From the coauthors of The Botox Diaries comes a new feel-good novel for women. Sara Turner is a divorcee with a new fiancé and a job in television. Her best friend Kate Steele is a dermatologist for New York’s rich and beautiful. And her neighbor, Berni Davis, a former successful Hollywood agent is pregnant with twins. Living in an affluent suburb in New York, Sara and her fellow mid-aged female friends take on a scandalous lifestyle, characteristic of their much younger counterparts, which includes strippers, sex toys and plastic surgery.

Lynn Schnurnberger and Janice Kaplan have published eight books, countless network televison shows, and written for most women’s magazines in America. Ballantine Books is the publisher of Mine Are Spectacular!
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As a correspondent for the New York Press, The Nation, and Rolling Stone, reporter Matt Taibbi had VIP access to the Democratic primaries of 2004. Taibba writes using his range of experiences from his seat in John Kerry’s campaign plane to working undercover for the Republicans in Florida. In his contemptuous campaign diary, Taibbi addresses every topic ranging from health care to the No Child Left Behind Act, often with humorous criticism.

Taibbi, a media critic and reporter for the New York Press, is among the New York Observer’s fifty Power Punks of 2003. Spanking the Donkey is published by The New Press.
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29-year old lawyer Samantha Sweeting of the Shopoholic series, has just made an irreversible mistake at her law firm. She wanders aimlessly onto the train and ends up in the countryside. When she stops at a posh house to ask for directions, the lady of the house mistakes her for an interviewee and offers her a housekeeping position. An unguided Samantha finds herself in a position that she knows as little about as her employers know about her. In time, Samantha masters her cleaning and baking skills as she falls in love with the handsome gardener. Find out if Samantha’s previous life ever catches up with her in this charming novel.

Sophie Kinsella is financial journalist turned novelist and is the author of the bestselling novel Confessions of a Shopoholic. The Dial Press of Bantam Dell Publishing is the book’s publisher.
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In Lee Child’s latest crime novel, expert investigator Jack Reacher is called upon for yet another arcane crime. This time, the cops think they have it solved immediately; then the denying accused requests that Jack Reacher step in to find the real sniper that killed five people in six shots. Reacher teams up with a young lawyer who is working against her District Attorney father. The originally open-and-shut case turns into a typical Reacher case—one full of complexity, secrets and ruthlessness.

One Shot is the ninth of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher thriller series which includes his award winning debut, Killing Floor. Child is an England native and is currently working on his tenth Reacher novel in New York City. Delacorte Press, part of Bantam Dell Publishing Group, is the book’s publisher.
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In this health guide for girls aged 13 to 19, authors Barbara Schroeder and Carrie Wiatt write to their young readers in a friendly and helpful manner. Schroeder and Wiatt point out facts such as, gaining weight as a result of puberty, the cons of diet soda, and the pros of carbs. Rather than establishing an ideal weight range, this book emphasizes a body reality check using Body Mass Index (BMI). Low-fat recipes and helpful tips on eating out (including vending machines) help direct young girls to develop a healthy lifestyle.

The publisher of The Diet for Teenagers Only is Regan Books by HarperCollins Publishing.
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Jessie Sullivan is a middle-aged woman caught in a very conventional life; until one day when she is forced to leave her husband and daughter in Atlanta to take care of her mother who cut off one of her fingers. Back at her childhood home in Egret Bay with a mother she was never close to, Jessie is surprisingly relieved to be away from her husband. She becomes intrigued with Brother Thomas, a monk in the Benedictine monastery on Egret Island. In the highly anticipated The Mermaid Chair, Jessie Sullivan struggles with her mother’s past and her own future.

Sue Monk Kidd’s debut novel, The Secret Life of Bees, spent 81 weeks on the New York Times bestselling list. The publisher of The Mermaid Chair is Viking Adult by the Penguin Group.
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Although most of us claim to have a solid knowledge base of how our bodies work, the majority of us probably do not. Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Mehmet Oz attempt to inform their readers about the human body in this equally informative and engaging guide to your body. Roizen and Oz employ lively humor as they educate readers on how to keep their bodies healthy and strong. Features include recipes from a 10-day diet plan designed to help you lose weight and feel younger. Read YOU: The Owner’s Manual and find yourself being entertained and educated at the same time.

Dr. Michael Roizen developed the RealAge method of calculating biological age and Dr. Mehmet Oz is renowned for his practices in alternative medicine and cardiology. This book is published by HarperCollins Publishers.
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Nona Simms is a fitness and entrepreneurial buff in the city of Harlem. She created one of the city’s trendiest fitness gyms, but the construction of a new mall is threatening impending doom for the gym. Nona is not the type of girl to sit back and watch the city destroy her dreams so she calls on friends and family for support. A tangled web of secrets, deceit and lies ensue as Nona attempts to save her gym. Her handsome business partner Allen Wade is haunted with a crippling secret and her best friend Leila struggles through her marriage with a New York Knick. Find out who Nona finds unepected hope and love from in this sultry summer read.

Author Rita Ewing is the wife of New York Knick Patrick Ewing. She graduated from Howard University and has a law degree from Georgetown University. The publisher of Brickhouse is Avon Trade of HarperCollins Publishers.
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1,000 Places to See Before You Die is the world-traveler’s best friend. This New York Times bestseller has been praised by Newsweek and CBS as a top-notch travel guide. Not only does author Patricia Schultz reveal the world’s most popular travel destinations, but she also includes the best of lesser known, back-road hot spots. An inventory of hotels, restaurants, beaches, museums and more, takes readers on a fantastic trip around the world. Schultz takes the care to extend beyond the rigid writing of most travel books in her compelling prose. Features include the top ten most romantic destinations and a listing of addresses, phone numbers and more essential facts.
Patricia Schultz is a freelance writer and has written for the travel guides, Frommer’s, Acces and Berlitz. The publisher of this book is Workman Publishing Company.
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Authors Nischinta Amarnath and Debashish Ghosh met as graduate students at different universities in India and began writing a joint-column on entrepreneurs for a local newspaper. Soon after, the two decided to write a book on Indian women entrepreneurs. The authors noted the reason for the gender specificity being that no such book was currently available. The Voyage to Excellence features the 21 leading businesswomen in India today. Amarnath and Ghosh delve into the driving forces behind these women in such an intriguing way that is sure to provoke thought and motivate every reader.

Amarnath is a student at Stella Maris College in Chennai, pursuing an economics degree. Ghosh is a part of the Department of Management Studies at IIT Madras, expecting an MBA in 2005.
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