books you'll read this year. It's ablast.” —John Connolly, bestselling author“Fast-moving, low-punching, street-hustling adventure . . . Seriously superiorairport read.” —Times Crime Club“If you don't normally read courtroom dramas, you must make an exception.These books are just full of intelligent wheeling and dealing. Top notchstorytelling . . . Superb, in a 'I must not move a muscle til I have finished thisbook' way. Eddie Flynn, you beauty!” —Northern Crime

STEVE CAVANAGH is the author of The Defense and The Plea. He currently practices civilrights law and has been involved in several high-profile cases. He is married with two youngchildren.

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M USIC / GENRES & STYLES /RAP & HIP H OPFlatiron Books | 7/11/20179781250125279 | $26.99 / $37.99 Can.Hardcover | 240 pages | Carton Qty: 288.3 in H | 5.5 in W

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Once Upon a Time in ShaolinThe Untold Story of Wu Tang Clan's Million-Dollar SecretAlbum, the Devaluation of Music, and America's PublicEnemy No. 1

Cyrus Bozorgmehr

The wildly entertaining story of how the Wu-Tang Clan recordeda secret album and ended up selling it for millions of dollars toone of the most hated men in America.

Once Upon a Time in Shaolin tells the unbelievable tale of a one-of-a kindhip hop album that was released by the legendary hip-hop group TheWu-Tang Clan. In 2008, Wu-Tang's frontrunner, the RZA, and young Dutchmusic producer Cilvaringz met in Marrakech and dreamed up a crazy idea tocreate one single-copy of a high-profile album (encased in custom-made silvercase, complete with a golf-leaf certificate of authenticity and leather-boundliner notes) never to be commercially released to the public, and to be soldthrough the New York auction house, Paddle 8. They began secretly recordingthe album and plotting how they could possibly create an an album withoutany leaks whatsoever, during a digital age when the perceived value of music is99-cents a song.

What ends up happening is a rollicking story of how a group of misfits,banded together to create an album that would become an unprecedentedexperiment in music history, and how it ended up in the hands of one of themost hated men in America: Martin Shkreli.

Funny, fast-paced, and wildly entertaining, Once Upon a Time in Shaolinoffers a peek behind the scenes into one of the most popular hip-hop groupsin music history while also addressing head-on many big ideas about art andthe dramatic devaluation of music in the eyes of the modern consumer.

PRAISE

"A fantastic, gripping read from start to finish, Once Upon a Time in Shaolintakes us to the heart of the action and shows us what really went on behind closeddoors with Wu Tang's most controversial album. A must-read for hip-hop fansand for anyone who wants the inside story into one of music's most talked-aboutevents." —Paul Edwards, author of The Concise Guide to Hip-Hop Music, How toRap, and How to Rap 2

CYRUS BOZORGMEHR was the senior adviser on the Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, albumand worked alongside Wu-Tang Clan's RZA and producer Cilvaringz. He lives in London.

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FICTIO N / LITERARYFlatiron Books | 8/1/20179781250105530 | $24.99 / $34.99 Can.Hardcover | 272 pages | Carton Qty: 248.3 in H | 5.5 in W

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FLATIRON B OOK S AUGUS T 2017

One Summer Day in RomeA Novel

Mark Lamprell

Love Actually meets Roman Holiday in this romantic rompabout three couples drawn irresistibly to Rome, narrated by thecity itself.

One Summer Day in Rome tells the story of three very different couples andthe city that brings them together, in ways they never even know. Alice, anart student in New York City, has always played it safe, in life and love. Butwhen she is discussing her summer plans with her thesis advisor, he has anunusual suggestion: to go somewhere different, and to find something voosh!So Alice sets out for Rome in search of adventure and inspiration beforesettling down with her perfectly adequate fiancé. Meg and Alec, busy parentsand successful business people from LA, seem to have a picture-perfect life.But when Meg drags Alec to Rome on a mission to find her holy grail, acertain blue tile that will make their home renovation complete, it quicklybecomes clear that their marriage needs a makeover as well. Constance andLizzie are women of a certain age—“Sometimes I look at my laughter linesand wonder what on earth could have been that funny”—who are sisters-in-law and best friends. They have come from London to scatter the ashes oftheir beloved husband and brother in the city he adored. Both women areseemingly done with romance, but Rome has other ideas.

