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- Fall books preview - San Francisco Gate
- Cayman Islands Community Notices - Caymen Net News
- Brown, Albom, Crichton lead fall in new books - The Daily Advertiser
- Peninsula District coaching biographies - Hampton Roads Daily Press
- James Lord, 86; authored biographies, memoirs - Boston Globe
| Fall books preview - San Francisco Gate Posted: 06 Sep 2009 07:19 AM PDT More than a few publishers and booksellers have to be crossing their fingers beside crowded stacks, praying that their busiest season will give them a needed boost. Fall is the traditional time of the year for showcasing big-name authors, and this autumn is certainly no exception. Among the heavy hitters with novels due for release are Margaret Atwood, A.S. Byatt, John Irving, Stephen King and a fellow named Dan Brown. Writers with new nonfiction works include Richard Dawkins, Malcolm Gladwell and Zadie Smith. Those who are no longer with us are also expected to revive sales: Posthumous books include titles by George Carlin, Michael Crichton, Edward Kennedy, Vladimir Nabokov and Kurt Vonnegut. As usual, there will be no shortage of books by Bay Area authors. Just a sampling of those on the season's local roster: Po Bronson, Michael Chabon, Dave Eggers, Stephen Elliott, Kathryn Ma and Richard North Patterson. Also on the way are books about the Bay Area: "Erotic City," chronicling San Francisco's rich sexual history; "Gimme Something Better," a look at the region's punk music movement; and "Cosmopolitans," a historical portrait of prominent San Francisco Jews. And there is plenty more, of course - from memoirs and biographies to photography collections and graphic novels. Here's a rundown of some notable titles: SEPTEMBER FICTIONAll That Work and Still No Boys, by Kathryn Ma (University of Iowa Press). A collection of 10 stories from the San Francisco writer. The Anthologist, by Nicholson Baker (Simon & Schuster). The author's latest novel, told from the point of view of the failed (but very funny) poet Paul Chowder. Blood's a Rover, by James Ellroy (Knopf). The beefy conclusion to Ellroy's "Underworld U.S.A." trilogy, after "American Tabloid" and "The Cold Six Thousand." A Change in Altitude, by Anita Shreve (Little, Brown). The novelist's latest work tells of a couple's tragic visit to Kenya. The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard(Norton). Twelve hundred pages of stories by the English writer (best known for "Empire of the Sun") who died in April. Day After Night, by Anita Diamant (Scribner). Young women flee Nazi Germany for Israel in this novel by the author of "The Red Tent." The Death of Bunny Munro, by Nick Cave (Faber & Faber). The second novel from the singer-songwriter; this one's about a randy door-to-door salesman. A Gate at the Stairs, by Lorrie Moore (Knopf). A witty (and pun-loving) 20-year-old woman is at the heart of Moore's somber novel, set in the Midwest after 9/11. Gloryland, by Shelton Johnson (Sierra Club/Counterpoint). The son of a sharecropping family finds himself (in more ways than one) in the new Yosemite National Park in 1903. Gourmet Rhapsody, by Muriel Barbery (Europa Editions). Barbery's first novel (before "The Elegance of the Hedgehog") looks back at the life of a famous chef. Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger (Scribner). London's Highgate Cemetery is the setting of Niffenegger's follow-up to "The Time Traveler's Wife." (Niffenegger was paid an advance of $5 million for the novel.) Homer & Langley, by E.L. Doctorow. The author's latest historical novel (reviewed in this issue). In the Falling Snow, by Caryl Phillips (Knopf). The West Indian native treats race and identity in his latest novel. Juliet, Naked, by Nick Hornby (Riverhead). The author of "High Fidelity" again mixes music and love. Little Bird of Heaven, by Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco). Love and loss go hand in hand in Oates' latest book, set in upstate New York. Liver: A Fictional Organ With an Anatomy of Four Lobes, by Will Self (Bloomsbury). Four stories, one for each lobe of the organ. The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown (Doubleday). Will this be the novel that finally gets this guy some attention? Love and Summer, by William Trevor (Viking). A sleepy Irish town wakes up with the arrival of a stranger; by the author of "Felicia's Journey." The Love Children, by Marilyn French (The Feminist Press at CUNY). The '60s, in Cambridge, Mass., come alive in the final novel by the writer and feminist activist, who died in May. Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall, by Kazuo Ishiguro (Knopf). Music flows between these interconnected stories by the author of "Remains of the Day." Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance, by Garrison Keillor (Viking). The author returns from the steamier shores of "77 Love Sonnets." Rebel Yell, by Alice Randall (Bloomsbury). The story of an African American neo-con, as told by his ex-wife. Reheated Garbage, by Irvine Welsh (Norton). More stories of sex, drugs and bad Scottish food from the author of "Trainspotting." The Spire, by Richard North Patterson (Henry Holt). The San Francisco novelist's latest thriller, set on a college campus. Spooner, by Pete Dexter (Grand Central). This comic novel, by the author of "Paris Trout," tracks two lives (son and stepfather) beset by tragedy. War Dances, by Sherman Alexie (Grove). A collection of lighthearted stories by the author of "Smoke Signals." The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood (Nan A. Talese). In Atwood's latest cheery novel, most of the human race has been wiped out. SEPTEMBER NONFICTIONThe Adderall Diaries: A Memoir of Moods, Masochism, and Murder, by Stephen Elliott (Graywolf Press). The San Francisco writer investigates a murder case - and his own troubled past. Bicycle Diaries, by David Bryne (Viking). Who knew the musician is crazy about cycling? A Bomb in Every Issue: How the Short, Unruly Life of Ramparts Magazine Changed America, by Peter Richardson (New Press). The Marin County author celebrates the radical publication. The Book of Genesis, illustrated by R. Crumb (Norton). You read right. The Book of Psalms: A Translation With Commentary, by Robert Alter (Norton). The UC Berkeley scholar continues his work on the Bible. (Sorry, no R. Crumb cartoons in this one.) The Case for God, by Karen Armstrong (Knopf). The popular religion scholar (and former nun) shares her beliefs. Cheerful Money: Me, My Family, and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor, by Tad Friend (Little, Brown). The New Yorker writer pokes into his past. City Boy: My Life in New York During the 1960s and '70s, by Edmund White (Bloomsbury). The author and critic recalls his early (and freewheeling) days in Gotham. The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History With the President, by Taylor Branch (Simon & Schuster). Yes, the book has a chapter titled "Lewinsky." Crazy Like a Fox: One Principal's Triumph in the Inner City, by Ben Chavis (New American Library). The principal of an Oakland charter school shares his methods. Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil, by Peter Maass (Knopf). In case you needed more convincing to drive a hybrid. Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression, by Morris Dickstein (Norton). A timely (but hopefully not too timely) read. Dawn Light: Dancing With Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day, by Diane Ackerman (Norton). The author wakes up to the beauty of the world. Freedom's Orator: Mario Savio and the Radical Legacy of the 1960s, by Robert Cohen (Oxford University Press). A UC Berkeley graduate takes the measure of the political activist. Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk From Dead Kennedys to Green Day, by Jack Boulware and Silke Tudor (Penguin). We built this city on something other than music by Starship. The Good Soldiers, by David Finkel (Sarah Crichton Books/FSG). The Washington Post correspondent follows a group of grunts in Iraq. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, by Richard Dawkins (Free Press). Everyone's favorite atheist takes on the anti-Darwinists. Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability, by David Owen (Riverhead). The New Yorker writer argues that the Big Apple is the perfect place to live a green life. Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued From the Brink, by Jane Goodall (Grand Central). It's not just chimps we need to protect. I Sold Andy Warhol (Too Soon), by Richard Polsky (Other Press). The Sausalito writer's follow-up to "I Bought Andy Warhol." Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America, by Helen Thorpe (Scribner). A journalist follows young women - two of them undocumented immigrants - in Denver. The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession, by Allison Hoover Bartlett (Riverhead). The San Francisco author introduces us to a bibliophile and a self-described "bibliodick." National Parks: America's Best Idea, by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns (Knopf). The companion to the PBS series. No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process, by Colin Beavan (FSG). The author's year of living ecologically (and without toilet paper). Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children, by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman (Twelve). Bronson, the San Francisco author ("What Should I Do With My Life?") teams up with Merryman, who runs a tutoring program for inner-city children. The Possibility of Everything, by Hope Edelman (Ballantine Books). A couple works it out - not through therapy but by visiting Mayan healers in Belize. Strength in What Remains, by Tracy Kidder (Random House). The author of "Mountains Beyond Mountains" tells of a Burundian medical student's escape to America. That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row, by Jarvis Jay Masters (HarperOne). A San Quentin inmate looks back at his life, fights for his freedom. Total Recall: How the E-Memory Revolution Will Change Everything, by Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell (Dutton). The San Francisco researchers look into the future. True Compass, by Edward Kennedy (Twelve). The late senator's memoirs, originally scheduled for 2010. The Water Giver: The Story of a Mother, a Son, and Their Second Chance, by Joan Ryan (Simon & Schuster). The former Chronicle columnist writes about life before and after her son suffers a brain injury. Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman, by Jon Krakauer (Doubleday). The author of "Into Thin Air" chronicles the short and tragic life of the San Jose native who turned down an NFL contract to join the Army. OCTOBER FICTIONAngel Time: Songs of the Seraphim, by Anne Rice (Knopf). The dead come back to life. Again. The Children's Book, by A.S. Byatt (Knopf). This epic tale by the author of "Possession" revolves around three families in Victorian England. Chronic City, by Jonathan Lethem (Doubleday). Manhattan and its colorful characters make up the latest work by the author of "The Fortress of Solitude." The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis(FSG). A long-overdue collection from the writer and translator. Crossers, by Philip Caputo (Knopf). A man who loses his wife on 9/11 heads to Arizona, where he finds little peace. Generosity: An Enhancement, by Richard Powers (FSG). Can our problems by solved with the discovery of a happiness gene? Invisible, by Paul Auster (Holt). In Auster's 15th novel, an American college student meets a Frenchman - then things get dangerous. Jarrettsville, by Cornelia Nixon (Counterpoint). The Berkeley author revisits a dark chapter in her family's past, after the Civil War. Last Night in Twisted River, by John Irving (Random House). Irving's 12th novel, set in northern (and not so welcoming) New Hampshire in the 1950s. The Laughing Gorilla, by Robert Graysmith (Berkeley). The former Chronicle cartoonist and author of "Zodiac" travels back to 1926, when the Gorilla Man terrorized San Francisco. Look at the Birdie: Unpublished Short Fiction, by Kurt Vonnegut (Delcacorte Press). Fourteen stories by the late master satirist. The Museum of Innocence, by Orhan Pamuk (Knopf). The Turkish author's first novel since winning the Nobel Prize concerns an impossible love. Sounds Like Crazy, by Shana Mahaffey (New American Library). Holly, the protagonist in this debut novel by the San Francisco author, is just fine, thank you, with her five personalities. The Tin Drum, by Gnter Grass (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). A new translation of the acclaimed 1959 novel. The Vintage Caper, by Peter Mayle (Knopf). Mayle's latest novel jumps from Hollywood to France. Where the Wild Things Are, by Dave Eggers (McSweeney's). Three whole months after publishing "Zeitoun," Eggers returns with this novelization of the Maurice Sendak story. (Eggers also co-wrote the script for the forthcoming film with director Spike Jonze.) OCTOBER NONFICTIONThe American Civil War: A Military History, by John Keegan (Knopf). The English military historian turns his attention to our nation's bloodiest conflict. American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood(Harmony). Sizing up San Francisco's native son. Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife, by Francine Prose (Harper). The novelist and critic argues that Frank's literary talent was greater than we imagine. Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America, by Barbara Ehrenreich (Metropolitan Books). The author of "Nickel and Dimed" urges us to get real. The Catch: One Play, Two Dynasties, and the Game That Changed the NFL, by Gary Myers (Crown). A celebration of a 1982 championship game between the Dallas Cowboys and a certain local team. Come Back Como: Winning the Heart of a Reluctant Dog, by Steven Winn (HarperCollins). The former Chronicle writer expands on a series that ran in the paper. A Community Organizer: People and Power in San Francisco, by Mike Miller (Heyday). The activist's take on the movement to protect the Mission District. Don't Send: The Unbearable Tyranny of E-mail, by John Freeman (Scribner). The regular Chronicle book reviewer laments our addiction to e-mail. Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits, by Linda Gordon (Norton). A biography of the social photographer whose work has its roots in 1920s San Francisco. The Education of a British-Protected Child, by Chinua Achebe (Knopf). A collection of autobiographical essays from the author of "Things Fall Apart." Erotic City: Sexual Revolutions and the Making of Modern San Francisco, by Josh Sides (Oxford). Get your attention, did we? A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon, by Neil Sheehan (Random House). A portrait of a little-known Air Force officer who fought to keep the arms race from escalating; by the author of "A Bright Shining Lie." Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, by Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, with Jeffrey Zaslow (William Morrow). Danville's hero pilot tells his story. Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King, by Brad Matsen (Pantheon). A biography of the adventurer and environmentalist. Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures & Regrets of a Husband, Father, & Son, by Michael Chabon (Harper). In these essays, the Berkeley author of "The Yiddish Policemen's Union" examines his own life. Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul Rubens, by Mark Lamster (Nan A. Talese). There's more to the man than those rosy-cheeked maidens. More Things Like This, by the editors of McSweeney's (Chronicle Books). A collection of a few hundred offbeat illustrations by the likes of Leonard Cohen and David Mamet. My Napenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur, by Romney Steele (Andrews McMeel). A celebration of the restaurant, which turns 60 this year. Reading Jesus: A Writer's Encounter With the Gospels, by Mary Gordon (Knopf). The novelist approaches the Bible as literature. Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire, by Victor Sebestyen (Pantheon). One of several books this fall marking the 20th anniversary of that historic time. Robert Altman: The Oral Biography, by Mitchell Zuckoff (Knopf). Expect a lot of overlapping dialogue. Rowing the Atlantic: Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean, by Roz Savage (Simon & Schuster). The San Franciscan finds there's nothing like rowing across an ocean to clear one's mind. Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History, by Canyon Sam (University of Washington Press). The San Francisco activist views Tibet through the eyes of its women. Stripping Bare the Body: Politics, Violence, War, by Mark Danner (Nation Books). A collection of dispatches by the UC Berkeley professor of journalism. The Suicide Run: Five Tales of the Marine Corps, by William Styron (Random House). Stories (one never before published) that are based on the late writer's time as a Marine. Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson, by Wil Haygood (Knopf). The prizefighter and the challenges he confronted, in and out of the ring. Thelonius Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original, Robin D.G. Kelley (Free Press). A biography of the great jazz composer. Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System From Crisis - and Lost, by Andrew Ross Sorkin (Viking). The New York Times reporter analyzes the mess. Unauthorized History of the Simpsons, by John Ortved (Faber and Faber). An oral history of the long-running series. What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures, by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown). A collection of New Yorker pieces by the author of "The Tipping Point." When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women From 1960 to the Present, by Gail Collins (Little, Brown). The New York Times columnist on the gains women have made. Wherever There's a Fight: How Runaway Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California, by Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi (Heyday). A history of the state as a beacon of civil rights. A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice, by Malalai Joya (Scribner). She has survived four assassination attempts, but Joya continues to speak out for the rights of Afghan women. Worse Than War: Genocide, Eliminationism, and the Ongoing Assault on Humanity, by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen (PublicAffairs). The author of "Hitler's Willing Executioners" tackles another weighty subject. NOVEMBER FICTIONThe Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories, by Leo Tolstoy (Knopf). New translations by husband and wife Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, who also breathed new life into "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina." A Good Fall: Stories, by Ha Jin (Pantheon). The author's first collection since 2001 focuses on Chinese immigrant life. The Humbling, by Philip Roth (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). The author's 30th novel (a short one) concerns an aging stage actor. Impossible Princess, by Kevin Killian (City Lights). The San Francisco author's third collection of gay-themed short fiction. The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper). A man befriends the artist Frida Kahlo, and his life is forever changed; by the author of "The Poisonwood Bible." The Original of Laura (Dying Is Fun): A Novel in Fragments, by Vladimir Nabokov (Knopf). The novelist's final, unfinished work (which he wanted burned). Pirate Latitudes, by Michael Crichton (HarperCollins). The final novel by the best-selling author who died last year. Too Much Happiness: Stories, by Alice Munro (Knopf). Nine new stories from the Canadian author. Under the Dome, by Stephen King (Scribner). King's latest is about a town sealed off by an invisible force field. Readers may have to seal themselves off from the world to get through the book: It's more than 1,000 pages. Unfinished Desires, by Gail Godwin (Random House). The new novel by the author of "The Finishing School" explores memory and friendship. Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story, by Wally Lamb (Harper). A holiday-themed novella by the author of "The Hour I First Believed." Your Face Tomorrow: Poison, Shadow, and Farewell (Volume III), by Javier Maras (New Directions). The final volume in the Spaniard's thoughtful thriller. NOVEMBER NONFICTIONThe Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory, by David Plouffe (Viking). The president's campaign manager recounts the race. Awakener: A Memoir of Kerouac and the Fifties, by Helen Weaver (City Lights). And you thought you had read everything there was to be read about the Beats. Ayn Rand: And the World She Made, by Anne C. Heller (Nan A. Talese). A reappraisal of die-hard capitalists' darling; also out in November is "Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right," by Jennifer Burns (Oxford University Press). Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing, edited by Ilan Stavans (Library of America). A mammoth work, more than 800 pages long, whose many authors include Junot Daz, Jhumpa Lahiri and Czeslaw Milosz. Blues and Chaos: The Music Writing of Robert Palmer, edited by Anthony Decurtis (Scribner). An anthology of the late Rolling Stone and New York Times writer. Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays, by Zadie Smith (Penguin). A far-ranging collection by the author of "White Teeth." Cosmopolitans: A Social and Cultural History of the Jews of the San Francisco Bay Area, by Fred Rosenbaum (UC Press). Profiles of influential people, from the Gold Rush to the present day. Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker, by James McManus (FSG). A history of the game by the author of "Positively Fifth Street." Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives, by Michael Specter (Penguin). The New Yorker writer argues that we need to believe in science again. Fly by Wire: The Truth About the Miracle on the Hudson, by William Langewiesche (FSG). An expanded version of a Vanity Fair article by a master of long-form journalism (and a pilot). Googled: The End of the World as We Know It, by Ken Auletta (Penguin). The New Yorker writer offers an inside look at that little outfit on the Peninsula. Hearts of the City: The Selected Writings of Herbert Muschamp(Knopf). A collection by the late New York Times architecture critic. Herg: The Man Who Created Tintin, by Pierre Assouline (Oxford University Press). A biography of the Belgian cartoonist. Interesting Times: Writings From a Turbulent Era, by George Packer (FSG). A selection of pieces from the past decade by the New Yorker writer. Johnny Cash: I See a Darkness(Abrams). A tribute to the Man in Black, in a black-and-white graphic novel. Last Words: A Memoir, by George Carlin (Free Press). The late comic's final (and no doubt R-rated) recollections. Lit: A Memoir, by Mary Karr (Harper). The sequel to the brutally honest memoirs "The Liars' Club" and "Cherry." My Paper Chase: True Stories of Vanished Times, by Harold Evans (Little, Brown). The journalist looks back at the good old days. Obamanos!: The Birth of a New Political Era, by Hendrik Hertz-berg (Penguin). The New Yorker writer welcomes the end of Republican rule. Our Front Pages: 21 Years of Greatness, Virtue, and Moral Rectitude From America's Finest News Source(Scribner). More fun from the Onion. Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life, by Carol Sklenicka (Simon & Schuster). A biography of one of our best short story writers. Right Here on Our Stage Tonight!: Ed Sullivan's America, by Gerald Nachman (UC Press). The man who came before Burnett, Letterman, Leno and all the rest; by the San Francisco author of "Raised on Radio." Robert Redford: The Biography, by Michael Feeney Callan (Knopf). Actor, director, producer, Sundance founder, activist - OK, we've run out of room. When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order, by Martin Jacques (Penguin). Well, it was nice while it lasted. Woodrow Wilson: A Biography, by John Milton Cooper Jr. (Knopf). The only president to have presided over a university (Princeton). You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas, by Augusten Burroughs (St. Martin's Press). Holiday memories from the author of "Running With Scissors." This article appeared on page GF - 4 of the San Francisco Chronicle | ||
| Cayman Islands Community Notices - Caymen Net News Posted: 06 Sep 2009 05:53 AM PDT
Chamber of Commerce Business Expo '09 Humane Society Book Loft has sale Cayman National Choir fall rehearsals begin Cayman Islands National Dance Company & School offering Zumba Classes 'Walk to Remember' event to take place National Dance Company resumes classes 'Fish Tea' – A Collection of Caymanian Tales available
NGCI Cayman Brac Adult Art Group NGCI Cayman Brac Art Lecture Series NGCI Elderly Artists NGCI Traditional Arts Night Class National Trust District Committee AGM to take place
NGCI Little Cayman Art Lecture Series For more information on any of the above programmes or events, contact National Gallery's Sister Islands Officer Simone Scott at simones@candw.ky or 939-5306. Send your notices and information to news@caymannetnews.com or covenant@candw.ky or call 946 6060 fax 949 0679. Please email bracker@caymannetnews.com to have an event from Cayman Brac or Little Cayman included in the community calendar. | ||
