Here is a book with a great “New Year, New You” message from Hazelden, our newest Perseus Distribution client publisher.  This is one of Hazelden’s bestselling titles and has broad appeal beyond just the recovery audience.

The Gifts of Imperfection is a powerful and inspiring book by popular writer and professor Brené Brown that explores how to cultivate the courage, compassion, and connection to embrace your imperfections and to recognize that you are enough.

Praise for the book:

“Brown’s unique ability to blend original research with honest storytelling makes reading The Gifts of Imperfection like having a long, uplifting conversation with a very wise friend who offers compassion, wisdom, and great advice.”
—Harriet Lerner, New York Times best-selling author of The Dance of Anger and The Dance of Connection

“Brené Brown courageously tackles the dark emotions that get in the way of leading a fuller life; read this book and let some of that courage rub off on you.”
—Daniel H. Pink, New York Times best-selling author of A Whole New Mind

“Human-behavior researcher and author of I Thought It Was Just Me (2007), Brown has made a career out of studying difficult emotions such as fear and shame. In this latest book, she emphasizes that above all other ingredients of living an emotionally healthy life is the importance of loving ourselves.” — Booklist

The Gifts of Imperfection

Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

9781592858491

Consortium publishers made the 2012 RUSA Notable Books List with two titles!

Biblioasis’s Light Lifting made the Fiction list!

Cinco Puntos Press’s Beauty is a Verb made the poetry list!

We’re super excited! Congratulations to our publishers!

This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl by Paul Brannigan

There will be a very nice review of THIS IS A CALL in this Sunday’s New York Times Book Review:

“A rich history of recent pop music as it moves from punk and hard-core to ­grunge to indie bands…Students of that period will find much to dwell on here.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/books/review/this-is-a-call-the-life-and-times-of-dave-grohl-by-paul-brannigan-book-review.html?_r=1

PERSEUS BOOK GROUP - BOOTH #1644

Author Jenny Torres Sanchez’s will be signing her new book – The Downside of Being Charlie on Saturday January 21, 2012 at 2:00 pm in the Perseus Books Group booth #1644!

Here’s a book you may find helpful after several days on your feet at ALA Midwinter!

One in four women in the US suffers from debilitating foot pain, which can affect the function of other body parts, from knees and hips to the pelvis and spine. But foot pain can be eliminated.

Every Woman’s Guide to Foot Pain Relief shows you how to not only prevent pain, but how fix your feet and halt damage to the rest of your body. Through the scientific approach of biomechanics — which looks at the gravity, friction and pressure of our bodies — expert Katy Bowman offers an innovative set of exercises; her easy-to-follow program will help you to eliminate unnecessary foot and lower-leg pain. A science advisory member for Earth Footwear, she also walks you through the shoes you should (and should not) be wearing at different life stages—without sacrificing fashion.

Are you going to ALA Midwinter? If so, please stop by booth number 1645 and say hi! We’ll be joined by our friends from Cinco Puntos Press and Theatre Communications Group. We’ll have lots of galleys and great books for you to see and touch and take home!

Want to learn more? Here are links to our program ad, and a list of our showcase titles.

Mick Carlon, author of the awesome kid’s book, Riding on Duke’s Train, will be signing copies in our booth on Saturday, the 21^st, at 2pm.

Want to learn more about Riding on Duke’s Train? Watch the trailer:

We’ll see you in Dallas!

BOOK DESCRIPTION: 

“Dr. James Forsythe wallops a resounding grand slam with this pivotal book, destined to serve as an essential anti-aging health guide for many generations to come.” 

—From the Foreword to Anti-Aging Cures, by Suzanne Somers – Television Star, New York Times Bestselling Author, and Popular Personality 

 In Anti-Aging Cures, Nevada oncologist Dr. James Forsythe, one of the world’s leading anti-aging experts, reveals how to slow and even reverse the aging process. Based on meticulously researched clinical evidence, this book provides a comprehensive account of revolutionary anti-aging treatments that can prevent the health conditions associated with getting old. 

            The key to youth, good health, and vitality as we age comes from our body’s Master Hormone that naturally produces human growth hormone (HGH).  As we advance in years, we begin to see and feel symptoms of the aging process: wrinkling, age spots, thinning and gray hair, memory loss, fatigue, brittle bones, and so on. The reason for this is that the body produces less and less of this vital hormone as we age, accelerating our physical and mental decline.    

    Anti-Aging Cures brings together all of the latest cutting-edge science findings to explain how anyone can easily and affordably create an anti-aging lifestyle! Dr. Forsythe, who wrote the official United States government protocol for administering growth hormone to fight aging, describes how readers can harness the power of Bio-Stimulators safely, legally, and naturally, to combat the ravages of aging. Bio-Stimulators are no longer just an anti-aging option for the rich and famous. They are a gift to us all and the closest thing to a fountain of youth that medical science has ever uncovered.  Anti-Aging Cures will show you where to find these affordable Bio-Stimulators, and also how to use them. 

 ENDORSEMENTS:  

“This pivotal book is destined to serve as an essential anti-aging health guide for many generations to come.” 

—#1 New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Somers  

“We are all interested in staying young and vital. Dr. Forsythe’s book is your roadmap.” 

—Burton Goldberg, bestselling author of Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide

How to Shop for Free: Shopping Secrets for Smart Women Who Love to Get Something for Nothing

Kathy Spencer shows fashionistas and carpool moms, alike, how to find insider deals, work the coupon and promotion scene on and offline, and get much of their shopping lists for free. The goal? Free-up dollars for designer handbags, a new set of wheels, savings account, or any other “must-haves,” irrespective of the economic outlook.

In the next few weeks I will be sharing books with you that will help you to revive and renew your phisical, mental , spirital environmental as well aw your financal well being.

I will start with  Viva Editions -

The Fatigue Prescription: Four Steps to Renewing Your Energy, Health and Life by Linda Hawes Clever, MD

Click here to view the five books from Viva Editions, that taken together compose a sort of holistic first-aid kit, each providing sustenance and renewal for an aspect of self: physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual.