Black Dog & Leventhal Fall 2016 / Winter 2017 Frontlist

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THE ART OF MOVEMENT 3NYC Dance ProjectKen Browar, Deborah Ory Foreword by Daniil Simkin

BLUE MAN WORLD 2Blue Man Group

COUNTRY WISDOM & KNOW-HOW 14A Practical Guide to Living off the LandStorey Publishing's Country Wisdom Bulletins

THE GILDED AGE IN NEW YORK, 1870-1910 10Esther Crain

KOVELS' ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES PRICE GUIDE 2017 19Terry Kovel, Kim Kovel

LINCOLN'S NOTEBOOKS 13Letters, Speeches, Journals, Notes, Poems, and DoodlesHarold Holzer

LITERARY WONDERLANDS 9A Journey Through the Greatest Fictional Worlds Ever CreatedLaura Miller, General Editor. Contributions by Lev Grossman, John Sutherland, and Tom Shippey

MY BOOKSTORE 20Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and ShopRonald Rice, Richard Russo, Emily St. John Mandel, Leif Parsons

NATURAL HEALING WISDOM & KNOW HOW 15Useful Practices, Recipes, and Formulas for a Lifetime of HealthAmy Rost

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE DEAD 7300 Print and 10,000 Digital Obituaries of Extraordinary PeopleWilliam McDonald

THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPLETE WORLD WAR II 17The Coverage of the Entire ConflictThe New York Times, Tom Brokaw, Richard Overy

PAPA FRANCESCO 5Marie Duhamel

POPE FRANCIS 4The Official Vatican Biography with Photos and DocumentsMarie Duhamel

THE ROLLING STONES ALL THE SONGS 6The Story Behind Every TrackPhilippe Margotin, Jean-Michel Guesdon

SIMPLE 8The Easiest Cookbook in the WorldJean-Francois Mallet

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SURVIVAL WISDOM & KNOW-HOW 16Everything You Need to Know to Subsist in the WildernessThe Editors of Stackpole Books

THEODORE GRAY'S COMPLETELY MAD SCIENCE 18Experiments You Can Do at Home but Probably Shouldn't: The Complete and Updated EditionTheodore Gray

UNDISCLOSED FILES OF THE POLICE 11Cases from the Archives of the NYPD 1845 to the PresentBernard J. Whalen, Philip Messing, and Robert Mladinich

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN 1A Mel Brooks' BookMel Brooks with Rebecca Keegan

YOUR CABIN IN THE WOODS 12Conrad E. Meinecke, Victor Aures

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Young FrankensteinA Mel Brooks' Book

Black Dog & Leventhal

Mel Brooks with Rebecca Keegan

9780316315470

J.P. Leventhal

ON SALE DATE: October 4, 2016

ANNOUNCED FIRST PRINT:

85,000

$27.99 ($33.99 CAN)HARDCOVER BOOK8" x 10" / 288 pages

DESCRIPTION:Mel Brooks features the players, the filming, and studio antics duringthe making of this film classic. Mel's first book in 15 years, the bookteems with photos, interviews, commentary, captions and a hilariousMel.

Young Frankenstein: A Mel Brooks' Book is a labor of love for Mel. It is a balanceof his respect for the art and craft of film making right alongside his reverence ofthe power of a good schwanzstucker joke. This interview-picture-caption-drivenbook brings the reader on set, into the dressing rooms, to the pressroom, andbeyond. The book presents interviews and 40 years of commentary from ClorisLeachman, Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Gene Hackman, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle,Michael Gruskoff (producer), Gerald Hirschfeld (cinematographer), and lots andlots of Mel throughout.

KEY SELLING POINTS:BROOKS WILL PROMOTE THE BOOK: Brooks is personally invested in thisproject and has set aside time to promote the book with videos and national media.

CULT FAVORITE FILM: Young Frankenstein was nominated for two AcademyAwards and Golden Globes, and is number 13 on the American Film Institute’s“100 Funniest American Movies” list.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National publicity campaign, including print, broadcast, and online media• Bookstore event kits for "Young Frankenstein" viewing parties• Endorsement quote campaign• Printed blad and galley available• Outreach to entertainment and film outlets• Holiday gift guide outreach• Social media campaign

ALSO AVAILABLE:Ebook / ISBN: 9780316315463 / Price: $13.99 ($13.99 CAN)

Mel Brooks is an American treasure. His career as a screen, TV, andBroadway writer, as a comedian, record superstar, actor, director,producer, and composer have earned him countless honors andawards. Along with Young Frankenstein his best known filmsinclude The Producers, Blazing Saddles, History of the World, Part I,and more. He was married to Oscar-winning Anne Bancroft untilher death in 2005. His son, Max Brooks, is the best-selling author ofZombie Survival Guide and World War Z.

