Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
In the pantheon of great World War II conflicts, the battle for Saipan is often forgotten, despite it being, as historian Donald Miller calls it, “as important to victory over Japan as the Normandy invasion was to victory over Germany.” For the Americans, defeating the Japanese came at a high price, and Saipan was war at its absolute grimmest. From critically acclaimed World War II writer James Campbell, THE COLOR OF WAR: How One Battle Broke Japan and Another Changed America is the story of two battles, the one overseas and the one on America’s home turf.
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Tags: American history, civil rights movement, crown publishers, James Campbell, Marines, Saipan, soldiers, The Color of War, The Final Frontiersman, The Ghost Mountain Boys, World War II
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Monday, May 7th, 2012
In her groundbreaking new book, BOMBSHELL: Explosive Medical Secrets That Will Redefine Aging, Suzanne Somers redefines aging as we know it. Blasting beyond anti-aging, she takes us to the next step, revealing a brand-new approach to embracing and enjoying aging. Suzanne makes aging aspirational, living with great health and great looks, disease-free, and with robust energy. She shares a fresh new plan for aging well. You are never too young or too old to take advantage of these strategies, and one thing is very clear; the old model of a nursing home as the inevitable destination is out, for good.
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Tags: age reversal, aging, Bombshell, crown archetype, disease prevention, health, medical secrets, medicine, rejuvenation, stem cells, Suzanne Somers
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Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett drew an unwavering fascination among fans and the press alike for more than three decades. Ryan’s intimate memoir of this passionate love story, BOTH OF US: My Life with Farrah (Crown Archetype, on sale May 1, 2012), tells the true story behind the headlines. Ryan conveys beautifully everything their relationship was— at once exuberant, sad, and timeless, confessing the deepest parts of his heart.
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Tags: Both of Us, crown archetype, Farrah Fawcett, hollywood, Love Story, memoir, O'Neal family, Paper Moon, Ryan O'Neal
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
CNN NATIONAL SECURITY ANALYST PETER BERGEN WRITES DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF TEN-YEAR SEARCH FOR OSAMA BIN LADEN: Published to coincide with the first anniversary of bin Laden’s death, MANHUNT is based on unprecedented interviews with key players and exclusive access to bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound before it was demolished
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Tags: 9/11, Abbottabad, bergen, CIA, manhunt, Navy SEALs, osama bin laden, peter bergen
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Friday, April 20th, 2012
Garry Marshall is one of the most respected and successful writers, directors, and producers in show business. He has also helped launch the careers of many film and television stars. His highly anticipated new autobiography, MY HAPPY DAYS IN HOLLYWOOD: A Memoir, co-written with his daughter Lori, is an entertaining, witty, and thoroughly enjoyable journey through Garry’s extraordinarily prolific career.
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Tags: crown archetype, director, garry marshall, happy days, hollywood, laverne & shirley, lori marshall, my happy days in hollywood, New Year's Eve, Penny Marshall, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, The Odd Couple, The Princess Diaries, Valentine's Day
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Thursday, April 5th, 2012
GILDED LIVES, FATAL VOYAGE: The Titanic’s First-Class Passengers and Their World is the story of history’s most famous ship told through the lives of some of its most fascinating passengers.
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Tags: Carpathia, Crown Books, Gilded Lives Fatal Voyage, history, Hugh Brewster, Titanic, Titanic 100th anniversary, Titanic passengers
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Monday, March 26th, 2012
In DRIFT: The Unmooring of American Military Power (on sale March 27), Rachel Maddow makes the case that our national-security apparatus has gone through an amicable but still catastrophic divorce not just from American civilian life, but from American democracy. Civilian political power doesn’t fully direct or constrain our national security policy anymore. It’s unmoored; it makes its own way.
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Tags: Crown, drift, military, msnbc, national security, nonfiction, rachel maddow
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Friday, February 24th, 2012
Granted unprecedented access to Ford’s top executives—including countless hours with CEO Alan Mulally—top-secret company documents, Bill Ford and the Ford family, former executives, labor leaders, and company directors, the Detroit News’ Bryce G. Hoffman delivers the yet untold story of Ford Motor Company’s epic turnaround under the leadership of Alan Mulally in ‘American Icon’ (Crown Business; March 13, 2012).
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Tags: Alan Mulally, Alan Mulally Boeing, Alan Mulally Leadership, Alan R. Mulally, American Automaker, American Icon, Auto Industry, Automotive Industry, bailout, big three detroit, Bill Ford, Bill Ford Jr., Bryce G. Hoffman, Bryce Hoffman, CEO Alan Malally, CEO Ford, CEO of Ford, David E. Cole, Detroit, Detroit News, Douglas Brinkley, Ford Alan Mulally, Ford Credit, Ford family, Ford Motor CEO, Ford Motor Company, Ford Motor Credit, Ford News, Ford Stock, Ford Stock Price, Ford Trucks, H.W. Brands, Henry Ford, Jeffery Liker, John Taylor, Lee Cockerell, Lee Iacocca, Mulally Ford, Storming the Magic Kingdom, TARP, The Detroit News, the Detroit three, The First American, Traitor to His Class, Troubled Asset Relief Program, UAW, United Auto Workers, Wheels for the World
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Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Revered on the left and respected on the right, former Senator Russ Feingold is known for sticking to his convictions. His highly anticipated new book, WHILE AMERICA SLEEPS: A Wake-Up Call for the Post-9/11 Era, explains from the senator’s unique point of view where America went wrong after 9/11.
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Tags: campaign finance, Crown, Foreign Relations, national security, politics, Post-9/11, Progressives United, Russ Feingold, Senator Feingold, While America Sleeps, Wisconsin senator
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Kate Moore is a working mother, struggling to make ends meet, to raise children, to keep a spark in her marriage . . . and to maintain an increasingly unbearable life-defining secret. So when her husband is offered a lucrative job in Luxembourg, she jumps at the chance to leave behind her double-life, to start anew.
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