This document provides summaries of upcoming book releases in September 2016. It includes summaries of three books: 1) The Red Bandanna by Tom Rinaldi, which tells the inspirational true story of Welles Crowther and his heroic actions on 9/11. 2) The Terror Years by Lawrence Wright, which examines the rise of al-Qaeda and ISIS terrorism in the Middle East over the past decades through articles originally published in The New Yorker. 3) The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, which discusses new scientific discoveries about how trees communicate and support each other using stories from the author's experience as a forester.

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BookazineBits
August 25th, 2016
Releasing September 6th
The Red Bandanna: Welles Crowther, 9/11, and the Path to
Purpose by Tom Rinaldi (ISBN 9781594206771 $25.00)
The inspirational story of Welles Crowther, whose
decision, determination and sacrifice in the terror of
9/11 have inspired millions, and whose short life
offers a lasting lesson on character, calling, and
courage—in how we live, and in the legacy we
choose to leave behind
When Welles Crowther was a young boy in Nyack,
NY, his father gave him a red handkerchief to keep
in his back pocket, in case he ever needed it. He
kept it with him on the way to church that day and
nearly every day after. It was a fixture as he grew
up, tucked in jeans or wrapped around his head as
he played lacrosse for Boston College. The
bandanna was a signature, long before it became a
symbol.
Tom Rinaldi’s The Red Bandanna is about a
fearless choice, about the crucible of terror and the
indomitable spirit to answer it. It travels Crowther’s
path to purpose and the journey his family has been on in the days and years since.
Examining one decision in the gravest situation, it celebrates the difference one life can
make. It is the story of a new symbol for strength, and how a bandanna has become the
red badge of courage for a new time.
The Nix by Nathan Hill (ISBN 9781101946619 $27.95)
“The Nix is a mother-son psychodrama with ghosts and politics, but it’s also a
tragicomedy about anger and sanctimony in America…. Nathan Hill is a maestro.” —
John Irving
New York Times Book 9/4
People Magazine 9/5

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John Oliver Turns ‘The Kid Who Ran for President’ (ISBN
9780545442138 $6.99) into a Bestseller. Go HERE for the full article
The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State by Lawrence
Wright (ISBN 9780385352055 $28.95)
With the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Looming
Tower, Lawrence Wright became generally
acknowledged as one of our major journalists
writing on terrorism in the Middle East. Here, in
ten powerful pieces first published in The New
Yorker, he recalls the path that terror in the Middle
East has taken, from the rise of al-Qaeda in the
1990s to the recent beheadings of reporters and
aid workers by ISIS.
The Terror Years draws on several articles he
wrote while researching The Looming Tower, as
well as many that he’s written since, following
where and how al-Qaeda and its core cultlike
beliefs have morphed and spread. They include a
portrait of the “man behind bin Laden,” Ayman al-
Zawahiri, and the tumultuous Egypt he helped
spawn; an indelible impression of Saudi Arabia, a
kingdom of silence under the control of the
religious police; the Syrian film industry, at the
time compliant at the edges but already exuding a
feeling of the barely masked fury that erupted into civil war; the 2006–11 Israeli-
Palestinian conflict in Gaza, a study in the disparate value of human lives. Other
chapters examine al-Qaeda as it forms a master plan for its future, experiences a
rebellion from within the organization, and spins off a growing web of worldwide terror.
The American response is covered in profiles of two FBI agents and the head of the
intelligence community. The book ends with a devastating piece about the capture and
slaying by ISIS of four American journalists and aid workers, and our government’s
failed response.
On the fifteenth anniversary of 9/11, The Terror Years is at once a unifying recollection
of the roots of contemporary Middle Eastern terrorism, a study of how it has grown and
metastasized, and, in the scary and moving epilogue, a cautionary tale of where
terrorism might take us yet.
USA Today – review by Ray Locker 9/2