CARTON QUANTITY: 10

BISAC CATEGORIES:PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video /GeneralPERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video /Direction & Production

EXCLUSIVE TERRITORIES:WORLD ALL LANGUAGES

EDITOR:J.P. Leventhal

http://www.melbrooks.com/

facebook.com/melbrooks

Follow on Twitter @MelBrooks

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Blue Man WorldBlack Dog & Leventhal

Blue Man Group

9780316395182

Becky Koh



75,000

$24.99 ($32.99 CAN)HARDCOVER BOOK7" x 9-1/2" / 208 pages

DESCRIPTION:The first-ever Blue Man Group book, published on the occasion oftheir 25th anniversary. As entertaining and hilarious as the showitself, Blue Man World reveals everything you ever wanted to knowabout the Blue Men, but couldn't get them to tell you. Blue Man Group has evolved from its experimental roots in New York City to aglobal brand. A combination of music, comedy, and state-of-the-art technology,the show is now seen by 2 million people every year and its fans include kids andadults, ages 8 to 80.Blue Man World is a graphically rich, textually dynamic, cheekily clever deep diveinto the world of the Blue Men, as well as a hilarious cultural satire. Includingarchival photographs, specially commissioned artwork, infographics, andinterviews with Blue Man experts (both real and imagined), it answers all theburning questions including Who are the Blue Men?, Why are they obsessed withsquishy food?" and What do they want with us?

KEY SELLING POINTS:WORLD-FAMOUS Blue Man Group has been seen by 35 million peopleworldwide.25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Blue Man Group has a major marketing andpublicity push planned for their silver anniversary.IRRISISTABLE DESIGN AND CONTENT Overflowing with original text andspecially commissioned photographs and illustrations.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National publicity campaign, including print, broadcast and online media• Extensive social media campaign in conjunction with the Blue Man Group (over713,000 Facebook followers)• Printed blads available• BEA/Bookcon/New York Comic-Con promotion• Author video for accounts• Slideshows for online media


Blue Man Group is a global entertainment company best known forthe award-winning Blue Man Group show. A dynamic combinationof music, comedy, and technology, the show appeals to a broadranges of age groups and cultural backgrounds. It is continuallyrefreshed with new music, stories, custom instruments and state-of-the-art technology.

CARTON QUANTITY: 10

BISAC CATEGORIES:PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video /GeneralPERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Broadway &Musical Revue


EDITOR:Becky Koh

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The Art of MovementNYC Dance Project


Ken Browar, Deborah OryForeword by Daniil Simkin

9780316318587

Becky Koh



30,000

$50.00 ($60.00 CAN)HARDCOVER BOOK10" x 12-1/2" / 304 pages

DESCRIPTION:A stunning celebration of movement and dance in hundreds ofbreathtaking photographs of today's most accomplished dancers fromAmerican Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey AmericanDance Theatre, Martha Graham Dance Company and many more. A truly break-out book of dance photography, The Art of Movement is anexquisitely designed, beautifully produced book that captures the movement, flow,energy, lightness, and flawless grace of the world's most celebrated dancers.Textthroughout comes from the dancers themselves, who reveal what dance means tothem, their struggles and triumphs, their varied backgrounds and how they cameto dance, and behind the scenes moments from their careers.At a time when ballet is experiencing an unprecedented moment in popularculture, and reaching a younger and more diverse audience, The Art ofMovement the perfect book for these newly avid fans, as well as long-time loversof dance.

KEY SELLING POINTS:BREAK-OUT BOOK OF DANCE PHOTOGRAPHY Hundreds of breathtakingimages of the world's most celebrated dancersINSTAGRAM SENSATION NYC Dance Project has nearly 100,000 followers and isgrowing by 5,000-10,000 per month.PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT BOOK Timed with the fall dance season, as well as theNutcracker, ballet's most popular holiday tradition.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National publicity campaign, including print, broadcast, and online media• Printed blad available• Digital galleys available• Social media campaign• Slideshows for online media• Endorsement quote campaign• NYC launch event

Ken Browar is a renowned photographer whose work hasappeared in Vouge, Elle, Marie Claire, and other European fashionmagazines. Deborah Ory has been a dancer since age 7. She hasworked as a photo editor at House & Garden and Mirabella, andshoots editorial work for Self, Heath, Martha Stewart Living, andReal Simple.The are married and live in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

CARTON QUANTITY: 6

BISAC CATEGORIES:PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Classical &BalletPHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers/ Artists' Books


EDITOR:Becky Koh

http://www.nycdanceproject.com/

facebook.com//nycdanceproject/

Follow on Twitter @@nycdanceproject

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Pope FrancisThe Official Vatican Biography with Photos and Documents


Marie Duhamel

9780316317757

Lisa Tenaglia



45,000

$50.00 ($60.00 CAN)HARDCOVER BOOK10-1/4" x 12" / 144 pages

DESCRIPTION:The only Vatican-endorsed illustrated biography of the beloved pontifffilled with rarely seen photographs and 50 removable documentfacsimiles. This one-of-a-kind book is a comprehensive biography of the pope completelyillustrated with more than 250 photographs and 50 pieces of ephemera.Beginning with his birth as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina in 1936, the bookfollows his life from his childhood and his studies in a Jesuit seminary to his risefrom priest to bishop to cardinal to pope. The book explores his concern for thepoor and chronicles his recently travel around the world, including the UnitedStates. The enclosed, removable documents include facsimiles of Bergoglio's birthcertificate, pages from a school notebook, handwritten notes as Pope Francis, andeven a support card for his beloved soccer club.POPE FRANCIS is an glorious celebration of this popular pontiff and hisremarkable papacy.

