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the girl & the fig
cookbook: More than 100 Recipes from the Acclaimed California Wine Country
Restaurant by Sondra Bernstein
Simon $ Schuster, Published April 2004
Hardcover, 256 pages, $30.00
The girl & the fig is one of
The girl & the fig
Cookbook will give readers and diners a personal tour of the girl & the fig
philosophy, the food & wine concepts, and a feel for the
Proprietor Sondra Bernstein
has owned and managed the restaurants since the first location opened seven
years ago. She has succeeded in her goal
to offer a warm, welcoming atmosphere to
Shy and Successful: A Comprehensive Guide to Managing Shyness
and Social Anxiety
by Erika B. Hilliard, MSW, RSW. Sold to Marlowe & Co. in the Avalon Publishing Group for publication
in Spring 2005
This comprehensive work addresses will set a new
standard in literature on the subjects of shyness and social anxiety. The
author guides the reader through a journey of growth and education that is
uniquely organized into three territories: body, mind, and action. Up-to-date
information, inspirational stories, step-by-step exercises, rich examples, and
illustrations motivate and encourage readers to increase their social ease and
at the same time appreciate their sensitive natures.
Severe social
anxiety is now considered the “hot diagnosis” and is the third most
troublesome disorder after depression and alcoholism. Fifty percent of the
population rate themselves as shy and almost as many men experience shyness as
women. The book is so thorough that it will be a must-have for therapists and
psychologists. A German-language edition
of this book will be published by MVG in Summer 2005.
Erika B. Hilliard MSW, RSW, has thirty years of
experience in mental health and psychiatry and more than twenty years in
private practice, nearly fifteen of which has included facilitating social
anxiety support groups. She lives in
Students Helping Students Series
Choose the
Students Helping Students®
is an innovative series of books written by students for students. Each title
in the series focuses on a topic of interest and importance to college-bound
and college students and addresses it from a “been there, done that”
perspective of fellow college students and recent graduates. In addition to
practical and honest advice, each title contains dozens of student quotes,
essays, and interviews, making it a friendly, non-intimidating resource that
students like to read and guidance counselors, parents, and college counselors
want to buy.
The Daring Female Guide to Ecstatic Living
by Natasha Kogan, Sold to Hyperion Books, for publication in or Winter 2006
The Daring Female Guide is a self-help book with an attitude. It
introduces women to a new and unique concept of a Daring Female—a woman who takes risks and lives her life to the
fullest and as a result thinks and feels and loves with gusto and guts. Featuring 30 fun, inspirational, and
practical dares, each presented with personal stories and example dares, Daring Female invites – yes, dares – women to get as much as possible
out of every aspect of their lives. Initially proposed as a single title, Daring Female is an idea perfectly
suited for a series of titles and products.
The author,
Natasha Kogan, has lived a very daring life. She grew up in the former Soviet Union and
moved to the
Spilled Milk: Breastfeeding Adventures and Advice from
Less-Than-Perfect Moms
by Andy Steiner Sold to Rodale Books, for publication in Winter 2005
“And
after amassing an impressive collection of how-to breastfeeding books, nipple
shields, lactation consultants, breast pumps, nursing bras (they do come in black!), storage bags, and
wicked breast infections, I can only say that the one thing that was missing
from the experience was a book that could tell me—in a casual, non-preachy
tone—that I wasn’t alone…” Andy
Spilled Milk will appeal to new or second-time mothers of
all ages who will find comfort—and humor—in not being alone in facing the
stress and mess of breastfeeding. Readers who enjoyed such popular parenting
books as the Girlfriends’ Guide
series, The Hip Mama Survival Guide,
and Mothers Who Think will also love Spilled Milk. Andy Stein is an
award-winning journalist who has written for a variety of national
publications. She resides in
by Susan Marg. Sold to Harpercollins, for publication in late 2004
Susan
Marg has devoted several years to researching the
history and culture of weddings in Vegas and put together a lighthearted, yet
authoritatively complete work. Marg has an
undergraduate degree in English and a Masters degree in market research. Her
interest in pop culture comes from her days in advertising when knowing what
was hot and who was in was part of the job. She first visited
Ms.