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Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Love Letter to
My Family by Ben Utecht (ISBN 9781501136603 $26.00)
After five major concussions, NFL tight-end Ben Utecht of the Indianapolis Colts and
Cincinnati Bengals is losing his memories. This is his powerful and emotional love letter
to his wife and daughters—whom he someday may not recognize—and an inspiring
message for all to live every moment fully.
Nationally Syndicated-TV/"700 Club," August 22
Fox-TV/"Fox & Friends," August 23
SiriusXM-Radio/"Bleacher Report Radio," August 23
CNBC-TV"On the Money," August 26
A new ‘Longmire’ mystery releases in September
An Obvious Fact by Craig Johnson (ISBN 9780525426943 $28.00)
In the midst of the largest motorcycle rally in the world, a
young biker is run off the road and ends up in critical
condition. When Sheriff Walt Longmire and his good
friend Henry Standing Bear are called to Hulett,
Wyoming—the nearest town to America’s first national
monument, Devils Tower—to investigate, things start
getting complicated. As competing biker gangs, the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, a military-
grade vehicle donated to the tiny local police force by a
wealthy entrepreneur, and Lola, the real-life femme fatale
and namesake for Henry’s ’59 Thunderbird (and, by
extension, Walt’s granddaughter) come into play, it
rapidly becomes clear that there is more to get to the
bottom of at this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally than a
bike accident. After all, in the words of Arthur Conan
Doyle, whose Adventures of Sherlock Holmes the Bear
won’t stop quoting, “There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”
On Trails by Robert Moor (ISBN 9781476739212 $25.00)
From a brilliant new literary voice comes a groundbreaking exploration of how trails help
us understand the world—from tiny ant trails to hiking paths that span continents, from
interstate highways to the Internet.
PBS-TV/"Well Read," September 1

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The Problem with Me: And Other Essays About Making Trouble in
China Today by Han Han (ISBN 9781451660036 $24.00)
Satirical essays from China’s most popular young troublemaker about growing up
millennial and causing social and political scandal today.
New York Times Book Review, September 4
Surrender, New York by Caleb Carr (ISBN 9780679455691
$30.00)
About the book - The author of the
classic #1 bestseller The Alienist delivers
an edge-of-your-seat thriller starring a
criminal psychologist as unconventional as
he is brilliant.
Many dedicated years working for the
NYPD didn’t mean much when criminal
psychologist Trajan Jones was fired from
the force. Now living in exile on a dairy
farm in upstate New York, Trajan is
reduced to teaching an online course in
criminal investigation alongside his partner
Mike Li, an expert in DNA evidence. But
Trajan is called back to duty when a friend
in county law enforcement consults him on
the suspicious death of several local kids.
They’re called “throwaways” because their
parents have abandoned them, and the official response to their deaths
seems equally callous. Trajan and Mike, armed only with their instincts,
Jones’ unusual “pet,” and the help of a precocious neighborhood boy, fight
for justice on behalf of the victims, but it soon puts them in a merciless
killer’s crosshairs.
Michael Connelly Reviews Surrender, New York. Go HERE

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Releasing in September
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They
Communicate—Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
(ISBN 9781771642484 $24.95)
A forester's fascinating stories, supported by the latest scientific research, reveal the
extraordinary world of forests and illustrate how trees
communicate and care for each other.
In The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben shares
his deep love of woods and forests and explains the
amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he
has observed in the woodland and the amazing
scientific processes behind the wonders of which we
are blissfully unaware. Much like human families, tree
parents live together with their children, communicate
with them, and support them as they grow, sharing
nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and
creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of
extremes of heat and cold for the whole group. As a
result of such interactions, trees in a family or
community are protected and can live to be very old.
In contrast, solitary trees, like street kids, have a
tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier
than those in a group.
Drawing on groundbreaking new discoveries, Wohlleben presents the science behind
the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities; he
describes how these discoveries have informed his own practices in the forest around
him.
TriStar has signed Michelle MacLaren to helm the feature film adaptation of
Kristin Hannah’s bestselling novel “The Nightingale (ISBN
9780312577223 $27.99).” Go HERE for the full article
The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood (ISBN 9781101912362
$16.00)
Margaret Atwood puts the human heart to the ultimate test in a new novel that brilliantly
satirizes the corporate prison complex of the twenty-first century.
NPR – Science Friday – 8/26

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Anna Paquin has been tapped to star opposite Sarah Gadon and Zachary
Levi in Alias Grace (ISBN 9780385490443 $16.95). The six-hour
miniseries, inspired by the true story of convicted murderer Grace Marks
and based on Margaret Atwood's novel, will be broadcast on Netflix and
the CBC.
Go HERE for the full article
Reese Witherspoon has re-teamed with Nicole Kidman to option the film rights to best-
selling novelist Liane Moriarty’s Truly Madly Guilty (ISBN
9781250069795 $26.99). For more on this go HERE
James Patterson Books in Chronological Order. Go HERE
HBO is developing a Perry Mason drama series to star Robert
Downey Jr. as the unorthodox investigator/defense attorney and be written
by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto. Go HERE for the full article
Maybe it is time to start stocking up on those Erle Stanley Gardner titles. Make
sure to check out this week’s SHOWCASE
Writer Jayson Rothwell has been attached to adapt author Ken Follett’s
Code to Zero (ISBN 9780451204530 $7.99) as an international event
series. Rothwell will pen the screenplay for the drama, shifting the storyline
from the Cold War era of the 1950s to today’s global war against terror.

