Hyperion Fall 2012

Listening In: The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy By Ted Widmer, Caroline Kennedy Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781401324568
Published: Grand Central Publishing - September 25th, 2012

Now available for the first time to the general public, Listening In includes transcripts and recordings from President Kennedy's time in office that offer unprecedented insight into his thoughts on the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, and the many other world events that marked his presidency.

During his presidency, John F. Kennedy recorded over 260 hours of meetings and telephone conversations. The taping system remained a closely held secret, even from his top aides. Now, Listening In gives readers a behind-the-curtain glimpse of one of America's most beloved and revered presidencies. It is the first publication of such scope to offer an inside view of the Kennedy Oval Office by the decision makers themselves.

The Kennedy Library Foundation, along with historian Ted Widmer, selected the most engaging excerpts from President Kennedy's White House recordings, which include Kennedy's meetings with Civil Rights leaders; calls with Eisenhower and Truman after the Cuban Missile Crisis; and discussions on the nuclear test ban, Vietnam, the Space Race, and more. Each transcript is accompanied by annotations and an explanation of the historical context in which the recorded meeting took place. The publication also includes photographs and two 75-minute CDs of the most interesting recordings.

Much as the publication of the #1 New York Times bestselling Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy gave readers unprecedented access to the thoughts of Jacqueline Kennedy, Listening In will give readers unparalleled access to the decision-making process and thoughts of John F. Kennedy. These recordings offer readers a chance to step into the Oval Office and Cabinet Room as if they themselves were present.


Modern Family: Wit and Wisdom from America's Favorite Family By Writers of Modern Family Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781401324759
Published: Kingswell - September 4th, 2012

Fans of ABC's hit comedy Modern Family can rejoice: The Pritchetts, Dunphys, and all the other characters that make Modern Family so beloved have collected their humor and wisdom and favorite moments, memories, and lessons in their very first book.

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Every week, the families of Modern Family have something to learn. Sometimes it's a lesson about parenting. Other times, it's about the relationship between husbands and wives (or husbands and husbands, as the case may be). Or maybe it's about getting along with your adult parents or your spouse's parents.

What audiences, critics, and Emmy voters all love is how the writers and actors of Modern Family present all these dilemmas in a new, fresh, and incredibly funny way. There are plenty of books out there that tell you how to deal with your mother, but this one will give the reader advice about what to do when she shows up at a family reunion with your old boyfriend as her date.

The book will be organized by subject and possible topics include mothers, fathers, children, spouses, marriage, siblings, home, love, and many others. Each chapter will have an introduction written by a Modern Family character, and will include black-and-white illustrations throughout. Readers will learn from and laugh at the book in equal measures, and it will be a must-have for the many fans of the hit show.


The Rolling Stones 50 By Mick Jagger Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781401324735
Published: Hachette Books - October 30th, 2012

From The Rolling Stones, the greatest rock-and-roll band in history, comes the only official book celebrating the band's 50th anniversary.

The Rolling Stones started touring as the "World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band" in the '60s, and they're still delivering on that promise. They were the original rock stars, and their fan base has only grown as they've produced and toured through the decades. Now, for the first time, the members of the Rolling Stones come together to write about their 50 years as a band.

In this at once intimate memoir and multi-faceted history, readers will discover amazing ephemera and minute-by-minute reportage photography from the Stones' earliest days through their stadium and world tours, including content curated by one of the world's foremost authorities on the Rolling Stones and author of a wide range of bestselling music titles. Contributions from some of the best-known Rolling Stones photographers round out this sumptuous package.

This is the perfect gift for fans of all ages of the Rolling Stones, fans of rock music, and music pictorial memoirs. If you'll own only one work on the Rolling Stones, this is the one to get.


The Chew: Food. Life. Fun. By The Chew, Mario Batali, Gordon Elliott, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly, Daphne Oz, Michael Symon Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781401311063
Published: Kingswell - September 25th, 2012

The Chew is a fun, fresh, and engaging lifestyle book, featuring healthy, affordable, and delicious recipes and tips from ABC's new daytime hit show The Chew

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The Chew celebrates and explores life through food, with a group of dynamic, engaging, fun, relatable cohosts who serve up everything to do with food-from cooking and home entertaining to food trends, restaurants, holidays, and more-aimed at making life better, fuller, and more fun.

The Chew: Cooking, Entertainment, and Style, the show's first companion book, features recipes from the show, tips and tricks from the show's hosts, and some of the show's most popular themes and segments, as well as new material exclusive to the book.

The hosts of the show-all contributors to the book-include chef, bestselling author, and TV personality Mario Batali; Iron Chef's Michael Symon; Top Chef's Carla Hall; What Not to Wear's Clinton Kelly; and bestselling author and nutritionist Daphne Oz. Fans of the hosts and the show will find plenty to enjoy in the pages of The Chew.