KEY SELLING POINTS:BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED with more than 250 photographs and 50 rarelyseen, removable documents.LARGE AUDIENCE: There are more than 69 million Catholics in the UnitedStates.ENDORSED Approved by the Vatican and features the Vatican seal.LANGUAGES Black Dog & Leventhal has World English and Spanish rights.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National publicity campaign, including print and online media• Regional holiday catalog advertising• Video highlighting components of the book• Digital galleys available• Extensive outreach to Catholic publications and outlets• Holiday gift guide outreach


Marie Duhamel has been a journalist for Radio Vatican since2007. She previously worked for Radio France and RAI 3. Shespeaks French, Italian, and English.

CARTON QUANTITY: 4

BISAC CATEGORIES:BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY /ReligiousBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY /Presidents & Heads of State

EXCLUSIVE TERRITORIES:WORLD ENGLISH

EDITOR:Lisa Tenaglia

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Papa FrancescoBlack Dog & Leventhal

Marie Duhamel

9780316362863

Lisa Tenaglia


$50.00 ($60.00 CAN)HARDCOVER BOOK144 pages

DESCRIPTION:The Spanish-language edition of the only Vatican sanctionedillustrated biography of the beloved pontiff filled with rarely seenphotographs and 50 removable document facsimiles. This one-of-a-kind book is a comprehensive biography of the pope completelyillustrated with more than 250 photographs and 50 pieces of ephemera.Beginning with his birth as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina in 1936, the bookfollows his life from his childhood and his studies in a Jesuit seminary to his risefrom priest to bishop to cardinal to pope. The book explores his concern for thepoor and chronicles his recently travel around the world, including the UnitedStates. The enclosed, removable documents include facsimiles of Bergoglio's birthcertificate, pages from a school notebook, handwritten notes as Pope Francis, andeven a support card for his beloved soccer club.Pope Francis is an glorious, Vatican-endorsed celebration of this popular pontiffand his remarkable papacy.

KEY SELLING POINTS:BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED: with more than 250 photographs and 50 rarelyseen, removable documents.LARGE AUDIENCE: There are more than 69 million Catholics in the UnitedStates. 30 million of them are Hispanic or Latino.ENDORSED: Approved by the Vatican and features the Vatican seal.LANGUAGES: Black Dog & Leventhal has World English and Spanish rights.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National publicity campaign, including print and online media• Video highlighting components of the book• Digital galleys available• Extensive outreach to Spanish-language media, Catholic publications and outlets• Holiday gift guide outreach

Marie Duhamel has been a journalist for Radio Vatican since2007. She previously worked for Radio France and RAI 3. Shespeaks French, Italian, and English.

CARTON QUANTITY: 10

BISAC CATEGORIES:BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY /ReligiousBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY /Presidents & Heads of State



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The Rolling Stones All the SongsThe Story Behind Every Track


Philippe Margotin, Jean-Michel Guesdon

9780316317740

Dinah Dunn



80,000

$50.00 ($60.00 CAN)HARDCOVER BOOK8-1/4" x 10-5/8" / 704 pages

DESCRIPTION:A comprehensive visual history of the "World's Greatest Rock & RollBand" as told through the recording of their monumental catalog,including 29 studio and 24 compilation albums, and more than ahundred singles. Since 1963, The Rolling Stones have been recording and touring, selling morethan 200 million records worldwide. While much is known about this iconicgroup, few books provide a comprehensive history of their time in the studio. InThe Rolling Stones All the Songs, authors Margotin and Guesdon describe theorigin of their 378 released songs, details from the recording studio, whatinstruments were used, and behind-the-scenes stories of the great artists whocontributed to their tracks. Organized chronologically by album, this massive,704-page hardcover begins with their 1963 eponymous debut album and is packedwith stories and photos fans will treasure.

KEY SELLING POINTS:UNIQUE ANGLE The only book to detail the recording process of every RollingStones song from concept through release.PROVEN SALES RECORD From the authors of the best-selling All the Songs: TheStory Behind Every Beatles Release and Bob Dylan All the Songs.PUBLICATION TIMING The Rolling Stones are in the studio recording their firstalbum since 2005, due to be released in Fall 2016.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National publicity campaign, including print and online media• Social media campaign• Radio book giveaways in major markets• Endorsement quote campaign• Printed brochure available• Digital galleys available• Holiday gift guide outreach


Philippe Margotin has written numerous books on music, includingbiographies of U2 and Radiohead. Jean-Michel Guesdon is amusician, composer, and sound engineer. Together they wrote Allthe Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release and Bob DylanAll the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. They both live in Paris.

CARTON QUANTITY: 4

BISAC CATEGORIES:MUSIC / Genres & Styles / RockMUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician


EDITOR:Dinah Dunn

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The New York Times Book of the Dead300 Print and 10,000 Digital Obituaries of Extraordinary People


William McDonald

9780316395472

Lisa Tenaglia



50,000


DESCRIPTION:The obituary page of The New York Times is a celebration ofextraordinary lives. This groundbreaking package includes 300 obitsin the book with exclusive online access to 10,000 of the mostimportant and fascinating obituaries the Times has ever published. The obituary page is the section many readers first turn to not only see who died,but to read some of the most inspiring, insightful, often funny, and elegantlywritten stories celebrating the lives of the men and women who have influencedon our world. This book, for the first time, chronicles the lives of these history-makers from the past 160 years through the obits page of the Times.The selected obituaries, hand-picked by obituaries editor, William McDonald,include fascinating lives from history— from FDR to Winston Churchill, MarilynMonroe to Robin Williams, Albert Einstein to Robert Oppenheimer, and more.Also included is a web-key which allows instant access to an exclusive websitefeaturing 10,000 additional selected obituaries.

