Some of the deals in 2006
UC Berkeley researcher Dacher Keltner's BORN TO BE GOOD: The Biology of Peace and Wellbeing, which shows through studies of facial expression and body language how the "ethical emotions," such as awe and gratitude, tell an untold story of human evolution, how benevolence is our basic nature, to Maria Guarnaschelli at Norton, in a good deal, by Linda Loewenthal at the David Black Literary Agency (World).
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22 March, 2006
Non-fiction:
Parenting Mallika Chopra's 100 QUESTIONS FROM MY BABY, an exploration of the questions young children ask, to Mariska Van Aalst at Rodale, in a very nice deal, by Linda Loewenthal at the David Black Literary Agency (NA).
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20 March, 2006
Non-fiction:
General/Other Steve Lopez's IMAGINING BEETHOVEN, about how a chance encounter with a homeless man, who was a Julliard-trained violinist, triggers a personal reawakening for a Los Angeles Times reporter, and changes both of their lives forever, to Dan Conaway at Putnam, at auction, by David Black (NA).
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10 March, 2006
Non-fiction:
Cooking Jean Georges Executive Pastry Chef Johnny Iuzzini and Roy Finamore's DESSERT FOURPLAY, a dessert cookbook, to Rica Allannic at Clarkson Potter, by David Black at David Black Literary Agency (world).
4 March, 2006
Non-fiction:
Business/Investing/Finance Randy Cepuch's A WEEKEND WITH WARREN BUFFET, (and other shareholder meeting adventures), a personal finance travelogue for investors curious about how corporations relate to their owners on the one day of the year when the "welcome mat" is out, to John Oakes at Thunder's Mouth, by Joy Tutela at the David Black Literary Agency.
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22 February, 2006
Non-fiction:
Religion/Spirituality Rev. Oliver "Buzz" Thomas's TEN THINGS YOUR MINISTER WANTED TO TELL YOU, BUT COULDN'T (Because He Needed the Job), a book that answers ten of the most vexing theological questions for Christians disaffected by the Fundamentalist movement, written by a Southern Baptist minister and lawyer who has represented most of America's Christian denominations, to Michael Flamini at St. Martin's, in a good deal, by Linda Lowenthal at David Black Literary Agency (world).
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25 January, 2006
Non-fiction:
Business/Investing/Finance Parlay Your IRA into a Family Fortune and The Retirement Savings Time Bomb...and How to Defuse It author Ed Slott's COMPLETE IRA CARE SOLUTION, a guide to retirement planning, to Ben Loehnen at Ballantine, by Joy Tutela at the David Black Literary Agency (NA).
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19 January, 2006
Non-fiction:
General/Other Marketing and public relations expert Terrie Williams' IT JUST LOOKS LIKE I'M NOT HURTING, about the author's crippling depression which she kept hidden behind her "game face," as well as the larger, untold story of depression in Black American life told through the lives of both famous and ordinary people, to Beth Wareham at Scribner, in a significant deal, by Linda Loewenthal at David Black Literary Agency (world).
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18 January, 2006
Non-fiction:
General/Other Columnist and illustrator Bob Eckstein's THE HISTORY OF THE SNOWMAN: From the Ice Age to the Flea Market, an account of the author's odyssey to uncover the frosty fellow's origins, to Ryan Fischer-Harbage at Simon Spotlight Entertainment, at auction, by Joy Tutela at the David Black Literary Agency (world).
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4 January, 2006
Non-fiction:
History/Politics/Current Affairs Former Wonkette blogger Ana Marie Cox's first nonfiction book, on the next generation of political activists, again to Megan Lynch at Riverhead, reportedly for "mid-six-figures" (Washington Post), for publication in 2008, by Gary Morris at the David Black Agency (world).
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