| Brown, Albom, Crichton lead fall in new books - The Daily Advertiser Posted: 06 Sep 2009 04:05 AM PDT Three authors who have become publishing franchises Dan Brown, Mitch Albom and the late Michael Crichton top this fall's lineup of books that promise to be commercial juggernauts: Brown's The Lost Symbol (Sept. 15), his first book since 2003's The Da Vinci Code, is likely to be 2009's best-selling hardcover. Albom's Have a Little Faith (Sept. 29) is his first nonfiction since 1997's Tuesdays With Morrie. Crichton's adventure Pirate Latitudes (Nov. 24) was found in his computer after he died at 64 in November. They're the biggest of the big names, including Nicholas Sparks (The Last Song, Tuesday), the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (True Compass, Sept. 14), David Baldacci (True Blue, Oct. 27), John Grisham (Ford County, Nov. 3), Stephen King (Under the Dome, Nov. 10), James Patterson (I, Alex Cross, Nov. 16) and Sue Grafton (U Is for Undertow, Dec. 1). "Nearly every week, there's a mega-seller," said Barnes and Noble's Sessalee Hensley, who expects the biggest fall lineup in recent memory to "lift the entire industry." The lineup includes: n Sequels. Jeannette Walls' Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel (Oct. 6), Eoin Colfer's And Another Thing Part 6 of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Oct. 11) and Greg Mortenson's Stones into Schools (Dec. 1). n Memoirs/biographies. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger's Highest Duty (Oct. 13), William Mann's How to Be a Movie Star: Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood (Oct. 21) and Andre Agassi's Open (Nov. 9). n Literary fiction. E.L. Doctorow's Homer & Langley (in stores), Margaret Atwood's The Year of the Flood (Sept. 22), Audrey Niffenegger's Her Fearful Symmetry (Sept. 29) and John Irving's Last Night in Twisted River (Oct. 27). | ||
| Peninsula District coaching biographies - Hampton Roads Daily Press Posted: 29 Aug 2009 06:27 PM PDT BethelJEFF NELSONHigh school: Played defensive tackle, kicker and punter at Traveler's Rest (S.C.) High. Graduated in 1990. College: Played three seasons (1990-92) at nose guard at Lenoir-Rhyne. Graduated from Gardner-Webb in 1997. Coaching experience: Head coach, Bethel, 2007-present; head coach, Bluestone, 2006; assistant, Woodstock Central, 2002-05; head coach, Massanutten Military Academy, 2000-01; assistant, T.J. Hannah (S.C.), 1999; assistant, North Greenville College, 1998; assistant, J.L. Mann (S.C.), 1995-97. Influences: "It was a mixture of my college coaches and high school coaches." DenbighMARCELLUS HARRIS IIIHigh school: Played quarterback and wide receiver at Ferguson High School. He graduated in 1997. College: Played wide receiver at East Carolina. Graduated in 2001. Coaching experience. Was an assistant for seven seasons at Warwick High. Head coach, Denbigh (2008-present). Influences: "Coach (Tommy) Reamon and Coach (George) Walters at Ferguson. And my dad (the Rev. Marcellus Harris), he was my coach in little-league basketball." GloucesterSONNY MERCHANTHigh school: Played running back/defensive back at J.E.B. Stuart High. Graduated in 1984. College: Graduated from Longwood University in 1988. Coaching experience: Head coach, Gloucester, 2008-present; offensive coordinator, Gretna, 2007; head coach, Altavista, 2004-06; off. coordinator, Robert E. Lee High, 2003; off. coordinator, George Mason High, 2001-02; defensive coordinator, Robert E. Lee, 2000; def. coordinator, Forestville (Md.) High, 1999; assistant, West Springfield High, 1996-98; assistant, Centreville High, 1994-95; assistant, Langley High, 1991-93; assistant, J.E.B. Stuart, 1990. Influences: "One of my old high school coaches, Dick Adams. He had a real influence on me. He was the type who showed you how to coach." HamptonMIKE SMITHHigh School: Was an all-state linebacker at Pennington Gap. Graduated in 1959. College: Attended Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.), which did not have a football team. Graduated in 1963. Coaching experience: Head coach, Hampton, 1971-present (his teams have won 12 state championships); assistant, Hampton, 1965-1970. Influences: "You'll never coach with a better guy than Johnny Palmer (Hampton's head coach from 1965-70). He had a great knowledge of the game, but he trusted you enough to let you coach and do it your way." Copyright © 2009, Newport News, Va., Daily Press | ||
| James Lord, 86; authored biographies, memoirs - Boston Globe Posted: 29 Aug 2009 11:27 PM PDT In three volumes of memoirs, he left sharp portraits of Gertrude Stein, Jean Cocteau, Balthus, Peggy Guggenheim, and other figures encountered in studios, cafes, and salons. He wrote several important works on Giacometti, notably the definitive "Giacometti: A Biography,'' and "Picasso and Dora,'' a memoir dealing with the artist and his longtime mistress and muse Dora Maar. | ||
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