KEY SELLING POINTS:MUST-HAVE GIFT Perfect for anyone interested in history, biography, the arts,politics, and the world today.EXCLUSIVE ACCESS Includes access to a website featuring 10,000 obituaries, noteasily available anywhere else.BEST-SELLING FORMAT Black Dog & Leventhal's books with the NYT have morethan 250,000 copies in print.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National publicity campaign, including print, broadcast and online media• Digital blad available• Digital galleys available• Social media campaign• NPR campaign• Extensive blogger outreach• Endorsement quote campaign


William McDonald has been the obituaries editor for the NewYork Times since 2006. A former editor at Newsday on Long Island,joined the New York Times in 1988 and has held numerouspositions at the paper including copy chief of the national newsdesk, assistant national editor, deputy editor of Arts & Leisure anddeputy culture editor.The New York Times is regarded as the world's preeminentnewspaper.

CARTON QUANTITY: 8

BISAC CATEGORIES:HISTORY / United States / GeneralBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General



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SimpleThe Easiest Cookbook in the World


Jean-Francois Mallet

9780316317726

Dinah Dunn

ON SALE DATE: September 27, 2016


80,000


DESCRIPTION:This is really the easiest cookbook in the world! Each of the 200recipes has less than four steps and fewer than six ingredients,illustrated with more than 1,200 user-friendly photographs and visualicons.

Through combinations of basic flavors and fresh ingredients, chef, foodphotographer, and cookbook author Jean-François Mallet helps anyone, thenovice and gourmand alike, prepare tasty time-saving meals. His "at-a-glance"approach will change your relationship with your kitchen. You'll find yourselfwhipping up dishes as varied as Thai-Basil Beef, Saffron Risotto, Mozzarella andFig Skewers, Salmon and Lentil Salad, Jumbo Shrimp Curry, and Pistachio andCherry Cookies.

KEY SELLING POINTS:INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER More than 307,000 copies in print, only 5months after publication.UNIQUE APPROACH Short, precise recipes, visual icons, and tons of photographymakes cooking great food accessible to anyone.PROMOTABLE AUTHOR Jean-François Mallet, a chef and photographer, hastraveled the world cooking and photographing food.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National publicity campaign, including print and online media• Printed brochure available• Extensive blogger outreach• Social media campaign• Holiday gift guide outreach• Book trailer with food demonstrations


Jean-François Mallet, a trained professional chef as well as atalented photographer, has worked with some of the biggest namesin cooking, including Joel Robuchon, Michel Kenever, and MichelRostang. His work has appeared in magazines including Saveur,Elle, and Gourmet, and he is the author of more than two dozencookbooks. He lives in France.

CARTON QUANTITY: 8

BISAC CATEGORIES:COOKING / Courses & Dishes / GeneralCOOKING / General

EXCLUSIVE TERRITORIES:US, TERRITORIES, DEPENDENCIES,PHILIPPINES AND CANADA

EDITOR:Dinah Dunn

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Literary WonderlandsA Journey Through the Greatest Fictional Worlds Ever Created


Laura Miller, General Editor. Contributions byLev Grossman, John Sutherland, and TomShippey

9780316316385

Becky Koh

ON SALE DATE: November 1, 2016


30,000


DESCRIPTION:A glorious, fully-illustrated collection that delves deep into theinception, influences, and literary and historical underpinings of 100of our most fantastic and beloved fictional realms.Literary Wonderlands is a thoroughly researched, wonderfully written, andbeautifully produced book that spans two thousand years of creativeendeavor. From Spenser's The Fairie Queene to Wells's The Time Machine toMurakami's 1Q84 it explores the the timeless, captivating features of thesefictional worlds, including the relevance of the writer's own life to the story,influential contemporary events and philosophies, and the meaning that can beextracted from the details of the work.With hundreds of pieces of orginal artwork, illustrations, and cartography, as wellas a detailed overview of the plot and a "Dramatis Personae" for each work,Literary Wonderlands is a fascinating read for lovers of literature, fantasy, andscience fiction.

KEY SELLING POINTS:TOP CONTRIBUTORS Includes Lev Grossman, bestselling author of thebestselling The Magicians series, John Sutherland, author of How to Read a Novel:A User's Guide and others.BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED More than 500 color illustrations, photographs,archival material, maps, and more.THE PERFECT GIFT For lovers of literature, fantasy, science fiction, and history.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National publicity campaign, including print and online media• Sampler available• Digital galleys available• Endorsement quote / foreword campaign• Blogger outreach• Comic Con promotion• Author panel in NYC (NYPL? Housing Works?)


Laura Miller is co-founder of Salon.com and is currently a books andculture columnist at Slate. Her work has appeared in the NewYorker, Harper's, the Guardian, and the New York Times BookReview. She is the author of The Magician's Book: A Skeptic'sAdventures in Narnia and editor of the Salon.com Reader's Guide toContemporary Authors.

