Category: Reference General ISBN13: 978-0-8065-2858-8 Price: $13.95/$16.95 CAN. Rights: World Pages: 224 Pack: 64 Author’s Residence:

Austin, TX Publishing History: Citadel Hardcover A Million Words And Counting How Global English Is Rewriting the World, 5/08 (978-0-8065-2857-1)

A moving, absurd, and darkly funny memoir about survival come hell— or in NPR’s Cheryl Wagner’s case—high water

n a voice as candid and heartbreaking as Dave Eggers and as witty and poised as Sarah Vowell, NPR’s This American Life contributor Cheryl Wagner draws thousands of listeners to her broadcasts. This is her story of rebuilding a life after returning home with her indie-band boyfriend, a few eccentric pals, ne’er-do-wells, and two aging basset hounds to find everything she treasured in shambles. But even after it was flooded, dried, and died…and then the copper thieves moved in, abandoning New Orleans after Katrina wasn’t an option.

Lyrically written and full of haunting details, Plenty Enough Suck to Go Around is the comical and occasionally disturbing view from Wagner’s front porch, on how life can be made whole again in a damaged place.

“A wonderful, touching, thoughtful, crazy, loving book.” —Frederick Barthelme, author of Waveland and Moon Deluxe

“I love it. . .Floods, fires, hoboes, guns, murder, crawfish, gardens, disappointed Moms, boyfriend trouble, video game restorers and quite a few flat tires—it's all here.” —Pete Jordan, author of Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States

• Cheryl Wagner is a contributor to Chicago Public Radio’s This American Life.

• First memoir to take an in-depth and often humorous look, at what it's like to stay committed to New Orleans while slowly piecing your life back together after Katrina.

• Her cover stories for The Times of Acadiana won first place for best continuing coverage of Hurricane Katrina or Rita from the Louisiana Press Association.

• Wagner’s work has been featured in Harper’s, Open Letters, McSweeney’s, Mississippi Review, Gambit Weekly and on the Canadian Broadcast Corporation’s The Current and Definitely Not the Opera.

CHERYL WAGNER is a Louisiana native and a graduate of Tulane University and the Center for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi. She lives in New Orleans.

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Autobiography ISBN 13: 978-0-8065-3103-8 Price: $14.95/$17.95 CAN. Pages: 288 Trim: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 Pack: 56 Rights: World Author’s Residence:

New Orleans, LA

icon—Marilyn Monroe

onroe’s candid memoir as told by George Barris, features stunning photos including “The Last Photo Shoot” where Marilyn appears luminous and without makeup, on the beach at Santa Monica, and in a North Hollywood house. This moving book brings Marilyn Monroe back—beautiful, flirtatious, and sweet as a first kiss—for one rare and radiant farewell.

“Don’t believe anything you read about me except this…” Marilyn Monroe told photographer and reporter George Barris. She confides the truth about herself in Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words.

• Features 150 intimate photographs—one of the collectible books every major Marilyn Monroe fan must have.

• The Marilyn Monroe legacy will never fade away—she has the highest grossing estate of a deceased celebrity of all time and this re-publication will coincide with the celebrations of what would have been her 83rd birthday.

• With a loyal fan base that keeps interest in Monroe high, she remains profitable in the eyes of a wide range of business owners and entrepreneurs around the world, so much so that many companies such as Dom Perignon, Absolut, Apple iPhone, and General Motors have used her likeness in major advertising campaigns.

GEORGE BARRIS has worked as a photojournalist for many of the country’s major magazines, from Life to Cosmopolitan. He is the co-author, along with Gloria Steinem of Marilyn: Norma Jean and contributed to Norman Mailer’s Marilyn. He lives in Los Angeles.

The last images and words of the world’s most unforgettable screen

Aaron Weiss

his satirical exposé trails two cats as they journey from an animal shelter to a shady career in adult feline entertainment. The twisted pet humor—think John Waters for cat lovers—follows orphaned kittens when they are sprung from the local lockup and quickly go on to become the furriest new commotion…until their scandalous lives and sleazy managers leave them washed up and clawing their way back for one last kibble of fame.

Based on the popular website www.livenudecats.com, Live Nude Cats is an irresistible, feisty feline parody of Ella DiBella and McGee. The tell-all biography, akin to those found in tabloid newspapers and magazines (but with cats), features photo-composite layouts with running commentary from the cats in the form of blog entries.

• Weiss has already created a small industry out of this story on his website, www.livenudecats.com with merchandise like T-shits and coffee mugs.

• Features a photo-composite layout of over 120 photos.