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Just Released
New Deal Photography: USA 1935-1943 (ISBN 9783836537117
$19.99)
Amid the ravages of the Great Depression,
the United States Farm Security
Administration (FSA) was first founded in
1935 to address the country’s rural poverty.
Its efforts focused on improving the lives of
sharecroppers, tenants, and very poor
landowning farmers, with resettlement and
collectivization programs, as well as
modernized farming methods. In a parallel
documentation program, the FSA hired a
number of photographers and writers to
record the lives of the rural poor and
“introduce America to Americans.”
This book records the full reach of the FSA
program from 1935 to 1943, honoring its
vigor and commitment across subjects,
states, and stylistic preferences. The
photographs are arranged into four broad
regional sections but otherwise allowed to
speak for themselves—to provide individual
impressions as much as they cumulatively
build an indelible survey of a nation.
The images are both color and black-and-
white, and span the complete spetrum of
American rural life. They show us convicts, cotton workers, kids, and relocated workers
on the road. We see subjects victim to the elements of nature as much as to the
vagaries of the global economic market. We find the work of such perceptive, sensitive
photographers as Marion Post Wolcott, Jack Delano, Russell Lee, Walker Evans, Ben
Shahn, and Dorothea Lange, and read their own testimonies to the FSA project and
their encounters with their subjects, including Lange’s worn, weather-beaten and iconic
Migrant Mother.
What unites all of the pictures is a commitment to the individuality and dignity of each
subject, as much as to the witness they bear to this particular period of the American
past. The subjects are entrenched in the hardships of their historical lot as much as they
are caught in universal cycles of growing, playing, eating, aging, and dying. Yet they
face the viewer with what is utterly their own: a unique, irreplaceable, often
unforgettable presence.
****REMINDER – Taschen Titles are NOT returnable****

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In theaters
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Carol Wallace
(ISBN 9781496411068 $15.99)
Carol Wallace great-great-granddaughter of Lew Wallace has taken the old-fashioned
prose of this classic novel and breathed new life into it for today’s audience.
The epic story of Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted
brother, an officer in the Roman army. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland
to seek revenge, but finds redemption.
The Cyber Effect: A Pioneering Cyberpsychologist Explains How
Human Behavior Changes Online by Mary Aiken, PhD (ISBN
9780812997859 $28.00)
A groundbreaking exploration of the impact of technology on human behavior.
NPR - Diane Rehm Show – Interview – 8/25
Mamaleh Knows Best: What Jewish Mothers Do to Raise
Successful, Creative, Empathetic, Independent Children by Marjorie
Ingall (ISBN 9780804141413 $25.00)
In this funny, insightful look at the best practices of Jewish mothering (it’s more than just
matzoh ball soup!), Marjorie Ingall’s Mamaleh Knows Best is Bringing Up Bebé crossed
with The Blessing of a Skinned Knee. Ingall identifies the 10 key tenets of Jewish
parenting, and then uses a blend of funny anecdotes, modern research, and ancient
texts to show how anyone can teach those values at home.
New York Times Book Review – 8/28
Rob Franek of The Princeton Review will discuss The Best 381 Colleges,
2017 Edition (ISBN 9781101920060 $23.99 – Aug. 30th
release) on
NBC’s The Today Show on Monday, August 30th
. Franek will also be doing an ABC
Radio Tour to promote the book the following day, August 31st.
London Bookstores Go Rogue as No Wi-Fi Zones – Go HERE for
the full article