CARTON QUANTITY: 10

BISAC CATEGORIES:LITERARY CRITICISM / Fairy Tales, FolkTales, Legends & MythologyLITERARY CRITICISM / General

EXCLUSIVE TERRITORIES:US AND CANADA

EDITOR:Becky Koh

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The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910Black Dog & Leventhal

Esther Crain

9780316353663

Dinah Dunn



50,000


DESCRIPTION:The drama, expansion, and wealth of New York City's transformativeera, from 1870 to 1910, are captured in this illustrated hardcover.

More than half of America's millionaires lived in the city. Previously unimaginablesums of money were made and spent, while poor immigrants toiled away intenements. The Gilded Age in New York City covers daily life for the rich, poor,and the burgeoning middle class; the influx of immigrants which caused the city'spopulation to quadruple in 40 years; how new-found leisure time was spent inplaces such as Coney Island and Central Park; crimes that shocked the city andshaped the police force; the rise of social services; and the city's physical growthboth skyward and outward toward the five boroughs.

Through words and amazing, rarely seen images, Crain captures themetamorphic story of city at the center of the world.

KEY SELLING POINTS:PERENNIAL SUBJECT The Gilded Age is always a popular topic, with well-trafficked shows at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the MCNY.PROMOTABLE AUTHOR Esther Crain is one of the few authorities on the subjectof the Gilded Age in NYC.PUBLICATION TIMING Published in advance of the 2017 airing of The Gilded Ageby Downton Abby's Julian Fellowes.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National publicity campaign, including print, broadcast and online media• Printed blad available• Digital galleys available• Social media campaign• Regional holiday catalog advertising• Extensive blogger outreach• Endorsement quote campaign


Esther Crain, a native New Yorker, wrote New-York HistoricalSociety's New York City in 3D in the Gilded Age. In 2008, shelaunched Ephemeral New York, a website that chronicles the city'spast, which was been profiled in numerous publications, includingthe New York Times, New York Daily News, and New York Post.

CARTON QUANTITY: 8

BISAC CATEGORIES:HISTORY / United States / 19th CenturyHISTORY / United States / 20th Century


EDITOR:Dinah Dunn

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Undisclosed Files of the PoliceCases from the Archives of the NYPD 1845 to the Present


Bernard J. Whalen, Philip Messing, and RobertMladinich

9780316391238

Dinah Dunn



60,000


DESCRIPTION:More than a century's worth of atrocities culled from the city's policeblotter, are told through startling, rarely seen images and incisive textwritten by two NYPD officers and a NYC crime reporter.

From the establishment of New York's police force in 1845 through the terroristattack on the World Trade Center in 2001 to the present day, this visual history ofNew York City is a peek behind the police tape at more than 150 years ofcrime. This 320-page chronological tour covers events that shocked the nation,from arson to gangland murders, robberies, serial killers, bombings, andkidnappings. They include headline-grabbing episodes such as architect StanfordWhite's shooting at Madison Square Garden, the Wall Street bombing in 1920, the1928 hit on mobster Arnold Rothstein, and Kitty Genovese's 1964 stabbingwitnessed by dozens who did nothing, and the 2000 murderous mother-and-soncon artists, Sante and Kenneth Kimes.

KEY SELLING POINTS:UNIQUE HISTORY An evocative survey at NYC's past, seen through the lens of itsmost horrific and shocking moments.INSIDER'S PERSPECTIVE A revealing look at the largest and one of the oldestpolice departments in the country.TRUE CRIME TREASURE Hundreds of rarely seen images, including mugshots,reports and evidence, detail some of the world's most famous crimes.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National publicity campaign, including print, broadcast and online media• Printed blad available• Digital galleys available• Social media campaign• Slideshows for online media• Regional holiday catalog advertising• Extensive blogger outreach

Bernard J. Whalen is a lieutenant in the NYPD. He has publishedtwo books, The NYPD's First Fifty Years and the novel JustifiableHomicide.Philip Messing has been a crime reporter for the New York Postfor more than 40 years.Robert Mladinich is a retired NYPD detective, who has writtennumerous true crime books. They all live in New York

CARTON QUANTITY: 6

BISAC CATEGORIES:HISTORY / United States / 20th CenturyTRUE CRIME / Murder / General


EDITOR:Dinah Dunn

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Your Cabin in the WoodsBlack Dog & Leventhal

Conrad E. Meinecke, Victor Aures

9780316395502

Dinah Dunn



35,000


DESCRIPTION:Ever dream of escaping to a cozy cabin in the great outdoors? Thisunique bind-up of Conrad Meinecke's classic works helps make that areality, while imparting a deeper appreciation of nature and ofbuilding something with your own two hands. In writing both practical and inspirational, Meinecke details how to turn yourcabin dream into a reality, from choosing land to using tools to the basics ofconstruction. He provides hand-drawn floor plans for a variety of cabins, from asimple two-room to a more complex long house. A number of sections focus onthe best way to build fireplaces, both indoors and out. He also providesinstructions for basic furniture, lighting, and other touches that make a cabin feellike home. Throughout is Meinecke's homespun wisdom on ways to enjoy yournew-found space and the great outdoors, from hearty fireplace recipes to the typesof wood for a perfect fire and the beauty found in birdsong.

