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Mayflower: A Story of Cour- created interesting and amusing sidebars to
age, Community and War, help illuminate the information.
by Nathaniel Philbrick.
Philbrick won the National Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Let-
Book Award for In the Heart of ters from Daughters and Sons, by Tim
the Sea. He’s back with another Russert. Following his book about “Big Russ,”
story of survival. Mayflower his beloved father, Tim Russert received tens
examines the history of the of thousands of letters from daughters and
Plymouth Colony, and there’s sons who wanted to tell him about Big Joe, Big
more to the tale than the first Mario, Big Irv, etc. He read every one of them
People to meet, Thanksgiving. After living at peace with and decided that there was another book
the Wampanoags for more than 50 years, already written. Emotional, heartfelt, poign-
Massasoit’s son, Philip, waged war ant, sad and joyful, the full gamut of feelings
things to do against the British. The war raged for 14 is reflected in these wonderful letters.
months, claiming more than 5,000 lives. This
account brings to life William Bradford, Miles FICTION
FRANCE FREEMAN
NONFICTION Standish and a brutal war that forever changed Promise Me, by Harlen Coben. Agent
The Da Vinci Kit: Mysteries of the Renais- the colonies. Myron Bolitar hasn’t been a tough guy for
sance Explained and Decoded, by Andrew more than six years; he hasn’t punched any-
Langley. This fascinating kit is a treasure Glad You Asked: Intriguing Names, Facts, body’s lights out; he hasn’t even held a gun,
chest packed full of activities. The kit contains Dates, and Ideas You Need to Know, from much less fired one. Also, he hasn’t called his
a replica of da Vinci’s flying machine to build, Encyclopaedia Britannica featuring friend Win, the scariest guy around, to help
a slide-pull version of The Last Supper—both Michael Feldman. Culling facts and ideas him out of a jam. He hasn’t been in a jam—
before and after renovation, a model of Brunel- from Encyclopaedia Britannica, this book pre- not until he tries to keep a promise to help out
leschi’s cathedral dome to assemble, a Renais- sents names, dates, events and phrases every the daughter of a friend. When she disappears,
sance time line and a facsimile of da Vinci’s reader will want in his or her arsenal of know- all eyes are on Myron, who now must find her
notebook sketches. ledge. National Public Radio’s Feldman has before she is gone forever.—Valerie Ryan
Mayflower
by Nathaniel Philbrick
The bestselling author of In the Heart
of the Sea fashions a compelling
portrait of the Plymouth Colony, an
epic dominated by issues of race,
violence and religion.
Hardcover / Viking Books
On sale May 9, 2006
Promise Me
by Harlan Coben
Myron Bolitar’s promise to
always come to the rescue goes
nightmarishly wrong when a
teenage girl disappears, and he’s
the only suspect.
Hardcover / Dutton Books
On sale April 25, 2006
1,000 Places to See
Before You Die
by Patricia Schultz
Newsweek praises this
New York Times bestseller
as the “book that tells you
what’s beautiful, what’s
inspiring, what’s fun and
what’s just unforgettable
everywhere on earth.”
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Rough Crossings
by Simon Schama
Schama follows the odyssey of slaves who fought for
the British in the Revolutionary War in exchange for
promises of freedom—promises ultimately broken.
Hardcover / Ecco Press
On sale April 25, 2006
Publishing Company
Paperback / Workman
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My Life In and Out of the Rough
by John Daly
Colorful and controversial Daly applies his play-it-as-
it-lies philosophy to both golf and life, as this candid
memoir reveals.
Hardcover / HarperCollins
On sale May 8, 2006
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