Guided by the novel’s irresistible narrator, Rome itself, we follow thesecharacters on their journeys of discovery. Brimming with humor and charm(and gelato), One Summer Day in Rome is a witty, sophisticated, andbewitching novel about the greatest mystery of all—love.

PRAISE

“Absolutely enchanting, an ode to all the semi-magical towns and vibrant cities inthe world where fate is decided. Love has many faces—and Mark Lamprell knowsthem all. This is a book for those willing to travel the road of love from thebeginning, across the long middle, to the end, over and over again. (And, by theway: you will discover the secret places of Rome in every chapter!)” —Nina George,author of New York Times bestseller The Little Paris Bookshop

Mark Lamprell works in film and television. He co-wrote the film Babe: Pig in the City. Markhas travelled to Rome for many years. His first novel, The Full Ridiculous, was published in2014.

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YO U N G ADULT FICTIO N /CO MIN G OF AGEFlatiron Books | 5/9/20179781250077080 | $17.99 / $24.99 Can.Hardcover | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 208.3 in H | 5.5 in W

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Dear ReaderMary O'Connell

Gilmore Girls with magical realism! Dear Reader is an original,poignant modern-day take on Wuthering Heights, as a highschool senior searches for her teacher and meets a boy whomay just be Hea...

For seventeen-year-old Flannery Fields, the only respite from the plaid-skirted mean girls at Sacred Heart High School at is her beloved teacher MissSweeney’s AP English class. But when Miss Sweeney doesn't show up to teachFlannery's favorite book, Wuthering Heights, leaving behind her purse,Flannery knows something is wrong.

The police are called, and Flannery gives them everything—except MissSweeney's copy of Wuthering Heights. This she holds onto. And good thingshe does, because when she opens it, it has somehow transformed into MissSweeney's real-time diary. It seems Miss Sweeney is in New York City—andshe's in trouble.

So Flannery does something very unFlannery-like: she skips school and setsout for Manhattan, with the book as her guide. But as soon as she arrives, shemeets a boy named Heath. Heath is British, on a gap year, incrediblysmart—yet he's never heard of Albert Einstein or Anne Frank. In fact,Flannery can't help thinking that he seems to have stepped from the pages ofBrontë's novel. Could it be?

With inimitable wit and heart, Mary O'Connell has crafted a love letter toreading, to the books that make us who we are. Dear Reader, charming andheartbreaking, is a novel about finding your people, on the page in the world.

PRAISE

"Weird and wonderful . . . a story for anyone who believes in the power of booksto help you figure out your life and remind you to go out and live it." —BookRiot

“Ohmygodthisbook!!! Responsible adult self currently warring with the irrationaldesire to hop on a plane and show up at your door with a pot of tea to talk aboutit.” —Stephanie Beaver, Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Alabama

“I loved Dear Reader—the wild romance of it, the joy in the language, and thecelebration of the imagination that the whole book is. It’s like a book dipped inlove, and I can’t think of another quite like it.” —Alison Umminger, author ofAmerican Girls

“Dear Read...

MARY O’CONNELL is a graduate of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop and the author of the shortstory collection Living with Saints and the YA novel The Sharp Time. She is the recipient of aJames Michener Fellowship and a Chicago Tribune Nelson Algren Award. She lives with her

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FICTIO N / LITERARYFlatiron Books | 5/9/20179781250093899 | $25.99 / $36.99 Can.Hardcover | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 209.3 in H | 6.3 in W

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Fake Plastic LoveA Novel

Kimberley Tait

A witty, whimsical, dazzling debut novel, inspired by The GreatGatsby, about millennial bankers and bloggers grappling withsuccess, authenticity, and reality in the digital age

“Like The Great Gatsby and Bright Lights, Big City, Kimberley Tait's FakePlastic Love examines one innocent’s unsentimental education withgreat energy and panache.” —Stewart O’Nan, author of West of Sunset

Four millennial bright young things charge into the real world, with all theunfounded confidence of twenty-two:

M., our narrator, is one of the few young women at her prestigious,high-octane investment bank. To her mother’s chagrin, she has alwaysinsisted she prefers her signet ring to any diamond.