Marg lives in
Carry
Me Home – the debut novel by Sandra Kring (new title to be
determined!)
(The
first of a two-book deal)
Sold
to Bantam Dell Publishing for Winter 2005
Sandra
Kring’s debut novel is a tender, laugh-out-loud
mainstream story portraying life on the 1940’s homefront. This terrific, well-paced story is told
through the innocent, yet often wise, voice of a simple-minded boy, and
depicts a complexity of life, death, war, prejudice, and family ties.
The
year 1940 could not be better for Earl “Earwig” Gunderman,
a simple-minded teenager growing up in
In
this first novel -- in fact, the first book the author has ever submitted
for publication -- author Sandra Kring has drawn
from the areas she knows best: human nature, humor, and the multi-faceted face
of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She
is a prodigious talent who has a gift for dialogue, character and pacing and
for assuming the role of her protagonist and not letting him go until he is
fully realized. Kring
has facilitated support groups and workshops for adult trauma survivors and has
published both humor and grief-related articles. She lives in the north
woods of
My Roommate is Driving Me Crazy!
Surviving the College Roommate from Hell
By Susan Fee Sold to
My Roommate is Driving Me Crazy! is a practical,
this-is-exactly-what-you-do guide on solving roommate conflicts. What do you do if your depressed roommate
threatens suicide? How do you respond if
he or she uses “away” computer messages to spread rumors about you? This book will offer step-by-step strategies
on handling the most challenging situations.
Its chapters include a Quick-Quiz, actual roommate stories, and
Conversation Starters detailing exactly what to say.
As a licensed
counselor working on a college campus and an adjunct professor of Interpersonal
Communication Skills, Susan Fee has
coached many students through roommate conflicts. A large part of what she teaches is about
resolving conflicts. Even in this arena,
she encounters many horrifying stories of disputes that students want and need
to learn how to negotiate. Susan’s
freelance writing has appeared in over 100 trade publications and newspapers. In 1994, Kendall-Hunt published her first book,
Marketing Yourself to the Top: Communicating to Win in a Competitive
Marketplace. Susan and her family live near
Enough is Enough! Stop Enduring and Start
Living Your Extraordinary Life by Jane Straus. From the author of the Blue
Book of Grammar and Punctuation (over 65,000 copies sold) comes a self-help
book to let your inner truth inspire you to thrive. Endurance is what we experience when we think
we don’t have the right to whatever we feel or the right to choose an
extraordinary life. When we begin to understand that we are not just a sum
total of our fears, self-judgments, limiting beliefs, and survival strategies,
we will find ways to live more richly and purposefully. Jane Straus and her family live in
Sold to Jossey Bass (John
Wiley) for publication in Summer 2005.
Special
Needs Parenting: Raising the Bar of Expectations for Challenged Children, by Judy Winter,
challenges families and professionals to help children with special needs
reach their full potential through a motivational how-to approach that gets results. With its practical advice,
inspiring success stories, valuable resources, 101 special tips, and focus on
making decisions in the best interest of the child, this book will motivate and
empower parents to become more influential child advocates. One of its key
features is its SPECIAL NEEDS BILL OF RIGHTS: FOR PARENTS, SIBLINGS, PROFESSIONALS & CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS which stress
everyone’s right to a normal life. Judy
Winter resides in
Sold
to Jossey Bass (John Wiley) to be published as a lead
parenting title in Winter 2006.
The Expert’s Guide to
Long-Term Care: Difficult Choices and Compassionate Solutions for Your Aging
Parents by Stella Henry with Ann Convery
Sold to
William Morrow & Co. at HarperCollins for publication in Winter
2006.
Business for Beginners: A
Simple Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Small Business and
Big Ideas for
Growing Your Small Business: How to Build Profits and Manage Growth, by Frances McGuckin
Business for
Beginners sold over 125,000 copies in
Sold
to Sourcebooks for publication in Spring 2005.
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