The Baker Creek Vegan Cookbook: Traditional Ways to Cook, Preserve, and Eat the Harvest By Jere Gettle, Emilee Gettle, Adeena Sussman (With) Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781401310615
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Published: Hachette Books - September 4th, 2012

A new cookbook filled with delicious, healthy, vegetarian (and vegan) recipes from the founders of the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company and authors of The Heirloom Life Gardener.

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Jere and Emilee Gettle, cofounders of the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company and coauthors of The Heirloom Life Gardener, now offer The Baker Creek Vegan Cookbook to their devoted audience. With over 125 recipes from Asia to Appalachia, The Baker Creek Vegan Cookbook offers an affordable way to grow your own food organically and naturally and prepare it healthfully.

Told in Jere's voice, the book is replete with delicious, easy-to-make, healthy vegan dishes that are diverse in origin, many of which are from the authors' restaurant, which offers a fresh counterpoint to the fast-food fare in their local region. Recipes include Pink Pearl Applesauce, Edamame Hummus, Vegetable Tempura with Thai Basil, Heirloom Spaghetti Squash with Heirloom Tomato Sauce, Melon Sorbet, and much more. The book also includes a section on canning and preserving.

People who are interested in growing and eating heirloom vegetables and fruits will love this new cookbook by the author the New York Times has called "the Indiana Jones of seeds."


Bad Habits: Confessions of a Recovering Catholic By Jenny McCarthy Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781401324650
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Published: Hachette Books - October 2nd, 2012

Jenny McCarthy-actress, comedian, activist, and New York Times bestselling author-candidly recounts her humorous Catholic upbringing, from her childhood dream of becoming a nun to her Playmate of the Year centerfold, and all of the Hail Marys in between.

Bestselling author Jenny McCarthy is back, revealing more about her own life than she ever has before. Bad Habits tells the story of everything that went wrong during Jenny's Catholic upbringing, or, as Jenny puts it now, what went right.

As a young girl, Jenny attended one of the most prestigious all-girl Catholic schools in Chicago. She had every intention of growing up to become a nun, but a few hilarious speed bumps and blinking red lights along the way took her drastically off course. Jenny never did accept Sister Mary's reasoning that she could avoid purgatory if she just bought a string necklace for $10; the fact that two of her aunts are simultaneously nuns and cops (yes, they carry guns and shoot people while wearing a habit) never made complete sense to her; nor did her mother's proclivity toward burying religious statues in the front lawn of the house. But then again, Jenny does have four of them buried across Southern California.

With revelations such as "I Knew I Should Have Worn Underwear to Church," "Rich People are Going to Burn in Hell," "Uh Oh. I like Porn," and "Jenny, You Accidentally Slept with Satan," Bad Habits is a brutally honest, hilarious memoir that will delight the legions of Jenny McCarthy fans...and make even the worst of the Catholic girls blush.


The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared By Jonas Jonasson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781401324643
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Published: Hachette Books - September 11th, 2012

An international sensation that has sold almost 2 million copies, this charming and original debut novel tells the story of Allan Karlsson, reluctant centenarian, who runs away from his nursing home and embarks on a wild journey involving, among other things, a suitcase full of money and an elephant.

Relive Allan's fascinating past, and see how he somehow participated in many of the pivotal events of the 20th century, much like Forrest Gump-if Gump was an explosives expert with a fondness for vodka.

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Having had a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson is now in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. But he's still in rude good health, and he's about to turn 100. A big celebration is planned, but Allan really isn't interested (and he'd like a bit more control over his alcohol consumption), so he decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey, involving among other surprises a suitcase stuffed with cash, a few thugs, a very friendly hot dog stand operator, and a death by elephant.

Simultaneously, Allan's larger-than-life back story is revealed: Not only has he witnessed, Zelig-like, some of the most important events of the twentieth century, he's played a key role in them. As an explosives expert, he was involved in the development of the atom bomb, and he travels throughout the world sharing meals and more with everyone from Stalin, Churchill, and Truman, to Mao, Franco, and de Gaulle. Quirky, utterly unique, and charming, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared is sure to win fans of many different ages.


Full of Heart: My Story of Survival, Strength, and Spirit By J.R. Martinez, Alexandra Rockey Fleming (With) Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781401324742
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Published: Hachette Books - October 30th, 2012

The inspiring true story of actor, motivational speaker, and former U.S. Army soldier, J.R. Martinez, Full of Heart chronicles Martinez's incredible, and uniquely American journey through poverty, hardship, and tragedy, to his rise as a hero and media darling.

Full of Heart is an intimate and inspirational chronicle of J.R. Martinez's life story. Martinez recounts his childhood in the South as the son of a single mother, a Salvadoran immigrant struggling to make ends meet. At the age of 17-showing the determination and drive that would become his trademark-Martinez convinced his mom to move to Georgia, where Martinez believed he would have a better chance of being recruited to play college football. But when Martinez's football dreams collapsed and he didn't have the financial resources or grades to attend college, he turned to the U.S. Army and soon found himself serving in Iraq.