Belle is M.’s college best friend. Wide-eyed and whimsical, she marks thesidewalks of Manhattan with messages in pink chalk and snaps a ceaselessstream of photos for her viral blog.

Chase is Belle’s British-American, on-again-off-again boyfriend. Equal partsfraternity bro and Savile Row, he is M.’s colleague and arch nemesis.

Jeremy is M.’s new friend, a modern-day Gatsby, dapper and earnest, whowould rather be piloting a hot air balloon than stuck behind his Wall Streetdesk.

As the financial crisis bears down and social media grows ever more ubiquitous,style and substance become increasingly difficult to distinguish. In this fakeplastic world, what do success and friendship and love even look like?

PRAISE

“With lively, illustrative tones reminiscent of yesterday’s writers, Kimberley Taitcaptures the pain and beauty of post-college life...This book is dreamy, factual,sad, and funny. It’s a dose of unsweetened cranberry juice, a reminder of theworld’s conflicting, beautiful, and heartbreaking messages.” —Maureen Sherry,author of Opening Belle“Kimberley Tait’s debut is a terrific New York book—it’s stylish and substantive,old-fashioned and entirely modern. Her writing brims with wit and whimsy. Asummer read to be savored!” —Cristina Alger, author of The Darlings“A captivating mix of eras (Cole Porter meets Lenny), with deft and showy turns ...

Kimberley Tait was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and attended Dartmouth College,where she wrote an Honors Thesis on life as a staged performance in the works of F. ScottFitzgerald. Kimberley earned an MBA from Columbia Business School and has worked atinvestment banks in New York and London. A Canadian, American, and Swiss citizen,

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Songs About a GirlChris Russell

Pure wish fulfillment for anyone who hasn't quite gotten overOne Direction's breakup

Charlie Bloom is happiest behind her camera, unseen and unnoticed. Whenformer classmate Olly Samson gets in touch out of the blue, asking her totake backstage pictures of his new band, she takes him up on it. Charliedreams of becoming a photographer, and it’ll be good experience.

But Olly’s band, Fire&Lights, isn’t playing ordinary gigs. They’re stars on therise, the hottest boy band in the country—and Charlie is immediatelycatapulted into the band’s surreal world of paparazzi, sold-out arenas, andscreaming fans. Soon enough, she becomes caught between Olly andFire&Lights’ gorgeous but damaged frontman, Gabriel West. As the boys’rivalry threatens to tear the band apart, Charlie stumbles on a secret about theband—and herself—hidden within the lyrics of their new #1 single.

Music. Fame. Heartbreak: Songs about a Girl is the perfect next read foranyone who has ever wanted to say, “I'm with the band.”

PRAISE

“Page-turning romance from start to finish. This is the book that teenage dreamsare made of!” —Serendipity Reviews

“Occasionally, a book will come along that shakes up the blogosphere completely.Bloggers have been crazy over Songs about a Girl, from exclaiming over how fun itis to read to freaking out over plot twist after plot twist . . . and now it's my turn!”—The Mile Long Bookshelf

“Any fangirl or fanboy reading this book will smile reading this book.” —TheQueen of Teen Fiction

CHRIS RUSSELL formed the band The Light Years with his best friends from school when hewas thirteen years old. Since then, they've toured all over the world, from Glastonbury to CapeTown . . . and have trashed a grand total of zero hotel rooms. After a stint writing fan fiction fora One Direction fan club, he became a little obsessed with boy bands and was inspired to writeSongs about a Girl. Find him online at www.chrisrussellwrites.com and on Twitter@ChrisRussellUK.

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Freshman Year of LifeEssays That Tell the Truth About Work, Home, and Love AfterCollege

MindSumo

40 essays from top millennial writers on how they survivedtheir first years out of college—a book conceived and promotedby a groundbreaking crowdsourcing startup.