AARON WEISS is a comedy writer and screenwriter with a decade-long history who also covers the world of technology. He lives close to Ithaca, NY, with his partner Angela and two cats, Ella and McGee…both of whom remain live and nude. Visit Aaron’s websites: www.livenudecats.com, and aaron.bordella.com.

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Humor ISBN 13: 978-0-8065-3102-1 Price: $9.95 /$11.95 CAN. Pages: 160 Trim: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 Pack: 88 Rights: World Author’s Residence:

Ithaca, NY

Clint Johnson

A compelling nonfiction narrative about the pursuit and post-Civil War capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis—and why charges of treason were never brought against him

lint Johnson tells the thrilling story of one of the Civil War’s most dramatic episodes—the intense hunt for Confederate President Jefferson Davis in the weeks after the Union’s victory. Lasting much longer than the search for John Wilkes Booth (and with comparable historical impact), the pursuit of Davis spanned the South, as determined Union soldiers tracked him from Virginia to Georgia. Davis was imprisoned without being charged for two years, and more surprisingly, never faced trial—even though he was vilified by politicians who held him accountable for starting the Civil War and accused him of masterminding Lincoln’s assassination.

Johnson studied letters, diaries, and even The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion to accurately recount Davis’ flight, apprehension, imprisonment, and release. Based on years of research through thousands of historical documents, materials, and references, Pursuit reconstructs this revelatory chapter of the Civil War with immediacy and insight, and imparts an enthralling picture of one of the era’s most interesting figures.

“A master storyteller exposes one of the most fascinating and overlooked events in Civil War history.”—Rod Gragg, author of Covered with Glory

• Clint Johnson is a skilled public speaker. He has made more than 250 public appearances speaking on Civil War topics, including book signings in major chain and independent book stores, television, radio, magazine and newspaper interviews, and presentations for historical groups such as the Milwaukee Civil War Round Table (considered one of the nation’s most prestigious).

• Clint Johnson has written eleven books on the American Civil War including his most successful, Civil War Blunders, now in its eighth printing.

CLINT JOHNSON has written eleven books on the American Civil War along with writing about the Civil War in the St. Petersburg Times, Orlando Sentinel, and Washington Times. He is a contributor to Civil War Times Illustrated and to Civil War News, the nation’s premier historical publications. Thanks to his experience as a Civil War re-enactor, he has appeared as a Confederate soldier in several films including North & South Part II, Lincoln, and Gods & Generals. He lives in Jefferson, NC with his wife, Barbara. Please visit his website: clintjohnsonbooks.com.

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Category: Biography ISBN13: 978-0-8065-2891-5 Price: $14.95 /$17.95 CAN. Rights: World Trim: 6 x 9 Pages: 336 Pack: 40 Author’s Residence: Jefferson, NC Publishing History:

Citadel Hardcover Pursuit The Chase, Capture, Persecution, and Surprising Release of Confederate President Jefferson Davis by the U.S. Government, 6/08 (978-0-8065-2890-8)

Richela Morgan

Reduce. Re-use. Recycle. REINVENT. Turn your trash into treasures with easy to make crafts for every week of the year

he Green Crafter is a fun and easy-to-use book for crafters of all experience levels and ages that shows how to create wonderful eco-friendly projects. Some Green Crafter ideas include:

• Transforming an old denim jacket into a tote bag

• Creating toy cars from discarded cardboard boxes and bottle caps

• Weaving a basket from plastic grocery bags

• Making unique folders out of cereal boxes

From back-to-school basics to holiday treats, The Green Crafter walks you through 52 projects with easy-to-follow instructions, black-and-white photographs, and a full color insert to turn your junk into jewels. “Going Green” has never been such a blast.

• The Green Crafter is the first book to present a variety of eco-friendly crafts for all skill levels—for every week of the year, e.g.: make a milk carton into a doll bed, or use magazines as origami paper to create whimsical pinwheels or paper dolls.

• Takes the principles of green living set forth by such popular books like The Green Book, Big Green Purse, and Gorgeously Green and combines them with fun, easy-to-make ideas.

RICHELA MORGAN is a contributing Home & Food writer for DivineCaroline.com, a Web magazine aimed at real women. She has published Baby by the Numbers (Chronicle Books), a no-nonsense “facts only” book about child care from birth to 3 years old. She lives near New York, NY.

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Crafts ISBN13: 978-0-8065-3120-5 Price: $14.95/$17.95 CAN. Rights: World Pages: 144 Illustrations/Insert:

16pp 4-color insert Trim: 8 x 10 Pack: 46 Author’s Residence:

New York, NY

control—and victory

rom the battlefield to the bedroom and beyond, Mental Dominance examines the differing perspectives between "Eastern/Asian" beliefs and philosophies in the West. Dr. Haha Lung, author of more than a dozen books on martial arts—along with co-author Christopher B. Prowant—examine these two perspectives to teach an appreciation and a realistic application for understanding and undermining the human mind.