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The Seasoned Life: Food, Family, Faith, and the Joy of Eating Well
by Ayesha Curry (ISBN 9780316316330 $27.00) – 9/20/16 release
The Steve Harvey Show – Ayesha will do a
segment about the book – September 23
CBN’s “The 700 Club” – Interview on the
book – Tape date 9/27
CBN’s “Studio 5” – Interview on the book –
Tape date 9/27
Ebony – Recipe feature – October issue
US Weekly – Page on book – September 19
OK! Magazine – Recipe feature – September
14
Forbes.com – Profile and interview –
September 20
ABC’s “Good Morning America” on
November 21
Women’s Health Magazine recipe feature in
the September issue
Health Magazine profile in October issue
Woman’s Day recipe feature in October issue
O, The Oprah Magazine has also confirmed coverage of Ayesha and THE
SEASONED LIFE on their Mixing Bowl Page, September issue!
Ayesha and her husband Stephen will launch the book with a taped and
live story for ABC’s “Good Morning America” and “Nightline” – September
20
The Rachael Ray Show will interview Ayesha and show exclusive footage
of her first look at the finished book! – September 21
People Magazine – Feature spread on hosting an outdoor brunch with
ELLE Magazine – Coach of the Month profile – September issue
People Magazine – Recipe feature in the Great Ideas section – September
19
Cooking Light – Beauty profile – September issue
Essence – Four page feature with recipe – September issue
The Food Network announced that it has picked up a pilot of Ayesha
Curry’s cooking show tentatively called At Home with Ayesha.
The pilot is being shot next week at the Curry’s home and the network is
very confident it will go to series!

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Get ready for a new dinosaur novel from Michael Crichton. Go HERE for
the full story
TriStar Pictures, eOne, and the Mark Gordon Company are breathing new life isn’t C.S.
Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia” series as the three will co-produce “The Silver
Chair.” Go HERE for the full story
A Little Thing Called Life: A Little Thing Called Life: On Loving
Elvis Presley, Bruce Jenner, and Songs in Between by Linda
Thompson (ISBN 9780062469748 $27.99)
Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-winning songwriter, and actress, Linda
Thompson, breaks her silence for the first time to share the extraordinary story of her
life, career, and her epic romances with two of the most celebrated, yet enigmatic,
modern American superstars—Elvis Presley and Bruce Jenner
Extra 8/29/16
Agatha Christie is having something of a purple patch. With Ben Affleck having
signed up to direct a film based on The Witness For The Prosecution and
Murder On The Orient Express, being prepped by Kenneth Branagh, both for
Fox, the BBC—which is currently shooting its own version of The Witness For The
Prosecution with Toby Jones and Andrea Riseborough—has now signed a deal for
seven more adaptations of the late author's works.
The first novel under the pact is Ordeal By Innocence, which will be adapted by
Sara Phelps. Agatha Christie Productions (ACP) is working with Mammoth Screen on
the transfer. Other titles so far confirmed in the BBC deal include Death Comes As
The End, a murder mystery set in ancient Egypt; and The ABC Murders, a race
against time to stop a serial killer who is operating across 1930s Britain.
ACP, the production arm of Agatha Christie Ltd., will deliver the seven new shows—to
be aired on BBC One—over the next four years.
Make sure to check out this week’s SHOWCASE for as many Agatha
Christie titles we could fit!

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Natalie Portman is eyeing the small screen and is set to star in the HBO
mystery miniseries “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
(ISBN 9780142180822 $16.00).” For more on this go HERE
Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money,
and Power by Michael Kranish (ISBN 9781501155772 $28.00)
Authoritative, timely, and provocative, this deeply researched biography of Donald
Trump provides a complex portrait of the man who—despite broad skepticism—could
be the next president of the United States.
Who is Donald J. Trump? Despite decades of scrutiny, many aspects of his life are not
well known. To discover Trump in full, The Washington Post assembled a team of
award-winning reporters and researchers to delve into every aspect of Trump’s
improbable life, from his privileged upbringing in
Queens to his astonishing 2016 rise to seize the
Republican candidacy for president. Coauthored by
Washington Post investigative political reporter
Michael Kranish and senior editor Marc Fisher, this
comprehensive book documents Trump’s fascinating
family roots, his aggressive efforts to make a name for
himself in New York social circles, and his penchant
for big bets—on real estate, branded businesses, and,
ultimately, on himself. The authors, seasoned
journalists who interviewed Trump for this book,
scrutinize everything from his youthful alliance with the
power broker Roy Cohn to his alleged dealings with
organized crime and his controversial projects in New
York City, Atlantic City, Florida, Scotland, and
Azerbaijan. The authors examine Trump’s wealth, the
evolution of his political beliefs, and his peculiar
identity as a billionaire businessman, celebrity, global
brand, television star, and now candidate for the most
powerful office in the world. Few individuals have ever roamed so widely through such
diverse realms as real estate, sports, entertainment, and national politics. How has
Trump’s life informed his bold statements on the economy, immigration, race, global
trade, terrorism, and women? Drawn from in-depth reporting by The Washington Post,
Trump Revealed is essential reading as the 2016 American presidential election looms.
CTV-TV/"Your Morning," August 25
C-SPAN-TV/"The Washington Journal," August 25