Freshman Year of Life tells the truth about life after college graduation. Butthis isn’t your standard step-by-step guide to landing that interview orsurviving a long distance breakup with your college sweetheart, though thereare stories on both these topics. Freshman Year of Life is a collection ofessays from top millennial voices that have been there before, wish they’dknown some things they didn’t, but made it through all the same. This is notyour mother’s first year out of college book, but a starker more inclusiveportrayal of what it’s like to be out of school for people from all walks oflife. These are the people recent grads turn to on the Internet to offerpoignant witty advice or sly one liners about pop culture and politics, andthese are the personal stories their social media followers and fans haven’theard. This anthology is full of advice, insights, and anecdotes from 40millennial role models’ lives, the real stories that show just how disillusioning,hilariously embarrassing, and self-revelatory the transition to the adult worldcan be. Readers will delight in the honest and down to earth tone theseauthors take when looking back on their first years out of college, and willfind it easier to tackle adulthood on their own because of it.

The essays in this book are written by bloggers, social media gurus, journalists, TVpersonalities, and podcast hosts, with a total Twitter following of over 2 million. Contributorsinclude Ashley Ford, Emily Gould, Mychal Denzel Smith, Bijan Stephen, and Mara Wilson.Others have written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, BuzzFeed, The WashingtonPost, Elle, The Guardian, Feministing, appeared on Showtime and VH1, started their ownsuccessful businesses and websites, and hosted popular podc...

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Truly Madly GuiltyLiane Moriarty

The latest #1 New York Times bestselling novel from LianeMoriarty, about how sometimes we don’t appreciate howextraordinary our ordinary lives are until it’s too late.

Six responsible adults. Three cute kids. One small dog. It’s just anormal weekend. What could possibly go wrong?

Sam and Clementine have a wonderful, albeit busy life: they have two littlegirls, Sam has just started a new dream job, and Clementine, a cellist, is busypreparing for the audition of a lifetime. If there’s anything they can counton, it’s each other.

Clementine and Erika are each other’s oldest friends. A single look betweenthem can convey an entire conversation. But theirs is a complicatedrelationship, so when Erika mentions a last-minute invitation to a barbecuewith her neighbors, Tiffany and Vid, Clementine and Sam don’t hesitate.Having Tiffany and Vid’s larger-than-life personalities there will be a welcomerespite.

Two months later, it won’t stop raining, and Clementine and Sam can’t stopasking themselves the question: What if we hadn’t gone?

PRAISE

“Here’s the best news you’ve heard all year: Not a single page disappoints…Theonly difficulty with Truly Madly Guilty? Putting it down.” —Miami Herald"Perfect for those long summer days, but readers will have to pace themselves tonot devour it in one sitting.” —Library Journal (starred review)Entertainment Weekly’s “Best Beach Bet,” Summer ’16“Liane Moriarty is one of the few writers I’ll drop anything for. Her books arewise, honest, beautifully observed, and—unusually—I can never tell where they’regoing to go.” —Jojo Moyes“Emotionally riveting…Moriarty is a deft storyteller who creates believable,relatable characters. The well-drawn...

LIANE MORIARTY is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Truly Madly Guilty,Big Little Lies, and The Husband’s Secret, the New York Times bestsellers What Alice Forgotand The Last Anniversary, and The Hypnotist's Love Story. She lives in Sydney, Australia,with her husband and two children.

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If I Was Your GirlMeredith Russo

A groundbreaking YA novel about being seen for who you reallyare, and a love story you can't help but root for

Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school in Lambertville, Tennessee. Likeanyone else, she wants to make friends and fit in. But Amanda has a secret.She’s determined not to get too close to anyone.

But when she meets sweet, easygoing Grant, she can’t help but let him in. Asthey spend more time together, she realizes just how much she is losing byguarding her heart. She finds herself yearning to share with Grant everythingabout herself—including her past. But Amanda’s terrified that once she tellsthe truth, no one will be able to see past it. Because the secret that Amanda’sbeen keeping? At her old school, she used to be Andrew. Will the truth costAmanda her new life, and her new love?