Lost to history until now, these Eastern techniques of mental domination, developed and perfected over thousands of years—and through hundreds of secret cadres—are crucial weapons for ensuring victory, even before landing a blow. Dr. Haha Lung and Christopher Prowant unlock the seemingly supernatural strategies of Asia’s shrouded cultures in their much-praised, easy-to-understand language.

• Dr. Haha Lung is a well-known martial arts expert and writes extensively on the origins of the various martial arts techniques.

• Dr. Lung is the author of more than a dozen books on martial arts with almost 150,000 copies in print.

• Along with the martial arts techniques, one of the hallmarks of Dr. Haha Lung’s books is the historical background he adds to his work—unlike any other martial arts guides.

DR. HAHA LUNG is the author of more than a dozen books on martial arts, including Mind Penetration, Mind Fist, The Nine Halls of Death, Assassin!, Mind Manipulation, Knights of Darkness, Mind Control: The Ancient Art of Psychological Warfare, The Lost Fighting Arts of Vietnam, and with co-author Christopher B. Prowant, Ninja Shadowland.

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Martial Arts ISBN13: 978-0-8065-3117-5 Price: $12.95/$15.45 CAN. Rights: World Pages: 240 Trim: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 Pack: 64 Author’s Residence:

Mansfield, OH

Despite childhood abuse, heroin addiction, attempted suicide, and years of personal pain, filmmaker Richard Farrell shows that it’s what’s left of us that matters

ichie Farrell grew up in a working-class Irish neighborhood in Massachusetts. To overcome a birth defect, his father pushed him to become a star athlete, grooming him for Notre Dame. Sometimes, he would use a belt as a learning tool. Once, he used an electric carving knife…

By the time he was thirty, Richie was a heroin addict, stealing from friends, shooting up during visits to his children, living in abandoned mill buildings and, running from the shameful secrets of his family. Hopeless and in pain, he attempted suicide. When that failed, he was ordered to detox.

In this harrowing, astounding memoir, Richard Farrell chronicles a life of desperation, violence, lies—and the pure oblivion of heroin. A gritty, hauntingly written tale of a descent into hell and a slow, uncertain climb out of it, What’s Left of Us is a true story of redemption: of how low a man can get, and how hard he must fight to escape a shattered life…

“The story sears itself into your heart and doesn’t let go.” —Anna Hamilton Phelan, screenwriter of Girl, Interrupted

“How Richie Farrell survived, I’ll never know. That he was able to, and write about it with such honesty and emotion…is a miracle.”—Scott Silva, screenwriter of 8 Mile

• The strength of addiction memoirs in today’s market is illustrated by the success of books like A Million Little Pieces, Tweak, Beautiful Boy, Dry, and Night of the Gun.

• His HBO documentary, High on Crack Street, received Columbia University’s duPont Award.

RICHARD FARRELL is an author, filmmaker, teacher, journalist, and adjunct professor of English at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell. He is the co-author of A Criminal and an Irishman: The Inside Story of the Mob-IRA Connection. He is the screenwriter for The Fighter, and makes his home in Milford, NH.

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Memoir ISBN13: 978-0-8065-3074-1 Price: $13.95/$16.95 CAN. Rights: World Pages: 288 Trim: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 Pack: 56 Author’s Residence:

Milford, NH

The ultimate word definition book from the people who bring attention-grabbing information to millions of daily viewers

ver heard of words like “eleemosynary,” “voluptuary,” “boscage,” or “oniomania?” Perhaps you learned it while on your elevator ride to-and-from the office…or you’re one of the numerous monthly visitors to the enormously popular website www.Captivate.com.

With the huge success of Captivate—content provider that enthralls nearly 3 million people daily and 54.5 million monthly visitors online—comes The Word Lover’s Delight: Awesome Adjectives, Nifty Nouns, and Vibrant Verbs to Make Your Vocabulary Sizzle. Editors at Captivate created a collection of eloquent English words, complete with pronunciation, spelling, and for each word, an example of it in a sentence. Such as:

• approbation (N.) AP-RUH-BA-SHUN - praise, acceptance. Her triple-chocolate muffins received the approbation of the entire book club.

• xenophobia (N.) ZEN-OH-FOù-BEE-UH - fear of strangers or foreigners. Terrorism fuels xenophobia.

The Word Lover’s Delight gives readers a way to expand their vocabulary outside the elevator. It’s the perfect companion for fans of successful books like Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose, and more.