KEY SELLING POINTS:BELOVED CLASSIC The first bind-up of Conrad Meinecke's cherished titles fromthe 1940s.POPULAR TOPIC Resurgence of interest in cabin building, which appeal to fans ofCabin Porn and other back-to-nature titles.IDEAL GIFT Vintage detailing and affordable price makes this a perfect gift fornature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National review campaign, including print and online media• Digital galleys available• Social media campaign• Extensive blogger outreach• Endorsement quote campaign


Conrad E. Meinecke was a leading figure in the Boy Scouts ofAmerica, as well as director of the Boys' Home of the Buffalo Societyfor the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. He built a number ofcabins and detailed his experiences, as well of love of nature, inthese time-honored classics. He died in 1971 in Springville, NY.

CARTON QUANTITY: 10

BISAC CATEGORIES:HOUSE & HOME / Do-It-Yourself / GeneralARCHITECTURE / History / General


EDITOR:Dinah Dunn

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Lincoln's NotebooksLetters, Speeches, Journals, Notes, Poems, and Doodles


Harold Holzer

9780316389891

Lisa Tenaglia

ON SALE DATE: June 6, 2017


25,000

$19.99 ($23.99 CAN)FLEXI-BIND6" x 8" / 368 pages

DESCRIPTION:Edited by renowned Civil War historian and Lincoln scholar HaroldHolzer, this unique collection combines the public and private wordsof our most beloved and eloquent American president into oneessential notebook of his writings.The latest volume in Black Dog & Leventhal's notebook series features a richselection of the public and private letters, notes, telegrams, speeches, eulogies,poetry, debate transcriptions, and addresses of Abraham Lincoln.The writings span from his early years in Indiana, to his time as a lawyer and acongressman in Illinois, to his final years in the White House. Arrangedchronologically, the book includes his famous letters to Ulysses S. Grant, HoraceGreeley, and Henry Pierce as well as personal letters to Mary Todd Lincoln. Alsoincluded are full texts of the Gettysburg Address and rarely seen poems.The text is accompanied throughout by explanatory annotations from Lincolnexpert Harold Holzer.

KEY SELLING POINTS:LINCOLN EXPERT Edited with commentary by award-winning Lincoln scholar,Harold Holzer.RICHLY ILLUSTRATED Includes hundreds of photographs, facsimiles of lettersand poems, and doodles by Lincoln himself.BESTSELLING SERIES Black Dog & Leventhal's Leonardo's Notebooks is aninternational bestseller published in 17 languages.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National publicity campaign, including print, broadcast and online media• Digital galleys available• Blogger outreach• Select author appearances


Harold Holzer is one of the country's leading authorities onAbraham Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era. Aprolific writer and lecturer, and frequent guest on television, Holzerserves as chairman of The Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation. He hasauthored, co-authored, and edited 50 books. He currents serves asDirector of Hunter College's Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute(and professor in Hunter's history department). He lives in NewYork City and Rye, NY.

CARTON QUANTITY: 24

BISAC CATEGORIES:BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY /Presidents & Heads of StateLITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries &Journals



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Country Wisdom & Know-HowA Practical Guide to Living off the Land


Storey Publishing's Country Wisdom Bulletins

9780316276962

Lisa Tenaglia

ON SALE DATE: January 17, 2017


30,000

$17.99 ($21.49 CAN)TRADE PAPERBACK7-1/2" x 10-1/4" / 992 pages

DESCRIPTION:The most complete volume on every aspect of country living—and abest-selling Black Dog title—is now available in a convenient, compactsize.Reminiscent in both spirit and design of the beloved Whole Earth Catalog, this isan unprecedented collection of information on nearly 200 individual topics ofcountry and self-sustained living compiled from the information in StoreyPublishing's landmark series of "Country Wisdom Bulletins."This new edition, with a smaller trim, includes all the must-have information fromthe original edition including topics like animals, cooking, crafts, gardening,health, and home, and is further broken down to cover dozens of specifics from"Building Chicken Coops" to "Making Cheese, Butter, and Yogurt" to "ImprovingYour Soil" to "Restoring Hardwood Floors." Nearly 1,000 black-and-whiteillustrations and photographs run throughout and fascinating projects and trustedadvice crowd every page.

KEY SELLING POINTS:BEST-SELLING TITLE The large-format edition has more than 500,000 copies inprint.COMPACT SIZE All the same great information in a smaller trim.HAND-SELECTED The best material Story's "Country Wisdom Bulletins."COMPREHENSIVE The most complete reference on country living.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National review campaign, including print and online media• Digital galleys available

Storey Publishing, located in North Adams, Massachusetts, is one ofthe most respected and trusted publishers in the categories ofcountry living, crafts, pets, and animals.

CARTON QUANTITY: 20

BISAC CATEGORIES:HOUSE & HOME / GeneralHOUSE & HOME / Do-It-Yourself / General


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Natural Healing Wisdom & Know HowUseful Practices, Recipes, and Formulas for a Lifetime of Health


Amy Rost

9780316276979

Lisa Tenaglia



30,000


DESCRIPTION:This complete home reference for natural and alternative health andhealing—and a best-selling Black Dog title—is now available in aconvenient, compact size. Natural Healing Wisdom & Know-How gathers useful and fascinating informationon every practice of natural health and healing in one handy volume. The chaptershere are organized by topic, including herbal healing, naturopathy, homeopathy,Eastern medicine, energy healing, mind-body healing, and healing with foods.Information within these chapters includes various methods and techniques formanaging and curing hundreds of ailments, as well as for maintaining a healthyconstitution year-round.The content is culled from dozens of the most respected books and authors on thetopics of natural and alternative health and healing. Included are hundreds ofblack-and-white illustrations and photographs as well as lists, tables, resources,and step-by-step instructions.