PRAISE

Named One of the 50 Books Every Modern Teenager Should Read by Flavorwire

IndieNext Top 10

“Powerful . . . breaks new ground.” —O Magazine

"A vivid portrait of a teen finding her place. As this compassionate love storyunfolds, Amanda's assertion of her 'best, most complete self' becomes the mostimportant story of all.” —Washington Post

"Beautifully rendered.” —San Francisco Chronicle

"An illuminating debut guided by hope and kindness.” —Publishers Weekly,starred review

"A necessary, universal story about feeling different and enduring prejudices . . .full of love, hope, and truth.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Everything a coming-of-age nove...

MEREDITH RUSSO was born, raised, and lives in Tennessee. She started living as her trueself in late 2013 and never looked back. If I Was Your Girl was partially inspired by herexperiences as a trans woman. Like Amanda, Meredith is a gigantic nerd who spends a lot ofher time obsessing over video games and Star Wars. Meredith is the lucky parent of Vivianand Darwin, the two best children on the planet.

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The Fire LineThe Story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots and One of theDeadliest Days in American Firefighting

Fernanda Santos

In the tradition of DEEP DOWN DARK, and A PERFECT STORMcomes the harrowing, and tragic true-life story of one ofAmerica's deadliest wildfires and the heroes who made theultimate sacrifice.

"Meticulously researched and as dramatic as any thriller, Santos'saccount of the 2013 Arizona wildfire that killed 19 firefighters willkeep you on the edge of your seat and break your heart."- People Magazine

When a bolt of lightning ignited a hilltop in the sleepy town of Yarnell,Arizona, in June of 2013, setting off a blaze that would grow into one of thedeadliest fires in American history, the twenty men who made up the GraniteMountain Hotshots sprang into action.

An elite crew trained to combat the most challenging wildfires, the GraniteMountain Hotshots were a ragtag family, crisscrossing the American West andwherever else the fires took them. The Hotshots were loyal to one anotherand dedicated to the tough job they had. There's Eric Marsh, their devotedand demanding superintendent who turned his own personal demons intolessons he used to mold, train and guide his crew; Jesse Steed, their captain, aformer Marine, a beast on the fire line and a family man who wasn’t afraid tosay “I love you” to the firemen he led; Andrew Ashcraft, a team leader still inhis 20s who struggled to balance his love for his beautiful wife and fourchildren and his passion for fighting wildfires. We see this band of brothers atwork, at play and at home, until a fire that burned in their own backyardsleads to a national tragedy.

Impeccably researched, drawing upon more than a hundred hours of interviewswith the firefighters’ fami...

PRAISE

"Meticulously researched and as dramatic as any thriller, Santos's account of the2013 Arizona wildfire that killed 19 firefighters will keep you on the edge of yourseat and break your heart."- People Magazine

"In this riveting and poignant narrative, Fernanda Santos introduces the reader toa brave band of men, most of them in their 20's, who battle destructive wildfires...

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SELF- HELP / AGIN GFlatiron Books | 6/13/20179781250061713 | $16.99 / $23.99 Can.Trade Paperback | 336 pages8.3 in H | 5.5 in WIncludes 20 black-and-white graphs

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Cracking the Aging CodeThe New Science of Growing Old-And What It Means forStaying Young

Josh Mitteldorf and Dorion Sagan

A revolutionary examination of why we age, what it means forhumanity, and how we just might be able to fight father time.

What is the function of aging? Why do most, but not all species age? Aging isgenerally thought of as wear and tear, but why does this process occur if thereis no benefit for the individual? If the selfish gene and natural selection is atplay, then why do our cells die off?

In Cracking the Aging Code, theoretical biologist Joshua Mitteldorf andaward-winning writer and ecological philosopher Dorion Sagan reveal thatevolution and aging are even more complex and breathtaking than weoriginally thought. Using an in-depth and wide-ranging review of thebiological record and exploring the genes that either start or stall aging theauthors challenge the assumptions of neo-Darwinism and show us how agingevolved not to help ourselves and those like us, but to support the "greatergood." Our genetically pre-programmed death is ultimately a means tostabilize populations and ecosystems, which are ever-threatened by cyclicswings that can lead to extinction.

