The Perseus Books Group Library Newsletter - August 2010

Our Newsletter for Librarians August 2010 Hello! Make sure you have these books on your shelves because the Today Show, Morning Joe, Vogue, People Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Daily Beast, and Bloomberg News are interviewing our authors and talking about our books. The titles in this newsletter are just a taste of what you’ll be hearing about in the next few months. Look out here we come! This September we’re launching The Daily Pretzel. A blog designed to share relevant tidbits about our various titles from Perseus Books Group, Publishers Group West, and Consortium. We will begin the conversation this fall and look forward to adding you to the discussion. Elenita Chmilowski Director of Library Sales The Companion to the Award-Winning Film More Waiting for “SUPERMAN” How We Can Save America's Failing Public Schools by Participant Media The American public education system is in crisis. Millions of students attend “failure factories” that produce more drop-outs than graduates; millions more attend “nice” schools that mask mediocre achievement. Reading and math scores stagnate and even fall behind, while other countries continue to advance. But many are working to reinvent this system. The Sundance award-winning documentary Waiting for "Superman," directed by An Inconvenient Truth’s Davis Guggenheim, chronicles these efforts through the interlocking stories of a handful of students and families searching for alternatives, and of reformers proving that all kids can learn. Expanding on the film’s arguments, this companion book explores these politically charged topics through a series of essays by thinkers at the leading edge of educational innovation. With candor, poignancy, and hope, this book encourages those inspired by the film to join the battle to save American education and our children’s future. The film will begin playing in select theaters September 24th. » Official Film Website » Thomas Friedman's NYT Op-Ed » Huffington Post The Truth About Our Trash Good, Clean Fun American Wasteland How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can Do about It) by Jonathan Bloom The Traffic and Affluenza of food waste: an eye-opening account of our culture of excess and waste — and what we can do to change it. » Author Blog » Starred Kirkus Review More No More Dirty Looks The Truth about Your Beauty Products—and the Ultimate Guide to Safe and Clean Cosmetics by Siobhan O'Connor This no-holds-barred guide to the toxic chemicals hidden in cosmetics (and what to use instead) is the Skinny Bitch for beauty junkies. Watch the authors on the Today Show on October 6th! » Author Blog » Daily Beast Slideshow » Style.com Review » Time Review More Fighting Poverty The Funny Side of Weight Loss More A Global Life My Journey Among Rich and Poor, from Sydney to Wall Street to the World Bank by James D. Wolfensohn The autobiography of the larger-than-life, visionary financier and humanitarian who led the World Bank through one of its most intense and tumultuous decades in the struggle against global poverty. Look for the upcoming review in The Economist. More I'm With Fatty Losing Fifty Pounds in Fifty Miserable Weeks by Edward Ugel One man’s humorous and heartfelt journey through his year-long attempt to regain his health and change his life. » Today Show Appearance » ALA Appearance » Author Website » People Magazine Review The Company Town The Industrial Edens and Satanic Mills That Shaped the American Economy by Hardy Green The fascinating story of the development of American capitalism — for better and worse — through the history of the company town. More Author Signing at the NY Public Library Hardy Green will speak about his new book, The Company Town at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, September 21st at the New York Public Library. The discussion and signing will take place at the Science, Industry and Business Library. Also, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal will review the book in September.  » Author Blog An American Original Passion and Power in Pakistan More Wolf The Lives of Jack London by James L. Haley Award-winning western historian James L. Haley paints a vivid portrait of Jack London — adventurer, social reformer, and the most popular American writer of his generation. » Economist Review » Slate Review More Songs of Blood and Sword A Daughter's Memoir by Fatima Bhutto From one of the world's most famous political dynasties, a sensational new literary voice tells the heartbreaking and revelatory tale of the family that shaped Pakistan. Fatima will be profiled in Vogue and the Daily Beast will run an interview and excerpt. » Author Website Stay Connected  Send Us Your Comments Check Out Our Podcasts Visit Our Library Services Visit Our College Publishing Sign Up for Our Newsletters Visit Our Website Visit Our Websites: Perseus Books Group · Perseus Podcasts · Library Services · Perseus Academic The Perseus Books Group · 387 Park Avenue South · New York, NY 10016