KEY SELLING POINTS:BEST-SELLING TITLE The large-format edition has more than 100,000 copies inprint.COMPACT SIZE All the same great information in a smaller trim.HAND-SELECTED The best material from Celestial Arts and Crossing Press,leaders in the industry.COMPREHENSIVE One of the most complete resources available.


Amy Rost is a freelance book editor, writer, and writing instructor.Her personal wellness journey has encompassed a wide variety ofhealing modalities, including acupuncture, flower essences,meditation, vibrational/energy healing, and yoga. She lives in NewEngland.

CARTON QUANTITY: 20

BISAC CATEGORIES:HEALTH & FITNESS / Alternative TherapiesHEALTH & FITNESS / Healing


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Survival Wisdom & Know-HowEverything You Need to Know to Subsist in the Wilderness


The Editors of Stackpole Books

9780316276955

Lisa Tenaglia



30,000


DESCRIPTION:The most complete, all-in-one volume on every aspect of outdooradventure and survival—and a best-selling Black Dog title—is nowavailable in a convenient, compact size. Survival Wisdom is practical guide, jam-packed with information on every aspectof outdoor life and adventure. Culled from dozens of respected books fromStackpole, the industry's leader in outdoor adventure, this massive collection ofwilderness know-how leaves absolutely nothing to chance when it comes tosurviving and thriving in the wilderness-and appreciating every minute of it.Topics include Building Outdoor Shelter, Tracking Animals, Winter Camping,Tying Knots, Orienteering, Reading the Weather, Identifying Edible Plants andBerries, Hunting and Trapping, Wild Animals, Cookery, and much more. Usefulillustrations and photos throughout make it easy to browse and use. Withcontributions by the experts this is the definitive, must-have reference for thegreat outdoors.

KEY SELLING POINTS:BEST-SELLING TITLE The large-format edition has more than 200,000 copies inprint.COMPACT SIZE All the same great information in a smaller trim.HAND-SELECTED The best material Stackpole Books, the industry's leader inoutdoor adventure.COMPREHENSIVE The definitive, must-have reference for the great outdoors.


Stackpole Books has been publishing on fly fishing, nature, outdoorsports, crafts and hobbies, history, civil war, and military referencesince 1927.

CARTON QUANTITY: 20

BISAC CATEGORIES:REFERENCE / Survival & EmergencyPreparednessREFERENCE / Personal & Practical Guides


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The New York Times Complete World War IIThe Coverage of the Entire Conflict


The New York Times, Tom Brokaw, RichardOvery

9780316393966

Lisa Tenaglia



30,000


DESCRIPTION:Experience the history, politics, and tragedy of World War II throughthe original, often firsthand daily reportage of The New York Times,our country's newspaper of record.The Times' complete coverage of World War II is now available in a paperbackedition of this unique book. The New York Times: Complete World War II coversthe biggest battles of the war as well as moving stories from the home frontthrough more than 600 articles hand selected by respected World War II historianand writer, editor Richard Overy who guides readers through the articles, puttingthe events into historical context.The enclosed DVD-ROM includes every article published by the Times during thewar—nearly 100,000—which is fully searchable and easy to navigate.Beautifully designed and illustrated with hundreds of maps and historicalphotographs, this book and DVD-ROM package is the perfect gift for any war,politics, or history buff.

KEY SELLING POINTS:TIMELY The 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor will be December 7, 2016.COMPLETE Includes 98,367 articles—every article published by the Times duringthe war.BEST-SELLING FORMAT BDL's book with the New York Times have more than250,000 copies in print.WELL-RESPECTED The Times is the most influential newspaper in the world.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National publicity campaign, including print, broadcast and online media• Social media campaign• Advertising in the New York Times

The New York Times is regarded as the world's preeminentnewspaper. Winner of 106 Pulitzer Prizes, The Times has the largestcirculation of any seven-day newspaper in the U.S.Richard Overy is a British historian who has published over thirtybooks on the history of World War II and the Third Reich, includingWhy the Allies Won and 1939: Countdown to War. He is a Fellow ofthe Royal Historical Society (1977), Fellow of the British Academy(2000) and Fellow of King's College (2003), and Professor ofHistory at the University of Exeter.

CARTON QUANTITY: 20

BISAC CATEGORIES:HISTORY / Military / World War IIHISTORY / Europe / General



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Theodore Gray's Completely Mad ScienceExperiments You Can Do at Home but Probably Shouldn't: The Complete andUpdated Edition


Theodore Gray

9780316395083

Becky Koh



30,000

$25.99 ($31.49 CAN)HARDCOVER BOOK7-1/8" x 8" / 408 pages

DESCRIPTION:Completely Mad Science collects every one of Theodore Gray's visuallyspectacular and deeply enlightening scientific experiments into onecomplete volume.For more than a decade, Theodore Gray has been dreaming up, photographing,and writing about extreme scientific experiments for his monthly Popular Science column "Gray Matter."Previously published in book form by Black Dog in two separate volumes (MadScience and Mad Science 2), these experiments, plus 5 all-new ones, are availablein one complete book. Completely Mad Science is 432 pages of chemicaldemonstrations, illustrated in spectacular full-color photographs. From casting amodel fish out of mercury (demonstrating how this element behaves verydifferently depending upon temperature) to the famous Flaming Bacon Lance thatcan cut through steel (demonstrating the amount of energy contained in fattyfoods like bacon), it's the ultimate collection for Gray's millions of fans.