This dynamic new understanding of aging opens the door to startling newmeans of stopping, slowing, or reversing the aging process. A controversial,idea-driven book that is at once provocative, entertaining and pioneering,Cracking the Aging Code challenges the way we understand aging, death, andjust what makes us human.

PRAISE

"A thoughtful examination of the role of aging and death in supporting life."—Kirkus Reviews

“Mitteldorf and Sagan take an extensive stroll through evolutionary theory andaging research in support of an off-center view… The authors may be on tosomething.” —Science News

"A truly revolutionary book.” —Carl Safina, Stony Brook University EndowedProfessor for Nature and Humanity and author of Beyond Words: What AnimalsThink and Feel

Theoretical-biologist JOSH MITTELDORFhas a PhD from the UPenn. He runs the websiteAgingAdvice.org, and writes a weekly column for ScienceBlog.com. Mitteldorf has hadvisiting research and teaching positions at various universities including MIT, Harvard, andBerkeley.

DORION SAGAN is a celebrated writer, ecological philosopher and theorist, His essays,articles, and book reviews have appeared in Natural History, Smithsonian, Wired, New

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The 100 Year MiracleA Novel

Ashley Ream

"One of my favorite novels of 2016. Ashley Ream has anabsolutely astounding voice--she is one of the most compelling,sharpest writers working today." --Gillian Flynn, #1 New YorkTimes bestsell...

If you were given a once-in-a-lifetime chance to save yourself, wouldn't youtake it? Even if it cost you everything....

Once a century, for only six days, the bay around a small Washington islandglows like a water-bound aurora. Dr. Rachel Bell, a scientist studying The 100Year Miracle and the tiny sea creatures that create it, knows a secret aboutthe phenomenon: the rare green water that inspired the myths and folklore ofthe native people who worshipped, consumed, and feared it may contain apower that could save Rachel's own life (and change the world). When Rachelconnects with Harry and Tilda, a divorced couple cohabiting once again asHarry enters the last stages of a neurological disease, Harry is pulled intoRachel's obsession and hope.

The Miracle does things to people. Strange and mysterious things. And asthese things begin to happen, Rachel has only six days to uncover and controlthe Miracle's secrets before the waters go dark for another hundred years.

PRAISE

"The 100 Year Miracle is a rich, enthralling novel, full of great characters, with anunpredictable plot and a fascinating premise built around an eternally crucialhuman question: to what ends will people go to save themselves? Ashley Ream is aterrific writer--fluid, intelligent, literary, and ballsy--and she never loses thecourage of her convictions or pulls any punches. I loved this book from theriveting opening scenes to the darkly powerful ending." --Kate Christensen, authorof The Great Man, winner of the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

ASHLEY REAM got her first job writing for newspapers when she was sixteen. Since then hercareer has taken her all over the Midwest, Gulf, and West Coasts with more moves than shewould care to count. She is now finally and happily settled in Seattle, where she lives with herhusband, runs ultramarathons, and is finishing her next book. Her debut novel, LosingClementine, was short-listed for the Balcones Fiction Prize.

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American GirlsAlison Umminger

A bittersweet, honest, and widely acclaimed coming-of-agenovel that distills honest truths about American girldom

Anna is a fifteen-year-old girl slouching toward adulthood, and she’s had itwith her life at home. So Anna “borrows her stepmom’s credit card an runsaway to Los Angeles, where her half-sister takes her in. But LA isn’t quite theglamorous escape Anna had imagined.

As Anna spends her days on TV and movie sets, she engrosses herself in aproject researching the murderous Manson girls—and although the violence inher own life isn’t the kind that leaves physical scars, she begins to notice theparallels between herself and the lost girls of LA, and of America, past andpresent.

In Anna’s singular voice, we glimpse not only a picture of life on the B-list inLA, but also a clear-eyed reflection on being young, vulnerable, lost, andfemale in America—in short, on the B-list of life. Alison Umminger writesabout girls, violence, and which people society deems worthy of caring about,which ones it doesn’t, in a way not often seen in YA fiction.