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20th Century Fox has picked up the film rights to Ben Mezrich’s currently
in the works novel “Woolly: The True Story of the De-Extinction of One
of History’s Most Iconic Creatures”. No word on a publication date yet.
For more on this go HERE
Releasing in October
Gertie's Leap to Greatness by Kate Beasley,
Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki (ISBN 9780374302610
$16.99 )
For fans of Three Times Lucky and The Penderwicks, this endearing
new classic spins together sparkling humor, sizzle-pop writing, and a
main character with Ramona Quimby's sass and smarts.
Gertie Reece Foy is 100% Not-From-Concentrate awesome. She has a daddy who
works on an oil rig, a great-aunt who always finds the lowest prices at the Piggly Wiggly,
and two loyal best friends. So when her absent mother decides to move away from their
small town, Gertie sets out on her greatest mission yet: becoming the best fifth grader in
the universe to show her mother exactly what she'll be leaving behind.
There's just one problem: Seat-stealing new girl Mary Sue Spivey wants to be the best
fifth grader, too. And there is simply not enough room at the top for the two of them.
Awaiting more copies, give us a call, send an e-
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Make sure to check out our
HARRY POTTER SHOWCASE for easy ordering

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The Littlest Bigfoot by Jennifer Weiner (ISBN 9781481470742
$16.99) Sept. 13th
release
From New York Times
bestselling author Jennifer
Weiner comes a laugh-out-
loud funny and painstakingly
real tale of friendship, furry
creatures, and finding the
place where you belong.
Alice Mayfair, twelve years
old, slips through the world
unseen and unnoticed.
Ignored by her family and
shipped off to her eighth
boarding school, Alice would
like a friend. And when she
rescues Millie Maximus from
drowning in a lake one day,
she finds one.
But Millie is a Bigfoot, part of a
clan who dwells deep in the
woods. Most Bigfoots believe
that people—NoFurs, as they
call them—are dangerous, yet
Millie is fascinated with the
No-Fur world. She is
convinced that humans will
appreciate all the things about
her that her Bigfoot tribe does
not: her fearless nature, her
lovely singing voice, and her
desire to be a star.
Alice swears to protect Millie’s secret. But a league of Bigfoot hunters is on their trail,
led by a lonely kid named Jeremy. And in order to survive, Alice and Millie have to put
their trust in each other—and have faith in themselves—above all else.
Time for Kids, September 1
Entertainment Weekly Author Feature, September 13
Parents Magazine, October issue
CBS-TV/"CBS This Morning," October 11

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IN STOCK
The Little Grumpy Cat that Wouldn't (ISBN
9780399553547 $4.99)
The most famous cat in the world stars in her very own Little Golden Book!
Grumpy Cat has 8 million Facebook followers, her own TV movie, and now…a Little
Golden Book! In this story featuring an all-new iconic art style, Grumpy Cat’s friends and
admirers try to get her to try new things and have fun, and each time she is even more
resolved to say NO. In the end, she is right. Having fun is awful.
Releasing in September
Owl Sees Owl by Laura Godwin, Rob Dunlavey
(ISBN 9780553497823 $17.99)
Fans of the classic picture book Owl Babies by Martin
Waddell and Patrick Benson (ISBN 9780763617103
$6.99) will adore this utterly simple picture book in which a
baby owl goes off on his first adventure.
With just three or four words per page, this story follows a
baby owl one night as he leaves the safety of his nest
(Home/Mama/Brother/Sister) and explores the starry world
around him (Soar/Glide/Swoop/Swoosh). Inspired by
reverso poetry, the words reverse in the middle when the
baby owl is startled upon seeing his reflection in the pond
(Owl/Sees/Owl). Afraid of it, little owl takes off toward home, soaring over farms and
forests (Swoosh/Swoop/Glide/Soar) until he is finally safely home again
(Sister/Brother/Mama/Home).

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