• Captivate delivers national news, entertainment, and advertising to more than

• 2.5 million viewers via more than 8,200 wireless, digital screens located in the elevators of premier office towers in 23 of North America's top markets.
• 96% of Captivate’s viewers regularly watch and 88% of them watch virtually every time they ride the elevator.

• Captivate’s viewers are better educated than—and enjoy an annual household income nearly double—the national average, giving them the purchasing power necessary to drive sales of advertisers' products and services.

• Companies that advertise on Captivate.com include Marriot, IBM, BMW, Blackberry, USA Today, Discovery Channel, Pfizer, American Express, FedEx, Bank of America, Continental Airlines, and many more.

• Captivate Network delivers quality programming (stock market reports, celebrity gossip, news, sports, weather, and advertising) to more than 2.5 million affluent consumers and business professionals each day in the United States and Canada.

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Reference ISBN13: 978-0-8065-3119-9 Price: $14.95/$17.95 CAN. Rights: World Pages: 192 Trim: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 Pack: 72

Ernest Borgnine

The New York Times bestselling life story of the entertainment industry’s most beloved character actor—Academy Award^® winner Ernest Borgnine

“[Borgnine] tells us in his own words the fascinating story of his life in this witty, candid, and revealing memoir. A must for every film buff. Fascinating…filled with secrets, well-remembered details, and never-before-told stories of a star who has thrived in the changing world of Hollywood for more than half a century, and endeared himself to legions of fans everywhere.” —Turner Classic Movies, TCM.com

rnest Borgnine’s career in film and television spans nearly sixty years; beginning in 1951 when television was still in its infancy, to winning an Academy Award^® for Best Actor in Marty in 1955, to classic roles in From Here to Eternity, The Poseidon Adventure, to his current beloved voice-overs for The Simpsons and SpongeBob SquarePants.

Ernie is the riveting personal story of a quintessential character actor, whose career mirrored the growth of an entire industry, and whose own “character” far exceeds any that he has ever portrayed.

• New York Times bestseller.

• Debuted at #12 on the Los Angeles Times nonfiction bestseller list.

• His amazing 58-year career includes appearances in nearly 200 feature films, and three television series, as well as numerous voice-overs in animated films.

ERNEST BORGNINE was born on January 24, 1917 in Hamden, Connecticut. After serving in the Navy for ten years, Ernest attended acting school after which he joined Robert Porterfield’s famous Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. His big break came in 1949, when he made his acting debut on Broadway in Harvey, thus beginning an amazing 58-year career, including TV and film appearances, as well as numerous voiceovers. When not acting, he actively supports a number of charities and speaks tirelessly at benefits throughout the country. He and his wife, Tova live in Beverly Hills.

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Autobiography ISBN13: 978-0-8065-2942-4 Price: $14.95/$17.95 CAN. Rights: World Engl Pages: 288 Illustrations/insert:

8 page black & white signature Trim: 6 x 9 Pack: 48 Author’s Residence:

Beverly Hills, CA Publishing History: Citadel Hardcover Ernie An Autobiography, 8/08 (978-0-8065-2941-7)

Zack Parsons

Hilarious travelogue of the Internet’s underbelly of subcultures, fetishes, and twisted alternate realities

ased on popular articles from the hit website www.SomethingAwful.com—ranked 44th most popular blog in the world, Your Next-Door Neighbor Is a Dragon: A Guided Tour of the Internet’s Strange Subcultures and Weird Realities is an irreverent travelogue of the subcultures and twisted alternate realities existing within the information superhighway. These are things every person can find using any search engine to look under the right rocks…but top the list of things that every sane person wishes didn’t exist, like sexual deviants and strange new societies.

Each chapter is an investigative report on a subculture or fetish that really only exist because of the Internet, like one man dressing up as an anthropomorphic fox is madness…one thousand men dressing up as anthropomorphic animals is a community called Furries. Author Zack Parsons is an expert on this subject; he has spent nearly a decade satirizing the unusual subcultures of the Internet on his hugely popular website, SomethingAwful.com.

• Zack Parsons helped found www.SomethingAwful.com, the #6 humor site on Alexa (out of over 4,600).

• Technorati ranks www.somethingawful.com the 44th most popular blog in the world.

• SomethingAwful.com has more than 50,000 members on its email list, gets 150,000 unique visitors daily, and host forums with more than 65,000 paid members.

ZACK PARSONS helped found www.SomethingAwful.com in1999. Zack is also the author of the illustrated book, My Tank Is Fight! (Citadel Press, October 2006). He lives near Chicago.

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Humor ISBN13: 978-0-8065-2759-8 Price: $14.95/$17.95 CAN. Rights: World Pages: 272 Illustrations/Insert:

16 black and white pages Trim: 6 x 9 Pack: 48 Author’s Residence:

Chicago, IL