PRAISE

“Messy, honest, and unflinchingly real. I can't get this book out of my head. Idon't want to get this book out of my head.” —Becky Albertalli, Morris Award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“An extraordinary book that shines a light on parts of the American experience weoften overlook. Rich, complex, emotionally nuanced, wise, and layered.” —JeffZentner, critically acclaimed author of The Serpent King

“Funny, sad, often surprising, and just damned authentic.” —emily m. danforth,Morris Award Honor-winning author of The Miseducation of Cameron Post

“A razor-sharp commentary on our culture, observed with keen wit from the pers...

ALISON UMMINGER grew up in Arlington, Virginia, and as an undergraduate was thefourth woman to be elected president of The Harvard Lampoon. Today, she is a professor ofEnglish at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia, where she lives with herfamily. American Girls is her first novel.

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BUSINESS & ECO N O MICS /ENTREPRENEURSHIPFlatiron Books | 5/23/20179781250116673 | $16.99 / $23.99 Can.Trade Paperback | 304 pages8.3 in H | 5.5 in WIncludes 9 graphs throughout

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The Hockey Stick PrinciplesThe 4 Key Stages to Entrepreneurial Success

Bobby Martin

A guide to what to expect when you first start a business,based on the author's study of over 100 different start-ups andtheir growth patterns

What if every successful start-up followed a predictable pattern, and byknowing that pattern ahead of time, you could be more successful? In TheHockey Stick Principles, business consultant Bobby Martin shares his findingsafter studying more than 100 new businesses, from Lending Tree to UnderArmour to iContact, which reveals that each one has followed a growth curvethat's in the shape of a hockey stick—starting with a tinkering period,moving through the daunting and relatively flat "blade years," then hitting acrucial growth-inflection point that leads to upward surging growth.

Included throughout the book are revelatory and highly engaging stories ofreal-life entrepreneurs’ struggles as they grew their businesses as well as 92Hockey Stick Principles, which are bite-size chunks of text throughout thebook providing tried-and-true advice and best practices to keep in mind whenstarting your own business.

In this easy to follow and incredibly helpful book, Martin takes us througheach growth stage and gives you a road map that will help any entrepreneurnavigate the inevitable ups and downs of their business's early years.

PRAISE

“An honest, detailed, practical look at the realities of building a hyper-growthstartup.” —Josh Kaufman, bestselling author of The Personal MBA: Master theArt of Business

“This excellent book should be read and taken to heart by everyone who owns oraspires to own a business.” —Bo Burlingham, editor-at-large of Inc. and authorof Small Giants and Finish Big

Bobby Martin has cofounded two successful start-ups, one of which is First Research, a leaderin sales intelligence. He’s deeply involved with five other start-ups as an angel investor andadvisor. Martin is chairman and cofounder of Vertical IQ, a leading provider of sales researchinsight for banks. He speaks frequently about entrepreneurship at universities around the U.S.and at corporate events. He was the recipient of the Triangle Business Journal’s 2006 “40Under 40” Award in Raleigh.

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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT /MINDFULNESS & MEDITATIO NFlatiron Books | 6/6/20179781250076502 | $24.99 / $34.99 Can.Hardcover | 288 pages | Carton Qty: 248.3 in H | 5.5 in W

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Real LoveThe Art of Authentic Connection

Sharon Salzberg

Using ancient Buddhist wisdom to redefine love and experienceit in a more profound way

We all yearn for connection, yet often feel trapped by our sense of isolation,anger, envy, and other forms of aversion. Ultimately, our minds get in theway of this yearning, as we spin stories and assumptions around in our headsthat keep us feeling alienated from one another. However, in Real Love,bestselling author and meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg will teach you toredefine and open up the limited definitions of "love" and experience it in amore essential way.

This book provides a pathway towards a more sustainable and authentic modelof love by offering a creative toolkit of mindfulness exercises, meditationtechniques, and interactive applications that will guide readers through theprocess of stripping away layers of habit to find a truer meaning of love, to"real love."