In April 2003, at 19 years old, Martinez's Humvee hit a landmine and he suffered severe smoke inhalation and disfiguring burns to over 40 percent of his body. Martinez was sent to the Army Burn Center in San Antonio, where he spent the next 34 months in grueling recovery. During this time, Martinez shared his experiences with other patients and listened to theirs. His fellow soldiers, along with the local and then national media, soon latched onto Martinez's inspiring personality, leading to a career as a popular motivational speaker, daytime television star, and Dancing with the Stars contestant.

Full of Heart is Martinez's entire and yet untold story-one that will attract his large fan base, as well as the many others who will find both his life and story utterly accessible and appealing. Martinez's memoir of triumphing over extraordinary obstacles through pure resilience, optimism, and strength of spirit will inspire legions of people.


City Girl, Country Vet By Cathy Woodman Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781401341718
Published: Hachette Books - September 4th, 2012

Emily Giffin meets James Herriott in this charming and original tale of adventure, mishap, and romance centered around a vet's practice in the English countryside

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London veterinarian Maz Harwood has learned the hard way that love and work don't mix. So when Emma, her best friend from vet school, asks her to look after her practice in the English countryside for six months, Maz decides that is just the change of scenery she needs. But country life is trickier than she thought it would be.

It was one thing to trade her smart heels for wellies; it's another to deal with unwelcoming locals, an intense rivalry with another local vet practice, and worse yet, the realization that her friend's practice needs as much healing as Maz's own broken heart. Things get even more complicated when she meets her rival's dashing son, who is totally unsuitable as a prospect....or is he? Can Maz win over the locals, save the lives of her patients, keep Emma's practice from going under....and find love again? Cathy Woodman, a fresh new voice in women's fiction, has written a warm, breezy romantic comedy that makes for the perfect relaxing cozy read.


The Pleasures of Men By Kate Williams Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781401324230
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Published: Hachette Books - August 7th, 2012

In this darkly atmospheric and gripping novel, a young woman's obsession with a series of murders in Victorian London pulls her into the city's underworld as she unknowingly draws the killer closer to her.

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July, 1840: The young Queen Victoria has just entered her second year on the throne when a major recession brings London's underbelly to its sweltering streets. While the city crackles with tension, orphaned Catherine Sorgeiul stays locked away in her uncle's home, a peculiar place where death masks adorn the walls and certain rooms are strictly forbidden. Nineteen years old and nervous of life, Catherine becomes obsessed with a series of terrible murders of young girls sweeping the city. Details of the crimes are especially gruesome-the victims' hair has been newly plaited and thrust into their mouths, and their limbs are grotesquely folded behind them, like wounded birds-and the serial killer is soon nicknamed the Man of Crows.

Catherine begins writing stories about the victims-women on their own and vulnerable in the big city-and gradually the story of the murderer as well. But she soon realizes that she has involved herself in a web of betrayal, deceit, and terror that threatens her and all those around her.

Kate Williams makes the hot, teeming streets of Victorian London come to creepy life, and her portraits of young women-from maids and milliners to frustrated young society ladies are particularly memorable. The Pleasures of Men is a remarkable fiction debut, certain to draw in fans of mysteries and quality fiction.


My Extraordinary Ordinary Life By Sissy Spacek, Mary Anne Vollers Cover Image
$37.00
ISBN: 9781401324360
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Published: Hachette Books - May 1st, 2012

Renowned and highly respected actress Sissy Spacek shares her story for the first time

In My Extraordinary Ordinary Life, Academy Award-winning actress Sissy Spacek details a life that few truly know, but will fascinate the many fans who have fallen in love with her over four decades of a remarkable career in film. This moving memoir spans her childhood in Texas, her arrival in New York City with only a small suitcase and a guitar, and her adult life and distinguished acting career playing such iconic film characters as Loretta Lynn and Carrie.

Spacek was raised in Quitman, a small East Texas town. As a freckle-faced, barefoot kid, she climbed trees, rode horses, and played in the woods with her two brothers. She was surrounded by a strong, Southern family who brought her up to believe she could do anything. And she has. From her Oscar-nominated performance in Carrie, based on Stephen King's book, to her Oscar-winning portrayal of country singer Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter, in which she sang all of Lynn's songs and earned a Grammy nomination, Spacek has enjoyed an enduring career in movies and television. And, she has stayed true to her rural roots, still living today in the Virginia countryside where she and her husband raised two daughters.

Told in her authentic, big-hearted voice, Spacek's memoir shares stories from her childhood, and reflects upon her influences and the things that matter most in life. My Extraordinary Ordinary Life is an honest and open memoir that readers will fall in love with.


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