KEY SELLING POINTS:BESTSELLING AUTHOR Theodore Gray is the New York Times bestselling authorof entertaining and spectacularly illustrated books on science.PROVEN SALES TRACK Theo Gray's Mad Science and Mad Science 2 have acombine total of 142,000 copies in print in 9 languages.NEW CONTENT Includes 5 all-new experiments.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National review campaign, including print and online media• Digital galleys available• Social media campaign• Extensive blogger outreach• Endorsement quote campaign


Theodore Gray is the author of The Elements: A Visual Explorationof Every Known Atom in the Universe; Molecules: The Elements andthe Architecture of Everything; Theo Gray's Mad Science:Experiments You Can Do at Home, But Probably Shouldn't; andMad Science 2: Experiments You Can Do at Home, but Still ProbablyShouldn't. He lives in Urbana, Illinois.

CARTON QUANTITY: 10

BISAC CATEGORIES:SCIENCE / Chemistry / GeneralSCIENCE / Experiments & Projects


EDITOR:Becky Koh

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Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide 2017Black Dog & Leventhal

Terry Kovel, Kim Kovel

9780316315326

Lisa Tenaglia


$29.99 ($35.99 CAN)TRADE PAPERBACK7" x 10" / 656 pages

DESCRIPTION:The 49th edition of Kovels', the leading antiques price guide, includes25,000 listings and more than 2,500 full-color photographs. Kovels' is the most complete and best-illustrated price guide available, from themost trusted name in the industry. It features exceptionally well-organized, wide-ranging, up-to-the-minute information, and includes more tips, marks, logos, andphotographs than any other competitive title. Kovels' is the only guide with pricesbased on actual sales from the previous calendar year, never estimates. Unlikeother guides, which focus almost exclusively on English or high-priced items,Kovels' covers all American and international items. The book is organized bycategories most sought-after by collectors, including Jewelry, Furniture, Dolls,Porcelain, and Sports Memorabilia. Indexes, cross-references, and expertcommentary throughout empower readers to collect with confidence and pricetheir own antiques.

KEY SELLING POINTS:ACTUAL PRICES The only guide with prices based on actual sales, neverestimates.MORE LISTINGS 25,000 listings, including prices not available on the Kovels'website or anywhere else, and 2,500 photographs.PERENNIAL SELLER More than 2 millions copies in print.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National review campaign, including print and online media• Niche blogger outreach• Holiday gift guide outreach


Terry Kovel has been a lifelong collector and expert and haswritten more than 100 books on antiques and collectibles. She writesa nationally syndicated newspaper column, a subscriber newsletter,and an e-newsletter. Terry lives in Cleveland, Ohio.Kim Kovel, daughter of Terry and Ralph Kovel, runs andcontributes to the Kovels' website and has spent the last 10 yearsworking on the Kovels' price guides and other Kovel projects.

CARTON QUANTITY: 10

BISAC CATEGORIES:ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / GeneralANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Americana



http://www.kovels.com/

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My BookstoreWriters Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop


Ronald Rice, Richard Russo, Emily St. JohnMandel, Leif Parsons

9780316395076

Becky Koh

ON SALE DATE: April 25, 2017


20,000


DESCRIPTION:Beloved by booksellers and book lovers, and now in paperback withfive new essays, My Bookstore is the heartfelt tribute by 90 knownauthors to their favorite bricks-and-morter stores.In My Bookstore our favorite writers-from Elin Hilderbrand, to John Grisham, toDave Eggers-express their adoration and gratitude for their local booksellers.Often it is the author's local store that supported her during the early days of hercareer and worked tirelessly to introduce her books to new readers. As it is with allof us, bookstores also serve as the anchor for our communities, the place thatintroduces us to new ideas (and new neighbors), and that sets our children on thepath to becoming lifelong readers and lovers of books. Brimming with original andexceedingly well-crafted tributes to bookstores all across North America, MyBookstore is a joyful celebration of bricks-and-more stores at a time when theirvalue should be shouted from the rooftops.

KEY SELLING POINTS:INDIE BESTSELLER My Bookstore has 24,000 copies in printNEW STORES ADDED Full Circle Books, Oblong Books, R.J. Julia Booksellers,Rainy Day Books, McNally Robinson, Munro's.NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIORS An introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning authorRichard Russo and an Afterword by National Book Award nominee Emily St. JohnMandel.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY PLANS:• National review campaign, including print and online media• Printed one-sheet for sales• Finished copies of hardcover edition for sell-in• Digital galleys available• Social media campaign• Blogger outreach• Endorsement quote campaign

Ronald Rice has worked in book publishing for 25 years and was afour-time nominee for Publishers Weekly Sales Representative ofthe Year. He has served multiyear terms on both the NEIBA andSEBA advisory councils. He lives in Philadelphia, PA.

CARTON QUANTITY: 20

BISAC CATEGORIES:SOCIAL SCIENCE / EssaysLITERARY COLLECTIONS / American /General


EDITOR:Becky Koh

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