The book is divided into four sections, each addressing a distinct experienceof "real love": love for the self, love for another individual, love for allbeings, and love for life itself

Working from the inside out, the first step on the journey is to learn to loveyourself; only then will you be able to share your love with the rest of theworld. As you work through each layer you will become more present andadapt to things as they actually are. And it is only when we are truly engagedwith present experiences that we not only are able to feel more connected toour own core selves, but also to those around us.

PRAISE

"Writing with compassion and keen insight Real Love opens the heart, helpingeveryone understand love as revolutionary spiritual practice." —bell hooks

"Sharon Salzberg is the superstar of lovingkindness meditation. No one has donemore to spread this powerful method for kindling universal love in our hearts."—Daniel Goleman

"Sharon Salzberg is an amazing teacher, and her words and inspiration in RealLove illuminate the way to love wisely, a treasure for your heart." —JackKornfield, author of A Path With Heart

SHARON SALZBERG is a central figure in the field of meditation, a world-renowned teacher,and New York Times bestselling author. She is the cofounder of the Insight Meditation Societyand the author of nine books including the New York Times bestseller, Real Happiness, herseminal work, Lovingkindness, and most recently, Real Happiness At Work. She is a regularcolumnist for On Being, a contributor to Huffington Post, and the host of her own podcast:

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Index

100 Year Miracle, The: A Novel; Ashley Ream 21. . . . . . . . . . .

Aftercare Instructions; Bonnie Pipkin 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

American Girls; Alison Umminger 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Book of Cheese, The: The Essential Guide to DiscoveringCheeses You'll Love; Liz Thorpe 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bozorgmehr, Cyrus; Once Upon a Time in Shaolin: The UntoldStory of Wu Tang Clan's Million-Dollar Secret Album, theDevaluation of Music, and America's Public Enemy No. 1 11. . .

Cavanagh, Steve; The Plea: A Novel 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cove, Lou; Man of the Year 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cracking the Aging Code: The New Science of GrowingOld-And What It Means for Staying Young; Josh Mitteldorf .

20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dear Reader; Mary O'Connell 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fact of a Body, The: A Murder and a Memoir; AlexandriaMarzano-Lesnevich 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fake Plastic Love: A Novel; Kimberley Tait 14. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fire Line, The: The Story of the Granite Mountain Hotshotsand One of the Deadliest Days in American Firefighting;Fernanda Santos 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Freshman Year of Life: Essays That Tell the Truth AboutWork, Home, and Love After College; MindSumo 16. . . . . . . .

Ginder, Grant; The People We Hate at the Wedding 6. . . . . . . .

Hockey Stick Principles, The: The 4 Key Stages toEntrepreneurial Success; Bobby Martin 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

If I Was Your Girl; Meredith Russo 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kennedy, Deborah Elaine; Tornado Weather 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Knife: Steakhouse Meals at Home; John Tesar 3. . . . . . . . . . .

Lamprell, Mark; One Summer Day in Rome: A Novel 12. . . . . . .

Man of the Year; Lou Cove 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Martin, Bobby; The Hockey Stick Principles: The 4 Key Stagesto Entrepreneurial Success 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Marzano-Lesnevich, Alexandria; The Fact of a Body: A Murderand a Memoir 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MindSumo; Freshman Year of Life: Essays That Tell the TruthAbout Work, Home, and Love After College 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mitteldorf, Josh; Cracking the Aging Code: The New Science ofGrowing Old-And What It Means for Staying Young 20. . . . . . . .

Moriarty, Liane; Truly Madly Guilty 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nevins, Sheila; You Don't Look Your Age: And Other FairyTales 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

O'Connell, Mary; Dear Reader 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Once Upon a Time in Shaolin: The Untold Story of WuTang Clan's Million-Dollar Secret Album, the Devaluationof Music, and America's Public Enemy No. 1; CyrusBozorgmehr 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

One Summer Day in Rome: A Novel; Mark Lamprell 12. . . . . .

People We Hate at the Wedding, The; Grant Ginder 6. . . . . . .

Pipkin, Bonnie; Aftercare Instructions 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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